COLTON COURIER We ekly
Septem ber 22, 20 22
Vol 150 , NO. 39
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by Dr. G (Dr Luis S González), community writer
n Saturday September 17, The H u t t o n Community Center turned into the most beautiful display of flowers, plants and vegetables. Now in its fifth year, the Inland Empire Master Gardeners Club of Colton partnered with several regional organizations to create an impressive exhibition of colorful floral arrangements to the delight of garden enthusiasts and the general public.
The partners included Riverside/San Bernardino Orchid Society, Flower Show Association, National Garden Club, Pacific Region Garden Club, and the California Garden Club.
Upon entering the exhibition, attendees were met with the most “colorful”
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welcome of two dazzling lavender orchids, a pleasant smile from the hostess, and a beautiful “window view” of splashing color. “This is my first time attending this show – it’s fantastic,” exclaimed Sylvia Castillo, one of the attendees of the event.
According to co-coordinator Ron Lang, the event drew 147 entries and the organizers couldn’t be more pleased. From the opening judging session, to the final announcement of the Grand Prize winner, the attendees had plenty of opportunities to fully take in the beauty of first class floral design and arrangements. “This is a very unique event and we are delighted to bring it to Colton,” smiled Linda Lang, who co-coordinated the event with her husband Ron.
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organizers of the Garden Festival and Flower Show event at hutton In addition to the opening Community Center. Festival, cont. next pg.
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n Saturday, September 17th, the Institute of Media Arts (IMA) held its Inland Empire 48 Hour Film Project Filmmaker Conference, which provided filmmakers from across the region with the tools, resources and confidence they need to turn their filmmaker dreams into a reality.
San Bernardino Valley College’s Institute of Media Arts is affiliated with the college’s Film, Television, and Media department (FTVM), which provides students and the public a path to cinema, television, and all multimedia platforms via filmmaking proIMA cont. next pg.
photo DR. G IE 48 hour Film project producer Kevin Lyons moderating a panel featuring four distinguished Inland filmmakers, who provided insight into producing a quality film in 48 hours.