Carnival celebrates diversity
Event funds improvements at Little Flower
Event funds improvements at Little Flower

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By Ann DeFrange
Published: July 1, 2008

Tamales were gone by 10 a.m. Sunday.

Members of Little Flower Catholic Church started a month ago, assembling and freezing about 2,500 of that signature item for the menu of the annual carnival during the weekend.


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The carnival opened Saturday night, again at 11 a.m. Sunday; but the tamales had all been purchased and carried home by Saturday guests and early Mass attendees.

Still, there were enchiladas, gorditas, flautas, corn on the cob, aguas frias and chilled and seasoned mangos on a stick. There were games and sales booths, Mexican bingo and a dunk tank — and over all and around all, loud and lively music.

The parish at 1125 S Walker has hosted the carnival for more than 70 years. It raises money for improvements to parish property and projects. And although it remains a small, local event that gathers families and neighbors of several generations, it's become a symbol of the city's diversity and an attraction for other residents.

The sign at the empty taco booth offered a promise: "Come Back Next Year.”


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