By Manzanillo Sun Writer the April 2019 Edition solution posted in next month’s edition Across 1 act 3 branch, of a tree; limb, branch of a tree 7 fly 8 grape 9 squid 13 bear 14 laughs 16 to tie 17 (feminine of) tall Down 1 weapon 2 cough Last month’s crossword solution: 4 help; aid […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer the April 2019 Edition EasyTotal : 50 min Prep : 20 min Inactive : 15 min Cook : 15 min Yield : 6 to 8 servings Ingredients Beer Batter: ✓1 cup all-purpose flour ✓1 teaspoon salt ✓1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper ✓1 cup dark Mexican beer* Cream Sauce: ✓1/3 cup mayonnaise ✓2/3 […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer the April 2019 Edition Mid-May marks two key anniversaries in the conflict between the United States and Mexico that set in motion the Civil War and led to California, Texas, and eight other states joining the Union. On May 13, 1846, the United States Congress declared war on Mexico after a request […]
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By Yann Kostic the April 2019 Edition You have inherited a sum of money but have some concerns about how to invest it, as there are many options available to you. Traditional wisdom would be to invest any large sum of money using a method called dollar-cost averaging, which simply means investing it a little […]
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By Tommy Clarkson the April 2019 Edition Amazon Lily Eucharis Amazonica Family Amaryllidaceae Also known as Eucharist Lily The Eucharis Amazonica comes from the South American Andes of Columbia and Peru –not, as the names implies, the Amazon. But the confounding, plant identification monster has, again, reared its ugly head with some botanists, stating there […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall the April 2019 Edition Directed by : Peter Farrelly Starring : Virgo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardell “A working class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of the venues through the 1960’s American South.” This movie is the 2019 ‘Best […]
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By Tommy Clarkson the April 2019 Edition Cyclamen Colchicum Cyclamen Colchicum Family Primulaceae Also known as Sowbread or Swinebread (Steven, our close pal who, for a number of years, owned and operated a couple of funeral homes outside of Kansas City, shared that, as a result of their lovely flowers and delightful leaves no few […]
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By Kirby Vickery the April 2019 Edition Pre-Columbian Times (overview):I have found that history has almost forgotten Manzanillo’s first inhabitants, even though we have some Nahuatl ruins in the State of Colima which are superb. Archeology for the history between 2000 BCE and 500 BCE for this area reads like a dart board. I even […]
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By Kirby Vickery the April 2019 Edition The international popularity of the game of bocce is evident here in México, as seen in Manzanillo’s third annual Bocce Ball Tournament. Held on February 21, 2019, on the sand in front of the Oasis Beach Club, the competition this year had 48 teams of two players who […]
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By Kirby Vickery the April 2019 Edition Have you ever been to ruins of Uxmal? Have you noticed the many turtle motifs and wondered what kind of a relationship the Mayans had with this particular animal? The turtle figures prominently in the Mayan Creation Myth, as transcribed from the Popol Vuh. The god of corn, […]
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