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Cleveland's 7th Fiesta del Reyes
The City of Cleveland and its Community
Relations Board hosted its 7th Fiesta del Reyes
on January 9, 2015 at the
Hispanic UMADAOP Youth Center.
This annual event is popular for the hundreds of children
that attend. Photos courtesy of
William C. Rieter, Chief Photographer, City of Cleveland.
Adelante, Inc.: The Rising of the
Phoenix, las Fénix
By Federico
Martínez, Special to La Prensa
Toledo’s Adelante, the Latino Resource Center, is on
the rise again with new leadership and an influx of grant
dollars and community partnerships.
Cónsul de México promueve relación
económica con nuevos legisladores
Por:
Isabel Flores, Corresponsal La Prensa
Detroit, MI.-
Juan Manuel Solana,
Cónsul de México para Michigan y norte de Ohio, se reunió la
semana pasada con los nuevos Legisladores y toda la cúpula
de líderes del Senado y la Cámara de Representantes en
Michigan para el fortalecimiento del comercio internacional
y la competitividad en Norteamérica, en el marco del Auto
Show 2015.
Consulado de México inicia la
impresión de actas de nacimiento
Por: Isabel
Flores, Corresponsal La Prensa
Detroit, 19 de enero de 2015: Con
una rueda de prensa, el Consulado de México en Detroit
anunció formalmente, el pasado jueves 15 de enero, el inició
de la impresión de copias certificadas de las actas de
nacimiento mexicanas.
Grupo Fuego releases debut CD
at El Camino Real, January 25th
By Kevin
Milliken, La Prensa Correspondent
Jan. 20, 2015:
Yvonne Ramos-Ybarra and Grupo Fuego are all over
Latin radio these days with the recent release of the band’s
new CD “Nosotros.” The band spent nearly 15 months
selecting songs and recording multiple musical arrangements
to come up with a mix of Tejano music for their fans.
Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund
accepting applications for the 2015-2016 school year
January 14,
2015:
The Northwest
Ohio Scholarship Fund, Inc. (NOSF) is accepting
applications for the 2015-2016 school year for private
school tuition or home-school expenses. Up to $1,500 for a
nonpublic school and $500 a home-school scholarship.
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NW Ohio native inducted into Tejano
Roots Hall of Fame in Alice TX
By Kevin
Milliken, La Prensa Correspondent
Alice TX, January 3, 2015: Bob Olivo never dreamed a
childhood hobby would one day make him a hall of famer.
HISPANIC PROFILES:
Chevo Torres
By Kevin
Milliken, La Prensa Correspondent
Some new leaders are emerging in the local
Latino community-- and their paths to those positions are
firmly rooted in family values.
ABLE, Adelante, County host
immigration sessions
By Kevin
Milliken, La Prensa Correspondent
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE),
Adelante, Inc., and the Lucas County Commissioners
teamed up to host an immigration information session on
President Barack Obama’s recent executive order at SS.
Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 728 S. St. Clair St.,
following noon mass on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. The event drew
more than 125 people, all of whom packed into a community
room at the church.
US Senators and Mayor Collins
highlight investment in Lake Erie at Toledo-Lucas County
Port Authority
Toledo, Jan. 16, 2015: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
joined federal agriculture officials and Toledo Mayor D.
Michael Collins today to highlight a historic investment
in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The funding is part
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Regional
Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) – which Brown
helped establish in the 2014 Farm Bill.
CPL presents ‘Drum Major for Change’ award to Legal Aid
Society of Cleveland
Cleveland
Public Library (CPL)
awarded The 2015 Drum Major for Change Award
to The Legal Aid Society at the 30th
Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Program
on January 19, 2015 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch of
CPL.
Happy Birthdat
Elsa García
January 19, 2015
Happy Birthday
Isabel Sloan
Jan 21
Happy Birthday
Rosie Ramirez Castilleja
Jan 23
Happy Birthday
Delia Ramos Salazar
Mondo Nino
Jan 24
Happy Birthday
Elvira Fernández
Chico Losoya
Jan 25
Happy Birthday
Diana Flores Mills
Erica Vásquez
Gina Garza
Jan 26
Happy Birthday
Edward J García
Jan 27
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Roberto Torres leads Western Michigan
Latino Group
By Kevin Milliken, La Prensa
Correspondent
Roberto Torres
has left Toledo and come back again in his career as a community activist. He
will be leaving again later this month to become the executive director at the
Hispanic Center of Western Michigan
in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He will assume his new duties Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015.
MLK Unity Day
Celebration at UT a Big Draw
By
Kevin Milliken, La Prensa Correspondent
Toledo, Jan. 19,
2015: The annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity celebration was
designed to be a bit different this year, aimed at showing more compassion,
inclusion, and diversity than in years past.
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Award-winning journalist Charlayne
Hunter-Gault to cap weeklong Martin Luther King Jr.
celebration, Jan. 23
Case Western Reserve
University
honors Martin Luther King Jr.—the holiday, the man, and the legacy—with
weeklong (Jan. 16-23, 2015) activities, including workshops, panel discussions,
and acclaimed speakers.
International Film
Festival at Ohio Theatre on tap
By Kevin
Milliken, La Prensa Correspondent
A series of foreign films will grace the movie screen at the
historic Ohio Theatre,
3114 Lagrange
St., through January and February as a wintertime way to
promote and celebrate cultural diversity in Toledo. .
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