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Dynamite
Truck Crash
Kills 34
Creativity
Runs Dry
T wo artists who lived the high
life in MexieoCity are profiled in
the upcom ing production of
Mariela in the Desert, opening
Friday, Sept. 21 at the Milagro
Theatre, 525 S.E. Stark St.
The English language produc­
tion by Miracle Theater Group
tells the story of Mariela and
Jose who were once the golden
couple of the Mexican artists’
inner circle. Together they built a
family and an artist’s colony in
the Mexican desert in 1950.
The deadly mystery is a lay­
ered, yet profoundly honest
story of what happens to a family
when creativity is forced to dry
and wither away.
Performances are scheduled
through Oct. 13. Admission is
$20 for opening night and $ 18 for
the following Thursday evening
and Sunday matinees; and $20
for Friday and Saturday night
performances. Tickets can be
purchased online at milagro.org
or by calling 503-236-7253.
The Miracle Theatre Group is
dedicated to bringing the vi­
brancy of Latino theater to the
Northwest community and be­
yond.
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Thinking h e ruined o n e o f her paintings, an u p s e t Carlos
(Kurt Conroyd) receives a calm ing em brace from his m other
Mariela (Olga Sanchez) in Mariela in th e D esert, opening
Friday, S ep t. 2 1 at the Milagro Theatre, 5 2 5 S.E. Stark St.
(A P ) — A d y n am ite-lad en
truck exp lo d ed after colliding
w ith an o th er vehicle on a busy
highw ay in northern M exico's
coal country, killing at least 34
people, including three rep o rt­
ers at the scene, state and fed ­
eral officials said.
A uthorities said the tw o ve­
hicles crashed into each other
S u n d a y e v e n in g , d ra w in g a
cro w d o f curious onlookers as
w ell as a sm all arm y o f police,
soldiers, em ergency officials and
journalists.
Shortly after the crow d a r­
rived, the w reckage caught fire,
a n d the d y n a m ite e x p lo d e d ,
sending a ball o f fire into the sky
that consum ed nearby cars and
left a 10 -b y -40-foot crater in the
concrete, said M axim o A lberto
N eri L opez, a federal police o f­
ficial.
He said m ore than 150 people
w ere injured.
T he force o f the explosion
blew out the w indow s o f a p a s­
senger bus a quarter-m ile aw ay.
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(A P) — C olom bian soldiers hundreds o f tons o f cocaine to
swarmed onto a farm Monday the U.S.
Defense M inister Juan Manuel
and captured one o f the world's
m ost w anted drug traffick ers Santos told a news conference at
hiding in bushes in his under­ Bogota's airport that M ontoya
was responsible for 1,500 kill­
w ear.
O fficials in Bogata. Colombia ings in his career.
"Drug traffickers take note:
called it their biggest drug-w ar
victory since the 1993 slaying of This is the future that aw aits
M edellin cartel lead er Pablo y o u ," S a n to s sa id b e fo re
M ontoya limped out of an air­
Escobar.
Diego Montoya, who sits on force plane wearing plastic hand­
the FBI's 10 m ost-w anted list cuffs and escorted by five com ­ Colombian soldiers esc o rt Diego M ontoya, Am erica s m o s t
w anted drug trafficker, a t a military b a se in Bogota Monday.
and has a $5 million bounty on his m andos.
(AP
Photo)
M on to y a put up no re s is ­
head, allegedly leads the Norte
del Valle cartel. It is deem ed tan ce w hen the arm y finally state on the P acific C oast, offi- to th e U .S ., a p ro c e ss th at
Colom bia's most dangerous drug c o rn e re d him in the c a rte l's cials said. He is to be ques- Santos said w ould take at least
gang and is accused o f shipping stronghold o f V alle del C auca tioned before being extradited tw o m onths.
Mt. Hood College
Hispanic Heritage Month
Music Fiesta Sunday
wall. A dditional activities will
include a soccer tournam ent,
a p e r f o r m a n c e by R a d io
D isney and a ra ttle for tuition
fo r 12 college credits. N o n ­
profit and com m unity-based
o rg an izatio n s providing o u t­
reach services to the H ispanic
com m unity will also be a v a il­
able as well as food and c o m ­
m ercial vendors.
. The price o f admission is
$20 for adults. $10 for staff
and students o f MHCC and $5
for children 8 - 12, and children
under 8 are free.
In honor of National Hispanic
Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15),
Multnomah County libraries will
celebrate the culture and traditions
of Spanish-speaking nations with
bilingual programs and special
events. Area residents are invited
to come to your community library
tocreate traditional folk crafts with
regional artists Eva Castellanoz.
FilbertoGomez and Leticia Ramos;
heara musical narrative about Latin
musicians and authors: or join in
the rhyming rhythm of Nana Ba­
nana. Visit multcolib.org/events/
hispanic for a complete event list.
Wally Tesfa
Residential and
Commercial Bi oker
Oregon Washington
503 2 6 7 7586 cell
503 249 1903 office
503 249 6527 fax
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