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BANDA ACEH, Indone-sia (AP): El secretario gen-eral de las Naciones Unidas,Kofi Annan, dijo que ladevastación en la islaindonesia de Sumatra es lapeor que ha visto jamás,mientras que las autoridadeslocales sacaban de entre losescombros otros 4.000cadáveres, que elevaron acasi 150.000 la cifra demuertos por el maremoto del26 de diciembre.

Pero los grupos de ayudacontinúan su lucha contralas consecuencias deldesastres del 26 dediciembre en 11 naciones.Con decenas de miles dedesaparecidos y varios milesmás de personas amenazadaspor las enfermedadesepidémicas, la ONU haseñalado que la cifra demuertos continuaráincrementándose.

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When Toledo Public School Boardmember attorney Anita López resigned herseat to take over as Lucas County recorder,an office she handily won on Nov. 2, littledid the voters know what fuss would ensue,with 15 individuals now vying for herposition.

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Raul YzaguirreAlberto Gonzáles

ASU hiringNCLR’sYzaguirre

The former director of theNational Council of La Raza(NCLR) is taking a job at Ari-zona State University on Jan.23.

Raul Yzaguirre will de-velop a Latino-based commu-nity development instituteand bolster the school’s ef-forts to raise money, recruitminority faculty and students,and accelerate partnershipswith minority groups.

Yzaguirre, 65, was a skill-ful lobbyist for one of thenation’s largest Latino civilrights groups, who built a repu-tation fighting for minoritiesin U.S. Congress, in corporateboardrooms, schools, andnon-profits.

Yzaguirre grew up in SanJuan, Texas, a small town justoutside McAllen near theMexican border.

“We expect him to be anadvocate, both inside andoutside the university, for the

WASHINGTON (AP), Jan.6: Attorney General nomineeAlberto Gonzáles enduredtough questioning Thursdayabout Bush administrationpolicies on the treatment ofterror suspects, ignored manyof the questions asked, but wonpraise from leading Latinos.

Gonzáles was endorsed bySen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., oneof two Latinos in the Senate.Salazar helped introduceGonzáles at his day-long con-firmation hearing before theSenate Judiciary Committee.

“He and I understandpeople as they try to build abetter life for themselves andfor their families,” said Salazar.

The endorsements stand incontrast to the fight overMiguel Estrada, a Latino law-yer Bush nominated for theU.S. Circuit Court of Appealsfor the District of Columbia.Several Latino groups opposedor did not endorse Estrada’snomination, including theCongressional Hispanic Cau-cus (CHC), NCLR, and theMexican American Legal De-fense and Educational Fund.

Rep. Charlie González, D-

Texas, said CHC was con-cerned about Estrada’s lack ofunderstanding and apprecia-tion for the special problems ofLatino communities.

“That does not mean everyoffice holder is restricted intheir job performance to ad-dress only minority issues, butthey should have greater sen-sitivity to them, having con-fronted those obstacles,”González said.

Several committee mem-bers said they were impressedby Gonzáles’ rise from meagerbeginnings.

Gonzáles was born in SanAntonio. His parents are Mexi-can immigrants who were mi-grant workers when he wasyoung. His father later workedin construction and a rice mill.

Gonzáles attended the AirForce Academy, Rice, andHarvard universities. He servedas Bush’s state legal counsel,Texas secretary of state, and aTexas Supreme Court justicebefore moving with Bush tothe White House.

“I have a strong belief intrying to get into governmentas many people of color aspossible. That doesn’t meanpeople don’t get questionedand their record is not studiedthoroughly,” said Sen. CharlesSchumer, D-New York.

The CHC has askedGonzáles to meet with its mem-bers, as it does with every judi-cial appointee before decid-ing whether to endorse. Sched-ule conflicts and an expeditednomination hearing have pre-vented a meeting so far.

Individually, members ofthe CHC had differing viewsabout Gonzáles.

Democratic Rep. SilvestreReyes of Texas, a member ofthe House Intelligence Com-mittee, defended a January2002 Gonzáles memo [Torturememo] in which he argued thewar on terrorism “renders ob-

solete Geneva’s strict limita-tions on questioning of enemyprisoners and renders quaintsome of its provisions.”

Some critics believe thememo helped lead to the tor-ture scandal at Iraq’s AbuGhraib prison in Iraq and pris-oner abuses in Afghanistan andGuantanamo Bay, Cuba.

But at last Thursday’s ques-tioning, Gonzáles made it clearthat he did not condone tortureand would support interna-tional treaties. Gonzáles did,however, avoid answeringquestions as to his exact role inthe infamous “Torture memosof 2002” and the degree oftorture that would be toleratedby his DOJ.

Rep. José Serrano, D-NewYork, said Gonzáles’ recentrecord “raises concerns that hisJustice Department might con-tinue (former Attorney Gen-eral John) Ashcroft’s appall-ing approach to civil liberties.”

Both lawmakers, however,said they were proud to see aLatino nominated for the job.

Gonzáles was also underscrutiny for his alleged relaxedattitude in screening clemencypetitions from inmates onTexan death rows for then-governor Bush. Critics hadcomplained that such screen-ings needed to be intense, es-pecially in light of over 155inmates being released fromdeath rows across the UnitedStates in the past 15 years dueto DNA testing, showing ac-tual innocence.

Gonzáles has also beenunder attack for his viewpointson abortion and abortion rights.

EndorsementsThe National Association

of Latino Elected and Ap-pointed Officials (NALEO),which focuses on increasingLatinos serving in governmentand strengthening Latinosvoting rights, has endorsedGonzáles. So has LULAC and

NCLR.“He is not someone in our

estimation who is a Johnny-come-lately who decides thatbecause my last name isGonzáles I’m going to use thatas a political wedge,” said LarryGonzález, director ofNALEO’s Washington office.

Gonzáles’ decisions on dis-crimination and election issueswhile he was Texas secretary ofstate demonstrated he wouldprotect the voting rights ofminorities guaranteed underthe Voting Rights Act, whichmust be renewed in 2007,González said.

Also, Gonzáles has hiredmany Latinos while serving inthe White House and NALEOconcluded he would helpbring more Latino lawyers andstaff into the Justice Depart-ment, he said.

With Republicans control-ling Congress, it is expectedthat Gonzáles will easily beconfirmed as the next U.S. At-torney General at the DOJ(Dept. of Justice).

Editor’s Note: Rico de LaPrensa Nacional contributedto this report.

Gonzálestoasted by theU.S. SenateBy SUZANNE GAMBOAAssociated Press Writer

issues that are of greatest im-portance for the Hispaniccommunity and the state ofArizona,” ASU PresidentMichael Crow said. “His lead-ership will enhance ASU’sefforts in providing academicand career opportunities forHispanics,” according to anAP source.

Yzaguirre will earn$75,000 yearly as part-timepresidential professor of prac-tice in community develop-ment and civil rights in theCollege of Public Programs,officials with the Tempeschool said.

de que golpeara el tsunami,Annan y el presidente delBanco Mundial, JamesWolfensohn, sobrevolaronla costa oeste de la isla enun helicóptero de Singapury luego viajaron enautomóvil al devastadopuerto de la ciudad deBanda Aceh, donde lagente busca suspertenencias y rastros desus seres queridos bajo dosmetros de escombros. Elolor de cadáveres endescomposición llena elaire.

Luego de sobrevolar lacosta, cercana al epicentrodel maremoto de magnitud9,0, Annan, dijo que“nunca vi semejantedestrucción, milla pormilla. Uno se preguntadónde está la gente, qué lepasó”.

La respuesta la tiene eljefe de accioneshumanitarias de la ONU,Jan Egeland, quien dijo

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previamente en Nueva Yorkque “tenemos que estarconscientes de que muchas,muchas de las víctimasfueron arrancadas por lasaguas y muchas, muchas deellas, no aparecerán”.

“La cifra de 150.000muertos es muy baja. Serámucho mayor”, agregó.

La zona más afectada fueSumatra, donde seregistraron los casi 100.000muertos de Indonesia. El paísincrementó su cifra demuertos en otros 19.106 elviernes, pero luego revisó lacifra, ubicándola en 4.289,al señalar que un problemade comunicaciones alterólos datos.

La mayor parte de losmuertos fueron encontradosen la zona costera y las áreasaledañas al poblado deMeulaboh, el cual fueaislado del resto de Sumatradurante días, debido a quelos caminos y embarcaderosfueron destruidos por lasolas.

Annan realiza su visitaluego de haber asistido a

una cumbre de dirigentesmundiales en Yakarta eljueves, en la cual se hablósobre la forma de convertiruno de los mayorespaquetes de ayuda en lahistoria de la humanidad,casi 4.000 millones dedólares, en alimentos yrefugio para losnecesitados.

El primer ministro deMalasia, Abdula AjmadBadaui, también recorrióla zona para evaluar losdaños.

El jefe de la ONUtambién exhortó a lospaíses que prometieronaportar fondos para elpaquete de ayuda que losentreguen pronto y nocaigan nuevamente en lavieja práctica de prometermucho y al finar dar muypoco.

Australia encabeza alos donantes con 810millones de dólares,seguida de Alemania,Japón y Estados Unidos.

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WASHINGTON, D.C.:All U.S. citizens wouldhave to get an updatedSocial Security card whenthey apply for their nextjob under legislation pro-posed January 5, 2005 tocurb illegal immigration,so if you have one of thoseold Social Security cardsand if the bill becomes lawand you seek new employ-ment, better toss it and getthe new digital version—with digital photo and elec-tronic strip.

Reps. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso TX, and DavidDreier, R-CA, say their billwould require the SocialSecurity Administration toissue cards for new job ap-plicants with a digital photoof the card holder and anelectronic strip that con-tains information about theindividual, including theircitizenship status.

The bill also would re-

quire employers to ask appli-cants to show they have aSocial Security card and verifythat the card is authentic withthe Department of HomelandSecurity through a toll-freenumber or a card reader thatwould be connected to a home-land security database.

Reyes, a former Border Pa-trol sector chief, said employercrackdowns triggered by 1986immigration reforms helpedreduce illegal border cross-ings in some parts of the coun-try, but U.S. Congress did notprovide the immigration per-sonnel to enforce the lawsthroughout the country.

The bill seeks 10,000 newfederal agents to help enforcethe proposed controls.

The Reyes bill is not likelyto be included as part of otherimmigration measures thatHouse Judiciary ChairmanJames Sensenbrenner, a Re-publican, plans to introduce,which includes a national ban

Reyes proposes migrantworker crackdown

on issuing licenses tomigrantworkers, raise thestandard of proof on thoseseeking asylum, and close athree-mile gap in a fencealong the California-Mexico border—these mea-sures were removed from anintelligence reform bill Con-gress approved last year be-cause of objectionable lan-guage.

U.S. President Bush haspromised to aidmigrantworkers in the U.S.but has, thus far, failed toproduce any clear-cut meth-odology or plan.

Silvestre Reyes

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Jan. 6 (AP): Nearly aquarter-million Salva-doran immigrants whohold special residency andwork permits can stay inthe United States another18 months under a new visaextension, according to apublished report.

It will be the second ex-tension since the specialvisas were issued follow-

donaciones del sectorprivado. Un teletón enArabia Saudí logró reunir67,4 millones de dólaresen 11 horas, condonaciones que van desdediamantes a tiendas decampaña y mantas. EnNoruega, cuatro niñasvendieron sus regalos deNavidad y lograron reunirunos mil dólares.

Mientras tanto, elsecretario de Estadonorteamericano ColinPowell llegó a Sri Lanka,donde más de 30.000 per-sonas murieron en latragedia, a fin deinspeccionar lasdevastadas zonas del sury hablar sobre las laboresde ayuda con el gobiernolocal.

• España promueve laConstitución EuropeaMADRID (AP):Futbolistas, actores,cantantes y periodistasespañoles iniciarían elviernes una campañaoficial con el fin de

explicarle al público lanueva Constitución de laUnión Europea, mientrasEspaña se prepara para unplebiscito a realizarse el20 de febrero, que sería laprimera votación popularen una nación europeasobre la nueva carta magnaregional.

El gobierno hareclutado para ello a variasfiguras, entre ellas el otroraas futbolístico JohanCruyff, para que leanartículos de la constituciónen anuncios televisados. Lacampaña cuenta con tresmillones de euros (cuatromillones de dólares) comofondo.

Asimismo seránentregados panfletos enpartidos de fútbol hasta larealización del plebiscitoy cinco millones de copiasde la constitución serándistribuidas gratuitamentepor los diariosdominicales.

España es uno de los almenos nueve países queplanean realizar unplebiscito sobre laconstitución, que debe deser adoptada por los 25

países de la Unión Europeapara entrar en efecto, Muchasnaciones han dejado ladecisión a sus parlamentosnacionales. Un solo votonacional en contra basta paradar por tierra con elproyecto.

Los socialistas, quienesiniciaron su gobierno enabril, tienen como meta elconvertir a España en elprimer país en aprobar laconstitución, como parte desus esfuerzos por acercarseal resto de Europa y marcarun contraste con respecto alos previos gobiernosconservadores, firmes en sulealtad hacia EstadosUnidos.

Sin embargo, España hasido superada por Lituania,que se convirtió en el primerpaís en aprobar laconstitución, con unavotación realizada ennoviembre.

Recientes encuestasseñalan que el 89 por cientode los españoles saben muypoco, o nada, sobre laconstitución. Sin embargo,un 75% de ellos diceplanear participar en elreferendo.

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ing a pair of destructive earth-quakes that rocked El Salva-dor in 2001. The visas wereto expire in March but willnow last until September2006, according to the LosAngeles Times.

Many of the 248,000 im-migrants who hold the specialvisas send money to relativesin their home country. Salva-doran families are still rebuild-ing after the quakes, which

destroyed thousands ofhomes and killed hundreds.

The visas were issued aspart of a larger immigrantprogram developed in 1990to help noncitizens who aretemporarily unable to safelyreturn to their countries be-cause of disasters, wars, orother problems.

About half of the morethan 2 million Salvadoransin the U.S. live in California.

Visas for Salvadoran immigrants extended18 months

AZ lawmaker pushing for tougherimmigration laws

PHOENIX (AP), Jan. 7: Astate lawmaker said he plansto introduce a bill to ensureundocumented immigrantsdon’t receive such benefitsas unemployment pay, gov-ernment loans, grants, pub-lic housing and food assis-tance.

Rep. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, was one of the mainbackers of Proposition 200that voters passed in No-vember.

Pearce believes legisla-tion is necessary because ofpending court battles that

could permanently narrowthe scope of the anti-immi-gration measure.

The bill will not be tieddirectly to Proposition 200,thereby avoiding the re-quired three-quarters voteof both the state House andSenate to change a voter-approved initiative.

Pearce will also pursuelegislation denying un-documented immigrants thechance to post bail whenthey commit a serious crime.

Another bill would allowlocal police officers to coop-

erate with immigration au-thorities, a practice cities likePhoenix prohibit in suchcases as routine traffic stopsand domestic-violence calls.

Two separate bills byother legislators target hu-man traffickers and immi-grant smugglers. The billsare expected to be intro-duced Monday.

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Enrique Carrillo ofBloomfield Hills, vice presi-dent of public affairs/man-ager of the Hispanic Initia-tive with Comerica Bank. Carrillo is reappointed torepresent the general publicfor a term expiring Decem-ber 10, 2007.

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Luisa-Inez B. Schumacherof Grand Rapids, marketingdirector for Goodwill Indus-tries of Greater Grand Rapids,Inc. Schumacher is appointed

people of color, a disparity thatcreates a dilemma formentoring programs trying tomatch children with mentorsfrom the same ethnic and gen-der backgrounds.

As a result of the findings,Mulhern is urging men, par-ticularly men of color, to stepforward to mentor children inMichigan.

“Mentoring programs allacross the state expressed thedesire to put the men back inmentoring,” said Mulhern,who recently hosted regionalmeetings with mentoring or-ganizations throughoutMichigan.

“We’ve learned that manyprograms are not enrollingboys because there are no men-tors available for them and thisis a missed opportunity foreveryone who stands to ben-efit from mentoring.”

As part of MentoringMonth, Granholm, Mulhernand former Detroit Mayor Den-nis Archer are being featuredin a televised a public serviceannouncement promotingmentoring.

Additionally, the Michi-gan Community Service Com-mission, chaired by Mulhern,has launched the MentorMichigan website(www.mentormichigan.org) tohelp future mentors find anavailable mentoring organiza-tion and mentee; organized andconvened the Mentor Michi-

Governor Granholm declaresJanuary “Mentoring Month”

Granholm appoints five toCommission on SpanishSpeaking Affairs

gan Providers Council, a coa-lition of mentoring agenciesthroughout the state to assistagencies with similar organi-zational needs; designed aMentoring CommunicationsTool Kit to help mentoringagencies spread the word aboutmentoring; and enlisted theMichigan Community ServiceCommissioners to speak aboutmentoring to their corpora-tions, unions, communities andagencies.

To find a place to mentor,call 1-800-VOLUNTEER orvisit the Mentor Michiganweb site atwww.mentormichigan.org.

Mentor Michigan is man-aged by the Michigan Com-munity Service Commission,a state agency that builds aculture of service by provid-ing vision and resources tostrengthen communitiesthrough volunteerism. Formore information, visitwww.michigan.gov/mcsc orcall (517) 335-4295.

to represent the general pub-lic for a term expiring De-cember 10, 2007. She suc-ceeds Johnny Morales whoseterm expired.

The commission was cre-ated to develop policies andplans to serve the needs ofMichigan’s Latino residents. The Commission consists of15 members. These appoint-ments are subject to the ad-vice and consent of theMichigan Senate.

It is not a brown versusblack thing. It is a matter oftradition and showing thecommunity that the Boardcares about Latinos, whohave the highest schooldropout rate in the regionand nation.

For almost two decadesnow, Latinos have had rep-resentation on the Board viathe strong presence of SofiaQuintero, Tom López, andthen Anita. This trendshould continue, as suc-cinctly suggested by ToledoCity Council PresidentLouis Escobar.• Denise Alvarado-Haack throws her hatinto the TPS ring

On Jan. 4, Latina activistDenise Alvarado-Haack, adistrict-wide parent involve-ment coordinator for TPS,answered the call of LarrySykes, president of the TPSBoard, by tossing her hat inthe Board ring.

According to Alvarado-Haack, “I was really moti-vated by Mr. Sykes’ call formore committed individu-als. I believe I fall in thiscategory. I am a team player,know the system, and haveshown, through my actions,my commitment to TPS.”

Believe it or Not: A game of pell-mellMonopoly and mania for López’s TPS seat(Continued from Page 1)

Commitment and in-volvement? Alvarado-Haackis the mother of four, all ofwhom attend public schools,and, in 2003, she served as aco-chairperson of the suc-cessful TPS levy renewalcampaign.

“The main reason for myTPS service is that, first andforemost, I am the mother offour. And all four: Michael,16; Marisela, 10, Serena, 9;and Gabriel, 7, attend TPS,”said Alvarado-Haack.

“I want to make sure mychildren, and others, are get-ting a quality education andthis is why I worked on thelevy and am now asking forAnita’s position on theBoard,” she continued.

She was formerly the co-ordinator of Adelante, Inc.’sSave Our Sisters’ domesticviolence program, a positionshe moved into six monthsafter a year’s service withAmericorps in the City ofToledo’s Youth Commis-sion.

Save Our Sisters offeredsupport to women who are inat-risk domestic violent situ-ations. She is currently adistrictwide parent involve-ment coordinator for TPS.

She has also mentored

area youth such as two highschool students, Deanna andSophia Vásquez, as part ofthe Latino Youth Mentoringprogram.

Currently taking a breakfrom her college education,she plans on returning.While at the University ofToledo, she was active withthe Latino Student Union.Alvarado-Haack entered UTon a part-time basis in 2000after having spent about 10years as a homemaker.

When her children gaineda little independence, thisgraduate of Springfield HighSchool went to college tomajor in business programs.She is considering a switchto Law and Social Thoughtand has about two years to gobefore earning her degree byher estimate.

She is also member ofMescala, a Spanish culturalawareness group.

Sixteen people have sub-mitted their names for con-sideration, including:Roberto Torres, director ofToledo’s Office of LatinoAffairs; Eva Vindas, a lawyerwith Gallon & Takacs;Steven Steel, a former TPSteacher; Kenny Roach, a


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On Dec. 17, Ohio Gov.

Bob Taft made the follow-ing three appointment or re-appointments to the Com-

mission on Hispanic/LatinoAffairs (OCHLA):

Maritza Pérez, from

Strongsville, was reap-pointed for a term ending

October 7, 2007. Ms. Pérezhas a Master of Science de-gree in Bilingual Special

Education from Bank StreetCollege of Education andBachelor of Science degree

in Elementary BilingualEducation from State Uni-versity of New York. Ms.

Gov. Taft appoints three to OCHLAPérez is the Multicultural

Programming Coordinatorfor Cleveland State Univer-sity.

Ramona Reyes, from Co-lumbus, was appointed for aterm ending October 7,

2007, replacing DonnaAlvarado, whose term ex-pired. Ms. Reyes has a

Bachelor’s degree from TheOhio State University andis Senior Marketing Ana-

lyst at Nationwide Insur-ance, Sales Division.

Richard Romero, fromLorain, was reappointed fora term ending October 7,2007. Romero, formerly ofCareer Development Cen-ter Coordinator for Repub-lic Technologies Interna-tional/USWA Career Devel-opment Program and now isthe president of his own com-pany, Innovative Graphics& Marketing, has a Bach-elor of Fine Arts degree fromBowling Green State Uni-versity.

OCHLA gathers and dis-seminates information andconducts hearings, confer-ences, investigations, andspecial studies on problemsand programs concerning

Editor’s Note: Alex is a librarian from southwestMichigan, who loves to draw cartoons in his spare time.

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Those words bring a lumpto my throat.

Cuando fuimos para Cali-fornia on a trek to a gig: Wewere traveling through KingCity (migrant capital); I no-ticed how all the people werelined up in a row sitting at theedge of los surcos. Lookedlike they were all having theirmorning cafecito and theirhomemade taquitos. I askedmy husband to drive slowlyso I could absorb all thebeauty of my life experienceof yesteryear.

Same attire as before—ahat to cover the sun, a scarf tocover the heat. Long sleeveshirt to shelter the sun’s raysand long pants to shelter theflesh from the scathingplants.Parece que fue ayer....those days of waking up inthe morning and joining mybrothers and sisters in theback of the troque.

All you could hear in the

(AP), Jan. 8: Czechsupermodel Petra Nemcova,who was injured in the In-dian Ocean tsunami, arrivedin Prague on Saturday forfurther hospitalization.

Nemcova, 25, and herboyfriend, photographerSimon Atlee, were vacation-ing in the resort of Phuketwhen the waves sweptthrough their beach hut. Shereportedly clung to a tree foreight hours as the water

swirled around her.Nemcova’s New York

spokesman, Rob Shuter, ear-lier said Nemcova will spendseveral days in a Prague hospi-tal and then will likely stay inthe country until she fully re-covers. He said Nemcova’s ma-jor injury was a broken pelvis.

Nemcova appeared on thecover of 2003 Sports Illustratedswimsuit issue and has posedfor magazines including MarieClaire and Vogue. She also

The top 10 movies atNorth American theatersFriday through Sunday,Dec. 31-Jan. 2, followedby distribution studio,gross, number of theaterlocations, average receiptsper location, total grossand number of weeks inrelease, as compiled byExhibitor Relations Co.Inc. and Nielsen EDI Inc.:

1. Meet the Fockers,Universal, $41,741,785;3,524 locations, $11,845average, $162,461,370,two weeks.

2. Lemony Snicket’s ASeries of UnfortunateEvents, Paramount,$14,587,219; 3,623 loca-tions, $4,026 average,

morning was “ay viene eltroque;” people wouldscurry out the door and headfor the only transportationprovided—a big truck with ahollow bed—and nothing tohold on to through bumpyroads.

As we continued our jour-ney, I noticed the farmers hadwhite school buses, and wepassed a camp that was prettywell kept. I cried at the site ofa barn at the end of a field. Forit looked just like a barnwhere we stayed when wewent up north. The only placemade big enough for us be-cause there wasn’t enoughroom for a family of ten any-where in the makeshift camp.

Of course, things were abit different—the campsweren’t so pretty and peopleactually stayed in horrifyingconditions. But Mom andtodas las madrecitas delcampo kept things prettyclean.

Up ahead, I noticed a manspeaking to a group oftrabajadores as some of thelaborers in the other fieldlined up so neatly in a row,picking crops and placingthem in a conveyor belt.

I couldn’t stop the tearsfrom flowing. It was asthough I smelled the dirt, thefresh crops, listening to some-one carry a conversation andthe field man motivatingeveryone toward a deadline.I really wanted to stop, butfor some reason, but I wasafraid to do so.

Recuerdos de una tejana delvalle

We continued and I man-aged a grin, for I saw CésarChávez’s plight at work rightbefore my eyes. All thosewonderful, hard workingpeople de donde vienen, nearand far, had far better condi-tions than we did, cuandoiba nos a las piscas.

Sitting in a row atmidmorning only told methey were allowed breaks andthose big white clean busesonly told me César’s hardwork had finally paid off.

I motioned the sign of thecross and silently said “Godbless their souls and keep theirperseverance strong—beforethey know it, they, too, willbe looking back and stand-ing proud.”

Las piscas, los tiempospasados, and my child-hood—I wouldn’t change itfor the world!

Editor’s Note: MaryAnn“Mariana” González(DHOC, Die Hard OndaChicana) from Tejas is apassionate historian denuestra música y cultura yesposa de Mario González,(a drummer who has sharedthe stage with many legend-ary Tejano artists). Contact:[email protected].

Czech supermodel injured intsunami disaster arrives inPrague

models for Victoria’s Secret.Atlee, 33, a well-known

fashion photographer, wasswallowed by the ragingwaters and was still miss-ing.

‘Meet the Fockers’ rings in new year at No. 1$94,616,745, three weeks.

3. The Aviator, Miramax,$11,364,664; 1,796 loca-tions, $6,328 average,$31,541,390, three weeks.

4. Fat Albert, Fox,$10,176,065; 2,744 loca-tions, $3,708 average,$33,325,622, two weeks.

5.Ocean’s Twelve, WarnerBros., $9,433,199; 3,290 lo-cations, $2,867 average,$107,006,344, four weeks.

6. National Treasure,Disney, $6,768,112; 2,282locations, $2,966 average,$154,522,305, seven weeks.

7. Spanglish, Sony,$6,183,965; 2,489 locations,$2,485 average, $31,001,588,three weeks.

8. The Polar Express,

Warner Bros., $5,609,096;2,702 locations, $2,076average, $155,112,441,eight weeks.

9. Andrew LloydWeber’s the Phantom ofthe Opera, Warner Bros.,$4,762,233; 622 loca-tions, $7,656 average,$16,178,431, two weeks.

10.Darkness, Miramax,$4,615,762; 1,718 loca-tions, $2,687 average,$16,626,820, two weeks.

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(AP): Santos Laguna yAtlante empataron elsábado 4-4, por lo que ahoraambos equipos esperaránel resultado del partidoentre los Tigres de la UANLy las “Chivas” deGuadalajara, para saber quéequipo acompaña a losfelinos a la siguiente fasedel torneo Interliga quepremiará con dos boletosen la próxima CopaLibertadores.

Tigres, que encabeza elGrupo 1 con seis puntos, seenfrenta a Chivas en elsegundo partido de unadoble cartelera que sedisputa en el estadio “HomeDepot Center” de estaciudad. Chivas tiene dospuntos.

Tras la igualada entreAtlante y Santos, Chivas,necesita de por lo menos deempatar con Tigres, paraacompañarlo a la siguientefase, donde cuatro equiposbuscarán los dos cupos parala Libertadores.

Chivas, Atlante y Santoscuentan con dos puntos enel grupo, donde Tigrestiene su pase asegurado.

En la punta del Grupo 2se encuentra el Toluca conseis puntos, seguido deChiapas y América con tres.Necaxa es último sinunidades.

Toluca jugará conChiapas y América semedirá ante Necaxa en la

SANTIAGO DE CHILE(AP): El argentino MarceloEspina, ex mediocampistay capitán de Colo Colo,asumió el sábado comoentrenador del equipo enreemplazo de sucompatriota RicardoDabrowski, que fued e s p e d i d osorpresivamente el día an-terior.

Espina asumió en elbalneario de Constitución,250 kilómetros al sur,donde el equipo realiza lapretemporada.

Dabrowski, también exjugador y goleador delequipo, fue despedido porel síndico Patricio Jamarme,quien administra el clubdebido a su situación dequiebra.

Jamarne tuvo que irtambién el sábado aConstitución para explicarla situación a los jugadores,que habían solidarizadocon Dabrowski,encabezados por el capitánMiguel Ramírez.

Dabrowski se alejóasegurando que no había

última fecha del grupo eldomingo.

Atlante dejó escapar lavictoria en tiempo dereposición, cuando goles delargentino Matías Vuoso yJorge Campos, en losminutos 92 y 94, le dieron laigualada al Santos Laguna.

Campos había marcadoel primer gol del Santos a lossiete minutos. Después elchileno Patricio Galaz, delAtlante, marcó par de golesa los 8 y 35 minutos. CarlosRamírez y el argentino Di-ego Garay, anotaron losotros tantos del Altente a los10 y 80.

Gerardo Espinoza hizo elotro gol del Santos Lagunaa los 68.

• Guadalajara vence 1-0 a Tigres y ambos avanzan(AP): Con un gol de OmarBravo, las “Chivas” deGuadalajara se impusieronel sábado 1-0 a los Tigres dela UANL y este resultado lespermitió a los dos conjuntosavanzar a la siguiente fasedel torneo Interliga, quepremiará a los dos primeroslugares con sendos boletospara la próxima CopaLibertadores.

Tigres pasó comoprimero del Grupo 1 al sumarseis puntos, las Chivas lesiguieron con cincounidades, mientras queSantos Laguna y Atlante,que empataron 4-4 un poco

más temprano, quedaroneliminados en el grupo alconseguir solamente dospuntos cada uno.

Ambos encuentros sedesarrollaron en el estadioHome Depot Center de estaciudad.

El domingo se definiránlas posiciones del Grupo 2,cuando se disputen lospartidos América-Necaxa yToluca-Chiapas. Hasta elmomento Toluca es punterodel sector con seis puntos,le siguen Chiapas y Américacon tres unidades. Necaxa,sin puntos, esta eliminado.

Los dos primeros de cadagrupo se enfrentarán a lossegundos de las llavescontrarias, para disputarseel próximo miércoles enHouston los dos cupos parala Libertadores.

El solitario gol deltriunfo de la Chivas lo marcóOmar Bravo con un certeroremate de cabeza luego deun pase de Alberto Medinaa los 37 minutos. En lajugada, el arquero JairUrbina, pese a su lance, nopudo evitar la anotación.

El portero deGuadalajara, OswaldoSánchez, quien cumplióevitando un par de goles,salió lastimado de unhombro a los 41 minutos yfue sustituido por AlfredoTalavera. El portero chocóante el argentino AndrésSilvera, cuando ambos

jugadores buscaban elbalón por alto.

Sánchez atajó par decañonazos a los 7 y 32minutos. La primeraatajada la hizo a tiro delchileno Claudio y lasegunda a disparo deJavier Saavedra.

Según los primerosreportes médicos, Sáncheztardara tres semanas enrecuperarse.

En la igualada entreSantos y Atlante, JorgeCampos marcó dos golespor los santistas a los 7 y94 minutos. GerardoEspinoza y el argentinoMatías Vuoso hicieron losotros tantos a los 68 y 92.

El chileno PatricioGalaz debutó comogoleador del Atlente almarcar dos tantos delAtlante a los 8 y 35minutos. Carlos Ramírezy el argentino DiegoGaray, anotaron los otrosgoles a los 10 y 80.

Galaz se unió al Atlanteapenas el pasadomiércoles.

Marcelo Espina, nuevotécnico de Colo Colo

razones para su despedido,pese a que había tenidoalgunas divergencias conlos administradores, entreotras cosas por sus críticas ala falta de recursos paracontratar jugadores derefuerzo.

Se cree que tambiénmolestaron declaracionesdel despedido técnico enque destacó lo queconsideró una diferenciaenorme de nivel entre losequipos de su país y los deChile.

Espina, que se retiró delfútbol a mediados del añopasado jugando por ColoColo, trabajará con uncuerpo técnico que formansus compatriotas ClaudioSpontón y Ariel Palena, y elex arquero de Colo Colo yla selección chilenaMarcelo Ramírez.

Atlante y Santos 4-4

López’s TPS seat(Continued from Page 4)business representative forInternational Brotherhoodof Electrical Workers Lo-cal 8; Becky Berry, a homeinstructor and formerteacher; Jimmie Cisco, aconstruction worker;Carolyn Jean Eyre, a li-censed minister and formerteacher at Calvary Chris-tian School; TheresaGabriel, former ToledoMunicipal clerk of courts;Chris Myers, a webmasterat the University of Michi-gan; Brian Epstein, man-ager of major and plannedgifts for the Toledo Mu-seum of Art; Steven Tho-mas, business manager ofLaborers International

Union of North America,Local 500; GeraldMcClintick, a former TPSteacher and coach wholater worked for Rowe In-dustries; Barbara JeanJacobs, tax auditor for thecity of Toledo; NickWichowski, an accoun-tant, and Denise Alvarado-Haack.

Screening by the TPSBoard, which begins thisweek, is expected to lastuntil the end of January,with a selection by Feb.1. The Board is still takingapplications through thisFriday according to Sykes.

Bottomline, it shouldbe the students that ben-efit from this appointment.

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(AP), Jan. 8: José LuisGarcía Pichardo never wantedhis 8-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son to lack anything.So he left his hometown incentral México three years agoto work picking oranges andgrapefruit in Florida. He sentmoney to his wife, and savedtoys, clothes and shoes to takeback to his children.

But García Pichardo neverreturned home.

He was killed last springwhen a speeding, overcrowdedvan he was riding in rolledover on Interstate 95 in FortPierce, also taking the lives ofeight other migrant workers.None of the passengers woresafety belts.

An Associated Press reviewof state and federal recordsfound transportation-relatedaccidents to be the leadingcause of work-related deathsfor Florida’s farmworkers, re-sponsible for 83 fatalities andmore than 400 injuries since1992. Only California, whichhas more farm laborers, hashad more such deaths over thepast decade.

Farmworker advocates saychanging Florida law to man-date seatbelts in farmworkervehicles and stepping up en-forcement would signifi-cantly reduce deaths on andoff the highways.

Florida has one of thenation’s largest migrantfarmworker populations, esti-mated at between 150,000 and

300,000 men and women.Many are illegal immigrantswho don’t speak English andcan’t drive themselves be-cause they lack a car or driver’slicense. They often don’tcheck to see if the vehiclesthey get into have been in-sured or inspected as requiredby law.

“I don’t know if the driverhas a license because I neverask,” said Roberto Pérez, a 30-year-old tomato picker in LakeWorth. “The only thing I’mthinking about is gettingwork.”

Among the problems regu-larly found in farm labor ve-hicles were no seatbelts,rusted-out holes in the floor-boards, cracked windows,doors that don’t open and seats

that have been torn out, ac-cording to an AP review of 878citations issued by the statefrom January 1997 to March2004.

In the past, the state agen-cies that regulate farm laborsafety in Florida have takentransportation problems lessseriously than other violationswhen it comes to punishment,the AP review found.

Until this year, state agen-cies generally fined farm laborcontractors only a few hun-dred dollars for transportationviolations, while other viola-tions such as child labor anddelinquent taxes resulted inrevoked licenses or fines intothe thousands of dollars.

In fact, during the time pe-riod reviewed by the AP, notone farm labor contractor hada license revoked by the statefor driving-related violations.In a new get-tough approachsince March, the state hastaken the licenses of three con-tractors and issued fines ofseveral thousand dollars fordriving violations.

The U.S. Department ofLabor, the federal agency thatalso regulates farm labor, saidit doesn’t maintain data in away that would show howmany contractors in Floridahave lost their licenses fortransportation violations. Butthe federal agency has tradi-tionally issued tougher finesover transportation problems.As recently as May 2003, thefederal agency won a $3,200payment from a contractorwhose driver didn’t have aproper license or vehicle in-surance.

Florida compliance offi-cials say that until this pastyear they had inadequate re-sources to crack down on thefarm labor contractors whoregularly broke transportationlaws. Those laws prohibitovercrowding, require driversto have licenses, and vehiclesto have insurance and properinspections.

Oversight began to im-prove in 2002, officials say,when the Department of Busi-ness and Professional Regula-tion took control of farm laborfrom the state Department ofLabor. Among the changeswas the creation of an elec-tronic database of offenders.

“There was poor case man-agement, inconsistent en-forcement actions. Follow-upwas inconsistent, lackadaisi-cal and sometimes nonexist-ent,” said Mark Whitten, whountil November was head ofthe division that oversaw farmlabor for the Department ofBusiness and Professional

Regulation. “We’re on a newpath.”

Still, farmworker advocatessay there aren’t enough com-pliance officers to make surethe state’s thousands of farmlabor contractors are follow-ing the law. The state has 28compliance officers, while thefederal agency has 75 inspec-tors in Florida to monitor 3,200registered farm labor contrac-tors.

Some advocates say there’sa surefire way to reduce on thenumber of deaths and injuriesin Florida: mandate seatbeltsfor farmworker vehicles theway California does.

Florida law currently ex-empts the mandatory use ofseatbelts for buses and ve-hicles that weigh more than5,000 pounds, like many vans,although all front-seat passen-gers must use them.

California lawmakersended a seatbelt exemptionfor agricultural vehicles in1999 after an accident involv-ing an overcrowded van killed13 farmworkers. The follow-ing year, for the first time since1992, there were no highwaydeaths resulting from farm la-bor vehicle accidents.

“It has made a big differ-ence as far as fatalities andinjuries,” said Officer DanAguirre, who works in theCalifornia Highway Patrol’sfarm labor vehicle program.

Florida growers would onlysupport a mandatory seatbeltlaw if applied to all similarvehicles in other industries,said Ray Gilmer, a spokesmanfor the Florida Fruit & Veg-etable Association. “You can’tsingle out agriculture,” he said.

Many contractors haveseen their pay from growerssqueezed in recent years. Some-times cutting corners is theonly way they can survive.

“It has gone from bad toworse. Instead of paying usmore, they pay us less,” saidLupe Romero, supervisor atRomero Harvesting inOkeechobee. The farm laborcontractor has been cited seventimes by the state since 1997,including four driving-relatedcitations.

Dan Richey, president ofRiverfront Groves in VeroBeach, said growers are con-cerned about the farmworkersafety, but it’s ultimately up tothe labor contractors.

“All we can do is encour-age,” said Richey, a formerchairman of the Florida CitrusCommission. “There is noth-ing we can do to legally en-force it.”

Both federal and state agen-cies regulate the contractors.

But some farmworker advo-cates say the federal migrantfarmworkers law—which alsocovers growers—isn’t en-forced adequately, while thestate law falls short because itdoesn’t apply to growers.

“If you made (the growers)strictly liable ... there wouldbe a sea change in agricul-ture,” said Greg Schell, an at-torney for the MigrantFarmworker Justice Project inLake Worth. “There would befewer vehicle accidents, lesssevere accidents and people,when they did get injured, theywould have medical care avail-able to them.”

Like 37-year-old GarcíaPichardo, many come to theUnited States for the promiseof a better life. The van he wasriding in was designed to hold15 people but 19 workers werejammed in at the time of theApril accident. Most of themwere thrown out of the vehiclewhen it rolled over, their bod-ies scattered on the highwayand a grassy median.

The Florida Highway Pa-trol blamed the accident onthe van’s driver, SalvadorLeon, who survived with seri-ous injuries. Leon received atraffic citation and paid a $150traffic fine. He also lost hisfarm labor contractor licenseand paid a $3,000 penalty tothe state.

Leon was driving for CircleH Citrus, a citrus harvestingand hauling company ownedby George Pantuso, who lastyear was appointed to theFlorida Citrus Commission.Pantuso was fined $38,000 bythe U.S. Department of Laborfor that accident and anotherincident. Pantuso, who hasappealed the fine, didn’t re-turn phone calls seeking com-ment.

Several survivors and fam-ily members of those killed inthe crash, including GarcíaPichardo’s widow, have suedLeon, Circle H and Ford Mo-tor Co., the maker of the van.

Garcia Pichardo had ex-pressed concerns to his wifeabout the vehicles that he wasriding in to work. She said hedid not want to complain be-cause he needed the work.

Juana Lucero Landin Lunade Garcia, his 28-year-oldwidow, now is getting by withhelp from relatives and by sell-ing candy and gum outsidethe family’s home.

“The children ask to talkto their daddy but of coursethey can’t,” she said by tele-phone from Guanajuato incentral México. “I don’t haveany words to console mychildren.”

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GOLDSBORO, N.C. (AP):Three former Mount Olive po-lice officers pleaded guilty tocharges that they took moneyfrom Latino drivers after trafficstops.

Former sergeant and shiftsupervisor Joshua Joseph Ehnertand former patrolmen FreddieSoutherland and David Johnsonadmitted in plea agreementsThursday to charges of con-spiracy to commit common lawlarceny entered in WayneCounty Superior Court.

All three received suspendedprison terms of eight to 10months. Ehnert also pleadedguilty to three charges of lar-ceny and was sentenced to 75days active time.

Judge Jack W. Jenkins or-dered each man to repay hisvictims. The total was $2,520for Ehnert, $1,700 for Johnson,and $1,640 for Southerland.

District Attorney C.B.“Branny” Vickory III said themen will not be able to serve aslaw enforcement officers.

He outlined the charges dur-ing a brief sentencing hearingin which no witnesses werecalled.

An investigation began af-ter Latino residents alleged thatMount Olive police were stop-ping drivers and taking moneyfrom them, Vickory said.

The State Bureau of Investi-gation arranged an undercoveroperation in which a Latinoagent drove through town with$310 in marked bills. Ehnertstopped the agent and tookmoney from his wallet, Vickorysaid. He said Ehnert accused theagent of being a “smart-ass” andmade a motion as if he weregoing to strike him.

The SBI found eight victimswho lost amounts ranging from$100 to $600, Vickory said, butnot all the officers were involvedin every case. Some drivers re-moved from their cars and a towtruck took their cars, he said.

The officers were suspendedwithout pay in September.

The Wayne County town ofabout 4,600 people has a 15-member police department.Ehnert had been an officer withthe town four years, Southerlandfor two years and Johnson, oneyear.

Vickory said the former of-ficers had abused the trust ofMount Olive residents as wellas the respect for law enforce-ment officers.

All three men gave emo-tional apologies for their ac-tions.

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Sobering Iraqi Casualty StatsThe Human Cost of OccupationThough January 10, 2005U.S. Military Casualties in Iraq:Since war began (3-19-03): 1,355 deadSince “Mission Accomplished” speech by George W. Bush (5-1-03): 1,218 deadSince capture of Saddam (12-13-03): 891 deadSince U.S. handover to Iraq (6-29-04): 491 deadU.S. Wounded: 10,252 [Est. 15,000-20,000]Estinated Iraqi death toll: 30,000 to 100,000[Source: www.antiwar.com]

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ARIES: (March 21-April 20)It may seem like a rather bland week, but use the downtime

to make new contacts that have the potential for producinglong-term lucrative results. Focus on partnership; whether inthe business area or marriage, each must contribute to thesuccess of the whole.

TAURUS: (April 21 - May 21)Both solitude and creative work may be rewarding this

week. Few challenges will be found in social gatherings orencounters. Even though situations may arise that may temptyou to jump right in, it will definitely be better for you to sitthem out completely.

GEMINI: (May 22 - June 21)An old, unresolved family problem may pop up this week

and cast a rather depressing shadow over just about every-thing—facing the facts may help to ease the tensions. Try tokeep a love relationship and platonic relationship separate;it’s for the best.

CANCER: (June 22 - July 23)This is not the time for a financial gamble or risk of any

kind, although you may be take a chance on romance. Youmay be feeling somewhat depleted, energy wise, but a dearfriend will put a smile back on your face. Keep behind thescenes at work.

LEO: (July 24- August 23)You are in control and everyone surrounding you knows

it. Take advantage of your currently winning ways and applythe intensity you feel to advancing your career goals andmonetary position. Any financial tangles must be dealt withimmediately.

VIRGO: (August 24 - September 23)The moral support that you’ve been seeking about an

important decision is on its way, and possibly from a verysurprising source. It may be a wise idea to wait a few weeksto follow through on your decision though. Your affectionsfor another are high.

LIBRA: (September 24 - October 23)Be flexible this week and if special plans need to be

postponed, don’t allow this to affect romantic interludes inthe evening. There may be news from someone far away thatmay end up increasing your income. Your social calendarwill be lively for some time.

SCORPIO: (October 24 - November 22)There may be an obstacle within your personal life that is

causing havoc between you and a lover. Although you maytend to take the path of least resistance, it’s time to face theproblem up front and take care of it once and for all. Your self-confidence will get you everywhere.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23 - December 21)There may be conflict between the job and your home life,

since both are demanding plenty from you. It will be a touchysituation that may require plenty of gentleness and diplo-macy. Definitely take advantage of togetherness with a mate;you’ll accomplish a lot.

CAPRICORN: (December 22 - January 20)This week will be a mixture of ups and downs, and another

person seems to be controlling this emotional swing. Don’tallow yourself to get overemotional. Your social agenda isquite busy; so make the effort to not overbook yourself. Loveis in the air.

AQUARIUS: (January 21 - February 19)Taking a firm stand this week is not suggested. Instead, use

your charm and diplomacy, and possibly a somewhat devi-ous approach. Those around you may be a bit irritating andover emotional, so put on that happy face. If married, pros-pects look good for adding to financial resources.

PISCES: (February 20 - March 20)You or your partner’s intuition may be a great advantage

this week. Concentrate on important questions and decisionsabout finances. Joint money matters may need some atten-tion and updating. Blended knowledge may be better thansolo thinking.

IF THIS WEEK IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: This is a greatperiod for new beginnings. Social opportunities are abun-dant and friends can help you with your wishes. Stay focusedon speaking and thinking about positive outcomes, andeverything will turn out fine.

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In the top left photo are:María González, of AztecaTravel Agency, with hergranddaughter, LeilaniPérez, enjoying the 3 KingsBaile in Toledo on Janu-ary 8, 2005; in the righttop photo are CarmenVega with her daughtersAixa Ortiz-Vega and EmelyOrtiz-Vega. In the bottomright photo are Mr. & Mrs.Daniel Guadarrama. This is the 8th year ofClub Taino’s baile, with 3Kings plays being pre-sented and gifts beinggiven to all the children inattendance. This year’splay was written by GladysFlores & Carmen Vega. Asilent auction was alsoheld. Cleveland salsa orches-tra Invasion Secreta per-formed, with Lisa Lópezsinging. Puerto Rican cui-sine was savored by all.Club Taino wishes to thankits many supporters, ac-cording to its president,María González. The clubalso hosts an annual Con-stitution Day celebrationin July.

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L-R, top photo: Diane Hitchcock, George Chávez, Alice Chávez Holland, & La Prensa’sRubén Torres; L-R, bottom photo: Lorain Councilwoman-at-large Anne Molnar, Eli Senquiz(PRFAA), and Theresa De León—photos of January 8, 2005, by Teo Feliciano, La Prensa.

3 Kings Baile in Lorain: This is the second year that La Prensa and La Onda CulturalLatina Radio have presented the 3 Kings Baile at DeLucas Place in the Park in Lorain,coordinated by Richard Romero. This year’s sponsors included National City Bank andLorain County Community College, with special support by the Boys and Girls Club.Music was performed by Roberto Ocasio’s Latin Jazz Project. Above, Romero presents aspecial tribute to Roberto Ocasio’s daughter, Lisette. Willie D [De León] DJed. A silentauction helped raised funds for La Onda Cultural Latina Radio, 89.1FM (Lorain).

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Bailes y LaMúsicaBy Rico

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Toledo:

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 MartínezBerna Aguilar, Youth Pastor

Miér., 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

Iglesia Nueva Vida2025 Airport Hwy

Toledo, Ohio 43609Pastor Titular: Josué

RodríguezPastor Asociado: José

RosarioServicio de adoración:Domingos 12:30 p.m.

419-382-0954

La Primera Iglesia Bautista628 Elm Street

corner of Elm & ErieToledo, Ohio 43604

Pastor Titular: J. Truett FogleEscuela dominical: 10:00 a.m.Culto de adoración: 11:00 a.m.

Los cultos son bilingüeBible studies: Sat. 10:00AM

419-241-1546

SS. Peter & Paul728 Guadalupe StreetToledo, Ohio 43609Fr. Richard Notter

Dom., 12:00 p.m. [enespañol]

419-241-5822

Lorain:

Sacred Heart Chapel4301 Pearl Ave.

Lorain OHRev. William A. ThadenSister Theresa Stegman,

Sister Elisea Bonano440-277-7231

Dom., 8:00AM, 10:00AM,& Noon

Lun., jueves, vier. 9:30AMMier., 6:30PMSáb., 6:00PM

House of PraiseInternational Church

4321 Elyria Ave.Lorain OH 44055

Pastor Gilbert & Eileen Silva440-233-6433

Dom., 9 & 10:30AM [Eng.]Dom., 12:30PM [Spanish]

Dom., 1:30PMMar. & Jue., 7:00PM

La Iglesia de Dios, Inc.Rev. Angel L. Rivera


440-244-3415

Misión Cristiana Faro deLuz

(Disciplos de Cristo)940 West Fifth Street

Lorain OH 44052Pastor Luis A. Morales

440-288-8810Dom., 1:00PM: Predicación

Dom., 4:00PM: Escuela Biblica

Spanish Church Services

Editor’s Note: Churches or Radio, with Spanish dialogue, desiring to be included in LaPrensa’s directories should e-mail the information to Rico, c/o [email protected], orfax to 419.241.5774, or call 419.870.6565 or 313.729.4035. Gracias! There is no chargeto be included on our list.

OHIO:Toledo:Argonne Hall, 43 E.

Central Ave., bailes everySat., $5 cover.419.254.0000.

Club La Vista, Down-town Toledo, corner ofSummit St. and Locust withDJ playing the latest hitsin Tejano, Bachata, Me-rengue and Salsa; Dailyand Nightly Specials onDrinks and Food; (419)241-1173.

Club Mystique, 3122Airport Hwy. w/ salsa, me-rengue, hip hop; DJ onThur. (Ladies night) , Fri.(mas Tejano), & Sat.(Latina); no cover before10:00PM; 419.704.5108.

Northwood: Arnoldo’s Restaurant,4725 Woodville Rd; salsa;call 419.693.9777.

Lorain:Kiki’s Club, 2522 W. 21stSt. & Rt 58, Fri: Hip Hop/Latino; Sat: Latino,9 : 0 0 P M - 2 : 3 0 A M ;440.989.1422.

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; weeklySat.; 313.995.4938.

Envy, 234 W. Larned;Fri., 248.756.4821.

Half Past 3, 2554 GrandRiver, Sat: Latin DanceParties with DJ Cisco;salsa, merengue, bachata;free salsa lessons; ladiesfree before 10PM;313.304.8953 and2 4 8 . 7 5 6 . 4 8 2 1 .www.danceindetroit.com.

Los Galanes, 3362Bagley St., most Fri. & Sat;313.554.4444.

Ferndale:Posh, 22061Woodward, Sun.,248.756.4821.

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: Wed. &Thurs; Sky Club, 401 S.Lafayette; doors open at 8p.m. with free dance lessonsat 8:15 p.m; 21 and over;proper attire; 586.254.0560or 248.756.4821.

Utica:Argentine TangoDetroit, 7758 Auburn Road;Tango on Fri;586.254.0560.Have entertainment?Call Rico at:313.729.4435, oremail to:[email protected].

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Michigan:WKMK 1440 AM

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Ohio:Lorain:

Principe de PazHispanic Luthern Church

1607 East 31st StreetLorain OH 44055

Iglesia Nueva Vida2327 Holmden Ave.Cleveland OH 44109

Rev. José ReyesServ. culto: mier. 8:00PM

vier. 8:00PMdom. 11:00AM216-741-0390216-322-0002

Iglesia Pentecostal“La Senda Antigua”

Pastores Rolando & Lizzette Velázquez2681 West 14th StreetCleveland OH 44113

216.298.9095Orden de Cultos:

Dom:10:30AM Esc.dominical; noon: Culto

Evang., Pro-Templolun: 7PM clase de Nuevos

CreyentesMar: 7PM Oración y Est.

Biblicomier: 7PM Culto de Hogaresjueves: 7PM Culto GeneralesVier: 7PM Culto Generales

Sagrada FamiliaFr. David Fallon

7719 Detroit Ave.Cleveland OH 44102

Sat. Vigil 5:00PMSun., 9:30AM & Noon

216-631-6817

St. Francis ParishSuperior Ave. & 71st St.

Cleveland OHSat. Vigil 4:00PM

Sáb., 10:00AM [Español]Sat., 11:30AM [Eng.]Weekdays, 7:30AM

216-361-4133

St. Michael the ArchangelFr. Jaime McCreight3114 Scranton Rd.

Cleveland OH 44109Sat., 5:00PM [English]Sáb., 7:00PM [Español]

Sun., 9:45AM [Eng.]Dom., Noon [Esp.]

216-621-3847216-861-6297

Misión Cristiana NuevaVida

(Discipulos de Cristo)2003 West Blvd.

Cleveland OH 44102Dom. 9:00AM [Español]Sociedad de Niños: Vier.

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Primera Iglesia BautistaHispana

3495 Livernois StreetDetroit, Michigan 48210

Pastor Titular: Carlos LiesePastor Asociado: Elí GarzaEstudio Bíblico: Miér., 7:00

p.m. Escuela Dominical: 10:00a.m. Culto de Adoración:

Dom., 11:00 a.m.313-894-7755

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Carl E. Fernández. 87, of Milan, died Saturday, Jan. 8, at Parkvue Community ofSandusky. He was born Feb. 13, 1917, in Clarksburg WVA and moved to the Milan area fromAkron in 1952. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II and the Korean War.

Fernández managed Jolly Lanes in Bellevue for 34 years and had also worked at Nobil’sShoe Store in Norwalk, the Bellevue Eagles Club, and Woussickett Golf Course. He was alife member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Firelands Post 2743, Norwalk, and the BellevueElks, Fraternal Order of Eagles, American Legion and Bellevue Moose Lodge.

Survivors include: daughters Betty Moyer of Raleigh NC; Debbie Graeter of Cincinnati;Vicky Buday & Cheryl Cleland, of Norwalk; & Michelle Kaiser of Columbus; sons DennisFernández of Toledo and Gene Fernández of Findlay; sister, Dolores Garner of ClarksburgWVA; brother, Earl Fernández of Clarksburg; and 19 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchil-dren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Norma Lee, in 1992; his parents, Claude A. andSusan M. (nee Clingan) Fernández; brother, Fred; and sisters Nora Odom and AnnabelleGolden.

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Guadalupe (Lupe) R. Flores, 83, Lorain, OH, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005, at his home,following a lengthy illness.

He was born Feb. 7, 1921, in Fort Worth, Texas, and lived in Lorain since 1948.He served in the U.S. Army during World War II with the rank of corporal in the U.S. war

effort.Flores was employed at U.S. Steel’s Lorain Works, retiring in 1989 as a relief foreman.

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Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Frances (nee Ceja); daughters Helen Avalos andMarie Oliver, both of Lorain; sons John Flores, Richard Flores, Michael Flores and JosephFlores, all of Lorain; brothers Peter Flores of Lorain and Sammy and Joseph Flores, both ofFort Worth; sister, Mary Fernández of Fort Worth; and 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, José Flores and Antonia (neeRamírez) Flores; and brother, Louis Flores.

Mass was administered at Sacred Heart Chapel, 4301 Pearl Ave., with Rev. WilliamThadenm officiating. Internment was at Calvary Cemetery, with military honors by Veteransof Foreign Wars Post 451. To send online condolence, go to www.dovinfuneralhome.com.

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AMHERST, Mass. (AP): Antonio Benitez-Rojo, 73, an award-winning author andSpanish professor at Amherst College, died Jan. 5 after a brief illness.

He died at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton,the college said in a prepared statement.

Benitez-Rojo, a native of Cuba who came to the UnitedStates in 1980, won one of Latin America’s most prestigiousliterary awards, the Casa de Las Americas Prize, in 1967 forhis collection of short stories, “Tute de Reyes.”

“Sea of Lentils,” the English translation of his novel “Elmar de las lentejas” was selected by the New York Times asone of the Notable Books of 1992.

His 1998 book “La isla que se repite” was the co-winnerof the 1993 Modern Language Association Katherine Singer Kovacs prize for an outstandingbook in the field of Latin American and Spanish literature.

He also wrote the award-winning screenplay for the 1979 movie “Los sobrevivientes,”based on one of his short stories.

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Brenda RamosBrenda Ramos

A snail can sleep for three years. Butterflies taste with their feet,...¡Ahora, tú sabes todo!

Few art forms can evokesuch beautiful images of ex-citement in our minds, and forgood reasons! Salsa dancing isassociated with many of thethings making us human crea-tures feel good about ourselves:Images, such as sexiness, sen-suality, style, class, gracious-ness, beauty, fun, exercise, en-ergy, leisure, happiness, andeven proud machismo oftenenter our heads.

Yet, this most romantic ofall dances is often shrouded inmystery and stigma, especiallyamong the uninitiated. Bysome perceived as too difficultto learn, many have learnedthe dance to a basic “occa-sional having-fun-on-the-weekend” type skill level. Oth-ers have brought their dancinginterest into levels of excel-lence. The most extreme ofdancers have carried their danc-ing skills into a dead seriouscompetitive level, makingsalsa dancing a priority in theirlives.

A recognized authority onsalsa dancing is New Jersey/New York area’s BrendaRamos. Her genuine, enthusi-astic, and beautiful personal-ity is contagious, as she couldeasily motivate the stiffest ofthe stiff to dance! The super-star salsa dancing artist oftoday’s era is sharing herthoughts:

Les Rivera: Many differentstyles of salsa dancing haveevolved over time. Somepeople dance “on-2”, “on-1”,or any other style they feel isright for them. For the uniniti-ated, this simply means thedancer takes the first step of thedance-steps at the second, orfirst, or whatever the dancer’spreference is, beat of the basicrhythm of the music. Manycuriosity seekers or beginnersare not even aware that there isa difference. But, from abeginner’s point of view, whichstyle is the easiest to learn?

Brenda Ramos: “On-1” iseasier to learn for most begin-ners. I think that’s because it’sbased on the downbeat of themusic, and that’s what peoplenaturally feel; the “1” and the“5”.

LR: What’s your style ofdancing?

BR: My style of dancing isthe New York style 2 dance,which is different from the ball-room 2,3,4. But, I dance it all;I love dancing! I can danceCuban style; I can dance1,2,3,4. Whatever my partneris leading me into is what I’lldance.

LR:People often don’t pur-sue salsa lessons any furtherafter feeling overwhelmed bythe first lesson. The most com-mon feedback on this is that theinstructor advances too fastalready on the first lesson. Yet,for others who pick up thepace

right away, the advances seemjust right. What advice do youhave for the challenged stu-dent?

BR:The best advice I cangive, or the advice that I dogive my students, is to listen tothe music at all times! Learnthe rules so that you can breakthe rules later on and make thedancing your own, whether thatbe “on-1”, “on-2”, or anything.And, like any new skill, prac-tice it! Practice it when you gohome. Even if you just thinkabout it for five, ten minutes aday, even if you just listen tothe music and try to hear the 1or hear the 2, it will improveyour dancing. I focus on teach-ing beginner level basic andbeginner level. I really enjoyteaching that level, because Iam opening new doors to stu-dents.

LR: Some people are hesi-tant going out on the dancefloor out of fear of lookingterrible among the good onesout there. How do you over-come that fear?

BR: (Laughter) That’s aneasy one. Just go out on thedance floor and smile! I am anexperienced dancer and I loveto go out to clubs. When I seepeople out there nervous, up-tight, with serious looks ontheir faces, counting; theydon’t look like they’re havingfun. Go out there and have fun!If you mess up, or if you feelyou don’t know what you’redoing, just smile and enjoywhat it is that you do know.Enjoy being in that atmosphereand enjoy the whole learningprocess. I would rather dancewith a beginner who is juststarting out who is a little ner-vous, but is having a reallygreat time, than to dance withsomeone who’s been dancingfor a year or so and thinks thathe’s got it down path. He knowsthe count and he knows how todo twenty million turn pat-terns. The fun for me is theconnection between the part-ners.

LR: The original Cubanmambo dance, as we can stillsee on the dance floor, as wellas in Cachao documentaries,looks very elegant. During theNew York Palladium era, thiswas indeed how peopledanced. People have com-mented to me that it also some-what appears to have a slowerfoot movement than those ofmodern salsa dancing. Whatare the differences in the styleof the “old era” from today’sera of dancing?

BR: The original CubanMambo Dance may not neces-sarily be slower than the “on-2” we are dancing today. In the“old” Cuban style I think thatthe difference is that there is apoint in which your feet willcome together during thedance. That style is also a littlechoppier in the movement.

In the “New York 2”, or in“modern 2”, if you’re at a start-ing point before actually start-ing to dance, your feet are to-gether. After that you neverbring your feet together againon the “modern 2”. So the“modern 2” is very fluid and itmay look faster. If it is faster, itis just a millisecond faster thanthe “old Cuban”. The old stylecarries that look, because yourfeet come together in a morechoppy way.

LR:When and how did youfirst become involved in danc-ing?

BR: I took my first class in1996. And it was “on-1” actu-ally! Although I had knownhow to dance from the time Iwas a young girl. There was thefamily dance. My brothertaught me how to dance theLatin Hustle, and that’s how Ibecame familiar with follow-ing. My brother taught me howto follow. I had started goingclubbing in my brother’s Latinclubs for the first time that year.And, I saw these incredibledancers and I immediatelyfound out where they were andI started taking classes withthem. I took my first class “on-1”, and the class was fine. But,I met in that class Ismael Otero,from Caribbean Soul, and hesaid: “Why are you dancingon one?” He also said: “Whyare you in that class?” I said Idon’t know; I just want to learnhow to dance salsa. Isn’t thisthe way you dance salsa? Hesaid: “Well, it is one of theways”. Then he explained tome the difference between 1and 2, and I fell in love with 2that day! I continued the classeswith Ismael Otero.

LR: Where were you bornand where did you grow up?

BR: I was born and I grewup in Hoboken, New Jersey.But, I spent a month out ofevery summer in Puerto Rico,on the West Coast. So I got thebest of both worlds.

LR:You have been dancingall over the world as a profes-sional dancer. The “Latin Mad-ness” tour comes to mind. Youalso run the Mario B & BrendaDancers Company in New Jer-sey. Tell us about that.

BR: In the nine years I havebeen dancing I’ve worked withthe best companies in the NewYork City and New Jersey ar-eas. I started out with IsmaelOtero. I named his group Car-ibbean Soul. He’s proud to saythat I am his first female super-star. From there I moved ontoFuerza Latina Dance Companywith Luis Zegarra. That’s whereI actually got a lot of stageexperiences and exposure. Wedid a lot of traveling to theEuropean countries. He’s a re-ally amazing promoter. He was

able to do that for us.Then I worked with

Descarga Latina, which isNelson Flores’ company. I hada wonderful time working withhim, and that’s how I was intro-duced to Latin Madness,which was an incredible expe-rience. I worked with so manytalented dancers and perform-ers. It’s been the highlight ofmy dance career so far.

I also worked with SantoRico and Thomas Guerrero.Their spinning technique isthe best on the East Coast. Iwork with them specificallyfor that reason.

After that I worked withMario (González). He is thecomedian of the dance worldon stage. With Mario anythinggoes. He’s willing to try any-thing, he’s willing to do any-thing, and his technique isdefinitely one of the best onthe East Coast. His lead is in-

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Salsa is a distillation ofmany Latino and Afro-Carib-bean dances. Each played alarge part in its evolution. Salsais similar to mambo in thatboth have a pattern of six steps,danced over eight counts ofmusic. The dances share manyof the same moves.

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Merengue is the nationaldance of the Dominican Re-public. It’s also popular inHaiti, Puerto Rico, Colombia,and Venezuela. It is influencedby other Afro-Cuban rhythmsand dances. It was first intro-duced to the United States inthe New York area and be-came popular because it’s easyto learn and lots of fun.

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credible. He is an amazingteacher. I have so much funwith his class.

Oh, I am also now workingas a Copacabana dancer, as aCopa Girl. I have been a CopaGirl for the last two years.

LR: What’s the numberone reward you get from be-ing an artist, teacher, and adancer?

BR: Well, performers areall needy for attention(laughter). That’s whether weadmit it or not. We all havethat need. I love the experi-ence of being in front of a liveaudience, feeling their en-ergy, their admiration, andtheir appreciation for the artthat I am sharing with them.One of my favorite experi-

Brenda Ramos—Salsa dancing explained(Continued from Page 14) ences was on the Latin Mad-

ness stage. At the close of theGangster number with SantoRico we finished with suchhigh energy. I came around mypartner who swung me. I slidon the floor towards the audi-ence and everything came to-gether so perfectly that whenthe audience applauded thatnumber, I actually felt thatenergy. It was the most amaz-ing experience. It was spec-tacular. The energy from theaudience and the applausepushed me. That’s what I love!

LR:Besides being a part ofthe salsa dancing celebrityworld, what other interests doyou have?

BR: If I am not dancing I amwith my family. My family isvery important to me. That’s

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why I am sitting here withmy niece and my god-daughter. I try to spend asmuch time as possible withthem, although I spend a lotof time dancing. My son isten years old. So it’s justfamily for me. I go to themovies, I love having din-ner with friends with a bottleof wine. That’s pretty muchall I have time for.

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Lucas County Commissioners Seek Applicants for the Toledo/Lucas CountyPort Authority Board of Directors

The Board of Lucas County Commissioners is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Toledo-LucasCounty Port Authority Board of Directors for an unexpired four-year term that will terminate July 31, 2006.

The mission of the Port Authority Board of Directors is to assure that the Toledo area’s water, air, rail and surfacetransportation assets are developed and operated in a cohesive, coordinated and safe manner in order to providemaximum efficiencies and benefits to shippers, receivers and passengers, as well as to promote area jobretention and growth.

The composition of the Port Authority Board of Directors consists of six members appointed by the City ofToledo, six members appointed by the Board of Lucas County Commissioners, and one member mutuallyagreed upon by both the City of Toledo and Board of Lucas County Commissioners. Further information regardingthe Port Authority’s history, Seaport, Airport, Surface Transportation and Finance Divisions is available on theagency’s website www.toledoportauthority.org.

The Lucas County Commissioners are searching for an individual to fill this vacancy who has demonstratededucation and practical experience in business and financial administration.

The Board of Lucas County Commissioners actively seeks to appoint volunteer boards and commissions thatreflect the diversity of our community.

Any person interested in being considered for a specific appointive board vacancy must fill out the ““Applicationfor a Public Volunteer” form. A detailed resume must be enclosed with the completed application form.

Applications are available from the Board of Lucas County Commissioners Office at One Government Center,Suite 800, Toledo, Ohio, 43604, or by calling (419) 213-4500. A printable version of the application is alsoavailable on the Lucas County website at http://www.co.lucas.oh.us/commissioners/volunteerapp.pdf

Applications for the above-listed board vacancy will be accepted through the end of the business day on Friday,January 14, 2005. The completed application and résumé must be forwarded to the attention of the LucasCounty Administrator at the address listed above.

POLICEOFFICER 1

Public Safety—Police Department

Bowling Green StateUniversity

2 Full-time posi-tions. Rotating workschedule includingnights and weekends.Works outside exposedto inclement weather;subject to call-in emer-gency situations; ex-posed to unpredictableclient behavior. Fullbenefits package avail-able. This is a collec-tive bargaining position.The Police Officer 1 isa member of the De-partment of PublicSafety, which is respon-sible for the security ofthe University commu-nity and the enforce-ment of state laws andcity ordinances in theUniversity environmentto protect lives, securebuildings and property.

Minimum Class Re-quirements: Associatedegree or equivalenthours in law enforce-ment, criminal justice,police administration,or equivalent two yearsof credit at an institu-tion of higher educationbeyond the high schoollevel. Possession ofcurrent valid OhioPeace Officer’s Train-ing certificate receivedfrom a program spon-sored by the OhioPeace Officer’s Train-ing Council. Computerskills necessary. Musthave and maintain validdriver’s license and beinsurable with theUniversity’s insurancecarrier. Must pass apsychological evalua-tion, a fitness-for-dutyphysical examinationand a thorough back-ground investigation.$15.06 Per Hour.

To apply for thisposition an employmentapplication, official tran-scripts and a copy ofOhio Peace Officer’straining certificate mustbe completed andturned in to the Officeof Human Resources,100 College Park Of-fice Bldg. (search C-143-Re), BGSU, Bowl-ing Green, OH 43402,by 1:00 p.m. Friday,Jan. 21, 2005. (http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/ohr) BGSU is an AA/EO educator/employer.

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The Wood County CorpAmeriCorps Program Man-ager will be responsible forall aspects of the day-to-day management of theBGSU Wood County CorpAmeriCorps program andoversight and compliancewith all federal and stategrant requirements associ-ated with the program. TheProgram Manager will beresponsible for the follow-ing: liaison between thePCA office and the BGSU-WCAC partners,AmeriCorps members andaffiliated BGSU depart-ments faculty, staff, andstudents; recruitment andsupervision of AmeriCorpsmembers; all aspects ofprogram and partnership de-velopment; data collection,data analysis and reportwriting; personnel and pro-gram record keeping andreporting; monitoring of thegrant budget includingmaintenance of records andcompliance with reportingrequirements; supervisionof any student employees,interns, and/or support per-sonnel associated with thegrant program; implemen-tation of all required andtechnical assistance activi-ties; media and public rela-tions outreach; coordinationof all volunteer and boardactivities; and, monitoringof all BGSU AmeriCorpsgrant related processes andliaison between BGSU asthe fiscal agent and theBGSU-Wood CountyAmeriCorps Consortium.

Minimum Qualifica-tions: Bachelor’s degree isrequired; Master’s degreeis preferred in health andhuman services, public ad-ministration, education,business or related fields.A minimum of two yearsexperience in program man-agement. One to two yearsof experience in supervi-sion of volunteers or staffas well as systems recordkeeping and/or budget man-agement. One year mini-mum experience with grantfunded projects and/or grantadministration preferred andassessment and evaluationactivities preferred. Full-time, grant funded, admin-istrative staff position level14. Salary is commensu-rate with education and ex-perience. Full benefits pack-age available including tu-ition fee waiver.

To apply: submit letterof application, résumé, andnames/addresses/tele-phone numbers of 3 profes-sional references post-marked by Jan. 28, 2005to: Office of Human Re-sources (Search #R-002),100 College Park OfficeBuilding, Bowling GreenState University, BowlingGreen, OH 43403. Ph: (419)372-8421. (http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/ohr)BGSU is an AA/EO educa-tor/employer.

RETAIL OPERATIONS MANAGER

Metroparks of the Toledo Area has an opening fora part-time retail operations manager, 30-35 hoursper week. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop anew and growing business area for Metroparks.Excellent work environment, benefits and opportuni-ties for personal development. Requirements: ex-ceptional leadership and management skill; in-depthknowledge of retail sales, including sourcing, buying,inventory management, reporting, display and staff-ing; and a commitment to customer service. Respon-sibilities will include merchandise selection, inven-tory control, and staffing for three retail locations andonline sales. Candidate must take a strategic ap-proach to retailing in support of Metroparks missionstatement. Degree in retail management, marketingor equivalent business experience. Submit resumeand application by January 21, 2005 to Administra-tive Office, Wildwood Metropark, 5100 W. CentralAve., Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Visit www.metroparkstoledo.com to review the posi-tion description. EOE/AA

Bowling Green State University

Lecturer Positions in the School ofTeaching and Learning

Bowling Green State University’s College of Edu-cation and Human Development is seeking candi-dates for a two full-time, non-tenure track lecturerpositions beginning August 2005. These positionsare located in the School of Teaching and Learning.Both positions require a Master’s degree and aminimum of three years teaching experience.

Lecturer Business EducationPrimary responsibilities include teaching busi-

ness education courses including technology-relatedcourses; advising students; and serving on commit-tees. A Master’s degree in business education or arelated field and experience in teaching businesseducation and/or technology-related courses is re-quired. BGSU Business Education website is http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/edhd/STL/buse/.

Lecturer Classroom TechnologyPrimary responsibilities include teaching under-

graduate and graduate classroom technology courses,advising students, and serving on committees. AMaster’s degree in Classroom Technology or Curricu-lum and Instruction/Teaching with a minimum ofthree years teaching experience at the K-12 level andsubstantial experience in the application and utiliza-tion of classroom technology in the K-12 classroomenvironment is required.

Send applications and nominations with support-ing credentials (official transcripts, resume, threeoriginal, current letters of reference) to:

Dr. Leigh Chiarelott,Director, School of Teaching and Learning,Bowling Green State University,Bowling Green, Ohio 43403.Phone: 419.372.7352;Fax: 419.372.8265.E-mail correspondence can be addressed to Dr.

Leigh Chiarelott: [email protected] or CindyBechstein:[email protected]

Bowling Green State University is an affirmativeaction and equal opportunity employer and educa-tional institution.

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AFTER-CARE FAMILY SUPPORTCASE MANAGER

Assist in supporting families who participate inthe after-care program. Minimum Associate degreein Social Work or related field. At least 5 yearsexperience in crisis intervention, with excellent com-munication skills and knowledge of area resources.Prior experience with diverse homeless populationpreferred. Part-time w/benefits, flexible schedule.Grant funded position, minimum 12 month assign-ment. Submit cover letter and resume to

FAMILY HOUSE669 Indiana Ave.

Toledo, OH 43602No Calls.

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Assistant Chief Probation Officer,Judges’ Division,

Toledo Municipal Court

Submit Letter of Application and Résumé byMarch 10, 2005

Due to a retirement, the Court is now acceptingapplications for the position of Assistant Chief Proba-tion Officer. Applicants must have a minimum of 6years staff work in counseling, social work, criminaljustice or related work experience and must includea minimum of 3 years supervisory/managementexperience. Probation experience preferred. Appli-cants must also possess a Bachelor’s degree inpsychology, social work, criminal justice or relatedfield. A Masters degree in psychology, social work,criminal justice, related field or in a managementrelated discipline preferred. Applicants must alsosubmit to and pass a background check. Must be aresident of Toledo, Washington Township or OttawaHills or willing to relocate. Starting salary $51,698.40.

Applicants must possess knowledge of manage-ment practices and procedures, excellent written andoral communication skills, and the ability to givedirection, work on multiple projects simultaneously,and motivate subordinates to improve or sustainperformance. Applicants must be flexible, profes-sional, organized, and possess attention to detail.

Résumé with cover letter explaining how youmeet the qualifications must be submitted by 4:30p.m., March 10, 2005 to Judges’ Division, HumanResource Officer, Toledo Municipal Court, 555 N.Erie St., Toledo, OH 43624. Must be a resident ofToledo, Washington Township or Ottawa Hills orwilling to relocate. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Chief Probation Officer,Judges’ Division

Toledo Municipal Court

Submit Letter of Application and Résumé byMarch 10, 2005

Due to a retirement, the Court is now acceptingapplications for the position of Chief Probation Of-ficer. Applicants must have a minimum of 8 yearsexperience in counseling, social work, psychology,criminal justice, or a related field, including a mini-mum of 5 years supervisory/management experi-ence. Probation experience preferred. Applicantsmust also possess a Master’s degree in counseling,psychology, social work, criminal justice, or manage-ment. Applicants must also submit to and pass abackground check. Must be a resident of Toledo,Washington Township or Ottawa Hills or willing torelocate. Starting salary $59,610.72.

Applicants must possess knowledge or manage-ment practices and procedures, excellent written andoral communication skills, demonstrated skill in ana-lyzing problems and recommending solutions, andthe ability to build consensus for change amongdiverse constituencies. Applicants must have theability to assess situations quickly and respondappropriately as well as possess good judgment andorganizational skills.

Résumé with cover letter explaining how you meetthe qualifications must be submitted by 4:30 p.m.,March 10, 2005 to Judges’ Division, Human Re-source Officer, Toledo Municipal Court, 555 N. ErieSt., Toledo, OH 43624. Equal Opportunity Employer.

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIESCOORDINATOR

Implementation and facilitation of year-round pro-gramming for youth residents. Minimum Associatedegree in Education or Family Development, with 5years experience. Familiar with area resources. Priorexperience with diverse homeless population pre-ferred. Full-time, including Saturdays, benefits in-cluded. Grant funded position, minimum 12 monthassignment. Submit cover letter, resume, and salaryrequirements to

FAMILY HOUSE,669 Indiana Ave.,

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Community Psychiatric SupportiveTreatment Worker (CPST)

The Zepf Center, located in Toledo, is a behav-ioral health facility providing a wide range of servicesto adults with severe and persistent mental illness.We are searching for CPSTs to work on a contin-gency and full time basis. Contingency CPSTs willbe called in as necessary to temporarily cover thecaseloads of staff who have left the agency or, maybe on a leave of absence. Responsibilities for bothpositions will involve developing and coordinatingthe Individual Recovery Plan, advocating for per-sons on their case load, providing assessment,linkage and referral, crisis intervention, and assist-ing in the management of psychiatric symptoms.The contingency position could be ideal for a quali-fied person who has a very flexible schedule and isnot looking for regular, full time employment. Theposition requires bachelor’s degree in social work orrelated field. LSW or higher state license and expe-rience with the SPMI population are preferred. Thoseeligible to drive company vehicles must have a validdriver’s license and be eligible for coverage asdefined by the agency commercial insurance carrier.

If you are interested in this position please senda résumé, cover letter, and salary requirements to:

Zepf Center/CPST26605 W. Central Ave.Toledo, Ohio 43617

Fax: 419-843-6431 OREmail: [email protected]

By: January 21, 2005

Direct Care Staff - Group Home

Residential Skills Specialists needed at grouphome for adults with serious mental illness. Posi-tions work on an as needed basis on all shiftsnormally on weekends. Current CPR, CPI and FirstAid certification and experience in mental health ordirect care preferred. Send or fax résumé with coverletter to:

Human Resources - DC1425 Starr AvenueToledo, OH 43605Fax 419.693.0768

Email: [email protected]

Job Opportunity:WSPD Assistant Program Director

Clear Channel-Toledo is searching for an Assis-tant Program Director for WSPD Radio. Duties includea daily shift running the control board for live local and/or nationally syndicated shows, developing and ex-ecuting show clocks for the Clear Channel Nexgensystem, and writing and producing promos. Success-ful candidates will have several years of radio experi-ence, thorough knowledge of the Nexgen system, andan ability to schedule and manage the board ops andphone screeners for the WSPD talk shows. Full-timeposition with benefits including medical, 401 K andstock purchase plan. Send your résumé to Al BradyLaw, Program Director, Clear Channel-Toledo, 125 S.Superior Street, Toledo, OH 43602 or e-mail résumésand mp3’s to [email protected].

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Executive Director

Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ADAS)Board of Lucas Co. The ADAS Board is responsiblefor planning, coordinating, funding, and monitoringpublic alcohol and other drug prevention, interven-tion, and treatment services in Lucas County. Theexecutive director has overall management respon-sibility for Board functions; including public advo-cacy on alcohol/drug related issues, financial over-sight of funds managed by the Board, communica-tion and interaction with contracted service provid-ers, coordination with other human service organiza-tions in Lucas Co., program planning and develop-ment, contract and regulation compliance, interac-tion with ADAS Board members and committees andwith ODADAS, and supervision of Board staff. Ademonstrated familiarity with current alcohol andother drug issues is preferred. Master’s degree orBachelor’s degree with substantial related experi-ence, along with demonstrated management experi-ence, is required. Competitive salary and benefitpackage. Submit résumé and salary requirementsby January 31, 2005, to:

Search Committee,ADAS Board of Lucas Co.,

701 Adams St.,Suite 820,

Toledo, Ohio 43624.

Résumés will be accepted until the position isfilled. The ADAS Board is an equal opportunityemployer.

Spanish BilingualArea Supervisor/Trainer/Janitorial

$9.25/hr.

Full-time 2nd shift position available.Cleaning experience preferred.

Paid vacation and holidays. Musthave own vehicle to travel to various

locations. Mileage paid.Call 419-691-6930 for interview. EOE

Administrative Assistant

Secretarial and administrative functions to sup-port the office of the Executive Director. Associ-ate Degree, plus 3 years experience, with excellentcomputer and communication skills required. Hu-man Resource experience preferred. Full-time w/benefits. Send résumé and salary requirements to

FAMILY HOUSE669 Indiana Ave.

Toledo, OH 43602EOE

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Early Intervention Specialist

Professional needed to work with infants andtoddlers (ages 0-5 yrs.) who are at-risk or havedevelopmental delays. Must be able to provide ser-vice coordination and developmentally appropriateactivities using a family-centered approach. Re-quires a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Educa-tion, Special Education, Social Work, Nursing orrelated area plus two of the last six years of experi-ence working with infants and toddlers that are at-riskor developmentally delayed and their families in aprofessional setting. Must possess or be willing towork towards certification in early intervention. Musthave good driving/MVR report. We offer a competi-tive salary and excellent benefits. Submit résumésand/or applications to:

Lucas County Board of MR/DD,Attn: Human Resources-CSC,2001 Collingwood Blvd.,Toledo, OH 43620.

EOE

EMERGENCY MEDIAL SERVICES

Quality Assurance Specialist

LOCATION: County of Lucas (Toledo), Ohio

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Associates degree required, Bachelor or Mas-ters degree preferred in educational/EMS/medicalrelated field. Ohio certified and nationally registeredparamedic. Minimum five (5) years experience as aparamedic in a high volume system. Quality im-provement experience and/or quality improvementtraining desired. PALS, ACLS instructor preferred.Valid driver’s license.

SALARY: $50’s + Excellent Benefit Package

APPLICATIONS/RESUMES

ACCEPTED: Through January 21, 2005.

Applications and documentation are to be re-turned to, the Lucas County Commissioners’ HumanResources Department, One Government Center,Suite 450, Toledo, Ohio 43604-2259.

Please mark envelope Q.I.S./EMS

Complete job description is available for reviewat the Commissioners’ Human Resources Depart-ment. ([email protected])

The Board of Lucas County Commissioners is anequal opportunity employer and does not discrimi-nate on the basis of race, color, creed, nationalorigin, age, gender, religion, or disability.

FAMILY SELF SUFFICIENCYSUPERVISOR

Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority (LMHA),located in Toledo, OH is seeking an experiencedindividual for this position. Position manages andadministers all Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency(FSS) and Special Service Programs; supervisesstaff; establishes and maintains working relation-ships with various groups; develops and imple-ments programs administered by the Section 8division; monitors and ensures compliance withSection 8. Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree inSocial Work, Public Administration or other relateddiscipline; two (2) years of work experience insupervision, grant writing, economic development,program design and implementation, social serviceadministration or other related disciplines; Section 8experience desirable; Masters Degree can be sub-stituted for up to one (1) year of experience. Mustpossess and maintain a valid Ohio or MichiganDriver’s License and insurability; LSW or LISWwhere applicable; must possess Section 8 and FSSCertifications or obtain within twelve (12) months ofemployment. This is a grant-funded position. An-nual salary: $36,500-$37,500. Send résumé andcover letter specifying position you are applying forto: LMHA, PO Box 477, Toledo, OH, 43697-0477.Attn: Pamela Gilbert. Accepting submittals fromJanuary 10 through January 19, 2005. All materialsubmitted must be received no later than 5:00 p.m.on Wednesday, January 19, 2005. NO PHONECALLS PLEASE.

For a listing of Employment Opportunities,please call the LMHA Human ResourcesJobline @ 419-259-9537 or access the LMHAwebsite @ www.lucasmha.org

AA/EEOPersons with disabilities encouraged to apply.

HOUSING MAGISTRATEToledo Municipal Court

Submit letter of application and résumé byJanuary 31, 2005

Toledo Municipal Court is accepting letters ofinterest and résumés for the position of HousingMagistrate (part time position).

Duties include conducting forcible entry and de-tainer proceedings, rent escrow proceedings andhearing matters arising under R.C. 1923.15. Docketsare conducted Monday through Friday from 1:00-4:30p.m.

Applicants must possess a valid license to prac-tice law in Ohio and a minimum of 3 years experiencepracticing law. Experience in landlord-tenant mat-ters, rent escrow, and forcible entry and detainer ispreferred. The Housing Magistrate may maintain aprivate practice but may not represent clients beforethe Toledo Municipal Court. Must be a resident ofToledo, Ottawa Hills or Washington Township orwilling to relocate.

Starting salary $34,636.16, plus full medical ben-efits. Submit résumé with letter of application explain-ing how you meet the qualifications to the HumanResource Officer, Toledo Municipal Court, 555 N. ErieSt., Toledo, OH 43624 by 4:30 p.m. Monday, January31, 2005. Equal opportunity employer.

For a listing of Employment Opportunities,please call the LMHA Human Resources Jobline @419-259-9537 or access the LMHA website @www.lucasmha.org. LMHA is an Affirmative Ac-tion/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.Per-sons with disabilities encouraged to apply.

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WGTE Public Broadcasting, a leading developerand provider of K-12 educational services, seeks aninnovative and technologically proficient teacher forour educational technology services department.The candidate will provide classroom technologyintegration to educators by creating and implement-ing a host of learning services that include teacherprofessional development, on-line training, curricu-lum development, and web-based classroom ser-vices, among others. Candidates must possess aBachelor’s in Education; Master’s in EducationalTechnology or a Technology Endorsement preferred.Knowledge of current and emerging technologies andtrends in education, previous teaching experience ispreferred. Send your letter and résumé to: HumanResources, P.O. Box 30, Toledo, OH 43614. EOE/ADA.

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North Olmstead, OH

440-734-KIDS

www.horizonactivities.org *Restricciones para nuevas familias aplicantes

Aliansa de Construcción Profesionales

Seguridad de SyndicatosGran BeneficiosEntrenamiento ProfesionalBuenos SueldosAdelantamiento de carreras

Edifica tu futuro con nosotros

www.acp1.com

Seguridad de SyndicatosGran BeneficiosEntrenamiento ProfesionalBuenos SueldosAdelantamiento de carreras

Edifica tu futuro con nosotros

www.acp1.com

Alianza de Construcción Profesionales

Para más información, por favorllame a Marisol Ibarra, Director ofWorkforce Development, at 419.241.3601

Para más información, por favorllame a Marisol Ibarra, Director ofWorkforce Development, at 419.241.3601

Bachata, Merengue and Salsa Music

DowntownToledoCorner of Summit Street and LocustJust one block North of Cherry Street

Hector Cordero (419) 241-1173 or Cecilia Peralta (419) 917-1541

Fri., Jan. 14, 2005:The return of Carlos y Sus Teclados of Willard,Ohio. Live performance of all types of music:ranchera, cumbia, tejana, norteña, conjunto, y más!Show starts at 9:30PM, till 2:00AM.

Free dance lessons: Thur. & Fri., 7:00-9:30PM withinstructor Tony.

Club

La Vista

N OW O P E N !

OpenTues. Wed. Thurs.Fri. Sat. Sun.11:00 AM - 2:30 AM

SPECIAL TEJANO NIGHTS • MATURE 21 & OVERPROPER ATTIRE A MUST!

FOOD • DANCING • POOL TABLES • VIDEO GAMESSECURITY ON SITE • PLENTY OF PARKING

LIVE! DJ playing the latest hits inBachata, Merengue and Salsa

Taking all requests

Si, hablamos español

Come Check us out now, but don’t miss theJanuary 15th Grand Opening Celebration!Sonia Troche, director of Adelante, Inc. in Toledo, with her daughters Kazandra (R,

10), Lili (L, 9), and Julie (8) Cedeno at Club Taino’s 3 Kings Baile, last Saturday. Morephotos on page 10.

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