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Volume 10, Issue 10, October/octubre 2016

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Editor’s Note: The terms “Latino” and “Hispanic” are used interchangeably by the U.S. Census Bureau and by Latino Lubbock throughout this publication to identify persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American, Dominican, and Spanish descent; they may be of any race.

"CULTURA DE COLORES" Photo by Frank Garcia On this month's cover, we celebrate the colors of our culture. It is my personal belief that life is color, and as we prepare for el Día de los Muertos, we also celebrate the lives who brightened and colored our own. Day of the Dead is a colorful and exuberant celebration honoring love, friendship, and ties that reach beyond the end of life. My husband Frank Garcia took this picture at our event held at the Civic Center last year (2016 Event Details on p. 17). Incidentally, I used a hot pink background to also acknowledge the popular color in October that validates breast cancer awareness. Having lost a family member to this disease, and knowing the love of life that Terry had, I thought this vibrant color appropriate. The hints of purple also honor women whom have died as a result of domestic abuse.

ing in an article in The Hill about how immigration was not mentioned in the first presidential debate. Although the debate was designed to cover three topics - securing America, America’s direction and achieving prosperity – immigration could have fit well, even tangentially, into any of the three.

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CONTENTS

Word from the Publisher

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Opinion

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Politics

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Opportunity/Business

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Health/Salud

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Education/Youth

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Día de los Muertos

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Faith & Religion

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Fotos y recuerdos

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Texas Sports Report with Mando Reyna

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he scent of fall is in the air. The evenings have been beautiful, and the West Texas sunsets have been heavenly.

Monthly, I share memories of my childhood, in part because I was blessed to have so many people who mentored, guided, and invested their time in me.

My teachers were role models at school, and at home - my parents, my grandparents, other family members, as well as neighbors and church friends, were great examples.

These individuals and their impact on my life are partially why I began Latino Lubbock Magazine. I wanted to share with the community their stories and their contributions. More so, I wanted to overcome the negative images reported on TV and in the paper.

I was raised in an environment of church and community activists. My grandfather, parents and other significant family members were involved in everything from the cursillo movement, to PTA, to the neighborhood association.

Once, we went block walking, going door-to-door handing out fliers and asking people to vote. I was a young girl, and far from being eligible to vote myself, but already the importance of voting was being instilled in me.

One time, as I was delivering a flier for a candidate named Kent Hance, a small chihuahua came running after me, and bit me! Causing me to fall, thus dropping all of the fliers. After that, I was done. However, in my family, you were as my grandfather would say born "to serve God, then family, and never forget your community."

Needless to say, it was a good experience because I also got to see first hand the need that existed in my community, and it made me appreciative of my parent's effort and involvement - even when the folks they were trying to help, didn't put the effort to go vote or get involved in those efforts that would benefit our neighborhood, or help them.

The importance of voting never lifted. I recall the pride I felt when I completed my voter registration card, and more so, when I got to go vote the first time.

It was a presidential election, and my dad and I went to McWhorter Elementary in the Arnett Benson Neighborhood, to cast our votes. I was excited, and to date it remains one of the proudest moments in my life.

Upon having my own daughter, I made sure she registered to vote. Her first time to vote was also a prideful moment for me. And every election, I remind her to go vote.

At every election season, I am disappointed when so much emphasis and work is put into registering people to vote, and voters don't come out.

Equally, I am proudest when people put the effort into becoming well informed and active voters.

We must vote for the benefit of our community. In this time more then ever, despite our differences, Latinos have a shared public policy agenda.

Hispanics need a compassionate government that helps people in difficult circumstances get back on their feet by providing job training to those who need it, by working toward a health care system that works for everybody, and by increasing support for home-ownership programs, and other assetbuilding strategies.

And today, there has never been a more critical time for the Latino community to be politically engaged, and our vote could not be more decisive.

A critical part of our civic engagement work is to ensure that citizens know their rights and get involved in the political process at all levels—local, regional, state, and national.

We must claim and become owners of our future, because many still see Hispanics only as supplicants and not as decision-makers, as consumers and not as producers, as law breakers and not as law enforcers, and as tax expenditures and not as tax contributors. And while stereotypes about the Hispanic community abound, invisibility is even more pervasive. VOTE. As always, may God place favor over you and your family. Thank you for believing in and supporting us. And thank you to our advertisers.

Please invest in their businesses and services, as they commit to investing in ours.

Como siempre, Latino Lubbock is committed to highlighting the numerous contributions of our Latino community. Thank you to those who support our publication. We are grateful to have 100,000 readers monthly.

Please continue to support our advertisers who help make it possible to keep our publication free. Thank you for your support and May God bless you! ¡Gracias por su apoyo! Que dios los bendiga. PEACE and random acts of kindness. Que las bendiciones de dios estén contigo siempre!

Sinceramente, Christy Martinez-Garcia Publisher & Latino Market Specialist

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Día De La Raza Hails Culture, Columbus Day Oct. 10

BY CHRISTY MARTINEZ-GARCIA

n Monday, October 10th banks O and federal government offices as well as many Lubbock offices will

be closed in observance of the Columbus Day holiday.

While Christopher Columbus' discovery 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 diseases of Europe that wiped out some indigenous populations.

For some Hispanics Columbus is commemorated on Oct. 14, called Día de la Raza, or the Day of the

Race.

This day celebrates the influence of Hispanic heritage, the birth of the Hispanic people of the New World and the evolution of ethnic and cultural presence during the first real contact and interaction between Europe and the New World.

Día de La Raza is observed during 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 of Central America, South America and the Caribbean.

Early Voting Dates to Remember arly Voting by Place: 1308 Crickets Ave . , E personal ap- Tues, October 24th – Fri, November pearance for the 4th, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. EXCEPT SunNovember 8, 2016 day, October 30th , 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Elections will be All early polling locations on the October 24 – No- dates, times and locations can be vember 4, 2016. found at www.votelubbock.org.

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El lugar principal de la votación: 1308 avenida Crickets, Martes – Viernes, 24 de octubre –4 de noviembre, 2016, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. EXCEPTO el domingo, 30 de octubre 1 p.m. – 6

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The term La Raza was coined by Mexican scholar Jos Vasconcelos to reflect the fact that the people of Latin America are a mixture of many of the world's races, cultures and religions.

Some people have mistranslated "La Raza" to mean "the race," implying 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 reflect not purity but the mixture inherent in the Hispanic people.

Because this was the beginning of the Hispanic people in the New

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Opinion/opinión Community & Event Brieflies OKTOBERFEST October 3 Please support the efforts of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) as they support a number of local organizations. There will be German sausage (regular & Jalapeno), sauerkraut, and all the fixings ($8.75 for adults and $4.50 for children under 10 years of age). Also, an arts and crafts for sale, a silent auction , and raffle ticks for a king-size quilt. For more information, please call 806/744-6178 or send an e-mail to wcknorman02@att.net. Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2221 Avenue W, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Trump shows Disregard for Minority Communities in First Debate

uring the first presidential deD bate, Donald Trump had an opportunity to repair his relationship

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with the Latino community by repudiating - or at least retracting - many of the anti-immigrant, anti-Latino comments which have been part of his stump speech for the past year.

Trump failed to make any such effort. In fact, his stated positions on topics such as racial profiling underscore his racist views of minority communities.

Specifically, Trump began to characterize the residents of black and Latino communities as living in hell.

His frequent misogynist and racist comments were also brought up when Clinton referenced his previous comments regarding Miss Universe Alicia Machado, calling her “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeping.”

Trump went on to attribute violence in inner cities to immigrants and proposed stop-and-frisk techniques to ensure law and order in communities

TEX-MEX COOKING, October 8, 10 am, $5, Ages 18+, Students will learn to make Carne Guisada, an authentic Mexican dish, then lunch on your recipe. Pre-Registration is required in advance by Thursday before class, Rawlings Community Center.

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LOTERIA - October 4, 1 pm, 10¢/card, Ages 50+, Freshen up on your Spanish and play a fun game of Mexican Bingo! Mae Simmons Senior Center.

LOS CARNALES LA FAMILIA CHOP BEEF FUNDRAISER Oct. 8th at Sutherland on 50th Street starting at 9 am till sold-out. Selling plates for $8 all proceeds go towards Pancho Clos 2016.

HISPANA INSPIRADOR BANQUET, The Hispanic Association of Women are selling individual tickets and tables for their annual Scholarship and awards banquet, to be held on Tuesday, October 11th at 6:30pm at the McKenzie Merket Alumni Center located at 1700 University. Please contact Sylvia at 806-777-5149 or email syl_juarez@hotmail. com for more information.

FREE SMOKE DETECTOR INSTALLATION Second Annual Lubbock Smoke Detector Event to be held The South Plains Regional Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (SPR VOAD) will be installing FREE smoke detectors on Saturday, October 8, 2016. Install times will be from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. If you are in need of a smoke detector, please contact The American Red Cross to be added to the list at: 806-765-8534, ext. 0. For additional information visit www.redcross.org/lubbock STAIRWAY TO SUCCESS COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR on October 8th from 9am - noon at 3315 East Broadway. Employment, adult education, college & career, legal aid, financial aid, health services, child care, transportation, utilities, housing, disability, senior services and much more. Free food, gifts, entertainment, and activities for children.

For more info, contact Chris Moore at 806329-9051.

COMMUNITY MEETING, October 22, 10:30 am, Free, by Dunbar Manhattan Heights for All Ages, Be a part of the Manhattan Heights Family in planning, discussing and coming up with ideas to better improve the community, Mae Simmons Senior Center.

VIGIL FOR ALL LIVES LOST IN POLICE/COMMUNITY RELATIONS and mass incarceration in the U.S. on Oct. 22nd at 6:30 pm at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Lubbock on 42nd St. Everyone welcomed to join in honoring their memories in an hour of peace, community, love, and reflection.

We know our readers have a lot to say! Mail letters to Latino Lubbock “Letters to the Editor,” Box 6473 Lubbock, TX 79493, or email them to latinolubbock@suddenlink.net.

with high crime. As ruled Clinton for her effort to

by U.S. District Court address some of the issues Judge Shira A. Scheindlin that impact minority comstop and frisk is a form of munities. She condemned racial profiling, an overtly stop and frisk, noting that racist law enforcement it is an ineffective tactic tactic that has been held which enables racial prounconstitutional. filing and fails to reduce high crime. Clinton also While it’s true that there made the point that stop are challenges that affect and frisk primarily tardiverse neighborhoods, it gets African Americans is insulting to our culture and Hispanic males, proto equate being poor with living in hell. Anyone that BRENT WILKES ducing further mistrust between law enforcement knows the Latino culture and minority communiknows that we are a hardworking, law-abiding, intensely pa- ties. She clearly understands that race triotic community with strong fam- continues to be a significant determiily values. The U.S.’ many minority nant in how a minority is treated by communities work hard to make a our criminal justice system, from better life for themselves and their initial contact with law enforcement families, in turn rejecting Trump’s through incarceration.

America, where being poor and a Clinton also understands that this minority render you a rapist and a country needs to increase efforts to restore trust between communities drug dealer.

In contrast, we applaud Secretary and police. As part of that effort, she

supports better police training, an end to private prisons, and effective and reasonable gun control. Finally, we appreciate Clinton standing up for all women and minorities when she effectively held Trump accountable for his comments regarding Alicia Machado.

At that presidential debate, the bar was set very low for Trump in that he only needed to appear presidential and skim over the issues that impact minority communities. Needless to say, he failed to meet even the lowest of expectations. Trump revealed yet again his core views which are based largely on hatred and bigotry, principles which will do nothing but further divide and isolate this country.

SEE US, SAVE US I was so sad to hear of the death of Sammy Castañeda. What a shame that his killer was drunk! Worse was that he only received a $50,000 bond! I know less severe crimes that have received three and four times more in bonds.

First, how could this guy be left on the streets to kill and hurt families?!? I just don't get this injustice.

I have a Harley and I love to ride. Many times I've almost been hit because drivers don't pay attention to the road - they text or on their phones. They don't watch out for riders around them and it makes me very upset that they disregard our lives! We urge you to SEE US, SAVE US! Don't let another life be taken.

Prayers to the family of Sammy, may he RIP.

"THE LATINO" While you and your staff probably don't hear it enough what a great job you are doing, we wanted to let you know that we are appreciative and supportive of Latino Lubbock Magazine. Thank you for all you do for the Hispanic community. Monthly, I send your paper to my son who is overseas in the military - HE LOVES YOUR PAPER; as well as to tias and tios and primos in Texas, Chicago and California. WE ALL LOVE "THE LATINO".

The name my tio Jesse calls Latino Lubbock Magazine when I'm late to send his copy.

Our prayers that God continues to bless you, your staff, and Latino Lubbock! And that you guys prosper for your investment in our community.

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CELEBRATING ALL LATINOS Thank you for a great cover last month. Most people in this area only acknowledge the Mexican American or Mexican Independence Day. And while I appreciate that they preserve their culture, it is important to also acknowledge that their are many other Latino and Hispanic ethnicity groups celebrating.

Although those of Mexican descent are larger in number in Texas, many other ethnic groups also exist.

My family is from El Salvador, and although we are American, we don't know many other Families from El Salvador. Nevertheless, we try to celebrate and observe Latino cultural events.

I was attracted to your publication because it was colorful, and because I saw my flag.

Thank you for celebrating all Hispanic/Latinos during our heritage month.

BRENT WILKES is the executive director of the League of Latin American Citizens, which advocates for the political, economic and educational rights of Hispanic Americas.

Mil gracias from, Jr. Ramos and all the Familia

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NCLR Voter Registration Efforts Ramped Up, Urge Latinos to Vote

CLR (National Council of La N Raza) is urging eligible Latinos across the country to register

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LATINO PHILANTHROPIST AWARD GRANTS: The Caprock Foundation awarded two grants during their 2016 Gala Latina. The first grant in the amount of $25,000 was awarded to Los Hermanos Familia (LHF) who will apply the grant towards outdoor fitness equipment, which will be placed in North Lubbock. Los Hermanos Familia hopes to address obesity and health disparities, and provide access to the fitness equipment to families and individuals who currently have no gyms in North Lubbock. The second grant was to LEPAA in the amount of $10,000 to apply towards the building of the performing arts center. The Caprock Foundation is a local non-profit fund raising event, established in 2009 powered by volunteers, to promote and support local charity organizations in Lubbock and surrounding counties. Each year the Caprock Foundation award funds from the Gala Latina proceeds, to local charity based organizations that support its mission. Pictured l to r are: Marciano & Martha Morales of the Caprock Foundation; Amaris Garcia, LHF Secretary; Christy Martinez-Garcia, LHF President; and Frank Garcia, LHF Vice President.

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to vote. Voter registration deadlines in many states are approaching— some states, require potential voters to register one month prior to Election Day. NCLR is growing Latino participation with both proven traditional methods and innovative tactics.

NCLR’s “Latinos Vote 2016” campaign is reaching prospective voters in person, online, and through community organizations and schools.

For example, in South and Central Florida, NCLR canvassers have already registered more than 40,000 eligible voters. Online, the NCLR/ mitú Latinos Vote app and web tool put registration at users’ fingertips and allow them to help others register just by sharing their phones. In collaboration with school administrators, faculty and students, NCLR

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potential is still considerable. And eligible Hispanic voters still can do more.

That is why I am personally urging every eligible Latino to register before their state’s deadline.

According to Pew Research, the Latino citizen voting-age population is projected to reach 27.3 million this election year; an increase of almost 8 million people since 2008. Much of that growth is fueled by U.S.-born Hispanic youth, of whom 1 million turn 18 each year, and become eligible to vote. As a result, bringing registration opportunities to these prospective voters is essential.

NCLR urge a que se registren antes de las fechas límites

uchas de las fechas límites para registrarse M para votar en los distintos estados son a principios del mes de octubre, y el Consejo Nacional de

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developed a High School Democracy Project curriculum, and is partnering with 50 schools on a back-toschool voter registration push.

NCLR is also working with its Affiliates to provide registration opportunities to the communities they serve. This effort will continue beyond the 2016 election cycle, and is part of NCLR’s civic engagement work designed to help eligible immigrants become citizens, citizens become voters, and the Latino community overall become engaged in policy debates that affect themselves and their families.

“The Latino community’s influence on the nation’s electoral landscape is undisputed,” said NCLR President and CEO Janet Murguía.

“We will help decide who will enter the White House as well as the statehouse. However, while we have made progress in bringing in new eligible Latino voters, our growth

la Raza (NCLR por sus siglas en inglés) aconseja a aquellos latinos elegibles para votar que se registren de inmediato para que puedan participar en las elecciones del martes 8 de noviembre. En algunos estados, tal como en el estado de la Florida donde hay tantos hispanos, los electores deben registrarse un mes antes del día de las elecciones.

Puede encontrar cuáles son las fechas límites para registrarse en cada estado a través del NCLR Voter Central—http://www.nclr.org/issues/voting/information-center— donde también podrá encontrar unas herramientas fáciles de utilizar del NCLR/mitú, el Latinos Vote app y el web tool, las cuales ofrecen a los usuarios la posibilidad de registrarse y ayudar a que otros se registren con tan solo compartir sus teléfonos.

“Alentamos a todos aquellos latinos que son elegibles para votar y que aún no se han registrado, a que se informen sobre cuáles son las fechas límites para registrarse en el estado donde residen, y les recomendamos que no dejen pasar un solo día más.

Es más fácil que nunca registrarse para votar y pueden utilizar la nueva aplicación de NCLR/mitú Latinos Vote app y el web tool, que están disponibles gratuitamente a través de la página www.NCLR.org,” dijo Clarissa Martínez de Castro, vicepresidenta adjunta del NCLR. La campaña del NCLR conocida en inglés como “Latinos Vote 2016” está logrando llegar a los electores personalmente, online y a través de las organizaciones comunitarias y las escuelas. El NCLR está ayudando a aumentar la participación

de los latinos a través de métodos tradicionales ya comprobados y a través de tácticas innovadoras. En el sur y el centro del estado de la Florida, por ejemplo, los que trabajan con el NCLR para inscribir posibles electores han logrado inscribir a más de 40,000 electores elegibles para votar. El NCLR, en colaboración con administradores escolares, profesores y estudiantes, ha desarrollado un currículo que se conoce en inglés como el High School Democracy Project curriculum, y trabaja junto a 50 escuelas en un esfuerzo para registrar electores como parte del programa del comienzo del año escolar.

El NCLR también trabaja con sus afiliados (NCLR Affiliates) al crear oportunidades en las comunidades en que sirven para que las personas se registren para votar. Este esfuerzo continuará después del ciclo electoral del 2016, y es parte del compromiso cívico del NCLR para lograr que los inmigrantes que cumplan con los requisitos se hagan ciudadanos, que estos ciudadanos se conviertan en electores, y que la comunidad latina en general participe en los debates de política pública que afectan tanto a los individuos como a sus familias.

“No se puede negar la influencia que tiene la comunidad latina en el panorama electoral de nuestra nación,” dijo Janet Murguía, presidenta y CEO del NCLR. “Nosotros ayudaremos a decidir quien entrará en la Casa Blanca y quienes entrarán en los gobiernos estatales.

Sin embargo, aunque hemos logrado mucho en aumentar el número de nuevos electores latinos, todavía tenemos un enorme potencial de crecimiento. Los hispanos que son elegibles para votar todavía pueden lograr mucho más. Por este motivo, insto personalmente a cada uno de los latinos elegibles para la inscripción a que se registren en su estado antes de la fecha límite y a que se aseguren que sus voces se escuchen en estas elecciones”.

Según la firma de encuestas Pew Research, se proyecta que el número de ciudadanos latinos que tienen edad para votar en este país alcance los 27.3 millones este año electoral; un aumento de casi 8 millones de personas desde el año 2008. Gran parte de este crecimiento lo impulsa la juventud hispana nacida en los Estados Unidos, ya que se estima que cada año cerca de 900,000 de estos jóvenes cumplen 18 años y son elegibles para votar. Por lo tanto, es esencial ofrecer a estos electores potenciales las oportunidades para se puedan registrar para votar.

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s the presidential election draws near, TuesA day, November 8, many efforts are being made to register and encourage voter partici-

pation.

Unfortunately, Hispanic voters have expressed concern of being ignored, and some, still do not recognize their voting power.

To better engage Hispanic voters, Magic 106.5 a Tejano radio station in Lubbock, is making a concerted effort to overcome voter apathy and get the word out. Thus, voters to the polls.

According to Jennifer “Chismosa” Martinez, Program Director for Magic 106.5, they have taken a creative approach to encourage voter participation.

“People are listening, so why not use our station to get out the vote,” she said explaining that their listeners are very receptive to conversations and discussions they hold on the air.

Knowing that, they decided to put a steadfast effort to build awareness beyond the radio waves in Lubbock and to a 75 mile radius. They prepared 1,000 yard signs, as well as 1,000 T-shirts that they are giving free to listeners and anyone who requests them.

“It's our civic duty to vote, and in this election, because every vote will count,” she said.

She said the response has been great, and many

listeners have requested the yard signs, and Tshirts. Further, they’ve done cross-marketing displaying their Vote sign on billboards and in Latino Lubbock Magazine.

“The response has been tremendous…we're not telling you who to vote for - just get out and vote,” she said.

Martinez added that this is the first time that the radio station has ever done this, and that management of Ramar Communications have been extremely supportive of the campaign.

“The Latino vote is so important - especially in this presidential election. The Latino vote will definitely make the difference for sure,” she concluded.

The public wanting signs can text their home address to #75044; or they can call 770-2106, or 745-3434. Magic staff will come out and place the signs.

In addition, voter registration will be held around the area. More details will be provided on the air.

Rapid population growth has helped fuel Latinos’ increasing electoral participation. According to the Census Bureau, 50.5 million Hispanics were counted by the 2010 Census, up from 35.3 million in 2000 (Passel, Cohn and Lopez, 2011).

Over the same decade, the number of Latino eligible voters—adults who are U.S. citizens—also increased, from 13.2 million in 2000 to 21.3 million in 2010.

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The findings seem to bode well for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. A Wall Street Journal/NBC News/Telemundo survey released last lish equivalent "register to vote" has gone up only week found that Clinton had 65% support among 430% in the same timeframe. It's unclear how likely Hispanic voters, a 48-point advantage over much these spikes compare to previous presiden- Republican nominee Donald Trump. tial elections.

Historically, Latinos have not been well represented in the U.S. electorate. A Pew Research Center survey this year found that only half of Latinos are absolutely certain they are registered to vote. That trails black voters (69%) and white voters (80%).

The Pew data also found that immigration is one of the most important issues to Hispanic voters. Trump's immigration policy hasn't helped his cause with those voters. Early this month he reaffirmed that he would offer no amnesty for undocumented migrants, and that a wall would be built on the Mexican border.

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NEW OFFICERS FOR TEJANO DEMOCRATS: The Lubbock Chapter of the Tejano Democrats introduced their new officers: (l to r) Christina Carrizales, Vice Chair; Gilbert Flores, Chair; Kathy Flores, Treasurer; Ruth Martinez, Secretary; and Brenda Cruz, Youth Chair. The Tejano Democrats are committed to encouraging Hispanics to be more involved in the political process - to assist in educating today's youth about the importance of voting and becoming involved in the governmental process - and to assist our elected officials with addressing issues that affect Latinos.

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“The well-being of Latino children is at the core of all of NCLR’s work, but what this new report makes clear is how important the state of these children should be to our fellow Americans. These children are America’s future coworkers, teachers, voters, par-

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With the NCLR Latino Kids Database Explorer available online, researchers, policy makers and others can compare national and state data for Latinos ages 0–17 in areas such as education, demography, citizenship, family structure, housing, health, poverty and juvenile justice.

State and regional variations in particular illustrate how generational trends affect Latino children’s health and educational challenges in different parts of the country.

Key findings from the new report include the following: Latino children have fueled rapid demographic change. The number of young Latinos increased by nearly 50 percent between 2000 and 2015, compared with a 14-percent and 4-percent decline in the number of White and Black children, respectively. The fastest growth in the Latino child population was in South Carolina (242 percent) and Tennessee (241 percent).

Latino families with children have not yet recovered from the 2008 recession. The share of Latino children living in poverty (30.5 percent) in 2015 is more than double that of White children in poverty (12.5 percent). Arkansas and North Carolina had the highest shares of Latino chil-

dren living in low-income families in 2014 (more than 75 percent each).

Hispanic graduation rates are up but investment in Latino students remains crucial. The on-time high school graduation rate for Latinos increased from 67 percent in 2004 to 78 percent in 2013. Reading proficiency in 2015 among eighth-grade Latino students (21 percent), however, was less than half the rate for their White peers (44 percent), though higher than the rate for Black students (16 percent).

The Latino child uninsurance rate was cut in half, yet coverage still lags behind peers. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and gains through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) led to a drop in the share of uninsured Latino children from 19 percent in 2008 to 10 percent in 2014. Despite these gains, the number of young Latinos who went without health insurance in 2014 (10 percent) was still twice the rate for Black and White youth (5 percent each).

Prospects brightened for Latino children as measured by indicators such as maternal education, youth incarceration and teen pregnancy. The number of Latino mothers who graduated from high school increased from 48 percent to 64 percent between 2000 and 2014, and the teen pregnancy rate dropped by nearly half (from 136 to 73 per 1,000 Latina teens) between 2000 and 2011. Also, fewer Latino youth were incarcerated as these numbers dropped from 309 to 173 per 100,000 youth between 2006 and 2013.

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s Latino voters prepare to head to the polls A in less than two months, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Offi-

cials (NALEO) Educational Fund and Noticias Telemundo released the results of the first wave of an eight week tracking poll of Latino voters.

NALEO Educational Fund projects that more than 13.1 million Latinos will cast ballots in Election 2016, making support among Latino voters critical in the race for the White House.

Results from the first week of the NALEO Educational Fund/Noticias Telemundo/Latino Decisions Weekly Political Tracking Poll offer exclusive insights into the Latino electorate this year, including Presidential vote choice, issue priority and party evaluations. The poll was conducted

by Latino Decisions between September 12-17, 2016, with more than 500 Latino registered voters interviewed for this first wave of results.

Key findings include: • Latino voters are still being ignored. With Election Day less than two months away, more than 60 percent of Latino registered voters reported that they had not been contacted by a campaign, political party or organization.

• Immigration is not the only issue Latinos care about. Immigration is a top issue (30 percent) for Latino voters, but job creation (20 percent), improving wages/incomes (19 percent), lowering healthcare costs (19 percent) and combatting terrorism (19 percent) are also critical to the electorate.

• If the Election were held today, Hillary Clinton would win Latino voters by a large margin. Results show that 71 percent of Latino voters polled would cast a ballot for Secretary Clinton if the election were today, compared to 18 percent for Donald Trump and 5 percent for an alternate candidate. Six percent reported being undecided.

• Donald Trump’s comments considered racist by most Latino voters. More than 72 percent of polled Latino voters reported viewing Trump remarks about Latinos as racist, while only 30 percent believed Trump would bring the change needed in Washington.

• Hillary Clinton viewed as experienced, but not perfect. More than 72 percent of Latino voters think Secretary Clinton has the right experience to be President, but some reservations remain among the electorate. Nearly half of polled Latino voters consider her untrustworthy.

• Both presidential candidates have some work to do. Compared to the favorability rating for President Obama (72 percent), Secretary Clinton (66 percent) and Trump (25 percent) have some ground to make up among Latino voters. Nearly one-third (31 percent) of Latino voters also reported being less excited about Election 2016 than Election 2012.

• Latino voters will be decisive. More than 91 percent of polled Latino voters stated they would more than likely cast ballots this year.

“This poll confirms what we have known for some time---that Latino voters are still being ignored by major campaigns, political parties and funders,” stated Arturo Vargas, NALEO Educational Fund executive director. “Latinos are not a three-state electorate limited to the battlegrounds of Nevada, Colorado and Florida. We are a 50-state community that continues to grow and expand every year, and it’s time for our nation’s voter mobilization efforts to finally reflect that reality.”

As we near Election 2016, NALEO Educational Fund will continue its efforts to ensure that Latino voters have the information necessary to make their voices heard at the ballot box. These efforts include operating our toll-free bilingual hotline 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (1-888-839-8682) that provides Latino voters with information on every aspect of the electoral process, from registering to vote, to voter ID requirements, to finding their polling place. On Election Day, the hotline will be connected to the Election Protection efforts and 1-866-OUR-VOTE, offering Latino voters nationwide a bilingual resource to get assistance and report any problems they may experience at the polls.

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• Don’t let your mobile device automatically connect to nearby WiFi. It might connect you to a fake network, and it’s a real battery drainer.

You can find a way to turn this feature off in your device’s settings. If you use an iPhone, launch the Settings app, tap on Wi-Fi, and switch

the “auto-join” tab to off. If you’re using an Android device, go to Settings, Wireless, Wi-Fi, press the Menu button, choose “Advanced,” and then disable the “Network Notification” option.

• Don’t visit a website that requires sensitive information, like a credit card number, on public Wi-Fi. In short, anything that requires a password shouldn’t be accessed on public Wi-Fi. • Wait until you are on a secured private network.

While cellphone networks have their own risks, they are generally safer than free public Wi-Fi. Recognize that data charges may apply if you surf using your cellphone network.

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by Adult Education Center. We accept new students on a bimonthly basis. You must be at least 17 years old and not enrolled in public school to be eligible for the classes. For more info call 806-281-5750. Open Mon. thru Fri. from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. GED PREP CLASS, Tuesday/Thursday, 9 am, Free, Age 16+, Study class to prepare for the GED exams. Registration required. At Simmons Community Center.

CHILD CARE AVAILABLE FOR INCOME-ELIGIBLE FAMILIES Families who are income eligible may receive fee assistance to attend one of the Early Learning Center’s five centers for child care. Parents or caretakers must be employed or in school.

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CLASES DE INGLÉS COMO SEGUNDA IDIOMA La Literacia de Lubbock (Literacy Lubbock) ofrecen clases gratis de inglés como segundo idioma (English as Second Language) para la comunidad.

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SALES & USE TAX FOR SMALL BUSINESS - October 10, 6 pm -8 pm – at the TTU Small Business Development Center, 2579 S. Loop 289, suite 114, Lubbock TX. Presented by the State Comptroller’s office and the TTU SBDC. In this workshop, you will learn the difference between sales tax and use tax, what is exempted and excluded, and what services are taxable.

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GETTING STARTED WITH BOOKKEEPING SOFTWARE – October 13, 9am-4pm – at the TTU small Business Development Center, 2579 S. Loop 289, suite 114, Lubbock TX. This workshop will show you how to use Quickbooks® software to set up your small business bookkeeping. The class is designed for those who are new to bookkeeping software and want to learn how to enter basic day-to-day transactions for their small business. $49/person. Call Elaine to register by noon on Oct. 11.

SBA OPPORTUNITIES – October 26, 6-8pm – at the TTU Small Business Development Center, 2579 S. Loop 289, suite 114, Lubbock TX. Presented by the Small Business Administration and the TTU Small Business Development Center.

The SBA will provide some answers on how to finance your small business. The following topics will be discussed: *Information on SBA loans *What a business owner should have before applying for a loan *what the banker is looking for in a loan *Other programs and services available from the SBA. NO FEE! Call Elaine @ 745-1637 to register. Seating is limited.

LOW INCOME TAXPAYER CLINIC The TTU School of Law operates a “FREE” Low Income Taxpayer Clinic year around to provide assistance relating to issues involving controversies with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The LITC does not assist in any criminal tax matters, or prepare tax returns.

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ational Hispanic Heritage N Month, which begins Sept. 15, celebrates U.S. Latinos, their culture

and their history. Started in 1968 by Congress as Hispanic Heritage Week, it was expanded to a month in 1988. The celebration begins in the middle rather than the start of September because it coincides with national independence days in several Latin American countries: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica celebrate theirs on Sept. 15, followed by Mexico on Sept. 16, Chile on Sept. 18 and Belize on Sept 21.

Here are some key facts about the nation’s Latino population by age, geography and origin groups.

1 The U.S. Hispanic population now stands at 57 million, making Hispanics the nation’s second-fastest-growing racial or ethnic group after Asians. Today Hispanics make up 18% of the U.S. population, up from 5% in 1970.

2 A record 27.3 million Latinos are eligible to vote in 2016, up from 23.3 million in 2012. But during the last presidential election, Latinos (48.0%) lagged behind blacks (66.6%) and whites (64.1%) in their voter turnout rate.

3 People of Mexican origin account for about two-thirds (35.3 million) of the nation’s Hispanics. Those of Puerto Rican origin are the next largest group, at 5.3 million, and their numbers have been growing due to a historic increase in migration from Puerto Rico to the U.S. mainland. (About 3.5 million live on the island.) There are five other Hispanic origin groups with more than 1 million people each: Salvadorans, Cubans, Dominicans, Guatemalans and Colombians.

4 As the population of U.S.-born Latinos booms and the arrival of new immigrants slows, the share of Latinos who are immigrants – as opposed to those who are born here – is on the decline across all Latino origin groups. From 2007 to 2014, the number of Latino immigrants increased slightly, from 18 million to 19.3 million. But they constituted a smaller overall share of the Latino population – decreasing from 40% to 35% over the same time period.

The share of foreign born among Latinos varies by origin group. Just one-third (33%) of Mexican-origin Latinos are foreign born. That’s far lower than among the other major groups – Cuban (57% foreign born), Salvadoran (59%), Dominican (54%), Guatemalan (63%) and Colombian (64%). (People born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens at birth.)

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5 Diversity among Hispanic origin groups varies between major metropolitan areas. Mexicans make up 79% of Hispanics in the Los Angeles metro area. But the New York City area is less dominated by one group, with Puerto Ricans (27%) and Dominicans (21%) being the most populous. The same is true in the Washington, D.C., metro area, where Salvadorans (33%) are most numerous, and in the Miami area, where Cubans (43%) are the largest group; in these areas, the largest share of Hispanics by origin doesn’t constitute a majority of the Hispanic population.

6 Hispanics are the youngest of the major racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. At 28 years, the median age of Hispanics is nearly a full decade lower than that of the U.S. overall (37 years). Among Hispanics, there is a big difference in median age between those born in the U.S. (19 years) and the foreign born (41 years). In 2014, about a quarter of Hispanics, or 14.6 million, were Millennials (ages 18 to 33).

7 Millennials make up almost half (44%) of the Hispanic electorate in 2016. Hispanic millennials will likely continue to drive growth of the Hispanic electorate, given the median age of U.S.-born Hispanics is only 19. In addition, in any given year, more than 800,000 young Hispanics turn 18.

8 Latinos make up the largest group of immigrants in most states, mostly because Mexico is the biggest source of immigrants in 33 states.

9 A majority of Hispanic adults (55%) say they are Catholic, while 16% are evangelical Protestants and 5% are mainline Protestants. The share who say they are Catholic has declined from 67% in 2010. Mexicans and Dominicans are more likely than other Hispanic origin groups to say they are Catholic. Meanwhile, Salvadorans are more likely to say they are evangelical Protestants than Mexicans, Cubans and Dominicans.

10 The share of Latinos in the U.S. who speak English proficiently is growing. In 2013, 68% of Latinos ages 5 and older spoke English proficiently, up from 59% in 2000.

U.S.-born Latinos are driving this growth, as their share on this measure has grown from 81% to 89% during the same time period. By comparison, 34% of Latino immigrants spoke English proficiently in 2013, a percentage little changed since 1980. While speaking Spanish remains an important part of Latino culture, 71% of Latino adults say it is not necessary to speak Spanish to be considered Latino.

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Wellness/ bienestar

The Doc or Is In

Noticias de salud/ Health News

Advice from our Doctors... Consejos de nuestros médicos

Breast cancer

lthough breast cancer is not as A common in Hispanic women as in other ethnic groups, it contin-

ues to be the leading cause of cancer related deaths in this group. Early detection is very important for the treatment of breast cancer, but Hispanic women, without resources to assist, tend to be diagnosed when the cancer is more advanced and treatments less effective. To protect

themselves, all women should have an annual exam and get mammography based on her age and medical history (usually starting at age 40). Additionally she should learn self-breast examination and seek medical attention if an abnormality is noted. There are several organizations in Lubbock that can assist 1. Know your risk Talk to your with the cost of mammography. family to learn about your family health history 2. Get screened Ask your doctor which screening tests are right for you if you are at a higher risk • Have a mammogram every year starting at tener un examen médico anual y age 40 if you are at average risk • Have hacerse mamografía según las re- a clinical breast exam at least every comendaciones basadas en su edad 3 years starting at 20, and every year e historia médica (normalmente starting at 40 comenzando a los 40). Además 3. Know what is normal debe aprender a hacerse auto exa- for you. See your health care men de los senos y consultarse provider right away if you notice any con un doctor inmediatamente al breast changes like: Lump, hard knot encontrar alguna anormalidad. Si no tiene seguro médico, existen en Lubbock organizaciones que pueden ayudar con el costo de la mamografía.

La prognosis depende en encontrar el cáncer temprano y en la rapidez del 1. Conoce que estas en tratamiento. riesgo Habla con tu familia acerca del historial medico familiar.

2. Hazte un chequeo Pregúntale a tu doctor que métodos de chequeo son los adecuados para ti en caso de estar en alto riesgo.• Hazte un mamograma cada año después de cumplir los 40 años de edad en caso de estar a riesgo regular.• Hazte un examen de seno cada tres años después de cumplir 20 años de edad.

3. Conoce que es normal para ti. Si sientes algún

Early Detection & Screening are the Keys to Survival

El cáncer mamario

unque el cáncer mamario A no es tan común en la mujer hispana como en las mujeres

de otros grupos étnicos, continua siendo la causa más grande de muertes debidas a cáncer entre las mujeres. La detección del cáncer en sus principios es muy importante pero las mujeres hispanas, frecuentemente sin recursos, suelen ser diagnosticadas cuando el cáncer esta más avanzado y los tratamientos son menos efectivos.

Para protegerse, toda mujer debe

or thickening • Swelling, warmth, redness or darkening • Change in breast size • Dimpling or puckering of the skin • Itchy, scaly sore or rash on the nipple • Nipple discharge that starts suddenly • Continuos pain 4. Make healthy lifestyle choices Maintain a healthy weight • Exercise • Limit alcohol intake Getting regular screening tests is the best way for women to lower their risk of dying from breast cancer. Screening tests can find breast cancer early, when it's most treatable.

Detención Temprana y Evaluaciones son la Clave para Sobrevivir

cambio en tu seno, acude a tú medico para una revisión inmediata, por ejemplo: • Una bolita • un nudo duro o engrosamiento • hinchazón • comezón • calentamiento del seno • enrojecimiento u obscurecimiento • cambio en medida en el seno • arrugas en la piel • dolor o erupción en el pezón • caída del pezón que comienza de repente • Dolor continuo 4. Adopta una vida saludable Mantén un peso saludable para tu edad, estatura • Has ejercicio • Limita la cantidad de alcohol que tomas.

Teniendo un chequeo regular es la mejor manera para la mujer de minimizar las chances de estar en riesgo de cáncer de seno. Los chequeos pueden detectar el cáncer a tiempo, cuando es tratable.

FREE LEARN TO COOK & NUTRITION CLASSES The FREE program includes: 4 Nutrition Classes, 4 Dietitian Appointments, and 1 Cooking Class. Complete the program, and get a $60 gift card! The classes will be held at two locations, the Catholic Charities and the Resale Center. To register, call 806-544-4884 or email learntocook@cclubbock.org. Limited spots available.

STEP UP! PROGRAM by CHCL focuses on prevention and impact of childhood obesity.

The program will start on Oct. 3, 3016, and will continue the first Monday of each month from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 1610 5th street. For more information, please contact Yvonne at (806) 765-2611 ext. 1301 or email ygutierrez@chcl. tachc.org FREE FITNESS CLASSES are on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. For more information and registration contact Yvonne at (806) 765-2611 1301 or email ygutierrez@chcl. tachc.org COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER CLASS - Through the Texas Department of Health Services. Classes will start January 2017. For more information and registration contact Samantha at 765-2611 ext. 1303 or email sdominguez@chcl.tachc.org APPLICATION COUNSELORS AVAILABLE TO HELP guide you through the Health Insurance Marketplace.

Health coverage application assistance is provided Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm or with an appointment. Open enrollment begins November 1, 2016 and goes through January 31, 2016. Please call 806-765-2611 for more information or for questions about the Affordable Care Act. FREE DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT AND NUTRITION CLASSES Are you or someone you know diabetic? Come and learn self management and nutrition tips while enjoying a diabetic friendly meal! Next class is scheduled November 1, 2016 from 6 pm to 8 pm. at 1510 5th Street. For more information and registration contact Yvonne at (806) 806-765-2611 ext. 1301 or email ygutierrez@chcl.tachc.org FREE PRENATAL CLASSES Learn to have a healthy pregnancy and about your baby's development, and earn points to receive FREE baby items from Stork's Nest. Bonding time with new friends and much more. Next class is scheduled for November 3, 2016 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 1510 5th Street. For more information and registration contact Yvonne at (806) 765-2611 ext. 1301 or email ygutierrez@ chcl.tachc.org FREE ZUMBA CLASSES FOR LADIES ONLY Mondays, Tuesdays at 7 pm, at Emmanuel Worship Center Activity Center, 1102 70th.

Latinas for a Cure was organized to help raise awareness about breast and ovarian cancer, heart disease, and health disparities affecting women in the Latino community. We invite you to join us to help increase access to quality care, improve the quality of the health care experience, encourage cultural competency between patient and health care providers, as well as identifying agencies.

To join or get receive email updates, please call (806)792-1212, or write to christymartinez@latinolubbock.net

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¡Vive tu Vida! Get up get moving!

FREE CLINIC at Lubbock Impact The Free Clinic holds a free doctors clinic every Wednesday at 34th Street and Boston Avenue. Registration begins at 4 PM. Patients must be 18 and older and medically uninsured to receive free medications and doctors visits. For more information, please call (806) 799-4320.

FREE SICK CHILDREN'S CLINIC is a free, all-volunteer clinic that treats sick children up to age 15 at 10th Street and Avenue A. Prescriptions at the on-site pharmacy are free.

Call 762-1805 to hear the hours for the week.

FREE PARENTING CLASSES Family Guidance & Outreach Center provides free anger management classes on Mondays and parenting classes on Tuesdays in the evenings unless otherwise noted. All classes begin promptly at 6:30 PM. No childcare provided. #5 Briercroft Office Park. For more information or to register for a class, call 747-5577. Visit us online: www.familyguidancecenterlubbock.org.

Health/Salud

Did you know Dental Caries is the most common chronic childhood

ental Caries is actually five D times as common as asthma and 20 times more common than

diabetes in children. Millions of school hours are lost every year because of bad oral health. Children with caries are more likely to perform poorly in school. Chronic oral health problems often start early. Early Childhood Caries is a big concern and can cause pain and infection for small children. The sad reality is that dental caries is a

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preventable disease. The first dental visit should be scheduled before the first birthday. Pediatric Dentists are specialists. They are the “pediatricians for oral health”. Pediatric Dentists have two to three years additional education after they completed dental school. The first dental visit will be a good time to discuss your child’s individual risk for caries and to plan a strategy to prevent cavities for a lifetime.

¿Sabías que la Caries Dental es la enfermedad crónica infantil más común?

Latinas and that they have more culturally specific needs.

Latinas often have taboos regarding their gender role issues and the importance of ‘familia’. A strong sense of culture keeps them from ‘betraying’ long-standing values. They believe their family obligations always come first no matter what personal animosities may exist. Abusers often use their partners’ immigration status as a tool of control. It is very common for a batterer to use control over his partner’s immigration status in order to force her to stay in the relationship.

Like all victims, Latina immigrant women also are at a high risk for DV, but due to their immigration status, they may face even more of a difficult

time escaping abuse. They often feel trapped in abusive relationships because of immigration laws, language barriers, social isolation, lack of financial resources or DV service providers' limited resources and skills to respond to the unique needs of their population.

Furthermore, immigrant batterers and victims may believe that the penalties and protections of the U.S. legal system do not apply to them.

The Lubbock Women's Protective Services Crisis Hotline can be reached at (806)747-6491 or 800736-6491, and provides services in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Octubre es Mes de la toma de La Violencia Domestica

a Violencia Domestica (VD) le L puede suceder a cuaquier persona de diferente raza, edad, orien-

tacion sexual, religion o genero. Le puede suceder a parejas casadas, en union libre, o a quienes estan empezando una relacion. VD p u ed e af ec ta r a c u a lq ui e r i n di v i duo independientemente de los antecedentes socioeconómicos, niveles de educación, raza, creencia, religión, sexo u orientación sexual.

El abuso puede ser fisico, sexual, emocional, economic o de action sicologica o de amenaza, la cual influye a la otra persona. Esto incluye as asalto sexual, acosando, cualquier comportamiento que asuste,intimide, aterrorize, manipule, humille, culpe, o que lastime a alguien.

El abuso puede existir en cualquier grupo, pero las Latinas enfrentan mas barreras que el resto de las mujeres que no son latinas, y que tienen más necesidades específicas a nivel cultural.

Latinas a menudo tienen tabúes con respecto a su función relacionadas con el género y la importancia de la "familia". Un fuerte sentido de la cultura les impide "traicionar" los valores tradicionales establecidos. Ellas creen que sus obligaciones familiares siempre vienen primero, sin importar los recentimientos personales que puedan existir. Los agresores suelen usar el estatus migratorio de sus parejas como una herramienta de control. Es muy común que un agresor utilize el estado migratorio de su pareja con el fin de obligarla a permanecer en la relación.

Al igual que todas las víctimas, las mujeres latinas inmigrantes se encuentran en un alto riesgo de violencia en el hogar, pero debido a su condición migratoria, pueden enfrentarse con situaciones mas

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dificiles para escapar del abuso domestico. A menudo se sienten atrapadas en una relación abusiva, debido a las leyes de inmigración, las barreras lingüísticas, el aislamiento social, la falta de recursos financieros o recursos limitados de los proveedores de servicios de VD y las habilidades para responder a las necesidades únicas de su población.

Un agresor puede convencer a su víctima de que sus acciones violentas no son criminales al menos que estas agresiones aparezcan en público o que el agresor esté autorizado a castigar físicamente a ella porque ser hecho de ser "hombre".

Las mujeres inmigrantes a menudo sufren mayores índices de maltrato comparado con los ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos. Además, los agresores de inmigrantes y las víctimas pueden creer que las sanciones y la protección del sistema legal no se aplican para ellos.

Llame a (806)747-6491 or 800736-6491, en español, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

a Caries Dental es en realidad cinco veces tan comunes como el asma y 20 veces más común que la diabetes en los niños. Millones de horas escolares se pierden cada año debido a la mala salud oral.

Los niños con caries son más propensos a realizar mal en la escuela.

Problemas crónicos de salud oral a menudo comienzan temprano.

La caries de la primeria infancia es una gran preocupación y puede causar dolor e infección para niños pequeños. La triste realidad es que

la caries dental es una enfermedad prevenible. La primera visita dental debe programarse antes del primer cumpleaños. Los dentistas pediátricos son especialistas. Son los "pediatras de la salud bucal". Los dentistas pediátricos tienen educación adicional de dos a tres años después de completado escuela dental. La primera visita dental será un buen momento para analizar el riesgo individual de su hijo para la caries y a planear una estrategia para prevenir las caries para toda la vida.

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omestic Violence (DV) can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion or gender. It can happen to couples who are married, living together or who are dating. It can affect all individuals regardless of socioeconomic backgrounds, education levels race, belief, religion, gender or sexual orientation.

Abuse can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes sexual assault and stalking and any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, humiliate, blame, or injure someone.

Abuse can exist in all groups, but Latinas face more barriers than non-

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Education/ Educación Education & Scholarship Updates BUILDING STRONG FAMILIES 21st Annual Building Strong Families Parenting Conference on Thursday, October 27 (8:30-3:15) at First United Methodist Church. Register for just $10, at www.esc17.net

GALA LATINA VOLUNTEERS: Members of Lambda Theta Alpha Inc and Sigma Lambda Gamma and volunteered at the annual Gala Latina event. Also on hand was Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity. The event theme was the Dominican Republic, and the event was held on Sept. 24. The groups are part of the Multicultural Greek Council at Texas Tech, and volunteer annually for this and other events. íGracias!

SBOE Member Wants to “Deny Hispanics” Vote on Racist Textbooks

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ne week after the Texas State Board of Education held a public hearing on a controversial Mexican-American studies textbook, recently released e-mails reveal board member David Bradley, R-Beaumont, wants to “deny the Hispanics a record vote” in November when the SBOE decides whether or not they’ll accept the severely flawed book.

Latino scholars and advocates have deemed the proposed book racist PAGA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS: Members of the Pan American Golf Asso- and deeply flawed. One passage reciation presnted their annual scholarships to deserving students. Pictured (l to r) Ben Yba- fers to Mexican laborers as “lazy” ñez, Ashley Valderaz (recipient), Jane Ybañez, Lupe Moreno, Alexandra Moreno (recipi- while another suggests Chicanos ent), and Mr. Moreno. Congratulations to these students from Latino Lubbock Magazine! wanted to “destroy” Western civilization. A committee comprised of educators discovered more than 140 errors, including factual omissions in the text.

Just this week, the American Historical Association expressed their "deep concern" with the books. Before the public hearing on More than 100 college, military and trade/tech representatives Sept. 13, hundreds of activists, lawmakers, and acaFinancial aid seminars at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. demics held a rally to passionately urge the SBOE to reject the hotly offensive literature they see as an attempt to erase their history and heritage.

While some Republican board members exStudents in grades 6 through 12 are encouraged to attend! pressed dissatisfaction with the Mexican Ameri-

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can Heritage book, e-mails obtained through a Public Information Act request by progressive education watchdog Texas Freedom Network highlight one right-wing conservative member’s desire to strip Latinos of seeing the textbooks voted against.

In an exchange with moderate Republican Thomas Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant, Bradley indicates that he would prefer to prevent giving critics of the book the pleasure of witnessing the text voted down. According to TFN, Bradley suggested that the board members could just leave and skip the vote altogether. “A lack of a quorum on [sic] would be nice. Deny the Hispanics a record vote. The book still fails,” Bradley writes.

Previously, Bradley slammed advocates of the ethnic studies course for criticizing the book, calling them “left-leaning, radical Hispanic activists” who have “pounded the table for special treatment.” Bradley voted along party lines with former farright SBOE member Cynthia Dunbar while she was serving on the board. Dunbar now leads the book publishing company that printed the book in question.

The e-mails also confirm a statement made by board member Ruben Cortez, D-Brownsville, who claimed during last week’s rally that he was on the receiving end of hate-filled messages for his activism against the book. With the subject line “Cry baby Mexicans” one e-mailer wrote, “You well know that the Dumbocrats are the inventors of racism (i.e.

KKK). You sound like another whining Mexican; nothing is ever to your liking.”

The publisher is expected to respond to recommendations for changes to the textbook in October.

The board will decide whether or not to adopt the textbooks for the 2017-18 school year in November.

CAITEY WINS PRESIDENCY : Caitey Villegas, a fifth grader at Upland Heights in the Frenship ISD school district was recently elected as the first school president. She is the daughter of Henry and Priscilla Villegas and granddaughter of Idelfonso and Ana Villegas. The fifth grader gave her speech in front of the student body and showcased her achievements and spoke about why she would be the best president for the school year.

Congratulations from Latino Lubbock Magazine!

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Rotary.org/en/grants AAUW SCHOLARSHIP The Association of University Women Educational Foundation Apply at www.aauw. org HACU NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) is accepting online applications for its Scholarship Program. More than $100,000 will be awarded to eligible students.

Application Deadline: Jan 01, 3000 Apply online: www.hacu.net/hacu/Scholarships.asp HSF/ GENERAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS are designed to assist students of Hispanic heritage obtain a college degree. Application Deadline: Jan 01, 3000.

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TEEN GAME DAY Join us for a variety of board games and video games. Grades 6 to 12. Oct. 27th, 4 pm, at the Groves Branch Library, 5520 19th St. H2YOU CONTEST Students in grades 9-12 are encouraged to participate in the third annual H2YOU contest sponsored by the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District (HPWD). Each campaign centers around a conservation catch phrase and must include elements of writing, graphic design, and photography. Deadline for entries is December 5, 2016. The H2YOU contest rules and entry form are available at www.hpwd.org/contest.

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS Monday-Friday, 3:30-5:30 pm, $10 weekly, Ages 6-12. Children will have the opportunity to do homework, work on arts & crafts, play games and more, Pre-Registration required. Centers included are: Mae Simmons, Maggie Trejo Supercenter, and Rawlings.

KIDS CAFÉ Children can enjoy a hot nutritious meal during the school year. Sponsored by the South Plains Food Bank. Ages 18 and younger. Weekly - Mon. through Fri., at 3:30 pm, at Rawlings; and, 4 pm at Trejo weekly.

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SUSTAINING OUR CULTURE: Dancers from Ballet Folklorico del Sol enjoyed the parade and showcased their Mexican pride. They children had a great time and enjoyed sharing their cultural pride with families at the event.

Xavier Gomez - 16, attends Lubbock High where he is a junior. He is involved with UIL. His future aspirations are to be a chemical engineer, at Stanford University. He is the son of Mark & Erlinda Gomez

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4 Let kids play outside! Letting kids run around for 15 minutes before they tackle their homework helps them burn off extra energy, making it easier for them to zero in on their schoolwork.

Students Invited to Participate in Mini Pinewood Derby

VIVA LA INDEPENDENCIA: The Girl Scouts were represented at the annual Diez y Seis de Septiembre, parade observed as the beginning of Mexico’s war for independence. Sept. 16th It marks the day that Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest, is traditionally credited with inciting Mexican villagers to take up arms in 1810.

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COSTUME PARTY Dress up as your favorite character and join us for crafts and games. Ages 2 to 7. October 27, 10:30 am, at MAHON Library.

the month of celebrating our culture, lifestyle, and most importantly our language. Most teens don’t realize that our language defines who we are as a culture, and they think that knowing Spanish isn’t important so they end up losing it. I never thought that being bilingual is important until I started looking at how many professions want bilingual people over monolingual. Also, being bilingual helps you communicate with people who don’t know English. My great grandpa preferred to speak Spanish when he would talk to me, and the

language barrier kept me from talking/ understanding him. Some of you have encountered this problem before but never thought of it as a real issue, yet, you should. In the future you will have this problem again with many other people and you won’t know how to communicate with them. On the other hand, if you already know Spanish and English fluently, you should keep that alive and thriving. There is more opportunity for people who know more than one language than there are for people who only know one. If you want to communicate with people you have to start changing yourself for the better because people won’t change for you.

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Preparing for Día de los Muertos

Día de los Muertos - Nov. 1st Día de los Angelitos - Nov. 2nd

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_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. Remember to use synonyms of death. Do not forget that in the calaveras death never appears in a macabre form, it is a joke. Mexicans have a particular humor sense. We laugh at death.

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.

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

Día de los Muertos Event

Now Calling Artist, Vendors, Cake Decorators, Entertainers, and Car Entries os HerL manos Familia will hold

the 2nd Annual West Texas Latino Artist Art Show & Día de Los Muertos Celebración on Sunday, November 6, 2016. The event will showcase the work of Latino artist, offer a cultural experience through local performers – traditional and modern; hold a unique Día de Los

Muertos cake decorating contest; offer products from participating vendors; as well as provide children’s activities that offer cultural understanding, showcase classic cars, and more.

If you are interested in becoming a vendor, showcasing art, performing, building an altar, or showcasing your car – please contact us immediately as limited space will be available.

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Make an altar

Ingredients: 2 cups of confectioner’s sugar, 1 egg white, 1 teaspoonful of corn syrup, ½ teaspoonful of vanilla, 1/3 cup of corn flour edible vegetable coloring. Utensils:1 two-liter glass or plastic bowl, 1 wooden spoon or spatula, 1 sieve, and 1 fine 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 confectioner’s sugar and add it to the mixture. 3. When the ingredients are well mixed together, knead them into a ball with your fingers. 4. Sprinkle some corn flour on a table or other flat surface, spread out the mixture and knead it until it becomes smooth and easy to handle like tortilla dough. 5.

Then, make small figures like crosses, coffins, skulls, plates of food, baskets of flowers, or anything else you like. Leave your figures on the table to dry for three hours, and then paint them with vegetable coloring.

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS PROCESSIONS & EVENTS WHAT IS DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS? It’s not a somber, sad occasion, it’s a festive celebration known in the Latin American culture as El Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead celebrated on November 2nd. El Día de los Muertos is a colorful, flavorful holiday and can very much be enjoyed by children.

You will learn all about this celebration make sugar skulls, tissue flowers and enjoy goodies!

to include in an altar

by Oct. 29th. Exhibit will be held on Nov. 6, at the Civic Center Exhibit Hall. For more information, please call (806)792-1212.

CELEBRACIÓN Oct. 7 to Nov. 13 The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave, will hold an exhibition of artwork that explores the history and meaning behind the Mexican holiday, Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. This exhibit includes works from local, regional and national artists. Artists DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS WORK- are challenged to create an expression of SHOP Decorate a skull and more. Learn their interpretation of Día de los Muertos, about Día de los Muertos, a traditional by honoring departed ancestors, friends Mexican holiday. Please register by Oct. and family. Artists are not limited by choice 21st, at TREJO Center, 3200 Amherst. of media, but are asked to focus on the uniCost is $7, and event will take place Oct. fied theme of Mexico’s centuries-old ritual 26, from at 5 to 6 pm. of commemorating the death of a loved one.

GIRL SCOUTS DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS De Colores Service Unit CELEBRACIÓN Come Join us for a hosting event on Thursday Oct. 27th traditional Día de los Muertos celebration.

6:30-8:30 pm. Our Lady of Grace Catholic Make maca- roni skeletons, wax paper Church located at 3111 Erskine St. Hands candles, sugar skulls, and papel picado. on activities for participants.

October 29, 1 pm at the Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave. Cost is $7. (PENDPROCESIÓN The Buddy Holly Center ING REMODELING) participates in Lubbock’s citywide observance of Día de los Muertos by hosting DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS 5K & FUN Procesiόn with the TTU International Cul- RUN Nov. 6, 2016 - 8:30 a.m. at the Landtural Center, TTU School of Art, and the wer House - Cesar Chavez/N. University.

Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the All Ages Event. Advance Registration: $20 Arts. Live performances and more! Oct. 28, Fun Run, $35 5K (3.1 mi), $20 Virtual Race at 6 to 9 pm. All Ages, Free.

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WEST TEXAS LATINO ARTIST EXHIBIT & DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRACIÓN EVENT, Sunday, Nov. 6th from 12:30 to 6 p.m., at the Civic Center Exhibit Hall. The event will showcase the work of Latino artist, offer a cultural experience through local performers – traditional and modern; hold a unique Día de Los Muertos cake decorating contest; showcase a lowrider and classic cars best decorated contest; offer products from participating vendors; as well as provide children’s activities that offer cultural understanding.

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October Prayer

LORD God Almighty, please give me boldness, wisdom, and respect as I seek to stand up for Jesus each day.

May my words and my life declare my allegiance to Jesus as my Lord and Savior. In the name of the Lord Jesus I pray. Amen.

"If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels."~Luke 9:26

LOS HERMANOS FAMILIA PRESENTS THE

El Día de los Muertos

Understanding & Celebrating a Tradition ore than 500 years ago, when the Spanish be sacrilegious. They perceived the indigenous M Conquistadors landed in what is now Mex- people to be barbaric and pagan.

In their attempts to convert them to Catholicism, ico, they encountered natives practicing a ritual that seemed to mock death.

It was a ritual the indigenous people had been practicing at least 3,000 years. A ritual the Spaniards would try unsuccessfully to eradicate.

A ritual known today as el Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

The ritual is celebrated in Mexico and in the United States.

Although the ritual has since been merged with Catholic theology, it still maintains the basic principles of the Aztec ritual, such as the use of skulls.

Today, people don wooden skull masks called calacas and dance in honor of their deceased relatives. The wooden skulls are also placed on altars that are dedicated to the dead. Sugar skulls, made with the names of the dead person on the forehead, are eaten by a relative or friend.

The Aztecs and other Meso-American civilizations kept skulls as trophies and displayed them during the ritual. The skulls were used to symbolize death and rebirth.

The skulls were used to honor the dead, whom the Aztecs and other Meso-American civilizations believed came back to visit during the monthlong ritual.

Unlike the Spaniards, who viewed death as the end of life, the natives viewed it as the continuation of life. Instead of fearing death, they embraced it. To them, life was a dream and only in death did they become truly awake.

The pre-Hispanic people honored duality as being dynamic. They didn't separate death from pain, wealth from poverty like they did in Western cultures.

However, the Spaniards considered the ritual to

the Spaniards tried to kill the ritual.

But like the old Aztec spirits, the ritual refused to die.

To make the ritual more Christian, the Spaniards moved it so it coincided with All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day (Nov. 1 and 2), which is when it is celebrated today.

Previously it fell on the ninth month of the Aztec Solar Calendar, approximately the beginning of August, and was celebrated for the entire month.

Festivities were presided over by the goddess Mictecacihuatl. The goddess, known as "Lady of the Dead," was believed to have died at birth.

Today, Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico and in certain parts of the United States and Central America.

In rural Mexico, people visit the cemetery where their loved ones are buried. They decorate grave sites with marigold flowers and candles.

They bring toys for dead children and bottles of tequila to adults. They sit on picnic blankets next to grave sites and eat the favorite food of their loved ones.

In the United States and in Mexico's larger cities, families build altars in their homes, dedicating them to the dead. They surround these altars with flowers, food and pictures of the deceased.

They light candles and place them next to the altar.

Locally, in Lubbock, the celebration has taken more of an artistic theme. Many Mexican American groups however, are stepping up and observing the days through their churches.

And for some, it is just a day to celebrate and enjoy the memory of their loved ones.

Pasión por la vida día de los muertos en México

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na vez al año conviven en México los vivos con los muertos. Inspirados por la creencia que la muerte es una transición de una vida a la otra, celebran durante los últimos días de octubre y los primeros días de noviembre, el reencuentro con el recuerdo de sus seres queridos. La ocasión: el Día de los Muertos. A diferencia del ritual católico establecido para conmemorar el ampliamente celebrado Día de Todos los Santos, la costumbre que establecieron las culturas mexicanas pre-coloniales intercala las creencias indígenas con las católicas. Es una celebración alegre y colorida en la que la muerte asume una expresión vivaz y amistosa. Los pueblos prehispánicos creían que las almas no morían, que seguían viviendo en un lugar especial llamado Mictlán. Allí descansaban hasta el día en el que podían volver a sus hogares a visitar a su familia. Antes de la llegada de los españoles, los nativos celebraban la regreso de las almas entre los meses de julio y agosto. Los españoles cambiaron las festividades al 2 de noviembre, para coincidir con el Día de

Todos los Santos de la Iglesia Católica. En la actualidad se realizan dos celebraciones para honrar la memoria de los difuntos amados. El primero de noviembre se honran las almas de los niños con diseños especiales en los altares, implementando el color blanco en las flores y las velas. El dos de noviembre se recuerda las almas de los adultos con una variedad de rituales. El Día de los Muertos o el Día de Todos los Santos, se denomina de manera distinta en algunos de los estados. Por ejemplo, en Yucatán se conoce como Hanal Pixán, o el paso de las almas sobre la esencia de los alimentos. En las alturas de Michoacán, se conoce como Jimbanqua, o la festividad que honra con flores a las personas que ese año fallecieron. En San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo y en el sur de Oaxaca se conoce como Xantolo.

Es una tradición ancestral que, intercalada con el catolicismo, resultó en un momento y espacio especiales para celebrar la vida y el legado de los seres queridos, ofreciéndoles en un altar la fragancia de las flores, la luz de las velas, el aroma de la comida y la solemnidad de las oraciones.

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Anniversary Sabino & Vera Gonzalez, 65th as of October 14th

BLESSING EL PALATERO: It was just a glimpse, but the scene spoke volumes — and started a push for help. Joel Cervantes Macias was struck by the sight of an elderly man pushing his cart of frozen treats on Chicago's 26th Street, so he took a photo. He started a Go Fund Me page for the 89-year-old vendor, Fidencio Sanchez. More than $165,000 was raised to help the man and his wife, whose daughter had died recently. The elderly couple had returned to work so they could care for their two grandsons.

Anniversary Jose & Josie Salinas, 43rd as of October 17, 1973

Anniversary Felipe and Janie Hilburn, 45th as of October 4, 1971

Anniversary Frank and Elvira Saiz, 19th as of October 25, 1997

Anniversary John and Lisa Ramirez 3rd as of October 12, 2013

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PATRIOT DAY: The Lubbock Fire Department joined Lubbock’s VFW for a celebration on 9/11 to honor first responders locally and nationally, as well as active military. The 15th anniversary was one of the darkest days in American history. First responders in NYC did their best at a high cost to save ordinary citizens that horrifying day. Thank you and God bless first responders at home and abroad.

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Trail will be open from October 13-16, 2016in the Lubbock MeFALL FESTIVALS & morial Arboretum in Clapp Park. In adHALLOWEEN EVENTS dition to the carved jack-o-lanterns along the trail, there will be 25 to 30 HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL, October 7, 6 displays hosted by local businesses pm, $1 or 2 cans of food and civic groups that will lead parfor the South Plains Food ticipants around the trail. This is a Bank, All Ages, enjoy face free event and the Arboretum walkpainting, games, trick or treating, cake walk, crafts and more, Maggie ing trail is both stroller and wheelchair friendly. Trail entrances are at Trejo Supercenter. the Lubbock Memorial Arboretum DOG DAY HOWL-O-WEEN, October at 4111 University and the Lubbock 8, 10 am-Noon, $1 per dog or dog toy donation, all ages, Dress your dog in a Halloween costume! Prizes for best costumed dogs, Maxey Community Center.

CARVE A PUMPKIN DAY, October 12, 10:45 pm, Free, Ages 50+, Join us in carving pumpkins and then proudly display them at the center, Maggie Trejo Supercenter.

TRICK OR TREAT STREET, October 22, 5-8 pm, Free, Trick or Treat Street is a night packed with delicious fun! Round up your fairies, super heroes, and tiny goblins for this safe and friendly trick-or-treating extravaganza! Parade from one Treat Building to the next collecting fabulous goodies! To sponsor a building call 767-2712, Safety City.

FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL, October 23 at 10 AM, 21st Street & Avenue X CATHOLIC CHARITIES HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL happening Oct. 27 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the main office located at 102 Ave. J (across from Aztlan Park). They will have costume contests, candy, games, and decorating crafts. It’s open to all ages and everyone in the community.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY, October 28, 6 pm, Free, Ages 6-17, Rawlings Community Center.

FALL FESTIVAL by Christ the King Cathedral School will be October 28th from 5:30-9:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy games, food, prizes and fun! Don't miss the 68’ Inflatable Obstacle Course, Cake Walk, HUGE Raffle, Silent Auction or BIN-GO! All-Access Wristbands and Raffle Tickets available in advance by contacting Krystle Ramirez at 806-544-9859. CTK is located at 4011 54th Street.

Municipal Garden and Arts Center at 4215 University. Limited parking is available behind Hodges Community Center and at the Garden and Arts Center. Park and Ride will be available from Safety City located on the east side of Clapp Park at 46th Street and Avenue U. Pumpkin lighting begins at 5:30 p.m. and should be completed before dusk each night. Evening hours are 6-9 p.m. on Thursday and Sunday and 6 -10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

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Halloween Safety Tips

Trick-Or-Treaters • Carry a flashlight • Walk, don’t run.

• Stay on Sidewalks • Obey traffic signals • Stay in familiar neighborhoods • 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 powered 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 trickor-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.

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TRUCKIN' IT AT THE PARK Saturday, October 29 at 11 am, Legacy Play Village, by the Lubbock Food Truck Alliance.

This event will have various food trucks, vendors & a Halloween Trunk or Treat so gather the family and come have a great time. This is free with a can food donation to help the South Plains Food Bank.

TRUNK OR TREAT October 29thst 5 to 8 pm. Join La Diferencia Car Club & Mr. Coop, Mi Familia Car Club, Dukes Car Club, for Treats, Games, bounce houses, face painting, etc. at United Supermarket, at 2630 Parkway Dr.

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Latinos Honored with National Medals for Art, Humanities

WEST TEXAS RAZA RUN: The 2nd Annual West Texas Raza Run was held last month. Besides a ride, organizers had many things in store for participants. Bikers met at resident Barack Obama awardV-Twin Custom Cycles, and did an a.m. kickstands up ride to Salt & Pepper in Plainview, ed the National Medal of Art TX. Upon their return, a Car & Bike Show was open to the public at Buddy Holly Park. In addition, organizers served a hotdog lunch, as well as had live music, and activities for and Humanities to five renowned the kids.

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in elevating the experiences, culture and art of Latinos and weaving them into American society through their body of work. Their work has broken barriers, helped tell the civil rights struggles of Latinos, expanded the understanding of Latinos in the U.S. and added to the many dimensions of the American mosaic.

"We believe that the arts and the humanities are in many ways reflective of our national soul. They're central to who we are as Americans: dreamers and storytellers and innovators and visionaries," Obama said.

Four received the National Medal of Arts: Author Sandra Cisneros, conjunto musician Santiago Jimenez Jr., film director, actor and civil rights activist Luis Valdez and playwright Moisés Kaufman.

The two recipients of the National Humanities Medal were Rudolfo Anaya, known as the father or sometimes godfather of Chicano literature, and acclaimed chef and humanitarian José Andrés.

Cisneros, the award-winning author of several books such as "The House on Mango Street" has tackled issues of race, gender and class "through the lives of ordinary people straddling multiple cultures," as the White House stated when they first announced the medal.

Jiménez is one of the best-known

"conjunto" artists, a unique style born in Texas that is anchored by the accordian. The genre that blends the sounds of the American southwest and Mexico, was also made famous by his father, Santiago Jiménez.

Jiménez won a National Heritage Fellowship for his lifetime achievement. Apart from his father, his brother is accordionist Flaco Jiménez, who has won six Grammy Awards, including a 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award and a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts.

Valdez, a director, playwright, actor and writer, was honored for bringing Chicano culture to the American public through works like "Zoot Suit," which told the trial of Chicanos who were beaten and stripped of their zoot suits in racially-motivated attacks and the award-winning movie "La Bamba," a biopic about rock 'n roll musician Ritchie Valens.

He also founded "Teatro Campesino" which "created and performed "actos" or short skits on flatbed trucks and helped dramatize the struggles of the nation's farmworkers. First staged during the California grape boycotts organized by Cesar Chávez and Dolores Huerta, the Teatro performed across the U.S. and Mexico. Teatro Campesino is considered an integral part of the Chicano civil rights struggle.

Kaufman, Award-winning playwright and director, was recognized for his contributions to American

theater.

"His work sensitively probes questions of culture and sexuality," stated the White House when they announced the medal. Kaufman, who is Venezuelan-American, has been nominated for an Emmy and a Tony.

One of his best-known works, made into a play and a movie, is "The Laramie Project," based on the reallife death of Matthew Shephard, a young gay college student who was tortured, beaten and left to die. His death galvanized proponents of hate crime legislation.

A naya received the National Humanities Medal for his portrayal of the American southwest and the depiction of the Chicano experience.

The novelist is best known for his seminal novel "Bless Me, Ultima," for which he won the Quinto Sol award. Considered a literature classic, it was recently made into a movie.

Other works by him include "Heart of Aztlán" and "Tortuga" and the Sonny Baca series of detective novels. Anaya received the National Medal of Arts in 2003.

Andrés, a Spanish American, received the National Humanities medal for his innovative food techniques as well as his emphasis on addressing issues of hunger and food insecurity. He was named one of Time 100's most influential people and has received the James Beard Award.

Andees also worked closely with the White House on immigration reform issues.

SNL Adds First-Ever Latina Cast Member

aturday Night Live” has added the show’s first"S ever Latina since its premiere in 1975. Comics Melissa Villaseñor in Season 42.

An impressionist from Whittier, California, who appeared on “America’s Got Talent” in Season 6, Villaseñor previously contributed to Màs Mejor, a comedy showcase for Latino talent under Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video studio. She has been trying to join “SNL” for ages, stating in a recent interview with Bird that she auditioned for the show once before and “always send[s] them a tape every summer.” Wish grant-

ed.

Historically, the long-running sketch show has had problems with casting women and minorities.

Like the broader comedy industry, it has skewed heavily white and male throughout the majority of its run.

“Saturday Night Live” returns to NBC on Oct. 1 at 11:30 p.m. ET.

Hamilton's America on PBS Oct. 21st

amilton’s America, the docuH mentary film that brings history to vivid life through the lens of

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s pop culture Broadway phenomenon Hamilton – winner of 11 Tony Awards® and the Pulitzer Prize – explodes onto PBS’s Great Performances, Friday,

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October 21 at 9 p.m. on Channel 5 as the season premiere of the PBS Arts Fall Festival. KTTZ, Channel 5 and Alamo Drafthouse will give residents on the South Plains the chance to see this landmark film early for FREE on October 18th at 6pm. Seats can be reserved at Drafthouse.com/Lubbock.

The story of Alexander Hamilton

is most remembered for its dramatic conclusion, which saw Hamilton killed in a duel by Vice President Aaron Burr. But the full story of this political genius – a poor immigrant who built himself up from nothing to become one of the nation’s most vital architects – has largely been forgotten by history…until now.

Find out more by visiting KTTZ.

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Your Vote is Your Voice

Celebración

Willie Velasquez Documentary to show Oct. 3 ith his rallying cry W of “su voto es su voz” (“your vote is your

voice”), the MexicanAmerican activist Willie Velasquez launched a grassroots movement that forever changed the nation’s political landscape. Willlie Velasquez: Your Vote Is Your Voice, is a VOCES/PBS Election 2016 special directed by Hector Galán (Children of Giant) and narrated by Luis Valdez, premieres Monday, October 3, 2016, 10:30-11:30 p.m.

ET (check local listings) on PBS. Through his nonpartisan Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project (SVREP), Velasquez launched over a thousand voter registration drives in 200 cities, creating a movement that has continued to grow in power each year. “Today there are over 27 million eligible Latino voters,” said Sandie Viquez Pedlow, executive producer and executive director of Latino Public Broadcasting. “By encouraging Latinos to become invested in the democratic process by registering to vote, Willie Velasquez and SVREP paved the way for the continually increasing power of Latinos at the polls.”

Throughout American history, Latinos were often kept from the ballot box through the use of poll taxes, gerrymandering and outright intimidation. But drawing inspiration from the Civil Rights movement, Cesar Chavez and the farmworkers movement, and the protests against the war in Vietnam, Willie Velasquez, a Mexican-American butcher’s son from San Antonio through his organization Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project (SVREP), would change the face of American politics by harnessing the power of the Latino vote in unprecedented ways.

After years of street protests and marches, Velasquez came to the realization that the only true path to empowerment would be to engage Latinos in the American political

process. With the founding of SVREP in 1974. Non-partisan, SVREP advised both parties on how to reach Latino voters, working with candidates from George H.W. Bush to Ted Kennedy.

SVREP’s unprecedented efforts resulted in the registration of millions of Latino voters and the numerous “get out the vote” efforts that still exist today. Latinos now make up 17 percent of the U.S. population, and Latino voter turnout is projected to be between 13 to 16 million this year.

In 1988, at the peak of his career, Willie Velasquez died suddenly of advanced kidney cancer. He was only 44 years old. In 1995, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. “His name was William C. Velasquez, but everyone knew him as Willie,” said President Bill Clinton at the time. “Willie was and is now a name synonymous with democracy in America. From the farm fields of California, where he organized workers with Cesar Chavez, to the halls of Harvard, where he taught politics, Willie Velasquez was driven by an unwavering belief that every American should have a role in our democracy and a share in the opportunities of our great nation.”

“Willie Velasquez’s work brought millions of Latinos into the political process, both as voters and as candidates,” said award-winning documentarian Hector Galán. “As we go through this current election cycle, it’s important to look back at how far the Latino electorate has come and how our vote continues to truly be our voice.”

Willie Velasquez: Your Vote is Your Voice is a co-production of Galán Incorporated and Latino Public Broadcasting with major funding from the Corporation from Public Broadcasting.

The program can be seen on KTTZ5 TV. Find out more by visiting KTTZ.org.

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Faith & Religion/Fe y religión

Pope Announces New Bishop for Lubbock

he United States Council of T Catholic Bishops announced September 27th that Pope Francis

has appointed Monsignor Robert Coerver as the Bishop of the Diocese of Lubbock. The Pope also accepted the retirement of Most Rev. Plácido Rodriguez, CMF, last AMAZING GRACE & JAMAICA: The Levelland Saint Michael Jamaica was held last month. month. The event was successful featuring Little Joe, and drawing fans from all of the area. Coerver will become the third Pictured is Father Ernesto Lopez, his mother, and a parishioner. bishop of the Diocese of Lubbock.

The Bishop-elect is a Dallas native and has been serving as Pastor of St. Rita Parish in Dallas. He graduated from Jesuit College Preparatory School and the University of Dallas. Coerver was ordained to the priesthood in June of 1980 for the Diocese of Dallas.

KTVT in Dallas released a statement from Coerver on his appointment.

“I was born and raised here in Dallas; my family roots are here and my ancestors were among Dallas’ first Catholics. I have developed so many fantastic relationships over FIESTA DE COLORES The Fiesta de Colores 2016 event was filled with food, live the years and it will be difficult to have them take on a different nature. music, and the crowning of the 2016-2017 Reina and Rey de Colores and their court.

I have cherished my work among my brother priests and upon hearing of my appointment a slight pang of sadness came upon me. But, as a priest, I have always known that I must follow wherever the Lord leads me, and so when asked if I would accept the appointment I did

so immediately because I have promised to serve wherever the Church needs me. I happily look forward to this new role as chief shepherd of the Catholic faithful in Lubbock and MSGR. ROBERT COERVER pray that God will assist me in leading the Catholic people there.

I ask the prayers of the people of the Diocese of Dallas as I prepare to assume my new responsibilities.”

Coerver shared that he's also looking forward to focusing on a few specific key issues in his time as bishop that include working with the poor, as well as discussing issues regarding immigration. He also says he's looking forward to working closely with Texas Tech University students and Catholic services.

Coerver will be ordained as bishop at an installation mass on Monday, November 21 at 2 p.m. at Christ the King Cathedral.

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STAND FOR LIFE at the 2016 LUBBOCK LIFE CHAIN on Sunday, October 2, from 2 to 3:30 pm. A peaceful, prayerful, silent witness for the unborn in our community. Signs will be provided.

Parking available in the north parking lot of the Nurturing Center, 3303 66th street or at Melanie Park Church, 6602 Indiana Ave. For more information, please contact Sandy Cisneros at 806-473-7592.

CATHOLIC ENGAGED ENCOUNTER October 7-9, Mercy Retreat Center, Slaton. Marriage preparations for couples planning to marry in the Catholic Church.

Designed to give couples an opportunity to talk about the future. To register, contact Family Life Office, (806)792-3943 ext. 231 or visit www.catholiclubbock.org/family.html QUINCEAÑERA RETREAT October 8, 8:30-1 p.m., Our Lady of Angels Convent, 8202 CR 7700, Wolfforth. quinceañera young lady must be accompanied by one or both parents. Fee: $40.00 for quinceañera and her parents. Damas are welcome to attend. Contact: Sister Mary Jane Alaniz, osf, 806- 863-4904 ROSARY IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE Rosary Rally, October 15 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Lubbock.

12 p.m. to midnight. For more information: leslie.castanon@sjcme.edu Speakers, Music, and Food. We are doing four Rosaries throughout the day and the Divine Mercy at 3 pm.

800th ANNIVERSARY MASS For the Dominican Order, Wednesday, October 19, 5:30 p.m., Saint Elizabeth University Parish, 2316 Broadway, Lubbock. Father Bruno Cadore, O.P., the Master of the Dominican Order world-wide will be present.

Reception following in Hanly Hall. Please RSVP for reception by Friday, October 14 to 806-762-5225 or stelubbock@gmail.com ST. DOMINIC COLUMBIAN SQUIRES #5817 APPRECIATION & INSTALLATION BANQUET Celebrate the 1st Anniversary of St. Dominic Columbian Squires since it was established, and installation of Officers on Sunday, October 23 at 5 PM - 8 PM at St. Philip Benizi Idalou, located on 7864 Idalou Rd., Idalou, TX. USA.

DE COLORES Parishes from the Diocese of Lubbock were represented at the Fiesta de Colores 2016 event. Fundraisers were held, ranging from novelty items to food, and live music was performed.

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"CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF MERCY" RETREAT The retreat will be directed by Msgr. Joseph James and David D. Garza and will include several guest speakers. The retreat runs from Thursday, Oct 27 through Sunday, Oct 30 and will be held at the Mercy Retreat Center in Slaton, Texas. Mercy Retreat Center is a part of the Catholic Diocese of Lubbock. For more information, contact Mark Meurer at (806) 828-6428.

CELEBRATE "SAINTS AT THE FALL FESTIVAL" at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 3111 Erskine, Saturday, November 5, 2-6 pm. Everyone pays $5.00 at the door to enjoy all the games, entertainment, and craft activities. Wear a costume or just come as you are, but be sure to bring a goodie bag to carry home all the tasty treats, game prizes, and crafts you'll create.

A variety of food will be provided, at a nominal fee. Come join the fun and support the CCE programs at Our Lady of Grace.

A.C.T.S. RETREATS Women’s Acts #32 November 3-6 to ensure your slot Register online at www.actscommunityoflubbock.org or contact Maria Chavira at faithlovehope15@yahoo.com or 469-507-1454.

The fee for Retreats is $180 per person, partial scholarships available.

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Veteran's Affairs/ Asuntos de los Veteranos

CASA Needs Volunteers CASA Needs YOU

ASA of the South Plains has a C crucial need for 20 additional community members to sign up

for its November training class and serve as volunteer Advocates for abused and neglected foster children in our community.

A CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocate is a volunteer that helps foster children navigate the GRAND MARSHALS PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT VETERANS: Fi- child welfare system and ensure estas del Llano honored Purple Heart Recipients, honoring them with the title of grand their needs are being met while marshals at the annual parade. Purple Heart Honorees are honored and commemorated working to help find safe, permanent homes. Now is the time to step for their extraordinary sacrifices. off the sidelines and make a difference. By meeting this goal of 20 new CASA volunteers, an additional 40 foster children could be helped that otherwise would not have someone who would speak up for their best interest. CASA needs you to act now, accept the challenge, and become a volunteer Advocate.

Prospective volunteers are urged to attend the upcoming CASA 101

HERE'S TO OUR HEROES RECEPTION veterans are ininformational session hosted by vited to register for the 6th annual CASA of the South Plains on Tues- reception at www.loshermanosfaday, September 27th from 12 p.m. milia.org. The event will be held on to 1 p.m. in the The Grand 2nd floor Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. More details to come.

conference room at Reagor Dykes Headquarters, 1215 Avenue J. This is a great, no-obligation introduction to CASA and its mission. CASA staff and current Advocates will be on hand to discuss the increasing need for volunteers, what it means to be a CASA, and how community members can help make a difference in the lives of area foster children.

To attend, please register at www. casaofthesouthplains.org or contact Amanda Norfleet, Recruitment Director, by Monday, September 26th at (806) 763-2272 or via email at amandan@casaofthesouthplains. org. Lunch will be provided to attendees.

Building Strong Families

9-1-1 FIRST RESPONDER CEREMONY: Veterans from various branches and wars were on hand to honor the fallen of 9-1-1.

Conference to be October 27th he 21st Annual Building Strong sessions and speakers to cover: early T Families Conference for parents childhood, elementary, and middle and those who work with parents & high school, with a Spanish track will be held Thursday, October 27, 2016. Registration and Breakfast will be 7:30 - 8:30, the event will commence from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church.

Three major speakers will address the issues parents and children are facing. After, there will be follow-up

RED WHITE & BLUE RUNNERS: The RWB runners a group of veterans were on hand to support first responders. The group proudly held the American flags. brought to you by Los Hermanos Familia

a.m. - 3:15 p.m., en la iglesia de First United Methodist.

Después de 21 años, la conferencia de constucción de familias fuertes está orgulloso de traerle la nueva conferencia para padres y los que trabajan con padres. Este año tendran tres discursos principales para educar a los padres de asuntos que los niños enfrentan en este momento.

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to cover each.

Further, the conference will focus on three major issues: digital wellness, families & drugs, and bullying.

For agenda, speaker information, sponsors and registration, visit www. esc17.net. Or, call (806) 281-5867 for more information.

La conferencia de familias fuertes - el 27 de octubre

l grupo de construción de familE ias fuertes se llevará a cabo el jueves, 27 de octubre, 2016, de 8:30

una sesión para cubrir las siguientes edades: la primaria, el intermedio, y la secundaria.

Los discursos estarán disponibles en español.

La conferencia se concentrará en tres asuntos mayores: el bienestar de salud, las familias y la droga, y la intimidacion entre ninos.

Para informacion sobre este discruso, vaya a nuestra pajina de internet en www.esc17.net. Si no tiene acceso a internet, llame al (806) 281-5867 para recibir su informacion.

Remember Our Heroes Seeking Banquet Sponsors

emember Our Heroes is holdR ing a banquet to help Veterans on October 4, 2016. Proceeds benefit numerous programs for Vets faced with the challenges of returning to civilian life, a normal routine, and their families. Although most come home, some have real challenges living in darkness. They isolate themselves.

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As a result, soldier and Veteran suicides are increasing – 22 daily. In Lubbock County alone six suicides occurred in the last year.

As such, Remember Our Heroes is asking for your support by sponsoring a table to their banquet. Please go to our website at www.rememberourheroes.org

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BOOTS TO BUSINESS is a three-step entrepreneurial education initiative offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as an elective track within the Department of Defense’s revised Training Assistance Program called Transition Goals, Plans, Success (Transition GPS). https://www.sba.gov/offices/ headquarters/ovbd/resources/160511 MILITARY MASS HELD MONTHLY Saint John Neumann Church, 58022 22nd St., will hold a military Mass for loved ones, deceased or living, Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

The military Mass is held the last Saturday of each month.

PURPLE HEART SOUTH PLAINS OF TEXAS CHAPTER MEETINGS 3rd Saturday at 110 a.m., at American Legion, 6628 66th St, in Lubbock. For more info call Steve Oien at (707) 592-4598.

DISABILITY.GOV This U.S. federal government website gives information on disability programs and services nationwide.

It helps people with disabilities and their relatives find information on how to apply for disability benefits, find a job, get health care or pay for accessible housing. www.disability. gov BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION (BVA) From blinded veterans, for blinded veterans. Services offered include transportation assistance, and connects blinded veterans from earlier wars (Vietnam War, Korean War…) with blinded veterans of recent conflicts (Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.). www.bva.org HELP OUR MILITARY HEROES is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing the military wounded with fully equipped handicapped vehicles. www.helpourmilitaryheroes.org WOUNDED WEAR Provide free fashionable clothing kits and modifications to wounded warriors that empower them to rediscover the hero within. (757) 773-8079

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CRISIS LINE 1-800-273-TALK(8255) "Press 1 for Veterans" U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs 806-472-3420 Lubbock Vet Center 806-792-9782 or 877-927-8387 2-1-1 Information and Referral Información y referencia

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For more info, call (806) 792-1212, or ask your funeral provider. Memorials provide by a funeral home can be submitted up to the 27th to appear in the preceding month. Deadline to submit memoriams is the 21st.

Sammy Castaneda, 50, beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend, was called home on September 18, 2016.

He was born on August 2, 1966 in Brownfield, TX, born to Alberto and Carmine A. Castaneda.

He is survived by his wife Hellen Castaneda, Son, Samuel Castaneda; Daughter, Megan Castaneda, and Son in law, Reggie McGee. He is also survived by his Mother, Carmine A. Castaneda; Father, Alberto Castaneda and Step-Mother, Janie Castaneda; brothers, Albert Castaneda, Gabby Castaneda, and Johnathan Castaneda and sister, Vicky Diaz; 2 Step Brothers, 4 Step Sisters, 4 nieces, and 6 nephews. Sammy was welcomed home by brother Anthony Castaneda.

Sammy is loved, missed and will always be remembered by many nieces and nephews and friends from all over this community.

“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” ~ John 15:13

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AARP: 888-687-2277 Social Security: 800-772-1213 Medicare: 800-633-4227 TX Area Agency on Aging: 800-252-9240 2-1-1 Information and Referral Información y referencia

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Abel Ortega Sr. passed into eternal life surrounded by his loved ones Sept. 5, 2016. He was born May 30, 1937 in Lubbock to the late Jose and Santos Tita Ortega.

Abel was a graduate of welding and Barber College and was a journeyman painter in addition to playing semi-pro baseball. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy.

His ministerial journey began in 1963 when he founded Victory Christian Center and was also Pastor in Spur in 1965. Abel traveled throughout the United States and Mexico as an Evangelist and ministered to orphanages in Mexico providing food, vehicles and support of all kinds. He founded the School of Prophets in Lubbock in 1984 resulting with many Pastors beginning their own ministries.

Abel was very dedicated to his family whom he loved and cherished. Those left to cherish his memory are his children, Abel C. Ortega, Barbara Scheirman, Bertha Ortega, and Tito Ortega; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Abel was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Celia Ortega; a daughter, Debra; three sons, Larry, Lazarus and Paul; eight siblings, Billy Joe, Paul, Johnny Boe, Ruby Lovato, Rosa Martinez, Linda Gobea, Mary Mendiola, and Mary Lou Ortega; and a great-grandchild, Dali Moon Ortega. Pastor Abel Ortega was a great inspiration for many in the community and will be greatly missed.

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

Juanita Teresa Gauna, 44, of Lubbock passed away on Sept.

17, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Dec. 5, 1971, in Lamesa, Texas, to her parents, Lorenzo and Raquel Gauna.

Juanita spent all her life in Lubbock. She worked as a PCA and held other positions in the medical field. Juanita also helped care for her parents. She is remembered as a giving daughter, sister, aunt and friend but above all else a loving mother.

Ms. Gauna is survived by her son, Joseph; her father, Lorenzo; two brothers, Lorenzo and Francisco; three nieces, Gabby, Zoey and Lani; and one nephew, James. She is preceded in death by her mother, Raquel.

Emelda Andrade, 70, of Lubbock went to be with the Lord on Sept. 4, 2016. She was born on Sept. 6, 1945, in Huandoval, Ancash Peru to the late Maximo Castillo and Paula Agreda.

Emelda was raised in Peru where she was a hair Stylist by trade. She moved to Lubbock in 1965 to work as a personal hairstylist.

When she came to America she was taken in by the family of the late Gerardo and Eustacia Puga. She then met Juan P. Andrade who she later married on June 2, 1971, in Lubbock. Emelda was a very active member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Juan P. Andrade of Lubbbock; a son, Juan Manuel Andrade of Lubbock; two daughters, Diana Andrade and Elizabeth Andrade both of El Paso; six grandchildren; and many others who loved her.

Ethan Angel Saiz passed away on Sept.

6, 2016. Ethan was born Oct. 7, 1998, in Lubbock to April Rodriguez and Jeremy Saiz. He is survived by his parents, April and Albino Rodriguez and Jeremy and Stephanie Saiz; siblings, Haylee, Aria, and Miley Rodriguez, Aiden and Aubrey Saiz and Matthew Hernandez; maternal grandparents, Natividad Jr.and Maria DeLaCerda, Albino and Virginia Rodiriguez; maternal great-grandmother, Isabel Garza; paternal grandparents, Jesse and Martha Saiz, Herbert and Ligaya Williams and Don and Claudette Ferguson, and Brenda Bryant; and paternal great-grandparents, Billy Ferguson, Rosita Blair, Josephine Saiz and Oralia Rodriguez. Ethan was preceded in death by two uncles, Martin and Albert DeLaCerda. He was truly an exceptional young man who encapsulated the Christian life by his character, loving his neighbor, humility and great sense of humor.

Joel Sauceda, 33, of Lubbock, passed away on Sept. 5, 2016. He was born on Sept. 20, 1982, to Emilio Sauceda, Sr. and the late Maria Angelica Sauceda. He was a loving father, to Tessa Faith Sauceda and twin to Sonya Sauceda. He is preceded in death by his mother Maria Angelica Sauceda. Joel leaves to cherish his memories: his father, Emilio Sauceda, Sr.; seven sisters, Maomi Sauceda, Hilda Escobedo (Arthur), Elisabeth Meza (Joshua), Christina Martinez (Marty), Rachel Tickner (Raymond), and Hope Odukwu (Lyden); one brother, Emilio Sauceda, Jr.; 21 nieces and nephews; five great-nieces; a host of other relatives and friends.

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Fotos y Recuerdos - Alla y AquĂ­ St. Michael Jamaica - Part I

Parishioners enjoyed the company and festivities, as Friends stopped for the Latino Lubbock camera as they Great weather to relax with friends and family including Church volunteers prepared some delicious food for the well as the music and food. tried to keep cool on the sunny day.

Josie Castro, her grandson, and her mother Lala.

Jamaica.

De Colores Fiesta 2016

Watching the 2016 Fiestas de Colores Kings and A perfect Sunday for family time and De Colores cel- St. Patrick volunteers serving up some of the best The Gutierrez couple enjoyed listening to the music and Queens and enjoying the festivities. ebrations, and supporting wife/mom - a retreatant.

Aquas Frescas. celebrating the ďŹ esta. As well as the testimonies of the retreatants.

Knights of Columbus Tech Night

Knights of Columbus members from 3093 were ready to Guns Up as friends gathered for a great Knight. kick off Tech Knight!

Taking their seats and ready to enjoy the Knight with Attendees like the Pauda family, had the opportunity to family. hear Nate Newton, retired NFL player.

Pride Festival

Celebrating and having a great time at the pride festival! Keeping cool and hydrated with some tasty snow cones. Lubbock Pride event organizers smiled for the camera! HI-Jo's was ready to serve up some treats at the event, and were among the many food trucks at the event.

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Photos & Memories - AquĂ­ y Alla Out of the Darkness Walk 2016

Families and friends gathered to walk for Alex Perez.

Out of the Darkness Walk brought many families togeth- Martinez's family members walked in her memory. er, including the family of Jesse "Jay" Peralez.

Team Alex helped to bring awareness to suicide.

Fiestas del Llano Parade 2016

Municipal Judge Hernandez with his staff and family The Sheriff's Department proudly held the flags for the Car clubs including La Differencia were ready to ride in The dancers proudly walked the parade in their detailed took a quick picture before the parade started! annual event. the parade. and beautiful costumes.

MADD Walk

They Reyna family were some of the many attendees. Members of the community supported the cause.

The family shared their amazing story with our Facebook followers.

MADD for Chad group were ready to bring awareness. Families brought their young one's to hear the messages, and support the MADD Walk.

West Texas Raza Run - Part I

Riders hanging out before the kickstands go up.

The Garcias smiling for the camera at the 3rd annual A perfect day to ride out to the great event!

West Texas Raza Run.

Gathering before they start the West Texas Raza Run.

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Fotos y Recuerdos - Alla y Aquí Lupus Walk 2016

Volunteers and families gathered to walk to end lupus. Bringing awareness to a great cause with family!

Walking for family members at the annual Lupus Walk. Taking part in the annual walk helps to raise money for lupus research, and increase awareness of lupus.

Clinton Political Rally

Manuel Aguilar and Steve Carrizales took part in the fes- Billy & Ruth Martinez stand behind their candidate. tivities.

Gala Latina - Dominican Republic

Millennials were represented by the college student Two generations of elected leaders - Sheila Patterson is members of the Young Democrats. the new Dist. 2 city council representative, and her dad, T.J. Patterson, served previously.

The annual Gala Latina, celebrates a different Latin Attendees enjoyed the Dominican Republic theme with Attendees of the annual event help to raise funds for Couples enjoyed the live entertainment by Latin Lara local nonprofit's - this year for LOs Hermanos Familia, band, and the wonderful company of friends. country each year. This year, it was the Dominican Re- their traditional foods, drinks, and music. and LEPAA. public.

Vamos a Pescar, Let's Go Fishing Event

Los Hermanos Familia members and volunteers wel- BrightStar, a proud sponsor of Vamos a Pescar, Let's Kids of all ages enjoyed the activities at the annual Lubbock Indoor Archery did an outdoor instruction for comed 4,000 participants to the annual fishing event. Go Fishing event! event. kids and their families.

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Taking a break from the dance floor for a quick picture. Jon Colon and the Rodriguez twins review the Domini- The doctors caught up and enjoyed the live band and Martha and Marciano having a great time at the Gala.

(Photos by Frank Garcia) can cigars that were available at the gala. company and this year's Gala Latina.

Memorial Ride for Sammy

Los Charros Lubbock group came out for the memorial Los Carnales La Familia were ready to honor the mem- The group of riders gathered for the memorial ride to Bikers from Lubbock and surrounding areas gathered ride. ory of Sammy Castañeda. console the family. for this amazing event.

Our Lady of Grace Jamaica - Part II

The Delgados had a great time, enjoyed the music and The Martinez family enjoys volunteering annually for the The cursillistas helped in a variety of ways, as well as Some members of the Guadalupanos took a break after caught up with many church friends.

OLG jamaica. managed several booths. a long day of flipping burgers.

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The weekly Latino Lubbock segment of Trends and Knights of Columbus members from St. Elizabeth's The Rev. Ernest Lopez of St. Michael's Church wel- Christy Martinez-Garcia, Publisher of Latino Lubbock Friends with Publisher/Owner, Christy Martinez-Garcia were ready for game day!

Magazine posed with her husband Frank Garcia, who comed Grammy Award winner Little Joe. can be seen on KLBK each Thursday, at 5 p.m. proudly supports her in her endeavors.

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October/octubre 2016, Vol. 10, Issue 10

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The Story of Marlins Pitcher José Fernández magine arrivIStates ing in the United as a teenager

without a grasp of the English language. Then just a few years later, you’re pitching at the highest level of baseball in the world. To call the rise of Jose Fernández meteoric would be apropos. As it relates to the community of Latinos and sports fans in South Florida, calling his untimely passing cataclysmic would be an understatement.

Fernandez and two friends, identified as Eduardo Rivero and Emilio Macias, died in a crash on Government Cut, a Miami Beach jetty that gives boats direct access to the ocean. The boat, a 32-foot SeaVee Center Console fishing vessel named the Kaught Looking, did not belong to Fernandez, and he was not driving it at the time of the crash. It belonged to one of the other men who died in the accident, though according to Lorenzo Veloz, an official with the Florida Wildlife Commission, Fernandez was often seen on the boat with Marlins teammates.

The Coast Guard was called in at 3:15 a.m. when a patrol noticed the boat on the rocks. The jetty is low to the water, and it’s possible that the driver of the boat didn’t see the rocks in the darkness.

Fernandez died as a result of the impact of the crash.

The boat was apparently traveling

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at full speed, which can be between 55 and 65 mph, when it hit the jetty, capsized, and landed upside down on the rocks.

The story of Jose Fernández has been pretty well-chronicled. Now, it will be re-told again and again.

How the 24 year-old came to this country on a boat in hope of a better life. While on that treacherous journey that has claimed so many lives, somebody fell off the boat that was carrying Fernández to South Florida. Without thinking, the then 15 year-old jumped into the choppy waters to save a woman that would have almost certainly died without his courageous efforts. What Fernández didn't know was that the woman whose life he saved was his mother. While people will talk about the strikeouts and statistics he compiled in an all-too-short career, it's that story of heroism that sticks with me as I look back on this young mans life.

It is the most tragic of ironies that Jose Fernández enjoyed his greatest pleasures in life because of an escape to this country on a boat and lost his life in those same waters that helped he and his family flee political persecution. It also shouldn't be forgotten that two friends of Fernández lost their lives in this accident as well. Early indications are that speed was a factor in the crash.

The story of Jose Fernández is an example of why we all need to be reminded of the importance of living in the now.

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full harvest moons remind us that yes, fall is officially here. Just like the autumns before us, we are also pleased to see that the Rangers are once again division champions, and will be competing in this years MLB playoff series. They have the number two overall seed in the American League, which means they will more than likely be playing on Thursday the 6th against the Cleveland Indians in the friendly confines of The Ballpark in Arlington.

They have yet to set their pitching rotation as of deadline time but you can bet the pumpkin that Yu Darvish and Cole Hamels are the first two starters that will be named. Derek Holland brings a lot of experience and toughness but it’s not certain that either Martin Perez or Colby Lewis won’t take the other two spots. Either way they seem to have a solid pitching staff going in. Offensively you can be sure that if you have former leadoff hitter Elvis Andrus batting at the bottom of the line-up, you must have

some pretty good sticks batting at the top.

Also as a reminder, ShinSoo Choo is scheduled to return this first week from his injury to add to what is already a slugging bunch. Some had their doubts earlier in the season (me) if they could make the right player trades to make an impact on the team, but Jon Daniels did just that. Look no further than the twin Carlos bashing brothers, also known as Carlos Beltran and Carlos Gomez to help me prove this point. I won’t doubt Mr. Daniels again, this season. If you’re unable to attend this first round of the playoffs and you feel confident enough in the Rangers, the championship series is scheduled to begin mid-month around the 14th.

Remember the weather is amazing there this time of year if you needed an extra excuse to go.

If you decide to feast on football instead, you won’t have to leave Lubbock in order to get your fill. Lubbock-Cooper continues to impress but the highlight game for them this month is shaping up to be the other Cooper from Abilene on the 14th.

Not to say the Lubbock High game on the 7th or the other two against Coronado and Monterey won’t be as exciting, but the Abilene game will have a bigger impact on the standings

overall. If a faster pace is more your taste, the Red Raiders have for conference games this month with West Virginia on the 15th and the Sooners a week later here at home. Without knowing the result of the Kansas game, more than likely it was a win, the same problems from the past continue to haunt them. Defense continues to be their Achilles heel and it seems they will have to score in the 40 to 50 point range a game if they wish to have a winning season.

Once again it’s up to the offense to carry the team, so hopefully they can tweak their habits, as far as time of possession is concerned, to keep the opponents off the field and the scoreboard. Kansas State and TCU are the away games and the bookends for the month. They play those games on the 8th and 29th, but as we can see they can ill afford to lose any of them, let alone all. Meanwhile in Dallas, hope reigns supreme as Dak Prescott and Zeke Elliot gives the fans hope for the season as well as for the future. Carve out the pumpkins, October awaits.

Editor's Note: Mando Reyna is an avid sports aficionado and fan. He contributes his sports perspective of local to national sports.

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