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Ican’t remember the first time I metAudrey Chavez, but she is definitely thekind of woman that you will never for-get.
She is always optimistic, has a heart ofgold and gives back to the community inwhatever way she can. Now she hasembarked on fulfilling a dream — opening arestaurant. I encourage you to read moreabout Audrey in this issue of MAS. Be readyto be inspired.
I want to give a special thanks to everyonewho came out to support our recentQuinceanera Fashion and Business Expo. Itwas a huge success! We had a great modelshow, entertainment performances andexcellent vendor information. I look for-ward to the next one.
Speaking of entertainment, this issue is
filled with lots of details of cool events hap-pening this month. From the Tejano danceand the Jazz Fest to Mocedades concert andthe Lisa Lisa show, there is a lot happeningthis month so be sure to read up inside.That’s not even counting Cinco de Mayocelebrations planned throughout our com-munity and other parts of the county.
The school year is fast approaching. Forour June issue, we are planning to recognizea few star grads heading off to college.
We are inviting readers to submit anyGrad announcement of a loved one. Emailyour photo and dedication to ogarcia@bak-ersfield and [email protected] by 5p.m. May 12.
Before I close, a very Happy Mother’s Dayto all the wonderful moms out there. It’s a24/7 job, and you are deeply appreciated.
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Mira Monte HighSchool plans FamilyFun Day
Mira Monte Pride Foundationinvites the public to the new“Home of the Lions” at MiraMonte High School, Saturday,May 8, for its first Family FunDay from 2 to 6 p.m.
There will be a car/bike show,live music featuring the Prison-ers of Love band, a video rockband competition, disc jockey,cow plop drawing, food, gamesand fun.
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Liberty High Key Clubstudents deservepraise
The Liberty High KEY Club,advised by, Karen Patiño, is ded-icated to community service.They had the idea to participatelocally in a nationally knownorganization called Alex'sLemonade stand. You can findmore information about thegroup by visiting byhttp://www.alexslemonade.org/about
Key Club decided to have oth-er clubs on campus participateby having lemonade stands, sothat we could raise moneytowards childhood cancer
research. Alex's story touchedmany of our students andaround seven clubs participat-ed. We had more than 10 cor-ners where we held lemonadestands, all on the same day in anorganized effort, led by KeyClub.
Through traffic, pedestriancrosswalks and red lights, wewere able to collect sparechange from drivers and otherspulled over to write us checks,even one check for $100. Somepeople didn't even want thelemonade; they simply wantedto donate.
The students are a shinyexample of community serviceand commitment. They couldhave spent their time in theirown little world listening to theirIPod at home on their couch.But instead they joined togetherto make a difference in our com-munity.
They took on many tasks:They supplied Alex's LemonadeStand t-shirts free of charge for
helpers, the lemonade, signs,water, dispensing jugs, and awe-some cups (ordered through thewebsite with Alex's logo). All theparticipants gave up their entireSaturday, yelling in the streets,encouraging passerby's todonate to childhood cancerresearch. I saw the excitementin my student’s eyes when theywould turn around and showme the money that someonehad just donated.
They are learning life skills,and about being a part of some-thing larger than themselves, fora touching and worthy cause.
Liberty High has been facedwith the challenge of dealingwith cancer firsthand. We havehad students, teachers, and par-ents with cancer. This yearalone, I know four people whohave been diagnosed and deal-ing with different forms of can-cer. This really hits home, as I'msure for everyone at any highschool, in any community.
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I would like to simply applaudthe high school students whohelped that day. Sometimeshigh school kids are seen as self-centered and only thinkingabout prom, but these studentsare to be praised for their self-lessness.
Key club has already decidedto do this fundraiser again nextyear, but they are going BIG.They are going to invite ALL thehigh schools in Bakersfield, toparticipate so that we candonate more than the $3,000 wedonated/collected this year.
For us, that was an enormousamount of money that passedup far beyond all of our expecta-tions for that day.
I am very proud of all the staffand students that participated,especially the 50 kids who choseto help others instead of them-selves on March 20, 2010.
- By Felisa Patino-Guadarra-ma, teacher, Liberty HighSchool
Documentary spot-lights border issues
The public is invited to attenda documentary, “The 800 MileWall,” which captures the deadlyreality of border security, 6:30p.m., Friday, May 14 at TheBeale Memorial Library Theater,organizers say.
Admission is free and therewill be a discussion after thescreening.
Organizers say the film, “The800 Mile Wall”, is an in-depthlook at the construction of theU.S./Mexico border wall.
The film contains some of themost powerful, important andintimate footage that has everbeen shot dealing with the issueof migration, organizers say.
The purpose of the project isto document and bring to lightthe deaths of hundreds ofundocumented immigrantswho die each year trying to crossthe U.S./Mexico border. Accord-ing to organizers, records showthat at least 5,500 and as manyas 10,000 deaths have occurredalong the U.S./Mexico bordersince construction of the wallsbegan.
The group says its goal is toraise awareness and advocatefor humane and comprehensive
immigration reform.After each screening a ques-
tion and answer session, led bythe film’s director John CarlosFrey and other immigrationexperts, will be followed.
The film’s sponsorshipsinclude the National Immigra-tion Forum’s “Reform Immigra-tion FOR America” as well aschapter groups of ACLU,CHIRLA, COFEM, MECHA, andthe American Friends ServiceCommittee.
For more information aboutthe Bakersfield show, please call323-656-1619.
The documentary is beingprovided by the GatekeeperFoundation, a nonprofit groupunder the leadership of filmdirector and writer John CarlosFrey and producer Jack Lorenz.
The group was established tocreate documentary filmsaddressing and promoting theissues of human and civil rightsalong with social and economicjustice, focusing in particular onquestions of fair and appropri-ate treatment of immigrants.
For more information pleasevisit our website:http://www.800milewall.org
Families fighting can-cers organize classiccar & bike show
The public is invited to attendthe first Rev-Up Cancer SupportClassic Car & Bike Show, Satuar-day, May 22, from 10 a.m. to 3p.m.
The show will be held at theComprehensive Blood and Can-cer Center at 6501 Truxtun Ave.
Proceeds will benefit KernCounty cancer patients andtheir families.
Organizers say the event willfeature live entertainment, foodbooths, kids activities, craftbooths, go-kart races and more.
Organizers say the Compre-hensive Blood and Cancer Cen-ter is hosting a Blood and BoneMarrow Registry with HouchinBlood Bank during the show.
Spectator entry is free. Carentry is $35 and bike entry is$25.
For more information, pleasecall Michelle Chavez (661) 862-7145.
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Defeating depression through awarenessBy Gabriel RamirezSpecial to MAS
To many family membersand friends Danay SadeRojas-Iñiguez seemedlike a normal teenager.
She slept a lot, kept to herselfand had her own unique senseof fashion.
But all was not well under thesurface.
Rojas-Iñiguez was sufferingfrom depression triggered bydifferent events in her life. Whatbegan as her secluding herselfand not eating would eventuallydevelop into a sense of worth-lessness and need for it all toend.
“I grew up feeling sooppressed by certain membersof my family because of theshade of my skin and by notbeing pretty enough,” Rojas-
Iñiguez said. “I began to feel thisunbearable sadness that I felt Icould not control.”
For Rojas-Iñiguez, growing upwith divorced parents made her
feel caught up in the middle ofall family drama.
“What really caused mydepression was how a particularboy made me feel. I was seeking
so much attention from this boybecause I felt that no one elsewas giving it to me and when hehimself didn’t want to give methat attention anymore, I felt somuch more alone,” Rojas-Iñiguez said. “Not only did I feelabandoned by him, but I alsofelt worthless because I was toldby him and by members of myfamily that I wasn’t even smartenough to go to a University.”
Rojas-Iñiguez began sleepingmore than usual. She wasn’t eat-ing anymore. She avoided inter-action and wore black all thetime.
“I felt ugly and, at a point, Ijust wanted to die,” she said. “Iwould pray to God that some-how I would get my life takenaway without me having to do itmyself.”
Rojas-Iñiguez said she felt
Left to right, Onyx Mora, Norma Rojas-Mora and Danay Sade Rojas-Iniguez
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alone but thanks to her aunt,Norma Rojas-Mora, she wasable to turn her life around.
“The only person who both-ered to really ask what was goingon in my life was my aunt, Nor-ma. She is a very busy woman,but eventually she herself start-ed seeing a huge change in me,”Rojas-Iñiguez said.
Rojas-Mora said she noticedher niece talking negativelyabout herself and that she had askewed self-image.
“All the signs of depressionwere there. She would come tomy house and shut herself in aroom and just sleep,” Rojas-Mora said. “She needed some-one to believe in her and helpher see her own strength andbeauty.”
Rojas-Mora had a fewencounters with depression inthe past.
“When I was a teenager, I wentthrough emotional highs andlows but with the help of mybrother, I eventually figuredthings out,” Rojas-Mora said.“Also during my sophomoreyear in college one of my room-mates tried to commit suicide.She never showed the signs ofdepression or that she was hav-ing any problems.”
But when it came to her niece,Rojas-Mora saw the signs andwas ready to help.
“At first I was hesitant to eventalk to her but she continued toask and ask until I finally toldher everything I was feeling,”Rojas-Iñiguez said. “After talkingto her, hearing her advice andhaving her show me how muchI’m worth I felt so much better,but not immediately.”
It took three months for Rojas-Iñiguez to get herself out of thehole she felt she had dug herself.
“Luckily for me, she reallyknows a lot, and rather thanjudging and criticizing, sheheard me out and helped me getout of what I was in,” said Rojas-Iñiguez, who is now a UCLA stu-dent. “I wish I would haveknown that instead of keepingeverything in because of my fearof expressing how I felt to myfamily members and getting introuble rather than getting help,that I could have talked tosomeone and gotten help fromthe start before reaching theextreme level of wanting to die.”
Were the signs hard to detector did relatives confuse them asnormal behavior?
While mental health illnesseshave received more attentionover the years, there are still cul-tural barriers that associate itwith weakness, preventing someLatinos from acknowledgingsomething is wrong or seekingtreatment.
In honor of Mental HealthMonth, the National Alliance onMental Illness (NAMI) and FaithNet Team of Kern County areorganizing its 9th Annual RobertR. Sempell Celebration of LifeMemorial Softball and BBQevent 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 28 atNorth Beardsley Park on AirportDrive.
The event is meant toincrease mental health aware-ness, enjoy a day of fun, andhonor loved ones who havepassed, said Russ Sempell, pres-ident of NAMI Kern County.
“Our various community serv-ices continue to work together,helping each other learn moreof the impact of mental illnesson the individual and the familyand that recovery is possiblewith education, support andearly intervention,” Sempellsaid. “Just as it is becomingmore socially accepted andunderstood that the disease ofaddiction runs in families so is itthat mental health conditionsdo also.”
Shelly J. Castaneda, chiefdeputy with the Kern CountySheriff’s Department and mem-ber of the executive board ofBakersfield NAMI, feels that ifher family had been moreinformed about mental healthservices, they could have donemore to improve the quality oflife of her grandmother.
“As a child, I saw my grand-mother suffer with depressionfor most of her adult life. It was apainful and frightening experi-ence to watch her daily strugglesassociated with her illness,” Cas-taneda said. “I wish that mygrandmother could have bene-fited from the many successfultreatment advances that areavailable today. There are manymentally ill persons today, whodespite their illness, are leadinghealthy, happy and productivelives.”
Castaneda feels that mentalhealth information is crucial toLatinos
“According to NAMI, racialand ethnic minorities are lesslikely to have access to mentalhealth services. Most of us can
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2. Por Mujeres Como TuTreat su madre to a selection of musica
romantica. If she is a trendyand has a iPod, then create aplaylist for songs made byLatin greats such as PepeAguilar (“Por Mujeres ComoTu”); Vicente Fernandez(“Mujeres Divinas”) y suPortrillo, Alejandro Fernandez(Si Tu Supieras); JoanSebastian (“Secreto deAmor”). If she is a classic,then pop in a CD and burnthe list and make a specialCD cover for her. Finish it offwith a song in her honor,“Mananitas a Mi Madre.”
4. Simply artCollect a nice piece offramed artwork ofLatin talents such asFrida Kahlo, DiegoRivera, Simon Silva orRufino Tamayo. Suchartwork would gogreat inside her homeor sunroom or herplace of relaxation.
1. MAS para mami!Keep her in tune of local Latino happenings bygetting her subscription of the monthly MASmagazine. You can purchase a copy by subscribingto The Bakersfield Californian. You have severaloptions including weekend only or daily. Pleasecall 661-395-5777 for more information. Or youcan email [email protected] or call 716-8640 if you just want to receive MAS only. Thecost is $18 a year to receive MAS only.
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Time for TejanoBy Gabriel RamirezSpecial to MAS
If you are in the mood for anight filled with dancingand fun then you shouldattend the Tejano Spring
Dance on May 22.The event is being held at the
Jaguar Restaurant & Club at 516California Ave. and will featureperformances by Conjunto Cali-fas and Elana y Los Tejano Rid-ers.
Linda Garcia, Manuel Garciaand Ramon Ozuna who havemade it their goal to bring theTex-Mex sound to Bakersfieldare organizing the event.
“We love Tejano music butfound that every time we want-ed to go dance we had to go outof town to Fresno or Salinas,”said Linda Garcia, event organ-izer. “The music is very popularhere especially in areas such asArvin and Lamont where peoplelove accordion music.”
Garcia said they hope to breakeven with this event and thatpeople will spread the word sothat more dances will follow.Eventually the group wants toget a nonprofit license and setup scholarships for studentswith the proceeds.
“People who attend canexpect great entertainment,”Garcia said. “Not only will therebe two groups performing but
there will also be a dance con-test.”
Conjunto Califas wasdescribed by Garcia as a well-liked group from Fresno whoplays traditional conjuntomusic. The other group per-forming is Elena y Los TejanoRiders from the city of Parlier.
“They are a brother and sisterband who will be performing forthe first time in Bakersfield atthis event,” Garcia said. “Theirstyle is a more progressive styleof Tejano music.”
Garcia hopes that many localpeople will attend the event andspread the word so that Tejanomusic can become a staple inBakersfield.
“People should come to thisevent because there will be greatTejano music which is rarelyavailable in Bakersfield,” Garciasaid.
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By Louis MedinaSpecial to MAS
If asked to name somethinggood to have come to Bak-ersfield from the Basquecountry, locals might readily
say sheepherders, as many fromthat part of the world immigrat-ed and settled here.
They might also mention cui-sine, thinking of Wool Growers,Benji’s, the Noriega Hotel andother popular Basque eateries.
But, a world-famous popmusic supergroup that sings inSpanish? Well, they might knowto say that after May 15.
Mocedades, who in 1973 suc-ceeded in having their Spanish-language hit ballad “Eres Tú”(“Touch the Wind”) climb to thetop 10 U.S. singles chart, will becoming for the first time to theFox Theater as part of a U.S.tour. The group, whose namemeans “youthfulness,” hails
from the city of Bilbao, in theSpanish province of Vizcaya(Biscay in English). Their home-town is in the westernmostregion of the Basque country,which straddles France andSpain. Their music is wellknown throughout Latin Ameri-ca and Spain. And because theirlove ballads are poetic with, hitslike “Amor de Hombre” (“Love ofa Man”), “Le Llamaban Loca”(“They Called Her Crazy”), and“¿Dónde Estás Corazón? (“MyHeart, Where Have You Gone?”),are still much-loved timelessclassics some 40 years afterMocedades’ initial break-through into the world of pop.
“We’ve prepared a really spe-cial concert for Bakersfieldwhere we know there is a signifi-cant Spanish community. It’stouching to feel love comingfrom a place so far away and atthe same time so close to ourhearts,” singer and founder Iza-
skun Uranga said in a release. “My parents are from the
province of Navarra in Spain, sothey’re both very familiar withthe group,” said Louis Iturriria,president of the Kern CountyBasque Club. Iturriria said hisparents are planning to attend.But he’s iffy as he is currentlyimmersed in planning for theKern County Basque Festival, setfor Memorial Day weekend.
Local concert promoter Alfon-so de Alba, who owns MonterreyProductions, believesMocedades’ fans span the 25-to-60 age group, and the Spanish-speaking world in bothhemispheres and on both sidesof the Atlantic.
“Their fans are folks who arevery familiar with the group’strajectory through the decades,”he said.
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Wow, ladies, it is thattime of year again…VACATION!!! Andsince we can’t take
the entire closet and bathroomwith us, we are going to work onsome travel tips for vacations.
Let’s talk about camping.Something as simple as a camp-ing trip can be a blast, inexpen-sive, and a relaxing time as longas you have all the right tools.
I recently went on a campingtrip with friends. Now I haven’tgone tent camping in years.
Well, chicas, I gave myself atwo-suitcase minimum forclothes, one make-up bag, oneshoe bag, and, of course, one hairbag for blow dryer, irons, brushesand such!!!
You should have saw the look Igot when packing all my stuff inthe car, but everyone was a goodsport about it.
Now if any of you readersknow about tent camping, youknow that I definitely overdidthe packing!
Now, for some reason afterhaving my two beautiful babies,I seemed to develop a mini afroand if I do not put tons of prod-uct in it like mouse, gel, glaze,and a smoothing serum, I willend up looking like Mufasa fromthe Lion King!!
Well, I figured that since Ibrought my flat iron and blowdryer with me, I could just hookmyself up in the car since I havethe adapters…. WRONG!
All my hair gear was way toopowerful for the adapter in mycar since I need Super Herostrength equipment for mywig… lol.
The first day was totally finebecause I straightened my hairat home before I left, but thesecond day was another story.After taking a shower and realiz-ing that my blower dryer andflatiron were not going to work, Ihad to adapt to the situation.
I figured since the weatherwas in the 90s, I needed to trystaying cool without lookin’ afool!!
I pulled out the gel and
mouse, applied all my oldschool scrunching tips to myselffrom back in the day, and airdried in the sun for a bit.
After letting my hair dry for alittle, I pulled half of it back andput on a BIG hat that not onlygot lots of compliments, butprotected my face and shoul-ders from the hot sun, which isexactly what I needed to keepthe wrinkles away from my 25-year-old face. Ha Ha!
Another important thing toalways have on hand when trav-eling is SUNSCREEN (SPF 25, atleast), especially if you a delicateflower like me and burn easily!!!The rest of the trip was a breezeafter figuring out that No. 1. Myhair had to adapt, and No. 2. Noone really cared about what myhair looked like, or better yetthey really didn’t care what theylooked like either!! OK, ladies,there you have it.
When camping in hot or coldweather, make sure you just takethe basics, gel, mouse, brush,rubber band, clip, cute hat, andsunscreen!!!
Good luck on your next greatoutdoor experience!
Stay beautiful inside and out!
Camping means goingto back to beauty basics
Denise Castaneda-Ornelas, a former MissTeen Kern County Latina, isa local beauty salon owner.Send your question forDenise to: [email protected] leave your question at:395-7487
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COVER STORY
AudreyChavezAudreyChavezCommunity
activist with theright ingredients
Communityactivist with theright ingredients
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By Lisa KimbleSpecial to MAS
For as long as Audrey Chavez can remember, food and itssustenance have always been a part of her life. Her fami-ly’s authentic Mexican dishes nurtured her growing up inShafter. It comforted her during her brother’s death in1992 from AIDS. And it fueled her as she began a life ofadvocacy as founder and director of the Bakersfield AIDS
Project. And now, at age 43, the community activist is realizing apersonal dream with food at the heart of it.
A month ago, she and her husband of nearly 25 years openedAudrey’s Café in the old Cielito Lindo restaurant on Union Avenue inthe shadow of the Truxtun overpass.
For many years, it was her husband Martin, a meat cutter andowner of Martin’s Deli, who supported the family while Audrey wasgetting the Bakersfield AIDS Project, and later – Ricky’s Retreat — offthe ground. At last, she says, the restaurant venture gives her achance to help the family financially.
“If you put love into what you do it isn’t just satisfying to thepalette, but nurturing to the soul and spirit,” Audrey said of the caféand its motto ‘Good Food Made With Love is Our Way’.”
For her, the breaking of bread is symbolic of life’s richness, and itspeaks and valleys as well. “We are giving and taking parts of our-selves when we share a meal. It becomes a way to understand eachother and our cultures.”
Audrey, the nurturer, was just 26 years old when she buried herolder brother Ricky Montoya after he lost his battle with AIDS. Amonth later, she began the AIDS Project, and, in 17 years since, shehas become the touchstone of the local movement to heightenawareness and expand AIDS services and resources.
“We never thought we wouldn’t all be around the dining roomtable,” she said. “The experience taught us to think outside our-selves.”
In the early years of the organization, Audrey recalls being takenaback by how uneasy people were about interacting with an AIDSpatient. She was also overwhelmed with sadness for the patientswith whom no one would engage besides a doctor or nurse.
“Our experience with Ricky brought the plight [AIDS] to life,” said
she. “It was healing for us because we couldn’t imagine having Rickynot be cared for.”
Five years ago, Audrey and the Bakersfield AIDS Project realizedanother dream with the opening of Ricky’s Retreat, the only non-profit hospice in Kern County caring for people with HIV/AIDS. Theeast Bakersfield house has been the final home for AIDS patientssince 2005. Last year, Audrey rallied the community to provide afinancial safety net when it appeared the house was headed intoforeclosure.
“Regardless of how the numbers [those infected] fluctuate, wenow have a permanent place in our community, and we are aresource for people with AIDS,” she said.
The activism that arose in the wake of Ricky’s death has been afamily affair for Audrey and Martin Chavez. Her youngest daughterEricca was just eight months old when Ricky died.
Audrey would take her, strapped into her infant carrier, to speak-ing engagements.
As a young school girl, Audrey says Ericca and her sister Roobieand brother Martin would field phone calls to the house fromstrangers seeking information about HIV services.
“We are not a family of major means, but our children are rich inknowing the importance of family and serving the community,”Audrey said. “It was a horrible cost to our family to learn about thisdisease, but if we can be a surrogate family or enrich other families,then it is a good thing.”
It was her brother’s dying wish that their family not let the experi-ence simply be something bad that happened to them.
“We are all, every single one of us, at the other end of care,” shesaid. “That is why it is so important that we share a commonhumanity. Ricky would do the same for us.”
Audrey Chavez, with her warm embrace and genial eyes more sat-isfying than her renown chile verde, has weathered personaltragedies, which also included the loss of their family home in afinancial scam, with grace, beauty and the same optimism that nowgreet each customer in her smile.
“Anytime is a good time to feed, inspire and grow, and this might bethe best time to do this,” she added of the uncertainty of opening anew business in the current economic climate. “A lighter heart, and afilling, satisfying meal may be something needed in a person’s day.”
PHOTOS BY JOSÉ TREVIÑO
Above: A busy day at Audrey’s Cafe.Opposite page: Running a restaurant requires lots of love and family support.
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ENTERTAINMENT
2010 Coachella Music and Arts Festival
Neville Staples and Sir Horace Gentleman of The Specials onApril 16.
De La Soul percussion sec-tion on April 18.
Actress / musician Zooey Deschanel performs with herband, She & Him. (She was in Elf).
Coachella fans on April 17 watch Aterciopelados.
Omar Juarez of Bakersfield at Aterciopelados show onApril 17.
King Khan performs with members of popular kids program,Yo Gabba Gabba on April 18.
A crowd of more than 75,000 attendedthe 2010 Coachella Music and Arts Festi-val in Indio, Calif. April 16-18.
At right: Andrea Echeverrifrom Colombian alternativerock band, Aterciopeladoson April 17.
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First, let me start by send-ing a special HappyBirthday shout to themost important people
in my life, my son Jonathan &my daughter MacKenzie. I loveyou both endlessly.
Big congrats to Angela & MikeGomez-Morrison who tied theknot last month in Long Beach.
May Godbless youboth.
Finally gota chance tovisit thePadre Hotel.Impressive. Ifelt like I wasout of townfor a minuteuntil I start-
ed to see a lot of familiar faces,then I realized I was home. lol.Nice place. If you haven’t been,take a cruise down there andcheck it out yourself.
This month, we celebrate Cin-co De Mayo so I've got the 411on some cool events for you toget your boogie on.
Cinco de Mayo parties The Bistro at the Four Points
by the Sheraton is having a “Cus-tomer Appreciation Cinco deMayo Party” Wednesday, 5 p.m.to 8 p.m. Free appetizers and $2margaritas. Yours truly, Noe G,will be in the mixx with all yourfeel-good music. No coverchrage. For info, call 325-9700.
The Elevation Lounge, 818Real Road, will be poppin’ itsfirst Cinco De Mayo Pachanga,featuring our very own “VanityAvenue” and “Acapulco Sunrise”(formally Los Vigalantes), plusNoe G mixing it up in between.Be ready for a Jalapeno-eatingcontest and cool prizes. Partystarts at 8 p.m. ‘til your wheelsfall off. For info., call 834-7051.
Bakotopia brings you MentoBuru, Velorio and more at a Cin-co Pachanga Wed., 6 p.m. atFishlips. $10 gets you in the door.
Can You Feel The Beat?The Nile Bar & Grill, 1721 19th
St., welcomes back in the day80s diva and everybody’sfavorite, Lisa Lisa, May 13. Tick-
ets are $26 at Vallitix.com. She’llbe performing her hits, “Can YouFeel the Beat,” “Head to Toe,”and one of my favorites, “I Won-der if I Can Take You Home.”Don’t miss this show.
Ready for laughs?Icon Concerts presents come-
dian Jo Koy with special guest,Friday, May 7, at The Fox. Ticketsare $25.50 at vallitix.com. Laugh-ing is good for the heart!
Ranchera great Pepe Aguilar performs at the
Rabobank Arena, 1001 TruxtunAve., May 29. Tickets are $40-$125 at ticketmasters.com.Enjoy some good mariachimusic mixed with rancheras.
Accordion KingRamon Ayala invades La
Movida Nightclub, 212 E. 18thSt., Saturday, May 29. Doorsopen at 8 p.m. “Tragos Amar-gos,” “Besos y Caricias” and“Rinconcito En El Cielo” are justsome of the Spanish hits you'llhear . For info., call 322-8792.
OK, Happy Mother’s Day to allthe mommies out there. HappyB-day to my niece, MichelleOrtiz and to the homie, Seth“JoJo” Lopez. Thanks for reading.
Remember don't drink anddrive. Party safe. Until nextmonth. Peace out and don’thate, Noe G.
NO E G.
IN THE MIXX
By NOE G.Contributing ColumnistDo you know of a comedyshow, play, nightclub orother event that you wantto share with MÁS? E-mail it to: [email protected] or [email protected]
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The
NetworkKern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce May 2010www.kchcc.org
There’s still time to promote yourbusiness by becoming a sponsorof the Latino Food Festival and12th annual Menudo Cook-off 11
a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 6, at the KernCounty Fairgrounds. Sponsorship levelsvary and include a variety of benefits foryour company. We are excited to providethis opportunity to gain exposure foryour company and help you access thegrowing Hispanic population. Sponsor-ship is a great way to be visible, to beinvolved, and to benefit the community.Last year’s event attracted more than
10,000, and this year, we anticipatemore.
This event will be a day of fun, enter-tainment, and food that will include aJalapeno-Eating Contest, and Ice Cream-Eating Contest, the annual MenudoCook-off, vendor and informationalbooths, Mariachis, and activities for thekids.
Live entertainment planned for thelarge-scaled event – “The PEACE Band”featuring Jorge Santana (MALO), MarcosReyes (WAR), Aki Starr (MALO), VictorBejarano (Keyboard), Frank Bailey
(Trumpet) and Ramiro Amador (Basss).Also performing are El Chicano, FreddyFender Jr and Band – “A Tribute to Fred-dy Fender,” Mento Buru, Mariachi Oro YPlata, and Ballet Folklorico Huaztecalli.
For additional information or to be asponsor, menudo contestant and/orvendor please contact the chamberoffice at (661) 633-5495. Or just come byto see us at the Kern County HispanicChamber of Commerce office, 231 H St.(corner of Bank and H streets) in Bakers-field. The cost is $10 in advance and $12at the door. Children under 5 are free.
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Thousands of people enjoy the Latino Food Festival and Menudo Cook-off last summer. There were plenty of vendor booths, menudo, andentertainment to wow the crowds. This year is expected to be even better!
Get ready for the Latino Food Festival& 12th annual Menudo Cook-off
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SAVE THE DATEWednesday, May 12Business Mixer hosted byMission Family Mortuary531 California Ave.5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.For info., contact 323-3339Wednesday, May 19KCHCC & EAC Employer Seminar“Most Frequently Violated LaborCodes”Career Services Center 1600 E. Belle TerraceBakersfield, CA 9330711:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.For info. contact 635-2606
Sunday, June 6Latino Food Festival & MenudoCook-OffKern County Fairgrounds11a.m. - 6 p.m.For info., contact 231-5623
Wednesday, June 9Business Mixer Hosted byUNIVISION 5801 Truxtun Ave.5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.For more info., contact 324-0031
Dear Members and Friends,What a fantastic April we had!
I truly hope you didn’t miss anyof the activities.
Our annual Spring Social andCasino Night was on April 30,hosted by Golden West Casino at1001 South Union Avenue was agreat success. As usual GoldenWest Casino did an outstandingjob, dinner was superb, silentauction, music, and instructionon the art of cards was all part ofa wonderful evening. Ourappreciation to our sponsors fortheir continued support.
Our next event is our annualLatino Food Festival and 12thAnnual Menudo Cook-off at theKern County Fairgrounds onJune 6th, 11 a.m. ‘til 6 p.m. It’s aday filled with great entertain-ment to include live music,mariachis, and kids’ entertain-ment, vendor and food boothsand much more. Don’t miss thisevent. Last year, we had morethan 10,000 in attendance. Tick-ets will go on sale soon.
I would like to thank GeorgeO’Neil and his team from Per-sonal Express Insurance forhosting our April mixer; it waswell attended. On April 29, myteam and I celebrated our officeremodeling and expansion proj-
ect. Ribboncutting cere-mony was ajoint effort bythe ShafterChamber ofCommerceand the KernCounty His-panic Cham-
ber of Commerce. Activitieswere enjoyed by all.
Please join us on May 12 forour next mixer hosted by Mis-sion Family Mortuary, located at531 California Ave, 5:30 p.m. –7:30 p.m. Please call 324-0031for further information.
A warm welcome to our newChamber members and wethank our renewing members.We appreciate your continuedsupport.
For more information, pleasecall our Chamber office at 633-5495 or visit our website atwww.kchcc.org. Wishing all ofyou continued success. Until thenext time.
Sincerely,
Ramona Herrera ChairKern County HispanicChamber of CommerceState Farm Insurance
A letter fromChair Herrera
KERN COUNTY HISPANICCHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Thank you to our membership renewals andwelcome to our newest members. Weappreciate your support.
Skin Deep - Dr. Bipin PatelKern High School DistrictNational University SystemCastle & Cooke - Darlene
MohlkeEdward J. Herrera InsuranceBakersfield CollegeEnterprise Rent-A-Car
Raymond’s Trophy & AwardsWestern States Petroleum
AssociationKern County FairUnited Way of Kern County,
Inc.Brown Armstrong
Accountancy Corporation
RENEWALSFor renewing their memberships, the KCHCC thanks:
WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS
For more informationvisit: www.kchcc.org or callthe Kern County HispanicChamber of Commerce officeat 633-5495.
KCHCC BOARDMission Statement:To create, promote and enhance business opportunities forour membership and provide business, cultural and resourcelinkages with emphasis on the Hispanic community.
2010 Executive BoardCHAIR- Ramona Herrera CHAIR-ELECT- Jesse Bonales VICE-CHAIR- Jay TamsiTREASURER - Jan BansSECRETARY- David Alanis
Adam AlvidrezAdriana LopezChris BernalDonna HermannDonna HollingsworthFran TrevinoHilary BairdJoe SerranoMichael UriosteRuben Gonzales
Administrative AssistantCyndi Imperial
Board of Directors
The Padre HotelContact: Drew Hall1702 18th StreetBakersfield, CA 93301(661) 427-4900The rooms and suites at thePadre Hotel offer freshdesign schemes, high-endamenities, and teakfurnishings creating theperfect balance betweenstyle and substance. Startyour day off with breakfastand coffee at FARMACYCAFE. At lunch, enjoy food,drinks, and billiards in theBRIMSTONE BAR. Join themfor happy hour withsignature cocktails andspectacular sunsets at ouroutdoor patio bar, PRAIRIEFIRE. Then it’s on to dinnerin their fine diningrestaurant, BELVEDERE.Finish the night (or just getit started) with dancing anddrinks at Bakersfield’shippest nightspot,PROSPECT.
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KERN COUNTY HISPANICCHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Contributed by Personal Express Insurance
Personal Express recently hosted the well attended businessand networking mixer for the chamber. A large crowd filledthe office located at 5301 Truxtun Ave. as guest enjoyedgreat appetizers, refreshments, and raffle prizes. Business
professionals were given the opportunity to network and mingleamong various Kern County’s businesses.
Personal Express Insurance, the personal face of Sequoia Insur-ance Company. Stability, strength and service. That's what you getwhen your local insurance office is backed by one of the mostrespected names in California business.
Sequoia Insurance Company was organized in 1946 under thelaws of the state of California. Formed under the sponsorship ofinterests identified with California county and farm mutuals, thecompany commenced business on Feb. 21, 1947.
On April 30, 2000, Sequoia Insurance Company purchased Per-sonal Express Insurance Services, Inc.
The principal officers of Sequoia were instrumental in thelaunch of Personal Express back in 1984, and they were veryfamiliar with the excellent service that Personal Express has pro-vided over the years.
By purchasing Personal Express, Sequoia eliminated the com-missions paid to the agency as the business is placed directly withSequoia. This eliminates the middleman profits and enablesSequoia to keep its rates low.
Their goal is to provide our customers with that old fashionlocal service that you have learned to expect from PersonalExpress while providing you with the low rates that only directwriting insurance companies can afford. They believe that this
approach is unique to the insurance industry and will offer ourcompany an opportunity to grow in your community. Their suc-cess is measured by the loyalty of their customers. Word of mouthhas been our best advertising, and we want to thank all of youwho have recommended us to your friends and family.
We offer the following products: Automobile, Home, DwellingFire, Renters, Business, Umbrella, Specialty/Recreational, In-House Underwriting Team, and On-Site Claims Team
For more information, visit its website at www.expressinsur-ance.com.
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Personal Express Insurance hosts a successful mixer.
Personal Express Insurance mixer
AT&T kicks off awarenesscampaign, online resource centerfor parents, teachers and teensContributed by Jan Bans, AT&TArea Director External Affairs
Stop what you’re doing. Take out yourwireless device. Read out loud thelast text message you received.Would reading or responding to that
text message while driving be worth caus-ing a serious accident? When you look at itthat way, there’s no text that couldn’t wait.
AT&T recently launched a new campaign
to raise awareness about the risks of tex-ting and driving and remind all wirelessconsumers, especially youth, that textmessages can – and should – wait untilafter driving. The national campaign fea-tures true stories and the text message thatwas sent or received before someone’s lifewas altered, or even ended, because of tex-ting and driving. By featuring real stories,the campaign will demonstrate howinsignificant a text message is compared tothe potentially dire consequences of read-ing or responding while driving.
Parents, high school educators and,most importantly, youth, can now visitAT&T’s online resource center
www.att.com/txtngcanwait. The siteincludes downloadable information abouttexting while driving such as a parent-teenpledge; a teen-teen pledge; a poster; abrochure; safety tips; and more.
AT&T also has launched a Facebookapplication, which can be found atwww.facebook.com/att. Friends can sharethis application with one another toencourage each other to take the pledge tonot text and drive. AT&T will also be pro-moting the pledge via a “twitition” on Twit-ter to ask followers to rally around thecause. You can follow @ShareATT on Twit-ter. In addition, to honor those taking thepledge, AT&T will contribute $250,000 toone or more non-profit organizationsfocused on youth safety and will announcethe selected non-profit organization(s) atthe start of National Youth Safety Month inMay.* AT&T products and services are provided or offered by sub-sidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and notby AT&T Inc.
AT&T ‘txtng’ & ‘drivng’ campaignurges consumers that ‘it can wait’
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Ramona HerreraState Farm® agent
A48-year-old father of two is left with permanent injuriesafter an auto accident. A 66-year-old recent retiree suffers aserious stroke. An otherwise healthy 75-year-old grandfa-ther falls and breaks his hip. These people have one thing in
common. Quite unexpectedly they’re each likely to need some formof long-term care, through nursing care at home, in a nursing homeor at an assisted living facility.
The odds are good that many Americans will find themselves in asimilar situation, as estimates by the Health Insurance Associationof America indicate that more than 70 percent of people over age 65will need some form of long-term care. But a Roper survey recentlyreleased by the American Society on Aging (ASA) and funded byState Farm shows that most Americans are willing to try to beatthose odds because so few have done anything to prepare for thehigh cost of long-term care.
“Long-term care may not be a subject people like to talk about,but it’s something every family should discuss and plan for,” saidASA’s Jim Emerman. “The need for long-term care can arise so sud-denly that unless we’re financially prepared, it can rob a family of itsassets and its financial future.”
With government data placing the average cost of nursing homecare at $56,000 a year, failing to plan can be a costly gamble. Accord-ing to the Roper study, two-thirds of Americans 45 years of age andover say it’s very important they have enough money to be able tochoose the setting in which they’ll get long-term care if they need it.But only 37 percent say they’ve been able to put aside money for thispurpose and only 17 percent have purchased long-term care insur-ance specifically designed to cover it. By comparison, nearly nine inten of the adults surveyed have health insurance and three out offour own a life insurance policy.? Why don’t people plan better?Many tend to procrastinate, the Roper study shows. Half of alladults over the age of 45 believe they won’t need long-term careuntil they’re older and don’t want to think about it now. Others takethe long-term care gamble because they mistakenly believe they’realready covered for that the government will pay for it.?
Americans need to protect themselves and their financial assetsby making sure they insulate themselves from the high costs of long-term care. That’s why I urge people to visit a financial services pro-fessional to talk about long-term care insurance. It can help protectassets, preserve long-term care choices and help control independ-ence.
Long-term care insurance is one of the most important compo-nents of a family’s financial plan.
?Lewin Group estimates based on the Brookings-ICF long-Term Care Financing Model, 1992. As cited in,“Long-Term Care Insurance: Knowing the Risk, Paying the Price.” Health Insurance Association of America(HIAA), 1997: Pg. 12. The level of coverage provided by long-term care insurance depends on the type of poli-cy you purchase. Some types of care received may not be covered by long-term care insurance.
ÇEstimates from: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of the Actuary, National Health StatisticsGroup. As presented in “nursing Homes.” AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet. February 2001:pg.3.
?Study conducted by Roper ASW, August 2002. Released by State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCompany and the American Society on Aging (ASA), April 2003.
? State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Home Office: Aging is not an affiliate of State Farm.The Long-Term Care Insurance policy 97058 is underwritten by State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCompany.
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Lisa Lisa: Follow your dreams, fansBy Brenna “Breezy” FloresSpecial to MAS
Many know her wellfrom her 80s hits, “Iwonder if I take youhome,” and “All
cried out.” Now with her latestalbum, ‘Life ‘N Love,’ the Latinpop diva is back and stoppingin Bakersfield to wow her fans.
Born Lisa Velez, the Latinaartist will be performing at TheNile at 8 p.m., Thursday, May13. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tick-ets are $26 and can be boughtat Vallitix.com. Here’s an insideglimpse on the latest with her:
Q: Tell us about your latestalbum,“Life ‘N Love?”
A: This album is my experi-ences of my music life in 29years. Growing up in the musiceye is not easy, as you will hear.It's all about vocal growth as
well asevery kindof sound Ihave lovedmy wholelife —R&B, soul,funk,dance.
Q: Peo-ple stilllove you
for your classic hits.A: I soooo appreciate my fol-
lowing. It's always mind blow-ing how many people of allages show up at the concerts.
Q:What advice do you havefor young Latinas?
A: My advice to all Latinas isto never forget your roots andfollow your dreams. You havethem for a reason — they makeyou who you are!!! And don't lis-
ten to too many birds. Throw apiece of bread and send themon their way. Believe in yourself.
Q: Is there a song that hasheld a special place in yourheart?
A: All Cried Out!!! I can take itas far as I like live on stage.Fans love it!!
Q: Tell us about your back-ground?
A: I’m of Puerto Rican decent.My culture is VERY importantto me. It makes me the womanand mom I am today. Every-thing I am, I owe to my mother,Monserrate Lopez whom I justlost in January. Te estranio,Mami!!
Q:Women have come a longway in the industry.
A: Yes. We’ve come a long waywith this. Unfortunately, westill got a long way to go 'cause
if you don’t look a certain waythey won’t even hear you.
Q:Who are some of the pro-ducers that worked on yournew album?
A: My manager, StephanieSaraco, wrote and produced 80percent of this album. I co-wrote a lot of it with her. Wealso worked with Ryan Toby ofCity High and Marcus Siskindwho is the CEO of Mass AppealRecords. But Steph is morethan my manager. She's mybest friend and I say that withall sincerity!! She and I havebeen through the roughtogether and she gets it. Shejust gets IT!! She knows ME!!
Q:What social networkingsites can fans find you on?
A: I'm on MySpace, and Face-book, and I also have a website,LisaLisamusic.com.
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Cultural barriers can play arole.
“Unfortunately, due to lack ofinformation, understanding andeducation, many feel guilty,‘crazy’ or are like they are ‘losingtheir mind’ and often turnexclusively to their religiousleader or to drugs and alcohol tonumb the pain,” Sempell said.“Prayer alone does not usuallyresolve these medical condi-tions and alcohol and drugabuse make it even worse.”
But with help, there is hope.“Our success stories of how liv-
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CSUB Salsa Gala, aHispanic ExcellenceScholarship FundraiserApril 17, 2010
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This year’s 24th Annual BakersfieldJazz Festival promises to be themost jumpin’ and jivin’ yet, and it’sall happening May 7 - 8 at the CSUB
Amphitheatre. Also known as Bakersfield’s“Rite of Spring”, veteran jazzers Hiroshimaand Marcia Ball headline the main stage,alongside a strong lineup of local andnational touring acts. And with all the food,beverage, and craft vendors setting up shopon the event grounds, the fun is guaran-teed. Here are some ways to enjoy the JazzFest:
Take me backMAS Enjoy the talent of Greg Poree: His
guitar giftsare heard onnumerousMotownrecordingsessionswith MarvinGaye,SmokeyRobinson &the Miracles,
and Stevie Wonder, but “wow” can heplay beautiful acoustic guitar jazz!
Is that violinist with him one ofour own? Yes, it’s Paul
Cartwright! Catch this per-formance Friday, 6 p.m.,
7:50 p.m., & 9:10 p.m. at theGolden West Casino Stage.
Lady sings the bluesTexas-born singer &pianist Marcia Ball
has been perform-ing since the age of5. Drawn to thesounds of New
Orleans style jamming, she became a stu-dent of players like Fats Domino and Pro-fessor Longhair. She will no doubt mix upsome tasty Texas and Louisiana goodnessfor fans, Friday at 9:35pm.
Local talentBe sure to see what our local artists have
to offer by checking out the 2010 KernCounty Honor Jazz Band. It is definitely
the best of Kern County’s young jazz talent.Downbeat is Saturday at 2 p.m.
Fireworks showWhat kind of fantastic
event would this be with-out a fireworks show? Thefest’s annual celebratorydisplay lights up the Sat-urday night sky addingmore brilliance to theday’s merriment. Catchthem Friday at 9:15 p.m.
Eastern-flavored grooveSaturday headliners Hiroshima return
with their incredible blend of American jazzand Japanese music.
During their incredible live show, you’llhear traditional Japanese instruments likethe Koto and Taiko performed within thegenres of blues and jazz fusion. They hit thestage at 9:20pm.
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24th annual BakersfieldJazz FestivalCSUB Amphitheatre
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May 8, Saturday, 2:00 p.m. (gatesopen at 1:00 p.m.)9:20 Hiroshima9:15 Fireworks show7:50 Christian Scott6:30 Charlie Hunter5:10 Mike Lee and New Tricks4:00 Luis Lenzi3:00 Jaime Sevilla Big Band 2:00 Kern County Honor Jazz BandPlus: The Golden West Casino stage willhave local acts in-between mainstagesets to keep the party going!Tickets in advance: General $35,Student $25Tickets at the gate: General $40,Student $30(All currently enrolled CSUB students areFREE with a valid CSUB student ID cardat gate)Two-day combo tickets: $55,general; $35, student. Children under 12,freeA two-day reserved table for 6 for $450,please call Vallitix at 661/322-5200 orvisit www.vallitix.com For reserved tables, tickets, andgeneral information:call 661-322-5200Festival information:www.bakersfieldjazz.com
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GENTE CELEBRATIONS
“Big 60!”To MAMA Rita
Love,Maria, Mark and Adam
“Happy 16thBirthdayWe love you!
Christina & Emilio
We have so much to begrateful. I am so glad tobe celebrating anotheryear together. We havebeen truly blessed with abeautiful life and threewonderful children. Ithank God every day thathe put us together. I lookforward to many morewonderful years together.I love you.
Selena andElena,No matter whatyou will alwaysbe my little girls.Happy Birthday.Love always,Dad
Happy 20thanniversaryYou two are veryimportant in ourlife. We loveyou! Always,Dina, Patrick,Sonny, Nico, Mia
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