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La Morenita matriarch tells her story in self-authored book
Second edition provides new insights, photos
La Morenita book
Mary Delgado and Gloria Smallwood pose for a photo with their mother, Guadalupe Cordoba (center), during a signing event for her book, "La Morenita: The Story of Lupe Cordoba" at La Mo Cafe on Sept. 18 (Photo contributed).
ANGELINA MARTIN
Turlock Journal
Published: Oct 6, 2021, 2:45 AM
It’s been 50 years since Turlock resident Guadalupe Cordoba came to the Central Valley from Mexico and changed the region’s cuisine for the better — a journey she recalls in her book “La Morenita: The Story of Lupe Cordoba."
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Remembering a ‘fierce defender of freedom’
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During a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday at Turlock Memorial Park, Marsha Gonsalves, with the support of her husband Larry, shares memories of their son, Sgt. 1st Class Chad Gonsalves, who died on Feb. 13, 2006, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee north of Deh Rawod in central Afghanistan (KRISTINA HACKER/The Journal).
Kristina Hacker
Turlock Journal
Published: May 28, 2025, 6:55 AM
Every Memorial Day, locals put on their red, white and blue attire, maybe don a red poppy in remembrance of the fallen, and make their way to Turlock Memorial Park cemetery.
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