W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
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March 29, 2018
Vol 1 6, NO. 28
THIS WEEK R i a l t o j o i n s n a t i o n w i d e c h a l l e n g e t o b e m o s t “ Wa t e r W i s e ” c i t y
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Mayor Deborah robertson is asking rialto residents to take a pledge to be water wise as part of a non-profit national community service campaign to see which leaders can best inspire their residents to make a series of informative and easy-to-do online pledges to use water more efficiently. photo is of last year’s pledge kickoff event at Kelley elementary with rialto unified school District superintendent Dr. Cuauhtemoc Avila. ialto will once again compete against cities in California and across the country to be the most “water wise” community. Mayor Deborah Robertson asks all residents to take a water pledge during the month of April as part of the Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water
Conservation. Last year Rialto finished fifth on its first try. The pledge can be taken online at mywaterpledge.com. Pledges also can be filled out on forms available at city facilities, at various local businesses and community organizations, at the Rialto Water Services offices or at the April 21 Earth Day Fair. In return for a pledge, Rialto res-
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ongratulations to Rialto High School senior Ixsel Claudillo who brought home first place in the Painting category of the third annual Young Artists’ Gallery reception on March 14.
there have always been people who have silently supported me. The sculptured hands are important pieces that represent the people in my life who have consistently and lovingly lifted me up.”
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The contest showcased works of art of over 110 artists from San Bernardino County middle and high schools in the following categories: Ceramics and Glass; Comic Art; Digital Art; Drawing; Film and Animation; Mixed Media; Painting; Photography; and Sculpture.
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more years of good rainfall and water conservation to be fully restored, officials said. The annual challenge is a nonprofit national community service campaign to see which leaders can best inspire their residents to make a series of informative and easy-to-do online pledges to use water more efficiently, reduce Water Wise, cont. on next pg.
RHS Ixsel Claudillo wins County Schools ar t contest
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idents will be entered to win more than $50,000 in prizes, including $5,000 for home utilities, as well as a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid for a local charity. The Rialto pledge is timely because the region’s groundwater basin, which supplies more than half the drinking water for the city, is still depleted because of California’s recent long-term drought and will need several
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Ixsel Claudillo, rialto high school senior, won first place in the painting category of the third annual young Artists’ Gallery. she is pictured with Dr. Ernest Garcia.
Her dream is to become an artist.
“Ixsel is talented and determined to reach her goal…it’s within reach,” said RHS Principal Arnie Ayala. “Her passion for the arts is projected through her beautiful and personal pieces of art. We are very proud of her.”
Ixsel’s piece is a self portrait that signifies the insecurities she The event is part of the Arts carries and the determination to Education Initiative of the San County see her dreams manifest into real- Bernardino Superintendent of Schools, in ity. partnership with The California Her artist statement reads in Arts Project. part: “The darkness represents my doubt and self-criticism, but