W e e k l y COLTON COURIER
Vol 147, NO. 11
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Colton Rotar y announces retur n of Mis s Colton Pa gea nt By Maryjoy Duncan
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San Manuel makes largest donation in history - $25M to LLU Children’s Hosp.
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fter 32 years a new Miss Colton will finally be crowned on Sunday, May 19 at Colton High’s Whitmer Auditorium. The announcement to revive the pageant took place during the Rotary Club Mayor’s Breakfast last week. According to Rotary President Rosa Granado-Dominguez, the club has been discussing the prospect of bringing the pageant back to the community for over two years, and recently took the leap to move forward with the endeavor. “We are passionate to bring (the pageant) back to the city,” noted. Granado-Dominguez “There are so many beautiful girls here and the city needs to be represented properly.” Rotary is seeking contestants between the ages of 17 - 25 who reside in the city or unincorporated Bloomington for at least the
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IECN PHOTO COLTON ROTARY Colton Rotary is accepting applications for prospective contestants to the Miss Colton Pageant until March 31. Applications can be picked up at Inland Valley Insurance, 183 W. H Street.
Colton Museum seeks to showcase Colton train histor y by r elocating caboose Dr. G (Dr. Luis Gonzalez)
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ecently, at the Feb 19 Council Meeting, the City Council discussed the idea of moving the historical “Miller Honey” caboose to a new location. The current location is on the corner of East E Street and Colton Avenue, and has been sitting there, in relative obscurity, for approximately five years. At that time, the Miller Honey Company closed their business operation and decided to donate the caboose to the city.
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City Council is exploring options to relocating the Miller Honey caboose. The two options presented were 1) corner of Mt. Vernon and M Street and 2) Colton Area Museum.
Two proposals were given. One by Mayor Frank Navarro, who would like to see the caboose moved to the corner of Mt Vernon and M Street. According to council meeting records, the primary reason for the M Street location was the high traffic exposure. The second proposal was presented by Council Member Dr. G (Dr. Luis S Caboose, cont. on next pg.