www.KCHispanicNews.com JUEVES, 14 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2017 I PERIÓDICO BILINGÜE KANSAS CITY KC HISPANIC NEWS Tú Conexión Latina Desde 1996 • Your Latino Connection Since 1996 Vol. 21 #14 Templo dedica gruta restaurada, Publisher Joe Arce Bestowed Honorary Degree, Doctor of a tiempo para el Humane Letters Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe Church dedicates refurbished Se le otorga al editor Joe grotto in time for Day of the Arce, el Título Honorífico Virgin of Guadalupe de Doctor en Humanidades

On Tuesday morning parishioners came out in the bitter cold to celebrate the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe and to witness Bishop James Johnston Jr. bless the new blessed mother grotto. El martes por la mañana, muchos feligreses salieron a un frío glacial, para celebrar el In his commencement speech, Arce told the graduating class, “My journey to this día de la fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe y presenciar cómo el obispo James moment has taken 45 years and a lot of hard work. There has been a lot of people Johnston Jr. bendijo la nueva gruta de la madre bendita. that have worked with me and have mentored me along the way. I feel complete now that UCM President Dr. Charles Ambrose has bestowed this Honorary Degree upon me,” said Dr. Joe Arce. BY JOE ARCE & TRADUCE En su discurso de graduación, Arce le dijo a la clase que se graduaba: “Mi jornada hasta CORBIN CRABLE GEMMA TORNERO este momento me tomó 45 años y mucho trabajo, ha habido mucha gente que ha trabajado conmigo y me ha guiado en el camino. Me siento completo ahora que el presidente de or the construction workers ara los trabajadores de la UCM, el Dr. Charles Ambrose me otorgó este título honorífico,” dijo el Dr. Joe Arce. who have put in countless construcción que han pasado hours at Our Lady of innumerables horas en el Guadalupe Shrine, a recent Santuario de Nuestra Señora BY TRADUCE Fproject to renovate the church’s Pde Guadalupe, en un proyecto DEBRA DeCOSTER GEMMA TORNERO grotto dedicated to Our Lady of reciente para renovar la gruta de la Guadalupe wasn’t just any old job. iglesia dedicada a ella, simplemente he University of Central l presidente de la It was a labor of love. no fue un trabajo cualquiera. Fue Missouri (UCM) President Universidad de Missouri The renovation of the grotto un trabajo de amor. Charles Ambrose bestowed Central (UCM, por sus containing statues of the Virgin La renovación de la gruta, que upon Jose “Joe” Arce an siglas en inglés), Charles Mary and St. Juan Diego carries contiene estatuas de la Virgen Thonorary degree, Doctor of Humane EAmbrose, otorgó a José “Joe” with it a $200,000 price tag. María y San Juan Diego tiene Letters last Saturday during the 2017 Arce un título honorario, Doctor en Thanks to the dedication of the consigo un costo de $ 200 mil Fall Commencement exercises in Humanidades, el sábado pasado workers on the scene, as well dólares. Gracias a la dedicación Warrensburg, Missouri. durante los ejercicios de inicio de as donations from businesses, de los trabajadores en la escena, The honorary doctorate is awarded otoño de 2017, en Warrensburg, families and individuals, the church así como a las donaciones de by the authority of the university’s Missouri. was able to dedicate the grotto negocios, familias e individuos, Board of Governors and is presented El doctorado honorario es in time for Dec. 12’s Day of the la iglesia pudo dedicar la gruta a to individuals who have distinguished otorgado por la autoridad de Virgin of Guadalupe, one of the tiempo para el Día de la Virgen themselves through outstanding la Junta de Gobernadores de “THIS WAS A ... / PAGE 5 “ESTE FUE UN ... / PÁGINA 5 ARCE HAS BEEN ... / PAGE 3 DURANTE DECADAS ... / PÁGINA 2 BNSF Holiday Express Train helps families create memories El Tren BNSF Holiday Express ayuda a las familias a crear recuerdos

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CONT./PÁGINA 1 promover la asistencia alguien a quien les la universidad, y se a la universidad importe, alguien que presenta a individuos y apoyar a los pueda tomarse un que se han distinguido estudiantes a través poco de tiempo para a través de un servicio de las Becas Cesar E. ser mentor y a cambio, sobresaliente y logros Chávez. ellos regresarán y ejemplares dentro Desde la creación harán lo mismo con de sus campos de de la beca, se han los demás, eso es mi actividad, de una entregado más de $ esperanza”, dijo. manera que hace que 200 mil en fondos de Para Arce, una los homenajeados becas para beneficiar oportunidad de sean una inspiración a los estudiantes carrera se abrió para otros. latinos que están en el camino en 1971, Mike McDonald, ex colegio y que asisten cuando un amigo le Director de Noticias a la Universidad de habló de un trabajo de WDAF-TV, se Missouri Central. en WDAF-TV. El alegró de saber que “Cuando fui trabajo consistía en Arce, su ex empleado, estudiante de procesar películas estaba siendo honrado preparatoria, ni una para el noticiero y por su trabajo en la sola vez, un maestro, ofrecían capacitación comunidad. consejero, director o en el trabajo para “No me sorprende alguien me preguntó llegar a ser un posible este homenaje... por a dónde planeaba ir a empleado. su dedicación y su la universidad. Nunca “Ese fue el arduo trabajo a lo fueron plantadas las comienzo de una largo de los años, no semillas o inculcadas carrera en televisión me sorprende que en mí respecto el ir a y un comienzo en la alguien reconozca sus la universidad”, dijo educación superior ... esfuerzos con este Arce. se podría decir que tipo de homenaje”, En cambio, él y asistí a la escuela de dijo McDonald. sus compañeros de medios WDAF-TV. Charles Ambrose, clase fueron llevados En cuestión de unos presidente de UCM, al auditorio de la años, me llegaron habló antes de que escuela preparatoria las promociones del Arce obtuviera su en su último año y laboratorio de film a título de doctorado un reclutador les editor de noticias, a Dr. Joe Arce started KC Hispanic News in 1996. He brought 26 years of news honorario. preguntó a dónde reportero gráfico de experience by working for WDAF-TV. Dr. Arce has a passion for covering news in “Joe Arce es planeaban ir a trabajar. noticias y finalmente the Latino community and working with people who are making a difference to un defensor de la Los estudiantes que como reportero de la improving the quality of life of the people of greater Kansas City. educación en su fueron llevados al estación”, dijo. El Dr. Joe Arce comenzó KC Hispanic News en 1996. Trajo consigo 26 años de comunidad. Su arduo auditorio, cuando Cuando Joe Arce experiencia en noticias trabajando para WDAF-TV. El Dr. Arce tiene la pasión de trabajo y compromiso estaba en la escuela comenzó a trabajar en cubrir noticias en la comunidad latina y trabajar con personas que están haciendo para encontrar preparatoria, eran WDAF, su supervisor una diferencia para mejorar la calidad de vida de la gente de Kansas City. oportunidades para estudiantes hispanos y en ese momento, Mike que los estudiantes negros. McDonald, quedó asistan a la universidad “Tal vez esos impresionado por su transición electrónica su propio negocio, necesitaba un poco continúan. Desde maestros y consejeros ética de trabajo duro. en las noticias de KC Hispanic News, de guía, un pequeño 2003, ha trabajado con pensaron que este era “Él no rechazo televisión. Nunca mismo que ha estado empujón, hablamos nosotros para brindar el final para nosotros, ningún trabajo o fue ostentoso, pero operando durante sobre la claridad al a los estudiantes en lo que respecta tarea. Siempre hizo el siempre regresaba 21 años cubriendo el contar una historia, la oportunidad de a la educación trabajo hasta el final con videos que se corazón y el alma de la pero hacemos eso buscar una educación superior”, dijo Arce, y lo completaba. Su podían usar, no había comunidad hispana en con cualquiera, pero superior, aquí, en “para muchos de trabajo inicial en la problemas técnicos, el área metropolitana mucho de la narración UCM. Al menos 25 nosotros, estudiantes estación era procesar tenía la historia, era de Kansas City. de historias y videos estudiantes de Kansas y muchos de mis el film de noticias, extremadamente “Cuando le dije a mi fueron naturales City han asistido a compañeros, era para solíamos enojarnos el confiable”, dijo supervisor y mentor para él. Era un la universidad con la graduarnos de la uno con otro cuando McDonald. Mike McDonald, por empleado maravilloso beca Cesar E. Chávez. escuela preparatoria, la película se rompía, Cuando Arce se primera vez, que y contábamos mucho El toque personal de conseguir un trabajo estábamos trabajando sintió más cómodo me estaba yendo con él. No solo era Arce y, el cuidado o entrar en el servicio en una línea de tiempo detrás de la cámara, de la estación para parte de una minoría, que muestra a otros, militar, otra vez esa ajustada, entonces, se acercó a McDonald comenzar mi propio sino que era alguien también se demuestra era nuestra norma. procesar las noticias para que le permitiera negocio, él me pidió que estaba conectado a través de 40 años Sin tener un mejor era diferente de lo producir historias que me quedara. No con la comunidad, y se de participación en conocimiento busqué que es ahora”, dijo para la estación de pude decir que no, ubica, y todavía lo está numerosas juntas y un trabajo”. McDonald. televisión acerca de la así que me quedé un hoy en día, justo en comités comunitarios, Compartió su Cuando Arce comunidad hispana. año más. Después centro del Westside”, que tienen un fuerte historia con la clase comenzó a trabajar “Vino a mí, y me de trabajar tanto en dijo McDonald. impacto en Kansas de graduados de en la estación de dijo que, estábamos televisión como en Debido a que Arce City y sus ciudadanos. 2017 en UCM, para noticias, usaban brindando un mi propia sala de ha trabajado en la La universidad está que otros puedan película, McDonald mal servicio a la redacción, finalmente comunidad durante orgullosa de su saber que pueden vio los cambios que comunidad hispana tuve que decirle a la los últimos 45 años, asociación con Arce lograr su sueño y se avecinaban y fue y que quería hacer estación que era hora nunca ha olvidado y él ha establecido asistir a la universidad. entonces que ellos algunas historias de irme. McDonald me a las personas que un ejemplo de Que establezcan un empezaron a utilizar el de vez en cuando. dijo: ‘Si tu empresa se arremangaron y liderazgo al que otros alto objetivo para video electrónico. Yo era el director no funciona, siempre trabajaron junto a él, deberían aspirar”, dijo continuar con su “Llegaría el día en de noticias en ese puedes volver. y acredita a quienes lo Ambrose. educación y seguir su que su trabajo (de momento, así que, le Encontraremos un guiaron a lo largo de Joe Arce, editor de sueño. Arce) sería eliminado. dije que estaba bien, lugar para ti’. Me su viaje. Kansas City Hispanic “No quiero que un No necesitaríamos muéstrame de qué conmovió”, dijo Arce. “Me siento honrado News, y un líder cívico alumno sea llevado a el proceso de la estás hablando y salió McDonald dijo por este homenaje. activo en Kansas City un auditorio y le hagan película, y le dije que y comenzó a producir en una entrevista Dedico este doctorado ha pasado los últimos esa pregunta. En lugar se acercaría el día, que toda la historia, reciente con Hispanic honorífico a mi familia, 45 años cubriendo de eso, pregúntele estaba muy a la vista desde los contactos, News: “Lo habría mi comunidad latina, a noticias locales y a ese alumno a cuando este trabajo la entrevista, la contratado de todos los estudiantes, asesorando a jóvenes dónde quiere ir a la iba a desaparecer, redacción, la edición nuevo. Hizo un gran incluidos los casi 800 periodistas. También universidad y pregunte entonces, ¿qué vas del video, hicimos trabajo, la comunidad mil estudiantes de es un defensor de las cómo podemos a hacer?. Hablamos algunas de esas es mejor debido a DACA en nuestro oportunidades, para ayudarlo a lograr su al respecto, le dije historias, y luego, su su periodismo en país que buscan una servir a los jóvenes a sueño respecto a la que ya conoces esa siguiente paso fue prensa”. educación superior. través de la educación educación. Nuestros parte de la película, hacer eso al comenzar Mientras mira hacia Nunca es demasiado y durante los últimos estudiantes de hoy ¿por qué no tomas su propio periódico”, atrás en la carrera tarde. Soy una prueba 15 años ha fungido en día pueden hacer una cámara y pruebas dijo McDonald. de Joe Arce, en la viviente de eso. La como presidente y esto, solo necesitan realizar tu material Arce trabajó estación de televisión, educación es algo que presidente del Comité orientación, alguien de rodaje? Eso es lo durante 26 años en dijo que ‘él era natural te ganas y nunca se te Cesar E. Chávez, que pueda mostrar que hizo, y empezó WDAF-TV antes de en el trabajo’. puede quitar”, dijo. que ha ayudado a interés en ellos, en los inicios de la partir para comenzar “Como todos, Dignified & Affordable Without Compromise

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We speak your language and know your traditions 1844 Minnesota Ave. KCK (913) 371-7000 All prices in effect as listed in their General Price List KCHispanicNews.com JUEVES, 14 DE DICIEMBRE, 2017 I KC HISPANIC NEWS 3 Arce has been an advocate of education in the Latino community for decades CONT./PÁGINA 1 service and exemplary achievements within their fields of endeavor in a way that makes honorees an inspiration to others. Mike McDonald, former News Director at WDAF-TV, was happy to hear that Arce, his former employee, was being honored for his work in the community. “I am not surprised by this honor… his dedication and hard work he put in over the years, it doesn’t surprise me that someone would recognize his efforts with this kind of honor,” said McDonald. Charles Ambrose, UCM president, spoke before Arce was awarded his honorary doctorate degree. “Joe Arce is an advocate of education in his community. His hard work and commitment to finding opportunities for students to attend college continues. Since 2003 he has worked with us to give students the opportunity to seek a higher education here at UCM. At least 25 students from Kansas City have attended the university on the Cesar E. Chavez scholarship. Arce’s personal touch and the care he shows others also is demonstrated through 40 years of involvement on numerous community boards and committees that have a strong impact on Kansas City and its citizens. The university is proud of its association with Arce and he has set an example of leadership to which others should After the commencement, Dr. Joe Arce was joined by a large group of family and friends. He was humbled aspire,” said Ambrose. by all the attention, something he is not accustomed to. He added, “I share this honor with the Latino Joe Arce, Publisher of Kansas City Hispanic community of Greater Kansas City.” News, and an active civic leader in Kansas City Después de la distribución de diplomas, el Dr. Joe Arce estuvo acompañado por un gran grupo de familiares y amigos. has spent the last 45 years covering local news Él se sintió humilde por toda la atención, algo a lo que no está acostumbrado. Él agregó, “Comparto este honor con and mentoring young journalists. He is also la comunidad latina de Greater Kansas City”. an advocate for opportunities to serve young people through education and for the past 15 “The day was coming where his (Arce) job homegrown minority, but he was someone years he has served as founder and Chair of the would be eliminated. We wouldn’t need film who was plugged into the community, and sits, Cesar E. Chavez Committee, which has helped processing, and I told him the day is coming, and still does today, right in the middle of the promote the university and support students it is just over the horizon when this job will be Westside,” said McDonald. through Cesar E. Chavez Scholarships. fazed out, then what are you going to do. We As Arce has worked in the community for Since the scholarship inception more than talked about it, I told him you already know this the past 45 years, he has never forgotten $200,000 in scholarship funds have been dispersed part of film, why don’t you pick up a camera and the people who rolled up their sleeves and to benefit Latino students who are college-bound try your hand at shooting material. That is what worked alongside him and he credits those who for the University of Central Missouri. he did, and he got in on the ground floor of the mentored him along his journey. “When I was a high school student, not once electronic transition in television news. He was “I am humbled by this honor. I dedicate this did a teacher, counselor, principal or anyone ask never flashy, but he always came back with video honorary doctorate degree to my family, my where do you plan to go to college. Seeds were that was usable, there was no technical problems Latino community, to all the students including never planted or instilled in me about going to with it, he had the story, he was extremely the nearly 800,000 DACA students in our country college,” said Arce. reliable,” stated McDonald. who seek higher education. It’s never too late. Instead he and fellow classmates were taken As Arce became more comfortable behind the I’m living proof of that. Education is something into the high school auditorium their senior year camera, he approached McDonald about letting you earn and it can never be taken away from and asked by a recruiter where did they plan to him produce stories for the television station on you,” he said. go to work. The students that were pulled into the Hispanic community. the auditorium when he was in high school were “He came to me and said we are underserving Hispanic and Black students. the Hispanic community and I want to do some “Maybe those teachers and counselors thought stories from time to time. I was news director this was the end of the road for us when it came at the time, so I told him ok show me what you to higher education,” said Arce, “for a lot of us are talking about and he went out and started students and many of my classmates it was about producing the whole story, from the contacts, graduating high school, getting a job or going the interviewing, the writing, the editing of into the service—again that was our norm. Not the video, we did quite a few of those stories knowing better I did get the job.” and then his next step was from doing that to He shared his story with the 2017 graduating beginning his own newspaper,” said McDonald. class at UCM so that others may know that they Arce worked for 26 years at WDAF-TV before can achieve their dream and attend college. Set leaving to start his own business, KC Hispanic the goal high to continue their education and News, which he has been operating for 21 years follow their dream. covering the heart and soul of the Hispanic “I never want a student to be pulled into an community in the greater metropolitan Kansas auditorium and asked that question. Instead City area. ask that student where do you want to go to “When I first told my supervisor and mentor college, asked how can we help you achieve your Mike McDonald that I was leaving the station to dream of education. Our students today can do start my own business, he asked me to stay. I this they just need guidance, someone who can couldn’t say no, so I stayed another year. After show an interest in them, someone who cares, working in both TV and in my own newsroom someone that can take a little time to mentor operation, I had to finally tell the station it was them and in return they will come back and do time for me to leave. McDonald said to me, “If the same for others, that is my hope,” he said. your company doesn’t work out you are always A career opportunity came his way in 1971 when welcome to come back. We will find a spot for a friend told him about a job at WDAF-TV. The you. I was moved,” said Arce. job was processing film for the newscast and they McDonald said in a recent interview with offered on the job training for a potential employee. “Since 2003, Dr. Joe Arce has worked with us to Hispanic News, “I would have hired him back. give students the opportunity to seek a higher “That was the beginning of a career in He done a great job, the community is better for television and a beginning of higher education… education here at UCM. At least 25 students from his newspaper journalism.” Kansas City have attended the university on the you could say I attended the WDAF-TV school As he looked back at Joe Arce career at the of broadcasting university. In a matter of a few Cesar E. Chavez scholarship,” said UCM President television station, he said that ‘he was a natural Dr. Charles Ambrose. years, promotions came my way from the film lab at the job.’ to news film editor, to news photojournalist and “Desde 2003, el Dr. Joe Arce ha trabajado con nosotros “Like everyone, he needed a little guidance, para brindar a los estudiantes la oportunidad de finally reporting for the station,” he said. a little nudge, we talked about clarity in telling When Joe Arce began working at WDAF, his buscar una educación superior aquí en la UCM. Al a story, but we do that with anybody, but a lot menos 25 estudiantes de Kansas City han asistido a la supervisor at that time, Mike McDonald, was of the storytelling and video shooting came impressed by his hard work ethic. universidad con la beca César E. Chávez “, dijo el Dr. naturally to him. He was a wonderful employee Charles Ambrose, presidente de la UCM. “He didn’t shy away from any job or any and we counted on him a lot. He was not only a assignment. He always saw the job through to the end and completed it. His original job at the station was processing news film, we use to get aggravated at each other when the film would break, we were working on a tight time line then, processing news then was different than it is now,” said McDonald. When Arce started working at the news station, they were using film and McDonald saw the changes coming and they were beginning to go video electronic.

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CONT./PÁGINA 1 un verdadero milagro, por la Virgen de de Guadalupe, el lo que puede suceder Guadalupe y por Dios. 12 de diciembre, cuando las personas Cada ladrillo cuesta uno de los días más trabajan juntas por el $ 500 dólares , según sagrados del año amor de nuestro Señor Arroyo. para los mexicanos y de la Santísima “Tendremos un católicos. En ese día, Madre”. muro de donantes en en 1531, se cree que Desde los la parte posterior”, la madre de Jesús, integrantes de la explicó García. María, se apareció dos Cámara de Comercio “Entonces, la donación veces a un hombre Hispana, hasta el puede ser individual, en lo que es hoy la comisionado de policía o puedes representar Ciudad de México. de Kansas City, quien el legado completo La Iglesia Católica ayudó con la redacción de tu familia. Y está eventualmente de subvenciones ahí, en el futuro, para canonizó a ese al gigante de la los niños. ¿No es eso hombre, Juan Diego; construcción JE Dunn, algo importante? Eso la Santísima Virgen los partidarios del es especial. Este no misma es la santa proyecto de la gruta era un proyecto de patrona de México. trabajaron con el construcción normal. Los esfuerzos para objetivo de completar Este fue un regalo renovar la gruta la renovación y la santo”. comenzaron hace mudanza para la Solo horas antes más de tres años, celebración del 12 de de la fiesta del 12 cuando un feligrés de diciembre. de diciembre, en la iglesia notó que la “Este fue un Nuestra Señora de gruta, de 60 años de proyecto de trabajo Guadalupe, los líderes antiguedad, se estaba con una fecha, y lo de la iglesia y los derrumbando en el que fuera necesario feligreses desafiaron el garaje del sacerdote para pasar del punto frío de diciembre para El Obispo James Johnston, de la Diócesis de Kansas City-St. Joseph, bendice la de la iglesia, Darvin A al punto B, todos compartir la historia gruta y dirige a la congregación en una oración del Papa San Juan Pablo II. “Este día Salazar. se comprometieron de la gruta con otros. marca la finalización de un maravilloso proyecto que significa mucho para la gente de “Dije: ‘No se puede a hacerlo”, dijo El obispo James esta comunidad”, dijo Johnston. destruir (la gruta), el arquitecto y, a Johnston, de la Bishop James Johnston of the Kansas City-St. Joseph Dioceses, blessed the porque es historia’”, veces, el gerente Diócesis de Kansas grotto and led the congregation in a prayer from Pope Saint John Paul II. “This recuerda Ramona del proyecto, City-St. Joseph, day marks the completion of a wonderful project that means so much to folks in Arroyo, coordinadora Rafael García, en bendijo la gruta this community,” Johnston said. de sacramentos para la ceremonia de y se dirigió a la la iglesia. dedicación del 11 congregación con una Arroyo habló con de diciembre. “Lo oración del Papa San padre Salazar. “Esto ya esto suceda”. sentarme aquí, rezar Cris Medina, del tomaron como su Juan Pablo II. no es un sueño. Esto La feligrés del y agradecer a estas Centro Guadalupe, propio reconocimiento “Este día marca es real”. Sagrado Corazón/ personas que nos quien sugirió trasladar personal. Dijeron: la finalización de un Steve Dunn, Guadalupe, Lali han ayudado a hacer la gruta desde la ‘Tenemos que hacer maravilloso proyecto, presidente de la junta García, dedicó un todo esto. Hacer que parte superior del que esto tenga que significa mucho directiva de JE Dunn, momento a reflexionar vengan y hagan algo garaje al patio de éxito, porque está para la gente de esta dijo que para él, el en silencio mientras la por nuestra gente, es la iglesia. Eso, dice relacionado con comunidad”, dijo proyecto era personal. multitud comenzaba asombroso para mí, y Arroyo, era todo lo Dios’”. Johnston. “Mi hijo Joe fue a cooperarse, con no pensé que alguna que los seguidores de Para ayudar a El padre Darvin quien me mencionó los ojos llenos de vez lo vería. Pero Dios la iglesia necesitaban compensar el costo Salazar, el sacerdote este proyecto. Dije: lágrimas mientras se me dio la voluntad de escuchar. Formaron un del proyecto, los de la iglesia, hizo eco ‘Sabes, mi madre maravillaba con la estar aquí. Estoy muy comité para planificar feligreses y seguidores del sentimiento de tiene una devoción gruta y su significado feliz, y sé que toda la renovación y la de la iglesia pueden agradecimiento de especial a la Santísima para ella. nuestra gente está mudanza, y la noticia comprar un ladrillo Johnston. Virgen. ¿Cómo puedo “Es lo más increíble muy feliz”. del proyecto se con el nombre de un “Quiero extender mi rechazar eso?’”, que he visto”, dijo ella, Para comprar un extendió rápidamente. individuo o integrante gratitud y agradecer recordó Dunn. “Esta su voz quebrantada ladrillo en la pared “Comenzaron a de la familia, un a nuestro Señor Jesús es una ocasión con emoción. “He de donantes de la llegar muchos milagros recordatorio duradero y a nuestra Santísima especial, y es para estado viniendo aquí gruta, llame a Ramona al lugar. Dios está de su dedicación y Madre por estar con todos ustedes que desde que era joven, Arroyo, al Sagrado aquí”, dice Arroyo, amor por la iglesia, nosotros”, dijo el han jugado un papel y ahora - esto es Corazón, 816-599- sonriendo. “Este es importante para que emotivo. Pensé en 7242.

emotional. I thought the will to be here. I’d sit here and I’m very happy, and I “This was a saintly gift” pray and thank know all of our people CONT./PAGE 1 these people who are very happy.” grant writing to church leaders and to her. have helped us do To purchase a brick year’s holiest days to construction giant parishioners braved “It’s the most all of this. To have on the grotto’s donor Mexican Catholics. JE Dunn, supporters the biting cold of amazing thing I’ve them come and do wall, call Sacred On that day in 1531, of the grotto project December to share ever seen,” she said, something for our Heart’s Ramona Jesus’ mother Mary galvanized and the story of the grotto her voice breaking people – it’s amazing Arroyo at 816-599- is believed to have worked with the with others. with emotion. “I’ve to me, and I didn’t 7242. appeared twice to a goal of having the Bishop James been coming here think I’d ever see it. man in Mexico City. renovation and move Johnston of the since I was young, But God gave me The Catholic Church completed by the Dec. Kansas City-St. Joseph and now – this is eventually canonized 12 celebration. Diocese, blessed that man, Juan Diego; “This was a work the grotto and led the Blessed Virgin project with a date, the congregation in Herself is the patron and whatever it took a prayer from Pope saint of Mexico. to get from point A Saint John Paul II. Efforts to renovate to point B, everyone “This day marks the grotto began was committed to the completion of more than three years do it,” architect and a wonderful project ago, when a church at times project that means so much parishioner noticed manager Rafael Garcia to folks in this that the 60-year-old said at the Dec. 11 community,” Johnston grotto was caving in dedication ceremony. said. on the garage of the “They took it on as Father Darvin church’s pastor, Darvin their own personal Salazar, the church’s Salazar. reconnaissance. They pastor, echoed “I said, ‘You can’t said, ‘We have to Johnston’s sentiment destroy (the grotto), make this successful, of thanks. because it’s history,’” because it’s related to “I want to extend recalls Ramona God.’” gratitude and say Arroyo, coordinator In order to help thanks to our Lord of sacrament for the offset the cost of the Jesus and our Blessed church. project, parishioners Mother for being Arroyo spoke and supporters of the with us,” said Father with the Guadalupe church can purchase Salazar. “This isn’t a Center’s Cris Medina, a brick bearing the dream anymore. This who suggested name of an individual is for real.” that the grotto be or family member – a Steve Dunn, moved from the top lasting reminder of chairman of the board of the garage to the their dedication and of JE Dunn, said that church’s courtyard. love for the church, for him, the project That, Arroyo says, was for the Virgin of was a personal one. all that the church’s Guadalupe, and for “My son Joe is the supporters needed God. Each brick costs one who mentioned to hear. They formed $500, according to this project to me. I a committee to plan Arroyo. said, “You know, my the renovation and the “We will have a mother has a special move, and word of the donor wall on the devotion to the project quickly spread. back side,” Garcia Blessed Mary. How “It’s all been explained. “So, can I turn that down?’” miracles that started individuals can give, Dunn recalled. “This to fall into place. God or you can represent is a special occasion, is here,” Arroyo says, the entire legacy of and it’s for all of you smiling. “This is a true your family. And it’s who have played miracle of what can there for the kids in an important role in happen when people the future. Isn’t that making this happen.” work together for the something? That’s Sacred Heart/ love of our Lord and special. This was not Guadalupe parishioner the Blessed Mother.” a normal construction Lali Garcia spent From members of project. This was a a moment in quiet the Hispanic Chamber saintly gift.” reflection as the crowd of Commerce to Only hours began to disburse, her the Kansas City before the Dec. eyes welling with tears police commissioner 12 Feast of Our as she marveled at the who helped with Lady of Guadalupe, grotto and its meaning 6 KC HISPANIC NEWS I JUEVES, 14 DE DICIEMBRE, 2017 KCHispanicNews.com “Mexico’s Worst Export DEPORTES to The U.S. Walks Away from a Murder Charge”

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JOSE FAUS RAOUL LOWERY CONTRERAS made his way back in repeatedly, step forward he did so walking by hapless Border ose Garcia Zarate was found Patrol Agents as if they weren’t counterparts; You surprised the fans have even there “guarding” the border. BY not guilty of murdering are as good as your not gotten mad about 32-year-old Kate Steinle in Hilariously, Fox’s Tucker Carlson JOSE FAUS record, or you are it. You work to win the San Francisco on Pier 14 called the jury decision “shocking” what your record says game. You work the and maintained that the shooter few weeks ago Jtwo-and-a-half years ago. So much you are. full 60 minutes. fired the gun three times. He was I was begging for the emotional power of former Well if your record Well I am glad the corrected by Fox’s Claudia Cowan. the Chiefs Fox News superstar Bill O’Reilly indicates you are Chiefs finally realized who, with Donald Trump, led the The gun fired once. The bullet hit a to win ugly. 6-6, then you are a they had to put in the lynch mob to find the 42-year- concrete pylon, changed direction I would do the hard A mediocre team. If you hard work to win the old Mexican illegal alien guilty and traveled almost a hundred lifting of explaining are 4-6 then you are a game and stopped of murder.On Fox, a legal expert feet before it hit the victim.The why an ugly win is as loser, i.e., the Chargers playing around. defense attorney lamented that jury was convinced by Public good as a beautiful a few weeks ago. But That was as far as I this five-time deported criminal Defender Matt Gonzales that the win. I felt comfortable how things change had planned. I was not illegal alien had been granted the death was an accident.Carlson and doing that because in so quickly. The Chiefs expecting what took full constitutional protections of a every other Fox commentator and all honesty I did not see have an identical place this past week U.S. citizen. Idiot.Let us be clear, the President: This man is clearly how, the way things record as the San Chris Jones was a Garcia was entitled to the 14 a murderer. The jury didn’t think were manifesting, the Diego Chargers and beast on defense. An Amendment’s “equal protection” so.The problem is, Garcia was an Chiefs would or could will play this weekend opening series sack and “due process of law” clauses illegal alien. That is what O’Reilly, find a way to a pretty for separation on the set the defensive just as you and I are entitled to if Trump, Carlson and the other little win. Foxxettes convicted the illiterate way to the divisional tone for the first three we are charged with a crime that Six ugly losses made man on, not that he used a stolen title. But though quarters of the game. could deprive us of our liberty. that obvious, but I gun – that he did not steal-- aimed the records are the The defense showed The U.S. Supreme Court has so was not going to give it and deliberately killed a beautiful same, one is clearly up beautifully. The ruled for over 140 years. Not up on them. I don’t 32-year-old American girl.Would ascendant and the turnovers came back. knowing this manifests mental give up until the math we have heard much if the victim other is crashing. The secondary was defect.To be clearer, the jury did eliminates them and was a Chinese woman tourist who The records are impressive and no not hear that Garcia was here even then I am more couldn’t speak English?Carlson nuanced. The Chiefs it was not because illegally, found guilty of several likely to be found never mentioned that the gun was are 7-6 and so are Marcus Peters was not felonies and had been deported watching the last “stolen” from a car belonging to the Chargers but no there. five times. Those issues did not meaningless game of a Bureau of Land Management one wants to play What can you say bear on whether he shot the young the season. “agent.”According to Federal the Chargers. Come about the offense? woman. He was charged with So explaining an Bureau of Investigation agents, only on folks. This is not They played ball- 1st degree murder, 2nd degree ugly win is an easy Department of Justice agents like rocket science. This is control offense. They murder, voluntary manslaughter thing to my way of and involuntary manslaughter. them are required to have college the game of eternal established their thinking. I expected One word: OVERCHARGED.The degrees. All those thousands concussion. At 7-6 running game. They the Chiefs to win the jury did not hear from the likes of agents of the Department of the Chiefs and the pounded it out on the ugliest game of the of Bill O’Reilly and Donald Trump Homeland Security – including Chargers are the same ground. They made season this past week and their supporters that Garcia the Border Patrol. All 20,000 thing. How can one the big plays. They and had lined up all shouldn’t have even been on of them are not required to be be up and one be spread the ball around. the clichés that I could that pier; that he shouldn’t have college graduates.The President’s down? This is just an They took care of the muster in anticipation been in the U.S. He should have spokespeople appeared on Fox observation. I have no football and they went of this column. been turned over by local sheriff and Friends and bemoaned the answers. out and executed and Chiefs get monkey deputies to Immigration officers, San Francisco jury and Sanctuary I figured if the Chiefs the monkey on their off their back. What they think, when those officers CitiesThey won’t tell anyone that won the ugliest game back didn’t have a the monkey was issued a “detainer” on Garcia to if they had shown up to the San of the season in the chance. doing there is never hold him until they could find the Francisco jail with a judge-signed most ugly of fashions, So what happens explained. No wonder time to pick him up. “We’ll pick him warrant to arrest Garcia, the I could use my favorite next? I have no idea, they have been losing up after we have our coffee and Sherriff would have gladly handed cliché. “They played except they have to him over. If they hadn’t been lazy all these games - they donuts.”That’s where the argument the full 60 minutes.” beat the Chargers and by calling in an illegal “detainer” have been carrying falls apart.In California, a Sherriff Wow, the game only now the game against over the phone, Kate Steinle might this heavy monkey on cannot hold anyone without an lasts 60 minutes. the Dolphins doesn’t very well be alive.###Contreras their back - that makes arrest warrant or a court order. Who do I talk to file a look that easy after is the author of “THE MEXICAN fifty-three monkeys An immigration detainer is not an complaint? I swear at the Dolphins took BORDER: IMMIGRATION, WAR on the field, not the arrest warrant or a court order. It times it seems like an the Patriots down on AND A TRILLION DOLLARS IN best recipe to win. I is a memorandum signed by an eternity. From here to Monday night. This TRADE” (FLORICANTO Press am relieved they have immigration officer who probably there, they played the last game showed 2016) and “THE ARMENIAN gotten the monkey off isn’t a lawyer, probably isn’t a full 60 minutes. the Chiefs can win LOBBY & U.S. FOREIGN POLICY” their backs and zoos college graduate and ranks no Hmm. You know beautifully but from (Berkeley Press 2017); he formerly across the Midwest higher than a Border Patrol Agent that has to be the here on out they just wrote for the New American News have new exhibits. with a General Education Diploma problem with this have to win. Service of the New York Times With the win, Chiefs (GED).We should all remember that team, they are playing They can get back to prove they are better when they should playoff form because than their record be working. This is every game counts. indicates. This one infectious. There was This is the first round always confounds a coach around here of the playoffs and me, especially when that said, “You play to anything can happen it is put side by side win the game.” That on any given Sunday. with its equally direct is so wrong and I am In Loving Memory and often heard TO MOM & FAMILY Sporting KC exercises I am spending my first Christmas with my dad & family here in options on 11 players heaven. I see the countless Christmas trees around the world below with tiny porting Kansas are eligible for the Cup from Feb. 9-24. light heaven stars, reflecting on the snow, The sight is so spectacular, City announced MLS Waiver Draft. Major League Soccer please wipe away the tears for I’m spending Christmas with Jesus Monday that Mustivar is eligible released its 2017-18 the club has for the MLS Re-Entry offseason calendar this year. Sexercised contract Draft, with Stage earlier this month. I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear, but the options for the One set for Dec. 15 The 2017 MLS sound of music can’t compare with the Christmas choir up here. following 11players and Stage Two on Expansion Draft will I have no words to tell you, the joy their voices bring. For it is ahead of the 2018 Dec. 21.Sporting KC take place at 1 p.m. MLS season. now has 25 players CT on Dec. 12 as beyond description to hear the angels sing. I know how much you • Saad Abdul-Salaam under contract for expansion club Los miss us, I see the pain inside your heart but we our not so far away • Kharlton Belmar the 2018 campaign: Angeles FC adds up we really aren’t apart. So be happy for us dear ones, you know I held • Amer Didic the 11 players to five players to its you dear and be glad I am spending Christmas with Jesus this year. • Andrew Dykstra whose options were inaugural roster. The We are sending you a special gift from our heavenly home above • Roger Espinoza exercised as well as 2018 MLS SuperDraft • Tim Melia players already under will take place in I sent you each a memory of my undying love. After all, love is a • James Musa contract for 2018: mid-January in gift more precious than pure gold, it was always most important in • Ike Opara Matt Besler, Latif Philadelphia. stories Jesus told. Please love and keep each other, as my father said • Daniel Salloi Blessing, Gianluca Source to do for I can’t count the blessings or love he has for each of you. • Colton Storm Busio, Kevin Ellis, Sporting KC • Adrian Zendejas Benny Feilhaber, So have a Merry Christmas and wipe away that tear, remember I am In addition, forward Gerso, Ilie, Jaylin spending Christmas with Jesus this year. Cameron Porter and Lindsey, Cristian defender Erik Palmer- Lobato, Jimmy Brown are now out Medranda, Diego of contract with Rubio, Soony Saad, Sporting KC. Porter Seth Sinovic and is eligible for the MLS Graham Zusi. Waiver Draft on For a full list Dec. 13. Sporting of Sporting KC retains the rights KC’s offseason to Palmer-Brown roster moves, within MLS.Sporting visit SportingKC. KC will not exercise com/tracker . The contract options for club will spend both forward Cameron phases of the 2017 Iwasa, midfielder preseason in Arizona, Soni Mustivar, first reporting to midfielder Kevin Scottsdale from Oliveira and defender Jan. 22 - Feb. 3 and Tyler Pasher. Iwasa, then to Tucson for Oliveira and Pasher the Desert Diamond KCHispanicNews.com JUEVES, 14 DE DICIEMBRE, 2017 I KC HISPANIC NEWS 7

From Our Family To Yours Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

De Nuestra Familia a la tuya Feliz Navidad & ProsperoAño Nuevo 8 KC HISPANIC NEWS I JUEVES, 14 DE DICIEMBRE, 2017 KCHispanicNews.com One of my boys asked Santa if he could bring his dad home for Christmas CONT./PAGE 1 last May. They have deployed. They “We feel it’s the right five sons ranging in age are coming home in thing to do. We ought from 7 years old to 14 March. Bringing those to be doing something years old. This is the families on this ride is to give back and say first time that the family wonderful. There are thanks. It is a small has rode a train and the other units deployed, thing that BNSF can boys were excited. we have a lot of Kansas do to thank military “Their dad called and Missouri folks personnel and families today before the train deployed. A lot of units for their sacrifices they ride and the boys talked are getting ready to give year round. It is to him about going on deploy. This global war a great honor for us the train. He was glad on terrorism continues,” to be able to do this,” that we are going on he said. said Zak Andersen, with the holidays like When BNSF Railroad president of the BNSF we normally would,” officials learned Railway Foundation. she said. about 2,000 Missouri/ Captain Dallas During the ride, Kansas military men Nivens, Kansas National Schott was impressed and women are being Guard, Army Logistics on how nice the BNSF deployed this month, Officer, enjoyed the ride staff was, how friendly they wanted to give with his two daughters, other people on the those families some Clairissa and Elaina train were and found time to spend together BNSF Holiday Express traveled into the Argentine community of KCK where 350 Nivens. support from other and create a holiday families were given a Christmas holiday treat and a train ride. Nivens chatted military wives who memory. BNSF Holiday Express viajó a la comunidad argentina de KCK donde 350 familias with his daughters as understand how hard “We want the families recibieron una atencion de Navidad y un viaje en tren. the train rolled along it is at the holidays to relax and have a the rail. He missed and every day when a good time. We have two holidays with his spouse is serving their Santa Claus on board, before and after school “We have quite a few sat in a dining area children when he was country abroad. and Santa cookies, programs, aquatic families in HopeKids of the train enjoying deployed in 2004 and in “I am pretty self- hot chocolate; we programs, boxing, that had little boys who holiday treats. 2011 to Iraq. sufficient but you want them to enjoy dance, fitness, health love trains. We were “We learned about “You miss do miss the day to the holiday. Yesterday and wellness programs, able to select three the train ride through everything—birthdays, day activities, having on the train, we had swim lessons, wrestling, special families to have HopeKids. This is Evan dance recitals, holidays. someone to talk to, someone Skype in their youth and adult sports this special holiday first train ride and he is The Internet has made someone to bounce dad from Afghanistan. and senior programs. treat. This is a unique excited to see Santa, a big difference on how ideas off of and help It was a warm moment Joining the train ride experience for them. of course. Evan has we keep in touch during make decisions about to see that with were three families This gives our families always loved trains, he deployment. In 2004 it the children. One of everyone celebrating of the HopeKids some time away and is into Legos and he was letters and a little my boys asked Santa if the holidays,” said Organization. The focus on fun and the loves train Legos. Now email, but in 2011 the he could bring his dad Andersen. organization works holidays,” said Bryant. that he is actually on Internet played a big home for Christmas. After the ride, BNSF with children who have The moment that one I think it is surreal role, we could Skype That was very emotional donated $10,000 to the life-threatening medical Santa Claus and Mrs. to him. He is having a and that helped a lot,” for me,” she said. Missouri National Guard conditions. Claus walked into the blast,” said White. he said. Colonel Brian Foundation. Kerrie Bryant, train car, all the children She was impressed This year for Hathaway, Army Senior Also the following Executive Director stopped eating their that BNSF Railroad Christmas he will be Advisor to the Kansas Monday evening, of the Kansas City cookies, and were does the Holiday home with his children Guard, rode the train the BNSF Holiday Chapter, was all smiles excited to talk with Express train ride. and when he learned with his wife, Tracy, and Express moved into the as she watched the Santa. “This is wonderful about BNSF Holiday his children. Argentine community children enjoying “My heart is full and what they do and kids Express, he wanted to “I am excited about rail yard in Kansas City, Santa cookies and hot it brought tears to my love trains, especially join the ride to give his trains and about Kansas to give over 350 chocolate. eyes seeing them with little boys. This is children a holiday treat. Christmas. I am very families with the Turner HopeKids program Santa. I know first hand awesome,” said White. “It is fantastic on the thankful to BNSF for Recreation Commission is serving 125 families what they are battling Military families lined train. It is great quality doing this,” he said. a holiday treat by riding in the Kansas City day in and day out, I up Sunday afternoon time with the kids and According to Colonel the holiday train for metropolitan area. work with them closely, to board the BNSF it is building memories Hathaway, the 35th an hour and a half. Their Hope Community but now seeing them Holiday Express on it’s while we are together,” Infantry Division which After the train ride, Program offers with the cookies and 10th anniversary taking said Captain Nivens. is the Kansas-Missouri BNSF gave a $10,000 support, love and hot chocolate, seeing service men and women Natasha Schott’s Division Headquarters, donation to the Turner encouragement all them with Santa and with their children on a husband is in the called the Santa Fe Recreation Commission. necessary for families being all smiles and festive holiday ride with Kansas National Guard Division, is in Kuwait Turner Recreation is a who have a child with laughter, it just melts a special appearance by out of Holton, Kansas. and Jordan right now. full service recreation cancer or some other my heart,” said Bryant. Santa Claus and Mrs. His unit 2130 has been “I helped train center in Kansas City, life-threatening medical Kara White and her Claus. serving in Kuwait since that unit before they Kansas that offers condition. four-year-old son Evan Uno de mis hijos le preguntó a Papá Noel si podía traer a su padre a casa para Navidad CONT./PÁGINA 1 se enteró del BNSF alguien con quien querían darles a esas deportes juveniles de hablar con Santa. Kansas City, Missouri Holiday Express, quiso hablar, alguien con familias un tiempo para y para adultos, y “Mi corazón se siente rindió homenaje a unirse al paseo para quien intercambiar pasarla juntos y crear un programas para completo, me hizo llorar integrantes de la darles a sus hijas un ideas y ayudar a tomar recuerdo navideño. personas mayores. al verlos con Santa. Sé Guardia Nacional de regalo navideño. decisiones sobre los “Queremos que las También, participaron de primera mano lo Missouri y Kansas. “El tren es fantástico. niños. Uno de mis hijos familias se relajen y en el viaje en tren, que están luchando día “Creemos que es lo Es un gran momento le preguntó a Papá pasen un buen rato. tres familias de la tras día, trabajo con correcto. Deberíamos de calidad con las niñas Noel si podía llevar a Tenemos a Santa Claus Organización HopeKids. ellos de cerca, pero estar haciendo algo y se están creando su padre a casa para a bordo, y galletas La organización trabaja ahora al verlos con las para retribuir y decir recuerdos mientras Navidad. Eso fue muy Santa, chocolate con niños que tienen galletas y el chocolate gracias. Es algo estamos juntos”, dijo el emotivo para mí”, dijo. caliente; queremos que afecciones médicas que caliente, viéndolos con pequeño que BNSF Capitán Nivens. El Coronel Brian disfruten de las fiestas ponen en peligro la vida. Santa y sonreír y sonreír, puede hacer para El esposo de Natasha Hathaway, Asesor decembrinas. Ayer en el Kerrie Bryant, simplemente me derrite el corazón”, dijo Bryant. agradecer al personal Schott está en la Principal de la Guardia tren, teníamos a alguien directora ejecutiva de Kara White y su hijo militar y a las familias Guardia Nacional de de Kansas, montó el en Skype con su padre la División Kansas City, de cuatro años, Evan, se por los sacrificios que Kansas, en Holton, tren con su esposa, de Afganistán. Fue un sonreía mientras miraba sentaron en el comedor realizan durante todo el Kansas. Su unidad 2130 Tracy, y sus hijos. momento cálido, ver a los niños disfrutar del tren disfrutando de año. Es un gran honor ha estado sirviendo en “Estoy emocionado eso con todos los que de galletas de Santa y para nosotros poder las delicias navideñas. Kuwait desde el pasado por los trenes y por la celebran las fiestas”, chocolate caliente. “Supimos sobre el hacer esto”, dijo Zak mes de mayo. Tienen Navidad. Estoy muy dijo Andersen. El programa viaje en tren a través Andersen, presidente cinco hijos con edades agradecido con BNSF Después del viaje, HopeKids atiende de HopeKids. Este es el de la Fundación BNSF comprendidas entre los por hacer esto”, dijo. BNSF donó $ 10 mil a 125 familias en el primer viaje en tren de Railway. 7 y los 14 años. Esta Según el coronel dólares a la Fundación área metropolitana Evan y está emocionado El capitán Dallas fue la primera vez que Hathaway, de la 35ª de la Guardia Nacional de Kansas City. Su de ver a Papá Noel, Nivens, de la Guardia la familia monta un tren división de infantería, de Missouri. Programa Comunitario por supuesto. Evan Nacional de Kansas, y los niños estaban que es la sede de También el siguiente Hope ofrece apoyo, siempre ha amado los oficial de logística entusiasmados. la división Kansas- lunes por la noche, amor y aliento, todo trenes, a él le gustan del ejército, disfrutó “Su papá les llamó a Missouri, llamada la el BNSF Holiday lo necesario para las los Legos y le encanta del viaje con sus dos los niños hoy antes del División Santa Fe, se Express se trasladará familias que tienen un los trenes. Ahora que él hijas, Clairissa y Elaina viaje en tren y hablaron encuentra en Kuwait al patio ferroviario hijo con cáncer o alguna está realmente en uno, Nivens. con él acerca del paseo. y Jordania en este de la comunidad de otra afección médica creo que es surreal para Nivens charlaba con Estaba contento de momento. Argentine, en Kansas que ponga en peligro él. Él la está pasando al sus hijas mientras el que sigamos con las “Ayudé a entrenar City, Kansas para dar un la vida. máximo”, dijo White. tren rodaba por los las fiestas decembrinas a esa unidad antes de convite festivo a más de “Tenemos bastantes Ella estaba rieles. Él se perdió de como lo haríamos que los desplegaran. 350 familias junto con la familias en HopeKids, y impresionada de que dos navidades con normalmente”, dijo. Vienen a casa en marzo. Comisión de Recreación tienen niños pequeños BNSF Railroad lleve a sus hijas cuando fue Durante el viaje, Traer a esas familias en Turner en el tren de que aman los trenes. cabo el viaje en tren enviado en 2004 y en Schott quedó este viaje es maravilloso. de las fiestas durante Pudimos seleccionar a Holiday Express. 2011 a Irak. impresionado con lo Hay otras unidades una hora y media. tres familias especiales “Es maravilloso lo “Te pierdes todo: que hacen y a los niños agradable que fue el desplegadas, tenemos Después del viaje en para tener este regalo cumpleaños, recitales les encantan los trenes, personal de BNSF, mucha gente de Kansas tren, BNSF realizó una en las fiestas. Esta de baile, vacaciones. especialmente los niños cuán amigables eran y Missouri desplegada. donación de $ 10 mil Internet ha marcado es una experiencia pequeños. Esto es otras personas en el una gran diferencia en Muchas unidades se están dólares a la Comisión única para ellos. Esto increíble”, dijo White. tren, y encontró el cómo nos mantenemos preparando para ser de Recreación Turner. les da a nuestras Las familias de apoyo de otras esposas en contacto durante desplegadas. Esta guerra Recreación Turner es familias un tiempo militares se reunieron militares que entienden el despliegue militar. global contra el terrorismo un centro de recreación libre y se centran en la el domingo por la lo difícil que es estar En 2004 fueron cartas continúa”, dijo. de servicio completo diversión y las fiestas tarde para abordar ausente en las fiestas, y y algo de correo Cuando los en Kansas City, Kansas decembrinas”, dijo el BNSF Holiday todos los días, cuando electrónico, pero en funcionarios del que ofrece programas Bryant. Express en su décimo un cónyuge está 2011 Internet jugó Ferrocarril BNSF antes y después de la En el momento en aniversario, llevando a sirviendo a su país en el un papel importante, supieron que escuela, programas que Santa Claus y la hombres y mujeres de extranjero. pudimos hacer Skype y aproximadamente 2 acuáticos, boxeo, baile, Sra. Claus entraron al servicio con sus hijos “Soy bastante eso ayudó mucho”, dijo. mil hombres y mujeres acondicionamiento vagón del tren, todos en un viaje festivo, autosuficiente, pero te Este año, para militares de Missouri/ físico, programas de los niños dejaron de con una aparición pierdes las actividades Navidad, estará en casa Kansas se están salud y bienestar, clases comer sus galletas y especial de Santa cotidianas, tener a con sus hijas y cuando desplegando este mes, de natación, lucha, estaban emocionados Claus y la Sra. Claus.