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A Day Out with Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends

Photo Courtesy of: Ellen Braunstein

All aboard! Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends are once again chugging into the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris.

Photo Courtesy of: Ellen Braunstein

Children at the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends event will be chugging their own choo-choo trains!

By Ellen Braunstein , Community Writer
November 6, 2015 at 11:52am. Views: 57

All aboard! Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends are once again chugging into the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris. Tickets are on sale for boarding times on Nov. 14 and 15. Train departure times fill up fast, so get your tickets now at www.thomasperrisca.oerm.org. Day Out With Thomas 2015 offers aspiring engineers and their families the opportunity to take a 25-minute ride with the famous engine and a 15-minute ride with his railway friend Percy. Children can also meet Sir Topham Hatt, the Superintendent of the Railroad from the Island of Sodor. Enjoy a wide range of fun activities perfect for children. There will be games, a petting zoo, bounce houses, coloring, live children's music, sing-alongs and storytelling. There will also be Thomas and Friends temporary tattoos, Thomas and Friends train tables and building activities, videos and a Thomas gift store. There will be street car and trolley rides and an entire museum to explore. A visit to the Orange Empire Railway Museum is a trip back in time to when trains, conductors, whistles, bells and steam were a part of the way we traveled. A Day Out With Thomas will keep adults who love trains, and children who love Thomas, happily chugging along the tracks. Families should arrive no later than one hour prior to scheduled departure. Tickets start at $19 for ages two and older.

COLTON LIONS SUPPORTS LOCAL KIDS WITH NEW BACKPACKS

Photo Courtesy of: Dr G. (Luis S Gonzalez)

By Dr. Luis S Gonzalez, Community Writer

July 23, 2026 at 10:29am. Views: 208

Members of the Colton Lions Club who participated in the community Backpack Give-a-Way July 18

Inland Empire Medical Centers Achieve Prestigious Magnet with Distinction™ Designation

Photo Courtesy of: Kaiser Permanente Moreno Valley Medical Center

By Carol Soudah, Contributing Writer

July 23, 2026 at 10:29am. Views: 435

Kaiser Permanente Moreno Valley Medical Center and Riverside Medical Center have each earned Magnet® with Distinction™ recognition — the gold standard for clinical excellence and the highest national honor for exceptional nursing care.

Connecting Food Banks to Health Care Partners Essential to Fighting Food Insecurity

Photo Courtesy of: Feeding America Riverside San Bernardino

By Rachel Bonilla, Community Writer

July 23, 2026 at 10:29am. Views: 418

Together with CareMore Health, Loma Linda VA Hospital, Riverside University Health System (RUHS), and Riverside Free Clinic (RFC), FARSB screens neighbors for food insecurity and provides referrals to nutritious meals tailored to chronic disease management through the FoodRx program, along with nutrition education for long-term health.