Courtesy Fillmore Fire Department

The Firefighters of your Fillmore City Fire Department would like to invite you to attend a memorial celebration marking the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States, September 11th, 2001. As a nation, we were brought together in tragedy, captivated by the images of destruction, despair, fear, and raw emotion. The only images strong enough to help us cope with such devastation were the amazing images of unity, strangers helping strangers, heroism, and watching America’s front line of public servants run toward the face of danger. We invite you to join us this Saturday morning to remember the civilians, Firefighters, Police Officers, and Military Personnel who perished on that fateful day.

Let us remember the sacrifices made by so many that morning. From the everyday heroes who helped save perfect strangers, to the first responders who walked toward danger in hopes of helping anyone they could, they were all a shining example of how we can easily come together in times of national crisis. We will never forget those brave individuals, and we will never forget September 11th, 2001.

Gathering at the Fillmore Fire Station will start at 6:30am in the front. The American flag will be raised promptly at 6:55am followed by a County-wide radio broadcast of a remembrance.
Fillmore Fire Station 91 is located at 711 Landeros Lane. Refreshments will be served afterwards.

Courtesy FHS Head Football Coach Charlie Weis, M. Ed.

Fillmore Flashes will be celebrating 100 years of Football at FHS with a centennial celebration. Fillmore was one of the first schools to have a football program way back in 1923. To honor this amazing legacy and tradition of excellence at FHS we will be inviting all Flashes Alumni to attend the game with a special VIP section in the north endzone available for Football Alumni in attendance. In addition, the alumni association will be putting together fun activities and events during the game for alumni.

Also they will be holding their annual Youth Night event where all Fillmore youth are invited to attend the game and run onto the field with the Flashes as they take the field during pre-game. Details for youth to participate are: Please join us September 8th, 2023 for our Annual FHS Youth Night at 7pm. Description of event: The youth of Fillmore will get in free with a parent to watch the Varsity game vs. Burbank.

Field Events: 1. The youth will run along the side of Flashes Football as they come onto the field at the beginning of the game.

* Report time and location for football players: 6:30pm on track near the southeast side by the Flashes tunnel.

2. Youth will perform a routine with the Flashes cheerleaders at halftime.

* Report time and location for cheerleaders: 6:45pm on the track near the front of the snack bar.

* Youth cheerleaders will meet on the track 5 minutes before halftime to prep for performance.

* Section of bleachers will be reserved for game viewing.

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The $1 million donation is part of the SONIC Drive-In brand’s ongoing Limeades for Learning initiative.

By Epi Torres

On Friday, several former Fillmore High School athletes competed in their first collegiate meet this season.
Alianna Tapia, a second year runner for the Moorpark Raiders ran in the Moorpark Invitation on Friday. This meet was held at Arroyo Vista Park in Moorpark over a 3.1 mile course. In the women’s race 8 teams and several athletes competed over the relatively flat grassy course, under cool conditions. Alainna led her team to a 4th place finish with an individual placement of 5th place in a time of 20:08.3. This was Alianna’s second race this season. Last week, she competed at the Tour de Cuesta Invitational and also finished in 5th place in a time of 22:10.8.

Three of Alianna’s former high school teammates also competed on Friday at the Big West Preview held on the Blacklake Golf Course in Nipomo. Running in the Women’s’ 5 kilometer race for Cal State Northridge, a Division 1 school, was Vanessa Avila. This was Vanessa’s first race this season as a Matador. Vanessa captured 80th place in a time of 20:24.4, and helped her team finish in 8th place.

In the Men 6 kilometer race Camilo Torres traversed the course in a time of 19:09.7 and finished in 51st place. As a team, the Matadors finished in 7th place. Also competing at this meet for Westmont was Rey Laureano. Rey finished in 87 place in a time of 20:19.9. In the team competition, Westmont finished in 9th place.

It always makes us proud to see our former athletes continue their athletic endeavors at the post secondary level. Alianna will next compete at the So. Cal. Preview meet at El Dorado Park in Long Beach on 9/15. Camilo and Vanessa will travel to Riverside, on 9/16 and run in the UC Riverside Invitational, held at the UCR Ag Ops Course. Rey and the Westmont team will compete on September 8th at the Biola Invitational in Fullerton. We wish them continued success. Go get them Flashes Alumni.