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El Consejo Nacional dePoblación informó que 9,9millones de mexicanosresiden al norte de la fronteray que más de 7,8 millones deese total, o un 79%, no sonciudadanos estadounidenses.

El consejo no indicócuántos de esos emigrantesposeen documentos legalesde residencia en el vecinopaís, pero dijo que losmexicanos residentes enEstados Unidos aumentan en390.000 emigrantes anuales.

El análisis está basado enel censo del año 2000 enMéxico y en lo que seconsideran como tendenciasfuturas de la emigración,basadas en entrevistassemestrales en la frontera concentenares de mexicanos quepasan a Estados Unidos oregresan a su país.

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Marisol Ibarra, ACP’s Director of Work Force Development, gives lecture onthe Alliance of Construction Professionals (ACP) and TPS’s joint effort to enroll highschool students in ACP’s apprenticeship programs. She is accompanied by Kevin E.McCann, Director of TPS’s Career Technology Department. See story on page 4.

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FRESNO, Calif. (AP):President George Bush’s planto give undocumented work-ers temporary legal statusbrings back painful memoriesfor Florentino Lararios, whospent 14 grueling years in asimilar World War II-era pro-gram.

Lararios, a 77-year-old withlarge, rough hands that nevermastered a pencil, recalls theback-breaking work pickingcotton in the South, theslapped-together communalhousing, the cold meals eatenin the fields, and the unwel-come prospect of going backto México without a chance tobecome a U.S. citizen.

“If we accept, then ourgrandsons and great-grand-sons will go through what wewent through,” Lararios said.“We suffered a lot.”

While generally welcomedby farmers, Bush’s immigra-tion proposals face oppositionfrom an unlikely combinationthat includes unions, conser-vatives, and migrant workerslike Lararios who are supposedto benefit the most.

The issue is sure to reso-nate far beyond the vegetablefields and orange groves thatmake up the heart ofCalifornia’s central valley.Bush considers the immigra-tion overhaul crucial to his re-election bid as he courts thegrowing Latino vote, but theproposal faces an uncertainfate in Congress.

The president’s plan wouldgive legal status for at leastthree years to millions of un-documented immigrants

working in the United States,and allow for more foreignworkers to come when em-ployers show a need.

But Bush has stressed thathe expects most of the work-ers will return home perma-nently when their job is done.And as a motivator, part oftheir pay would be collectableonly after they go back toMéxico.

Compared with illegal im-migration, “this program willbe more humane—humane toworkers—and will live up tothe highest ideals of our na-tions,” Bush said last Mondayin México in a visit with Presi-dent Vicente Fox.

But immigration advocatesand unions want protectionsallowing workers to switch jobsand stay in the United States,and conservatives are reluctantto reward anyone who enteredthe country illegally.

Lararios, who left his nativeSan Luis Potosi as a young manand spent most of his life in thefields, said he is leery of anyprogram that does not guaran-tee a chance at U.S. citizenship.

“It’s not good. The Mexi-can government shouldn’t lethim do it,” he said in Spanish,pushing his worn straw hatdown against the cold wind.

Supporters say the programwould have protections inplace for workers’ rights, pre-venting abuses that occurredin previous generations.

“No one wants to repeat theproblems from the bracero pro-gram,” said John Gay, co-chair-man of the Essential WorkersImmigration Coalition, a groupof businesses associationspushing for immigration re-

form. “This is a population thatreally got the shaft. I can under-stand their skepticism, but thatwas a long time ago.”

From 1942 to 1964, about400,000 men becamebraceros—a term that stemsfrom the Spanish word for arm,“brazo,” and refers to theirmanual labor.

Some managed to stay afterescaping their job sites and join-ing the undocumented workforce. Others were lucky enoughto get sponsored by an employerfor permanent residency.

The ones who stayed wereable to give their children abetter life, said Dimas Villareal,who got permanent residencyin 1959 and raised his ninechildren in the United States.

The rest “got cut off, like amachine that they didn’t needanymore,” said FrankVillareal, who brought his fa-ther to a meeting Sunday at achurch in Fresno.

“It was humiliating,” saidManuel Herrera, 75, who wasa bracero from 1954 to 1960.“They rented us, got our work,then sent us back when theyhad no more use for us.”

Now in their 70s and 80s,the former braceros gatherregularly for updates abouttheir legal case, and to com-plain of old bones that achewhen the weather is cold.

Bush would divert a por-tion of the workers’ pay to“tax preferred savings ac-counts” collectable only inMéxico. The bracero programhad a similar provision thatsent 10 percent of workers’wages to México. Fewbraceros ever saw that money,and their demands for those

wages were forgotten for halfa century.

In 2001, they sued in fed-eral court, demanding repay-ment from the U.S. and Mexi-can governments, as well asbanks that transmitted themoney. The claims against theMexican government andbanks were dismissed, but therest of the case continues.

“How can they create an-other program, when they stillhaven’t paid the debt to thebraceros?” asked Delia Reynosa,whose father was a bracero be-tween 1942 and 1962.

Sons and daughters ofbraceros who still work in thefields also fear that a new guestworker program could depresstheir wages in the same waythat the bracero program keptfarm wages low in the 1950s.

“There aren’t enough jobsfor us even now,” said SixtoCortes, a day laborer whose fa-ther was a bracero in the ’50s.

President Kennedy endedthe program, saying the pro-gram was “adversely affect-ing the wages, working condi-tions and employment oppor-tunities of our own agricul-tural workers.”

The former braceros saythey cannot support the cur-rent president’s proposal.

“If they can’t pay us back,then they shouldn’t bring anymore,” Lararios said.

Mexican migrant workers oppose Bush immigration proposalBy JULIANA BARBASSAAssociated Press Writer año pasado, un sumario

ejecutivo se distribuyó denuevo el martes con ocasiónde las conversaciones sobremigración que se desarrollanen la ciudad septentrional deMonterrey y el nuevo plananunciado la semana pasadapor Bush.

El lunes, durante el primerdía de las sesiones deMonterrey, Fox encomió lasprotestas de Fox.Funcionarios de Washingtonhan dicho que de 7 a 10millones de inmigrantesindocumentados residen enEstados Unidos, y que losmexicanos abarcanaproximadamente la mitadde ese número.

Un informe del Serviciode Inmigración yNaturalización dijo en eneroque el número de inmigrantesindocumentados en EstadosUnidos asciende a unos 7millones y aumenta en unos350.000 inmigrantes anuales.Chávez: Bush, Fox y laOEA no garantizanreferendo en VenezuelaPor FABIOLA SANCHEZ

CARACAS (AP): Elpresidente Hugo Chávez dijoel jueves que no serán suscolegas de Estados Unidos yMéxico, George Bush yVicente Fox, y la OEA losque van a «garantizar laintegridad del procesorevocatorio», sino lasinstituciones venezolanas.

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declaración en respuesta aunos comentarios querealizaron Bush y Fox acomienzos de semana, en elmarco de la CumbreExtraordinaria de lasAméricas de Monterrey,donde plantearon quetrabajarían con la OEA para«asegurar la integridad» delreferendo.

«No es el presidente Foxni es el presidente Bush ni esla OEA... los que van agarantizar la integridad delproceso revocatorio en Ven-ezuela. No, aquí hayinstituciones. Este es un paíssoberano y hay un árbitroelectoral», señaló Chávez enun discurso que ofreció en elCongreso en cadena de ra-dio y televisión parainformar al país sobre sugestión en el 2003.

El mandatario aprovechóel evento para expresar surechazo a los comentariosque ofreció Bush a favor delreferendo revocatorio enVenezuela, pero sostuvo quela declaración delgobernante estadounidensefue «mucho más inteligenteque la que había dado unosdías antes su consejera(Condoleezza Rice)».

«El (Bush) debería serconsejero de ella (Rice)»,añadió Chávez a la vez queseñaló que la asesora deseguridad nacional deEstados Unidos ha«demostrado un grado deanalfabetismo políticobastante elevado» en

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SALINAS, Calif. (AP):Both farmers and farmworkers say that PresidentGeorge Bush’s immigrationplan, announced last week,lacks one key element: apath to permanent residencyfor the immigrants neededto harvest the nation’s fruitand vegetables.

The Bush proposal—only broadly outlined sofar—would streamline anexisting “guest worker” pro-gram that growers say isexpensive and cumbersome,a goal that has wide supportin the agricultural industry.

Even some farmworkeradvocacy groups praise thepresident for at least address-ing the topic of immigrationreform.

But all of these groupssay Bush’s expectation thatworkers would have to re-turn permanently to theirhome countries before col-lecting their full pay is anon-starter. They agree thatthe chance of permanentU.S. residency is the onlyincentive that will make theprogram a success.

In California, one of thenation’s most productive ag-ricultural states, farmworkerssee residency as the just re-

ward for their labor.Farmers, who would rather

not rely on undocumentedworkers, see the hope of resi-dency as the only way to keepthe workers they need for sea-sonal field labor from movinginto year-round jobs in con-struction or the food industry.

“Agriculture would wel-come the legalization of itswork force,” said Bob Gray,president of Duda California,which grows vegetables inCalifornia and Arizona. “Ifthere are willing employersand employees, let’s legitimizethat transaction.”

The United Farm Workersunion, often at odds with grow-ers, agrees.

“If the aim is to have a legaland stable work force, there isonly one practical, equitablesolution,” said MarkGrossman, a spokesman forthe union. “It’s allowing theworkers who are here alreadyto earn legal status by continu-ing to work in agriculture.”

Many workers inCalifornia’s fields seem toagree, perhaps because theyremember the hardshipsbrought on by their undocu-mented status.

Sitting in the shade of a treeand watching her family workin a strawberry plot outsideSalinas, Aurelia Martínez re-

called that for years, she andher family worked under theconstant fear of raids by im-migration officials.

“We dreamed of becom-ing residents,” said Martínez,who worries less these daysabout such raids because shefarms at a small nonprofit or-ganization where she feelsmore protected. “It was hardto wake up before dawn towork in the cold, or in the rain,for just a little bit of money,without knowing sometimeswhere you’ll be the next day.”

California agriculture stillproduces most of what goesinto the average U.S. saladbowl: 75 percent of the nation’slettuce, 85 percent of toma-toes, 88 percent of broccoli.The state also produces muchof the country’s fruit—82 per-cent of strawberries and 92percent of the grapes.

To compete globally, U.S.farmers need a reliable supplyof farmhands willing to workfor the prevailing wage of $7to $8 per hour, said RoyGabriel, labor affairs directorwith the California Farm Bu-reau Federation.

“We know that with $20 anhour we could attract all kindsof people, but the wages haveto be competitive,” saidGabriel. “We get a lot of fruitsand vegetables from Mexico,

Chile, China, and I’d hate totell you what their wage ratesare.”

The need for an authorized,relatively cheap agricultural la-bor supply has led the industryto lobby for years for the reformof the existing guest-workerprogram, known as H-2A.

The program currentlybrings about 45,000 workersinto the country, but growers,especially those in California,say H-2A is expensive, com-plicated and unfolds too slowlyto meet their needs.

Luawanna Hallstromgrows vine-ripened tomatoeson a farm her family has oper-ated for three generations atCamp Pendleton nearOceanside, north of San Di-ego. After Sept. 11, securityon the base tightened, andHallstrom lost over half herlabor force at the peak of theseason.

She scrambled to find at-torneys and spent $200,000 tobring in 165 workers fromMéxico, but still watched250,000 boxes of tomatoes goto waste—a $2 million loss.

Because it’s the only wayshe can find workers with thedocuments needed to enter thebase, Hallstrom has relied onH-2A workers since, but shesays the cost has been high.

During World War II, as

vast numbers of U.S. menjoined the military and thelabor supply tightened, thefederal government startedimporting workers fromMéxico under the braceroprogram, which also re-quired workers to returnhome to get their full pay.Decades later, most are stillwaiting—and suing—to gettheir money.

Meanwhile, illegal immi-gration surged during thebracero years. And sincethen, California farmers haverelied largely on undocu-mented immigrants to plantand pick their crops.

Now that heightened na-tional security has madescreening of foreigners a toppriority, growers say theyhave a pressing need to keepdocumented workers in thefields.

But they’re wary ofBush’s proposal, remember-ing what happened after a1986 amnesty: Many of thefarm workers quit the fieldsas soon as they were grantedpermanent residency.

As a result, many farmersfavor Senate Bill 1645, whichis pending in Congress. Thebill would allow immigrantsto work legally, and encour-age them to stay in agricul-ture by allowing them to ap-ply for permanent residencyafter six years in the fields.

Agriculture industry says Bush immigration plan flawedBy JULIANA BARBASSAAssociated Press Writer

MÉXICO CITY (AP),Jan. 14: México’s attorneygeneral announced the cre-ation of a special prosecutor’soffice attending to a decade-long string of killings ofwomen in Ciudad Juarez,during a meeting Tuesdaybefore federal lawmakers.

About 258 women havebeen killed in Juarez, acrossthe U.S. border from ElPaso, Texas, with about 93of those deaths recognizedas eerily-similar sexuallymotivated killings.

President Vicente Foxappointed a human rightslawyer in October to head acommission coordinatingthe efforts of agencies in-vestigating the slayings.And federal investigatorshave been involved in someof the cases.

But both of those stepsstopped short of the stepannounced Tuesday byMexican Attorney GeneralRafael Macedo de la Con-cha, who said an agreementto create the specialprosecutor’s office will bedelivered in coming days.

While there have beenmore than a dozen arrests,there has so far been onlyone conviction in the Juarezcases. An Egyptian residentof the United States wasfound guilty of killing oneof the early victims.

Méxicocreates specialprosecutor forJuarez killings

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relación al procesovenezolano.

Rice dijo la semana pasadaque Chávez no debeobstaculizar una consulta a sumandato, para así «demostrarque cree en los procesosdemocráticos».

Los comentarios de Bush yRice generaron fuertes críticasde parte grupos oficialistas enVenezuela.

La Asamblea Nacional,controlada por congresistasoficialistas, y el fiscal generalIsaías Rodríguez emitieronesta semana un comunicadoen el que exigieron al gobiernoestadounidense no interferir enlos asuntos internos de Ven-ezuela.

Chávez reiteró que«respetará» la decisión quetomará en los próximos días elConsejo Nacional Electoral(CNE) sobre las 3,4 millonesde firmas que consignó laoposición a favor del referendopara recortarle el mandato algobernante venezolano.

El CNE inició esta semanala verificación de las rúbricasen medio de las denunciashechas por Chávez en cuantoa que la oposición habríacometido «fraude electoral»en la recolección de las firmas.

La Constitución estableceque para convocar al referendorevocatorio de un gobernantese debe presentar ante el CNE20% de las firmas (2,4 millonesde rúbricas) del total deelectores.

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Pilot program for immigrantscomes to Fort Wayne

Bush appoints Tejano asexecutive director

Adam Chavarria

The Alliance of Construc-tion Professionals (ACP) andthe Toledo Public Schools(TPS) have formed an alliancein an attempt to recruit highschool students into the skilledtrades, especially minorities.

Its first presentation was lastweek at Jones Junior High insouth Toledo by MarisolIbarra—ACP’s Director ofWork Force Development—and Kevin E. McCann, Direc-tor of Career Technology De-partment of TPS.

Ibarra informed the studentsvia projector that the trades hadapplication throughout the world.She shared income figures, stress-ing that the average GED gradu-ate earned $15,000 per yearwhereas the average trade ap-prentice earned $30,000.

As Ibarra said, “Earn whileyou learn! Join this program inhigh school and graduate andearn money at the same time. Inyour senior year of high school,you will be working in yourtrade 50 percent of the day. Youcan also earn college credits.”

Most of the trade apprentice-ships are for 3-5 years and includepositions for: carpenters, ironworkers, sheet metal workers,electricians, glaziers, roofers,painters, cement finishers, brick-layers, plasterers, millrights, in-sulators, and laborers.

“At the end of the appren-ticeship, the graduate profes-sional will average $62,000 inannual income. That is an amaz-ing figure,” said Ibarra.

“There are also construc-tion programs at the Universityof Toledo, Bowling Green StateUniversity, and Owens Col-lege,” reminded Ibarra.

There will be future presen-tations at venues such as Waite(Jan. 28), Bowsher (Feb. 4),Woodward (Feb. 11), andLibbey high schools (Feb. 18).

Ibarra of ACPbegins trade skillspresentations toarea students

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ARIES: (March 21-April 20)You will be challenged to put forth your very best, so keep

any rebellious thoughts to yourself. Being filled with highenergy, make sure you are sensitive to other people’s feel-ings. It’s time to come out of your shell and live a little.

TAURUS: (April 21 - May 21)Guard against any undue stress—someone or something

has hit just the right button and drained your energy. Yourmate may be having problems coping, and moodiness willno doubt result—remember that actions will always speaklouder than words.

GEMINI: (May 22 - June 21)Make time to stay home and rest; tension from all sides

may be stressing you out. Your fresh, new ideas in theworkplace will be received very favorably. Conditions areexcellent for rapid progress at work. Get in contact with anold friend you’ve lost track of.

CANCER: (June 22 - July 23)There may be heavy demands on you, so try to stick to

routine and all will go well. If you have been clinging toeither a child or lover, you need to let go a little; they needmore space now. Angry words may flare between you andanother, be cautious.

LEO: (July 24- August 23)Your mind is usually quick and perceptive. You will no

doubt captivate others with your wit and wisdom. Authori-ties at work are interested in hearing your opinions, and theability to see the big picture will be greatly appreciated.Listen to the ideas of others.

VIRGO: (August 24 - September 23)If you can grasp an opportunity to better yourself finan-

cially don’t pass it up, the effort is worth it. Again, the extraeffort may be needed at work—go early and stay late. Yourunderstanding of the needs of both men and women helpsyou mediate gender-based disputes.

LIBRA: (September 24 - October 23)Heavy demands are made on your time and energy.

Disputes with family members can be resolved throughthoughtful discussions. Any business meetings will also beproductive. Your mate will end the week with a romanticinterlude, and, if unattached, a new love is waiting.

SCORPIO: (October 24 - November 22)Your keen memory and problem-solving abilities will

help you to impress your bosses. It’s reality check time foryou, with memories and intuition playing major roles in youractions for the next few months. There are powerful spiritualinsights dominating your inner self.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23 - December 21)It may be time to step back from current projects to think

things out, to give you a better perspective on long-termcareer strategies. It’s a good time to share bright ideas withreceptive colleagues. There seems to be an old adversaryback on the scene, be cautious and patient.

CAPRICORN: (December 22 - January 20)It will be a challenging week, and you are assertive in

getting your ideas across. A friend will no doubt welcomeyour help, and may be either combative or irrational, so bepatient with them. But there will also be a limit to patience,so know when to say enough is enough.

AQUARIUS: (January 21 - February 19)Your health is in question during the week. Be reassured

that there is nothing wrong with you that more rest and lessstress won’t cure. Take extra time for your mate, and have along and loving talk with a loved one. Your communicationskills will get you through the week’s challenges.

PISCES: (February 20 - March 20)You may need to talk your ideas out. Nobody will mind

though, because what you have to say is fascinating. Theworkweek will start out with opportunity for monetarygains. There are differences of opinion that may threaten afriendship; resolve them now.

IF THIS WEEK IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: You are highlyattuned to your own emotions and those of others. When inlove, you emerge with your lover with all your heart, mindand soul. Your friends know you will be the first to join theircelebrations, and the last to leave when trouble strikes.

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Fue precisamente en laciudad de Chicago y sucedióhace poco más de un año,cuando un director discográficode una empresa transnacional,se dio cuenta de lo que estabasucediendo en los salones debaile en aquella fría ciudad, elritmo que estaba cautivando ahombres y mujeres y el queseguramente rompería lasfronteras para convertirse enuna moda en toda la uniónamericana, estaba tomando granfuerza a pesar de haber existido

desde hace más 10 añoscuando Patrulla 81, empezó adesarrollar lo que ahora seconoce como “La MúsicaDuranguense”.

Este nuevo género musi-cal, corriente, moda o estilo,como se le quiera mencionar,“es un sonido de armónicacon sabor sinaloense de tuba,pero haciéndolo con tecladosy tambora, se tomo un pocode Sinaloa, con lo tradicionalde Monterrey, Nuevo León,y la tambora de Zacatecas,revolucionando el estilogrupero”, explicó durante unaentrevista para el periódico

La Opinión el líder de elgrupo Montéz de Durango,José Luis Terrazas.

A esta agrupación musi-cal igualmente se le acreditala creación del nuevo estilode baile que combina lospasos de banda con el me-rengue.

“La MúsicaDuranguense”, en sumomento fue la que más dis-cos apócrifos (piratas)vendía en aquella ciudad,incluso más que el de lasgrandes figuras de la músicaregional mexicana yaconsolidada “Es increíble vercomo en las calles seencuentra esta música, aquíen Los Ángeles, es la músicade banda y norteña, allá esdel “pasito duranguense”, enverdad que esa música tienemucha proyección”, dijo alentrevistarse con unprogramador de Radio,Domingo Chávez CEO/Presidente de DISA LatinMusic, disquera que ahoratiene entre su elenco a variosexitosos grupos.

Se puede adjudicar algrupo Montéz de Durangocomo los iniciadores delmovimiento por una simplerazón, fueron los primerosen tener éxito, en sus iniciosellos, tenían un humildesueño fabricar ycomercializar sus discos, noquerían compromisos decontratos, no queríandescartarse cumpliendocontratos en presentaciones,el destino les jugaría unabuen abroma, desde ellanzamiento de su primerdisco vendieron miles de dis-

cos y fue cuando las disquerasempezaron a buscarc o n t r a t a r l o s o f r e c i e n d oatractivos proyectos incluyendofuertes cantidades de dinero.

Después de su fallidaincursión en una empresa dediscos multinacional,obtuvieron su carta de retiro,no sabían según Terrazas, comomanejar a la agrupación,sucedieron cosas que a decir detodos los que conocen demúsica, han sido buenas, tantopara el grupo como para quienesgozan de disfrutar algo distinto,menos acartonado.

Volviendo al origen delnombre de este nuevo sonidomusical, hay que considerar quequienes bautizaron la forma debailar como “pasitoduranguense”, fueronprecisamente quienes asistíana los salones de baile en Chi-cago. Poco a poco esta músicase ha ido esparciendo por todoEstados Unidos y norte deMéxico.

Los chistes de la semana y Elpicaro de pepito….

“A la vuelta de la esquina.”Doblan la esquina y

efectivamente dos tipos se estánsacando la mugre a golpes. Eloficial le pregunta a Pepito:

“Rápido Pepito, dime ¿quiende los dos es tu papá?”

“¡En eso andan, oficial!”

“Mamá, ¿quien es estehombre?”

“Ese es tu papá.”El muchacho mira de reojo

a su padre, se le acerca a sumamá y le dice al oído:

“Y el pelón gordo y feo quevive con nosotros ¿quien es?”

En un examen de zoología,el profesor le entrega a pepitouna pata de pájaro y le dice:

“A la vista de estaextremidad, ha de decirme lafamilia, el género y la especiedel animal, así como suscostumbres migratorias y elnúmero de crías por nidada.”

Y pepito le responde:“Pero, ¿cómo le voy a decirtodo eso con apenas ver unapata?”

El profesor le dice: “Estáusted reprobado. A ver,dígame su nombre y apellidojovencito.”

Y entonces Pepito se quitaun zapato, le enseña el piedesnudo al profesor y le dice:“A ver, adivine...”

Pepito siempre era muyoptimista, pero tenía unhermano menor que era muypesimista. En la Navidad, lospadres de los muchachosquisieron hacer unexperimento para igualar unpoco las emociones de losniños: al pesimista le dejaronde regalo un precioso caballode madera de color marrón; aPepito le pusieron unmontoncito de mierda decaballo. Por la mañana, allevantarse los niños, declarael pesimista:

“¡Qué regalo tan malotengo yo: un caballo marrón,y es de madera! ¡Y yo queríauno de color gris! ¡Yo queríauno vivo!”

Pepito ni siquiera podíaahora dejar su optimismo:

“¡A mí me dejaron unovivo, pero ya se fue!”

Un señor estabacaminando por la calle cuandode pronto ve a Pepito saltando

al lado de la puerta, queriendotocar el timbre. Entonces elcaballero se acerca y le dice :

“Niño necesitas unaayuda?”

Y pepito le responde: “Sí”Entonces el amable señor

levanta a pepito y ayuda a quetoque el timbre de la casa. Unavez que lo hace Pepito le diceal señor:

“Muy bien, ¡ahora a correr!”La mamá de Pepito le

ordena:“Pepito, ve a comprar

frijoles”.Pepito obedeció y fue a

comprar porotos para la cena,pero se gastó casi todo el dineroen dulces, sólo le sobraron $300pesos. Al salir vio a un hombrevendiendo un kilo de balas a$300 pesos, Pepito las compróy las pintó de café para hacerlaspasar por frijoles. Al llegar selas entregó a su mamá y ella nonotó nada. Pero en la noche, lamamá de Pepito viene y lereclama:

“Pepito, ¿dónde comprasteesos frijoles?”

“¿Por qué?”“¡Es que tu papá se tiró un

pedo y mató al gato!”El maestro de la escuela

advierte que alguien se estárobando las manzanas del árbolde su jardín. Un día, el profesorle pregunta a Pepito, el cual sesienta siempre al fondo de laclase:

“¿Eres tú el que se estárobando las manzanas de mijardín?”

“Lo siento, profesor, perodesde aquí no se escucha nada”.

“Vamos a ver si es cierto.

LA SERENA, Chile (AP),Jan. 14: Defender OsmarFerreyra scored two goals asArgentina beat Ecuador 5-2in a South American Olym-pic qualifying soccer match.

Franklin Salas converteda penalty in just the secondminute Wednesday to giveEcuador an early lead. ButArgentines Luis Gonzalez,Ferreyra and LeandroGonzález answered withgoals in the sixth, 17th and22nd minutes.

José Perlazza added an-other for Ecuador in the sec-ond half, but Ferreyra soonscored his second andLeandro Fernández added afifth for Argentina in the 75thminute.

Argentina leads Group Bwith seven points, followedby Ecuador and Colombia

with six each. Peru with onepoint and Bolivia with zerohave been eliminated.

The tournament resumesThursday with Chile playingBrazil and Paraguay facingUruguay in Group A.

Chile leads that group withnine points, followed by Bra-zil with seven, Paraguay withthree, Uruguay with two andVenezuela with one.

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Yo me siento en tu pupitre ytú te sientas en mi escritorio”.

Entonces, Pepito le gritadesde el escritorio al mae-stro:

“Maestro, ¿era usted elque vi saliendo del cuarto demi hermana esta mañana?”

Compungido, el profesorle responde:

“¡Tienes razón, Pepito,desde aquí atrás no seescucha nada!”

Iba Pepito caminando consu mamá por la calle, cuandode repente ven a dos perrosbien “enchufados”. La mamále dice a Pepito:

“No veas Pepito, no tienecaso; sucede que el perrito serompió una patita y su mamálo está ayudando a llegar a sucasa...”

Como la mamá se dacuenta que Pepito vieneenojadísimo, le pregunta:

“Oye pepito, ¿qué te pasa,algo te preocupa...?”

“¡No mamá, lo que pasa esque ese perro abusivo, aparteque lo van ayudando, todavíase la venía echando!”

Pepito llama al oficial depolicía:

“Oficial, mi papá se estápeleando con un tipo.”

“¿Dónde?”

En la escuela la maestraestá dando un dictado y losestudiantes escribiendo,cuando una de las palabrasque la maestra les dicta eshuevos.

I n m e d i a t a m e n t eRobertito, en voz baja, lepregunta a Pepito:

“Oye Pepito, ¿Huevos escon h o sin h?”

Pepito le contesta:“Yo no estoy seguro si va

con h, pero, por si acaso, yoescribí COJONES.”

Top Ten de la semana en regional mexicanoGrupo Móntez Lagrimas de CristalBanda El Recodo Que Te Ruegue QuienIntocable Soy Un NovatoLos Huracanes del Norte No mas Por Tu CulpaMarco Antonio Solis Mas Que Tu AmigoLos Tigres del Norte Causame La MuerteConjunto Primavera Ave CautivaGerman Lizarraga Mas Tervo de Una MujerK-Paz de la Sierra JumbalayaBriseyda y Los Muchachos Porque Me Haces Llorar

Carla’s Krazy Korner(Continued from Page 6)

Argentina routs Ecuador 5-2in Olympic qualifying

UT Latino alumni elect officersLast Saturday, approximately 45 alumni from the Univer-

sity of Toledo met and elected its first officers for the newlycreated Latino Alumni organization: Cindy Geronimo is thePresident, Linda Alvarado-Wee is the Vice-President, and Dr.Dagmar Morales (Dee) is the Secretary/Treasurer.

The group plans to meet monthly and establish a series of goals.

SAN LUIS POTOSI,México (AP): Los Rayos delNecaxa superaron 2-0 al RealSan Luis, mientras queJaguares de Chiapas seimpuso por goleada de 4-2 alos Tigres de la UANL, enpartidos del sábado quepusieron en marcha el torneoClausura 2004 del fútbolmexicano.

En otros cotejos del día,Morelia-Irapuato y Atlas-Pueblaempataron a un gol, mientrasque Cruz Azul y Monterreyigualaron sin goles.

Los Rayos seencaminaron a su primeravictoria con goles de JorgeOrozco a los 43 minutos y delhondureño Milton «Tyson»Núñez a los 90.

En el primer tanto, MarcoCapetillo corrió con el balónunos 30 metros y lo cedió aOrozco en el área para quefusilara de derecha al arqueroChristian Martínez.

San Luis se esmeró enfabricar ataques para buscar elempate, pero los Rayospresentaron una defensaordenada que evitó la caída de sumeta y al final consiguieron susegundo tanto.

Núñez cañoneó de zurdadesde la media luna y el balónentró por un ángulo de lapuerta de Martínez.

San Luis bajó su rendimientoluego de que a los 65 minutos suvolante Ronald Ramírez fueexpulsado por doble tarjetaamarilla.

El Real es uno de los equiposcon más posibilidades de de-scender, ya que tiene elrendimiento más bajo en el últimotorneo. En el fútbol mexicanodesciende el conjunto de menordesempeño en dos torneos.

Necaxa ganó sus primerostres puntos en el Grupo 4 ySan Luis se quedó sinunidades en el Grupo 3.

Por su parte, Chiapas logró suprimera victoria en el certamencon goles del paraguayo SalvadorCabañas y el brasileño SebastiánPereira “Didi”.

Cabañas marcó los

FORT LAUDERDALE,Florida, EE.UU. (AP): RafaelMárquez anotó un gol paraque la selección sub-23 deMéxico venciera 1-0 a su simi-lar de Honduras, en un partidode fogueo disputado en elestadio Lockhart.

Márquez encajó el balón enla portería hondureña a los 16minutos, luego de concluir unavistosa jugada de los mexicanos.El jugador empujó el balón conla pierna derecha después derecibir un pase de Ismael Iñiquez.

México y Hondurasparticiparán en el torneoPreolímpico de laCONCACAF del 2 al 12 defebrero próximo en la ciudadmexicana de Guadalajara.

Honduras estará en elGrupo A, junto con Canadá,Estados Unidos y Panamá.México jugará en el Grupo B,que completan Costa Rica,Trinidad y Tobago y Jamaica.

En el Preolímpico sedisputarán dos boletos a losJuegos Olímpicos de Atenas.

primeros dos tantos de losJaguares a los 15 y 18 minutos,mientras que Dida hizo los otrosdos a los 33 y 67.

Por los Tigres, equipo quefue segundo lugar del torneode Apertura del 2003 queconcluyó en diciembre, las dosanotaciones fueron obra delargentino Walter Gaitán, quienmarcó a los 54 y 57 minutos.

Los Jaguares sumaron susprimeros tres puntos y tomaronla punta del Grupo 3, dondeTigres se quedó en el fondo.

Mientras tanto, en la ciudadoccidental de Morelia, Irapuatotomó la delantera con un gol delargentino Diego Garay a los 28minutos, pero los localesigualaron con un tanto delcolombiano Mauricio Molina acinco minutos del final.

Garay realizó un golespectacular. El argentinotomó el balón desde antes dela media cancha y, tras burlarla marca de tres rivales, entróal área y fusiló al porteroMoisés Muñoz con un tiro dederecha.

Molina igualó con uncañonazo de pierna izquierdadesde fuera del área.

Morelia, integrante delGrupo 3, e Irapuato, en elGrupo 4, consiguieron suprimer punto, mientras queCruz Azul, del Grupo 3, yMonterrey, del Grupo 1,también obtuvieron su primerpunto.

En la igualada entre Pueblay Atlas, el venezolano JuanArango puso adelante alPuebla a los 56 minutos conun remate de cabeza, pero ellocal Atlas empató a los 68cuando el zaguero de Puebla,Oscar Mascorro, envió el balónal fondo de su propia porteríaal intentar despejarlo con lacabeza.

Atlas y Puebla, quecompiten en el Grupo 1,obtuvieron su primer punto deltorneo.

La jornada inauguralconcluirá el domingo con cincopartidos, en que se enfrentaránPachuca-Querétaro, América-Pumas, Atlante-Toluca, Tecos-Veracruz, y Santos-Guadalajara.

Necaxa y Chiapas debutanganando en el fútbolmexicano

México dominó el primertiempo, pero los hondureñosemparejaron las acciones en elsegundo lapso.

El conjunto azteca fuedirigido por el argentino RicardoLavolpe, mientras que Hondu-ras estuvo bajo las órdenes deEdwin Pavón.Alineaciones:

MEXICO: José Corona;Ismael Rodríguez, AarónGalindo, Gonzálo Pineda(Jaime Durán, 79), FranciscoRodríguez; Mario Pérez, DiegoMartínez, Omar Monjaraz(Elgabry Rangel, 61); JuanPablo García (RodolfoEspinoza, 61), Rafáel Márquez(Gerardo Espinoza, 69) e IsmaelIñiguez (Luis Sandoval, 46).

HONDURAS: John Boden;Maynor Figueroa, CliffordLaing (Jeffrey Brook, 78), NeryMedina, Emmil Martínez;Sergio Mendoza, WilsonPalacios, Alex Andino (WalterMartínez), Samir Arzu; HendryThomas y Jerry Palacios (MarioBerrios 80).

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A bright and talented local artist rocked thehouse during a concert at Lourdes College lastFriday. Desi Serna and his One Man Jamcaptivated the audience with his musical reviewranging from classic rock to jazz, spanningselections from the 1960s to the present. Keepingtrue to his roots, many of his selections have aLatin flavor.

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Toledo Public Schoolskicked off a its campaign toassist students in passing theOhio Proficiency Tests lastweek by spreading the wordthat volunteers from the com-munity are needed to tutor stu-dents over the next few months.

Superintendent EugeneSanders and dozens of city poli-ticians, administrators, commu-nity activists, agency membersgathered at TPS headquarterslast Wednesday to emphasizethat they plan to scour the com-munity—go “door to door” saidSanders—in an effort to solicitvolunteers and to let everyone

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know how important it is to getstudents into special tutoringsessions to prepare for the tests.

“Community involvementis critical for the success of thedistrict,” said Sanders.

The goal for TPS is to movethe school system out of aca-demic emergency on the state’slocal report card.

“Our children are worth it,”said Edna Robertson, retiredTPS teacher and administrator.

Sanders said his goal is torecruit about 500 volunteers tohelp Toledo students.

“When we all work to-gether, there is absolutely noth-ing we can’t do,” he said. “Ifwe focus and work together,

I’m very confident we’ll beable to do what we need to do.”

The first tutor training ses-sions were scheduled for Janu-ary 20 and 21. These tutors willbe working with students overthe next four weeks with a fo-cus on the 10th grade citizen-ship and ninth grade readingtests. Last year the TPS districtfell 30 students short of passingthe ninth-grade reading test.Had the district passed that in-dicator, TPS would havemoved out of academic emer-gency status.

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SAO PAULO, Brazil(AP): An American Airlinespilot, arrested Wednesdayafter making an obscene ges-ture during immigration for-malities at a Brazilian air-port, has agreed to pay a fineequal to US$12,750, a fed-eral prosecutor said.

The pilot, Dale RobbinHirsh, lifted his middle fin-ger while undergoing a newfingerprinting and photo-graphing process put in placeby Brazil for U.S. citizensJan. 1, said prosecutorMatheus Baraldi Magnani.

Hirsh was hussled to afederal courthouse near SaoPaulo’s Guarulhos Interna-tional Airport, where the in-cident occurred Wednesdaymorning.

“We decided not to presscriminal charges,” saidMagnani on the courthousesteps. “Meanwhile, the pilothas agreed to pay a fine,which will be immediatelyturned over by the court to ahome for the aged.”

Magnani said Hirsh couldhave been charged with aform of criminal contempt,the maximum penalty forwhich is two years in prison.“But the pilot’s action was ofminor criminal potential,even though it was offensiveto the Brazilian nation and tothe Federal Police officers

manning the immigration post(at the airport).”

“Basically, it was a joke donein bad taste,” said FranciscoBaltazar da Silva, a federal po-lice officer who accompaniedHirsh to the courthouse. He saidHirsh apologized repeatedlyafter learning the ramificationsof the joke.

The crew of the airplane ar-riving at Sao Paulo’s interna-tional airport from Miami wasdetained and not allowed to of-ficially enter Brazil after theylaughed and joked during theincident, Silva said.

American Airlines spokes-woman Martha Pantin said theincident was the result of a mis-understanding under investiga-tion by the airline, but did notprovide more details.

“The company apologizesto the Brazilian government,the airport authorities, the po-lice or anyone else who mayhave perceived anything theybelieve to have been disrespect-ful,” Pantin said.

The crew of 10 was expectedto leave the country laterWednesday, da Silva said. Hirshwill have to remain in Braziluntil the fine is paid, he added.

The incident is the latest flapin growing diplomatic spat be-tween Brazil and the UnitedStates.

Brazil began requiring U.S.citizens to be photographed andfingerprinted upon enteringBrazil in response to a U.S.

measure that requires thesame from citizens of allcountries who need visas toenter the United States.

The Brazilian requirementwas first imposed at the orderof the federal judge but onMonday it became thegovernment’s official policy,citing the diplomatic conceptof “reciprocity.”

On Monday, BrazilianPresident Luiz Inacio Lulada Silva asked U.S. PresidentGeorge W. Bush to drop thevisa requirement for Brazil-ians entering the UnitedStates.

In a statement issued bythe Foreign Ministry Tues-day, the Brazilian govern-ment said the requirementcould lead to a souring be-tween the two nations.

“Recent episodes, such asthe new system of identifica-tion of travelers, create anegative climate in publicopinion with inevitable po-litical implications, which isnot in the interest of the twocountries,” the statement said.

But in Rio de Janeiro, tour-ism officials are trying to con-sole U.S. tourists arriving atthe airport by treating themto samba music and dancersand giving them flowers, jew-elry, and T-shirts.

Brazil currently requiresU.S. citizens to have visas toenter Brazil because of reci-procity.

Arrested American Airlines pilot to pay fineafter incident during security check in BrazilBy STAN LEHMANAssociated Press Writer

Mayor Jack Ford com-memorated the first anniver-sary of the CareNet programlast week with an announce-ment that the plan designed toprovide access to healthcarefor the uninsured andunderinsured of Lucas Countyis healthy and thriving.

According to Ford,CareNet, a partnership of lo-cal governments andhealthcare service providers,has enrolled over 2,000 cli-ents in its first year of opera-tion. Most are low-incomeLucas County residents “whodo not have health insuranceand do not qualify for govern-mental health care programs.”

The latest data from theU.S. Census Bureau showsthat the number of uninsuredin Lucas County is an esti-mated 11 percent of the totalpopulation or approximately48,700.

CareNet began as a resultof the mayor’s inauguralspeech in January 2002 urg-

ing local healthcare providersto work together to solve theproblem of the uninsured.

The principal partners inthe program are the City ofToledo, Mercy Health Part-ners, and ProMedica HealthSystem.

Other partners include theAcademy of Medicine, Neigh-borhood Health Association,Medical College of Ohio. St.Luke’s Hospital, Toledo/LucasCounty Health Department,Lucas County Commissioners,TARTA, Toledo Dental Soci-ety and United Way’s First Callfor Help, among others.

Jan Ruma, executive di-rector of CareNet, said that theorganization’s primary goalsfor 2004 will include recruit-

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ing more doctors, trying toget the pharmaceutical in-dustry involved and reduc-ing unnecessary emergencyroom visits.

Over the course of 2004,according to Ruma, an ad-ditional 500 clients will beenrolled per quarter bring-ing the year-end total to over4,000.

Eighty-three percent ofCareNet members have anincome of less than 136 per-cent of the Federal PovertyLevel ($12,123 for a house-hold of one).

Enrollment is open andongoing. Applications areavailable by calling UnitedWay’s First Call for Help at419-246-4636.

Findlay, Ohio: The U.S.Department of Agriculture’sRural Development office inFindlay announced today thatapplications for fiscal year2004 Direct 502 funds are be-ing accepted. Some fundingis currently available for eli-gible very low and low-in-come rural residents who wishto purchase a home, but can-not secure conventional fi-nancing. Additional fundsare expected at the end of Janu-ary.

Many people who thoughtthey could never own a homenow have another opportu-

nity. Almost 400 homes werepurchased in Ohio last yearthrough the 502 Direct Loanprogram administered by Ru-ral Development. These nodownpayment loans can beused to purchase, build, im-prove, repair, or rehabilitatehomes that are modest in sizeand design.

The program permitsloans for up to 100 percent ofthe home’s appraised value.The loan’s repayment periodis 30 to 38 years. The monthlypayment varies based on theapplicant’s income. Toqualify for a loan, the house

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In addition, the applicantsmust have maintained a sat-isfactory credit history, havea stable source of incomeand meet repayment guide-lines. Income limits varyaccording to family size andcounty of residence.

Those interested in the Di-rect 502 Loan programshould contact the Rural De-velopment Office (ROI) inFindlay for further informa-tion.

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Jerry Rivera

Tropical/pop singerJerry Rivera returns totraditional salsa on thetribute album “Canto aMi Idolo ... FrankieRuiz.”

“The album is com-pletely salsa, and a re-turn to the genre inwhich I began,” Riverasaid. “This is an albumI’ve always wanted todo since I was a kid. Iwas about 15 when Istarted my musical ca-reer.”

The CD features 11tunes made famous byRuiz during his fabledcareer. Ruiz died Aug.9, 1998, at the age of 40in Newark, N.J., of cir-rhosis of the liver. Hewas considered by manyone of salsa’s best puresingers and a majorplayer in the late 1970’ssensual salsa move-ment.

“I’ve always wantedto record a tribute toFrankie. At the time, therecord label I was withdidn’t want me to be theone who did that ,”Rivera said.

That label was Sony.

When Rivera was signed byBMG, label officials weremore open to his idea.

The cover of the CD fea-tures a photograph ofFrankie Ruiz and a then-13-year-old Jerry Rivera.

“From the first time Iheard him, I liked his voice.It’s so melodic. He singswith great tonality, but notin a crying way,” Riverasaid. “He doesn’t give youan earache. His voice has abrilliance, but at the sametime it envelops you. Noone has been able to fill hisshoes.

“I started to go to all hisconcerts that I could. Idreamed of him giving mea chance to sing with him.I’d shout song requests tohim. One day, at the hotelwhere my dad sang with atrio, he noticed FrankieRuiz was staying there.Frankie saw the trio andliked them. He sang a fewnumbers with them, and mydad told him that I was a bigfan. Frankie told him tointroduce me, so I went tothe hotel.”

Rivera got to meet Ruizand have his photo takenwith him at that hotel inIslas Verdes, Puerto Rico.

On “Canto,” Riverabrings a fresh and emotivedepth to Ruiz’s material.The songs, including“Separemos NuestrasVidas,” “El Camionero,”“La Cura” and “Tu eres,”are recorded in the orderthat Ruiz made them fa-mous.

Rivera’s band also is intop shape, especially trum-peter Luis O. Aquino andtrombonist Jorge Diaz, whobring a nostalgic big-bandfeel to the music.

More tropicalOther recent tropical/

salsa releases include aCelia Cruz hits collectionand traditional Cuban mu-sic.

Cruz is remembered on“Celiz Cruz in the House,”a 13-track CD that includesher biggest hits, such as “LaVida es el Carnival,” “ElCoquero,” “BembeColora” and “El De LaRumba Soy Yo.”

Cruz, who died in July atthe age of 78, recorded herlast studio album earlier thisyear after she had been di-agnosed as having a braintumor. The CD, “Regalo deAlma,” is typical Celia—robust and full of life. It

includes a duet with rapperEl General on “Ella TieneFuego.”

Cuban folk music isshowcased on “Havana &Matanzas, Cuba, CA.1957,” a 24-track collec-tion on the SmithsonianFolkways series. Recordedjust before Fidel Castro tookpower in 1959, the musicreflects a fusion of bluesand soul with acoustic folkforms such as the bata,bembe, and palo.

More classic Afro-Cubanrhythms are celebrated on“Festival in Havana” (Mile-stone). Originally releasedin 1955, the traditionaldance nuggets such as “ElBarracon,” “Malanga” and“La Chambelona” are simi-lar to the Afro-Cuban songsbrought to the forefront bythe Buena Vista SocialClub. Led by arrangerIgnacio Pineiro, the 13-piece orchestra features anA-list of session players,such as trumpeter Oscar“Floresita” Velasco, congaplayer Pedro Aspirina andtumbaroda player NicholasMauro.

More Cuban bolero stan-dards are given a new voiceon Manny Manuel’s

“Serenata.” The formermember of Los Sabrosos delMerengue shows off his vo-cal style on “Besos deFuego,” “Mienteme” and“Presentimiento.” The CDwas at No. 11 last week onBillboard’s top Latin al-bums chart, thanks in partto a TV special of the samename that aired Nov. 27 onthe Univision network.

Salsa/pop singer GloriaEstefan takes on moreoriginal ballads on her newCD “Unwrapped,” whichfeatures duets with Stevie

RAMIRO BURR’S LATIN MUSIC:Rivera pays tribute to Frankie Ruiz with ‘Canto’ By RAMIRO BURR

Wonder, Chrissy Hynde,and Arthur Hanlon.

Editor’s Note: RamiroBurr covers the Latin mu-sic scene each week in nu-merous publications—heis from San Antonio. Burris also the author of “TheBillboard Guide to Tejanoand Regional MexicanMusic,” on BillboardBooks. For questions orcomments call Burr at(800) 555-1551, ext. 3429,or e-mail tor b u r r @ e x p r e s s -news.net.)

Página 14 La Prensa Events January/enero 21, 2004

LA PRENSA’S CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

March 6, The Latino Student Union’s annual scholarship baile; theUniversity of Toledo Student Union; entertainment by Grupo Vida of SanAntonio, Texas plus area talent.

April 17-18, auditions for West Side Story; St. Mary’s School Hall, 7th &Reid Ave., Lorain; 440-233-5072.

Any listings? Contact Rico at 419-870-6565 or 313-729-4435. Also, alwayscall ahead before going to any event in case of last minute time changes.

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Ofelia’sPerfumería,

Joyería,Perfumes, &Mary Kay

también!419-704-2773

A.S. Towing ServiceService 24 hours a day

Avelino 313-333-16805010 North CampbellDetroit MI 48210

Alejandro Salcido313-894-2633cell 313-585-6475

Latinos Towing ServiceHablamos español

Bailes y LaMúsicaBy Rico

OHIO:Toledo:

Club Dreamers, 319Superior Street; salsa, me-rengue, bachata, cumbia,& reggae every Saturday,9:00PM to 2:30AM; DJJoel Vilchez; $5 cover; la-dies get a free margaritawhen coming in; free salsalessons 9:00-10:00PM;419.699.3269. Club Mystique, 3122Airport Hwy [The Atrium],salsa, merengue, & hiphop; Thurs is Ladies Nightwith DJ Tony Rios; Fri-day, DJ Tony Rios, Sat DJTony Rios, $3 cover after10:00PM. 419.704.5108. Las Palmas Nightclub,3247 Stickney Ave; Livebands most Saturdays; Nowunder new management,the Flores family; call419.726.8469.

The Connection,3126 Lagrange St., liveTejano bands every Fri. &Sat, 419.242.2924. Sylvania:

Club Frogtown, 3535 N.Holland Sylvania Rd; DJDimas every Sat., 10PM-2AM; $3 cover after 10PMfor men; salsa, merengue,bachata; 419.787.3702.

MICHIGAN:Detroit:Detour Lounge, 1824

Springwells Street; everyFriday night; Baile Cumbia;free cumbia lessons; DJManolito; cumbia, salsa,ranchera, merengue;313.849.0900.

Club International,6060 W. Fort Street; weeklySaturday entertainment;313.995.4938.

Los Galanes, 3362Bagley St., every Friday andSaturday, Latino music;313.554.4444.

Luna Pier: Luna PierBallroom; most Saturdaynights; El Baile Grande, 10p.m. to 3 a.m. Call734.848.4326.

Pontiac:HEAT, Pike St.& N. Saginaw St., Fri; at themain level: salsa, meren-gue, bachata & LatinHouse music by DJ Cisco &Alfredo; in the HookahLounge: flamenco, reggae,& Arabic music.248.756.4821 orwww.salsadetroit.com.

Royal Oak: Thurs; SkyClub, 401 S. Lafayette;doors open at 8 p.m. withfree dance lessons at 8:15p.m; 21 and over; properattire; 586.254.0560.

Utica:Argentine TangoDetroit, 7758 Auburn Road;Tango on Fri;586.254.0560.

Ypsilanti:Club Towering, Sat. is

salsa & merengue with DJMiguel, 10PM-2AM.

Club Metro, 2275Ellsworth Street; Sun. isMexican night with DJMiguel, 10PM-2AM.

734.434.0800.Have entertainment?

Call Rico at:419.870.6565.

Evangelical Assembliesof God

705 LodgeToledo, Ohio 43609

Pastor Moses RodríguezMiér., 7:00 p.m.

Dom., 11:00 a.m.419-385-6418

First Spanish Church of God1331 E. Broadway

Toledo, Ohio 43605Dom., 10:00 a.m.& 5:00 p.m.

Mier. & Vier., 7:00 p.m.Sab., 6:00 p.m.419-693-5895

Iglesia BautistaEl Buen Pastor

521 Spencer RoadToledo, Ohio 43609

Rev. Dr. Alberto MartínezMiér., 6:00 p.m.Sab., 6:00 p.m.

Dom., 10:15 a.m., 11:20 a.m.,6:00 p.m.

419-381-2648

La Primera Iglesia Bautista628 Elm Street

corner of Elm & ErieToledo, Ohio 43604

Pastor Titular: J. Truett FoglePastor Asociado: Jesus SegoviaEscuela dominical: 10:00

a.m.Culto de adoración: 11:00 a.m.Los cultos son bi-lengual

419-241-1546

SS. Peter & Paul728 Guadalupe StreetToledo, Ohio 43609Fr. Richard NotterDom., 12:00 p.m.

419-241-5822

Primera Iglesia Hispanade Monroe

Alianza Cristiana yMisionera

Pastor Jesse Morales317 E. Front St.

Monroe, Michigan 48161Dom., 1:30 p.m.

Mar. & Jue., 7:00 p.m.734-848-4271

Primera Iglesia BautistaHispana

3495 Livernois StreetDetroit, Michigan 48210

Pastor Titular: Carlos LiesePastor Asociado: Elí Garza

Estudio Bíblico: Miér., 7:00 p.m.Escuela Dominical: 10:00 a.m.

Culto de Adoración: Dom.,11:00 a.m.

313-894-7755Nueva Creación United

Methodist Church270 Waterman St. Detroit MIServices: Juev. at 7:00 p.m.

& Dom. at 5:30 p.m.

SpanishChurchServices:

Editor’s Note:Churches desiring to beincluded in this directoryshould e-mail theinformation to Rico, c/olaprensa1@yahoo.com,or fax to 1-309-214-4165.

LatinoMixWCWA1230AM

withNayeli, Tony Rios, and

Rico PicoToledo, OH

domingo, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.419-241-1944

BGU 88.1 FM,La Unica with Freddie G,

Andres, Maribel,& Geraldo

Bowling Green, OHdomingo, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

419-372-2826

WFOB 1430 AMwith Freddy G

Fostoria, sábado,4-6 p.m. & con

Sylvester DuranDomingo, 8:30 to 10 a.m.

WLFC 88.3 FMFindlay, OH

viernes,6 to 9 p.m.

WLEN 103.9 FMAdrian, MIdomingo,

1 to 4:30 p.m.

WQTE 95.3 FMwith Lady Di

Adrian, MIdomingo,3 to 8 p.m.

WKMK 1440 AMLa Explosiva

“La que se escribecon rojo’”

con Batman y Paquita de la VernorDetroit, MI

lunes a sab., 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

lunes a viernes, 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.

WCAR 1090 AMDetroit, MI

sábado,noon to 5 p.m.

dom., noon to 4 p.m.

WDTR 90.9 FMCaribe Serenade

Detroit, MIOzzie Rivera

sábado6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

1160 AMLa K OndaDetroit, MI

Luis Hernándezcada día

6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

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ObituariesEPIFANIO AVALOS

Epifanio Avalos, age 75, of Toledo, passed away Monday, January 12, 2004, in Toledo.He was born on October 22, 1928, in San Marcos, Texas. Mr. Avalos served in the U.S. MarineCorps from 1952 until 1954. He was also employed for ten years on the assembly line at KaiserJeep.

Epifanio is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Sara; sons, Ruben, Benjamen, RaulAvalos, and Epifano Avalos Jr.; daughters, Petra Piña, Esmeralda Treviño, Eriselda Avalos,Consuelo Avalos, and Sara Vásquez. Also left behind to mourn his passing are 34 grandchil-dren and 59 great-grandchildren.

LAZARO “LARRY” BARBOZALazaro “Larry” Barboza, age 67, of Toledo, died Sunday, January 11, 2004 in St. Vincent

Mercy Hospital.Lazaro was born in San Juan, Texas on December 17, 1936 to his parents, Nicholas and

Manuela Barboza. He was employed with S.E. Johnson Construction Company for 30 yearsretiring in 1997.

Lazaro’s parents and sons, Ricardo and Lazaro Jr., preceded him in death. Lazaro issurvived by his loving wife of 19 years, Adelia; children, Alma Gloria Suniga, and MaríaNiño, both of Texas; step children, Donnie Cox and Carol Moreno, both of Toledo.

He is also survived by 9 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren and his siblings, GuadalupeRodríguez of Oregon, María Robeldo of Texas, San Juanita Rodríguez of Minnesota, andRamon Barboza of Toledo along with many nieces, nephews and dear friends.

ROBERT SÁNCHEZRobert Sánchez, NCCS (Ret.), 43, of Lorain, a decorated U.S. Navy veteran, died

unexpectedly Sunday at his home. Born in Lorain, he was a 1978 graduate of Lorain HighSchool.

Mr. Sánchez had a 22-year career with the United States Navy, beginning as a jet enginemechanic with assignments in Millington, TN, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, and CecilFields, FL.

From 1982 to 1986, he was attached to ATKRON 82 and saw action aboard the USS Nimitz.He transferred to the Navy Orientation Recruiting Unit, Orlando, Fla. in 1986, and served withthe Naval Recruitment Command in Dallas, Texas, Los Angeles, Calif., Columbus, andWashington D.C. before retiring in 2000.

He was the recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal, two Navy Commendation Medals,four Navy Achievement Medals, five Good Conduct Medals, two National Defense ServiceMedals, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Gold WreathAward, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Recruiting Service Ribbon and Humanitar-ian Service Medal.

At the time of his death, he had been employed as an associate naval service instructorin the Naval Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corps at Admiral King High School since2000. He was a member of The Catholic Church of St. Peter in Lorain.

He also was a member of American Legion Post 30, Lorain. He was an avid fan of allCleveland professional sports teams and he enjoyed building models of Navy aircraft andgardening and woodworking. He also enjoyed league bowling and participated extensivelyin the NCSL League Friday evenings at Shoreway Lanes in Sheffield Lake.

Survivors include his wife of 14 years, Paula Sue (nee Blum); a son, Robert J. Sánchez,currently serving with the U.S. Navy in Charleston, S.C.; daughters Natashia N. Sánchez ofLorain and Katie Sue Sánchez; his parents, Rafael and Lydia R. (nee Santana) of St.Petersburg, Fla.; brothers Rafael O. and Wilfredo Sánchez, both of Lorain, and Hector andLouis Sánchez, both of St. Petersburg, Fla.; sisters Shirley L. Miranda of Panama and NydiaGoodwin of West Palm Beach, Fla.; and aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

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La Herradura

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Project CoordinatorThe Northwest Ohio Limited English Proficiency

(LEP) Task Force seeks a part-time (20 hours perweek) coordinator. The coordinator is responsible foroutreach to LEP populations, coordinating multi-committee activities for the task force, managinggrant and survey reports and clerical responsibilities. Part-time, grant funded. Qualified individuals shouldbe skilled in working with diverse populations. Aminimum of an Associate’s Degree is required. Computer literate. Bilingual preferred. Send coverletter, resume and the names, addresses and phonenumbers of three professional references by January26, 2004 to:

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BRENDA VALDEZREALTORAgente De Los Hispanos

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BENEFITS/PAYROLLADMINISTRATOR

Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority (LMHA),located in Toledo, OH is seeking an experiencedindividual for this position. Position administersemployee benefits; performs Authority-wide payrollfunctions; prepares confidential benefits and wagedata and develops recommendations to Authorityofficials regarding cost containment information; pre-pares information to be used by administration fornegotiations; exercises independent judgment anddiscretion regarding benefit and payroll matters; re-sponds to employee questions concerning benefitsand payroll related issues. Requirements: Comple-tion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accountingor Human Resources (preferred), and a minimum oftwo (2) years of payroll and benefits administrationexperience. Annual salary: $37,000. Send resumeandcover letter specifying position you are apply-ing for to:

LMHA, PO Box 477,Toledo, OH, 43697-0477.

Attn: Pamela Gilbert.

All material submitted must be received at LMHAno later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 30, 2004.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

AA/EEOPersons with disabilities encouraged to apply.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS:

On Thursday, January 29, 2004, the City ofToledo will have an orientation session on the newchanges to Toledo Municipal Code (TMC) #187 andhow to become pre-qualified with the City of Toledofor the 2004 contract season.

ORIENTATION SESSION TIMES4:00 – 5:00 P.M.5:00 – 6:00 P.M.

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Instructional Technology Coordinator

WGTE Public Broadcasting, a leading developerand provider of K-12 educational services, seeks acreative and technologically proficient leader for oureducational technology services department. Witha keen understanding of both educational theory/practice and their convergence with web-basedtechnology in the classroom, you will assist inproviding a technology/educational vision to createand implement a host of learning services thatinclude on-line teacher professional developmenttraining and web-based classroom services, amongothers. Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s inEducation or a Master’s in Educational Technologyor Technology Endorsement preferred. Knowledgeof current and emerging technologies and trends ineducation, previous teaching experience, and expe-rience in writing and securing grants is preferred.Send your letter and résumé to: Human Resources,P.O. Box 30, Toledo, OH 43614. EOE/AA/ADA

DATA ENTRYOPERATOR 2

UndergraduateAdmissions

Bowling GreenState University

Nine-Month, Part-Time Position. Days/hours: 7:00 a.m. to 3:30p.m., Monday thru Fri-day (occasional Satur-day work). (Position ap-proved for one year.) In-surance benefits are notavailable. Under generalsupervision from admin-istrative assistant orother administrative staffpersonnel, gathers andloads data, pulls andstuffs mail, and assistsin other areas as needed.

Minimum Class Re-quirements: Ability toadd, subtract, multiplyand divide whole num-bers and to read and writecommon vocabularyplus: 4 courses in typing(or 12 mos. exp.); 300hrs. training in use ofCRT or similar video dis-play equipment (or 3mos. exp.); or equiva-lent or 4 mos. exp. asData Entry Operator 1.Data entry speed of60wpm with 95% accu-racy, and experiencehandling confidentialrecords preferred. $11.54Per Hour.

To apply for this po-sition, an employmentapplication must be com-pleted and turned in tothe Ofc. of Human Re-sources, 100 CollegePark Office Bldg,,BGSU, Bowling Green,OH 43403, by 1:00 p.m.,Fri., Jan. 30, 2004. (http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/ohr) (419) 372-8421.BGSU is an AA/EO edu-cator/employer.

AUTOMOTIVEMECHANIC 2

Facilities Ser-vices/GroundsBowling GreenState University

Full-time position.Under general supervi-sion from AutomotiveMechanic 3, performsskilled and semi-skilledmaintenance functionsincluding, but not limitedto, maintenance of Fa-cilities Svcs. diesel, gas,propane, electric or otherpowered vehicles,heavy duty equipment,and small equipment.

Minimum Class Re-quirements; Ability tocalculate fractions, deci-mals, and percentagesand to read and writecommon vocabulary,plus: completion of tech-nical program in auto-motive mechanics of-fered by technical schoolplus 6 mos. exp. or 2yrs. of high school train-ing in automotive me-chanics plus 6 mos. exp.(or 12 mos. exp. in auto-motive maintenance andrepair of a variety ofmotorized equipment); orequivalent. Must haveand maintain a validdriver’s license and re-main insurable with theUniversity’s Ofc. of RiskManagement (validclass B commercialdriver’s license with airbrakes endorsement pre-ferred). $14.67 per hour;full benefits packageavailable.

To apply for this po-sition an employmentapplication must be com-pleted and turned in tothe Ofc. of Human Re-sources, 100 CollegePark Office Bldg,,BGSU, Bowling Green,OH 43403, by 1:00 p.m.,Fri., Jan. 30, 2004. (http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/ohr) BGSU is an AA/EOeducator/employer.

Writer’s Workshop Forming

Area residents who enjoy writing short prose orpoetry are invited to join a Writers’ Workshop atOwens Community College. The workshop will meetweekly with a group of writers to discuss, critique andsupport writing.

Offered free of charge, the informal Writers’ Work-shop meets every Monday from 6:00-9:00 p.m. inCollege Hall Room 156-D on the Toledo-area Cam-pus, which is located on Oregon Road, four milesfrom Downtown Toledo. The workshop runs fromthrough May 3.

“Writers of all levels are invited to attend this freeweekly workshop to discuss writing techniques, aswell as ways to enhance their writing skills andabilities,” said Kathleen Geckeis, Owens Manager ofthe Writing Center.

For more information, call (419) 661-7385 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 7385.

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Call RubénRamos at

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PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

We need supervisors with at least 3-5 years ofmanufacturing experience in a unionized environ-ment. Must have strong interpersonal skills and acommitment to employee involvement. Must havethe ability to ensure that all safety and quality stan-dards are met and promote good housekeeping, whilemeeting production standards. Minimum of an Asso-ciates Degree is required. We offer a very competitivebenefits package. This may be an off-shift positionand may entail weekends as part of a regular sched-ule. Please send your resume to:

Human Resource DepartmentJohnson Controls Battery Group

10300 Industrial RoadHolland, Ohio 43528

Of fax to:419-865-6155

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Public TV Producer

WGTE Public Broadcasting seeks a creative,enthusiastic person to design, write and produce on-air short and long-form projects. Qualified candidatesmust be intellectually curious and able to researchand develop projects, write scripts, create and edit on-air graphics. Bachelor degree in Broadcast Journal-ism or Telecommunications preferred; candidateswith liberal arts degree plus experience in non-linearediting (Media 100) and videography will be consid-ered. Computer skills and strong written and oralcommunications skills are required. Familiarity withWGTE programs and schedules is important. Sendyour letter and résumé to:

Human Resources,P.O. Box 30,

Toledo, OH 43614.EOE/AA/ADA

REHABILITATION SPECIALIST

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor needed for AimHigh Clubhouse, a psychosocial program designed toempower adults with serious mental illness to attainand maintain their highest level of functioning.

Position teaches pre-vocational skills, providesvocational assessment and follow along services,and assists in development of programs to increaseservices to clients. Excellent communications skills,creative problem solving skills, and flexibility arerequired along with the ability to develop positiveworking relationships with staff and clubhouse mem-bers. Certified Rehabilitation Counselor required.Previous experience with severely mentally ill indi-viduals desired. Send resume with cover letter to:

Human Resources -RS1425 Starr Ave

Toledo, OH 43605Fax 419 693-0768

Email: HR@UNISONBHG.ORGEOE

VEHICLE OPERATORS

Drivers needed to safely transport individualswith mental retardation and/or developmental dis-abilities. High School diploma or GED plus five yearsconsecutive licensed driving experience and cleandriving record required. Commercial Driver’s Licensewith School Bus Passenger endorsement a plus.Rate of pay is $12.34 per hour.

Reply to: Lucas County Board of MR/DDHuman Resources/DLR2001 Collingwood Blvd.

Toledo, OH 43620An Equal Opportunity Employer

Ohio Operating EngineersApprenticeship & Training Program

Local 184 Year Apprenticeship

2004 APPLICATION DATESJan. 26, 27, 28 & Feb. 5, 6, 7

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Our company has an exciting opportunity for aprofessional with a proven record of accomplish-ment in media sales. Candidate will build and main-tain relationships to secure corporate support for ourprograms and services. Candidate must possess acollege degree with at least three to five years ofprogressive media sales experience. Send yoursalary requirements, letter, and résumé to: HumanResources, P.O. Box 30, Toledo, OH 43697.

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Manager 3The Department of Job & Family Services is seeking qualified managers, whose responsibilities include

performing top level management duties for the entire agency, including but not limited to, advanced levelanalysis; providing direct and indirect supervision and leadership to subordinate staff to ensure consistency,standardization, and development of best practice regarding services; and performing administrative functions.Manager 3 positions are available in the following three areas:

• Casework Services, Adult- Responsible for Adult ProtectionServices/Social Services programs, Medicaid programs, Nursing Home/Waiver programs. [Job Code: JFS/

Adult]• Casework Services, Family- Responsible for OWF, Food Stamps,Emergency Assistance and Self-Sufficiency programs [Job Code: JFS/Family]• Program Support Services- Responsible for Investigations/Collections programs, Quality Assurance

programs, Agency & Regional Training programs, Registration & Screening programs, & Records Managementprograms.

[Job Code: JFS/Program Support]Requires successful completion of a bachelors’ degree as required by college or university in academic

discipline related to assigned area; plus three (3) years experience performing similar duties; plus three (3) yearsmanagement experience which includes the supervision of a staff of ten (10) or more, or the equivalentcombination of training, education, and experience. Full-Time. Excellent Benefits. Minimum of Salary Grade$51,982.67. Deadline: January 30th, 2004, at 5:00 p.m. Please submit a cover letter and resume, outliningthe job code of the position applying for and how you meet the requirements of the position, plus salaryrequirements to:

Board of Lucas County Commissioners Human Resources Department

Attn: JFS/Manager 3 One Government Center, Ste. 450

Toledo, OH 43604 EEOC/AA/F/M/H/V

_____________________________________________________

Manager 1- Employment Support ManagerThe Department of Job & Family Services is seeking a qualified manager, whose responsibilities include

performing top level management duties within a specified division of the Agency, including, but not limitedto, advanced level analysis; providing direct and indirect supervision and leadership to subordinate staff toensure consistency, standardization, and development of best practice regarding services; and performingadministrative functions. The Manager 1-Employment Support Manager is responsible for Healthy Startprograms, Child Care programs, and Program Analysis/Contracts. Requires successful completion of abachelors’ degree as required by college or university in an academic discipline related to assigned area; plusone (1) year experience performing similar duties; plus one (1) year management experience which includesthe supervision of a staff of five (5) or more, or the equivalent combination of training, education andexperience. Full-Time. Excellent Benefits. Minimum of Salary Grade $44,841.33. Deadline: January 30th,2004, at 5:00 p.m.. Please submit a cover letter and resume, outlining how you meet the requirements ofthe position, plus salary requirements, to:

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Research AssociateThe University of Toledo

(Job #900033): The University’s College of Phar-macy seeks a Research Associate to assist in studieson malaria and the development of targeted drugdiscovery in the treatment of this disease. In addition,the person will assist in drug discovery activitiesdirected against other infectious diseases and cancer.The work requires extensive experience in the mainte-nance of malaria parasites in vitro and in vivo. Trainingin microscopic analyses on malaria erythrocyte interac-tions is a plus. The ideal candidate will have more than10 years experience in malaria research, laboratorymanagement and directing undergraduate and graduatestudent research. Applications received by January 23will receive full consideration. Submit a cover letter(include position title and job #), a resume, and twoletters of reference to:

The University of ToledoHuman Resources Department

Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390Fax (419) 530-1490

or email acarder2@utnet.utoledo.edu.

Please use only one method of application. TheUniversity of Toledo is an Equal Access, Equal Opportu-nity, Affirmative Action Employer and Educator.

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LUCAS METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY (LMHA)

NOTICE TO FIRMS

COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY:SECTION 8, PUBLIC HOUSING OCCUPANCY, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

NOTICE OFREQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

This is an invitation to submit a sealed proposal for the Lucas MetropolitanHousing Authority services. Sealed proposals will be received at the:

Executive AdministrationThe Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority

435 Nebraska AvenueP.O. Box 477

Toledo, OH 43697-0477

until 2:00 p.m,, (ET), March 1, 2004 for:

COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY:SECTION 8, PUBLIC HOUSING OCCUPANCY, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICESLUCAS METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY

TOLEDO, OH 43697-0477

The proposal envelope shall be sealed and clearly marked with the bid numberand shall be addresses to: The Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority, 435Nebraska Avenue, P.O. Box 477, Toledo, OH 43697-0477. The LMHA reservesthe right to reject any, part of any, or all bids and to waive formalities in bidding.

Firms are further advised that in accordance with the provision of January 27,1972, Executive Order by the Governor of Ohio, discrimination on the basis ofage, race, color, sex or handicap/disability against an employee or applicantfor employment is prohibited. The contractor shall take affirmative action toensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated duringemployment without regard to their age, race, color, religion, national origin,ancestry, gender or handicap/disability. The marketing communication agencyshall conform to all provisions of law relating hereto.

Linnie B. WillisDeputy DirectorThe Lucas Metropolitan Housing AuthorityToledo, Ohio

Phone: (313) 841-9967Phone: (313) 849-1330Phone: (313) 849-0194

Fax: (313) 849-2222

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Images on México on display atAdrian College

An exhibit of photos taken in Cuernavaca, México, is currently on displayin the Heritage Room of Shipman Library.

“Las Facetas de México” is a collection of images taken during the 2003semester long study abroad in Cuernavaca. The photographs were taken by juniorRachel Lancaster (Hudson, Mich.) and Don Cellini, professor of Spanish.

The exhibit continues through Jan. 30. Shipman library hours are Mondaythrough Thursday 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., and Sunday noon to 11 p.m.

The photos above were taken by Don Cellini. The top photo is calledBordando en Taxco. The bottom photo is called Netzahualcoyotl. Additionalphotos at www.adrian.edu/library/resources/heritage_frameset.html