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*Rialto Record 04/27/23

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W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD

Vol 21, NO. 31

April 2 7, 2023

Tr a p p E l e m e n t a r y S t u d e n t S u r p r i s e d o n C a m p u s w i t h National Happy Hands Contest winner

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(Group photo) Trapp Elementary School third-grade Ariel Gonzalez, pictured center, is the winner of the SC Johnson Professional’s Happy Hands hand sanitizer dispenser design contest! She is pictured with representatives from SC Johnson Professional, Biridiana Aguilar (pictured second from left), a Constituent Services Representative for Congressman Pete Aguilar, Ricardo Gonzalez (fourth from left), her dad, Shirley Quintero (fourth from right), her mom, Trapp Elementary School Principal Berenice Guiterrez (third from right), and Dr. Rhea McIver Gibbs (last on the right), RUSD Lead Strategic Agent.

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Ariel Gonzalez, W.J.C. Trapp Elementary School third-grade student, had tears of joy in her eyes as she was revealed as the winner of the national SC Johnson Professional’s Happy Hands hand sanitizer

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According to SC Johnson Professional representatives, the company had a record number of entries from across the United States in this year’shand sanitizer design contest, which promotes creativity and good hand hygiene. In the end, Gonzalez was voted as the grand prize winner. Representatives from the company arrived

on Timberwovles campus and surprised Gonzalez with news of her win at a school assembly on April 14.

As students gathered outside, Trapp Elementary School Principal Berenice Guiterrez hinted that this assembly would be “a little different.” Gonzalez stood shocked for a moment as a backdrop announcing her as the Happy Hands RUSD, cont. on next pg.

Carousel Mall Demolition Ceremony Usher s in a New Era for S a n B e r n a r d i n o ' s R e v i t a l i z a t i o n , A f t e r 6 Ye a r s o f A b a n d o n m e n t

By Manny Sandoval

San Bernardino City Council in the hot seat over four Carousel Mall redevelopment violations

dispenser design contest in the Kindergarten through Fifth Grade category.

ver 300 nostalgic community members gathered at the main entrance of the shuttered Carousel Mall on Monday, April 24th, to commemorate the demolition of the severely dilapidated building, marking the end of an era and the beginning of a promising rebirth for downtown San Bernardino.

At the Demolition Ceremony, San Bernardino Mayor Helen Tran stated, "Many of us have wonderful memories of the Carousel Mall. Unfortunately, over the years, activity slowed due to the changing economic environment, competition from a nearby mall (The Inland Center), and the closure of the anchor stores. On August 18th, 2017, the Carousel Mall closed."

Councilmember Theodore Sanchez, Ward 1, reminisced his memories of the mall, saying, "I grew up coming to this mall. It was once a beautiful place and a beacon of commerce. Finally, the city is taking assertive action to do something to give back to the people

of San Bernardino. Some people said this is in bad taste. But, no, it takes a lot of power and a lot of will to be strong enough to tear this down and promise people that something better is on its way."

Echoing similar sentiments, Councilmember Fred Shorett, 4th Ward, shared his connection to the mall. "This is a milestone. There are a lot of memories here. I remember Christmas Eve nights scrambling around here shopping for gifts, so my wife would have a gift to open on Christmas morning," he said. Shorett also mentioned that his great-grandfather, a councilman in the town, opened his lumber company in 1926, and some of the lumber used in the mall's construction in 1927 came from his company.

Tran acknowledged the mall's subsequent decline, becoming a safety issue rife with trespassers and homelessness and plagued by a series of fires. "We need to take immediate action," Tran declared. "While this demolition symbolizes the end of an era that holds many Mall, cont. on next pg.

PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL

Ryan Stanly, local historian and creative director of The Enterprise Building, excitedly holding a piece of the demolished Carousel Mall planter.


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