Arizona Daily Star from Tucson, Arizona • Page B008

B8 TUCSON REGION Sunday, April 19, 2009 ARIZONA DAILY STAR NETO'S TUCSON kf if state restores grantor's funding 'Social glue' for Spanish readership ERNESTO PORTILLOJR. am i it vr. 1 1 By Evan Pellegrino ARIZONA DAILY STAR The University of Arizona may or may not be receiving $4.1 million in grants for solar research. The Phoenix-based Science Foundation Arizona and Solar Technology Institute conditionally awarded two three-year grants for solar-energy research on Friday. One was for $2.4 million and the other for $1.7 million, of which half would be provided by the foundation and matched by private industry.

However, the grants will only be paid if the state decides to reinstate the foundation's funding the Legislature approved a budget fix earlier this year that eliminated its $22.5 million allocation. "The hope is that we'll get the budget worked out from the state or from stimulus money," said Dick Powell, co-director of the Solar Technology Institute, which was established by Science Foundation Arizona and which awarded the grants. "There's (uncertainty) with the budget, but it's not yet finalized." A letter describing the grants states: "Please note that as of this writing, the 2009 appropriation from the state has been withdrawn. No payment from SFAz (Science Foundation Arizona) can be made on this grant until those funds are reinstated." Still, the foundation said it's optimistic about future funding from the state. Powell said the foundation will award $250,000 to each project, to be matched by private industry to get research started.

Any additional funding will then be dependent on state funding. "But there are no guarantees for anyone to get anything," Powell said. Joseph Simmons, head of UA's department of materials science and engineering, was awarded a three-year grant totaling almost $2.5 million. Simmons said the extra funding would be nice, but he understands it's conditional. "It's not do-or-die for our research," he said.

"We have bigger fish and partnerships with industry and utilities who provide the majority of our steady funding." Science Foundation Arizona is a private, non-profit organization that was created in 2006 with a $35 million commitment from the state. In addition to the grants conditionally awarded to the UA, two grants were awarded to Arizona State University, and another grant will fund a team effort between the universities, Powell said. Contact NASA Space Grant intern Evan Pellegrino at 573-4195 or at epellegrinoazstarnet.com. KELLY PRESNELL ARIZONA DAILY STAR SPLASH PAD REOPENS Sophie Martens gets doused on the splash pad Saturday during the third annual Brandi Fenton Memorial Park Family Fun Day. The day marked the reopening of thesplash pad with music, booths, obstacle courses, bounce houses, food and an appearance by a dozen autograph-signing UA football players.

UA fraternity member died of natural causes At the corner of South Stone Avenue and East McCormick Street, across from Tucson Mortuary and St. Augustine Cathedral, sits Old Pueblo Printers. The print shop, ownedby Alberto M. Elias, is a well-known landmark for longtime Tucsonans. To real old-timers, the print shop, with it's now-gone arch, was home to El Tucsonense the Old Pueblo's longest published Spanish-language newspaper.

It was the voice of Tucson's Spanish- speaking residents from 1915 to the early 1960s. The newspaper, foundedby Elias' grandfather, Francisco Santos Moreno, kept its readers informed of international, national and local news births, deaths, marriages, accidents, arrests, politics, and social and cultural events. The newspaper, which published on Tuesdays and Fridays and sold for a nickel for its entire life, "was the social glue" for Tucson's growing Mexican -American community, said Elias, 80. "He started this little news -paper when it was a whole new world for him and others like him," added Elias, who swept the floor, remelted lead type and did other dirty work in his grandfather's print shop as a teenager during World War II. "We were watching the community just blossom and grow," said Elias, father of PimaCounty Supervisor Richard Elias.

Moreno came to Tucson from Hermosillo, Sonora, as an orphan about 1889. He became a printer's apprentice with Charles Tully, a Tucson pioneer who co-foundedThe Arizona Daily Star in 1879. Elias said his grandfather showed moxie and ganas to achieve something in his new home town. "He was one of those guys who was a self-starter," Elias said. "He saw a challenge out there and he was ready to reach for it." Moreno started El Tucso -nense in a friend's print shop on Stone Avenue By 1922 he built his shop where the newspaper would flourish for several decades long after Moreno's death, said Elias, who was born several months before his grandfather died.

Moreno died in 1929 and his widow, Rosa Elias de Moreno, became the owner and publisher. Over the years the Morenos' four sons Gilberto, Federico, Arturo and Elias managed the newspaper and the print shop. Their eldest was Ermelinda Moreno. In its early years the newspaper's front page was filled with news about the Mexican Revolution, which continued to create turbulence, sending thousands of Mexicans to towns and cities north of the border, creating a demand and need for Spanish-language media. But Spanish-language newspapers were not new.

One of the first was El Misisipi which was launched Sept. 7, Orleans. Spanish-language newspapers subsequently appeared in New York City, San Antonio and Los Angeles. El Tucsonense was like other ethnic publications across the country, whether they published in Finnish, Italian, Hebrew, German, Chinese. El Tucsonense gave its readers news of the day, social events in ARIZONA DAILY STAR A University of Arizona student who was found dead at his fraternity house in March died of natural causes, authorities said.

The Pima County Medical Examiner's Office determined that Andrew J. Segal, a 19-year-old sophomore, died a Olympic medalist to speak at Jewish 'men's night out' DID YOU KNOW Most of El Tucsonense, a Spanish-language newspaper published from 1915 to 1963, are on microfilm at the University of Arizona Main Library. Issues v.1-68, 1915-1957, are in the library's collection of Arizona newspapers. the community, sports and commentary. El Tucsonense also reported the aggressiveness of American authorities against Mexicans in the U.S.

During the Great Depression, tens of thousands of Mexicans, including American citizens, were forcibly repatriated to Mexico. On its pages prior to World War II, El Tucsonense chronicled themoves of Nazi Germany and the growing conflict El Tucsonense also documented the sacrifices of Mexican-American youths who went off to war, who returned and who died. On its Dec. 8, 1941, edition, a day after Pearl Harbor, the newspaper published President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" speech.

It also reported the names and addresses of the boys who had enlisted on December 7: Fernando A. Romero of North First Avenue Mariano Tapia of Route 1, Estanislao J. Valencia of West Ontario Street, Ralf Martinez of South Fourth Avenue Ramon O. Ruiz of East Fifth Street, and Alfonso Romero of North Anita Avenue With the end of the war, Tucson, like the rest of the country, underwent dramatic changes. El Tucsonense couldn't keep up.

Spanish-language radio, then television, supplanted the newspaper as the voice of Tucson's Mexican community, which continued to evolve Arturo Moreno, who had served as the newspaper's longest manager, closed the newspaper by 19 63 Moreno was the father of Arte Moreno, owner of the Major League Baseball team the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Elias, a printer who had worked at The Arizona Daily Star, bought the shop from his grandmother in 19 6 6 and re -named it Old Pueblo Printers In the corner of the shop, several shelves hold some browning, brittle copies of El Tucsonense. He can't touch them because the pages flake and become dust. But his grandfather's legacy remains solid and bright. "He had real values in his life family, work and community," Elias said.

"Ibelieve we continue to uphold those values Reporter Ernesto "Neto" Portillo Jr. has deep roots here. His maternal grandparents came to Tucson In 1931. His maternal great-great-grandfather, Argentine-born Onofre Navarro, lived in Tucson beginning in the 1860s. Portillo can be contacted at 807-8414 or eportilloazstarnet.com Voter deadline is Monday minimum pledge of $180 to the 2009 FederationUnited Jewish Communities Campaign.

For men younger than 30, the cost is $36 for dinner, plus a minimum pledge of $36 to the 2009 campaign. There is no charge for students to attend, but an $18 minimum pledge to the 2009 campaign is required. Donations are tax-deductible. Funds raised will benefit the federation's five local beneficiary agencies. Reservations can be made online at www.jewishtucson.org or by calling 577-9393, Ext.

118. DEFINO, AnneT, 79, office manager, April 10, Brings Broadway. DODGE, Ross, 79, custodian, April 12, Adair Dodge. DYBUVARANG, Marquis, 57, musician, March 23, Adair Dodge. ECK, Betty 83, homemaker, April 11, Hudgel's Swan.

ELINS, Herbert 87, chemist, April 12, Evergreen. ENGLISH, Denise Ann, 55, billing clerk, March 22, Adair Dodge. ERATH, Paul 46, artist, April 8, Hudgel's Swan. FIORITTI, William 84, Army, April 11, Brings Broadway. FILMER, Lillian 79, homemaker, April 14, Adair Dodge.

FORAKER, Steven, 53, mail technician, April 13, Brings Broadway. FORRESTER, Robert 91, manager, April 15, East Lawn Palms. GARRETT, Jack 84, painter, March 29, South Lawn. GEEN, Paul 53, mechanic, April 11, Hudgel's Swan. GILLIAM, Donald 91, accountant, April 11, Hudgel's Swan.

GILLIS Gerald, 82, manager, April 10, East Lawn Palms. GOODENOUGH, Christopher David, 49, Vail, driver, April 5, Adair Dodge. HANDLEY, Eugene 94, Newport Beach, CA, baseball player, April 12, Evergreen. HAWKINS, Emma 85, civil service, April 14, Brings Broadway. HENDERSON, Ronald 64, La Luz, NM, U.S.

Air Force Officer, April 6, Adair Dodge. a. i sudden, natural death, a UA Police Department press release says. Segal, a member of Phi Kappa Psi and a theater-production major, was found dead on March 6 in the fraternity house atlOHN.Tyndall Ave. Segal was originally from the San Jose, area.

from the Pima County Recorder's Office. Voters can pick up the forms at the Pima County Recorder's Office, any Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles branch, and all post offices and libraries. For more information, go to: www.recorder.pima.gov NEWELL, Mary 74, homemaker, April 14, South Lawn. PANTHEN, Kenneth 81, sales supervisor, April 11, Evergreen. PAUL, Henry, 87, electrical tester, April 9, Hudgel's Swan.

QUIVEY, Violet 101, teacher, April 16, Evergreen. ROHDE, Gerald 76, Air Force, April 9, Brings Broadway. ROMO, Eva 48, homemaker, April 12, South Lawn. ROSSINI, Anita, 90, Green Valley, homemaker, April 14, Adair Dodge. SEIFRIED, Leonora, 85, homemaker, April 11, South Lawn.

SHANLEY, John, 59, accounting, April 14, Hudgel's Swan. SIMMONDS, Howard, 90, manager, April 13, Hudgel's Swan. SMART, Jack 78, engineer, April 9, Hudgel's Swan. SMITH, Dale 72, National Guard, April 8, Hudgel's Swan. STEWART, Kathleen 79, home-maker, April 7, South Lawn.

TALAVERA, Gloria 57, insurance auditor, March 24, Adair Dodge. TEELA, William 78, Air Force, April 12, Hudgel's Swan. THOMAS, Peggy 79, teacher, April 2, South Lawn. THORNTON, John 75, ironworker, April 11, Evergreen. URIAS, Mercy 50, April 10, Adair Dodge.

VELASQUEZ, Angela 91, home-maker, April 13, Adair Dodge. WEIN, Melvin 65, laborer, March 27, Adair Dodge. ARIZONA DAILY STAR Olympic gold medalist swimmer Jason Lezak will speak at a Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona's men's event that begins at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. This is the first "men's night out" event for the Jewish Federation.

It will be held at the Tucson Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Road. The event will feature a deli and beer dinner. Lezak, who is Jewish, won gold medals at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games. For men age 30 or older, the event costs $36 for dinner, plus a DEATHS The deceased are from Tucson unless otherwise noted.

Occupations are stated when available. ALIJAGIC, Nadida, 53, bank clerk, March 17, Adair Dodge. BACKUS, Ruth 91, homemaker, April 12, Adair Dodge. BENSON, Christine, 98, homemaker, April 13, Hudgel's Swan. BENSON, Edward 87, public service employee, April 9, Adair Dodge.

BOGAN, Clarence Gus, 87, minister, April 13, Evergreen. BRACE, Orval, 72, copper mine mechanic, April 11, Brings Broadway. BRADLEY, Harry, 89, shoe store owner, April 13, Hudgel's Swan. BUCH, Joanne Marie, 72, Green Valley, administrative assistant, March 26, Adair Dodge. CALLAWAY, Rolin, 69, florist, April 14, Evergreen.

CARLBERG, William 80, computer systems analyst, April 9, Brings Broadway. CLICK, Vernon 82, telephone repair, April 12, Brings Broadway. COLLINS, Donald, 62, maintenance, April 10, Hudgel's Swan. COOK, Leta 88, medical caregiver, April 1, South Lawn. DANG, Kim-NgocThi, 86, homemaker, April 14, East Lawn Palms.

DAUER, Lucille 84, homemaker, April 14, Hudgel's Swan. DAVIS, Kathleen 92, federal analyst, April 12, Adair Dodge. DEAN, Jason, 35, machinist, March 21, Adair Dodge. ARIZONA DAILY STAR Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the Marana, Sahuarita or South Tucson municipal elections on May 19. Anyone who has moved or changed their name since their last registration will have to fill out a new registration form, according to a news release HORNBACK, Duane, 71, truck driver, April 10, Adair Dodge.

HOSTETTER, Mary, 93, homemaker, April 9, Hudgel's Swan. JOHNSON, Janet, 71, business manager, April 10, Hudgel's Swan. JONES, William 84, military, April 12, East Lawn Palms. KOVEN, Sybil 74, homemaker, April 11, Evergreen. LAW, William 84, pipefitter, April 14, Brings Broadway.

LEWIS, Barbara, 78, homemaker, April 11, Brings Broadway. LIM, Ding Soon, 84, business owner, April 14, Evergreen. LOBLEY, Carl 86, mining chemist, April 12, Hudgel's Swan. LOHNBERG, Elizabeth, 99, home-maker, April 7, Hudgel's Swan. MAZZIOTTA, Albert, 91, computer sales, April 11, Hudgel's Swan.

MCCANTS, Mary Ann, 61, Safford, business owner, March 23, Adair Dodge. MCLAIN, Erin 30, Lakeside, pediatrician, April 13, Adair Dodge. MCDONALD, Althea 75, home-maker, April 14, Adair Dodge. METZ, Sally 94, beauty shop employee, April 11, Brings Broadway. MORALES, Emma 83, homemaker, April 15, South Lawn.

MORRIS, Evelyn, 86, office manager, April 11, Hudgel's Swan. MUSGROVE, Kevin 41, heavy equipment operator, March 28, South Lawn. NIEDER, Marianne, 85, nurse, March 21, Adair Dodge. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARIZONA ISTORICAL SOCIETY El Tucsonense, shown here in 1927, was founded by Francisco Santos Moreno. His grandson owns Old Pueblo Printers, now at the site..