COLTON COURIER Weekly
January 15, 2026
Vol 154, NO. 07
Remember Those National Orange Show Black-and-White Portraits? The Fair Returns April 15-19 By Manny Sandoval
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cross the Inland Empire, hundreds of families still have them: the posed black-andwhite photos from the National Orange Show Fair — couples dressed up for a night out, friends squeezed into a tight frame, families lined up like the fair lights are still glowing behind them. Those prints have lived on for decades in albums and shoeboxes — proof that for generations, the Orange Show wasn’t just something to do. It was where memories got made.
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Now Inland Empire Community News is asking readers to dig those snapshots out and share them. Readers can email their National Orange Show Fair photos to msandoval@iecn.com for a chance to be featured ahead of this year’s fair, set for April 15 through April 19 at the National Orange Show. The call for photos is meant to tap into something locals already know: the Orange Show has always been part of the region’s rhythm. And organizers say 2026 is built to make
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that return feel familiar — and fuller — with a mix of classic fair staples, an all-new layout, and attractions. “April 15th through the 19th,” said Alan Conrad, director of events and production at the National Orange Show. “This year we're bringing back a circus.” Conrad said the circus will be included for fairgoers — a Big Top-style show visitors can step into after arriving. The fair’s opening day, April 15, is also planned as a free-admission day, he said. Beyond the circus, Conrad said the fair is leaning into what people expect when they hear “Orange Show”: carnival rides, classic fair food and a mix of exhibits that don’t require an extra ticket; which may even include little people wrestling. Among the included attractions, he listed animal encounters and interactive exhibits aimed at families — including stingrays, sharks and sea lions — along with pig races and hands-on activities for kids. “It’s interactive,” Conrad said. NOS Fair, cont. next pg.
PHOTO RODRIGUEZ FAMILY Jenny and Mike Rodriguez of Redlands pose for a black-and-white portrait at the National Orange Show Fair in the early 1990s.
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PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL Protesters hold signs outside San Bernardino City Hall during the “ICE Out for Good” rally in downtown San Bernardino on Saturday, Jan. 10.
By Manny Sandoval
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bout 65 people rallied Saturday, Jan. 10, outside San Bernardino City Hall for an “ICE Out for Good” protest that was one of more than 1,000 held nationwide over the weekend following the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis. Speakers at the downtown demonstration condemned federal ICE Agent
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Jonathan Ross, whom organizers and participants blamed for fatally shooting Good, 37. The protest remained peaceful, and interactions with passersby were mostly calm, with occasional heckling. Arlene Castro, of Highland, said the death pushed her to bring activism closer to home. “I live down the street in Highland and I heard that it was going to be a rally,”
Castro said. “I’m always in L.A. and San Diego. But the IE needs to wake up and we need to get more active.” Castro described Good’s killing as a warning flare that broadened fear beyond immigrant communities. “It’s awful. No matter what race we are, all of us, she was a woman, she was a mother,” Castro said. “And by that pig Rally, cont. next pg.