The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 151 held their annual Cinco De Mayo event in front of the Galveston County Courthouse on Saturday. Young dancers and musical imitators were a big hit with the audience. Zaida Santiago is just 7 years old, and he had a lot of fun mimicking the moves of famous Vicente Fernandez. Kimberly Sam, another 7-year-old, accompanied him with her ballet folkloric moves.
The children are part of an after-school program at Galveston’s L.A. Morgan Elementary School, where they learn and practice traditional music and dance from Mexico along with contemporary Mexican-American music and dance styles.
Ruth Ann Ruiz, our feature’s editor, came to The Post Newspaper with 25+ years of journalism experience. She has written for The Tucson Citizen, The Arizona Daily Star, The Aztec Press, Tucson Lifestyles Magazine, Galveston County Daily News and Guidry News where she advanced her skills as a photojournalist.
Her writing and photography have been filling our front page for two years.
Her background also includes two published books, Coping with the Death of a Brother or Sister and Self Esteem, Team Mental Health. She also brings her broadcast journalism experiences from Southern Arizona to the Texas Gulf Coast.
Most of her work is generated through her own initiative. Ruth has a sense of what makes the county special. We love the way she has taken on the task of not only reporting, writing, and photography but also finding so much of the best of Galveston County!!!
