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W e e k l y COLTON COURIER

Vol 146 , NO. 40

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September 20, 2018

Local natives and Grammy Award winner s, the Avila Brother s inspire youth By Manny B. Sandoval

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he Avila Brothers Bobby and IZ, both Colton natives who later moved to Rialto, have a passion and successful track record in music. The pair have had mega musical success of their own and have written, produced and performed with everyone from Janet Jackson, to Gwen Stefani, Usher and even Earth Wind & Fire… just to name a few. Bobby is a vocalist, songwriter, producer and musician; while IZ is a DJ, songwriter, producer and musician.

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According to an official press release, the Avila Brothers worked on seven songs on Usher’s Confessions album, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart and sold 1.1 million in its first week and also won a Grammy for Best R&B Album of the Year. The fraternal duo also wrote and produced two songs for Mary J. Blige’s multi-platinum release entitled “The Avila, cont. on pg. 2

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AVILA BROTHERS

The Avila Brothers from Colton and Rialto have written and produced music for Janet Jackson, Earth Wind & Fire and Usher.

Ye l l o w j a c k e t s f o u g h t h a r d a g a i n s t S a n D i m a s Garcia Center f or the Ar ts Pg. 6

INSIDE Gloria’s Corner

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Words To Think About 5 Opinion

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RICHARD CORRAL

It was a close game between Colton High and San Dimas last Friday night, the ending penalty disqualifying what would have been a 65-yard touchdown by Brennan Ramos for the tie with under a minute left. The Yellowjackets lost 21-14, with a bye this week and will meet up with Summit on Thursday, Sept. 27 with homefield advantage. Top left: Brennan Ramos with the first touchdown of the game. Top right: Defensive line Eric Ayala and Defensive End Gabriel Corral.


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