John Katchur at Templar’s Hall at Old Poway Park Todo Mundo at Mission Bay Resort Reggae/Latin/acoustic group Todo Mundo was founded in Argentina in 2009 by Bogotá They first earned local notice when their Organic Fire album won Best World Music Album at the 2011 San Diego Music Awards They have since won Best World Music at the 2014 SDMAs and gone on to become a staple of the Southern California concert circuit Scott Russo at the Casbah Moondaddy at Soda Bar Moondaddy is a dream pop quintet founded in 2020 by singer Their debut Poet Lies landed them a slot on DeVotchKa’s sold-out West Coast tour plus they opened for Cryogeyser and Peel Dream Magazine and played a sold-out 2700-person show opening for Beabadoobie at Soma A recent EP called Lightwave Lightwave was co-produced by Manuel Calderon (Animal Collective Beach House) and mastered/cut from the tapes to a lacquer by Paul Gold (Grizzly Bear with its lead single "Conquer Me" earning substantial airplay and streams The show is headlined by touring headliner King Hannah Mark Montijo at Carina’s Listening Lounge and upcoming concerts in the series include the Astra Kelly Trio (June 8) Alex Bergen & Jesse Ray Smith (July 13) Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More Pasco Hope opened their doors to take care of people who lost their homes in the that year's hurricanes.  Taking care of anywhere between 75 to 100 people at a time director of shelter services Danielle Husband said they're beginning to move more residents into permanent housing.   which is also very exciting," Husband said "We've had about 15 households leave us which is absolutely phenomenal to see in such a short amount of time."  one of the residents living at the shelter She said the memories from the night of the hurricane still linger.  "I was outside for the longest time before I even went back to my place and could actually walk through and get to my place," she said.   Montijo has settled into her new life,  but is looking forward to something more.  She's expecting to be at the shelter for a few more weeks.  Pasco Hope is helping her move into a new place and she can't wait for a new chapter of her life to begin.  "It's just a blessing," she said "I'm just so overjoyed and everything like that I've never had any of stuff that they're helping me with."   Learn more about Pasco Hope on its website.  Marco Rodriguez points out sections on a map of Eldorado for volunteers to canvass Monday in the search effort for his stepfather Jose Orozco-Montijo was last seen Friday walking on Torneo Road in Eldorado Almost 100 people took part in a search for Jose Orozco-Montijo who wandered away from his home in the community Friday afternoon Email notifications are only sent once a day Snow flurries began to fall Monday afternoon as several people made their way into the Eldorado Community Center but some had traveled an hour or more to help search for 80-year-old Jose Orozco-Montijo There was still no sign of him by Monday evening as another night of deadly cold temperatures set in despite dozens of people joining the effort to find him about 50 people had volunteered to join parties searching the area for Orozco-Montijo in addition to 45 people taking part in a mission with several New Mexico search and rescue groups The Eldorado Community Center was transformed into an incident command post with a handful of people in bright orange jackets stood over a map of Eldorado inside the center directing a volunteer to distribute flyers along a stretch of Avenida de Compadres to knock doors and to look in culverts and patio areas but he is in “good physical health” and only speaks Spanish Orozco-Montijo lives with his daughter in Eldorado Rodriguez said more than a dozen family members descended on the community south of Santa Fe in recent days to join the search effort “We’ve been getting a lot of people who are ready to help — a lot of people who are very empathetic,” Rodriguez said and they’re not afraid that it’s cold outside.” hopes among the searchers for finding Orozco-Montijo alive had receded including several nights with extreme cold warnings from the National Weather Service The low temperature forecast by the national agency for Monday night was 1 degree Fahrenheit He was believed to be wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt when he disappeared according to a Silver Alert issued Saturday by New Mexico State Police said her uncle had slipped out of the house in the past While family members were receiving a lot of support in the search effort Monday Orozco said they had received very little help Sunday She asked for any volunteers who were available Tuesday to “please help look.” Crews from eight different search and rescue groups from around the region were deployed Saturday evening and again Monday afternoon to search for Orozco-Montijo Rodriguez understood the value of people volunteering to help search He and his wife had taken part in the search last year for an elderly woman who went missing from an senior living facility on the south side of Santa Fe Searchers found the body of 98-year-old Esther Barnes about a half-mile from Las Soleras Senior Living in March 2024 Rodriguez contacted Tangerine Bolen — who also had assisted in the search for Barnes — to help organize the search for Orozco-Montijo on Sunday Bolen said the volunteer search crew expanded Monday from about 15 people in the morning to 50 in the afternoon The search response for Orozco-Montijo showed improvement over the one for Barnes but she believes there should be changes made to the state’s Silver Alert system to fix “loopholes” that create the risk of losing precious hours in a search for a missing elderly person “We need to imbue this process with a much higher sense of urgency for every family who could lose a family member like this,” she said “We don’t want this to happen to anyone again Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said deputies took the report for Orozco-Montijo on Saturday and several deputies searched the area “the best they could” before contacting state police to issue the Silver Alert it is our job to do what we can — search the areas and sometimes you locate them shortly after,” Mendoza said the commander makes a decision to activate search and rescue who then activate search and rescue crews for a search Bolen said she joined the family in calling the sheriff’s office Sunday to ask for more help and for search and rescue crews to return She noted state crews were never activated to search for Barnes last year because “they didn’t think they needed to.” “Elderly people with cognitive deficits are as vulnerable as children in many ways,” she said pointing out the protocols for the Amber Alert system for missing kids are more urgent than those for the Silver Alert “I feel like we’re failing our elderly citizens in New Mexico after being involved in this twice now in one year,” she said Family members have not found Jose Orozco-Montijo who has been missing from his Eldorado home for more than four days Lawmakers are considering a handful of bills related to Silver Alerts missing elders and search and rescue procedures Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Receive a list of headlines from the latest edition of The New Mexican in your inbox every morning get a preview of The New Mexican's big Sunday stories and review highlights from the week Stay informed of the latest local news by receiving emails as soon as news is posted online Stay up to date with news from the Capitol during the legislative session and follow New Mexico politics throughout the year A guide to outdoors opportunities and profiles on peoples' connections with places Keep up with what's going on in 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Helena Carmello took first Helena Carmello took first in the long and triple jump San Manuel’s Adam Lazoya running just ahead of the pack at the Ray track meet   The individual results for the Ray boys were: Tomas Rivera first in Javelin For the 110 high hurdles Nathan Knight took second place Triple Jump: James Fuerstenberg took first Ernesto Chiquette took fourth in high jump   A total of four track and field student athletes from San Manuel High School competed They were led by Team Coach Colton Stratton and joined by Bus Driver Mrs The San Manuel Team continues to live up to the “Small Ethan Lazoya came in fourth in the shot-put Adam Barney came in second in the 1600m run    One of the coolest things about the event was the sportsmanship shown by the athletes Several times attending athletes were encouraged and trained by those around them endeavoring to make them all better athletes no matter the color of their uniforms It was refreshing to see and reflects well for all involved in the event About Us Contact Customer Service Pay Your Bill Advertise With Us Purchase a Print Subscription Purchase an Online Subscription Latest Edition Download Old Editions Cushman & Wakefield represents Abreu Logistics in the leasing of a logistics warehouse with approximately 19,500 sq.m in Palmela Miguel Sena • 29/04/2025 has started marketing the Castilho 26 office building in Lisbon Miguel Sena • 11/04/2025 A Padaria Portuguesa has just opened its second store in downtown Invicta Miguel Sena • 07/04/2025 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 Please log in to submit event corrections Mark Montijo HB 197 Sponsor Rep Tangerine Bolen has become an unofficial expert in organizing civilian searches for missing elders in the last year she coordinated a search for Esther Barnes a 98-year-old who walked away from Las Soleras Senior Living Bolen and her fellow searchers ultimately found Barnes’ body about a half-mile from the facility And she helped organize searches earlier this year for 80-year-old Jose Orozco-Montijo a man with dementia who in January wandered away from his family’s home in Eldorado Bolen urged changes to New Mexico’s Silver Alert system arguing it had failed both Barnes and Orozco-Montijo our public safety systems in the state of New Mexico when it comes to elders who go missing are hugely inadequate and need major fixing,” she said in an interview “I wouldn’t place the blame for that on any single agency or department I think the gaps and the challenges go across all points of access in the public safety system.” would expand the Silver Alert definition to include anyone the reporter believes displays signs of dementia or other cognitive decline or impairment but it’s for people that suffer from dementia or Alzheimer’s or any other issues with cognitive decline,” Sanchez said in an interview pushes for speedier dispatching of search and rescue personnel both bills have made it through initial committees but not yet been heard on the House or Senate floor would require text messages alerting residents to the issuance of a Silver Alert though it hasn’t gotten a hearing yet and Zamora told The New Mexican the bill is on hold “for now” who said adults with dementia are in many cases as vulnerable as children — meaning Silver Alerts merit the same urgent response as Amber Alerts “We need to treat them with the same level of urgency that we would treat children unless we are OK with disposing of seniors in our community,” Bolen said Silver Alerts were established through legislation in 2013 with the state Department of Public Safety responsible for issuing the alerts in certain circumstances Silver Alerts are dependent on three criteria a spokesperson for the department wrote in an email: The individual must be missing at least 50 years old and exhibiting “an irreversible deterioration of intellectual faculties such as Alzheimer’s disease dementia or another degenerative brain disorder or a brain injury.” Sanchez is proposing an expansion to the third criterion with the text of the bill allowing anyone “who the reporter believes displays signs or symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia regardless of age” to qualify for a Silver Alert This definition was a key issue in Esther Barnes’ case, during which Bolen and family membersargued a Silver Alert should have been initiated but wasn’t because Barnes did not have a formal dementia diagnosis “The reason for this amendment is to loosen the language,” Sanchez said it’ll make the system more available to them.” Bolen said HB 197 is consistent with the policy changes she requested after leading some search efforts for Barnes She wanted the Silver Alert “to encompass the whole range of cognitive deficits” updated training will be a critical piece of putting it into action “Everybody needs to be educated in what cognitive decline or issues can look like — when it’s an elderly person in particular because that’s where we’ve been Silver said the department “cannot give a perspective” on HB 197 since it has not yet passed The idea behind Senate Bill 353 came from search and rescue officials like Teal Harbin wilderness paramedic and medical coordinator for New Mexico Search and Rescue from Albuquerque In her years of service with New Mexico Search and Rescue Harbin said she’s encountered persistent dispatch issues: At times law enforcement or fire department personnel attempt to tackle missions that might be more suitable for search and rescue Responses from police and firefighters are a good thing when they’re trying to do it completely by themselves SB 353 would create standardized criteria to “promptly notify” search and rescue personnel changes Harbin said would trigger calls to search and rescue as soon as certain criteria are met “You call the state police so they can dispatch search and rescue right away … so that we get that extra capacity going to try to find and help that person immediately,” Steinborn told the Senate Tax Business and Transportation Committee on Tuesday The bill would go into effect in January 2026 to allow for time to train “We want to see better delineation of who does what she argued — but searches for both Barnes and Orozco-Montijo revealed something encouraging about Santa Fe “The outpouring of support and kindness has been one of the most heartwarming things I’ve seen since I’ve lived here,” Bolen said “It has restored some of my own faith in who we can be as people together in these very turbulent times.” Copyright © 2012-2025 The Los Alamos Daily Post is the Official Newspaper of Record in Los Alamos 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and search and rescue groups from around the state that used drones Search and rescue crews had also been deployed Saturday night to search who moved to the area from Gómez Farías in Chihuahua said Tuesday that family members felt like they had hit a “dead end” in their search and they no longer believe her grandfather is in Eldorado Some family members have begun to look for him in Santa Fe In spite of the large coordinated effort Monday with dozens of volunteers there have been no leads in the search for Orozco-Montijo who had been missing for four days — including some of the coldest nights the area has seen this winter Search and rescue groups were not likely to return to continue the search Orozco and another woman who has helped to organize the search for her grandfather said there are “gaps” in the public safety response to missing elderly people A Silver Alert was not issued by New Mexico State Police until Orozco called them and asked for such a notification Bolen and Orozco believe the state’s Silver Alerts should be distributed to people more urgently — perhaps as emergency text messages the same way Amber Alerts for missing children are issued and when I posted on [the social media site] NextDoor that’s when a lot of people in the neighborhood were asking me if I had done a Silver Alert if I had reached out to search and rescue,” Orozco said I had never been in a situation like this before.” Orozco-Montijo’s family members called the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office at 8:30 a.m but search and rescue crews were not deployed in Eldorado until about 12 hours later losing time they believe could have been critical to finding him but they returned to search for about seven hours Monday Orozco said her family members will continue to search She said a unique feature of her grandfather’s is his eyes are different colors Orozco-Montijo cannot see out of his left eye which appears as light blue while his right eye is brown “I feel like that is important information because you’re just not going to see a lot of people with only one working eye,” she said which opened in March in the restaurant space of Hotel Indigo doesn’t just borrow from several food traditions wouldn’t have it any different – he’s been experimenting with flavors from the beginning The summer going into his freshman year of high school because of his hair: Curly) woke up early nearly every morning and watched the Food Network – shows with celebrity chefs like Emeril Lagasse and Bobby Flay and so he enrolled in all the food and nutrition classes available at Pasco High School “You would have to leave campus from high school go to a specialty kitchen in downtown Pasco and you would be able to work in the actual industrial-sized kitchen with other companies that were like currently working out of that kitchen,” Montijo said which were sold in the cafeteria during lunch hours His favorite part was trying new flavors and techniques but he was having trouble getting the type of experience he wanted he enrolled in the Oregon Culinary Institute work with certain people that that’s all you breathe and live is food.” Montijo moved back to the Tri-Cities to work and he was often working in multiple restaurants at once Montijo started at Fredy’s Steakhouse in Kennewick as a line cook This steakhouse was owned by Fredy Martinez chef and owner at Molé Restaurant in Kendall Yards and that’s where our relationship blossomed more,” Montijo said Montijo said he was able to move up the ranks quickly because “with any restaurant I’ve ever worked at the passion has always been there to showcase the talents and skills I possess “You acquire it as you keep going,” he said you pick up certain skills from certain restaurants and chefs.” “I’ve always thought he’s a nice guy,” Martinez “So I was always keeping in mind for maybe one day approached Martinez about filling the restaurant space of his hotel which used to be occupied by Magnolia American Brasserie The two met when Rystadt was dining at Molé “I like to give opportunities to those people that I see that work hard,” Rystadt said “I believe Fredy and his family work hard.” When Rystadt approached Martinez about the space Montijo was hesitant – he wasn’t picturing the large space when Martinez said a restaurant attached to a hotel – but when he saw it in person I can do a lot more and showcase more of my skills and talent,” Montijo said “But that always kept me more intrigued and more interested in cooking because the palate gets kind of bored after the certain kind of stuff over and over and over,” he said He learned this from a food truck he operated Montijo said people sometimes have a hesitancy to mixing different types of foods together “I think if you do it right and not mask all the dishes with a bunch of different crazy ingredients and stuff Montijo says he uses Mexican oregano in the marinara used for the restaurant’s arancini “You can taste the difference because the oregano is a little more pungent but it complements very well with the pesto Instead of doing a lime marinade cure for the tuna and salmon This is his favorite item on the menu currently but he’s planning to make the menu more complex in September complete with his made-from-scratch multi-colored masa The two both come from the same coastal state in Mexico – Sinaloa – but met in Pasco Montijo intends to use the restaurant’s rentable private room for brew master and winemaker dinners Montijo keeps hearing about FX’s show “The Bear,” a fine dining drama led by actor Jeremy Allen White because he prefers to watch shows once they’re complete so he can binge them But “certain people have told me that they don’t watch it just because they’ve seen a little bit and just the anxiety just goes up the roof,” Montijo said “… I feel like I’m in my own Bear right now and make something happen here in the area “I feel like I’m already living that kind of moment.” Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest 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switch up protein sources — chicken maybe even venison for variety — but modify the macro ratio for each respective player's plate," Montijo told Business Insider in an interview last fall the official nutrition tracking app of the Philadelphia Eagles franchise Different protein sources offer different nutrients, so mixing them up can help ensure you're getting the most out of your meals Here are the potential benefits of adding them to your menu containing more than staples such as rice or oats It's also a complete protein that contains all nine essential amino acids and is rich in micronutrients such as folate Quinoa provides a healthy dose of carbohydrates especially for elite athletes who need plenty of gas in the tank "It's important that we provide quick and sustainable sources of energy for our athletes when they're exercising and depending on the intensity of that effort we need to tune the macros to ensure the energy source will last through providing carbohydrate-rich foods," Montijo said Quinoa is also rich in B-vitamins and magnesium which help support healthy energy levels and antioxidants to help ease the inflammation that can come from hard exercise which makes up connective tissues such as tendons and ligaments and supports healthy bones and muscles "A player's next performance begins as soon as the previous one ends Recovery is incredibly important for our team not only for improved performance but also to reduce the risk of injury," Montijo said "We're making sure that the macro mix includes carbohydrates and protein along with micronutrients which help with muscle repair and recovery." You can add bone broth in recipes such as soups use it to cook grains such as rice and quinoa Rounding out their roster of recovery beverages players also drink beet juice during exercise The Chiefs' dietitian, Leslie Bonci, serves up a recovery smoothie with similar ingredients That's because beet juice may help boost endurance thanks to nutrients that improve blood flow to the muscles Tart cherry juice may ease muscle aches and speed recovery because of its anti-inflammatory nutrients Montijo said on the Eagles that each player's menu looks slightly different based on adjustments for personal preference and needs "There's no one-size-fits-all approach to nutrition and its role in achieving our overall team's and individual athletes' health goals," he said A network of correspondents providing impartial news reports and analysis in 33 languages from locations around the world Up-to-the-minute news and analysis from around the world and in Chicago Hosted by WBEZ's Mary Dixon and NPR's 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I would choose to die before I went through that pain again.” She’s one of the more than 770,000 Illinois residents — and 78 million Americans — who could lose their health care coverage if Congress passes $880 billion in Medicaid cuts though the issue of funding the care would remain As part of a bid to avoid a government shutdown in two weeks, and after ruling out cuts to Medicare and Social Security, congressional Republicans have set their sights on a potential $880 billion in cuts from Medicaid over the next decade to help finance $4.5 trillion in tax cuts that’s a $7 billion deficit in Illinois alone,” Ford said Friday during a news conference with community activists care providers and patients to bring attention to the issue and plead with Republicans in Congress to see the impact of the proposed cuts “We have to fight to make sure the federal government and the Republicans protect Medicaid.” La Shawn Ford has sponsored legislation to repeal state law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal funding is cut significantly reducing who qualifies for the coverage Many attending the news conference argued cuts to Medicaid would hit the hardest for those most at risk like Montijo or people who rely on Medicaid for more direct substance abuse care Cook County saw a more than 40% dropoff in opioid overdose deaths last year the first time they’ve dropped since 2018 and further signs of progress after they peaked at 2,001 deaths in 2022 The decline is a result of years of evolving care and expanding programs but that it hangs in the balance along with the funding While programs like overdose prevention sites are largely funded by the state, officials have cited access to naloxone in conjunction with increased outreach from community organizations as one of the main reasons for the decrease in overdose deaths Medicaid increased access to naloxone more than any other state policy and accounted for nearly a quarter of the drug’s sales according to a 2019 National Institutes of Health study medical director of Lawndale Christian Health Center said the Medicaid expansion had allowed him to save lives and bring stability to patients who had struggled for years through medications that decrease cravings and the chance of overdose we didn’t have access to medications patients needed many of them were uninsured and couldn’t get on Medicaid,” Huggett said “It changed everything for those of us in Chicago to give our patients access to this medication I wouldn’t be standing here,” said Mary Gonzalez supervisor of community reintegration and support at Association House of Chicago said her journey was from someone with “lived experience” — or anyone who has struggled with mental physical or addiction-based disabilities — to being a social worker herself I wouldn’t be standing here,” Gonzalez said Her message for lawmakers looking at cuts: “Think about the lives you’re destroying and the people who will die because of your decisions.” Advocates gather during a news conference to speak about the importance of Medicaid including paying for overdose prevention efforts and mental health treatment The news conference was Friday at the State of Illinois building’s press room in the West Loop Terms of Use • Privacy Notice • Cookie Policy • Terms of Sale — Months after Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated families all over the Tampa Bay area some are still recovering and will spend Christmas without a home "To get a forever home…not just a temporary makeshift home," said Urayna Gonzalez Montijo That's Urayna's only Christmas wish this year "I'm not putting up lights or anything like that I'm not doing decorations or anything like that," said Montijo six years…and them boom back into the shuffle of displacement," said Montijo She's now staying on a pallet shelter at the Pasco Hope Hurricane Relief Center with Catholic Charities I have a little table to do my housing search," said Montijo She will spend this Christmas in her small pod People here at Pasco Hope said despite losing their homes "Difficult but still gratifying and satisfying that I have a roof over my head," said Montijo It's a similar situation for many all over the area "There's been a lot of sense of isolation and a lot of fear and unknown of what's coming next," said Danielle Husband who is the Director of Pasco Hope Disaster Shelters Husband said they are doing all they can to get people into new homes they are partnering with other organizations to provide meals and presents on Christmas Day "They will be given some Christmas gifts as well and just positive movies and just that feeling sense of community and that you're not alone here on Christmas," said Husband Urayna said she's taking it day by day and is grateful to have community support during this hard time "I feel like I'm lost but found at the same time," said Urayna and I feel like that's part of where the system failed" Henry Betsey Jr. is 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Now saying the system that handles marriage licenses kept them in the dark Latest Pinellas County News from ABC Action News Report a typo « Back LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio The black and orange adornments show off Montijo’s almost three-decade art career and collection of vintage Halloween decorations “This is a very geeky comment here,” Montijo said before explaining that in the same way the sun charges Superman’s powers because some people pay for that,” Montijo said The story explores the adventures — and misadventures — of two calavera kids in just two words Montijo modified the suggestion of a former editor to try and tell a complete story using just two words “What if I could do it with two Spanish words?” Montijo wondered “And what if I could do it with the help of visuals that anybody can hopefully understand it even if they don't speak Spanish?” Montijo remembers trick-or-treating with his brother in Stockton one year They heard cackling from behind a curtain in a neighbor’s garage flailing scarecrow illuminated by a flashing strobe light but then they saw the teenagers responsible for the scarecrow’s haphazard limbs “I just always loved that feeling of what's behind the curtain,” Montijo said “It was remembering our loved ones,” Montijo said “Putting out things that they enjoyed in their lives when they were alive and just celebrating them.” Montijo’s dad is from Hermosillo and his mom is from Mexicali Montijo grew up visiting family in the bordertown but it was on a trip to central Mexico in his early 20s when he fell in love with the country’s ancient civilizations Montijo exhausted the local library and used bookstores’ collections about Aztec and Mayan mythology Montijo poured his research into his first comic book about a little boy who stumbles into Mexico’s spirit world there weren't any characters that looked like me as the main protagonist,” Montijo said “Maybe there's better ways of using your time but those are the things that make me happy,” Montijo said There’s proof in the mountain of cardboard boxes of merchandise piled outside his studio to make room for our interview Montijo started shopping the idea of a picture book set in a town of skeletons more than 20 years ago He drew on two series that feature eclectic groups of kids on adventures that occasionally go awry — Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts” and the Mexican sitcom “El Chavo del Ocho.” Montijo said publishers couldn't see past his characters’ lack of skin “The idea of skeletons or kids as skeletons kind of creeped them out,” Montijo said Montijo brought Skeletown to life in prints The single doll in existence sits on the couch in his studio Brown and Company offered to publish not just one The first in the series introduces the characters Skelly and Skully The story is a series of scenes that swing from innocent (Sí) one page to mischievous (¡No!) the next Tying so many balloons to your friend that they start to float away — ¡No (Though Montijo said at least one child believes the latter scenario also belongs in the Sí category.) is when Skully launches his bike off a ramp over his friends This scene is “potentially” inspired by Montijo’s own childhood — though he declined to say whether he was on the bike The heart of the story is in how the little skeletons recover and support one another in the resulting wreck Montijo points out an anxious carrot-shaped character peeking out from many of the pages is the worry doll who has to worry about all of this kid's adventures.” Montijo imagined Skeletown as a Mexican city A panorama of the town shows a burro munching grass A church and a pyramid sit atop hills in the background what if it were different in Skeletown?’” Montijo said The idea that creativity is a portal into another reality — Montijo cited “Harold and the Purple Crayon” as an influence — is part of why he creates children’s books there’s a sign hanging in his studio that reads Make The punctuation turns the noun of an imagined place into an enthusiastic encouragement to create and have conviction in those creations Location: Center Street Promenade in Anaheim Fun fact: The festival is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year The event is followed by an almost equally historic parade at 7 p.m Retail technology news and views for omnichannel retailers its first in the country to feature self-service checkouts said: “Wrapping up the week in a very special way by celebrating the opening of our brand new store in Montijo This is a very special moment for the Primark Portugal team as it's the first new store in the Portuguese market in seven years “It's also the first Portuguese store to offer self-service checkouts and the first to open as part of our €40 million investment announcement in the market.” He added: “I was delighted to visit the store yesterday and it looks amazing I am sure our customers will love the modern aesthetic and the immersive shopping experience they will have in Montijo which includes a distinct scent and curated soundtrack.” so huge congratulations and a big well done to everyone who supported with this opening An incredible achievement for everyone involved and our business Best of luck to the Montijo team with their opening weekend!” Primark is continuing its deployment of self-checkouts in the UK with a major go live taking place in August The programme started in 2022 and has seen roll-outs at such stores as Sheffield In a LinkedIn post Project Retail Implementation Lead at Primark said: “It has been a bustling week for Primark and Chester stores officially launched their new self-checkouts Oxford Street West has had excellent training sessions and is ready for next week's go live.” “Thank you and congratulations to everyone involved for their hard work and dedication in making this successful for our stores.” Self-service checkouts are a key focus area for the sixth edition of the RTIH Innovation Awards, which is now open for entries The awards, sponsored by Scala, CADS, 3D Cloud, Brightpearl by Sage’s Lightning 50, and Retail Technology Show 2025 celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world Thursday, 21st November: Winners announced at the 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards ceremony, to be held at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London Sign up with your email address to receive the daily RTIH newsletter straight to your inbox We respect your privacy and will not pass your email address on to third parties we will occasionally send you promotional messages on behalf of our advertisers or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Paxton Media Ltd OPEX Week: Business Transformation World Summit She received her bachelor’s degree from Saint Leo University majoring in Political Science with a minor in Economics Montijo continued her education after 5 years of general business experience at Everest University in Melbourne where she earned her Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Organizational Behavior Montijo started her journey in Continuous Improvement and Lean after joining Raytheon where she was selected for a 2-year leadership program to become a Six Sigma Expert/Blackbelt she spent the following 5 years focused on project management before returning back to Continuous Improvement and OPEX work in 2019 as the Global Performance Manger for Alstom Transportation in Melbourne Montijo is still with Alstom as the Head of Process and Tools for Americas where she drives Business Process Improvement Execution Excellence and Problem Solving for the region and as part of a global organization In addition to her professional endeavors Montijo contributes her time as a Board Director for Launch Credit Union; Regional Committee Chair for Alstom Women of Excellence; as well as other Diversity and Inclusion initiatives that promote personal development and networking She enjoys long distance running and travelling Montijo’s favorite part of her role is engaging people to solve problems and the continuous drive to “do more with less” She believes that there is always an opportunity to grow personally and professionally no matter where you are in life and her moto is: “Do Great Things!” Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Hollimarie         The browser you are using is not supported that will prevent you from accessing certain features of the website We want you to have the best possible experience For this you'll need to use a supported browser and upgrade to the latest version KQED Live EventsPRX Podcast Garage EventsEvents Around the Bay AreaMember Benefits with KQED LiveVideos from KQED LiveWatch recordings of recent KQED Live events FeaturedThat's My WordAn ongoing exploration of Bay Area hip-hop history See Senior Director of TV Programming Meredith Speight’s recommendations from this month’s KQED 9 Watch recordings of recent KQED Live events Support KQED by using your 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In each segment we feature a song from a local musician or band with an upcoming show and hear about what inspires their music María José Montijo is a singer-songwriter harpist and sound healer originally from Puerto Rico and now based in Oakland “My music is rooted in Caribbean rhythms and I can hear the Caribbean sea in your voice I feel like it’s very strong in me.” She started writing songs from her own healing journey “I was just really wanting to express the things that were going on inside me,” she said “Sound is a very powerful medium.” She shares that “realismo mágico” is a term from a literary genre from Latin American novels like those by Gabriel García Márquez and Isabel Allende We just need to notice,” Montijo said She says there’s a cultural phenomenon that shines through in the realismo mágico genre “Going to a spiritualist’s table as a child and just being really in touch with the supernatural was something very normal,” she said The song is also a nod to being connected to ancestors We can be in relationship,” Montijo said “It’s like there’s all these potentialities and dimensions here and how can I see things in a different way so that I can access listen and have a conversation with life that’s different.” María José Montijo will be performing at Vetiver in Oakland on Dec. 30, 2022 To learn more about how we use your information, please read our privacy policy.