W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
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February 28, 2019
Vol 17, NO. 24
Community celebrates g rand opening of Joe Sa m ps on p ar k By Maryjoy Duncan
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n the midst of an economic revival, the City of Rialto is also improving the quality of life for residents through the latest development of open spaces with the grand opening of Joe Sampson Park, located between Cactus and Randall avenues, on Saturday, Feb. 23.
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The late Joe Sampson was the first African American elected to the Rialto City Council in 1994 after working for the city for 20 years, the majority of which as the City Clerk. Rialto Mayor Deborah Robertson introduced a resolution to name a park in honor of Sampson, and the resolution passed in April 2017. S an Manuel ma kes l argest donation in histor y - $25M to LLU Chil dr en’s H osp.
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Over 1,500 people from the Rialto community celebrated the grand opening of Joe Sampson Park on Saturday.
“My family and I we are all very deeply moved by the whole thing,” expressed Sampson’s son, Gregory Sampson. “My dad very tirelessly worked for the city, he loved the city, he loved everything that it stood for and where it was going, so for them to take the time to do something like that is just very touching.” Sampson, cont. on next pg.
Rialto Unified hosts series of Sa fe Sc hoo ls For um s A g uil a r ’ s Jo b fo r a D a y To u r t a k e s h i m to March Air R e se r ve Ba se
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By David Phillips
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ialto Unified School District held its second Safe Schools Forum at Eisenhower High School on Thursday, Feb. 21. The forum was Live Streamed on the Rialto Unified School District Facebook Page where questions were taken in many different forms. Questions were taken from people in the audience as well as through making comments on the Facebook Live Stream and by direct messaging the Rialto Unified School District page. Questions ranged on various topics related to school safety and the safety to and around the school areas. Main questions that kept coming up were traffic/vehicle safety, bullying, drug use and concerns over Special Education. The panel was made up of ASB Student President, Rialto Police officials, principals from elementary/middle/high schools, Chief
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Parents/guardians' concerns over student safety were addressed during the Safe School Forum last Thursday. The next forum will take place at Rialto High on March 12, 6 - 8 p.m. of School Safety and officials from the student wellness department.
The most common question at the Eisenhower High School Forum was Special Education. Not all of the Special Education
questions were of a safety nature. For example, one parent asked Forum, cont. on next pg.