The coronavirus pandemic, protests over the police killing of George Floyd, the Blue Ridge fire, lockdowns, and the closing of schools rocked the Chino Valley and the rest of the nation during this extraordinary year.
The devastation was matched by the goodness of residents who helped school children cope with social isolation, collected food and items for those hit hardest by the pandemic, and rallied around frontline healthcare workers.
Barely had the year begun when the coronavirus pandemic originating in Wuhan, China spread across the globe resulting in 334,000 deaths in the United States by the end of the year.
There were 11 deaths in Chino Hills and 70 in Chino, with 26 of those at the California Institution for Men in Chino and one at the California Institution for Women.
Herman and Mary Jo Ter Meer decorated this tree that survived the Blue Ridge Fire in October on Elinvar Drive, as evidenced from the charred hills in the background. Elinvar
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My name is Thomas Davila. I am a 37-year-old Chaffey College student, and I was born with the severest form of Spina Bifida.Â
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Spina Bifida is a condition that affects the spine and is usually apparent at birth; it is a type of neural tube defect.
For nearly two decades I have been going to school to obtain my associate degree
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2020 has been a tough year for all, with huge lifestyle changes due to COVID-19 restrictions and shut-downs. Christmas is most always a time where we can find happiness, even in the most difficult situations. It s a time to decorate homes with lights, and to dress up a tree with ornaments that will illuminate joy for nearly a month. When I was growing up, we always bought our live Christmas tree from a lot that was on Central Avenue, above Philadelphia, called Smith and Brown. There was plenty of open space in that area for the tree lot back then. We would carry what seemed to be the biggest tree on the lot to the car and would strap it on the roof of our 1986 Chevy station wagon to haul it home. We kids would try to pick the sap off of our hands as our parents drove home. Once home we would wedge the giant tree limbs through the front door and place it by the picture window. Our house was filled with th
Ontario Christian High has formed a partnership with Christian organization World Vision through child sponsorships in Kenya and ideas to tackle youth drug abuse in Ethiopia.