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| Jesse H. Ruiz |
PRINCIPAL MEETING: Jesse H. Ruiz, Vice-President, Chicago
Board of Education will be meeting with Little Village elementary and high
school principals this Friday, March 15, 2013 from 9 a.m. to Noon. Hosting the
meeting is the Little Village Community Council located at 3610 W. 26th St.
JESSE WAS appointed Vice President of the Chicago
Board of Education by Chicago Mayor Rahm
Emanuel in May 2011. Chicago
Public Schools is currently the third largest school district in the nation
with over 400,000 students and a budget exceeding $5 billion.
RUIZ IS an attorney and partner with the law firm of
Drinker Biddle. Jesse is the legal counsel to the fourteen Illinois senators
and representatives who formed the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus and the
Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation. In 2003, and again in 2009,
Jesse received the Foundation’s Leadership Award for providing legal counsel to
both the Foundation and the Caucus, and assisting in the formation of both
organizations. For more info call 312/286-3405.
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| Left to right: A hair stylist shows State Rep. Lisa Hernandez her skills in hair styling with a young girl. |
FREE HAIRCUTS
and manicures will be given to Little Village residents on Saturday, March
23, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Little Village Community Council, 3610
W. 26th St. Students from the
America’s Career Institute, Inc., 7000 W. Cermak Road, Berwyn, IL will be
providing the free service.
AMERICA’s Career
Institute, Inc. welcomes anyone interested in becoming a cosmetologist and/or
nail technician. It is a cosmetologist school under the direction of Patricia
Caraballo, president.
FOR SEVERAL years, America’s Career Institute, Inc.
has participated in many events. Students love to help community organizations
and, at the same time, are given the opportunity to utilize their skills. The
school is available for groups and individual customers who would like beauty services
done by a student under the supervision of an instructor.
THEIR PRICES are reasonable. Haircuts $7, Shampoo
only $4 & up, Re-touch $25 & up, Full color $35 & up, Color rinse $2 & up. Skin: Facial $9, Make-up $15 & up, Eye lashes $15. Nail: Manicure $6, Pedicure $15, Nail Wraps
$15, Remove nail $8.
ACI caterers to birthday
parties, Quinceanera and bridal showers. Hours: Sunday and Monday – closed,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday – 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday
– 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Call ACI at 708/795-1500.
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| Manuel Perez Jr. 11th Annual Birthday Commemoration March 2, 2013. Left to right: Commander Rudy Acevedo, Dorman-Dunn Post 547; MAJ Peter J. Ramirez, Cadet Jose Rivera, Cadet Enrique Vega, Cadet Bryan Martinez, USAP Senior Master Sergeant Pedro Ortiz, Cadet Juan A. Aguilar, Cadet Jacqueline Medina, Cadet Jessenia Gomez and William Luna, Commander. Cadets attend the Patton Academy ROTC, Farragut Career Academy H.S., 2345 S. Christiana Ave., Chicago, IL 60623 |
M.O.H. PEREZ
JR.: For 11 years, Commander William Luna of the Dr. Hector P. Garcia AMVETS,
Post 326 has coordinated the ceremony to celebrate the birthday of PFC Manuel
Perez Jr. [1923-1945] a Medal of Honor [MOH] recipient from WWII.
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| PFC Manuel Perez Jr. |
PEREZ JR. was killed in action in the Battle
of Luzon, Philippines in 1945. The 11TH Airborne Division mission
was to take Fort William McKinley in the Philippines. The fort was fortified
with pillboxes with .50-caliber machine guns. Perez took upon himself to blast
away with grenades and killed 18 Japanese soldiers before he was mortally
wounded. His action enabled his unit to advance successfully. Perez Jr. posthumously
received the Medal of Honor for his heroism.
THIRTY-FIVE
veterans and friends gathered at the Manuel Perez Jr. Memorial Plaza at 26th St. & Kolin Ave. on Saturday, March 2, 2013 in memory of a Mexican American
war hero PFC Perez Jr. Farragut ROTC cadets posted colors and played music for
the event under the director of Maj. Peter
J. Ramirez, Commandant.
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| Left to right: Sergio Arlandis, Eduardo E. Gesio, Vanessa Zamora, Lisa T. Bennett, Norma Calderon, Baltazar Enriquez |
H.O.P.E.
MEETING: The Helping Other’s Progress Economically [HOPE] organization held a public meeting Thursday, March 7, 2013 at St. Agnes gym, 2651 S. Central Park Ave. HOPE
is a non-profit organization under the leadership of Baltazar Enriquez. More
than 150 people attended the meeting to learn how to protect their homes from
foreclosures, court procedures and banks.
SPEAKERS were: Eduardo E. Gesio,
U.S. Dept. of House & Urban Development; Lisa T. Bennett, Community Relations,
Office of Attorney General and Vanessa Zamora, Senior Housing Policy Advisor,
Attorney General’s Office and Sergio Arlandis.
FOR MORE info: Call HOPE at 773/522-2552.
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY
SUNDAY, MARCH 17TH
REMEMBER THE SAN PATRICIOS!
[THE IRISH SOLDIERS THAT FOUGHT FOR MEXICO]