• Columbus: On Sept. 14, 2007, the Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Awards were presented at the Renaissance Center in downtown Columbus with Gov. Ted Strickland presenting the keynote speech. Award recipients were:

Luis González DeRiancho - Hispanic Businessman of the Year

Dina Villa - Hispanic Bussinesswoman of the Year
 

Ted Strickland

Guadalupe A. Velásquez - Government Hispanic Business Advocate of the Year

Motus Advertising (Joe Altieri) - 2007 Emerging Business of the Year

Mary Navarro - 2007 Corporate Hispanic Business Advocate of the Year

Ryan Arsenault - Future Entrepreneur

MC was Mexican native and now Ohio resident Sasha Rionda, CNN and WKRC-TV’s Nuestro Rincon. DJ was Rudy Alvarez, with salsa group Club Tropical performing.

• Toledo: On Sept. 16, 2007, the Latino students of LASSO from St. Francis de Sales High School celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month, with Mass and comida mexicana. This was LASSO’s annual membership dinner, welcoming new Latino students and recognizing LASSO co-presidents José Duran and Matt Ramírez. St. Francis de Sales HS’s instructor John Orozco moderated. See photo on page 20.

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