99-years for Federico Sifuentes & St. Anthony Hotel

Federico Sifuentes & wife, Frances & daughter Mary Helen (photo)

Who: Federico Sifuentes & the St. Anthony Wyndham Hotel

What: Announcing plans for century celebration

Where: St. Anthony Wyndham Hotel, 300 E. Travis St.

When: Monday, November 26th

Time: 11 a.m.

99-year-old Federico Sifuentes and the St. Anthony Wyndham Hotel will announce plans for a joint century celebration as both anticipate reaching the century mark in 2008.

The press conference will begin at 11 a.m. at the St. Anthony Wyndham Hotel, Monday, November 26th. Sifuentes will be driven in a vintage Police Car used on the 1960s "Andy Griffith Show. Coffee & Cake will be provided after the conference.

A birthday party will be held later in the evening from 6-8 p.m. with the Madrigal singers from Incarnate Word High School and Frank "Piano Man" Munoz playingin honor of Federico Sifuentes and the St. Anthony Hotel where Sifuentes worked for sixteen years from 1936-1951.

The St. Anthony Director of Sales and Marketing John Rowe points out, “99-years-old is a tremendous accomplishment. And since the hotel will celebrate the century mark next year, as will Mr. Federico Sifuentes, why wait to celebrate when we can start together now? The hotel invites Mr. Sifuentes to be our guest as he celebrates his 99th birthday."