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Texas – An El Campo family is seeking answers after their beloved pet pig
was shot and killed in broad daylight at their home off FM 441 road
KPRC 2 reporter Corley Peel spoke exclusively with the family
who is fighting for accountability in Rosie’s death
The family said Rosie was more than just a pet; she weighed over 600 pounds and was a cherished member of the Janak family
“She actually came in as a bottle-fed baby,” said Laura Janak
Laura described how Rosie was raised alongside her grandchildren
sleeping with them and even being house-trained
The tragedy struck on April 12 when Laura received a heartbreaking phone call from a neighbor
Rosie got out of the gate and was seen up the road from her house
Joe Soliz said he witnessed a truck near Rosie
with a black hat rack and a black toolbox in the back,” Soliz said
Soliz attempted to call for Rosie as the truck followed her
He said someone in the truck fired at Rosie
Soliz said Rosie was struck by 3 bullets that ultimately
He heard a total of twelve gunshots during the incident
The motive behind the shooting remains unclear
but Laura learned that the Wharton County Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation into the incident
KPRC2 reached out to the Wharton County Sheriff’s Office for comment but was informed that no one was available Friday afternoon
but anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Wharton County Sheriff’s Office at (979) 532-1550
Texas Blessings Rescue is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest (979) 479-0627
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Texas — The Coastal Bend started the 2025 UIL high school softball playoffs with 27 teams
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We thought we wanted out. As teenagers in a west Houston neighborhood, my friend Karl Rosenbusch and I had dreams bigger than Texas. He would be a rock star, and I’d be a Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist. We’d wind up in New York or Paris. Neither of us would have believed that we’d both settle in small-town Texas, me in Hutto
where he moved in 2011—not to strut across a stage wielding a Les Paul but to work as a chef and raise a family
Turns out the good life was right here in the Lone Star State all along.
I love lesser-known Texas cities of a certain size, like mine and Karl’s. They make a visitor work for it. A famously enchanting destination like, say, Wimberley or Fredericksburg
which has clear signs directing you to the locus of charm
You can’t really “discover” a town where there’s already a well-worn path to wineries
you’ll stumble on a gem of a shop tucked between a Target and a Chili’s
Or a cafe that’s not all that inviting from the outside but is warm and friendly once you walk through the door
Or what might just be the most exclusive speakeasy in America
The best way to visit such a town is to ask an old friend like Karl to show you around.
Karl lived out in the country in Louisiana
but became “citified” when his family moved to Houston
and traded his leather pants for cowboy boots and jeans
then in 2018 began working at a farm-to-table restaurant in town called the Feed Store
and a South Texas salad that a few women in a local boutique tell me they still dream about
Karl began working in nearby Wharton as the food-services director at Wharton County Junior College
His former customers sometimes drive out to eat whatever he’s whipping up for lunch
He’s a local with a big-city perspective
and he sees El Campo as a mecca of country living and back-to-basics charm: a place to return to his truest self
My first stop is the 409 Club on Mechanic Street
The two-story building houses an “exclusive waterfowl hunting lodge” upstairs and a 4,400-square-foot event venue on the ground floor
and deer hunters but is open to all travelers
will serve as my abode for the next few days
I’m greeted by a menagerie of taxidermy in the common room: lions and tigers and bears
plus a massive elk and a leopard preserved mid-leap over a goner of a gazelle
The decor is an eclectic mix of rustic and industrial pieces handpicked by owner Chris Staff
“Word has it that upstairs was a brothel
and it sure did look set up like it,” he tells me
I’m sleeping in one of the four guest rooms
A stuffed peacock hanging on the wall and a crocodile hide on the floor remind you that this is as much habitat as hotel.
Although Wharton County was founded in 1846
the town of El Campo wasn’t incorporated until 1905
It was originally called Prairie Switch because it was a switching point on the Houston-Victoria railroad and a shipping point on the New York
Karl tells me that cowboys nicknamed the town the Pearl of the Prairie because the light from the railroad’s section house shone for miles and looked like a pearl gleaming in the night
Cattle ranching was a major industry in the area—and it remains so today
The vaqueros who worked and lived on the land called it El Campo (“the field”)
The Czech influence lives on in places such as Prasek’s Family Smokehouse, where Karl takes me the next morning. It’s a brand familiar to anyone who’s been in a Texas convenience store
Mike and Betty Jo Prasek opened a little grocery and sausage business that later expanded into a sausage and jerky plant
They process about 10,000 deer each year and can cook as many as 240 briskets as well as an average of 140 dozen tamales a day
Their excellent dried sausage and jerky are sold at H-E-B and at hundreds of gas stations
and specialty foods like pickled quail eggs and jalapeño jelly
How did I not know this when so many Texans do
estimates that his company has guided about 1,200 hunting tourists in the area for each of the past three years
There are several other outfits of similar size
and hunters also come for pintail duck as well as snow and specklebelly geese.
an era when breaking news came via teletype machine and live musicians played during breaks because prerecorded tracks didn’t exist
Clinto Robinson and Russell Hill are finishing their morning show
they invite “Chef Karl” to join in on the banter a little bit before they sign off
KULP hosts one of the longest-running radio programs in America
Hill tells me that fans from all over will sometimes pop in to get a look
a trio of men from the Czech Republic stopped by
“It was a destination for them,” he says
“We play polka one hour a day and country the other twenty-three
‘You’re that polka station.’ ”
They also broadcast the high school football games on Friday nights
and soccer is the redheaded stepchild.” As coach for his son’s soccer team
Karl says this with a faint trace of exasperation.
and oodles of holiday ornaments year-round.
After a lunch of brisket and ribs at Pitt Viper BBQ, which Brandon and Dawn Rivera opened in 2018, we check out the new Rasmussen Farms Distillery
The elegant and brightly lit tasting room features cocktails made with their small-batch farm-to-bottle vodka
“See,” Karl tells me as we sip our cold drinks
“We can have nice stuff in the country too.”
Mike told us to stop by the speakeasy he shares with a few buddies
We park at what looks like an antiques store and walk through a secret door in a bookcase and end up in a large room with brick walls
I see a gorgeous—and generously stocked—vintage wooden bar
Mike and his friends call their time here their “prayer meeting,” but they’re not exactly reciting scripture
Mike pours us vodka sodas and I listen to them trade local gossip: One farmer planted his cotton later than everyone else and ended up with the largest crop in the county
I can’t share the location of this hideout
but let’s just say that if I could create my ideal version of a true speakeasy
Afterward, we meet Karl’s wife and kids for dinner at Greek Bros. Oyster Bar and Grill
a dance hall and restaurant with live music and no Greek food
I marvel at a forty-year bond that’s withstood career shifts
All the unexpected detours life throws our way
And now here we are in the Pearl of the Prairie
sharing a meal and yapping about everything under the sun
The next day, before I head home, we stop by Jackson Street Coffee and Market
It’s in an abandoned dairy building and features the main cafe
groups of women play bridge and chat about their grandkids
who like most chefs is particular about how he likes things served
raves about the amount of foam on his cappuccino
This downtown extravaganza features about twenty local trucks selling food
Children ages two to fifteen can throw out a line at the pond at Legacy Park during this city-run event each spring
and prizes include ones for “biggest fish” and “youngest fisher.” Loaner poles and bait are provided
but there’s a limit of five catfish per entrant
so make sure your kids don’t fish too well
Every spring at the Wharton County Fairgrounds
and “Xtreme Bulls,” an event showcasing top professional bull riders and new contestants putting their skills to the test
This year’s fair runs March 28 to April 5.
This long-running event in Alamo Park celebrates the city’s heritage with live music and entertainment
Dina Gachman is a Hutto-based writer and author whose work has appeared in The New York Times and Vanity Fair
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The judge sentencing the teenage driver who crashed his ute in North Lake last year
wants to know if the other youths in the car were encouraging him to speed to make it to a nightclub before lock-out
The judge also wants to find out whether the group snorted lines of cocaine with the driver before accepting his offer of a lift in July last year
has admitted to being high and speeding while taking a carload of teens from Campo’s 18th birthday party in North Coogee to a nightclub in Leederville
The teen was due to be sentenced in Perth Children’s Court on Monday
but Judge Hylton Quail said in determining the driver’s culpability
he first needed to know whether the group had taken cocaine together before agreeing to accept a lift
Quail also said it was important to have clarity over whether the teens in the car were encouraging the offender to speed to get to Daisy’s late night bar by 12pm – which they wrongly believed was the lock-out time
A map brought up during the drive estimated the time of arrival at the nightclub to be 12.06am and then 12.10am after stopping for fuel
The driver was clocked reaching speeds of 133km/h in a 70km/h zone and running a red light before rolling and crashing his Toyota Hilux
He took the stand on Monday afternoon to recall how he took cocaine for the first time in his life that evening after being offered the drug by Campo and two others when he went to Campo’s bedroom to wish him a happy birthday
He then offered Campo a lift about an hour later after seeing him on the street trying to arrange Ubers for everyone
asking people if they could get in other people’s Ubers,” he said
Campo then asked if his two other friends could also get a lift
everyone was under the assumption that Daisy’s entry closed at 12pm
We had in our heads already that it was too late [to make it there on time],” he said
“[The passengers in the car] were singing along to the music that was playing
they were in a way encouraging me to beat the ETA
“[They were talking about] how they speed occasionally
how we can go faster on the straight bits to cut some time.”
The other teens in the car have little to no memory of the night due to the crash
but Campo’s two friends could not recall bringing cocaine to the party
One claims he remembers telling the driver to slow down
Campo and one of his friends had cocaine in their systems
A search of the teens injured in the crash failed to uncover a bag of cocaine
despite the driver claiming he saw some of them snorting cocaine off a phone during the car trip and saying to “save some for later”
The driver was described as a “friend of a friend” or an acquaintance of Campo’s
and was a last-minute invite to his birthday party
the private school year 12 student had modified his Toyota Hilux which meant three of the seatbelts couldn’t be accessed
the front passenger seat was facing the rear
he said he was not allowed to have passengers in the rear of the car
The court was told the driver was extremely remorseful about the crash
and had voluntarily surrendered his bail in December
Defence lawyer Michael Tudori said the teenager – who became tearful in the dock at times – had been assaulted twice in Banksia Hill Detention Centre
and began socially drinking alcohol at around 15
He has pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter
three counts of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm
and two counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm
Monday’s sentencing hearing was moved to the Perth District Court to accommodate a large contingent of the offender’s family
and the family of Campo and the other victims
all of whom have never had contact with the criminal justice system before the crash
The driver’s sentencing will resume on Tuesday
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April Quaglietta Campo left an indelible mark on the hearts of all who knew her
April's life journey gently concluded on February 23
with an unwavering commitment to her family and professional pursuits
April's professional acumen and leadership were matched only by her personal warmth and generosity
known to all as someone who tirelessly gave of herself
but as the core of their family — a woman whose strength and independence inspired everyone around her
Those who were fortunate to know April will remember her as a beautiful soul
April was someone who never remained still; she was always on the move
propelled by an inexhaustible energy and a belief that movement was life's finest medicine (or maybe that was pizza…)
leaving an enduring legacy of love and kindness
She is survived by; her father Frank Quaglietta; husband Buzz Campo
grandson Cam Smith; sisters Bonnie (Joseph) Lopes and Patricia (Paul) Toste all of Frederick; mother-in-law Jane Campo
9 nieces and nephews Heather (Freddie) Blanchard
Thomas and Ezra Campo; 6 great nieces and nephews McKenzie Toste
and Cadence Quaglietta; her sweet puppy Gabby
All of whom carry forth her memory and the values she embodied
She is proceeded in death by; her mother Barbara Quaglietta
brothers-in-law Vincent Campo and Paul Collegio
A funeral mass will be held in her memory at Saint Katharine Drexel Catholic Church in Frederick
friends and acquaintances of April are welcome to attend the mass
As we gather to remember April's extraordinary life
let us embrace her guiding principles: "Love without condition
That's the spirit of true love.”
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Campo will receive the 2025 Stephen L. Klineberg Award for outstanding civic leadership at the 2025 Kinder Institute Luncheon on May 19
Campo and Keith Oden co-founded Camden Property Trust
which has grown into a national multifamily housing company
Campo was elected as treasurer of the founding board of the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority
where he was central in financing the construction of Daikin Park (formerly Minute Maid Park)
he was unanimously reappointed as chairman of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority
Campo also serves as president of the state-appointed school board overseeing Houston Independent School District
Campo has also served as chair of Houston First Corp.
and as a member of the board for BakerRipley
the Houston Branch of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank
the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County and the Greater Houston Partnership
The Urban Edge interviewed Campo about the interconnection of education
housing and other factors that will shape Houston’s future
The interview has been edited for length and clarity
How has Houston changed since you began working here in 1976
What steps can it take to continue evolving with its bicentennial approaching in 2036
Campo: When I got to Houston about 50 years ago
It had all the same issues that Houston has today
Houston is just one of the most amazing cities
because it doesn’t matter where you are from or who you are
and that’s why they don’t get as much done as Houston does
As Houston approaches its bicentennial, there are a lot of big projects that are going to get done
Houston still has the same can-do attitude that it has always had
Some of our secret sauce allows us to continue to evolve and invest in infrastructure
continue to move the ball forward in creating a more livable and workable place to be
What measures could the Houston area take to improve housing affordability
Campo: We have to continue to focus on economic development
Growing income is what we should focus on the most
That’s making sure we have a very strong economic environment
strong recruiting and making sure those jobs are high-quality jobs
That’s both primary and secondary education issues
I’m not saying everybody has to go to college
you have to have certain problem-solving skills and be a critical thinker
What interested you in serving on the Houston ISD school board
Why is it important for our region to have a strong educational foundation
Campo: I became interested in education because our economy is based on replacing workers that are retiring
and making sure that we have enough people to employ that we need
We have to create the workforce of the future today
why do we have so many people that can’t afford housing
When we discuss many social issues that we have
the more options you have and the more ability you have to create value for your family
You were instrumental to bringing Super Bowl LI to Houston in 2017
how do you feel an event of that scale was able to showcase Houston
Campo: When you think about Houston as a destination
no one moves to Houston because they’ve read about it in a magazine
People moved to Houston because they’ve been here
The Super Bowl is the largest stage in the world
… The whole sports aspect of a city is about quality of life and economic development
That Super Bowl turned out to be a great weather day
It’s all about how do we make our region better
What are the key issues if you’re going to be a world-class city
Sports create a common language that transcends social status
Camden employees and residents received financial assistance under your leadership
Why was it important to you to lend a helping hand during a trying time
Campo: COVID was a great opportunity to show that you have to take care of people first and the people that work for you first
and they’re not really productive when they’re uncertain and upset
We made sure that our employees were ready to assist our residents
our employees had to work harder and smarter
We gave frontline bonuses to our employees
and we decided we were going to make a big push to help our residents
We came up with a grant program that started out with $5 million
but the total ended up being about $10.5 million
We said to residents to just ask for what they need and why they need it
or asked for people to show us their pink slips
We just wanted to help residents and tell them that we were here for them
What do you believe are the biggest challenges facing Houston at this time
Campo: I don’t think the challenges are any different than they’ve always been
The challenge with that growth is that we’re always growing faster than our infrastructure can keep up with
We’re always going to be facing challenges
We just have to keep our entrepreneurial spirit
our can-do attitude and focus on the future
There will just be new issues to deal with
That’s why we need places like the Kinder Institute to give us the data
so we can figure out what the real story is and then create solutions
We need to keep entrepreneurial people who are starting companies
logistics and serving on numerous boards that focus on strengthening Houston’s economy
How can all these facets intertwine to make Houston an equitable city
Campo: When you think about all the different components of Houston
there are people that are really good at what they do
That allows us to create a lot of value long-term
Everything connects together and we have to always think about how we can help people do better and improve their lives
then they’re going to create more value for everyone
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He would blame it on their lack of aspirations for pursuing education
what I was scared to admit — was that I lacked the same aspirations
Between the tall hills lies the Santa Maria Valley
where endless acres of farmlands stretch out and campesinos work under the blazing sun
their efforts contribute to the nourishment of the United States
These are the people who have pushed me to the position that I hold today
I grew up surrounded by farmworkers within my family and community
I remember the boombox on top of the tractor playing “Alma Enamorada” by Chalino Sánchez
As the sun continued its path through the sky
the workers tried to keep each other’s spirits up with jokes
This strenuous work has different effects on the body due to the intense labor
there are many types of farmwork — from picking strawberries to laying water pipes — each have their own brutality to the body
Family members would talk about how they would only last a couple years before their backs gave out or how much pain their bodies were constantly in
I myself have started to recognize the toll that this work has taken on my body
Even though their work continues to keep the United States afloat
I knew a handful of workers who used marijuana as it was the only way to alleviate their pains
even though other workers looked down on usage of the drug
Many can’t even take advantage of benefits such as retirement funds or Social Security
farmworkers face deep struggles despite being among the most essential workers in the United States
they still show up to their company’s fields and tend the land with hope of pursuing a better life
For many families who don’t want to see their children bear the weight of farmwork
Parents urge their children to pursue education and obtain a more stable job
parents put a lot of pressure on their children to perform well in school — pressure that leaves no room for falling behind
While parents often blame their child’s lack of effort on laziness
I remember having difficulties speaking English and connecting with course materials
It was not until my junior year of high school that I found subjects I liked
such as a newly implemented ethnic and social justice history course
These courses were a sample of UC Berkeley’s ethnic studies program
Despite finally having some interest in school
these ethnic studies courses were not Advanced Placement courses
which kept me behind other students who did take such classes
This experience is not unique to me — many other students end up finishing general requirements and returning to the fields
my father always criticized these people because of the frustration that comes from having a degree and still not being able to move ahead
Aspirations that were thrown away when teachers believed I would not make it past the fields or saw my English as not good enough to succeed
That is the brutal reality that I faced as a Latine living in a fieldworking town
Driving to the outskirts of town to pick up tortillas
I would look to my left and see miles upon miles of fields
The endless rows of crops felt like a barrier
Social mobility and education become as difficult as working on the farms themselves
son.” Who was I to not at least try to give myself a better chance at a future
Desde el campo a la clase — from the fields to the classroom — farmworkers represent a powerful force in the pursuit for a better future
Even as the current administration intimidates farmworkers
there are still organizations that make attempts to aid them and community members helping in any capacity that they can — because being successful in this country
The fields have taught me more than just agriculture
It has taught me the value of community and the importance of hard work
As my parents continue to get up to work in the fields
I have to continue to get up and obtain my education
but to empower myself in ways my parents never had the chance to
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water and dense paspalum Bermuda grass — his dog
his tongue swinging in the breeze as the vehicle charges full speed across the polo fields without pause
grinning widely as the happy pup hurls himself back onto the moving cart like a pole jumper
the whir of the golf cart is replaced by a chorus of bleating farm animals
“My kids come here every single day,” he says
Everyone loves the petting zoo.” As we get ready to continue our tour
all the animals quickly scamper back inside the gate
We drive around another building and soon find ourselves face-to-face with some of the most athletic-looking horses I have ever seen in my life. If there is an equine equivalent to Jeremy Allen White’s shirtless Calvin Klein campaign
Their sinewy haunch muscles look like they’ve been carved from Carrera marble
“These horses are super trained,” explains Arata
“We are right in the middle of the season so they are in peak condition.” We pass more horses — the center houses over 220 — that belong to a famous polo player who owns a villa
pointing to three more absurdly toned polo horses
I need three horses because I want to ride with two girls.’”
You have six hours to find some horses for me.’So I bought the horses
He rode them that one time and never came again,” he says with a laugh
Unlike the “super cool” but also apparently very busy pop star
most visitors to Casa de Campo return to the magical resort — which just celebrated its 50th anniversary last year — again and again
And while the petting zoo remains a highlight
this family-friendly activity is just one of the resort’s many world-class amenities
a fully soundproof disco club — are so lavish
it’s no wonder Drake chose to shoot a music video here
families — the accommodating staff at each restaurant will bend over backward to make sure even the pickiest eater leaves satisfied
The spa at Casa de Campo is the ne plus ultra of holistic wellness
drawing inspiration from the island’s natural beauty and Ayurvedic traditions
Treatments incorporate indigenous ingredients and practices
from detoxifying mud wraps to soothing massages infused with local botanicals
Yoga sessions on the beach and meditation classes add another layer of Zen
After an 80-minute Himalayan salt stone massage followed by a light lunch by the pool
I left feeling as though I had passed the afternoon inside some gloriously refreshing ionizer
Nightly rates for guest rooms start at approximately $600, while private villas range from $5,000 – $16,000 per night, depending on size and location.
Feature image photography provided by Casa de Campo | Showcases Villa Palmeres
one of the property’s private villas
Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced 15 new temples during the concluding session of the April 2025 general conference
The temples will be built in the following locations:
“We are grateful to the Lord for the acceleration of temple-building in recent years,” said the prophet
who has announced 200 temples since he became president in 2018
In addition to announcing 200 temples, last year the 100-year-old prophet dedicated the Church’s 200th operating house of the Lord
Today’s announcement brings the total number of temples — operating
Each temple is a house of the Lord and the most sacred place of worship on the earth
The primary purpose of temples is for faithful members of the Church to receive peace
and spiritual power as they enter into sacred agreements with God in His holy house
See below for more information about the Church of Jesus Christ in each location
The Reynosa Mexico Temple will be the 27th house of the Lord in the country
Reynosa is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande River across the Mexico–United States border from Hidalgo
Mexico is home to more than 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in nearly 1,900 congregations, the second largest membership outside of the United States. Missionary work began in Mexico in 1875
The Chorrillos Peru Temple will be the 10th house of the Lord in the country
Chorrillos is located on the Pacific Ocean and is home to many popular beaches
there are nearly 650,000 Latter-day Saints in about 800 congregations in the country
The first missionaries arrived in the country in 1956
The Rivera Uruguay Temple will be the second house of the Lord in the country, joining the Montevideo Uruguay Temple
The Montevideo Temple was dedicated in March 2001 by President Gordon B
Rivera is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay
It borders the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento
they form an urban area with about 200,000 residents
There are about nearly 110,000 Latter-day Saints in around 130 congregations in Uruguay
The Campo Grande Brazil Temple is the 24th announced temple in Brazil
Campo Grande is a city in west central Brazil
Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
There are more than 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in Brazil
the third-most populous country of Latter-day Saints outside the United States
Porto, with a population of approximately 1.3 million, is the second-largest city in Portugal
a nation home to nearly 48,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 60 congregations
The temple in Porto will be the second in the country, joining the Lisbon Portugal Temple
The first branch was organized in Lisbon in 1975. That same year, then-Elder Thomas S. Monson dedicated the country for the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ
There are more than 250,000 Latter-day Saints in nearly 850 congregations in Nigeria
West Africa is one of the fastest growing areas of the Church in the world
The San Jose del Monte Philippines Temple will be the 14th in the country. There are more than 880,000 Latter-day Saints in around 1,325 local congregations in the Philippines
Since the country officially opened for missionary work in 1961
the rate of Church growth in the Philippines continues to be among the fastest in the world
This will be the first temple in New Caledonia
a group of islands in the southwestern Pacific Islands that are home to more than 2,500 Latter-day Saints
The first members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints moved to New Caledonia from Tahiti
The first stake (a group of congregations) was organized in 2012
The Liverpool Australia Temple will be the second temple in the greater Sydney area
The Church was introduced in Australia in 1840 when a British convert immigrated to the country
were among the first stakes established outside of North America
Today, Australia is home to nearly 160,000 Latter-day Saints in around 300 congregations
The temple to be built in Caldwell will be the third in the Boise, Idaho, metropolitan area. The Boise Idaho Temple was dedicated in 1984 and the Meridian Idaho Temple was dedicated in 2017
Idaho is home to more than 475,000 members of the Church in over 1,225 congregations
Early Church pioneers settled in Idaho in 1855
Several Church presidents are natives of Idaho
Flagstaff is located about 150 miles north of Phoenix
among one of the world’s largest ponderosa pine forests and next to the tallest mountain in the state
Rapid City is the second-most populous city in the state
In nearby Black Hills stands the iconic Mount Rushmore National Memorial
The Rapid City South Dakota Temple will be the first in the state
South Dakota, located in north-central United States
has more than 11,500 members in approximately 30 congregations
The Greenville South Carolina Temple will be the second house of the Lord in the state. The Columbia South Carolina Temple has been in operation since October 1999
found in the northwestern part of South Carolina
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which is in the southeastern United States
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a waterfront city located along Chesapeake Bay
Virginia is home to 100,000 Latter-day Saints in about 210 congregations
The Spanish Fork Utah Temple will be the ninth temple in Utah County
Utah County is also home to Brigham Young University
with Utah Lake to the northwest and the Wasatch Range to the east
Latter-day Saints settled Spanish Fork in 1851
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approximately two-thirds of the state’s population of 3.5 million people
The temple in the city of Spanish Fork will be the 32nd temple in Utah either in operation
On November 10, 2024, President Russell M. Nelson dedicated the 200th operating temple of the Church — the Deseret Peak Utah Temple in Tooele
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Although the closure was initially said to be only for a few days
Attempts by The Dallas Morning News to obtain a comment from the owner
Thomas “Tommy” Stewart have not been returned
The holiday paradise with thousands of Christmas lights has been open since 1983 at 2918 W
It is considered to be a local icon in the city
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For years, Campo Verde had loyal customers who would frequently went there to eat its Tex-Mex dishes. One of those customers is Julie Miller, who arrived Saturday, Jan. 25, at 6:30 p.m. for dinner with her friend, Sarah Johnson, to find the restaurant’s door closed.
“It used to have a very extensive menu, but they changed it for some time now since the new ownership took place, but even like that, they had a lot of people,” Miller told The Dallas Morning News. “The parking was packed on Saturdays. You weren’t able to find parking and you always had to make a line to get a table. It’s so sad to see it like this.”
On Saturday evening, all the Christmas lights inside were on, giving the impression that the place was up and running, but it was closed. Two signs were affixed to the door, one from a vendor and one from a customer.
“Looks like y’all shut down a staple for this area,” said the customer message, written by hand. “Shouldn’t have changed the queso dip! We miss the original Campo Verde.” No name was left on the note.
Campo Verde’s changed hands in 2022, when James “Smiley” Williams, the founder and owner for nearly 40 years, sold it to restaurateur Thomas Ray Stewart Jr., who has other businesses in Louisiana, according to the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
A little over a year after the transaction, in November 2023, Williams passed away.
Social media posts in recent months show a customer base that perceived declines in service and food.
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Campo Verde was known for its Christmas light decor
A Tex-Mex restaurant that made every day feel like Christmas with its over-the-top holiday decor has turned out the lights: Campo Verde has closed its location at 2918 W
The last day it was open was January 5. The closure was said to last a few days, according to The Dallas Morning News
but it’s been weeks now and employees have been laid off
When calling the phone number listed on the restaurant's site
it goes to a message stating that the number is out of service and disconnected
two notes were posted on the closed doors; one from a vendor and the other was a hand-written note from a customer
Even the Christmas lights were still on inside
“Looks like y’all shut down a staple for this area,” the note read
The restaurant was a mainstay and became an annual landmark in Arlington every Christmas holiday season with its 120,000 lights
and two model trains circling around the dining room
changed ownership and sold the restaurant to Thomas “Tommy” Stewart Jr
With the new ownership also came no change in the Christmas decor but a reduced menu of Tex-Mex eats
There’s a new Nashville chicken restaurant now open in Mansfield: Called 2 Neighbors Southern Chicken
it opened in March in the Broad Street Shopping Center at 2751 E
where it's serving an authentic version from a family with first-hand knowledge
Owner Carlonda Marshall is a native of Nashville who's getting some backup from her mother
"We grew up on Nashville fried chicken
that would be our Friday night meal," Marshall says
Mansfield is a second location: Marshall opened the first 2 Neighbors in 2017 in Cedar Hill, before relocating to the Grow DeSoto Market Place in 2020, where it’s still open today. (They also briefly opened a burgers and shakes concept next door in the marketplace
The new Mansfield location has fast-casual service
Fans can buy hats and T-shirts with the restaurant's design
The menu at Mansfield is similar to DeSoto location but with a bigger focus on Southern fried chicken
Customers can get plain fried chicken or the spicier Nashville-style
Prices range from $8.50 for nuggets to $14 for catfish & fries
The only thing they're not doing at Mansfield is sandwiches
a twist on the classic Kentucky butter cake
a moist pound cake with a butter and sugar syrup and a vanilla glazed crust
The center where they're located has a healthy mix of shops and restaurants. They took over a space that was previously occupied by another chicken place called Chick'n Cone
now closed; but Marshall is upbeat about the area
"Just looking in the Mansfield area and seeing all the growth there
we decided it’s kind of booming over there,” she says
"We're so busy in Mansfield right now
we're getting a lot of walk-in traffic."
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Local Italian eatery Campo de Fiori will celebrate its 30th anniversary on Wednesday
bucking the trend of independently owned restaurant closures in Aspen
“Campo has always been about the locals and making every guest who walks through the door feel special,” owner Elizabeth Plotke Hall said
all with lots of love and little details to make things feel beautiful.”
Plotke Hall arrived in Aspen when she was 25 years old
fleeing a post-college corporate job in search of a different kind of life
She had only skied a couple of times before quitting her job as a buyer for a pharmaceutical company
She intended to spend six months here and then move to Europe
Eighteen months later she had saved $50,000 and saw an 800-square-foot space that had sat empty for two years
let me rent the space and didn’t charge any rent while it was being built out
we’d work on the buildout in the day and wait tables at night to pay for the project
An artist named James Johansen painted from ceiling to floor for around $1000,” she explained
“Everything was done by hand on a shoestring budget
The night we opened all the locals showed up to support us
It was a shocking and unbelievable opening with so many friends around offering so much love and support.”
The community support allowed her to continue expanding Campo when
They popped out the facade to add three more tables and added a small bar
In 1996 another tiny space became available and the bar was further expanded
which is how it stayed until a larger expansion in 2019
“That expansion was an absolute game changer
Just a few months after we expanded COVID hit and we had never been more grateful for the additional space to spread people out and our sliding doors throughout the facade,” she said
hidden space behind our bathrooms and kitchen would become available so that we could finally expand our kitchen
We are now officially a complete restaurant and so many things that were very stressful and hard to deal with daily
Part of Campo’s longevity has been tied to the team maintaining the original vision for the restaurant: an authentic Italian eatery serving classic food in a cozy and lively atmosphere
many of whom have worked there for over 20 years
“We have never taken our success for granted for one second and the most important part of that success is our team
Everyone who works there has a beautiful heart and so many people have been there for more than 20 years,” she said
“I don’t believe there is any restaurant with a more beautiful culture than Campo
It is a million percent because there are these incredible Individuals
In a town where locally owned restaurants are becoming less prominent
a longtime dedicated staff like Campo’s is hard to find
there are very few places left that you can walk into and know everyone’s name
and even fewer that boast a general manager as well known and liked as David Ellsweig
aka “Campo Dave,” who has worked there for 24 years
“Our success is a combination of the staff and consistency
Sticking to what everybody originally loved about the restaurant
adapting to the new ones that have come to town
and just providing a great experience,” Ellsweig said
“If you treat your employees right and your customers well
it’s a town that rewards you with loyalty.”
Campo is offering on Wednesday half off of all food and drinks to thank the community that has continued to support them
“We’re sold out with reservations
but our doors are open,” Ellsweig said
“So whoever wants to come in say hello and hang out and party with us
We hope a lot of people show up and have fun with us.”
Sarah Girgis is the Arts and Entertainment Editor for The Aspen Times
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The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is cooking up a quinquennial update to its regional transportation plan
the Urban Transportation Commission is urging CAMPO to reflect the city’s priorities – and trash some highway projects – in the final draft
The UTC unanimously passed a resolution during its regular meeting April 1 that makes a number of recommendations for CAMPO’s 2050 Regional Mobility Plan. The plan is essentially an outlay of funding, and contains a list of over 1,000 projects that represent around $67.5 billion in state and federal money, according to a presentation prepared by city staff
the commission urged the organization to remove “the 183 project as described,” referring to the ongoing work on the highway in Northwest Austin carried over from the previous plan
The MoPac project recently became the subject of a lawsuit over a failure to provide information by local nonprofit Save Our Springs Alliance
which opposes it over concerns about its potential to harm threatened wildlife in and around Barton Creek
who spoke at the meeting on behalf of advocacy group Rethink 35
said the group was supportive of the UTC’s resolution
She said that an analysis performed by the group on the 2045 plan had revealed that 90 percent of discretionary funds went to highway expansion projects
“Austin just does not have as much of a say about a lot of the transportation infrastructure that we see
whether that’s major highways that are paving through neighborhoods or dangerous arterials,” Schoenfield said
“And if we as a city want to have a say on what’s happening
it’s really important that we engage and advocate on a regional level.”
Cole Kitten of the Transportation and Public Works Department struck a similar note
He referenced the priorities identified by CAMPO for the plan
which include “prioritizing multimodal transportation,” managing congestion and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants
“These are very good things that align with the objectives of what the city of Austin is supporting and trying to achieve through our own policies,” Kitten said
“But a lot of that depends on how we participate at the regional level.”
The commission also proposed several measures aimed at improving the transparency of the demographic forecasts used by CAMPO staff in drafting plans
including sharing “data and modeling methods” with the public and several internal bodies like the Technical Advisory Committee
Metropolitan planning organizations like CAMPO are federally mandated bodies that must exist in any metro area larger than 50,000 people by law and are funded by state and federal departments of transportation
CAMPO is governed by a 22-member board consisting of 20 local elected officials and one representative each from the Texas Department of Transportation and Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Austin’s representation on the body includes City Council members Zo Qadri
The new plan is being developed under the shadow of a rapidly changing environment for federal transportation
which is being reoriented under Trump-appointed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy into an aggressive rejection of Biden-era policies intended to reduce the nation’s reliance on fossil fuels
Commissioner Spencer Schumacher posed a question to Kitten on what the city is expecting from a memo sent out as part of that reorientation that calls on local bodies to place green infrastructure projects
“I think the thing for us to understand as a city is that we are often responsible for delivering our own projects with our own funding,” Kitten responded
without addressing the content of the memo directly
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If you’ve ever purchased a carton of Campo Lindo Farms eggs from your neighborhood grocery store
you’ve opened it to find a personalized note from farmer Carol Maddick
The notes often detail the latest happening on the farm
Maddick wrote about the loss of her beloved old horse)
It’s a small detail that takes us city folks along for the journey of farm life while also uniquely connecting us to our local food system
Maddick started Campo Lindo Farms alongside her husband and two children in 1991
The idea to add little notes to the egg cartons came just a couple years after starting the farm
The Maddicks realized chickens were becoming their bread and butter
more so than the grass-fed beef they were hoping to be known for (Maddick is originally from Chile
the more she delivered to KC grocery stores and restaurants
the less Maddick was interacting directly with her customers
so she wanted a way to continue communicating with them
“I think a lot of people have been so far removed from farms
so I try to incorporate where the food comes from and what it takes to grow it,” Maddick says
but I like for people to keep in mind what it takes for us to raise the food that they’re eating.”
It’s not just Maddick’s notes that make a carton of Campo Lindo Farms eggs special
It’s also how the chickens are raised—pasture-raised
Campo Lindo Farms is certified by the Global Animal Partnership
some consider to be a little more meaningful than the FDA’s or USDA’s categories.
you can also buy Campo Lindo’s chicken in the grocery stores
(Both the eggs and chicken are sold in most local grocery stores
butchering and packaging the foul,it’s all done by hand on the farm
Doing everything by hand takes longer in comparison to the larger automated processing plants
which can dispatch 800 chickens a minute (Campo Lindo dispatches 600 chickens in three hours)
so there’s no need for all the antimicrobial chemicals.
“It’s more like how old-fashioned chicken used to be processed,” Maddick says
It’s also why Maddick and her many customers believe Campo Lindo’s chicken tastes better
Because of the timely manner of Maddick’s notes
they’re a reminder that you’re buying one of the freshest products in the store
I went to the grocery store recently to buy a carton of Campo Lindo’s eggs
I cracked the eggs open to find yolks the color of a tangerine—but not before reading Maddick’s note talking about preparing the chickens for the winter.
Breakfast: Michael Turner, who used to be the chef at Classic Cup
was one of the very first chefs to give us a chance
Scenic Walk: I drive by Loose Park while making our deliveries and always wish I could stop and take a walk through there
It has a beautiful pond and gorgeous tall trees
Shopping: I love Pryde’s in Old Westport
You can be there two or three hours and not even realize it
Lunch: The guys at Room 39 are my buddies
They have some of the best tacos I’ve had in I don’t know how long
Bookstore: Right across from Room 39 is Prospero’s
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(CNS) - A woman driving on a road in the Mountain Empire area of Campo crashed into a cow Monday
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Campos trying to hit for more powerApril 15th
Roberto Campos has made no secret of his desire to hit for more power
It has been the focus of his work at the plate the last couple years
“I’ve just been working on hitting the ball hard
hitting line drives,” Campos said in Spring Training
I’ve just been working on that with my swing.”
Through just under two weeks at Double-A Erie, the solid contact for Campos – the Tigers’ No. 22 prospect – is there, even if the power numbers are not. And as the 21-year-old Cuban slugger adjusts to a new level after two years at High-A West Michigan, he doesn’t show signs of being overwhelmed.
As the SeaWolves open a six-game homestand Tuesday night against another prospect-loaded roster with Guardians-affiliated Akron, Campos is 9-for-25 (.360) with four RBIs and six runs scored. None of Campos’ hits have gone for extra bases, but with four walks, he has reached base safely in 13 of 29 plate appearances while striking out just five times.
Campos has hit safely in all six of his games since an 0-for-4 Opening Day against Harrisburg. He went 7-for-17 with five runs against the Orioles-affiliated Chesapeake BaySox, including a three-hit game last Wednesday and a two-hit, three-walk doubleheader on Saturday.
Campos’ start so far has been better than his opening months the last two seasons at West Michigan, when he hit .247 and .250 in April with two home runs combined. Those two years suggest his power emerges as the weather warms and the at-bats accumulate. With UPMC Park’s friendly dimensions for right-handed power hitters, Campos’ progression should be fun to watch. It was among the reasons his promotion came with intrigue going into the season.
“I think the one thing with Campos is he’s done a really good job, and he’s got to get the ball in the air more. He knows that,” Tigers assistant general manager Ryan Garko said at last month’s Spring Breakout game. “He hits the ball really hard and he continues to get better and better. He’s still young but he also hasn’t played a lot, just given his background. He just needs reps.
“The talent I think is undeniable. The guy just needs a ton of reps. He’s getting a better handle on breaking balls and getting the ball in the air more. We’re excited to see him in probably a little more offensive environment.”
Much of Campos’ contact so far has been on the ground; his 57.9 percent ground-ball rate in a small sample size would be a career high according to Fangraphs, while his 15.8 percent line-drive rate would be a career low. However, he’s still pulling the ball at a solid rate of 40 percent, slightly under his career numbers.
It's a pragmatic approach for a slugger nearly two years below the weighted average age for the Eastern League. All but three of his plate appearances have come against pitchers older than him.
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I know there is one thing that can take a BBQ from a good time on a beautiful afternoon to a meal that will remind you on winter’s darkest days that hope
and the ability to cook food outside will return: amazing meat
I used to prep for a weekend of grilling by visiting my local butcher and having a little fun banter while fawning over briskets and racks of ribs
I still like to do this every now and then (for the banter)
but these days my cookout shopping is dominated by assortments from Campo Grande
Because Iberico production is so strictly controlled—and because it has a higher fat content than most pork—you should cook it to a lower internal temperature than you’re probably used to. This is especially true for a heritage breed like Black Iberian, which has a deeply nutty, complex flavor. Overcook it, and you’ll lose a lot of what makes this the kind of meat that chefs and food obsessives, well, obsess over.
Because Iberico is so fatty and cooks so quickly, it’s become my go-to for last minute BBQ situations. I can smoke my favorite cut–the four-bone rib-eye rack–at 250℉ in around 90 minutes, but it disappears in fewer than five. All of the thinner steaks cook in 5–6 minutes, total, and are gone just as fast. One thing to know if you’re new to Iberico: Because the flavor is so distinctive and rich, these need little more than salt and fire to make them sing.
I found myself always needing to cook more meat than I thought I did because my guests would devour secreto steaks and pork belly faster than I could slice them (that also meant I started swatting people’s hands away from the slices I’d pushed to a corner of the cutting board for myself.
I’m not the only Bon Appétit editor who’s had this experience with Campo Grande pork. My colleague Noah Kaufman said: “I have family members who are a little phobic about any visible pockets of fat on a piece of meat because certain parents of theirs served particularly gristly stuff (names withheld to protect everyone involved). I got them to try a piece of secreto steak and it produced the most confused look as it melted away in their mouth like a soft piece of buttered bread.”
If you don’t want to make choices, their preset boxes are great too. There are options for smoking and high-heat grilling in addition to ones that will just help you stock your freezer with a few months’ worth of luxury pork products.
State Farm and Arizona's Family are partnering to broadcast the "Cardinals Girls High School Flag Football Game of the Week presented by State Farm ®."
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Get French Football News understands that whilst talks with the Portuguese director are ongoing, the more time elapses, the less likely he is to sign a renewal, with his contract up at the end of the season. GFFN also understands that, in the event of Campos leaving PSG, former PSG director Antero Henrique could be in line to take Campos’ job
Tavolieri understands that Campos’ destination will be revealed soon
Considering Campos’ success with Les Parisiens
it is no surprise that a handful of ambitious European clubs have reached out to the PSG Sporting Director
Extremely dry and blustery conditions will create acute fire hazards Wednesday and for the rest of the week across much of the San Diego area
The expected onset of strong Santa Ana winds and the accompanying potential for critical combustion dangers in local inland valley and mountain locales prompted the National Weather Service to issue a "red flag" wildfire warning
In a statement, San Diego Gas & Electric said it has begun Public Safety Power Shutoffs in some communities in an effort to reduce wildfire risk. As of Wednesday, 683 customers in Boulevard and Campo have their power shut off. See a live map of impacted areas on SDG&E's website.
The Boulevard Community Center is open 8 a.m
for residents impacted by the power outages
There's 24,057 customers at risk of potential power shut offs this week, according to SDG&E. That includes people in Alpine, Chula Vista, Escondido and Ramona. See a complete list online.
Public Safety Power Shutoffs are "approved by state regulators as an important safety tool of last resort to mitigate fire risk during dangerous weather conditions," a statement from SDG&E read
Customers who have been notified should be prepared to be without power through Friday
but the utility has opened its Emergency Operations Center to monitor conditions and has crews
materials and equipment ready for response
humidity levels will fall as low as 11% and winds out of the north and northeast will range from 15 to 30 mph
any brush fires that erupt would likely spread rapidly and exhibit "extreme behavior," the agency advised
Authorities advised the public to refrain from any outdoor burning while the wildfire warning remains in effect
PORT LAVACA — Calallen head coach Charlie Reeve admitted it was different seeing his brother standing on the other sideline
But Charlie Reeve knew he and El Campo head coach Travis Reeve had the same goal in mind as they coached against each other for the first time
it doesn’t matter who’s on the other side,” Charlie Reeve said
It’s your brother and your nephew over there
Calallen used a powerful running attack to claim a 35-14 Class 4A
Division I bi-district win over the Ricebirds on Friday night at Sandcrab Stadium
The Wildcats piled up 25 first downs and 347 yards on the ground
Calallen advances to the area round against Somerset
whose team was plagued by a slew of injuries while losing its final four games and finishing with a 6-5 record
They ran the ball right at us and we had a hard time with it.”
Starting quarterback Ridge Spenrath was the latest El Campo player sidelined by an injury
Spenrath was replaced by sophomores Jackson Bystek and Colt Reeve
“We just wanted them to run the offense,” Travis Reeve said
“We weren’t going to win because of them and we weren’t going to lose because of them
I thought those guys stepped in and did their job.”
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The Ricebirds took a 7-0 lead on a 13-yard touchdown run by Camdyn Phillips
But the Wildcats tied the score on a 43-yard touchdown run by quarterback Sebastian Dennis
who rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns
“Our quarterback is one of our best players and he’s one of our playmakers,” Charlie Reeve said
“Being a big game like this he was going to carry even more of a load
you’re able to get another hat in the box and we needed as many blockers as we could get
He’s been a great player for us all year.”
Jude Hernandez rushed for 114 and two touchdowns
as Calallen was able to put together four scoring drives of over 65 yards
The Wildcats attempted only one pass and it was incomplete
“Our offensive line is our weapon,” Charlie Reeve said
“That’s kind of been a weapon for us those five guys up front
That’s a really good defense against the run
That was kind of an emphasis this week is we’ve got to be physical up front and we’ve got to stay on schedule and continue to move the chains.”
El Campo was able to pull within 28-14 on a 2-yard touchdown run by Phillips early in the fourth quarter
But any hopes of a comeback ended when Phillips was stopped for a 2-yard loss on a fourth-and-two attempt from the Calallen 46 with 5:33 left
“It’s always difficult when you’ve got injuries,” Travis Reeve said
They’re big and physical up front and we struggled to stop them.”
– Casa Campo restaurant is fully open again after being closed for six months by the City of Rochester
In May, police officers were injured when they tried to break up a staging area for ATVs and motorbikes in the Casa Campos parking lot
RPD says one biker drove at an officer and flipped him in the air
The city used the gun emergency order to close the restaurant down
News10NBC: “How does it feel to be open?”
But no one could eat in the store or stay in the parking lot until this week
Berkeley Brean: “Did you have to make any promises to the city
Like we’re going to do this or we’re not going to do that?”
Hector Leon Figueroa: “One of them was eventually put surveillance cameras.”
Figueroa also has to close earlier and add no trespassing signs in the parking lot
City of Rochester Corporation Counsel: “We want to balance the interests of having a robust business community
have a lot of diversity in our business community but at the same time keep the streets safe.”
Berkeley Brean: “Did you get any guarantees that what happened last spring and summer is not going to happen again?”
Patrick Beath: “Part of the deal was not only that they have the six month closure period but that they make affirmative statements on social media saying – look
we’re not going to tolerate this anymore.”
Part of the agreement is that if ATVs and motorcycles start gathering at Casa Campo
Figueroa and his staff have to call 911 before things get out of hand
the city used the gun emergency order to close 15 businesses or areas including the East End on weekend nights
The mayor’s office says 13 locations that were closed “were being used for illegal parties that should not have been operating in the first place.”
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