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By Steve Moore

CABAZON - After a long school year, it's a well-deserved reward for students at Cabazon Elementary. And good, old-fashioned fun for the community.

Field Day, a hometown celebration held annually, takes place Thursday, June 11 in the park behind the James A. Venable Community Center, 50390 Carmen Ave. The festivities start at 9 a.m. and end at 1 p.m.

Games played include "bucket brigades" where lines of youngsters pass water-filled buckets hand-to-hand, a potato sack race and a jump rope contest. Lunch will be served up by volunteers passing out barbecued hot dogs and pizza. Other treats include snow cones, caramel apples and popcorn.

Cabazon Elementary youngsters will receive a t-shirt adorned with a dinosaur --the school mascot.

For the grand finale, youngsters will be cooled off by a stream of water sprayed high into the air from a nearby fire truck.

"Field Day honors all our students at Cabazon Elementary School and says `Thank You' to the community for its very generous support during the year," said teacher and Field Day coordinator Johnny Baker. "It's a way for everyone in a small town to come together and celebrate at an old-fashioned picnic."

Cabazon fourth graders, Julianna Aguirre-Rios, 9, left, and Yuriana Cortez-Jasso, 9, admire their new Nike shoes they received from the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Wednesday, during the tribe's annual "Bringing Christmas to Cabazon."
Photo By Bob Otto / Staff Photographer

CABAZON - Some knew he was coming, but for others when Santa Claus knocked on their classroom door and then walked in it was a complete surprise. And shouts of,
"Hi Santa!" and "It's Santa Claus!" rang out as he greeted them with a "Merry Christmas!"

For over 10 years the Morongo Band of Mission Indians have made Christmas a special time at Cabazon Elementary School with "Bringing Christmas to Cabazon" sponsored by the tribe's outreach program.

And Wednesday, Santa and his helpers returned once again to visit the school bearing gifts of backpacks filled with school supplies and new Nike shoes. Along with stockings stuffed with fruit and candy, and gift certificates to Morongo Canyon Lanes Bowling Alley.

"We've adopted Cabazon," said Elaine Mathews, Morongo Outreach Committee Chairwoman. "There is a great need to help children all over, but it's greater here, and they are our neighbors. Seeing a smile on a child's face is the best thing in the world."