W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
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Vol 1 6, NO. 25
THIS WEEK
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Ria l t o na t ive DJ I Z Av il a t o yo ut h : ‘Go f or what you love’
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By Anthony Victoria
ave you listened to the sounds of DJ IZ Avila?
Maybe, if you’re a big fan of pop music. Avila, a five-time Grammy Award-winning musician, spent
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his morning on March 2 speaking to third and fourth graders at Barton Elementary School in San Bernardino about the impact arts could have on their futures. The musician’s visit was organized by Turnaround Arts, which provided Barton a grant for arts programs back in 2014.
Avila, a graduate of Eisenhower High School in Rialto, began the morning by reading “Did I ever tell you how lucky you are?” to Summer Gonzales’ third grade students. He later spoke to Colleen Linnenkamp’s fourth grade class and Grace Schmidt’s third grade Visual Arts class.
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ach Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. near the corner of Etiwanda and Acacia Ave., the St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 799 North Acacia opens the doors of the Bargain Box and welcomes families to purchase slightly used clothing at well below bargain prices.
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Avila has helped sell more than 40 million records. He performed during Barack Obama’s presiden-
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“We didn’t have programs like these for us,” he said to Gonzales’ students. “You all here are really truly lucky.”
St. Peter’s in Rialto of fer s weekly Bargain Box
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ANTHONY VICTORIA
DJ IZ Avila, a five-time Grammy Award-winning musician, spent his morning on March 2, 2018 speaking to third and fourth graders at Barton Elementary School in San Bernardino about the impact arts could have on their futures. He is seen here reading to Summer Gonzales’ third grade class.
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The Bargain Box at St. Peter's in Rialto welcomes the community each Wednesday to shop for gently used items at incredibly low prices. Pictured are Angie Martinez, who stopped by to browse, and parishioner Brenda Joiner who started the program.
The Bargain Box is a clothing ministry started by church member Brenda Joiner in 2008. “I saw the need for our community to have nice clothing available for everyday wear, and for special occasions like job interviews,” said Joiner who has had additional help from Hortencia Welch and Eastlyn Lessey throughout the years. “And we were holding a once-a-year rummage sale for which people were donating so many clothes, that we weren’t selling them all at Bargain, cont. on next pg.