Earth Day provides education and fun at Soboba

Thania Villano, left, and Cheyanna Perez with the Soboba Casino Resort marketing team offer a fun, earth-themed craft for visitors to Soboba’s Earth Day celebration, April 20. Valley News/Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians photo
Soboba Band of Luiseño IndiansSpecial to Valley NewsWith more than 40 vendors offering Earth Day crafts, resources and earth-saving tips, over 600 visitors to Soboba’s 17th annual Earth Day celebration on April 20 were given much to think about. Organized by the Soboba Tribal Environmental Department, STED Environmental Director Christian Aceves said, “We extended our reach in the region and found a lot of people who are dedicated to the community and wanted to share their resources.”Some of the youngest Earth dwellers, students from the Soboba Tribal Preschool, made musical instruments from recycled materials and paraded through the Sports Complex outdoor area where the event was held.Teacher Ponie Mojado said the children fashioned tambourines from two paper plates
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