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Vol 1 6, NO. 26
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City and college district par tnership offers n i g h t / w e e k e n d Wa t e r S u p p l y Te c h n o l o g y c o u r s e
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Rodriguez named “Woman of the Year” by 47th Assembly
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By Maryjoy Duncan
ICUC hosts Hope and Heal Appreciation Dinner
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INSIDE Gloria’s Corner
he city of Rialto and the San Bernardino Community College District (SBCCD) have partnered to offer, for the first time, a week-
end satellite course in Water Supply Technology off-campus at the city’s Resource Learning Center, 141 S. Riverside Ave. Instruction will be conducted by San Bernardino Valley College professors who are also water
industry professionals. Classes are 8 weeks and will take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings beginning next Thursday, Mar. 22. “It takes the right group of people who share a vision of bringing
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Classifieds
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hen Tracy Holmes’ daughter Alyssa was about 3 years old, she designed a series of reading books for her, dubbing them “Spanish made easy” books.
Today the Rialto resident of 18 years has published that book series and is sharing it with the world to help children, their parents and everyone else who would like to learn a second language in an easy way.
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education to a community,” said SBCCD Chancellor Bruce Baron. This collaboration was a threeyear endeavor with the goal of bringing qualified entry-level
Local author gives back to Hughbanks, invites community to book signing
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Opinion
TILLMAN
After three years of planning, the city of rialto and the san Bernardino community college District (sBccD) celebrated their official partnership in offering Water supply technology courses in downtown rialto to inland residents beginning next thursday, Mar. 22. the course is purposely offered in the evening and weekend to accommodate those who work. pictured are sBccD chancellor Bruce Baron and rialto Mayor Deborah Robertson signing the Mou between Valley college and the city of rialto during the kickoff ceremony at the rialto resource Learning center, where classes will take place.
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TRACY HOLMES
rialto author Tracy Holmes has penned her the next installment of her say it twice series, and will be signing books on sunday, Mar. 18 at the Barnes and noble in rancho cucamonga from 12 – 4 p.m. tracy is pictured here at a previous book signing event with her daughter, Alyssa Holmes.
Say It Twice Books has a set of five publications that feature Numbers, Colors, Bugs, Fruits and Vegetables. Each colorful page has the corresponding Spanish word spelled out with what Holmes described as an “English pronunciation tool,” very similar to phonetics. Author, cont. on next pg.