Community Corner
🌱 Why Grand Terrace’s Samajay Green is poised for a breakout season
And check out Painting NIGHT, at LOUD BURGER, a Comedy Paint & Sip on the Grand Terrace Patch calendar

Greetings Grand Terrace! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Grand Terrace's Samajay Green is poised for a breakout season
Also on today's calendar: Grand Terrace Oil Filter Exchange Event and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 89 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 91, low: 64.
- Saturday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 95 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Reyez Ortiz, Hillcrest High football team's star running back, eyes big goals (modbee.com) — Grand Terrace football fans will want to watch junior running back Samajay Green, who's highlighted among Inland area rushers poised for breakout seasons after posting 671 yards and six touchdowns last year. The story centers on Hillcrest star Reyez Ortiz's record-setting run and big senior goals, while also profiling top backs from schools across the region, including Grand Terrace's promising playmaker.
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📸 Around Grand Terrace
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grand Terrace
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★ Featured events ★
- Painting NIGHT, at LOUD BURGER, a Comedy Paint & Sip →
Loud Burger, 22497 Barton Rd, Grand Terrace
7:00 pm
Thursday August 20
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Other local events
- CHS: Senior Sunrise "The Beginning of our Ever After"
Grand Terrace High School Colton High School Stadium
5:30 am - Parent/Teacher Conferences
Terrace Hills Middle Grand Terrace, CA 92313
8:30 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Grand Terrace High School CJUSD Board Room/Professional Learning Center, 900 E. Washington
5:30 pm - Parent/Teacher Conferences
Terrace Hills Middle Grand Terrace, CA 92313
8:30 pm - Grand Terrace Oil Filter Exchange Event →
AutoZone Auto Parts, 22203 Barton Rd, Grand Terrace
9:00 am
Friday August 14
Tuesday August 18
Thursday August 20
Saturday August 29
📣 Grand Terrace Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- CHS: Senior Parent Information Night
Colton Joint Unified School District Colton High School, Auditorium
5:00 pm - Back to School Night
Highland Elementary School Riverside, CA 92507
5:30 pm - Senior Sunrise
Redlands Unified Redlands, CA 92374
5:00 am - CHS: Senior Sunrise
Colton Joint Unified School District Colton High School Stadium
5:30 am - #5 Beg Oils & Acrylics w/Debbie
Redlands Art Association 215 E State St, Redlands, CA 92373
12:00 pm - Open House 1-4pm
Redlands Art Association 215 E State St, Redlands, CA 92373
Thursday August 13
Friday August 14
Saturday August 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dover posted a job opening for Inventory Control Clerk in Grand Terrace. Apply here.
- Lineage Logistics posted a job opening for Shipping & Receiving Forklift Driver in Colton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grand Terrace here.
🗞 Nearby News
Colton
- Colton City Manager Bill Smith to Retire After 11 Years Leading City (iecn.com)
- Phillips 66, Kinder Morgan and HF Sinclair announce final investment decision for Western Gateway Pipeline (storageterminalsmag.com)
- A new steakhouse replaces Claim Jumper in San Bernardino (sbsun.com)
Loma Linda
- Swatting poses a growing threat to hospitals (healthjournalism.org)
- California 12-year-old defies the odds after recovering from spinal injury (newsnationnow.com)
Ok Grand Terrace! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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