Inland Empire Weekly Features, Lifestyle & News You Can Use!
Vol 10, NO. 39
THIS WEEK Gloria’s Corner
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LLUCH patient helps kick-off inaugural family fitness expo
Pets hope to find
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forever homes at adoption event
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Hundreds of runners sprinted across the starting line, including Adrian Grajeda, a LLUCH patient and amputee, during the inaugural Family Fitness Fun 5K and Expo at the Burrage Mansion in Redlands.
if you let things hinder you. In helped kick-off the Big Hearts for fact, he’s taking his circumstances Little Hearts Loma Linda Guild’s inaugural Family Fitness Fun 5K At just 11-years-old, Adrian and running with them. Adrian, a Loma Linda Children’s Grajeda of Palm Desert has learned that you don’t get very far Hospital patient and amputee, Fitness expo, cont. on next pg. By Yazmin Alvarez
TMNT Day draws crowds to Superbad Action Figures in Redlands Another 100-Gallon Member A19
undreds of pets in need of loving homes will be available for adoption during the Homeward Bound Mega Pet Adoption Event on May 16 and 17 at Yucaipa Regional Park. Animal rescue groups from throughout the county will have dogs and cats of all ages, sizes and breeds available for adoption at the two day event. San Bernardino County’s Animal Care and Control (ACC), the Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley (HSSBV) and Yucaipa Animal Placement Society (YAPS) will be hosting the event, now in its fourth year. Parking will be at the Rick McCown Soccer Complex, which is directly adjacent to the area within Yucaipa Regional Park. The Soccer Complex has a distinct separate entrance from the park. Admission is free to the public. Gates will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Low-cost vaccinations and micro chipping will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, please call the San Bernardino County Animal Care and Control Program at 1-800-472-5609 or visit www.sbcounty.gov/acc.
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Thousands flocked to Superbad Action Figures in Redlands to celebrate TMNT Day.
thousands of people? Turtle the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, power, of course. came in droves to Superbad Action hat do you get when Fans of the 80s and 90s mega Figures in Redlands May 9 to celyou mix pizza, turtles popular fictional team of four TMNT, cont. on next pg. in a half-shell and teenage anthropomorphic turtles,
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