Columnists: Jeff Jardine
Fear came first. Next, after shuttling 16 horses, some chickens and rabbits, and 11 dogs to various safe places, apprehension set in. Would the home he and wife Dolores own survive Mariposa County's Carstens fire?
A $3,000 reward offer still hasn't produced an arrest in Newman, where several cats were shot with crossbow darts in February. Now, Modesto attorney Terry Campbell Wallace said she'll sweeten the pot by $500.
As each service draws to a close, pastor Kevin DeHope offers the floor to anyone in St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church who wants to make an announcement. A week ago, Estelle Barnhill stood up and said she was done as the church's regular organist after 72 years.
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