Spotlight E.P. News

Champion Dance Studio: Dancing your cares away

Posted on 17. May, 2012 by admin.

Dancing for El Pasoans has always been a popular attraction. Whether it’s going to Juarez to dance the latest Cumbia, or whether it’s going to a Hip-Hop nightclub where the music might be different, but, no less enjoyable. From the days when people flocked to learn the latest dance steps from the waltz, to the tango, or perhaps to regular ballroom dancing, progress has given El Paso dancers more choices – starting with the Champion Dance Studio. Located at 12410 Montwood, this 30-year young institution has taken up the gauntlet and is now offering a multitude of dance lessons, all for a reasonable price.

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Providence Memorial Hospital: An El Paso Institution turns 60

Posted on 10. May, 2012 by admin.

In 1952 El Paso – drive-in theaters were still in vogue, girls wore petticoats and bobby sox to school, cars wore fender-skirts, but, more importantly, El Paso gave birth to a long-lasting institution that focused on El Paso’s health needs – Providence Memorial Hospital. Thus, for 60 years El Paso’s premier health care center has been taking care of the health needs of El Pasoans, focusing on a variety of services that have helped the hospital grow and have helped keep El Pasoans healthy, wealthy, and wise.

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Self-taught artist Al Borrego – is a natural

Posted on 02. May, 2012 by admin.

Al Borrego is a natural – artist, that is. Borrego didn’t create his first painting until June, 2007, when he was 51 years old. He hadn’t once touched a brush or a canvas before then. He took a couple of art classes in school, but that was for credit, he says with a chuckle. Today, Borrego is one of El Paso’s better known artists, focusing on animals, but branching out into other subjects, such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, and the canals in Venice, Italy.

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Bill Clinton returns to El Paso for Silvestre Reyes

Posted on 26. Apr, 2012 by admin.

“Esta en su casa. You are in your home.” With these words from the introductory speaker, both Representative Silvestre Reyes and former President Bill Clinton were warmly welcomed to the El Paso County Coliseum with loud cheers from the roughly 4,000 people attending. Clinton came to speak to support Reyes, who has been a US Representative since 1997, and many say is facing stiff competition from Beto O’Rourke, a former El Paso city Councilman. Reyes has also just received current President Obama’s endorsement.

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2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division brighten young patients

Posted on 20. Apr, 2012 by admin.

The fierce winds that buffeted El Paso on Saturday, April 14, forced the cancellation of the “Touch a Tank, Thank a Soldier,” that was supposed to take place on that special day. Slated to take place at the Regional Children’s Hospital at Providence, the event was postponed until the fall. However, soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division still were able to visit with young patients at the Children’s Hospital at Providence, 2001 N. Oregon Street. At a “meet and greet,” the soldiers provided the children with giveaways, a dog-tag station, story-telling, and the sharing of experiences, and face painting.

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U.T. El Paso announces its Top Ten Seniors: Scholars every one of them

Posted on 11. Apr, 2012 by admin.

Narges Kalantarian, of the College of Science, is a 4.0 G.P.A. Honor Student who is also a Spanish translator and pharmacy helper at the El Paso Baptist Clinic. As a mentor for young women in the Latinitas Group, and an organizer of the Little Sister Group at the Al-Mahdi Islamic Center of El Paso, she is the recipient of several scholarships to further her education.

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Easter Sunday, more than just chocolate candies and Easter Bunnies

Posted on 05. Apr, 2012 by admin.

Little Ricky Najera, age 4, likes Easter because of candy, colored eggs, cascarones (egg shells filled with confetti and cracked open on someone’s head), and Easter baskets containing toys, more candy, and many more goodies. “It’s just like Christmas, only the presents are smaller,” said Little Ricky, who prefers to be called Big Ricky. But, he doesn’t really know the true meaning of Easter. His three-year-old sister, Victoria, knows even less. To her, Easter means dressing up in new clothes and birthdays. Who’s birthday, Victoria? But, she only shrugs that she doesn’t know. But, oh, yes, she does know about the Easter Bunny. He’s the one who leaves her a basket filled with surprises.

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On a Mission for an Angel

Posted on 28. Mar, 2012 by admin.

The little boy in these photos has had a heart condition since before he was born. He wasn’t supposed to have lived for all his 7 years. He has had many complications from his condition, and come back from it all. He is listed as day-to-day. But, none of that is important. What is important is that he is a fighter, and he has his own will. This Sunday, when he was being granted wishes by “Reach for a Star” and the Mission Riders M/C, the weather turned ugly. 60 mph winds, dusty conditions, low visibility. I asked Angel’s mom if she had any apprehensions about letting him ride in this weather. “I allowed him to ride because HE wanted to. I’ll let him live his life however he wants to.”

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Don Benito Juarez and Abraham Lincoln: A Powerful, Ethical Tandem

Posted on 22. Mar, 2012 by admin.

Webster’s Dictionary defines ethics as: “pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct; to be moral, upright, honest, righteous and virtuous” – it seems, however, that too many political and business leaders in El Paso and throughout the United States are ignoring the ethical standards set by some of our greatest world leaders.

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Saint Patrick’s Day: A celebration for all Americans

Posted on 15. Mar, 2012 by admin.

Two guys are sitting inside an Irish pub drinking green beer. One is an Irish guy, the other is a Mexican guy.
Irish guy: Drink up, buddy, because, you know, Saturday is Saint Patrick’s Day.
Mexican guy: Saint Patrick? Is it already March 17? Wait a minute, isn’t Saint Patrick the man who rid Ireland of all its snakes?

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Extras! Extras! Spring Fashion Accessories

Posted on 08. Mar, 2012 by admin.

Hats, handbags, hairpins … and hello … shoes. What would we do without acces- sories, girlfriends? Fashion would not be so fun, would it? With just a few special extras, you can transform that simple sheath dress into a glamorous style statement.

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Women Leading the Green Economy

Posted on 07. Mar, 2012 by admin.

Optimistic environmentalists believe that future generations will view the first half of the 21st century as the birth of a global green economic revolution. Indeed, investment and advances in technology, coupled with anxiety regarding climate change, are already pushing global leaders to embrace a sustainable future. Unfortunately, that optimistic vision is clouded.

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UTEP School of Nursing’s Leadership Team Marches into the Future

Posted on 01. Mar, 2012 by admin.

The UTEP School of Nursing is well on its way to becoming one of the top 25 nursing schools in the U.S., under the direction of the school’s new leadership team.

School of Nursing Dean Elias Provencio-Vasquez, Ph.D., has assembled a dynamic group of senior administrators that includes Yvonne Acosta, executive nursing officer; Laura Aguirre, college administrative officer; and assistant deans Pedro J. Ramón-Hernández, Kristynia M. Robinson and Myrna Anchondo, who will lead the school’s efforts to become a top provider of nursing education, practice and research in the country.

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