Last weekend, all eyes were on the Paseo walkway in downtown Colton for the Second Community Earp Day event organized by CITYTALK w/DrG and the Colton Council of Churches. About 175 people gathered at the “center” of town, dressed in western attire and ready to take a step back into Colton History. Families and friends, as well as several local churches came early in costume to set-up information booths and offer children’s games. In addition, the event featured a gold-panning demonstration, live animals, and a free pancake breakfast.
The entire event was focused on bringing the community together to celebrate our historical roots. When the City of Colton was established in 1887 the trains were creating a community of bustling life and townsfolk living in the area at the time, were served and protected by Virgil Earp, one of the famous (and notorious) members of the wild-west Earp family. This event was a very good way of bringing back to life our Colton history, which is of special interest to DrG and his CITYTALK w/DrG programs.
“This was a nice event,” said Carlos Araiza, President of the Colton Lions Club, who brought several members to provide the homestyle breakfast of pancakes and sausage for everyone, free of charge, during the event. With western music flavoring the bustling activity the families were engaged in the wide array of children’s games which were part of each information booth, set up along the Paseo walkway…