Rialto Record 02 23 2017

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W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD

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Features, Lifestyle & News You Can Use!

Vol 14, NO. 26

THIS WEEK

Gloria’s Corner and Words To Think About

Shelsea Mejia wins Rialto Host Lions speech contest

February 23, 2017

Dog Park Grand Opening

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Chauncey Spencer left civil rights foot prints from Tuskegee to San Bernardino A6

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congratulations rialto high school 10th grader shelsea Mejia for winning rialto Lions club speech contest. By Yazmin Alvarez

ialto High’s Shelsea Mejia is moving forward after winning Rialto Host Lions Club level

80th Annual Student Speakers Contest, sponsored by the Lions Club International. Shelsea, a sophomore, received a $100 scholarship and will move on to compete against sev-

eral other students from throughout the Inland Empire at the Zone Contest in Corona March 13.

he City of Rialto invites pups and their owners to celebrate the grand opening of the city’s first dog park at Andreson Park! The park features a fenced-off play area complete with obstacle courses, doggy fountains and plenty of grass. Construction of the park was made possible through a partnership with Arrowhead United Way and Target’s Day of Service. Grand opening celebrations begin at 10 at Andreson Park, 726 Lilac Ave. Event is free.

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Rialto students win big at Science & Engineering Fair

Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital gala raises $1.1 million A12

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Gloria’s Corner Words To think About Legal Notices Opinion

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From back: clarence Mansell, General Manager of Veolia, christina salinas, office Manager of Veolia, and Vice president of Veolia, southern california section, rick smith, recognized studentwinners for the Veolia Awards at the rialto unified school district’s science and engineering Fair.

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tudents Rialto District 2017

from across the Unified School won awards at Science and

Engineering Fair Feb. 8 at Carter High. This year’s top schools included Rialto and Carter High schools, Jehue, Kolb, Kucera and Rialto middle schools. Student winners from Bemis,

Boyd, Casey, Curtis, Dollahan, Fitzgerald, Garcia, Henry, Simpson, Trapp and Werner elementary schools were also honScience, cont. on next pg.

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Got News? Contact Rialto Record News Editor Yazmin Alvarez at iecn.yazmin@gmail.com or call 909-381-9898 ext. 207.


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