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Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2013

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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.

"Celebra la Vida"

Photo by Christy Martinez-Garcia On this month’s cover is a photo of a sunflower from my garden. This is the season of harvest and change.

A sunflower risen up through the long heat of summer emerges strong and brilliant in the summer’s last days.

Patience groomed it and its humble acceptance of the last place in summer’s many miracles will not go unnoticed. It realizes what has called it into being and it turns toward it in praise and thanksgiving. I want to share this golden flower as we change into the next season. May it serve as a reminder that change can be beautiful, and inevitable. May God bless you as we prepare for the next blessings He has planned for each of us - may you celebrate each moment of life.

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(Meaning, that A person can be judged by the company he or she keeps (i.e., by the people he or she hangs out with).

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October Amanda Vasquez 10/1 Zachary Thomas Perez Jr 10/1 Justin Ramirez 10/1 Jenoveva Requena 10/1 Amy Deanda 10/2 Isaiah Armenta 10/2 Lisa Montez 10/2 Sarah F. Garcia 10/2 Eva Requena 10/2 Ray Alvarez 10/3 Teresa Salinas 10/3 Penny Garcia 10/3 Jacob Vasquez 10/3 Teresa Martinez 10/3 Lorenzo Cain Sedeño 10/03 Darris Linder 10/3 Bobby Gutierrez 10/3 Joe Gomez 10/4 Destiny Molina 10/4 Ralph Rosiles 10/5 Jeremy Lorenzo Sedeño 10/05 MaKenzie Rey Sedeño 10/5 George Esquivel 10/6 Desi Molina 10/6 Donna Rose Carrasco 10/6 Genaro Carrillo 10/6 A. B. Hernandez 10/6 George Esquivel 10/6 Clara Ramos 10/07 Kaitlyn Denise Diaz 10/7 Alcario S. Ortiz 10/7 Jazzlyn Carrizales 10/7 Jesse Garcia 10/8 Hailee Smith 10/ 8 Amaris Garcia 10/9 Faith Trevino 10/9 Jenna Valerie Ramirez 10/9 Joanne Jiménez Rodríguez 10/9 Ernestina Armenta 10/9 Christian Vega 10/9 Amber Ybanez 10/11 Lupe Armenta 10/11 Pete Pina 10/10 Brennon Torrez 10/10 Cindy Rangel 10/11 Rudy Valdez 10/11 John Rivera 10/11 Melissa Rivera 10/11 Anjelica Maria Sedeno 10/11 Amber Ybanez 10/11 Daniel John Romo 10/11 Jermiah Salinas 10/12 Max Ramos 10/12 Rita Garza Hiracheta 10/12 Zander J. Rodriguez 10/12 Carlos Sierra Jr 10/12 Johnny Silva 10/12 Guadalupe Ramirez 10/12 Nautica Santiago 10/12 Gracie Hurtado 10/13 Eddie Acosta 10/13 Chismosa Jennifer Martinez 10/14 Jadeyn Alexis Sedeño Gutierrez 10/14 Terry Garcia 10/15 JJ Pauda 10/15 Gabriel Chavez 10/15 Blas Mojica 10/16 Sixto Herrera 10/17 Steven Hernandez 10/17 Syrna Salinas 10/17

October

Bertha Gonzales 10/17 Rick Suarez 10/18 Elisa Morin 10/18 Alexander Liendo 10/18 Evan Bravo 10/18 Reagan Urtado-Martinez 10/18 Mercedes Quant 10/18 Ramiro Hernandez 10/19 Olivia Hernandez 10/19 Katrina Pardo 10/19 Oscar "Ozzy" Ramirez 10/19 Bianca Martinez 10/19 Alberto N. Ramirez 10/19 Kartina Pardo 10/19 Tony Castilleja 10/20 Janie Vasquez 10/20 Joe Rodriguez 10/20 Juan Lopez 10/20 Linda Lopez 10/20 Monica Garza 10/21 Mando Reyna 10/21 Rosemary DelosSanto 10/22 Vanessa Hernandez 10/22 Jim Arbuckle 10/22 Irene Duarte Mejorado 10/22 Father Heriberto Mercado 10/22 Danny Marin 10/22 Debbie Rivera 10/22 Rosemary De Los Santos 10/22 Butch Garcia 10/23 Adam Daniel Hernandez 10/23 Freddie Mendoza III 10/23 Ceasrio Garcia 10/23 Charlie Garcia 10/23 Irene Trujillo 10/24 Jacob Pauda 10/24 Gabby Saldaña 10/24 Margie Trujillo 10/25 Brandon Sanchez 10/25 Dario Rendon 10/25 Miquel Garcia 10/26 Miquel Cardenas 10/26 Stella Acosta 10/26 Kimberly Iris Diaz 10/26 Sylia Flores 10/26 Ray Lozado10/26 Jamie Gloria Martinez 10/27 Rudy Rosales 10/27 Jessie Torres 10/27 Ramon Larez 10/27 Nicki Rincon 10/27 Amanda Fuentes Lee 10/28 Amanda Lee 10/28 Lindsay Torrez 10/28 Ismael Garcia 10/29 Rita Montemayor 10/29 Sylvia Reyes10/29 Joe Flores 10/29 Harlie Braylyn Perez 10/29 Mary Solano 10/29 Bobby Garcia 10/30 Josie Alvarado 10/30 Christopher Garcia 10/30 Leslie Angel Flores 10/30 Maria Carmen Torres 10/30 Lupe Hernandez 10/31 Linda Jaramillo 10/31 Margie Diaz 10/31 Justin Lee 10/31 Lupe R. Hernandez 10/31

CONTENTS Word from the Publisher

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Op-Ed by Victore Hernandez

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Dia de la Raza

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Opportunity Page

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Tips by Jaime Garcia

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Health/Salud

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Hispanic Heritage Month

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Kid's Activity Page

Financial Services & Fraternal Benefits Since 1901

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Faith & Religion

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Fotos y requerdos

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Word From the Publisher T

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.

I recall block walking and going door-to-door handing out fliers and asking people to vote, and I myself was a young girl, and far from being eligible to vote myself.

One time, believe it or not, 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, and drop all of the fliers. I remember getting mad, because I wanted to go home and play like the other kids. But in my family, you were born as my grandfather would say "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.

My father at a very early age instilled the importance of voting. I recall the pride I felt when I completed my voter registration card, and more so, when I got to go vote.

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

And like my dad, I did the same with my own daughter. Her first time to vote was also a prideful moment for me.

At every election season, I am disappointed when so much emphasis and work is put into registering people to vote, and they don't. 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 homeownership programs, and other assetbuilding strategies.

Latinos support a smart government that invests wisely in its young people today to ensure our country's economic prosperity tomorrow by making preschool universal so all kids start school ready to learn ... so all students, rich or poor, get the same opportunities, by supporting community-based education programs, to prevent dropouts and help those who do fall through the cracks.

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.

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 en mayo y siempre!

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

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Affordable Care Act will benefit the uninsured, and especially Latinos

eginning September B 15, we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage

college, and couldn’t afford health insurance on her own. She told me how the Affordable Care Act Month, recognizing the allowed her to stay covLatino community’s conered through her parent’s tributions to the cultural plan. But, when she aged richness and diversity of out of the health plan at the United States. This 26, her job as a legal asyear, the theme, “Hispansistant did not provide ics: Serving and leading health insurance. Now, Our Nation with Pride Hilda says, she’s lookand Honor,” highlights ing forward to October 1 how Latinos have helped when she can sign up for shape and strengthen all KATHLEEN a plan that she can afford. aspects of our society SEBELIUS We are already seeing – from industry and research, to faith, education, arts and progress because of the Affordable Care Act’s new benefits and proentertainment, and health.

Despite their great contributions tections. Thanks to the Affordable to our country, Hispanic Ameri- Care Act: cans are one of the largest unin- • More than 12 million Hispanic Americans with private insurance sured populations in the nation.

Too many Latinos live sicker or Medicare coverage now have and die younger than they should. access to expanded preventive serThey are less likely to have access vices, such as flu shots, cholesterol to quality health care and are less screenings, and mammograms, at likely to get the preventive services no out-of-pocket charge. they need to stay healthy. They dis- • Nearly 1 million young Latino proportionately suffer from chron- adults who would have been uninic and infectious diseases, such as sured now are covered by their pardiabetes, obesity, HIV/AIDS, and ent’s plan.

• More community health centers, cervical cancer.

The Affordable Care Act is mak- where one in three patients is Laing significant progress toward en- tino, are in underserved communisuring that all Americans have the ties offering more primary care and opportunity to get health care that behavioral health services. will make it easier to reach their • More promotores, or community health workers, are working to infull potential.

Because of the health care law, crease our reach to Latino commu10.2 million uninsured Latinos nities about resources to help them will be eligible for quality, afford- lead healthy lives. able coverage. Increasing access But while we can celebrate the to affordable coverage for Latinos progress, there is more work ahead. will have the powerful effect of We need to ensure that hard-workreducing the significant health dis- ing Hispanic Americans know parities the Latino community has about the new health coverage options available to them when the faced for decades.

Because of the Affordable Care Marketplace opens October 1.

Act, millions of uninsured Ameri- That is why Latino organizations cans, including Latinos, will be are becoming Champions of Covable to compare and sign up for af- erage and joining health centers, fordable quality health coverage in libraries, and others across the the Health Insurance Marketplace country to get the word out to famibeginning October 1, with cover- lies, friends, and neighbors about age starting as early as January 1, signing up for coverage through 2014. They’ll also be able to find the Health Insurance Marketplace out if they are eligible for assis- at HealthCare.gov or CuidadoDetance to help pay the premiums or Salud.gov.

The stories of Hilda and millions other costs.

This is good news for Hispanic of other Hispanic Americans reAmericans like Hilda, a young La- mind us that our work to promote tina from Philadelphia I recently health and wellness in the Latino met who was the first in her family community continues. During Nato graduate from high school and tional Hispanic Heritage Month,

we reaffirm our commitment to eliminate health disparities for all racial and ethnic minorities and celebrate the opportunities made possible by the Affordable Care Act today and in the future.

KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) has served as the 21st United States Secretary of HHS since 2009.

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Opinion/opinión Community Update GALA TO SUPPORT SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION SERVICES Managed Care Center for Addictive and Other Disorders will be hosting their 3rd Annual Fundraising Gala on Friday, October 4, 2013 at 6pm. For more information or ticket reservation contact Teresa Alvarado or Jackie J. Johnson at 806-780-8300.

OCTOBERFEST The Historic Redeemer Lutheran Church in the Heart of Lubbock Neighborhood will be hosting Octoberfest meals on October 5 from 10 am to 2 pm. Dine in or carry out. Tickets are $8.75 for adults and $4.50 for children 10 and under. There will also be a raffle, craft sale, bake sale and sausage sale. Redeemer is located at 2221 Avenue W. Tickets are available at the door, or call (806) 773-6141 to buy tickets in advance.

SOUTH PLAINS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY will host its Fall Seminar on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at First United Methodist Church, 1411 Broadway, Room 18 (basement) from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. Mr. Lloyd Bockstruck will present the following topics: "Colonial Bounty Land Grants," "State Revolutionary War Land Grants" and "Federal Bounty Land Records." Registration prior to Oct. 1 is $30 for members and $35 for nonmembers. Registration after Oct. 1 will be $40.00 for members, $45.00 for non-members. Bring a sack lunch. Drinks and dessert will be provided. For more information, contact Carla Moore, President, at 794-3320.

HONORING VIETNAM WAR VETERANS The Texas Aviation Historical Foundation, Inc. (TAHFI) will hold a luncheon, which will be focused on seeing that West Texas Vietnam War veterans receive the recognition they deserve, although much belated, on October 17, at 11:30 p.m. Hillcrest Country club, 4011 North Boston, Avenue, Lubbock. Cost is $20 per person. For reservations call (806)745-3869, or for more info call 698-6956.

CASA CELEBRATING 20TH ANNIVERSARY October 17, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Helen DeVitt Jones Sculpture Court, TTU Museum.

Individual tickets are $60, current or former CASA advocates are $25, tables of eight are $600. Contact (806)7632272 for questions.

Let's Come Together, no se rajen

y, Jalisco, no te rajes!" is a "A Mexican ranchera song composed by Manuel Esperón with lyr-

ics by Ernesto Cortázar Sr. It was written in 19411 and featured in the 1941 Mexican film ¡Ay Jalisco, no te rajes!, after which it became an enormous hit in Mexico2 (Wikipedia).

If there is one phrase that I consistently and constantly hear from constituents (and non-constituents alike), it is the phrase “no te rajes!”3 In fact, the same sentiment is expressed in different forms such as, “Don’t give up,” or “I don’t always agree with you but, I like that you ask questions,” or “Don’t let them get you down,” or “Give ‘em hell!”

Although the sentiment is similar, the sources are not. Nonetheless, whether Hispanic, African-American, Anglo-American or AsianAmerican, the speaker expresses the

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FRACTURING RISKS I signed a petition to Mayor Glen Robertson, Mayor of City of Lubbock, Victor Hernandez, City Council, and 5 others which says: "The Board of Health for the City of Lubbock provided a thorough review of the existing oil exploration practice termed "Hydraulic Fracturing" and the risks/benefits to the citizens of our community. We believe that the City Council should not disregard their review in favor of the Oil and Gas Subcommittee more recently formed for a "second opinion". The citizens of our community deserve to be protected by the establishing of "best practice" guidelines as laid out by the Board of Health.

Proper oil and gas exploration is good for the community but not at the price of illness and death if poor practices are allowed."

FIESTA DE YA NO Another disappointment by the Fiesta de "Ya NO" committee. Really folks you don't get it?

It's not that people won't step up, it's that you won't step off. It seems like they are deliberately trying to get rid of our culture.

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 latinolubTomas Perez bock@suddenlink.net.

TALK THROUGH Don’t forget to include your name, adLP&L, you are just now calling me to tell you dress, and contact phone number. undercharged me in June? I though small Mailed letters must be signed. Please businesses weren't going to be affected by note that unsigned letters will not be this? This mayor and city council and this published. Letters are limited to 100 rich LP&L board talk through both sides of words. Writers are limited to one letter their cheeks. Can you find out why the mayor per month. Submissions may be edited wants to close LP&L? Why is he so for privafor clarity or space consideration. Lettizing? ters are not acknowledged. Opinions expressed in letters and Op-Ed articles Joe J. do not necessarily represent the views Charles Clair of Latino Lubbock.

LATINO AMERICANS THANKS CONFLICT OF INTEREST? Watched the Latino Americans documentary Thanks so much for your support of Comfort No surprise that the one black on the white that I read about in Latino Lubbock Magazine, Keepers' Stop Senior Hunger campaign benLP&L board is under attack by the "Mil- and it was beautiful! Thanks for sharing this efiting Lubbock Meals on Wheels weekend lionaire's Club" because Dwight McDonald info. Very proud that there was a national per- meal bag program! "works for the city" - hmmm? What about spective, and a local perspective. Also, Ms. Marc McDougal and Carroll McDonald? They Martinez-Garcia is a great representative of Kelley Pitts have a conflict of interest! Time for a new the community and I thank her for her words board and especially a new city council! as well.

MADD'S 5K FUNDRAISER will be Ronald Johnson held Saturday, October 19, 2013, Lubbock County Courthouse, 904 Broadway. Register NO PROGRAMS TO HELP at www.walklikemadd.org/Lubbock. For more LP&L now wants citizens to just sit back and information call (806)747-6233. say nothing!! Are they as crazy and controlling 44TH ANNUAL SLATON SAU- as they appear to be? You need to listen to us, SAGE FESTIVAL - October 19 & 20 For not shut us up! And still no programs to help 44 years, a secret-recipe German sausage struggling families! has been served in Slaton at Saint Joseph Hall. The feast will be held on Sunday, Oct. Manuel 20, at Saint Joseph Hall - 21st and Division (FM 41) Streets, Slaton - from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Funfest, till 4 p.m. German sausage, Licensed & Insured grilled chicken, and all the fixings. Adult plates are $9, and children's plates are $6. Take-out plates will be available, as well as sold by the pound at Saint Joseph Hall on Saturday, October 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Funfest includes silent and live auctions, games, music, food, quilting show, and more.

Residential & Commercial JUNIOR LEAGUE OF LUBBOCK HOLIDAY HAPPENING 11/21-11/24 Tickets and event schedules are available by calling the Junior League office at 794-8874 or visiting www.jllubbock.com.

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of new life in the form of same opinion and, usually young families with chilin the same manner – in dren who laugh and play hushed tones, with eyes and learn and love as all darting here and there as children do, regardless if, in fear of being overof where they live in this heard.

City.

Historically, District 1 There is no doubt but has been predominantly Hispanic, and historically, that this year has been a regardless of race and ethvolatile year, many ups nicity, the bulk of District and many downs for all of 1 has been comprised of us. There is also no doubt working folk (and those but that there exists many living on fixed incomes) forms of leadership, some VICTOR HERNANDEZ i.e., people with modest bolder than others. means but with hopes and “No te rajes” is an exdreams of a better tomorrow, if not pression, often times stated in order for themselves, definitely for their to encourage someone who chamchildren and/or grandchildren. pions the cause. “No te rajes” is an District 1 is located in the oldest expression, most times stated with part of Lubbock, the “Original Town affection but also, with a hidden of Lubbock.” As such, the housing is desire that the speaker themselves the oldest, the infrastructure is the could take some sort of visible, tanoldest and yet, there is an abundance gible action.

Rosa Hinojosa FREE FLU SHOTS Will you please make it a point to include information about free flu shots in Latino Lubbock? Also, can you provide information about the free health care. We don't understand what we are suppose to do to get the insurance.

Eloisa Sanchez

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Nonetheless, the time has come to have our roles reversed. Now, instead of being the one being cheered affectionately on with cries of “no te rajes”, I am the one trying to inspire those around me, with passion and vigor, and with the adage, “no se rajen.”

Truth be told, District 1 has come together in the past. One of the most recent examples is our voice being heard on the return of funding to the benefit of North University.

Coming together has happened before and I ask that it happen again.

Together, we can and will make District 1 better for all! ¡Adelante!

VICTOR HERNANDEZ was elected to the Lubbock City Council (District 1) in June 2010 (having previously served from 1993-2004). Mr. Hernandez is a veteran of Operation Desert Shield/ Desert Storm (1990-1991), ultimately

DISAPPOINTMENT IN LUBBOCK FIESTAS PARADE,COMMITTEE This weekend, I had the opportunity to attend both the Lubbock and ldalou September 16th Parades. I was severely disappointed in the attendance, and failure to connect with the Lubbock Hispanic community produced by the Lubbock Fiesta Committee. Idalou, had an excellent production of an event that hadn't occurred in 20 years, yet, Lubbock's parade appeared to be in its introductory stages. So, if the September 16th parade continue in the direction like this year's poor presentation, the Fiestas will cease to be the necessity needed in Lubbock's commitment to diversity. I hope that the disappointment that was this year's parade, will be the epiphany that the Lubbock Fiesta Committee so desperately needs.

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House Bill Will Gut Food Assistance, Plunge More Latinos Into Hunger

he House of Representatives T today passed the “Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act”

(H.R. 3102), which contains devastating cuts to the nation’s most successful food assistance program.

Although nutrition policy has historically been included in a larger Farm Bill, this bill will slash $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) over the next ten years and dramatically restrict eligibility for those who need the program most. NCLR (National Council of La Raza) is appalled that the House of Representatives has agreed to these massive reductions in SNAP, the program formerly known as food stamps, despite its proven value as the one of the most effec-

tive tools to prevent hunger and keep families out of poverty in this nation.

“This bill takes an axe to one of the most important lifelines that families, and particularly Latino families, rely on to provide basic nutrition for their children. One out of every six Americans currently uses SNAP, with Latinos accounting for about 17 percent of participants. The program is a critical buffer from hunger for children, especially Latino children, who are less likely to have access to food than their non-Hispanic White counterparts,” said Janet Murguía, President and CEO, NCLR. SNAP also plays a crucial role in reducing poverty, an important concern since one in three Hispanic children currently lives in poverty. The

Census Bureau reported this week that SNAP kept four million people out of poverty in 2012, and half of those helped by SNAP are children.

Moreover, cutting SNAP is not popular with Latino voters.

“Congress should reject these drastic and misguided attempts to defund one of our most valuable assets to protect our children’s health. Cuts to programs that invest in the nutrition of our children run counter to the values of this nation and put our country’s future needlessly in jeopardy,” Murguía added. “At a time when hardworking families are still struggling to put food on the table, we should be lifting them out of poverty, not pushing them deeper into it.”

Third Legal Challenge to TX Voter I.D. Law wo groups representT ing minority voters and officeholders sued to block

have shown that the photo ID requirement has not disenfranchised anyone. And the Texas law was fashioned after the voter ID law the U.S. Supreme Court has already said is legal."

In their suit, the groups said the new law “disproportionately prevent Latino and African-American citizens in Texas from voting in person and, in the totality of the circumstances, deny Latino and African American citizens an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and were enacted for that purpose.”

the state’s new voter ID law, which will be used for the first time in a statewide Texas election this November — barring intervention by a court.

The new law requires voters to show an approved photo identification card when they vote. Its requirements “have a discriminatory effect ... and were enacted with a racially discriminatory purpose,” according to the lawsuit filed against the state by the Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches and the Texas House’s Mexican American Legislative Caucus.

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Study: Undocumented Immigration May Be Rising in Texas hile several other states have W seen recent decreases in the number of un-

documented immigrants residing within their borders, figures for Texas have remained the same or are have possibly increased, a new report says.

Data from the Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends Project shows that of the six states with the largest number of “unauthorized” immigrants — Texas, California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey and New York — Texas was the only state that didn’t witness the significant dip in population totals that took place a few years ago. From 2007 to 2009, the unauthorized immigrant population fell from an estimated 12.2 million nationally to 11.3 million. Newer estimates have the figure closer to 11.7 million.

“Texas, which had 1.7 million unauthorized immigrants in 2012, is the only one of the six states that did not experience declines in unauthorized immigration during 2007-2011,” the report’s authors said. “The state’s unauthorized immigrant population

increased by 2009, compared with 2007, and also grew in 2011 compared with 2009 and 2010.”

But the authors also say the figures are the middle of a wide range, which means the actual totals could be less or more than the estimates. The data is compiled using census data, which limits the ability to determine exact figures.

The 2012 national number is the middle of a range of 11.1 million to 12.2 million. In 2009, the range was 11.2 million to 11.5 million. The undocumented immigrant population figure in Texas has hovered near 1.7 million since 2011, up from the 1.6 million in 2009 and 2010.

The data also suggests that the number of undocumented Mexicans living in the country is down. It 2007, 57 percent of undocumented immigrants were from Mexico; in 2012 the estimate was about 52 percent.

Despite the study’s data on population growth — which the authors concede is not statistically significant — the new information could come into play as Congress contin-

ues to debate immigration reform.

Proponents of reform have argued that border security — a main sticking point between Republicans and Democrats — should not factor in efforts to create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

Republicans say the border must be secure to prevent a future flow of illegal activity. Democrats, specifically those from the border states, argue that the border is more secure than it has been and use Customs and Border Protection data to back up those claims. Apprehensions are at record lows, they argue, proving there are fewer people attempting an illegal entry.

In fiscal year 2012, there were about 356,900 apprehensions on the southwest border, up from 2011’s 327,600, according to CBP’s year-end statistics. It is a significant dip from 2006, when there were about 1.07 million apprehensions.

The new data also estimates the number of legal immigrants grew as well, to about 28.3 million legal permanent residents in 2012. That is up from about 26.9 million in 2007.

“This growth was consistent with patterns over the past decade,” the report states. “The total also included 1.7 million legal temporary migrants, compared with an estimated 1.5 million in 2007.”

83rd session. Lubbock ISD, which has been in the bottom third of districts in Texas in terms of state funding per pupil, will see an increase of about $268 per student in state funding. LISD joins other large West Texas districts of Abilene, Amarillo and San Angelo ISDs in gaining funding from the new formula. The gap between school districts in per student funding, which was as much as $6,000 per student, was one claim made in the recent lawsuit brought again the state.

Another legislative change impacting the district was the passage of HB5. Robertson said the changes will benefit students in Lubbock ISD and across the state. “The flexibility provided by HB5 will allow for more

relevant and rigorous coursework in upper grade levels, and it will give us the opportunity to provide more advanced career and technical education coursework,” Robertson said. “The Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center is positioned well for full implementation of HB5.”

LISD Benefits from Legislative Action

hanges made to state education C funding formulas during the 83rd Legislative Session will ben-

efit Lubbock ISD (LISD) by about $9.5 million for 2013-14, with an additional increase of approximately $3.5 million for 2014-15., giving the district resources to reinvest in the classroom. For the sake of comparison, the analysis assumes all factors impacting state funding remained constant, including local tax collections and enrollment. Increases to tax collections or enrollment will expand the revenue increase.

Superintendent Berhl Robertson, Jr., Ed.D., lauded the work of the Lubbock legislative delegation to bring the inequity of state education funding formulas to light during the

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Día de la Raza hails culture & Columbus

BY CHRISTY MARTINEZ-GARCIA

n Monday, Obanks October 14th and federal

government offices as well as many Lubbock offices will be closed in observance of the Columbus Day holiday.

While ChrisFIRST TO RESPOND: Cpl. John Gonzalez was one of the committee members and a topher Columbus' driving force who led the effort to organize and construct the new Lubbock Regional Public d i s covery of the New Safety Memorial at Leroy Elmore Park. The memorial honors fallen area first responders.

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.

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 World, many Latinos believe it is a day worth celebrating.

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at 7 p.m., at the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center. Proceeds from the banquet will benefit the Celebrate Diversity Scholarship Fund. Student tickets are $40. Tickets are $75. VIP tickets are $100 and include admission to a reception with O’Brien.

For more information or to obtain tickets, contact Cory Powell at (806) 742-8692

Diversity Banquet to Feature Soledad O’Brien s part of the third annual Cel- During her time with CNN, O’Brien U.S. Olympic hopeful Marlen EsparA ebrate Diversity Awards Ban- reported breaking news from around za; and many others.

The banquet will be held Oct. 16, quet, Texas Tech University’s Divi- the globe and produced award-win-

sion of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement will host the Celebrate Diversity Awards Banquet, which recognizes selected individuals for their work and advancement of diversity and inclusive excellence at TTU. This year, broadcast journalist SoleNOTHING BUT THE BEST: Several Lubbock Police officers attended a reception dad O’Brien, will serve as keynote speaker. honoring Manuel Reyna who retired. Congratulations from Latino Lubbock Magazine!

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West Texas Hometown Heroes Military Briefly

RETURN Private Adam Escandon Army National Guard. Graduated basic training July 11,2013 Ft. Benning Georgia, continued special Advanced Individual Training. In Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Graduated August 28,2013. He is a 2011 Lubbock high Escandon graduate and is enrolled at Texas Tech University. He is the son of Leticia Escandon and grandson of Lupe Camacho.

Latino Lubbock Magazine Proudly salutes the fine men and women committed to tour country. Thank You!

Restoring Memories

Edward Hernandez Jr. restores tractors

BY JONATHAN GUTIERREZ FOR LATINO LUBBOCK MAGAZINE

dward Hernandez Jr. grew up E on a farm as a migrant worker. It was occasionally a struggle to attend

school because he had to help support his family and make sure there was food on the dinner table daily.

To make life easier for himself, he learned how to use all of the farming equipment available to him at an early age.

Along with using the equipment came learning how to maintain and repair anything that needed it, he said. " We had to work on our own tractors and we had to work on our own cars," Hernandez said. " As I became VETERAN PHOTOS a man, I always thought about where I'd come from. I would see a tracWANTED tor or I would see a cotton trailer, a For November, truck, and I would remember driving a tractor like that, working. But, they Veteran issue of never belonged to me. They always Latino Lubbock Magazine. belonged to our bosses."

Please email photos, There were times growing up on the farm where he faced really depresswith name, branch to latinolubbock@suddenlink.net, ing days, Hernandez said. bring them by, or mail them in by "I enjoyed the work," he said, "But you didn't only work for yourself. For Oct. 21st. me, it was still a fulfilling job."

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ing things that make him reminisce about his early years on the farm.

Hernandez has worked on several projects over the years, repairing tractors, trailers and cars he comes across. It is a hobby he picked up following his retirement from the police force after serving the community for 34 years. " Every project I've worked on has some kind of memory of my past," he said. "My wife will tell me, 'I don't want anything that's going to remind me of when I picked cotton.'

I'm just the opposite. I look at those things and think about the pleasure it brought me when I was younger.

I had pleasure in learning to drive those things. It just brings back memories of when I was a kid. I like to keep those memories. Sometimes, it's hard, but that's how the world is. You can't forget the past.

It's always going to be there, so you might as well do the best you can to enjoy it."

Hernandez lives by that philosophy every day and tries to help kids in the community enjoy their childhood through his boxing program at a local Boys and Girls Club.

He volunteers his time to give every participant a chance to be a part of something.

"I could do 100 other things," Hernandez said. "For some reason, it has given me a joy to see those kids do what they're doing, you know, just like those tractors and cars. They all have a memory to me and I enjoy doing it. It's a little bit of work, but they all have a history behind them. It reminds you of where you're from and it reminds you of what you had to go through to get where you're at. If you just keep trying, eventually things will happen for you."

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PARENTS OF THE YEAR: Christy Martinez-Garcia & Frank Garcia received the 2013 Texas Tech Parents of the Year Award from the Texas Tech Parent and Family Relations Office. Because of their support of their daughter Amaris, advocacy and support to many student organizations and students, the couple was selected. The couple are alumni of TTU, and members of the Texas Tech Alumni Association. The couple was honored during a pregame ceremony at the Texas Tech Football game vs. Texas State.

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Opportunity/Oportunidad

Escobedo to retire from LPD fter high A school, Robert Escobe-

do joined the Army.

Upon completion of his service, the South Texas native, chose law enforcement as his career path.

He applied for the Lubbock Police Department, was accepted and started the academy Sept. 3, 1990, eventually graduating in November. Upon the time that he did field officer training he was recalled to Dessert Storm in 1991.

He served in Desert Storm from January to March of that year. It was the first time the government had used inactive reserves.

When he returned back to Lubbock, his job with the LPD was still waiting for him. As such and he completed the FTO process.

He was assigned to the midnight shift in the patrol area. Then, he was a SWAT officer for 10 years.

Later he became a narcotics agent, then returned to patrol, and then became an investigator for Property Crimes, where he continued until his recent retirement.

“I take pride in serving the public and serving with a dedicated group of men and women," he said.

Over the years he received several accolades, but for him he said that the best appreciation was when a citizen acknowledge him through a letter, or a simple thank you.

Although he retired, Robert decided to take a job with the Lubbock Sheriff’s Department, and has started as an investigator in Criminal Investigations Division (CID).

He plans to enjoy more time with family and volunteer at his church, Holy Spirit.

Robert has been married to his wife Belinda for 12 years. He has six children, Juan 28, Olivia, 26; Roger, 21; Robert, 16; Candela, 8; and Benicio, 2.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve the city of Lubbock, and now I look forward serving the public in Lubbock County.”

Martinez named Program Director ennifer "La J C h i s m o s a" Martinez has

been promoted to Program Director/ Music Director for Magic 93.7. She will continue to serve as the Morning Show Co-Host, along

with Vince "El Cucuy" Carrillo.

Jennifer has worked RAMAR Communications almost 17 years.

She started in the industry in 1997.

"My goal is to continue bringing Magic 93.7 forward, and really connecting with our listeners," she said.

"We're not just here for entertainment, we are also here to be their voice, and to make them aware of their worth."

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Personal/Professional Development

Latino graduates outnumber whites in college enrollment, according to US Census atinos are on the rise in educa- group, narrowing the gap between L tion, leaving their high dropout Latinos and blacks, non-Latino rate and low college attendance rate whites, and Asians. in the past.

While U.S. college enrollment dropped overall between 2011-2012 Latino enrollment increased. This news, from the U.S. Census reaffirmed what The Pew Research Center reported in May: the share of Latino high school graduates enrolled in college right after high school exceeded whites in 2012. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 49 percent of young Latino high school graduates between the ages of 18-24 were enrolled in college while 47 percent of white non-Latino high school grads were enrolled.

The amount of 18-24 year-old Latinos enrolled in college has reached a new milestone of 2.4 million students and has been growing since 2009. In comparison, the number of non-Latinos enrolled in college dropped between 2011 and 2012. In total, Latinos are 19 percent of all college students ages 18- 24, up from 12 percent in 2008.

The high school dropout rate for Latinos has consistently decreased, reaching its all-time low of 15 percent in 2012. This was a dramatic improvement since 2000, when the rate was at a staggering 32 percent.

Latino dropout rates are falling more quickly than any other ethnic/racial

Not only are more Latinos in college than before, but Latino students now make up 25 percent of all public school students. This displays the increasing and widening young Latino demographic.

While there are several reasons to celebrate the recent highlights of Latinos in education, there are still areas in need of improvement. Latinos are less likely than other groups to attain a bachelor’s degree, are less likely than whites to attend a four-year college, attend a selective college, or enroll as full-time students. As of 2012, 25 percent of Latinos age 25 and older had attained a bachelor’s degree, while 51 percent of Asians, 34.5 percent of whites, and 21.2 percent of blacks.

According to the Pew Research Center, a large majority of Latino young adults believe that education is an important tool as a way to get ahead in life. The increased emphasis on education within the Latino community is being reflected in the current trend of higher education enrollment. Getting there is the first step and now that is being done. The next step is degree completion– so young Latinos can act on their belief that education is a source of upward mobility.

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FREE CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: The Caprock Regional Public Defender Office offers free legal representation to 13 surrounding West Texas Counties.

The office handles Felony, Misdemeanor and Juvenile cases for citizens that cannot afford to hire a criminal defense lawyer. Call (806) 7422570 to see if your county qualifies for this service.

FREE GED CLASSES with childcare for Lubbock and the surrounding area offered by the Lubbock Dream Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. You must be at least 17 years old and not enrolled in public school to be eligible for the classes. For more info call 806-7933336. General office hours are Mon. thru Thurs. from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. FREE GED AND ESL CLASSES for Lubbock and the surrounding area offered

by Adult Education Center. We accept new students on a bi-monthly 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. 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.

The program is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday through Friday. Call (806) 765-9981 for more information.

REFERRAL FOR QUALITY CHILD CARE in Lubbock by the South Plains Day Home Association helps parents with free referrals to licensed or registered day care facilities that are routinely monitored by the Texas Department and Protective Services.

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FREE LITERACY PROGRAM offers assistance with reading, GED preparation, and English as a second language classes.

Programs for individuals with a learning disability as well as one-on-one tutoring is also available. The programs are free. For more information please call (806) 775-3636.

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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Business/negocío Business/Opportunity Updates SMALL BUSINESS SALES TAX on Oct. 14, sponsored by the Texas State Comptroller’s Office and the Small Business Development Center. To be held at the SBDC, 2579 S. Loop 289, suite 114, Lubbock, from 6 to 8 p.m. No fee. Staff from the Comptroller of Public Accounts will provide information regarding sales tax for new business owners.

These topics will be covered: What is taxable?

What is not taxable? Tax returns? Seating is limited. Call Elaine at 745-1637 to reserve a seat.

GETTING STARTED WITH BOOKKEEPING SOFTWARE to be held at The Small Business Development Center, 2579 S. Loop 289, suite 114, Lubbock Oct. 17, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This workshop will show you how to use QuickBooks® software to set up your small-business bookkeeping. The class is designed for individuals who are new to bookkeeping software and want to learn basic day-to-day transactions for their small business. This is an all-day event. Lunch will be provided. Call Elaine at 745-1637 for more information or to reserve your seat. There is a fee of $79 per person which must be paid by noon on Oct. 15.

SBA OPPORTUNITIES Oct. 30, from 6 to 8 pm Free workshop! Presented by the Small Business Administration and the SBDC. Looking for financing and need some answers? Then this workshop is for you! 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. The deadline for registering is noon, October 29. Seating is limited. The event will take place at 2579 S. Loop 289,suite 114, Lubbock, TX. No fee. Call Elaine @ 806-745-1637 to register.

WEST TEXAS BUSINESS SUMMIT will be held Nov. 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Overton Hotel. The summit brings businesses and state and federal agencies together with the goal of increasing business opportunities in order to foster the regional economy. The event is open to the public.

Admission to workshops and exhibits is free.

Tickets for a luncheon during the event are $10. For more information, contact TTU Procurement Services at (806) 742-3844 or techbuy.purchasing@ttu.edu.

LUBBOCK SCORE provides free counseling to individuals in starting a business.

SCORE can help with your business plan to include market analysis and financial D & L projections. For more information please call (806) 472-7462, ext. 117, or visit us online a www.lubbockscore.org FREE PRACTICE EXAMS Study guides for tests Learn-a-Test, a database of practice examinations, is available at the Lubbock Public Library, 1306 Ninth St. Hundreds of practice examinations, including SAT, ACT and elementary, middle school and high school skills improvement tests, plus graduate entrance exams, are available.

BOARDS & COMMISSIONS City of Lubbock has committee positions open .

Please visit www.ci.lubbock.tx.us/ for more information, or all your council representative.

BUSINESS COUNSELING Small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs can discuss their business ventures and get expert advice from the SBDC staff and team of volunteers from the professional community. All information will be held in strict confidence.

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Affordable Health Insurance

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For Small Businesses and Workers or years, we F had a health insurance market

that was broken for small businesses. Because they had less bargaining power, small businesses paid an average of 18% more for the same health insurance plan offered to the bigger business down the street, and their premiums could skyrocket if a single employee got sick. That made it hard for many small business owners to keep offering coverage and grow their businesses.

But because of the Affordable Care Act, Texas small businesses and their employees are getting better choices, starting with new protections that limit the outrageous rate hikes many small business owners faced in the past. Recent stats show there are about 4,888,642 people in Texas who are uninsured. Over 52% are male and 47.69% are Latino.

Beginning in 2014, Texas small business owners will have access to a new Health Insurance Marketplace—which opens for enrollment on October 1st—that will allow them to make side-by-side comparisons to find a plan that fits their budget and that’s right for their businesses and employees. Each Marketplace will operate a Small Business Health Options Program, or SHOP, focused just on small businesses, where employers will be able to choose from a range of affordable plans to offer their employees.

Small businesses are also seeing savings thanks to new tax credits available to help them cover their employees. Many small businesses with 25 or fewer employees have already received a tax credit of up to 35% of their health insurance costs.

And beginning in 2014, this tax credit will go up to 50%.

That’s just one of the ways the law is bringing down costs for small business owners. Insurance companies must also now publicly justify every rate increase of 10% or more, which has led to a sharp decline in doubledigit rate hikes. Starting in 2014, insurers will have to justify every proposed rate increase, even if it’s a

1% bump.

Additional rules require insurers to spend at least 80% of small employer premium dollars on employees’ actual health benefits, instead of the insurer’s own administrative costs.

These limits have already resulted in more than $1 billion being returned to small business owners and other consumers.

And the law has also begun to slow rising costs across the system by reducing waste and fraud and promoting higher quality care that emphasizes coordination and prevention.

These changes in care delivery have contributed to the slowest sustained national health spending growth in 50 years Small businesses are the backbone of our communities. And, in an economy where small businesses create two-thirds of jobs, owners and employees deserve a health insurance market with fairer prices, better choices, and greater certainty.

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, that market is on its way.

And while many small business owners have questions about the employer responsibility provision, it is important to note that businesses with fewer than 50 employees – that’s 96% of small businesses – are not required to purchase insurance.

Of the remaining 4% of small businesses with more than 50 employees, most already provide insurance. So the number of businesses that will have to begin offering employee health insurance or pay a penalty is very small.

No business owner wants to drop coverage for their employees. For many, their employees are like a family. For others, offering health insurance is critical to attracting the kind of workers they need to succeed.

By making the health insurance market work better for Texas small businesses, the law is letting them focus on what they do best: delivering great products and services, creating jobs, and growing our economy.

To receive information and sign up for updates, small business owners can visit healthcare.gov. And if they have any questions, they can contact the SBA Lubbock District Office at 806-472-7462, visit sba.gov/healthcare, or call the Regional Health and Human Services Office at 214-7673301.

By Jaime D. Garcia

THE OBAMA HEALTH CARE

he Obama Health Care is probaT bly here to stay. There have been some postponements as to its implementation, and there are some legislators that are still trying to eliminate it. However, I believe it will survive opposition. Therefore, we might as well become familiar with its complex rules and regulations.

First, there will be penalties for those businesses that do not comply.

The penalty now is $2,000 per employee. However, there will also be tax credits for those that implement the program.

Second, the plan is mandatory for businesses that have a certain amount of employees, but it does not preclude employers that have one to ten employees from implementing the program; they will also qualify for such a tax credits.

It is imperative that all business owners become familiar with the Obama Health Care Plan or it could be detrimental.

Consult your tax or business advisor for additional and complete information.

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Wellness/ bienestar

SPAG Area Agency on Aging to host Medicare Open Enrollment Events h e T South Plains As-

sociation of Governments Agency on Aging will host open enrollment events for people with Medicare Part A and/or Part B. DIABETES EDUCATION: Staff members of Community Health Clinic posed with Most people will pay: Monthly preShawna Nunn (2nd from left) diabetes alumni, who served as keynote at the annual alumni miums, Deductibles, Copayments or dinner. She attended the classes, and as a result, lost 100 pounds and is living her life to Co-insurance. the fullest. Classes are held weekly. (See Health News on next page, for details) Organizers ask that participants bring prescription bottles or a list of prescriptions with correct spelling, milligrams, and how many times taken per day (can have this list printed from pharmacy); Red, White and Blue Medicare Card.

You may be eligible for the Low Income Subsidy if you have a Medicare Part D Plan: If your income is less than $1,436 a month for a single person or if you are a married couple living together and income is less than $1,939 a month, you may qualify for Extra Help with your prescription drugs.

You may be eligible for one of the

Medicare Savings Programs if you have Medicare Parts A and B, and if you are single and your income is $978 to $1,313 or if you are a married couple living together and your income is $1,313 to $1,765 a month, you may qualify for help to pay your Medicare Part A and/or Part B premiums, co-pays and deductibles.

The events will take place at the following locations: • Tues., October 15, 2013, 9 am-3 pm, at Motley County Senior Citizens Assoc., on 621 Stewart St. in Matador, TX. • Wed., October 16, 9 am to 4 pm, at the Slaton Senior Citizens Assoc., at 230 W. Lynn in Slaton.

• Thurs., October 17, from 9 am4:30pm, at Hockley County Senior Citizens Assoc., on 1202 Houston in Levelland.

• Sat., October 19, 9 am-3 pm, at Hale Center Senior Citizens Assoc., on 416 W. 2nd St. in Hale Center.

• Mon., October 21, 9 am-2 pm, at the Floydada Senior Citizens, on 301 E. Georgia St.in Floydada.

• Tues., October 22, 9 am-2 pm, at Anton Senior Citizens Assoc., on 201 Main St., in Anton.

• Wed., October 23, 2013, at 9 am-2

October is National Dental Hygiene Month

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

healthy: Brush your teeth every day with a fluoride toothpaste.

Floss your teeth every day. Snack smart – limit sugary snacks. Get enough calcium.

Don’t smoke or chew tobacco. See your dentist regularly.

na sonrisa hace mucho más U que lograr que la gente tome nota: indicia buena salue. Cepíl-

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lese, use hiilo dental y agende una visita a su dentista cada seis meses. Es importante que el cuidado de la boca y los dientes comience en la infancia. Si no es así, puede tener problemas con los dientes y encías - como caries o la pérdida de los dientes. He aquí algunas cosas que puede hacer para mantener la boca y sus dientes sanos: Cepillarse los dientes todos los días con una pasta dental con fluoruro. Utilizar hilo dental diariamente. Comer con inteligencia: limitar los alimentos azucarados entre comidas. Con-

October Prayer

A PRAYER FOR TODAY Heavenly Father, I come to You today, giving You all that I am. I trust that You have a plan for my good. I trust that You are opening doors that no one can shut. I open myself to You and thank You for filling me with You today. In Jesus’ name, amen.

¡Vive tu Vida! Get up get moving!

pm, at the Garza County Trailblazers, on 205 E. 10th, in Post, TX. • Thurs., October 24, 2013, at 9 am-3 pm, at the Senior Citizens Assoc. of South Dickens County, on 210 Burlington in Spur.

• Mon., October 28, 9 am-3 pm, Crosby County Senior Citizens Assoc., 119 N. Berkshire, Crosbyton.

• Wed., October 30, 2013, 9 am-3 pm, Lorenzo Senior Citizens Assoc., 606 6th St., Lorenzo.

• Tues., November 5, 9 am-2 pm, Yoakum County Senior Citizens Assoc., 500 N. Ave. C, Denver City.

• Wed., November 6, 9 am-4 pm, Cochran County Senior Citizens Assoc., 120 W. Wilson, Morton.

• Thurs., November 7, 9 am-2 pm, Brownfield Senior Citizens, 500 W. Bridges, Brownfield.

• Wed., November 13, 9 am-4 pm, Bailey County Senior Citizens Assoc., 319 S. Main St., Muleshoe.

• Tues., November 19, 9 am-3 pm, Lynn County Pioneers, 1600 S. 3rd St. in Tahoka.

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Health/Salud Noticias de salud/ Health News

VACCINATION CLINICS by the City of Lubbock Health Department, for both adults and children will be held: 10/1 - 9:30 a.m. – Noon at the Mahon Library,1306 9th St.; 10/2 - 8:30 a.m. – Health Department, 806 18th St.; 10/4 - 8:30 a.m. – Health Department, 806 18th St. Vaccines will be available for ages 2 months through adulthood. Adult vaccine prices vary. The cost for children’s vaccines (age 2 months -18 years) is $15 for one dose of vaccine or $20 for 2 or more. Influenza vaccine is now available. All children must meet Texas Department of State Health Services’ guidelines to receive state supplied vaccines.

PRENATAL CLASSES Community Health Center of Lubbock is offering Free Prenatal Classes. For more information on our next Prenatal Class contact Yvonne at 7652611 ext. 1009.

DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP is the 4th Saturday of Every Month. Open group discussion about diabetes and its daily struggles.

For more information contact Sarina at 7652611 ext. 1007 for location and times.

DIABETES SELF- MANAGEMENT Community Health Center of Lubbock is offering a Free Diabetes Self-Management Classes starting Tuesday, October 1st - November 19th for 8 weeks From 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Arnett Benson Medical & Dental Clinic 3301 Clovis Rd.. And Monday October 21st - December 9th for 8 weeks at Mae Simmons 2004 Oak Ave for 8 weeks from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information contact Sarina at 765-2611 ext. 1007.

BIKE SAFETY EXPO will take place at the SP Mall on Saturday, October 19, 2013 from 12 to 4 pm. October is Brain Injury Awareness Month and the West Texas Cycling Association will offer bicycling safety. In addition, a limited number of children’s bicycle helmets will be given away on a first come-first served basis.

NUTRITION CLASS Community Health Center of Lubbock is offering a Free Nutrition Classes Tuesday, October 1st - November 19th for 8 weeks from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Arnett Benson Medical & Dental Clinic 3301 Clovis Rd. And Monday October 21st - December 9th for 8 weeks at Mae Simmons 2004 Oak Ave for 8 weeks fro, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information contact Sarina at 765-2611 ext 1007.

STEP UP TO FITNESS Community Health Center of Lubbock is offering Free exercise classes every Thursday evenings from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Arnett-Benson Medical & Dental Clinic, 3301 Clovis Rd. For more information contact Yvonne at 765-2611 ext 1009.

WELLNESS CLINICS Every 2nd Tuesday 9 am to 12 pm , at Our Lady of Grace Church Buxkemper Hall, 3107 Erskine. And, every 3rd Tuesday 9 am to 12 pm , at St. Joseph’s Church Parish Hall, 102 N. Ave P .

FREE DOCTORS CLINIC The Family Church at 34th Street and Boston Avenue holds a free doctors clinic at 6 p.m. Wednesdays. Three to four doctors volunteer their time each week and can see up to 20 patients. The clinic also includes free vouchers for prescriptions. For information, call 799-4329.

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.

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

October 2013

The Doc or Is In

Advice from our Doctors/Consejos de nuestros médicos

Oct. is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month omestic Violence (DV) can animosities may exist. Abusers ofD happen to anyone of any race, ten use their partners’ immigration age, sexual orientation, religion or status as a tool of control. It is very 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 nonLatinas 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

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.

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

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 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.

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Breast cancer

lthough breast cancer is not as common in Hispanic women as in other ethnic groups, it continues 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 with the cost of mammography.

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

Además debe aprender a hacerse auto examen de los senos y consultarse con un doctor inmediatamente al 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 tratamiento.

Dr. Robert Casanova

El cáncer mamario

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 tener un examen médico anual y hacerse mamografía según las recomendaciones basadas en su edad e historia médica (normalmente comenzando a los 40).

DR. ROBERT CASANOVA is an Assistant Dean for Clinical Sciences, Associate Professor for OB/GYN, and Clerkship Director Obstetrics and Gynecology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine.

Octubre es Mes de la toma de La Violencia Domestica

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.

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Be Family Wise

IMMUNIZE

Babies need shots at 2, 4, 6, and 12-15 months.

Older children need shots at 4-6 years and then again at 11-14 years.

Adults need shots too!

A flu shot yearly and other shots as recommended by your physician.

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Education/ Educación

School Attendance Matters

Is your child missing too much school?

very year, an estimated 5 milE lion to 7.5 million U.S. students miss enough school to be at

severe risk of dropping out or failing to graduate from high school.

According to a report by Johns Hopkins University School of Education researcher Dr. Robert Balfanz, chronic absenteeism in American schools is a largely unnoticed and unmeasured problem.

Conducted with support from the Get Schooled Foundation, the report found that only a few states EXPECTATION GRADUATION: Dr. Berhl Robertson, Jr., LISD Superintendent, measure and report on chronic abgives Annamarie Palacio a congratulatory hug for her decision to return to high school senteeism. and graduate. Palacio, a former Monterey High School student, was contacted through But how many absences are too the Expectation Graduation Walk program on Saturday morning. many? Research shows that missing 10 percent of the school year is the tipping point. That is roughly about 18 days in a school year – or just two days a month. And according to the report, students who are chronically absent in one year will likely be so in subsequent years and may miss more than half a year of school over four or five years.

Latino students are at higher risk of chronic absenteeism due to factors associated with low-income

families.

Problems with transpor t ation, chronic illness due to poor diet and lack of access to health care, as well as schedule conflicts with a parent’s job, can all contribute to a student’s absence from school.

Part of the problem is that many parents don’t realize how quickly the absences add up, or how crucial it is for their child not to miss school. Kindergarten students especially suffer academically in the years to come if they miss too much school. The elementary years are critical for laying the foundation and developing the skills children need in order to read fluently by 4th grade and excel in later grades.

Children who struggle to read are at higher risk of dropping out as they get older.

Building Strong Families Conference he 18th Annual T Building Strong Families Conference

FUTURE LEADERS, TORCH CARRIERS: Various student organizations supported and participated in celebrations in Lubbock and Idalou, demonstrating that they are the next generation to carry on Latino culture and pride. Way to get involved students!

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vivA sAbor !

for parents and those who work with parents will be held Thursday, October 24, 2013, at the Region 17 Education Service Center, on West Loop 289 and Frankford Ave. Three major speakers will address the issues parents and children are facing.

After, there will be follow-up sessions and speakers to cover: early

childhood, elementary, and middle & high school, with a Spanish track to cover each.

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

Deadline to register is October 14th.

For agenda, speaker information, sponsors and registration, visit www. buildingstrongfamilieslubbock.org.

Or, call (806)632-1677 for more information.

La conferencia de familias fuertes se llevará a cabo el 24 de octubre

E

l grupo de construción de familias fuertes se llevará a cabo el jueves, 24 de octubre, 2013, en el Region 17 Education Service Center.

Después de 18 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.

Después de cada discurso habrá una sesión para cubrir las siguientes edades: la primaria, el intermedio, y

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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.

El ultimo dia par registrarse sera el 14 de Octubre. Para informacion sobre este discruso, vaya a nuestra pajina de internet en ww.buildingstr ongfamilieslubbock.org. Si no tiene acceso a internet, llame al (806) 6321677 para recibir su informacion.

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Latino Lubbock Magazine Is A Proud Advocate of Higher Education

Education & Scholarship Update SCHOLARSHIP INFO ONLINE Fastweb.com - This website claims to be the most complete source of local, national, and college-specific scholarships on the net. It probably is, as it lists thousands of scholarships. Fastweb allows you to identify favorites to work on, and it has direct links to the scholarship sites.

When you sign up, you can get email updates when new scholarships become available. Good and free resource.

HORATIO ALGER NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS in the amount of $20,000 to over 100 high school seniors with at least one Scholar represented in each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Deadline is Oct. 25, 2013, and details are available at https://www.horatioalger.org/ scholarships/sp.cfm and click on your state. $30K MASTER’S-LEVEL, GLOBAL SCHOLARSHIPS through The Rotary Foundation. Scholarships will be awarded to fund post-baccalaureate study at an accredited university located outside the United States & its territories in a country where Rotary has a presence so that a Rotary host club can be arranged. Apply online at www.

Rotary.org/en/grants CHCI SCHOLARSHIP CHCI's scholarship opportunities are afforded to Latino students in the United States who have a history of performing public service oriented activities in their communities and who demonstrate a desire to continue their civic engagement in the future. There is no GPA or academic major requirement. Apply at http:// www.chci.org/scholarships/ Deadline is Dec. 30, 2013.

JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION’S UNDERGRADUATE TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIP honors excellence by supporting outstanding community college students with financial need to transfer to and complete their bachelor’s degrees at the nation’s top four-year colleges and universities. Apply at: www.jkcf.org/ scholarships/undergraduate-transfer-scholarships/ Deadline is Dec. 30, 2013.

JACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP provides scholarships of up to $7,500 annually to minority high school students showing leadership potential and demonstrating financial need to attend an accredited 4-year college or university of their choice. Apply at: www.jackierobinson. org/apply/application.php Deadline is Dec. 30, 2013.

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.

Apply online at: www.hsf.net/innercontent. aspx?id=460 GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARS PROGRAM GMS will select 1,000 talented students each year to receive a goodthrough-graduation scholarship to use at any college or university of their choice. We provide Gates Millennium Scholars with personal and professional development through our leadership programs along with academic support throughout their college career. Application Deadline: Jan 01, 3000 Apply Online: http://www.gmsp.org/publicweb/aboutus. aspx

Youth/Juventud

Getting familiar with Minorities in STEAM

BY JONATHAN GUTIERREZ FOR LATINO LUBBOCK MAGAZINE

Youth Opportunities LEADERSHIP YOUTH ACADEMY Be a part of something amazing!!! Looking For — Fun, Food, Field Trips, Friends, Community Service, Leadership, Activities ... Join LYLA … And It’s All Free!!!

For students 10-17 years who live in 79415 zip code, or attend school at Jackson, McWhorter, Wolffarth, CMS, or LHS. Have Questions?

Contact Marty at (806) 535-5437 (call or text) or email to parenthood1@sbcglobal.net.

Funded through CYD, TDFPS, NCPE .

TEEN HELP: Catholic Charities offers FREE help for youth up to 17 years old struggling with negative behaviors, loss of self-respect, bullying, etc. Parents may call 1-800-530-4704 and make a confidential appointment for a case manager to visit.

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

OPEN FITNESS Avoid the unpredictable weather of high winds and too hot temperatures. Use our fitness equipment to get fit!

Treadmill, bikes and more!

Ages 13+ (13-16 yrs. needs guardian) 3 p.m., M-F at the Trejo Center. Free.

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

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

NORTH LUBBOCK BOXING CLUB is currently recruiting youngsters who are willing to train hard, and study hard in school.

The services are free of charge except for a $40 annual fee paid to USA Boxing. NLBC is located at 417 N. Akron, behind the Matthews Learning Center.

GIRL SCOUTS Troop 6073 meets weekly at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 3200 Amherst at 6 pm, weekly on Wednesdays.

This troop is focusing on the My Promise My Faith curriculum. The membership dues are $15.

hen Donna Balderas walked W into her first meeting for Minorities in STEAM, she saw students

like herself. She recalled times when she was in her first year at Tech where she was a bit anti-social and unwilling to get out of her comfort zone. " I came( to Texas Tech) from a small town and I was shy," she said.

"I didn't want to talk to anyone and I felt like this wasn't the place for me.

Branching out has really helped me.

When you're coming from a small town, you don't have many (immediate) options. Coming here to Texas Tech, you see your options and it's a bit shocking and overwhelming. I remember thinking 'Where do I go?

There are so many options.' We want to inform the students about the options they have here on this campus."

Balderas is an animal science and business student at Tech and is now the president of Minorities in STEAM. She said she is optimistic about its future.

Minorities in STEAM is an organization dedicated to promoting the success of minority students at Texas Tech to achieve degrees and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, and Mathematics.

Balderas said she wants the organization to be like a big welcoming family to new students and current students. " If you want a support system that includes friends or academic encouragement, we are here," she said. "It's really hard for people to branch out once they get here. We want new students to feel welcome so they don't get too homesick. We don't want anyone to feel like they don't belong here."

Dr. Lyda G. Garcia is the advisor for Minorities in STEAM. She is also an instructor and p o s t- d o c t o r a l researcher and recruiter in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences at Texas Tech.

Balderas said that Dr. Garcia's support is invaluable to the organization. " I have seen amazing support from Dr. Garcia," she said. "She's positive about everything. She has a lot of great advice and she's an awesome person. If we have a problem in a class, she'll find a solution for us. She wants to be that "mother hen" for us."

In regard to the current year, Balderas said she and Dr. Garcia want more involvement for STEAM. "We're hoping that we can do a lot this semester," Balderas said. "We want to put our name out there. It doesn't matter if you're Caucasian, Hispanic, or African descent. Nationality and background doesn't matter to us. This organization is for everybody. We want everybody to branch out together and get to understand other beliefs and cultures. It's a big thing and I'm excited about it."

Making the most of what resources Tech and STEAM can offer is what she wants members to utilize, Balderas said.

"For prospective students, we want them to know that we're here as a social and academic network," she said. "We want students that come through this organization to do well in their college careers and see the options they have."

CHEERING FOR HERITAGE: The 2013 Cavazos Cavaliers cheerleaders promoted their culture and led the parade crowd in cheer at the fiestas parade.

4 Tips to Get Straight A’s!

1 Pack fruit in their lunches!

Children who eat lots of fruits, vegetables and whole grains score higher on tests than kids who eat lots of fast food and processed food, according to research.

2 Give them a rolling back pack!

Studies show a heavy backpack triggers back pain, spasms and head-

aches - all of which can make it harder to focus.

3 Read aloud! Children who regularly are read to write better and are ¡QUE VIVAN LAS GIRL SCOUTS!: Parade spectators got to see the Girl Scouts better readers, researchers report. joined the fun at the annual Fiestas parade held in Lubbock. The group consisted of 4 Let kids play outside! Letting that kids run around for 15 minutes be- Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors. fore they tackle their homework helps them burn off extra energy, making it easier for them to zero in on their schoolwork.

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2013-14 LISD School Holidays Oct. 4 First six weeks ends Oct. 7 Professional Development Day/ Student Holiday / Second six weeks begins Nov. 6 Early Dismissal / Half-day professional development Nov. 8 End of second six weeks Nov. 11 Third six weeks begins Nov. 27-29 Thanksgiving Holiday Dec. 11 Early Dismissal Dec. 19/20 Early Dismissal / Exam Days

Dec. 23-Jan. 6 Holidays Jan. 7 Students return Jan. 9 Mid-term graduation Jan. 20 Student Holiday Feb. 12 Early Dismissal March 17-21 Spring Break April 9 Early Dismissal / Half-day professional development April 11 Fifth six weeks ends April 14 Sixth six weeks begins

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Hispanic Heritage Month /Mes de la herencia hispana

El Día de los Muertos: Understanding & Celebrating an Ongoing Tradition

M

ore than 500 years ago, when the Spanish Conquistadors landed in what is now Mexico, 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 be sacrilegious. They

perceived the indigenous people to be barbaric and pagan.

In their attempts to convert them to Catholicism, 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

Pasión por la vida día de los muertos en México

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cemetery where their loved ones are buried. They decorate gravesites with marigold flowers and candles.

They bring toys for dead children and bottles of tequila to adults.

They sit on picnic blankets next to gravesites 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.

cia 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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DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS PROCESSIONS & EVENTS CELEBR ACIΌN opens the annual exhibition of artwork and will be on display October 18 – November 22, 2013 to be enjoyed throughout the ancient Mexican holiday. Buddy Holly Center 806.775.3562.

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS AT THE INTRNATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER Nov. 1, 2013 marks the 15th year that the ICC will celebrate Día de los Muertos with art exhibits and special programs, beginning at 5:30 p.m. FREE. CELEBRACIÓN PROCESION The Buddy Holly Center participates in Lubbock’s citywide observance of Dia de los Muertos by hosting Procesiόn with the TTU International Cultural Center, TTU School of Art, and the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts. Live performances and more! Nov. 1, at 7:30 pm.

SUGAR SKULLS & SKELETON PETS, November 2, Saturday, 1-3:00 p.m., all ages, $7, Decorate sugar skulls, make skeleton pets, create skeletons at our fun activity stations, and learn about this traditional Mexican Holiday! Buddy Holly Center 806.775.3562.

CELEBRATE DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS (Day of the Dead) Saturday, November 2nd (the actual Mexican holiday) at the 5 & J Gallery ( 5th and Ave. J ) from 6 pm - 9 pm. Mariachi Gala and Fiesta Del Sol will be collaborating a special performance from 7 pm to 8 pm. Join us for authentic art, entertainment, and food.

TERTULIA BY SIGMA DELTA PI Los retos de la inmigración will be held November 1st, to celebrate Dia de los Muertos and Immigration at 5:30 p.m. at TTU Education Building, at in the Education Building, basement 001. All are welcome.

WHAT IS Dֹ ÍA 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 Dia 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!

Hispanic Heritage Month

Calendar of Events

October 2013 10/1 Latino Americans Screening of local documentary Premiere Cinemas SPM 10/3, 10 LULAC #263 Meetings 10/12 2nd Annual FORE Women Golf Event at 8 a.m., Stonegate Golf Course 10/12 Raiders Rojos Homecoming Almuerzo LISD, Jay Gordon Room, 8:30 a.m.

10/14 Columbus Day: Día de la Raza 10/17 30th HAW Hispana Scholarship Banquet

FOR A CURE Breast Cancer Resources & Advocates BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH Community Health Center of Lubbock Recognizes October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Free Breast Exams for Women 35 and Older or with a Family History of Breast Cancer on Friday, October 25th, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon & 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at 1318 Broadway, 2nd Floor - Women's Health Clinic. Please Call to schedule your FREE Exam. Appointments are limited on a first come, first serve basis.

FREE CLINIC OFFERED FOR FALL WOMEN’S HEALTH DAY TTUHSC School of Medicine students will host a Women’s Health Day free clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oct. 26 at the TTUHSC Student-Run Free Clinic, at 2707 34th St. The Women’s Health Day clinic will provide medical services like pelvic exams and pap smears, STD screenings, a self-breast exam workshop, pregnancy tests and prenatal referrals as well as referrals for bone density screenings and mammograms. Transportation is available by request - call (806) 337-2098.

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1. Know your risk Talk to your 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 age 40 if you are at average risk • Have a clinical breast exam at least every 3 years starting at 20, and every year starting at 40 3. Know what is normal for you. See your health care provider right away if you notice any breast changes like: Lump, hard knot

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.

1. Conoce que estas en 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 cambio en tu seno, acude a tú medico para una revisión inmediata, por ejemplo: • Una bolita • un nudo duro o engro-

samiento • 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

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PLEASE JOIN US FORE Women's Golf Event Saturday, October 12, 2013 7 am Check-In, 8 am Start Time

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To register please call Christy Martinez-Garcia or Amaris Garcia at (806)792-1212

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Anniversary/Wedding Announcements Happy 22nd Birthday AMARIS GARCIA October 9, 2013

As she grows a year older, Abba Father...

I thank you for the joy and laughter that she has brought us. Thank you for all the wonderful blessings that you have poured upon her. Thank you for your constant protecting hand that surrounds her. Thank you for lifting her up on eagle’s wings when the going got tough.

Thank you for blessing her with wisdom that surpasses her biological age. Thank you for giving her a heart of tenderness.

And Abba ...

Continue to open the windows of heaven and pour out health that is above excellence into her mind, body and soul. May you continue to cover her with your shield of safety and righteousness. And always grant her favor from you, Abba, and the favor of others.

Establish her steps securely as she moves from a young adulthood into adulthood. Give her a heart to seek and honor You, her potter. And show her your way to be stronger, and like you Father for the rest of her life. Continue to bless Amaris. Amen.

Love Mommy & Daddy

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Anniversary Sabino & Vera Gonzalez, 62nd as of October 14th

Anniversary Lupe & Amos Ysasaga, 50th as of Oct. 26, 1963

Anniversary George & Josie Sulaica, 49th as of Oct. 31

Engagement Amy Marie Montemayor and La Carl "Bubba" Prigg are happy to announce their engagement and plan to exchange vows November 1st, 2013

Anniversary Joe and Lupe Ortiz 43rd as of October 17

Anniversary Joe and Irma Martinez 40th as of October 27, 1973

¡ Felicidades!

Anniversary photos may be mailed or delivered by the 21st of each month, along with payment. The fee is $25. Please submit photo, name, number of years, and wedding date. Call (806)792-1212 for more info, or email us at latinolubbock@suddenlink.net

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Get your questions answered by joining us at any of the following seminars for the latest info: • Paaerson Library on October 8th at 1 p.m.

• Mahon Library on October 9th at 4 p.m.

• Catholic Charities on October 14th at 6 p.m.

• Lubbock Bilingual Church on October 26th at 9 a.m.

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Please contact Kathy or Connie at (806) 283-3408 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to reserve your place.

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Home/casa Neighborhood Meetings

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2013-14 Budget, Tax Increase

OPTION TO FILE POLICE REPORTS ONLINE The Lubbock Police Department is he Lubbock City Council gave now offering citizens the option to final approval to a new budget file certain reports at their convenience. Citizens can go to www.lubbockpo- for the 2013-14 fiscal lice.com. To hear a pre-recorded instructional year and a higher tax message, call 775-3756. rate last month.

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

HEART OF LUBBOCK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING meeting is the fourth Monday of each month, 7 pm, at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 2221 Ave. W. GUADALUPE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING meetings are scheduled the last Tues. of every month at 6 PM, at St. Joseph's Church 102 N. Ave. P. TECH TERRACE UNIT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING Last Thursday of each month, at 6 p.m. at JT Hutch cafeteria.

JACKSON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING Meets monthly, the last Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Jackson school cafeteria.

A/C ASSISTANCE the City of Lubbock has a program that can offer assistance to those who cannot afford an air conditioning unit in their house, or need help repairing it under the CEAP Household Crisis Component. Strict income guidelines must be met in order to qualify. And, some portables can be replaced if they meet three of the criteria for the grant program: elderly, children under the age of 5, and disabled. For more information call the city at 775-2309.

STORM SHELTER REGISTRATION home/business owners are urged to register their storm shelters for use by first responders during times of emergency or disasters at www.co.lubbock.tx.us/department/division. php?fDD=33-213 2-1-1 NON-EMERGENCY QUESTIONS 2-1-1 is a free help line answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, which will link you to health and community services.

3-1-1 CITIZENS CALL CENTER provides citizens with direct access to Non-Emergency City Services. Call takers are available 8 to 5 pm daily to answer citizen calls and direct the caller to the desired City Department All Emergency calls still need to go to 9-1-1.

Certain Service Requests are available online on the Online Citizen Help Center found on the City of Lubbock website – www.ci.lubbock. tx.us or 311.mylubbock.us.

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The Council approved the second reading of the nearly $680 million budget 4 to 3. The Council also approved the second reading of a new higher tax rate as well.

The tax rate for the 2013-14 fiscal year has been set at 50.441 cents per $100 of home valuation, an increase of 1.23 cents over the rate of the current fiscal year.

This means that the owners of a $100,000 home will pay $12.30 more in property taxes to the City of

Lubbock over last year.

Of the 50.441 cents, 35.848 cents go to City of Lubbock operations, 11.656 cents go to pay for the City’s debt load of more than $1.05 billion, and 2.937 cents go to economic development.

Of the 1.23 cent increase, 0.165 cents will go to operations and maintenance, 1.065 cents will go to debt service, and none of the increase will go to economic development.

The Council also approved appointing Interim City Manager James Loomis to the position of city manager.

Take note of 7 Acceptable Photo IDs For Voting Nov. 5

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hoto identification is now mandatory in all Texas elections after an announcement from the Texas Attorney General in June.

Voter offices have been accepting voter certificates before showing folks to the polling booths for years, but this November they'll need more than that yellow card to vote.

Voters must bring a form of photo I.D. in, and must be one of seven listed, including: Texas drivers license; Texas personal identification card; U.S. passport book or card; Texas concealed handgun license; U.S. Military identification with photo; U.S. citizenship certificate or certificate of naturalization with photo.

All photo IDs must be state or federally issued and be up to date,

and cannot be more than 60 days expired.

However, if you don't have any of the above documents you can obtain an Election Identification Certificate at the Department of Public Safety's office An EIC is completely free and will last you 7 years.

Whichever ID you use, make sure the name matches up with your voter registration.

Voters have until October 7th to change their name or address on their registration.

If a you vote without a photo ID you can still vote provisionally and will have six days to come back and show a photo ID. The election is November 5 with early voting beginning October 21.

DEDICATION FOR CARLOS A. QUIRINO, SR.: A plaque naming a portion of the Canyon Lake System, north of Aztlan Park, was held September 14, 2013, at 1st Street and Avenue K. Carlos A. Quirino, Sr. was a lifelong member of San Jose Catholic Church, a member of the Guadalupanos, the Knights of Columbus (4th Degree Knight), and past parliamentarian in the Guadalupe Neighborhood Association. He was also a member of the American Meat Cutters of America and an AFL-CIO union member. Congratulations to the Quirino family on behalf of Latino Lubbock Magazine! (Courtesy Photo)

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The memorial features two walls facing each other bearing the names

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5th Annual Pumpkin Trail Kid's Fun Fest October 13th ubbock Children’s Health Clinic he 5th daylight hours from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 L(“LCHC”), a non-profit facilTAnnu- p.m. Friday-Sunday, October 18-20. ity which since 1939 has provided al Pumpkin

Trail will be open from October 17-20, 2013 in the Lubbock Memorial Arboretum in Clapp Park. In addition to the carved jack-o-lanterns along the trail, there will be 25 to 30 displays hosted by local businesses and civic groups that will lead participants around the trail. This is a free event and the Arboretum walking trail is both stroller and wheelchair friendly. Trail entrances are at the Lubbock Memorial Arboretum at 4111 University and the Lubbock 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 6:00-9:00 p.m. on Thursday and Sunday and 6:00-10:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

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Last year, we received 1,578 pumpkins and had over 20,000 people visit the trail! Our goal this year is 2,000 pumpkins!

Groups bringing 10 or more pumpkins will have a sign posted on the trail with their name or logo on it.

Pumpkin carvings must be familyfriendly and appropriate for even the youngest child. We are asking all participants to carve their pumpkins no earlier than Monday, October 14, so that they stay fresh throughout the four-day event. Whether you plan to carve one pumpkin or a dozen, call Hodges Community Center at 7673706, and let us know how many pumpkins you are bringing as we build towards our goal! In addition to pumpkins, we are also signing up sponsors and also volunteer groups to help each night as candle lighters, trail guides and counters.

Deliver carved pumpkins to the Lubbock Memorial Arboretum on Wednesday, October 16 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Lubbock Memorial Arboretum is located at 4111 University and the delivery site is on the east side of the parking lot. Look for the “DELIVER PUMPKINS HERE” signs!

preventive health care to children without regard to family ability to pay, will hold their 3rd Annual community-wide festival for children and families. Called “Kids Fun Fest,” the event will take place in Mackenzie Park’s Santa Land area on Sunday, October 13, 2013, from 12 to 5 p.m.

The event is being co-sponsored with the City of Lubbock Parks and Recreation Department.

Over 50 non-profit organizations from throughout the South Plains will host booths featuring a variety of games and treats for children and families. Admission is free to the public, and games and food are available for purchase at the event.

Proceeds from the event will go to

support the non-profit organizations’ programming budgets.

In addition to carnival booths offering food and games, Kids Fun Fest will feature live music and entertainment from area performers, a coloring contest, door prizes, and great raffle items.

Kids Fun Fest has been made possible by generous donations from several area businesses. For more information about Kids Fun Fest or to provide support, please visit www. kidsfunfest.weebly.com or speak to Sue Hill or Olga Contreras with LCHC at (806) 749-3800.

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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 5th Annual Pumpkin Trail Coknow. sponsored by: 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.

• Non-food treats: plastic rings, pencils, stickers, erasers, coins.

FALL FESTIVALS & HALLOWEEN EVENTS FRIDAY NIGHT FUN 10/4, 6-10 pm, Ages 6-12, $10 dinner included, Preregister, 767-3706, Hodges Community Center.

PUMPKIN CARVING 10 am, 10/10, Ages 50+ Free! Rawlings Community Center.

HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL 10/11, 6-8 pm, $1 or 2 cans of food/child, Join us for our annual carnival! Enjoy face painting, games, trick or treating, cake walk, crafts and more!

All ages Trejo Supercenter.

DOG DAY HOWLO-WEEN 10/12, 10 am11:30 am, All Ages, $1/ dog or donate a dog toy for local shelters! Dress up your dog and win prizes! Categories for Youth, Adults and Best “Couple”, Maxey Community Center.

5TH ANNUAL PUMPKIN TRAIL, Oct. 17-20, Evenings Th/Su 6-9 pm, Fri/ Sat 6-10 pm, Daytime Fri-Sun 8 am-5 pm, All Ages, Free, Clapp Park in the Lubbock Memorial Arboretum. Want to donate your jack-o-lantern? Call 767-3706! Hosted by Parks and Recreation!

FRIGHT FEST HALLOWEEN DANCE 10/24, 6 pm, Ages 40+ $8, Dress in your favorite costume and enter our contest. Prizes will be awarded, Lubbock Senior Center.

DRACULA’S DEN DINNER AND DANCE, 10/24, 6 pm, Ages 40+ $3 Rawlings Community Center.

FALL FESTIVAL Guadalupe elementary on Thursday, 10/24 from 6 to 7: 30., 103 n.

Ave P. TREAT STREET AT SAFETY CITY on 10/25, from 6-8:30 p.m. Children and parents will parade around the kid-sized streets walking from one child-sized building to the next collecting treats and goodies! Located inside Clapp Park on 46th and Avenue U ROOSEVELT ISD annual Octoberfest on the 26th from 6-8 pm, and a Spooky House on the 25 & 26; 8-11 pm TRUNK OR TREAT at St. John Neumann Church 10/26 at HALLOWEEN TENNIS SCRAMBLE, 10/27, 1-5 pm, $5/person, Adults and Juniors, Burgess-Rushing Tennis Center, 767-3727.

HALLOWEEN BASH 10/31, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Join the Community Health Center of Lubbock for food, games, and Halloween goodies! Costume contest at 6:30 p.m. Prizes awarded for age groups 0-2 years, 3-5 years, 6-9 years, 10-12 years.

Trick or Treat in our safe Medical & Dental Clinic, at the Arnett Benson Medical & Dental Clinic, 3301 Clovis Rd. For more information contact Yvonne at 765-2611 ext 1009.

6TH ANNUAL TRUNK OR TREAT sponsored by Los Unicos C.C. 5and Onda C.C. Impressions C.C. & other individual enthusiasts, Thursday Oct. 31, 2013, from 6-8pm, at Tommy's Drive in on N University Ave. Other activities include a jumper, popcorn & cotton candy for a small fee, Please join us!

FALL FESTIVAL Broadview Baptist Church Oct 31 6:30-8:30, at 1302 North Frankford. 14+ game booths. No scarey costumes please.

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Pico

’s Kids Activities Page Amaris Garcia, Youth Editor & Christy Martinez-Garcia FOR LATINO LUBBOCK MAGAZINE

the Gallo

Meet Pico the bilingual gallo (rooster). He loves school, he likes to read, play outside and discover ways to have fun and make friends. Now it is time for Pico to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos Nov. 1st & 2nd. Meet his prima (cousin) who is visiting from South Texas. Her name is Jita la Gallita (little hen). Together they will honor family member who have passed away and celebrate their lives and tell cuentos (stories) about them, and sing serenatas (serenades) to their loved ones, usually canciones (songs) that were their favorites.

Make an Altar

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

Sugar Skulls

Typical Mexican candies made to celebrate the Day of the Dead include alfeñiques or skulls made from sugar and decorated with colored bands. Why not learn how to make them and prepare sugar skulls to decorate your altar.

Ingredients: 2 cups of confectioner’s sugar, 1 egg white, 1 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.

Reading is Fun!

Make your calaverita!

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.

Read about Dia de Los Muertos and many notable Hispanic Americans in U.S. History!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to AJ, 4; Sarah, 13; Frankie- 13; and Jr. Perez, 21. You are all special and blessings in my life.

Love, Grandma Mary Lou

October 2013

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.

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33rd Tejano Music Awards Oct. 19 he Texas Talent Musicians AsT sociation (TTMA), producers of the Tejano Music Awards, has

Mexico Lindo to perform at First Friday Art Trail

n the first Friday of October, O the Buddy Holly Center invites the community to participate

in Lubbock’s First Friday Art Trail, an event held on the first Friday of every month in venues around the city. Galleries, restaurants and businesses open FREE of charge to display local and regional visual and performing art. A free trolley service to and from venues will be offered.

On Friday, October 4, 2013 the Buddy Holly Center will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. There will be FREE admission, mariachi music from Mariachi Mexico Lindo, a Felt Craft Activity in the Education Space, a Weaving Activity in the Interactive Space and refreshments. A cash bar will also be provided.

For more information on the First Friday Art Trail visit www.ffat.org.

announced Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, as the date for the 33rd Annual Tejano Music Awards Show. The Tejano Music Awards, which began in 1980, reigns as the longest-running major event to celebrate Tejano music. Every year, the show draws fans from around the country to San Antonio for a magical night of music and memorable moments.

The Lila Cockrell Theater, located in the heart of downtown San Antonio, is the official venue for this year’s ceremony, which will kick off with a Red Carpet event where fans can meet and greet the artists as they arrive.

Artists scheduled for the 33rd Annual TMAs span a wide spectrum from the genre’s new generation to Tejano’s top superstars. A young artist with a modern take on the Tejano sound is Cacy Savala, former back-up vocalist with the award-winning Jimmy Gonzalez and Super Grupo Mazz, who is also scheduled to perform. Hugely popular Grupo Siggno will excite fans, led by vocalist/accordionist, Jesse Turner, while the all-female La Conquista will bring an edgy sound to the stage. Ricky Valenz represents Tejano’s new school and will thrill fans with his intense, energetic performance. Established artists in-

clude Elida y Avante, diverse vocalist Ram Herrera, soulful Jay Perez, known as “The Voice,” crowd favorite Gary Hobbs, and the powerful sound of Ricardo Castillon y La Differenzia. The new band, Ruido Anejo, offers a Latin rock style, and is led by veteran vocalist Pete Astudillo and musician Joe Ojeda, former members of Selena’s legendary band. A special performance will feature Sebastian De La Cruz, known as “El Charro de Oro.” More artists and special guests will be announced soon.

For ticket information, visit ticketmaster.com. Tickets start range from $10 to $100 for VIP seating.

use hot stewed tomatoes and vinegar and wrap them around your throat with a big white towel or rag to where it looked like you had bunny ears. Another remedio would be a banana heated up with honey and butter and it would make your throat feel good.

There were also other remedios they would use for example if a baby had his soft spot on has head (la mollera), they would tap on their feet and the

from getting the evil eye(ojo), and if he did they would cure him with an egg (huevo) rubbed over the body supplemented by prayers, and that would ward off the evil eye(OJO). I remember my mother used a lot of remedies on us, I just wish I’d been

Pete's Barrio Memoir: Los remedios de vida rowing up I don't really re- gether and it would make us feel bet- soft pot or crown would then even G member going to the ter. If we had the mumps out. People believed that an “ojo de doctor very much. I reor a very sore they would venado” on a baby would keep him member that doctors used to make house calls, because one year my grandfather was very sick and Dr. Moreno came to the house and gave him a shot and medicine he had in his bag. I do remember that most of the time if we were sick they would give us remedios (remedies) that either my grandparents or my mother used. If we had stomach pains(empacho) they would give us some castor oil and a yellow substance (gretta) mixed to-

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abia una casa en un rancho que desian que asustaban.

Durante el año, mi hermano y sus amigos hablaban de esta casa y que nadian podia pasar toda la noche dentro de la ALL FOR ONE, AND ONE FOR ALL: Members of LULAC council #263, and the casa. Llegandose Halloween, era todo lo que oiamos.

TTU Young Adult Council demonstrated several generations of Latino pride!

Se llego la noche del 31 de octubre y estabamos en ancias para ver si uno de ellos iban a pasar la noche.

Salieron de la casa de nosotros con rumbo a la casa espantosa. Naturalmente, ninguno de ellos tenian miedo. El siguiente dia nos levantamos yo y mis dos hermanas derecho a preguntarle a mi hermano que habia pasado. Nos digo que llegaron y lla estaba oscuresiendo y todos entraron. Handuvieron en todos los cuartos y se salieron para fuera. Se

pusieron a discutir quien tenia mas valor y dos de los amigos se dieron voluntarios. Los otros se quedron a dormir en los carros. En la mañana, tan presto como amanesio, se fueron a buscar los dos amigos. Uno estaba dormido afuera en el suelo y cuando lo despertaron, les digo que no sabia como habia amanesido afuera porque estaban en el mismo cuarto cuando se dormieron, solo que entraron a buscar al otro. El estaba dormido adentro en el cuarto dondo se habien acostado.

Lo despertaron y le preguntaron si habia oido o visto algo. Nada…tampoco el que amanesio afuera. Hasta la fecha, no saben como uno quedo adentro y el otro amanecio afuera.

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A Day in the Life of Ramón Magallanes Sheep Shearer, Un Capitán

dart out the door of his humble caBY ROBERT MAGALLANES SPECIAL TO LATINO LUBBOCK sita, with a coffee cup in one hand, MAGAZINE in the other, his tools of his trade in-

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he days of the shearing season were a time of excitement and bustle for all. A patrón (or capitán) would assemble a bunch of local men who knew how to shear. The number of tacinques (sheep shearers) assembled depended on the size of the maquina (machine) a patron owned.

The average máquina could accommodate six trasquiladores (sheep shearers) or tacinques (as they were commonly called). All sheep shearing was done with hand shears or un mango.

In areas of central Texas, sheep and goats were bred by the thousands for their wool and mohair, many capitanes and their máquinas competed for the right to work the larger sheep and goat ranches. One of the best capitanes and tacinques was Ramón Magallanes of Mason, Texas who owned his own máquina and did sheep and goat shearing for a number of years in the hill country. He was thoroughly reliable with all the ranchers and well-liked by his crew.

His crew consisted of 6 tacinques and 2 laneros (wool gatherers).

A typical shearing work day for Ramón, el capitán, would begin about six o’clock in the morning. He would hook up his máquina behind his green 1953 Chevrolet pickup, drive to el barrio (the neighborhood) and pick up his crew of tacinques. As he stopped at each tacinque’s home, he would honk once, and in a matter of seconds, the tacinque would

side a dark green or grayish looking army ammo box. Inside the box was his mango (shearer), a set of gloves, an oil rag, several chinos (shearing combs and cutters of varying cuts), and a small oil can.

Capitanes would try to contract with ranchers who owned several thousands of sheep rather than a few hundred, for the sole reason that it was easier to set camp for three or four days rather than one. Once everything was set up, Ramón would start the motor of the máquina, and the sheep shearing would begin. The scene inside the pen was now a blend of baaing and bleating nervous sheep cowering as far from the racketing sound of the máquina. Sheep shearing was quite an art. On the average, a tacinque could easily shear anywhere from 120 to 180 sheep per day.

A seasoned tacinque could easily shear as many as 225 sheep per day which gave him bragging rights as the fastest tacinque in town! Bending over all day shearing was a demanding task for the tacinques. Yet, this did not keep a tacinque from doing his job. Upon completion of shearing a sheep, the tacinque might holler, “cheque lanero”, and the lanero would give him a “washer” or some sort of token, quickly roll up la lana into a ball and take it to el empacador (the trouncer), where he would throw the wool into an 8 foot burlap sack that was hung on a wooden rack.

At the end of each day, tokens were counted by the individual, turned

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Around mid-morning, he would gather wood to start a fire and would make coffee for los tacinques.

The sight and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee over an open fire still is a wonderful scent that lingers in my senses. The same fire was later used to cook lunch for los tacinques which by noon, their appetite was big enough to eat a goat! Usually lunch for the crew consisted of either scrambled eggs with spam and ranch style beans, or diced papas (potatoes) con carnita (ground meat), pan loco (corn bread cooked in an iron skillet), and always some hot ground jalapeño chile. Lunch was a very simple meal, but always very tasty and satisfying to the entire crew.

Although the profession of sheep or goat shearing is not a pleasant or glamorous job, there is a certain pride that el capitán, el tacinque, and the lanero take in fulfilling their work.

Ramón Magallanes passed away June 8th, 2002. On August 14th, 2013 he would have turned 91 years of age. As I reflect back to the days and times of when he was el capitán de su máquina de trasquilar, I can’t help but to see a very proud Hombre who dearly loved what he did. Sheep and goat shearing is still very much alive today and as I muse back with deep nostalgia of the times in the mid 1950’s when I was a lanero for Ramón, I can’t help but be proud to call Ramón Magallanes mi Papá!

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Faith & Religion/Fe y religión

Border Bishops to publish Family Beyond Borders letter oman Catholic Bishops of the tion reform to R border dioceses of Mexico, the maternal Texas and New Mexico, met Sep- intercession of

LAS REYNAS DE IDALOU: Rev. Joe poses with the 2013 fiestas court - Mayela Ordonez, princess; the 2013 Queen, Savannah Mendoza; and Savannah Marmolejo, Duchess.

LEADING THE YOUTH TO CHRIST: The youth leaders at Faith Christian Family Church held a back to school bash for students from all over Lubbock. They had games, food, and a program that encouraged good character, and, most significantly a journey with Christ.

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tember 7 and 8 in El Paso to prepare a pastoral letter on Comprehensive Immigration Reform to be published as a message to Catholics and all people of good will.

Most Rev. Placido Rodriguez, CMF, Bishop of Lubbock, joined bishops of the Dioceses and Archdioceses from Mexico: Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Cuauhtemoc-Madera, Matamoros, Monterrey, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Nuevo Laredo, Piedras Negras-Catedral Mártires de Cristo Rey, and Saltillo; from Texas: Amarillo, Brownsville, El Paso, San Angelo, and San Antonio; and the Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico.

In the letter, the Border Bishops will express their great concern over the tragic burden undocumented immigrant families face, as they are divided by the broken immigration system in the United States.

“We are at a moment in which the leadership of the United States is taking up the issue of immigration reform as one of its priorities” the bishops wrote in a statement about the upcoming publication of the letter. “As shepherds we wish to contribute to this moment of reflection and action with a letter we are currently preparing entitled, Family Beyond Borders.”

The bishops, writing about the difficulties immigrants face and entrusted the task of immigra-

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“At present, those most injured are the thousands of children and young people who find themselves deprived of their parents and other family members,” the bishops wrote. “We want to contribute with our prayer, and with our action that each one can offer, to achieve all that might be possible in favor of our brothers and sisters.”

The bishops appealed to lawmakers to remember the dignity of each immigrant and to be conscious of the immigrant’s contributions.

“With utmost respect we direct ourselves to those who are responsible for the enactment of an Immigration Reform in the United States,” the bishops wrote, “so that they might put all their determined energy into this effort, conscious of the human dignity of each immigrant, and conscious of what they contribute to the progress and development of this country.”

The exact date for the publication of the letter will be announced soon.

The full message from the Bishops of the border regions of Mexico, Texas and New Mexico is available on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lubbock web site at www.catholiclubbock.org.

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This is more than a conference, it's a God encounter.

These days, forever-promises seem to be short-lived.

But God’s forever-promises are eternal. Women and girls are invited to discover God's forever-love, through the amazing life stories of three incredible women: Kelli Kidd Jones, Jennifer Ashley , and Miriam Almaraz. These and many more are the stories you will be blessed to hear, that will encourage your walk of faith.

Admission is $20-25 per person, includes a light breakfast, lunch, a fashion show, and more. This is an amazing experience for

women and teenage girls, with live w o r ship with C e l i a Ramirez, as well as a special message from Pastor Jesse Rincones. Breakout sessions will be available in Spanish with Graciela Valenzuela. Seating is limited, so buy your tickets early. Purchase tickets online at www.AllianceChurch.us, or mail check to: Alliance Church, 5825 34th Street, Lubbock, TX 79407. Registration is also available at the door for $30. For more information about the event, call 806470-9945 or email info@ AllianceChurch.us. Childcare is not available.

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Church Bulletins NATIONAL LIFE CHAIN- Sunday, October 6, 2-3 p.m., 67th Street at Indiana, Lubbock. (Park at the Nurturing Center-3303 66th).

All are invited to participate.

Use only approved Life-Chain signs. This is a not a protest—it is silent prayer; stand at least five feet apart on sidewalks, not private property. Do not park in front of an open business. More information: Lawrence D’Souza-(806) 780-6853 or Jose Mora (806) 767-0767.

PUBLIC SQUARE ROSARY on Saturday, October 12 at 12 noon on the corner of 66th & Indiana. The Public Square Rosary began with organizers wanting to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the last apparition of the Blessed Mother at Fatima. Now some 10,000 groups around the U.S. respond to Our Lady’s call for conversion, penance and prayer. For more information: Beatrice Perez, 470-7897 or beatricegperez@gmail.com 40 DAYS FOR LIFE: through November 4 all Catholics are invited to 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. Also--sign up to stand and peacefully pray during a 40-day vigil in the right-of-way outside the Planned Parenthood Women’s Center at 67th off Indiana. Individuals, church groups may sign up for a time at vigilcalendar.com/ lubbock. For more information, contact: Krysten Haga at (210)254-4007.

CURSILLO The Cursillo focuses on training lay people to become effective leaders during a three-day weekend. Upcoming Jornada: October 18-20 (Women-Bilingual).

For more information: Deacon Joe Morin, at 792-4308 (O), 543-5686 (C) or cursillo@ catholiclubbock.org. Cursillo website: http:// decolores.catholicweb.com/ COUNSELING: Affordable marriage and family counseling offered by the diocesan Marriage and Family Life Office, in collaboration with TTU Marriage & Family Clinic.

To schedule an appointment call Dr. Nicole Springer at 806-742-3074. Counselors can meet at Saint John Neumann Church.

MASS IN SPANISH now at St. Elizabeth University Parish each Sunday at 2 pm. Saint Elizabeth is a Catholic Church, located at 2316 Broadway St. in Lubbock.

For more info call (806) 762-5225 MISA EN ESPAÑOL ahora en la Universidad de St. Elizabeth Parish cada domingo a las 2 pm. St. Elizabeth es una Iglesia Católica, en la calle 2316 Broadway St. en Lubbock. Para más información llame al (806) 762-5225 MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE MINISTRIES will be hosting a five week Bible study taught by Sandy Carr title: Creating the Realm of God. If you would like to attend dates august 9th to September 6th. Asbury United Methodist Church 2005 Ave T Lubbock. Please RSVP to 762-0820.

MASS AT REESE: The South Plains College Catholic Student Organization and Saint John Neumann Church sponsor Mass or Communion at Reese Center every Wednesday at 12:05 PM in RC 822A, in building 8 until further notice. Normally this will be a Mass, but if no priest is available, Deacon Ed Sears will conduct a Communion Service. All are welcome!

DOMINICAN EVENING PRAYER: All are invited to Liturgy of the Hours Evening Prayer with the Dominican Friars, Monday through Friday at 5 p.m. in the historic Saint Elizabeth Church, 2301 Main, Lubbock, prior to 5:30 Mass.

Memoriam/memorial Eric Salinas, 32, of Lubbock passed away on, Sept. 8, 2013. He was born Aug. 26, 1981 in Lubbock to Floyd and Josie (Andrade) Salinas.

Eric graduated from Lubbock High School in 1999 and worked in the medical field before joining the U.S. Marine Corp in 2003. He married Lisa Garza on Feb. 15, 2012 in Lubbock. Eric was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Lisa; parents, Floyd and Josie Salinas of Lubbock; four daughters, Sierra Ruiz, and Sydney and Saegean Salinas, all of Carthage, Texas, and Gabriela Ramirez, of Lubbock; three sons, Brandon Massie, and Izaiah and Jacob Ramirez all of Lubbock; two brothers, J.R. Salinas and partner Chuck Bischoff of Ohio and Nicholas Salinas of Lubbock; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins that loved him dearly. Eric was preceded in death by his grandparents, Manuel and Ynez Andrade, and Ben and Eulalia Salinas.

Juan Martin Aguilar Jr., 47, passed away on Sept. 1, 2013. Juan was born March 27, 1966 in Lamesa, Texas, to Juan and Alicia (Romo) Aguilar. Mr. Aguilar was a master painter and an avid car enthusiast, and his favorite hobby was to restore and customize cars. His passions in life were his children and his grandchildren, and he enjoyed cruising in his low-rider. He is survived by his four children, Brian, Eddie, Jessica, and Amber, all of Lubbock; his parents, Juan and Alicia; sisters, Sylvia and Laura; brothers, Ricky, Roy, Joseph, Chris, Eric, and Tommy; as well as 13 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews who loved him dearly. Juan is preceded in death by his brothers, Juan Aguilar Jr. and Jesse Aguilar; and his grandson, Malachi Martin Aguilar.

Frances A. Garcia, 58, of Lubbock passed away on Sept. 20, 2013.

She was born in Lubbock on Feb. 19, 1955 to her late parents, Frank and Jovita (Garcia) Gutierrez. Frances married her adoring husband, Raul Garcia, on Sept.

22, 1973 in Lubbock.

They were dedicated to each other for 40 years. Frances was employed by Lubbock County Clerks' office and LISD in the ECI program. Those left to treasure her memory include her husband, Raul Garcia; daughter, Stephanie Garcia; her loving friend, Carlos De La Cruz; her brothers, Frank Gutierrez Jr. (Elena), Steve Gutierrez (Mary), Mike Gutierrez (Molly), Andy Gutierrez (Esmeralda), and Tony Gutierrez (Lourdes); sisters, Anita Cantu (Mike), Mary Gonzales (Raul), Olga Ursua (Andrew), and Jo Ann Cardenas (Dee); and her loving pets, Rocky and Coco. She also leaves behind her numerous nieces, nephews, and many more friends. Those rejoicing at her homecoming include her mother, Jovita; father, Frank; niece, Rebecca Gutierrez; nephew, Sammy Gonzales; and her brother, Domingo Gutierrez.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil ~ Psalm 23:4

Ysidro Chilo Compean, 68, of Lubbock passed away on, Sept.

3, 2013. He was born on Dec. 4, 1944, in Durango, Mexico, to the late Leopoldo and Elvira Compean. He married Rosa Salazar on December 27, 1996, in Lubbock; he moved to Lubbock in 1977 from Mexico. He was a Catholic. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Thomas John Avalos, on Aug. 19, 2013. Survivors include his wife, Rosa Compean of Lubbock; two sons, David Mario Badillo, 48, of and Janessa Avalos and Thomas Avalos, Lubbock passed away both of Lubbock; a brother, Jamie Compean on Sept. 12, 2013. Mario of Colorado; three sisters, Socorro Figueroa, was born on Sept. 22, Luz Rodriguez, and Guadalupe Prado, all of 1964 in Lubbock to Trinidad and Juanita (Cruz) El Paso; and four grandchildren.

Badillo. He graduated Victor Cruz, 51, of from Dunbar-Struggs Lubbock passed away High School in 1983 and Sept. 20, 2013. Victor went on to attend TSTI was born on Sept. 10, in Amarillo. He married 1962, to Marcus G. and the love of his life, Thelma Martinez, on Sarah (Perez) Cruz in July 2, 1988 at St. John Newman Catholic Lubbock, Texas. VicChurch. Mario was a proud member of the tor loved and enjoyed Knights of Columbus for 31 years. Mario's spending time with his prior employment was as a paint contractor, family. His selfless and where he co-owned T&M Painting with his giving spirit made him father, and was later employed at Resthaven Funeral Home until retirement. Those left always ready to help someone in needHe to cherish his memory include his wife of enjoyed fishing, and had great mechani25 years, Thelma Badillo; sons, Airman 1st cal skills. He was preceded in death by his Class Mario E. Badillo of Scott's AFB, Ill., father, Marcus G. Cruz; his brother, Marcus and Alejandro E. Badillo; his mother, Juanita Cruz Jr.; and his beloved son, Victor Anthony Badillo; sisters, Maria Iruegas and Hilda Tor- Cruz. He leaves to cherish his memory a lovres (Jesus); seven nieces and nephews; and ing wife, Yvonne; beloved children, Christina Cruz, Lisa Cruz, April Solano, Benjamin Moone grand-nephew. rales, CJ Morales, and Joshua Seth Cruz; loving mother, Sarah Cruz; grandchildren, To everything there is a season, Joe Anthony Mata, Brylee Victoria Frausto; a time to every purpose under three devoted siblings, Bert Rogers (T.R), Daniel Cruz (Connie), Tommy Cruz (Laurithe sun… ECCL 3:18. ena); a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

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Julia L. Garcia, 62, of Lubbock passed away on Sept. 24, 2013.

Mrs. Garcia was born on March 26, 1951. She is survived by her husband, Merced Garcia; a daughter, Maggie Reyna; a son, Johnny Garcia; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; as well as eight brothers, Nicacio Lopez, Manuel Lopez, Tony Lopez, all from Lubbock, Pedro Lopez, Emilio Lopez, Joe Lopez, Andrew Lopez, all from California, and Ronnie Lopez from Arlington; three sisters, Sylvia Rios from Lubbock, Delores Rangel and Frances Dias from Arlington; one sonin-law, Anthony Reyna; and one daughter-inlaw, Amy Christian Hernandez.

Camila Garza, 92, of Lubbock passed away on, Sept. 17, 2013. She was born on July 2, 1921, in Pharr, Texas, to Patricio and Angelita (Garcia) Serna. Camila married Eduardo Garza on Sept.

10, 1939, in Mexico.

Those left to cherish her memory are three daughters, Aida and Roberto Estrada, Blanca and Erasmo Flores, and Nina and Frank Flores; one son, Pablo and Maria Garza; one brother, Hector Serna; two sisters, Manuela Torres and Santos Guerra; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Camila was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Eduardo; eight siblings; and one greatgrandson.

Julia Arenas Garza passed away on Sept. 6, 2013. Julia Arenas was born to Juan Sr. and Celestina Arenas of Kenedy, Texas, on May 7, 1932. She attended school in Kenedy. Julia Arenas married Oscar Olmeda Garza Sr. on Oct. 5, 1950, in Kenedy, Texas, in a consecrated, blessed marriage of 44 years. She was a teacher's assistant for 20 years for Levelland Independent School District, working at Carver Learning Center for most of those twenty years.

Survivors include: seven sons Oscar (Janie) Garza Jr., Omar (Gracie) Garza, Osmundo Mundy (Luz) Garza, Osvaldo Bally Sr. (Oralia) Garza, and Octavio Toby (Delilah) Garza, Orestes West Garza, and Olivar Garza; two daughters, Odilia Dilly Garza, Olita Lita (Hector Jr. ) Carranza; 19 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; brothers: Domingo Arenas and Vicente Arenas Sr.; sisters: Hilda Farias, and Aurora (Buddie) Galvan. She was preceded in death by: her parents; her husband; one son, Orlando Garza in 1978; one sister, Juanita A. Pardon; two brothers, Juan Arenas Jr. and Dionicio Arenas Sr. Marcos Ybarra, 80, of Lubbock passed away on Sept. 13, 2013. He was born on April 25, 1933 in Belton, Texas to Mauricio and Margarita (Alvarado) Ybarra. He married the love of his life Maria Martinez on Jan. 26, 1952. Their union was blessed for 56 years. Maria Ybarra has been waiting for their reunion since her passing on April 1, 2008. He dedicated his life to supporting his family by working for Marriott/ Sodexo Industries at Jackson Elementary where he remained loyal for 33 years. He was an active member of Our Lady of Grace, having served as Guadalupano, Cursillista, Eucharistic Minister, as well as taking communion to the homebound. Those left to treasure his memory include children, Albert (Lali), Delia Bosquez (Raymond), Marcos, Jr., Diane Ramirez (Juan), Delinda Trevino (Mario), Rosemary Ponce (Jose), Juan (Rosa), Jose (JoAnn), and Andy. His surviving siblings include, Jesus Ybarra, Consuelo Chonita Garcia and Luisa Rodriguez. His 26 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Irene Herrera, 43, of Lubbock passed away on, Sept. 14, 2013 in Lubbock. She was born on Aug. 4, 1970 in Dallas to the late Jesse and Margarita Mata. She married Dan Herrera on Sept. 14, 1990 in Lubbock. She moved to Plainview in 1981 from Dallas, and moved to Lubbock in 1988. She was a housewife and a member of Church of the Blessed. Survivors include her husband, Dan Herrera of Lubbock; two sons, Daniel Herrera, Jr. and Rafael Mata both of Lubbock; two daughters Mary Jane Herrera of Lubbock and Myra Herrera Garcia of Palms Spring, Cali.; her mother, Margarita Mata of Lubbock; five brothers, Jesse Mata of Dallas, Steve Mata, Epiphanio Mata, Pedro Garcia, and Teoflio Garcia all of Lubbock; a sister Mararita Mata of Lubbock; and six grandchildren.

Robert Lara, 64, of Lubbock, passed away on, Sept. 3, 2013. He was born June 7, 1949, in Lubbock to Alcario Lara Sr. and Fidencia Lara. Robert loved to fish, camp, take pictures, and spend time with family. He was a veteran of the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Anna Lara. Those left to cherish his memory are three sons: Daniel and wife Teresa, Jonathan and wife Brittney, and Derrick Lara; a daughter, Laurene Lara; 14 grandchildren; two brothers: Joe and wife Martha, Alcario Lara Jr. and wife Gail; aunt, Manuela Lara; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Iris Rivera Mangine passed away on, Sept. 9, 2013. Iris Tina was born on Sept.

29, 1982, to Dr. Diego Rivera and Zorica in Lubbock, Texas. She graduated from Monterey High School and attended both South Plains College and Texas Tech University. Iris married Jason Mangine on Oct. 12, 2006, in Montana. She attended Raintree Christian Church. She is survived by her husband, Jason; parents, Dr. Rivera and Zorica; siblings, Marilyn Rivera, Raymond D. Rivera, Dolores Mitchell and husband Edward; nieces, Lillian Smith and Angelia Mitchell; mother-in-law, Sandy Romhild of Clovis, N.M.; father-in-law, Carl Mangine; maternal grandmother, Angela Grubic; aunts, Nora H. Rivera, Felicita Rivera, and Stefica Kronauer; uncle, Franc Grubic and wife Suzana; cousins, Daniela, Suzana, and Carolyn Kronauer, Kristian and Monja Grubic. Iris was preceded in death by her brother, Thorsten Grubic.

“They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies.” ~ Williams Penn

Johnny Juarez, Jr., 62, of Lubbock passed away on Aug. 30, 2013.

He was born on Feb. 24, 1951 in Rockdale, Texas to the late (2004) Juan Sr. and Jesusa Juarez.

He married Susie Hernandez on Dec. 23, 1967 in Lubbock. Johnny joined the US Marine Corp in 1969 and served till 1982. During his service time he achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant and served in the Vietnam War serving with The 1st BN, 9th MAR, 3rd MAR division (FMF) and in Lubbock ASO Company A, 4th Motor Transport BN. He was currently an environmental specialist for the Veterans Administration Clinic in Lubbock.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Freddy Juarez; a sister, Olivia Rodriguez; and a daughter, Conchita Dolores Juarez. Survivors include his wife, Susie Juarez; a son, John David and Sonia Juarez; two daughters, Eliza and Jay Guerrero and JoAnn and Nick Sandobal; his mother, Jesusa Juarez; a brother, David and Ester Juarez; four sisters, Alice Bejar, Mary and Baltazar Galvan, Irene Gohr, and Debbie Owen; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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Fotos y Recuerdos - Alla y AquĂ­ CHCL 19th Street Clinic Ribbon Cutting

Doctors Dabu, Cabrerra, and Camacho, displayed their excitement about the new clinic opening.

Liz Lopez, Michael Sullivan, and Pilar Martinez were pleased with the attendance.

Community supporters were on hand for the ribbon cutting.

The ribbon cutting included doctors, board members, staff of CHCL, along with community members.

Some of the Cavazos football players took time to be in the parade and shoe their Hispanic pride.

Cantu Towing celebrating with the familia.

The princess, and duchess posed with one of the 1959 queens.

The Salas men smoking some turkey legs that were a hit at the festival.

Fiestas del Llano Parade

Ike Barraza, Purple Heart recipient served as the Grand Marshall for the Fiestas parade.

Students were excited to be a part of the cultural festivities.

Idalou Fiestas Patrias

Los Primos Motorcycle Club posed after the parade.

Food vendors showing the pico de gallo, also referred to as chile de la bandera - because of the red tomatoes, green peppers, and white onion.

Holy Spirit Church 15th Anniversary Celebration

Celebrating the night, the Rodriguez family were all smiles.

Mr. & Mrs. Gee Garza danced the night away.

The Gonzales family making time for a family photo.

The Rosiles family enjoying the celebration.

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El Grito at Texas Tech

Omega Delta Phi held up the Mexican flag.

Students came together to share the traditions and history.

The students awaited "El Grito" and live feed from Mexico.

Organizational members had a great time.

Latino Student Organizations Celebrating Hispanic Heritage

Members of Sigma Lambda Gamma represented their sorority and their cultural pride at the event.

Gentlemen from Delta Alpha Omega joined the festivities.

Gamma Alpha Omega members joined in.

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Kappa Delta Chi supported their sisters, as they were some of the dancers.

Dunbar Back to School Bash

The Saldana family checked out some of the booths.

Jeremiah Reyes and his family take a moment to smile for the camera.

Isaiah Mares and his family enjoyed the quality time at the bash.

East Lubbock Promise Neighborhood supporters shared information at their booth.

LISD District 1 Town Hall Meeting

The Lucero ladies took time to attend the town hall meeting.

The Gomez family was interested in new activities for District 1.

The Chavez family asked questions on behalf of parents and students.

Ms. Lopez and Ms. Mendez represented their feeder schools.

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Fotos y Recuerdos - Alla y AquĂ­ LISD Band March Across Lubbock

Maria Contreras, Simone Dickson, Elisa Gonzales, Malik Harrington, Chelsea Nagy, and Rosalba Rosas enjoying the band event.

Families and parents came to support their band members.

Lubbock High School band members played with pride.

Estacado band members, Domynik Carter, Alex Mendez, and Juan Oseguera gathered for a quick photo.

Miss Hispanic Lubbock Pageant 2013

Past reynas came to support the contestants.

Sigma Lambda Beta gentlemen were escorts at the event.

Lupita Ramirez congratulates the new Miss Hispanic Lubbock.

Frank and Mary Jane Gutierrez, board members, smiled for the camera.

Deacon Sergio Vidales and Deacon Juan Cavazos visiting at one of the booths.

Volleyball players take a break and stay cool in the shade.

Smiling for the camera as they prepare the music for the event.

Zombie runners prepare themselves for the festivities.

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Posing for the camera as Tommie Vidales holds up his winning ticket.

Patricia, an attendee, enjoys some corn on the cop at the Jamaica.

West Texas Zombie Run

Rebecca and Nate Bengoa prove they are ready for the Zombie Run.

John and Mike Barrientos stop and pose for the camera.

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Friends and family members gathered for hotdogs, bull riding, and swimming.

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Morales family members enjoying game day.

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Out of the Darkness Walk participants from Team Celeste were on hand to honor family and friends.

Georgia Lucero surrounded by family and friends at the Lupus Walk.

Michelle Valdez Moralez smiles for the camera as she poses in front of rising hot air balloons at the annual festival.

Trends & Friends hosts Terry Furman and Nikki Dee Ray welcomed Christy Martinez-Garcia to observe Hispanic Heritage week on the show. Gabriella Flores sung on the show.

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Customers enjoyed the fiestas celebration at Amigo's grocery store.

Students represented Texas Tech at the Hispanic Bowl Quiz held in Chicago.

Team Amanda ready to join Lupus participants in a good cause.

Joe Parker, Dr. Juan Muñoz and Dr. Zenaida Muñoz show their TTU spirit.

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t’s been one month into the Kingsbury era and I have yet to find anyone that has any kind of dread or disappointment towards the Red Raiders. Why

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has started the season with was not the first choice, Baker Mayfield turned a lot of heads with his performance until he suffered his injury during the TCU game. And, though they were down to their third quarterback, the team did not let down offensively or defensively beating TCU to earn them a top 25 rank early in the season.

Davis Webb has taken advantage of his playing time and has spotted Mayfield on occasions when it seems that Baker is struggling, so it will be interesting to see who will be the one to take over until Michael Brewer returns if he does return at all. Michael Brewer seems to be progressing as far as the team is letting us know, but I don’t expect him to play this month until the West Virginia contest on the 19th. The ideal time for his return would be here at home against Iowa State on the 12th, but that is only if Coach

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2013 USA Boxing National Champion. In the semi-final bout Mariah defeated Kristina Banos 45 seconds into the third round. Kristina is from Tulsa, OK she is the Oklahoma State champion.

Mariah won the Texas State Jr. Olympic championship earlier this past month in Houston, TX. In the semi-finals she defeated Robianne Rivera from Houston, TX who is the 2012 National Ringside champion. Mariah defeated Kaley Perez in the Texas State finals. Kaley is the 2012 National Silver Gloves Regional champion.

Out of the last 4 bouts that Mariah

has fought she faced 3 National champions and defeated all of them.

Mariah is the first female athlete from Lubbock and West Texas to win a National Golden Gloves title.

Mariah’s goal is to make the USA Olympic team in 2016. Judging from the competition she has defeated this past month, she has a great start.

Mariah Leon Wins 2013 National Women’s Golden Gloves Title

ariah Leon is a member of the M Boy’s & Girl’s Club – Lubbock Warriors Boxing Team. She

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Mariah is a sophomore attending Monterey High School.

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momentum for a district title if they can run the table this month against San Angelo, Monterey and Hereford on the 11th, 18th and 25th respectively. Anything can happen, but right now it seems they’re a notch above the rest. Yes I know they are in Wolfforth, but technically at least to me they belong to Lubbock. Go Tigers.

Dallas and Houston started their seasons and on a positive thought they have not suffered any crucial injuries to the players they started the season with. Dallas still hasn’t seen Jay Ratliff at all and Anthony Spencer either, except for a few minutes this season. Expect their picture on the milk carton since they both will be missed, Spencer for the year and Ratliff for at least half the season. Good news is they have new young talent that has picked up the slack and has made the defense the positive center point of the team for once.

The season is still young and so is our enthusiasm, so lets enjoy October, trick or treats and all.

Kliff thinks he is game shape ready.

If he still doesn’t play I find it hard to fathom that he will be thrust into the starting job the following week against Oklahoma in Norman but I have been wrong before.

Besides all of that speculation, the young guns continue to grind it out and hope it will be harder to insert Brewer if they still continue to win.

Bradley Marquez and Eric Ward also have a lot to do with the offensive success, but let’s say it together out loud; the defense has been rocking and is the biggest reason this team has been winning. Whatever defensive coach Wallerstedt has been selling to the team, they are buying in big time.

The Iowa State game is the only home game this month, so any on the road victory will be extra special since they can be bowl eligible with a just a few more wins. Tech plays Kansas on the 5th in Lawrence in an 11 a.m. regionally televised game to start October off, so get ready.

Coach Kliff has the city believing, the team impressing, the internet buzzing, so why would anybody be feeling anything but positive as they steamroll into October? Good start to the Kingsbury era.

Also, having a good start to their season are the Frenship Tigers who now have an opportunity to build

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