COLTON COURIER We ekly
Januar y 19, 2022
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D r. M a r t i n L u t h e r K i n g J r . D a y P a r a d e a n d Ext rava ganza ‘lived the Dr eam’ wit h local dignit aries
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Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gomez Reyes making her way down Baseline St. for the parade while waving and greeting the community.
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his past Monday, January 16, 2023, the Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce’s Inland East Cities chapter celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with their third annual celebration extravaganza at Arroyo Valley high school. The celebration started at
Graciano Elementary before concluding at Arroyo Valley where attendees could mingle, be entertained and enjoy refreshments.
The theme for this year’s event was living the dream. “This event is an honor because Dr.king’s dream gets to live on, even though at times, it could be a nightmare,” said Porscha N. Dillard, Community Liason
for the Inland Cities East Chapter.
As attendees started to make their way into the parking lot of Arroyo Valley, the energy was upbeat, and the day’s focus was to serve the community while honoring Martin Luther King Jr’s dream.
“Today is a day of service,” said Deeveatva Bourne, Administrative Director of the
Inland Cities East. “That’s our motivating factor for this day and it’s amazing because this is now our third annual event.”
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upervisor Joe Baca Jr. held his 16th annual Baseball and Softball Fitness Clinic at the San Manuel Stadium on Saturday, January 14th.
Over 130 children, ages seven to 13, from San Bernardino, Colton, and Rialto toughed the storm, partook in baseball drills, and learned new stretches to prevent injuries at the clinic.
“Our volunteers came from Eisenhower, Carter, Bloomington, and Indian Springs High schools and led the drills they perform at their schools. Children who attended garnered the basics of hitting, field-
ing, and stretching techniques to avoid injuries and participated in ladder and agility drills. So many of these types of clinics come with a cost, so to be able to provide this to our underserved communities is so important,” said Baca.
Baca said he attended community baseball clinics when he was a child and even played baseball for four years in college, inspiring him to host the clinics years ago.
“I played baseball for a year at San Bernardino Valley College and three years at Cal State San Bernardino; I played a mix of second and third base. So this culmination Clinic cont. next pg.
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Riverside Native and St. Louis Cardinals pitcher D.J. Carpenter signed autographs for children at the IE 66’ers San Manuel Stadium on January 14th.