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2008 Miscellaneous
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The Latino community lost a good friend with the passage of Hermano
Emilio Costilla on Cinco de Mayo—the
5th of May, 2008. This Tejano was actively involved in all aspects of the
community. Shown above is Emilio with his lovely wife of 56 years,
Alvina, supporting Latino Scholarship Day with the Toledo Mud Hens
in 2006.
God Bless you Emilio, Alvina, and your loved ones.
La comunidad Latina perdió a un buen amigo con la muerte del
hermano Emilio Costilla que falleció el pasado Cinco de Mayo del
2008. Este orgulloso texano era activo en todos los aspecto en
la comunidad. En la foto de arriba esta Emilio con su amada esposa
de 56 años Alvina, apoyando las becas de latinos en el juego de
los Mud Hens de Toledo en 2006. Dios bendiga a Emilio, Alvina y a
todos sus amados. |
Happy 10th Birthday
Kayla McQueen
May 16! |
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Sigma Lambda
Beta-Epsilon Alpha Chapter’s (The University of Toledo) newest
members are, L to R, Carlos Ruiz, Nick Abalos, and Brandon Wilson.
Carlos and Nick will be juniors majoring in finance and Brandon
will be a sophomore, majoring in communications.
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Taylor Balderas &
Isaiah
Burciaga
announce their Nuptials on
May 17, 2008 @ the Valentine Theatre |
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Monica, Memo Jr, e Itzi se celebrarón
y se
divertierón con un mimo. |
En Mayo 4 del 2008
la ciudad de Detroit celebró el Cinco de
Mayo con un desfile en Mexican town. |
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2008 Detroit Cinco
de Mayo |
2008 Detroit Cinco
de Mayo |
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There were numerous Cinco de Mayo activities between May 2 thru
May
5, 2008. Toledo’s
Imagenes
Mexicanas
and El Corazón de México both performed at the Toledo Zoo.
Performances were also presented at: Rodgers High School, Woodward
High School, Old West End Academy, Playmakers Sports Eatery (Izzy’s
annual bash), Carlita’s Restaurant, Toledo Hospital, the City of
Toledo, and the East Toledo Senior Center.
In the
photograph, Cierra Myers and Miguel Martínez II of Imagenes
Mexicanas perform at the Toledo Zoo during Cinco de Mayo
festivities on May 4, 2008.
La Prensa Photo.
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Alondra Rosario Flores will be crowned
queen this May 3rd in Lorain by the Mexican Mutual Society. Also
honored will be Natalia Elena Moreno, Oriana Figueroa, Selina
Amador, and Angelissa Pardo. |
Adelante, Inc.
attended the 13th Annual Hispanic Leadership Conference on April
26, 2008 at the Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio,
hosted by the Coalition for Hispanic/Latino Issues & Progress
(CHIP). In the photograph is comedian Bill Santiago with Sonia
Troche, Executive Director of Adelante, and students that are part
of various Adelante youth programs.
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Maestro John Orozco of
St. Francis de Sales with some parents and students of LASSO, in
preparation of LASSO’s annual Cinco de Mayo Fundraiser on
April 27, 2008 in the cafeteria of the high school. |
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2007 Mexican
Mutual Princess Nyana Espitia with escort Xavier Purdo
participating in the Cinco De Mayo Parade in Lorain.
This year, 5 little girls are vying for Little Queen of the Cinco
de Mayo Celebration, May 3, 2008 – Natalia Elena Moreno, Oriana
Figueroa, Selina Amador, Alondra Rosario Flores, and Angelissa
Pardo. The winners will be announced in La Prensa next week. |
La Prensa’s Carla Soto with Lazo Cultural’s
publisher Luis García, Detroit Cónsul of México Vicente Sánchez,
with president of APROMEX Rafaél García on April 18, at the SAE
World Congress Convention Reception in Detroit. |
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El
Consulado de México en Detroit, Michigan se complació en tener la
visita del Sr. Gino Demenechi, Director Adjunto de Asuntos
Internacionales. Durante su visita el señor Demenechi informó a
la gente de la comunidad en Detroit y Ann Anbor acerca de los
servicios que la oficina del gobierno del estado de México en
Houston ofrece. Por ejemplo actas de nacimiento, translados de
cuerpos, cartillas militares, mas.
Durante la presentación la señora Jacqueline Morán,Cónsul para
Asuntos Comunitarios y Culturales en Detroit tomó la oportunidad
de hablar acerca de los servicios que el consulado de México en
Detroit ofrece como: Pasaportes, Matricula
Consular de Alta Seguridad (MCAS), Cartilla
del Servicio Militar, Actos
del Registro civil, Declaratorias
de Nacionalidad Mexicana, Menajes
de casa, Otorgamiento
de Poderes Generales y Especiales,
Legalización de Documentos y Pagos de derecho de Pensiones.
El consulado también tiene servicio de cónsul móvil en Toledo sera
en 31 de Mayo sigue leyendo la prensa porque pronto te diremos las
fechas y los lugares donde estará el cónsul móvil. |
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María and TPS
José Luna cook Mexican food for Special Kids at the Leverette
Middle School on April 3, 2008. María and José want the TPS
students to learn about the Mexican culture and how to mix
different spices. |
Richard
Lange plays the best in jazz every Wednesday, 6-9PM, at Manhattans
Restaurant, 1516 Adams Street, Toledo. Call
(419)
243-6675 |
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On March
29-30, 2008, Moises & Mario Guillen won first place each in
Athens, Ohio, at the Ohio Grade School State Championships.
Moises, 9, is in 3rd grade and his brother Mario, 10, is in
4th grade at Frank Elementary School in Perrysburg, Oh. A
victory celebration will be held in the near future. |
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Lewis Huerta with Commissioner Tina
Skeldon Wozniak
On March 28,
2008, Job Fair 2008 took place at the Lucas County Recreation Center.
According to
Lewis Huerta, account representative for the Lucas County
Workforce Development Agency, “We had approximately 3,000
individuals attend the job fair. Special thanks to our spotlight
sponsors: OMMC, Lucas County Commissioners, and Ohio Dept. of Job
& Family Services.
“This was our
biggest Job Fair to date. The diverse range of employers/vendors
certaintly gave job seekers, a reason to be excited.”
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Laura Saavedra, president of the Latino Student Union at
Bowling Green State University, with Victor Temblador, honoring
César E. Chávez, on
March 31, 2008 in
Bowling Green, Ohio. Photo by NC Abrams. |
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On
March 27, 2008,
Rebekah Maldonado Nofziger, a senior at Pettisville HS,
received Adelante’s 2008 César Chávez Student Achievement Award
(far left). Additional students were recognized: María del
Carmen Cárdenas Trujillo (Bronson Jr./Sr. HS), Brenda Urias (Waite
HS), Blanca C. Pecina (Waite HS), Lauren Kowalik (St. Ursula),
Nataly Gutiérrez (St. Ursula HS), Jessica Shepherd (Toledo School
for the Arts), and Elijah Santiago (Southview HS).
Toledo’s Adelante,
Inc. also presented Amigo Awards to: The Toledo Museum of
Art and Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE). |
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Venues
throughout the world, including the Lucas County Courthouse, were
the scenes of a burst of protests against the Bush/Cheney war in
Iraq, commenced on March 19, 2003. In the photo above, 4,000
tombstones are on display, depicting the U.S. war dead and
countless others. Visit:
www.antiwar.com
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Cinco de Mayo
restaurant opened on
March 16, 2008,...in
time for St. Patrick’s Day.
¡Felicidades! Cinco de Mayo is located at 304 Alexis Road, Toledo
OH. |
Elida con hermanos Izzi & Homero Ortiz
Lucy Perales Rios con hijas |
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March 14, 2008:
Baldemar
Velásquez, President of FLOC, was the recipient of the City of
Toledo’s Citizen of the Month Award (January); also honored were
Dr. Xunming Deng of Xunlight Corp. (Dec. 2007) and Henry Clark
(Owner of Clark’s Barber and Barber Salon, February 2008). |
On March 2,
2008, seven-years old Johnny “Rocket” Orozco of Tiffin, Ohio, won
first place in the Tiffin Columbian Biddy Wrestling Program’s
Arnold Classic. ¡Felicidades! |
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The artwork of a pair
of Common Goldeneye by Hudson native Joel Rogers won
first place in this year’s Ohio
Wetlands Habitat Stamp Design Competition, sponsored by the Ohio
Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
Rogers’ painting will appear on the
Ohio
wetlands stamp issued in fall of 2009.
Visit: www.
Ohiodnr.com |
Molly Thomas in DOUBT by John Patrick
Shanley at Performance Network Theatre through April 6, 2008.
Photo by Peter Smith. 734-663-0696
www.performancenetwork.org |
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Rick Keel was feted to a graduation
party on
March 7, 2008, hosted by the Castilleja family.
Rick graduated from cosmetology school and
works at Dillard’s at Westfield. |
Happy Birthday Ofelia
Cruz!
March 4th
Love your daughters, Carla & Itzi |
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Feliz Cumpleaños Lolo!—
de parte de tu familia, te queremos mucho! |
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Feliz Cumpleaños:
Alicia González (March
5)
Antonio Oviedo (March
9)
Isabella Oviedo (March
13)
Celina Martínez (March
15)
Crystal Pecina (March
18)
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Luis García
(Publisher of Lazo Cultural), Conductor Enrique Bátiz, and Mexican
Cónsul Vicente Sánchez (Detroit) prior to the performance by the
State Symphony of México, in Toledo, Ohio on Feb. 27, 2008. |
U.S. Congresswomen Nydia Velázquez and Betty Sutton at a
Fundraiser in Lorain on
March 1, 2008, with Congressman John P. Sarbanes (Maryland) & Mike
Velázquez (Sutton staff member) at the Puerto Rican Home Club. |
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March 21, 8:00PM: Los Lobos performing at the
Palace Theatre,
34 W. Broad St., Columbus; tickets start at $20 and can
be obtained from the Ohio Theatre Ticket Office,
39 E. State. St., Columbus, or thru Ticketmaster outlets;
614-431-3600 or
614-469-0939.
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 VOTE 2008!! |
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The Torres clan
gathered together in Toledo on Feb. 20, 2008 to wish Roberto
Torres well in Canton. L-R: brother Alfonso Torres, son Mike
Rodríguez, hermano David Torres, hermano Usevio Torres, son Juan
Rodríguez, brother Gabriel Torres, brother George Torres. Not
pictured are Roy Torres, Felipe Torres, Vincenta Fres, Juan Torres
Jr., Homer Torres, and Irma Torres. |
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Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama campaigning at the
University of Toledo before an audience of over 10,000 supporters
(Feb. 24, 2008). La
Prensa’s Marisol Ibarra Photo. |
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Planning
Committee for
Cleveland’s 40th
Puerto Rican parade scheduled for July 20, 2008
photo by Arooj
Ashraf
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Toledo tiene un nuevo equipo de hockey con dos logos alternantes.
El equipo se llamara Walleye Hockey y empezaran a jugan en el
2009, despúes de que se termine de hacer el nuevo estadio en
Toledo.
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Sonia Troche of
Adelante, Inc. and Robert Torres of
Canton with Joan
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Dora López and
Hernán Vásquez at the Sofia Quintero Arts & Cultural Center’s
Scholarship Fundraiser on Feb. 25, 2008 at Mi Hacienda Restaurant. |
Lucas County Auditor Anita López
and staff at the Sofia Quintero Arts & Cultural Center’s
Scholarship Fundraiser at Mi Hacienda on Feb. 25, 2008. |
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Dora and Angelo Pecina celebrates 35 years of
wedfull bliss. Feb. 24
Love, the
Pecinas and Castillejas
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Frances
Strickland (right) at Hillary Clinton for President campaign
function in Findlay, Ohio on Feb. 16, 2008. Traveling with the
Ohio’s First Lady was Judy Newman, Director, Projects & Outreach,
Office of the First Lady of Ohio. Photo by NC Abrams |
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 In 1992 La
Prensa photo, Dr. Juan Andrade Jr. is shown with María Chávez,
Rudy López, and Irma Celestino at one of Dr. Andrade’s Hispanic
Leadership and Latino Vote USA Conferences in Chicago.
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Tony and Marjorie
Rios playing the best in Latin music at Mi Hacienda on Feb. 16,
2008 |
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TPS’s José
Luna and BGSU’s Connie Weaver with scholarship applicants at
Waite High School on Feb. 15, 2008.
L-R: Juan
Dominguez, India Montez, Juan Sandoval Hernández,
Mr. Luna, Christal Montez, Ms. Weaver, & Savannah López. |
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Toledo: Notre Dame Academy Senior Athena Smolka (Petersburg,
MI) signing her full-ride golf scholarship to
Rend
Lake College in
Ina,
Illinois.
While on the Notre Dame Academy
golf team, Athena has accomplished: first team all city - 3 years
in a row; first team all District Senior year; co-MVP for NDA her
Senior Year; Captain her Senior year; NDA finished 6th in the
State Championship for 2007; and was NDA’s top golf at State,
scoring a 164 for the two day tournament |
Happy 2nd Birthday!
Aaliyah Granger
Feb 12th |
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Demonstrations,
such as the one above at the
University
of Toledo, were held worldwide on
Feb. 4, 2008, protesting the kidnappings & activities of
Colombia’s FARC. |
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Participants of the Workforce Development
Forum held at the Toledo Club on January 31, 2008. |
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La
ciudad de Lorain continúa impactada por el robo y asesinato del
estimado José González, dueño del Mercado de González ubicado en
Lexington y 25th Street, el cual ocurrió el 25 de enero de 2008.
Su entierro será en su nativo Puerto Rico. El 26 de enero, las
autoridades de Lorain arrestaron a Decio G. Rodríguez, 24, el
pretendido perpretador. La Prensa extiende sus condolencias a la
Familia González. Que en paz descanse José. |
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For
the Sixth Year, El Camino Real restaurant (West Toledo and Oregon)
won the
City Paper’s Best Mexican Restaurant award.
El
Camino Sky (Oregon) just completed an elevated outdoor patio, for
use once la primavera arrives. |
Ballet Folklorico Imagenes Mexicanas met at the Perrysburg Heights
Community Center, Jan. 26, 2008, to enroll new membership. Nine
signed up, resulting in total membership for this awesome
folkloric dance group to 41. Shown above, L-R, front row are:
Vanessa Rodríguez, Marisol Sánchez, Sierra Evans, Larisa Sloan, &
Sienna Guzmán;
back row, L to R: Raquel Rodríguez, Rebeca Aguilar, Cierra
Myers, Chelsea Lorenzen, & artistic director Aaronica Bivins.
$20 is required for membership, followed by monthly dues of $10.
The group meets Tuesdays and Saturdays at the Center for dance.
Call 419-250-1405. |
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FROM LA PRENSA ARCHIVES
Have an archival photo to publish in La Prensa?
Contact Rico
at
laprensa1@yahoo.com
Partial Pecina Clan, Toledo, 1991
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FROM LA PRENSA ARCHIVES
Have an archival photo to publish in La Prensa?
Contact Rico
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laprensa1@yahoo.com
1993:
Cleveland-based salsa-sensation Impacto Nuevo under the
direction of Nelson Orta and Sammy De León perform at Las Palmas
in Toledo. |
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Santiago elected president of the Lucas County Democratic
Hispanic/Latino Caucus
Jan 12, 2008: Attorney Lourdes Santiago, purchasing agent for
the City of Toledo, was elected president of the Lucas County
Democratic Hispanic/Latino Caucus on Saturday at the Lucas County
Democratic Headquarters, following the two-year presidency of Dan
Contreras. Also elected were Marisol Ibarra as vice president,
Arturo Quintero as treasurer, and Lisa Canales as secretary. |
U.S.
Ambassador to Honduras Charles A. Ford, flanked by Sr. Durán of
FLOC and Toledo City Councilman Mike Craig, spoke at the Sofia
Quintero Arts and Cultural Center, Toledo, on Jan. 14, 2008. Ford
stressed the importance of dealing with all issues concerning
immigration reform at once as opposed to selective border
enforcement only. Ford believes that education should be part of
the equation. |
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Lorainites visiting el Parque de Bombas in Puerto
Rico.
Front row, L-R: Paula Pérez, Vivian Torres, Olga Rivera, Mon River
with grandson Alexander.
Back row:
Joe Pérez, Adriana Pérez, Juanita Torres, and La Prensa’s Rubén
Torres. |
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Gowns by Gallippos |
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Carla Soto and Itzi Cruz modeling Gowns by
Gallippos |
Carla's Corner is number one for online visitations
for 2007 on LaPrensa's webiste!
Felicidades Carla Soto! |
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FROM LA PRENSA ARCHIVES
Have an archival photo to publish in La Prensa?
Contact Rico
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La Prensa’s Pepe Puente, Cynthia López,
Linda Oviedo, & Roberto Culebra in the early 1990s. |
Lorain’s Mexican Mutual Society is looking for little girls
of Mexican descent to vie for the 2008 Cinco de Mayo
celebration and parade. The girls must be between 5-9 years old.
The contest starts Feb. 9, 2008 and she will be crowned at the
Cinco de Mayo program and baile, which is after the parade. Call
Greg García at 440-281-1807 for the contest or David Flores at
440-277-0078 for parade participation. Gracias. Aquí estas:
some of the participants from the Mexican Mutual Society’s event
last year.
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Bobby Sanabria performing at
Lorain County Community College in April of 2007 at the Coalition
for Hispanic/Latino Issues & Progress (CHIP)’s Leadership
Leadership Conference. |
Clyde and Dora Lopez with the Garcia Brothers in Texas |
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Happy New Year from La Familia
Castilleja |
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