Page A2 • November 29, 2012 • Inland Empire Community Newspapers • Colton Courier Our community in the Service N avy Seaman Gilbert A. Salazar, son of Roxanne and Armando M. Salazar of Colton, Calif., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Salazar completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval cus- toms, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft 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 the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment. Its distinctly ''Navy'' flavor was designed to take 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 T he Colton High Music Department will be presenting a Winter Concert next Thursday, November 29, at 7:00 p.m., in the CHS Whitmer Auditorium. The performing groups include the Jazz Band, Concert Band, Marching Band, Chamber Choir, Chorus and award winning Drumline, under the direction of Dr. Lisa Nicolay. Prelude music will beging at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed- health/PMH0001731). It is char- acterized but fluctuating weakness of the voluntary muscle groups and 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 that point, doctors thought that her symptoms were merely ‘growing pains.’ Today, the family must take a wheelchair with them everywhere they go. And like the Zamoras, many other people of all ages suffer from the wide variety of effects MG brings about. When the Zamoras went on an MG fundraising walk recently, they discovered that there was a need to get involved in raising aware- ness and funds and thus, Zamora hosted the fundraiser. The event, which also served as a birthday celebration for City Clerk Eileen Gomez, whose birth- day was on that very day, brought together about 80 people includ- ing city officials, community members, friends and family and even three pro-football players, including Marv Williams (Colton High ’79), Chris Geile and John Royston. Live music was pro- vided by the Mad Latins, who filled La Veranda with the sounds of old school, cumbias and other Latin dance favorites, and later in the evening by Greg Esparza of Thee Midniters. After dinner, Zamora rolled out a large sheet cake decorated with edible images of the event flyer and Gomez. The event netted about $250, which will go to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America. Zamora says he will be doing more fundraiser in the future as well. Albert Zamora offers words of encouragement and support to in- dividuals or parents of children facing MG. “Be patient,” he says. “Don’t be scared. Communicate openly with your child and just be patient.” For more information on MG visit MGWalk.org, at Facebook.com/MGWalks or call 1-(855)-MGWALKS. For more information on COIN or to contact Albert Zamora call (909) 213-7288. about to what he attributes the team’s success. “There’s a lot of teamwork and they sincerely like each other. It makes for a great team.” 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’s their first year and that they all made it to the play offs, even though Micro was the only team that advanced to the semi finals. Robinson also credits great coaching to their success. “We’re tough coaches but there’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 “To love each other!” and the coaches continue 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 of Grand Terrace since this league is the first football league in the city. He is thankful and appreciates to the city for their assistance and cooperation in helping them nav- igate this first year. “This is a huge deal for Grand terrace. It’s the first football team in 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 High School team, the Titans. Grand Terrace Titans Jr. Micro Youth Football is made up of five teams ages seven through 14. For more information on the league call (909) 835-6290, email [email protected] or visit www.gtyf.org Gravis, cont. from front Football, cont. from front PHOTO/CYNTHIA MENDOZA Enjoying 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 MENDOZA From left: the InkFamous Ladies Melissa Ochoa, Genevieve Gomez, Trina Carrillo and pro football players Marvin Williams (Colton High ’79), Chris Geile and John Royston. PHOTOS COURTESY/GTYF Titan Junior All American Football and Cheer League is the first football league in Grand Terrace and they are proudly named after their new high school, the Titans. In fact, this league is an official “feeder” league for the school’s football team. PHOTOS COURTESY/GTYFA Proud mom and kids; Titan Junior All American Football Micros Matthew, left, and Orlando Aguayo and their mom, Amber Marie Serrano. CC2 copy_Layout 1 11/28/12 11:53 AM Page 1