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Dove Springs
Volume # 1 Number 2
Texas Wrestling
Federation Comes
to Dove Springs
Jimmy DeLaRosa Perez is
pleased to bring wrestling
back to Dove Springs on Saturday October 29, 2005 at the
Dove Springs Recreation Center. In addition to a full card
of wrestling matches, there
will be a Halloween Costume
Contest with cash prizes. Get
your tickets at the Dove
Springs Recreation Center.
See page # 9 for more details.
A Bilingual Newspaper
October, 2005
Dove Spring Residents
Show Their Pride
Tracy Brooks, TNA Wrestling Diva
will be one of the featured wrestlers
at the Dove Springs Event on
Saturday
1974
Más de 300 personas
salieron para apoyar la
marcha del pueblo en
Dove Springs
LOAF OF BREAD
GALLON OF GAS
GALLON OF MILK
$ .35
$ .55
$1.56
Freddy Fender Wrote “Before
the Next Tear Drop Falls”
NEW CAR: $3,756.00
AVERAGE INCOME
$13,869.00
DOW JONES AVERAGE: 577.60 to 891.66
PRESIDENT: Richard M. Nixon
VICE PRESIDENT: Gerald Ford
NEW HOUSE: $34,900.00
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78744 Crime Report
The following information is from the Austin Police Department and is current as of
October 20, 2005. It is for the period January 1, 2005 thru August 31, 2005. It is
continuosly updated and subject to change.
Crime Definitions
Murder - The willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human
being by another
Rape - The oral, anal, or vaginal
penetration by a sexual organ of
another or anal/vaginal penetration
by any means against the victim’s
will or without his/her consent. An
individual who is mentally
incapacitated, unconscious, or
unaware that the sexual assault is
occurring is considered unable to
give consent. The type of force
employed may involve physical
force, coercion, intentional
impairment of an individual’s ability
to appraise the situation through the
administering of any substance, or
threat of harm to the victim.
Reported Crime by Zip Code
CRIME
78744
CATEGORY
City of
Austin
Murder . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
16
Rape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
232
Robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37
772
Aggravated Assault . . . .
81
1,106
Burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . .
277
4,779
Theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,011
21,012
Motor Vehicle Theft . . . .
100
1,803
7
78
5,126
95,110
Arson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Crimes to date
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Armed Robbery - The taking, or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control
of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.
Aggravated Assault - An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe
or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault is usually accompanied by the use of a weapon or by
means likely to produce death or great bodily harm.
Burglary -(Breaking or Entering): The unlawful entry into a building or other structure with the intent
to commit a felony or a theft. Forced entry is not a required element of the offense; it may be
accomplished via an unlocked door or window, so long as the entry is unlawful (constituting a
trespass). Included are attempts to commit burglary where force is employed, or where a perpetrator is
frightened off while entering an unlocked door or climbing through an open window.
Theft - The unlawful taking, carrying, leading or riding away of property from the possession or
constructive possessions of another. Examples of offenses in this classification include pocket-picking
and purse snatching (where no more force is employed than that necessary to take the property).
Motor Vehicle Theft - Theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle
Arson - Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a
dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc.
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monthly publication sponsored
by the Mexican American Center for Community and Economic Development. The editorial and business address is
P.O. Box 19457 Austin, Texas
78744. The telephone number
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Page # 3
How Long Must the
Mexicans Wait?
This is our second issue of La Voz de Dove
Springs and we must admit that we have been
pleasantly surprised by the tremendous positive
reaction in the community. One never knows
when going into a new area how a publication
will be received. But so far, so good! Our new
distribution system of paper boys with paper
routes is also proving to be a success beyond what
we had initially anticipated.
In this issue of La Voz you will find a number
of interesting articles and news pieces. We chose
for our cover of this issue, a shot from the March
for Community Pride that was held this past Saturday. The event, which was organized by Mona
Gonzalez and the staff of the River City Youth
Foundation was a resounding success. It was
also a most welcomed event in light of all the
negative publicity that has come out of the Dove
Springs neighborhood over the last several
months. Ms. Gonzalez is one of the hardest
working community activists I have seen in a
long time. She deserves everyone’s support in
Dove Springs and for that matter throughout the
City of Austin. You don’t see many people like
her anymore.
On a different note, I want to share some observations I have made over the last couple of
weeks about community meetings that I have
attended. One such event was held at Travis
High School. It had to do with re-designing the
high schools in the district. That is certainly a
good and worthwhile idea. I am for anything that
brings about improvement.
But what I found particularly interesting was
that there was hardly any mention of the rapidly
changing demographics of the City of Austin.
More specifically, I am talking about the Mexicans. (¿Pa que nos hacemos tontitos?)
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for as little as $30.00 a month
As the school district
continues to absorb
thousands of new immigrant students each year,
shouldn’t it begin to get
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serious about how it is
Editor
going to educate these
students? How can you have discussions about the future if
you continue to ignore and pretend that these new students
with different value systems and expectations are going to fit
in with just a few cosmetic changes here and there. It is not
going to happen. And to continue the logic, if the school district is not going to take the education of Mexicans seriously,
then maybe it shouldn’t take the money that comes from the
parents of these students. (Mathus, Ricardo, Theory of Rent)
Maybe vouchers are a better deal for those parents who are
serious about getting their children a better education. There
are lots of ways to define No Child Left Behind.
Related to this idea of pretending the Mexican is not in the
room is what I saw when I attended the 3rd Annual East
Austin Economic Summit which was held at the Austin
Community College Eastview Campus. Again, it was a very
interesting and worthwhile event. There was a lot of good
information and the economists who came in from LBJ
School at The University of Texas at Austin and Texas Perspectives did an good job of describing and explaining what
is taking place in East Austin.
The only thing I didn’t hear too much about was how the
growing number of Mexicans in Austin who are re-creating
Mexico and the economic institutions they are comfortable
working within, are suppose to fit into all the plans for the
future. My people are coming by the thousands to Austin,
Texas and they come with ideas and dreams and the desire to
work and raise a family. (I myself arrived last year.) From
what I see and hear, I don’t get the impression that we are
taken too seriously.
I read in the Austin American Statesman that a Mexican
American Cultural Center is suppose to be constructed close
to down-town. I also read that this project has been postponed
once maybe even twice even though bond money was approved some time back. Again, how long should the Mexican wait until he is taken seriously? How long should the
Mexican keep wearing his “happy face?”
“Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the
frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement
or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.”
Saul Alinsky
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La Voz de Dove Springs- October, 2005
Dove Springs News
Noticias de Dove Springs
Austin Non-Profit Organization Receives Faith-Based Grant
from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
The Wesley Center
for
Family
and
Neighborhood
Development, a nonprofit
organization
connected to the United
Methodist Church,
received a $50,000 faithbased grant from the
U.S. Department of
Health of Human
Services.
T he purpose of the
grant is to build capacity
of the organization to
work more effectively
with at-risk youth and
their families in the Dove
Springs community of
southeast Austin. Grant
funds will be used to hire
an executive staff,
conduct funding raising
activities, implement a
marketing
and
communications
program and develop a
financial accounting
system.
Mr. Dionisio Salazar
will serve as Executive
Director
of
the
organization. He has
several
years
experience working in
youth and community
development projects at
the state and local
level.He served as a
Program Specialist with
the Texas Department
of Family and
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and resources in the
community that can be
utilized to promote
positive
youth
development.
Dioniso G. Salazar
Protective Service and
a Special Projects
Coordinator with the City
of
San Antonio,
Department
of
Community Initiatives.
He has also served as a
Methodist minister in the
Dove
Springs
community. “The grant
will enable the Wesley
Center to provide direct
services to Dove
Springs youth and their
families in a more
comprehensive
manner”, said Mr.
Salazar.
“Most approaches to
youth development tend
to focus on needs and
problems. Our approach
will be to train youth to
be
community
researchers
and
problem-solvers. Youth
will document various
programs, services and
activities that offer
something positive for
youth”, said Mr. Salazar.
This information will
be compiled and made
available for youth and
their families. At the end
of the project, CYM
participants will receive a
$200 scholarship.
A second major activity
will involve the formation
and development of a
Community Partnership
of youth, parents,
residents, community
and
faith-based
organizations, schools,
government agencies
and private businesses.
Mr. Salazar stated,
“there is tremendous
power in collaboration
and
cooperation.
Unfortunately,
community residents,
social service providers,
government agencies
and churches do not
always talk to each
other. The project will
strive to build social
capital and community
networks as a strategy
for developing future
services and programs.
Youth and parental
involvement will be key
to all of these activities.”
El Centro de Recreo
Dove Springs Patrocina
Festival del Otoño
El día 27 de Octubre de las 4 hasta las 6 PM, el
centro de recero Dove Springs tendra en Festival del Otoño. Parte de este evento incluye un
concurso de traje de Halloween, juegos, artes
y un caminata de pastel. Admisión es
gratis.Para más información llame a 447-5875
Dove Springs Recreation
Center to Host Fall
Harvest
On October 27th, from 4pm - 6pm, the Dove
Springs Recreation Center will host the Fall Harvest.
This event will include a costume contest for youth,
games, arts and crafts booths, and cake walk.
Addmision is free. For more information please call:
447-5875
And the Winner is:
Alicia Lopez, from Mendez
Middle School, was the winner of
the September, 2005, 10
Preguntas Contest. She is shown
below with the $100.00 cash prize.
For more information
contact Mr. Salazar at
217-8892
The Wesley Center
will undertake two major
projects over the next
year to strengthen the
organization
and
develop capacity within
the Dove Springs
community. The first will
involve a comprehensive
assessment of assests
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News Items
Travis County Republican
National Hispanic
Assembly is hosting a
black tie gala
The Travis County Republican
National Hispanic Assembly is
hosting a black tie gala to honor four
significant Hispanic leaders who have
contributed
much
to
their
communities. The gala titled Honoring
Hispanics in Leadership is scheduled
for Friday, November 4, which will
honor Hispanic leaders who have been
trailblazers and leaders in their
communities.
The honorees are Texas Supreme
Court Justice David Medina; Texas
Railroad Commissioner Victor
Carrillo; Founder/ President of
Jumburrito, Inc. and Founding Board
member of Hispanics for Opportunity,
Progress and Education (H.O.P.E.)
Jose Cuevas; and immediate past
National RNHA Chairman and current
chairman of the USHCC Foundation
Massey Villarreal.
Hispanic members associated with
the Republican Party and/or
conservative by nature have been
steadily increasing in numbers and
influence and the upcoming
gubernatorial election will afford even
more opportunities for further
participation. School choice and a fair
system of taxation are among a broad
range the issues, which concern a
growing number of Hispanic voters
and resonate with all Republicans.
These conservative issues stem from
the traditional values and culture of
Hispanics.
The event will be held at the Austin
Club, on November 4, at 7 p.m.
Tickets prices are $40 for individuals
and $60 for couples. Tickets can be
purchased online at www.travisrnha.com or you can find attached the
registration form form, the invitation or
you can mail your checks to: 1646
Jerusalem Drive, Round Rock, TX
78664.
Education Austin
Bilingual Teachers
Council Meeting to be
Held October 24th
This Monday, October 24, 2005,
starting at 4:30 PM, the Education
Austin Bilingual Teacher’s Council will
meet in the Texas State Teachers
Association Building, 316 West 12th
St. (12th Street between Guadalupe
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Cosas de Interés News Items
and Lavaca Streets downtown) Room
201.
There are several topics that will be
discussed at this meeting including:
Organizing a Large Turnout at the
November 14 AISD Board of Trustees
Meeting, Organizing an effort to
support the Bilingual Education
Department’s Presentation of Its
Report on Our AISD Bilingual
Students
The Education Austin organization
is asking each campus to send at
least one representative to the
meeting. For more information,
contact Education Austin VicePresident for Certified Employees
Rita Haecker at 472-1124 or
[email protected]
Austin Fifth Grade
Students Benefit from
Latino and Latina Oral
History Project
The Austin Independent School
District distributed educational
materials for Hispanic Heritage
Month, that were prepared in
conjunction with the U.S. Latino &
Latina WWII Oral History Project at
the University of Texas at Austin.
These educational materials are
based on some of the more than 500
videotaped interviews that have been
gathered by the Project since it began
in 1999.
The materials were prepared for
Austin social studies teachers,
primarily those who teach fifth graders.
All fifth grade social studies teachers
in Austin are receiving two posters
and an 80-page notebook of
suggested activities, including
examples of primary source materials,
such as discharge papers and letters,
and instructions on conducting an oral
history interview with a family member.
Each fifth grade student in Austin
also received four trading cards
featuring details and a photograph of
one of the interview subjects. The
materials are aligned to the Texas
Essentials of Knowledge & Skills.
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de Dove Springs
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Historia del Programa
El programa Paso Adelante empareja
mentores voluntarios adultos con
estudiantes de las escuelas. Paso Adelante
iniciaba de una beca de tres años
financiado por el departamento de
Educación de los Estados Unidos. La
señora, Deborah K. Havens, PhD. escribió
la beca para ayudar a los estudiantes
desarrolla relaciones positivas con adultos
de la comunidad.
NUESTRA MISI0N:
Aconsejar a estudiantes emocionalmente
y académicamente para desarrollar su potencia.
NUESTRA VISION:
Relacionas con mentores apoyar estudiantes cultivar oportunidades para el
futuro.
Preguntas
¿Qué es Paso Adelante - Programa de Mentors?
Una asociación entre la EscuelaPrimaria NYOS, Charter School Inc.
¿De que se trata el programa de Paso Adelante?
Este programa empareja mentores voluntarios adultos con estudiantes de las
escuelas primarias locales. Un mentor da su tiempo para ayudar a un niño dándole
atención unipersonal para realizar su potencial. A veces los maestros asignan
un mentor para ayudarle al estudiante en sus actividades académicas.
¿Como funciona el programa?
Un mentor se reunirá con su hijo(a) en el local de su escuela, entre 45 y 60
minutos por semana. Ese tiemp se usará para divertirse y explorar los intereses
de su hijo(a). Estas visitas pueden consistir de actividades como leer, jugar,
hacer tarea, compartir una comida en la cafeteria, o simplemente platicar. A los
voluntarios no se les permite visitar a los ninos fuera del local de la escuela, a
menos que se trate de actividades de grupos fuera de la escuela. Un miembro
de personal de Paso Adelante observará el progreso de cada pareja para estar
seguro que todos estén satisfechos con la pareja y que las necesidades de los
niños hayan sido cubiertas. Ustedes pueden comunicarse con Paso Adelante
si necesitan hablar sobre la participación de su hijo(a) con nuestro programa de
mentorees.
¿Quienes son los Mentores?
Ellos son voluntarios adultos que han sido evaluados cuidadosamente por medio
de Paso Adelante antes de ser emparejados con su hijo(a). Este proceso de
evaluación incluye verificación de las referencias, un reviso de antecedentes
criminales, y una entrevista individual. Típicamente los mentores trabaja o viven
cerca de la escuela y están interesados en dedicar tiempo cada semana para
ayudar un niño. Los mentores son entrenados por el personal de Paso Adelante
antes de juntarse con su hijo(a).
¿Como será emparejado mi hijo(a) con un Mentor?
Un miembro del personal de Paso Adelante y un representante apropiado de la
escuela se reunira con su hijo(a) para adquirir la información sobre las
necesidades y los intereses de su hijo(a). Esta información será utilizada para
escoger el mentor apropiado para su hijo(a). Información sobre los intereses,
talentos, y las necesidades de su hijo(a) serán compartidos con el Mentor de su
hijo(a). Como parte de esta información, Paso Adelante solicitará una copia de
las calificaciones de su hijo(a) por medio de la escuela. Los elementos del archivo
de su hijo(a) serán mantenidos confidencialmente.
Para más información: (512) 454-3900
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La Voz de Dove Springs - October, 2005
The Greater
March for
On October 15th, 2005 more than 300 residents of the
Greater Dove Springs neighborhood turned out to show
their spirit with a march through the community. People
started to gather at Mendez Middle School at 10:30AM
and at 11:00AM they head out with an Austin Police
Department escort up Pleasant Valley Road. Mona
Gonzalez, the Executive Director of the River City
Youth Foundation spearheaded the event with the assistance of many people in Dove Springs. The photos
on these pages capture some of the spirit and pride of
the many who turned out in a continuing effort to turn
around the image of Dove Springs in Austin, Texas.
Among the many in attendance were United States
Congressman Lloyd Doggett, Austin City Councilman, Raul Alvarez, former Austin Mayor, Gus Garcia,
community activists Bob Larson and John Muñoz,
KXAN TV personality Sally Hernandez and a host of
others. The River City Youth Foundation looks forward to organizing similar events in the near future.
ABOVE: Minutes before addressing the crowd, United States Congressman Lloyd Doggett
(D-25) took this photo with River City Youth Foundation Executive Director, Mona
Gonzalez. Congressman Doggett has been a long time supporter of efforts to improve the
quality of life for residents in the Dove Springs neighborhood.
ABOVE: The marchers are seen here crossing Stassney Blvd. in Dove
Springs.
ABOVE: In this photo the participants in the March for Neighborhood Pride can be
seen coming East on Teri Road. At the front is a group from Akins High School
followed by the color guard.
ABOVE: Members of the Viejitos Car Club-Austin Chapter, brought in several vehicles that showed the crowd another way to demonstrate pride and accomplishment.
La Voz de Dove Springs - October, 2005
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Dove Springs
Neighborhood Pride
ABOVE: Austin City Councilman Raul Alvarez joined
the participants in the March for Community Pride on
Saturday. Councilman Alvarez has always proven to be
an individual one can count on where the community is
concerned.
LEFT: J. Salazar, an
8th grade student at
Mendez
Middle
School walked the
whole distance of the
march on Saturday.
RIGHT: Among the
marches on Saturday
was Austin Police
Chief, Stan Knee.
A LA DERECHA:
También participando
en la marcha fue el jefe
de policia de Austin,
Stan Knee.
RIGHT: As the march
proceeded down various
streets in Dove Springs
front doors would open
and students were seen
joining the march.
ABOVE: In addition
to the march, there was
a formal program with
speakers at the Dove
Springs Recreation
Center. KXAN TV
personality
Sally
Hernandez served at
the mistress of ceremonies.
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por Juan Sauvagean
Era una noche muy oscura;
nisiquiera una estrella en el
cielo. En el viejo sementerio,
una mujer vestida de negro
estaba incada a lado de una
lápida, un ramillete de
gardenias desparramado por
el suelo.
Poco a poco una luz distinta
se hizo ver entre la noche
negra. Los encinos encima
abrazaban el espacio con sus
brazos sinuosos. Algo extraño
estaba aconteciendo. La
mujer joven sentía que ya no
estaba sola. Quiso correr
pero, por el miedo que tenía,
no pudo moverse.
De la luz salió una voz que
ella
reconoció
inmediatamente. Era una voz
que apenitasse podía oír y que
decía venir de muy lejos. Sin
embargo, no quedaba
ninguna duda, era, por
seguro,la voz de su amante
muerto.
“Mi querida Conchita,” oyó
ella, “no eches a perder tu
vida. Desde el accidente, has
vivido entre tu cuarto y el
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Enamorada de un Muerto
campo santo. Esto no me
ayuda de ninguna manera.
Estás arruinando tu vida y la
de tus padres.”
En este momento la voz se
hizo más fuerte y dijo con más
énfasis, “Olvídame, Conchita,
olvídame! Enamórate otra
vez! Haslo para mí!”
E l cementerio volvío a
oscureserse completamente
otra vez. Conchita estaba
sola nuevamente con sus
pensamientos. Se quedó
mucho tiempo sola en auel
sitio. Hacía la lucha
deseperadamente
para
reajustar su vida para que
concordara con el consejo de
su amante.
L os últimos dos meses
había sido muy difíciles para
Conchita. Aquel terrible
accidente, ya hacía un año,
había cambiado, en un
momento, un sueño en
tragedia.
R olando Rodríguez y
Conchita Silva habían sido
amantes
desde
la
Secundaria. Se habían
graduado juntos de la
universidad,
más
enamorados que nunca. Tan
pronto
como
pudo
conseguirse un buen trabajo
él, le pidio la mano de su
novia. Los padres, tanto de
ella como de él, consintieron
al matrimonio con mucho
gusto.
La boda iba a tomar lugar
el día primero de junio, a las
10 de la mañana. Aquella
mañana, la Iglesia de San
Isidroprecía un verdadero
Jardín de flores.
Y a eran las 10 de la
mañana . El saserdote y sus
monaguillos estaban listos.
Los amigos, los parientes, los
padrinos, la novia, todos
estaban allá… De repente,
vieron un carro que venía
atoda velocidad. Al fin,
Rolando llegaba!
No era el novio sino un
muchacho que trabajaba en
la gasolinera. Parecía él muy
triste . Se fue hasta el
santuario y le secreteó algo
al sasedote . El padre se puso
pálido.
A lgo horroroso había
pasado. Conchita insistió en
que le dijeran lo que había
pasado. Había cambiado
Rolando de pensamiento, al
último momento? No, esto
era imposible! Al fin, se
tuvieron que revelarle la
verdad; su novio había
muerto en un accidente al
venir a la iglesia.
La pobre muchacha se
desmayó. La tuvieron con
calmantes por muchos días .
Después de esto, nunca fue
la misma persona.
Vivía casi todo el tiempo
en el campo santo, cerquita
de su amante. No comía, no
asistia a ninguna fiesta, no
hablaba con nadie. Quería
matarse para estar siempre
cerca de su amor en la
muerte.
P ero todo esto iba a
cambiar eternamente. Ya
aquel capítulo se había
terminado. Era el deseo de
Rolando. ”Hazlo para mí, mi
amor.”
La mañana siguiente, no
pudieron creer el cambio. Se
bajó ella de sus habitación
sonriéndose; llevaba un
bestido azulito. Almorzó con
mucho gusto y anunció a su
familia que iba a buscar
trabajo.
Me supongo que Rolando
también se sonrió aquella
mañana… si es que las
almas se pueden sonreír.
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La Voz de Dove Springs - October, 2005
Page # 9
Saturday, October 29, 2005
“Halloween Hoax 2005”!!!
Dove Springs Recreation Center
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La Voz de Dove Springs - October, 2005
Freddy Fender,
Knocked Down,
But Never Knocked Out.
Freddy Fender has had
three successful careers
already-as a Hispanic/pop
star in the late 50’s, a country pop star in the 70’s, and
a member of the Grammy
award-winning Texas Tornadoes in the 90’s. With his
signing to Warner/Reprise,
he begins a new chapter in
an amazing career that
spans nearly four decades.
F reddy Fender was
born Baldemar Huerta in
the Rio Grande Valley
town of San Benito,
Texas. He grew up in a
barrio that, he is quick to
point out, was not a
crowded ghetto but just a
poor Hispanic neighborhood.
The first music he
played was Tejano,
conjunto . . . . .
The first music he played
was Tejano, conjunto, TexMex- the rambunctious
combination of polka (from
the German settlers of
Texas) and traditional
Mexican music- he learned
by watching and listening at
weddings and other events
in the neighborhood.
In 1947, at the age of 10,
he made his first appearance on radio, singing a
current hit “Paloma
Querida”, on KGBT in
Harlingen, Texas. Another
performance of “Paloma
Querida” (literally translated “dove” and “loved
one”) won him a tub of food
worth about $10- first prize
in an amateur talent contest at the Grand Theater
in Harlingen.
In 1959, Hollywood called him —
not to act but to sign
to
Imperial
Records, the label
of such greats as
Fats Domino. In
hopes of reaching
the gringo audience, he changed
his name, taking
Fender from the
headstock of his
Electric guitar, and
picking Freddy
simply because it
was alliterative.
In 1960, “Wasted
El Bebop Kid pensando
Days and Wasted
Nights” became a national
At the same time, Fender hit, it also proved to be prophetic for Fender. Early
was getting a first-hand
stardom was stolen that
education in the blues. His
year when he and his bass
parents were migrant workplayer were arrested and
ers and he traveled with
sent to prison for possesthem during the picking
sion of two marijuana cigaseason. Many of his fellow
rettes.
workers were black, and
some of them, Fender remembers, were good
enough singers and musicians to have been professionals. The blues music
he heard in the fields would
become an integral part of
his own unique style.
At 16, he joined the Marines for a three year hitch.
After his discharge, he
started playing Texas
honky tonks and dance
halls. Two of his first
records, Spanish versions
of Elvis’ “Don’t Be Cruel”
and Harry Belafonte’s
“Jamaica Farewell” on Falcon Records went to
Number One in Mexico
and South America in
1957.
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Three years later,
Fender surfaced in
New Orleans, . . .
T hree years later,
Fender surfaced in New
Orleans, where he spent
the next five years further
developing his interest in
rhythm & blues and Cajun
funk. By 1969, Fender had
returned home to “The Valley”. He worked full time as
a mechanic, enrolled at Del
Mar College and played
music only on weekends.
In 1974, he cut “Before
The Next Teardrop Falls” in
Houston. The master was
bought by ABC-Dot, and on
April 8, 1975, it reached the
Number One spot on
Billboard’s pop and
county charts, the first time
in history an artist’s first
single reached Number
One on both charts.
His remake of “Wasted
Days And Wasted Nights,”
essentially the same arrangement that had been
considered rock and roll
the first time around, followed “Teardrop. .“ to Num
ber One on the country
charts, and his third release, “Secret Love,” and
fourth release “You’ll Lose
A Good Thing” also hit the
top spot. The album went
multi-platinum. Billboard
named him Best Male Artist of 1975, and he won
both single and album-of
the-year honors from The
Gavin Report.
Fender’s broad appeal
has been reinforced by his
success with cinema and
television projects, including the Hispanic classics
“Short eyes” and ‘She
Came To The Valley”, as
well as his breakthrough
performance in Robert
Redford’s 1987 epic
“Milagro Beanfield War”.
His voice has also been
tapped for successful national radio and television
campaigns
for
McDonald’s, Miller Lite and
others.
I n the 90’s, Freddy
Fender’s role as vocalist/
guitarist in the Tex-Mex
supergroup, Texas Tornados, has delivered the venerable performer to major
marketplaces and audiences traditionally oriented
toward roots rock and progressive blues music.
David Letterman recently introduced Fender to
his Latenight audience as
“one of the greatest voices
in all of music.”
¿Sabia
Usted?
PHYSICIANS
OF NEW SPAIN
How many different medicinal plants did
the natives identify by name and uses in
medicine? 1,200
Who and when was the first hospital built
on the American continent? Hernán
Cortés, 1523, at his own expense.
In his History of Medicine in Mexico,
Francisco Flores states that “before the
coming of the Spaniards, Indian medicine
was very advanced. Aztec physicians knew
and could distinguish most illnesses of the
human body. They could extract tumors, do
amputations, cure fractures, treat wounds
and ulcers.” When Phillip II sent his
learned doctor Francisco Hernández to
study the medicinal plants of New Spain,
the natives were able to identify for him
more that 1200 different species with their
respective Mexican names and their uses
in medicine.
Source: Francisco Flores, History of Medicine
in Mexico
FIRST EUROPEAN
SETTLEMENT IN
NORTH AMERICA
Where and when was the first European
settlement in North America?
Spanish colonizers on the Coast of Georgia
in 1526.
Lucas Vásquez de Ayallon established the
first European settlement in North America,
San Miguel de Guadalupe, in 1526.
Although the exact location of the town is
undetermined, it was on the coast of
Georgia. In July 1526, Ayallon sailed from
Santo Domingo, the colonial capital, what
is now present-day Dominican Republic.
Six ships carried between 500-600 men,
women, children, soldiers, priests, and the
first black slaves to reach American shores.
The larger flagship was grounded and went
down, along with most of the supplies. The
smaller ships took on the survivors. Autumn
storms, sickness and Indian attacks took the
lives of 200. On Oct 18, 1526, Ayallon died.
A raging mutiny followed. By December
1526 fewer than 150 had survived. They
returned to Hispañola and buried Ayallon
at sea.
La Voz de Dove Springs - October, 2005
Word Power
En Palabras
Hay Poder
No one can ever argue in the name
of education, that it is better to
know less than it is to know more.
Being bilingual or trilingual or multilingual is about being educated
in the 21st century. We look forward to bringing our readers various word lists in each issue of La
Voz de Dove Springs
Trabajo
Trabajador
Empleo
Cheque
Queja
Mayordomo
Despedida
Apelar
Derecho
Abogado
Juez
Tribunal (Corte)
Demanda
Tiempo
Cuándo
Dónde
Persona
Gente
Ciento
Mil
Vida
Médico
Jubílese
Nadie puede averiguar en el nombre
de la educación que es mejor saber
menos que saber más. Siendo
bilingüe or trilingüe es parte de ser
educador en el siglo 21. Esperamos
traer cada mes a nuestros lectores
una lista de palabras en español con
sus equivalentes en inglés.
Work
Worker
Employment
Check
Complaint
Foreman
Fired
Appeal
Right
Attorney
Judge
Court
Suit
Time
When
Where
Person
People
Hundred
Thousand
Life
Medic
To retire
Page # 11
Noticias de
Mendez Middle School
Mendez Middle School has been a proud resident of Dove Springs since the fall of 1987. Ten
members of the faculty and staff have been here
since the beginning. Our principal, Connie Barr,
was a Social Studies teacher here in those early
years. She left us for several years, but returned
as principal seven years ago and has been responsible for some major changes at the school.
Mendez is now stronger academically and safer
and more secure than it ever has been.
The Mendez staff invites Dove Springs residents,
especially parents of our students, to attend events
at the school. Through this column in La Voz de
Dove Springs, we will keep you informed about
what’s going on at Mendez.
Nancy Lewis
Upcoming Events:
Football - October 31, 2005 Mendez vs. Fulmore at Burger Baseball Field
Girls basketball will start on October 31, 2005
Mendez Moms Coffee Talks - Friday, October 28, 2005 at 8:00AM in the
Mendez Library
Parenting Classes, taught by Edna Iruegas, Thursday, October 27 and November 3rd, 2005 from 5:30PM to 7:00PM in Portable # 2.
Please join us for any or all of the above listed events.
Help Wanted
Se Busca Trabajadores
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yourself would like know how you can become a writer, please call La
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La Voz de Dove Springs - October, 2005
Contests/Prizes/Quizzes
En cada ejemplar de La Voz de
Dove Springs habra un a seria de
concursos y juegos, El propósito
de estos concursos es medir el
impacto de la publicación y
establecer un prefil de los lectores.
Los premios de cada concurso son
diferentes. Algunas de las
preguntas estan en inglés y otras
en español. Buena suerte!
In each issue of La Voz de Dove
Springs there will be a series of
contests and games. These contests are designed to measure the
impact of the publication and develop a readership profile. The
prize for each contest is different
and readers are encouraged to follow the directions. Some of the
questions are in English and some
are in Spanish. Good luck!
10 Preguntas
Gana $50.00
10 questions
Win $50.00
Contesta las siguientes
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1.
Who is Freddy Fender?
2.
Which story in this issue of La Voz de Dove Springs
was the most interesting to you?
3.
Name the 3 of the 5 individuals in the People in the News
section of this publication.
4.
Why were people participating in the march in Dove
Springs?
5.
How many pages does this issue of La Voz de Dove
Springs contain?
6.
Which story in this issue of the newspaper did you not like?
7.
Who is Mona Gonzalez?
8.
Who is Dionisio Salazar?
9.
What event is taking place at the Dove Springs Recreation
Center on October 29, 2005?
10.
Have you ever been to the Video Super which is advertising
on the back page of this publication?
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Page # 13
Calendar of Events
A Latino Cultural Quiz
How much do you know about La Raza? ¿Qué tanto sabes de La Raza? Take the Latino Cultural Quiz and find out! There are three sections to
this quiz. The first section is worth 30 points and is “True or False.” The second section is a matching exercise and is worth 40 points. The final
section is “Multiple Choice” and it is worth 30 points. Total points = 100. The answers to this quiz are on page 14. ¡No se vale peek!
TRUE OR FALSE SECTION
1. Tortillas were first invented in Mexico.
True
False
2. Women in Mexico could not vote until 1954.
True
False
3. Henry Cisneros was the first Mexican
American Mayor of San Antonio, Texas
A medicinal plant that disintegrates kidney stones and
allows them to pass with no
virtually no pain.
11. Pelado
12. Mica
13. Chilango
Slang for a Green Card
14. Frajo
First Mexican American
school teacher in Austin
15. “La Ley del Monte”
16. Luis Valdez
True
False
17. Consuelo Mendez
4. Sammy Davis Jr. was part Hispanic.
18. Merienda
True
False
True
False
6. The current population of Latinos in
the United States is over 40 million.
True
True
False
8. Lynda Carter, who starred in the Wonder
Woman television series in the 1970s is a Latina.
True
21. Ajo
22. José Alfredo Jimenez
A meal considered a snack
The founder of El Teatro
Campesino
23. Dr. José Limon
Song made into a hit by
Vicente Fernandez
24. Gripa
Slang for country boy
25. La Govenadora
Slang for San Antonio
26. Simon
A state capitol
27. Morelia, Michocan
Ox
28. San Quilmas
Slang for a person from
México City
29. Carne Guisada
Slang for cigarette
30. David Alfaro
Siqueiros
(1896-1974)
Ingredients in a taco
False
9. Dolly Parton, the country western singer is half
Hispanic.
True
False
10. It’s bad luck to kill a cricket indoors
True
Director of the Center for
Mexican American Studies
at the University of Texas
A feeling of sickness
20. “Las Nubes”
False
7. The term “Hispanic” was used by the U.S.
Bureau of the Census for the first time in 1980.
Signature song of Little Joe
y La Familia
Garlic
19. Buey
5. The Mambo is a dance that originated
in Cuba.
MULTIPLE CHOICE SECTION
MATCHING SECTION
False
3 points for each correct answer
Slang for “Yes”
Famous Mexican composer
31. Pozole and Menudo both contain
a. celery
b. homminy
c. figs
d. cabbage
32. In Mexico, it is customary for a girl to have
on her 15th birthday:
a. a new car
b. a new doll
c. get married
d. a party called a quinceañera
33. Which of the following is the most popular
sport in México?
a. Basketball
b. Soccer
c. Bull Figthing
d. Golf
34. Hernan Cortes the Spanish Conquistadores
first set foot in what is now México in the
year:
a. 1776
b. 1218
c. 1519
d. 1810
35. Cinco de Mayo should be important to the
African American community because:
a. We all need to get along
b. The Mexicans kept the French busy
while the North fought the South
during the Civil War and thus the
prevented the French from aiding the
South
c. African Americans fought the hardest
in the Battle of Puebla in 1862
d. Runaway slaves entered México in
great numbers and composed 80% of
the forces that fought the French in
1862 at the Battle of Puebla
Famous Mexican painter
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2 points for each correct answer
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Page # 14
La Voz de Dove Springs, October, 2005
Answers to the
Latino Cultural Quiz
Answers:
$25.00 Readership Game
Dove Springs Trivia
Answers:
1. True. TORTILLA - Name given by Spaniards to
the corn-based flat-bread they found in use in
Mexico. This literally means “smallish and flattened,”
(for instance, it is what a Spaniard would call an egg
omelette). Native names differed, but in three major
languages it was: TLAXCALLI (Nahuatl, the Aztec
tongue), YET (Zapotec), WEJ (Maya).
11. Pelado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . k
2. False, In Mexico, geographically part of North
America but culturally closely allied with countries
to its south with which it shared a Spanish colonial
heritage, a movement for woman suffrage developed
after the Revolution of 1910. Despite some early
successes in the state of Yucatán, women were not
permitted to vote and hold office at the municipal
level until 1947, by which time they were actively
being recruited by the ruling political party. Mexican
women finally gained the right to run for office in
1953.
15. “La Ley del Monte” . . . . . . . . j
3. False - in the 1840s, Juan Seguin served as
Mayor of San Antonio, Texas for a short period of
time
21. Ajo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f
4. True - Sammy Davis Jr.mother, Harlem vaudeville dancer Elvera “Baby” Sanchez, was Puerto
Rican.
23. Dr. José Limon . . . . . . . . . . . . e
5. True - The “Mambo” dance is attributed to Perez
Prado who introduced it at La Tropicana night-club
in Havana in 1943.
25. La Govenadora . . . . . . . . . . . a
6. True - The latest U.S. Bureau of the Census estimates put the Hispanic population in the United States
at 40,459,196. And everyday, approximatley 150 to
300 new Hispanics step off a bus somewhere in Austin, Texas.
27. Morelia, Michocan . . . . . . . . . m
7. True - “Hispanic” was not used by the Census Bureau until 1980. Before that the term was Mexican
American, Spanish Speaking American, Chicano, and
a few others.
30. David Alfaro
Siqueiros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t
(1896-1974)
8. True - Born to a Mexican-American mother and
an Anglo father in Phoenix, Arizona, Linda Jean
Córdova Carter grew up to become one of America’s
most iconic figures: Wonder Woman. She now lives
in suburban Washington, D.C., with her lawyer
husband, Robert Altman, and their two teenage
children, Jessica and James. Carter, 54, makes
her most high-profile comeback this summer in
the Disney movie Sky High, in which she plays
Principal Powers, the head mistress at a high
school for the children of superheroes.
9. False - Dolly Parton is not a Hispanic.
12. Mica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b
13. Chilango . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o
14. Frajo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p
16. Luis Valdez . . . . . . . . . . . . .
i
17. Consuelo Mendez. . . . . . . .
c
18. Merienda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
h
19. Buey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n
20. “Las Nubes” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d
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La Voz de Dove Springs - October, 2005
Last week the Associated Press
reported that more students in the U.
S. are studying the Chinese
Language. Well, we could say that
Spanish speakers in South Texas and
especially the Winter Garden Area
have a head start. There are certain
words and phrases that an
uninformed person from outside the
area might be consider of Asian
influence. So, if you hear a Hispanic
ask “onta” (where is it/he/she) the
speaker is not speaking or studying
Chinese. The speaker is merely
shortening the question “donde está.”
The same applies to “akita” (here
it is) instead of “aqui está”. Or if it/he/
she “is there”, the person may answer
“ayta” (alli está). The está (is) in a
phrase is also shorten in “tabien” (it
is okay) and tamal (it is bad or he/
she is ill). This tamal should not be
confused with the food item. In fact,
there is a ditty to help differentiate. It
says “si el tamal tamal, no es tamal”.
That is, if the tamal (food item) is bad/
spoiled, then it is not a tamal.
Meanwhile, if a speaker says “ay
chinitas” he is not saying “oh, little
Chinese women”. In fact, the speaker
is voicing frustration. The best English
translation (in a family oriented
newspaper) would be “heck, shoot,
alas”. The same meaning and
translation can be applied when the
Spanish speaker says “ ay chinelas”
(oh sandals). Depending on the
severity of the speaker’s frustration,
the word can be pronounced
“chiiiiiiiinelas’. In English that would
be pronounced “cheeeeeeee-nelas.
Mind you that is not the same as “ir a
tirar chancla” which means to go
dancing and not “going to throw a
sandal”.
Another way of expressing degree
or emphasis about something is the
usage of the word “tan”. The word
may be translated to English as “so”.
As in the English Language, it can be
used to describe severity or degree
of whatever. For example, “está frío”
(or whatever) can be described
through the repetition of “tan”. In this
case, the second “tan” becomes
“very”. Therefore, “está tan, tan frío”
translates as “it is so very cold”.
If it is colder than “so very” then you
might hear the “tan” being repeated.
Hence, “está tan, tan, tan frío”, means
that it is very, very, very cold. A
speaker can add as many “tans” as
he/she feels are necessary to get the
point across. It should be noted that
esta at the beginning of a phrase can
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“AY, CHINITAS” IS NOT
ABOUT CHINESE WOMEN
be shorten to sta. So the sentence
could sound like “sta tan, tan tan, frío”.
Apart from Ladino (the Spanish
Language of the Spanish/Portuguese
Sephardic Jews) another influence on
the Spanish spoken in Northeast
Mexico and South is Eúskeda, the
language of the Basque. The people
from Vizcaya in northern Spain
abutting the border with France and
Portugal, founded the Reyno de la
Nueva Vizcaya in 1564 in what is now
north central Mexico. The 1575 city
of Santiago del Saltillo was the
foremost northeast community of
Nueva Vizcaya.
T he Basque settlers spoke
Spanish and Eúskeda. The language
is unique in that it is not related to
Spanish, French or Portuguese which
surround it on the Iberian Peninsula.
It also does not have any Latin
influence. Today, we can easily hear
the Basque influence in the speech
of Northeast Mexico and South
Texas. For instance, the f phoneme
(sound) does not exist in Eúskeda.
Therefore, the f is commonly
pronounced as a j. Hence we hear
“juerte” (who-er-teh; strong) instead
of “fuerte”(foo-er-teh). We also hear
“jue” (who-eh; was/went) instead of
“fue”(foo-eh) and so on. There is also
confusion with the g and h phonemes.
“Huevos” (weh-voz; eggs) can be
heard as “guebos”(goo-eh-bows) and
“guaraches” (go-ah-rah-chez;
sandals) as “huaraches” (wah-raches).
Pre-dictionary Spanish
is one of the strongest
influences in the
vocabulary of the
Spanish spoken in the
geographic area.
Pre-dictionary Spanish is one of
the strongest influences in the
vocabulary of the Spanish spoken in
the geographic area. Bear in mind,
Nueva Vizcaya was founded in 1564
and the Nuevo Reyno de León in
1580. From Saltillo (1575) and
Monterrey (1581) the families settled
La Nueva Extremadura (now
Coahuila), Las Nuevas Philipinas
(also known as Amichél/Provincia de
los Tejas and called Texas since
1800) and La Colonia del Nuevo
Santander (present Tamaulipas).
Some families also meandered back
and forth from Nueva Vizcaya and
Nuevo León to El Nuevo México
by Richard Santos
de la Santa Fé de San Francisco (New
Mexico) which was founded in 1598.
This was quite logical since the Pérez
de Oñate Sephardic Jewish family
from Spanish (European) Vizcaya
were the founders of the cities of
Guadalajara, San Luís Potosí,
Zacatecas and New Mexico. Those
were the founding Spanish colonial
families of north central and northeast
Mexico as well as Texas, New Mexico
and Colorado. So between 1564 and
1716 when the Villa de Béxar was
established, the Sephardí and Basque
ruling class created a cultural pátria
chica (min-homeland) straddling the
Río Grande y Bravo del Norte.
the culture (especially
food and language) of the
founding Spanish colonial
families would influence
the Native Americans,Old
Christians and
newcomers.
And why is this linguistically
important? Simple, the first dictionary
of the Spanish Language was
published in Madrid in 1726! Saltillo
was 151 years old, Monterrey 144
years old, San Antonio 10 years old
and Goliad was founded that same
year of 1726! Therefore, the culture
(especially food and language) of the
founding Spanish colonial families
would influence the Native Americans,
Old Christians and newcomers. That
is why we hear llanatas (vehicular tires)
instead of neumáticos, manéas
(vehicular brakes) instead of frenos,
arrear (to drive a vehicle) instead of
manejar, asina/ansina (such) instead
of así, nayden (no one) instead of
nadie and many others.
I t must be stressed that
people who do not know the history of
the geographic area, historical
linguistics and dialectology are wrong
when they label certain words as slang.
Take the word chante for home. It is
as old as chante (French) or shanty
(English) meaning a small house.
Meanwhile, canton (also used for
home) is a house made of limestone
(canto). Although there are many other
pre-dictionary words that can be listed,
suffice it to say the words are not slang.
I ncidentally, it is the predictionary Spanish influence which
allows the ll in this dialect of Spanish
to be silent or at best pronounced like
a y (instead of a j or z sound). So we
hear tortía instead of tortiya/
tortija.tortiza, amarío instead of
amariyo.amarijo, etc. So remember,
this is not slang! It is archaic, predictionary Spanish. In short, we
continue to speak the language of
Hernan Cortes, Francisco de Ibarra,
Luís de Carvajal y de la Cueva and
Juan Pérez de Oñate.
L ast but not least, the
Náhuatl Language of the Aztec
culture can also be heard on the
Spanish spoken in northeast Mexico,
Texas and the U.S. Southwest. The
most easily identified are nouns
ending in te. Because the Spaniards
could not pronounce the tl of the
Náhuatl, they changed it to te. Hence
coyotl became coyote, tomatl became
tomate, huizatchli became huisache,
xocolotl became chocolate, and so on.
It is important to note this
short list of words were adopted to
U.S. English in which only the
pronunciation differs. This is also true
with corral, laso, riata, bonanza, pinto,
armada, and so on. Some Spanish
words have been altered both in
spelling and pronunciation when
adopted to English. This includes
mustang from mesteño, buckaroo
from vaquero, calabooze from
calabozo, firewater from aguardiente,
and my favorite, dolliwelter from dale
vuelta.
S o more students are
studying Chinese. Good. Maybe it will
help put those Christmas toys and
electronic gadgets together.
Meanwhile, if you want to hear a multicultural dialect of Spanish, listen to the
Spanish speakers of La Pátria Chica
straddling the Río Grande y Bravo del
Norte. It is not slang. It is not “wrong”.
And not withstanding the ridicule and
insults by the uninformed, it is a dialect
spoken since the days cuando
andaban las vivoras paradas (since
snakes used to walk erect) con orgullo
y terquedad (with pride and tenancity).
Nuf zed
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