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Press Release from El Progreso Memorial Library

We look forward to hosting, with El Progreso Library, acclaimed authors, Chef Carino Cortez and Paloma Cortez, with readings from their beloved children’s book, “Camilla la Magica,” on Saturday, December 2nd from 10 AM to 12 PM.

“Camilla la Magica” is a heartwarming tale that intertwines magic, culture, and the power of imagination. The readings, offered in both English and Spanish, promise an enchanting experience for children of all ages.

All children in attendance will leave with their own copy of the book and will also be offered a delicious snack of “Abuelita” hot chocolate and tamales.

10:00 – 11:00 am – in English

-Special Book Reading by Authors: Chef Carino Cortez & Paloma Cortez

-Coloring & Superhero Capes

-Tamales and “Abuelita” Hot Chocolate

 11:00 – Noon – en Español

-Lectura especial de los Autores: Chef Carino Cortez & Paloma Cortez

-Arte para colorear y capas de superhéroes

-Tamales y chocolate caliente “Abuelita

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by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian

  Eight authors will be participating in a book signing event at the El Progreso Memorial Library this Thursday, September 28th from Noon to 5 PM 

 Rosemarie De Luanay Carr

  Rosemarie De Luanay Carr’s biographical book, Paul Louis De Luanay, Artist, Musician, educator: An Old Word American is the story of one of Rosemarie’s ancestors whose tran-atlanic journey led from poverty to prominence. Launay is described as a “Multi-talented Renaissance Man.”

Bowie V. Ibarra

  Bowie V. Ibarra, another author who will be participating in the Library’s book signing event has written several books including: Apocalypse, Texas Assassins, Down the Road, Holiday of the Dead, La Lchuza, Legend of St. Uvalde.

  According to information posted on  El Progreso Memorial Library’s Facebook page: “He was born and raised in Uvalde, Texas, to a school principal and a book keeper. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and a Master of Arts in Theatre History. Bowie makes his home in San Antonio and hopes readers enjoy all his written works, and encourages everyone to network with him at his official website, ZBFBooks.com” 

Charlene Peoples Fowler

  “Introducing first time author Charlene Peoples Fowler, a retired teacher in Pleasanton. Charlene has written “LADIES FROM HELL” It is not about bad women but Historical Autobiography beginning with male Scottish Warriors who fought in WWI and WWII. It is their attitude that continues in the Peebles/Peoples family today. Their stubborn and fierce attitude is the reason that family has overcome many obstacles to survive throughout the generations. There are many other stories in the book which depict the battles that the Peebles/Peoples family has endured and triumphed. It ends with the story of Charlene Peoples and her personal struggles,” according to information by El Progreso Memorial Library.

                                                                                                                                                           Holli Fry

Holli Fry will be launching her new book Amena’s Quest at the El Progreso Memorial Library’s book signing Thursday afternoon September 28th.

“A young girl’s world is rocked by her mother’s sudden, serious illness. Remembering her great-grandmother’s stories of a KING WHO HAS THE POWER TO HEAL, she sets out to find this king. But can she travel there and back in time to save her mother?” (Information from https://hollifry.wixsite.com/books)

                                                                                                                                                Patricia Bujard

In her author’s Bio, Patricia Bujard writes, “I’m an artist, writer, and full-time mommy of three. I help readers who are sick and tired of all the “bad news” in the news refocus, and rediscover our beautiful world. Together we can smile, we can laugh, and we can light little candles of joy in our lives, because life is too short (and too wonderful!) to live in the shadows.” Bujad is an author and artist. She will be at El Progreso Memorial Library’s Thursday afternoon book signing with her book, Dinosaurs Don’t Play Fetch. 

Patricia Bujard picture credit: https://paleopetshop.com/

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Lena Marina Garcia

  Lena Marina Garcia is the publisher of the Uvalde Eagle News, a monthly news and commentary publication  circulated in the Uvalde Area. Garica is the author of several children’s books, including, The Spider’s Christmas, Little Buffalo, and The Big Forest.

Lena Marina Garcia – Photo shared by El Progreso Memorial Library

Michael Earney 

  Michael Earney Picture Credit: https://www.michaelearney.com/ Michael Earney’s book: Entrades: Mexican Doorways

  Michael Earney is a filmmaker, author and artist who has written 15 books, including one of his latest books, Entrades: Mexican Doorways 

Visit Michael Earney’s website here.

                                                                                                            Ben H. English

According to his official website, it reads, “An eighth-generation Texan, Ben H. English, was raised mostly in the Big Bend area and attended a one room schoolhouse in Terlingua. He served in the United States Marine Corps for seven years, taught a Criminal Justice program at the high school level and retired after 22 years as a trooper in the Texas Highway Patrol. He is also an honors graduate of Angelo State University with a BA in Government. Currently he lives in Alpine and writes on a variety of subjects.”

English has written several books including: The Uvalde Raider, Out There, Destiny’s Way, Black and White,  and Yonderlings

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Press Release from Uvalde Memorial Hospital

Picture credit: https://www.mindycorporon.com/

 UVALDE, TX – Millions of Americans’ lives are impacted daily by mental health conditions.  Mental illness does not discriminate by age, race, religion, or socio-economic status.  It affects many people in communities across the globe, and communities must work together to create well-being and resilience and educate people regarding mental illness.  An educated community is a healthy community.

  Well-being and resilience are essential in preventing the onset of mental health problems and potentially lessening the severity of existing mental health problems.  Well-being and resilience are vital to developing efficient problem-solving skills, building and maintaining interpersonal relationships, and realistic goal setting, greatly enhancing an individual’s ability to perform and contribute meaningfully in daily life.  Resilience, which is directly related to well-being, is about coping with and adapting to new situations.  Having a sense of resilience and positive well-being enables a person to approach others and situations with confidence and optimism, which is especially important for people, given the enormous changes that occur after traumatic events.  

 To create well-being and resiliency and to educate the community on the importance of mental health issues, Uvalde Memorial Hospital’s Crossroads Behavioral Health program is hosting  The event will bring together mental health professionals, caregivers, parents, friends, and community members affected by mental or behavioral health.  This is an opportunity to explore the truth, discuss the reality, and move towards a healthier future as a community.  

The event will feature keynote speaker Mindy Corporon, Co-founder of Workplace Healing LLC and innovator of the Human Recovery Plan Software Platform.  Mindy was the CEO of a successful wealth management firm when tragedy struck.  Her father and oldest son were murdered by a white supremacist intent on killing Jews.  Her life purpose changed from guiding people financially to creating space for them to learn how to cope with grief and trauma to find joy again.  Mindy’s search for healing and resiliency has allowed her to emerge as a passionate advocate dedicated to advancing mental health awareness.  She is the author of “Healing a Shattered Soul” and presents at conferences worldwide.

The event will also feature breakout sessions on trauma in children and teens, understanding anger, faith-based healing, and building mental wellness in adolescents.  Professionals in each field will present on the topics and allow additional time for questions and answers in each session.

For more information on Healthy Minds Matter, contact Susan Rios at (830) 278- 6251 extension 1037.

For more information on local mental health services, contact Crossroads Behavioral Health at (830) 278- 8144.  An initial assessment is free, and all treatment is strictly confidential.

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Uvalde Memorial Hospital
Founded in 1949, Uvalde Memorial Hospital is a critical access hospital that provides healthcare services for residents of Uvalde, Zavala, Kinney, Real, and Edwards Counties. Uvalde Memorial offers a wealth of medical services including: 24-hour emergency care, advanced radiology services including CT scanning and MRIs, outpatient lab, rehabilitation services including physical, occupational, and speech therapy, surgical services, patient education, and more. 

For additional information, please visit www.umhtx.org.

Uvalde Medical and Surgical Associates

Founded in 2008, Uvalde Medical and Surgical Associates is a physician group practice made up of a variety of specialty physicians. Physicians in the practice specialize in areas such as orthopedic surgery and sports medicine, general surgery, breast surgery, and cardiology. For additional information, please visit www.umhtx.org.

From El Progreso Memorial Library

Jeep Collins will be at the Library this Thursday at 1:00 pm to sell and sign his new book, plus show a documentary on the famous Collins Handbags. The Library will host a special raffle of a donated small Collins Handbag, “Milles Fleurs.” Raffle tickets are $10.00 each for your chance to win a historical piece of fashion unique to Texas! So be sure to attend this wonderful event and learn more about “Collins Designer Bags.”

An overdue library book checked out in December of 1968 finally made it back to the El Progreso Memorial Library about 54 years later. The book titled “How to Plan a House”  was checked out in 1968 when the El Progreso Memorial Library was located on the second floor of the old Garner Home at 333 North Park Street. Back then, the library used a physical library card and date stamp register placed just inside of the front cover of the book.

  “Since the book had long been declared, missing in action, and considered lost so long it was removed from the system and a fine could not, therefore, be calculated.  If it were still in the system the fine would have been just over $4,000!  He graciously gave us a check for $100 and several nice, new books which we have cataloged and placed in the collection.  He also plans to donate additional new books since the one he checked out so long ago on planning a house was published in 1945 and has been out of date for decades,” Library Director Mendell Morgan said.

   Morgan explained that library fines do not accumulate beyond the replacement price of a lost or overdue book plus a processing fee. 

   As for the future of the book, Morgan said the book will be placed on a cabinet of curiosities in the library director’s office for safekeeping.

  “We are happy to have the book back and appreciate his honesty,” Morgan said.

 During the public comments portion of Monday Night’s Uvalde School Board meeting, Robert Oberlender spoke to school board members about books found in the Uvalde School libraries that contain content that he believes is not appropriate or suitable for students. 

  Oberlender introduced himself as a retired Natalia substitute teacher, a retired security consultant and educational consultant with the U.S. Army. He also said he is a member of the Medina Republican Party and an educational liaison for school boards in Medina County.

  Prior to speaking, Oberlender handed JJ Suarez handouts to be distributed to the other board members which contain two lists. The handout contains two lists. According to Oberlender, the first list contains the book title that he found in the Uvalde School libraries. The second list is a list created by the Make School Safe Again Project , MSSA, based out of Fredericksburg.

  “We are finding books that are pornographic, basically pornographic in the school libraries across the state. It’s not just your problem. We don’t think those books and others such as promotion of transgenderism, homosexuality, Black Lives Matter, and Critical Race Theory should be in the school libraries or our school curriculums. They are still in the school curriculums by the way. I know what publishers put in the lesson plans your school’s buy.  I’ve taught them.

  “The MSSA project provides a tool for parents and anyone else to go into the libraries on the internet and see what’s in the libraries: the school libraries,” he said. 

  All of us are worried about value sets. Everything our children learn in the schools, at home creates a person, an  individual, a  character. 

 “We believe that children need to be taught a core curriculum of reading, writing, mathematics, history, science, not Critical Race Theory, not Black Lives Matter, Not promotion of Transgenderism. “

At the MSSA website, the following link is provided to search for books at a school library.

Go to GoFollett.com and search your public school libraries.