COLTON COURIER Weekly
Vol 149, NO. 21
May 06, 2021
Colton Lions Club celebrates char ter
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COLTON LIONS CLUB
The Colton Lions Club became an official chartered club on Saturday, May 1 after a year delay due to the pandemic. The club provides vision screenings, participates in community cleanup efforts, and distributes food and care packages to unsheltered individuals. Front row L-R: Cynthia Calderilla, Carmen Lozolla, and Club Treasurer Judith Wilson. Back row L-R: President Pablo Ramirez, Secretary Sandra Tucker, Ed Morden, Rebecca Jaurigue, Theresa Caldera, Fred Calderilla, Carlos Araiza, Evelyn López, Donna Hanes, Jeff Ketchum, Ben Wilson, Soledad Morden, and incoming 2021-2022 President Erik Morden. By Marina Rojas
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ast Saturday, May 1, 2021, the Colton Lions Club gathered to hold a Charter Celebration, at which
they became an official Lions Club. Those twenty-two members have been providing community service to the Colton area for about a year, but with the pandemic, they were forced to put off an official recognition of their
founding as a Lions Club chapter until now. Pablo Ramirez, current Colton Lions Club President, said that at his job as an attorney, he had seen another barrister with some Lions
Club paraphernalia and asked him about it. When they spoke, the gentleman was so enthusiastic about what Lions Clubs do for their communities, Mr. Ramirez Lions, cont. on next pg.
Pr oshop Automotive raises standard for customer ser vice and pr eventative maintenance By Manny B. Sandoval
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wo standout attributes of Proshop Automotive include its five-star customer service and trusted preventative maintenance. The shop, which is located at 1441 N. La Cadena Dr., has been a local Colton automotive favorite since the early 1970’s. “Proshop Automotive is the exact same building where Colton Auto Parts used to be located. For years my dad, who was a diesel mechanic, used to buy parts from the auto parts store, before purchasing the location (which was closing) from its previous owner Larry in 2005,” said Proshop Automotive President Esteban Gonzalez. Not only does Colton Auto Parts play a significant role in the city of Colton, but it is also sig-
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Esteban Gonzales (pictured far left) and his siblings Anabel, Jose and Uriel Gonzalez, who work at Proshop Automotive, come from years of experience and training in the automotive repair industry. nificant to the Gonzalez family.
“As a kid I remember coming down to this building to buys auto parts with my dad so he can
repair cars; and at one point my brother even rented a working space from the previous owner to operate his automotive technician work,” continued Gonzalez.
From past to present, what has been elevated with its current Proshop, cont. on next pg.