COLTON COURIER Weekly
March 19, 2026
Vol 154, NO. 16
Ken Hubbs Little League’s 75th Anniversary Kicks Off With $26K Children’s Fund Gift; All Kids Play Free
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PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL Ken Hubbs Little League players from the Tampa Bay Rays team gather on the field during opening ceremonies.
By Manny Sandoval
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nder an 85-degree sun, Ken Hubbs Memorial Little League celebrated its 75th anniversary March 14 with opening ceremonies that combined tradition, community pride and a major financial boost for local families. The highlight came when Children’s Fund
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PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL Young Ken Hubbs Little League players round the bases during opening ceremonies in Colton, filling the field on March 14th.
CEO Cesar Navarrete presented a $26,000 check, eliminating registration fees for every player in the league. Families who had already paid will be refunded, league officials said. Held at the league’s fields at 305 East E Street, the ceremony featured approximately 10 teams. Players ran the bases clockwise beginning at home plate as more than
100 spectators held up phones to capture photos of their athletes crossing home. Navarrete framed the donation through his own childhood experience. “As a child, I never had the opportunity to play Little League,” Navarrete said. “Not because I didn't want to. Believe me, I was a little kid putting my hands through those Ken Hubbs, cont. next pg.
National Orange Show Fair Art Exhibit Returns, Honoring Citrus History and Inland Artists By Manny Sandoval
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he 109th National Orange Show Fair will return to San Bernardino April 15-19, and one of its biggest attractions this year is an art exhibit that organizers say reflects both the fair’s citrus roots and the Inland Empire’s creative community. The National Orange Show Fair will be held at 689 S. E St. and remains one of California’s historical state fairs, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Robyn Jutzy, the National Orange Show’s director of art and a board member, said the exhibit typically draws about 60 artists and over 100 pieces, an attraction that has drawn thousands of attendees since at least 1949–when the Fair held its inaugural AllSouthern California Art Exhibit featuring 485 paintings. “We have two categories,” Jutzy said. “We have an open
category, which is anything they are inspired by, and then the citrus category.” She said awards are given in both divisions, with first place receiving $700, second $500, third $300, and three honorable mentions at $100 each. This year, she said, the exhibit will also include a new best in show award. Jutzy said the exhibit will be open throughout all five days of the fair and will feature not only contemporary entries, but also pieces from the Orange Show’s permanent collection. “It dates back to the first show in the 1940s” Jutzy said, referring to the exhibit’s longrunning history and the organization’s efforts over the years to continue purchasing artwork. That continuity, organizers said, is important because the art show is directly tied to the fair’s larger mission. The National Orange Show began in 1911 as a celebration of the region’s citrus industry, with a NOS Art Exhibit, cont. next pg.
PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL Robyn Jutzy, director of art and board member for the National Orange Show, and Patrick Garcia, board member and immediate past president, discuss plans for the 2026 National Orange Show Fair art exhibit in San Bernardino on March 4.