Winner Documentary
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Documentary Nominees
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Media Excellance award
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Winner for best Instruction Video:
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Winner for Programs for Seniors: Kathleen Manning
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The Bunny Show and Puro Sabor produced by Martha McGrath and Bunny Uriarte, directed by Carl Fiske and Lolo Uriarte were nominated for best live show and best show for special audience.
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The nominess for Best Community Media at the 2006 WAVE AWARDS.
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The San Jose McEnery Convention Center, located right beside the Hilton in Downtown San Jose, CA.
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Sculpture in front of the city building in San Jose CA.
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The Saint Clair Hotel in San Jose California, where we went for the WAVE AWARDS.
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This is a huge tent the City of San Jose errected for its huge Halloweeen bash.
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Here I am with another mirror shot at WAVE awards.
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Here is Bunny all cozied up for the flight back to Tucson, AZ after the WAVE awards.
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The Bunny Show, Puro Sabor, and Exist Kind were all nominated for the 2006 WAVE AWARDS.
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MY TUCSON TV LANCH PARTY AT CASINO DEL SOL

KTTU TV launched it's new channel My Tucson TV, on September 5, 2006 with a big party at the Casino Del Sol. The MY GIRLS hosted the party for an audience of over 200, which included a fashion show, give-aways, dating game and an awesome performance by the ICONS DEL SOL.

My Tucson TV will host Twentieth Television's new scripted primetime drama strips "Desire" and "Secret Obsessions." The hour-long programs will feature a 65-episode story arc stripped Monday through Friday over the span of 13 weeks.

Each Saturday, a re-cap episode highlighting the two programs' previous week's storylines will air. "Desire" follows two close brothers on the run from the mafia who both fall in love with, and then passionately battle for, the same woman. "Secret Obsessions" takes an in-depth look at the dreams, successes and tragedies found everyday in the fashion industry.(1)

For more information check the KTTU website at
http://www.kttu.com/


(1) http://finanzen.net/news/news_detail.asp?NewsNr=383690

Comedian and Actor, LARRY MOORE was the MC for the ICONS DEL SOL.. LARRY had the crowd of around 200 HOWLING WITH LAUGHTER.
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Here you can see ERIC TAYLOR posing as MARILYN MONROE with the MY TUCSON TV LOGO in the background.
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ERIC TAYLOR gave a stunning performance as MARILYN MONROE. Backup dancers KRISTIN WRIGHT (L)and JESSICA GONZALES (r) were awesome.

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Here's BILLY JERRALD of the ICONS DEL SOL doing ANNIE LENNOX.
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BILLY JERRALD was awesome as ANNIE LENNOX at the CASINO DEL SOL'S MY TUCSON TV party
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JESSICA GONZALES has beautiful form as a dancer. JESSICA is a backup dancer for the ICONS DEL SOL.
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JESSICA GONZALES, one of the backup dancers for ICONS DEL SOL was on fire Tuesday Night at the MY TUCSON TV PARTY AT CASINO DEL SOL.
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ERIC TAYLOR as MARILYN MONROE. ERIC also does LIZA MINELLI, JUDY GARLAND AND WINONNA JUDD.
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BILLY JERRALD did a dynamite ANNIE LENNOX impersonation at the MY TUCSON TV party at CASINO DEL SOL on Tuesday, Sept 5.


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Come to Mamma! The ICONS DEL SOL delivered a show that earned standing ovations.
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MADONNA had everyone rockin' at the CASINO DEL SOL, which hosted the network launch party of MY TUCSON TV.
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There were around 200 people that came to the MY TUCSON TV network launch party at the CASINO DEL SOL on tuesday.
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These dancers were kicking butt, the best dancing i've seen in Tucson.
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ICONS DEL SOL have a great MADONNA ACT that the entire audience loved.
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BUNNY URIARTE one of the three MY GIRLS of MY TUCSON TV fixes her makeup between sets/
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Here's CAMETON KNIGHT of the ICONS DEL SOL doing his MICHAEL JACKSON act, which was THRILLING.
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Here's BUNNY URIARTE one of the " MY GIRLS" from MY TUCSON TV.
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The show was AWESOME.
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Back up dancers on stage at the MY TUCSON TV launch party at Casino del Sol on Tuesday,
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The lovely hostess of the ICONS DEL SOL performance group.
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Michael Jackson at the My Tucson TV launch party at the Casino del Sol Tuesday, 5 Sept.
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JUST IN TIME FOR SCHOOL - PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE GIVES CITY OF TUCSON $98,000 + FOR NEIGHBORHOOD COMPUTERS

There was a sense of real excitement at the NW Neighborhood Center last Friday, 25 August 2006 at 11 am when over 50 City of Tucson and Pascua Yaqui Officials gathered for a press conference in which The Pacua Yaqui Tribe gave over $98,000 to the City of Tucson for 33 computers for Tucson's Neighborhood Centers.

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe presented Steve Leal's Computers for Kids program a check for $98,130.00 to purchase computers, software and computer-related equipment for four area neighborhood centers. This grant will provide access to technology for thousands of families and children utilizing area neighborhood centers.

Last year, Computers for Kids donated ten computers to the students that participated in Barrio Hollywood's Day on the UA Campus – an event that was co-sponsored by the College Club, which is an organization that mentors college-bound high school students from Tucson's West and South sides.
Councilmember Steve Leal commented: "In order to compete in the modern world, our students need to be computer literate. Computers for Kids is my effort to make sure that Tucson students have access to computers."

Chairwoman Herminia Frias commented: “The Pascua Yaqui Tribe is committed to investing in our community. Today, far too many families and children are being left behind in our high tech society. We are thankful that we had the resources to help the El Rio, El Pueblo, Northwest, and Freedom Neighborhood Centers meet growing technology needs of these neighborhoods and bridge the ‘digital divide’ for countless families.”

Frias added: “Each day these four neighborhood centers provide thousands of families services ranging from healthcare to recreation. Now with this grant, students, adults and families will have access to thirty-three new computers with Internet access. This grant will help children keep up with their studies and enable parents to use the Internet to stay informed about their families, community and the world.”

Councilman Leal pointed to examples like the University of Arizona, whose goal is to go "paperless," and where the general catalogue is only available online. "If the UA is paperless that means our kids need to know how to access online information," Leal said, "and Computers for Kids is there to provide the tools that will enable students become computer literate."

In 2002, the voters of Arizona approved Proposition 202. This proposition made it possible for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to donate 12% of their gaming revenues to local government to meet the needs of our community.

In 2005, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe donated over half a million dollars to fund projects improving education, public safety, transportation, economic development, health care, social services, recreation, cultural, historical and environmental preservation and restoration in Pima County.

written by Dan Benavidez

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe gives $98,000 + to the City of Tucson to buy 33 computers for Tucson's Neighborhood Centers at a press conference at NW Neighborhood Center on Friday August 25 at 11 am.
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The Press Conference on Friday, August 25, 2006 was followed by lunch catered by Rigo's Restaurant.
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Councilman Steve Leal, Ward 5, talked about the wonderful partnership between the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Government and the City of Tucson. This partnership resulted in a gift of over $98,000 from the Yaqui Tribe to buy 33 computers for Tucson's Neighborhood Centers.
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Pascua Yaqui Council Chairwoman, Herminia Frias, announces the $98,000 + gift to Tucson's Neighborhood Centers to buy 33 state of art computers for Tucson's children.
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Martha McGrath, of McGrath Communications, Dan Benavidez Publicity Coordinator for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and Steve Leal, Councilman Ward 5, organized the press conference to annouce the $98,000+ gift to the City of Tucson's Neighborhood Centers.
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Honored guests at the press conference on Friday, August 25 posed for a picture with the big check for $98,000+ from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
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Councilman Steve Leal presented Pascua Yaqui Chairwoman Herminia Frias with flowers as a gesture of thanks for the Yaqui's generousity.
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Steve Leal, Councilman Ward 5, and Herminia Frias, Chairwoman of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe hold the big check from the Tribe for over 98,000 dollars. The money is earmarked for 33 computers for Tucson's Neighborhood Centers.
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Dan Benavidez, PR man for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, hands out gifts to the honored guests at the Press Conference.
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Donna Liggins, NW Neighborhood Center Director thanked both the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and Councilman Steve Leal, Ward 5, for the gift of 8 computers for the children of the center.
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Here Council Chairwoman Herminia Frias hams it up with Councilman Steve Leal, Ward 5. From L: Karen Uhlich, Councilwoman, Ward 3, Nina Trasoff, Councilwoman, Ward 6; Fred Gray, Tucson Parks & Rec Director; Priscilla Flores, Pascua Yaqui Councilwoman; Herminia Frias, at podium, and Steve Leal behind her.
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Nathan Pryor, Navajo, is the Executive Secretary to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. Mr. Pryor has a long history of community activism.
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Herminia Frias, Chairwoman of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, explained how pleased the Yaqui Tribal Council is to give Tucson's Neighborhood Centers enough money to purchase 33 computers for children. Betty Liggins and Susie Majuta are to the right.
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Honored Guests from Left Karin Uhlich, Tucson Councilwoman, Ward 3 Nina Trasoff, Tucson Councilwoman, Ward 6 Fred Gray, Tucson Parks & Rec Director Priscilla Flores, Pascua Yaqui Councilwoman Herminia Frias, Pascua Yaqui Chairwoman Steve Leal, Councilman Ward 5 Betty Liggins, NW Neighborhood Director Susie Majuta, NW Neigh Center Mother
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Councilman Steve Leal and the Chairwoman of The Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Herminia Frias, came up with the idea to fund 33 computers for Tucson's Neighborhood Centers.
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