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                                        Feliz Navidad
   Let’s Talk         A Not-So-Public        Depression During       TheTitle
                                                                         Creative         Sacred Little Lamb
   About it...       City Public Service       the Holidays        World of Michael
 Sheryl Sculley is         Board                                     Menchaca
    Retiring

                       By Dr. William                                                          By Carmen
  By Yvette Tello        Elizondo             By Michelle Idar     By Dr. Ricardo Romo         Madariaga
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   This grass roots publication is the life
                                                                                 Let’s Talk About it...
                                                                                               Sheryl Sculley is Retiring
source for a community that is not easily
afforded viable access to diverse and ac-
cessible media. San Antonio and the sur-
rounding counties have become accustomed
to relevant news brought to them in both
                                                       By Yvette Tello                                                    significant other and friends. Holly Gonzalez:
English and Spanish since 1913.                           A City Manager oversees        Tony Martinez:                   She is also laughing all the     “Best news the city could
                                                       the administrative tasks that       “The city passing prop A       way to the bank.”              give us!!! Goodbye and
           Steve A Duran Sr.
             CEO/Publisher                             allow a city to operate. The      was a big mistake! For those                                    Good Riddance!!! Now just
       s.duran@laprensatexas.com                       City Manager is the chief         of you who are just look-        Count R. Buckingham:           take our Mayor with u and
            Ramon Chapa Jr.                            executive of the city govern-     ing at salary and not results      “The money train has end- the city would be so much
              Co-Publisher
       r.chapa@laprensatexas.com                       ment, supervising the city’s      need to look at why council      ed.”                           better off!”
              Yvette Tello                             employees and bureaucracy,        passed a salary increase two
        Executive Vice President                       while implementing and            years ago from pennies to        Aaron D. Muñoz:                 Carol Thienpont:
       y.tello@laprensatexas.com
                                                       overseeing policies set by a      50k per year! We by the            “Great, I’m looking for-        “She is highest paid City
             Roxanne Eguia
             Editor In Chief                           city’s mayor and city coun-       way, are the only city in the    ward to the new San Antonio     Manager in Nation. We can
       r.eguia@laprensatexas.com                       cil. City Manager Sheryl          U.S with a AAA RATING!           with a lower bond rating,       definitely use that money
             Victoria Ward
            Graphic Designer
                                                       Sculley is retiring. Is this      Scully has managed to grow       higher taxes, a less than       elsewhere.”
        vicky@laprensatexas.com                        good or bad news for San          are city and be fiscally re-     qualified city manager, and
                                                       Antonio? Let’s talk about it...   sponsible! This means that       less new business coming        Robert Benavides:
             Steve Walker
             Ricardo Romo
                                                                                         yes even the Fire Dept needs     to town but gee whiz now          “Best city manager we’ve
             Jessica Duran                             Fernando Frescas:                 to be fiscally responsible and   she don’t make as much          ever had. I’m interested to
              Contributors                               “I see several posts be-        do what everyone already         as y’all anymore, hooray.       see if the the fire union now
         info@laprensatexas.com
                                                       moaning the fact that we          does and pay a deductible        The people who voted for        gets their contract worth
                                                       won’t be able to attract the      on their ins. THIS IS A BIG      this will definitely be upset   millions? Not a good move.
                                                       best and brightest because        BLOW TO OUR CITY!”               when their taxes continue to    The city council has always
                                                       of these new salary restric-                                       go up....then who will they     had the power. Crazy times.”
                                                       tions. I’m confused why           Tasca Mills:                     blame?”
                                                       people are advocating for           “About time.... that was                                       Sue Schiller-Chavez:
                                                       higher salaries in order to       an expense we needed to get      Manuel Vasquez:                   “Crazy times is that we al-
                                                       attract better candidates for     off the books!! We might           “The city will not find a     lowed her to get away with
                                                       the city manager position         be able to repair downtown       qualified person to come to     what she did. Police officers
                                                       but not higher salaries to        sidewalks, clean up some         our city for that pay. Unfor-   are retiring because of her
   The mission of the Westside Develop-                attract the best and brightest    areas in the East side, etc”     tunately the city will move     and her city planning.”
ment Corporation (WDC) is to foster
economic development, promote the de-                  for teaching positions in our                                      backwards not forwards. But
velopment and redevelopment of real estate             local schools.”                   Robert Rivera:                   that’s what the people want.”  Gabe Gentry:
within its target area, create viable urban
communities, and preserve the character,                                                   “When you are more                                              “It wasn’t the term limits
culture and history of the Westside.                   Lisa N Jack Ybarra:               known more for your salary       Donald Vormelker:              issue for sure. She’s known
   The vision is a vibrant Westside com-
munity where people want to live, work,
                                                         “It’s about time ... but then   as opposed to your actual ac-      “It’s more like..... I’m not for years that she’s hated by
and visit.                                             again of course she’s retiring    complishments while in your      taking a pay cut, I’ll start most. It was the salary cap.
         Leonard Rodriguez                             she already did her damage        position, there is something     looking everywhere, where The money stopped talking
           President /CEO                              and has taken all of San          wrong, These comments are        I can rip off another city.”   so she’s about to be walk-
    leonard@westsidedevcorp.com
                                                       Antonio’s money that she          being read by this individual.                                  ing.”
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     About the Cover Artist:
                    Tim Palomera’s Mosaic Star
By Dr. Ricardo Romo             and creating mosaic art tile       gives us the image of a star.
  Tim Palomera grew up in       products. He began working         A star in the sky can give you
a San Antonio neighborhood      with clay tile 25 years ago.       direction, light and hope. A
near San Pedro Springs. He         He comments that “The art       star is as old as the universe
attended Fox Tech High          work is an attempt to honor a      and represents one of na-
School in the early 1960s       people, a religion, life itself.   ture’s most beautiful objects.
where he developed an inter-    It is a metaphor of using
est in architectural drafting   discarded, broken and
and design. Following his       ordinary elements, and                                              By Leonard Rodriguez
graduation from high school,    transforming them into                                              This column highlights inspiring stories of Latino leaders. For more
he served three years in the    an object of beauty very                                            than 500 years, Latino men and women have positively influenced
United States Army. He          similar to the human ex-                                            the face of United States society. Let us celebrate these outstanding
attended the University of      perience of overcoming                                              hispanics.
Texas at Austin on the G.I.     life’s challenges and ulti-
Bill and earned a degree in     mately finding beauty and
architecture in 1970.           happiness.”His historical
  Upon his return to San        interest revolves around
Antonio, Palomera served        documenting and photo-
as City Architect of San        graphing San Antonio’s
Antonio and retired after 20    oldest neighborhoods,
years of service. When he       in particular, downtown
is not researching and writ-    and the Westside.
ing about local San Antonio        Palomera’s cover art
neighborhood history, he        represents religion and
stays active with designing     culture both of which
                                                                                                                           Esteban Torres
                                                                                                    Reared by his mother when his father was deported to Mexico
                                                                                                    during the Depression, Esteban Torres graduated from Gar-
                                                                                                    field High School in Los Angeles in 1949. After serving in
                                                                                                    the Korean War, he began his ascent as a community leader
                                                                                                    in Los Angeles. In 1976, President Carter named him Ambas-
                                                                                                    sador to UNESCO and later Special Assistant to the President
                                                                                                    for Hispanic affairs. In 1982, he was elected to California’s
                                                                                                    34th Congressional District. Congressman Torres is the
                                                                                                    highest-ranking Hispanic on the House Committee on Ap-
                                                                                                    propriations. He has spearheaded numerous laws in areas of
                                                                                                    environment, community and banking and is considered the
                                                                                                    “Chief Architect” in persuading many opponents to vote in
                                                                                                    favor of NAFTA.
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                       A NOT-SO-PUBLIC CITY
                       PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
By Dr. William Elizondo             education compliments of          nonsense, but I knew two        and asked it to DENY the          discrimination at CPS.
  In the ‘60s, it was evident       CPS and had a job waiting         bright women who could          bond request - and allow            Baugh and his committee
that we were entering an era        when they graduated. None         challenge his reasoning:        CPS ratepayers to vote on         went at it hard. I appeared at
of great change. If you don’t       of these fellows were Mexi-       Stella Garza and Nora Cabal-    the bond issue. I also advised    one of the panel’s first meet-
see people like yourself in         can American. I obtained a        lero, who worked in my own      City Council that job dis-        ings and asked the CRC to
leadership positions then you       City Public Service Board         optometry practice. In fact,    crimination existed at CPS        agree that we had a serious
don’t feel a part of that soci-     flow chart of its leadership      they were my only employ-       and CPS should change its         problem at the CPS Board,
ety. If your children don’t see     in 1967. Of the top 172 em-       ees. I urged them to apply      hiring policies.                  namely that the board al-
people who look like them           ployees on that leadership        at CPS and, lo and behold,        Meanwhile, to initiate          lowed the exclusion of Mexi-
in positions with clout, or         chart, only one had a Mexi-       they were hired. Either Som-    more credence, LULAC              can Americans in many job
people with surnames such           can American surname. For         mers was a man of his word,     Council No. 2 unanimously         categories and that it had the
as theirs, then they can’t          a city whose population was       or he was trying to silence     passed a resolution. It said,     indices of panern discrimina-
relate to that leadership or        half Mexican American, that       my complaining, but Stella      among other things, that the      tion. We identified about a
see themselves ever getting         was unacceptable.                 worked at CPS till she quit     CPS Board in no way rep-          dozen Mexican Americans
there.                                Meanwhile, I knew intel-        to raise a family and Nora      resented the average home-        who said, anonymously.
  Nowhere was the status            ligent young Hispanics who        stayed at CPS for nearly 40     owner or gas and electricity      they had applied for a job at
quo more entrenched and             had applied for CPS jobs          years. Apparently she was a     consumer in San Antonio;          CPS and were told, in effect,
resistant to change than in         -- unsuccessfully. Rohen          good and                        that CPS customers were           “We don’t hire Mexicans.”
the city’s electric utility, City   Alaniz, brother of state Rep.       valuable employee, and        paying exorbitant and out-        Another two-time CPS Job
Public Service (now CPS En-         John Alaniz, had a degree         her success proved there        of-proportion rates and; that     applicant, Carmen Aguilar,
ergy). It was city owned, but       in petroleum engineering          were solid individuals of       the average local consumer        obviously a brave woman,
was actually controlled by an       from Texas A&M, but CPS           Mexican descent who could       paid more per kilowatt hour       put her testimony in a letter:
unelected five-man board.           couldn’t find a position for      and should fill good jobs at    than the national average of        “I reapplied for a posi-
The board was supposedly            him. Robert took a job in         CPS. It was a good sign, but    other public utilities even       tion and was again told they
answerable to City Council,         California and stayed there.      the Caballero-Garza hires       though San Antonio had the        didn’t hire Mexicans. Of
but in reality it was account-      A local lad who might have        turned out to be exceptions     dubious distinction of being      course, then I told the clerk
able to no one but itself. And      become a CPS executive            then, not the rule.             classified as a low-wage          personnel, ‘What happens
“itself’’ was also all-Anglo.       and a top-flight citizen in his     In 1967, the five-man CPS     town. LULAC also resolved         when a cashier can’t speak
This arrangement would be           hometown had to take his          Board of Trustees - banker      that discrimination against       Spanish and a customer can’t
a target for reforms by me          talents to California to find     Leroy Denman, Joske’s De-       Mexican Americans had             speak English?’ The reply
publicly and by many other          a successful career.              partment Store President        been freely practiced by the      was, ‘We just collect for
fair-minded citizens of San           This in mind, I met and         John H. Morse, businessman      CPS Board for 25 years in         utility bills. They have to
Antonio privately. Since the        spoke with O.W. Sommers,          Albert Steves Ill, lawyer       both employment and pro-          bring someone who speaks
1960’s, publically, nobody          the CPS general manager,          John R. Locke and San Anto-     motions.                          English.’ To this date, I
has attacked the CPS.               1960 and told him his util-       nio Mayor Walter McAllister        I had appeared before City     don’t see how our money is
   After I set up my optom-         ity wasn’t hiring Mexican         - gave us,their customers, an   Council in the past on other      any different, yet we cannot
etry practice in San Antonio        Americans for jobs they were      opportunity to make them        issues such as the national       get positions because we are
in 1959, I joined the Junior        qualified to fill. He told me,    answerable to us. The board     vision programs, and I could      Mexicans. I believe in a city
Chamber of Commerce. I be-          essentially, there were no        asked City Council for ap-      relate to the council mem-        like this, especially in city
came a member of its board          Mexican Americans coming          proval to obtain $30 million    bers. My voice resonated          offices, employees should
of directors. I soon found out      out of local high schools who     worth of bonds. I felt that     with some of them and others      speak both languages. “
that many junior chamber            could implement policies          if these bonds were sold        respected me. I’m sure they         Weekly CRC meetings that
members were CPS employ-            within CPS. But, he added,        it would rubber stamp the       wanted to appease me, so          fall and on into 1968 dis-
ees who had been recruited          if I would identify qualified     board’s policies, including     the council, in a consensus       closed more about the CPS
out of high school, some            Hispanics to him, he’d give       the hiring and promotion        precipitated by the mayor,        Board’s hiring practices than
not even from San Antonio           them serious consideration        practices we’d complained       decided to appoint a com-         the utility company probably
schools. These anointed ones        for CPS jobs. Of course           about for several years. I      mittee, which they did, to        wanted disclosed.
got a college or trade-school       Sommers’ explanation was          went before the City Council    investigate the alleged job         For example, Mexican
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Americans held only 2 per-        ing the CPSB ‘s goals every    as Anglo Americans were         and engineer George Ozuna         that praised me for taking
cent of the white-collar jobs     30 days.                       added to the board payroll      as candidates to fill the next    on the big boys in the big
at CPS; there were no (zero)        In a letter to City Coun-    from 1963 to 1967.” A big       vacancy on the CPS Board.         institutions. The Sun story
Americans of Mexican an-          cil, CPS Board Chairman        fat lie. Denman’s response      Meanwhile, we recommend-          called me the “instigator
cestry even in mid-level          Leroy Denman spat on the       contended that “this record     ed grocer Eloy Centeno as a       of the movement to inves-
jobs (i.e., electricians, line-   critics, calling the CRC’s     speaks for itself and clearly   third possibility.                tigate discrimination with-
men, machinists, carpenters,      work a “report,” not what it   demonstrates that unproven        In the spring of 1969 a         in the City Public Service
meter readers, cashiers, as-      was: actual findings Den-      charges of discrimination       vacancy occurred. On May          Board,”(CPSB) and noted
sistant general bookkeep-         man added: “The facts show     are false.”                     28, City Councilman Pete          that the Community Rela-
ers - some 40 job cat-                                                                                           Torres, an ally   tions Commission had found
egories in all); that 80                                                                                         in our battles    “discrimination existed in
percent of the Mexican                                                                                           with the CPS      the CPSB against Mexican
American hires were                                                                                              trustees, and I   Americans and Negroes,”
laborer jobs; that of the                                                                                        met with Den-     and; Eloy Centeno was
400-500 CPS jobs that                                                                                            man and dis-      named to the CPS Board on
came available each                                                                                              cussed ques-      Jan. 31, 1970, replacing Den-
year, many were filled                                                                                           tions about       man, whose term expired.
by people recruited                                                                                              filling the va-   Centeno was the first Mexi-
from outside Bexar                                                                                               cancy. Den-       can American on the CPS
County; that in some                                                                                             man refused       Board. It was announced that
work classifications,                                                                                            to meet with      he would “train” for his place
there were no Mexican                                                                                            a group called    on the board, something
Americans in jobs that                                                                                           the Ad Hoc        Gatti wasn’t required to do.
required only a high                                                                                             Committee         While Eloy’s appointment
school diploma; and,                                                                                             for La Raza,      was good news, it was a
to cite one such job                                                                                             which want-       long time coming. The board
category, of 230 work-                                                                                           ed to suggest     should have better represent-
ers in the electrical dis-                                                                                       possible Mex-     ed the community all along.
tribution department,                                                                                            ican Ameri-       Putting a Mexican American
not a single Mexican                                                                                             can candi-        on that hidebound board was
American. Mexican                                                                                                dates for the     real progress. A Mexican
Americans were afraid                                                                                            CPS board.        American had finally won a
to climb telephone                                                                                                  On June 19,    seat in one of the San Anto-
poles, one CPS fore-                                                                                             1969, in an ar-   nio’s most exclusive clubs.
man explained. In Feb-                                                                                           rangement or-     It made the city a fairer, more
ruary 1968, the CRC                                                                                              chestrated by     inclusive city, one where
announced there was                                                                                              Mayor McAl-       all citizens could hope for a
discrimination in the                                                                                            lister, the CPS   better job and a better life, a
CPS Board’s hiring                                                                                               Board chose       better place to live, work and
and promotion practic-                                                                                           Mayor John        raise a family. I am proud
es. Baugh’s committee                                                                                            Gatti to fill     of what we accomplished.
offered recommenda-                                                                                              vacancy. Tor-     While members of the CPS
tions aimed at rectify-                                                                                          res said the      Board seemed to loathe and
ing that discrimination,                                                                                         seat should       fear my intervention into
among them: The CPS                                                                                              have gone to      board activities in the late
Board should include                                                                                             a Mexican         ‘60s, decades later in 2004
Mexican Americans                                                                                                American          at a public event, CPS called
trustees in proportion                                                                                           and called the    me “a caregiver with amaz-
to their share of San                                                                                            board’s move      ing energy,” noting that “our
Antonio’s population;                                                                                            “a slap in the    community benefits from the
that CPS should seek                                                                                             face to many      leadership of people who
out and promote Mexi-                                                                                            people.”          make the most of their talents
can Americans who had been        that in jobs leading directly A few months later, the            The Sunday Sun ran a long       and demonstrate amazing
bypassed through the years        to advancement to super- Federation for the Advance-           story on March 30. 1969,          energy with their everyday
and; that the CRC should          visory positions twice as ment of Mexican American             under the headline “Dr. Eli-      accomplishments.”
report the progress in achiev-    many Mexican Americans leaders recommended me                  zondo serves community,”
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      The Creative World of Michael Menchaca
By Dr. Ricardo Romo                wall. His story about immigra-     border. In new prints se-
  Michael Menchaca’s exhi-         tion is                            lected for the McNay exhibit,
bition, “100 Years of Print-         made more complicated            Menchaca utilizes cats as well
making in San Antonio: Mi-         by a failure of police on both     as other animals to document
chael Menchaca,” closes on         sides of the border to protect     the struggles and difficulties
January 6th and you won’t          citizens.                          that migrants face as they
want to miss it.                     Menchaca frames his im-          contract coyotes,
  While Menchaca is known          ages based on historical events      fight off the narcos, and try
as an exceptional artist in        and anthropological interpre-      to evade apprehension by the
print design, his studies at       tations. For instance, he makes    Border Patrol.
the prestigious Rhode Island       extensive use of the Mayan           Menchaca strives to pres-
School of Design enabled           and Aztec systems of writ-         ent cultural events through
him to expand into the world       ing and uses pre Columbian         invented mythology. In many
of video and digital art. In his   figures and texts common to        of his earlier works, he ac-
new exhibit at the McNay,          the Mexican Indian codices.        knowledges using “animal ar-
there are fifty prints and an      He dramatizes these images         chetypes to tell stories of class
amazing video.                     and figures in his effort to ad-   inequality, civil rights cases,
  The entrance to the exhibit      dress issues on race relations,    and the distribution of privi-      gration to the United States. In    insist on more comprehensive
takes your breath away. There      politics, and social justice.      leges within the Americas.”         this piece, which is included       art interpretation.”
are tall columns wrapped in          In a print titled “Hasta La        San Antonians became fa-          in the current 2018 McNay             His comments also revealed
an intricate black and white       Casta,” which is a play on         miliar with Menchaca’s iconic       exhibit, Menchaca’s subjects        on-going work that appear in
paper design representing          words from the phrase “Hasta       prints following his inclusion      are portrayed as cats wearing       the McNay exhibition. Not-
eagle feathers.                    La Vista,” Menchaca delves         in the Estampas De La Raza          sombreros. They are shown           ing that “The Internet is now
  To see the exhibit, one en-      deep into Spanish colonial         exhibit at the McNay in 2016.       swimming across a wide Rio          accepted as an art medium
ters a long hallway with four      history following the conquest     The exhibit included 46 out-        Grande.                             within museums and institu-
twenty foot high columns on        of Mexico when conquerors          standing Latino and Latina            In the last several years         tions,” he called for Chicano
each side wrapped in the eagle     created a caste system referred    artists from across the coun-       Menchaca has expanded on            artists to “partake in digital
feather printed paper. Inside,     to as “Castas.” In the matrix of   try, as well as Menchaca’s cats     his themes and images, add-         mediums as well as Internet
all the walls have a similar       castas, there were mestizos,       crossing the Rio Grande print.      ing that the cat motif opened       art approaches.”
pattern, for the printed paper     mulatos, Indios, and coyotes,        The Estampas exhibit,             “the doors for me to explore          Chicano art is coming of age
serves as a backdrop for his       to name a few of the fifty-four    which traveled to Los Ange-         my cultural heritage, racial        in America. The Smithsonian
many prints and a colorful         racial and ethnic categories.      les, Albuquerque, Chicago,          tension, stories of immigra-        will have a major show on
and dramatic digital video.        Menchaca includes coyotes          and Raleigh, gave Menchaca’s        tion, all with a sense of levity,   Chicano art in 2020. With the
Menchaca is especially proud       and different skin tones to        art exposure in regions of          while formally connecting to        exciting Menchaca exhibit
of his video creation which        show the blurred boundaries        America that might have been        the ancient representational        along with current exhibits
sheds light on the dark world      of such categorization.            unfamiliar with his work.           traditions of the American          of Pop America and a small
of drug traffickers, the plight      As we learn from the daily         The Estampas catalog,             continent.”                         exhibit of the work of Mel Ca-
of immigrants, and the turmoil     news, there is ample human         published by the Univer-              When Dr. Patricia Ruiz-           sas, the McNay Museum has
of the Trump proposed border       tragedy along the southern         sity of Texas Press, also re-       Healy interviewed Menchaca          once again demonstrated an
                                                                               ceived international       earlier this year at her gallery    appreciation of art by Chica-
                                                                               distribution. In his       in Olmos Park, she pressed          nos, Latinos/as, and Mexican
                                                                               artist’s statement for     him on what he saw on the           Americans.
                                                                               the Estampas exhibit,      horizon for Chicano artists.          This art has a place every-
                                                                               Menchaca noted: “ I        A forthcoming publication           where in America, but espe-
                                                                               try to bring various in-   by Ruiz Healy Gallery offers        cially in cities like San An-
                                                                               fluences to bear on the    some insight into Mencha-           tonio where Latinos make up
                                                                                 imagery...contem-        ca’s current and future work.       the majority of the population.
                                                                               porary cartoons and        Menchaca noted that “We             Recent Chicano art exhibits
                                                                               animation, ancient         must initiate a new wave of         in Los Angeles, Chicago,
                                                                               writing systems, racial    Chicano imagery expressing          and Houston align with San
                                                                               identity and humor.”       our collective concerns in the      Antonio in making sure that
                                                                                 His print, “Cuando       present age. We must rise past      when we view American art,
                                                                               El Rio Suena Gatos         a reliance on sociological          we see the work of Chicanos
                                                                               Lleva,” addressed the        and cultural generalizations      included.
                                                                               issue of Mexican mi-       regarding Chicano art and
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                   Stephanie Urbina Jones Releases
                       “Merryiachi Christmas”

  Stephanie Urbina Jones        mariachis, performing           joined Mariachi Tennessee     Christmas” had been            mariachi rhythms named
makes country-mariachi          songs from her latest           and headed into the studio.   written, arranged,             for the place where it
Christmas magic at              album, “Tularosa.” Jones        The song was produced by      recorded, mixed, mastered,     was recorded. Tularosa
Imagine Recordings in           received a standing             Patterson Barrett and the     and released with a live       honors Jones’ musical
front of a live audience        ovation that night and soon     session led by founder of     video available.” I feel       icons — a string of legends
with a new holiday single,      thereafter, the # 1 Billboard   Imagine Recordings and        so blessed to be living in     from Dolly, Patsy, Willie,
“Merryiachi Christmas.”         Country songwriter was          Grammy Award-winning          a moment in time where         and Merle to Johnny and
This release brings the         approached by Imagine           producer and musician         it’s possible to not only      June — and the Mexican
spirit of the season to         Recordings in Nashville         Steve Fishell. Eighteen       bring an idea to life, but     heritage that feeds her
life with a fun country-        to record a song for a live     guests were present as        to also record and release     sound and soul. “Stephanie
mariachi Christmas twist.       audience.                       audience members in the       an inspired piece of work      Urbina Jones is a true
Jones says of the project,        Jones wrote “Merryiachi       the studio, free to walk      from start to finish,” said    visionary, for who else
“We were longing to hear        Christmas” the Wednesday        from the control room to      Jones. “It seems we could      would have thought of
a song reminding us and         before Thanksgiving,            the live room only feet       all use a little more light,   marrying classic country
everyone that ‘the magic is     inspired to capture the         away from the musicians       joy and a song about the       with mariachi,” says LA
still alive and with us,’ and   spirit of her two musical       as they worked in the         simple things in life right    Music Critic. “She has
we felt we captured that        loves—country and               hallowed studio on Music      about now.”                    brought new life to these
childlike wonder.”              mariachi. String and            Row where 500 #1 hits           On September 28,             amazing classic country
  Earlier this year, Jones      trumpet compositions            and counting have been        Jones released her latest      hits—this one belongs in
made Grand Ole Opry             were arranged, and              recorded.                     studio album, Tularosa,        the collection of every
history as the first female     on the Monday after               Within two weeks,           an inspired marriage           lover of classic country.”
artist to perform with          Thanksgiving, Jones             the song “Merryiachi          of country classics and
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                Mineros y Yaquis de La Sauceda
              Sorprenden en el Playoff Veteranos
Por José I. Franco               pitcheo, lo cual fue el factor   sificado en cuarto lugar), con   vendremos con más energía         sea feliz navidad y próspero
  En Potranco Baseball Field,    del triunfo. El compromiso       su manager Benito Martínez       para emparejar la serie”, dijo    año nuevo a los directivos
los Red Sox dirigido por         es terminar con el rival y       y el coach Luis Alfonso Ve-      Garza.                            de equipos, jugadores, se-
Pedro Espinoza y el coach        así agradecer respaldo de        lázquez, con el servicio de su     “Nuestros lanzadores es-        guidores, patrocinadores, y
René Juárez, (clasificado en     jugadores, seguidores y pa-      cuerpo de lanzadores dominó      tuvieron a la altura, con el      familias que brindan apoyo
segundo lugar), ante Mineros     trocinadores. Confiamos          la artillería del campeón        respaldo de sus compañeros        a sus respectivos clubes.
del dueto Ramiro Morales         en nuestros lanzadores, así      de temporada Broncos de          tanto en el terreno de juego        El clásico dominical cat-
y Ruperto Ortega, sufrió su      como de la ofensiva y de-        Reynosa SA de Roberto            como en la defensiva. En          egoría abierta, lo ganó Pira-
primera derrota de la serie      fensiva”, apuntaron Morales      Garza (manager), y su coach      el segundo partido Yaquis         tas de Sabinas a los Mineros
pactada a ganar dos de tres      y Ortega.                        y lanzador derecho Richard       descansado dará la pelea en       que cayeron abatidos con
partidos.                          “Comenzamos bien, Da-          Felán.                           lo que será un gran partido”,     pizarra de 7 a 0 carreras.
  Mineros (clasificado en        vid Hernández se fajó en el        Yaquis se impuso con           exhortó el timonel Martínez.      Piratas (4-2-2) dirigidos por
el tercer lugar), con pizarra    pitcheo, costos errores nos      pizarra de 6-1. Broncos an-        La serie se reanudara el        Sergio de Luna consiguió su
de 9 a 6 carreras sorprendió     hundieron a pesar de que se      otó la carrera del honor en el   sábado 5 de enero, 2019,          cuarta victoria para ubicarse
tras sobresalir en las últimas   logró empatar la pizarra 6-6.    primer episodio, dejando en      ello de acuerdo al presidente     en el tercer lugar por debajo
entradas, ya que Red Sox en      En este partido no se pudo       varias ocasiones corredores      y compilador oficial señor        de los líderes Broncos (6-2)
el séptimo episodio empato       pero existe confianza que        en bases. “Buen pitcheo          Simón Sánchez. Eloy Rocha,        y Mineros (6-2). En las fotos
la pizarra 6-6. “Nuestro plan    vamos a sobresalir en los        por ambos lados. Yaquis          fundador de este concurrido       aparecen peloteros de Yaquis
de juego fue no cometer ‘er-     siguientes”, dijo Espinoza.      tuvo la mejor parte, después     circuito de béisbol indepen-      y Piratas celebrando sus re-
rores’ y respaldar nuestro         Yaquis de La Sauceda (cla-     de Navidad y Año Nuevo,          diente por este conducto de-      spectivas victorias.
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         GROWING UP LATINO
                                            MANGUERA MEMORY:
                                                                                Christmas
                                                                                  any tree. My Mom          to at Gulf-Mart or
                                                                                  would pull out her        Sears, and then later
                                                                                  trusty, never failed      it was Amigoland
                                                                                  Aluminum Christ-          Mall. For that month
                                                                                  mas tree that was set     that passed between
                                                                                  up next to a rotating     Thanksgiving and
                                                                                  color disc that would     Christmas Day,
                                                                                  change the color of       Mom purchased and
                                                                                  the tree as it rotated    hid Christmas gifts
                                                                                  from red to green to      in the trunk of the
                                                                                  yellow then blue, she     car. My brother and
                                                                                  would throw alumi-        I were not allowed
                                                                                  num “icicles” on it       anywhere near the
                                                                                  and wrap it in a red      trunk of the car dur-
                                         cembers meant we all got                 with white border         ing those weeks for
                                         to ride our new bikes, Big       felt base cover. All in all it    fear that we would
Rosa Maria Gonzalez, B.A., J.D.,         Wheels, use our skates, ride     stood to the towering height      discover what Santa
C.W.L.S.
Board Certified- Child Welfare Law
                                         our skateboards, whatever        of 3 feet. She also has a plas-   had entrusted my
Specialist, National Association of      was left under the tree either   tic Santa Claus with a sleigh     Mom with for us.
Counsel For Children, as authorized      on Christmas day or the day      and reindeer that she would       We rarely had ca-
by the American Bar Association and      after because the weather
the Texas Board of Legal Specializa-
                                                                          talk someone into placing         pirotada but Mom
tion.                                    always came through for          on the house roof for her.        played a good game
Born and bred in Brownsville, Texas,     us). No fresh cut Christmas      Last the big bulb Christmas       of hunting tamales
Gonzalez has lived in San Antonio for    trees were ever brought into     lights were nailed around the     down from either
over 30 years. She attended St. Mary’s
University where she earned her Bach-    our home, or most of the         window and door frames for        her old friend from
elor of Arts in Political Science and    homes we visited for that        “that” holiday touch. Some-       Edelstein’s or the
later her law degree.                    matter. Many folks we knew       time between the tree getting     lady who worked                 ing and Christmas meals,
Gonzalez has a family law practice
and is a graduate of the Women’s
                                         decorated their palmas, mes-     put up and Christmas Day,         at Garden Park Elementary       attending obligatory Masses,
Campaign School at Yale University.      quite trees, bougainvillea       Mom made sure my brother          School and made tamales out     checking everyone off her
She has a long established history of    bushes or matas de tulipan       and I went and posed for          of her home in Las Prietas.     list . . . regardless of how
coordinating campaigns and consult-      in a big way and as big as
ing for women candidates.
                                                                          the annual Christmas pho-         It was a time full of hustle    much time has passed, those
                                                                                                            and bustle and countless of     valley holiday memories are
By Rosie Speedlin-Gonzalez                                                                                  things to do and take care      alive and kickin’ today. Dec-
  Holidays in the Valley.                                                                                   of: parades, buying gifts,      orated palm trees, tamales
It was about this time of                                                                                   driving downtown by way of      and high balls take me back
year every year that Mom                                                                                    Palm Boulevard and neigh-       to those family memories in
would pull out the box that                                                                                 borhoods along the way to       warp speed. Time flies que
contained the totality of all                                                                               see how other homes were        no gente? Here’s to my 53rd
the Christmas decorations                                                                                   decorated, Dad making sure      holiday season, one during
she put out every year. Our                                                                                 he had his bottles of Bacardi   which memories will be
experience did not include                                                                                  and Presidente, baking ba-      made, but I can honestly say
fresh pine trees, or snow,                                                                                  nana bread to give away to      today’s memories still can’t
and most years, not even a                                                                                  friends, Mom making sure        out last those memories that
freeze (which worked out                                                                                    she had all the ingredients     started to get made all those
just fine because balmy De-                                                                                 she needed for Thanksgiv-       years ago.
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10                                                       La Prensa Texas SAN ANTONIO                                          23 de Diciembre de 2018

 EVENTOS ESPECIALES
                       Familias y Fanáticos Colaboran
                           Apoyando el Deporte
  La Prensa Texas, se complace en agradecerle su apoyo al deporte que le dan familias, fanáticos, y patrocinadores en la comunidad deportiva en la región
de Bexar County. Por consiguiente ello sucede en el béisbol regional independiente invernal con sede en los estadios de Liga Potranco y el legendario Colt
45 Baseball League que durante el año son sedes de circuitos en las categorías Veterano y dominical Abierta.
  Familiares, fanáticos, patrocinadores, beisbolistas y directivos se encuentran colaborando en el respaldo de la práctica de este popular deporte, el cual por
años los ha mantenido unidos y responsables de continuar adelante ejerciendo esa consistente disciplina deportiva y social que a la vez sirve de ejemplo
entre beisbolistas adolescentes.
  Familiares y fanáticos sin importar los bruscos cambios del medio ambiente, no han dejado de acudir a respaldar a sus equipos favoritos. Por igual pa-
trocinadores quienes con su granito de arena le dan solvencia económica a cada club que brindan ayuda en diferentes formas para que el equipo logre salir
adelante en cada campaña, ya sea de primavera, verano o invernal.
  En las fotos aparecen la señora Araceli Reza, quien en el pasado Torneo de Acción de Gracias (Estadio Potranco), aceptó flamante trofeo ganado por su
equipo Agujita de Coahuila, dirigido por su esposo JP Reza Sr. Seguidores del club Agujita, familiares y fanáticos que desafiaron la onda fría del pasado fin
de semana en la séptima jornada temporada invernal durante el partido Bravos vs. Rieleros (Liga Potranco).
                                                                                                                                              Fotos por Franco

               Celebrating 300+ Years of Hispanic
                     History in Travis Park                                                                                               Photos by Steve Walker
23 de Diciembre de 2018                 La Prensa Texas SAN ANTONIO                                            11

EVENTOS ESPECIALES
                                  Santa with Kids
                                                                                             Photos by Steve Walker

                              OBITUARY
                            Ben Rios
               Founder of Rios Golden Cut Salons Dies
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of the founder of
Rios Golden Cut Salons, Ben E. Rios, Sr.
Born in 1933 in Floresville, Texas, Rios grew up in a poor family and developed an
entrepreneurial spirit at a young age. After serving in the military during the
Korean War, he returned to San Antonio and began working for La Vue Beauty
Supply. Due to his strong work ethic, honesty and strong relationship with the
owner, Rios was provided an opportunity to start his own business. In 1964, he
opened the first hair salon that built the foundation for the family business.
“He was a great businessman who cared for his employees and for his community,”
said Eric Rios, CEO/President. “His dedication, work ethic and ideals influenced
                               every aspect of the success we have today.”
                               Today, Rios Golden Cut Salons has been in busi-
                               ness for over 50 years and has over 30 salons across San Antonio. Rios Golden
                               Cut Salons is the recipient of several awards, including the MEDWeek Minority
                               Legacy Firm of the Year for 2016. It is the largest family owned salon in
                               Bexar County.
12                                                        La Prensa Texas SAN ANTONIO                                    23 de Diciembre de 2018

             FINANCIAL FOCUS
                     What’s Smarter-
               Paying Off Debts or Investing?
                                       heavy debt payments,       interest payments are not full amount to a Roth IRA.) the table.
                                       then you might be          deductible, you might be You’ve got until the April Your year-end bonus, tax
                                       better off using your      better off paying down this 15 deadline to fully fund refund or other source
                                       newfound funds to          debt.                        your IRA, but if you have of beyond-the-paycheck
                                       reduce your debt           • Evaluate your invest- the money sooner, why money can help you make
                                       load. Another way          ment opportunities. You wait? The quicker it’s in progress toward your fi-
                                       of possibly reducing       may have heard that one your account, the faster it nancial goals – so evaluate
                                       your debt load is to       season or another is a “bet- can go to work for you.       your situation and options
                                       build an emergency         ter” time to invest – but One final suggestion: If carefully before making
                                       fund containing three      there’s really no strong you have a company match any moves. It will be time
                                       to six months’ worth       evidence to support this as part of your 401(k) or well spent.
By Edward Jones                        of living expenses,        claim. However, now that similar retirement plan at
It probably doesn’t hap-        with the money kept in a          we are nearing the end of work, consider contribut-
pen as much as you’d like,      liquid, low-risk account.         the calendar year, and only ing enough to get your Please contact Ernest
but you may occasionally        Once you have such a fund,        a few months away from employer’s full matching Martinez at
have some extra dispos-         you could use it, instead of      the tax-filing deadline on contribution before you 210-354-4915 if you
able income. For example,       going into debt, to pay for       April 15, you may want to pay down debts – don’t have any questions.
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received, or will soon re-      a new furnace or a major          one time-relat-
ceive, a year-end bonus.        car repair.                       ed investment
Or maybe you will get a         • Evaluate your debts.            opportunity.
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a few months. Wherever          actually more “expensive”         you could use
this money comes from,          to you than others. This ex-      whatever ex-
you will want to put it to      pense level doesn’t neces-        tra money you
good use. Should you use        sarily refer to the size of the   have to fully
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or should you invest it in-     have a large mortgage, for        if you haven’t           Is your broker an 800
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14               La Prensa Texas SAN ANTONIO                              23 de Diciembre de 2018

         THIS DAY IN                     ¿Qué Queremos Decir
     LA PRENSA HISTORY                      con “Devolver a
                                         Cristo a la Navidad”?
                                          Si al devolver a Cristo a         Si al devolver a Cristo a
                                        la Navidad quiere decir que       la Navidad quiere decir que
                                        reconocemos que nuestros          animamos a nuestros líderes
                                        semejantes son seres huma-        espirituales a preocuparse
                                        nos de Dios tan amados como       menos por la institución de la
                                        nosotros, entonces devolva-       iglesia y más a la misión de la
                                        mos el Cristo a la Navidad.       iglesia, entonces devolvamos
                                          Si al devolver a Cristo a       el Cristo a la Navidad.
                                        la Navidad quiere decir que         Si al devolver a Cristo a la
                                        entendemos que nuestras           Navidad, quiere decir que se-
                                        palabras vacías de proclamar      paramos la falsa doctrina de
                                        el evangelio sin demostrar el     vincular el éxito monetario
                                        amor de Dios por la gente a       con la bendición de Dios y re-
                                        través del servicio y la justi-   cordamos que en la economía
                                        cia social son el equivalente     de Dios los necesitados están
                                        moderno de un gong ruidoso        provistos, entonces devolva-
                                        o un címbalo de platillos,        mos a Cristo a la Navidad.
                                        entonces pongamos al Cristo         Para muchos cristianos,
                                        de nuevo en Navidad.              la Navidad puede ser una
                                          Si al devolver a Cristo a       estación bastante conflic-
                                        la Navidad, quiere decir que      tiva. ¿Ha notado cómo nos
                                        entendemos que nuestras ac-       quejamos a lo largo de la
                                        ciones de servicio y justicia     temporada, gastando demasi-
                                        social a menudo no llegan         ado en juguetes y chatarra,
                                        a la Gran Comisión porque         comiendo en exceso y de-
                                        no entendemos la razón por        jándonos “demasiado ocu-
                                        la que servimos, entonces         pados” ... mientras que con
                                        devolvamos el Cristo a la         el mismo aliento lamentamos
                                        Navidad.                          la pérdida de la “razón de la
                                          Si al volver a poner a Cristo   temporada”? ¿Y la forma en
                                        en Navidad, quiere decir que      que el mundo ha asumido el
                                        abandonamos nuestros es-          “verdadero significado de la
                                        candalosos e insignificantes      Navidad”?
                                        y nos centramos en los casos
                                        reales de persecución, enton-
                                        ces devolvamos a Cristo en
                                        Navidad.
                                          Si al volver a poner a Cristo
                                        en Navidad, quiere decir
                                        que dejamos de enfocarnos
                                        en ciertas palabras y frases
                                        que dicen nuestros políti-
                                        cos, comerciantes y figuras
                                        públicas, y recordamos que
                                        Dios está más preocupado
                                        por nuestro corazón, enton-
                                        ces devolvamos el Cristo a
                                        la Navidad.
23 de Diciembre de 2018   La Prensa Texas SAN ANTONIO                                                                  15

                               NON- PROFIT HIGHLIGHT
                                              Depression During
                                                the Holidays
                             By Michelle Idar
                               Christmas is known as
                             a time, when families and
                             friends unite and celebrate.
                             It’s a time for laughter
                             and making memories.
                             Unfortunately for some,
                             Christmas is a time of deep
                             sadness and loss of hope.
                             Christmas can cause anxiety
                             and intensif y common
                             stressors and struggles of
                             everyday life such as: a
                             loss of a loved one, family     judge her made her feel        Texas and the United States.
                             separation due to divorce, or   safe. Christmas time brought   Please understand, you
                             financial hardships.            her doubt and fear. Fear of    are not alone, and help is
                               During the holidays, some     disappointing her family       available. Knowing your
                             may experience the feeling      which caused her symptoms      triggers and taking proper
                             of defeat. “How do I pay my     of depression to escalate. A   steps to prevent stressors that
                             heat bill and buy presents      family member of mine just     lead to depression is possible
                             for my kids” or “Why is this    lost her father and husband    with the support of a mental
                             happening to me?” I recently    within three days of each      health professional. If you or
                             asked someone, “What she        other this holiday season.     someone you know is dealing
                             was getting their kids for      A shadow now covers this       with depression, don’t be
                             Christmas” and her answer,      joyous and happy occasion.     ashamed to ask for help.
                             “Candies and snacks”. She       This trauma has brought on     For more information on the
                             was embarrassed to admit        sadness, grief and the need    services provided by TCP
                             that, “She could not afford     for someone to lean on.        Marriage & Family Services,
                             anything more”. She greatly       Depression during the        please call our office at:
                             appreciated my time. Having     holidays is a common           (210) 516-2607 or visit our
                             someone just listen and not     occurrence throughout          website at: www.tcpmfs.org.
16                                                       La Prensa Texas SAN ANTONIO                                              23 de Diciembre de 2018

                                                    SPORTS
              Spurs Go 5-1 in 6 Game Home Stand
By Jessica Duran                 Lakers, their highest being     delphia Sixers. The Spurs        Angeles to meet the Clippers      for the first time in over 20
  Spurs have not had an          141 also against the Lakers.    finished with just 6 turnovers   then fly back to host Kyrie Ir-   years, this might be the year
ideal start to their season      The Spurs would take on the     and kept the Sixers under 100    ving and the Boston Celtics.      when a loss that could’ve
that most fans have seen         Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns,        points as forward Rudy Gay       Now is the time to earn some      been a win, really could
and appreciated the past         and the Los Angeles Clip-       led the way with 21 points       wins and prove themselves to      be the difference between
5, 6, well let’s just say 20     pers. Then, Chicago came        and 6 rebounds. LaMarcus         the league. These wins might      the playoffs or their play-
years, but their past 6 game     to town and the Spurs let the   Aldridge also had quite the      be the difference between a       off streak finally snapped.
home stand has been a bright     Bulls sneak in a win. After     game by scoring 20 points        6th, 7th, or 8th seed. And
light for them this season.      leading by 17 points at the     and grabbed 10 rebounds.
The Spurs kicked off their       half, the Spurs only scored     The next true test for the
homestand against the Los        16 points in the 3rd quarter    Spurs will not be this Sat-
Angeles Lakers who’ve had        to Chicago’s 31. The Spurs      urday against the Rockets
a run of some impressive         fought to keep the game         but will be who they face
wins climbing up currently       close but ultimately let it     after Christmas. On Decem-
to the 4th seed in the West-     slip through their fingers.     ber 26th they will host the
ern Conference. With Spurs       The team ended up being fu-     Western Conference-leading
guard DeMar DeRozan scor-        eled by their horrendous 2nd    Denver Nuggets then fly
ing 36 points, the Spurs         half play from their game       over to Denver on the 28th.
scored their second-highest      against the Bulls and used      After facing off against the
point total at 133 against the   that fuel against the Phila-    Nuggets, they will fly to Los

                           Texans and Cowboys Look to
                           Clinch Divisions in Week 16
By Jessica Duran                 their fate lies in their own    and Washington Redskins          Eagles win both their games,      Texans want their first round
  The Houston Texans and         hands. Luckily for them,        if either team’s record ties     then Dallas loses their divi-     bye in the playoffs, they’ll
the Dallas Cowboys both          they own the tiebreaker         with theirs. If they lose both   sion and possibly a playoff       need a win and also a New
lead their divisions heading     over the Philadelphia Eagles    games and the Redskins or        berth.                            England Patriots loss against
into week 16 but haven’t                                                                            Philly faces off against the    the Buffalo Bills.
clinched them yet. For the                                                                        Texans and Redskins to fin-         Get ready for the best 2
Texans, it’s a feat that’s                                                                        ish the season. The Redskins      weeks of regular season
almost a sure bet, if not at                                                                      face the Titans before meet-      football. Weeks 16 and 17
least a playoff appearance.                                                                       ing the Eagles in week 17.        are make or break for teams
  For the Cowboys, they                                                                             For the Texans, they are        still in the hunt for a playoff
will have to win their last                                                                       currently in 2nd place in the     spot. For the Texans, it’s
2 games. They will face                                                                           AFC Conference behind             a matter of where they’ll
the Tamp Bay Buccaneers                                                                           the Kansas City Chiefs at a       land on the playoff bracket.
at home but will have to                                                                          record of 10-4. The Texans        For the Cowboys, it’s either
finish their season up north                                                                      warm a playoff berth with         make the playoffs by divi-
at MetLife Stadium against                                                                        a win over the Eagles and         sion title or depend on rivals
rival New York Giants.                                                                            also with a loss by either        along with how the Vikings
  After a shocking upset                                                                          the Baltimore Ravens or           and Seahawks finish their
by the Indianapolis Colts,                                                                        Pittsburgh Steelers. If the       seasons.
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 Sacred Little Lamb                                               Chow Train’s Hot Meal for
                 By Carmen Madariaga
      OH! LITTLE LAMB SO TENDER and small,
                                                                  the Homeless and Hungry
       come to earth to carry the burden for us all!                                                                             The Chow Train became
     Prepare your heart to receive HEAVEN’S KING                                                                              better known after Cheever
             the Joy of GOD the angels sing!                                                                                  was cited and fined $2,000
           HE will grow so strong and pure. ..                                                                                on April 7, 2015 for serving
      HE came to SAVE mankind, you can be sure!                                                                               food at Maverick Park. An
              Wise Kings from far and wide,                                                                                   outraged response in the
    Came seeking GOD’S SON their gifts to provide...                                                                          community took The Chow
           And gentle Shepherds heard the call,                                                                               Train to national prominence,
  Angels proclaim peace and joy to one and all...not the                                                                      with Cheever appearing on
  peace as man suppose, not the joy the world knows...                                                                        major TV networks, in the
                                                              The Chow Train will            –inc luding th e “ n e w ly
        But PEACE in soul , everlasting assurance                                                                             Washington Post and on
                                                            end its Tuesday hot dinner       homeless” when tornadoes
   Divine JOY , the world can’t steal, can not influence!                                                                     National Public Radio.
                                                            service on Christmas Night       struck in Moore, Oklahoma
           Oh little lamb both meek and mild...                                                                                   When Cheever told
                                                            after 13 years and 100,000–      and Joplin, Missouri as well
    GOD’S LOVE so GREAT HE became as a child...                                                                               the police officer she was
                                                            plus meals. Joan Cheever         as after Hurricane Isaac in
        This is the gift that CHRIST mass brings,                                                                             protected by the First
                                                            began the weekly service in      La Place, Louisiana and in
   FORGIVENESS, SALVATION, don’t lose focus be-                                                                               Amendment’s right to
                                                            2005, serving people at four     Brooklyn, New York after
                cause of material things!                                                                                     religious freedom, the officer
                                                            locations on Tuesday nights,     Hurricane Sandy. They also
           Mary CHRIST mass to one and all!                                                                                   told her to pray in church.
                                                            with the last stop at Maverick   served victims and members
         Lamb of GOD’S Mercy GOD’S GIFT to                                                                                       “Every plate of food I serve
                                                            Park, near San Antonio’s         of the Smithville, TX fire
                       redeem the fall!                                                                                       is a prayer,” she replied. “I
                                                            downtown.                        department in the Bastrop
                                                               Cheever and her husband,      wild fires in 2012 and           pray quietly.”
                                                            Dennis Quinn, distributed        served first responders and          Cheever started The
                                                            a printed announcement to        victims in the San Marcos/       Chow Train in 2005 to set
                                                            diners on Tuesday, Dec.          Wimberley floods in May          an example for her then,
                                                            11th, with information about     2015. Their most recent          pre-teens, Daley and Austin.
                                                            other hot meal services on       trip was in August 2017 to       “They were normal tweens,
                                                            Tuesdays, Wednesdays and         Aransas Pass to serve the        but I heard a little bit too
                                                            Thursdays, all at downtown       survivors and first responders   much of ‘I want. I want.’
                                                            locations.                       after Hurricane Harvey. They     When it got to be too much, I
                                                                “We aren’t ending            returned last December– with     just went into the kitchen and
                                                            The Chow Train. Just the         100 Christmas trees with “all    cooked a big pot of spaghetti,
                                                            Tuesday night dinner. We         the trimmings” for Aransas       put together a salad, iced
                                                            will still be available for      Pass residents who lost their    down some bottles of water
                                                            disaster relief,” Cheever        Christmas decorations in the     and threw the kids in the car.
                                                            said. “I want to spend more      hurricane.                       I told them, ‘We are going
                                                            time writing about issues            Cheever said they            to serve people who have
                                                            surrounding homelessness.        have tried to identify an        nothing, and they aren’t
                                                            I am committed to this           organization or individuals      complaining.’”
                                                            community –as an advocate        to continue the Chow Train          Cheever and Quinn’s now-
                                                            and as a lawyer. We will         but as of yet, they have been    adult children –who live
                                                            continue The Chow Train’s        unsuccessful.                    in New York City and Los
                                                            mission of educating people         Through the years Cheever     Angeles -- will be with them
                                                            about homelessness, hunger       and Quinn carried out, what      on Christmas evening when
                                                            and food waste. There are        many consider a novel idea       they serve their last meal on
                                                            several restaurants, caterers    -- promoting good nutrition:     the street.
                                                            and grocery stores who hate      those being served could            “We will be with our little
                                                            food waste as much as we do      take whatever they wanted so     family, serving our family
                                                            and help us out a lot.”          long as they began their meal    on the street. The gift is in
                                                               Cheever and Quinn have        with a cup of fresh vegetable    the giving. That’s the best
                                                            provided meals to thousands      soup.                            Christmas gift ever.”
18                                                   La Prensa Texas SAN ANTONIO                               23 de Diciembre de 2018

                                            The Ku Klux Klan’s
                                               Campaign Against Hispanics
By Juan O. Sanchez          where Hispanics constituted     Hispanics much as it did        violence against
  Long overlooked by        a majority, or held political   against African Americans.      Hispanics.
historians, anti-Hispanic   sway, they were successful      Through the use of race,        Furthermore,
activity by the Klan was    in countering the Klan’s        religion, and language, the     collusion
savage and brutal, yet in   racial and cultural bigotry.    Klan deemed Hispanics as        between civil
areas of the Southwest      Historians typically            inferior, foreigners, and       authorities, law
                                        addressed Klan      minions of the pope. As         enforcement
                                        activity against    non-White products of           agencies, and
                                        Hispanics           race mixing, Hispanics          the Klan ensured
                                        in passing,         were inferior; as non-          Hispanics
                                        covering the        English speakers they were      were kept
                                        subject in a        foreigners, members of a        marginalized.
                                        paragraph to a      priest ridden, and inferior     This collusion
                                        page. This work     culture. Hispanics were part    and the secretive
                                        demonstrates        of the unfounded Catholic       nature of the
                                        anti-Hispanic       Conspiracy attempting to        Klan also
                                        activity by         subvert U.S. institutions       assured that
                                        the Klan was        and install the pope as         documentation
                                        extensive. The      leader of the nation. These     verifying anti-
                                        Klan vented         factors were justifications     Hispanic activity
                                        its racial          that led the Klan to vent its   would be next to
                                        bigotry against     hatred, racism, bigotry, and    nonexistent.

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