W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
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Vol 17, NO. 31
State Superintendent of Public Instruction To n y T h u r m o n d v i s i t s R i a l t o
THIS WEEK Gloria’s Corner Pg. 3
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Huerta celebrates 89th birthday, Dolores Huerta Day
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DAVID PHILLIPS
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond recognized Green Ribbon School winners from Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties at Morris Elementary in Rialto on Friday, Apr. 12. Thurmond also visited Milor and Rialto High Schools. He is pictured here with Milor students George Falcon, Desiree Ramos, and Arianna Ordonez. By David Phillips
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n Friday April 12th the Rialto Unified School District (RUSD) had the honor and pleasure to host State
Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) Tony Thurmond as he formally received and recognized the Green Ribbon School winners from Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County and San Bernardino
County. The event took place at Morris Elementary School, with site visits to Milor and Rialto High Schools, which showcase the amazing efforts taking place at all three schools that promote environmental literacy: environ-
mental impact, wellness, and sustainability. Additionally, RUSD has also been nominated to compete in the U.S. Department of Education Thurmond, cont. on next pg.
See’s Candies opens store in Rialto WVWD hosts first Earth Day Celebration
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INSIDE Gloria’s Corner
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Words To Think About 5 Opinion
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9 See’s Candies is the latest retailer to open its doors in the Renaissance Marketplace.
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By David Phillips
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n a sunny Friday morning over 200 people flocked to the new See’s Candies that opened on April 12 in the Renaissance Marketplace. Before the doors opened after the
ribbon cutting at 9:30 a.m. hundreds of people waited in line for a chance to be the first 100 people to get a free goodie bag of free See’s Candies. Everyone else on Friday got a free box of chocolates with a $25 purchase. Raul Cerda, Regional Sales
Manager for See’s Candies, was responsible for choosing the Rialto location, between The Habit and Children’s Dentist office. Everyone remarked at the unique location for the candy store and spoke about how excited they were to be working with
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their new neighbors. Sandy O’Connell one of the people waiting in line Friday said, “it will be hard to get my kids past the See’s Candies store as they leave the Habit.” See’s, cont. on next pg.