WEST BEND, Wis. — t's National Hispanic Heritage Month, and the Washington County community is celebrating in West Bend with the annual "Fiesta Latina."

The three-day event takes place at Regner Park where organizers said it's all about joy — something they said is needed right now.

"When you have experienced some of that hate, you overcome it by not feeding into that hate, but trying to be the change," Maria Gutierrez Gurrola said. "It's that celebration that we tell our people we're here, we're not going anywhere. I want that empowerment, that advocacy and I will be standing to the day fighting for anyone that needs that support."

Gutierrez Gurrola is the executive director at Casa Guadalupe Multicultural Center , an organization that provides language classes, education and helps s

See Full Page