October LLM Vol 11, Issue 10

Volume 11, Issue 10 October/octubre 2017

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“We’re not a nation of immigrants, we’re an immigrant nation, and there’s a big difference between the two," said Victor Landa, is a write for News Taco, which provides Innovative and Insightful News, Critique, Analysis and Opinion

This month's cover features Chicano art historically defined as an artwork created by Americans of Mexican decent. In its essence, it was a form of a protest, as well as the creation of a collective identity and the early mural paintings created by the painters that helped to define the cultural and self-identity of the Chicanos, and to fight for the self that was affirmative and challenging towards the racial stereotypes. An important part of the mural paintings was the involvement of the community members in the process of creativity by discussing and utilizing their history, aspirations and struggles as an educational subject matter for the paintings as depicted

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"Camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente."

"The shrimp that falls asleep is swept away by the current."

Meaning to you snooze, you lose.

¡Feliz cumpleaños! Happy Birthday!

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Word from the Publisher Political

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Opportunity/Business

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Health/Salud

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Education/Youth

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Halloween and Día de los Muertos

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Faith & Religion

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Veteran's Affairs Fotos y requerdos

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Sports Page

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he scent of fall is in the air. The rain and cool temperatures in late September further prompted excitement about the autumn weather for me.

I have so many childhood memories of the fall season. Especially attending Halloween and Fall festivals.

My parents would load us up in the car in our homemade costumes and we would use pillow cases to go Trick-or-Treating.

My sisters, my younger aunts and uncles that were close in age to us, as well as some cousins that lived with my grandparents, and a couple of kids from the neighborhood would pack into

that car.

We would drive to neighborhoods that were known to give out an abundance of candy. After we returned home, my mom and dad would help us inspect our treats to make sure it was safe to consume. My dad would convince us that the candy bars were not up to par, and little did he know that we were aware he was saving them for himself. LOL! One fall, my parents volunteered with the PTA and helped with our elementary school's fall festival. My sisters and I took such pride in their involvement that year. More so, my dad led an activity that drew many and involved hammering a nail into a log, but the key was to do so it in one single blow.

And as the days became cooler, my sisters and I would enjoy our walks to and from school. We would collect leaves that had fallen and enjoyed the changing color of the trees. And as the weather became even colder, it was great when my dad would surprise us and pick us up from school.

When we walked through the door, my mom would have hot meals waiting for us that would warm us up quickly. My mom was a great cook. We often recall her new recipes. She made cream puffs one cold day. The scent as we walked in was Heavenly and the taste, comforting much like the role of home and family.

Our country continues to struggle and be divided. More so, Hispanics continue to be attacked and overlooked. After a series of half-baked promises and assurances, on September 5, Trump opted to end DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), swiftly sentencing 800,000 of our brothers and sisters to a life of unemployment, confusion, and fear of deportation.

So, what do WE do? I recognize that all Hispanics are not alike, our views are not the all the same, and we may not agree on everything, but what do we do?! How do we address attacks on our community?

There has never been a more critical time for the Latino community to be politically engaged. A critical part of our civic engagement work is to ensure that citizens know their rights and get involved in the political process at all levels—local, regional, state, and national.

We must claim and become owners of our future because many still see Hispanics only as supplicants and not as decision-makers, as consumers and not as producers, as law breakers and not as law enforcers, and as tax expenditures and not as tax contributors. And while stereotypes about the Hispanic community abound, invisibility is even more pervasive.

Get involved, or rest assured that the comfort you and your children know will be in jeopardy.

As always, may God place favor over you and your family. Y como siempre, Latino Lubbock is committed to highlighting the numerous contributions of our Latino community. Thank you to those who support our publication. We are grateful to have 100,000 readers monthly.

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

Sinceramente, Christy Martinez-Garcia Publisher & Latino Market Specialist

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Día De La Raza Hails Culture, Columbus Day Oct. 9, 2017

BY CHRISTY MARTINEZ-GARCIA

n Monday, October 9th banks O and federal government offices as well as many Lubbock offices

will be closed in observance of the Columbus Day holiday.

While Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World in 1492 is celebrated by some, he has been debated by others and sometimes blamed for bringing slavery, the encomienda system and the diseases of Europe that wiped out some indigenous populations.

For some Hispanics, Columbus is commemorated on Oct. 12, on 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

HLSA to Host Justice Guzman

he Hispanic Law Student's T Association will be hosting Justice Eva Guzman of the Supreme Court of

Texas at the Texas Tech University School of Law during her visit for the Red Mass.

The Red Mass will take place October 3, 6:30, at the Kent Hance Chapel on the

South East side of TTU Campus.

To learn more about and register for the Red Mass and dinner is.

More information on the Red Mass event may be found at www. catholicfoundationlubbock.org/redmass-rsvp.

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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Opinion/opinión Community & Event Brieflies DOCUMENTARY SCREENING Elevates Transgender Narratives on Thursday, October 5 at 6:30 P.M., Arttitude will have a local screening of their documentary project, Transpose, at TTU’s Escondido Theatre. Admission is free; however, a donation is appreciated and will be used to fund further programs and events which aim to enact social change through the telling of diverse narratives.

SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® Series is the largest series of 5k run/fitness walks in the world. You can run or walk the 5k route, with a team or as an individual.

Starts at 8:55 am October 7, 2017. At the Civic Center. Register at www.

TEX-MEX COOKING-Chicken Quesadillas, October 14, 10 am, $5, Teen-Adult, Learn to cook authentic and traditional Mexican dishes, then lunch on our recipes. Preregister by Thursday before class, Rawlings Community Center.

CHILI COOK OFF benefitting the New Legacy Home for Women will be held October 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Lubbock Dream Center Parking Lot, 1111 30th Street. Tickets are $10.

MOVIN AND GROOVIN LINE DANCE, October, Mondays, 10 am, Free, Ages 50+, Move, groove, and learn steps to the Cupid Shuffle, Wobble, Electric Slide, Cha Cha Slide, the Hustle, and a variety of other line dance moves, Rawlings Community Center.

GUACAMOLE FUN, October 19, 11:30 am, Free, Adults 50+, New! Come on by and join us in making scrumptious guacamole, Maggie Trejo Supercenter, 3200 Amherst.

48TH ANNUAL SAUSAGE FESTIVAL AND OKTOBERFEST - October 21 & 22. For 48 years now, a secretrecipe German sausage has been served in Slaton at Saint Joseph Hall. Sausage (cured and vacuum sealed) will be sold by the pound at Saint Joseph Hall on Oct. 21, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch is served Oct. 22 at Saint Joseph Hall - 21st and Division (FM 41) Streets, Slaton - from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Adult plates are $10, children's are $6.

Take-out plates will be available.

2ND ANNUAL "A WALK TO REMEMBER" those gone too soon by The Compassionate Friends-Lubbock Chapter, October 28th, 2017 @ 2PM. For more information please call Isabel Espinoza @ 806-401-7039, or Deneis Arriaga @ 806549-6476.

LUBBOCK BOOK FESTIVAL will have a book sale and authors local and regional on hand, October 28th at LHUCA, 511 Ave. K 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.

Get With The Program Or Pay the Consequences

ispanic Heritage Month is H here! Yet Hispanics again continue to be almost invisible in

the media, despite our 59 million population (not including the 3.4 million in Puerto Rico). They are justifiably critical of their underrepresentation, whether on camera, as producers, writers, editors or analysts.

The period from September 15 to October 15, is intended to be a time of reflection on history (poorly reflected in school books) and the contributions of Latinos to our nation. But most of this is not reported, not included, not recognized.

Coverage of hurricanes Harvey, Irma, José, and María, however, show vividly that Latino media professionals can match anyone, especially on television This is where they display their reporting skills, courage, and commitment that most observers might consider as routine.

NBC and MSNBC provide a useful example. Miguel Almaguer, Gabe Gutiérrez, Mariana Atencio and many others were prominent in reporting on Harvey and Irma. Excellent reporting! So talent is there (these and others who braved elements to get the stories must be recognized).

At more than 18 percent of the U.S. population, Hispanics merit a greater presence in our media.

Countless studies, articles and complaints document their under-representation in all aspects

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of American media. Inclusion is slow in coming.

Watch the talking heads on television. They include whites and African Americans, but rarely Latinos - and Asian Americans for that matter. And when that rare Hispanic does appear, it is primarily to discuss immigration or race relations. Sad! Those 59 million Hispanics and those in Puerto Rico, like other Americans, care about and have opinions on education, jobs, the economy, technology, North Korea, conflict in the Middle East and Afghanistan, politics and more. But their views rarely surface. Sad! Latinos are rarely asked to opine on these and other issues that affect them. Look at the coverage of Harvey. Houston is a majority-minority city. Its mayor is black, the fire chief and police chief are Latino, the FEMA rep is Asian American, and Harris County has 2 million Latinos. Coverage of this beautiful phenomenon of multi-ethnic people helping multi-ethnic people? Almost nil.

We salute, again, MSNBC for featuring Voto Latino president María Teresa Kumar, attorney and commentator Raúl Reyes, and María Hinojosa of Futuro Media Group, treasures whose comments ring loudly.

But PUL-EEZE! Stop ghettoizing Hispanics! Get more Latinos to comment on more subjects!

If the major media's producers

don't know where to find astute observers of the issues of the day, here is some help. Find them at the National Hispanic Media Coalition, the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda and its 49 national Latino organizations, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the National Hispanic Publishers Association, the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute, the Latino Donor Collaborative, the Latino Coalition, and many more Latino stakeholders and industry leaders.

If Americans don't know about them, blame the media! These and others are highly respected.

Their leaders know about more than immigration. A call to any would be well-received and would add value and content and boost viewership.

Should they not take it anymore? Ever heard of a boycott?

In the sixties and seventies, Latino organizations went into the streets to protest. And in the early seventies, César Chávez and the United Farm Workers asked Americans to boycott grapes because of labor conditions. It worked! More than four decades later, however, and despite the power of numbers and the power of the purse, the "b-word" - boycott - is not uttered.

Maybe it is time not only to utter it but to do it. And what organizations would they boycott?

Big advertisers on television networks that are lacking in di-

Carta Abierta

REALITY PRESIDENT The disrespect from and to the president. I guess people dislike him, because he has no respect for the public. I voted for him, but regret it so far. I liked him on the reality show, but in reality he is nothing like the show - there is no editing I guess. Anyway, just wanted to encourage people not to get discouraged and to know that they have to step up if they want change, and to vote when the time comes.

George S. Rodriguez

FINALLY THE FITNESS EQUIPMENT We finally saw that the fitness equipment that Los Hermanos Familia and Latino Lubbock Magazine is being installed. I'm so glad that ya'll are putting at the Buddy Holly Lake. We really appreciate it. Maybe we can start a walking and exercise club?

Keep us posted.

Rina Garcia

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versity, that talk the talk but not that walk. Put pressure on the advertisers to exert pressure on the networks and print. Print, admittedly, is not as easy; but we hope that print would respond out of its own self-interest.

A boycott, however, would be only part of the solution. The other part is sustained, principled advocacy that reaches the media decision makers.

The "b" word would entail conflict. Much better is the "r" word: Recognition that Hispanics are mainstream America, with $1.5 trillion in purchasing power, and $2.3 trillion in GDP. Recognition that their purchasing decisions affect the bottom line of corporations and affect the ballot box. They over-index in internet usage, movie viewing, grocery shopping and other areas. More importantly, Latinos are an extraordinary cultural force - changing the arts, entertainment, fashion, cuisine and more.

Our nation is about to become majority-minority with Hispanics as the largest group and growing at two percent per year.

The media will either get with the program or pay the consequences.

Marcela Miguel Berland is Founder and President of LatinInsights, a New York-based opinion and market research company. Frank Gómez, is a veteran Hispanic activist, writer and former career Foreign Service Officer and corporate executive.

THANK YOU TEXANS We want to thank all that stepped up to aid families, businesses, individuals, and pets in need from this area. The outpouring has been a God send.

None of us are ever prepared for such devastation and change in our lives. As such I urge you and your family to use Hurricane Harvey as a tool to prepare for any natural disaster. More so, make sure that you also urge your extended families and neighbors to also be prepared.

DIVERSITY COUNTS I attended a luncheon recently and was truly disappointed to see that Lubbock has still not caught up with the memo - diversify your boards, your staff, your leadership, your volunteers? It is so obvious and yet the leadership doesn't even try to make an committed effort. Diversity counts. If it were not for this publication, I would not believe that Lubbock even has Hispanics. Thank you all for your effort, maybe the mayor needs to take a lesson from you.

Ron Gonzales, Houston

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LLM TEAM & COVER How do you do it? I look forward to each cover and am always amazed at the passion expressed in Latino Lubbock's covers.

The Sept. cover of people was beautiful!

It's evident that Christy and her team love what they do, and they do it well.

Thank you so much!

Veronica Salas

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DACA DON'T GIVE UP To all DACA registered don't give up. You still have till October 5th to renew their permission to stay in the U.S. Many are standing behind you.

God's blessings, John Anderson

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Dolores Huerta Documentary

Showcases Seven Decades of Her Activism or seven decades Dolores C. Huerta has reF mained an activist. And now, a documentary about the 87-year-old activist extraordinaire

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The president and founder of the Dolores Huerta Foundation rose to prominence after cofounding the United Farm Workers of America with Cesar Chavez in 1962.

In some ways, her documentary is a blueprint for getting things done, which might come in handy for those in the #resistance. In that case, she has a few lessons for how activism is like a special power.

“It’s like having a magic wand,” she said.

For Chavez and Huerta, it all started with house meetings — organizing farmworkers to join the fight against harsh treatment, gaining the trust and solidarity to arrange the pivotal Delano grape strike in 1965. Huerta and Chavez decided the only way to help those toiling for long hours with meager pay was to live among them. So Huerta lived with her 11 children (four of whom were the product of a long-term relationship with Chavez’s brother, Richard) in poverty with the people she aimed to assist.

No one said #resisting was easy.

The documentary, directed by Peter Bratt, looks at the life of a woman who fought for migrant workers, then turned her attention to immigrants, women, minorities and other marginalized groups.

Some believe that even Huerta was marginalized. While the late Chavez has streets, statues and a holiday named in his honor, Huerta didn’t receive the same recognition.

Dolores endured sexism from outside the labor movement as well as within it. Her opponents tried to shame her for having so many kids — some out of wedlock — and for the fact that she wasn’t at home taking care of them.

In some ways, activism has changed over the years thanks to the Internet. Huerta credits social media for getting tens of thousands to take to the streets of Boston in August to protest a rally that had echoes of the white nationalist march in Charlottesville a week earlier that left three dead. And yet, the Internet can do only so much.

“What I learned from Dolores is nothing replaces the one-on-one in-person house meeting where you’re actually interacting with community members,” Bratt said.

Huerta, meanwhile, stresses that no tweet is as

powerful as a vote — and that includes voting in local races.

“If you’re Democrat or Republican or Green or Independent, get involved in your local political party so we can make sure progressive people get elected to office,” she said. “No one is going to do it for you.”

She’s been banging this drum for nearly her whole life, and yet even she admits that the documentary comes at an auspicious moment.

“Artists are prophets,” she said of the film’s producers, including Carlos Santana, Bratt and his brother, actor Benjamin Bratt. “We started making this film almost five years ago, and all of the themes that they managed to cover are relevant today.”

Bratt figured the story would hit home for some viewers, particularly people of color. The director, whose Quechua mother grew up in Peru, knew that, no matter how “post-racial” Americans claimed to be after Obama’s inauguration, racism never really went away. He didn’t predict how much it would speak to all Americans, though — particularly those horrified by white nationalists marching in Charlottesville.

“I knew it was going to resonate with our communities,” he said, “but we had no idea that we would be watching men in the streets with hoodies and swastikas.”

In 2017, not only is “Dolores” a reminder of what U.S. citizens have the power to do, it’s also a testament to who they are.

“She’s an American patriot and her story needs to be told,” Bratt said. “It needs to be known.”

In Lubbock, the documentary will be shown October 13-19th, at the Alamo Drafthouse. Tickets can be purchased at www.drafthouse.com

Happy Birthday AMARIS GARCIA October 9, 2017

We are so proud of the young woman you've become. In all you do and who you are, may God always lead and guide your steps. We continue to pray for what is to come. Always follow His way to be happy, healthy, and full of life.

Blessings and Love, Mommy & Daddy

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Poll: Latinos' Racism Concerns Grow, Expectations of Trump Drop

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increased concern about racism and that President Donald Trump is doing a worse job than they expected.

Results from the poll, conducted by Latino Decisions, show that when asked about the largest concerns facing the Latino community, race and race relations ranked second under immigration. While 53 percent of respondents mentioned immigration when asked to give one or two most important issues, 25 percent said so of race and race relations.

"This is the first time we've seen such a high marks ... for race and race relations," said Latino Decisions pollster Matt Baretto.

The results also show that 67 percent of Latinos disapprove of the job Trump is doing. By comparison, the latest polling numbers compiled by the website FiveThirtyEight shows that 54 percent of all adults in the country disapprove of Trump's job in office.

Though Latinos may have had low expectations of Trump given he launched his campaign by saying Mexico sends rapists and criminals to the U.S, the poll found that 59 percent of the respondents think Trump is doing even worse than they expected.

The Latino Victory Fund polling results are drawn from a sample of 755 Latino adults from September 12-19, where respondents were selected to participate in an online survey. The respondents were selected based on a quota sampling method to ensure correct demographic representation by the participants, and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 3.57 percentage points.

The polling preceded the president condemnation at an Alabama rally of NFL players' protests during the playing of the national anthem, which former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin

Kaepernick started to protest the killings of African Americans by police.

But the poll follows Trump's pardoning of former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his recision of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, the Obama administration immigration program that allowed immigrants of certain ages

and here much of their lives to stay and work.

Latinos seem especially frustrated by Trump's racial politics pushed to the forefront in part by white supremacist rallies held around the country in places such as in Charlottesville, Virginia, where Heather Heyer was intentionally run over by a car that plowed into the counter-protesters.

Following the Charlottesville attack, Trump refused to immediately condemn Nazis and white supremacists, instead saying that there were people to "blame on both sides". The poll shows that 64 percent of Latinos think Trump's comments on Charlottesville were not strong enough.

"President Trump has been worse than we expected and has badly damaged the Republican brand in the eyes of Latinos," said Cristobal Alex, president of Latino Victory. "These findings point to an opportunity to seize upon the energy of the Latino community ahead of the 2018 and 2020 election cycles. It's up to us to galvanize Latinos around progressive candidates that demonstrate understanding and respect for our community."

Soon after the Charlottesville violence, Trump went to a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, where he sug-

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gested he would pardon the disgraced Arpaio. Arpaio had been convicted of criminally disobeying a court order to stop profiling Latinos in his jurisdiction and was facing sentencing. Trump followed through on his promise, despite the long list of accusations of human rights abuses that occurred in Ar- paio's jails and other abuses of power, such as hi ring a private investigator to investigate the judge presiding over his case and his wife. Unsurprisingly, 82 percent of Latinos oppose Trump's pardon of Arpaio.

"This is the first largesample national Latino survey we have seen since the 'Summer of Racism', and across the board Latinos are upset with almost every move Trump is making.

From Charlottesville to Arpaio and everything in between, Latinos view Trump quite negatively," said Barreto, co-founder of Latino Decisions, and professor of political science and Chicano studies at University of California, Los Angeles.

Tom Perez, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, said the poll results show "that the Republican Party is dramatically out of touch with Latinos. Seventy percent of Latinos think the Republicans are either hostile to or don't care about Latinos," Perez said. "That's a remarkable rejection of the Republican Party and it's because Republicans continue to try to take health care away from working families. It's because they continue to wage a war on voting rights; they continue to terrorize immigrant communities; they continue to chip away labor rights and weaken our economic safety net just to give millions of dollars in tax cuts for the wealthy."

Still, respondents said immigration reform was the most important issue facing the Latino community, at 53 percent, but that doesn't mean they are a sure thing for Democrats. Only 38 percent of Latinos said they thought Democrats are doing a good job reaching out to their community and 30 percent said the party doesn't care too much at all about Latinos.

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by Senate Republicans that they pulled from consideration the Graham-CassidyHeller-Johnson bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act: “We applaud the senators on both sides of the aisle who stood firm and continue to stand firm against a terrible bill and prevented it from being considered on the Senate floor. The action today is a victory for all those who worked so hard once again to oppose legislation that would have undermined the most important protections under the ACA and left millions without health coverage. The near-universal pushback is a reminder that our voice—your voice—matters and the need to have the Latino community engaged in the political

process has never been more critical.

“UnidosUS’s research shows that the overwhelming majority of Latino voters support efforts to strengthen and improve the ACA, rather than repeal the law. At UnidosUS, we have worked tirelessly with the community organizations in our Affiliate Network to inform our community about what’s at stake. We intend to stay vigilant and protect and defend the policies that create opportunities and benefit hardworking Latino— and all American—families.

“Rather than continue the overwhelmingly unpopular and seemingly futile attempts to repeal the ACA, the Senate must resume its bipartisan efforts to fix it. We encourage senators to come to bipartisan agreements that will give more of America’s children and families, not fewer, the opportunity for quality, affordable and accessible health care. There are enormous human and economic consequences and we must do this right because it is critical to our nation’s future.”

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Opportunity/Oportunidad

Texas Home Sales Activity Jumps In First Half of 2017

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“Currently, payday and car title lenders charge triple digit annual interest rates, often 300 percent or higher. A large body of research has demonstrated that these products are structured to create a longterm debt trap that drains consumers’ bank accounts and causes significant financial harm, including delinquency and default, overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees, increased difficulty paying mortgages, rent, and other bills, loss of checking accounts, and bankruptcy,” the group wrote. “It is vitally important for Congress to set the outside limit on the cost-of-credit to curb abusive lending. Today, 15 states plus D.C. enforce rate caps of about 36 percent or lower, reaching over 90 million Americans. In 2006, Congress, with the support of the U.S. Department of Defense, similarly enacted a 36 percent cap for loans to active duty military. Thus, we know from experience that a rate cap like that proposed by this bill is the most effective way to stop the harms of

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Consumer advocates across the country have worked tirelessly to push for stronger regulation at the federal and state level to rein in the payday lending debt trap.

A poll released by CRL and Americans for Financial Reform shows that the public supports regulation of highinterest payday lending.

The Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act is introduced as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalizes its rule on payday and car-title lending, which is expected to be released later this month.

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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.

El cáncer mamario

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

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

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

Early Detection & Screening are Keys to Survival

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.

Detención Temprana y Evaluaciones son la Clave para Sobrevivir

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 engrosamiento • hinchazón • comezón •

calentamiento del seno • enrojecimiento u obscurecimiento • cambio en medida en el seno • arrugas en la piel • dolor o erupción en el pezón • caída del pezón que comienza de repente • Dolor continuo 4. Adopta una vida saludable Mantén un peso saludable para tu edad, estatura • Has ejercicio • Limita la cantidad de alcohol que tomas.

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

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October 14 at The Free Clinic located at Lubbock Impact, 2707 34th St. Will provide medical services like well-woman exams, consultations with Texas Tech Physicians, breast exams, pelvic exams, pap smears, mammogram sign ups and referrals, pregnancy tests and prenatal referrals. Would you have openings for them?

PHYSICIANS TO HOST HEALTH FAIR Learn more about how to live a healthier lifestyle at the Texas Tech Physicians Health Fair from 9 a.m. – noon October 14 at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Academic Classroom Building, 3601 Fourth St. first floor lobby. Free screenings. The event is free.

MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY EXAM Early Detection is the key surviving Breast Cancer and Covenant Health’s Mobile Mammography exam unit is performing mammogram screenings Oct. 18th at the 7th Day Adventist Church - 52nd & Elgin Ave. To schedule an appointment, please call: 877-494-4797 or 806-725-6579. Financial Assistance is available.

FREE LEARN TO COOK & NUTRITION CLASSES: includes 4 nutrition classes, 4 dietitian appointments, and 1 cooking class. Receive a $60 gift card by meeting income guidelines. All classes will be at Catholic Charities main office on 102 Ave J, November 1st, 8th, 15th, 29th at 9am. To RSVP call 806-370-3385 or email learntocook@cclubbock.org.

DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT AND NUTRITION CLASSES Community Health Center of Lubbock hosts free Diabetes Self-Management and Nutrition classes. Each course is provided in a group setting and meets once weekly for 8 weeks.

Participants are presented information and instruction for diabetes self- management.

These classes are FREE of charge and open to the public! Please contact at 806765-2611 ext. 1302.

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Vive tu vida, Get Up Get Moving!

FREE PRENATAL CLASS October 5th - November 9th, 6 to 8 pm, at 1610 5th Street. New and well-seasoned parents welcome! This 6-class series will provide education on a variety of topics for a healthy pregnancy and your baby’s development.

Door prizes and a chance to receive free baby items are also provided! Call Yvonne Carrillo at 806-765-2611 ext. 1301 for more upcoming class times!

Health/Salud

Domestic Violence D

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

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

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

non-Latinas and that they have more culturally specific needs.

Latinas often have taboos regarding their gender role issues and the importance of ‘familia’. A strong sense of culture keeps them from ‘betraying’ long-standing values.

They believe their family obligations always come first no matter what personal animosities may exist. Abusers often use their partners’ immigration status as a tool of control. It is very common for a batterer to use control over his partner’s immigration status in order to force her to stay in the relationship.

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

of a difficult time escaping abuse.

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

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

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

Octubre es Mes de la toma de La Violencia Domestica

Choosing Healthy Fats

any assume that including fat M into the diet is an unhealthy choice. However, fat is a nutrient that is necessary for good health.

The type of fat and the amount consumed are important.

Some fats offer health-protective benefits that can protect the heart and support overall health. It is essential to include these good fats in the diet.

There a few different types of fats. The good fats are monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. These can help lower bad cholesterol levels, raise good cholesterol levels and ultimately help lower the risk of heart disease and stroke. These good fats are found in plant-based liquid oils (canola, olive, safflower and peanut), avocados, nuts and seeds (flaxseed, sunflower seeds and walnuts),

and fatty fish (tuna, salmon, trout and mackerel).

Saturate fats, hydrogenated oils and trans fats are fats that are not the best. These can raise bad cholesterol levels and lower good cholesterol levels, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.

These fats are found in processed foods and coconut oil.

So, don’t cut out the fat; replace the bad fats with the good fats. But remember, even healthy fats are high in calories, so eat them in moderation.

Editor’s Note: Jordan Robison is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.

She has on-hands experience and insight to nutrition obstacles, and is a dietitian at UMC in Lubbock.

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

migración, las barreras lingüístitural.

Latinas a menudo tienen tabúes cas, el aislamiento social, la con respecto a su función relacio- falta de recursos financieros o Vaccines are for ALL AGES! tacion sexual, religion o genero. Le nadas con el género y la impor- recursos limitados de los provpuede suceder a parejas casadas, tancia de la "familia". Un fuerte eedores de servicios de VD y en union libre, o a quienes estan sentido de la cultura les impide las habilidades para responder a empezando una relacion. VD p u "traicionar" los valores tradicio- las necesidades únicas de su poed e af ec ta r a c u a lq ui e r i n nales establecidos. Ellas creen blación. di v i duo independientemente de que sus obligaciones familiares Un agresor puede convencer los antecedentes socioeconómi- siempre vienen primero, sin im- a su víctima de que sus acciocos, niveles de educación, raza, portar los recentimientos per- nes violentas no son criminales creencia, religión, sexo u orient- sonales que puedan existir. Los al menos que estas agresiones ación sexual. agresores suelen usar el estatus aparezcan en público o que el El abuso puede ser fisico, sexual, migratorio de sus parejas como agresor esté autorizado a castiemocional, economic o de action una herramienta de control. Es gar físicamente a ella porque ser sicologica o de amenaza, la cual muy común que un agresor uti- hecho de ser "hombre". Las muChildren need immunizations at influye a la otra persona. Esto in- lize el estado migratorio de su jeres inmigrantes a menudo sufBirth, 2, 4, 6, 12, & 18 months ren mayores índices de maltrato cluye as asalto sexual, acosando, pareja con el fin de obligarla a 4-6 years & 11-12 years comparado con los ciudadanos cualquier comportamiento que permanecer en la relación.

Adults need a Flu vaccine every de los Estados Unidos.

Además, asuste,intimide, aterrorize, ma- Al igual que todas las víctimas, year and other vaccines as nipule, humille, culpe, o que las- las mujeres latinas inmigrantes los agresores de inmigrantes y recommended by a physician.

806 18th Street 806.775.2933 time a alguien. se encuentran en un alto riesgo las víctimas pueden creer que las sanciones y la protección del El abuso puede existir en cu- de violencia en el hogar, pero deFree alquier grupo, pero las Latinas bido a su condición migratoria, sistema legal no se aplican para STOP Secure enfrentan mas barreras que el pueden enfrentarse con situacio- ellos. hunting Confidential Llame a (806)747-6491 or 800resto de las mujeres que no son nes mas dificiles para escapar del down shot For Electronic 736-6491, en español, 24 hours Adults & records... latinas, y que tienen más nece- abuso domestico. A menudo se Doctor Accessible Children a day, 7 days a week. sidades específicas a nivel cul- sienten atrapadas en una relación immtracforeveryone.com abusiva, debido a las leyes de inCopyright 2017 by Latino Lubbock Magazine All Rights reserved.

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Education/ Educación

Building Strong Families

Conference to be October 26th he 22nd Annual Building up sessions and speakers to cover: T Strong Families Conference early childhood, elementary, and for parents and those who work middle & high school, with a

GALA LATINA VOLUNTEERS: Members of Sigma Lambda Beta, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Kappa Delta Chi, SHPE, and interns of Los Hermanos Familia volunteered at the annual Gala Latina event. The event was a Chile theme and was held on Sept. 23rd. Thank you for your service!

with parents will be held Thursday, October 26, 2017. Registration and Breakfast will be 7:30 - 8:30, the event will commence from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Museum at TTU, 3301 4th. Three major speakers will address the issues parents and children are facing. After, there will be follow-

La conferencia de familias fuertes - el 27 de octubre

l grupo de construción de E familias fuertes se llevará a cabo el jueves, 26 de octubre,

2017, de 8:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., en el museo de TTU, 3301 4th.

Después de 22 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

COLLEGE AND CAREER NIGHT

More than 100 college, military and trade/tech representatives Financial aid seminars at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.

Monday, October 30 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

United Supermarkets Arena Students in grades 6 through 12 are encouraged to attend

For more information, contact: Dr. Stacy Caviel-Watson | College and Career Readiness Specialist 806-219-0352 swatson@lubbockisd.org

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Spanish track to cover each.

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

For agenda, speaker information, sponsors and registration, visit www.esc17.net. Or, call (806) 2815867 for more information.

niños enfrentan en este momento.

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

Los discursos estarán disponibles en español.

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

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

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

3 Read aloud! Children who regularly are read to write better and are better readers, researchers report.

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

Hispanic Heritage Month mes de la Herencia Hispana Sept. 15 to Oct. 15

Education & Scholarship Updates C R E A T I V E LEARNERS READING FAIR Saturday, October 7th 10 am-2 pm at the Science Spectrum The FREE Creative Learners Reading Fair will highlight learning difficulties in young students, and offer fun activities along with learning issues awareness. There will be certified dyslexia therapists on hand to discuss problems, give “mini” assessments, and offer guidance on seeking solutions to suspected reading and learning problems. The Institute is providing this free day of reading, learning and dyslexia awareness to help shed a light on the problem of identifying learning disabilities and different learning styles.

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.

2017 HACU IES ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP is open to students who are currently attending a HispanicServing Institution that is a member of Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities. The application deadline is November 1, 2017. The Institute for European Studies (IES) will provide up to $2,500 for summer and up to $5,000 for the semester.

Applicants get more information through the given link: http://usascholarships.com/ hacu-ies-abroad-scholarship/?nd=1 JOHN T. MONTFORD SCHOLARSHIP First Generation Students , CONTACT: Texas Tech Scholarship & Financial Aid Office W O M A N TO-WOMAN SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship fund was established to provide support for women who are 50 years of age or older and find themselves in need of additional education or vocational training in order to obtain employment or to make a needed change in their current employment situation. ELIGIBILITY: South Plains resident who will be attending a South Plains school. CONTACT: Lubbock Area Foundation (2509 80th Street; Lubbock, TX 79423; Phone (806) 762-8061) CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM www.chci. org/scholarships/page/chci-scholarshipprogram NATIONAL STUDENT NURSES' ASSOCIATION, Inc. (NSNA) Breakthrough To Nursing Scholarships For Ethnic Apply online at www.nsna.org

Latino Lubbock Magazine Proudly Advocates for Education/La revista latina Lubbock aboga por la educación

Youth/Juventud

Youth Opportunities NERD MEET Join us at the Mahon Library, 1306 9th Street, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday, October 2 for an evening of streaming “Supernatural” videos and a craft. Adults and teens welcome. For more information, call 775-2835.

BUBBLEFEST Learn the science of “playing” with bubbles on Sat., Oct. 14th, from 10 am to 6 pm. Hands-on BubbleFest activities will include bubble catching, and many activities. BubbleFest activities are included with standard museum admission.

Tickets may be purchased at the door. The event will be held at the Science Spectrum Museum, 2579 S. Loop 289.

SUPER HERO SATURDAY, October 21,10 am-Noon, $10, Pre-teen and Teen, Come and hang out with other teens and exhibit or trade comic books. You will have the opportunity to write your own comic book script and design your own costume, Rawlings Community Center.

KIDS DAY OUT PUMPKIN PALOOZA, October 23, 7:30 am–5:30 pm, $20, Ages 6-12, Help us celebrate the Fall season with an afternoon of fun-filled activities. Decorate your own pumpkin, scavenger hunts and more. Snack and lunch provided. Pre- registration required by 10/19 by noon, Hodges Community Center.

TWO-STEPPING FAMILY DANCE, October 28, 7:30-10:30 pm, 11 years old and up, $2/person, Bring your family to enjoy a fun night of Country and Western Dancing. Don Hunnicut will be DJing. All levels wel-come beginning through advanced, Hodges Community Center.

HPWD NOW ACCEPTING H2YOU CONTEST ENTRIES Students in grades 9-12 are encouraged to participate in the fourth annual H2You contest sponsored by the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District. Deadline for entries is December 8, 2017. First place team winners each receive a $250 cash prize and more.

The H2You contest rules and entry form are available at www.hpwd.org/contest.

FREE DIGITAL LIBRARY To assure that all students have access to reading material, myON has partnered with Latino Lubbock Magazine, and Los Hermanos Familia to offer a free online digital library this summer! Thousands of online digital books in English and Spanish can be accessed for FREE. Here's what to do: Step 1: Go to: www.myon.com/library/browse.html Step 2: Enter School Name: Read to Grow Step 3: Enter Username: latinolubbock Step 4: Enter Password: myon Step 5: Browse and enjoy thousands of digital books and "read to grow!"

On: The Future

It seems too early to be talking about the future, for college or for life beyond high school. Yet, time waits for no one and soon it’ll be time to graduate, to move to college, and to leave before you know it. There is so much to prepare for, so much to do before you can go anywhere. I know that I’ve been struggling with all the scholarship essays, the tests like the SAT, and getting my grades up for the process of applying for college.

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I’ve written this as a reminder to start on your assignments whether it is an essay or math problems, but I’ve written this as a reminder to take some time and enjoy yourself.

In a couple months it’ll be December, then in several more months it’ll be time to graduate. The future seems so far but it is so much closer than you anticipate, before I know it I’ll be graduating.

Remember, all of you, that the future is not something to be afraid about, it is not something that should be taken lightly either, but it should be handled accordingly.

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

He is the son of Mark & Erlinda Gomez

On: Getting Started

hew! Time in college seems to go by much faster than a tedious high school schedule. For starters, I recently experienced a gruesome and unnoticeable 6 hour study session in the library. On the same note, the buses stop and go faster than an eye’s blink. However, with studying and missing busses aside, the college experience is off to a pretty good start.

College life is not entirely “rainbows and butterflies,” (I did get lost and walked in circles at one point) however, what makes college unique is the pool of diversity.

I sat next to a 30 year-old who was trying to “finish where they left off” after dropping out of college their first year. In the library I hear conversations in different foreign languages, which leaves me to feel like I’m not in Lubbock anymore.

College brings people together, in a sort of communion-like gathering,

SHPE ANNOUNCES NEW OFFICERS: The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) welcomed the new officers for 2017-18. Congratulations from Latino Lubbock Magazine!

where the bread is replaced with education.

Texas Tech is multifaceted.

There are opportunities available for everyone— of all backgrounds; no one should feel excluded. I recently joined a few organizations which allow me to connect with other individuals whom I have mutual passions with.

With all things considered, I’m eager to continue on this spiritual trek.

Bailee Alonzo - is a frehmen at Texas Tech, majoring in Biology Pre-Med. She aspires to become a dermatologist.

CELEBRANDO NUESTRA CULTURA: Some members of the Ballet Folklorico Nuestra Herencia took time to pose for Latino Lubbock Magazine at the El Grito event.

OUR OBJECTIVE “Strengthening Families, Building Community” Join our efforts and become a member today.

YOUR LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED MOVIE EXPERT IN TOWN TEXAS TECH CORPORATE SPONSOR

Register for the Pinewood Derby os Hermanos Familia, a 501 The event will take place Nov. 19, L (c)(3) nonprofit, developed to 2017. bring families together and provide Boys & Girls can participate in opportunities for youth, invites students to be a part of the 2nd Annual Mini-Pinewood Derby.

This purpose of this event is to ignite and explore interest in STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) occupations.

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age categories: 6-8 • 9-11 • 12-14 • 15-18 (18 must be in high school).

Derby entry is $10 Per Racer and includes a car kit, entry fee, and lunch.

Register online at www. loshermanosfamilia.org, or for more info call (806)792-1212.

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9th Annual Pumpkin Trail h e T 9th Annual

Pumpkin Trail will be open from October 19-22, 2017 in the Lubbock Memorial Arboretum in Clapp Park.

In addition to the carved jacko-lanterns along the trail, there will be 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 6-9 p.m. on Thursday and Sunday and 6 -10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Halloween Safety Tips

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

• Stay on Sidewalks • Obey traffic signals • Stay in familiar neighborhoods • Don’t cut across yards or driveways.

• Wear a watch you can read in the dark.

• Make sure costumes don’t drag on the ground.

• Shoes should fit (even if they don’t go with your costume) • Avoid wearing masks while walking from house to house.

• Carry only flexible knives, swords or other props.

• (If no sidewalk) walk on the left side of the road facing traffic • Wear clothing with reflective markings or tape.

• Approach only houses that are lit.

• Stay away from and don’t pet animals you don’t know.

Parents • Make your child eats dinner before setting out.

• Ideally, young children of any age should be accompanied by an adult.

• If you buy a costume, look for one made of flame-retardant material.

• Older children should know where to reach you and when to be home.

• You should know where they’re go-

ing.

• 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 trickor-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.

Final Call for Día de Los Muertos Artist, Performers, Cars, Ofrendas os Hermanos Familia will L hold the 3rd Annual West Texas Latino Artist Art Show &

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Día de Los Muertos Celebración and is seeking artist, performers, cake decortors, lowriders, and ofrendas. The event will showcase the work of Latino artist, offer a cultural experience through local performers – traditional and modern; hold a unique Día de Los Muertos cake decorating contest; offer products from participating vendors; as well

as provide children’s activities that offer cultural understanding, showcase classic cars, and more.

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

For more info visit www. loshermanosfamilia.org, or call (806)792-1212.

FALL FESTIVALS & HALLOWEEN EVENTS

PUMPKIN DECORATING CONTEST, October 10, 1 pm, Free, Ages 50+, Join us and decorate a pumpkin. Prizes will be awarded. Lubbock Adult Activity Center.

HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL, October 13, 6 pm, $1 per child or 2 cans of food for the South Plains Food Bank, All Ages.

Dress up in your favorite costume and join us for our annual carnival, Maggie Trejo Supercenter, 3200 Amherst.

DOG DAY HOWL-O-WEEN, October 14, 10 am-Noon, $1/dog or dog toy donation, All Ages, Dress your dog in a Halloween costume and win prizes for best-costumed dogs. Register on the day of the event. Be sure to bring proof of 2017 rabies vaccinations. Microchipping will be available for $10 cash, behind Maxey Community Center.

TRICK OR TREAT STREET, October 14, 6 pm–8 pm, Free, All Ages, Round up your fairies, super heroes, and tiny goblins for this safe and friendly trick-ortreating extravaganza. Parade from one Treat Build-ing to the next collecting fabulous goodies. To sponsor a building, call 767-2712, Safety City.

FALL FESTIVAL –October 15, Our Lady of Grace, 3111 Erskine, 2:30 p.m. activities for the whole family--make your own instrument, petting ‘zoo,’ costume contest (child friendly), concession stand, and much more; at 4 p.m. Free, interactive concert in church con-ducted by Maestro David Cho. ALL SAINTS FALL FESTIVAL – October 18, St. Joseph's Church, 102 N. Ave. P, 6:30 to 8 p.m. 1st, 2nd & 3rd PRIZE for the Best SAINT costume. There will also be games, LOTS of CANDY, food, music, & and much more!

FRIGHT FEST October 26, 6 pm, Ages 50+, $6, Join us for a Halloween themed night. Wear your costume for a chance to win a prize in our Halloween costume contest, Lubbock Adult Activity Center.

SPOOKY SCIENCE CARNIVAL at the Science Spectrum, 2579 S. Loop 289, on Saturday, Oct. 28th, from 5 to 9 pm, family oriented informal science education and a fun and safe alternatives to traditional trick-or-treating and “scarier” haunted houses geared for older ages.

The Spooky Science Carnival is included with a regular museum ticket of $8 for adults and $6.50 for kids (ages 3 to 12) and seniors (ages 60+). Visit www.sciencespectrum.org.

¡Feliz mes de la Herencia Hispana!

El Día de los Muertos

Understanding & Celebrating a Tradition ore than 500 years ago, when the Spanish Con- However, the Spaniards considered the ritual to be sacM quistadors landed in what is now Mexico, they rilegious. They perceived the indigenous people to be encountered natives practicing a ritual that seemed to barbaric and pagan. mock death.

It was a ritual the indigenous people h a d 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.

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 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.

LOS HERMANOS FAMILIA PRESENTS THE

“Una Vida de Colores”

October 29, 2017

12 to 3 p.m.

FEATURING Art by West Texas Latino Artists, Live Music, Dance Performances, Altars & Ofrendas, Pan de Muerto, Children’s Art y Tradición que no muere!

2016 Cake Off | Best Decorated | Lowrider Car Contest | Pet Ofrenda | Food & Craft Vendors

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

GIRL SCOUTS DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS De Colores Service Unit hosting event on Oct. 27th 6:30-8:30 pm. Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church located at 3111 Erskine St. in Buxkemper Hall. Hands on activities for participants.

SKELETON PETS OFRENDA, Oct. 29, Saturday, 1-2:30 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.

understanding. For more info or to get involved visit www.loshermanosfamilia. org - go to Get Involved page. Or call (806)792-1212.

PROCESIÓN The Buddy Holly Center participates in Lubbock’s citywide observance of Día 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. 3, at 6 to 9 pm. All Ages, Free.

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WEST TEXAS LATINO ARTIST EXHIBIT & DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRACIÓN EVENT, Sunday, Oct.29th from 12:30 to 5 p.m., at the Civic Center Exhibit Hall. The event will showcase the work of Latino artist, offer a cultural experience through local performers – traditional and modern; showcase a lowrider and classic cars best decorated contest; offer products from participating vendors; as well as provide children’s activities that offer cultural

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CELEBRACIÓN Oct. 6 to Nov. 12 The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave, will hold an exhibition of artwork that explores the history and meaning behind the Mexican holiday, Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. This exhibit includes works from local, regional and national artists. Artists are challenged to create an expression of their interpretation of Día de los Muertos, by honoring departed ancestors, friends and family.

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CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES Papel Picado, Flower Making, Masks, Sugar Skulls, Face Painting, Jumpers & More!

ADMISSION $5 ADULTS | $3 CHILDREN | $1 COLLEGE STUDENTS W/ID To become a vendor, enter cake-off, enter a car, perform,or for more info please visit www.loshermanosfamilia.org or call (806)792-1212 This event made possible by a grant from Civic Lubbock, Inc.

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Home/casa Neighborhood News & Resources INSCRIPCIÓN ABIERTA Community Development está buscando propietarios elegibles para participar en nuestro programa de rehabilitación menores del hogar. El periodo de inscripción comienza el 2 de octubre- 27 de octubre.

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En todo el estado, el volumen de ventas a domicilio de Texas aumentó el 5.5 % a 166,256 ventas en casa, mientras que el precio medio aumentó el 7.7 % del año anterior a En el informe completo de TexasRealEstate.com se puede encontrar información adicional sobre su mercado local de la vivienda, así como las cifras estatales.

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Scary Stories of Our Past

and then drove the carriage down the road without looking back.

After seeing this Maria went into s Halloween approaches, I a terrible rage, and turning against recall the scary stories shared her children, she seized them and by my late grandmother Frances threw them into the river. As they Castro, and other family members. disappeared downstream, she reWe would sit attentively, petrified, alized what she had done and ran and yet immersed in story after down the bank to save them, but story, all of us collected in the liv- it was too late. Maria broke down ing room. into inconsolable grief, running One of my family members down the streets screaming and would, usually my uncles David wailing.

FELIZ MES DE LA HERENCIA HISPANA: Latino Lubbock Magazine kicked or Mike, would try to scare us by She mourned them day and night. of Hispanic Heritage Month in the Fiestas del Llano parade. They invited various parcreating sound effects During this time, she ticipants to join their float for a group photo. Among the friends were Mariachi Estrella, as my grandmother would not eat and the Quackals from Quick Quack Carwash, Los Hermanos Familia, SHPE Members, would share the tales. walked along the river and the Rise Academy Cheer Squad. Happy Hispanic Heritage Month through October She was very serious, in her white gown 15th! as if she had witnessed searching for her boys these events. These -- hoping they would stories, were told to come back to her. She her by her father, and cried endlessly as she passed down from roamed the riverbanks generation to generaand her gown became tion. soiled and torn. In She would always her anguish, she grew start with La Llorona thinner and appeared (pronounced "LAH taller and looked like yoh ROH nah"), Spana walking skeleton. ish for the Weeping Still a young woman, Woman, who roamed she finally died on the the rivers and creeks, wailing into banks of the river. the night and searching for disobeAs such, the legend of La Llorona dient children to drag, screaming to is passed down from a watery grave. generation to generaNo one really knows when the tion reminding the next LUBBOCK MUSIC NOW 2017: Civic Lubbock, Inc. announced the release of legend of La Llorona began or, to be good, or face her the 2017 edition of “Lubbock Music NOW”. This is the second year of the annual project from where it originated. Though lack of mercy.

The other story my that highlights original music by current local musicians. The CD will also be available for the tales vary from source to download on ITunes, CD Baby and Amazon as well as many other online music sites. source, the one common thread is grandmother would that she is the spirit is of a doomed share was that of La mother who drowned her children Lechuza, called brujas and now spends eternity searching in Spanish that were for them in rivers and lakes. witches who transform La Llorona, Maria, was a caring themselves into birds. woman full of life and love, who In most stories, the bird married a wealthy man who lav- is an owl, but because ished her with gifts and attention. my grandmother and However, after she bore him two her sister had a pet owl, sons, he began to change, returning she said that the bruja would turn to a life of womanizing and alco- into an hawk. hol, often leaving her for months at La Lechuza returned as the spira time. He seemingly its of women annoyed no longer cared for his for a specific reason, wife, and would only usually a faithless return home to visit husband or a widower his children and the who had remarried. devastated Maria beOr, to steal the spirits gan to feel resentment of young girls whose toward the boys. young features she One evening, as Mawanted to steal. ria was strolling with My grandmother her two children on a would tell us about shady pathway near how Lechuzas apthe river, her husband peared in the surcame by in a carrounding towns and in riage with an elegant Lubbock. She would lady beside him. He also tell us how she stopped and spoke to preyed on migrant his children, but ignored Maria, workers coming from South Texas.

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My grandmother said that these feathery witches seem particularly prone to spread their wings and terrorize those who got drunk after hanging out on Ave. K. She said, as cars moved down lonely dirt roads back to the surrounding towns they fell target to La Lechuza.

She said that my great grandfather had told her that he had heard as a boy, about La Lechuza being shot. No one could find the dead bird, but the next morning, someone discovered the body of a very unattractive, mature woman hanging across a tree branch. Many saw a connection be-tween the killing of La Lechuza and the corpse To this day, we hear that La Lechuza still roams on those country roads, preying quietly over bars and clubs, and seeking her victims.

My grandmother also told us about El Diablo (the devil) appearing to her friend at one of the Lubbock dance halls.

Her friend had been told by her mother to stay home and not to go to out because there were many drunk men that would take advantage of her. She wanted to go dancing with her friends and snuck out.

As they approached the dance hall the music enticed them and draw them in.

It was a hot summer night, and as they walked in, the smell of liquor and beer, cigarillos, and cheap perfume filled their nostrils.

Quickly, Juanita and her friends were taunted by men. Suddenly, a handsome stranger appeared out of no where and bewitched her and all the women.

He led her to the dance floor. He began spinning her uncontrollably until she became dizzy falling to the floor, and landing at his feet.

When she saw that he had the foot of a chicken and the hoof of a goat, she screamed in a horrific terror.

Once again her bloodcurdling scream drew the attention of everyone, as she pointed to his feet, speechless, and pale. And then someone screamed, "¡El Diablo!"

Many witnessed the terrifying sight and also screamed in horror, "¡El Diablo!" Chaotically the crowd scrambled and he laughed as fled into the darkness. Many stories with similar experiences spread through the surrounding towns.

And likely, these tales will live on.

Pasión por la vida día de los muertos en México

na vez al año conviven en México los U vivos con los muertos. Inspirados por la creencia que la muerte es una transición

de una vida a la otra, celebran durante los últimos días de octubre y los primeros días de noviembre, el reencuentro con el recuerdo de sus seres queridos. La ocasión: el Día de los Muertos. A diferencia del ritual católico establecido para conmemorar el ampliamente celebrado Día de Todos los Santos, la costumbre que establecieron las culturas mexicanas pre-coloniales intercala las creencias indígenas con las católicas. Es una celebración alegre y colorida en la que la muerte asume una expresión vivaz y amistosa. Los pueblos prehispánicos creían que las almas no morían, que seguían viviendo en un lugar especial llamado Mictlán. Allí descansaban hasta el día en el que podían volver a sus hogares a visitar a su familia.

Antes de la llegada de los españoles, los nativos celebraban la regreso de las almas entre los meses de julio y agosto. Los españoles cambiaron las festividades al 2 de noviembre, para coincidir con el Día de Todos los Santos de la Iglesia Católica. En la actuali-

dad 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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Celebración

October 6 - November 12, 2017 Buddy Holly Center · 1801 Crickets Ave.

Pixar's Coco to Arrive this Fall oco an animated C film will make its way to the screen come the fall. It follows the secret musical ambitions of Miguel, who resides in a lively Mexican village and from a fmusic-hating household. For generations, the Riveras have banned music because they be-

lieve they’ve been cursed by it But Miguel harbors a secret desire to seize his musical moment, inspired by his favorite singer and, in doing so, accidentally enters the Land of the Dead.

In the beautiful underworld, it’s not long until Miguel encounters the souls of his ancestors eventually earning their blessing to perform, and return to the Land of the Living.

The Coco animated film is scheduled to be in theaters November 2017 in observance of día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).

Rudolfo Anaya's NM Fairy Tale is a

Hoot: Ollie Tecolote and His Journey to Read

acclaimed as the father of Widely Chicano literature, Rudolfo Anaya’s works

tima, Anaya has lent his wondrous prose and masterful storytelling to more than a dozen children’s books. His latest, Owl of fiction in a Straw Hat, published by the Museum and po- of New Mexico Press, continues his misetry have sion as an educator and literacy advocate. spread a Set against the magic and lore of northlove of ern New Mexico, Owl in a Straw Hat is literat u re a fun story that reminds young readers of and an ap- the importance of reading skills while enpreciation couraging parents to take an active role in of New teaching reading.

Mexican The Owl in a Straw Hat book launch will culture across generations. Best known take place on October 17. Books are availfor his 1972 bestseller, Bless Me, Ul- able through Amazon.

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On display in the Fine Arts Gallery: Celebración, an annual exhibition of artwork that explores the history and meaning behind Día de los Muertos

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KOC EXEMPLIFICATION: The Knights of Columbus held the 4th Degree Exemplification. Congratulations from Latino Lubbock Magazine and may God bless you in your service!

KOC AT EL GRITO: In tradition, the Knights of Columbus stood by former Lubbock Diocese Bishop Placido Rodriguez at the Grito held at TTU.

Lubbock VisitLubbock, & Schedule on Friday, October 27.

ubbock will join the world to celebrate 100 years of Fatima.

To honor her, a world-famous International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima, which has been traveling worldwide since 1947, on an historic two-year journey across America to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the apparitions at Fatima.

The world-famous International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima, traveling worldwide since 1947, is on an historic twoyear journey across America to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the apparitions at Fatima, visiting more than 100 dioceses in 50 states.

The Diocese of Lubbock who will participate in the tour and hosting the visit of Our Lady of Fatima will be Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 1120 52nd St.,

of Mary Most Holy, Holy Rosary in Spanish 10 am, Talk by the Custodian of Fatima 11am, Talk by Father Jacob Powell Value of the Rosary - English 12 p.m. Celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass 2 pm, Holy Rosary in English 3 pm, Divine Mercy / Confessions / Personal Veneration 5pm, Talk by Father Jose De Dios Gonzales - Fatima Message - Spanish 6 pm, Evening Prayer / Consecration to Mary Most Holy PREPARATION FOR MARY MOST HOLY will be held Saturdays, October 7th, 14th, 21st at 4 pm. Join in for the Rosary / Talk on Fatima / Confessions.

October 18th through 26th at 6:3 0pm join us for a Novena to Our Lady of Fatima.

100 Year of Our Lady of Fatima "Evangelizing Your Faith" n preparation for the Our Lady of Live with Jesse Romero on EWTN IFatima 100th Anniversary Cel- Radio Network. Terry has recorded ebration a presentation will be held numerous podcasts on Saint Joseph Oct. 7th, 2:30-6:30 PM; and Oct. 8th, 9:15-11:15 AM, in MC Givney Hall, featuring Terry Barber.

Barber is the founder of Saint Joseph Communications, and first recorded and popularized Dr. Scott Hahn’s conversion story. He is also a founding Board Member of Lighthouse Catholic Media, and is a co-host for Reasons for Faith

DAUGHTERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST: Women who attended the Daughters of Mary Retreat at San Ramon Catholic Church in Woodrow took time to pose. Blessings ladies! (Photo courtesy of Georgina Barrera/LLM)

The schedule includes: 9 a.m., the Procession, Prayer and Crowning

Podcasts called “Culture Warriors for Christ,” addressing the main social issues affecting our culture today. He has over 30 years’ experience in evangelization. Terry’s is a great storyteller and his emphasis on evangelization is reinforced by a great joy and energy when he speaks.

Forward in Christ

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reaps what he sows.” If one sows self-centered, immoral or unethical seeds in life, he will reap destruction. If one seeks to please God and plants seeds of goodness, self-control and love, the result will be life.

That’s quite a contrast. Each individual decides what he/she will plant. Therefore, each person chooses what his/her ultimate harvest – life or death. “Do not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Plant wisely, harvest joyfully.

very year farmers plant seeds in faith, trusting to eventually harvest the fruits of their labor.

They face many obstacles along the way. These include drought, excessive or ill-timed rain, hail, disease and insect infestation.

One thing the cotton farmer never worries about, though, is whether wheat or corn will pop up from the cotton seeds he planted. The one who sows wheat is never concerned that maize or alfalfa may sprout in his fields. One of God’s natural laws consistently holds Jay Hanley is the Church Relations Officer for Texas Boys Ranch, a faithOFFICER INSTALLATION AT ST. PATRICKS: St. Patrick's Church of Lub- true: whatever is planted is what based childcare organization whose bock proudly welcomed the newly installed Knights of Columbus officers for 2017-2018. comes forth. is "manifesting Christ through The apostle Paul shared a spiri- vision A beautiful ceremony is held for the installation. Congratulations! (Photo courtesy of Georgina Barrera/LLM) tual parallel of this truth: “A man excellence in childcare."

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Church Bulletins LUBBOCK LIFE CHAIN – Sunday, October 1, 2-3:30 p.m., Indiana and 66th Street, Lubbock. . Join pro-life people across the country who will make a visual statement of solidarity to end abortion and pray for the 58 million children lost to abortion. A peaceful, prayerful, gathering. Signs will be provided. Please park north of the Nurturing Center, 3303 66th Street or at Melonie Park Church, 3302 Indiana. Questions: Sandy Cisneros – 806-473-7592.

RED MASS October 3, 6:30, at the Kent Hance Chapel on the South East side of TTU Campus.

SISTERS APPRECIATION DINNER - The Serra Club of Lubbock will sponsor our annual Sisters Appreciation Dinner October 6. A limited number of tickets are available for non-members at $50 each, which covers admission, dinner, and the opportunity to meet and interact with the women religious of the diocese. For more info, call 806-319-1794.

YOUTH MINISTRY/LEADER TRAINING – On October 7-8, the Dioceses of Lubbock and Amarillo will sponsor Youth Leader, a leadership training program, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 211 W. 7th Street, Plainview. Each parish is asked to send a team of 4-5 youth 9th grade and older, along with at least one adult sponsor. For further information: oguzman@dioama.org.

ROSARY IN THE PLAZA – Saturday, October 14, 11 a.m., on the public square on Main Street in Petersburg. Join Father Jacob and Sacred Heart parishioners in prayer. For questions, call Cindy -806-928-9321.

PUBLIC SQUARE ROSARY CRUSADE – Saturday, October 14, Noon, in the courtyard at Saint Elizabeth Church, 2316 Broadway, Lubbock. Contacts: Adela & Benny Brito: 799-4223; Maria & Jose Jaquez-763-5919/224-3659.

ROSARY AT THE COURTHOUSE – Saturday, October 14, 10 a.m., 500 W. Main, hosted by Saint Anthony Church, Brownfield.

WHITE MASS – The annual White Mass for medical professionals will be celebrated Wednesday, October 18 @7 p.m., Christ the King Cathedral. All those involved in any aspect of health care are invited, along with all people of the diocese.

PRECIOUS IN HIS SIGHT Join the Nurturing Center for their Fundraising Banquet to be held, Oct. 26, from 5:45 to 9 p.m. at the Merket Alumni Center. RSVP by the 20th to (806)780-6853.

KOC OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE COUNCIL MEETINGS: 1st & 3rd Thursday of Each Month, 7:30 PM at OLG Hall. For Membership Information call: Grand Knight Martin Rivera (806) 441-0851, or Membership Director: Lino DeLeon (806) 470-6944, or visit www.

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Hope Project – Puerto Rico Local effort needs your help

ver the last few weeks many communities have O been devastated by two earthquakes and two hurricanes. Tens of thousands of people in Mex-

Baby Items: formula, food, diapers, wipes, etc., Adult diapers, Nonprescription medicine (for children and adults), Cleaning supplies Duct tape, Trash bags, Battery Powered Fans, Gloves, Water Proof Matches, Pet Food, Solar Chargers and any monetary donations.

Where can you bring these items? Donation Items can be brought to these locations: ● Whitewood Lanes 3632 50th Lubbock, TX ● South Plains Lanes 5150 69th Lubbock, TX ● Plainview Bowling Center 2002 Quincy St Plainview, Tx ● First Church of the Nazarene 6110 Chicago Ave Lubbock, TX ● Eastridge Lanes 5405 E. Amarillo Blvd.

Amarillo, TX Items being collected now until Oct 10th.

Online contributions can be made at FCNHOME.com Or, for more information, please contact Pastor Gary Young, or in Spanish - Jose Aponte. Go to FCNHOME.COM for information.

ico, the Caribbean, Florida, and Texas are struggling to survive and rebuild.

Puerto Rico was struck by two hurricanes in less than two weeks, with devastation that caused power outage to almost the entire island.

Locally, Church of the Nazarene with many others will be helping their sister city church in Barcoleneta, Puerto Rico. They have done missionary work with them and will now aid them, as well as help them to serve others.

Items collected will go to assist them in their efforts to help the local people rebuild and restore. They are in need of the following: Water, Water Purification System, Fuel Cans (empty), Generators, Non-Perishable Food Items, Personal Hygiene, First Aid Items, Paper Products (paper towels, toilet paper) , Batteries (AA, D, 9V, 6V), Flashlights, Insect Repellent,

SHALLOWATER JAMAICA: Organizers including the priest welcomed guest to the annual jamaica and to Shallowater.

DE COLORES: Penny & Joe Moring and various church leaders took pride in the many lives saved and the celebration of the cursillo.

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Southside Recycling Center, located at 1631 84th Street Northside Recycling Center, located at 208 Municipal Drive.

The City’s four recycling stations: Lowe's 26th Street & Canton Ave. 50th St. & Indiana Ave.

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Veteran's Affairs/ Asuntos de los Veteranos Veteran & Military Connection VETERAN SUICIDE HOTLINE If you know someone is actively considering suicide, call the veterans' suicide hotline at 1 (800) 273-8255. It's a service rendered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

VETERANS HONOR 9-1-1 VICTIMS: Veterans held a memorial for 9-1-1 victims in front of the Lubbock County Courthouse. Benny Guerrero of the VFW (2nd from l) served as keynote speaker.

En Aquellos Días…

uando uno vive en el ranC cho, es difícil ir a recoger dulces para Halloween. Para no-

sotros era solo otro día. En 1968, mi papa compro una casa en el pueblo y nos movimos. Ya no teníamos que esperar que llegara el autobús de escuela, pero tampoco nos quedábamos en la casa si estaba lloviendo o si había nieve en las calles. Y en Halloween llevábamos a mis hermanitos y hermanitas a recoger dulces.

Para nosotros que éramos mayores, nos encantaba vestirlos.

El traje favorito era enredarlos en tiras de sabanas viejas que nos daba mi mama. Pobres, a veces no podían ni agarrar los dulces.

Otro era pintarles las caras. A veces como monstros y a veces como muñecas (hora que me

pongo a pensar, se me hace que nos divertíamos más nosotros que ellos). Ellos mejor preferían nomas que les compraran mascaras. Entre más crecimos, decorábamos las casas y mientras los chamacos se arrimaban a recoger los dulces, unos de mis hermanos les gritaban y los espantaban.

Al pasar los años, ya éramos adultos, y hacíamos fiestas en las casas y nos divertíamos. Pero hoy en día, somos abuelos, y andamos de casa en casa con los nietos recogiendo dulces. ¡Como cambian los años!

Editor's Note: Rosario Montez Smith grew up en un rancho in Levelland, and enjoys sharing her memories of living in rural West Texas.

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MILITARY MASS HELD MONTHLY Saint John Neumann Church, 58022 22nd St., will hold a military Mass for loved ones, deceased or living, Saturday at 5:30 p.m. The military Mass is held the last Saturday of each month.

Lamesa Group Assist Harvey Victims

BY MARIA ZOROLA FOR LATINO LUBBOCK MAGAZINE

group of friends in Lamesa, A Texas, decided they could not stand by idly and watch Hurricane

Harvey's destruction without lending a helping hand.

Fabian Rubio, Samuel 'Zeke' Zapata and Josh Medrano made plans to go to Houston the weekend of Sept. 2.

“We got tired of just talking about it,” said Rubio.

Within one day and the help of CrownQuest Operating, Ajax Resources, Arismendez Construction, Klondike ISD and other friends in the community, they collected two trailers full of supplies and traveled to the Houston area to deliver the items and help out anyway they could. Maria Zorola and her fifteen-year-old daughter, Milagros Zorola, also joined them.

The deacon at St. Pius X Catholic Church in O'Donnell put them in contact with the Knights of Columbus council no. 3077 in Houston, which helped them distribute the supplies.

“God works in mysterious ways and put us in a great spot where we needed to be,” Rubio said. “I had never seen anything like that. It's one thing to help people in need, but to feed the people who are helping, that shows a lot of character from the Knights as well. They took care of everybody.”

The Lamesa group also helped Rita Brose demolish the walls in her home, which were damaged by flood waters in Pearland, Texas.

“All the houses and stuff lined down the street, I didn't expect to see that,” Rubio said. “The most difficult part was to witness mothers with their children. They were

trying to get food for them, pampers and whatever. Anything to do with kids suffering is just tough.”

Milagros Zorola said she and her mother went because they could not sit back and watch people have their lives flipped upside down.

“I felt I needed to do something to help out instead of living my life as if nothing happened,” Milagros Zorola said.

Both Zapata and Medrano said they just placed themselves in the victim's shoes.

“I felt I needed to do my part to help my fellow Texan and show them that the rest of the state and nation can come together for a good cause and lend a hand,” said Zapata. “I actually could see and pretty much feel the pain and suffering that so many people were in.

They tried so hard to keep a smile and to stay positive. It made me feel so happy that we were able to bring a little bit of hope and show the people of Houston and surrounding areas that they were not alone, we got their back!”

“The feeling of having the chance to actually go to help out is a bittersweet experience, because your'e excited to go but then you see what people have lost,” said Medrano.

“Seeing people help out one another is an amazing sight and to be one of those people, it was an honor. We stepped up to the plate not because we just wanted to, not because we needed to, but because it was the American thing to do.”

Rubio said it was nice that no one thought about race differences for two or three weeks.

“Everybody was just neighbors and everybody just helped everybody,” he said. “That was very inspirational.”

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Michael W. Salsman, 60, of Lubbock, passed away August 26, 2017. He was born July 25, 1957 in Lubbock, TX to John and Nellie Salsman. He was a lifelong Lubbockite. Mike graduated from Lubbock High in 1977 and then he attended American Business College and studied to be a copier technician. Mike worked over 20 years at Tommy's Burgers and before his death, he worked at Plains Meat as a maintenance technician. Mike was a musician, his choice instrument was the guitar and he was involved in the, Our Lady of Grace Praise and Worship Team.

Loved ones include his sons, Adam and Rita of Anton,TX, Jonathan and Julie of Friona,TX; sisters Donna and Bob Spinks Lubbock, Tommie and Jerry Hix Lubbock; and one brother, Sam Davis, Jr of McKinney,TX.; grandchildren Noah, Uriyah, Alex and Alyssa; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by parents, John and Nellie Salsman, and sisters' Rita Franks and Glenna Baker.

Sabino Gonzalez, of Lubbock passed away on September 21, 2017. He was born December 31, 1929 in Lockhart, Texas to Severo and Blasa (Torrez) Gonzalez. Sabino married Vera (Lugo) Gonzalez on October 14, 1951 in Shelby, Mississippi. She was the love of his life, 65 years happily married. He worked for Lubbock Power & Light until retirement. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Vera; sons, Daniel Gonzalez and Michael Paul (Cecilia) Gonzalez; daughters, Dee (David) Twomey and Sandy Pierce; grandchildren, Amanda (Pete) Calderon, Amber, Lacie, Lezlie Stegall, Madeline Watkins, Sydney Gonzalez, John Pierce; great-grandchildren, Nathan, Jenny, Cora Stegall, Johnny Zips and Joaquin Calderon; siblings, Pedro Salas, Cesario, John, Severo, Joe, Raymond, Rick Gonzalez, Connie Hernandez, Feliciana Mendez, Antonia Foreman, Margie Clark. He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Tony and Pat Gonzalez and Manuel Salas; and stepmother, Panfila Briceño Gonzalez.

Antonio "Tanillo" Garcia Jr. passed away on September 1, 2017 in Lubbock. He was born on February 5, 1937 in Brownsville, Texas to his late parents; Antonio Sr and Jesusa Garcia.

He enjoyed music, singing, humming along, dancing, long & short walks, good food, trips with the State school, and hanging out with his father. He is now home with his family, seating in his place of honor. He is survived by his sister Guadalupe Garcia from Brownsville, Texas plus numerous nephews and nieces. Preceded in death by his parents; his brothers; Mingo, Manuel, Lupe, Alcario Sr; his sisters Petra and Librada.

Apolonio "Paul" Perez Jr. passed away on September 22, 2017. He was born February 17, 1950 in Seguin, TX to the late Apolonio Sr. and Dominga Perez. Those left to cherish his memory are his long time friend Anna Perez and their five children Jerry Perez, Juan Perez, Rosalinda Cervantez, Apolonio Perez III, Bobby Joe Perez, fourteen grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren, four brothers Larry, Freddy, Julio and Santos Perez. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Victoria Duarte, two brothers Phil and Jesse Perez. Apolonio worked as a gin manufactory for many years, after retirement he had his own lawn services and enjoyed doing that.

Melton Martinez, 41 of Lubbock passed away September 2, 2017. He was born to Jose Martin Martinez and Diana Gorostiza in Lubbock. He worked for Jazz Louisiana Kitchen. He was a huge cowboy fan. He is preceded in death by his mother Diana Gorostiza. Melton leaves to cherish his memory, his father, Jose Martin Martinez, Sr.; two sisters, Melissa Martinez and husband, Esmeralda Gonzales and husband; Jose Martinez, Jr., Mike Martinez and wife, Fabian Martinez and wife, and Roland Martinez; a host of other relatives and friends.

Juanita Trevino passed away on September 4, 2017 and born May 7, 1962 in Del Rio, Texas to her late parents; Herminio and Lucia (Salas) Contreras. She cherished her grandchildren and loved being around her family. Her smile always lit up a room and was a hard worker loved by many. She is preceded in death by her parents; one brother; Gregorio Contreras and her husband; Emelio Trevino and one grandson; Ian Trevino.

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Cynthia "Cindy" Lee Ybañez, 49, of Lubbock, passed away September 3, 2017.

Cindy was born April 5, 1968, in Lubbock, Texas to Benito, Jr. and Jane Ybañez. She was the younger of two children. Cindy graduated from Coronado High School then studied at Texas Tech University. Cindy was a contestant in various pageants and was crowned as Miss Fiestas del Llano in 1985. Cindy also danced in the Ballet Folklorico de la Señora Bennett for several years. Cindy was a great supporter of the Lubbock PAGA. She was employed by Hub City Convenient Stores as an Accountant and worked several years with United Supermarkets. Cindy was a devout Catholic who proudly served her church and community through A.C.T.S., and was a parishioner of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.

She loved spending time with family and friends. Cindy's smile and laughter was contagious and she had a way of brightening people's day. Cindy leaves to cherish her memory her parents, Benito, Jr. & Jane Ybañez, one brother, Steven Ybañez, nieces Kandise Ybañez, Amber Perez, and Victoria Ybañez and a host of cousins, aunts, uncles and friends. On behalf of the family, we thank all those that reached out during our time of need. Thank you for the food, the flowers, the prayers, and support.

Querissa Estrella Renteria, 15, of Lubbock, passed away on September 23, 2017. She was born on December 24, 2001 in Lubbock to Vanessa Lopez.

She attended Cooper High School, homebound program. She is survived by her mother, Vanessa Lopez of Lubbock; sister, Analecia Torres of Lubbock; grandparents; Angela Lopez of Lubbock, Tony (Missy) Lopez of Shallowater, Juanita Amaya, of Lubbock; great grandparents, Flavia Lopez and Locadio Vasquez; aunts and uncles, Michael (Cita) Lopez, Timothy Vasquez, Michelle Lopez, Jasmin Lopez, Jessica (Mitchell) Cuevas; 11 cousins; and many more family and friends. She is preceded in death by her great-grandparents, Amelia Vasquez and Santos Lopez; aunt, Amy Diane Vasquez; great-uncle Chito Vasquez.

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

Leslie Guzman was called home to our Lord on September 21, 2017. She was born on March 25, 1979 in Lubbock, Texas. She married Ernest Guzman July 26, 2008.

Leslie was a caring and devoted mother and wife who loved to cook, bake, and spend time with her family.

She was preceded in death by her father Juan Lozano, and her two children Ezekiel and Priscilla Guzman. She is survived by her mother and step-father Virginia & Ramon Trevino, husband Ernest and her eight children, Jeffery Flores, John Flores, Joe Flores, Valerie Flores, Ernest Guzman, Monique Guzman, Abraham Guzman, Mirakle Guzman, and one step-daughter Deirdra Gonzalez.; brothers Johnny, Lonnie, Jose Lozano, and 2 sisters Lori Perez, Lorraine Lozano and eight grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Seledonio Cortez Jr. passed into eternal life September 9, 2017. He was born in to the late Seledonio and Rosie Cortez.

Those left to cherish his memory are his children Jody Wakefield, Jackie Noey, Joe and Eli Cortez, eight grandchildren, three great grandchildren. His wife of twenty seven years Ondina Cortez, son Jose Cortez, stepchildren Jeny Euceda, Veblin, Jacky, Hector and Elmer Ramos, ten grandchildren. Siblings Judy Herrera, Rachel Galvan, Edward, Raymond, Alfred, and Joe Cortez. He was preceded in death by siblings Rosemary Nelson, Robert and Richard Cortez.

Santos Garza of Lubbock, Texas passed away September 21, 2017 born on November 1, 1920 to her late parents; Julian and Canuta (Hernandez) Elias in Seguin, Texas. Santos married Luis Garza on November 5, 1947 in Lubbock. He preceded her in death on May 24, 1988. She is survived by her children; Albert, Margie and Jessica, eight grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild.

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Raul Campos Jr. passed away September 19, 2017 and born March 13, 1945, to Raul and Antonia (Lara) Campos in Taft, TX. In January 16, 1965, he married Josie Alonzo in Lubbock, Texas and he worked at Growers Seed for many years and then went into the freight business working for several freight lines. He retired from Fed-Ex freight and devoted himself to being very active in serving at San Ramon Church and Knights of Columbus Council #3008 with Christ the King Church. He was a Cursillista and a strong role model in serving the community and to his faith.

He loved fishing, bowling, camping, Dallas Cowboys and most of all spending time with his grandkids (his angels). He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Robert Campos, and Rudy Campos. Raul is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Josie Campos; daughter, Nancy Sanchez and husband, Ruben; son, Randy Campos and wife, Marcy; four grandchildren, Nicole Sanchez, Julian, Paige and Drew Campos all of Lubbock; two brothers, Ruben Campos of Rockwall, and Rene Campos of Irving, two sisters, Elida (Lazaro) Peralez of Council Grove, KS, and Romelia Campos of Guadalupe, CA; longtime friend, (Catfish) Richie Hubbard of TN; and many beloved extended family.

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“Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” ~ Psalm 23:6

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Fotos y Recuerdos - Alla y AquĂ­ Tech Knight

Dallas Cowboy fans were on hand to support the event Tech fans of various generations were on hand to sup- Many also supported the TTU players and coaches. as wellas meet a former player. port the KOC fundraiser.

The Pompas had a great time.

Take the Lake Event

Families enjoyed a day with other church families.

The ladies taking the lake and having a great time.

Lubbock Pride Event

Many were welcomed to their annual event.

Karen Urbano poses with her boyfriend

St. Philip Benizi Shallowater Jamaica

The shirts say it all - I love my wife, I love my husband. Many folks with servants heart were ready to serve others.

Friends supporting friends and enjoying a great event. Event organizers taking a break after a busy afternoon of volunteering.

Childhood friends reunited at the Shallowater jamaica. Church ladies prepared tasty treats and aguas fres- The Martinez couple shared an umbrella and an awe- Fellow riders enjoyed the jamaica. cas. some afternoon at the jamaica.

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Photos & Memories - AquĂ­ y Alla De Colores Fiesta

Friends always ready to share the Word and a beauti- De Colores from St. Patricks who sold tasty treats in- The De Colores festival is colorful, spiritual and welcom- Beautiful folks took time to be photographed by Latino ful event - de colores. cluding cotton candy! ing.

Lubbock Magazine.

El Grito at TTU

Dr. Michael Galyean, the Provost for TTU, as well as Kappa Delta Chi members attend the Grito event an- The interest and a few alumni for Lambda Theta Phi Some of the sisters of Lambda Theta Alpha were on Dr. Elizabeth Sharp, and Paul Ruiz were on hand to nually. showcasing their group. hand and took time for a photo. welcome the students.

Encouraging Student Engagement

The posole and antojitos was the favorite of many of Students were grateful to have their culture celebrated. Students enjoyed the festivities. the students who took a break.

The Reverent Emiliano Zapata, with KOC 4th Degree member Lupe Carrillo, and Bishop Rodriguez.

Union Labor Day Picnic

Once a union member, always a union supporter like Mike Torres and Mark Montemayor were playing some Everyone enjoyed burgers and hotdogs and great con- The members always enjoyed the day off and appreciated seeing other union members.

Billy and Jack. great jams. versation.

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Fotos y Recuerdos - Alla y AquĂ­ Fiestas del Llano Grito de Dolores

Board members held the traditional grito de dolores.

Friends gathered to celebrate the observance of Mex- Board members Mary Jane & Frank Gutierrez, as well Robert & Bea Narvaiz were also on hand. ico's independence. as Susie Juarez welcomed attendees.

Fiestas del Llano Parade

Good weather was welcomed by families.

Families stood by supporting participants.

Texas Tech Football - Guns Up!

Get your guns up!

Standing Haley strong!

A little music and a whole lotta fun is what these Maria- Quackles drove in the parade and handed out whistles chi Estrella brought to the parade. and other goodies.

The Goin' Band from Raiderland!

The Saddle Tramps were full of spirit and Raider pride!

Children's Home of Lubbock Fall Festival

Princesses were on hand to remind all the residents Los Hermanos Familia participated in the parade to Hay rides were part of the many activities at the fes- The Aguirres helped to put on a great event. that wishes do come true. show their support for the children. tival.

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Photos & Memories - AquĂ­ y Alla Gala Latina - Chile - Part I

Martha & Marciano Morales welcomed Ralph Madrid Some native Chileans performed their traditional mu- The attendees enjoyed a Chilean dinner. to the gala. sic and dances.

Young family members attended with their parents.

The Ortiz family enjoyed hosting a booth and seeing The Saiz family met up to support the jamaica. friends.

The Lubbock Warriors volunteered and help raise funds through turkey leg sales.

Our Lady of Grace Jamaica - Part II

Friends gathered for fellowship and fun!

9th Annual "Vamos a Pescar, Let's Go Fishing" - Part II

Making memories and having fun with granddad the Volunteers were ready to check in the thousands of Free t-shirts were given to kids for brining can foods The lunch line started to form as the announcement time with family is one of the highlights of this event. participants. donated to a local food pantry. was made. It was a great lunch!

AquĂ­ y Alla

Christy took time to pose with the former Dallas Cow- Christy Martinez-Garcia and guests on the Latino Lub- Los Carnales La Familia of Lubbock took time to bring DCCW Women's Conference showcasing the Sacred hope to victims and volunteers of Hurricane Harvey. boy star at Tech Knight. bock Update of Trends and Friends.

Heart group from Plainview. (Photo courtesy of Georgina Barrera/LLM)

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Sports/deportes

he boys of T summer finally get their chance to

NITRO STRONG: The 3rd Annual Santos Prieto Golf Tournament was held last month. Congratulations from the Latino Lubbock Magazine! (Phot by Ruth Martinez)

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end the MLB season by starting the2017 Wo r l d S e r i e s playoffs. I’ll be honest, I thought the Astros and Rangers would be in the total opposite situations they now find themselves in. Houston has clinched their playoff spot and as of column time, the Rangers are just outside the playoff picture with two games behind for the final spot. Houston on the other hand is ready for the end of the regular season and hopefully they can be poised enough to make their run while being good but playoff inexperienced. Tip of the hat to that organization. They showed that when you pay your dues, it will eventually pay off. The Red Raiders are also showing that they have paid their dues and have started their season by surprising most, (guilty), with their 3-0 record. We will know by now how they fared against Oklahoma State, but with only one home game this month they have an opportunity to be in the catbird seat before November arrives.

They host Iowa State on the 21st after traveling to Kansas and the always

difficult West Virginia Mountaineers while finishing in Sooner country on the 28th. With the way Nic Shimonek is handling the offensive attack, it is refreshing to see the defensive side of the ball be just as impressive. They have had a few top 25 votes after their 3-0 start, but we all know results matter more than statistics. Kliff seems to be on a serious mission while addressing the needs of the entire team, and that it seems has trickled down to the staff, players and even the Raider nation. Meanwhile back in Dallas, the Cowboys have started their season with as many unanswered questions than before the season began. One question that has us wondering is, why do they seem not as dominant as the last season? For discussion I’ll say the offensive line isn’t performing like they did 2016 and even 2015. I believe they will adjust, but if the team is to succeed they need to develop more of a deep passing game. Remember Prescott is a second-year quarterback and great leader, but unless he utilizes the deep threat, opposing defenses will adjust to that weakness enough to change the path to their second NFC east title. On the bright side is that the no name defense Dallas has developed, has surprised everybody with emerging defensive lineman Demarcus Lawrence

leading the league in sacks. Houston the other hand is making their move to the future by starting Deshaun Watson as quarterback and he hasn’t disappointed. Although their record won’t tell you, they have an opportunity to surprise opposing teams to get them in a position to win their conference.

Now the elephant in the room is the protesting going across the NFL world.

Let’s keep political statements out of our sports because after all that’s where we go to be entertained and escape the different opinions we all face in our daily lives. Citizens pay good money to be entertained by the game without plenty of them being offended regardless if that was the intent or not. Make a difference on your own time and you’ll find you’ll have a bigger audience and bigger impact and more importantly, more people that agree with you because of your personal efforts. Let’s all keep an eye on Lubbock Coronado and Estacado as their seasons progress as it seems they have something brewing. We’re heading into the holiday season, love your sports because they are changing before our very eyes.

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

Joseph M. Acaba Launches

To Space for 3rd Flight

ASA astronaut Joseph M. N Acaba, who earned his master’s degree in Education, Curricu-

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lum and Instruction from Texas Tech University in 2015, launched into space for the third time last month. Along with fellow NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Acaba they traveled to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Russia Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft on Sept. 12th.

Acaba logged a total of 138 days in space during his previous two missions. In 2009, he flew to the ISS aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery and eventually conducted ence. Among these is Functional two spacewalks. In 2012, he re- Immune, which analyzes blood turned to the space station on a and saliva samples to determine Soyuz spacecraft to serve as flight changes taking place in crew engineer for Expedition 31/32, mem-bers’ immune systems durwhich involved more than 130 in- ing flight. Results are expected to provide new insight into the posflight experiments.

On this mission, Expedition sible health risks of long-duration 53/54, the crew members will space travel, including future miscontinue several hundred experi- sions to deep space.

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Make your calaverita

Preparing for Día de los Muertos

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

_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.

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.

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.

Make an altar

Ingredients: 2 cups of confectioner’s sugar, 1 egg white, 1 teaspoonful of corn syrup, ½ teaspoonful of vanilla, 1/3 cup of corn flour edible vegetable coloring.

Utensils:1 two-liter glass or plastic bowl, 1 wooden spoon or spatula, 1 sieve, and 1 fine paint brush.

What you have to do: 1. Place the syrup, vanilla and egg white in the bowl and mix with the wooden spoon or spatula. 2. Sift the confectioner’s sugar and add it to the mixture. 3. When the ingredients are well mixed together, knead them into a ball with your fingers. 4. Sprinkle some corn flour on a table or other flat surface, spread out the mixture and knead it until it becomes smooth and easy to handle like tortilla dough. 5. Then, make small figures like crosses, coffins, skulls, plates of food, baskets of flowers, or anything else you like.

Leave your figures on the table to dry for three hours, and then paint them with vegetable coloring.

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