September 21th, 2015

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VOL. 2 ED. 15 • SEPTEMBER 21TH, 2015 • NO BAD NEWS
Dump Dogs Get A
Still Worse Day
The lady doggies will be greatful, the men
dogs, not so much
BY OPHELIA PAYNE
There’s a sad place up the hill
on the other side of the highway,
not too far from the Baja Animal Sanctuary. It is
a common place
for people to
dump unwanted dogs, and
since it is near
the city dump,
maybe people
think that’s the
appropriate
place to dump
dogs? The
city dump? I have yet to find
anyone willing to cop to this
dastardly act of abandonment,
but it is a fact of life. Somebody’s
doing it.
The social structure of the dog
community is defined by who is
accepted by the pack of
previously dumped
dogs and who is not.
The dogs that are not
accepted have no
place to
g o
but
down the hill to the Baja Animal
Sanctuary.
Jaime Victorio lives and works
at the shelter and is director of
operations, The Sanctuary, or
BAS as it referred to, was founded
by Sunny Benedict way back in
1997 and now has 400 barking,
tail wagging residents. They even
have some cats. The BAS tries to
turn no one away. BAS is supported by donations with long
standing funding from people in
the community as well as adoption events in San Diego. Their
need is great.
Robin Gunther is the driving
force behind spay and neuter
in Baja and holds monthly free
and low cost sterilization clinics,
greatly reducing the number of
strays in our community. She
was looking for a place to hold
her September spay and neuter,
so she called Jaime asking for the
use of BAS and heard an earful
from Jaime about the long line
of dogs walking towards him
from the dump. BAS was full but
Jamie began taking them anyway
to ease the pain of these poor
dogs. BAS only adopts out spay
and neutered animals so their
facility was offered to Robin for
her sterylization clinic. Together
these two people put together the
September program of spay and
neuter of Baja dump dogs.
The dump is overrun with
dogs reproducing more like
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The Lowdown On
SENTRI Passes
It’s not easy to get, and they are quick to
yank it away
BY NICOLE MAC INTYRE
It was a Monday afternoon
and the border lanes were long,
but the SENTRI lane looked like it
would be a breeze. It’s my first time
driving in the SENTRI lane, and I
confidently rolled up to the booth.
I handed my Global Entry (GE)
card (A Trusted Travelers program
which includes SENTRI) to the
Customs Border Protection (CBP)
officer, and my buddy handed
over his passport. “Do you have a
Global or SENTRI card, sir?” the
CBP officer asked my buddy. “No”,
he replied. Screetch to a stop.
Nearly an hour passed while
we cooled our heels, until finally
a border officer approached to
explain, “You’re in violation of
SENTRI program rules because
the passenger in your vehicle does
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“We might have to resort to crossing like this if Sentri
doesn’t lighten up a little”
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Que Pasa in Baja?
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BY OLIVER QUINTERO
Forbes visits Baja. The Mexican edition of Forbes magazine
visited our cool state for four
days, recently, digging up stories
for the magazine. The tourism office took them around the state to
see the main attractions we have
to offer, like downtown Tijuana,
the wine valley of Ensenada, a hot
air balloon ride, and several art
galleries and restaurants.
Geeze! They treat these people
like they’re royalty and you would
think they would throw a bone to
this poor writer, but no! We are
dust on their shoes. We don’t even
get so much as a bus ride, much
less a balloon ride.
In other tourist news Our
chief of tourism, Oscar Escobedo, announced that Baja has
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recorded the highest hotel occupancy rate since 2007 in each
and every tourist city, and in the
first semester of 2015 we already
recorded a million more foreign
visitors than last year. And did
Forbes bring us any of those
people? No! And did the GG
keep all those people informed
and entertained? You bet we did!
Santiago and I are pretty tired
of being chopped liver around
here.
Binational Police Intelligence. Baja Public Security Chief
Daniel de la Rosa met with the
directors of the LA CLEAR
(Los Angeles Regional Criminal
Information Clearinghouse) in
order to establish intelligence
systems to combat crime on both
sides of the border.
De La Rosa said Baja has been
cooperating extensively
with U.S. authorities in
the matter of bad Gringos and that 925 foreign
criminals, who were trying to hide in Baja, have
been captured since 2002.
Erick Bundle, director of LA CLEAR, and De
La Rosa agreed to work
together in order to bring
down organized crime
of all kinds, especially
drug cartels and groups
dedicated to gun and people
trafficking.
FYI Foreigners, (that’s you,
Bunky,) wanted in the United
States and found and detained
here, go right back to the States
on the next plane or car, with no
court appearance and no extradi-
month in the annual Cerveza
Mexico competition in Mexico
City, the Wendlandt brewery
from Ensenada won the Best
Brewey in Mexico award. Besides
that, brewers from Baja took
home a total of 16 medals.
Jose Estrada, head of the Baja
brewers association, said this
only confirms that Baja is producing quality beer.
The Cerveza Mexico event
was held at the World Trade
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Ensenada wins. Just last
Center of Mexico City, with
around 150 participants from
professional and amateur breweries. All the beers are
graded by international
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But they probably don’t
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More tourism police.
Ensenada just reinforced
their tourism police with
three new cops added. The local
police chief said that in response
to the growing number of tourists visiting Ensenada, more cops
were needed. “We have heard a
lot of complaints from business
owners downtown regarding
their concern about the number
of people approaching nice tourist families pushing drugs,” our
top cop said.
Another common complaint
is the pushy retail store clerks
who come out on the street and
accost passers by, imploring
them to come in. the problem
is it happens every 10 feet, and
these guys won’t take no for an
answer. By the time a tourist is
half way down a block they’re
sick of it, and get rude, causing
the clueless, (are they really?)
store hustlers to get rude right
back. My feeling is they know
they’re being dicks, they just do it
to amuse themselves. Same thing
happens in Lobster Town. It’s not
good for tourism and nobody
seems to care.
San Quintin wants a Guinness. A record that is, not the
beer. At this year’s clam festival,
San Quintin is trying to get a
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Mariachis And Folk
Dancers To Benefit Kids
This is one of the more interesting charity
benefits. These performers are at the top of
their game
BY TOM EMANUEL
World class mariachis and
famous folk dancing troupes will
perform for us in support of the
Boys and Girls Club of Rosarito
in early October. This great tradition was started only five years
ago and it has been expanding every since. It now is able to attract
the best performers in the finest
traditions of Mexican culture.
“The Rosarito Boys &
Girls Club serves children
6 to 16 of working parents,
who are at risk of falling
into anti-social conduct for
lack of adult supervision,
by establishing an after
school care center”
The festival this year will start
with workshops teaching kids ten
years old and up the fundamen-
tals and the niceties of mariachi
music and of folk dances. Supporters have already donated
more than 100 musical instruments to the The Boys and Girls
Club, including everything from
guitars, to violins, to tambourines
and even a harp. The club also
boasts a piano on which children
can bang out their favorite tunes.
Over 200 kids are expected to
attend these workshops and the
goal is to have an instructor for
each class of 15 kids.
Rosy Torres and the staff of
The Boys and Girls Club are just
glowing with excitement as they
prepare to host the stars of their
culture. The Mariachi Divas, a
well known troupe from L.A.,
and the winners of two Grammies, are coming again this
year. Also, the Mariachi Nuevo
Tecalitlan from Jalisco who are
practically worshipped throughout Mexico, will be here. (But
then the patron saint of narcos
is practically worshipped, too,)
Also flying in from Mexico
City to add star power to the
festival will be Rigoberto Alfaro.
He is a famous master of the
musical arts in Mexico. He has
been a performer, guitarist, composer, arranger, artistic director,
and music teacher to entire generations of musical performers
“The Boys and Girls
Club of Rosarito Beach is
patterned after the Boys &
Girls Club of America and
is a non-profit organization
that gets no help from the
government”
through out Mexico, and in many
other Latin countries as well. He
has been a living foundation of
the Mexican musical world for
more than 63 years now.
The festival will also feature
Ballet Folklorico Tapatio. They
have troupes in Oceanside, California, Tucson, Arizona and in
Jalisco, Mexico.
But the festival does not
only sport Mariachi groups and
dances performed by folk dancing troupes, it also will feature
Ask a Mexican
1. Carlos Hernández. Living in Baja for
12 years. Maintenence
manager. First of all,
I would lower income
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taxes to 8%. The rich
people would pay more. The richest and the investors should pay at
least 10%. Also, I would
write and reform a law
so that no children are
kept from receiving an
education. I would flood
the technology field with
more resources, and not
allow brilliant minds to
go work in other countries. Instead, I would pay
them a good salary, so
they could continue their
studies and research with
more enthusiasm, and so
our nation would have
more industry. And the
most important subject:
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fight poverty and hunger.
Every Mexican should have
food and a decent place to
live.
2. Raúl Lerma Car-
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razco. Living in Baja for
17 years. High school
student. I would tell the
people what I would like
to do and ask them to help
me. Do not increase taxes
and pay a good salary for
every worker, no matter if
it is a man or woman. Do
not let children work at all.
They have the right to be a
child, with quality education, to have a good future,
helping the country with
their knowledge and later
working in excellent factories or industries. So people
would have more work. I
would build more paved
streets, better street lights,
and build decent houses
or apartments for all the
people. I would help young
students with scholarships
which would be a good
way to end the problem of
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children on the streets.
3. Edgar Santos. Living
in Baja for 11 years. Gas
station attendant. I would
support all the junior and
senior high school students, so they would not
turn away in contempt.
Out of every 50 students
who start school, only
about 20 finish their studies. I would give them the
best teachers and professors, and I would increase
activities such as photography and painting, so they
would have more interest
in staying in school. Also I
would lower the enrollment
fees. That way, the students
would have a little bit of
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other types of music that people
in Rosarito love. There will be
banda, norteno, and rock music.
In addition, the Baja Cowboys
will perform.
The festival will run for four
days, September 30th through
October 3rd, at the Rosarito
Beach Hotel. The workshops for
the youngsters will take place
over three days on September
30th and October 1st and 2nd at
the Boys and Girls Club. There
will be classes for four levels of
achievement.
On the 30th the international
groups will play in various restaurants throughout Rosarito from
6 – 8 pm. On October 1st at 5
pm there will be a press conference and an induction into the
Hall of Fame. In addition there
“With our comprehensive
prevention mode we wish to
create real impact on Reducing crime and substance
abuse and Improving the
quality of life of local children and young people”
will be “Cocktails With The
Stars” starting at 7:00 pm. Then
the festival itself will take place
on the 2nd and 3rd of October
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This Week’s Question is,
What would you do if you were president?
cash, so they could afford it
and enjoy the extra classes. At the same time give them
opportunities to work with
dignity. So, with my power
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as a president, I would ask
companies to make space
for the graduates to start
practicing what they are
studying.
4. Lorenzo García.
Living in Baja for seven
years. Manager at a lighting store. I would support
the working class, those
who work in factories, in
the fields, in agriculture
or production, the places
where our resources come
from. I would give them a
good salary, so they could
work with enthusiasm. I
would look very closely at
the children in elementary
and junior high school, to
make sure they have com-
puters and opportunities
to learn another language,
like French, German, and
English. For the women,
I would give them better
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treatment with no exceptions, like any other human
being. I would make reforms that would not cause
damage to poor people.
5. Rafaél Imperial Herrera. Living in Baja for 13
years. Palapero (builder of
palm tree roofs). I would
make the women (like an
obligation), wear skirts instead of pants. They are not
men. They should be absolutely feminine. Mostly the
teachers should have to be
an example for the students.
Now, they dress like if they
were going for a carnival
contest. That is why there
are so many young single
mothers. I would demand
good education, security
and healthcare for all the
citizens. I would find a
way to create more jobs,
so the poverty would end.
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My government would
give much more help to
the rural areas. They are
the basis for food in our
country.
6. Guillermo García.
Living in Baja for nine
years. Attorney. Honestly I would not want
to have that injunctive.
Whatever I would try to
do, like a supreme commander, people would
never be happy. So I think
I am a better father, better husband, and a better
professional just the way
I am today, helping the
people around me, without so many stupid and
sick laws.  4
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Did Anybody See
These Little Carts
With Mexican Flags?
It’s for the holiday, and we don’t even want
to know that you don’t even know which
holiday this is
BY ALEJANDRA SARACHAGA
As in any other country our
Mexican flag is a big deal for us.
But more so here. We would not
wear the bandera of the country
We even have to memorize
an oath to the flag and the meaning of its colors when we are in
elementary school.
These carts with patriotic memorabelia, (OK, cheap
trinkets), have come over from the mainland for the
holiday
as a swmming suit for crying out
loud, and we don’t understand
how you can desecrate your flag
like that.
The current Mexican flag was
officially adopted in 1968, but the
basic design has been around
since 1821. Our flag has changed
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KM 28 on the Free Road. Almost across the street of the
purple motel. Ph. (661) 116 6120. Closed Mondays
13 times since then. Kinda like
our constitution, it’s a fluid thing.
White meant the purity of the
Catholic faith, red for the merging of Spaniards and indigenous,
and green for the independence
from Spain movement.
But when Benny Juarez became president he changed the
meaning because he also established a law which made the
country secularized, meaning
that no religion will be official
and schools should not teach
religion. He did this because the
Catholic church was meddling
in politics and had backed the
wrong man when Juarez rose
to power. So Juarez clipped the
churches wings.
At that time the colors came
to be green for hope, white for
unity and red for the blood shed
by the national heroes.
All this is to emulate Padre
Miguel Hidalgo, the father of
independence, who grabbed a
Virgin of Guadalupe banner,
waved it around like crazy and
yelled out Viva Mexico, and calling for independence.
So here is where the carritos
are explained.
You could buy all kinds of
holiday paraphernalia off those
little carts that spring up around
town at this time of year. Those
are little carts, or Carritos. Hung
on these green, white, and red
carts you will find Mexican flags
of course, in all sizes and for all
purposes, to decorate your house,
your office, your car, or yourself.
There are also whistles, trumpets,
stickers, and even dresses for little
girls. There are Mexican dolls,
bobby pins, and the image of St.
Jude and the Guadalupe Virgin
decorated with the colors of the
Mexican flag. Green, white and
red, pay attention! There are also
clappers, fake mustaches, necklaces, earrings, pinwheels, key
chains, and more. And the prices
are fair; they go from 20 pesos all
the way up to 350 pesos for the
biggest flag. All these items are
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And if you missed them, they
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not possess SENTRI or Global
membership. Your GE membership is now revoked,”
Eventually I was able to cross
the border, but without my Global
card, and that’s when I decided
Inspection, and helps travelers
cross the border efficiently, but
holds them to a high standard
for the privilege. Chief Customs
Border Protection officer Angelica
Decima explains, “SENTRI allows
members access to dedicated pedestrian and vehicle lanes at ports
of entry along the southern border
separate from the general public,
for faster crossings. For passenger
vehicles there are 25 lanes under
the headings “Standard,” “Readylane,” or “SENTRI.” Pedestrian
lanes read the same way. Different lanes require different types
of documentation for entry into
church
Christmas In October by Rosarito Christian Church
Gently used clothing, general household stuff, sporting
goods, tools, home décor, new and gently used jewelry,
possibly some kids’ stuff - lots of treasures for treasure
hunters, all at reasonable prices and all to benefit 4 local
ministries.
This is a fun family event with bake sale, tacos, kids’
activities, and more.
KM 42.6 on the Free Road. Sat. October 24 - 10AM-1PM
Info: Diana Dalton [email protected]
to further research the SENTRI
program. On November 1, 1995
SENTRI was first implemented at
the Otay Mesa, California port of
entry – the busiest port of entry
into the United States. SENTRI is
an acronym for Secure Electronic
Network for Travelers Rapid
the U.S.
Standard lanes are for the
general public. Each traveler
must either have a valid passport
booklet or card. Sunday evening is
a peak crossing time, and travelers
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four days and extends down the
river as the leak flows. Producers and farmers in both towns
say they reported the smell and
possible contamination of the
creek, but they claim that Pemex
representatives took their sweet
time to respond.
Pemex personnel, however,
allege that their slow response
was due to the locals impeding
their access to the compromised
pipeline, demanding reparations
before officials could even start
mopping up. Says ranch owner
Leticia Salas Bernal: “They [Pe-
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Columbia.
Our thieves are just going to
have to start doing business with
a better class of thieves. Or at least
a smarter class of thieves.
And what’s up with our petrol
thieves? Two illegal taps into the
gasoline pipeline in Oaxaca last
weekend have resulted in environmental and economic damages for farmers and ranchers
in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
One tap was followed by a spill
that spread over a five-kilometer
stretch, reaching a river and
affecting at least 18 farms and
ranches, where cattle are drinking
contaminated water.
The sickening smell of gasoline has been present for at least
Since
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mex] are the ones who contaminated, they should be the ones
to clean up. But the clean-up
should not last a week because
the creeks and rivers remain
polluted months after the spill,
affecting my pasture and farm
lands. Whoa, Nellie, it was the
gas thieves who are responsible,
did you ever think of dropping a
dime when you saw them cruise
into your range? Of course not.
Just 20 minutes away from
that spill, another illegal tap into
the pipeline was detected, spilling
90,000 liters of gasoline into the
Boca del Monte lagoon, After two
days of work, Pemex personnel
were able to retrieve 48,000 liters.
The rest sank into the environ-
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I thought I would entertain you with a little drawing I made for
my girlfriend Fluffy. That’s her with her back towards you, and it’s a
picure of me and the Flufster messing around on the computer. (That’s
my pet name for her, get it?) Well, actually, I’m messing around on the
computer while Fluffy is admiring my computer skills.
And, I didn’t really sell the dog on eBay although I could if there
would be any takers, ja ja ja!
Our Druggies Can’t Do Anything Right. Aren’t our Mexican
druggies supposed to be cracker
jack at growing, manufacturing,
and selling drugs? Aren’t our guys
the most bad ass head choppers
in the world? Then just what are
we doing importing 436 lbs of
cocaine from those stumble bums
in Colombia??
And, FYI, those same stumble
bums down there in that 4th
world country did such a bad
job of wrapping the drugs in
toner cartridges that it was discovered before it even got out of
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ment and was stolen by all the
neighbors who piled on.
Mexicans love their Facebook. Mexicans are among the
world’s most social population.
CEPAL, the United Nations’
Economic Commission for Latin
America and the Caribbean,
found that as of 2013, 78% of
Mexican Internet users participated in social media networks,
which was even more than in
the US/Canada, which claimed
only 65%.
Based on Facebook users, Mexico is in 5th place
overall, at 44.4 million users.
(The U.S. leads the way with
151.8 million users but we’re
three times the population).
Facebook was found to be
the most popular network
(145 million users), followed
by ShareThis, Linked In, Twitter and Taringa.
Latin America/Caribbean
users also spent more time on
individual sites, averaging 17
minutes per site visit, although
the U.S. and Europe led the world
with their monthly total of hours
spent online.
Other sites of interest to Latin
Americans were news and ecommerce sites, but online banking was at the bottom
of the list. Well, that
makes sense, many
Mexicans are still
hiding their savings
under the mattress,
afraid of another
devastating devaluation of the peso.
Me xi can s are
learning to fly. Travel by air continues
to grow in Mexico
at the expense of
the bus lines, whose
fares in many cases are
higher than those of the
airlines. 20 years ago, just 0.9% of
Mexicans traveled by air, a figure
that has risen to 1.8%, according
to estimates by the Secretariat
of Communications and Transportation. The number of people
who have traveled by plane grew
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during which bus passenger levels grew just 21%.
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21% in price between 2012 and
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only 2.6% in
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date in the October 19 federal
election, has said that Mexico has
not met socioeconomic requirements to qualify for the lifting of
the visa rule, which was implemented in 2009.
At the time it was explained
that bogus refugee claims by
Mexican citizens were the reason
for imposing the visa requirement, which was expected to be a temporary
measure, but nobody
believed that then or now.
Too many Mexicans were
arriving on vacation, taking a look at the generous social benefits and
choosing to remain and
going on the dole. Every
Mexican official since then
has complained about this,
even to the point of straining diplomatic relations.
But the need for obtaining a
visa remains. Trottier said that
under the criteria Canada uses
to judge whether a visa should
be required, Mexico does not
qualify. “We hope that in the
future it will, as is the case with
Chile, but it does not meet those
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We want tows
the same period. More Mexicans are discovering the advantages of air travel, according to
the airlines, which estimate that
during the past year 27% of their
passengers — 877,480 people —
were traveling by plane for the
first time
Canada still closed to Mexicans. Bernard Trottier, a candi-
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DUMP DOGS GET A STILL...
bunnies than dogs, and adding
to the already grave situation.
The big problem was that Jaime
can’t catch them. The residents
of the dump, (yes people live at
the dump, shifting through it
for treasures to sell), felt that
the dogs were theirs and didn’t
want to give them up but when
it was explained to them that the
dogs would be brought back after
they were patched up and sterilyzed, they reluctantly agreed and
rounded them up and handed
them over.
The first clinic was held at
The GG is proud to serve as a bed for these doggies who are
recovering from sterilization. Well, not happy about being used
this way, but still proud to do our part, be it ever so humble
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Walk through the pharmacy,
next to the surf shop
BAS on the first day of September with 30 dogs sterilized after
being bathed and prettied up the
previous day.
Their flea and tick treatments
costing $4 a syringe was donated
by the Baja Dog Rescue. Dr. Rebeca Serano preped the patients
for surgery, Alexander Guzman
was responsible for anesthesia
and antibiotic injections. Preop scrubbing and shaving of
the surgical site was next while
Kerry and Astrid filled out the
forms for each dog and aided
in the recovery ward. This was
once again a true group effort. It
was also important to show the
dump people what can be done
to keep the dog population manageable both for the dogs’ benefit
as well as our own. Trust has been
created with the residents of the
dump who will again help rouond
them up for the next clinic which
will be in October, with another
in November.
When I first arrived in Rosarito, I saw packs of stray dogs
almost on every street corner.
This is no longer the case and a lot
of the reason is Robin is teaching animal appreciation and care
classes at the Boys and Girls Club,
as well as in the schools. She takes
her Collie Charlie who is a big hit
with the kids.
It is hoped that the next
generation of Mexicans will
have a new attitude towards the
responsibility we all have towards
animals and that they might even
impart some of their new knowledge to their parents. It’s a work
in progress. ,
MARIACHIS AND FOLK...
where the public will be invited
to attend. The Inauguration and
international concert, called the
“Extravaganza Concert” will take
place from 6 - 10 pm on Friday
the 2 nd of October. The next
Kids clowning around at the Boys & Girls Club of
Rosarito Beach
day will see the international
competition starting at 10:00 am
and running until 4 pm. Groups
will compete for a grand prize of
$5,000 USD.
But who started this festival?
Rosy Torres said that ironically it
was proposed by a Norte Americano, Gil Sperry, who has lived
here for 17 years and has been
described as, “an American who
thinks he’s a Mexican”. Gil has
been a great supporter of the Boys
and Girls Club and has devoted
many hours of his time to helping
the kids succeed. He is well loved
by the children and the staff. Rosy
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herself is mobbed by the kids
every time she steps through the
doors. She has a kind, encouraging word for each of them and
teases them unmercifully which
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646 227 4301
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safeguards in place to assure that your investment is secure
We ensure the board that all
properties are up to the community’s
expectations. Depending on the
individual need of the community, our
goal is to improve the overall value of
the community and the properties
within it. From individual homes
in open and gated communities to
high rise condominiums with often
absentee owners, we bring everyone
into the circle of communication.
Every community is unique and we
have the scale and depth to take care
of every one of those special needs.
Beyond board meetings, accounting and
budgeting, we take care of the things
that you see and experience every day.
We make sure the flower beds look
fresh. We hire trained and licensed
security personnel (and make sure the
gates work properly too!). We even
perform association and homeowner
maintenance via Associa OnCall.
We ensure the board that all properties
are up to the community’s expectations.
The list goes on, and we are there to be
responsive to phone calls, emails and
online requests via Associa Access. It’s
a sense of professional service that we
are proud to perform; it is our job to
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It is our goal at Associa to provide
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they just love. She is extremely
busy, and so are all the staff, this
time of year, getting all the thousands of details about the festival
just right.
The growth of this festival
has been phenomenal. In the last
four years they have raised 5,000,
11,000, 21,000, and 42,000 dollars
net of expenses for support of
the Club. They are hoping to do
even better this year because their
dream is to build a brand new
expanded clubhouse in the next
couple of years. They have already
acquired the land and they are in
the process of amassing the funds
needed to start construction.
Fish Report
Coronado Islands
The best bite for yellowtail
and bonito is on the weather
side of North Island at the South
and passports) and the sea lions,
you’ll have a grand ol’ time catching the yellowtail. Also notable
is the occasional wahoo hooked
Fish Killer Of The Week
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sea lions.
Ensenada
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End; big schools of yellowtail
are roaming around and are
responding to fly-lined sardines
and top water iron. If you can
get past the Mexican Navy (you
must have all necessary permits
and landed by anglers trolling
Rapalas for yellowtail near North
Island.
A few miles outside of the
islands are yellowfin tuna, dorado
and a few marlin for those anglers
We’re Mexico’s First Green Port!
Ensenada, the only deep-water port on the Baja Peninsula, has
been named Mexico’s first green port.
A green port is on that is environmentally conscious. As if ports
had a conscious.
The green certification has been given to Ensenada because we
comply with national and international laws regarding environmental
management and port sustainability. And we keep emission of pollutants to a minimum. We’re not saying we don’t emit any, but we do
keep them to a minimum so you hardly notice.
The certification program is operated by ECO Sustainable Logic
Chain, a foundation that develops environmental management tools
for ports all over the world. Oh oh. We see a conflict here. So the
company that gives out the gold stars is also a company that can be
hired to get a port qualified for a gold star. Hmmmm.....
To qualify for this gold star, a port must prepare an environmental
policy, describe how environmental management is implemented and
provide an overview of environment aspects of the port area. And
guess who can do all that for the port’s management? Yup.
We’re not saying we don’t deserve it, we’re just saying what if we
didn’t hire this company to help us out? Would we still have earned
our star? Just asking. ,
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as the weather. Salsipuedes and
Todos Santos Island are both
producing limits of calico bass
and yellowtail plus bonito and
barracuda. Farther offshore from
Banda Bank, Hidden Bank and
Soledad Bank are holding pelagics including yellowfin tuna,
skipjack, a few wahoo, striped
marlin as well as dorado beneath
the kelp paddies.
Along the coast, at San Miguel
Reef there are limits of rockfish
on the bottom and a mix of yellowtail and calico bass on the
surface for the local sportboats
out of Ensenada.
San Quintin
Rocky Cairnes and friends get
together every year for a combo
surf/fish trip to celebrate the life
of their fishing buddy who passed
away. Last year they honored him
by crushing the tanker seabass
and this year they honored him
Rocky Cairnes and his friends couldn’t believe their luck
in landing this trophy-sized wahoo seldom seen this far
north.
with a 50 pound wahoo.
Captain George spotted three
fish while throwing iron from
the bow; he quickly changed to
trolling rapalas and marauders
and had a double hook-up — one
fell off and the other was boated.
“Fish were in clean, 74-degree
water at the 240 Rock,” commented Captain Kelly Catian.
“Plus there were some large dorado in the area.”
Bahia Los Angeles
While the dorado dominated
and yellowtail cooperated for visiting anglers, some couldn’t resist
snorkeling with whale sharks on
Bahia close to the Rincon area.,
QUE PASA IN BAJA?...
gest clam cocktail with a 1,100
pounder. It looks like these days
the Guinness people are making
up ever weirder categories, so
why not?
The festival, called Almejazo
2015, will be held October 3rd at
the Mision Inn hotel, will have
lots of clams, music, wine and
beer so if you are a clam lover and
have a chance, head south and be
a part of the record.
Water pipe update. Water
officials say they are working to
get the water pipe from Tijuana
to Ensenada working well again
Football is finally
here. Catch all
your favorite
teams at Plan B.
KM. 22 Ens-Tij Toll Road
Baja, Mexico
but that now they have only
managed to get 11 gallons per
second running through it. This
water pipe project, which is seven
months behind now, is supposed
to bring about 80 gallons of water
per second to Ensenada.
Lobster season begins. This
past 16th of September gave start
to the lobster season. Fisherman
are happy this year because it is
expected that lots of big lobsters
are going to be available because
of El Niño. This weather phenomenon warms up the waters and
this improves the growth of the
lobster. This makes other species
like abalone unhappy but the lobsters love it. The head of the state
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Calendar of Events
All prices are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
ROSARITO
Every Sunday 4pm. Cultural Sundays in the park,
featuring local Mexican and American dancers and
musicians. At the IMAC in Abelardo L. Rodriguez
park, west of Banamex. Different themes every Sunday.
Sometimes food booths, other times vendors with food
carts. Facebook IMAC Rosarito. Free.
Every Second Wednesday (except December).
2pm. Friends of the Library meeting at main library
of IMAC building next to Abelardo Rodríguez Park.
Promotes reading and literacy in Rosarito. www.
friendsofthelibrary.com.mx. Carmen Dominguez, 661612-3659. [email protected]
Every Third Wednesday (except December). 10am.
Flying Samaritans meeting at Villas del Mar clubhouse on
free road 2 miles south of Rosarito. Volunteers provide free
health services and clinics. www.flyingsamaritansrosarito.
org. Susan Smith, 661-100-6066, U.S. 858-240-2360.
[email protected]
Every Wednesday, 12:00 pm. Writer’s Workshop
at Eden Restaurant, (next to Cruz Roja Thrift Store).
Published and unpublished writers welcome! Bring
samples (3-7 pages) of your work to share. Marsh
Cassady: [email protected].
Every Third Wednesday (except December). 2-4pm.
Bingo at Oceana Grill & Cafe, Blvd. Benito Juárez #90724. Great prizes, 6 different games. Benefits Flying
Samaritans. www.flyingsamaritansrosarito.org. Susan
Smith, 661-100-6066, U.S. 858240-2360. susansmithz@hotmail.
com
Every Second Thursday.
10am. Cruz Roja volunteers
general meeting at Rosarito
Beach Hotel. Provides assistance
in case of accidents or disasters.
www.cruzrojarosarito.org.mx.
Rosie Pena, 664-976-0613, U.S.
619-621-0292. wosiepena@
yahoo.com
Ever y We d n e s d ay. 1 pm .
Wr i t e r ’s Wo r k s h o p . E d e n
Restaurant, behind Waldo’s and
Cruz Roja
Thrift Shop in central Rosarito. Learning, sharing,
supporting and networking. Bring samples of your work
Every Third Thursday. 9am. General Meeting for
FRAO, Foreign Residents Assistance Office. Open to the
public. Usually held at the Rosarito Beach Hotel, with
parking validated. Sometimes held at other local sites.
Breakfast occasionally provided, but always available.
Different speakers brought in to inform or address issues
of concern to foreigners living in Mexico. frao@rosarito.
org
Every Friday. 4pm. Spanish class main library, by
IMAC, in Abelardo Rodriguez park behind BanaMex.
Beginner level class with Sylvia. Free but donation
appreciated.
Every First Saturday. 10am. United Society of
Baja California (USBC) general meeting at Casa
Blanca Restaurant, Rosarito Beach Hotel. Good info
for the English speaking community of charitable,
community service and social organizations. www.
unitedsocietyofbaja.org. Judy Westphal, 661-614-1113.
[email protected]
Every First Saturday. Noon-sundown. Open Studio
Art Walk, a free tour of galleries in Rosarito Beach Hotel
commercial center. Meet artists at work in their studios.
[email protected]
Every Third Saturday. 1pm. USBC, United Society
of Baja California, monthly Potluck dinner, held at La
Maroma Sports Bar, across from Burger King. Different
theme evey month. 50/50 raffle. Live entertainment at
most events. Free for members and guests. Membership
only $15 USD per year. Beverages ordered from the Bar
at reduced Club prices.
Every single day. AA “Grupo Gringo” meets daily in
their meeting hall, #16 Mar Meditteraneo (two blocks
behind Hotel Brisas del Mar). Meetings: Saturday,
3:00; Sunday, Monday, Thursday: 10:00 am; Tuesday,
Wednesday, Friday: 6:00 pm. Additional meetings in
Cantamar (just south of the footbridge) Tuesday and
Friday, 10:00 am.. For more information, 661-614-1678.
August 26, Wednesday, 5:00 – 9:00 pm. Sabor de Baja
White Attire Party and Culinary Competition at the
Rosarito Beach Hotel garden. Showcasing Baja’s top
chefs paired with Mexican wines and craft beers. $65,
tickets are limited, and all guests MUST wear white.
Price includes all food and drink pairings. entertainment
by Maryam Malak. Tickets at Extreme Hair Salon (cash
only), Rosarito Bea1ch Hotel (cash or credit card), and
the Mi Casa Supper Club during business hours (cash,
check or credit card), or through PayPal at Sabordebaja@
gmail.com. Must be 21 years of age. Information: www.
facebook.com/SaborDeBaja, 664-609-3459.
September 24, Thursday, 5:00 pm USBC Restaurant
Tour to Claudius Winery, Rosarito’s only winery; 3722
Sharp Blvd (off the free road near the Sharp building).
Three course dinner accompanied by wines, and tour:
$15. (Tip not included). RSVP by September 21. Seating
is limited. Sandi Eddahbi at seddahbi@aol.
com.
September 23. Wednesday.
Advanced Acting Class at
R o s ar it o T h e at e r Gu i l d ,
d ow nt ow n R o s a r it o on e
block south of Elektra, behind
Comex. $15/members; $20
non-members, special child
rates. Reservations required;
no purchases at the event.
Information: Oswell Melton,
email: [email protected]; phone:
MX: 661-119-9214; US 1-619-356-6454.
September 24-27. Thursday to Sunday. Trip to Tequila,
Mexico. Arrangements being made by Scot Richardson
of Once Upon a Time in Rosarito.
September 24, Thursday, 11:00 AM, Friends of the
Library Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament. Doors open
at 10:00 am. Reservations Required! New location at Mi
Casa Supper Club in San Antonio Del Mar.Go to www.
friendsofthelibrary.com.mx. $30 buy-in. 48 player max.
Information: Dave Merino, MX: 664-904-3106 or US:
1-619-800-7941.
September 25-27. Friday to Sunday. The Smell of
the Kill at Rosarito Theater Guild. downtown Rosarito.
Matinee on Sunday at 2pm. Friday and Saturday
performances are at 7pm.Cines Rio building, 76 Benito
Juarez Blvd, Rosarito. Members: $12; Non-members:
$15. Tickets through PayPal (credit cards) or at the box
office (cash).
September 26 Saturday, 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Blues Against
Hunger Food Drive at Paradise Cove Bar and Grill (km
36 on the free road). Featuring the Wild Pack ATM Band
and the Baja All-Star Borrachos blues band. Free entrance
with donation of any non-perishable food item. Benefits
60 local needy families.
August 30, Sunday, 9:00 am. “Wateke” Baja Sand and
Social. At Rosarito Beach Hotel. Culmination of the
sand castle contest and beach games: futbol, basketball,
volleyball, surfing and a bike fun ride. Nighttime
entertainment, 5:00 pm– 10:00 pm. Donation 50 pesos.
www.facebook.com/Wateke Baja Sand.
I’ve thought about
running away more
times as an adult than
as a child.
September 24-27. Thursday to Sunday. Trip to
Tequila, Mexico. Arrangements being made by Scot
Richardson of Once Upon a Time in Rosarito.
September 25. Friday. Food and Wine Expo 2015 at
La Candalaria Hall in Tijuana, 5pm
September 25. Friday. Baja California Orchestra
performance of classical music at City Hall, Rosarito, 7pm
September 25. Friday. San Diego Padres Fiesta at the
Park at Petco Park, San Diego. Presentation of Mexican
culture with mariachis, folklorico and flamenco dancers,
Lucha Libre Exhibition (yes Luche Libre!!!), Live DJ, and
food & drink. Watch the presentation and then stay for
the Padres game.
September 26. Saturday. 10 am. Rosarito to Ensenada
Bicycle Ride starts on Benito Juarez Blvd, in front of
Rosarito Beach Hotel. This family-friendly bike ride is
held twice a year. Some ride to compete, but most ride
for fun. Big end-of-ride-party in Ensenada.
September 30 to October 3. Wednesday to Saturday.
6th Annual Mariachi & Ballet Folklorico Festival, people’s
choice competition and workshops, held at the Rosarito
Beach Hotel. The two time Grammy Award winning
mariachi divas, workshops, and cocktails with the stars.
October 1 November. Saturday-Sunday. KatrinaFest
— IMAC Park, Rosarito
October 1-3. 8am. Mariachi y Ballet Folklorico
Festival/Workshops. Rosarito Beach Hotel. 6th Annual
October 3. Saturday. 11am to 7pm. Pacific BeachFest
and 1st Annual San Diego Craft Beer Garden. Enjoy an
action packed day at the beach with live music, a 5k fun
run, volleyball, surf contest. 858-273-3303.
October 2-4. Friday-Sunday. EnTijuanaArte Art
Event — Cecut, Tijuana and competitions between U.S.
and Mexican mariachis, singing and dancing. (661) 100
6066 or (858) 240 2360 or Facebook it again.
October 7, Wednesday, 1:00 pm “The Great Cookie
Wars” Flying Samaritans monthly luncheon at Las Rocas
Resort. Five local bakers vie for the title of best cookie
maker in Baja. $15 includes luncheon and cookies. A
$1.00 donation allows you to perhaps alter the judges’
decision by voting for your favorite cookie. RSVP: Susan
Smith: email: [email protected]; phone: 1-858240-2360.
October 10 to 11. Saturday to Sunday. Baja Culinary
Fest — Tijuana, Revolution Avenue, between 8th and 9th.
Oct 14-18 Tijuana Tequila Expo Festival — Tijuana,
stay tuned for more info.
October 18, Soup’s On, Cruz Roja benefit luncheon.
More later
October 23. Friday. International Music Festival
Allegro at Rosarito Beach Hotel, free.
October 24, Baja Spay and Neuter Event. More later
October 28, Directing Class at Rosarito Theatre. More
later.
October 31. Saturday. Zombie 5K Run, 4pm —
Parque Morales
October TBD. Battle of the Bands. Prizes will include:
Recording Studio Time, Custom CD Replication, Musical
Instruments, Cash and prizes provided by sponsors.
November 19, Friends of the Library Texas Hold ‘Em
Poker Tournament. More later.
November 20 & 21, Cruz Roja Damas Christmas
Bazaar. More later
December 2, Flying Sams monthly luncheon, White
Elephant Gift Exchange. More later
December 5, Friends of the Library Holiday Home
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Tou. More later
December 5 Saturday, 6:00 pm USBC Holiday Ball at
Rosarito Beach Hotel. $30 per person (tables of 8 or 10
ENSENADA
Every Monday. 7pm. Ceart Cine Club. Films about
dance with “Billy Elliot” April 13, “Five Dances” April
20, “Desert Dancer” April 27. English with Spanish
subtitles. Foro Experimental of Centro Estatal de las Artes
(CEART) on Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. Free. CEART, 646-173-4307.
Every First & Third Wednesday. 10:30am. Club
Compañeros de Baja Norte general meeting at clubhouse
on Calle Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, 1 mile
south of Ensenada. Lunch $6 donation. Multicultural,
multilingual, nonprofit service and social club. Nancy
McKee, 646-174-5011, U.S. 619-207-4325. cdbcnm@
gmail.comEvery Fourth Thursday. Red Hat Society
available). Music by Pachuco Blues. Rose Dillon: 661120-4491. [email protected]; Annie Saravera:
[email protected].
December 12. Saturday. 8pm. Mariachi Vargas —
Baja California Center
lunch at various local restaurants. Tillie Foster, cell
646-171-5292. [email protected] Friday.
7:30-9:30pm. Live world and cultural music at El Callejón
Colectivo Culinario, Floresta #320 near southern Blvd.
Costero extension, Fracc. Acapulco, 1 1/2 miles south of
Ensenada. Free. Performer schedule with Alex O., cell
646-101-0812. [email protected]
Every Friday 7:30 pm. Live music at El Callejon
Colectivo Culinario; Floresta #320, Fracc. Acapulco,
Ensenada. Alex Orendain, [email protected], 646-1208004; www.elcallejoncolectivoculinario.com.
September 25. Friday. Papas and Beer Birthday
Celebration. 646-174-0145 or Cellular 6461854345.
September 25 – 27, Friday – Sunday, 8:00 am – 11:30 pm.
Baja Seafood Expo at the Port of Ensenada, at the Culture
and Science Museum (across from the Riviera, near cruise
ship terminal). More than 200 seafood restauranteurs,
experts, and producers. Free. Information: 52-646-1202677 or www.bajaaseafoodexpo.com.
October 10. Saturday. 8am. Plastic VolleyBall
Tournament at Estero Beach Hotel. Volleyball is back, in
October, family style. Proceeds to the Baja Scholarship
Fund. Contact [email protected] with
questions or to help/get involved or register at: http://
plasticclothing.com/plastic-caps/estero-volleyball
October 16 to 18. Friday to Sunday. Festival de Trova
Coincidir, at Pena Cafe Coincidir. 21 concerts in 3 days.
Information 646-137-7817 or 646-195-4463.
October 17. Saturday. 7am to 8pm. Baja Endurance
100K Run, Ensenada. ,
Sabor de Baja 2015 Is
Another Success
Althouogh it was hotter than hell, it was sold
out. Tents next year. That’s a must
BY REN DRAKE HILL
Bo Bendana and Dennis
Sein, owners of Mi Casa Supper Club, pulled off another
successful finale to summer.
Participanting restaurants in
the Sabor de Baja event were
set up and ready for the sold out
crowd and they were enthusiastic in describing their offerings.
The event was hotter than last
year…and we’re not just talking
about the weather. 300 whiteattired guests wined and dined
on the talented concoctions
of 20 chefs from 20 wineries/
breweries.
This year’s judges were TV
host, chef, and author Porter
Brooks; author and food blogger Anita Lau; Michelin-star
chef and restauranteur Drew
Deckman; food blogger Michael
Gardiner, and an enologist
(wine guy,) from Valle
de Guadalupe, Marco
Antonio Amador.
First Place was awarded to
Sabor first-timer Latitude 32
and chef Mareos Martin for
his Mayan black ceviche, made
with recada negro, habanero
oil, red onion and cilantro. The
paired wine was Cassiopea 2014
Sauvignon Blanc from Vinos el
Cielo.
Second place was given to
Savieros’ chef Brito and his
Risotto in wine sauce with
sundried tomatoes and crispy
deep-fried lamb chicharon.
Vincola Regional de Ensenadas
provided the 2014 Nebiollo surcorojo/cabernet blend pairing.
Third place went to La Caza
Club and Chef Aviles with his
sautéed pig’s collar taco, with
arugula, fig, goat cheese and
almonds. Cerveza Insurgentes’
Tiniebla Witbeer, brewed with
coriander and orange
peel (available in TJ
and SD) was a brilliant
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pairing.
The People’s Choice was
awarded to Navio and Chef
Rodriguez with a sublime Bluefin tuna tostada, paired with
Legado Seis’ 2014 Sauvignon
Blanc.
I found it harder to judge
wines against one another this
year as so many were blends of
two to five grape varieties. I’m
a conservative imbiber (not that
I’m voting for Carly Fiorina),
but I drink less than one bottle
of wine per week. Pairing 15 to
20 wines (and beer) is 7 to 10
glasses of wine, or one glass for
every three or four bites of food.
This could have been a recipe
for disaster; the hottest day of
the summer, with no shade, and
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Sabor de Baja was a sell out, even though everyone had to sit out in the sun the
entire afternoon
four hours of all-the-wine-onecan-drink,before we all drive
home.
They might think about
shade tents…white tents, to
keep with the theme. Guests
shouldn’t be toppling over before the fourth booth.
This year tickets sold out
three weeks before the event. If
you missed out (or even if you
didn’t) the 2016 Sabor de Baja
and White Attire Party will be
August 31, so mark your calendars for early ticket purchase
now. If you haven’t attended,
you are missing out on the social event of the year. ,
in the Standard lane may endure
wait times of five hours. During
the weekday, average wait time is
still 60-90 minutes in these lanes,
so be sure to fill up at the pump if
you’re headed through a Standard
lane. And go to the bathroom first.
The Readylane is a faster way
to go than the Standard lanes because CBP officers do not need to
type in cardholder information.
Driving in the Readylane is 10 to
15 seconds faster per vehicle than
the Standard lane. Imagine it’s 4th
of July, and you and your friends
have been partying at Papas and
Beer. The weekend is over and everyone is hungover, tired and desperate to get home. It’s one o’clock
in the afternoon, and somebody
checks the San Ysidro border wait
times from the website www.apps.
cbp.gov . In this scenario you’re
likely to hear four hours to cross
in Standard lanes, 120 minutes in
Readylane and only thirty minutes
for SENTRI?! Sign me up! If you’re
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SENTRI if you’re a U.S or Mexican
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Quinceaneras
Godparents Needed
We’ll explain what that is
BY REN DRAKE HILL
A quinceanera is the Mexican
equivalent of a Sweet 16 party, or
Bat Mitzvah, or coming out party,
but on steroids. Think of it less as
a birthday party, and more like a
wedding and reception.
This isn’t merely a birthday
party, but the most important
day in a young woman’s life, as
she leaves her childhood behind
and becomes a woman eligible for
grown up, er, activities.
Many families save for many
years so they can provide their
daughters with the Quinceanera
of their dreams. However, 15 15
year olds and 15 families here
in Rosarito Beach are in despair
because they just couldn’t save the
money to grant their daughters
those dreams.
Everyone, individuals and
clubs, are invited to participate in
the solution they came up with.
Normally, each girl celebrates her
own personal quinceanera where
she gets all the attention, but to
save costs, 15 girls will share their
big day with each other and throw
one big party with a limit of 30
guests each. This is in addition to
their sponsoring godfather and
godmother they are looking for.
That’s a big party of 495 people. Are
and hair/make-up services. Other
items needed include (for each
girl), a bouquet, a crown, personal
cake, jewelry, high heel shoes, and
other personal items, plus table
and room decorations. Each girl
will select the color/theme for her
table. Also needed are a photographer, videographer, band, DJ or
live music; food and drink, and a
venue that will hold 500 people.
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you ready to become a godparent?
The party will be held this coming February 16 which sounds like
a long way off, but there is much to
do, and anyway, all the girls have
to turn 15.
Many items have already been
donated, including the dresses
by their November 11 deadline
with your information, logo, and
brief description of what you can
contribute. Please help make this
a special day for these girls to remember forever.
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cessing costs, choosing not to go
into how much in social benefit
costs Canada has saved.
Mexico steps up to the plate.
It was a big step for Mexico when
President Enrique Peña Nieto
announced in September last
year that the Mexican military
will participate in international
peacekeeping operations conducted by the United Nations.
Yesterday, that big step materialized in a rather small way:
turns out a total of two soldiers
will join a UN peacekeeping
force in Lebanon in November.
Mexico goes English. Mexico
will be a bilingual country within
10 to 20 years, the new Secretary of Education has forecast.
Aurelio Nuño Mayer said the
federal government is working
on the creation of a national
English program in order to
reach that goal. “English is the
language through which we can
all communicate; it is a tool and a
fundamental part of professional
development and modernization,” he said.
Kids are supposed to learn it
now, but they don’t, largely because the teachers don’t know it.
Estimates of the number of Mexicans who speak or understand
English run between 2% and 5%,
a situation that represents a great
cost to the country’s competitiveness internationally, said Mayer.
This brings me to one of my
favorite jokes. Question: what do
you call a monolingual person?
Answer: American
He expressed alarm earlier this year that
teaching English was not a
pr i or it y i n a
country whose
major trading
partners are
English-speaking. He cited
some figures to
make his point:
80% of basic education graduates — those who
tamale.
A team of more than 30 chefs
did it to celebrate the state’s heritage. Well, it’s a fake heritage, we
are the real deal and we should
be the ones to build this tamale.
These imposters claim they
built a 116 foot, 7 inch long ta-
There comes a time
in every day that no
matter the question,
the answer is wine
male at the fairgrounds in Belen
New Mexico.
It took 120 pounds of masa
and 50 pounds of green chile. A
local manufacturer of home improvement material designed a
special steamer out of aluminum
to cook the tamale in.
The team plans to submit
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complete primary and secondary
levels — have no knowledge of
English at all, and in only 48% of
Mexico’s universities is English a
mandatory course. Nor do businesses allocate any resources for
training staff in English. “It is a
subject that has been abandoned
not only by the government, but
by the private sector as well.” He
observed that workers who can
speak English can earn 28% to
50% more than those who do
not.
Mother of all tamales. People
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have cooked the world’s longest
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If you love Mexican culture,
fabulous music, and great entertainment as well as satisfying
your need to support wonderful
causes, then you must set aside
the dates of October 2nd and 3rd.
Get a group together and spend
a couple of days improving your
musical life and knowledge.
The classes for the students
are $100 for each student.
October 1st Cocktails with
the Stars is 7-9 pm and costs $25
per person.
October 2nd International
Concert 6-10 pm is $15 per person
the towns that give away free
balloon rides to the so called
reporters. )
But this one is being tossed
around a lot on social media and
it has almost 15,000 views at press
time so it’s worth mentioning.
Ensenada made second place on
the top 10 and the author starts
by quoting John Vogel from BajaWine.info: “In Ensenada, you
have everything that a major city
could have but it’s still a small
family town”.
We don’t have everything. We
don’t have water anymore, but
hopefully this will be fixed in a
couple months.
The article is definitely worth
the read, shining a light on 10
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other places that even if you don’t
want to retire there are definitely
worth visiting. ,
Happy Hour
Mon-Friday
2-6 PM
ers with no minimum crossings
required. Membership lasts five
years, and costs $122.25 at the
writing of this article. Applicants
will need to allow a background
check against criminal, law enforcement, customs, immigration
and terrorist indices, a 10 fingerprint law enforcement check,
and a personal interview with a
CBP officer. People ineligible for
the program include convicted
felons, anyone convicted of any
criminal offense, or people who
have previously violated customs
immigration or agriculture laws.
As easy as it is to become a
SENTRI member, it’s just as easy
to have membership revoked, be
fined or even face imprisonment.
SENTRI and Customs regula-
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tions are often the same, so if you
violate a SENTRI rule, you may be
breaking the law. Keep in mid that
customs laws are federal laws, and
they apply regardless of what state
you come from or from where you
leave the country. A few examples
of SENTRI / Customs violations
Wine
improves with
age. I improve
with wine
October 3rd International
Competition 10 am to 4 pm is
$10 per person
All events except the classes
(which are at the Boys and Girls
Club) are at the Rosarito Beach
Hotel.
To support the Boys and Girls
Club and/or to inquire about
tickets, email Rosy Torres at [email protected] or call for
information at 661-850-1773. ,
QUE PASA IN BAJA?...
fishing office, Matias Arjona, also
said that at this moment lobster
has reached an excellent price on
international markets.
Surfers lost and found. Three
American surfers travelling south
of San Quintin were unaccounted
for for a couple days giving a huge
scare to their families back in the
States. Social media was flooded
with images of the surfers for a
day or two but they were found
safe and sound just a couple days
later. It turns out their truck got
stuck in the mud because of
heavy rains in a deserted area
with no cell phone reception but
they managed to get to a nearby
ranch where local people fed
them and gave them shelter for a
night and helped them get their
truck out of the mud. Turns out
they are fine and very thankful to
the Mexican family that came to
their rescue.
You made the right choice. If
you retired in Ensenada that is.
We recently made it on another
one of those bull shit lists of best
places to retire in Mexico, published in a finance blog called
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the winner of those contests are
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Mexican Border
Crossing News
Listen up, or don’t come whining to us when
you get snagged at the border
BY REN DRAKE HILL
Many of us in northern Baja
travel back to the States often.
Many of us participate in bus
trips organized by social groups
here. Many travelers were surprised recently upon returning
to their homes in Baja through
San Ysidro.
This is yet another reminder
to keep your Mexican documents with you at all times.
We all remember to carry our
passport, passport card, or Sentri when we’re knocking on the
door of the U.S., but we also
must remember our Mexican
visas or immigration status cards
(or FM3 booklet), for our return
to Mexico.
Buses, especially those returning south Monday through
Thursday, are apt to be stopped,
compelling riders to go through
customs before walking across
the border to join their bus on
the other side. If you don’t have
your valid visa with you, you are
asked, (required, actually), to
fill out new paperwork, which
could compromise your current
residency status. And even cars
going south are more closely
watched now, with some being
stopped and you better be able
to pony up your Mexican paper
work. And walking? Don’t walk
in without it, for sure, for sure.
In most cases, a color copy of
both sides of your temporary or
permanent residency card will
suffice. Carry it! Always, when
you’re border hopping.
In other border news, Mexico’s National Immigration Institute, in their infinite wisdom
and in order to make border
crossings easier and faster, has
made it possible to buy the 180
day (6 month) FMM traveler’s
visa online. Purchase may be
made by credit or debit card and
then you can print out a document to show as proof of payment at your border crossing of
choice. Once it’s been approved
and you printed it out, you have
30 days in which to initially use
the document which is stamped
upon entering Mexico the first
time.
Website: www.inm.gob.mx/
fmme/publico/solicitud.html .
Unfortunately, as with all
Mexican government stuff, the
website and form is in Spanish,
without translation. However,
you can check the box at the
bottom of the instructions to
bring up the form, which is easily translatable if you know even
rudimentary Spanish. (Uno mas
cerveza does not count). You
can also run it through Google
translate. ,
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all the required documentation
to Guinness World Records to
get official recognition for the
achievement.
According to Guinness World
Records, the longest tamale assembled was in Cancún, in 2011
and measured a little longer than
66 feet. Geeze, only 66 feet, we got
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include, but are not limited to:
if your car is not registered with
SENTRI while driving in the
SENTRI lane, if passengers in your
vehicle are non-members, but you
are, if you make a false declaration,
or if you import large amounts of
alcohol / tobacco products without paying the required duty to
name a few.
For additional examples, pick
up a Know Before You Go Brochure at the SENTRI enrollment
office at the San Ysidro border
crossing. Although my Global
Entry membership was revoked
it was reinstated after an extensive
interview. Supervising CBP officer
Gonzalez emphasized to me how
important it is to follow the rules
at all times. If I violate a SENTRI
regulation again I will never be
able to regain membership, so be
aware of all rules and regulations
before driving into the SENTRI
lane, or crossing the border at all.
For more information on SENTRI and border crossing, visit
http://www.cbp.gov. To apply for
SENTRI, visit https://goes-app.
cbp.dhs.gov. For assistance with
applying visit the San Ysidro
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When Did This Happen?
You have to squint to see that these bake sale ladies are all
Mexicans. Up until very recently Mexican senoras would wear
nice dresses, and you would rarely see them in pants. Now they
nearly all nearly all the time wear pants. Here, they’re even
decked out in jeans and T shirts at a fund raising bake sale.
When this cultural change happened, it came in a rush. Gosh,
are we Gringos responsible for this?

September 21th, 2015

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