W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
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Vol 17, NO. 32
Rialto Unified hosts 14th Annual Puttin’ on the Ritz
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A beautiful performance by Rialto High School’s Ballet Folklorico during the annual fundraising gala on Saturday, Apr. 20. By David Phillips
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he 14th Annual Puttin’ on the Ritz Fine Arts Gala Fundraiser, the largest student gala in the county, was held Saturday, April 20 at Carter High School. This award-win-
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ning Gala Fundraiser has raised over $475,000 benefiting RUSD classroom students and teachers through the fine arts. The money raised is procured through ticket sales and silent auction gift baskets. This year the event raised over $3,800 in sales just from the
gift baskets. Each year the Rialto Unified event team brings amazing and talented people to host this event. This year longstanding FM radio personality Jeff Pope hosted the evening Gala. The event also honored Cherlynn Turan with the
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Top Hat award. Cherlynn Turan is a 13-year Ritz Silent Auction Chairperson, who is a Special Education teacher at Henry Elementary School. She was so deserving of this honor. Gala, cont. on next pg.
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ialto Mayor Deborah Robertson called on residents and business to make a “final push” to put the city into first place in the annual Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation on Wednesday, Apr. 17.
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The annual challenge ends April 30, but Rialto is currently not in the top 10 for cities its size for total pledges made so far. The reason, officials believe, is that residents may feel they can back off conservation efforts considering the recent declaration that California’s devasting drought is over. Robertson, however, urged residents to remain vigilant with water-use efficiency. “Rialto and the Inland Empire are still in a ‘hidden drought’ because our groundwater basins have been suffering from 20 to 30 Challenge, cont. on next pg.
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1.300 3rd graders from the Rialto Unified School District visited City Hall last Wednesday for the 4th Annual Earth to Table event that taught students about water conservation, how food is grown, agriculture, how everything is derived from the earth, and the importance of keeping the planet clean and safe. Pictured in front of the Wyland Foundation’s Clean Water Mobile Learning Center are Rialto Mayor Deborah Robertson and Dr. Darren McDuffie, RUSD Lead Strategic Agent: Strategics, Congruence & Social Justice.