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Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2012 FREE GRATIS

Lubbock News from a Lat ino Perspect ive

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Celebrating 6 Years...gracias!

¡Celebrando se is años .. .Thank You!

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CONTENTSWord from the Publisher Page 4Opportunity Page Page 8Tips by Jaime Garcia Page 9Youth Page Page 13Latino Lubbock Top 20 Hispanics of 2011 Page 14-15Pete's Barrio Memoir Page 18Faith & Religion Page 20Memoriam Page 21Fotos y requerdos Page 22-25Texas Sports Report with Mando Reyna Page 26

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STAFFPublisher/Owner

Christy Martinez-Garcia(806)544-6526

Asst. EditorYouth/joventud/Kid’s Page

Amaris GarciaSales ConsultantsBridge Communications

DistributionFrank Garcia, Ryan Gonzales, Rosario Smith,

Josh Garcia, Robert LealCONTRIBUTORSBusiness/negocio

Jaime GarciaWellness/Nutrition

Anna-Lisa FingerThe Doctor Is In

En Aquellos DiasRosario Smith

Faith & ReligionSal Hernandez

Sports/deportes Mando ReynaJimmy Saenz

YouthDestiny Molina

Barrio MemoirPete Piña

El Rinconcito Español Dr. Comfort Pratt

InternNicholas Muniz

Aida ReynaFatima Gomez

Rosanna Castillo - photography

Opinion Pieces Individuals interested in writing an Opinion piece* may email [email protected]. Please include your name, contact number, and subject. *Note: Op-ed pieces are scheduled one to two months ahead.Latino Lubbock Magazine is published monthly, 12 months per year, and distributed usually the fi rst and second day of each month. With 100,000 readers per month. Over 300 distribu-tions points in Lubbock. Out of town delivery includes Plainview, Hale Center, Cotton Center, Abernathy, New Deal, Idalou, Wolforth, Morton, Ralls, Crosbyton, Lamesa, Slaton, Littlefi eld, Brownfi eld, and Levelland. Bilingual (English 60%/Spanish 40%). This publication is Hispanic, locally owned and operated.

Copyright 2012 by Latino Lubbock Magazine. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Absolutely no part of this periodical may be reproduced without the consent of Latino Lubbock Magazine. This periodical’s name and logo, and the various concepts, titles and headings therein, are trademarks of Latino Lubbock Magazine.Editor’s Note: The terms “Latino” and “Hispanic” are used interchangeably by the U.S. Census Bureau and by Latino Lubbock throughout this publication to identify persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American, Dominican, and Spanish descent; they may be of any race.

¡Feliz cumpleaños!December BelatedNayeli Zevaeh Francis Burke 12/27

January Monica Mendez 1/1Robert Leal 1/1Albert John III Ortiz 1/1Adam Castillo (KC OLG) 1/1Andy Vasquez 1/1 Reyes B Carrillo (KC OLG) 1/2Monsignor J. O’Connor (KC OLG) 1/2Rudy Beltran 1/2Victoria Garcia 1/2Joe Angel Gomez Jr. 1/2Miranda Cano 1/2Robert Madrid 1/2Victoria Garcia 1/2Melicaki Garcia 1/3 Madeline Martinez 1/3Melaci Garcia 1/3Randy Vasquez 1/3Genoveva Gomez 1/3Melissa Pardo 1/4Jesús H Cavazos (KC OLG) 1/4Ernesto R. Esparza (KC OLG) 1/4Juanita (Janie) Trevino 1/4 Melissa Pardo 1/4Andrea Armenta Martinez 1/5Alianna Juarez 1/5Anna Lopez 1/6Debbie Vasquez-Cerda 1/6Edward Ortiz 1/6Edward Ortiz 1/6Rebecca Licon 1/7Araron Abrego (KC OLG) 1/7Kwintzie Scott 1/8Lupe Ortiz 1/8Chelsea Milner 1/8Liana Martinez 1/8Ileanna Martinez 1/8Charlie Rodriguez 1/9Daniel C. Castro (KC OLG) 1/9"Charlie" Montemayor(KC OLG) 1/10Victoria Martinez 1/10Angie Martinez 1/10Rachel Hernandez 1/11

Joe L. Vasquez 1/11Daniel Castro Sr. 1/12Eliseo Solis 1/12Michelle Beltran 1/12Crystal Gonzales 1/14Josie Jimenez 1/15Cecil Martinez 1/15Alleya Martinez 1/16Isaiah Vasquez 1/16Jacinto Vasquez Sr. 1/16Brandon Aaron Leal 1/17Susano Baca Jr. 1/17Rev. Martin Pina 1/18Jacob Flores 1/20Miranda Lynn Gomez 1/20Irene Guerrero 1/20 Elena Carmona 1/21Andy Vasquez 1/21Adela Lucero 1/21Janie Castillo 1/21Erick Castillo 1/22Carlos Perez 1/22Nena Ortiz 1/23Randy Vasquez 1/23Steve Ortiz 1/23Lily Aguilar 1/24Pauline Chavez 1/24Joe Castillo 1/24 Elisa “Chata” Lucero 1/24Senaida Mojica Castillo 1/25Janie Castañeda 1/25Jason Garcia 1/25Jazmynn Hernandez 1/26Gabby Molina 1/27Diana Castro 1/27Manuel R. Constancio(KC OLG) 1/27Natavidad DeLaCerda Jr. 1/27 Rickey Romero 1/27Sonya Trevino 1/28 Cecelia Ramonez 1/28 Jose Leal 1/ 28Silvia Castro 1/30Martin Herrera 1/30Juan R. Flores (KC OLG) 1/31

January

Alíviate pronto.. . Get well soonOur Prayers are with you

Mary ToddErnest ine T. Mendez

Johnny Cast i l le jaRudy Robles

Sylvia Ort izEl iseo Sol is

Noemi R. Hernandez

Jul ia GarciaFrank E. Lara

Emma SanchezTony Maldonado

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"Provide Lubbock news from a Latino perspective for the emerging voice of Lubbock with objectivity,

professionalism, cultural understanding, and accuracy; and, give Latinos a publication by, about, and for them that

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"Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return."

Cesar E. Chavez Great American Hero, Civil Rights Activist and leader of the United Farm Workers

Dicho “E l que por su gus to cor re , nunca se cansa. "

"Who fo r h is p leasure runs , never t i res . " Meaning that When you do something for pleasure, it is not tiring.

Janie Castañeda's Birthday is January 25th!Happy Birthday Mom,on your birthday! We love you and wish you many blessings and much happiness. May God Bless you now and for many more birthdays!

Love,Your Children, Grandchildren, and Great Grandchildren

On the Cover"Celebrando seis años”

Design ByChristy Martinez-Garcia

On this month's cover we showcase the previous five covers of Latino Lubbock Magazine since its inception. I started Latino Lubbock Magazine for the purpose of providing Lubbock news from a La-tino perspective, to demonstrate the true nuance of Latinos in Lubbock, as well as to showcase the many accomplishments, contributions, and history that we have, and will continue to make.This issue is dedicated first to God; to my husband and best friend, Frank Garcia; and my daughter, and Assistant Editor, Amaris Garcia. As well as to all those who continue to believe in me... and in Latino Lubbock.

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My fi rst camera was a Christmas gift from my parents. Little did they know that

from that moment on, I would have a camera in my hand almost every waking moment.At fi rst in was for fun; then it was to capture

what I was seeing along my way to school and at school, during my dad's graduation from col-lege, and at many other special events and holi-

days. Unfortunately, I didn't always have access to fi lm, but of the photos I have I'm proud of.Sometimes I would take pictures of Hispanic family and friends and

pretend that my photos were going to be in magazines and on TV - most-ly because I rarely saw images of people that looked like me - Latino!When I begin attending college my interest in history grew. It became

more clear that part of my life destiny was to photograph my community, as well as to record our history. And as many of my readers know, that passion and commitment has come into fruition through Latino Lubbock Magazine.And, as we embark on the sixth year since our inception, my photogra-

phy will continue to fi ll the pages with the goal to one day showcase these photos in historical books of the Latino community, as well as to exhibit in a gallery or Hispanic culture center that I am passionately committed to making happen.So, if I take your picture and it doesn't appear, please know that all of

these photos will become a collection that will one day showcase the many contributions, achievements, struggles, celebrations of our Lub-bock Latino community - accurately, and through the eye of a Latina.And meanwhile, please continue asking if your picture will appear on

the cover - you never know.

As is tradition, on New Year’s Eve, my family and I throw rice up on to the roof. We eat black eyed peas, and our 12 grapes, wishing for a more prosperous year, and anticipating a fresh start. We share our resolutions and discuss the diffi culty of keeping them. New beginnings soon become routine and not as easy as we plan. six

years ago, as I made my New Year’s resolution, I committed my fi rst moment to God. Already my daily prayers were consistent, but I wanted to dedicate my fi rst minute awake to my Lord. It seemed easy, but I soon found out that so often reality sets in, and our priorities and commit-ments become blurred.Growing up my Grandfather Martinez instilled in all his children and

grandchildren what our priorities and family values were: “First God, then family, and never, never forget your community.” In 2012, I will continue to follow those values, God, family, and com-

munity. In addition, my 2012 resolution is fi rst to be dedicated to my personal wellness. Also, as we approach the New Year, an Election Year, collectively we

must commit to the priority of voting. We will begin to see many im-ages of candidates posing for photographs with Latinos. However, these photos are in great contrast with real life. In reality, too many Hispanics are struggling with the basics of daily life, and our government doesn’t seem to care if we are in the picture of American prosperity, learning, health care, or justice.Many before us and many now, have fought hard for democracy. Now

democracy has to work for us. If we respect our political power and make it work for us, we will control our own destiny, rather than serving as props while those in power ignore our real needs. However, we must be better informed, ask tougher questions, make our

views known early, and band together on common interests. Over the next few months Latino Lubbock Magazine will provide ob-

jective details to simplify your voting ability, and bring light to the is-sues we face daily.

In 2012, may God place favor over you and your family. Thank you for believing in and supporting us. And thank you to our advertisers. Please invest in their businesses and services, as they commit to investing in ours.Como siempre, Latino Lubbock is committed to highlighting the numer-

ous contributions of our Latino community. Thank you to those who sup-port our publication. We are grateful to have 100,000 readers monthly.Please continue to support our advertisers who help make it possible to

keep our publication free. Thank you for your support and May God bless you! ¡Gracias por su apoyo! Que dios los bendiga. PEACE and random acts of kindness. Que las bendiciones de dios estén contigo en mayo y siempre!Happy New Year y Prospero año nuevo.

Sinceramente,Christy Martinez-GarciaPublisher & Latino Market Specialist“Latino Lubbock, the Emerging Voice of Lubbock”

Word From the Publisher The Texas Interagency Council

for the Homeless (TICH) has scheduled a public hearing to ac-cept comment from Lubbock area residents regarding an ambitious draft state plan to reduce and elimi-nate the impact of homelessness both on Texas households and com-munities alike.The draft Texas Strategic Plan

to Prevent and End Homelessness promotes the coordination of state, federal and local efforts, proposing goals, objectives, and strategies to help state agencies better serve in-dividuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The hearing will be held Tuesday,

January 10, from 1 pm to 3 pm in the Lubbock Municipal Building (City Hall), 1625 13th Street. “Given that homelessness is a

problem affecting all areas of the state, both large metro areas and smaller rural communities, the Council wants to hear what Texans have to say regarding this important plan,” noted Tim Irvine, Executive Director of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA). “I encourage everyone to learn more about this initiative and share their thoughts as we move toward implementation.” The Strategic Plan proposes policy

recommendations, goals, objectives, and strategies that will help state agen-cies understand and serve those who experience home-lessness. The plan may be accessed at www.tdhca.state.tx.us/tich/strategic-plan.htm. The document

establishes four policy priorities: Data, research, and analysis; afford-able housing and supportive services; homelessness prevention; and state service infra-structure.TICH coordinates the state’s re-

sources and services to address homelessness and also serves as an advisory committee to TDHCA. It is comprised of representatives of 11 state agencies as well as mem-bers appointed by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House of Representatives. In addition to providing two

members to the Council, TDHCA provides administrative support to TICH for its daily operations. The Council’s primary respon-

sibilities are to evaluate and coor-dinate the delivery of services for homeless persons, increase the flow of information among separate providers and appropriate authori-ties, provide technical assistance to TDHCA in assessing the need for housing for people with special needs, and maintain a central re-source and information center for homeless services.For more information on TICH

and the Strategic Plan, or how to provide comment, please contact Colin McGrath, TDHCA VISTA volunteer, at (512) 475-3897 or via email at [email protected].

R.C. Calderon"Mariachi Cariño"

Mariachi Music For All OccasionsCall (806) 781-6257or (806) 745-5394

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State council sets Lubbock hearing to accept public comment on plan to end homelessness

Don’t wait for April 15, File Income Taxes Now!It’s the beginning of a new year.

A time for resolutions and fresh starts. Why not kick-off 2012 by get-ting your taxes out of the way? Plan to fi le early.Accountants may be the only ones

looking forward to tax season. For the rest of us, fi ling sooner rather than later might mean signifi cantly less stress. We won’t worry about getting our taxes done on time or wonder if we owe money. And if we fi le early, we can do ‘the happy dance’ a lot sooner if we’re owed a state or federal tax refund.Most tax statements begin arriv-

ing in January, so start gathering your documents now. Keep them all in one place so you won’t need to search your home to fi nd them – also a stress reducer.When it’s time for your tax prepara-

tion appointment, be prepared. At a minimum, take the following docu-ments with you:• Last year’s tax return

• Social Security cards or other of-fi cial identifi cation – for yourself and anyone you claim as a dependent(s)• W-2 statements from all employ-

ers• Unemployment statements (if ap-

plicable)• Form SSA-1099 showing Social

Security benefi ts you received or form RRB-1099, if you receive Tier 1 Railroad Retirement benefi ts• 1099 forms reporting interest

(1099-INT), dividends (1099-DIV) proceeds from sales (1099-B), and any documentation that shows the original purchase price of any assets you sold• Form 1099-R, if you received a

pension or annuity• Form 1099-MISC showing any

miscellaneous income• All forms and canceled checks

showing federal and state income taxes paid (including quarterly esti-mated payments)• Dependent care provider informa-

tion – name and employer identifi ca-

tion number (EIN) or Social Secu-rity number• Cancelled checks or receipts re-

lated to dependent care• If you have enough deductions to

itemize instead of taking a standard deduction, also bring:- Form 1098 showing any home

mortgage interest- Receipts or cancelled checks re-

lated to income and property taxes paid and any records of tax refunds- Charitable contribution receipts- Receipts or canceled checks for

medical and dental expenses, pre-scriptions, assisted living services, home improvements for disabled persons in your home• Additionally, if you’re owed a re-

fund and want it direct deposited to your checking account, bring your check book to the appointment.If you’re a low- or moderate-income

senior citizen visit www.AARP.org/taxaide or call toll-free, 1-888-227-7669 for a location near you. (En español en p. 4)


Opinion/opinión

We know our readers have a lot to say! Mail letters to Latino Lub-bock “Letters to the Editor,” Box 6473 Lub-bock, TX 79493, or email them to [email protected]. Don’t forget to include your name, ad-dress, and contact phone number. Mailed letters must be signed. Please note that unsigned letters will not be published. Letters are limited to 100 words. Writers are limited to one letter per month. Submissions may be edited for clarity or space consideration. Let-ters are not acknowledged. Opinions expressed in letters do not necessarily represent the views of Latino Lubbock.

¿Que Piensas? Carta Abierta

Community UpdateFREE FLU SHOT VOUCHERS Catholic Family Services has a lim-ited number of vouchers for free FLU Shots through Wal-greens for families who do not have insurance to cover

it. Those with no insurance can go by 102 Ave. J in Lubbock.

CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING residents can drop-off their fresh-cut Christ-mas trees at the two permanent drop-off lo-cations: Northside, 208 Municipal Drive, and Southside, 1631 84th Street. Please remove plastic coverings, all decorations, and bases or tree stands from the fresh-cut trees before taking them to the drop-off location. Through January 16th, residents can place trees in roll-off containers located outside of the gates at the drop-off location. After January 16th and throughout the rest of January, the roll-off con-tainers will be located inside the gates, and residents can drop off trees between 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

FITNESS OPEN HOUSE, January 21, 9 am-1 pm, Check out our free exercise equipment at Rawlings and Simmons Com-munity Centers, Lubbock Senior Center and Trejo Supercenter! Let us help you achieve your New Year’s resolutions and workout with us! We have treadmills, elliptical machine, bikes, free weights, and more. Equipment var-ies by center, so come out during our Open House and find the center that’s the best fit for you! Trejo now has 9 hydraulic fitness ma-chines (similar to Curves)!

REGISTRATION BEGINS FOR SPRING CLASSES, January 9th at Hodges, Maxey, Rawlings, and Simmons Community Centers, Trejo Supercenter and Lubbock Senior Center.

DUNBAR-STRUGGS CLASS OF 1982 30 YEAR CLASS REUNION Come and celebrate the largest class to ever graduate from Dunbar High School…The Mighty Class of 82. Plans are underway for this historic event and we are looking for you if you graduated in this class. For more infor-mation call Roland 806-543-2354, or Steve 806-392-4162. Find us on Facebook: Dunbar-Struggs Class of 1982.

WE'VE MOVED The Lubbock Office of Legal Aid of North West Texas will be relocat-ing to a different building. The new address: Legal Aid of North West Texas, 1711 Avenue J, Lubbock, Texas 79401.

2-1-1 NON-EMER-GENCY QUESTIONS 2-1-1 is a free help line answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, which will link you to health and com-

munity services.

FREE LEGAL AID OFFERED Legal Aid of Northwest Texas provides free legal services to eligible low-income residents in such areas as public assistance denials, divorce and child support, evictions, fore-closures, domestic violence and consumer fraud. Call 763-4557.

ARNETT-BENSON NEIGHBOR-HOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS Join your neighbors and help work for the betterment of the community. Hosted by the Neighborhood Association the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Trejo Center, 3200 Amherst.

HEART OF LUBBOCK NEIGH-BORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEET-ING meeting is the fourth Monday of each month, 7 pm, at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 2221 Ave. W.

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The SBA is committed to pro-viding access and opportunity

to Americans who are – or who want to become – small business owners. For a variety of reasons, some communities are underserved when it comes to getting the tools they need to grow a business and create jobs. This includes minori-ties, women, veterans, those in ru-ral and urban areas, and others.With 68 District Offices located

across America, the SBA and its many resource partners are com-mitted to providing services to small businesses that need help. We have a vast network with proven experience, especially in areas with limited access to financial and tech-nical assistance. Importantly, many of our staff

around the country are familiar with their unique small-business communities and how to meet their needs. In fact, many of our dis-trict offices and resource partners have bilingual or multilingual staff. Check out your own local resources at www.sba.gov/direct simply by typing in your zip code. Our resource partners include

about 900 Small Business Develop-ment Centers (including the Texas Tech University Small Business Development Center that provides training and business counseling for little or no cost. This includes the basics of starting a business and understanding more about topics like finances, marketing, produc-tion and management. The Small Business Development Center is located at 2579 S. Loop 289, Lub-bock, Texas. We also have 350 chapters of SCORE, our mentoring

program that matches ex-perienced entrepreneurs with up-and-comers. The Lubbock SCORE chapter is located in the local SBA office at 1205 Texas Avenue, Room 411, Lubbock, Texas, in George Mahon Federal Building. Providing ad-equate services to under-served small businesses requires a crosscutting strategy that touches upon many policy and program areas. In addition to these

counseling efforts, access to capi-tal is top on SBA’s agenda. Small firms require financing to grow, to hire new employees, and invest in the future. Already, SBA loans are much

more likely than traditional small business loans to go to women and minorities. But unfortunately, there are still gaps in the marketplace.For example, studies show that

low-dollar small business loans are particularly important for eco-nomic development in underserved communities. But, while overall small business lending has started to come back after the recession, we still see a gap in this area.That’s why we are piloting the

Community Advantage program. For the first time, we opened up SBA’s most popular loan program to community-based, mission-focused lenders who have a high-touch ap-proach. This includes Community Development Financial Institutions, SBA’s Certified Development Com-panies, microlenders, and others

SBA: Helping Small Businesses Growwho keep at least 60 per-cent of their portfolios in underserved markets. Community Advantage

will let these organiza-tions make “7(a)” loans of $250,000 or less, and they can use streamlined paperwork to get the deal done. Beyond these capi-

tal and counseling fo-cused programs, we also help small businesses get linked up with the world’s largest customer – the U.S. Government.

Working closely with other federal agencies, we help set aside nearly one-fourth of all federal contracts for small businesses, totaling nearly $100 billion annually. This includes specific efforts tar-

geted at service-disabled veteran-owned business, firms in histori-cally underutilized business areas (HUBZone) , minority and disad-vantaged firms (8(a)), and – new for 2011 – women-owned businesses.Overall, to further drive targeted

strategies for underserved com-munities throughout the SBA, we recently convened the first meet-ing of our Council on Underserved Communities. They are providing input, advice and recommendations on how we can do even more to reach out.Beyond the SBA’s day-to-day ef-

forts, helping small businesses grow and hire is at the core of the President’s new Jobs Act initiatives. If enacted, it would:• Cut in half the payroll taxes for

small businesses for the first $5

million in wages, helping all small businesses, including those in un-derserved areas;• Temporarily eliminate employer

payroll taxes for small businesses that create jobs or give raises for ex-isting workers above the prior year;• Extend an immediate 100%

expensing write-off into 2012 to encourage even more businesses to invest in more machinery and equipment;• Provide large tax credits (up to

$4,000) for businesses that hire workers who’ve been unemployed for 6 months, with even bigger credits for hiring veterans;• Make powerful investments in

schools, roads, rail, and airports while helping small business con-tractors compete for these infra-structure contracts and get surety bonds up to $5 million; and, • Make it easier for States to allow

unemployed workers to create their own jobs by starting their own busi-nesses.We need these incentives for small

business right now. These are bi-partisan ideas that can help the di-verse array of small businesses here in Texas.We will continue to find new ways

– both at SBA and throughout the Administration – to put more tools in the hands of our job creators, in-cluding those in underserved com-munities.

YOLANDA GARCIA OLIVA-REZ is the Regional Administrator for the U. S. Small Business Admin-istrator for Region VI which covers Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma.

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County - call 775-1000www.co.lubbock.tx.usLISD - call 766-1000www.lubbockisd.org

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BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHY

The photography in Latino Lubbock Maga-zine is always so beautiful! You really have an eye for presenting and showing our beautiful Hispanic community. I look forward seeing each issue, and I make it a point to pick up two - one for me, one for my mama.May God bless you in this newspaper that truly reflects us.

Sincerely,Sandra Guzman

POLITICALLY CORRECTMay you and Family have a Merry Christ-mas and happy New Year. As a Knight of Columbus we encourage each and every Christen to use the words Merry Christmas instead of Happy Holidays, but we under-stand that in this days in time it can be po-litically incorrect. Have a Blessed Christmas and Healthy New Year in Faith for God's Families.Keep up the great work you do for all of us.

Joe B. Carrillo

IT MEANS A LOTThanks for showing the LYFL photos. It is nice for our kids to be able to see them-selves, and to be recognized for good sportsmanship, hard work and dedication.Thank you so much. We hope that we see more of Latino Lub-bock Magazine at future games. It means a lot.

Thanks for this sponsorship.

The Gomez familyGUADALUPE HISTORY GOOD

The Guadalupe Elementary history was very good. I never knew. I wish that our His-panic history was more readily available to our students. The pictures past and present, as well as all of the dates, and names just made reading this so enjoyable.Please continue to share this info so that we can share it with our kids and families.

God bless,Amanda

DON'T DRINK & DRIVEI hope that you will publish my letter. I'm ask-ing those who drink this holiday to please consider finding a designated driver. Don't drink and drive.You can change your life by drinking and driving - instantly. You can kill someone, you could kill yourself and leave your family with a burden. Getting pulled over and getting caught be-ing drunk and driving can be expensive - not just for the drunk driver but for your family depending on your income. You could loose your family because of all the trouble it causes.. I know, I did.People hear this message all the time but unless you have experienced such a trag-edy you will not understand, and I don't wish this for nobody.Save yourself the burden, the stress, the disappointment, the loss. Don't drink and drive.

Roberto S.

HAPPY NEW YEARWant to wish you and your staff a very hap-py New Year. I look forward to seeing what 2012 will bring to us via Latino Lubbock. You and your staff do a great job. Keep up the great work.

The best is yet to come!M. Torres

Politics/política

The House and Senate

fi nally approved and President Obama signed into law a short-term extension of the payroll tax cut and federal un-employment ben-efi ts, and staved off a steep cut in pay to Medicare doctors. But, once again,

Congress took a tortured path. And on legislation that, in the scheme of things, was a modest stopgap measure whose main provisions enjoyed biparti-san support.After nearly a

week of adamant House Republi-can opposition, Speaker John Boehner relented, announcing that he and Senate Majority Leader

What the payroll tax deal will doHarry Reid had struck a deal on a bill that the Senate passed on Dec. 17.The new law ensures that in January

160 million American workers do not see a reduction in their paychecks, the long-term jobless don't see an interruption in their unemployment checks and Medicare doctors don't suffer a drastic cut in their pay.Many politicians and economists

had pushed to keep the tax cut and unemployment benefi ts in place for fear of dragging down an already slow economic recovery. The debate over the extensions

aren't over. Lawmakers will return in January to negotiate a full-year exten-sion. There's little reason to believe the negotiations will be any easier than they were in recent weeks, when the parties could not agree on how to pay for the longer-term extension.Payroll tax cut extended: The law

extends the payroll tax cut, set to ex-pire on Dec. 31, through Feb. 29.That means workers will only pay

4.2% on the fi rst $110,100 of their wages into Social Security. That is 2 percentage points below the normal 6.2% rate.If the payroll tax cut is extended for

all of 2012 -- which both parties say they want and will work to do when they return from their Christmas

recess -- workers would save any-where from several hundred dollars if they're low-income to more than $2,000 if they earn six fi gures. Esti-mated cost of a two-month extension: $21 billion.Jobless benefi ts extended: Emergen-

cy federal unemployment benefi ts, also scheduled to expire on Dec. 31, will be extended through February. "Doc fi x" extended: The new law

prevents a scheduled 27% cut in pay-ments to Medicare physicians for the fi rst two months of next year.Under the law, Medicare reimburse-

ments to doctors must be reduced whenever those payments exceed a certain target. What didn't make the cut: Not every

expiring tax provision is accounted for in the new law. Left out was any action on a host of other "temporary" tax breaks that expire this year. These include the research and develop-ment credit for businesses and a state and local sales tax deduction for in-dividuals. Also left out was the usual fi x to

protect the middle class from getting hit by the Alternative Minimum Tax when they fi le their taxes for 2012.Congress could extend the breaks

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By a ratio of more than two-to-one (59% versus 27%), Latinos

disapprove of the way the Obama administration is handling deporta-tions of unauthorized immigrants, according to a new national survey of Latino adults by the Pew Hispan-ic Center, a project of the Pew Re-search Center.Deportations have reached record

levels under President Obama, ris-ing to an annual average of nearly 400,000 since 2009, about 30% higher than the annual average dur-ing the second term of the Bush ad-ministration and about double the annual average during George W. Bush's first term. More than eight-in-ten (81%) of the

nation's estimated 11.2 million unau-thorized immigrants are of Hispanic origin, according to Pew Hispanic Center estimates. Hispanics ac-counted for an even larger share of deportees in 2010----97%.Not all Latinos are aware that the

Obama administration has stepped up deportations of unauthorized immigrants. A plurality (41%) says that the Obama administration is deporting more unauthorized immi-grants than the Bush administration. Slightly more than a third (36%) say the two administrations have deported about the same number of immigrants. And one-in-ten (10%) Latinos say the Obama administra-tion has deported fewer unauthor-ized immigrants than the Bush ad-ministration.Disapproval of Obama's policy is

most widespread among those who are aware that deportations have

risen during his tenure. Among this group, more than three-quar-ters (77%) disap-



prove of the way his administration is handling the issue of deportations. Among those who are not aware that an increase has occurred, slightly more than half disapprove.The 2012 Presidential Election and LatinosThe Pew Hispanic survey also re-

veals that, heading into the 2012 presidential campaign, Obama and the Democratic Party continue to enjoy strong support from Latino registered voters.In a hypothetical match-up against

former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Obama wins 68% to 23% among Latino registered voters. And in a match-up against Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Obama wins the Latino vote 69% to 23%. These re-sults closely match the outcome of the 2008 presidential election, when Obama carried the Latino vote over Republican John McCain by 67% to 31%.Even among those who disapprove

of the way Obama is handling the issue of deportations, a majority support his reelection over either of these two potential Republican chal-lengers. Obama would carry this group by 57% to 34% against Rom-ney and 61% to 31% against Perry.The survey also shows that identi-

fication with the Democratic Party among Hispanic registered voters remains strong. Two-thirds (67%) of Hispanic registered voters say they identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party, while 20% say the same about the Republican Party.And when asked which party has

more concern for Hispanics, 45% of Hispanic registered voters say it's the Democratic Party, while 12% say it's the Republican Party. The share that identifies the Republican Party as

President's Approval Rating Drops,But He Has a Big Lead over 2012 GOP Rivals

As Deportations Rise to Record LevelsMost Latinos Oppose Obama's Policy

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the better party for Hispanics is up six percentage points since 2010. Obama's Job Rating among His-panicsDespite Obama's strong showing

among Latinos when compared with potential 2012 Republican rivals, he has suffered a decline in his overall approval rating as president. Today 49% of Latinos approve of the job he is doing, down from 58% in 2010. Among the general public, Obama's approval trend has been more stable during the past year. His current rating----46%----is still somewhat lower among the general public than among Latinos, but this gap has nar-rowed significantly in the past year.Among Latinos who disapprove of

the Obama administration's deporta-tion policy, just 36% approve of the president's overall job performance while 54% disapprove.These and many other findings are

from a new national survey of 1,220 Hispanic adults ages 18 and older conducted by landline and cellular telephone, in English and Spanish, from November 9 through Decem-ber 7, 2011. The report, "As Deportations Rise

to Record Levels, Most Latinos Op-pose Obama's Policy," authored by Mark Hugo Lopez, Associate Di-rector, Pew Hispanic Center, Ana Gonzalez-Barrera, Research Asso-ciate, Pew Hispanic Center and Seth Motel, Research Assistant, Pew His-panic Center is available at the Pew Hispanic Center's website, www.pewhispanic.org.The Pew Hispanic Center, a proj-

ect of the Pew Research Center, is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy research organization based in Washington, D.C. and is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Conference on Voter Participa-tion will be held January 14,

2012, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Gym, 1st Street and Ave P, Lubbock, Texas (El Barrio).The working conference is being

called to address the issue of low voter turnout among Hispanics in Lubbock and the West Texas area. Other reasons of concern include:

Jobs Act that would have created 103,600 for Texas, voted against by

Cornyn and Hutchinson. Terrible immigration laws passed. Voter sup-pression laws passed. Income for the ultra rich has increased 240% since 1979; the rest (99%) saw their in-come stay basically the same. Issues to be discussed include: •

Communication, Media, the Inter-net • Education and youth • Immi-gration • The electoral process and statistics on Chicano turnout • Es-tablish a non-partisan voter turnout • Leadership. (En español en p. 16)

Voter Participation Conference to Address Low Voter Issues


Miss Hispanic Lubbock Pageant Our Lady of Guadalupe Knights of Columbus Golf TournamentDr. Hector P. Garcia Day with American G.I. Fo-rum & Latino LubbockKnights of Columbus # 11807 Awards BanquetHispanic Law Student Association (HLSA) Meet & GreetEl Grito 2011 at Texas TechGala Latina 2011 by the Caprock Foundation - PeruLatino Lubbock Magazine introduces new QR code Robert Narvaiz honored by Congressman Neuge-bauer

October/octubre Latinas for the Cure Raiders Rojos Homecoming AlmuerzoColumbus Day: Día de la RazaRace for the Cure 2011Veterans Day 2011Raiders Rojos Meet & Greet42nd Slaton Sausage Festival3rd Pumpkin Trail at Clapp Park, Co-sponsored by Latino Lubbock1st “Fiesta Cristiana” heldGamma Alpha Omega Trike-A-ThonLubbock hosts PAGA NATIONAL TOURNA-MENTLubbock Business Mercado"On The Green, For The Pink" Golf Tournament held by Latino Lubbock MagazineCommunity Health Centers of Lubbock (CHCL) holds Promotor(a) graduation 28th Annual Hispana Inspiradora & Scholarship BanquetDr. Robert Ordonez receives award - Physician Values in ActionCity votes to save Lubbock Health Department

November/noviembre Dial de los muertos events and massesDia de los Muertos Procession – Art trail

CHCL Halloween Carnival Maggie Trejo HalloweenLULAC #236 Halloween Party Veteran’s Mass at St. Joseph’s ChurchCatholic Veteran’s & Knights of Columbus Vet-eran’s Day Service2011 LYFL Superbowl at Lowrey Field

Knights of Columbus Thanksgiving Dinner for SeniorsLatino Lubbock Magazine Veteran ReceptionTTU SACNAS Recognized as Role Model Chap-ter Oscar Mayer Weinermobile hosted by Latino Lubbock MagazineTTU LULAC Young Adults hold UNITED TO GIVEGuadalupe Elementary holds 50th Anniversary Building AdditionOlivia Hernandez, Sigma Lambda Beta, and Cap-rock Foundation honored by Volunteer Center of LubbockLatino Folk Tales and Illustrations Grace The Walls of the Museum of TTUUMI - "La Cena y Viva Calaca"Dia de Los Muertos at the Texas Tech MuseumLouis Flores Receives "Homes for Heroes" Home

December/diciembreDia de la Virgen Event returns to route, Guada-lupe ChurchLULAC’s 20th Annual Senior Citizen Christmas DinnerLas PastoreslasLas Posadas Pancho Clos visit at Maggie Trejo sponsored by American G I ForumMiracle on 34th Street ParadeDe Colores Christmas Party55th Annual Santa Land, Co-Sponsored by Latino Lubbock MagazineSolos Car Club BanquetSolitos Car Club Christmas at Mi CasitaAdopt an Abuelito by

¡Prospero año y felicidad departe de Latino Lub-bock Magazine!

January/enero Latino Lubbock Magazine 5th AnniversaryKnights of Columbus New Year’s Eve PartyGrowth in West, South Fueled by Latino GrowthVirgina Alamanza retires from Catholic Family ServicesBubba Sedeno retires from TTU HUB OperationsIrasema Velasquez becomes Chamber ChairLubbock forms local chapter of Tejano DemocratsAdam Castillo on the radar for the USA Olympic boxing team. Estacado student-athlete Raymond Rios places fi rst at twrestling tournament Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford's Intern, Daniel Hernandez, recognized as hero

February/febrero Knights of Columbus Valentine’s DanceLULAC WeekLULAC “Bring out Your Best Banquet”ABC RodeoTrejo Supercenter Valentine Senior DanceKnights of Columbus St. Valentine’s Day DanceJoe Carrillo Scholarship Fund Benefi tHAW 2011 GalaLubbock Warrior’s Golden Gloves ChampionshipFat Sunday CelebrationMeals on Wheels 2011 Mardi GrasLULAC Women's Conference in Lubbock, TexasChildren's Advocacy Center of the South Plains BIG GAME BLOW OUT St. Michael's Sausage Festival in Levelland, TXLULAC Professional Night Honors Hair Stylists & Barbers LEARN Inc. holds FREE Financial Aid Workshops to Help Fund College EducationHAW Winter Gala 2011Gov. Perry Appoints Rodney Rodriguez to Texas Violent Gang Task ForceLocal Group holds Latino Activist and Immigration WorkshopBobby Sanchez receives Mark Beck Humanitar-ian AwardEstacado High School Academic Decathlon fi n-ished second at the regional competition in Community Health Worker/Promotor(A) Program has fi rst graduating certifi ed class

March/marzo 12th Annual Cesar E. Chavez Committee March & Celebration LULAC YOUNG ADULTS form new Young Adult councilWomen’s Retreat for Lent2011 Boys & Girls Club Outback Dinner17th Annual Viva Aztlan Ballet Folklorico Competi-tionSt. Joseph’s Lent Enchilada Dinner3rd Year Anniversary of Cesar E. Chavez DriveLent Retreat for Women/Retiro Para MujeresSt. Patrick's Church 50th Year Anniversary Mass & CelebrationFirst Lubbock Spanish Spelling Bee held Victor Hernandez awaits D.A decision to deter-mine his seat on City CouncilLubbock Tejano Democrats host statewide chair, Gonzalo BarrientosClaudia Bustos named 2011 Public Citizen of the YearRaider's Rojos Reception At the Tech Club

April/abril City of Lubbock City-Wide Easter HuntMaggie Trejo Senior PromKnights of Columbus Fish FryJoel’s 6th Annual Easter Egg HuntHispanic Law Student Association BanquetFamily Guidance Memory RideTTU Hispanic Student Society Hispanic Cultural Awareness Week Sigma Lambda Beta BanquetLatino Lubbock Magazine El día de los niños, El día de los libros EventHispanic Student Society Banquet

Hispanic Student Society Fajita Cook-off69th Annual ABC Pro Rodeo2010 Trio Achievers LuncheonSigma Delta Pi Spanish Honor Society ReceptionCatholic Family Services Volunteer BanquetLISD moves to consolidate Tubbs Elementary students into Wolffarth and McWhorter Elemen-tary Schools and to consolidate students from Arnett Elementary into Wright ElementaryTexas Voter ID bill passes Texas SenateFirst LULAC West TX Young Adult Summit held "Regalo de Vida" Dance benefi tting Lifegift heldBoxer Adam Castillo Advances to National Gold-en Gloves Championship Texas Medical Society 100 Year CelebrationSome Lubbock Warriors make it to Jr. Olympic Championship

May/mayo LULAC Robert Lugo Golf Tournament KXTQ 21st annual Cinco de Mayo CelebrationCinco de Mayo Senior Citizen DanceTTU Hispanic ConvocationLEARN Lets Go Advance Recognition BanquetRaiders Rojos Hispanic ConvocationKnights of Columbus Mother’s Day Dance

Guadalupe's 41st Anniversary of May 11, 1970 TornadoGuadalupe Neighborhood Association Cinco de Mayo CelebrationLubbock Arts Festival 2011, Co-Sponsored by Latino Lubbock MagazineHispanic Law Student Grad ReceptionKnights Of Columbus Council 11807 Our Lady Of Guadalupe Golf TournamentFMX Fly & Fling Co-Sponsored by Latino Lubbock Magazine"A Celebration of Hispanic Art" Local artists fea-tured at Underwood CenterMario Olguin named Firefi ghter of the YearSix Redistricting Hearings held in LubbockAfter six failed attempts Charlie Rodriguez passes TAKS, graduates in MayMariachi Memories Benefi tting the Alzheimer's Association NHPO Cinco de Mayo MixerLatinos in US sports panel held at TTUNavy names ship after American hero Cesar E. ChavezLambda Theta Phi becomes newest fraternity at Texas TechLeslie Soto Retires from LISD after 30 YearsGov. Rick Perry signs voter ID bill into law

June/junio North Lubbock Boxing Club Tournament2011 Barrio Reunion 2nd Unity Car Club Picnic, Co-Sponsored by La-tino Lubbock MagazineSt. Joseph’s Catholic Church Jamaica Celebrat-ing 86 YearsHispanic Association of Women Membership Din-nerMontelongo Pool PartyOur Lady of Grace Guadalupanos Men's Club Scholarship TournamentCelebracion de Exito sponsored by the Caprock FoundationVeteran's Mass at the Lubbock Veteran's Memo-rialPete Morales and the Premiers inducted into the new West Texas Walk of FameLULAC Files Redistricting Suit Against TexasCity Councilman Hernandez, named to TMRS AdvisoryCommissioner Flores elected to HCJC Board Census Reports Hispanics Exceed 50 MillionFirst FORE Women Golf Event held by Latino Lubbock Magazine

July/julio Our Lady of Guadalupe JamaicaOur Lady of Grace Scholarship Golf TournamentSmall Business Administration Awards LuncheonJoe Carrillo & Knights of Columbus Scholarship ReceptionSt. Michael's Church Jamaica in LevellandSt. Francis Church JamaicaBack to School Fiesta Sponsored by Raiders RojosSolitos Car Club 1st Car ShowWoodrow San Ramon JamaicaHombres Nobles Pool Party With Boys Class of 2010-2011Wounded Warrior Banquet By CWVNew Deal Queen of Apostles JamaicaAbernathy St. Isidore Jamaica

August/agosto3rd Annual Vamos A Pescar/Let’s Go Fishing brought to you by Los HermanosArnett Benson Clinic Back to School Fun FestOur Lady of Grace JamaicaLULAC Council #263 Scholarship ReceptionArnett Benson Neighborhood National Night OutHeart of Lubbock National Night Out Kick-OffOur Lady Queen of the Apostles Jamaica in New Deal, TXBusiness After Hours Hosted by Caprock Home HealthCursillo for Women - De Colores FiestaCity Council votes for moratorium on Lubbock Health Dept. closureBusiness After Hours at Caprock Home Health1st Fiesta de Musica at Victory Christian CenterLULAC Scholarship Presentation ReceptionHAW Membership DriveVeteran's Benefi t Event at the Diocese

September/septiembre Hispanic Heritage Month Magic 93.7 Fiestas PatriasFiestas Patrias ParadeEl Grito de Dolores en Guadalupe Park

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empleadores• Declaraciones de desempleo (si

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de cuidados del dependiente - nom-bre y número de identifi cación de empleador (EIN) o número de Se-guro Social• Cheques cancelados o recibos re-

lacionados con el cuido del dependi-ente• Si tiene deducciones sufi cientes

para detallar en lugar de tomar una deducción estándar, también lleve:- Formulario 1098 que indique el

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STATE OF THE CITY MESSAGE Jan. 17, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Lubbock Memo-rial Civic Center. Cost: $40 for individuals, $300 for reserved tables of six, $550 for sponsored tables of six. Mayor Tom Martin will present the annual message, sponsored by the Lubbock Apartment Association. More details and reservation online at www.lubbockapartments.com/newsletter/SOTC2012.html

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ministration is seek-ing nominations for awards honoring the critical economic role small business-es play in federally funded research and development through SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Tech-nology Transfer (STTR) programs.Three awards will be given, one

for companies that have partici-pated in the SBIR/STTR programs, one for individuals who advocate on behalf of the programs, and a third “Hall of Fame” award recognizing companies that have an extended period of extraordinary success of research, innovation, and product commercialization within the SBIR or STTR program. The Tibbetts Awards are named

after Roland Tibbetts, who was in-strumental in developing SBIR, a highly competitive program to en-sure small businesses get a chance to compete for federal research and development funding, along with the opportunities it provides to profit from commercialization of the technologies they develop. The SBIR and STTR programs

currently account for more than $2.5 billion per year in federal R&D

funds and are coordi-nated by the SBA in cooperation with 11 other federal agen-cies with large exter-nal research and de-velopment budgets. The awards are pre-

sented to companies and individuals that are beacons of promise and models of excellence in high technology. Typical of past award winners are a Maine com-pany that created a self-propelled and eco-friendly “AquaPod” for sustainable aqua-culture. A previ-ous Hall of Fame award winner that won numerous SBIR grants – a major west coast chip manufacturer – started with a staff of 35 and has expanded to a global work force of 17,500.Selections for Tibbetts Awards are

based on several factors, including the economic impact of the techno-logical innovation, overall business achievement and demonstration of effective collaborations.Nominations for these awards will

close 5 PM EST on January 31, 2012. Awards will be presented in Washington, DC, in April` 2012. To submit a nomination, please visit tibbetts.challenge.gov (Tib-betts Awards – companies and indi-viduals) and sbirhof.challenge.gov (Hall of Fame Awards).

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Our medical care and support services allow individuals eligible for nursing home care the option of continuing to

live in the community for as long as possible.

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AWARD RECIPIENTS: The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce held their 2011 An-nual Meeting and Awards Gala to recognize the Chamber’s accomplishments over the past year and the members and volunteers who make it possible. Honorees included: • Ambassador of the Year – Traci Cheek, Children’s Home of Lubbock • Volunteer of the Year – Mary Whistler, Office of U.S. Representative Randy Neugebauer • Business Per-son of the Year – Angela Hightower, Angela Hightower Income Tax Service • Business of the Year – Betenbough Homes • Business Person Hall of Fame – Gordon Davis, CEV Multimedia • Business Hall of Fame – Caprock Home Health Services • Parental Partner Award – Veronica Velez, Nat Williams Elementary. Congratultions to all the recipients form Latino Lubbock Magazine!

Wellness/ bienestar

¡Vive tu Vida! Get up get moving!

BY ANNA-LISA FINGER , MS, RD, LDNFOR LATINO LUBBOCK MAGAzINE

The New Year is a time for explora-

tion and adventure. Ex-periment with foods that you may have neglected on supermarket shelves. (Re)discover the follow-ing super foods, which are loaded with nutri-ents, easy to prepare and inexpensive.1. Barley: This whole grain is packed

with soluble and insoluble fi ber, sele-nium and manganese. It helps lower cholesterol, lowers your risk of heart disease, diabetes, some cancers and keeps your blood sugar stable. Uses: Add to soups, stews, cold sal-

ads or use cracked barley to make hot cereal. Or use barley fl our in baked goods. 2. Kale: These dark-leafy greens

belong to the brassica family, which includes collards, broccoli and Brus-sels sprouts are loaded with vitamin K, A, C, D, folate, potassium, magne-sium and calcium. Kale helps protect against some cancers, helps lower

cholesterol and reduces the risk of heart disease.

Uses: Saute in garlic and crushed red peppers, add to soups and fritta-tas, or bake into chips.3. Lentils: These little

gems cook quicker than most other dried beans and are high in fi ber, protein, B vitamins, fo-late and magnesium. They help keep blood

sugar stable, keep you regular, help lower cholesterol and are good for your heart.Uses: Soups, salads, or as a side dish4. Sardines: A can of sardines

(packed in water) has only 140 calo-ries and is packed with protein, omega 3 fatty acids, vitamin D and calcium. These little fi sh help lower choles-terol, protect the heart and promotes bone health.Uses: Add it to salads with some

lemon juice or spread it on hearty whole grain bread with onions, olives and tomatoes.Happy New Year Lubbock! Visit

www.runningongreen.com for more nutrition and exercise information.

Healthy Habits: Rediscover these 4 Super Foods in 2012

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The fl u is the seventh leading cause of death among Latinos

65+. Everyone six months or older to

get vaccinated, too. Only three in 10 Hispanics got a fl u shot last year, a concern because diseases such as diabetes and asthma, more prevalent among Latinos, can lead to serious complications. Now just one shot is needed — the H1N1 vaccine is included — and a ver-sion for those age 65 or older is available.La gripe es la séptima causa más

común de muerte entre los latinos mayores de 65 años. Todos a partir de los seis meses de edad lo hagan. Sólo tres de cada 10 latinos la re-

cibieron el año pasado, lo que es preocupante porque con enferme-dades como la diabetes y el asma tan comunes entre los latinos, pu-

ede haber complicaciones. Ahora, sólo se necesita una inyección y existe una nueva de alta dosis para los mayores de 65 años.

Get Your Flu Shot... La vacuna contra la gripe

New year. New life. Imagine starting 2012 with a clean slate:

all of last year’s illnesses have disap-peared and any future sickness can be prevented. While that’s not pos-sible, keeping these resolutions can help you maintain or improve your health in 2012.Resolution 1: Make sure you have

a primary care physician. Whether specializing in general or internal medicine, this doctor is as critical to your health as a conductor is to an orchestra. Among other things, a primary care doctor can help you choose the right specialist for what ails you. If you have back pain, for instance, you might assume it’s a kidney problem. But if your problem turned out to be in your spinal col-umn, going to a kidney specialist or urologist would be a waste of time.

Resolution 2: Be aware that many dis-eases—including heart disease, cancer, osteo-porosis, diabetes, and AIDS—display no early warning signs. So get a yearly checkup before symptoms man-ifest. Be sure your race, ethnicity, and age

are considered: for example, diabe-tes is much more common among Hispanics, so a test to measure your blood sugar is key. Colonoscopies, mammograms, Pap smears, and tests for prostate-specifi c antigens (PSAs), blood lipids (total, good, and bad cholesterol; triglycerides), bone density, and HIV can detect many diseases early.Resolution 3: Know your personal

Health Checkl ist 2012 and family medi-cal history, and be alert to any changes you notice in your body. Your doctor depends on this type of information to order and interpret tests, including some nonroutine examina-

tions such as sonograms, CT scans, genetic testing for cancer risk, MRI evaluations, psychiatric visits, and vision and hearing exams.Resolution 4: Finally, and most im-

portantly: lead a healthy lifestyle in a healthy environment. Smoke-free air, a healthy diet, regular physical activity under your doctor’s super-vision, and good oral hygiene may make it possible to say at the end of 2012, “I’ve had a great year!”

Imagínese empezar el año nuevo haciendo borrón y cuenta nueva:

todas las enfermedades del año pasa-do desaparecen y cualquier afección futura se podrá prevenir. Si bien eso no es posible, mantener los siguien-tes propósitos podría ayudarlo a con-servar o mejorar su salud durante el año 2012.Propósito 1: Asegurarse de tener un

médico de atención primaria. Este médico, ya sea que esté especial-izado en medicina general o interna, es tan importante para su salud como lo es un director para una orquesta. Entre otras cosas, puede ayudarlo a elegir al especialista adecuado para tratar la afección que lo aqueja. Propósito 2: Ser consciente de que

ciertas enfermedades no dan señales

tempranas de advertencia. Entre el-las se encuentran las enfermedades cardíacas, el cáncer, la osteoporosis, la diabetes y el SIDA. Hágase un examen médico anual y asegúrese de que sean tenidos en cuenta su raza, grupo étnico y edad, ya que hay en-fermedades, como la diabetes, que son mucho más frecuentes entre los hispanos —por lo que un examen en ayunas para medir el azúcar en san-gre es clave—. Las colonoscopías, las mamografías, el Papanicolau, el análisis de antígeno prostático es-pecífi co, el de lípidos en sangre —colesteroles total, bueno y malo, y triglicéridos—, el de densidad ósea y el de VIH pueden detectar muchas enfermedades temprano.Propósito 3: Conocer sus ante-

Agenda de salud para 2012cedentes médicos personales y fa-miliares, y estar alerta a cambios en su organismo. El médico depende de esta información para interpre-tar resultados y prescribir exámenes relevantes, incluyendo algunos no rutinarios, como son las ecografías, las tomografías axiales computariza-das, las resonancias magnéticas, el análisis genético para la evaluación del riesgo de cáncer, las consultas psiquiátricas, los exámenes de vista y las audiometrías.Propósito 4: Llevar un estilo de vida

sano en un medio ambiente saludable es lo más importante. Un ambiente sin humo, una dieta sana, la actividad física y una buena higiene oral harán más fact-ible que al fi nalizar el 2012 pueda decir: “¡Qué buen año que he tenido!”

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DIABETES SELF-M A N A G E M E N T EVENING CLASSES Will start Tuesday January 3rd, 2012. Every Tuesday evening for 8 weeks. Time 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Please call

Yvonne at 765-2611 ext 1009 for more infor-mation and registration. DIABETES FOCUSED NUTRITION CLASSES Started Tuesday January 3rd, 2012. Every Tuesday evening for 8 weeks. Time 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Please call Yvonne at 765-2611 ext 1009 for more information and registration.

DIABETES SELF MANAGEMENT DAY CLASSES Will start Wednesday January 4th, 2012. Every Wednesday for 8 weeks. Time 10 am to 11 am. Please call Yvonne at 765-2611 ext 1009 for information and registration. DIABETES FOCUSED NUTRITION CLASSES Starting Wednesday January 4th, 2012. Every Wednesday for 8 weeks. Time 11 am to 12 noon. Please call Yvonne at 765-2611 ext 1009 for information and reg-istration. CHCL PROMOTORA(A) PRO-GRAM/COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER PROGRAM CLASSES, 168 Hour Curriculum approved by Depart-ment of State Health Services, will begin on January 10th, 2012. Please contact Claudia Bustos at 765-2611 ext 1024 for more infor-mation.

FREE PARENTING CLASSES Classes are Tuesday evenings unless otherwise noted. All class-es begin PROMPTLY at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m. Pizza will be served. NO CHILDCARE PROVIDED. Please do not bring your children to class. For more informa-tion or to register for a class, call 747-5577. YOU MUST REGISTER FOR EACH LIM-ITED CLASS! For class listings and details, please visit our website at www.lubbock-parentconnection.org.

FREE PRODUCE is provided by the South Plains Food Bank, Monday thru Friday at 1 p.m. at the Maggie Trejo Supercenter, 3200 Amherst. Free for Ages 18+.

MAMMOGRAMS AND BREAST CANCER SCREENING A new program through Texas Tech, ABC4WT, provides free mammograms and other services for women aged 40+ who don’t have private insurance or Medicare Part B but have too much income to qualify for other programs. Also eligible are women younger than 40 who are at high risk. Call toll-free 1-855-ABC-4WTX

FREE SICK CHILDREN'S CLINIC is a free, all-volunteer clinic that treats sick chil-dren up to age 15 at 10th Street and Avenue A. Prescriptions at the on-site pharmacy are free. The days and hours of operation de-pend upon doctors' schedules. Call 762-1805 to hear the hours for the week.

FREE DOCTORS CLINIC The Family Church at 34th Street and Boston Avenue holds a free doctors clinic at 6 p.m. Wednesdays. Three to four doctors volunteer their time

each week and can see up to 20 patients. The clinic also includes free vouchers for prescrip-tions. For information, call 799-4329.

LUBBOCK AREA AMPUTEE SUP-PORT GROUP Meeting is the second Tuesday night of each month from 6:00-7:30 p.m. All amputees, family members, and friends are welcome to attend. For more in-formation for meeting locations and/or ques-tions call 806-281-7646 or 806-748-5870.

Health/Salud Noticias de salud/

Health News

The Doc or Is InAdvice from our Doctors

Consejos de nuestros médicos

Cold weather is upon us

and soon snow and cold rains. Now is the time to get ready. What should one do?First, check

around the house and trim branches that could cause problems on the roof. Clean gut-

ters out. Seal around the chimney and roof.Fix all cracks on windows and

doors. This will prevent cold air from coming in.Make sure you have fi re and carbon

monoxide alarms. Change batteries and make sure they are in operating condition. Call the gas company if you suspect a gas leak. Check and in-spect all heaters to make sure they are in operating condition. Chimneys should be checked and

kept clean. If you use the fi replace alot make sure you have an operating fi re extinguisher.

Make sure you have enough food for at least several days, especially food that does not need microwav-ing or cooking such as peanut butter, tuna, things you can make easy with-out having to cook. Also, make sure you have plenty of drinking water. If you are on medications, make

sure you have enough on hand. Check on your neighbors. Notify

your family on your status.Most people have cordless phones,

try to have one that is not cordless. This is your back up phone. If using cellular phones, texts, easier to get through than calling.Have plenty of batteries and fl ash

lights on hand or lanterns.If you have to travel, make sure you

travel with someone. Keep people in-formed on your location. Have blan-kets, fl ash lights, water and food and extra medications in the car. You can be stranded during a storm. Use mittens instead of gloves, they

keep your hands warmer. Try to have a shovel sand or salt to help out if stuck on ice conditions.These are just a few tips to survive

the winter and storms.

Tips for Winter Storm Preparation

DR. JUAN FITz

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Cervical cancer screening saves lives

Encourage the Hispanic women you love (including yourself!)

to take time out this month to get a Pap test and pelvic exam. It could save a life! The American Cancer Society estimates that when all the fi gures are in, over 10,000 women will have been diagnosed with in-vasive cervical cancer in 2006, and about 3,700 will die of the disease. Hispanic women have the highest

rate of new cases of invasive cervi-cal cancer and the second-highest death rates, more than twice that of non-hispanic white women. Fortu-nately, the majority of these deaths can be prevented through early de-tection and treatment. When you get regular Pap tests and pelvic exams, your health care provider can fi nd and treat abnormal cells in the cer-vix before they turn into cancer.

Aliente a las mujeres hispanas que usted ama (incluyendo a

usted misma) a tomarse el tiempo para hacerse un Papanicolau y un examen de la pelvis. ¡Esto puede salvar una vida! La Sociedad Ameri-cana del Cáncer estima que, al con-cluir el año, más de 10.000 mujeres habrán sido diagnosticadas con cánc-er invasivo de cuello de útero durante 2006, y alrededor de 3.700 morirán debido a la enfermedad. Las mujeres hispanas registran la tasa más el-evada de nuevos casos de cáncer in-vasivo de cuello de útero y la segun-da tasa más elevada de muerte por la enfermedad, más del doble de la tasa

registrada entre mu-jeres blan-cas no hispanas. Por for-tuna, la m a y o r p a r t e de esas muertes se puede prevenir a través de detección temprana y tratamiento. Al hacerse exámenes periódicos de Papanicolau y de la pelvis, su médico puede descubrir y tratar las células que se están alte-rando antes de que se conviertan en células cancerosas.

Mes de la concientización sobre el cáncer de cuello de útero

La detección del cáncer de útero salva vidas

Chances are, at some time in

your life you’ve made a New Year’s Resolution - and then broken it. This year, stop the cycle of resolving to make change, but not fol-lowing through. Here are 10 tips to help get you started.1. Be realistic: The

surest way to fall short of your goal is to make your goal unattainable. For instance, resolving to never eat your favorite desserts again could be a bad choice. Strive for a goal that is attainable. 2. Plan ahead: Don’t make your

resolution on New Year’s Eve. If you wait until the last minute, it will be based on your mind-set that particular day. Instead it should be well planned before December 31 arrives. 3. Outline your plan: Decide how

you will deal with the temptation to skip the exercise class, or just have one more cigarette. 4. Make a “pro” and “con” list: It

may help to see a list of items on pa-per to keep your motivation strong. Develop this list over time, and ask others to contribute to it. Keep your list with you and refer to it when you need help keeping your resolve. 5. Talk about it: Don’t keep your

resolution a secret. Tell friends and family members who will be there

10 Tips for New Year’s Resolutions

Planning is best way to keep resolution to support your resolve to change yourself for the bet-ter. The best case scenario is to fi nd yourself a buddy who shares your New Year’s Reso-lution and motivate each other. 6. Reward Your-

self: This doesn’t mean that if your resolution is to diet you can eat an entire

box of chocolates. Instead, celebrate your success by treating yourself to something that you enjoy. 7. Track your progress: Keep track

of each small success you make toward reaching your larger goal. Short-term goals are easier to keep, and small accomplishments will help keep you motivated. 8. Don’t Beat Yourself Up: Obsess-

ing over the occasional slip won’t help you achieve your goal. Do the best you can each day, and take them one at a time. 9. Stick to it: Experts say it takes

about 21 days for a new activ-ity, such as exercising, to become a habit, and 6 months for it to become part of your personality. 10. Keep trying: If your resolution

has totally run out of steam by mid-February, don’t despair. Start over again! There’s no reason you can’t make a “New Year’s Resolution” any time of year.

PHILANTHROPY FOR THE COMMUNITY: The Caprock Foundation present-ed a check for $25,000 to Community Health Centers of Lubbock to be used for a new children's obesity prevention program. The funds were raised at the annual Gala Latina held Sept. 2011. RFPs for the 2012 award will be available in March.

Latino Lubbock Magazine Is A Proud Advocate of Higher Education

THE GATES MIL-LENNIUM FOUNDA-TION GMS will select 1,000 talented students each year to receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to use at any college or university of their choice. We provide Gates Millennium Scholars with personal and professional de-velopment through our leadership programs along with academic support throughout their college career. Application Deadline: Jan. 11, 2012. Online: http://www.gmsp.org/public-web/aboutus.aspx

NATIONAL PEACE ESSAY CON-TEST The Academy for International Con-flict Management and Peace building is the education and training arm of the United States Institute of Peace and runs the Na-tional Peace Essay Contest based on the belief that questions about peace, justice, freedom, and security are vital to civic edu-cation. Application Deadline: Feb. 01, 2012. Apply online at: http://www.usip.org/ed/npec/index.html

JACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDA-TION SCHOLARSHIP provides schol-arships of up to $7,500 annually to minor-ity high school students showing leadership potential and demonstrating financial need to attend an accredited 4-year college or uni-versity of their choice. Application deadline - Mar 30, 2012. Apply online at: http://www.jackierobinson.org/apply/application.php

CHCI SCHOLAR-SHIP PROGRAM are afforded to Latino students in the United States who have a history of perform-ing public service oriented activities in their communi-

ties and who demonstrate a desire to contin-ue their civic engagement in the future. There is no GPA or academic major requirement. Students with excellent leadership potential are encouraged to apply. Application Dead-line: Apr. 16, 2012. Apply online at http://www.chci.org/scholarships/

HACU NATIONAL INTERNSHIPS The HACU National Internship Program has placed more than 9,000 students in in-ternships since its inception in 1992. The internships provide talented Hispanic and other minority students with the opportunity to develop their career and professional skills and receive financial support to help motivate them through graduation. Application Dead-line: June 15, 2012. Apply Online: http://www.hacu.net/hacu/HNIP.asp

LATINO COLLEGE DOLLARS.ORG Scholarships can play an important role in helping you pay for college. They are free money that you can apply for – and they don’t have to be paid back. Application Dead-line: Dec. 31, 2012. Submission Instructions: Search for scholarships that are right for you. http://www.latinocollegedollars.org/

Education & Scholarship Update

Education/ Educación

ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING GRADUATES: South Plains College hon-ored 22 Associate Degree Nursing students in a pinning ceremony Dec. 15th. Graduates included Lucy Herrera and Renee Lopez, both of Levelland; and Bianca Posadas of Sundown. Graduates from Lubbock were Stacey Bean, Rachel Buffington, Kellie Can-non, Anna –Karina Claweson, Julie Cribbs, Heath Gwinn, Gretchen Hicks, Jami Jones, Krista Knowles, Keesha Lloyd, Rolando Lugo, Haley O’Connor, Sean Pitman, Melissa Quintanilla, Yadira Sanchez and Patricia Ybarra. Other graduates were Hilary Garza of Earth, Sheena Helm of Brownfield and Sonia Hernandez of Plains. (Photo by Rosanna Castillo for Latino Lubbock)

ADOPT AN ABUELITO: Lambda Theta Phi Fraternidad Latina, Inc. with Gamma Alpha Omega, and Kappa Delta Chi sororities enjoyed time with senior citizens and residents of Mi Casita. They brought gifts, served treats, and enjoyed their time with each resident. (Photo by Rosanna Castillo for Latino Lubbock)

College-Bound High School Senior Planning Calendar

Some of you have been planning for this year for quite some time,

while for others it seems as though it has suddenly appeared from no-where. Your senior year and your half way through. For college-bound seniors you must

get on the ball, it’s a time to narrow down your list of colleges, gather all your necessary test scores and high school transcripts, request letters of recommendation, and complete work on your college admission es-says. . . and in reality, for most of you, this process began at least a year ago, if not longer. Don’t fret if you’re late to the game,

however, you still have plenty of time to get your college applications in - as long as you’re willing to put the time in to complete them. Here’s how your senior year should

look, month-by-month. JANUARY

· If applying for financial aid, get started on preparations by obtaining a Free Application for Federal Stu-dent Aid (FAFSA) form. · Stay focused on grades. FEBRUARY· Complete the FAFSA, if possible. (You'll need your family's/guardian's tax records.) · Keep track of your college appli-cations; be sure all schools have re-ceived all your materials. · Stay focused on grades. MARCH · College decision letters

begin arriving. · Celebrate your acceptances, de-cide about your wait lists, and deal

positively with your rejections. · Finalize f i n a n c i a l aid applica-tions. · Continue searching and applying for scholarships and grants. · Stay focused on grades. APRIL· Make decision about college choice from among the colleges that ac-cepted you. · Notify all colleges (that accepted you) of your final decision. · Submit tuition deposit to your col-lege of choice. · Continue searching and applying for scholarships and grants. · Stay focused on grades. MAY· Be sure to submit paperwork for room and board. · Continue searching and applying for scholarships and grants. · Stay focused on grades. JUNE· Celebrate your high school success! · Send thank you notes (if you haven't already) to everyone who helped you this year. · Start planning for college. · Watch college's summer deadlines (orientations, housing options, regis-tration, etc.) closely. JULY· Register for fall courses at your col-lege. · Begin preparing for your new ad-venture.

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College is hard. I know

that this sounds like a huge un-derstatement and a repeat, but it really is. As an-other year has come and gone and fi nals are over, I’ve had the opportunity to sit down and refl ect over college. I’ve

come to the conclusion that even af-ter a year of college life, I am still fi guring out what works best for me. Nobody ever sits down and ex-plains to you that the study habits of the person next to you might not work for you or that maybe taking your notes by hand may be the bet-ter option as compared to taking your laptop with you everywhere. While I still live at home and have the encouragement and support of my parents, I can honestly say that this past semester has not been an easy one for me due to a variety of

reasons. Due to a course in Anthro-pology, I’ve had to take a few more hours than previously required. Add that to an internship, a job, and trying to maintain a social life, it’s no wonder I haven’t burnt out sooner. With the help of a summer school course, my fi rst and second semesters of college each gave me a 3.0 GPA. This year, due to a few of the previously mentioned obstacles, I dropped from a 3.0 to a 2.0 GPA. Many students would be absolutely embarrassed to even mention a drop like this, let alone even ac-knowledge that it happened but for me, it’s not so much embarrassment but disappointment. I don’t feel em-barrassed about my GPA because I see it as a lesson and an example for improvement for the semesters to come. No one likes to experience setbacks in life, and it’s hard to ac-cept them, but sometimes we have to in order reach accomplishment. NICHOLAS MUÑIZ is a freshman English major at Texas Tech University. He is the fi rst in his family to attend college.

NICHOLAS MUÑIz

My College Expe-rience: "After the First Year of College"

Youth OpportunitiesKIDS CAFE A hot nutritious meal is served daily. Ages: 18 and under. Sponsored by the South Plains Food bank. 3:30 pm, M-F Rawlings at 213 40th. Free, Weekly.

zUMBA Get a great muscular and aerobic workout in this fun class set to Latin music instructed by Amaris Garcia. The class is for Adults/Teens, and is held at 6 pm on Mon. and Wed, at the TREJO Cen-ter, 3200 Amherst. The

cost is $20 for a monthly pass.

SPANISH LESSONS Learn basic com-munication skills in Spanish as students learn with no grammar, no rules in a non-stressful environment. At 9 am on Saturdays at Raw-lings Center, 213 40th St.. Classes are $10 Monthly.

MAHON CHESS CLUB Join every Tuesday for weekly free chess matches. Be-ginners to experts welcome. Sponsored by SPICE. At Mahon Library, 2:30 pm.

OPEN FITNESS Avoid the unpredictable weather of high winds and too hot tempera-tures. Use our fi tness equipment to get fi t! Treadmill, bikes and more! Ages 13+ (13-16 yrs. needs guardian) 3 p.m., M-F at the Trejo Center. Free.

GIRL SCOUTS Troop 6424 meets weekly at 6:30 pm at Hodges. Ages: 5-18 $15/yr. Call 789-9753 for info.

GIRL SCOUTS – Troop 6375 Troop 6375 meets weekly for events, badges and fundraisers. Contact Troop Leader Roxanne Butcher at 239-0377 for more information. $12 registration fee. Ages 10-14 (1.5 hr), 6 pm Maxey .

NORTH LUBBOCK BOXING CLUB is currently recruiting youngsters who are will-ing to train hard, and study hard in school. The services are free of charge except for a $40 annual fee paid to USA Boxing. NLBC is located at 417 N. Akron, behind the Matthews Learning Center.

GIRL SCOUTS Troop 6073 meets weekly for events, badges, and fundraisers. Contact

the Girl Scouts’ main of-fi ce for more information at 806-745-2855. At the Trejo Center, 6 p.m. weekly on Wednesdays. Fee is $10/yr.

Youth/Juventud

Mark Your Calendar2012 LISD School Holidays

Jan. 4 Student HolidayJan. 4- Feb. 10 4th Six WeeksJanuary 16 MLK HolidayFeb. 13- April 5 5th Six Weeks February 20 Student Holiday March 12-16 Spring Break April 6 Good Friday April 9 Student HolidayApril 9- May 25 6th Six WeeksMay 25 Last Day of Classes

“¡Sí Se Puede!” It can be d ne!“¡Sí Se Puede!”

SPANISH SPELLING BEE: Sigma Delta Pi held the first Lubbock Spanish Spell-ing Bee Championship in December. Students from all over LISD participated. The first, second and third places went to Karen Eliserio of Atkins Middle School, Azelia Reyes of Harwell Elementary School, and Mario Pimentel of Atkins Middle School, respectively.

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS MASS CAST: A play by children was held at Our Lady of Grace. The play is held annually and the children are students in the elementary CCE program. For the second year Eva Jimenez served as play director.

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LISD marching band at Tournament of Rose Parade

Ten very special buses departed from Lubbock on Dec. 27th.

They carried 450 or so Lubbock ISD marching band students to the Rose Parade in Pasadena, Califor-nia.Lubbock ISD will be performing

in the nationally televised parade,

Monday, Jan. 2, at 10 a.m. Lubbock time.Tune in to local

stations to view.Congrats to these

students.

National Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive Challenge

MigrantStudents.org announces the launch of the 4th Annual

National Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive Challenge. This national ser-vice learning program promotes the engagement of U.S. Latino/Hispanic college students as college campus organizers of in a national ‘Smart & Healthy’ education campaign with Cesar E. Chavez’s as its icon cel-ebrating his legacy as an American civic leader devoted to improving the quality of life for the migrant/

seasonal farmworker community. The four basic event objectives are to promote a) health education, b) health/science careers, c) civic en-gagement, and d) save lives! The campaign challenges each student organizer to coordinate a successful donor recruitment campaign culmi-nating in a health education event featuring a 1- or 2-day campus blood drive to be held on or close to March 31st to celebrate Cesar E. Chavez’s Birthday.

"I Have a Dream"Do You?

Josie SalinasBusiness Advocate

Josie assists small business owners with certifi cations and counseling. For 42 years she has worked for the U. S. Small Business Administration in Lubbock, TX, which she began in 1970 after the Lub-bock tornado. Her commitment has been to help with Personnel Staffi ng, Budget-ing Planning and Implementation, Career Counseling, Marketing, and Outreach as the Business Development Specialist, 8(a) BDS. She strives to identify small business owners who qualify for pro-grams, and often assists in showcasing them by nominating them for regional and national awards.

Love Yourself, Care for You!

Latino Lubbock Magazine’s Top 20 Hispanics

of 2011

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6 7 8 9 10

1Sister Santillana

Church LeaderSister Leonor Santillana Has been a nun and servant of the Lord and her commu-nity for 57 years on January 25th. She is dedicated to her calling and emulates her faith by working to share the Word of the Lord. She organizes monthly retreats for women. She leads prayer groups, provides communion to sick, she holds meditation groups, and, she provides classes to the aforementioned to non-English speaking adults and children. Sister Leonor is a peacemaker. And, she is involved in humanitarian, civil rights, and any issues impacting her church community “she is there and steps up.”

Anthony VillarealVeteran Advocate

Sgt. Anthony Villarreal can inspire any-one to be proud to be American. Villarre-al served two tours of duty in Iraq, which he is very proud of, and was in Afghani-stan on his third tour when an improvised explosive device struck the truck he was driving. He lost his right arm, multiple fi n-gers on his left hand and suffered burns over 80 percent of his body. He was told that after the explosion he crawled out of the vehicle. He survived and is grateful to God to be alive. More so, he is among the Wounded Warriors Project, and is committed to helping other wounded sol-diers like him, who need help.

Dr. Xochitl AndertonDental Health Advocate

Xochitl (Aztec name meaning “Flower”) has been an advocate for Community Health Center of Lubbock (CHCL) and its mission of “Providing Primary and Preventive services to those in need”. Her fi rsthand experience of Community Health Center’s began as a patient when she was a child. As she grew older, her personal mission was to become a den-tist and to give back to health centers by providing services to those in need as she once received. In 2005, she started out as a dental provider for CHCL and became the Dental Director in 2006. In the last six years, she has expanded dental operatories to 22. This is sig-nifi cant for a nonprofi t which serves the medically underserved and uninsured.

Dr. Enrique RodriguezHealth Provider

“Dr. Rod” as many refer to him, has been interested in rural medicine for a num-ber of years. In the summer of 1993, he moved to Littlefi eld, TX and for 10 years served the community of Lamb County. During those 10 years he maintained active privileges in Lamb Healthcare Center. From 1995 to 1999 he served as Chief of Medical Staff at LHC. Dr. Ro-driguez moved his practice to Lubbock in 2003 and keeps active privileges at many hospitals. He fosters relationships with Spanish-speaking patients making them aware of health issues in a way that has helped to save lives, and brought awareness to many health issues im-pacting the Latino community.

Patsy CardonaHealth Advocate

Patsy is a Clinical Research Nurse and is dedicated to her profession but more so to her community and patients. Patsy works in the Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center where she works diligently to try to fi nd a cure for cancer. As an oncology nurse Patsy has been a member of the Oncology Nursing Society, both locally and nationally since 1997. Na-tionally Patsy has also served in numer-ous positions and committees, and even went to Washington Hill to lobby for health policy issues. She has been instrumental in lobbying for issues affecting nurses and oncology patients. She also encourages other nurses and healthcare personnel to become involved in advocating helping those in need.

Los Hermanos & Las HermanasFamily Advocates & Volunteers

A last request to go fi shing with the entire family a day before the death of a hard-working farmer and father, resulted in an organization of men, Los Hermanos, to be created, as well as the inception of the annual Vamos a Pescar (Let's Go Fishing) Free Fishing Event.Los Hermanos, which means brothers, and Las Hermanas,which were added more recently, is made up of about 200 volunteers and 16 organizations - the Vamos a Pes-car Committee, Knights of Columbus #8097 San Jose, Knights of Columbus #11807 Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Grace Guadalupanos, LULAC #263, Sigma Lambda Beta, West Texas Lowriders Association, the Hispanic Peace Offi cers As-sociation, the Hispanic Student Society.The men and women, recognize that involved fathers bring positive benefi ts to their children that no other person is as likely to bring. Therefore, the group with the Texas Parks & Wildlife, Texas Game Warden's Association and Fishing's Future has held the Annual Vamos a Pescar (Let's Go Fishing) free fi shing event for the past three years. They use the sport of fi shing as the hook to engage families. Collectively, the volunteers contributed about 3,260 volunteer hours, and this August welcomed - 3,100 participants!

Olivia Hernandez Volunteer

On any given Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, you will fi nd Olivia Hernan-dez volunteering for Catholic Family Ser-vice. In the past nine years, Olivia has served about 4,680 hours. Some of the tasks she completes are stocking grocer-ies, preparing sacks of hygiene products for those in need, and completing vouch-ers for prescriptions, c clothing, and glasses. As such a dedicated volunteer, Olivia lives by the principle that giving is better than receiving. A motivator to all, Olivia provides vital assistance to Catho-lic Family Service, providing the staff with more time to help people in need in the Lubbock community.

Emilio AbeytaVoter Advocate

Justice for all. The three words which punctuate the fi nal stanza of the Pledge of Allegiance aren't simply words Emilio recites off-handedly. For him, its phi-losophy he has carried throughout the church, the capital and the courtroom. He practices law, and has made it his life's mission to ensure equality for all people. Throughout the past three de-cades, he has been involved extensively in professional, church, civic, social and educational activities and organizations. One of his biggest commitments is his ef-forts to register voters and educate them about the issues. He especially works to register Latino voters.


Special/ especial

Publisher’s Note: We would like to thank all those who took the time to nominate outstanding individuals, as well as congratulate the Top 20 Hispanic fi nalists. Gracias. While all of the nominees were deserving, we trust the decision of our blind committee, and see the value of their selections, which represent individuals from diverse circles with signifi cant achievements that have benefi tted the Latino community. We feel blessed knowing there is so much talent and dedication in the Latino community. Please note that the names are not placed in any order, and that these bios are a synopsis of the essays, and supplemental materials submitted. A special thanks to our committee and staff. Latino Lubbock Magazine recognizes that it is individu-als that go beyond the call of duty to improve their communities and impact others are true successes and true proponents of the Latino community.

Latino Lubbock's Top 20 Hispanics of 2011

11 12 14Rey Martinez

Civil ServantRey Martinez is a senior detective in the homicide division of the Lubbock Police Department. Having been with the force since August 1981, Martinez has honed his natural gifts for interviewing and un-derstanding people to become one of the best on the force. In addition to Mar-tinez's dedication to some of the city's most notorious murder cases, Martinez exemplifi es the attributes of a top police offi cer. Martinez is streetwise and a no-nonsense kind of detective. He has been recognized statewide and has a crucial role in the city's murder investigations. One case that led to a nomination for the state award is one Martinez pursued tirelessly for several years. In addition, he is a member of the Hispanic Peace Offi cers Association and volunteers with many groups.

Art LaraChurch & Community VolunteerFor Art it is not about religion but about building relationships in the parish and in the community. He has been a mem-ber of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church since established in 1980; a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 11807 since 2004, ultimately becoming a Grand Knight from 2008-2010. His leadership has inspired many men to join, as well as city wide partnerships to occur that benefi t the church and community. They assist with the Back to School Fiesta, the Vamos a Pescar fi shing event, and many more city wide projects. He believes that his faith in God and Love of Jesus Christ motivates him to serve the community and church.

Claudia BustosHealth Educator

Claudia currently works for the Com-munity Health Center of Lubbock as a Special Populations/ Case Manager. She works closely with the homeless populations and patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes and hyper-tension. She is also a Community Health Worker Instructor and has already gradu-ated two classes, and preparing to begin another in January 2012. Claudia also implemented a Northern Texas Commu-nity Health Worker Resource Coalition. Claudia, as well as the CHWs, provides health education, case management services, facilitates support groups and educational workshops/trainings, and supports communities to help organize and advocate for social change and jus-tice.

Joe Leos Church & Community VolunteerJoe fi rst and foremost serves God. He is a parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church-Lubbock and an active parish-ioner involved in his community mostly through the Knights of Columbus. Through the Knights of Columbus they have raised scholarships, and actively get involved in programs benefi ting many families and organizations in the com-munity. He also volunteers in so many activities for the Diocese of Lubbock, fi rst by his presence, in full “regalia,” for Confi rmation ceremonies throughout the Diocese, 25 counties; second, by volun-teering in the many activities of the Dio-cese, where he is called upon.

Anita BaezaChurch Volunteer

Anita is a hard worker and is very active and liked in the grassroots community. Many families know her from church and school involvement, more so, for her diligent commitment to serving others. Although she has a job at Our Lady of Guadalupe (OLG) her volunteer hours exceed her work hours. She has been a member of OLG since 1978. She helps with many projects and is always ready to assist in completing tasks. She is involved in Eucharistic ministries, the cursillistas, altar servers, and, she was the fi rst female usher for OLG. And in addition to her service at church, Anita has been helping LISD with the PTA for Harwell elementary, the Monterey Band, and, assisting with Mrs. De San-tiago’s 5th grade dual-language class.

Pete Pina Church Volunteer

Three years ago when St. Joseph's Church saw a growing need among families dealing with hunger and pov-erty issues, they created a food pantry. Since then, Pete has continued to foster the growth of the pantry. He secures the funds to purchase the food, shops for the food, stocks the shelves, and helps to manage and distribute the food. He also assists in the screening of this very successful effort to assist those in need. Pete is also the president of the St. Joseph’s Parish Council; the chair of the Jamaica, which he has helped to increase attendance and growth; and, he is also a member of the church’s 90 year celebration to be held in 2014.

Joe ArredondoArt Advocate

This November, Joe celebrated his 10th year as Director of Landmark Arts in the Texas Tech School of Art. During that time he has strengthened the qual-ity of art exhibitions and visiting speaker programs by raising $40,000 - $80,000 each year in grants to support the pro-grams. Beginning in 2005 he took on additional responsibilities as Assistant to the Director for Development and Alumni Relations. In this role he has coordinated the Medici Circle support group’s fund-raising efforts which have created over $180,000 in scholarship endowments since 2007. He has helped to draw inter-est from the community to many aspiring artists, as well as has brought nationally acclaimed artist to the Lubbock commu-nity.

Yda AguilarCommunity Advocate

She has formed many partnerships with many organizations and groups because she is committed to the families in Lub-bock. Yda is the Supervisor at Maggie Trejo Supercenter. Not only does she do that work, but she has become an advo-cate of the Arnett Benson neighborhood, especially the children. She believes that her work with the families is a partner-ship. During the discussions to close Tubbs Elementary, Yda was instrumental in securing bus service programs to the Trejo After School programs, to assure that children would safely be transported to the center, and, so that parents could have peace of mind knowing that their children would be taken to the center, and would not have to leave work and loose important work time.

Irasema Velasquez Civic Involvement

Irasema served as Chairwoman for the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce. An entrepreneur and role model in her own right, she is only the third female and fi rst Hispanic to serve in this position. With the help of Velasquez, Hispanic partici-pation on the Chamber board has grown to 25% from what was less than 5% in the past. Her leadership and dedication to the Chamber and its mission have helped the organization’s goal to refl ect the entire business community. Now 2,200 members strong and representing over 62,000 employees and $820 mil-lion in payroll impact, the Chamber is the largest business federation on the South Plains.

Mary MojicaYouth Advocate

Since 2007, she has been working for a program called "SEED” whose purpose is to work with high school aged youth, to prepare them for employment, by instilling good work ethics and breaking the cycle of dependence on government assis-tance. And beyond her job, Mary assists these kids by counseling them, assisting them with school, and giving them guid-ance. She also assists with the Workers Investment Act/In School Youth Program as a Youth Career Counselor. And helps students to overcome any obstacles that will prevent them from completing their high school education, by mentoring and providing any supportive services if needed.

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Una Conferencia en Partici-pación de Votantes se llevará

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ira: la Ley del Empleo ha creado 103.600 de Texas, votaron en con-

tra de Cornyn y Hutchinson. Las terribles leyes de inmigración apro-badas. Las leyes de supresión de votantes pasadas. Los ingresos de los ricos ha aumentado 240% desde 1979, y el resto (99%) vieron cómo sus ingresos se mantengan práctica-mente el mismo.


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Tips to Protect Your Home & Your Family

La seguridad es algo que preo-cupa durante todo el año y es

especialmente crítica en la tempo-rada de fi estas cuando amigos y fa-miliares están de visita.1. Instale un sistema de seguridad

adecuadoUn sistema de seguridad instalado profesionalmente es una excelente manera de sentirse se-guro en el hogar, cuando la familia esté de visita así como también mientras uno esté de viaje durante las fi estas. Un sistema se puede in-stalar por menos de US$1,000. Los estudios muestran que los sistemas de seguridad y los hogares bien iluminados pueden disuadir a los delincuentes.2. Instale detectores de humo y

monóxido de carbono. Estos dos aparatos poco costosos ayudan a salvar vidas, especialmente durante esta temporada en la que las luces y velas de Navidad están encendidas durante largas horas. Debe haber un detector de humo y un detec-tor de monóxido de carbono o una unidad combinada en cada piso en

el hogar, en especial cerca de los dormitorios. El costo promedio es de $25 a $50 y First Alert y Kidde son dos fabricantes populares.3. Proteja la chime-

nea. La chimenea es la pieza central per-fecta para entretener y mantener el calor. Sin embargo, sin el man-tenimiento y limpieza adecuados las chime-neas se pueden conver-tir en un riesgo para la seguridad. Llame a un profesional para que inspeccione y limpie la chimenea todos los años.Más arreglos rápidos

y fáciles: Asegúrese que todas las alfom-bras tengan una almo-hadilla o cinta adhe-siva antideslizante para mantenerlas seguras al pisar. Tenga a mano una escalera pequeña.

Sugerencias para proteger el hogar y la familia

Safety is a year-round concern and is especially critical dur-

ing the holidays when friends and family visit.1. Set Up a Proper Security Sys-

tem. A professionally installed se-curity system is a great way to feel safe at home, not only when the family is there, but when traveling during the holidays. A system can be installed for less than $1,000. Studies have shown that security systems and well-lit homes deter criminals.2. Install Smoke and Carbon

Monoxide Detectors. These two inexpensive devices save lives, es-pecially during this season when Christmas lights and candles are lit for long periods. There should

be one smoke detector and one car-bon monoxide detector or a com-bination unit on every fl oor of the home, especially near bedrooms. The average cost is $25-$50 and First Alert and Kidde are two pop-ular manufacturers.3. Safeguard the Fireplace. The

fi replace is the perfect centerpiece to entertain and keep warm. Without proper maintenance and

cleaning, however, fi replaces can turn into safety hazards. Call a professional to inspect and clean the chimney every year.More Quick and Easy Fixes: En-

sure that all area rugs have anti-skid tape or padding to keep them sure-footed. Have a good, strong step-stool to reach items.

Recognize clutter in your life and clear it this new year. The desk,

the home, the car. With a few simple strategies, you can recognize and tackle clutter, organize your space - and take back your life.1. Where Do I Start? Think Small!

Choose one drawer, one closet, one cupboard or cabinet in one room. Plan and schedule ahead for the next project areas. 2. Schedule the Time to Organize.

Plan this project out like any other scheduled appointment on your cal-endar. 3. Plan Ahead. Ask for help. Make

sure this time will be undisturbed and without distractions. 4. Decide How You Want To Use

The Space. Whatever is cluttering up the space you choose may not be what you even want there. 5. Get Prep Tools Ready. Clean-

ing products, clothes, broom, and vacuum cleaner. Pens, labels, stapler, rubber bands; items that help you to combine and contain like items and identify them. Storage Boxes, a Trash can, and a Recycle box: For recycla-bles such as glass, paper, plastics. 6. Dig In! It's a very good idea to

take everything off or out of the area or section of the area and go through just one pile at a time. 7. Shine It Up! While the area is

empty get a damp cloth or polishing cloth and clean off the surfaces mak-ing them fresh and new again, vacu-um and make it new. 8. Save What You Want. After

you've shined and polished your space, put back only those items that really belong there. 9. Finish or Reschedule make sure

to redistribute all of the designated boxes, containers and bags to where they need to go. 10. Maintain, Maintain, Maintain

Ninety percent of life is maintenance! Take 10-20 minutes a day, to put ev-erything back where it belongs!

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A Family's Tale of Lyme DiseaseBY REBECCA GONzALEz WALLACE

In early 2010 my husband, Billy began experiencing difficulty

finding words and completing simple tasks. He was initially di-agnosed with an anxiety disorder. Later, after additional testing, he was diagnosed with temporal fron-tal lobe dementia. His condition worsened and he was hospitalized. His illness led to an unplanned re-tirement from the police force.Local tests and those from the

Mayo Clinic were all negative. Eventually, we were led to a lo-cal doctor that finally detected the Lyme disease. He’s had two additional hospital-

izations, tests and treatments since the spring of 2010. He now requires

daily supports from a home pro-vider. Some say the Lyme disease might be related to his dementia. Others are convinced it is. Looking back the symptoms were

there but they mimicked so many other illnesses. He’d been an avid outdoorsman all his life. If only someone had connected the dots. There are simple precautions to take and I am committed to helping others learn the signs, symptoms and dangers of Lyme disease.In November, the Knights of Co-

lumbus and St. Elizabeth’s Church held a barbecue fundraiser to ben-efit my husband. The City of Lubbock Chief of

Police also awarded him his long awaited retirement badge as a Lub-bock Police officer.

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which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. He was assas-sinated in 1968.MLK Day will be

observed Monday, January 16, 2012.

Pete's Barrio MemoirNew Years y Los Tres Reyes

As December ended and Christmas had

come and gone - we quickly became tired of playing with the stuff we had gotten for Christ-mas, or maybe by this time we had even bro-ken it. I remember get-ting ready for the New Year to come along and start a new phase in our lives. I'd stay up if I took a small nap so that I could be awake as the New Year came in. As midnight drew close we would start popping fi re-works. It seemed like the whole sky lit up with fi reworks and you could hear gunshots as some people would actually fi re their guns to celebrate the New Year. As all this celebra-tions drew to a close I remember that we would turn our attention to the celebration of the day that Los Reyes Magos got to where Jesus had been

born. At Christmas time we had prayed and celebrated the birth of CHRIST and laid the babe in His crib. Now as the Tres Reyes Magos another celebration would be-gin. This one was no

where equal to Christmas, but it still marked an important day in our faith. I do remember that the Reyes would bring us different types of fruit and some kind of hard candy. Once we observed this holiday then the year would commence and life would go on. As our two sons were growing up we always practiced this tradition to where now the are in their early 40s and late 30s, they still ask, "Are Los Tres Reyes still visiting us?"Editor's Note: Pete Pina grew up in barrio Guadalupe and enjoys sharing his memories and the stories of barrio Guadalupe.

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POR ROSARIO SMITH

“Hay viene el viejito”. Esto nos decia mi papá cuando nos

poniamos a jugar dominos. Era el unico tiempo que el, mi mama y nosotros po-diamos desvelarnos porque sabiamos que el siguiente dia no teniamos que ir a la escuela y el no tenia que tra-bajar. Cada año rezabamos el rosario y viamos la television un rato y luego jugabamos dominos hasta media noche para amanecer con el año nuevo. El y mi mamá lla

sabian jugar, pero nosotros teniamos que pensar antes de sentar el domino

para sacar puntos. Si nos tar-dabamos mucho, mi papá

decia “hay viene el vieji-to.” Le preguntabamos que viejito pero nomas se reian. Despues de años, nos dimos cuenta que el “viejito” era el año

viejo que lla se estaba aca-bando y si no sentabamos el

domino pronto, se hiva acabar el año. Ojale este año nos juntemos a jugar con mi Mamá. ¡¡FELIZ ANO NUEVO!!

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LOS MATACHINES DE SAN MIGUEL EN LEVELLAND han hecho su dance cada año el 12 de diciembre a la Virgen de Guadalupe. El grup es dirijido por Manuel Vidales y consiste de hombres y mujeres de varias edades. Este grupo ensel-lan durante el año y bailan en la Jamaica del de San Miguel en junio y en diciembre a la Virgen.

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¡Ya Vienen Los Reyes Magos!After New Year’s

Day, many La-tino families still have a very special date to commemorate and enjoy. On January 6, most of the Hispanic world celebrates El Dia De Reyes, the Epiphany, remembering the day when the Three Wise Men follow-ing the star to Bethlehem, arrived bearing their treasured gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh for the Baby Jesus.On the night, of January 5, the

figurines of the Three Wise Men are added to the nativity scene. Some families still encourage their children to put out old shoes so that the Wise Men

will leave them presents. At some homes, hay and water are left out for the animals, and snacks are left for Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar.The evening of the 6th is when the

Merienda de Reyes, a Spanish based tradition of celebrating the Epiphany

with a dinner is held.Friends and families celebrate the

Epiphany, and indulge in tamales, the Rosca de Reyes, an oval sweet-bread, decorated with candied fruit, and hot chocolate.Whoever gets the baby figurine

hosts another celebration on Febru-ary 2, the day of the Candelaria or Candle mass day. On this day the host also gets a new Ropón, or dress for the Baby Jesus of the Nativ-ity scene. That night families gather again to put away the nativity and to close the Christmas season.

Here comes the Three Wise Men

Una de las tradiciones más ar-raigadas en la cultura espa-

ñola es la celebración de la noche de reyes, cuando niños y mayores se llenan de ilusiones y esperanzas. La Cabalgata es un desfile que cada 5 de enero se representa en las grandes y pequeñas ciudades españolas. Rep-resenta el camino que recorrieron los Reyes Magos hasta Belén para encontrar al Niño Dios siguiendo la estrella que les marcaba el camino. Esta fiesta reúne a muchas personas en las calles y plazas de las ciudades para ver pasar a los reyes y sus pajes quienes regalan caramelos a los ni-ños, es una noche donde se mezclan las tradiciones y la fe.

Según el Evangelio de San Mateo, los tres Reyes Magos de Oriente ofrecieron al Niño Dios oro, incienso y mirra. Durante años y siglos, la tradición popular ha representado a tres importantes personajes que adoraron al Niño Dios y le ofrecieron regalos.En España e Hispanoamérica ex-

iste la tradición de entregar a los niños regalos en la noche del 5 al 6 de enero. Esa noche, largamente es-perada por los niños, los tres Reyes Magos llegan a la ciudad con todo su séquito, donde son recibidos por las autoridades. Montados en sus camel-los o en carrozas, los reyes desfilan por la ciudad para disfrute y deleite

de los niños que les miran con ojos de asombro e ilusión.La Cabalgata de Reyes es una rep-

resentación festiva de la adoración de los tres Reyes Magos al Niño Dios. Las ciudades se llenan de luces y color, y comienza el largo recorrido, que en ocasiones dura horas; las car-rozas, los camellos, los pajes reales y los más variados y exóticos person-ajes desfilan ante los ojos atónitos de niños y mayores. Según la tradición española, la tarde del día 5 de enero los tres Magos de Oriente recorren la ciudad lanzando a los niños carame-los y mostrando todo su esplendor.

La cabalgata de reyes

HOMELESS CANDLE VIGIL: National Homeless Person’s Memorial Day was held on December 21, 2011 that longest night of the year. The commemoration was held for those members of the community who died homeless, and those who remain home-less. A special thanks to those who helped organize and put this together, the South Plains Homeless Consortium members.

ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE: LULAC #263 members took time for a photo after the 20th Annual Senior Citizen Dinner and Dance. The group had the largest crowd in attendance and provided a meal and holiday merriment to senior citizens at the Maggie Trejo Center.

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SOUTH PLAINS YOUTH SUMMIT “Equipped, Informed & Connected” – Saturday, January 7, 2012, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Science Spectrum Education Building, 2579 South Loop 289, Lubbock. Lunch will be provided. Topics include: suicide preven-tion, teen pregnancy, distracted driving, child abuse, tobacco education, teen straight talk, resources. There is no cost to attend this summit. To register, contact Tricia Vowels, 806-783-6482 or [email protected]

AMARILLO WALK FOR LIFE All are invited to attend a Mass for Peace and Justice on January 21, 10 a.m., at Saint Mary Cathedral, 1200 S Washington, Ama-rillo. After the Mass, there will be a Eucha-ristic Procession from Saint Mary’s to 15th & Taylor, where there will be prayer for life led by Bishop Zurek and Knights of Columbus Councils. For more information, please call 806-383-2243-ext 129

ROE VS. WADE MEMORIAL MASS: January 23, 2012, 5:30 p.m. at Saint Elizabeth University Parish, 2316 Broadway, Lubbock. All are welcome to participate in remembrance of the infamous 1973 Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court deci-sion that has resulted in the death of at least 50 million innocent lives.

REFRESH YOUR MARRIAGE There are still a few openings available for couples who wish to attend the Marriage Encounter weekend February 10-12, 2012. The weekend is held at Mercy Retreat Cen-ter, Slaton. Cost per couple - $150. Partial scholarships available. Register soon—space is limited! For more information, or to register, please contact Richard & Elaine Ybarra (806) 792-3943, ext 231 or [email protected].

ST. MICHAEL’S 27TH ANNUAL SAUSAGE FESTIVAL will be held Sun-day, February 13th, menu will consist of homemade German Sausage, homemade German potato salad, homemade rolls, sau-erkraut, green beans, dessert and a drink. Price: $9.00 for Adults/$5 for children over 12. There will be a live auction and a silent auction.

ST. MICHAEL’S RAFFLE TICK-ETS for a 2011 Ford F-150. Chances are $5 each. The truck will be raffled at the an-nual Sausage Festival to be held on Febru-ary 13th. To purchase your chances, call the parish office at 894-2268.

WANT TO SAVE YOUR MAR-RIAGE? Attend the Retrouvaille Retreat March 2-4, 2012 at Mercy Retreat Center, Slaton. Register online at catholiclubbock.org under Marriage and Family Life link. Or call Family Live Office at 806-792-3943, ext. 231.

MASS ON TEXAS TECH CAMPUS - Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m., Room 309 in the library. Visit www.raidercatholic.org for Student Center News

SAINT ELIzABETH YOUNG ADULT GROUP - Scripture study and faith sharing, led by Father Jorge, every Monday 8-9 p.m. in the Pallotti Building, 2308 Broadway, Lubbock. All grad, law and medical students, as well as other young professionals who have moved beyond their college years are welcome.

90TH ANNIVERSARY: Lubbock Saint Joseph Church will be having its 90th anni-versary in 2014. An illustrated history book on the church is planned. Anyone having any information on the church, old pictures, or commemorative items, please contact call the office at (806) 765-9935. Please leave a message for Sylvia Piña.

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MASS FOR LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE: Most Reverend Bishop Placido Rodriguez was surrounded by the church leaders - priest and deacons as they celebrated the mass on el día de la Virgen de Guadalupe.

SERVING THE LORD: The ushers of Our Lady of Guadalupe take pride in their service to God and their parish community. They were especially helpful during the an-nual Virgen de Guadalupe procession.

The Guadalupanas of Our Lady of Guadalupe selected Cecilia

Aguirre as the 2011 Rose of the Year. She has been a Guadalupana for 49 years, and has been a mem-ber of Our Lady of Guadalupe since 1976. Ms. Aguirre has held various leadership positions within the or-ganizations, and takes pride in its

continued growth and role in the church. She and her husband both have been cur-sillistas for 49 years. She is also a communion minister.

Aguirre wins Rose of the Year

Loyola Institute for Ministry is offering a free webinar for any

Catholic who works in Hispanic ministry. Tuesday, January 10 at 8 p.m., Rev. Eduardo Fernandez, S.J. will discuss his book Mexican-American Catholics (Paulist, 2007) as a resource. The session will be presented in both English and Span-ish and is available to anyone who has access to a broadband computer connection. To participate, on the

evening of the webinar, please: 1) go to http://loyno.adobeconnect.com/webinar/ , 2) select Enter as a Guest, 3) type in your name and click "Enter Room." You will be in-vited into the webinar or open house when it starts, so if you log in early, you will need to wait until about 8 p.m. CST to access the webinar. Please make plans to participate, and pass this along to others who work in Hispanic ministry.

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MIL GRACIAS: Thank you to the Guadalupanas of Our Lady of Grace who served a meal to the Martinez family after the funeral of their loved one Johnny Martinez.

families as a ges-ture of good will. Impromptu ballads speak personally to the family and ex-press wishes for a prosperous and re-warding New Year.

The performance begins outside the house and continues when the mu-sicians are invited into the home, where they also share conversation, wine and a meal comprised of New and Old World recipes that take on a ritual significance in this context.The significance of Los Días is

its role in the affirmation of com-munity unity and harmony, and in emphasizing humor as a necessary part of coping with the problems of daily life. This tradition, which cre-ates bridges of compassion between neighbors, helps community mem-bers feel unique and special, and supportive of each other.

Dando los días is a beautiful

centuries old His-pano New Year’s serenading tradi-tion of many cit-ies like Lubbock across the united States and Latin American coun-tries. It originated with European serenading traditions and may have been reinforced in this region by in-digenous traditions in which songs greet the morning sun. Los días (as people often refer to it) blends the tradition of going together in an in-formal celebration of thankfulness for the year passing in joyful wel-come to the coming year.Beginning on New Year’s Eve and

continuing through New Year’s Day, folk singers and musicians travel from house to house performing songs sung only for Los Días, as well as old favorites and holiday music for

Los Días: A Hispanic Holiday Tradition

In today’s Gospel we again hear the story of the nativity from

Saint Luke; of the motherhood of Mary, the vessel who brought forth our savior in a dark corner of the world and reflected on this sacred revelation in her heart. Christian stewards are also the vessels by which Christ is carried out into the

world. They continually seek ways to reveal Jesus in the world’s dark corners. In this new year, let us ask God to give us the courage to bring forth Christ to those who are strang-ers to us, who think differently than we do or who may not believe that Christ can make a difference in their lives.

The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God

En el Evangelio de hoy nosotros escuchamos nuevamente la his-

toria de la natividad de San Lucas; de la maternidad de María, el vaso que llevó y dio a luz a nuestro salva-dor en un obscuro rincón del mundo y que reflexionó acerca de esta sa-grada revelación en su corazón. Los corresponsables Cristianos son tam-bién los vasos sanguíneos por los cuales Cristo es llevado al mundo.

Ellos buscan continuamente mane-ras para revelar a Jesús en los ob-scuros rincones del mundo. En este Nuevo Año, pidamos a Dios nos de el valor para acercar a Cristo a aquellos que son extraños para no-sotros, a quienes piensan diferente de nosotros, o a aquellos quienes no creen que Cristo puede hacer una diferencia en sus vidas.

La Solemnidad de María, la Santa Madre de Dios

THE MEN IN BLACK: Priest of the Diocese of Lubbock along with Bishop Placido Rodriguez took time for a group photo at the Bishop's annual Christmas dinner.


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Guadalupe Ra-mos, 83, of Abernathy passed away on De-cember 2, 2011, in Albur-querque, N.M. He was born on July 15, 1928, in Millersview, Texas, to the late Enrique and Ma-ria De Los Angeles Ra-mos. Guadalupe met the love of his life and mar-ried the former Juanita Cantu in Lubbock on Dec. 26, 1952. Mrs. Ramos passed on July 7, 2005. Guadalupe was a veteran of the US Army, having served in the Korean Conflict. He received a Purple Heart for his heroic commitment. He was a lifelong truck driver in both public and private transport. Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, Jaime (Monica) Ramos of Abilene, Rene Ramos of Albuquerque, N.M., and daughters, Angela (Richard) Lopez, also of Albuquerque, N.M., and Rebecca Perez of Abilene. Siblings include Jerry (Munda) Ra-mos of Lubbock, Jesse Ramos of Greeley, Colo., and Angie (Juan) Pina of Lubbock. He also leaves behind his 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

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Carmen Lopez Sosa, passed away on December 2, 2011. She was born July 16, 1943, in Edinburg, Texas, to Juan and Ercelia Lopez. Her survivors include a son, Raymond Sosa Jr. and his wife Linda of Lubbock; two daugh-ters, Chriselda Sosa of

Lubbock and Martyselda Sosa Jones and her husband Chris of Lubbock; nine grand-children, Vanessa, Rebecca, Matthew, Roman, Adrian, Xyan, Juan, Christian and Derrick; six great-grandchildren, Arianna, Brianna, Elisha, Jeremiah, Marlena and Uri-ah; one sister, Lupe Blanco; two brothers, Nick and Joe Lopez; eight sisters-in-law, Anita Sosa, Linda Ramos, Rachel Lopez, Villa Lopez, Linda Lopez, Linda Sosa, Molly Campos and Patsy Sosa; four brothers-in-law, Joe Sosa, John Ramos, Manuel Sosa and Gilbert Campos. She is also survived by her best friends, Dimantina (niece) and Margarito Gloria of Illinois, Anita and Ama-do Balderas, Simona Sanchez, Maria Ra-mos, and last but not least, the gentle and caring girls who became like her daughters during the last months of her life, Laura and Irma. She was preceded in death by her mother and father; two brothers, Manuel and Richard Lopez; and two sisters, Eulialia Garza and Eugenia Arrizola.

A PRAYER FOR TODAYFather God, today I raise my level of expectancy. I choose to take the limits off of my thinking. I know that You are able to do exceedingly, abundant-ly above all I could ever ask, think or imagine. Thank You for the blessing You have in store for me in 2012! In

Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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MemorialTeresa A. PerezAug. 9, 1974 to Dec.

11,2010You are still remembered. We miss and love you.Love, All Your Family & Friends

Ernestina Gutier-rez passed away on De-cember 6, 2011. Ernes-tina always had enough love for everyone and was very dedicated and believed strongly in maintaining peace and unity in the family no matter the sacrifice. Ernestina loved going to church and enjoyed her pets and play-ing bingo. Survivors include six daughters, Gloria DeLeon, Carmen Vela, Lydia Alger, all of Lubbock, Margie Morales of Ft. Hood, Texas, Emma Briggs of Deer Park, Texas, and Rebecca Hornof of Germany; five sons, Frank Sr., Samuel Sr. and Antonio, all of Lubbock, Reymundo Jr. of Sherman, Texas, and Adam of Lawton, Okla.; two brothers, Manuel Gallegos of Ohio and Uvaldo Gal-legos of Arizona; three sisters, Janie Cool and Josie Cruz, both of Ohio, and Agripina Vasquez of Arizona; 29 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.

Robert Tellez, 47, passed away on De-cember 8, 2011. Rob-ert was born March 13, 1964 in Lubbock to Jesse and Eufemia Tellez. He worked for many years at Arm-strong Mechanical as a duct man and was a member at Our Lady

of Grace Catholic Church. He is survived by three brothers, George Tellez , Michael Tellez, and Jimmy Tellez all of Lubbock. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Javier Tellez, Dean Tellez; and one sister, Frances Tellez.

The Reverend Monsignor Anto-nio Gonzalez, 76, of Plainview passed away on December 9, 2011. Monsignor Gon-zalez was born July 22, 1935 in Amarillo to the late Bernardino and Joaquina Gonzalez. He became an ordained Catholic Priest in 1962 in Amarillo and served numerous parishes throughout his ministry including Our Lady of Grace in Lubbock from 1962 to 1963. From 1963 to 1964 he served at St. Margaret Mary in Lamesa and Sacred Heart in Plainview. He led the Cursillo Movement from 1964 to 1990 and in 1985 became a Monsignor and remained at Sacred Heart until 1986 where he returned to Our Lady of Grace until 1988. From 1988 to 1996 he served at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Slaton and then served at St. Patrick's until 1997. From 1997 till 2000 he served at Our Lady of Grace and served at St. Mary's in Spur until his retirement in 2001. He was preceded in death by two sis-ters, Dr. Rosa Gonzales in 2011 and Maria "Cuca" Renteria in 2009. He is survived by three brothers, Ignacio Gonzalez and Dr. Juan Carlos Gonzalez both of Austin, Ber-nardino Gonzalez of Baltimore, Md.; three sisters, Esperanza Perez of Ft. Worth, Sis-ter Maria Elena Gonzalez, RSM, of San An-tonio, and Guadalupe Alderete of Ft. Worth.

Joe "Jose" Gar-cia Rogers passed away on December 8, 2011. He was born on April 26, 1933 in Tyler, Texas to Bacilio Rogers and Anita Garcia. He married the late Amelia Arias on May 13, 1951 in Clovis, N.M. Joe was a devout Catholic and

a lifelong member of Our Lady of Guada-lupe in Slaton and Lubbock. Joe served in the United States Army in 1953 until his honorable discharge in 1955. He worked as a welder for Clark Equipment and Ea-gle Pitcher. Later he worked for Covenant Hospital until his retirement in 1995. His passions included watching Chicago Cubs baseball and old westerns on television. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, and provider. Joe was preceded in death by his beautiful wife Amelia, sisters, Lala Hernandez and Bea-trice Hernandez, and brother Pablo Rog-ers. Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, Joe Jr., Lloyd, Gerard, and Daniel and their significant others all of Lubbock; sisters, Lily Montez of Copperas Cove and Josie Espinosa of Austin; along with grand-children and great-grandchildren.

Maria Isabel R. Bosquez, 90, passed away on December 14th 2011. She was born on November 5, 1921 in Martindale, Texas to Gu-micindo and Esmerehil-da Rodriguez. She was preceded in death by her sister, Margarita Rios. She is survived by sons, Encarnacion, Domingo, Victor Bosquez and Daniel Navarrette; brothers, Ramon, Isidro, Crispen Rodriguez; sisters, Julia Rodriguez and Cruz Trevino; eight grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.Florencia Hernandez, 94, of Wil-son passed away on Decembe 22, 2011. Mrs. Hernandez was born Nov. 10, 1917, in Batesville, Texas. She married Abelino Hernandez Sr. on June 7, 1938, in Tay-lor. He preceded her in death on Sept. 6, 2005. They moved to Wilson in 1955 from Thorndale. Her survivors include her chil-dren, Manuela (Apolonio) Garza, Connie (Tony) Villarreal, Susan (Johnny) Guzman, Dolores (Jessie) Guzman, Janie (JJ) Pena, Arnold Hernandez, all of Wilson, Abelino Hernandez Jr. of Dade City, Fla., Dora Perez of Victoria, Lupe Navarro of San Angelo, and Florencia (James) Thompson of Goliad; along with 75 grandchildren; 93 great-grandchildren; and 26 great-great grandchildren.

Jesse Lara Jr. 77, of passed away on De-cember 13, 2011. Jesse was born December 14, 1933 in Hearne, Texas to the late Jesse Sr. and Juanita Lara. He married the former Esperanza Salas in Lubbock. Mrs. Lara passed away June 16, 1979. Jesse was employed for 43 years at Potato Specialty in different capacities. He was a member of St. Patrick Church, Knights of Colum-bus, and was a Cursillista. He was an avid "Aggie Fan". He leaves behind his son, Robert (Janice) Lara; daughters, Yolanda (Joe) Aguilar, Nancy (Javier) Gonzalez, and Cindy (Isreal) Barrera; one brother; six sisters; ten grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Jesse was also preceded in death by his son, Joe Lara; daughter, Mary Jane Cantu; his brother, Herminio Lara; and sister, Petra Lara.

Eloy Loya, 52, of Lubbock passed away on December 16, 2011.Eloy was born on March 7, 1959 in Lubbock to Eleazar and Lucia Gala-vis Loya. He graduated from Lubbock Christian High School and from LCU. He married Julie Marie on April 1, 2008.

He and his father owned and operated Loya and Son Body Shop. He was an avid musi-cian, singer and photographer. He was of the Church of Christ faith, and retired from the medical field in 2010. He was preceded in death by his father; a daughter, Megan; and sister, Hilda Chapa. Survivors include his wife, Julie Marie; his children, Ashley and Chad Loya, Brandon and Amanda White; his mother, Lucia Loya; one sister, Lydia Naranjo; and one granddaughter, Megan.

Robert Moreno passed away on De-cember 17, 2011. Robert was born in Lockhart, Texas to Pedro and Feve Moreno on May 28, 1920. He married Margarita Rosales on June 5, 1954 in Lub-bock, Texas. Survivors include his daughters, Feve Cantu of Seguin, Crestina Day of Al-len, Celia Gibson of Altus, Okla., Carol Ar-gumaniz of Flower Mound, Adelia Moreno and Amelia Blomquist of Austin; sons, Rudy Moreno of Overland Park, Kan., Joel More-no of Coppell, and Ben Moreno of Austin; 17 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Robert was preceded in death by his wife, Margarita and son, Bobby.

Monica Valdez, 42, of Lubbock passed away on December 15, 2011. Monica was born July 9, 1969. She grad-uated from Lubbock High School in 1986. Monica had a passion for life and loved oth-ers as herself. Monica is survived by her father

and mother, Ben and Susana Valdez; sons, Biyetez Mojica and Lincoln Mojica; compan-ion, Rico Mojica; sons, Alykzander Valdez and Gabriel Rodriquez, Jr.; former husband, Gabriel Rodriquez, Sr.; sisters, Cynthia Val-dez Sanchez, Delilah Valdez Diaz, Yolanda Valdez and Rachel Valdez Romo; and brothers, Benny Valdez and Omar Valdez; along with many more family and friends.

Mercedes Garza passed away on Decem-ber 21, 2011. She was born to the late Salomon and Macelina Munoz Dec. 4th, 1927, in Flores-ville, Texas. Mercedes was a longtime member of Emmanuel Worship Center and her heart was moved to support and contribute to the missionary activities of her church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernesto, and a grandchild. She is survived by three daughters, Katie Diaz, Manuela Montiel and Norma Austin; four sons, Ernesto Jr., George and wife Pearl, Hector and Billy Garza; 20 grandchil-dren; and 53 great-grandchildren.

Gonzalo "Charlie" Montemayor, 72, of Lubbock passed away on December 20, 2011. Charlie was born on Jan. 10, 1939, in Donna, Texas, to Filipe and Ma-ria Perez Montemayor. He retired from the U.S. Navy with 23 years of service, graduated from TTU with a Bachelor of Arts in 1977, and retired as a social worker at UMC. Charlie was a member of St Elizabeth's Catholic Church and served as Past Grand Knight with the Knights of Columbus, 11807. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cyn-thia Montemayor, in 1992. Survivors include his wife, Elena; one son, Jerry Montemayor of Lubbock; one daughter, Lucy Lara and husband JJ of Lubbock; nine sisters, Porfid-ia Reyna, Cruz and Felipa Ramirez, Adelida Montemayor, and Juana Casanova, all of Lubbock, Maria Mojica of Idalou, Josie Mo-rales of Round Rock, and Jean Montemayor and Nellie Covarrubias, both of Florida; two brothers, Daniel of Amarillo and Ruben of Waxahachie; and one granddaughter.

Maximina "Mina" Lopez Avalos, 73, passed away on De-cember 22, 2011. Maxi-mina was born June 8, 1938, in Slaton to Luis and Gregoria Lopez. She married Onesimo Avalos on Sept. 16, 1959, in San Jose. She was a homemaker and

a member at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. She is survived by her mother, Gregoria Lo-pez; five sons, Onesimo Avalos Jr. , Lupe Avalos, Fabian Avalos, Rene Avalos and Abel Avalos; three daughters, Anna Perez, Diana Avalos and Mariselda McDonald, ; 10 brothers, Joe Lopez , Luis Lopez Jr., Mario Lopez, Bobby Lopez, Andy Lopez and Dan-ny Lopez Jr., Gilbert Lopez, Smiley Lopez and Albert Lopez, and Richard Lopez; five sisters, Chelo Torrez, Juana Rios, Tencha Guajardo, Julia Hernandez and Patsie Perez; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, Luis Lopez; one son, Joseph Avalos; one brother, Juan Lopez; and one sister, Reyes Trevino.

Jesus "Chuy" Cavazos, 80, passed away on December 25, 2011. Mr. Cavazos was born May 29, 1931, to Leon and Andrea Cavazos in Pearsall, Texas. He moved to Seagraves in 1949 and worked as a roustabout in the oil field. He worked with CJR Contractors in Denver City for 15 years. He married Carmela Vera on Feb. 29, 1959, in Brownfield. They were married 53 years. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 53 years, Carmela of the home; two sons, Jesus Carlos Cavazos Jr. and his wife Mary of Midland, and Tony Cavazos and wife Shelly of Lubbock; one daugh-ter, Sylvia Cavazos Herring and husband Bobby of Lubbock; one brother, Geronimo "Chicho" Cavazos of Seagraves; and one sister, Basilia Rodriguez of Seagraves. He also leaves nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father on Dec. 7, 1949, and his mother, Jan. 22, 1935.

Johnny Joe Mar-tinez, 49, of Lubbock passed away on De-cember 22, 2011. He was born Feb. 17, 1962, in Lubbock to Jesus and Angelita (Torres) Marti-nez. He graduated from Lubbock High School and Devry University. He worked for C.R.S. as a software support technician. Johnny was a loving husband, father, brother, son, and an awesome uncle. He was a passionate Dallas Cowboy fan. He could always put a smile on your face with his great sense of humor. Johnny will be deeply missed by everyone that was blessed to know him. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 23 years, Belinda (Velasquez) Martinez; daughter, Adriana Martinez; par-ents, Jesus and Angelita; one brother, Ru-ben (Josie) Martinez; and six sisters, Viola (Ramiro) Hernandez, Irma (Jesse) Garcia, Janie Bocanegra, Gloria (Lupe) Torrez, Al-ice (Mario) Martinez and Lori (Elias Garcia) Martinez. Johnny was preceded in death by his brother, Joe Martinez.

Elena V. Carmona, Elena passed away Nov. 27, 2011. She was born Jan. 21, 1927 in Corsicana, Texas. She married Adan Carmona on 1946 in Las Vegas, Ne-

vada.She was a peaceful soul and a loving homemaker. Survivors include her hus-band, Adan; son, Ernie Carmona of Los Angeles, Calif.; daughters, Diana Pantoja of Albuquerque, N.M. and Anita Harrison of Lubbock; one brother, Eugenio Vasquez of Lubbock; three sisters, Isabel Vargas, Rachel Vasquez and Carmen Reyna all of Lubbock; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Andrea L. Pesina, 90, of Hereford, Texas, passed away on December 26, 2011. Andrea Lozano was born on May 27, 1921, in LeRoy, Texas, to Vicente and Concepcion (Lopez) Lozano. She married Juan O. Pesina on May 16, 1942, in Waco, Texas. They moved to Hereford, Texas, in 1961 from Waco, Texas. Mrs. Pesina was a member of La Iglesia de San Jose. She was preceded in death by her husband, Juan O. Pesina; her daughter, Maria Elena Griego; her parents; two sisters; and three brothers. She is survived by five sons, John L. Pesina Jr. and wife Frances, Robert Pesina and wife Beatriz, Joe Pesina and wife Iris, Fe-lipe Pesina and wife Janie, and Raul Pesina and wife Sara; two daughters, Andrea Lily Salinas and husband Ed, and Rosa Vallejo and husband Francisco; one brother, Jesus Lozano; four sisters, Mary Almanza, Anna Fay Elizondo, Pauline Gonzalez and Josie Monreal; 28 grandchildren; 40 great-grand-children; and one great-great grandchild.

MemorialAlcario “Chayo” Garcia Sr.

January 12, 1944 to Nov.18, 2008

Happy Birthday! When I am gone, re-lease me, let me go…I have so many things to see and do. You mustn’t tie yourself to me with tears, be happy that we had so many years. I gave you my love, you can only guess How much you gave to me in happiness. Love always, Mary Lou Garcia and your family

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LULAC Senior Christmas Party

The annual Christmas party was a great way to pre-pare for the holidays.

The 20 year tradition continued with many smiling faces.

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Santa's helpers are busy at work. Amaris Garcia of Latino Lubbock Magazine makes her annual request to Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Liz De Leon welcomed CHCL staff and Caprock Home Health staff members.

Cruz and Mary Garcia sit by the fire to stay nice and warm.

Caprock Foundation Presents Grant to CHCL

Yvonne Gutierrez, JR Morales, Christina Brito, and Claudia Bustos

Dr. Bachar Alalami congratulated the CHCL staff. Board Members of CHCL, Gala Latina, and many of the CHCL employees were present as the check was presented.

Family members of all ages came out to enjoy the annual event.

Lubbock Chamber Awards Gala 2011

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Many familiar faces gathered around for the annual LULAC Christmas party.

The Morales family was there to accept the award for Business Hall of Fame for Caprock Home Health Services.

Christy Martinez-Garcia, Linda Alvarado, and Silvia Castro smile for the camera.

The Gonzagas were some of the many attendees at the event.


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Alex Rodriguez & Eric Rodriguez signing Christmas cards.

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Sergio Gonzales Jr., & Isaiah Flores get ready to pass out pizza.

The Hernandez family waits for Santa. (photos by Rosanna Castillo for Latino Lubbock Magazine)

Santa Claus driving in to town with the U. S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots

The Perez, Romero, & Canales families layer on coats and blankets as they watch the floats.

Valerie & Robert Olivarez & Mary Mendez, & Kim-berly Gonzales

Students reciting the Vocational Nursing Pledge.Elsa Medrano & Family were all smiles as they sup-ported their Nursing Graduate.

Myra Castillo & Family smile for the camera.

SPC Nursing Graduates Pinning Ceremony

Jasmine Herrera & Felipa Vasquez visit while play-ing with the cute little dog.

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Abraham Torres & Family pose for a picture after the ceremony.

Miracle on 34th Street Parade

Rangel Family prepares themselves for all of the floats.

German & Brenda Argueta & Jason Rodriguez all bundled up to watch the parade.

Elijah, Joel, & Alice Torres with Veronica Villegas & Michael Villalobos & dog Montana

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Guadalupe Villarreal, Sister Olivia, and Sister Mar-tha Jane.

The Knights of Columbus smiled for the camera. Rev. Ernesto Lopez takes a moment to pose for the camera with Joe and Penny Morin.

Bishop's Annual Christmas Dinner

Kae and David Hentges and Christy Martinez-Garcia take a moment to greet one another before the din-ner begins.

Pancho Clos Annual Visit to the Trejo Center

Smiles filled the room as the children received spe-cial treats and gifts for being good.

Hispanic Peace Officers Association Members served as Pancho Clos' helpers.

Pancho Clos heard many children's Christmas wishes.

Parents were all smiles with their children as they waited in line.

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The Solitos Car Club collected toys to give to the children.

Lubbock's Unique Car Club helped to organize and brought Christmas spirit to the families.

Blue Knights and friends smiled for the camera. Motorcycle club members were on hand to guide Pancho Clos upon his safe arrival.

Sandy & Alan Henry were some of the many guests to at-tend the annual celebration.

Linda & Andy Cognasi took a moment to admire the lights.

The Muniz family enjoyed the festivities. Pauline Rodriguez and Rebecca Tribble made time for a photo.

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Participants warmed up after walking in from the cold and rainy procession.

Bishop Rodriguez thanked the alter servers. Deacons welcomed all who participated. The Bishop blessed the roses that were given to mass participants.

Dia de La Virgen Mass

Dia de La Virgen Procession

Bundled up and ready to walk. Many families and friends gathered to participate in the procession.

Rain or shine, the families committed in honoring the Virgen de Guadalupe.

St. Patrick Members were some of the many church-es that had floats.

Knights of Columbus served hamburgers after the mass.

Hamburgers were a hit with the parishioners. Many stood patiently in line as they waited for the fellowship.

Red Roses were taken home after the mass.

Friends gathered for a photo. Santas helpers were ready to serve the meal. All gathered for a delicious dinner and fellowship with friends.

Epifanio and Olga Aguirre posed with Sister Leonor before dinner.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebrates the Holidays

St. Joseph's Church Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

The Texas Tech Lady Raiders

have at this time jumped out sur-prisingly, to some, as the 15th ranked team in the nation. Coach Curry has started out this sea-

son 10-0 for the fi rst time in her col-legiate head coaching career, which also includes her stint at Purdue. What that means right now we do not exactly know but it is refresh-ing to see the ladies back on the top tier of the Big 12. Their battles and victories against Big 10 teams Penn State and Illinois which are more physical than fi nesse, should help them tremendously, especially since Big 12 play opens this week against Oklahoma State on the 4th at the United Spirit arena. Keep an eye on the play of all the Tech guards since they are playing solid on both sides of the court and they only have room to improve. Janu-ary will test their mettle with a total of four away games and four home games with not one of the teams being an assured win. Number one Baylor on the 18th is arguably the toughest team but we would be fooling ourselves if we think that OU, Texas, Kansas, Kansas State

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or even Iowa State will be push-overs. I know I left out Missouri, but the point is made that this open-ing month of Big 12 play will de-termine who is the team to beat as everyone jockeys for position and nationwide prestige in the polls. Seeing that this is the best team we have seen in a long time, hope-fully that can translate to bigger home crowds that we haven’t seen in a long time. The men’s team also faces the same tough Big 12 teams with the exception of Texas whom they play twice later in the sea-son. The Raiders have fi ve home games with the marquee match ups being against Kansas on the 11th and Oklahoma State on the 31st. One positive thing about the Janu-ary run is that all the games will be televised on one cable station or another but let’s not let it keep us at home if we can attend any of the home or away games. The away games are against Oklahoma State on the 4th, A&M the 14th, OU on the 17th and Missouri on the 28th, which I remind you two of these teams are leaving for greener pastures in the SEC. Locally the Coronado Mustangs, boys and girls teams are picking up steam as dis-trict play starts this month with the girls’ team coming off an impres-

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sive Caprock tournament showing (again). Second ranked Estacado shows no sign of letting down and Frenship is turning heads with their equally impressive start. Who is the best team in area? We will discuss that in the coming month because right now, it’s still up in the air but do not be surprised if it’s a girls team that has that distinction. The NFL playoffs are underway and as of deadline time I do not know the results of the last regular sea-son games but I am hoping all has turned into favorable results for our two state teams. Houston is in and we can only hope that the loss of their two quarterbacks will not hin-der them too much this postseason but that might be too muck to ask. Dallas only has one running back when they started out with three, so we can all come to the conclusion that depth matters in the NFL. 2012 is here so let us start this year with great hope and expectations. 2012, ready or not, here we go!

Editor's Note: Mando Reyna is an avid sports afi cionado and fan. Monthly he contributes his sports perspective of local to national sports. Email [email protected]

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A: I think the fi rst thing to under-stand with any junior golfer is that only a very small few develop as a player at an early age. One fact is because more so than ever is our ju-

niors are involved in so many differ-ent sports so the focus is not just one. With any sport it is going to be up to that junior on how much time do I want to devote to a specifi c sport to become better. The golf swing at times can become so frustrating that it is easy to walk away from. So that is why I work so hard with all my ju-niors to maintain a positive attitude and most important have fun. Start-ing out with any beginner it important to remind them that the score really does not matter yet because that is to much pressure to handle not only for a junior but even for some adults. This is a game that we can play for a long time well after the junior days are over and that is how the game is grown.

Editor's Note: Jimmy Saenz is head pro and general manager for Stonegate Golf Course.

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FAITHFUL RUNNERS: Lo White Rock Marathon in Dallas. (Pictured left to right) Roy Gonzalez, Myriam Guardiola and Lucinda Escobar completed the 13.1 mile race on Dec. 4th. Roy and Myriam and Lucinda became friends through the ACTS Community, which they believe has been a blessing and an inspiration to participating in the mara-thon. They are going to continue to run and participate in future marathons together.

The Lubbock Warriors Boxing team competed in the Texas

State Silver Gloves Champion-ships for boxers 15 years old and under in McKinney, TX on De-cember 9-11, 2010. In the girls di-vision Maria Leon competed in the 119# weight class. In a Semi-Final bout Mariah Leon defeated the de-fending state champion (Jennifer Caster from Dallas). In the Cham-pionship Finals Mariah Leon De-feated Teresa Jones of Ft. Worth. Mariah won the Texas State Silver Gloves Championship and now ad-vances to the Nationals on Jan. 12-14th, 2012. The Nationals will be held in Little Rock, Ark. Mariah is a student at O. L. Slaton Middle School where she is on the volley-ball team and is currently playing basketball for O.L. Slaton. She is also the 2010-National Pal Boxing Champion.Team mate Isaiah Castillo won

the Texas State Silver Gloves Championship in the 75# weight division by defeating Jose Perez of Dallas in the Finals. He also ad-vances to Little Rock, Ark. for the National Championships. Isaiah attends Cavazos Middle School, played on the football team for the Cavaliers and is a current member of the wrestling Team where he is currently undefeated.After the Silver Gloves Champi-

onships Mariah and Isaiah along with their other team mates of the Lubbock Warriors will be at home on Feb.17-19th 2012 compet-

ing in the Lub-bock Regional Golden Gloves Championships that will be held at the Holiday Inn Tower and Suites located at 801-Ave. Q. The Lubbock Gold-en Gloves will feature the top boxers from Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland, Odessa, Abilene and the entire West Texas Area. The Lub-bock Golden Gloves regional is an advancing tournament to the Texas State Golden Gloves Champion-ships.The Lubbock Warriors Boxing

Team is a Member of the Optimist Boy’s and Girl’s Club. It is one of many programs offered by The Boy’s and Girl’s Club of Lubbock. Among a few of the other programs offered are Educational programs, Computer classes, Library Hr., Organized Basketball and Wres-tling. The Boy’s and Girl’s Club of Lubbock is a safe place environ-ment dedicated to providing youth an opportunity to succeed. It is a non–profit organization relying on community support to help serve our youth.Congratulations from Latino

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Mariah Leon wins TX State Silver Gloves Championship

RAIDER CHRISTMAS SPIRIT: TTU Basketball Coach Billy Clyde Gillispie took 40 Boys & Girls Club members to shop at Toys R U where the kids each got to purchase one present of their choice for Christmas.

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