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October 2009

Dicho “E l que nace pa ' tamal , de l c ie lo le caen las ho jas .

He who is born for tamal, f rom the sky the leaves fal l on him." Meaning that what you are born to do, your path will fall into place in front of you.

“What sets worlds in motion is the interplay of differences, their attractions and repulsions. Every view of the world that becomes extinct, every culture that disappears, diminishes a possibility of life."

Octavio Paz Mexican poet, writer, and diplomat (1914-1998)

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Opinion Piece by Rudy Rosales Page 4

Opportunity Page Page 8

Tips by Jaime Garcia Page 9

Youth Page Page 13

Dia de los Muertos Page 14-15

Anita’s Barrio Memoirs Page 19

Faith & Religion Page 21

Fotos y requerdos Page 22-25

Classifi eds Page 26

Pico the Gallo Kid’s Page Page 27

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DEADLINENews & Info - 21st of monthAdvertising - 23rd of month

STAFFPublisher/Owner

Christy Martinez-Garcia

Sales ConsultantsBridge Communications

CONTRIBUTORS

Business/negocio Jaime Garcia

Wellness/Nutrition Anna-Lisa Finger

Music History Gilbert Esparza

Youth/joventud Amaris Garcia, Youth Editor

Andrea Elias

Kid’s PageHomer Marquez (SPC)

Faith & ReligionSal Hernandez

Past Anita Harrison

Sports/deportes Mando Reyna

Opinion Pieces Individuals interested in writing an Opinion piece* may email [email protected] Please include your name, contact num-ber, and subject. *Note: Op-ed pieces are scheduled one to two months ahead.

Latino Lubbock Magazine is published monthly, 12 months per year, and distrib-uted usually the fi rst and second day of each month. About 60,000 readers per month. Over 200 distributions points in Lubbock. Out of town delivery includes Plainview, Hale Center, Cotton Center, Abernathy, New Deal, Idalou, Wolforth, Morton, Ralls, Crosbyton, Lamesa, Slaton, and Levelland. Bilingual (English 60%/Spanish 40%).

Copyright 2009 by Latino Lubbock Magazine. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Absolutely no part of this periodical may be reproduced without the con-sent 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 Span-ish descent; they may be of any race.

¡Feliz compleaños!Belated SeptemberChr is topher Mora les 9 /29Boni Vasquez 9/23

October Amanda Vasquez 10/1Penny Garcia 10/Jacob Vasquez 10/3Genaro Carr i l lo 10/6Kait lyn Denise Diaz 10/7Jesse Garcia 10/8Amaris Garcia 10/9Mary Mart inez 10/9 Joanne Jiménez Rodríguez 10/9Luis Trejo 10/10Cindy Rangel 10/11Gracie Hurtado 10/13Eddie Acosta 10/13JJ Pauda 10/15Terry Garcia 10/15Blas Moj ica 10/16Reagan Urtado-Mart inez 10/18Mercedes Quant 10/18Ramiro Hernandez 10/19 Ol iv ia Hernandez 10/19Tony Cast i l le ja 10/20Vanessa Hernandez 10/22Jacob Pauda 10/24Ray Lozado10/26Stel la Acosta 10/26 Kimberly I r is Diaz 10/26Rudy Rosales 10/27 Jessie Torres 10/27

Sylvia Reyes10/29 Josie Alvarado 10/30

Christopher Garcia 10/30Aurel ia Moj ica - 102

Lesl ie Angel Flores 10/30Maria Carmen Torres 10/30

Linda Jaramil lo 10/31Margie Diaz 10/31

October

Alíviate pronto.. . Get well soonOur Prayers are with youTer r i Perez

Johnny Mar t inezRosemary Gonza les

Yvonne Gut ie r rezFreddy Mar t inez Sr.

Bubba Sedeno

Rosemary CamposDolores Garc ia

Lou isa "Lecha" Bus t i l l osPat ty Ru iz

Ros ie Garc iaMage lano Hernandez

Latino Lubbock Magazine's Mission Statement:

"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

they can take pride in; and, the community a tool for better understanding and creating dialogue."

BASIC TRAININGAir Force Airman Clint A. Perez, son of Daniel and Elish Perez of Abernathy, has gradu-ated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Perez is a 2006 graduate of Abernathy High School.

Air Force Airman Victor A. Camacho, son of Donna Roberson and grandson of Adam Camacho of Lubbock, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Camacho is a 2008 graduate of Monterey High School.

Army Pvt. Oskar Castilleja, son of Jose and Maggie Castilleja of Plainview, has gradu-ated from basic training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. Castilleja is a 2006 graduate of Pla-inview High School.

RETIREMENTS Master Sgt. Roger F. Valdez, son of Mary A. Valdez and nephew of Guadalupe Aguilera, both of Lubbock, and Juan Aguilera of Littlefi eld, has retired from the U.S. Air Force after more than 24 years of faithful service. He and his wife, Renee, daughter of Al and Pat Recchezza of Philadelphia, Pa., have eight children. Prior to retiring, Valdez served as an avionics functional manager assigned to Headquarters Air Edu-cation and Training Command at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio. He was responsible for all issues concerning communica-tions, navigations and electronic warfare systems that are installed on all heavy/tanker/airlift/special operations assigned aircraft. During his career, he served at military installations in Japan, Georgia, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Texas. He deployed overseas in support of Operations Desert Shield, Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.The Master Sergeant is a 1985 graduate of Dunbar-Struggs High School.

West Texas Hometown HeroesMilitary Briefl y

Proud Member of"Happy wwBirthday" Father & Daughter

Ismael G. Garcia 10/29/77,and Sarah Faith Garcia 10/2/00

Love, Mary Lou Garcia & Family

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Everything has a season and as we journey on to fall, I recall the final days of sum-

mer and storytelling by my abuela. My Grandmother Castro would pick "tunas"

the fruit of nopales (cactus) also known as prickly pears. I had passed the nopales many times, never really noticing the fruit - I did try to pick the flowers once and quickly learned my lesson.Grandma would carefully gather enough tu-

nas for herself, her children, and grandchil-dren. ( I had three aunts and an uncle that ranged around the same age as my three sisters and myself.) Abuela would sit us on the grass hand-ing us the tunas telling us to rub them into the grass 'despacio y con cuidado', gently and carefully. As we did this she would tell us how her parents did the same thing

with she and her siblings. She shared stories of their life as migrant workers. Explaining that they would follow the crops - cabbage, straw-berries, onions, cotton, etc. They migrated from one state or town to the another. Grandma also shared how at one time they were land owners in South

Texas and that hard times of the Great Depression caused them to lose everything - except their love for each other and their faith in God. The cactus plant, she described, also became a food source for her

family. She described how familias would pick nopales and prepare them for eating with chile and tortillas. They would also make jelly from the tunas.As Grandma Castro shared the stories, she would remind us to watch

the stickers on the fruit and to turn them slowly until they were all gone. Of course, someone would get a sticker in their finger because they got impatient. My abuelita would pull it out and encourage them to con-tinue so that they could partake in eating the fruit.She would tell stories of bailes, las fiestas patrias, and how she and her

sisters would dance until it was time to go home.Finally, the fruit was smooth. We would then peel-off the skin. The

deep purplish-red color under would always inspire her and her her-manitas to dab the fruit on their lips like 'lipastick'. Before she could finish telling that story, we were intrigued with the dye and quickly did the same. Pretty soon the dye was on our lips, cheeks, legs, and for some, permanently on their clothes.Before we knew it, the sky had become darker. The beautiful stories

ended like the summer days, and the late afternoon breeze became cooler. As the day and the taste of the sun-filled fruit became permanent in our hearts, so did the memories. Today, every time I pass by a large mound of nopales bearing tunas, I

remember that lovely day. More so, I realize that my grandmother was sharing her wisdom, teaching patience, and her - our family's history. As she and I discuss those stories she shares more details in hope that

one day, I too will share with my grandchildren.

As we continue observing and celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month through October 15th, I hope that you too will share with your grand-children and children their beautiful history and culture. While it may be a cliché it is the little things that mean a lot. Prepare the special recipes with your family and talk about the "good ol' days" and live out the glory days.Congratulations to Fiestas del Llano, Inc. on a fun-filled event, and es-

pecially Sam Harper who truly has a heart of a Latino and demonstrates his commitment to sustaining the Mexican tradition, by stepping up when others only talk about what could be. Actions speak louder than words, and Sam has assured his sons and other children an opportunity to celebrate and value their Mexican culture and heritage. We also want to thank the Caprock Foundation for committing to the

ideals of philanthropy and for a successful 2009 Gala Latina "Cuba Mia", whose proceeds this year will benefit the Burkhart Center for Autism, and each year will benefit local charities.Further, as we embark on November, we remember those that have

passed and prepare for Día de los Muertos. We hope that you too will reflect and remember your loved ones.Also, please submit your photos of veterans for our November issue.Como siempre, Latino Lubbock is committed to highlighting the nu-

merous contributions of our Latino community. Thank you to those who support our publication. We now have almost 60,000 readers a month. 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.

Sinceramente,Christy Martinez-GarciaPublisher & Latino Market Specialist

Word From the Publisher

Christy Martinez-GarciaPublisher/Owner

As the heated debates over health care and immigration

reform collide, the National As-sociation of Hispanic Journalists calls on our nation’s news media to stop using the dehumanizing term “illegals” as a noun to refer to undocumented immigrants.NAHJ has long advocated for ac-

curate terminology in news cov-erage of immigration. NAHJ is concerned with the increasing use of pejorative terms like “illegals” – which is shorthand for “illegal aliens”, another term NAHJ ob-jects to using – to describe the es-timated 12 million undocumented people living in the United States.Using “illegals” in this way

is grammatically incorrect and crosses the line by dehumanizing and criminalizing the person, not the action they are purported to have committed. NAHJ calls on the media to never use “illegals” in headlines and in television news crawls.“We continue to see ‘illegals’

used as a noun seeping from the

fringes into the mainstream media, and in turn, into the mainstream political dialogue,” said NAHJ Executive Director Iván Román. “Using these terms not only dis-torts the debate, but it takes away their identities as individuals and human beings. When journalists do that, it’s that much easier to treat them unfairly and not give them an equal voice in the contro-versy.”In addition, NAHJ has always de-

nounced the use of the degrading terms “alien” and “illegal alien” to describe undocumented im-migrants because it casts them as adverse, strange beings, inhuman outsiders who come to the U.S. with questionable motivations. “Aliens” is a bureaucratic term that should be avoided unless used in a quote.The NAHJ believes that respon-

sible, fair, and non-simplistic cov-erage of this complex issue is in order for fair coverage and a fruit-ful public debate.Latino Lubbock Magazine Pub-

lisher, Christy Martinez-Garcia, a member of NAHJ, said that lo-cally some conservative radio programs have also used very derogatory terms such as "wet-backs" to refer to undocumented individuals."These folks must refrain from

making such racial attacks," she said adding that the use of these terms to describe immigrants contribute to the growing trend of profiling Latinos as non-Amer-icans or foreigners and using them as scapegoats for a variety of so-ciety’s ills."The irresponsible labels create a

tone that has spurred a fertile en-vironment for hate speech, which we have seen can lead to discrimi-nation and a growing number of hate crimes in the U.S. against La-tinos," she said. "It is important for Lubbock's

radio listener's not to allow such irresponsibility and racism, es-pecially when many efforts for dialogue and progress have been made in Lubbock."

NAHJ Urges news media to stop using the term “Illegals” when covering immigration

BY CHRISTY MARTINEZ-GARCIA

Paulina Jacobo, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern Dis-

trict and a long-time Lubbock resi-dent, is being honored as this year's recipient of the annual Trailblazer Award.The award is presented by the

Women's Studies Community Connection, a Lubbock area sup-port group for Texas Tech's women studies program.Born in Coahuila, Mexico, Pau-

lina's parents settled in Big Lake when she was two after her father was offered a job as a railroad worker. Because her father was born in Presidio, she had dual citi-zenship as the daughter of a U.S. citizen. At the age of 6, she was the only

minority in her first-grade class, and spoke no English. It was her teach-ers and counselors who helped her continue her education, and teach her despite the language barrier."It was very unique. I could not

speak English, and I know she could not speak Spanish, but never once was I not able to understand her. The signs she made with her hands, and the love she showed. She made me love school and not be scared." She said that she grew up in a time

where women had to overcome many barriers. And for a Hispanic woman, the barriers doubled. Her family was poor, but her love

of school was abundant thus lead-ing her to graduate from Big Lake. She surpassed the expectations of

many when she enrolled at Tech in the 1960s. She recalled being one of some 10 Hispanic students at the university. But despite her surroundings she stayed focus on her future - majoring in medicine, but then switching to teaching, and

then graduating in three years in 1968, with a B. A. degree. Soon after, Paulina

received a Fulbright Scholarship and studied two years at the Univer-sity of Madrid in Spain. She returned to Tech to work toward her mas-ter's degree in romance languages in 1975. But she changed fields again when she decided on law and graduated from Hastings College of Law in San Francisco, with a Jurist Prudence degree in 1973."My parents said that education

was the reason we moved here and it was a priority of our life," she said. Among her many accomplish-

ments in the legal and in the com-munity, Paulina was the first wom-an and the first Hispanic to run for a Lubbock County Commissioner place, in the early 1970's. Her long time friend Monsignor

Curtis T. Halfmann said that had it not been for the tornado she would have won."What was remarkable was that

she not only came close to win-ning," he said "She, along with many supporters helped registered over four thousand voters," he continued.Her personal aspirations were put

aside when in May 1970, after the tornado struck, and the Catholic Welfare building was destroyed, Paulina helped them distribute food, water and clothing. "So many in the Guadalupe barrio

(San Jose parish) lost their homes and possessions," said Halfmann who was serving as Executive Di-rector of Catholic Welfare. The tornado was a blow not only

in that much of that area was de-

Paulina Jacobo: A True Trailblazer of Lubbockstroyed, but also their chance to have a Hispanic County Commis-

sioner. The tornado displaced

many of the voters."If she accomplished

anything by that, it was this: she awakened His-panics to the possibili-ties... that it is possible to be what you want to be - lawyers, doctors, teach-ers, politicians etc. All it takes is some dedication, education and a desire to help yourself and others

in the process," he said. The aspiring woman continued to

succeed. To no one's surprise, she worked her way up to becoming the Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District in the Lubbock office. She prosecutes white-collar crimes, such as fraud and tax eva-sion. And despite her career, Paulina

is a current and former member of numerous city, state and national service and professional organi-zations including serving on the Board of Trustees of the former St. Mary's Hospital (now Covenant Lakeside), an original board mem-ber of the Lubbock Committee for Women, the Mexican American Chamber of Commerce, the Inter-national Cultural Center and the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Industrial Foundation.

A reception in her honor is sched-uled on October 22, 2009, at 5:15 to 7 p.m. at the ASB Bank on Ave Q.Carolyn Moore, president of the

Lubbock County Bar Association, will introduce Jacobo and present the award at 6 p.m. The public is invited.

October 2009

Community Update

BATO GACHO SCHOLARSHIP FUND RAISER will be held October 9, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. at the LULAC office, located at 13th & O. Food and drinks will be provided. The proceeds will be used to raise money for scholarships. For more info call Jaime Garcia at (806) 744-1984.

SOUTH PLAINS GENEALOGY SOCIETY meeting will be held Saturday, October 10, 2009, 10 a.m. to 1p.m. at Ma-hon Library Community Room. Program will be "The Five Tribes Of Indians And Enrollment", And The General Holdings In The National Archives Southwest Region In Fort Worth. Presenter Aaron Holt. Bring a sack lunch. For more information call Vi Zeeck at (806) 794-6849.

HUNGER HEROES LUNCH will be held on October 16th at Westminster Presbyterian Church from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This is the SPFB’s annual lunch to honor those individuals and/or organizations in the community who have gone above and beyond to help alleviate hunger on the South Plains. Want to nomi-nate someone or an organization? Visit our website at www.spfb.org and fill out a nomination form online!

LULAC FOOTBALL RAFFLE for tickets to the Dallas Cowboys vs Oakland Raiders game, on Thanksgiving Day In Dallas. Win 2 Game Tickets and $200 Cash. Cost is $5 per ticket. Draw-ing will be held November 19, 2009. Need not be present to win. Contact: Armando Garcia at 632-3206, or, Robert Rodriguez at 438-4290.

THE BRIDGE BASH, an outdoor fall festival that will be held October 17th from 2-6pm! The event will include live music, a cake walk, a rock wall, fun jumpers, a raffle with great prizes, door prizes, and tons of fun. The event will be held at 1301 Redbud off the corner of MLK Jr. Blvd and 13th St in East Lubbock.

OPEN MIC POETRY NIGHT at the Patterson Branch LibraryThe Patterson Branch Library, 1836 Parkway Drive, will host an open mic poetry night on Mon-day, October 19 at 7 p.m. Bring a poem to share, or just listen. Sign up starts at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 767-3300.

LUBBOCK HIGH CLASS OF '79 REUNION is seeking alumni for a re-union to be held Friday, October 30th and Sat. October 31st. For more information contact Ronnie "Radar" Kirk at (806) 548-3846, or Johnny Lopez at (806) 765-7780.

FREE LEGAL AID OFFERED Legal Aid of Northwest Texas provides free legal services to eligible low-income resi-dents in such areas as public assistance denials, divorce and child support, evic-tions, foreclosures, domestic violence and consumer fraud. Call 763-4557 or (800) 933-4557.

HOT LUNCHES FOR SENIORS Join us Monday-Friday at 12 Noon at one of our five city senior centers! 60 & Over – $2 Donation/Under 60 – $5 Required Cost. Transportation available to seniors 60 and over for $2 donation per round-trip from your home! Available at all 5 senior centers! For information, call 767-2710.

ELDERLY AND DISABLED UTIL-ITY ASSISTANCE If you are in need of assistance with your propane, gas or electric bill, and you are 60 years of age or older, please contact Neighborhood House at 741-0459 to see if you qualify for assis-tance. If you are disabled receiving SSDI or SSI and you are age 59 and under, please contact LIFE/RUN Centers at 795-5433 to see if you qualify.

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

¿Que Piensas? Carta Abierta

Opinion/opinión

A VOICE

I was in Lubbock yesterday for a funeral and to visit my parents in Lubbock. I picked up a copy of your publication and was pleased that your publication is giv-ing a voice to "our part" of town. I too was born and raised in Lubbock "En el barrio Guadalupe". The story of Mrs. Sosa was something that made me proud to know her and her family personally. My grand-parents were next door neighbors of the Sosa's. I played little league baseball with Joe and Raymond Sosa. We all attended school at Guadalupe Elementary. I have many vivid memories of growing up in El Barrio Guadalupe. I write stories so my children and grandchildren can have a sense of the great heritage my grand-parents Jose and Dolores Cantu and my parents Mike and Jeannette Cantu left for us. In a few words we are the product of where we were born and raised. Thank you again for your work and publication. As an added comment the young boy Jar-eck Cardenas who appeared in the "Fui-mos a pescar" story is my grand-nephew and one of the one of the young women on your front page, Yolanda Cantu, is my cousin who now lives in Houston.

Thanks again, Gilbert CantuSeguin, Texas

Copyright 2009 by Latino Lubbock Magazine. All Rights reserved.

OPPORTUNITY MISSEDWhat should have been a gentle ripple in the ocean hit the Lubbock ISD with tsu-nami like force when it was announced that President Obama would speak to the children of this nation in a "back to school" pep talk. Who would have thought that there would be such an outcry against our President who merely wished to tell children to stay in school and set goals. The fact that anyone could see anything sinister in the planned speech is mind boggling. What hurts even more is that our school district appeared to cave in to those ridiculous requests to not air the speech. For LISD to not show the Presi-dent's speech at the time it was aired or at least on that day, speaks to the fact that at least in this instance, our school district did not operate in the best interests of our children. We have many Afro Ameri-can and Latino children who could have greatly benefited from seeing and hearing our President who is a former educator as well, speak to them directly about the importance of education. To be told that there were "technical difficulties prevent-ing the district from airing this speech..." is nothing short of unbelievable. To allow educators who wish to use the district's copy and show the speech later is like a slap in the face. The opportunity has been missed, the impact negated, and the office of the current President has been disrespected once more.

A concerned LISD parent, Elise Browne

A Place at the TableGrowing up at the family res-

taurant started by my "Ama" (my grandmother) was an

experience that I treasure. Her doors were always opened, and more so “la mesa,” her table, always had a place for everyone. One day as I sat at work watching

over the restaurant I remembered her and wondered how she would react to our growth. It was a busy Saturday and many families and friends, unknowingly, had come to enjoy what my grandmother had worked so hard for. I was sitting almost exactly where

Ama would sit at her mesa. Although the original table was removed due to wear and tear, this was the spot that she waited and watched as her guests would come in. Like her, many of her sons and

daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren sat at the table and did the same. When my own daughter, now the

assistant manager of our restaurant and a 19 year-old college student, walked by, thoughts of my grand-

mother grew stronger.Ama was like any

other loving parent and Christian, she wanted her family and friends to sit at her table and know they were always welcomed despite not having enough money or status. She worked hard in

the fields and in the kitchens of many other people so she could in-vite anyone and every-one to her table.

I think Ama would be proud of the fact that we, Hispanics, are now be-ing invited to sit at some tables we were once denied. After all, she like many of our abuelos were the ones who faced discrimination. They were the ones who were paid only 25 cents for every 100 pounds of cotton picked. They were the ones served only through the back door of restaurants. And yet, they were the first ones who would invite anyone

and everyone to their tables for dialogue.Her generation had

so little, but gave us so much. They fought for our future and our rights. This is what they wanted for us. A place at any table we would want to sit at. Well maybe not every table, but we're getting there. Don’t let any-one tell you otherwise. They worked for us to be given a chance. It is disappointing

when we are denied a spot at some tables. But there are many organiza-tions and groups who welcome and embrace Latinos who want to sit among them. Sometimes we let past experiences spark our complaints, or are intimidated from accepting those invitations. And while some invitations are closed to a few, we have to take up those that want each of us present. Now, it’s our responsibility to do

the most with what was given to us. The greater responsibility is not only to leave our children more than what was given to us, but to teach them what our families went through to leave us what we enjoy.It is time not only to take our place

at other tables, but to invite others to our table so they will know our history and hear our ideas. The hard work that our grandparents and past generations endured to provide us a better life and opportunity should be carried on. As one of the members of a new generation, I urge my peers and younger generations to step up and realize that by dedicating time to the community - we are living out their goals and dreams.And, while I can't put Ama’s table

back where it was, she would be happy knowing that her legacy is shared with others each time they pull up a chair.

RUDY ROSALES is the general man-ager of Montelongo's Restaurant. He is the Vice Chairman, of the Hispanic Busi-ness Division of the Lubbock Chamber.

LABOR OF LOVEI am continually impressed with the pas-sion and professionalism of the Latino Lubbock publication. I'm not surprised in that I am well aware how you are com-mitted to excellence in everything you do. Keep up the great work and God's contin-ued wisdom and provision.

Irasema Velasquez

THANK YOUI happen to enjoy your newspaper and I tend to find many things that my family and I can do very inexpensively or free at times! So I thank you for that! May God continue to bless you and Latino Lub-bock!

Cynthia Aguilar CorriganIglesia Bautista Templo

GREAT SPIRITThank you for all you do for the Hispanic Community and May God continue to bless you and your wonderful family. You are a very strong and blessed woman keep up the good work and your great spirit is just amazing!

Margie Diaz

DISABILITY NOT INABILITYFYI...October is Down Syndrome aware-ness month and the 2nd annual Buddy Walk is Oct 17th at 2 p.m. at McCullough Park, 88th Dr. & Flint. It is something that takes place all over the U.S. during the month of Oct. It would be great if you could join us.

Thanks again! Dolores Gamboa Emler

HONORING OUR SOLDIERSI would like to let you know how much we appreciate the recognition of our soldiers and giving them their own little article to help them realize how much we honor them for the heroes they are. For help-ing them realize how proud America is for what they do. You have been an in-spiration to your readers for the articles you provide and teaching us things of our history we fail to remember or didn't even know of and to reach out to this young generation who fails to appreciate their history and family origins. I enjoy reading Latino Lubbock Magazine and especially enjoy the pics you put in there of events happening that we are not always able to attend. It is a wonder how you are able to provide all this information in one month but you have been able to strive and achieve your dreams. It is you that will help others achieve their own dreams and put a smile on everyone's face when they read an article of themselves or see a pic of someone they know or recognize. To Latino Lubbock and Christy Martinez-Garcia, we say "Thank You".

Melissa Licon

WE'VE COME A LONG WAYThank you for all you do for our great city and our great people. You have come a long way "baby"! May God bless.

Cecil Puentes

BLAST FROM THE PASTImagine my surprise when I saw this month's cover. The lady that sent it to you from Kingsville is a good friend of our family. The queen Alma lived on my block in the barrio of Guadalupe on Ave O just on 1/2 block from St. Joseph's. I am the second from the left. I was 15 years old and going on 16 in December of that year, so now you can figure out my age. The girl on the end on the left was my best bud growing up. We lived across the street from each other did everything together. She is now in Del Rio Thanks so much what a blast from the past. Oh, I was Lupe Salazar before Garcia. Thanks again for the wonderful photo on the cover of Latino Lubbock. God Bless you for all your work in the community of Lubbock.

Lupe Garcia

PRAY FOR OUR TROOPSMy son Eloy is a Medic and he has re-quested prayer. Please remember to pray for Eloy, his fellow troops and our country.

God Bless You,

Sandra Sauceda

AGE WIDESPREADWhile I mean no disrespect to the pag-eant girls that competed for señiorita, but the age needs to be cut-off to at least 21 and for girls just entering college. The age is to widespread - a teenager competing against a grown woman?

Natalia Salazar

FIESTAS ATTENDANCEFirst thanks to the volunteers that put the Fiestas on. However, the Fiestas' at-tendance was the saddest I've ever seen them. Had it not been for your paper I wouldn't have even known they were go-ing on. Hopefully the organizers will start promoting early and bring back some cul-ture. Check the calendar before sched-uling, there were too many competing events.

Mario

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Worries of Hispanic Undercount Loom as Nation Plans for 2010 Census

As the nation ramps up for next year’s census, an ongoing

debate on whether Latinos will be undercounted takes on even big-ger political stakes.Hispanics often fall through the

cracks when the federal govern-ment conducts its national nose count every ten years. Language barriers, distrust of government—especially among undocumented workers and older Latinos—and jobs that force workers to move frequently prevent an accurate count of the nation’s Hispanics. By some estimates, those factors resulted in an undercount of 1.3 million Latinos in 2000, the last time there was a national census. The U.S. Census Bureau has

taken steps to try to better count the nation’s Latino community next year. But there’s one factor it didn’t plan on when it began pre-paring for the 2010 census years ago: the recession. The faltering economy has displaced people and that, advocacy groups say, will produce an undercount of Hispan-ics and other minorities.“It’s a huge concern,” says Ar-

turo Vargas, executive director of the National Association of

Latino Elected and Appointed Of-fi cials (NALEO). “There are peo-ple who used to be in the ‘likely to be counted’ column because they were homeowners. But now they’ve lost their homes and are now in the ‘hard to be counted’ column.” There’s a reason why Vargas and

other Hispanic advocates say the census is a number-one priority this year: they want to make sure the Hispanic community’s rapid growth is refl ected with a rise in political clout. According to pre-vious census counts, the Latino community was estimated to be 46 million strong—or about 15 per-cent of the U.S. population. The new census is expected to show a growth in all segments of the community. Using U.S. Census Bureau projections, the NALEO Educational Fund estimates that the census will show a total Latino population of 49.7 million, equal to 17 percent of the U.S. popula-tion, of which 8.6 million will be Latinos aged 50+.President Barack Obama, who

acknowledges concerns about mi-nority undercounts, has increased

funding for the 2010 census by $1 billion in his stimulus package. Of that money, $250 million is allocated for partnership and out-reach, including $13 million for Hispanic advertising.Census Bureau spokesperson

Raul Cisneros is optimistic that next year’s count will be more accurate than the 2000 census, when only 67 percent of American households—and 64.5 percent of Latino households—mailed back completed forms. He says the bu-reau has taken several steps to im-prove the response rate.One is a move to a short-form-

only census. The old “long form,” sent to about one in six house-holds in previous censuses, is now the American Community Survey, which will be sent to only about 3 million addresses each year throughout the next decade. People with limited English pro-fi ciency were challenged by the long form, and it complicated census interview operations. “The 2010 census will be ten questions and will take about ten minutes to complete,” Cisneros says. Cisneros also says no one should

fear the census. “Confi dentiality is very important,” he says. “We do not share the information we col-lect with anyone.”As another way to improve the

response rate, the Census Bureau will for the fi rst time send out 13 million bilingual questionnaires, in English and Spanish, to neigh-borhoods where Spanish language is more predominant. The bureau already has 140,000 workers can-vassing neighborhoods to make sure it has everybody’s correct ad-dress.Vargas is heartened by these

steps, but he hopes Obama asks for more money to make sure there are enough trained census workers to visit every Hispanic household that fails to mail back its census form. Vargas urges all Hispanics, even

if they distrust government, to return census questionnaires and avoid a visit from a census taker. “One of the things older Hispan-ics are fearful of is people knock-ing on their doors,” Vargas says. “What we say is, ‘If you don’t want people to knock on your door, fi ll out your census form.’”

A medida que la nación se pre-para para el censo que se re-

alizará el próximo año, un contin-uo debate acerca de la posibilidad de que no se cuente la totalidad de la comunidad latina cobra cada vez mayor importancia política.Generalmente, los latinos que-

dan al margen cuando el gobierno federal lleva a cabo su censo na-cional, cada diez años. La barrera idiomática, la desconfi anza en el gobierno —especialmente, entre los trabajadores indocumentados y los latinos adultos mayores— y empleos que fuerzan a los traba-jadores a mudarse con frecuencia evitan que se realice un recuento exacto de los latinos que viven en el país. Según algunas esti-maciones, en 2000, año en que se realizó el último censo nacional, estos factores motivaron que no fueran contados 1,3 millones de latinos.La Ofi cina del Censo de EE.

UU. ha adoptado algunas medi-das para intentar que el próximo año se lleve a cabo un mejor re-cuento de la comunidad latina de la nación. Sin embargo, existe un factor que no se previó cuando se comenzó a preparar el censo de 2010, hace unos años: la recesión. La vacilante economía ha despla-zado a las personas y esto, según los grupos de apoyo, ocasionará que quede corto el conteo de lati-nos y otras minorías.“Es una gran preocupación —se-

ñala Arturo Vargas, director ejec-utivo de la National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Offi cials (Asociación Nacional de Funcionarios Latinos Electos y Designados—NALEO)—. Hay personas a las que se las solía ubi-car en la columna “proclive a ser contado”, debido a que eran propi-etarios de sus viviendas. Pero ahora perdieron sus hogares y se ubicarán en la columna “difícil de

ser contado.”Existe una razón por la que Var-

gas y otros defensores de la causa latina afi rman que el censo es la prioridad número uno de este año: desean asegurarse de que el rápido crecimiento de la comunidad lati-na se vea refl ejado en un aumento del poder político. Según los re-cuentos de censos anteriores, la comunidad latina se estimaba en 46 millones, o alrededor del 15% de la población de Estados Uni-dos. Se espera que el nuevo censo muestre un crecimiento en todos los segmentos de la comunidad. El Fondo Educativo de NALEO, basándose en las proyecciones de la Ofi cina del Censo de Esta-dos Unidos, estima que el censo mostrará una población latina de 49,7 millones, componiendo el 17% de la población de Estados Unidos; de estos, 8,6 millones serán latinos mayores de 50 años.El presidente Barack Obama,

quien tiene en cuenta la preo-cupación acerca de un recuento preciso de minorías, ha aumen-tado los fondos para el censo de 2010 en $1.000 millones en su paquete de medidas de estímulo. De ese dinero, $250 millones es-tán asignados a los programas de colaboración y extensión, incluy-endo $13 millones para publicidad hispana.El vocero de la Ofi cina del Censo,

Raúl Cisneros, se siente optimista con respecto a que el recuento del próximo año será más exacto que el censo de 2000, en el cual sólo el 67% de las familias esta-dounidenses —y el 64,5% de las familias latinas— remitieron los formularios completos. Cisneros

afi rma que la ofi cina ha adoptado varias medidas para mejorar la tasa de respuesta.Una de las medidas fue diseñar

un solo formulario de censo más breve. El antiguo “formulario ex-tenso”, que se enviaba a una de cada seis familias en censos ante-riores, es, ahora, la encuesta de la comunidad estadounidense, que será enviada a casi 3 millones de direcciones cada año, durante la próxima década. Para las personas con un manejo limitado del idi-oma inglés, el formulario extenso era un desafío y complicaba los operativos de entrevistas del cen-so. Cisneros afi rma que “el censo de 2010 estará compuesto por diez preguntas y tomará alrededor de diez minutos completarlo”. Cisneros también afi rma que no

hay que temerle al censo. “La con-fi dencialidad es muy importante —señala—. No compartimos la información que obtenemos con nadie.”Como otro intento de mejorar

la tasa de respuesta, la Ofi cina

Preocupación por un recuento preciso de latinos en el censo de 2010

2010 Census Timeline

• February and March 2010 Census ques-tionnaires mailed or delivered to every household.• April 9, 2010 - Deadline for returning census questionnaires.• Between April and July 2010 Census takers visit households that did not return a questionnaire.• December 2010 - Census Bureau deliv-ers state population counts to President Barack Obama to begin the process of apportioning the 435 U.S. House of Rep-resentative seats among the 50 states.

Cronología del censo 2010

• Febrero y marzo de 2010 - Los cuestion-arios del censo serán enviados por correo o entregados en cada casa de familia.• 9 de abril de 2010 - Fecha límite para devolver los cuestionarios del censo.• Entre abril y julio de 2010 - Los censistas visitan las casas que no hubieran remitido el cuestionario.• Diciembre de 2010 - La Ofi cina del Censo envía el recuento poblacional, por estado, al presidente Barack Obama para dar comienzo al proceso de distribución de los 435 escaños de la Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU. entre los 50 estados.

de Censo enviará, por primera vez, 13 millones de cuestionarios bilingües, en inglés y español, a los vecindarios donde predomine el idioma español. La ofi cina ya cuenta con 140.000 trabajadores que están estudiando cuidadosa-mente los vecindarios, para ase-gurarse de tener las direcciones correctas de todos los habitantes.Vargas está alentado por estas

medidas; pero espera que Obama pida más dinero para asegurar que haya sufi cientes censistas, de modo de poder visitar a cada fa-milia latina que no remita el for-mulario del censo.Vargas exhorta a todos los la-

tinos, aun si desconfían del go-bierno, a remitir el cuestionario del censo y evitar, de este modo, la visita de un censista. “Una de las cosas que temen los latinos adultos mayores es que una per-sona golpee su puerta —señala Vargas—. Lo que nosotros deci-mos es: ‘Si no quiere que alguien golpee su puerta, complete su for-mulario del censo.’”

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Latino Lubbock Magazine is seeking nominations for the

Top 20 Hispanics of Lubbock for 2009. Three years ago, Latino Lubbock

Magazine inaugurated the publi-cation and introduced the Top 20

Nominations sought for Lubbock’s Top 20 Hispanics of 2009

Hispanics of 2006. Over 70 nomi-nations from all levels and back-grounds were submitted. The fi nal 20 were volunteers, business own-ers, community activists, to high profi le offi cials.“There are so many Latinos im-

pacting the community in their own respect, and we want to recognize those who are truly committed to posi-tive change and empower-ment for our community,” said Christy Martinez-Gar-cia, Publisher of Latino Lub-bock Magazine.She encouraged nomina-

tions of individuals who made change occur in the community as a result of their tenacity and passion, who demonstrated commitment to the Latino community by improving conditions in their community, who succeeded in their professions and posi-tively impacted the Latino community.Nominations must be writ-

ten in less than 250 words and describe why this person stood out among others, sit-ing examples of their proj-ects or undertakings. The nominator must include their own name and phone num-ber, as well as the number for the individual. Nomi-nees must reside in Lubbock

Republican Women’s “Pink Elephant Gala” to be held

Friday, October 23rd. Mr. Bush is the eldest son of Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and his wife, Columba. He is the nephew of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, the grandson of the 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, and the great-grandson of former United States Senator, Prescott Sheldon Bush. At the age of 12, Mr. Bush spoke before the 1988 Republican National Convention. In 2000 and 2004, he campaigned as a surrogate speaker on behalf of his uncle, President George W. Bush. The Pink Elephant Gala will be

an annual fundraising event pre-sented by the Lubbock Area Re-

publican Women’s organization. Proceeds will benefi t the activities and endeavors of LARW, which include the awarding of scholar-ships to area college students. The Pink Elephant Gala will be held at the Overton Hotel and Conference Center and will feature a seated dinner and silent auction. Individ-ual tickets are $100, and prices for reserved tables of eight begin at $750. Reservations must be made no later than October 9th by call-ing (806) 795-9115. Lubbock Area Republican Wom-

en is a Nonprofi t Organization under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code. Objectives of the organization include promoting the ideals of the Republican Party and encouraging growth through political education.

George Prescott Bush to speak at fi rst Pink Elephant Gala

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The deadline for nominations is December 4, 2009, by 5 p.m. A committee will review all

nominees. The Top 20 Hispanic list will be revealed in the January 2010 edition of Latino Lubbock

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Personal Development

FREE GED CLASSES Communities In Schools and Roosevelt ISD are partner-ing with the Region 17 to bring adult GED classes to the Lubbock community from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thurs-days at Roosevelt Elementary, 1406 CR 3300. There will be no cost and books will be provided. You must be at least 17 and not enrolled in a public school. All students must show identifi cation at time of enroll-ment. Students that are 17 must present withdrawal papers from the last school attended. For more information, call 842-3284.

FREE PRACTICE EXAMS Study guides for tests Learn-a-Test, a database of practice examinations, is available at the Lubbock Public Library, 1306 Ninth St. Hundreds of practice examinations, in-cluding SAT, ACT and elementary, middle school and high school skills improvement tests, plus graduate entrance exams, are available.

COMPUTER CLASSES Now avail-able for seniors, adults, and children at the Maggie Trejo SuperCenter. Classes include Microsoft Word, Excel, and Begin-ning Computer Classes. For more infor-mation call (806) 767-2705.

COMPUTER CLASSES AT PAT-TERSON BRANCH LIBRARY, 1836 Parkway Drive, for adults on Tues-day evenings and Thursday mornings. The Tuesday and Thursday classes will cover the same material—choose the time that fi ts your schedule. For more informa-tion call (806) 767-3300.

CHILD CARE AVAILABLE FOR IN-COME-ELIGIBLE FAMILIES Fami-lies who are income eligible may receive fee assistance to attend one of the Early Learn-ing Center’s fi ve centers for child care. Par-ents or caretakers must be employed or in school. The program is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (806) 765-9981 for more information.

FREE LITERACY PROGRAM of-fers assistance with reading, GED prepa-ration, and English as a second language classes. Programs for individuals with a learning disability as well as one-on-one tutoring is also available. The programs are free. For more information please call (806) 775-3636.

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LAN-GUAGE CLASSES Registration for free English as a second language (ESL) classes for adults are available on site at class locations, or by calling (806) 775-3636, or in person at the Literacy Lubbock offi ce in the Mahon Library.

CLASES DE INGLÉS COMO SE-GUNDA IDIOMA La Literacia de Lub-bock (Literacy Lubbock) ofrecen clases gratis de inglés como segundo idioma (English as Second Language) para la comunidad. Todos los adultos están bien-venido en estas clases. Para más infor-mación, llame a (806) 775-3636.

IMMIGRATION SERVICES If you need help with immigration issues call 806-741-0409.

SERVICIOS DE INMIGRACIÓN Si necesitan ayuda con asuntos de inmi-gración llame a este numero (806) 741-0409.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY want to attend college or enroll in a voca-tional program, but lack fi nances? Apply at LEARN for federal and state aid programs. Call (806) 763-4256 for an appointment or come by 2161 50th Street. Services are FREE!!

Time for a Career Change?Judicial Compliance Assistant

The Judicial Compliance Assistant will provide advanced, accurate and timely recovery and collection services for the County of Lubbock. Main-tenance of fi nancial records for the criminal courts of Lubbock County con-

cerning fi ne, court costs and attorney fee payments..Requires high school diploma or G.E.D.

Keyboard speed of 45 wpm and 10-key by touch. More details at www.co.lubbock.tx.us

Human Resources Jobline Number: 775-1692Texas Public Information Act/ADA/EOE

Community Status Report now availableThe report is a planning tool for

the local non-profi t sector. It is also a great way for individuals to fi nd out what’s happening right here, in their community. Lubbock Area United Way has

reformatted the Community Sta-tus Report to make it easier for anyone to fi nd information and statistics. On the web site, there is a section containing links for the most current information

and archived data. Additionally, there is a 14-page printed report available upon request. Within this, pertinent article sources re-lated to the areas of demograph-ics, economics, education, health and public safety are available in an appendix.This year The CH Foundation

joins other partners - the City of Lubbock, Covenant Health Sys-tem, Lubbock County, Lubbock

Independent School District, University Medical Center, Tex-as Tech Health Sciences Center and the Lubbock Area United Way in supporting the report. To view the report or learn more about United Way visit www.liveunitedlubbock.org.

South Plains Job Fair Offers Employment Opportunities

The South Plains Job Fair Committee is pleased to an-

nounce that the South Plains Job Fair semiannual event will be held on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Lub-bock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane.The South Plains Job Fair offers

workers who are unemployed or desire a career change an oppor-tunity to seek employment and network with over sixty-fi ve local, regional and national employers. The job fair provides an excellent opportunity for dislocated work-ers and new entrants to the job market to discover what careers are available in the area. Special efforts have been made

to recruit businesses that have

employment opportunities for re-cent college graduates. If you at-tended school in the South Plains and prefer to live and work in Lubbock, we encourage you to at-tend the South Plains Job Fair. Job seekers can visit our website

for a list of employers scheduled to participate in the job fair. Em-ployers desiring to participate in the job fair can fi nd registration forms on the website. The web-site address is www.southplain-sjobfair.org.The event is sponsored by Work-

Source of the South Plains, Texas Tech University Career Center, South Plains College, Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, and G. Boren Services.

The 9th Annual Tech Prep Career Expo will be held Tuesday, Octo-ber 20th, 8:30 a.m. to 1p.m. with lunch following. The event will take place at the Lubbock Memo-rial Civic Center. The purpose is to show students

the career pathways in our region

through interactive exhibits, hands on demonstrations, info on salary, educational requirements, and the skills you need from future em-ployees. For more information: Contact

South Plains Tech Prep at 716-4710.

Area high school studentsCome meet your future employers

Texas Secretary of State Hope Andrade is reminding Texans that the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 constitutional amendment election is Oct. 5th. Voters will decide on 11 pro-posed amendments put forth by the 81st Legislature.Individuals who have yet to

register may obtain an applica-tion from county offi ces, post offi ces, libraries or download an application from the VOTEXAS Web site, www.votexas.org.A person may also check his

registration status on the Web site or by calling the secretary of state's voter hotline at (800)-252-8683.

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FINANCING YOUR BUSINESS

JAIME D. GARCIA has been the owner of Associated Business services since 1978. He earned a degree from Texas Tech University in Business Administration. He specializes in Accounting and Small Business consulting. Call (806) 744-1984 for more information.

If you are starting or expanding your business you want to make sure that it is well capitalized to be able to acquire equipment, in-

ventory, and have ample operating capital.The diverse sources of fi nancing, include your own funds, conven-

tional bank loans, loans from friends and relatives, and the Small Busi-ness Administration. The Small Business Administration is the best source of fi nancing for individuals with limited resources and capital.Presently, under the SBA 2009 Recovery Act, businesses or individu-

als approved for fi nancing, do not have to pay a guarantee fee. This amount can be a savings of several thousand dollars. However, we do not know when this program will expire. Therefore, if you are in need of a loan, this is the time to apply.Consult your accountant or fi nancial advisor for additional informa-

tion on qualifi cations and guidelines.

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BASICS OF STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS - Oct. 1, 6-9:30 p.m., Texas Tech Small Business Development Cen-ter, 2529 S. Loop 289. Cost: No charge. First night of a two-night workshop. Open to interested parties. Topic: Learn the pro-cess, including how to write a business plan, manage the business and deal with management issues. Upon completion, at-tendees will receive a certifi cate qualifying them to apply for a loan of up to $5,000 with the Lubbock Area Foundation. Res-ervation deadline is Sept. 28. Sandra, 745-1637.

JOB SEARCH SEMINAR October 7th, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., WorkForce Solu-tions, 1218 14th St. Free. Reservations requested. Myra McNeil, 771-3815, ext. 2131.

EMPLOYERS, NEED PART-TIME HELP? Hire/pay part-time, high school vocational career/work-study students (ages 16 yr.-old & up) through [email protected] or 806-771-3815, x. 2162. Ms. Mojica works with high school teachers to get the students job-placed in jobs that have opportunities for at least 20 hr. a week of work.

BUSINESS COUNSELING Small business owners and aspiring entrepre-neurs can discuss their business ventures and get expert advice from the SBDC staff and team of volunteers from the profes-sional community. All information will be held in strict confi dence. Counseling sessions can be arranged by calling the SBDC at (806) 745-1637.

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Six-in-ten Hispanic adults liv-ing in the United States who

are not citizens or legal permanent residents lack health insurance. The share of uninsured among this group (60%) is much higher than the share of uninsured among La-tino adults who are legal perma-nent residents or citizens (28%), or among the adult population of the United States (17%).Hispanic adults who are nei-

ther citizens nor legal permanent residents tend to be younger and healthier than the adult U.S. popu-lation and are less likely than other groups to have a regular health care provider. Just 57% say there is a place they usually go when they are sick or need advice about their health, compared with 76% of La-tino adults who are citizens or le-gal permanent residents and 83% of the adult U.S. population. Four-in-ten (41%) non-citizen,

non-legal permanent resident His-panic adults state that their usual provider is a community clinic or health center. Some 15% of Latino adults who are neither citizens nor legal permanent residents report that they use private doctors, hos-

Hispanics, Health Insurance and Health Care Access

pital outpatient facilities, or health maintenance organizations when they are sick or need advice about their health. An additional 6% of Latino adults

who are neither citizens nor legal permanent residents report that they usually go to an emergency room when they are sick or need advice about their health. Some 37% of Latino adults who

are neither citizens nor legal per-manent residents have no usual health care provider. More than one-fourth (28%) of the people in this group indicate that fi nancial limitations prevent them from hav-ing a usual provider-17% report that their lack of insurance is the pri-mary reason, while 12% cite high medical costs in general. However, a majority-56%-say they do not have a usual provider because they simply do not need one. Pew Hispanic Center analyses of

Current Population Survey data indicate that approximately 98% of Hispanic immigrants who are neither citizens nor legal perma-nent residents are undocumented. So, while the survey classifi cation used in this report does not line up exactly with the Latino undocu-mented population, the two groups are nearly identical.

Department of Homeland Se-curity (DHS) Secretary Janet

Napolitano joined Small Business A d m i n i s t r a t i o n (SBA) Administra-tor Karen Mills and Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion Infl uenza Divi-sion Deputy Direc-tor Daniel Jernigan to announce a pre-paredness guide to assist small businesses in planning for the H1N1 fl u.“Small businesses play an essen-

tial role in our national effort to prepare for all disasters and emer-gencies—including the H1N1 fl u,” said Secretary Napolitano. “This guide will help America’s small businesses maintain continuity of operations and resiliency as the fall fl u season approaches.”“Small Business owners should

H1N1 Preparedness Guide available for Small Businessestake the time to create a plan, talk with their employees and make sure

they are prepared for fl u season,” add-ed Administrator Mills. “For count-less small business-es, having even one or two employees out for a few days has the potential to negatively im-pact operations and their bottom line. A

thoughtful plan will help keep em-ployees and their families healthy, as well as protect small businesses and local economies.”Outbreaks of H1N1 fl u are oc-

curring now across the country and will likely coincide with the return of seasonal fl u this fall and winter. The preparedness guide of-fers small business employers tools and information to help them plan for and respond fl exibly to vary-

ing levels of severity of an H1N1 outbreak—which may lead to in-creased absenteeism, and, if the outbreak becomes more severe, may include restricted service ca-pabilities and supply chain disrup-tions. Additional preparations may be necessary if a more serious out-break evolves during the fall and winter.Employers are encouraged to put

strategies in place now to protect their employees and their business-es in advance of the fall fl u season. Included in the preparedness guide are tips on how to write a conti-nuity of operations plan, steps for keeping employees healthy, fre-quently asked questions about the 2009 H1N1 fl u and a list of addi-tional resources that employers can access online.For more information and to view

the preparedness guide, visit www.fl u.gov.

SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATES: Lorenzo "Bubba" Sedeno, Hub Operations Manager; Secretary of State Hope Andrade; Christy Martinez-Garcia, Latino Lubbock Magazine; and Thomas Walker from the Office of the Governor; posed for a photo at the West Texas Small Business Summit held in Lubbock last month.

Halloween Bash

Friday, October 30, 20094 to 6 p.m.

Community Health CenterMain Clinic / Basement

Costume contest 5:30 p.m.for ages for 0-2 yrs,

3-5 yrs, 6-9 yrs, and 10-12 yrs. Sponsored by:

Community Health

Center of Lubbock

Wellness/ bienestar

¡Vive tu Vida! Get up get moving!

America braces for a double and early fl u season Public health offi cials are scram-

bling to prepare the nation for what promises to be a challenging double whammy of a fl u season, with two types of fl u—the novel H1N1, or so-called swine fl u, and the usual seasonal infl uenza—in circulation, each entailing its own vaccine, targeted at different sets of high-risk groups.Although it causes the same fever,

lethargy, coughing and sniffl es as seasonal fl u, the H1N1 virus, fi rst identifi ed in April as swine fl u, stands out from its more familiar cousin in several ways. First, the H1N1 virus has continued to spread during the warm summer months, an indication that many Americans have little or no immunity to it. Second, the new fl u has struck hard among teenagers and young adults,

causing a spate of outbreaks at schools and summer camps, while all but entirely sparing older people, the group most likely to develop dangerous and even le-thal complications from seasonal fl u.

Seasonal fl u shot in SeptemberManufacturers of sea-

sonal fl u vaccine began shipping the fi rst doses to health care provid-ers in late July, so the shot will be available in many communities by September. Though no shortage is anticipated, demand may be up this year, so it’s a good idea to get the vaccine early [see Resources]. Im-munization campaigns at workplac-es and public health clinics—tradi-

BY ANNA-LISA FINGER FOR LATINO LUBBOCK MAGAZINE

Having a bowl of

freshly made beans used to be the go-to comfort food that could fi x anyone's bad day, weather

it be a bad day at school or a stress-ful day at work. Even Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor vividly remembers her mother making a hot bowl of beans for her and her friends between study sessions. Today, the simple, inexpensive

and healthy meals, such as beans, are being replaced by meals that are not only foreign to Latino cul-

ture, but are also less nutritious, more processed and add inches to the waistline. In fact, several stud-ies have found that as Hispanics become more assimilated into the mainstream culture, they consume more fat, sugar, salt and overall calories than Hispanics who are less acculturated. The latter group eats more fruits and vegetables, fewer overall calories, and con-sume less fat, salt and sugar. Beans are an excellent protein

source, low in fat, and inexpen-sive. For variety, don’t forget to add some hot sauce, fresh cilantro or any of your favorite toppings. So, next time you need some com-forting, try a hot pot of rattlin’ beans. This will not only keep you and your family healthy, but it will re-introduce them to their rich and nutritious cultural heritage.

Healthy Habits: The secret to good health is a bowl of hot frijoles tionally launched in October—may

get under way sooner as providers try to clear the decks for an H1N1 shot, which won’t be available until October, according to health offi cials.U.S. Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines call for more than 80 percent of the population to get a

seasonal fl u shot. For the fi rst time this year, the CDC recommends ev-ery child six months to 18 years of age receive one.But people age 50 and older have

long been a top priority for season-al-fl u vaccination, with those 65 and older especially at risk. As soon as it is available, it’s a good thing to get.

Estados unidos se prepara para una temprana y doblemente fuerte temporada de gripe

Los funcionarios de salud públi-ca se apresuran para preparar

a la nación para lo que promete ser una difícil temporada de gripe, con dos tipos de gripe en circulación —la nueva H1N1 o denominada gripe porcina y la gripe estacional común—, cada una con su propia vacuna, orientada a diferentes gru-pos de alto riesgo. A pesar de que causa la misma fi e-

bre, letargo, tos y mucosidad que la gripe estacional, el virus H1N1, identifi cado por primera vez como gripe porcina en abril, se diferencia de su prima más conocida en un par de aspectos. Primero, el virus H1N1 ha continuado diseminán-dose durante los meses templados del verano, un indicador de que mu-chos norteamericanos tienen poca o ninguna inmunidad contra el virus. Segundo, la nueva gripe ha hecho fuerte impacto entre los adoles-

centes y adultos jóvenes, causando una serie de brotes en escuelas y campamentos de verano, sin casi afectar a las personas de edad, el grupo de mayor probabilidad de de-sarrollar complicaciones peligrosas y hasta mortales por la gripe esta-cional común.Vacuna estacional en septiembreLos fabricantes de la vacuna con-

tra la gripe estacional comenzaron a enviar las primeras dosis a los profesionales de la salud a fi nes de julio; por lo tanto, la vacuna estará disponible en muchas comunidades para el mes de septiembre. A pe-sar de que no se anticipa escasez, la demanda puede ser mayor este año; por lo tanto, es buena idea con-seguir la vacuna con anticipación. Las campañas de inmunización en los lugares de trabajo y en las clíni-cas de salud públicas, tradicional-mente lanzadas en octubre, podrían

ponerse en vigencia antes para que cuando llegue la hora para la vacuna de H1N1 —que no estará disponible hasta octubre— los profesionales estén preparados, según los funcio-narios de la salud. Pautas de los Centros para el Con-

trol y la Prevención de Enferme-dades (CDC) requieren que más del 80 por ciento de la población se vacune contra la gripe estacional. Por primera vez este año, los CDC recomiendan que todos los niños entre seis meses y 18 años de edad se vacunen. Sin embargo, las personas de 50

años o más han sido por largo ti-empo el grupo de máxima priori-dad para la vacuna contra la gripe estacional, siendo los de 65 años o más quienes padecen mayor riesgo. Apenas esté disponible, es bueno conseguirla.

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

The National Domestic Vio-lence Awareness Month is

observed every October across the country. National, state, and com-munity organizations for violence prevention and victim services, businesses, health care providers, and others mark the month with educational programs, recognition and memorial ceremonies, com-munity outreach, and other efforts. Any violence taking place within

a family or intimate relationship is domestic violence. It includes abuse of spouses, girlfriends and boyfriends, children, and elderly people. Domestic violence cuts across all socioeconomic, ethnic, racial, religious, and age groups.Studies show that children who

witness violence at home expe-rience behavioral problems and increased aggression, have less developed social and confl ict reso-lution skills, and may suffer long-

term developmental effects. These youth are also at risk of engaging in future violence and of being abused themselves. Researchers have found that people who batter their partners are also more likely to abuse their chil-dren.In observance

of the month, the 2009 Week With-out Violence Re-source Fair will be held Monday, Oc-tober 19, 2009, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the TTU Student Union Building. The Lubbock Women's Protec-

tive Services Crisis Hotline can be reached at (806)747-6491 or 800-736-6491, and provides services in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Development of Commitment to Marriage in

Newlywed CouplesNewly married (0-6 months) couples are needed for a research project on the devel-opment of commitment to marriage.

If you and your spouse are each at least 18 years old, have gotten married within the past 6 months, are interested in talking about your marriage, and would like to receive $100, please contact Jennifer Rojas or Dr. Niehuis at [email protected] or (806) 742-3000 ext. 243.

Jennifer will contact you to answer questions and schedule an appointment to complete the survey and interview.

This study has been approved by the Institution Review Board at Texas Tech University.

Health/Salud

October 2009

Noticias de salud/Health News

DIABETES MANAGEMENT CLASSES CHCL Diabetes Self-Management Classes will be held every Tuesday evening beginning October 6th, from 6-8 p.m., at the Arnett-Benson Medi-cal & Dental Clinic located at 3301 Clovis Rd. Learn to manage your diabetes, eat and cook healthier meals and mingle with others just like yourself. Registration is required. For additional info call Estela at 765-2611 ext. 1018.

2009 HARVEST FOR HEALTH, Wednesday October 7, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Indiana Baptist Church, 98th & Indiana Avenue. Sponsored by: South Plains HomeCare Association.

HEALTH FAIR will be held Saturday, October 10, 2009, at Iglesia Bautista Tem-plo at 4810 Ave P. in Lubbock, TX. The event will take place from 9 a.m. till 1 p.m. Health screenings will focus on adults and senior adults. Children are welcome, however, no screenings or tests will be performed on them. United Blood Ser-vices will also be conducting a blood drive at our event. City of Lubbock will be ad-ministering Flu shots for $20 or Medicare will be accepted.

BREAST CANCER SCREEN-INGS a Mobile Mammography Unit will be at the Patterson Branch Library (1836 Parkway Drive) on Monday, October 12. Appointments are required - call 725-6579 or 1-800-388-6266 to schedule. Financial assistance is available.

PRENATAL CLASSES & BABY ITEMS Earn points to receive “free” baby items by participating in the CHCL Prena-tal Educational Classes. The class will be held every Thursday. Classes will be held thru October 15, 2009. The sessions will be offered from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the SMK Conference room 2nd floor 1318 Broad-way. Light Refreshments will be served. Childcare is not provided. Please RSVP by calling (806) 765-2611 ext. 1018.

SERVICES FOR WOMEN Com-munity Health Center of Lubbock Recog-nizes National Breast Cancer Awareness Month October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we will be offering free breast exams for women over the age of 40 who have no healthcare coverage available to them, as well as referrals for mammograms for appropriate clients. Two screenings will be held - Friday, October 16, 2009 or Thursday, October 29, 2009, between 1-4pm, at the Women’s Health Clinic located at 1318 Broadway. The best way to fight breast cancer is to get tested regularly. Appointments are limited on a first-come, first-served basis, so call Es-tela at 765-2611 ext. 1018.

FUN FALL HEALTH FAIR, Monday October 26, 2009, 8:30 am to 3 p.m. at Ramirez Charter School. Sponsored by: Superior.

OSTEOPOROSIS STUDY ON HISPANIC WOMEN Looking for Women to help with research study. Must be 50 or older, Hispanic, Postmenopausal, no osteoporosis meds. Study involves an-swering a questionnaire and comparing answers with recent DEXA results. If in-terested, call: Cathy Lovett, 743 4222 ext 308.

GROUP SUPPORT FOR AMPU-TEES and their friends and family mem-bers are invited to attend a meeting of the Lubbock Area Amputee Support Group on the second Tuesday of each month from 6-9 p.m. at Covenant Knipling Education Conference Center, sixth floor of the west parking garage, 21st St. and Louisville Ave. The next meeting will be held Oct. 13, 2009.


A sparkling smile does more than turn heads—it indicates

good health. Brush, floss, and schedule a six-month checkup. It’s important to take care of your mouth and teeth starting in child-hood. If you don’t, you could have problems with your teeth and gums - like cavities or even tooth loss. Here’s how to keep your mouth

October is National Dental Hygiene Month

Una sonrisa hace mucho más que lograr que la gente tome

nota: indicia buena salue. Cepí-llese, use hiilo dental y agende una visita a su dentista cada seis meses. Es importante que el cuidado de la boca y los dientes comience en la infancia. Si no es así, puede tener problemas con los dientes y encías - como caries o la pérdida de los dientes. He aquí algunas cosas

Octubre es mes nacional de la higiene dental

City of Lubbock Health Department 1902 Texas Avenue

806-775-2914

It’s OctoberIt’s October!

What should you do? Protect yourself and your little ones from the flu!

Health Department 1902 Texas Avenue

806-775-2933

What should you do?

Protect yourself and your little ones from the flu!

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month The cure is in the cause

Although Hispanic women are less likely to develop breast

cancer, they are also much less likely to find it early, and are 20 percent more likely to die from the disease. So far, early detection is the most effective way we have of beating breast cancer—the five-year survival rate with early detec-tion is close to 95 percent. But many Hispanic women still aren’t getting screened. In fact, only 38 percent of Hispanic women 40 years and older have regular mammograms, according to the Intercultural Can-cer Council. Early detection is our best defense, but it can’t prevent breast cancer, which has been ris-ing steadily in the United States and other industrialized countries since the 1940s. The risk of getting breast cancer has nearly tripled in the past four decades, according to the Breast Cancer Fund and Breast Cancer Action. The exact causes for this dramatic rise are still being investigated. While genetic predis-posal and behavioral factors such as drinking, smoking, or delaying childbirth could account for up to half of all cases, some research, including recent studies by the two organizations, suggests that envi-

ronmental factors may also play an important part. Although the research isn’t con-

clusive, it can’t hurt to learn more about what you are putting into your body (including the air you’re breathing), onto your skin, and what’s in the cleaners you use around your house. Many of these contain known carcinogens (can-cer-causing agents). Take your life into your own hands. Find out for yourself what you can do to pre-vent breast cancer at home, in your community, and in the world. If you or someone you love hasn’t had a mammogram or a clinical breast exam this year, go to your doctor or find out where free screenings are being offered in your area. Go in with a friend or family member to make the experience less scary and uncomfortable. And most im-portantly, get to know your breasts and learn to do a breast self-exam. Then teach your friends, sister, mother, aunts, and cousins. You and they are worth it!To find out more information

about breast cancer, visit the Amer-ican Cancer Society or call 800-227-2345.

Mes de la toma de conciencia sobre el cáncer de mama

A pesar de que las mujeres his-panas son menos propensas a

desarrollar cáncer de mama, tam-bién son mucho menos proclives a que la enfermedad les sea detectada en sus inicios, y enfrentan un 20 por ciento más de probabilidades de morir por causa de este mal. Hasta el momento, la manera más eficaz de combatir esta enfermedad es de-tectándola temprano: con la detec-ción temprana, la tasa de supervi-vencia de cinco años se aproxima al 95 por ciento. Sin embargo, muchas mujeres hispanas aún no están sien-do controladas. De hecho, sólo un 38 por ciento de mujeres hispanas mayores de 40 años se realizan ma-mografías con regularidad, según el Intercultural Cancer Council.Nuestra mejor defensa es la de-

tección temprana, sin embargo, el cáncer de mama, el cual ha ido en aumento regular en Estados Unidos y en otros países industrializados desde la década de 1940, no puede ser prevenido. Según la Breast Can-cer Fund y la Breast Cancer Action, el riesgo de su desarrollo casi se ha triplicado en las últimas cuatro dé-cadas. Las causas exactas de este dramático aumento todavía están siendo investigadas. Si bien la mi-tad de los casos puede atribuirse a la predisposición genética y a factores de comportamiento tales como la be-bida, o el tabaquismo, o la materni-dad tardía, algunas investigaciones, que incluyen estudios recientes

llevados a cabo por dos organiza-ciones, sugieren que los factores ambientales también podrían estar jugando un papel importante. No obstante las investigaciones no son determinantes, no estaría demás aprender un poco respecto de lo que uno está introduciendo en su cuerpo (incluyendo el aire que respiramos), colocando sobre su piel y los com-ponentes de los limpiadores que utilizamos en el hogar. Muchos de éstos contienen cancerígenos cono-cidos (agentes causantes de cáncer). Tome las riendas de su vida. Aver-igüe usted mismo/a lo que puede hacer para prevenir el cáncer de mama en su hogar, en su comuni-dad y en el mundo. En caso usted o alguno de sus seres

queridos no se haya sometido a una mamografía o a un examen clínico de mama este año, consulte a su médico o averigüe dónde se ofrece chequeos gratuitos en su área. Vaya con un amigo o familiar para hacer la experiencia menos traumática e incómoda. Y lo más importante, aprenda a conocerse y aprenda a hacerse el examen de mama usted misma. Después podrá enseñarle a sus amigas, hermanas, madre, tías y primas. ¡Usted y ellas se lo mere-cen!Si desea mayor información sobre

cáncer de mama, visite a la Ameri-can Cancer Society o llame 800-227-2345.

SMART CHOICE: The Community Health Center of Lubbock acknowledged alum-ni and graduates of its Diabetes Management classes at a dinner. The group ranged from children to seniors, committed to a healthy lifestyle.

and teeth healthy: Brush your teeth every day with a fluoride toothpaste. Floss your teeth every day. Snack smart – limit sugary snacks. Get enough calcium. Don’t smoke or chew to-bacco. See your den-tist regularly

que puede hacer para mantener la boca y sus dientes sanos: Cepillarse los di-entes todos los días con una pasta dental con fluoruro. Utilizar hilo dental diariamente. Comer con inteligencia: limitar los alimentos azucarados entre comidas. Con-sumir suficiente calcio, No fumar ni masticar tabaco. Visitar regular-mente al dentista.

Latino Lubbock Magazine Is A Proud Advocate of Higher Education

Education & Scholarship Update

BRIDGE 2 SUCCESS is a mentoring program that targets at-risk youth in East Lubbock. The program happens weekly at The Bridge of Lubbock and is designed to empower teens of all backgrounds and ethnicities so they can expand the vision for their future. To learn more about the program call Angie Wennerlind, at (806) 687-0772.

PRIMERO HISPANIC HERITAGE SCHOLARSHIP Sears Holdings Cor-poration (SHC) celebrates Hispanic Heri-tage Month by introducing the PRIMERO Hispanic Heritage Scholarship and a new bilingual social network site for students and parents. Visit the contest website and enter for the opportunity to win up to $10,000 for college tuition, receive help-ful tips via blogs from current college stu-dents and learn how to plan, apply, fund, and the value of education. Application Deadline: Oct. 15, 2009. Apply at: http://www.shcprimerobeca.com

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE SUMMER 2010 STUDENT IN-TERNSHIP PROGRAM We are now accepting applications for Summer 2010 Student Internship Program. Please click here or on the Gateway to State button above to view the vacancy on USAJobs and start the online application process. Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is November 2, 2009. Apply at: http://careers.state.gov/students/programs.html#SIP

WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST ENDOWED FELLOWSHIP FOR MINORITY STUDENTS Through this program, the Fund seeks to introduce a diverse group of students to issues re-lating to philanthropy, volunteerism, and nonprofit organizations. Recipients may arrange with their colleges or universities to receive academic credit for this experi-ence. Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2009. Apply at: http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/nonprofit-philanthropy.

HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND GENERAL COLLEGE SCHOL-ARSHIPS are designed to assist stu-dents of Hispanic heritage obtain a col-lege degree. Scholarships are available on a competitive basis to: Graduating High School Seniors, Community College Students, Community College Transfer Students, Undergraduate Students, Grad-uate Students, Award amounts generally range from $1,000 to $5,000. Submission Instructions: Application Deadline Decem-ber 15, 2009. Apply at: https://apply.hsf.net/applications/

THE MIX IT UP GRANTS Program funds small-scale, youth-directed activist projects that focus on identifying, cross-ing and challenging social boundaries in schools and communities. Eligibility: ages 13 years and older. Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2009. Apply at: http://www.toler-ance.org/teens/grants.jsp

Education/ Educación

www.ClosingTheGaps.com www.GoToTexasTech.com

Find out how your organization can meet its goals and help more students get to college by collaborating with GO Centers!

[email protected] or 806-742-1480, x 261

www.AliceWhite.WordPress.com andselect “GO Centers” from right-hand menu

In a special called meeting of the Lubbock ISD Board of Trust-

ees, Ken Casarez was named prin-cipal of Irons Middle School and will begin his new duties at Irons on a full time basis on October 12. Casarez is currently the associate principal at Estacado High School and has previously served as an as-sistant principal at Lubbock High and as the instructional special-ist at Cavazos Middle School. In August, current Irons Principal Doug Young was tapped to be the principal at Lubbock High School following Doyle Vogler’s move to central office as an associate superintendent for teaching and learning. Casarez is a graduate of Texas

Tech University and earned a mas-ter’s degree from Lubbock Chris-tian University. His certifications include social studies, gifted and talented, pre-advanced placement and a standard principal certifica-tion.Dr. Karen Garza, superintendent

said, “We engaged the Irons facul-ty and parents during the process to give us a profile of the charac-

teristics they desired in a new principal and I believe Mr. Casarez is a perfect fit. He is a gifted inst ructional leader and will continue the excellence at Irons Middle School.As an associate and assistant prin-

cipal, Casarez has been instrumen-tal in working to achieve excellent communication between parents and the campus. He has been a leader in innovative integration of technology and curriculum in the classroom and has led campus staff development efforts.Of his new position Casarez said,

“I am honored to be named as the new instructional leader of Ed Irons Middle School. I look for-ward to continuing and promot-ing the excellence that Irons has achieved throughout its 20 year history.” Casarez and his wife, Pam, have one child.

Casarez named principal of Irons

Students interested in college are encouraged to sign-up for the PSAT test, which will be adminis-tered to any 9, 10, or 11th grader. The test date is October 14 during school. Registration will be con-ducted in the Counselors Office.

PSAT exams slated for OctoberThe cost of the test is $13.The PSAT is the screening test

for high school students who wish to participate in National Merit Scholarship Program. Contact your high school counselors office for additional info.

The Homecoming Almuerzo/Scholarship Recognition will be held Saturday, October 11, 2009, from 8 to 9:30 a.m., at the LISD Central Offices Jay Gordon Room, located at 19th & Avenue Q.

Alumni interested in attending this special recognition breakfast honoring scholarship recipients and donors, must RSVP to [email protected], or call (806) 742-1998, ext 463.

Raiders Rojos to hostHomecoming Almuerzo/Scholarship Recognit ion Tech’s chapter of the National

Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, Sigma Delta Pi, has been named an Honor Chapter for its outstanding activities in 2008-09.The faculty adviser for the organi-

zation, Comfort Pratt, assistant pro-fessor in the College of Education, areas of secondary education and

b i l i n g u a l education, has been awarded the prestigious Minaya Ál-var Fáñez A w a r d , g r a n t e d yearly to the coun-try’s most outstanding chapter ad-viser. This is the sec-ond consec-utive year Pratt has received the honor, and the third time since the award

Tech’s Chapter and Faculty Adviser of Sigma Delta Pi Earn National Awards

was established in 2005.Each May, all 564 chapters of

Sigma Delta Pi are asked to sub-mit an annual report detailing their numerous activities and projects from the academic year. Based on these reports, the national execu-tive committee chooses approxi-mately 10 Honor Chapters. The recognition centers on the caliber of chapter projects that reflect the Sigma Delta Pi mission of honor-ing excellence in the study of the Spanish language, contributing to cultural understanding and uphold-ing the goals of the society.“Dr. Pratt was instrumental in

earning this national honor that was awarded to only nine chapters in 2009,” said Charles Ruch, interim dean of the College of Education. “Her impressive involvement with Tech’s chapter distinguished her among the hundreds of other chap-ter advisers considered for the 2009 Minaya Álvar Fáñez Award.”With its national office at The

Citadel in Charleston, S.C., Sigma Delta Pi is a member of the Asso-ciation of College Honor Societies, the nation’s only certifying agency for college and university honor societies.

SUPER SONIC: Sonic on N. University along with Latino Lubbock Magazine dis-tributed back packs for students of . The backpacks were filled with school supplies, hand sanitizer, Kleenex, toothbrushes, and other items to help ease into a successful school year. A special thanks to Target, FirstCare,

A TOUCH OF CLASS: Student members of Sigma Lambda Beta, the Hispanic Student Society, and Kappa Delta Chi, assisted the Caprock Foundation by volunteer-ing their services at Gala Latina 2009. Thank you to these fine young leaders.

October 2009

Youth Opportunities

“¡Sí Se Puede!” It can be d ne!

TEEN BOOK CLUB at Groves Branch Library The BLTs (Book Lovin’ Teens) will meet at the Groves Branch Library, 5520 19th Street, at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oc-tober 8. Games of all types will be avail-able, so come have a blast with us! For more information, please call 767-3733.

DAISIES IN BLOOM will take place on October 17th from 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon at the Holiday Inn Park Plaza, 3201 South Loop 289. This is a FREE event thanks to a grant from the Susan G. Ko-men Lubbock Affi liate. Free food, door prizes, health education screening booths, guest speakers, teen fashion show and important information about breast cancer

awareness will all be a part of our morning. It is open to ALL GIRLS 6th grade and up and special adult females in their lives. RSVP for this event by Monday,

October 12th. Call the Lubbock Regional Girl Scout Offi ce at 806-745-2855.

BOYS BASKETBALL SIGN-UPS AT THE OPTIMIST BOYS & GIRLS CLUB of Lubbock are accept-ing registrations October 12th - 29th. The program will be divided by league divi-sions - boys 9&10 years-old and 11&12. Players may sign up as a team or individu-ally. Teams consist of 10 players. Coaches are also needed. The Fee for this program will be free if the child is a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs. Membership cost is $10. For additional information contact staff at (806)762-4990, or come by 3301 Cornell.

LULAC YOUTH COUNCIL is seek-ing youth to be a part of the youth group. For more info please email Lee St. Dennis at [email protected].

OPEN FITNESS Avoid the unpredict-able weather of high winds and too hot temperatures. 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.

NORTH LUBBOCK BOXING CLUB is currently recruiting youngsters who are willing 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.

BALLET FOLKLORICO FIESTA DEL SOL is excepting new members from ages 5 to 12 male and female and also ages 12 to 15 males. For more in-formation on joining us in learning the traditional dances of Mexico call (806) 543-8016 or email at [email protected].

YOUTH WRITERS WANTED email [email protected] c/o Amaris Garcia. Please include a writing sample.and explain why you would like to be a youth correspondent for Latino Lubbock Magazine.

Youth/ Juventud

Have a great school year!

Mark Your Calendar2009-10 Important School HolidaysOct. 10 Early Dismissal Nov. 25-27 Thanksgiving Dec. 18 & 19 Early Dismissal Dec. 21-Jan. 1 Christmas Holidays January 18 MLK Holiday February 12 Student Holiday March 15-19 Spring Break April 2 Good Friday May 27 Last Day of ClassesMay 27 & 28 Early Dismissal


THANK YOU KOHLS: Fifty members from the four Boys & Girls Clubs in Lubbock each received a free $100 shopping spree for Back-To-School. The kids were very grateful and happy to have the much needed items.

MACKENZIE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE HOUSE: Students from Ms. Sali-nas Spanish classes took pride in participating in the Fiestas del Llano parade. The event offers them insight to the historical observance and an appreciation for other cultures.

ESTACADO COLOR GUARD: The youth were on hand to lead the Fies-tas del Llano parade. JROTC members receive tools, training and experiences that help succeed in any competitive environment. Along with great leadership training, they experience things others can only dream about.

important information about breast cancer

The Miss Hispanic Lubbock Pageant was held September

17, 2009 at the Civic center The-ater. Four participants competed in the annual pageant.Melissa Garcia, 25, was selected

as Miss Hispanic Lubbock 2009-10. She is a Tech graduate student, and her platform is national invis-ible chronic awareness week. She is the daughter of Ismael and Su-sana Garcia. She received a $1,500 scholarship.Amaris Garcia, 17, a Lubbock

High School senior, was fi rst run-ner-up. Her platform is building strong children with self-esteem, leadership and self-preservation.

She is the daughter of Frank and Christy Martinez-Garcia. She re-ceived a $500 scholarship.Laura Christina Martinez, 20, at-

tends Texas Tech, her platform is cultural awareness and resources for single mothers. She is the daughter of Laura Garcia and Vi-cente Martinez.Alicia Montes, 24, attends South

Plains College, her platform is the future of our children. She is the daughter of Alejandro and Her-linda Montes.Martinez and Montes each re-

ceived a $250 scholarship.Congratulations to all the partici-

pants.

Four compete for Miss Hispanic Lubbock

AMARIS GARCIA

LAURA MARTINEZ

ALICIA MONTES

MELISSAGARCIA

This past month I participated

in the Miss His-panic Lubbock pageant during the 16 de Septiem-bre events. As the youngest contestant (17) I felt a little intimidated by the age difference. And

as the weeks went on I realized that I have achieved so much and have had some once in a lifetime oppor-tunities - traveling the world, being a part of naming a street after Cesar E. Chavez, and leading the effort to save the Junior Ambassador pro-gram to Japan.With the encouragement of family,

friends, and my sponsors, I was able to get on that stage and feel confi -dent. And regardless of the results I would smile. When asked my on-stage ques-

tion of: Who inspires you to be the person you are? My response was obvious… the Latino community. I have heard about and seen the ob-stacles we face and have overcome. And even though there are many road blocks we still manage to be a community of strength. As the results were announced I

prayed in my head, “God whatever Your will is that's what will be. You have a reason and You have a plan.”

With His blessings, I won 1st runner up and the People’s Choice Award... more so I won experience. In honesty, it was bittersweet when

many friends and people told me I should have won. But the best com-ment was from an individual who told me "Arriba y adelante, onward and upward."His words stayed in my mind and

made me realize that is the attitude to have. Sometimes we lose, some-times we win, but we move on and upward to our future.This experience is just one of the

few stepping stones I will cross in, as my parents say, "my journey of life". So thank you to the awesome read-

ers who sent cards and notes. Also thanks to these great individuals and businesses for sponsoring me and believing in me: Latino Lubbock Magazine, Caprock Home Health Services, Montelongos Restaurant, SMP Pumps, Cindy Adame, Jenny Sosa, and, most importantly my mommy and daddy - Christy Marti-nez-Garcia and Frank Garcia.

AMARIS GARCIA, 17, will be a senior at Lubbock High. She is applying to many colleges includ-ing Baylor and majoring in a fi eld related to children - teaching, Oph-thalmology or Pediatrics.

“Ar r iba y ade lan te”A Teen’s view on Winning and Loosing

AMARIS GARCIA

QUE VIVAN NUESTROS NIÑOS: Amaris Garcia, Youth Editor of Latino Lub-bock Magazine poses with young ballet folklorico dancers at the Fiestas del Llano.

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Cuco Alvarado

Richard LozanoRefugia Morales

Leticia Cavazos

Connie Ortiz

Oscar CasarezAlfredo RosalesAntonio Garcia

Dia de los MuertosRecordando y celebrando a nuestros queridos

Elmyra Adame

Lorenzo Sedeno Sr.Mary Pineda

Genoveva Perez

Gilbert “Giby” Garcia

Anrique A. Diaz

Jose B. Olivarez Eva Casanova Jesus Ibarra

John Pauda

Estevan CavarrubioRamon Sosa Urtado Ramona G. UriveGuadalupe Vasquez Sr.

Carlos Quirino Sr.Juanita Lopez Gonzales

Elizabeth Cantu

Mary Lou Reyna

Cowboy Fred Ortiz

Petra Montelongo

Danny Ramon

Prisca Martinez Juan Martinez Emiteria Pauda

Mary Richardson

Jimmy GloriaRichard Lopez Juan Castro

Simon M. Martinez

Jerry Montes Jr. Guadalupe M. Flores

Nicasio VillarealPatricia Sandobal

Many people honor their loved ones on Dia de los Muertos. November 1st is Dia de los Angelitos (All Saints Day) for deceased infants and children.

Adults are remembered on November 2nd, Dia de los Muertos (All Souls Day).

Danny R. CasasMaria Salinas Ramon Sedillo Florez

Mireya Rosales Brianna BrionesJonathon Ramirez

Spc. Israel GarzaSpc. Jose A. Velez Army Sgt. Daniel Lee Galvan

Sgt. Steve Morin Jr. Pfc. Rick Salas Jr.Pfc. Andrew Velez Staff Sgt. Jose Antonio Lanzarin

Sgt. Chris DavisSgt. Randell Olguin

Dia de los Muertos

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Benita Avila Mora

Mike “Swamper” Romero

Ruben O. Ramirez "El Cubano",

Eluteria A. Garcia

Rogelio Eli Yz-aguirre

Francis Garza

Juanita Sanchez

Mary D. GonzalesGregorio Sanchez Garcia

Angelita Garcia Armando “Mando” Reina Salgado

Cesareo Martinez Pena

Teodora Campos

Reynaldo Reyes Vicente ‘’Freddy’’ Vergara

Nancy “Randi” Cardenas

Jesse S. Gutierrez

Isabel Sauseda

November 1st is Dia de los Angelitos (All Saints Day) for deceased infants and children.

October 2009

Special/ especial


“To live in hearts we leave behind... is not to die.”“Vivir en corazones es nunca murir.”

Siempre pensando en ti Always thinking of You

Abelardo "Lalo" Villarreal

Antonio De Jesus Ambriz Garcia

Raymond S. Olguin

Juan Miguel DeLeon

Marcario "Mac" Gomez

Virginia Franco

Guadalupe (Lu-pie RR) Rangel

Jose Guadalupe (Lupe) Carrizalez

Maria Garza Dominguez

Rosa "MeMe" Aguirre

Mary Magdelena Gonzales

Juan Raymond "Mone" Vega

Juan Zuniga

Abraham Lara

Michael Aldaco Leonora V. Canales

Francisca G. Rodriguez

Pedro H. Licon Mary C. Farias Zachary Andrew Villegas

Daniel Arguijo, Jr. Jose Carrizales

Nolberto De Los Santos

Micheal Anthony Rodriguez

Amelia Euresti Castro

Senovio R. Davila

Dee O. Peña

John Flores

Christopher Eric Perez

Connie Ramos

Brenda Ann Jimenez

Nasario B. ''Light-ning'' Benavidez III

Guadalupe Rodriguez

Felix ''Juan'' Padilla

Librada ''Lillie'' Calderon

Reyes L. Treviño Benancia Salazar Tomas RosasJuan M. Rivas, Sr. Juanita Huerta Campos

Julio Marciano Ruvalcaba

Maria Elena Guerra

Bernice G. Mendez

Luis Adrian Hernandez

Consuelo Ortiz Gloria S. Castillo

Charles Torres Martinez

Lucia Ortiz Arguijo

Eulalia Lala "Grandma" Saenz

Acebedo

Ramiro "Ram the Man" Cardenas

Rosalinda Aguirre Martinez

Tomas Saenz

Salvador C. Veracruz

Francisca O. Garza

Lily Alvarez Farias

Irene Guerrero Gallardo

Roel Antonio Villegas

Apolinar ‘Paul’ Ramos

Nieves “Shorty” Martinez

Steven Joe Jiminez

Guadalupe G. Martinez

Joe Cortinas Salazar

Romancita V. Cervantes

Alfredo De Larrosa, Jr.

Josephine Acevedo

Luciano Galaviz, Jr.

Celestino C. “S.C.” Bursiaga

Gilbert Guzman, Sr.

Jose B. Zapata

Anastacia (Annie) Rangel

Joann Torres Jose Aguayo

Joe G. Rodriguez III

Manuel Peña, Jr.Paula H. Hernandez

Raymundo Riojas

Rachel Licon

Manuel Barcenas

Maria Perez

Rudy Palos

Juan Urias

Sipriano G. Gutierrez

Barbara Gutierrez

Aldo Martin Cervantez

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Home & Community /Casa y comunidad

LABOR READY: The Texas State Employees Union and the Lubbock Central Labor Council held a picnic on Labor Day. Families and friends enjoyed food, drinks, music, and many activities! Union workers enjoyed the day off.


To show grandmothers how much they are loved, cherished

and appreciated, Zeta Phi Beta So-rority, Inc. hosted a citywide event entitled "If It Hadn't Been for My Grandma" to honor five unsung grandmothers from the Lubbock community including Francis Cas-tro and Elena Riojas. The event was held on Grandparents Day, Sept. 12, 2009.Elena Solis DeLara Riojas was

born on May 15, 1925, in Taylor, Texas. She is the second child of Ventura and Petra Solis. Her father was a minister in the Assembly of God church; her mother was a homemaker. Her father’s ministry and his job as a farm worker took the family to various cities; there-fore, it was impossible for Elena to become situated in a school for long periods of time. Although she loved going to school and believed that she could succeed academical-ly, her circumstances did not allow her to attend school on a regular basis. During her tenure with Methodist

Hospital, she earned several “Out-standing Employee” awards for a job well done and for her positive customer relations skills. Although she did not attend school for a long period of time, she made sure that her children recognized and ap-preciated the importance of an education. Several of her children attended or finished high school and others graduated from college. More and more of her grandchil-dren are now earning their bache-lor’s and master’s degrees, and the educational momentum continues.Frances "Fidencia" Castro was

born December 27, 1928 in Karnes City, Texas. Her parents Severo &

Concepcion Rodriguez-Silva, were United States citizens. They were a farming family that grew cot-ton.As a result of

the Great De-pression, the farming family lost their land, and was forced to join many families across the nation and become mi-grant workers.Despite the

c h a l l e n g e s , which resulted in them be-coming a poor migrant family, Fidencia Cas-tro commits to memory the wealth of love that overflowed from her fam-ily, and writes off the struggles caused by that poverty.The family from South Texas

followed the crops, working year-round and moving from one place to another.As her grandchildren grew she

made it a priority to share stories with them and instill pride and self-worth. With her grandchildren and children alike, she shared sto-ries about being a migrant worker, and would always end by telling them that an education would al-low them to have a better future. She would use the elements of the season to offer her life experiences in hope that they would learn from her life events.At times the stories were funny; at

times, scary; but mostly the stories

"If It Hadn't Been For My Grandma"Two Latinas recognized on Grandparent's Day

were about family, faith, and love. As the family grew, she would urge

her own children to pass down the stories to their children. During the storytelling she would utilize her sons and daughters to confirm the life stories, and added drama as she would share the stories.The gentle woman, like any other,

has lived life and taken each day with its expectancies. The suc-cesses and heartaches of her family have helped her to collect stories and encourage a better future and instill life lessons, which have in turn helped to assure that most of her children received high school diplomas and some, Associate de-grees; and that her grandchildren are expected to graduate from high school - many have bachelor de-grees, and a couple are working on masters degrees.

CELEBRATING DR. HECTOR P. GARCIA DAY: Members of the Lubbock Chapter of the American GI Forum celebrated the day named in honor of the founder of GI Forum with the community. The group shared photos of the early days of the Lub-bock group, as well as viewed a movie about his life at the Mahon Library.

ABUELAS QUERIDAS: Elena Solis DeLara Riojas and Frances Castro were given awards for the impact they made on their families.

Enrique "Kiki" Camarena grew up in a dirt-floored

house with hopes and dreams of making a dif-ference. Camarena worked his

way through college, served in the Marines and became a police of-ficer. When he decided to join the U.S. Drug Enforcement Adminis-tration, his mother tried to talk him out it. "I can't not do this," he told her. "I'm only one person, but I want to make a difference." The DEA sent Camarena to work

undercover in Mexico investigating a major drug cartel believed to in-clude officers in the Mexican army, police and government. On Feb. 7, 1985, the 37-year-old Camarena left his office to meet his wife for lunch. Five men appeared at the agent's side and shoved him in a car. One month later, Camarena's body was found in a shallow grave. He had been tortured to death. Within weeks of his death in March

of 1985, Camarena's Congressman,

Duncan Hunter, and high school friend Henry Lozano, launched Camarena Clubs in Imperial Val-ley, California, Camare-na's home. Hundreds of club members pledged to lead drug-free lives to honor the sacrifices made by Camarena and others on behalf of all Americans. These co-alitions began to wear red badges of satin, red ribbons, as a symbol Camarena's memory.

The Red Ribbon Week campaign emerged from the efforts of these clubs and coalitions. Today, Red Ribbon Week is na-

tionally recognized and celebrated, helping to preserve Special Agent Camarena's memory and further the cause for which he gave his life. The Red Ribbon Campaign also became a symbol of support for the DEA's efforts to reduce demand for drugs through prevention and edu-cation programs. By wearing a red ribbon during the last week in Oc-tober, Americans demonstrate their

ardent opposition to drugs. They pay homage not only to Special Agent Camarena, but to all men and women who have made the u l t i m a t e sacrifice in support of our nation's s t r u g g l e a g a i n s t drug traf-ficking and abuse. This year

s t u d e n t s across Tex-as will cel-ebrate Red R i b b o n Week Oc-tober 23-21, 2009 by wearing their red ribbons or red brace-lets and making a pledge to be drug-free!

Red Ribbon Week: The Story Behind the Symbol

Happy 18th BirthdayAmaris Garcia“Our baby girl

is now a Young Lady”God’s Blessings

Love Mommy & Daddy

GRACIAS KOHL'S: Management and members of the "A" Team of Kohl's Depart-ment Store proudly contributed $100 gift cards totalling $6,000 to several lucky mem-bers of each location of the Optimist Boys & Girls Clubs. The children were paired with volunteers and allowed to make purchases of back to school clothes and shoes.

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Last week as I was driving on Avenue P in the Guadalupe

barrio, my heart ached when I saw the large empty space in the park where the Guada-lupe Community Center used to be; the nostalgia al-most made me cry. And that’s not the fi rst time that’s happened; each time I drive by there, I experi-ence fl ashbacks about the remark-able times I had there and in the surrounding park. No telling how many fun-fi lled hours I spent play-ing on the seesaw, the swings, and the monkey bars in the playground when I was a little girl. Later on, my friends and I enjoyed watch-ing teenage couples meeting there to chat and sneak a few kisses, all the time on the lookout hoping that their parents wouldn‘t fi nd out. Oh, and the fi rst time I ever

danced with a boy was at a party at

the Guadalupe Center; I was about fourteen at the time. My whole

body trembled from pure nervous-ness as I struggled to not step on Ernie Belgara’s toes as he kept whispering to me to relax and follow his lead. (He was so patient teaching me to

dance the “slow ones.”) Five years later, he helped me register at Tech; Ernie was such a special friend. The last time I talked to him was shortly before he died two years ago.I went to several parties for teen-

aged friends there, but I’ll never forget Mary Alice Avila‘s birthday party, because after we ate birthday cake and cleanup started, her older sister discovered that several forks were missing, so she announced that nobody could leave until all the forks were returned. She turned off the lights to give the “borrow-

ers” the chance to return them, and soon, we heard the metallic ding of the forks dropping on the fl oor! After all the missing forks were returned, we resumed dancing to 45’s of Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Paul Anka, Frankie Avalon and other 50‘s favorites. Oh, and I remember seeing

cute Josie Chavez and handsome George Sulaica “cooing and woo-ing” each other at Guadalupe Park. Josie would sit on the grass holding George’s head on her lap as they talked and giggled! Ah, young love. Those enamorados eventually mar-ried, and now, as grandparents, still seem to be totally in love! George and Josie Sulaica are such a beauti-ful example of love and loyalty to everyone around them.

ANITA CARMONA HARRI-SON was the fi rst native Hispana to attend Lubbock schools (Guadalupe, Sanders, Carroll Thompson, Lubbock High), and, graduate from college, later becoming a teacher.

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The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Council #263, will be holding their annual Halloween Party Friday, October 30th, beginning at 7 p.m. in the LULAC Hall located at 13 St. & Avenue O. Members and guests are encour-

aged to wear costumes for the an-nual costume contest. Annually, the “Bato Gacho” com-

petition is held to raise money for

the scholarship fund. This year Rey Esquibel and Jose Luis Trevino will compete for the title, and bragging rights of who raised the most proceeds for the scholar-ship fund.The cost is a $5 donation, which

includes food, dancing, and mu-sic. The event is BYOB.For additional information con-

tact Pete Garza at 793-7326, or Armando Garcia, 632-3206.

LULAC Halloween fundraiser scheduled


On Monday, October 12th

banks and fed-eral govern-ment offi ces as well as many Lub-bock of-fi ces will be closed in ob-servance of

the Columbus Day holiday.

While Christo-pher Columbus' discov-ery of the New World in 1492 is celebrated by some, he has been debated by others and sometimes blamed for bringing slavery, the encomienda system and the dis-

Latinos hail Columbus Oct. 12, Dia de la Razaeases of Europe that wiped out some indigenous populations. For some Hispanics Columbus is

commemorated on Oct. 12, called Dia de la Raza, or the Day of the Race. This day celebrates the infl uence

of Hispanic heritage, the birth of the Hispanic people of the New World and the evolution of eth-nic and cultural presence during the fi rst real contact and interac-tion between Europe and the New World. Dia de La Raza is observed dur-

ing Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, and celebrates the culture and traditions of U.S. residents who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations

Learn about the culture of Mexico and the Dia de los

Muertos (Day of the Dead) cus-tom of making sugar skulls. Make and decorate your own sugar skull while learning the signifi cance of this Mexican tradition. Partici-pants will leave with their own

edible sugar skulls. Saturday, Oc-tober 24, 2009, 1 to 3 p.m. Cost: $5 per participant. Ages: all ages welcome! For more information about this workshop or other ex-hibits and events, please contact the staff at the Buddy Holly Cen-ter at 806-775-3560.

Sugar Skulls workshop now registering

of Central America, South Amer-ica and the Caribbean. The term La Raza was coined by

Mexican scholar Jos Vasconcelos to refl ect the fact that the people of Latin America are a mixture of many of the world's races, cul-tures and religions. Some people have mistranslated

"La Raza" to mean "the race," im-plying that it is a term meant to exclude others. However, the full term coined by Vasconcelos, "La Raza Cosmica," meaning "the cosmic people," was developed to refl ect not purity but the mixture inherent in the Hispanic people. Because this was the beginning

of the Hispanic people in the New World, many Latinos believe it is a day worth celebrating.

¡FELIZ MES DE LA HERENCIA HISPANA!: A Special Recognition to the Latino Community was presented on September 10, at City Hall. Hispanic individuals representing several organizations, and professions collectively accepted the Special Rec acknowledging Hispanic contributions during Hispanic Heritage Month, which continues through October 15th.

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The Day of the Dead (El Día de los Muertos or All Souls'

Day) is a holiday celebrated in M e x i c o and by L a t i n o s (and oth-ers) liv-ing in the U n i t e d S t a t e s and Can-ada. The h o l i d a y f o c u s e s on gath-e r i n g s of fam-ily and

friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. (El Día de los Muertos (El Día de

los Muertos o de Todos los San-tos) es un día de fiesta celebrado en México y los latinos (y otros) que viven en Estados Unidos y Canadá. La celebración consiste en reuniones de familiares y ami-gos a orar y recordar a amigos y familiares que han muerto.In Lubbock plans for the annual

Dia de los Muertos Celebracíon and procession are set for Friday, October 30, 2009. (En Lubbock los planes para el

anual Día de los Muertos Cel-ebración y procesión se esta-blecen para Viernes, 30 de octu-bre 2009. The event will kick-off from

5:30-6:60 p.m., at the Internation-al Cultural Center, 601 Indiana.(El evento se comienza a las

5:30-6:60 pm, en el Centro Cul-tural Internacional, 601 Indiana.)Art in response to the history

and meaning of Day of the Dead will be featured by a number of artists. Former All Saints art teachers

Annalee Schubert and Ellen Stan-ley exhibit artwork that reflects their trip to Oaxaca during Día de los Muertos (West Gallery). Mu-sic by guitarist Susan Grisanti.(Arte en respuesta a la historia y

significado de Día de los Muertos por varios artistas. Obras de arte por profesoras Annalee Schubert y Ellen Stanley de All Saints que muesta imagenes de su viaje a Oaxaca para el día de los muer-tos. Música de la guitarista Susan Grisanti.From 6:30-7:30 p.m. Landmark

Arts, TTU School of Art at 18th and Flint,will feature Drawing in Memory: 2009 Day of the Dead 2D Ofrenda Project.Ofrendas for the dead show-

casing traditional items that go onto ofrenda tables (e.g., favor-ite foods and drinks of the dead, flowers, incense, bread of the dead, candles and candy skulls) will be displayed. In addition Juan Granado’s 3D ceramics class will create ceramic masks for display among the drawings.(Dibujar en la memoria: El

proyecto bidimensional para el

Dia de los Muertos procession events setDía de los Muertos, 2009. Foun-dations crearán cuatro ofrendas para los muertos en dos dimen-siones al dibujar todas las cosas tradicionales que forman la of-renda (comidas y bebidas favori-tas del fallecido, flores, incienso, el pan de los muertos y calaveras de azúcar). Los dibujos van a adornar dos mesas grandes de dos dimensiones. También la clase de cerámica tridimensional de Juan Granado creará máscaras de cerámica para exponer entre los dibujos.)From 7:30-8:30 p.m. the Louise

Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts (LHUCA), at Avenue K and Mac Davis, will show a group exhibition of Dia de los Muertos-inspired art by students from J.T. Hutchinson Middle School, Lubbock High and other area schools. A performance by El Ballet Folklorico Nuestra Her-encia will begin at 7:40 pm in the Helen DeVitt Jones Art Gallery.(LHUCA se presenta una ex-

hibición de arte del Día de los Muertos que inspiran los estudi-antes de J.T. Hutchinson Middle School, Lubbock High, y otros colegios del área. La present-ación de El Ballet Folklórico Nuestra Herencia empezerá a las 7:40 p.m. en la Galería de Helen DeVitt Jones.)For more information call Jane

Bell at (806) 742-2974.(Para más información llame a

Jane Bell a (806) 742-2974.)

MAMMA MIA!, the national tour of the hit Broadway

musical based on the songs of ABBA, makes its Lubbock pre-miere October 16th through Octo-ber 18th at City Bank Auditorium. Tickets are now on sale.An independent, single mother,

Donna, who owns a small Greek island hotel is about to let go of Sophie, the spirited daughter she’s raised alone. For Sophie’s wed-ding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends—prac-tical and no-nonsense Rosie and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya - from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But

Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own.On a quest to find the identity of

her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna’s past to the Medi-terranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s songs from “Dancing Queen” and “S.O.S.” to “Money, Money, Money” and “Take a Chance on Me,” MAMMA MIA! is a celebra-tion of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.For tickets call 770-2000 or buy

online at selectaseatlubbock.com.

Broadway musical, Mamma Mia!, headed to Lubbock

In the first official State of Texas Cultural District Designation,

the Texas Commission on the Arts has designated the Lubbock Cul-tural District as one of seven cul-tural districts in the state.The State of Texas Cultural Dis-

trict Designation is a new initiative from the Texas Commission on the Arts which encourages cities to use arts, culture, and entertain-ment for the purpose of economic and community development. In order to receive the designation, cities must meet strenuous crite-ria and complete a comprehensive

planning process. The effort to obtain the State of Texas Cultur-al District Designation has been spearheaded by the Lubbock Arts Alliance.To the benefit of artists and cul-

tural enterprises, Lubbock Cul-tural District (LCD) has partnered with a variety of business devel-opment entities and will act as the conduit for the growth of the creative industries in the city. The main goal of the cultural district is to enhance destinations and pro-gramming that will appeal to Lub-bock’s citizens and visitors.

Lubbock receives Cultural District Designation

October 2009

Sports/deportesHigh School Football

Schedules


It seems like only yesterday

that football sea-son started and the aroma from all the food at the fiestas was hang-ing around us like a warm summer day. What we need

to not lose track of is that the first quarter of our entire football sea-son has just passed us on the fast lane and much has yet to be deter-mined. We also know better than to predict what kind of season our teams will have so early in the process, but we are allowed to ask some questions. What do we know of for sure? What we can say with a little bit of certainty is that some teams will have a harder row to hoe than others, if they want to see their season goals accomplished. Early results will not sink you, but it will narrow the window of opportunity required in order to achieve your pre season goals. The Cowboys have opened up

their 2009 September strut with a record of 1-1 with one result not available at print time. They started off with a tough game in Tampa Bay which Romo and com-pany won using big plays to break the game wide open in the second half. The defense knew it needed to get better with Cadillac Williams running amok in the first and sec-ond quarters and they seemed to get a handle on him after the first half. That the run defense would be severely tested was obvious by the second game versus division rival the New York Giants. Bran-don Jacobs was unleashed on the Cowboys with a vengeance which they somewhat controlled, but there was no controlling Eli Man-ning. He exploited the secondary and was helped tremendously by four Cowboys turnovers in a 33-30 Giant win. The much-anticipated grand opening of Jerry world, with 105,000 in attendance, was denied a proper christening by the team and many realized that many of last season’s problems are still with them. Wade Phillips and company have gone back to the drawing board to see what it is they can do to prevent similar bad outings from occurring. I just hope no one over reacts this early as far as replacing

people because you know like I do; sometimes the cure is worse than the disease. The injury to McNabb has the

Eagles looking vulnerable and the Redskins looking as uninspiring as ever. What that means is that as of now, it will be between Dallas and New York who will win the NFC east. That is of importance because it seems that this year in the NFC, the other division teams will win all the wildcard seeds available. The NFC north has Green Bay, Minnesota and the surprising Bears looking good, so one can assume that two wildcards will be from this division. Every game matters for the Cowboys but it will be the games in December that will de-cide their playoff fate. September is nice, but December is the month that we all anticipate. The Texans are looking impressive with a big time win over the hated Tennessee Titans and it gives many of us hope that maybe this is the year they take the next step towards winning their division. Looking at the standings, new teams are atop their respective divisions and we should expect a different playoff landscape before all is said and done.Locally, it is of my opinion that

maybe 2 of the local 5A teams have a shot to make the playoffs. Monterey is in the thick of things and Lubbock High has made an impact on the scene as well. The loss of quarterback Angel Arm-endariz was unexpected and will make the Westerners have to adjust to a key position after their impres-sive win over Midland Lee earlier in the season. Hopefully that loss won’t hamper what looked to be a promising start for them. Estacado is muddled in the middle and will be hard pressed to advance unless they can win some consecutive wins immediately to help establish their identity. Frenship, as usual, has held their own against every team and seems to be the favorite in this area to advance deep into the playoffs. Put your football sea-son on cruise control and enjoy the ride, because before you know it, the trip will be over and you would have missed all the scenery.

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EstacadoCanyon 10/1 7:30

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Lubbock HighCoronado 10/2 7:30Tascosa 10/8 7:30

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Monterey@ Midland 10/2 7:30@ Amarillo 10/8 7:30Odessa 10/15 7:30

@ Midland Lee 10/23 7:30Lubbock High 10/30 7:30

IdalouDenver City 10/2 7:30

@ Post 10/9 7:30Lilltlefield 10/16 7:30Roosevelt 10/23 7:30Abernathy 10/30 7:30

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10/30 vs Hale Center

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Guillermo Rangel, 84, of Idalou passed away September 5, 2009. He was born June 25, 1925 in Maxwell, to Bacilio and Juanita Rangel.He was preceded in death by his wife, Ad-ela; and a son, Jesus. Guillermo is survived by seven daughters, Alicia R. Rodriguez of Lubbock, Maria Elena Reyna of San Marcos, Margaret R. Pesina of Gill, Colo., Juanita Moreno of Lubbock, Esmeralda Vasquez of Lubbock, Irene Sa-las of Ralls, and Sandra Arnold of Amarillo; fi ve sons, Guillermo Rangel, Jr. of Lubbock, Robert Rangel of Lubbock, Luis Rangel of San Angelo, David Rangel of Lubbock, and Estevan Rangel also of Lubbock; a brother, Domingo Rangel of Lubbock; three sisters, Nicolasa Vasquez of San Marcos, Augustina Maldonado of Idalou, and Rosa Valdez of Atlanta, Ga.; 31 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren.

Jesus R. Garcia, 42, of Lubbock passed away August 26, 2009. He was born on October, 20, 1966 to Maurilio Sr. and Francisca Garcia in Lubbock.Survivors include his parents, Maurilio Sr. and Francisca Garcia; three sisters, Diana Garcia, Juanita Flores, and Anastacia Garcia; three brothers, Joe Garcia, Maurilio Jr. Garcia and Fidel Garcia; one daughter, Maritza Vasquez; one grandson, Elijah; girlfriend, Susie Rodriguez; one uncle; two aunts; 16 nieces and nephews.


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Memoriam/memorialJesus Soto, beloved husband, father, grand-father, great-grandfather, and friend of Lubbock departed this life on Au-gust 29, 2009 at the age of 88 years. He was born October 11, 1920 to Fe-lipe and Maria (Longoria) Soto in Karne City. He married Dora Soto, De-

cember 20, 1948 in Richland Springs. Mr. Soto was a farmer and a welder until he retired in 1986. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Jesus was a Deacon at Primera Iglesia Bautista in Petersburg and a former member of Primera Iglesia Bau-tista in Idalou. He is a member of Iglesia Bautista Templo in Lubbock.Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Dora of 60 years; two daughters, Ora-lia Reyna of Denton, and Maria Guadalca-zar of Lubbock; three sons, Tomas of Big Springs, Domingo of Cleburne, Jesus R. of Saginaw, Mich.; 15 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, one great-great grandchild; and one sister, Maria Garza of Brady.Jesus was preceded in death by his par-ents; two brothers, Santos Soto and Jose Soto; three sisters, Ramona Soto, Anita Coronado, and Chente Lavario.

"Peace be With You"

Tony Garcia, Jr., 29, of Lubbock passed away on August 29, 2009. He was born on May 3, 1980 in Slaton to Antonio (Tony) Garcia, Sr. and Linda Alvarado Cas-tro. He married Meghan Ringo in June of 2003 in Lubbock. He had worked for Billy's Auto Sales before going to work for Venture Communica-

tions. Tony was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Macario Alvarado, Sr., on August 28, 2002. Survivors include his wife, of Lubbock; two daughters, Brook-lyn Garcia and Taylyn Garcia, both of Lub-bock; his mother, Linda Alvarado Castro and stepfather, Ramon Castro of Lubbock; his father, Antonio (Tony) Garcia, Sr. and stepmother, Patricia Garcia of Lubbock; a brother, Ryan Garcia of Lubbock; two step-brothers, Mark Castro and Scott Castro, both of Lubbock; four sisters, Lacie Castro, Lexus Castro, LesLee Castro and Carissa Garcia, all of Lubbock; a stepsister, Tammie Castro of Austin; his maternal grandmother, Rose Alvarado of Tahoka; and his paternal grandparents, Bene, Sr. and Margie Gar-cia, both of Lubbock.

Robert Flores, Jr. (El Blue), 62, went to be with our Lord on August 27,

2009. He was preceded in death by his father, Ro-berto Flores; his mother, Elena O. Flores; sister, Lupe Hernandez; and brother, Johnny Man-riquez. He is survived by fi ve brothers, Mariano, Luis and Joe Flores, all of Lubbock, Marcelino Man-riquez of New Mexico

and Jose Manriquez of California; two sis-ters, Helen Flores of Lubbock and Victoria Ceballos of Tulsa, Okla.; his close nieces, Roxanne Cavazos, Diana Buentello, and Helen Rivera, all of Lubbock; nephew, Bal-damar Buentello of Lubbock; and numer-ous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Glenda Maag Be-navidez, 62, of Lubbock passed away August 29, 2009. She was born on October 31, 1946. She married Nasario Benavi-dez III in October of 2002 in Lubbock. He died on August 4, 2009. Mrs. Be-navidez loved cooking, spending time with her

family and being in the garden.Those left to cherish her memories are two daughters, Brenda Peña and husband Sammy and Bernadette and husband Abraham Herrera, both of Lubbock; step-children, Nasario Benavidez IV and wife Helen of Clinton, Okla., Roy Benavidez and wife Emmy of Clinton, Okla., and James Benavidez, Rita Ann Morales and husband Alfredo, Abraham Benavidez and wife Lou Annye, all of Lubbock; seven grandchil-dren, Keesha Vitela, Evette Vitela, Vinson Peña, Arianna Peña, Aaron Muñoz, Mi-chael Muñoz and Matthew Muñoz; 11 step-grandchildren; one great-step-child; and two sisters, Barbara Williams of Ignacio, Colo. and Dianne Pierce of Denver, Colo.

Jesus A. Garcia, 54, of Lubbock passed away September 3, 2009. He was born on March 9, 1955 to the late Armando M., Sr. (1997) and Otilia Garcia in Pecos. He married Anita Olbera on August 31, 2007 in Lub-bock. He was a Carpen-ter. Garcia was a Vietnam War Army Veteran. He was a Cursillista. He is preceded in death by a son Jesus Garcia, Jr. in 1994 and his brother Cruz Garcia, Sr. in 2003.Survivors include his wife of Lubbock; a daughter, Cynthia Mojica of Lubbock; a son Jay Lee Garcia of Lubbock; his mother, Otilia Garcia of Lubbock; a brother, Arman-do Garcia, Jr. of Lubbock; three sisters, Vir-ginia Trevino and Corina Flores both of Ft. Worth, and Elodia Hanes of Lubbock; and three grandchildren.

Sylvia Rodriguez DeLeon, 52, of Lub-bock passed away Sep-tember 3, 2009. She was born on March 18, 1957 in Lubbock, Texas. She was preceded in death by her mother, Alejandra Alvarez; father, Pablo; and her eldest brother, Paul Jr.

Sylvia is survived by two daughters, Melin-da and Alexandra DeLeon; two grandsons, Aaron and Xavier; one granddaughter, Vic-toria, all of Lubbock; fi ve sisters, Mary and Terry Rodriguez, Rachel Rosas, Irma Swet-nam of Lubbock and Alice Ortiz of Virginia; two brothers, Frank of Lubbock and John of Weatherford; 18 nephews and nieces; and 21 great-grandnephews and nieces.Agnes B. Moreno, 79, of Lubbock died Sept. 11, 2009. Mrs. Moreno was born on Jan. 22, 1930 in Minneapolis, Minn. She Married Pe-dro Moreno on April 5, 1948 in Littlefi eld, Texas. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Agnes worked many years as a silk presser, part of her career for Master Cleaners. She is survived by her husband, Pedro Moreno, Sr.; her daughter, Norma Gonzales; her sons, Pete Moreno, Jr., and wife Janie, Ramiro Moreno and wife Teresa Brothers, Joe Berlanga and Hilario Berlanga of Lub-bock; sisters, Anita Bitela, Modesta Nastasi and Helen Easton; fi ve grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Marcos "Jimmy" Davila, 69, of Lubbock passed away Sept. 13, 2009. He was born on August 1, 1940 to Epime-nia and Marcos Davila, Sr. in Lubbock, Texas. He shared a union with his wife Elena for 41 years. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Roseanne Davila.

Those left to cherish his memories are his wife, Elena Davila; four daughters, Janie Davila, Louisa Davila, Yolanda Davila and Elena Ramirez; seven sons, Marcos, Jr., Agapito, Robert, Gilbert, Manuel, Abel and Armando; 29 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; three brothers; and four sisters.

Eloisa R. Montalvo, 85, of Lubbock, passed away Sept. 14, 2009, in Lubbock. Funeral servic-es were held at Our Lady of Grace with Father Cruz offi ciating. Burial followed in the Anton Cemetery.

Ejinio Mendoza, 64, of Lubbock was buried Sept. 24, 2009. He was born in Sin-ton, Texas on June 12, 1945. He was a TV repairman. Survivors include one brother, Joaquin Mendoza of Lubbock; three sisters, Mercedes Molina of Lubbock, and Juanita Becerra and Clementina Rodriguez, both of Laredo, Texas; four nieces; and eight nephews.

Gilbert A. Champion, Sr., 80, of Lub-bock passed away September 19, 2009 in Lubbock. He was born June 5, 1929 to Wil-liam and Adela Champion in Taft. He was a Catholic and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lubbock.Gilbert was preceded in death by his par-ents, his wife, Audelia Champion; sister, Dora Bueno; and son, Willie Ben Cham-pion. Survivors include seven daughters, Estella Butler of Amarillo, Cindy Gutierrez of Petersburg, Elena Trevino of Lubbock, Elva Champion of Petersburg, Adella Davis of Tulsa, Okla., Ester Arista of Big Spring, and Tina Champion of Weslaco; six sons, Gilbert, Jr. of Lubbock, Hector of Peters-burg, Johnny of Ft. Worth, Albert of Okla-homa City, Okla., Armando of Amarillo, and Joe of Petersburg; two brothers, John Champion, Sr. of Petersburg and Ruben Champion, Sr. of Lubbock; 29 grandchil-dren, 29 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.Maria Edelina Ro-driguez, 74, of Lubbock passed away on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 at home. She was born on March 21, 1935 to Francisco and Elena Martinez in Brackettville, Texas. She married Gregorio N. Ro-driguez on Dec. 6, 1956 in Levelland.She was preceded in death by her daugh-ter, Francisca Castillo.Those left to cherish her memories are her husband, Gregorio N. Rodriguez; two sons, Matilde Rodriguez and Pedro Rodriguez; fi ve daughters, Nicolasa Rodriguez, Gua-dalupe Rodriguez, Mary Ann Rodriguez, Alicia White and Maria Elena Rodriguez; 28 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; three sisters; and one brother.

A friend at the South Plains Food Bank told me there are two kinds of hunger: easy and hard. Easy hunger is when you’re traveling down the road knowing that a restaurant is just in the next town. Hard hunger he experienced as a child growing up in South Texas. It was a gnaw-ing pain that came with not having enough food in the house for him and his brothers and sisters… the pain of seeing his parents struggle to put food on the table. On World Hunger Day, October

16, the South Plains Food Bank ob-serves Octoberfast. It’s a day when we ask people to experience what it like to know “hard hunger” by fast-ing for one meal. Then we invite you to take the value of the meal you skip and donate it to the South Plains Food Bank to help others in our community who face hunger every day. Each week, our network of

churches and agencies provide food for 18,000 people through-out the South Plains. Octoberfast helps SPFB provide food for Sec-ond Helping Soup Kitchens in our community. It is hard to be hungry. It is easy to make a difference. Go to www.spfb.org to help.

Isaac Demitrius Levario-Cava-zos was placed in God's hands September 15, 2009. He is preceded in death by grandparents, David John Levario and John Cavazos. Survi-vors include his parents, Charlotte Levario and Gabriel Cavazos of Ralls; grandparents, Elizabeth Hernandez of Lubbock and Florentina Cavazos of Ralls; three brothers, Rreal, Malachi, and twin brother Andre; sister, Miya; and sev-eral aunts, uncles and cousins.

World Hunger Day is October 16SPFB to hold Octoberfast

The Serra Club is holding a Reli-gious Photography Contest, with a prize of $200 to be awarded for the best religious photograph submit-ted. The winning photograph will be published in the South Plains Catholic. An 8x10 print of the photograph

should have a title taped to the re-verse side, and should be submit-ted with a separate notice of the photographer’s name, address, telephone number, and photograph title. Submission (one entry per person)

must be postmarked by Novem-ber 15 and sent to Carl Sundell, 6221 Lynnhaven Drive, Lubbock, Texas 79413. The photograph will be returned if a stamped and self-addressed manila envelope is en-closed with the submission.

Serra Club seeks photo entries

Emilio E. Salinas, 57, of Abernathy passed away on September 26, 2009. He was born on December 4, 1951 in Lub-bock to the late Gregorio L. (June 5, 1985) and Ma-ria Salinas. He had been under the care of MHMR. He was a catholic. Emilio is preceded in death by

two brothers, Polo Salinas May 10, 1978 and Gabriel Salinas in October 2, 1993. Survivors include his mother, Maria Salinas of Junction; seven brothers, Ray Salinas of Wolfforth, Mario Salinas of Abernathy, Carlos Salinas of Posey, Felix Salinas of Abernathy, Guadalupe Salinas of Snyder, Andrew Salinas of Stillwater, Minn., and Robert Salinas of Abilene; three sisters, Emma S. Garcia and Maria L. Salinas both of Abernathy, Josephine Cruz of Ennis; and several nieces and nephews.

Niños/ Children

To everything there is a season, a time to every purpose under the sun…ECCL 3:18.

ere Dios, primera-mente? Todo qui-ere uno; ropa, casa, coche, millones, etc y Dios? En donde se encuentra Dios en su corazón? Con quien andan? Quienes son sus amigos? La gente de Dios no se encuentra en lugares donde venden drogas; la gente de Dios no se encuentra donde mal-tratan a sus esposos o esposas; la gente de Dios no se encuentra en donde abandonan los hijos o en donde ay aborto ni se encuentran en lugares simplemente porque un hombre o una mujer nombra un lu-gar iglesia como muchos lo andan haciendo. Se encuentra en una Ig-lesia, Santa, Católica y Apostólica ha donde puedes a ir y recibirlo y aceptarlo en su casa (su corazón) para que lo lleven a su familia y a sus amigos. Vengan hoy.

October 2009

Faith & Religion/Fe y religión Church Bulletins

Remembering your loved one during All Saints Day and Día de Los Muertos will bring back memories. For those still working through their grief, Resthaven Funeral Home and Cemetery offers grief materials, at no cost, to assist with dealing with the diffi cult loss of a loved one.

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2009 Fátima Rosary Crusade scheduled Oct. 10th


A city-wide Fátima Public Square Crusade to

pray the rosary will be held October 10, 2009. "The main focus is to

pray for world peace," said Teresa Beltran, a parishioner of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lubbock.She said that an hour

of prayer would be dedicated to prayer as well as other peti-tions including issues of abortion, which she said Catholics discour-age. "God hears all prayers

and we would like to have a betterment of our county and the President to make wise choices," she said.Each Tuesday she participates in a

group rosary and looks forward to being a part of the event, which will be recognized by similar groups on a national scale across the country.The site of the event will be held at

Guadalupe Park, on North Ave. P, which was selected in part because it honors La Virgen de Guadalupe. There the rosary will be prayed ex-actly at 12 noon.The general public is invited to

participate in the event and bring their rosaries. The event is antici-pated to take an hour. Our Lady of Fátima is a title given

to the Blessed Virgin Mary with respect to reported apparitions. The title of Our Lady of the Rosary is also sometimes used in reference to the same apparition (although it was fi rst used in 1208 for the re-ported apparition in the church of Prouille), because the children re-lated that the apparition specifi cally

identifi ed herself as the "Lady of the Rosary".

On Sunday, 13 May 1917, ten year old Lúcia Santos

and her younger cous-ins, siblings Jacinta and Francisco Marto, were tending sheep at a location known as the Cova da Iria near their home village of Fátima in Portugal. Lúcia described seeing a woman "brighter than the sun, shed-

ding rays of light clearer and stronger

than a crystal ball fi lled with the most sparkling

water and pierced by the burning rays of the sun."

Further appearances are report-ed to have taken place on the thir-teenth day of the month in June and July. In these the woman exhorted the children to do penance and to make sacrifi ces to save sinners. The children subsequently wore tight cords around their waists to cause pain, abstained from drinking wa-ter on hot days, and performed other works of penance. Most im-portantly, Lúcia said that the lady had asked them to pray the rosary every day, repeating many times that the rosary was the key to per-sonal and world peace. This had particular resonance since many Portuguese men, including rela-tives of the visionaries, were then fi ghting in World War I. According to Lúcia's account, in the course of her appearances, the woman con-fi ded to the children three secrets, now known as the Three Secrets of Fátima.For more information about the

Crusade, please contact St. Joseph's Church Offi ce at 765-9935.

LAS GUADALUPANAS DE OLG: Bishop Placido Rodriguez and Deacons Joe Morin, Jaime

DE COLORES: Several men participated in the Cursillo for men held last month. Many supporters came to see them and congratulate them in their journey.

Forward in Christ “Vengan hoy”

BY SAL HERNANDEZ SPECIAL FOR LATINO LUBBOCK

Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending mis-

eries. Your wealth has rotted away, your clothes have become moth-eaten, your gold and silver have corroded, and that corrosion will be a testimony against you; it will devour your fl esh like a fi re. You have stored up treasure for the last days. Behold, the wages you with-held from the workers who har-vested your fi elds are crying aloud; and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on earth in luxury and pleasure; you have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter. You have condemned; you have murdered the righteous one; he offers you no resistance. Muchos piensan en tener todo. Porque no se fi jan en lo que qui-

NATIONAL LIFE CHAIN All parishio-ners in the Diocese of Lubbock are invited to participate in this year’s Life Chain on Sunday, October 4, 2:00-3:00 p.m., 67th Street and Indiana (Park at Melonie Park Church). Stand with thousands of people across the nation in this peaceful witness of pro-life Americans praying for our nation and an end to abortion.

ST. JAMES 2009 FALL FESTIVAL "WORKING TOGETHER IN HIS NAME", Saturday, October 10, 2009, from10am-9pm, at 500 NW 5th Seminole Civic Bldg. in Seminole, Texas.

MARRIAGE APPRECIATION CELEBRATION mark your calendars for October 4, 3:00 p.m., Christ the King Cathedral. Those married 25 or 50 years and above will be honored by Bishop Placido Rodriguez. For more info contact [email protected].

CURSILLO FOR WOMEN IN ENGLISH, October 15-18, 2009. Con-tact your parish Vocal for an application or call the Cursillo Offi ce, 806-792-4308 or Deacon Joe Morin, 806-543-5686.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CANDLE LIGHT VIGIL, Tuesday October 20, 2009, 12 noon, at Our Lady of Grace, 3011 Erskine.

3RD ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF will be held October 23, 2009 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., by the Texas Tech Knights of Columbus Council #14426, in the parking lot north of St. Elizabeth Church. For more information call Bradley Tann at (281) 610-5052.

UNDERSTAND AND APPRE-CIATE THE GIFT OF SACRA-MENTS Holy Spirit Parish has arranged for the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theol-ogy to present a one day seminar to train adults to teach/explain the Church’s sacra-ments to others.Those attending the semi-nar will receive the materials and certifi ca-tion to teach this subject of faith to others, including CCE classes. Saturday, October 24th, 2009, 7:30am to 4:30pm, Holy Spirit Catholic Church at 9821 Frankford Ave.

ACTS RETREATS SCHEDULEDWomen's - November 5-8. For more infor-mation contact Gery Dale Franklin 893-1850.

UNIVERSITY PARISH PLANS ANNIVERSARY As the 75th anniver-sary of Saint Elizabeth Parish is fast ap-proaching on March 29, 2011, a committee is looking for any pictures and stories you may have about Saint Elizabeth. Please call the church offi ce at 762-5225.

DIVORCECARE meets from 7-8:30 pm, Monday nights at Our Lady of Gua-dalupe Church, 1120 52nd St. Lubbock. A new session will begin Sept. 14th. A $12 Pre Registration includes 13 weeks, work-book, dinner & Movie. MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND. Please call Silvia Rodriguez at (806)763-0710 for more information.

SPANISH BIBLE STUDIES on go-ing every Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. (all welcomed). at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 1120 52nd St.

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EngagementMrs. Carolyn Marshall, of Lubbock, formerly of Plain-view, and Judge Sam & Velma Medina, of Lubbock, are pleased to announce the engagement of their children, Kelli Heather Marshall and Jason Mark Medina. Kelli is also the daughter of the late Judge Marvin F. Marshall, of Plainview. The couple will be married Oct. 17, 2009, in Lubbock.Kelli is a 2001 graduate of Plainview High School and a

2005 graduate of Texas Tech University. She is employed by PlainsCapital Bank of Lubbock. Jason is a 1996 graduate of Monterey High School, a 2000 graduate of Baylor University, in Waco, and a 2003 graduate of Baylor Law School. He is employed by Glasheen, Valles, Inderman and DeHoyos, LLP, of Lubbock.

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Bishop's Boy Scouting Event

Pam Taylor, Jacob Chavarria, and Bob Hill.The event brought new and old friends together to discuss setting up new troops throughout the Dio-cese.

Bishop Placido with Paul Scioli and one of the members of the Boy Scouts.

Rev. Phillip, Benito Flores, Lucas Flores, Natalia Flores, Nicholas Flores, and Patsy Cardona.

Lubbock Central Labor Council Labor Day Picnic

Gabriel Flores, Mark & Sammie Montemayor, Tony Montemayor, and Albert Cruz.

Union leaders posed for the camera, and took a break from organizing fun, food, and community.

Daniel DeLuna, Jorge Ramirez, Victor Hernandez, Judge Aurora Hernandez, and Stuart Williams.

The Robles family and the Mendoza family came to-gether to enjoy the day.

Aqui y Alla

Jenny Sosa poses with Latino Lubbock Magazine's Christy Martinez-Garcia and her husband Frank Gar-cia at Gala Latina 2009. The theme was "Cuba Mia", and benefitted the Burkhart Center for Autism.

Christina Brito celebrated her son's 4th birthday with him. They had pancakes and shared new memo-ries.

Networking and discussions occurred at the Cafe y Pan Dulce event held at Montelongo's Restaurant with the Hispanic Division of the Chamber.

The Tex-Mex Grillers served up prize-winning BBQ. Pictured are: Rosey Esquibel, Ralph Esquibel, Ray Esquibel, Joe Leos, and Robert Chavez.

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October 2009

Sheriff David Gutierrez Farewell Reception

Lubbock News with a Latino Perspective

Commissioners Flores, McKay, and Jones offer their well wishes to David Gutierrez.

, Judge Ruben Reyes, and Fraiser Thompson. David Gutierrez posed with his Dad, who was on hand to congratulate him.

Many colleagues from the County came out to wish David good luck.

Ernesto F. Barton and Tavita Dorrow were among the participants.

Christy Martinez-Garcia shares info about the sig-nificance of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Hispanic Heritage Month Special Recognition at City Hall

Several participants posed after the special recogni-tion.

Mario Ybarra, Linda DeLeon, and Gabe Vitela.

Desiree DeLeon, Ryan Rodriguez, Vivian Quintero, and Kaytlin Moss anxiously waited to shop.

One final thank you to the Kohl's staff for an amazing shopping spree.

Youth volunteers were on hand and ready to assist the boys and girls.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Lubbock Shopping Spree at Kohl's

Dodo Alanis thanks Jeff Anderson for volunteering.

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EMary & Tom Lara congratulate the winners.John & Virginia Alamanza pose for the camera and

talk with other participants.Awesome grandmothers and unsung heroes en-joyed the evening of praises and fellowship.

Mary Rodriguez, Frances Castro, Cindy Adame, Christy Martinez-Garcia, Dan Castro Jr., and Vivian Solis.

Grandparent's Day Banquet by Zeta


Lubbock News With A Latino Perspective

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Sally Martinez, a Tech fan, and Oscar Sifuentes a UT fan hold up each school's symbols to show their support.

At the end of the day, UT fans celebrated the victory over Tech - by just a little.

Even kids demonstrated who they were supporting.

UT V TECH Tailgating in Lubbock

Tech and UT shirts were worn by fans of each team.

Dr. Hector P. Garcia Day with American G.I. Forum & Latino Lubbock

Dr. Eva Midobuche and Dr. Alfredo Benavides pose with their daughter.

Andy Garcia, Sylvia Guerra, and Frank Garcia en-joyed the documentary of Dr. Garcia's life.

Anika Hernandez and Lily Aguilar look through photo albums and scrapbooks.

Gonzalo Garza, Robert Narvaiz, and Perez look through photos from the past.

Latino Lubbock Magazine's mission: "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 they can take pride in; and, the community a tool for better understanding and for dialogue."

Muchos amigos vinieron a participar en el Grito de Dolores.

Mucha tradición y la comunión bajo el cielo de la noche, con amigos y familia.

Fiestas del Llano board members invited church members of Our Lady of Grace to the Fiestas Patrias.

El Grito de Dolores

Guadalupe con su esposa y amiga de la iglesia.

Good times, good food, good friends. The luncheon was fun for everyone.

Contestants of the Miss Hispanic Lubbock pageant were on hand to greet visitors to the Fiestas lun-cheon.

Floyd Price enjoyed the mariachi music and Mexican food.

Fiestas Luncheon Sponsored by the Hispanic Division of LCC

Carol Hernandez, Estella Ferrar, Christina Brito, and Yvonne Gutierrez enjoyed a little sun.

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October 2009

Juan & Patsy Gonzales came to watch the pag-eant.

Sylvia Rios took her granddaughters to the pag-eant.

Fiestas del Llano board members enjoyed the pag-eant.

Rufus Carrillo poses with his sister who was a reyna in the late 40's.

Miss Hispanic Lubbock Pageant

"Cuba Mia" Gala Latina 2009

Many friends enjoyed the night of food, dancing and live music.

The men showed of their guayaberas and enjoyed good conversation.

Dr. & Mrs. Joe Cordero attended the gala.

CHCL Diabetes Alumni Dinner

Hispanic owned and operated since January 2007

Dancers from dance group Fiesta del Sol were cute and dressed in beautiful costumes.

The horses and caballeros were a treat for parade participants.

LULAC Council #263 members posed with children of the members of LULAC.

Little sisters Lilliana & Violet Reyna looked pretty in bright colored costumes.

Fiestas del Llano Parade/desfile (More Fiestas del Llano photos in the November Issue)

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Mr. & Mrs. Angel Flores are alumni and have been through the classes.

Vicky & Pablo Gomez enjoyed seeing friends and having a healthy dinner.

Manuel y Juanita Barriententes take time to smile for the camera.

Ramo & Rosa Martinez were graduates, Norma & Tristen Rios are alumni, and Roxanne Martinez, Silvia Castro, and Mark Martinez have also gone through the class.


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October 1LULAC Meeting, 7:30 p.m. in the LULAC Hall, located at 1304 Ave. O.

October 3Race for the Cure

October 4Si Se Puede TV program, 10:30 a.m., channel 28/channel 8 on cable.

October 4National Life Chain

October 4Guadalupe Fall Festival, Guada-lupe Park

October 5Hispanic Agenda Meet-ing, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 1625 13th.

October 7Lubbock Central La-bor Council meets first Wednesday of month at 7:30 p.m., at 405 50th Street. All union members are invited to attend.

October 8City Council Meeting, at 9:30 A.M., in the City Council Chambers at 1625 13th Street.

October 8LISD School Board Meetings are held in the boardroom of the Central Administration Building (West Wing), 1628 19th Street, on the second Thursday of each month


October 10Raiders Rojos Homecom-ing Scholarship Almuerzo

October 10Fatima Rosary Crusade

October 11 Si Se Puede TV program, 10:30 a.m., channel 28/channel 8 on cable.

October 12Columbus Day

October 12Dia de la Raza

October 13Hispanic Association of Women Meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the Lubbock Women’s Club, located at 2020 Broadway

October 13American GI Forum Meeting7:00 p.m. in the LULAC Hall, located at 1304 Ave. O.

October 14South Plains Job Fair


October 17Daisies In Bloom

October 18 Si Se Puede TV pro-gram, 10:30 a.m., chan-nel 28/channel 8 on cable.

October 20Tech Prep Career Expo., Civic Center

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October 21-23Red Ribbon Week

October 22Women's Studies Trail-blazer event honoring Paulina Jacobo


October 22Arnett Benson Neigh-borhood Association Meeting, 7 p.m. at the Maggie Trejo Super-center, 3200 Amherst. 3rd Thursday of each month

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October 27Guadalupe Neighbor-hood Association Meet-ing, 7:00 p.m. at St. Jo-seph’s Church, 102 N. Ave. P, usually the last Tuesday of each month.


October 30CHCL Halloween Bash, 4 to 6 p.m.

October 30LULAC Halloween Party

October 30Halloween

October 30Dia de los Muertos Procession

Dia de los MuertosNov. 1 & 2

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Trick-Or-Treaters • Carry a flashlight • Walk, don’t run. • Stay on Sidewalks • Obey traffic signals • Stay in familiar neigh-borhoods • Don’t cut across yards or driveways. • Wear a watch you can read in the dark. • Make sure costumes don’t drag on the ground. • Shoes should fit (even if they don’t go with your costume) • Avoid wearing masks while walking from house to house. • Carry only flexible knives, swords or other props. • (If no sidewalk) walk on the left side of the road facing traffic • Wear clothing with reflective markings or tape. • Approach only houses that are lit. • Stay away from and don’t pet animals you don’t know.

Parents• Make your child eats dinner before setting out. • Ideally, young children of any age should be accompanied by an adult. • If you buy a costume, look for one made of flame-retardant material. • Older children should know where to reach you and when to be home. • You should know where they’re going. • Tell children to bring the candy home to be inspected before consuming anything. • Look at the wrapping carefully and toss out anything that looks suspect.

Homeowners• Make sure your yard is clear of such things as ladders, hoses, dog leashes and flower pots that can trip the young ones. • Pets get frightened on Halloween. Put them up to protect them from cars or inadvertently

biting a trick-or-treater. • Battery p o w e r e d jack o’lantern candles are preferable to a real flame.

• If you do use candles, place the pumpkin well away from where trick-or-treaters will be walking or standing. • Make sure paper or cloth yard decorations won’t be blown into a flaming candle. • Healthy food alternatives for trick-or-treaters include packages of low-fat crackers with cheese or peanut butter filling, single-serve boxes of cereal, packaged fruit rolls, mini boxes of raisins and single-serve packets of low-fat popcorn that can be microwaved later. • Non-food treats: plastic rings, pencils, stick-ers, erasers, coins.

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Papel Picado (Cut or punched out tissue paper)Papel picado is a Mexican art used for national cel-ebrations like Independence Day and Day of the Dead. Above is a sample of what it looks like. Get some tis-sue paper and scissors, fold over about 2 to 3 times, then cut out shapes, then unfold. It’s easy so give it a try.

Make your calaverita!_Do you know what the calaveras are?They are phrases with rhyme about death that visits someone to take him. You can make calaveras about your friends. Re-member to use synonyms of death. Do not forget that in the calaveras death nev-er appears in a macabre form, it is a joke. Mexicans have a particular humor sense. We laugh at death.

Make an AltarAltars should include: A picture of the one being remembere, items they were fond of, something to snack on, candles, fl ow-ers, and even gift. Altars can also include: pictures of saints or religious icons, toy skeletons, skulls or bones, sugar skulls, books, tequila, or their favorite drink and a glass, soap, water & a small towel (be-cause being dead can be messy). A Dia de los Muertos altar can be as simple or as elaborate as you want. The purpose of an altar is remembrance, with that in mind feel free to do what you think your hon-oree would enjoy.

Sugar Skulls Typical Mexican candies made to celebrate the Day of the Dead include alfeñiques or skulls made from sugar and decorated with colored bands. Why not learn how to make them and prepare sugar skulls to decorate your altar. Ingredients: 2 cups of confectioner’s sugar, 1 egg white, 1 teaspoon-ful of corn syrup, ½ teaspoonful of vanilla, 1/3 cup of corn fl our ed-ible vegetable coloring. Utensils:1 two-liter glass or plastic bowl, 1 wooden spoon or spatula, 1 sieve, and 1 fi ne paint brush.What you have to do: 1. Place the syrup, vanilla and egg white in the bowl and mix with the wooden spoon or spatula. 2. Sift the con-fectioner’s sugar and add it to the mixture. 3. When the ingredients are well mixed together, knead them into a ball with your fi ngers. 4. Sprinkle some corn fl our on a table or other fl at surface, spread out the mixture and knead it until it becomes smooth and easy to handle like tortilla dough. 5. Then, make small fi gures like crosses, coffi ns, skulls, plates of food, baskets of fl owers, or anything else you like. Leave your fi gures on the table to dry for three hours, and then paint them with vegetable coloring.

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