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Where in the world do I come from?
She gets her blue eyes from her mom. He inherited his height from his dad. And those red-haired siblings, that trait comes from their grandma’s side of the family.
Alejandra Almanza, daughter of Marcela Almanza, demonstrates how to use the AFEX remittance service available at Carniceria y Abarrotes Aldama in Holyoke. — Johnson Publications
Hispanic migrants sacrifice pay to help family abroad
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is the second in a five-part series recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15).
100 years later, frontier slaying remains shrouded in legend
In the late 1800s, a black man was gunned down in Julesburg following an argument.
Lisa Werts and Savannah Burris, pictured in center, paint locals’ nails in the Ugandan village of Wera.
Sheryl Farnsworth demonstrates the proper application of a tourniquet during a first-aid training put on by Holyoke’s Uganda mission.
Uganda mission shares successes with congregation
Missionaries from Holyoke’s First Baptist Church presented on the medical assistance and spiritual support given to the Ugandan village of Wera during the church’s Sept.