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Navy Seaman Gilbert A. Salazar, son of Roxanne and ArmandoM. Salazar of Colton, Calif., recently completed U.S. Navybasic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

During the eight-week program, Salazar completed a variety of trainingwhich included classroom study and practical instruction on naval cus-toms, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard andaircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness. The capstone event of boot camp is "Battle Stations". This exercise gives

recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. "Bat-tle Stations" is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sac-rifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through thepractical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of Honor,Courage and Commitment. Its distinctly ''Navy'' flavor was designed totake into account what it means to be a Sailor. Salazar is a 2007 graduate of Colton High School of Colton, Calif.

Colton High presents Winter Concert

The Colton High Music Department will be presenting a WinterConcert next Thursday, November 29, at 7:00 p.m., in the CHSWhitmer Auditorium. The performing groups include the Jazz

Band, Concert Band, Marching Band, Chamber Choir, Chorus and awardwinning Drumline, under the direction of Dr. Lisa Nicolay. Prelude musicwill beging at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.

ncbi .nlm.nih.gov/pubmed-health/PMH0001731). It is char-acterized but fluctuating weaknessof the voluntary muscle groupsand can affect muscles that con-trol eye movements, eyelids,chewing, swallowing, facial ex-pressions, limbs and even breath-ing. Zamora’s daughter Elizabeth,

10, was diagnosed with this disor-der at the age of seven. Until thatpoint, doctors thought that hersymptoms were merely ‘growingpains.’ Today, the family musttake a wheelchair with themeverywhere they go. And like the Zamoras, many

other people of all ages sufferfrom the wide variety of effectsMG brings about. When theZamoras went on an MG

fundraising walk recently, theydiscovered that there was a needto get involved in raising aware-ness and funds and thus, Zamorahosted the fundraiser. The event, which also served as

a birthday celebration for CityClerk Eileen Gomez, whose birth-day was on that very day, broughttogether about 80 people includ-ing city officials, communitymembers, friends and family andeven three pro-football players,including Marv Williams (ColtonHigh ’79), Chris Geile and JohnRoyston. Live music was pro-vided by the Mad Latins, whofilled La Veranda with the soundsof old school, cumbias and otherLatin dance favorites, and later inthe evening by Greg Esparza ofThee Midniters. After dinner, Zamora rolled out

a large sheet cake decorated withedible images of the event flyerand Gomez. The event netted about $250,

which will go to the MyastheniaGravis Foundation of America.Zamora says he will be doingmore fundraiser in the future aswell. Albert Zamora offers words of

encouragement and support to in-dividuals or parents of childrenfacing MG. “Be patient,” he says. “Don’t be

scared. Communicate openly withyour child and just be patient.”For more information on MG

visit MGWalk.org, atFacebook.com/MGWalks or call1-(855)-MGWALKS.For more information on COIN

or to contact Albert Zamora call(909) 213-7288.

about to what he attributes theteam’s success. “There’s a lot ofteamwork and they sincerely likeeach other. It makes for a greatteam.” Apart from advancing to the

semi finals, the Micro team fin-ished their season with an as-tounding 8-1 record. Robinson says he is proud of the

entire league, considering that it’stheir first year and that they allmade it to the play offs, eventhough Micro was the only teamthat advanced to the semi finals. Robinson also credits great

coaching to their success.

“We’re tough coaches butthere’s lot of love,” he said. In fact, during practice the team

has a chant they repeat. The coaches yell, “What’s your

job?” and the team replies “Tolove each other!” and the coachescontinue with “What’s our job?”and the team replies, “to love us!” Looks like the love and hard

work are paying off. Robinson added that this win is

also significant to the city ofGrand Terrace since this league isthe first football league in the city. He is thankful and appreciates to

the city for their assistance andcooperation in helping them nav-

igate this first year. “This is a huge deal for Grand

terrace. It’s the first football teamin the city,” he said. Robinson is also proud of the

fact that for being so new, the en-tire league did so well by advanc-ing to the play-offs. And the league is also named

after Grand Terrace first HighSchool team, the Titans. Grand Terrace Titans Jr. Micro

Youth Football is made up of fiveteams ages seven through 14. For more information on the

league call (909) 835-6290, emailgrandterracetitans@gmail.com orvisit www.gtyf.org

Gravis, cont. from front

Football, cont. from front

PHOTO/CYNTHIA MENDOZAEnjoying good food, music and companionship: from left, Colton Councilman David Toro,Councilman-elect Frank Navarro, business owner Gary Grossich and Roxanne Rios, right.They were just a few of the guests at COIN’s Myasthenia Gravis fundraiser on Tuesday, Novem-ber 27 at La Veranda Restaurant in Colton.

PHOTO/CYNTHIA MENDOZAFrom left: the InkFamous Ladies Melissa Ochoa, Genevieve Gomez, Trina Carrillo and profootball players Marvin Williams (Colton High ’79), Chris Geile and John Royston.

PHOTOS COURTESY/GTYFTitan Junior All American Football and Cheer League is the firstfootball league in Grand Terrace and they are proudly named aftertheir new high school, the Titans. In fact, this league is an official“feeder” league for the school’s football team.

PHOTOS COURTESY/GTYFAProud mom and kids; Titan Junior All American Football MicrosMatthew, left, and Orlando Aguayo and their mom, Amber MarieSerrano.

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