Concerts in the Park
The City of Oceanside presents a “Concert in the Park” on Friday, August 14, at Mance Buchanan Park on 425 College Blvd. Music will begin at 5:30 pm. The band “Upstream” will perform calypso/Caribbean music!!
Hunter Steakhouse will sell hamburgers, hotdogs, sandwiches and sodas. The Concert is free and open to the public. Please bring your own beach chair, blanket and family members for an evening of great entertainment.
10th Annual Prose & Poetry in the Park
First Person:
<p></p>
<p> David Bejarano se ha convertido en el primer jefe de policía latino de Chula Vista. Él es el tercer jefe de policía en la ciudad en 50 años.</p>
<p> “Siento mucho orgullo,” dijo en español Bejarano, quien de 1999 al 2003 fue el primer jefe de policía latino de la Ciudad de San Diego.</p>
<p></p>
<p> President Zelaya spoke to hundreds of Mexican supporters in Mexico City on August 5, to affirm his commitment to restore democracy in his country and underline the importance of the Mexican and U.S. governments in ending the coup.</p>
<p>Frontera NorteSur</p>
<p> Getting doused with pesticides is the first memory Sebastian Coral has of the United States. Crossing the border as a young bracero, or contract farmworker, in the 1950s, Coral made the obligatory stop at a reception center near El Paso, Texas, where he and other guest workers were subjected to delousing and blood-sampling. The experience has never left the mind of Coral, who wonders why farmworkers were treated in such a way.</p>
<p></p>
<p> The theft of gas and other oil products is a relatively new crime that in just a few years has become a serious threat to Mexico’s financial stability.</p>
<p> The crime involves both drug cartels and corrupt government officials in Mexico and an undetermined number of oil refineries and companies in the US who have been willing to buy such stolen fuel.</p>
<p></p>
<p> El robo de hidrocarburos, es un crimen relativamente nuevo que se ha convertido en una creciente amenaza que involucra a grupos narcotraficantes y funcionarios corruptos en México, pero también a un número aún no determinado de refinerías en Estados Unidos que compran el combustible robado.</p>
<p></p>
<p> Summer is the time to get out, get involved, and get active. The California Children’s 5 a Day – Power Play! campaign is a state health initiative that encourages children to take charge of their health and fitness. Designed for at-risk children, the campaign works to fight childhood obesity and its short- and long-term consequences. Calling for healthier eating habits and daily physical activity, schools, teachers, and 500 community youth organizations are making efforts to help children change their eating habits early.</p>