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🌱 How a $40,000 grant could transform Fontana Pop Warner football
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In today's newsletter:
- How a $40,000 grant could transform Fontana Pop Warner football
- What new Chaffey College programs can Fontana students tap into this fall?
- What a big Rialto water upgrade means for Fontana taps
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 103 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 105, low: 76.
- Saturday: Hot with hazy sunshine, with a high of 101 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Fontana Pop Warner football wins 'life-changing' $40,000 grant (sbsun.com) — A long-running Fontana Pop Warner football and cheer program just landed a $40,000 county grant to upgrade safety gear and expand access for local kids. With games back at Fontana High School and practices at Ralph M. Lewis Sports Complex, organizers say the funding will modernize helmets, pads, and cheer equipment while keeping this "small-town tradition" thriving for hundreds of young athletes. 
2. Chaffey College welcomes large fall class (iebusinessdaily.com) — Fontana residents attending Chaffey College's local campus are part of a fall enrollment surge that has pushed the district-wide student body to 21,500. With 20 new degree and certificate programs plus a fresh artificial intelligence offering, the Rancho Cucamonga-based college is expanding options that Fontana and Chino students can access close to home or online.
3. WVWD Marks Completion of Water Filtration Facility Upgrade and Expansion Project - Association of California Water Agencies (acwa.com) — Fontana water customers served by West Valley Water District will see improved reliability thanks to a major upgrade at the Oliver P. Roemer Water Filtration Facility in Rialto. The project boosts treatment capacity by 50% and was financed with a low-interest state loan, which officials say will strengthen long-term water security while helping keep rates more affordable for local families.
4. Anthropic Tells Staff to Work From Home Due to Potential Security Workers' Strike (sfist.com) — Fontana figures into a broader labor and security story as Allied Universal faces a lawsuit over a major theft at a Mercedes-Benz facility in the city. The same company's contract talks with security guards have prompted AI firm Anthropic to briefly shift Bay Area staff to remote work, underscoring wider concerns about security and oversight.
📸 Around Fontana
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fontana
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- Family Fit Friday
Palmetto Elementary Playground
7:20 am - Walk & Talk
Ted Porter Elementary Fontana, CA 92335
7:20 am - Tiger Talks
Palmetto Elementary Cafeteria
8:00 am - Parent Workshop-The Impact of Television and Tablets
Dorothy Grant Elementary Fontana, CA 92336
8:30 am - Quakes Family Night Out
Palmetto Elementary Quakes Baseball stadium, Rancho Cucamonga
5:30 pm - Planning Commission Meeting →
City of Fontana Calendar, Steelworkers' Auditorium 8437 Sierra Avenue, Fontana
6:00 pm - Minimum Day
Sierra Lakes Elementary Sierra Lakes
7:45 am - Board of Education Meeting →
Michael D'Arcy Elementary CJUSD Board Room/Professional Learning Center, 900 E. Washington St., Colton
5:30 pm
Friday August 28
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Football JV vs Notre Dame - Home
Bloomington High School, 10750 Laurel Ave, Bloomington, CA 9231
4:00 pm - High School Back to School Night
Rialto Unified Rialto, CA 92376
5:00 pm - College Shirt Day- Earn Grizzly Points
Joe Baca Bloomington, CA 92316 - VAR Football vs Notre Dame - Home
Bloomington High School, 10750 Laurel Ave, Bloomington, CA 9231
7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Lost dog on Arrow and Mulberry.
Watched him/her cross the street extremely exhausted and flopped over. I gave him/her food and water and the dogs energy came back. (Nextdoor Arrow Route) - Male dog with red collar found here by my house.
He was very hungry and thirsty. Found him laying down under a shaded tree very heat exhausted. Foothill and Calabash. (Nextdoor Arrow Route)
- The Adecco Group posted a job opening for Material Handler - Fontana, CA in Fontana. Apply here.
- CJ Logistics USA Corporation posted a job opening for Warehouse Standup Forklift Operator in Fontana. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fontana here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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