COLTON COURIER Weekly
December 11, 2025
Vol 154, NO. 02
Colton Tree Lighting at Civic Center Highlights Strong Spirit of Community
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PHOTO DAPHNE MARQUEZ One of the festivities was a photobooth where children could get photos with Santa and tell him what they want for Christmas.
By Daphne Marquez
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he locals of Colton gathered around as Mayor Frank Navarro began the countdown to light the tree for their annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in front of Colton's Civic Center on December 3rd.
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PHOTO DAPHNE MARQUEZ Los Brujas Cafe invited customers over with a variety of both warm and cool beverages for purchase.
Starting at 5:30 PM, vendors were out selling food, beverages, and trinkets for purchase. The first 100 people who signed in for the event were able to receive free hot chocolate.
sharing the festivities that were in store such as the photobooth with Santa, the time the tree itself would be lit, and why community as a whole is important. Council member. Dr. G shared Navarro’s
Once locals began to fill up the streets, Mayor Navarro made an announcement
Tree Lighting, cont. next pg.
Teamsters Local 1932 Holiday Open House Gets Real: 80% of Near-Retirement Workers Lack a Retirement Plan
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PHOTOS ROBERT GONZALEZ From left, IECN co-publisher Manny Sandoval, Teamsters Local 1932 Principal Officer Randy Korgan and IECN co-publisher Denise Berver attend the union’s Holiday Open House in San Bernardino on Dec. 3.
By Manny Sandoval
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tanding in a union hall filled with families lining up for free photos with Santa on Dec. 3, Teamsters Local 1932 Principal Officer Randy Korgan said the most urgent issue facing Inland Empire workers isn’t holiday spending — it’s whether they will be able to retire at all.
“Now you see a very small percentage of workers that can actually retire,” Korgan said. “More than 80% of workers in the workforce do not have a retirement vehicle upon retiring at this given point right now. It is a shocking, absolutely shocking statistic.” Korgan said too many people who spend decades on the job are being pushed out just when they should be able to slow
down. “People get into their 50s or early 60s and inevitably what happens is you run into a health issue that then forces you to retire from the job that you’ve been doing for a very long time,” he said. “The vast majority of the workforce, even though they should be ready to retire, are not ready. And it’s not their fault; it’s because the employers have not built the plans nor the pathways for their very Teamsters Local 1932, cont. next pg.