Ale Takes 1st @ Last Night's Meet

Ale Sierra took First Place in the Shot Put Event at yesterday's Crandic JV Invite in Cedar Rapids. But you gotta buy a ticket if you want to see these guns!

Ale threw 29' 3-1/2" to claim first in this event. Way to go Ale!!

Photos From Grace's Party!

Grace's Birthday Party

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A New Addition to the Family!!!!!!

Marina and James Schmitz welcomed there first child on Wednesday April 8.

Alexis Grace Schmitz weighed in at 6lbs 13oz measuring 18 inches. I've been promised pictures in the coming days so I will post them as soon as I get them.

Congratulations!

Pictures from Danielle's Birthday

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This weekends Milestones

Have you noticed all the milestones this weekend.

• George and Dolores are celebrating their 10 year wedding anniversary on Friday. I believe they'll be spending the weekend in Springfield. Congratulations!
• Bianca is celebrating another birthday. On Saturday, Bianca turns 27! She's having her siblings and parents over at her house for a small celebration.
• Stephanie is also celebrating a birthday. On Sunday she turns 41!

Be sure to make plans for the QC Wind Ensemble this Sunday. Bianca's performance is sure to be enjoyable. Tickets are $5 at the door. For more info see the family calendar or her original post.

Have a good weekend!

QC Wind Ensemble Concert March 15

On Sunday, March 15 at 3:00pm, QC Wind Ensemble will have their winter concert. This year we are having this concert at the Moline High School auditorium. I'm inviting all of you to come and enjoy an afternoon of great music. Our theme is 'dance tunes', including one of my all time favorites-Divertimento by Vincent Persichetti and the well known Four Dances from "West Side Story" by Leonard Bernstein. The highlight of our concert will be our guest performer Ronald Romm. Ronald Romm is renowned founder of the Canadian Brass and will be playing four tunes with us on trumpet. He is an increditble artist and I promise you have seen nothing like him in person! I truly hope to see you there! Students and children are free, adults are $5.00.

Thank you!-Bianca Gibbs

Iowa City Updates - New Events!

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From: Luis Sierra <Sierra.Luis@iccsd.k12.ia.us
Date: Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 4:23 PM


Coady and Ale are both out for track this year Coady high jump and Ale shot put and discuss.

Their first meet is at the Pepsi Co. Center in Rock Island (Augustana on 30th Street on top of the hill) on Mar.3/4 @ 4pm.
I'm not sure if they will be participating that will be determined this weekend or early next week.
Also Coadys' final show choir performance will be Sun. Mar.8 at 3pm at City High in Iowa City. Tickets are $5.00 and there we be other City High choral groups performing with a reception to follow at school. Let me know if anyone is coming leave a message on my home phone 319-354-6333.
Also Coady is going to be playing women's soccer this spring along with track... I know she will be very busy this spring barring any injuries. By the way my play I directed went very well and my brother George surprised me by coming .Thank you lil bro
also if anyone wants to read two reviews google Iowa City Theatre Blog then scroll down til you see A Review
of Bus Stop. Siempre, Luis

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Iowatheatre.blogspot.com

Bus Stop Reviews click here

4th Avenue Jazz Company places 5th

Iowa City High's 4th Avenue Jazz Company placed 5th at Great River Show Choir Competition at the Adler Theatre last Saturday.

The group performed a series of skits filled with bright colored costumes and coordinated dance moves. Mediacom was on hand to provide video and I'm not sure if a DVD will be available or if they will broadcast the performance via cable subscriptions. If you have information on this please let me know so I can arrange to get a copy.

Congrats to Coady and all her team mates!

Update: 4th Avenue Jazz Comapny time change

The 4th Avenue Jazz Company's Saturday performance time has changed t0 3:25 PM instead of the 3:00 PM.

For more info see the calendar Click Here or the original post here

4th Avenue Jazz Company is coming to Davenport!

City High's "4th Avenue Jazz Company" Show Choir will be performing in the Great River Show Choir Competition at the Adler Theatre in Davenport.

The competition is held all day, but Coady Sierra's group performance is slated for 3:00 PM, with awards at 6:15 PM. There is also a solos competition and group competitions from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM with awards following.

So if you've got some time Saturday afternoon, come on down to the Adler Theatre!





More info is available at www.greatriveronline.com

Good Luck Coady

Henry Sierra gets the Hall of Fame Nod!

Henry will be inducted into the Mexican Basketball Association's Hall of Fame on Saturday, February 21, 2009 @ Beyond the Baseline - 1540 W 12th Street, Davenport IA.

Just a couple years ago his brother Luis got the nod and now its Henry's turn. Meet us out there and celebrate his recognition and achievements.

Congratulations Dad!

The Hall of Fame Ceremony takes place after the MBA All-Star Games. Scheduled time is 5:00 PM.
Events include:

• 35+ Game (Current and Former MBA Players)
  
• 3-Pt Contest (Open to the Public $5 entry fee)
• Pozole and Tostadas afterward @ the VFW

Other Hall of Fame Inductees:

• Tony Terronez
• Alfred Terronez
  

We'll See you there!

Click Here for Map to Beyond the Baseline

Luis Sierra Performance

Uncle Luis will be showcasing his theater talent once again with the Iowa City Community Theatre. This time he's directing Bus Stop by William Inge.




Bus Stop: In the middle of a howling snowstorm, a bus out of Kansas City pulls up at a cheerful roadside diner. All roads are blocked, and four or five weary travelers are going to have to hole up until morning. Cherie, a nightclub chanteuse, is the passenger with most to worry about: she's been pursued, made love to and finally kidnapped by a twenty-one-year-old cowboy with a ranch of his own and the romantic methods of an unusually headstrong bull. As a counterpoint to the main action, the proprietor of the cafe and the bus driver at last find time to develop a friendship of their own; a middle-age scholar comes to terms with himself; and a young girl who works in the cafe also gets her first taste of romance.

Performance dates are scheduled for:
FEB. 6, 7, 13, 14 @ 7:30 PM
FEB. 8, 15 @ 2:00 PM

Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for students & seniors, and $10 for children.

Iowa City Community Theatre is located at:
4265 Oak Crest Hill Rd
Iowa City, IA 52246

319.338.0443

www.iowacitycommunitytheatre.com

Roland Tenley's Father Passes away

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Heather Tenley <hamst74@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 5:49 AM
Subject:


Dear Friends and Family,

            I just wanted to let everyone know that Roland's Dad has passed away. I wanted to thank everyone that has been supportive through the last couple of weeks as the girls and I have dealt with his dads illness.

                           Sincerely,
                               Heather

Manny is having a Birthday Party!

Come one come all, Manny is turning 2. And he wants you to join him at his big birthday bash at Fireworks in Moline! his parents will be serving, hot dogs, chips and salsa, and enchiladas!

Details

• Saturday, January 24, 2009


• 4:00PM to 6:00PM


• At Fireworks Coffee House (23rd Avenue and 16th Street, Moline)

Questions, Preguntas? llamame @ 309.912.6661 o e-mail me at Eddie.Sierra@gmail.com
See you there!

Girl Scout Cookies!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Heather Tenley <hamst74@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 4:09 PM


Dear Friends and Family,

              I just wanted to send an email out to everyone to let you know that the girls (meghan and elizabeth) are selling girl scout cookies. If you would like to order any cookies please let me know. we started selling cookies today and will continue to sell cookies until Jan.30th. All of your cookie purchases helps out our little troop to keep going. You can either email me or call at (309)685-0215 Thanks heather and the girls

Grandma Lucha is coming.

The increased risk associated with my Aunt Sue has prompted my Grandmother to fly up from Leon.

She is flying into the QC Airport on Wednesday and will be staying for three weeks (February 4).

Grandma will be staying at my Dad's (Henry) house in East Moline.

Sue Sierra

I talked to several sources on what's going on with my Aunt Sue. I haven't talked to Uncle G.G. yet, but this is what I have gathered:

Sue is having her gall bladder removed on Monday, January 12.
Her pancreas is/was failing.
Due to other complications there is an increase in risk associated with the surgery.

According to reports Sue does not have congestive heart failure as reported several months ago.

I will try to keep everyone informed as best as possible. Feel free to leave comments if the information is incorrect or if there are any updates.

New Event Posting

A family reunion meeting has been scheduled for February 2, 2009, 6:00 PM.
Carol Curtis will be hosting. Additional details are at the reunion website.

January's Birthday List!

Emanuel Thomas Sierra celebrates his 2nd birthday on 1/21.

Cari Conant is getting closer to the top of the hill when she turns 35 on 1/27.

Be sure to wish them Happy Birthday!

Arturo Sierra Passes Away at 60

Although I never actually created a web page for my Uncle, I wanted to at least get some links put up for those whom maybe curious.

An obituary was published in The Dispatch and Argus. Click here for a link to it online

Here is a copy of the e-mails:

Dear family: I don't know how to post this on the family web-site, so I am doing it the old fashioned way....hitting the "reply all" icon. For those that don't know, Arturo died on Wednesday, November 5th at about 12:50 PM. Art received the last rites from their parish priest. Mary, Buggs, Caroline and Bill were at his bedside, along with Arturo's kids (Simon and Carmen Luz), their mother Teresa, Arturo's wife, Leslie, G.G., Sue, Stephanie and a couple of very dear friends of Art. I heard the family was in the midst of a rosary in Spanish when Arturo took his last breath.

Thank God Aunt Teresa had the strength to join us in Albuquerque! Lupita, T.T., Son and Rosie arrived late Wednesday, and we started the family rosary and novena on Thursday evening. It means more than words can say to have had so much family around us. Teresa's brother, Larry, and his son, Ruben, flew in from San Diego Thursday night. Their sister Emma also joined us for a couple of the events. Tom and Vicky arrived on Friday night, in time for a big ceremony that took place on Saturday afternoon, on Atruro and Leslie's land.

As many of you know, Arturo had embraced the Sundance tradition for about the last 12-13 years. So, when he died, we sibs didn't really know what to expect. According to his wishes, Arturo was cremated. Arturo's ashes are with Simon at the moment. They will be buried with mom and dad's coffins at St. Mary's Cemetery in East Moline.

There were 3-4 days of ceremonies following the Sundance tradition. They included a couple of sweat lodges, a pipe ceremony for his community, (family did not attend. Instead we gathered to say the rosary.) and the big ceremony on Saturday. There were probably close to 100 people. That ceremony included about 12-15 people paying tribute to Arturo. It was a tremendous gift to hear from so many young men and women about the role Arturo had played in helping them succeed in college. There were several who mentioned how Art would kick their butt and challenged them to be their best, and then offer a shoulder to cry on when that was what they needed. Some of Arturo's colleagues praised his creativity and willingness to challenge the administration on behalf of a student or one of his staff. I was proud to hear who my brother had become in his work and in his life; the ceremony was beautiful.

But, yes. We are planning to have a memorial mass and get together back in Illinois. We're just not sure when. We would all like to be able to be there, especially Art's kids. Right now we are thinking that the memorial will be around the Christmas holidays. I promise we will let the family know as soon as we pin a date down.

Mariana, Sema (her partner) and I arrived back in Oakland on Wednesday afternoon, after an 18 hour drive from Albuquerque. I "checked-out" from life, crying my heart out and sleeping when crying left me exhausted. I finally got on-line this morning, and found several notes from about a dozen cousins. I'm sorry we didn't think to send out an email blast when Arturo died.

We will be placing an obituary in the Q-C Times soon...once we pin down the date for the memorial. Please forgive our sloppy handling of all of this. I, for one, am still in shock. I don't want to believe my brother is dead. I just can't imagine my life without him. It hurts too much.

Again, thanks for all of your love and support. Below are a couple of addresses in case you feel like sending a card. I'm sure the kids would appreciate knowing their dad was loved.

Arturo and his wife Leslie lived at:
8 Patrick Lane,
Peralta, NM 87042

Simon and Carmen Luz Sierra live with their mom at:

6500 Lamy Street
Albuquerque, NM 87120

Be well and keep us in your prayers. I still need to get to the acceptance phase of grieving, and it may take me a while.

lots of love, rachel