Panaderia de las Americas is celebrating their 1st year in business this week. Owner Luis Hernandez Chora said, “I’m thankful.” See page B1for complete story. La Panaderia de Las Américas está celebrando su 1er año en el negocio esta semana. Su propietario Luis Hernández Chora dijo, “Estoy muy agradecido.” VOL 18 No. 01 Vea la historia completa en la página B1. 11 de Septiembre, 2014 * Periódico Bilingüe Kansas City www.kchispanicnews.com Your latino connection since 1996 Tú conexión latina desde 1996 IsEs OurNuestro Anniversary Aniversario KC-AREA POLICE TAKE Walmart Neighborhood STEPS TO BOOST PUBLIC INTERACTION Market Officially La policía del área de KC Opens in KCK toma medidas para impulsar Se inaugura oficialmente en KCK la interacción pública el Walmart Neighborhood Market The city of Ferguson, Missouri is calmer today, but the impact of the protesters is still being felt around the nation including greater Kansas City. Law enforcement agencies are looking at themselves closer. La ciudad de Ferguson, Missouri es más tranquila hoy dia, pero el impacto de los manifestantes todavía se hace sentir en todo el país incluyendo la gran Kansas City. Las agencias policiales están buscando a sí mismo más de cerca. by Jerry LaMartina traduce Gemma Tornero Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market store managers with Unified Government Commissioner Ann Murguia and In-Depth Report, Part 2 Reporte a profundidad, Parte 2 Mayor Mark Holland announce the new store is open after they cut the ribbon. The new store is located in the Argentine Neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas at 2300 Metropolitan Avenue and is open 7 days a week, he Aug. 9 shooting death a muerte a tiros el 9 de agosto 24 hours a day. del residente de Ferguson, El Gerente de la tienda “Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market” (por su nombre en ingles) junto a Ann Murguía, Comisaria del Gobierno of Ferguson, Mo., African- Unificado y el alcalde Mark Holland, anuncian que la nueva tienda está abierta después de que cortaran la cinta. La nueva tienda American resident Michael Missouri, el afroamericano está ubicada en el Barrio Argentino en Kansas City, Kansas en 2300 Metropolitan Avenue y estára abierta los 7 días de la semana, Brown by Ferguson police Michael Brown, por agente del 24 horas al día. Lpolicía de Ferguson, Darren Wilson, Tofficer Darren Wilson, who is white, continues to bring attention to a host quien es blanco, sigue llamando la of hot-button issues. atención sobre una serie de temas by Joe Arce traduce Gemma Tornero candentes. Among them: law enforcement Entre estos temas están: los agencies’ efforts to maintain esfuerzos de las agencias del orden or the past several months, residents in the urante los últimos meses, los residentes en el or improve their interactions público para mantener o mejorar Argentine neighborhood have been talking barrio de Argentine han estado hablando de with community members; law sus interacciones con los miembros about the new Walmart Neighborhood Market la nueva apertura del Walmart Neighborhood enforcement officers’ conduct with the de la comunidad; la conducta de opening in the community. On Wednesday, Market en la comunidad. El miércoles, justo communities they serve, especially agentes del orden público con Fjust after 8 a.m. following a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Ddespués una ceremonia de corte de listón a las 8 am, predominately white police forces las comunidades a las que sirven, the doors officially opened. las puertas se abrieron oficialmente. “WE HAVE AN ... / PAGE B4 “TENEMOS UNA ... / PÁGINA B5 WALMART BRINGS JOBS ... / PAGE 2 WALMART TRAE OPCIONES ... / PÁGINA 2 Llevar votantes a las urnas es GETTING VOTERS TO THE POLLS importante para LULAC IS IMPORTANT FOR LULAC por Debra DeCoster by Debra DeCoster l votar en las elecciones locales, estatales y federales es un oting in local, state and federal elections is a right for all citizens derecho para todos los ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos. Una of the United States. A newly formed Northeast Kansas League of recién formada Liga del Noreste de Kansas del Consejo de United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council 11082 wants to Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos (LULAC por sus siglas en spread that message to the Hispanic community and encourage Einglés) 11082, quiere difundir el mensaje a la comunidad hispana Vthem to show up at the polls on November 4, 2014. y animarlos a presentarse en las urnas el 4 de noviembre de 2014. “Voting is the most valuable right we could ask for. Registering to “El votar es el derecho más valioso que podríamos pedir. El vote sends a message. Politicians will get the message and become registrarse para votar envía un mensaje. Los políticos recibirán el more interested in what is important to us,” said Cristal Perez-Garcia, mensaje y estarán más interesados en lo que es importante para vice president of the LULAC chapter. nosotros”, dijo Cristal Pérez-García, Vicepresidente de Sección de The chapter was formed June 7, 2014. Covering Kansas City, LULAC. Kansas, Johnson County and Lawrence, chapter members are reaching La Sección se formó el 7 de junio de 2014, dando cobertura a out to the millennial generation to educate them about their rights to Kansas City, Kansas, el Condado de Johnson y Lawrence, los integrantes vote and what they need to know about the issues in this year’s race. de la Sección están tratando de llegar a la generación del milenio para Their first event is called “It’s Up 2 Us”, a voter registration initiative that educarlos acerca de sus derechos de voto y lo que necesitan saber acerca will educate students and the community on the candidates running for the de los temas en la elección de éste año. November election. Su primer evento se llama “Depende de nosotros” (It’s Up 2 Us), una iniciativa de LULAC has partnered with the American Association of University Women, the registro electoral que educará a los estudiantes y a la comunidad sobre los candidatos a International Student Organization, Student Organizations of Latinos, Intercultural Center and las elecciones de noviembre. Student Activities at Kansas City Kansas Community College to present the program. SECCION ABORDO ... / PÁGINA 4 CHAPTER WAS TO ... / PAGE 4 NEWSROOM: (816)472.5246 | FAX: (816) 931.6397 | KCHISPANICNEWS.com | E-MAIL: [email protected] | 2918 Southwest Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64108 SEPTIEMBRE 11 DEL 2014 I KCHispanicNews.com Walmart Brings Jobs and Grocery Options to KCK CONT./PAGE 1 Once open, the store will excited to see the people In a press release Walmart have an immediate impact on buying their groceries here stated. “The new store is the community by providing and finally having a grocery conveniently located at 2300 fresh meats, fish, vegetables store for people who don’t Metropolitan Avenue and and fruit to local residents. have transportation to go far will be open 24 hours a Unified Governmentaway.” day, seven days a week. The Commissioner Ann Murguia In addition to lower prices store will provide customers told Hispanic News she many people are also looking with low prices on fresh is thrilled that the store is for work. Pulido told Hispanic groceries and value-priced officially open adding, ‘I News she has a full time job merchandise. In addition, the have not met anyone who work at a local bank but Kansas City Neighborhood is unhappy about the new she’s in need of a second Market will offer Walmart’s Walmart.” job. With Christmas around free Site to Store program, Even though Murguia the corner she applied at enabling customers to had talked with Walmart Walmart and was hired for choose from nearly a million reps a few years ago at part time position. additional online items that one of NCLR’s conferences, “They didn’t ask me if I can be ordered on Walmart. she admitted Walmart was bilingual but I’m sure com and picked up at the was already looking at the somehow they know because store for free, often as quickly Argentine neighborhood there are a lot of Spanish- as the same day.” as a possible site for a new speaking people around During the opening grocery store. here,” said Pulido. ceremony, Walmart “They came and looked The new store employs received an award from the around … and decided up to 95 full and part-time Environmental Protection against it.” Recalled Murguia. associates. Store manager As the doors open to the new Argentine Neighborhood Wal-Mart store, hundreds of Agency in recognition of “The developer who was Deryk Cogdill began his people streamed into the open doors ready to shop. People shopping were excited that their development of the working with the retail people Walmart career in 2004 as a a grocery store had returned to their neighborhood. former Kansas City Structural of Walmart had let me know cart pusher. Tan pronto como las puertas se abrieron de la nueva tienda Wal-Mart para el Barrio Argentino, cientos de Steel Superfund Site. The personas corrieron listos para ir de compras. Los compradores estaban contentos de que una tienda de they had decided against it. “We’re looking forward to comestibles estubiera de regreso a su barrio. new Neighborhood Market “It just happened by luck serving the residents of the will anchor the 13-acre La that summer that I was being Argentine community and Plaza Argentine center and introduced to a higher level surrounding areas,” said The new KCK store is part In addition to groceries, associates can answer is a result of a partnership executive of Walmart and store manager Deryk Cogdill. of Walmart’s plan to open an the store features health and product and prescription between Walmart, local happened to talk to him of “At Walmart, we believe additional 270 to 300 small- beauty aids, pet products and questions and customers can neighborhood groups and the Argentine neighborhood it’s important that all our format locations this year.