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Rialto HolidayParade Dec. 14

R;allo wjll hold its annu-

al Holiday Parade andVendor Fair Dec. 14.

Festiv;ties beg;n at 10 a.m.wjth the holiday parade. Theparade will start at Footlllll andR;verside Avenue, travelingsouth on R;verside Avenuethrough downtown Rialto.

The parade will feature dozensof floats created by schools,teams and community orgaIriza-lions.For more ;nformation contact

909-42]-4949.

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on IceStrap on those skates and pre-pare to rot the ice.Rialto is setting up a holiday icerink to complete the holidayseason.

The ice rink, Rialto Holiday onIce, will be available from Dec.

]4 through Jan. 5, 20]4 and wjllbe located al Rialto City Hall,150 S. Palm Ave.For more ;nformation call 909-

280-2519.

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Patio West Deli co-owner Gloria Miller has served up hearty sandwiches in Rialto for more

than 20 years.

Bl Yazmin Alvarez where everybody knows yourname.

Armed with a counter servicestaff of two-Gloria Miller andClandia Szypusz, who also hap-pen to be co-owners- the del;-

catessen at 108 S. RiversideAvenue opened more than twodecades ago and continues to bea stopping ground for lunch

Patio West, cont. on TU!xtpg.WaJkjng into Ria!to'sPatio West Deli islike stepping into an

episode of "Cheers"uit's a place

Presentation aims to help studentscelebrate culture, diversity

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A special presentation was recently held at Morris Elementary featuring guest-speaker andNative American Storyteller Jacque Tahhuka-Nunez. The program aims to celebrate diversity.

Yazmin Alvarez through the history of Native E]ementary using her 21 years ofAmerican culture, sounds and storytelling to captivale young-commentary. sters of all grades in honor of her,

Jacque Tahuka-Nunez led the granddaughter, Sequoia

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Claudia Szypusz, co-ownerof Patio West Deli in Riano, delivers customer service with a smile.The success of the eatery is due to its loyal customers, according to Szypusz.

Patio West, cOnl.fromfront goers and sandwich lovers alike. have worked nearly a qnaner-<:en-Serving breakfast and lunch tury to build the local eatery

through the afternoon, the gals known for consistency in deliver-

ing customer service with nothingless than a smile.

"We're anentive to our cus-tomers," said Miller, while carry-ing on conversations with a fewregulars and taking orders.

"We'll have people walk in andwe'll know exactly what they wantto eat."

Bnt it's more than just remem-bering an order, they added.

"We take the time to get to knowour customers and not just in pass-ing--we actually get to knowthem."

Szypusz attributes the personalcustomer service to years ofknow-ing the community.

"It's a lost art," said Szypusz."It's something we've always hadhere and still hold on to-it seemsto payoff."But the success of Patio West

doesn', jnst come from its greateats, but rather from its genuinespirit, accormng to customers."I come in a couple times a week,

sometimes every single day:' saidCheryl Sannes, who dropped induring her lunch break with friendand coworker, Michelle Rozsi.

The two Rialto Middle Schoolteachers find it mfficult to grablunch-on-the-go with the time al-lotted for their lunch period. So,heading to Patio West is a no-

brainer for them."It's good and it's quick and I

love them:' Sannes said,Among the favorited specials at

Patio West include the turkey withavocado, pastrami and seasonalsoups.

Customers can buy lunchmeatand cheeses by the pound and clubtrays are a popular choice for busi-ness luncheons. All food on themenu can be prepared for mning inor taking out.

The food at Patio West Deli, in-cluding soups, chili, coleslaw, po-tato salad and more, is homemadewith fresh ingre<lients--just as itsbeen since its opening 27 yearsago."It's becanse of our customers:'

said Szypnsz. "The loyalty of ourcustomers is what keeps us hereand running."

Around Town in Rialto is amonthly series spotlighting busi-nesses in Rialto and is made pos-sible with the help of AngieConsolo of the RialEO Women'sClub.To haveyour businessfeatured in

the series, contact YavninAlvarezat iecn,yavnin@gmail,com.

Where: 108 S. Riverside Avenue, RianoHours: Man - Fri: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.Closed on Sunday'sPhone: 909-820-0676

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Patio West owners Gloria Miller and Claudia Szypusz chat it up witha regularcustomer.

A Native American dancer performs a pow wow dance during aspecial assembly held at Morris Elementary.

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Morris Elementary School hosted an assembly recently aimed at celebrating diversity, JacqueTahuka-Nunez lead the event in honor oCher granddaughter and Morris student, Sequoia.

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more than 100 schools a year withthe intent of sharing her culturewith all ages and the hopes of cre-ating a malogue.

"I hope to create a sense of notjudging and do it along the path ofstorytelling," she said. "The pur-pose is to say this in one cultnre,and you have a history and her-itage like we do.

"The point is that every familyneeds to be celebrated."

Tabnka-Nunez's visit came on

the heels of 5th grade Morris stu-dents completing a unit on NativeAmericans. They were tasked withcreating projects that display whatthey had learned in their respectiveclassrooms, said Sylvia Braggs,Morris' principal.

"The special performance (fit)right in since the focus is on thelribes indigenons to California,"she said. "I think people will beshocked at how many of our stu-dents and farnilies have Native

Tahuka-Nunez, who attends theRialto school.

Tabnka-Nunez's presentation in-cluded nalive songs accompaniedby a hand drum and a pow wowsong hoping to bring posi'ive en-ergy to the school, she said.

"The kids were smiling and en-gaged," she added.

Annually, Tabuka-Nunez visits

American Heritage."Braggs said she has spent seven

years working on her ancestry andfound that she had relatives whoare Cherokee and Seminole.

"It's pan of our family and some-thing our kids need to knowabout," she said. "My hopes arethat (Tabnka-Nunez)wants topart-ner up and eventually host work-shops about basket weaving forstudents. I'm hoping we can haveher back."

Tabnka-Nunez seemed like shewould be up for it.

''rm hoping that my granddaugh-ter feels proud of who she is andshares it with her peers," she said.

Yazmin Alvarez is a reporterwith Inland Empire CommunityNewspapers and can be rem:hedat iecn.yavnin@gmail.com.