Free Gratis LaLa VVozoz de Guadalupe County (512) 944-4123 Volume 3 Number 6 A Bi-cultural Publication June, 2013 Inside this Issue Pensamientos del Jefe de NHI: Ernesto Nieto The Wooden Bowl Searching for Sugarman Hablando de Master Sergeant BBQ Raul (Roy) Perez Benavidez En palabras hay poder See Page 7 Page 2 La Voz de Guadalupe County Newspaper - June, 2013 People in the News 2007 Fulbright Award, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. Dr. Valenzuela also maintains a blog called Educational Equity, Politics & Policy in Texas. She is the author of Leaving Children Behind: How “Texas-style” Accountability Fails Latino Youth Eva Longoria and Subtractive Schooling: U.S. Rudy Salazar Mexican Youth and the Politics of Earns Masters Luna Helps Take Dr. Valenzuela Caring, winner of both the 2000 Continues to Degree in Chicano Team to College Selected as a American Educational Research Promote Tejano Studies World Series Association Outstanding Book History Women of Award and the 2001 Critics’ Eva Longoria has officially Distinction Choice Award from the American Mr. Rudolfo “Rudy” Salazar is a Blaire Luna, star pitcher for the wrapped up her post-graduate Educational Studies community activist in Seguin, Texas Longhorns Women’s Angela Valenzuela is the director studies, earning a masters Association. Texas and an avid promoter of Baseball team, threw a no hitter of the National Latino/a Education degree in Chicano Studies from Texas history. He can often be against Florida State to qualifiy Research Agenda Project California State University, found at the McDonald’s Restau- her team for the Women’s (NLERAP) that aims to improve Northridge. rant next to the HEB with friends College World Series. teacher quality and the teacher who have dropped by to share It’s the second degree for education pipeline for Latino/a A four-year letter winner at Bowie phtos and stories. Longoria, who already holds an youth, nationally. Valenzuela undergraduate degree in High School, Luna has earned received her doctorate from Mr Salazar’s interest in history kinesiology from Texas A&M many distinctions and awards Stanford University and is a stems in part from the fact that he University-Kingsville. The 38- throughout her career. “This professor in the College of is the founder and president of the year-old actress decided to doesn’t feel real at all,” Luna said Education; Director, Texas Guard of the Republic of Seguin/ pursue her graduate studies after her teammates dogpiled on Center for Education Policy; and Guadalupe County. This organiza- when she was still filming the field, dumped water and Graduate Advisor the grad tion has been in existence for the “Desperate Housewives,” whipped cream on coach Connie students at The University of Eli Villarreal past three and half years and is sharing with Jay Leno that she Clark and sprayed one another Texas at Austin. composed of several members wanted to “study immigration.” “I with sparkling cider. “It’s been Receives Doctorate including: Pastor Layne Dietz, wanted to be literate on awesome, and I am just really from UT Austin In 2010 she was elected to Mark Zoboroskie, Garry Wright, everything,” Longoria shared on grateful that I ended it with this Member-At-Large position of the Eli Villarreal graduated from Col- who is a descendent of Davy “The Tonight Show,” who also kind of memory,” Luna said. Executive Council of the American lege of Education at The Univer- Crockett, John G Saldivar, called herself “the old one” in her Educational Research The Longhorns are going to their sity of Texas at Austin last month Fructoso Balderas and Ken classes. Association, and received the fifth World Series, their first since and is now Dr. Eli Villarreal. A Ward, who is a direct descesent 2010 Fellow of the American All-America pitcher Cat Osterman graduate of La Joya High School of Micajah Autry who died at the Longoria is originally from Educational Research led them there in 2006. Last in 1992, Dr. Villarreal earned her Alamo. Corpus Christi, Texas and is the Association; 2010 Paulo Freire, month, Luna pitched her eighth first degree from The University youngest of four daughters. As a Critical Pedagogy and career no-hitter and fourth of the of Texas at Austin in 1996. A The group meets monthly and for teenager in high school, she Emancipation SIG Distinguished year. Osterman was the last mother of four, she has worked in the past two years have been do- worked at Wendy’s for 3 years. Scholar Award; Austin 2010 Texas pitcher to toss a playoff no- the education field including a stint ing re-enactments in the public In 1998, she won the Miss Corpus LULAC Council 650 Advocate for hitter. She did it in consecutive with AVANCE. She is currently the square in downtown Seguin. To Christi USA contest and talent Education 2010; 2008 Top 25 games in 2005. Academic Dean of the National make contact with Mr. Salazar, give contest led her to Los Angeles Influential Hispanics, City of American University in Austin, him a call at: 830 374-7147 Austin, La Voz de Austin; and Texas. PRODUCTION La Voz de Guadalupe County Newspaper - June, 2013 Page 3 PRODUCTION Editor & Publisher AlfredoEditor & SantosPublisher c/s EDITORIAL Alfredo Santos c/s Pensamientos Managing Editors ManagingYleana Santos Editor In this issue of La Voz de Guadalupe County we wish to call En este ejemplar de La Voz YleanaKaitlyn Santos Theiss to your attention the work of Mr. Rudolfo “Rudy” Salazar. Mr. del Condado de Guadalupe, Salazar is active in Seguin in the area of history. About three queremos llamar a su atención MarketingGraphics years ago, he helped to start an organization called Guard of el trabajo que se esta haciendo TomJuan Herrera Gallo the Republic of Seguin/Guadalupe County. Together with a el Señor Rudy Salazar. Hace Rosemary Zuniga number friends, they have staged re-enactments of various peri- tres años el formo un grupo que JoAnnDistribution Sutherland ods of Texas history. Last month his organization hosted a his- se llama La Guardia de la Re- El Team tory presentation at the public library and brought in guest speak- publica de Seguin/Condado Contributing Writers ers from out of town to share their research. Contact Mr. Salazar de Guadalupe. Junto con Tom Herrera if your are interested in participating: (830) 374-7147 unos amigos, ellos estan Contributing Writers Alfredo R. Santos c/s Layla Fry tratando de compartir la historia Monica Peña Editor & Publisher Wayne Also in this issue you will find the story of Roy P. Benavidez. de Tejas por medio de Rudy Salazar Hector Tijerina Sergeant Benevidez was awarded the Medal of Honor for his presenationes de actos courage during the Vietnam War. Read his story on page 7 and teatriales. El mes pasado tuviron un presentatción en la biblioteca de MarisaPhotography Cano I am sure you will agree this man had courage. Mr. Benavidez Seguin donde invitados de Austin y otras ciudades presentaron lo Rene Renteria was from El Campo, Texas. que estan haciendo para rediscubrir la historia Tejana. PUBLISHER’S PUBLISHER’S Another story we hope you will find interesting is the one about También va encontrar en estas paginas la historia del Sargento Roy STATEMENT STATEMENT Sixto Rodriguez, Searching for Sugarman. Here is man who P. Benavidez. El fue uno de los recipientes de la Medalla de Honor La VozVoz de Newspapers Austin is a monthly is a tried his hand at music, made a few albums that didn’t sell very por sus acciones durante la guerra en Vietnam. Su historia es increible publication.monthly publication The editorial covering and well and decided that maybe he didn’t have any music talent y merese su atención.Vea la pagina 7 businessGuadalupe address County .is The P.O. edi- Box afterall. The years go by and he comes to find out that in South 19457torial and Austin, business Texas address 78760. 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We also thought it might are most welcome. let us know what you are be interesting to share with you the 10 ways to prepare meat for using. Letters to the editor consumption. Are there more than 10 ways to prepare meat? are most welcome. We would like to hear from you. Por cualquier pregunta, llamanos: 944-4123 795-2818 Page 4 La Voz de Guadalupe County Newspaper - June, 2013 Lonestar Information Technology is hosting its first Summer Intern Program Lonestar Information Technology is hosting its first Summer Intern Program with the goal to conduct a six-figure fundraising program for the Hispanic Education Foundation. The intern team is made of 5 students from the Austin and San Antonio Area.