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VOLUME 15 NUMBER 37 / 31 DE MAYO DEL 2012 Periódico Bilingüe Kansas City Sale of West Jr. High First Step in Restoration Cancer Never Stopped Santos Arreola’s Smile

La Venta de la Preparatoria West Jr., Es El Primer Paso Para Su Restauración El Cáncer The fate of West Jr. High has been a bone of contention for years. The deterioration of the facility left many wondering if there would ever be a positive outcome for Nunca Borro the site. Under a proposed development plan, residents will have a say on the use of the building. El destino de la preparatoria West Jr., ha sido la manzana de la discordia desde hace años. El deterioro de las instalaciones, dejo la duda en muchos que se preguntaban, La Sonrisa de si alguna vez habría un resultado positivo para el sitio. Bajo un plan de desarrollo propuesto, los residentes podrán opinar respecto al uso del edificio. Santos Arreola By Joe Arce & Jose Faus TRADUCE GEMMA TORNERO Westside Housing Organization La Directora Ejecutiva de la (WHO) Executive Director Gloria Organización Habitacional del Westside Ortiz-Fisher recalled taking a tour of (WHO por sus siglas en inglés), Gloria the vacant West High School with other Ortiz-Fisher, recordó dar una recorrido board members. The school was closed por la vacante Escuela Preparatoria 22 years ago. West, junto con otros miembros del “I went to see it for the first time consejo. La escuela fue cerrada hace 22 three years ago,” recalled Ortiz-Fisher. años. “The books were still on the shelves and “Fui para verla por primera vez hace the desks were still in the classrooms. tres años”, recordó Ortiz-Fisher. “Los It was as if they taught class yesterday libros todavía estaban en los anaqueles and then they closed it. … It was like y, los escritorios todavía estaban en las COMMUNITY WILL... / PAGE 3 LA COMUNIDAD... / PÁGINA 3

By Debra DeCoster These pictures of Santos Arreola smiling with his mother Leticia (Garcia) DeCaigny help ease the pain for many family and friends as they cope Memorial Day is a day when with his passing. Hispanic Scholarship Fund families visit cemeteries to place En estas imágenes de Santos Arreola sonrientes con su madre Leticia (García) flowers and American flags on the DeCaigny ayudan a aliviar el dolor de muchos familiares y amigos para hacer graves of fallen soldiers who died frente a su ausencia. Awards Most $ in Fund’s History serving their country. The holiday The Greater Kansas City Hispanic Scholarship Fund will award this coming has evolved over the century to June a record amount of scholarship dollars to area students., Giving more where families also gather to than $350,000 to 229 students entering or continuing their college education. decorate the graves of their loved Last year in 2011, the Fund awarded $256,000, which was the most in the ones who have passed away. Memorial Day Ceremony Fund’s history at that time. Memorial Day is also the The 2012 Greater Kansas City Hispanic Scholarship Fund Awards reception traditional marking of the beginning will take place on June 7 to honor this year’s scholarship recipients. The event is of summer with the opening of area swimming pools and the firing Honors War Veterans presented by UMKC and will be held at UMKC’s James C. Olson Performing Arts Center from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. The event will bring together more than up of countless barbecues. It is a 400 community leaders, students, Latino business supporters and college and gathering time for many families university representatives for an inspiring evening. and friends. “Each year the Hispanic Scholarship Fund is able to help more and more This holiday will be the first one Latino students attend college, and this was another fantastic year as the Fund Leticia (Garcia) DeCaigny will spend without her son at her side. THE SUCCESS... / PAGE 6 Instead, she will sit beside his grave and remember a smile that touched everyone he met during his eight years on earth. Santos Arreola passed away two weeks ago from Janet Murguia Medulloblastoma, brain cancer, Receives Human ARREOLA’S BATTLE... / PAGE 2 By Debra DeCoster El Día de los Caídos; (Memorial Rights Award Day), es el día en que las familias visitan cementerios, para colocar flores y banderas norteamericanas, en las tumbas de soldados caídos, que murieron sirviendo su país. El día festivo, ha evolucionado The 60th annual Argentine Memorial Day celebration drew hundreds of mostly Hispanic veterans from across the metropolitan area this past Sunday. The event durante un siglo en donde ahora was held at Emerson Park and was an opportunity to celebrate and remember las familias también se juntan para those that have sacrificed for their country. decorar las tumbas de sus seres Janet Murguia queridos quiénes han fallecido. El Día de los Caídos, también By Debra DeCoster Recibio Premio es la fecha tradicional que anuncia The 60th annual Memorial Day ceremony took place Sunday in the Argentine el principio del verano con la neighborhood at Emerson Park in Kansas City, Kansas. When the color guard apertura de piscinas en el área y, marched with the American flag, veterans of all ages stood, their hands held in de Derechos Humanos el bombardeo de innumerables salute. Former Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) Father Peter Jaramillo called on Washington, D.C.—Janet Murguía, Washington, D.C.—A mediados barbacoas. Es el tiempo en que se those in attendance to remember the fallen service men and women, at the same President and CEO of NCLR (National del mes de Mayo, la Conferencia de reunen muchas familias y amigos. time to not forget the men and women currently serving in the armed forces and to Council of La Raza), was honored Liderazgo sobre Derechos Civiles y Este día festivo será el primero support them as they return home. Mid-May along with Rep. Barney Humanos homenajero a Janet Murguía, que Leticia (García) DeCaigny, Frank (D–Mass.) by The Leadership presidenta y directora general del “Remember that each soldier who has died is a member of a family, missed by pasará sin su hijo a su lado. En Conference on Civil and Human Rights NCLR (Consejo Nacional de La Raza), loved ones, missed by friends. Each person is a loss to our community and to our cambio, ella se sentara al lado de for their work to bring about social y al representante Barney Frank (D- nation. Everyone knows someone who has lost a loved one in a past war or a recent su tumba y recordará la sonrisa que justice in our nation. The Leadership Mass.) por su labor para generar justicia war. We can’t forget our heroes even if they are living among us. They need our emociono a cada uno de los que él Conference selected Murguía and Frank social en nuestro país. La Conferencia support, our care, professional guidance and agencies to reintegrate them back into conocio durante sus 8 años en la for the 2012 Hubert H. Humphrey Civil de Liderazgo eligió a Murguía y a Frank our society and we need to support them and try to understand them. We need to tierra. Santos Arreola falleció hace love them and be their friends,” said Jaramillo. MURGUIA ACCEPTED... / PAGE 6 MURGUIA RECIBIO... / PÁGINA 6 LA BATALLA DE ARREOLA... / PÁGINA 2 EACH PERSON... / PAGE 8

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2918 Southwest Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64108 | NEWSROOM: (816)472.KCHN | FAX: (816) 931.NEWS | E-MAIL: [email protected] 2 31 DE MAYO DEL 2012 kchispanicnews.com Arreola’s Battle Against Cancer Inspired Many CONT./PAGE 1 can do it then so can I.’ Santos John Bonifacio wrote, “Santos, after a four-year battle with the spread love that was contagious you sacrificed everything to teach disease. and everyone wanted a part of us about unconditional love and it,” said Paez. bring us closer to God. You Everyone remembers Santos as He underwent several rounds will be missed and remembered the little boy with the infectious always.” smile and giggle that made of chemotherapy and radiation everyone laugh. He touched treatments following his Family members hope hundreds with his determination diagnosis in 2007. At times, the that Santos will be remembered to remain positive during his tumors would reduce in size and it for his strong will power, his cancer treatments and his smile seemed that he was in remission. strength, his love of family and his never faded even when he was But then the tumors would begin faith in God. Santos’ mother did in pain. His mother said that at to grow again and Leticia would not speak with Hispanic News the end of his life, he still had a consult with the doctors on what for this story but she provided smile on his face. would be the next steps for her the following statement. son. The family held fundraisers “Hopefully one day I That smile inspired many who, to raise money to take Santos to though they never met him, can write a book for my healing Scottsdale, Arizona where the and inspiration to others. I hope immediately recognized that Envita Medical Center offered an smile when they saw pictures to help people to educate them alternative method for treating on how to make life enjoyable posted on line. Many wrote brain cancer. confessing that Santos’s smile for families. Santos always asked inspired them. His mother reached out to me to do certain things to help the community and to people others; he cared for everybody. The funeral service at St. John across the United States through I’m not sure on the specifics the Evangelist Church in Kansas Santos’ CaringBridge.org yet, but I will pray about it and City, Kansas was standing room website and told their story. She I know Santos will give me a only. Father Kent O’Connor, would update the site for family, sign,” wrote DeCaigny. pastor, said during the service, friends and community members “Look at how many lives Santos Father O’Connor who were interested in her son’s witnessed the strong faith that has changed in his eight years progress. of life. It is amazing how many both mother and son had in people’s lives have changed from When word spread of his God. When he administered the meeting that little kid. How passing, people went to the sacraments of First Communion, many of us at this point in our website to express their thoughts Confirmation and the anointing lives could say we have touched and prayers for Santos and his on Santos, he was amazed at the many lives as Santos did in 8 family. There are pages and pages strength of that faith and saw years? Look at all the testimonies paying tribute to the young boy that he was at peace with his on the Caring Bridge website who touched so many. fate. His mother read him the Little Santos Arreola touched hundreds with his determination to remain positive during his book, “Heaven is for Real” and cancer treatments. His smile never faded even when he was in pain. His mother recalled that and you will see all those people Julia Lobotzke wrote on Santos “at the end of his life, he still had a smile on his face.” saying he changed their lives.” guestbook, “Please accept my O’Connor recalled how after hearing the story, Santos told his Poco Santos Arreola tocó cientos con su determinación de seguir siendo positivo durante sus Santos’ cousin, Maria Paez, sincere sympathies on the loss tratamientos de cáncer. Su sonrisa nunca desapareció, incluso cuando estaba en el dolor. Su of Santos. He touched many family that he wanted to go to madre recordó que “al final de su vida, él todavía tenía una sonrisa en su rostro.” told Hispanic News it was hard heaven now. to explain how Santos was people’s lives, some of whom he able to inspire others. “Santos never met but it has felt like we’ve “There is a sadness that he was. “Everyone who knew them In March, doctors told the “Leticia is the strongest mother I had a presence about him that known him our whole life.” wasn’t able to go to high school witnessed that faith and how family that they only expected know. Her faith is what is getting is really hard to explain. His Michele Jakoboski wrote, or to a prom, but in the end strong they were,” said Carol Santos to survive for another 72 her through her son’s loss. When way of thinking was not like a “thank you for sharing Santos none of that matters. In the end DeCaigny. hours. But Santos proved them Santos passed away we asked her normal little boy, but a “special with us. Although I never had it is our quest to find eternal life wrong with his fighting spirit; how she was and she said, ‘I’m Angel” that God sent us. Father the good fortune to meet him, I with God and we can say with The DeCaigny family said he continued to battle his illness at peace and I know my son is Kent was correct about Santos can see what a wonderful gift he assurance that Santos has found that Santos was a blessing in until he passed away earlier this resting and I’ll leave the rest to bringing people closer. Everyone was.” eternal life,” said O’Connor. their lives. “He had a wonderful month. God, knowing that Santos is not who read about him on Caring When Carol and Jack giggle. He would come in and In an online memorial book in pain anymore.’ I know that Bridge or heard by word of DeCaigny met Santos three say to us let’s play games. No Throughout the years, Leticia’s set up by Maple Hill Funeral she will be okay,” said Paez. mouth of how strong Santos was, Home, Kansas City, Kansas, years ago, they saw how deep matter what, he always had a strength in helping her son it made people think, ‘if Santos Santos’ and Leticia’s faith in God smile.” confront his illness sustained her.

LaCONT./PÁGINA Batalla 1 deÉl se sometióArreola a varias rondas contra El Cáncer, Inspiró a Muchos de quimioterapia, y tratamientos dos semanas de Meduloblastoma; de radiación después de su cáncer cerebral, después de diagnóstico en 2007. A veces, una batalla de 4 años con la los tumores se reducían en enfermedad. tamaño y parecia que él estaba Todo mundo recuerda a Santos en remisión. Pero entonces los como el pequeño muchacho tumores comenzaban a crecer con la sonrisa contagiosa y una otra vez y Leticia consultaba risita peculiar que hacia a todo con los doctores en lo que mundo reír. Él le llego al alma serían los siguientes pasos para a cientos con su determinación su hijo. La familia llevo a cabo de permanecer positivo durante recaudaciones de fondos para sus tratamientos de cáncer y su reunir dinero y llevar a Santos sonrisa nunca se desvaneció, a Scottsdale, Arizona, donde el aun cuando él sufría el dolor. Centro Médico Envita, ofreció Su madre dijo que al final de su un método alternativo para vida, él todavía tenía una sonrisa tratar el cáncer cerebral. en su cara. Su madre llego hasta la Aquella sonrisa inspiró a comunidad y, a gente a lo largo muchos que aunque ellos nunca y ancho de los Estados Unidos le conocieron, inmediatamente a traves del sitio electrónico de reconocieron esa sonrisa cuando Santos en ‘CaringBridge.org’ y vieron fotografías en línea. contó su historia. Ella actualizaba Muchos escribieron confesando el sitio electrónico para la que la sonrisa de Santos los familia, amigos y miembros inspiró. de la comunidad que estaban El funeral en la iglesia de interesados en el progreso de su San Juan Evangelista en Kansas hijo. City, Kansas, fue con entrada Cuando se rego la voz de su general sin asiento. El pastor fallecimento, la gente fue al Kent O’Connor, dijo durante sitio electrónico para expresar el funeral, “Vean cuantas vidas sus pensamientos y rezos para Santos ha cambiado en sus 8 años Santos y su familia. Hay páginas ella proporcionó la declaración y podemos decir con seguridad, maravillosa. Él entraba y nos A lo largo de los años, la de vida. Es asombroso cuantas y páginas que rinden homenaje siguiente. que Santos ha encontrado la vida decía ‘vamos a jugar a juegos’. fuerza de Leticia en ayudar a su vidas de personas cambiaron al joven muchacho, que tocó el “Espero que un día pueda eterna”, comento O’Connor. Sin importar lo que pasaba, él hijo a enfrentar su enfermedad al conocer a ese pequeño niño. corazón de tantos. escribir un libro para mi Cuando Carol y Jack DeCaigny siempre tenía una sonrisa”. la sostuvo. “Leticia es la madre ¿Cuántos de nosotros, en Julia Lobotzke, escribió en el sanación e inspiración a otros. conocieron a Santos hace 3 años, En marzo, los doctores le más fuerte que conozco. Su fé es este punto de nuestras vidas, libro de visitas de Santos, “Por Espero ayudar a la gente a ellos vieron la fé profunda que dijeron a la familia, que ellos la que la mantiene de pie ante podríamos decir que hemos favor acepte mis más sinceras educarlos sobre como hacer la Santos y Leticia tenían en Dios. sólo esperaban que Santos la pérdida de su hijo. Cuando tocado el alma de tantas vidas, condolencias en la pérdida de vida agradable para las familias. “Todo el mundo que los conocía, sobreviviera durante 72 horas Santos falleció, le preguntamos a como lo hizo Santos en 8 años?. Santos. Él tocó el corazón, de Santos siempre me pedía hacer atestiguó esa fé y lo fuerte más. Pero Santos les demostró ella como estaba y dijo, ‘estoy en Vean todos los testimonios en la vida de mucha gente, algunos ciertas cosas para ayudar a otros; que ellos eran”, declaro Carol que estaban equivocados con paz y sé que mi hijo descansa y le el sitio electrónico de ‘Caring de los cuales él nunca conocio, él sintió cariño por todo mundo. DeCaigny. su espíritu de lucha; él siguió dejaré el resto a Dios, sabiendo Bridge’ y usted verá, a toda esa que Santos no está más en el pero se ha sentido como si le No estoy segura de los datos La familia de DeCaigny dijo combatiendo su enfermedad gente decir que él cambió sus dolor’. Sé que ella estará bien”, conocieramos una vida entera”. concretos aún, pero rezaré al que Santos, era una bendición en hasta que falleció a principios de vidas”. dijo Paez. Michele Jakoboski escribió, respecto, y sé que Santos me dará sus vidas. “Él tenía una risa tonta este mes. La prima de Santos, María “gracias por compartir a Santos una señal”, escribió DeCaigny. Paez, dijo a Hispanic News que con nosotros. Aunque yo nunca El padre O’Connor, atestiguó era difícil explicar como Santos tuve la fortuna de conocerle, la fuerte fé que tanto la madre era capaz de inspirar a otros. puedo ver el maravilloso regalo como el hijo tuvieron en Dios. KCHN is a weekly publication of Arce Communications “Santos tenía una presencia que que era él”. Cuando él dio los sacramentos Inc. who bears no responsibility for accuracy or es realmente difícil de explicar. de Primera Comunión, content advertisements. All rights reserverd. Arce Su forma de pensar no era como En un libro conmemorativo PUBLISHER/PRESIDENT REPORTERS/WRITERS Communications Inc does not guarantee the absence of Confirmación y la unción en (Editor/Presidente) (Reporteros/Periodistas) error and every attempt will be made to remedy in KCHN la de un muchachito normal, sino en línea establecido por la Funeraria Maple Hill, Kansas Santos, él estaba asombrado de Jose “Joe” Arce Debra DeCoster, Jose Faus, at our next edition. como un “Angel especial” que la fuerza de aquella fé y, vio que John Silva, Yvonne Bruner KCHN es una publicacion semanal de Arce Communications City, Kansas, John Bonifacio Inc. quienes no se hacen responsables por la presición o Dios nos envió. El padre Kent estaba en paz con su destino. Su VICE PRESIDENT escribió, “Santos, tu sacrificaste CONTRIBUTING WRITER contenido de los anuncios. Todos los derechos reservados. tenía razón al decir, que Santos, madre le leyó el libro, “El Cielo es (Vicepresidente) Arce Communications Inc. no garantiza la ausencia de todo para enseñarnos sobre el Ramona Arce (Reporteros/Escritor) hacía que la gente se acercara Verdadero” y O’Connor recordó, Tony Balandran errores en KCHN los cuales seran corregidos en nuestra más. Todos los que leyeron amor incondicional y acercarnos siguiente edición. más cerca a Dios. Serás echado que después de oír la historia, OPERATION MANAGER sobre él en ‘Caring Bridge’, o Santos le dijo a su familia que (Gerente Operaciones) DESIGN/LAYOUT de menos y siempre recordado”. (Diseño Editorial/Diagramación) escucharon de boca en boca lo queria ir al cielo ya. Lisa Sidenstick fuerte que era Santos, hizo que la Los miembros de la familia Randi Reed, Janneth-B Rodríguez “Hay tristeza de que él no gente pensara, ‘si Santos puede esperan que recuerden a Santos EDITOR 2918 Southwest Blvd. ira a la escuela preparatoria, o SPANISH TRANSLATION hacerlo, entonces también yo por su fuerte voluntad, su (Editor) Jose Faus (Traducción a español) Kansas City, MO 64108-1911 a una fiesta de graduación, pero PHONE: (816)472.KCHN puedo.’ Santos propago un amor fuerza, su amor a la familia Gemma Tornero FAX: (816)931.NEWS al final nada de eso importa. Al SALES REPRESENTATIVES que era contagioso y todo mundo y su fé en Dios. La madre de E-MAIL: [email protected] final es nuestra búsqueda para (Representante de Ventas) www.kchispanicnews.com quizo una parte de el”, comento Santos no habló con Hispanic STUDENT INTERN encontrar la vida eterna con Dios Richard Ware (Becario) Jose Muñiz, Oscar Gardea Paez. News para este artículo, pero

TU CONEXIÓN LATINA DESDE 1996 YOUR LATINO CONNECTION SINCE 1996 kchispanicnews.com 31 DE MAYO DEL 2012 3 Community Will Have Input CONT./PAGE 1 The approved contract for sale the residents. “There will be According to both Salazar and a ghost house. After the Re- allows the partnership the time a community advisory board. Ortiz-Fisher, the community’s purposing committee came on, to apply for the tax credits and The composition will include input is necessary and important they actually started cleaning it secure financing. The school residents and community for the project to succeed. Salazar up and clearing it out.” district will continue with the stakeholders. … My intents is emphasized that his company is maintenance until the sale is that we can someday stand there counting on that input as they The Re-purposing committee finalized. The proposed project and say that this is a contribution go forward. is the organization charged cost is $34 million. to the neighborhood and not to by the Kansas City Missouri “I think what needs to happen Ortiz-Fisher added that there have to say ‘why the hell did we is the community, all of us, we School District Board to find do it?’” uses for the more then thirty is a vision for the property but need to rally around and come school properties now vacant. the details have not been worked Tony Salazar is the president together and try to figure out how This past week, the school out. “It is like asking me what of McCormack, Baron & Salazar to deal with this property because board on the recommendation color carpet are we going to put and grew up in the Westside. now it sits in our lap and we have of the committee approved the in? I don’t know. I can’t even tell Hispanic News talked him via to do something about it. There contract to sell the school to a you what size of unit is actually phone from his home in Los is a reason we are partnering with partnership composed of WHO going to be there because we Angeles, California. His father WHO. They … have investments are not at that point. Some of still owns and lives in a house there related to housing. … No Neighbors that have lived near and around the school building and McCormack, Baron & will be grateful that something good is taking place. They remain the first conversations that need in the neighborhood. Salazar one is going to do anything there Salazar. hopeful that the graffiti, broken windows and general deterioration to happen is we need to put all also has investments in the without more community input. that have been a constant will become a thing of the past. The news comes as a surprise the things in place around our community. It was his firm that That is not the way we’ve ever Los vecinos que han vivido cerca y alrededor del edificio escolar, estarán to some Westside residents after partnership.” developed the housing complex done anything and we can assure agradecidos de que algo bueno este ocurriendo. Ellos permanecen con many years of false starts and One addition to the project Villa del Sol across the street the community and folks that all la esperanza de que el ‘graffiti’, las ventanas rotas y el deterioro general acrimonious relations between from the West end of the school the doors are open and all ideas que ha sido constante, sea una cosa del pasado. residents and the school board team is local architecture firm BNIM which has been on the site of the former West are open.” over the deterioration of the Pennway apartments. property. Some residents still involved in many national and Peter Harakas lives directly the site that I really hope that store. “What I see lacking here is have questions surrounding international projects, including Salazar echoed Ortiz –Fisher’s across from West and expressed it is used in ways that they will a small grocery store like a small the approved contract to sell rebuilding in Greenburg, Kansas explanations. “We entered into reservations. “I want to see the be able take advantage, whether Trader Joe’s or a Whole Foods. and skepticism about the which was devastated by a an agreement with the school proposed plan. … People have it is affordable type housing or You have all these seniors that development plan. tornado a few years ago. district to acquire the property been concerned about the density whatever.” they bus to places to get groceries and develop it over a period of of the project. For me it’s not a Ortiz addressed the issues “We need to hammer out some Alfredo Parra has fought with outside of our community. This of our details and our details are time. We agreed on the price, question of density per se, but I neighborhood has grown to surrounding the sale and the timing and the mission don’t want it to be cluttered with the school district for years over proposed plan in a conversation about how much community the state of the high school. the extent that we need a little space are we going to keep. What on the use of the building. … four hundred square foot units. I grocery store.” with Hispanic News last week. That agreement was prepared, want it to be a place that affords Though he is glad to see progress are the spaces that are going on the site’s future, he remains Parra also expressed concern “The only thing that happened to be houses? How much low executed and signed by both our people a gracious existence.” is that the school board accepted firm and our partner WHO.” skeptical. over the details of the project. -income housing is there going He is also insistent that many “We did not have much time the contract with WHO to sell to be? How much market rate Salazar pointed out that there people in the community have One of Parra’s concerns is the the building in the future,” projected development pace. to study the question. We really housing is there going to be and have been a series of community a stake on the outcome of the did not have much information explained Ortiz-Fisher. “I think what will be the best use of the meetings regarding the project. development. “I heard at a public meeting this is an opportunity, which has that there will be no activity in except that they are going to build properties,” she said. “Also, how He noted that the plan calls for “I would like for the people this thing. … I have supported been a long time coming and do we keep those community preservation of the largest part terms of actually re-purposing it will be a long time before we working on this to realize that that building or seeing anything WHO for many years, but not spaces like the gym, the pool of the complex - West Junior. the long term residents of the one hundred percent. There see the other side of it. We don’t and the [auditorium]? There “WHO has been very clear that happen for three to five years. have ownership or keys to the Westside, even if they don’t live on That is a long time to have to were times that WHO said they is so much that has not been they want to preserve the old this block, they are stakeholders were doing things for the best of building today or tomorrow. It is hammered out yet.” school building and convert look at that eyesore.” Parra would really dependent on whether we on this site because a lot of them like to see some landscaping and the neighborhood and they were Ortiz-fisher added that the it to housing, probably senior went to West High School and not. … I just want transparency get these tax credits and when housing. Also, the old Switzer cosmetic overhauls while the sale we actually pay for the school.” prime motivation behind the even more to the library when and plan is developed. on this.” project is to create something elementary will be converted it was housed there. I think they Applications for tax credits are that will reflect the interest of for some use … but that has not have such a relationship with He also would like to see part taken once a year in September. been finalized yet.” of the project include a grocery

LaCONT./PÁGINA Comunidad 1 Una adición Podrá al equipo Switzer, Opinar será convertida para jardín, revisiones y reparaciones, mayores que usan el autobús para Realmente no teníamos mucha aulas. Era como si enseñaran la del proyecto, es la firma de algún uso; pero eso aún no se ha mientras se desarrollan la venta y ir a sitios y conseguir comestibles información, salvo que ellos van clase ayer y ellos luego cerraron. arquitectura local BNIM, concretado”. el plan. fuera de nuestra comunidad. Este a construir esta cosa. He apoyado Era como una casa fantasma. que ha estado involucrada en De acuerdo a Salazar, como También le gustaría ver, que vecindario ha crecido hasta el a WHO durante muchos años, Después de que el comité de muchos proyectos nacionales e a Ortiz-Fisher, la opinión de parte del proyecto, incluya una punto de que necesitamos una pero no al 100 %. Había tiempos renovación vino, ellos realmente internacionales, incluyendo la la comunidad es necesaria e tienda de autoservicio. “Lo que pequeña tienda de comestibles”. en que WHO, dijo que ellos comenzaron a recogerlo y reconstrucción en Greensburg, importante para que el proyecto veo que falta aquí, es una pequeña Parra también expresó la hacían cosas para mejorar al limpiarlo”. Kansas que fue devastado por un tenga éxito. Salazar subrayó que tienda de comestibles como un preocupación por los detalles del vecindario y no lo hacían. Sólo tornado hace unos años. quiero transparencia en esto”. El comité de renovación, es su compañía cuenta con esa ‘Trader Joe’s o un ‘Whole Foods’. proyecto. “No teníamos mucho la organización encargada por “Tenemos que elaborar opinión mientras ellos avanzan. Usted tiene a todos estos adultos tiempo para estudiar la propuesta. el Consejo del Distrito Escolar algunos de nuestros detalles y, “Pienso que lo que necesita de Kansas City, Missouri, para éstos son sobre cuanto espacio que pase, es que la comunidad; encontrarle uso a las más de comunitario vamos a mantener. todos nosotros, tenemos que treinta propiedades escolares ¿Cuáles son los espacios que van concentrarnos, estar juntos y ahora vacantes. Esta semana a ser casas?. ¿Cuántas viviendas tratar de ver como trabajar con pasada, el consejo escolar; en serán para las personas de bajos esta propiedad, porque ahora, la recomendación del comité, ingresos?. ¿Cuántas viviendas con esto se sienta en nuestro regazo aprobó el contrato para vender la tasa de mercado serán y, cuál será y tenemos que hacer algo al escuela a una sociedad formada el mejor uso de las propiedades?”, respecto. Hay una razón en por WHO y McCormack, Baron puntualizo ella. “También, ¿cómo asociarnos con WHO. Ellos & Salazar. mantenemos aquellos espacios tienen inversiones relacionadas comunitarios; como el gimnasio, con viviendas. Nadie va a hacer Las noticias llegan como una la piscina y el auditorio?. Hay sorpresa para algunos residentes algo allí sino tenemos la opinión tanto en lo que aún no se ha de la comunidad. No es la manera del Westside, después de muchos trabajado”. años de falsos inicios y relaciones en que alguna vez hemos hecho ásperas, entre residentes y el consejo Ortiz-Fisher añadió, que la algo, y podemos asegurarle a la escolar sobre el deterioro de la motivación principal detrás comunidad y a la gente, que todas propiedad. Algunos residentes, del proyecto, es crear algo que las puertas están abiertas y todas todavía tienen preguntas sobre el reflejará el interés de los residentes. las ideas están abiertas”. contrato aprobado para la venta “Habrá un consejo consultivo Peter Harakas, vive directa- y escepticismo sobre el plan de comunitario. Se compondrá mente enfrente de la escuela desarrollo. de accionistas y residentes West y, expreso algunas reservas. comunitarios. Mis intenciones Ortiz-Fisher, se refirio a la “Quiero ver el plan propuesto. son que podamos estar de pie un La gente esta preocupada por la problemática, en relación a la día allí y, decir que esto es una venta y el plan propuesto en una densidad del proyecto. Para mí, contribución al vecindario y no no es una cuestión de densidad conversación con Hispanic News, tener que decir -‘¿por qué diablos la semana pasada. en sí, pero no quiero que esto lo hicimos?’” sea atestado con unidades “La única cosa que pasó, Tony Salazar, es el presidente habitacionales de cuatrocientos consiste en que el consejo escolar, de McCormack, Baron & pies cuadrados. Quiero que esto aceptó el contrato con WHO, de Salazar y creció en el Westside. sea un lugar que le permita a la vender el edificio en el futuro”, Hispanic News hablo con él vía gente una existencia cortés”. explicó Ortiz-Fisher. “Creo que teléfonica desde su casa en Los esto es una oportunidad que Él también es insistente en que Ángeles, California. Su padre muchas personas en la comunidad, por mucho tiempo se veía venir todavía es dueño y vive en una y, pasará mucho tiempo antes tienen una participación en el casa en el vecindario. Salazar resultado del desarrollo. de que veamos el otro lado. No también tiene inversiones dentro somos dueños de la propiedad o de la comunidad. Fue su firma, “Me gustaría que la gente tenemos las llaves del edificio hoy la que desarrolló el complejo que trabaja en esto, sepa que los o mañana. Realmente depende habitacional ‘Villas del Sol’, residentes por mucho tiempo de si conseguimos estos créditos enfrente de la calle en la parte del Westside, aun si no viven en fiscales y, de cuando realmente oeste de la escuela; en el área de esta cuadra, son accionistas en pagemos la escuela”. los antiguos apartamentos de este sitio porque muchos de ellos Las solicitudes de créditos West Pennway. fueron a la Escuela Preparatoria fiscales, se reciben una vez al West Jr. y aún más, a la biblioteca Salazar hizo eco a las cuando se encontraba allí. Creo año en septiembre. El contrato explicaciones de Ortiz-Fisher. aprobado para la venta, permite a que ellos tienen tal relación con “Firmamos un acuerdo con el el sitio, que realmente espero la sociedad el tiempo para solicitar distrito escolar, para adquirir la los créditos fiscales y financiación que sea usado de manera que propiedad y desarrollarlo por un sean capaces de aprovechar; si es segura. El distrito escolar, seguirá período de tiempo. Estuvimos con el mantenimiento hasta que la vivienda de tipo económico u de acuerdo en el precio, la fecha otra cosa”. la venta sea finalizada. El costo escogida y la misión en el uso del del proyecto propuesto, es de $34 edificio. Ese acuerdo se preparo, Alfredo Parra, ha luchado con millones de doláres. ejecutó y firmó, tanto por el distrito escolar durante años, Ortiz-Fisher añadió, que hay nuestra firma como por nuestros sobre el estado de la escuela una visión para la propiedad, compañeros de WHO”. preparatoria. Aunque él se alegra pero los detalles no han sido de ver el progreso en el futuro del Salazar indicó que ha sitio, él permanece escéptico. trabajados. “¿Esto es como habido una serie de reuniones preguntarme de qué color vamos comunitarias en referencia al Una de las preocupaciones de a poner la alfombra?. No sé. proyecto. Él notó que el plan Parra, es el ritmo del proyecto a No puedo ni decirle el tamaño pide la preservación de la parte desarrollo. “Oí en una reunión de la unidad que realmente va más grande del complejo – West pública, que no habrá ninguna a estar allí, porque no hemos Jr. “WHO ha sido muy claro en actividad en términos de llegado a ese punto. Algunas de que ellos quieren conservar el renovación del edificio, o ver que las primeras conversaciones que viejo edificio escolar y convertirlo pase algo durante tres a cinco tienen que pasar, son sobre poner en viviendas, probablemente años. Es mucho tiempo para tener todas las cosas en su lugar en lo viviendas para adultos mayores. que ver aquella monstruosidad”. que respecta nuestra sociedad”. También, la vieja escuela primaria A Parra, le gustaría ver algún

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Humphrey’s para el Premio de Derechos Humanos y Civiles Hubert H. “selfless and devoted service in the cause of equality.” Humphrey 2012, porque reflejan “el servicio desinteresado y leal por la causa de la igualdad” del senador Humphrey. In announcing Murguía and Frank as this year’s award recipients, The Leadership Conference stated: “As our current Al anunciar a Murguía y a Frank como ganadores del premio political climate is steeped in wedge politics and efforts to divide de este año, la Conferencia de Liderazgo declaró: “Mientras our nation rather than celebrate our rich diversity, all of us who que el clima político actual de nuestro país está inmerso en una política divisiva y en esfuerzos para crear brechas en cherish equality and equal opportunity have been energized by vez de celebrar nuestra diversidad, todos los demás quienes two strong voices of inclusion, two remarkable champions of apreciamos la equidad y la igualdad de oportunidades hemos social justice.” sido revitalizados por dos fuertes voces de la inclusión, dos Murguía has served as president and CEO of NCLR, the campeones excepcionales de la justicia social”. largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization Murguía ha sido presidenta y directora general del NCLR, in the United States, since 2005. She came to NCLR from the la organización nacional más grande de apoyo y defensa de los University of Kansas where she was executive vice chancellor for derechos civiles de los hispanos en los Estados Unidos, desde university relations. Previously, Murguía worked at the White el 2005. Se unió al NCLR después de haber ocupado el puesto House from 1994 to 2000, ultimately serving as deputy assistant de vicecanciller ejecutiva de relaciones universitarias de la to President Clinton, providing strategic and legislative advice Universidad de Kansas (KU). Antes, Murguía trabajó en la Casa Blanca de 1994 a 2000, desempeñando como último cargo el de to the president on key issues. subasistente del presidente Clinton, donde fungió como asesora “NCLR has long been a proud partner and member of the estratégica y legislativa del presidente en asuntos claves. Leadership Conference and it is an honor for me to receive the “Por muchos años y con orgullo, el NCLR ha sido socio y Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award. I accept miembro de la Conferencia de Liderazgo y para mí es un honor it on behalf of the many activists in the Latino community who recibir el Premio de Derechos Humanos y Civiles Hubert H. fight every day for justice and the chance for everyone to be part Humphrey. Lo acepto en nombre de todos aquellos activistas of the American Dream,” said Murguía. de la comunidad latina que luchan día a día por la justicia y por las oportunidades para que todos formen parte del sueño Murguía has been recognized on numerous occasions for americano”, dijo Murguía. her work. She has been selected twice as one of Washingtonian magazine’s “100 Most Powerful Women in Washington” and Murguía ha recibido reconocimientos por su trabajo en numerosas ocasiones. Ha sido elegida en dos ocasiones por la featured in Newsweek magazine’s “Women and Leadership” revista Washingtonian entre las “100 Mujeres más Poderosas en Academia de Niños / Academy for Children issue. 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Old Timers Keep Baseball Tradition Alive By Joe Arce & Jose Faus Personally I have always so it is tough to keep it going. The 34th annual Kansas respected the game and it I come to the park and there City Angels Memorial softball is just good to see fast pitch aren’t as many people at the fast pitch tournament drew a continue because it is not games like it used to be. Back diverse crowd of players over happening the way it used in the day parks would be the Memorial Day weekend. to.” packed, now it is more just The tournament was hosted Solis pointed out that the players themselves if you by Guadalupe centers Inc., baseball has been a strong get enough players to show and the games were played at part of Hispanic culture. up. Sometimes it is hard to the Waxie Hernandez fields in “The game is a part of our get the younger kids to show Penn Valley Park. culture, our heritage and I up. … It gets to where that is am glad they are keeping all there is, old timers. There Cris Medina, CEO and are no younger kids. We need president of GCI, talked it alive. I hope that our children and grandchildren to figure out how to get them with Hispanic News about back.” the event. “We are doing appreciate … and can cherish a special reunion this year the memory of where their Leo Ayala saw the gathering as part of our tournament fathers and grandfathers wistfully. “This brings back to bring a lot of the former came from. It is a big part memories of when I was players together. … There is of the Hispanic community playing and to see all these going to be an exhibit of the not only in Kansas City but guys uniting like they are items from former baseball Salina, Wichita, Topeka, doing is really something player for the All-Star game Chanute, Emporia and all you did not see when I was celebration in July.” those Hispanic communities playing. We played in the that played softball. local parks and played against The tournament included two or three teams but now the annual Hall of Fame dance Solis played many years but his fondest memories were you got teams coming from and induction ceremony. This allover. … It is really great.” year’s inductees were Michael his coaching days when he “C” Cecena, Harvey Castillo, managed the Kansas Metros. Abert “Coco” Alcanter, “We had Hispanic kids from Manuel Jaso and Arturo all over the country, from San “Tury” Garcia Jr. Many Francisco to Houston to … of the players promised to Topeka. We tried to find the contribute uniforms, caps, best Hispanic kids we could press clippings for the display find and traveled around the case for the All Star game country. … We played from festivities.” Allentown Pennsylvania to Austin Minnesota to Austin Ray “Bowtie” Baltierra Texas.” from Raytown attended the game for the first time in five Paul Vega from Newton, years. Kansas attended for the first time in 10 years. “What it is “It is good to see a lot of the we come for this tournament guys I played ball with - a lot and they come down for our of guys that I knew as friends Fourth of July tournament. I and grew up with. I did not have been coming here since start with the Mexican teams 1956 and you see all your old until after I got off the service friends and people you played in 1954,” recalled Baltierra. against. We are now the old He played the game the way timers and we just watch.” many did by participating Vega echoed Solis’ in the American Legion and comments about the Ban Johnson league games. importance of the game to He was a pitcher and recalled the Hispanic community. vividly the time he did double “Our tournament in Newton duty. is the oldest tournament in “ I remember we were the country as far as Mexican playing a game over at 47th Americans are concerned. … and Cleveland in the Swope I really like coming up here Park area ... We had two guys and visiting with people. I pitching for a double header, parked my car and it took myself and Jesse Lopez. I was me an hour to get up here. supposed to pitch the first Everybody stops and asks game. I pitch and we won ‘Paul how you doing?’ Cause 7-3. For some reason Jesse did it’s been a long time since I not show up so I pitched the have been here.” second game and we won 8 to Danny Salas played with the 3. I was 17 years old.” Aztecas just as his father did. Richard Pesea was grateful It is good to see somebody for the opportunity to meet trying to keep our heritage and mingle with all friends. alive. I come out to show my “It is really good to watch support. My son plays and some of the old timers play my son-in-law plays. I get ball. It brought back a lot of to see all the players I used memories. There were a lot of to play against. … It is a real good ball players. It is a good honor and privilege to see sport. They keep the tradition these guys. I played from 83 up real nice. to 95. I started when I was 17 Gil Solis recalled the years old.” important role the game Salas laments that the game played in his life growing up. has taken a backseat to other “I think it is the tradition games. “The kids just don’t and the love of the game. have the interest in it anymore

TU CONEXIÓN LATINA DESDE 1996 YOUR LATINO CONNECTION SINCE 1996 8 31 DE MAYO DEL 2012 kchispanicnews.com “Each Person Is A Loss To Our Community” CONT./PAGE 1 there are times when words are this ceremony is growing and Ben Vargas, who grew up not sufficient, but letting them attracting a younger generation,” and lives in the Argentine know that he was there to listen said Rangel. neighborhood, served on a was all that many needed Lorenzo Gonzalez, 89 years hospital ship during the Korean Jaramillo addressed the topic of old, sat under a shade tree with War. He told Hispanic News the wounds and scars of war that his family during the event. that in a war soldiers see things soldiers are bringing home after His daughter, Diane Aquirre that many have never seen before their service. “Our military men accompanied him and spoke and at 18 years old, it can be and women … walking among us with Hispanic News about the tough to handle. may appear fine from the outside meaning of the event. “He really Before serving in the Korean but many of them are hurting. enjoys coming to the Memorial War, the most water he had ever We see soldiers hurting from the Day ceremony. He enjoys seen was in his neighborhood images of war, suffering from that the VFW Post honors the during the 1951 flood. “I didn’t Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder veterans each year and he looks think there could be any more (PTSD), suffering from broken forward to being here.” water in the world then what I families and wounds from things Gonzalez fought in the Battle was looking at during the flood. that can’t be healed. We need to of the Bulge and was the only Then I landed on a hospital ship look past the physical wounds survivor of his platoon after a in Korea.” and help them find peace and bomb exploded in a foxhole. normalcy within their spiritual He was on the hospital ship for The battle was the largest battle side. We need to help them find fought by Americans in World one year, but it was a year that he in their spiritual lives the means hasn’t forgotten to this day. At War II. Over 600,000 American for them to turn their pain over troops were involved with the the Memorial Day ceremony, to God and to put it in his hands The 60th annual Americans suffering 89,000 Argentine Memorial he described carrying wounded so that they can find the grace to casualties with 19,000 killed. Day celebration is soldiers from helicopters that heal.” landed on the ship. As Jaramillo closed his remarks, characterized by Solomon Rangel served in the solemnity, tradition, “As a helicopter landed, we he suggested to the crowd that Army from 1943 until 1946 and they support the troops by respect, celebration, would run up and grab a basket is glad he is alive today. He was remembrance and with an injured soldier in it and a carrying on the memory of their a toxic gas handler during his service to the country. camaraderie. The nurse would direct us to put the military years. He recalled that ceremony has grown wounded either on the right or many times no one knew where “Tell the story of your heroes drawing hundreds left of the ship. We were stacking they were stationed. He worried and be grateful for their acts of this year to Emerson them up, going back and forth sometimes that if they were heroism. It is important that Park. bringing in the injured. Finally attacked no one would know those of us that understand I said to my buddy, ‘no one has what happened to the elite squad military history and the history ever checked on the guy that we of six to eight soldiers. of military values, spread the put over there.’ That’s when a word one on one, with our light bulb in my head goes off; “The Memorial Day ceremony community and if you are a the soldiers that we placed on they have each year here in the veteran share your story. Do not the one side of the ship were the park means a lot to me. We are forget the precious price of blood cases with no hope. At 18 years all getting older and it is great shed by so many in service.” old, who handles death like that? to see a renewed interest in the The worst that I had ever seen veterans and how we served our before the war was a body at country. Each year it seems that a funeral home, but it wasn’t like that on the ship,” recalled Vargas. Father Jaramillo serves not only as pastor of Holy Family Church and St. Mary’s-St. Anthony Church and St. John the Baptist Church; he is also the Brigade Chaplain for the 69th Troop Command for the Kansas Army National Guard in Topeka, Kansas and is the National Spiritual Advisor for the Cursillo de Cristianidad in the United States. In his role as Chaplain, he provides spiritual support for soldiers who have lost a comrade in a violent attack. He tries to find words to console them and to help them make sense of a terrible tragedy. He acknowledged that

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