Ten Years After 9 11 Obama Visits Memorial Site
Ten years after the attacks at New York Washington and Pennsylvania President Barack Obama visits the World Trade Center site and pays tribute as survivors and families reflect on mourning and remembrance. Oak trees and waterfalls replace the wreckage as the memorial grows while children read names of their lost parents and vow to make them proud.
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9/11 Memorial Plaza Opens to Public in New York
The eight acre memorial site at Ground Zero opens to the public under tight security. Visitors can walk among white oak trees and view the two reflecting pools marking where the twin towers stood and touch the bronze names of 2,977 victims.
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Community Mexican Fiesta draws hundreds in Garden City
Hundreds gathered for Garden City’s 85th annual Community Mexican Fiesta at Stevens Park. Vendors offered tacos and corn as mariachi music filled the air, with the 1810 Independence commemoration theme Celebrando Cultura guiding the celebration led by Fiesta board president Angelica Castillo.
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Organizer Castillo Leads 85-Year Mexican Fiesta in Garden City
Angelica Castillo, an internal auditor for Golden Plains Credit Union, guides Garden City’s annual Community Mexican Fiesta now in its 85th year. She arrived from Chihuahua over two decades ago and embraced English as a second language while helping unite the community through the celebration.
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Mexican Independence Remembered By Local Immigrant Advocate
Castillo recalls Sept 16 as el grito marking Mexico’s independence and describes childhood celebrations in Chihuahua and Mexico City. She moved to the United States with siblings seeking education, learning English from scratch in Kansas, balancing Abe Hubert Middle School and high school ESL classes.
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