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Enjoy this sneak peek into the latest edition of MÁS magazine!

Now that’s a fiesta!

Everyone loves a good party.
And when you’re the host of a good party, that’s just the cherry on top.
MÁS was pleased to play host to the Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s (KCHCC) most recent mixer event on March 12.
The gathering took place at the Nile Theater in the heart of downtown Bakersfield.
Take one look at the photos on this page — and you’ll see just a small sampling of people mixing it up at this mixer! (See more great Kodak moments on our Web site: www.masbakersfield.com)
Who says networking can’t be fun?
The KCHCC is the largest Hispanic business organization in the region, including 500-plus members and representing more than 220,000 Hispanics.
Lou Gomez — president and CEO of the chamber — also points out that about 25 percent of KCHCC members are non-Hispanics who view the group as a gateway to the Latino community.
Gomez estimates there are about 5,000 Hispanic-owned businesses in Kern County.
Bringing chamber members together where they can share ideas, contacts and a zest for life only makes this integral part of the local business community stronger.
And hey, if you can have a good time while solidifying the KCHCC, even better!
A very special thanks to Gomez; Fernando Aguirre, chair of the board; and Joe Jimenez, chair elect. And more thanks to xxxx (for organizing the mixer), to the Nile (for the party place), DJ Mikey (for the entertainment) and Qué Pasa owners, Omar and Baldo Cisneros (for the great food).
For more information on the KCHCC, visit:  www.kchcc.org or call the chamber office at 633-5495.

— Teresa Adamo

Fired up!

As a teenager, Mark Martinez dreamed of putting out fires. Now, in a gray-walled radio studio about the size of two closets, he prepares to light them. Black cables jut from stacks of audio equipment that sit on a metal desk. The prep room down the hall is plastered with posters of Martinez’s rivals, frothing-at-the-mouth conservatives like Sean Hannity and Oliver North. The boyish-looking, Martinez, 46, crouches behind a flat-panel computer screen a few feet from co-host Candi Easter and glances at his headphones before putting them on. In a few seconds, “The Mark Martinez Show, Talk Radio for Liberals and Real Conservatives,” is on the air.

Great Scots!

You and your family are cordially invited to the 13th Annual Kern County Scottish Society’s Gathering and Games at Stramler Park on Saturday, April 5. It is a family event; children 12 and under are free with a paid adult and general admission is $15. You are invited to do your own search for similarities, drink beer, listen to music, watch dancers, witness men in kilts throw telephone-size poles and maybe even participate in traditional Scottish athletics.

Relationship Advice: Take the mud-free road

Dear Ay Mujer,
I read your column regularly and I get it. I hear you saying that we shouldn’t get down and dirty and throw mud, but that is hard to do when otra locas are around you acting stupid. How do I rise above when I’m surrounded by stupid people who just don’t get it? Signed, Stuck-in-the-mud