This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page They say that the best that Azpeitia can offer is the Azpeitia A citizen who lives in Basque and whose culture revolves around this language has been put at the base It is the most Basque village in the Basque Country of this number of inhabitants (about 15,000) They emphasize that it is a living people who know how to celebrate That’s why they like to use the term live tourism On the website to attract people to the village you can see the video “Come to the good The testimonies of the Azpeitians are collected in this work In the “Memorable Azpeitia” section there are contents about places They would like Azpeitia to be a pilot experience The model could be adapted to the towns that make up the UEMA and then extended to the rest of the Basque Country Hurricane Helene, which caused devastation from Florida to Virginia after making landfall Sept. 26 along the Taylor County coast, was responsible for at least three dozen deaths in Florida And while no one perished from Helene in Taylor County two people died in Leon County and another in Gadsden County according to reports from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the State Medical Examiner's Office for the 2nd District A physician was killed after falling off a ladder while cleaning up after the hurricane A former longtime state worker bumped his head in the dark during a post-Helene power outage and later died one of the latest known casualties from Helene suffered injuries in a car crash the day of landfall and died nearly two months later The three other fatalities all occurred in Leon County. The May 10 tornado outbreak — a freak weather event that spawned three tornadoes — left two people dead from fallen trees including a teenage girl who had been staying in a wooded area off Apalachee Parkway Another person was killed earlier in the year when he was hit by lightning during a walk in the park State medical examiners determine whether a fatality is hurricane- or storm-related based on autopsies and other available information A fatality can be directly related to a storm — from fallen trees for instance — or indirectly related — from slips and falls during cleanup to carbon monoxide poisoning from poorly ventilated generators The vast majority of hurricane-related deaths are indirect a Winter Haven forensic pathologist and former chairman of the Florida Medical Examiners Commission we’ve got lots of advanced warning that the storm’s approaching the cleanup that comes after — that is where most of the deaths are reported.” Here are more details on the people in Leon County who were killed in 2024 storms: a longtime advocate for people with visual impairment and a father of three hit his head on a kitchen cabinet in his Tallahassee home on Sept His wife reported that the power was out at the time and that she found him in an “altered state” after the injury He was taken to a local hospital and diagnosed with traumatic head injury in which blood pools between the brain and skull His neurological health continued to decline in the days after Helene made landfall He was placed on hospice care and died on Oct Azpeitia worked for the Tennessee School for the Blind the Foundation for the Junior Blind in Los Angeles and the Commission for the Blind in Portland He spent 31 years with the Florida Division of Blind Services before retiring in 2016 “Azpeitia’s passion and expertise will be missed,” an agency newsletter said upon his retirement lived in the moment and made all of us laugh smile and feel special for being who we are.” Benton, a 47-year-old restaurant manager was lying in bed the morning of May 10 when the lights flickered inside her mobile home on Aenon Church Road were aware that a big storm that would spawn three tornadoes was bearing down on the area uttering what turned out to be her last words a large oak tree next to their residence toppled onto the roof smashing the bedroom and crushing everything beneath it who stepped out of the bedroom before the tree fell went to Rickards High School and worked at numerous restaurants over the years “She was very good at serving and taking care of people," Sutton said A single mom who raised two daughters and a son including a homeless couple she had befriended “She was a really uplifting person,” her daughter was driving on State Road 12 in Gadsden County the day Helene made landfall when his car began to hydroplane in the rain The sedan ran off the road and crashed into a tree he was on his way to his home in Greensboro after taking one of his four daughters to get hurricane supplies at the Piggly Wiggly in Quincy Carter was taken to a Tallahassee hospital and diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury and rib fractures he was taken to another medical facility and placed on comfort measures “He fought for almost two months,” Carter said who attended public school in Gadsden County dance and cook and that he “worked diligently to support his family.” Carter said her late husband worked at the solar plant in Chattahoochee was clearing debris with a friend at one of his rental properties in Tallahassee when they placed a 20-foot ladder against a large tree to cut down limbs when a limb he was cutting “began to swing in an unintended (direction)” and fell to the ground the decedent’s friend ran away from the ladder so he wouldn’t get (hit) with the limb,” the report says “This made the ladder become very unstable which caused the decedent to lose his footing and fall to the ground.” fisher and sailor as well as soccer player playing a mean Blue Rondo à la Turk,” his obituary says he earned his medical degree in France and worked for years as a “small-town country doc” in Lenoir he joined Capital Health Plan in Tallahassee as well as spending time with his wife and family,” his obituary says His ashes were scattered over the Gulf of Mexico at sunset from his sailboat Harley Brooke HartHarley, 17, was hit by a massive falling tree on May 10 she was staying in a tent with a man in a wooded area off Idlewild Drive The Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the girl’s death in May though it did not release her name or other records Leon County EMS responded previously confirmed responding and rushing her to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare said eight migrant workers who were in the area managed to lift the tree off Harley who suffered crushed bones and other severe injuries with her organs going to donors across the country “We held her hand for three days,” her father said “We stayed with her until they took her on her honor walk.” described by her dad as a “nonconformist,” grew up faster than most kids her age She attended school in Wakulla County but was introduced to a party lifestyle at an early age she was in and out of state custody and group homes Hart said the Department of Children and Families agreed to let her live with a family member in Wakulla County She told her family she was spending the weekend with her best friend but instead went off with someone else She had gotten a 92 on her GED practice exam She wanted to get her driver’s license and the whole thing.” said Harley always had a smile on her face She was survived by three sisters and three brothers in all “I miss her a lot,” Hayden said of her sister “I’m glad I got to hang out with her as much as I could before it happened.” went on what was supposed to be a routine afternoon walk March 3 with his wife at the J.R As they headed back to their car, lightning struck Smith from a storm that witnesses said approached suddenly according to police reports and witness accounts “(His wife) was walking in front and then heard a loud bang and (saw) bright light come from behind her,” a police report says she observed Michael fall over onto the ground.” Two bystanders who saw the horrific event unfold along with arriving deputies tried to revive Smith but were unsuccessful He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital and pronounced dead shortly after Smith graduated from Suwanee High School in Live Oak and Madison Junior College before moving to Tallahassee in 1974 and meeting his wife The couple traveled extensively and had just returned from a birthday trip to the Grand Canyon and an Eagles concert "He retired 14 years ago and thoroughly enjoyed saying 'Every day is Saturday!' " his obituary said was a talented woodworker and passionately loved his family." Contact Jeff Burlew at jburlew@tallahassee.com or 850-599-2180 the relatives of Dionisio Aizpuru Kurro and Pedro Mari Isart Pelitxo and several citizens have gathered around the monolith installed in the field behind the Tower of Enparan It has been 33 years since Kurro and Pelitxo along with Rafael Delas Chapas and José María Isidro Izura Pelu members of the Autonomous Anti-Capitalist Commandos were killed by the Spanish police in Pasaia Bay Along with the traditional floral offering have unveiled the new plaque they have placed on the monolith; the new plaque in honor of the four dead in the Pasaia ambush contains the same text as the previous one that had begun to be removed over time and has extended the invitation to go there Arantxa Isarte speaks on behalf of the families He is grateful for the support of the population and reiterates that "after so many years" they will continue to fight to clarify the deaths of their loved ones so that "with total impunity" the events do not stop This news has been published by Yucatecas and has been brought to LUZ thanks to the CC-by-sa license Libraries  A-Z Index  Directories Education: DPT from Texas Woman's University Dallas; Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology from the University of North TexasResidence: Dallas Study: Can hip range of motion discriminate between hip dysplasia and femoroacetabular impingement in young adults with activity related hip pain?Education: BS in Kinesiology University of Wisconsin-Madison; Doctor of Physical Therapy Study: Physical Activity during the Breast Cancer Continuum of Care: Validation of a Measurement Tool and Identifying Barriers to ParticipationEducation: Bachelor of Health Sciences Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation and Texas Woman's University; Doctorate in Physical Therapy Tennessee State University; Bachelor of Arts in Social Science Special Major Study: Utility of the Head Control Scale in Children with TorticollisEducation: Bachelors of Journalism University of Texas at Austin; Doctor of Physical Therapy Texas Woman's UniversityResidence: Fort Worth Study: Beyond step count: Measuring physical activity in children with severe motor impairment who are non-ambulatoryEducation: BA Emory University; DPT from Mercer UniversityResidence: Roswell PhDStudy: The Reliability and Validity of the Amputee Mobility Predictor with Prosthesis (AMPPRO) for Adolescents with Unilateral Lower Extremity AmputationsEducation: B.S. 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The future of the center is brighter than ever Azpeitia said the VRC is adding a new position to enhance student support and more assessments are on the way to gauge what services need to be added or amended but it's been something that we've done as a campus community," Azpeitia shared To learn more or support the VRC, visit their website CPP News is managed by the Department of Strategic Communications. APPLE VALLEY — Roberto Azpeitia was 11 when he first watched Roy Rogers and Trigger on the silver screen The moment occurred “a long time ago” — 36 years to be exact — so Azpeitia is hard-pressed to remember which one of nearly 100 films he saw but the experience left an indelible mark on the man whose love for the “King of the Cowboys” has since extended beyond Hollywood contributions his movies and his personality,” Azpeitia told the Daily Press “But especially because he helped a lot of people .. in the community with the (Happy Trails Children’s) Foundation learned the iconic hacienda with the horseshoe-shaped house previously occupied by Rogers and “Queen of the West” Dale Evans was for sale Azpeitia jumped at the chance to own the 5,677-square-foot piece of Apple Valley history The house endured an on-again-off-again relationship with the market having been periodically listed as available since 2015 according to Cathy Bayless of Grand Vista Realty the higher-priced homes take longer to sell,” Bayless explained the original $749,000 price tag experienced incremental decreases Brett — who own and operate Grand Vista — were asking $605,000 “They did get a great deal,” Cathy Bayless said the Azpeitias — who own California Batteries Inc San Bernardino and Fontana — uprooted sons Jared 8; from Victorville after 10 years for the jaunt to their new 5-bedroom It’s a beautiful city,” Roberto Azpeitia said Construction began in July 1979 at the behest of Roy Rogers Jr — better known as Dusty — and consisted of a joint effort between R.R.J Drifting Sands Realty and architect Bud Seagondollar according to a previous Daily Press report Rogers and Evans moved to Apple Valley in 1965 spa and long balconies situated on 1.6 acres adjacent to the Apple Valley Golf Course — was deemed the perfect setting for their golden years rest and relaxation would have to wait as the year proved busy for the Victor Valley’s beloved celebrity couple Rogers — who owned the Double R Bar Ranch in Oro Grande — exited the thoroughbred business by selling off 16 horses at auction And Evans published “Woman,” a book in which she examined the struggles women faced by discussing strong female figures in the Bible the dynamic couple also spoke at the “Ayatollah urged voters to oust President Jimmy Carter and performed at the Los Angeles County Fair according to previous Daily Press and San Bernardino Sun reports played host to 500 guests at the newly finished home on Feb showing off exquisite features such as the imported Italian tile front door replete with a stained-glass desert scene and “environmental tub” capable of tanning the skin (or burning a person if the warning buzzer went unheeded) There was also the stereo system hooked into every room and the elegant double Rs situated on either side of both iron gates leading to Tomahawk Road Evans died in February 2001 — nearly three years after Rogers’ July 1998 passing — and those letters became a point of discussion when the home’s second owners took up occupancy in 2003 one month before the Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum closed its Victorville doors Considering the singing cowboy was no longer around locals wondered if Gerry and Glenda Bayless might remove Rogers’ initials from the gates telling the Daily Press the double Rs would remain albeit with a new designation: Rambling Rose The name stuck and Rambling Rose now serves as the setting for future memories made by the Azpeitias Of the two homes Rogers and Evans owned in Apple Valley only the one just north of Highway 18 — first occupied by town co-founder B.J “Bud” Westlund — has been designated historical But given that Roberto Azpeitia has already witnessed fans stopping for photographs he’s open to Rambling Rose becoming Apple Valley's next official point of interest Matthew Cabe can be reached at MCabe@VVDailyPress.com or at 760-951-6254 Four Pomona College students and seven alumni have won 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards These fellowships support the graduate education of outstanding and promising students in the fields of science The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support including an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 to the recipient’s graduate institution Ashby, a math major in biostatistics at the University of Washington (UW) next fall He plans to explore the many biomedical research opportunities at UW and potential biomedical research collaborations between UW biostatistics and premier research institutions like the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center “One thing that I love about biostatistics is that the technical skillset you develop is easily transferable across different research areas I’m keeping an open mind regarding what projects I want to work on and I hope to get involved in several different research areas over the next few years as I refine my research interests,” says Ashby In the summer of 2019, Ashby was awarded the Pomona Math Department’s Kenneth Cooke Fellowship to conduct research under the mentorship of Professor Jo Hardin he worked on two projects involving the analysis of time-course RNA-sequencing data in the bacterium Escherichia coli (E Coli) and the human parasite Trypanosoma brucei. “The experience sparked my passion for pursuing biostatistics research and introduced me to the collaborative niche that biostatisticians inhabit within the biomedical research ecosystem.” Hoback, a physics major will attend Harvard University in the fall of 2022 to pursue a Ph.D Hoback deferred her admission to Harvard in order to continue with Thaeles Inc. a cell site acquisition company she co-founded in March 2020 helps install 5G technology and infrastructure in underserved communities Hoback is planning to conduct research in mathematical physics throughout her career She plans to work as postdoctoral researcher and eventually start an independent lab specializing in theoretical mathematics and physics “It’s my hope to eventually create communities of researchers that present viable alternatives for a career in professional research by hiring theorists to solve problems in industry in exchange for total academic freedom.” Kim, a math major will be attending MIT next year for a Ph.D Kim focused on the pure mathematics track within the major a lot of what you learn are the same concepts you’d learn in high school calculus class but you go behind the hood where you prove everything and you see why things rigorously work,” she says “I am hoping to focus on mathematical analysis and the NSF fellowship will help me focus on that,” shares Kim who plans a career in mathematics The annual prize is presented to one undergraduate woman for excellence in the field May, a molecular biology major She is fascinated by the human gut microbiome bacterial metabolic pathways and the techniques we can use to visualize proteins such as X-ray crystallography and Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) May plans to study a bacterial metabolic pathway involving the human pathogen and superbug Clostridioides difficile with the goal of identifying new antibiotic targets using structural biology “I want to know what is going on in our guts it is my dream to establish a research lab one day and pursue a scientific career,” says May Azpeitia majored in psychological science  and Chicana/o-Latina/o studies at Pomona College program in social psychology at the University of Washington.  He plans to explore the ways in which marginalized communities experience discrimination and prejudice and how that affects inequality in the world At Pomona, Azpeitia worked in the labs of Psychological Science Professors Sharon Goto and Guadalupe Bacio thanks to SURP These experiences exposed him to cultural and ethnic minority psychology and what it means to explore identities He also credits the late Professor of Psychology Ray Buriel Azpeitia says he will never forget Buriel’s words that encouraged him to pursue his interests: “There are people out there who look like us and study people like us Azpeitia regularly reflects on these words that help remind him that his research and contributions do matter The NSF grant will allow him to pursue his topics freely Derdeyn majored in mathematics at Pomona and is currently pursuing a Ph.D computational and systems biology at UC Irvine Derdeyn’s goal as a scientist is to use his mathematics as a tool to understand the dynamics of the brain clustering and neural networks to find patterns in high dimensional datasets,” says Derdeyn Derdeyn credits the Pomona College Math Department for giving him the structure support and flexibility to have deep learning experiences in math while also exploring other interests The NSF GRF will provide Derdeyn with increased financial autonomy to pursue his own research interests “It also reaffirms that I belong in academia and that I’m doing the right things A large part of the application asks about the broader impacts of our work and our connection and service to the world around us This award validates the time I’ve spent working with the Orange County LGBTQ Center and on mentoring programs to create a more welcoming and equitable world for everyone.” Fahey majored in cognitive science at Pomona Kalow majored in public policy analysis and minored in French at Pomona He is planning on studying comparative politics and political methodology His research interests include the relationship between public service provision and political behavior in ethnically diverse societies with a regional focus in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia Litle majored in biology at Pomona in biology at the University of Washington where he is a member of the Carrington Lab He splits his time between the main campus in Seattle and Friday Harbor Laboratories in the San Juan Islands At Pomona, he credits Biology Professor Wallace “Marty” Meyer who helped him build on his burgeoning passion for natural systems Litle studies the impacts of climate change on nearshore marine communities of animals that have complex life cycles “A lot of coastal invertebrates that we know and love (think stars tiny larval forms that swim around in the ocean and eventually settle and transform into the familiar adult forms.  I hope to further our understanding of how climate-related stress at one stage of life can affect interactions between animals at later stages in order to bolster our understanding of how coastal ecosystems will respond to climate change,” he says The NSF grant will give Litle a big boost to launch and follow through on some of his ambitious research projects Lund majored in chemistry at Pomona in mechanical engineering and material science at Yale University Lund is researching processing strategies for improving mechanical properties of amorphous metallic glass alloys and machine learning techniques for materials development under the guidance of Yale Professor Jan Schroers Chemistry Professor Daniel O’Leary and Assistant Director of Smith Campus Center John Lopes helped prepare Lund to both engage professors and administrations and to lean on them as resources Lund credits the interdisciplinary nature of the liberal arts at Pomona with preparing him for the work he does now my liberal arts education and the culture of student driven activism at Pomona taught me when to speak up and catalyze action to help my current department better promote diversity and inclusion (DEI) at all ranks of academia.” Lund says the NSF GRFP will allow him to proceed with his research on his own timeline and explore ventures outside the lab like further developing and implementing DEI initiatives Song majored in psychological science and minored in Asian American studies at Pomona in social psychology at the University of Washington where she researches how race and culture influence our response to demographic changes in local and national environments 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exercising and eating healthy After serving eight years and being deployed to Afghanistan, Chan had difficulty coping with her experiences and knew she needed a change. Being healthy was a way for her to control her life and influenced her to study nutrition at Cal Poly Pomona "I didn't want to suffer the same health issues my mom had growing up," said Chan, a master's student in agriculture with an emphasis in nutrition and food science being around other students who were working academically at a high level encouraged me to keep going in nutrition." Chan ('17, food and nutrition) transferred to Cal Poly Pomona from Irvine Valley College in 2015. She worked at the Veterans Resource Center as a peer advisor helping student veterans and veteran dependents navigate college life find resources and take advantage of opportunities Chan discussed issues in the veteran community linked to nutrition with the center's coordinator "Discovery is part of the learning process," Azpeitia said "Mayra was open-minded and welcomed the opportunity to have a discussion on what motivated her when it came to learning and serving others." They discovered that nearly 80 percent of veterans using the VA healthcare system are overweight but there was a lack of data on student veterans Chan decided to focus her research on the health of student veterans during her undergraduate and graduate studies She continues to collaborate with the VRC to provide student veterans with direct access to nutritional counseling and create ways to improve their health "I wouldn't have ended up in graduate school or get to where I am without working with the VRC team," Chan said "They really care about their veterans and are essentially family away from home." Chan also credits the VRC with helping her earn a job in a government agency She took a federal resume workshop hosted by the VRC in 2016 She used her resume and tips from the workshop to secure an internship with the United States Department of Agriculture and her current job as a consumer safety officer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration where she helps certify seafood products for international exporting and does health inspections to ensure the seafood is safe for the public to consume she wants to work more closely with veterans and dependents of veterans "The VRC helped lay the groundwork for my career showed me where I'm heading and helped me get a foot in the door for federal jobs," Chan said I'm learning a lot about interstate commerce and public health It's a stepping stone to other federal jobs that could be related to nutrition." Chan wanted to be in preventative health at a young age after helping her mom manage her health following her stroke but she also wanted to explore the world and face her fears she enlisted in the army in 2006 and worked as a pharmacy technician a regime in Cambodia that killed 2 million of its own people her parents found refuge in the United States and raised their family in northern California Chan wanted to honor her parents' struggles and sacrifice by serving in the United States Army and obtaining a higher education "I was able to be successful professionally and academically in the United States for myself and also for my family," Chan said "I hope that my achievements will make my parents proud." Editor's note: This is the second day of a three-day series examining Census statistics that show more people are dying than being born in many Illinois counties. Read articles from the first and second days of this series BEARDSTOWN — Residents like Hector Azpeitia Douglas Munzambi and Abel Hountondji are the new face of this city of about 6,000 along the southern bank of the Illinois River in Cass County first came to the United States in the late 1980s and has been in Beardstown for about three years arrived a little more than a year ago from the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa a country a little smaller than Pennsylvania in coastal West Africa While they came from different places at different times all three came to Beardstown for the same reason: to work at Cargill's pork-processing plant The plant employs about 2,200 people on two production shifts to slaughter 20,000 hogs to produce 7.5 million 8-ounce servings of pork each day three years after Cargill took over from previous owner Oscar Mayer foreign-born residents have gone from making up about 1 percent of the Cass County's population to about 10 percent according to census data made available by the National Historic Geographic Information System at the University of Minnesota The influx of immigrants who have come to work at the plant over the past two decades has not only turned Beardstown into an unlikely cultural melting pot but has also helped Cass County stave off the natural decrease in population that took place last year in rural counties throughout Illinois and across the country More than half of Illinois' 102 counties — and 36 percent nationwide the most in history — saw more deaths than births last year according to census data released earlier this year That included all of Cass County's rural neighbors County-level data on the number of foreign-born mothers who gave birth during the same period is not available But a Census Bureau report using 2010 figures concluded that foreign-born women were more likely than native women to have given birth in the previous 12 months president and CEO of Beardstown Savings and a local native followed by the more recent wave of African immigrants especially when it came to accommodating people who didn't speak English who serves on the Beardstown Diversity Committee the community has come to embrace its international Residents have "a pride in standing up for that diversity," Schroll said the immigrants who came to town to work for Cargill said they've felt welcomed into the community All three are enrolled in an English-as-a-second-language class at the local campus of Lincoln Land Community College and shared a bit of their stories in the student lounge at the school who worked at the plant for seven months but now works for a contractor said he enjoys Beardstown's small-town atmosphere because it's less complicated than living in the big city," said Azpeitia who previously worked in coal mines in Montgomery County and a Triumph Foods pork-processing plant in St Hountondji said he knew very little about the area before coming here about 4 1/2 years ago and one of his friends in Benin had a friend who worked as a butcher at the Cargill plant Hountondji and his friend's friend spoke on the phone when he was still back home that is only job here I can help you have,' " Hountondji said the friend's friend met him in Chicago and brought him to Beardstown He helped Hountondji apply for a job a Cargill He works on the second shift in head inspection removing the parts of the hogs that company or federal inspectors deem unfit for consumption Hountondji was able to bring his wife and three children over a few months ago Steve Pirkle is the general manager of the Cargill plant and was part of the original management team that opened the doors in 1987 after the company took over from Oscar Mayer Stories like Hountondji's are typical of how workers from other countries come to work at the plant the company does not recruit workers in other countries "we hired the best available candidate for the job," many of whom found out about the positions by word of mouth African immigrants began applying for jobs about a decade ago the applicants came from other meat-processing plants in places like Monmouth and Moline but more recently the plant has had more workers coming directly from Africa who belong to the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 431 have been drawn to the job by steady wages and benefits The plant currently has employees from 34 countries in Central and South America About 53 percent of the workers live in Cass County with 48 percent of them living in the Beardstown ZIP code "communication's probably the biggest issue," Pirkle said adding that the company has translators in its medical and human resources departments He said the company has also played a role in helping the community adjust to its new arrivals establishing a multicultural fund through one of its union contracts that helps pay for community events helping create the Beardstown Diversity Committee One of the places where the changes in Beardstown are most evident is in the schools white students were no longer in the majority in the Beardstown School District the student body was roughly 45 percent white according to the district's state report card More than one-quarter of the students are categorized as "English learners." School Superintendent Reggie Clinton said students come from 20 countries and speak 10 different languages Beardstown is "a rare beast" — a growing school district in rural Illinois who's in his fourth year as superintendent Beardstown hasn't had to consider consolidating due to declining enrollment the district does face the same budgetary pressures as other districts as the state cuts funding and it has the added pressure of having to try to find classroom aides who speak Spanish And with class sizes of about 30 students at the middle school and high school level it can be difficult for new arrivals to get the individual attention they need to get up to speed Despite the challenges a large immigrant population presents there isn't a lot of tension in the schools or factions among the students "I've got to applaud the staff and community for things they've done over the last 10 especially in the school setting," he said credit the schools with helping the community become more comfortable with its new diverse identity Both said that longtime residents and new arrivals got to know one another better as their kids went to school together and became friends Schroll said he also has selfish reasons for appreciating the multicultural community his hometown has become He has a 3-year-old son who was adopted from Taiwan "I like that my son will be in a diverse community," he said despite the welcome they have found in Beardstown they said they may have to go elsewhere to pursue their long-term goals both of which involve further education through Lincoln Land Community College Azpeitia wants to take culinary arts classes wants to take auto repair classes and possibly open his own shop Both programs are offered at the new Workforce Careers Center at Lincoln Land's main campus in Springfield the biggest problem is that he sometimes gets home from his night shift at Cargill as late as 2:30 a.m and the classes he wants to take in Springfield are usually early in the morning "That's going to really affect my ability to come by work here or be (a) good student over there," he said "That is something really big I am missing now I really don't know how I can manage that." 1990 13,437 0.4 percent 0.1 percent 1 percent 2000 13,695 9 percent 0.4 percent 8 percent 2010 13,642 17 percent 3 percent 10 percent* * Figures on foreign-born residents not available from the 2010 Census This percentage reflects a five-year estimate from 2007-2011 from the U.S Sources: National Historical Geographic Information System (WLFI) – A Logansport man who authorities named as a suspected shooter is wanted in connection to Sunday’s incident in Logansport The Logansport Police Department obtained an arrest warrant Tuesday police arrived at a home on the 200 block of Wheatland Avenue and found the victim He told officers he was shot on the 100 block of 10th Street and drove home before calling police Police said they found evidence of bullet holes on the driver’s door and front fender on that side At the same time Salas was calling Logansport police Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of shots fired on 10th Street and sent deputies to the scene Investigators said they found several 9 mm shell casings laying in the middle of the roadway is connected to charges of attempted murder and dealing methamphetamine Anyone with information on Azpeitia’s whereabouts is asked to call the Logansport Police Department at 574-722-6060 or use Crime Stoppers at 317-262-TIPS a West African country where Islamic militants are expanding their reach troops will receive danger pay given the risks they now face on deployments “Burkina Faso presents our military personnel with threats from violent extremist organizations and mercenary forces that can quickly escalate and spread with little to no warning,” U.S Panetta is part of a group of lawmakers who have been calling on the Pentagon to expand benefits for troops sent to the broader Sahel region troops routinely carry out training and advisory missions “Given the instability in the region and the terrorist activities of both al-Qaida and the Islamic State within Burkina Faso it is important to recognize the risks our men and women in uniform face,” U.S Panetta’s office said it was informed last month that Imminent Danger Pay for troops sent to Burkina Faso was in effect Imminent Danger Pay adds up to an additional $225 per month in a service member’s paycheck and will be effective retroactively to February 2022 Africa Command had requested the pay change more than a year ago the lawmakers are calling on the Defense Department to designate Burkina Faso Niger and Chad as qualified hazardous duty areas with tax exclusion benefits given the security risks in the broader region The push comes as conditions deteriorate in Burkina Faso and other Sahel countries all of which are grappling with insurgencies Michael Langley testified before senators in March that West Africa is at a “tipping point.” Numerous countries in the region need more U.S support in the form of training and equipment but the approval process is moving too slow for countries that have terrorist affiliates “at their back door,” Langley said Panetta said U.S.-designated terrorist groups such as al-Qaida affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara now control much of Burkina Faso France withdrew its personnel from the country last year after Burkina Faso ordered French special operations troops to leave forces “are expected to shoulder additional burdens as they confront terrorist and mercenary threats,” Panetta’s office said is focused on training and advisory initiatives aimed at boosting the capabilities of local forces in their battles against an array of militant groups AFRICOM deployed or put forces on alert more than 20 times And with unrest on the rise in West Africa the “demand for crisis response will also trend upwards,” Langley said in his 2023 posture statement issued in March Dear Reader,Unfortunately our comment platform isn\'t available at the moment due to issues with our paywall and authentication vendor Two men led area law enforcement on a high-speed chase from Santa Rosa to Rohnert Park during rush hour Thursday afternoon before getting stuck between cars in parked traffic at which point they were arrested on drug and gang allegations saw a black Honda Accord drive through a stop sign on State Farm Drive and Cleveland Avenue the driver sped away and the passenger tossed a box out his window Officers later found the box held more than a half-pound of methamphetamine That amount could be worth about $10,000 on the street later identified as Rolando Hernandez-Azpeitia led police on a chase down Highway 12 toward Sebastopol eventually ending up at the congested intersection of Rohnert Park Expressway and Commerce Drive He tried to get through by driving between two rows of cars stopped at the traffic signal and ended up getting his vehicle wedged between the cars police were able to detain Hernandez-Azpeitia and his passenger The chase drew a huge response from local law enforcement followed the pursuit overhead while police officers from Cotati and Rohnert Park and Sheriff's deputies assisted Both men were arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine for sale and transportation of methamphetamine Police said both men are documented gang members and that drug sales are a growing aspect of gang business Hernandez-Azpeitia was also arrested on suspicion of recklessly evading officers and driving into opposing traffic while evading Santa Rosa police detectives served search warrants on the mens' homes following the chase which yielded some marijuana and further evidence of gang involvement You can reach Staff Writer at jamie.hansen@pressdemocrat.com or 521-5205 Cal Poly Pomona's highly successful program for converting military training and experience into transferable college credit will be the working model for a $2-million California Award for Innovation in Higher Education Program joint grant initiative A consortium consisting of Saddleback College Cal State Long Beach and the director of Veterans Affairs at the CSU Chancellor's Office convened on April 28 to review the project work plan that is to be submitted to the California Department of Finance Saddleback College will serve as the grant administrator for the next four years Cal Poly Pomona will showcase the work of its faculty members in military transfer credit recognition The faculty members will share their experience and rationale for recognizing military coursework and establishing articulation agreements This is an essential step in ensuring that new faculty participating in training sessions will understand the fundamentals of reviewing military coursework curriculum Saddleback has a Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) program but the campus is seeking to develop a system that will convert military experience into college credit Cal State Fullerton is the main feeder college for Saddleback Developing a streamlined system that seamlessly converts military transfer credit achieves two goals: eliminate academic redundancy and reduce the time to earn a degree "Cal Poly Pomona is the case study for this initiative," said Elke Azpeitia, coordinator of the Veterans Resource Center "We are the leader in terms of military transfer credit recognition across the CSU system and we've been recognized by the CSU for best practices." which requires California community colleges to develop a standard of course articulations that recognizes military transfer coursework and experience "The hope is that this grant will pave the way and support our community college partners in achieving this goal," Azpeitia said Since Cal Poly Pomona started working on transfer credit guidelines five years ago 62 military transfer course articulation agreements have been established These classes are part of military training and experience but determining if those classes are eligible for college credit is a complex task The American Council on Education (ACE) is responsible for visiting military bases to evaluate courses and curriculum The agency recruits faculty members to serve as ACE evaluators who then go to the bases to review course content and determine whether the classes meet college credit standards "Many of our student veterans come to us at the community colleges having amassed such a depth of knowledge and skills yet public institutions in California articulate very little to no actual credits toward their degree path," says Terence C Nelson the VETS program coordinator at Saddleback "We are excited to partner with Cal Poly Pomona the leader in assessing and applying meaningful course credit to our veterans at public universities in California." there were about 425 student veterans on campus which is considered a medium-sized student-veteran population within the CSU The university will hold its Veterans Graduation Celebration on May 30 — Roberto Azpeitia was 11 when he first watched Roy Rogers and Trigger on the silver screen learned the iconic hacienda with the horseshoe-shaped house in California’s High Desert that was built for Rogers and “Queen of the West” Dale Evans was for sale Azpeitia jumped at the chance to own the 5,677-square-foot piece of history >> Join the conversation at Facebook.com/columbusdispatch and connect with us on Twitter @DispatchAlerts  the Azpeitias — who own a chain of car-battery stores — uprooted sons Jared 8; from nearby Victorville to their new 5-bedroom spa and long balconies situated on 1.6 acres adjacent to a golf course — as the location for Rogers and Evans to spend their golden years who was born in Cincinnati as Leonard Franklin Slye in 1911 The house was sold to its second owners two years later The new owners kept the double Rs (for "Roy Rogers") on the outside gates to the home Roberto Azpeitia has already witnessed fans stopping for photographs and he’s not worried about seeing tourists outside his new home MCabe@VVDailyPress.com @DP_MatthewCabe To read more, visit the website of the Victorville Daily Press Mexican jewelers have a great opportunity to capitalize on growing demand for gold jewelry in the United States according to the head of one industry association Gold jewelry sales in the United States increased 26.1% last year to a record 149.1 tonnes sales in the first quarter of this year totaled 26.4 tonnes almost matching the record set in the same period of 2021 The president of the Jalisco Jewelry Chamber told the newspaper Milenio that the increasing demand is good news for Mexican jewelers because the United States is their largest export market the United States has always been our main client especially for gold and silver jewelry and for the very specialized jewelry that is cowboy jewelry,” Álvaro Azpeitia Covarrubias said we’re aware that the … [demand for] jewelry is growing and that gives us the opportunity to attack,” he said Economy Ministry data shows that 15.3% of Mexico’s gold exports in 2021 went to the United States but the figure will likely increase this year due to the high demand for jewelry north of the border Jewelry sales generate tens of billions of dollars in revenue annually in the United States but what share Mexico has of that market is unclear Azpeitia said that Mexican jewelers’ production and sales are expected to increase 4% in 2022 compared to 2019 due to greater demand abroad One way in which Mexican jewelers have sought to increase their sales in the U.S. is by attending the JCK Show – North America’s largest jewelry trade event – which took place in Las Vegas earlier this month. Another way is through use of the Jalisco Jewelry Chamber’s Capital Joya platform described as a “business to business technological tool that connects potential specialized buyers with the most representative jewelry companies in the jewelry sector in Mexico.” Azpeitia said that most of the 25 jewelry companies with a presence on the site – which was launched last year – are very small or small businesses Fifteen thousand buyers have used the platform The Mexican jewelry sector’s use of technology allows it to be more competitive with gold exporters from other countries market for gold jewelry is appealing to Mexican jewelers given that it is much larger than that at home Mexico’s market was less than one tenth the size of that in the U.S last year with demand for gold jewelry totaling 12.8 tonnes Azpeitia said that the loosening of coronavirus restrictions aided the partial recovery because the industry depends on weddings, 15th birthday parties, christenings and other celebrations for part of its revenue. In an August 2021 interview with Mexico Business News the Jewelry Chamber chief said that jewelry trade shows are also an important driver of sales we are resuming the exhibitions that were put on hold for more than a year because of the pandemic These events are very important for us because they generate up to 70% of our members’ annual sales,” Azpeitia said He noted that 70% of Mexican jewelry is made in Jalisco and described the state as “a national leader in the production and marketing of jewelry accounting for up to 70,000 jobs in the sector.” “…We believe that Jalisco is the national benchmark in this sector,” Azpeitia added we have 15 jewelry centers with 1,500 points of sale.” With reports from Milenio ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC 2021In today’s blink-and-you-miss-it real estate market Realtors are sometimes selling properties before they have time to put the for-sale sign in the yard With a market that so heavily favors sellers it can be easy to understand why homeowners might consider listing their house with a lower-cost brokerage especially in a high-demand market such as Tampa Bay The real estate industry is also taking notice A new firm announced its expansion to the Tampa Bay area — a company called Houwzer which has set up shop in Tampa with the aim to further disrupt the way homes are bought and sold in Pinellas Houwzer charges a flat $5,000 fee for selling a house (plus the typical 2.5 percent for the buyer’s agent) which the company says saves sellers an average of $15,000 in commission Houwzer pays its agents as salaried employees “which allows us to focus on the goals of the consumer and not just commissions,” said CEO Mike Maher is Houwzer’s brand as a one-stop shop with an in-house title insurance company and mortgage brokerage “Houwzer has modern technology and savings but also a human-based approach to help you with biggest investment in your life,” Maher said calling it part of the “next generation” of brokerages but Maher said he’s hoping to grow that number to 25 in the coming years Redfin was an early pioneer of this slice of the industry and also hires real estate agents as employees and charges a lower rate to list a home than a typical commission Another competitor in the Tampa Bay area is REX which charges 2.5 percent to list but markets the property outside of the Multiple Listing Service — potential buyers might instead see an ad for the house on Facebook or YouTube — in an effort to find buyers without agents and thus avoid paying their commission A 2019 report from university researchers published by the nonpartisan Brookings Institution said new real estate business models were a positive step to increasing competition They found that the typical percentage for real estate commissions has remained steady over the years and has increased faster than inflation as home prices have appreciated The report also noted that while consumers intensely shop around for what house they want to buy That’s in part because “information on the price and quality of agents is difficult to obtain in stark contrast to the ubiquitous information on housing,” they wrote an assistant professor of real estate at Florida State University said lower-cost brokerages can increase transparency for consumers They are serving as disrupters to the market because regular people are often not savvy enough to fully understand what they’re going to pay in commission until closing “But the online flat fees and other listing services they make that the first point of the conversation ‘What are the fees?’ And they weren’t asking it before.” It hasn’t been only academics calling for more transparency Late last year, the U.S. Department of Justice filed an anti-trust lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors, alleging that traditional brokerages were stymying their competition by using certain tactics, such as limiting access to lockboxes only to brokers affiliated with the association. The National Association of Realtors has admitted no wrongdoing, but agreed to change its policies as part of a settlement, according to its website. So when should sellers consider using a lower-cost brokerage? Letdin said it’s an individualized decision, and perhaps first-time buyers would feel more comfortable with a traditional Realtor, while others might find lower-cost brokerages a better alternative to selling their homes without an agent, called “for sale by owner.” “These companies, like Redfin, are somewhere in the middle between for sale by owner and (traditional) brokers,” Letdin said. “The more experienced you are (at selling homes) and the more confident you feel, maybe limited service is where you’re comfortable.” Joseph Troy, a broker associate with Charles Rutenberg Realty in Pinellas and an instructor at the Bob Hogue School of Real Estate, said every buyer and seller must evaluate the risks and rewards of who they hire. “If people are offering discount services, you better be careful what they’re discounting. For example, if someone is going to recommend you don’t have a home inspection, that’s a huge risk,” he said, citing an example he’s noticed becoming more common in an intense market. Home inspections are a routine part of the closing process that can allow buyers the chance to back out or ask for repairs if inspectors find hidden issues with a property. “You may need skillful negotiation skills and someone who understands market conditions and understands inspections and inspection outcomes,” Troy said. Robert Azpeitia, second from the left, stands by the for-sale sign with his family outside their Tampa home of 16 years the night before it was sold. [ Courtesy of Robert Azpeitia ]Robert Azpeitia, 63, decided to go with Redfin when he sold his Tampa home earlier this year. In the nearly 17 years Azpeitia lived with his family in the house, which they built in 2004, he saw the surrounding area, on the eastern side of the Hillsborough River, appreciate substantially. He had previously sold a different house without using a real estate agent, but said this property was too valuable to go it alone. The price breaks that Redfin offered were top selling points. He recently retired from his job in the postal service, and he and his wife wanted to make enough money to be mortgage-free and purchase a new home with cash. The sale closed in January for $695,000, according to the Multiple Listing Service, allowing them to do just that. “Redfin pretty much understood what we were trying to do, and they helped us make that happen,” Azpeitia said. “That was a great experience.” Emily L. MahoneyEnergy Reporter Spain — The penultimate bull run of Spain's San Fermin festival left at least 23 people injured today when thrill-seekers fleeing the beasts were crushed at the narrow entrance to the bullring An American citizen from Ohio was one of two runners gored As the huge animals thundered into the entrance of the tunnel they were blocked by a mound of dozens of people who had fallen and were piled on top of one other One bull that had fallen before the entrance got up and charged into the clogged passageway Two steers jumped over the pile of people as they began to get up and flee "I felt anguish and helplessness for the people trapped there not knowing how to get out," said Jesus Lecumberri a student with several years' experience running at Pamplona and other bull-running festivals Lecumberri said he had charged in to the entrance alongside the first bull but saw the pileup and quickly dived into a ground-level hatch built into the passage specifically to provide an escape route from situations like this A gate normally used to let regional police into ringside positions had been accidentally pushed wide open by a flood of runners causing an obstruction for others trying to enter the main arena Interior Ministry regional spokesman Javier Morras said "We all know that alley is a funnel and a critically dangerous point at the entrance to the ring," Morras said "Pileups there are one of the biggest risks that can occur in the running of the bulls," he said The blockage ended after attendants managed to let the beasts escape through a side door normally reserved for matadors said two of the 23 injured people were gored by bulls and that the others were hurt in the stampede was seriously injured when his thorax was crushed causing him to stop breathing at the bull ring entrance An Irish citizen also had problems breathing because of the weight of people on top of him but he appears to be evolving favorably," Sesma said of the Spaniard The American gored Saturday is a 35-year-old from Cleveland who is being identified only by the initials I.L. A 19-year-old Spaniard from the city of Azpeitia was gored in an armpit during the 928-yard dash through Pamplona's narrow streets The American was undergoing surgery this afternoon after suffering a "rectal perforation," the Navarra government One of those gored had received treatment in one of the two operating rooms at the bullring The rest of the injured sustained cuts and bruises Sesma said one spectator had a heart attack while watching the stampede 16 of the injured had been discharged from hospitalization the festival drew widespread attention when an American college student and two Spaniards were gored and videos and photos of the attacks were seen around the world was said to be improving in a hospital Saturday has had a severe goring and is still weak," hospital spokeswoman Marta Borruel said a San Fermin expert working for national broadcaster TVE said the first recorded pileup happened in 1878 and that two such blockages — in 1975 and 1977 — had led to several deaths The number of revelers attending the festival tends to swell at weekends causing the narrow streets of Pamplona to be thronged with runners increasing the risk of pileups and injuries The festival in this northern city dates back to the late 16th century and also is known for its all-night street parties are the highlight of a nine-day street festival to honor Pamplona's patron saint six fighting bulls and six bell-tinkling steers that try to keep the beasts together head from stables to the ring where matadors will star in late afternoon bullfights were made famous by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." The fiesta attracts tens of thousands of young people eager to mix alcohol with the adrenaline of running alongside the massive bulls at 8 o'clock every morning with gorings often producing the most dramatic injuries AP writer Harold Heckle contributed from Madrid went to be with Our Lord and Savior on Saturday She was at the home of her daughters in Atlanta Gerri had been sick for a while and was so strong through her sickness She was surrounded by family at the time of death Gerri was so giving and generous with whatever she had She lived a very simple life and loved it that way She was willing to go above and beyond to help others in need Gerri loved big and the love she had for her family Gerri was a fighter and had to overcome lots of adversity sickness and heartache in her life; yet she still stayed strong She was never one to hold back on her opinion but you could always count on her to be upfront and very honest Gerri was preceded in death by her brother Robert Mayo Jr her mother Merle Mayo and sister Judy Mayo She is survived by her children Christie Azpeitia (Zach) and Sabrina Luna-Spivey; brothers Tony Mayo and Perry Mayo A memorial service will be held on Saturday in Chattanooga with Lynn Jefferson officiating Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker “This isn’t a ceremonial space,” says Pararo “This is a place for the Packers to be themselves and relax.” 1 / 9ChevronChevronKeith TaylorIn the formal living room of the Atlanta home Hollywood producer Will Packer and his wife designers Stephen Pararo and Zach Azpeitia of Pineapple House Interior Design installed a vibrant orange-and-cream palette that allows architectural details to pop “We were trying to erase some of the heaviness.”In fact much of that sentiment was reflected in how much time Will and Heather spent learning about what the couple’s four children wanted in their bedrooms They helped each kid research ideas online before Pararo and Azpeitia brought them to fruition from the ten-by-30-foot mural of the South Pacific in one room to the private retreat made from a built-in bunk bed in another likes and dislikes; we gave them a glimpse of our family life and they took it from there,” says Heather “It was a great exercise in how to stimulate creativity in your children.” But perhaps the most telling part of the process was the reveal Will and Heather purchased the house without telling the children and moved across town while they were away at summer camp “The look on their faces when we pulled up to our new home for the first time was priceless,” says Heather the Packers filmed the entire process—they no doubt watch the video when they’re feeling nostalgic in their new state-of-the-art movie theater in the basement RELATED: See all of Architectural Digest’s celebrity homes.