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Vol 144, NO. 22
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Crowds expected for Colton’s annual ‘Rela y for Li fe’ celebration
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By Yazmin Alvarez
or 24 hours, family, friends and supporters will fill Colton High School’s track and football field May 21 to honor those fighting cancer, those who have beat it, and to remember those who have lost their battle as part of the 12th annual Relay for Life.
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Nearly 250 survivors are expected for this year’s relay, with thousands joining in for the day’s events, said Randy Rivera, Relay for Life Colton chairman.
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“It’s more than just an annual event for us, it’s a family gathering for Colton, the community, and the Inland Empire,” he said.
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The community is invited to participate in the 12th annual Relay for Life Colton at Colton High School. The 24-hour event begins at 8 a.m. May 21 with closing ceremonies scheduled at 8:30 a.m. May 22.
The day starts off with registration and a Survivor’s Breakfast at 8 a.m., followed by opening ceremonies at 9, and the first round around the track at 9:30 a.m. for the Survivor’s Lap. This specific lap gives surLife cont. on next page
Community set to vote on fund transfer measure
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By Anthony Victoria
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Colton Electric Utility Director David Kolk speaking to a resident.
Manager Bill Smith. “All I could tell you with some degree of certainty is that if Measure D doesn’t pass, there will be a significant reduction in city services. It simply isn’t fiscally responsible for us to pass unbalanced budgets.”
olton councilmembers and staff informed the public that an upcoming measure on the June ballot will provide them the opportunity to approve a five-year General Fund Transfer plan to alleviate fiscal Budget cuts will leave the City constraints. Council with the arduous task of deciding which services will be A two-hour long meeting orga- eliminated or reduced, according nized by Councilman David Toro to Smith. at Ernest Garcia Elementary School on Monday featured a If approved by voters next discussion with city staff and month, the transfer will add police officials on ways the pro- approximately $4.8 million in posed transferring of funds from funding annually for general city the Electric Utility reserves will services–fire, police, parks and accommodate department short- recreation, libraries, and senior ages and maintain economic sta- services–not to exceed 20 percent bility. of annual electric utility revenues. Fund transfers will take “We don’t have an approved place until 2021--giving the resiPlan B yet, so I can't sit here and dents the option to re-approve the tell you that it will consist of the measure if necessary. elimination of this service and that service,” explained City Vote cont. on next page