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Owensboro residents can rent garden space Loca www.theleafchnonicle.com Two groups hope to help people save money on high grocery bills Monday, May 12,2008 A3 Killed soldier leaves behind proud parents to be able to come here and relax," Norton said. The Rev. Fid Levri, a retired priest who immigrated to the United States from Italy in 1935, planted a garden in the vacant lot last summer on his own, she said. "He grew so much that we gave food away at La Plaza all summer." Urban Community Gardens, a project of the University of Illinois at Cham-paign-Urbana, says an estimated 10,000 community gardens now exist in American cities. Many of them originated with the Victory Gardens planted during World War II to help people cope with food shortages.

Modern gardening in the United States dates back to the early 1700s, when Moravians created a community garden as part of the community of Bethabara, near modern Winston-Salem, N.C., according to the UCG. The garden is still active and open to visitors. St ad Bowl in a vacant lot. Norton said she expects to produce a variety of vegetables, including lettuce, potatoes, radishes, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, cauliflower, corn and melons. "I hope there will also be some pumpkins to get the children interested," Norton said.

"We have a summer program in which children will participate and they won't have to pay anything." Plots for growing will be rented to adults for $20 each. While La Plaza works with the immigrant community, the garden is open to anyone, Norton said. "Our goal is to integrate immigrants into the community," she said. "This is one way of doing that" The community center plans to add benches, flowers and pathways to the gardea "We want people mm Bradley WakeoffFort Collins Coloradoan Elma, left, and Candido Palomarez pose with a portrait of their son, U.S. Army Sgt.

Isaac Palomarez, Saturday in Colorado. Sgt. Palomarez was killed Friday in Afghanistan. Exterior By ROBERT MOORE The Coloradoan LOWLAND Given an opportunity to borrow a cell phone recently between combat patrols in Afghanistan, Sgt Isaac Palo-marez called his mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day. Days later, he was killed in an ambush in the war-torn country's Kapisa Province.

"He just had a few minutes, so he called to say hello to us. He said he wanted to wish us all a happy Mother's Day," his mother, Elma Palomarez, said at her west Loveland home Saturday night Sgt. Palomarez, 26, was killed early Friday in Afghanistan (Thursday Colorado time). The Defense Department said he was killed "when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device and came under small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire." Palomarez was one of four 101st soldiers killed in Afghanistan since Tuesday. His family was notified Thursday afternoon and the Army made his death public Saturday night.

He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Palomarez joined the Army in 2003 and previously served a combat tour in Iraq. He deployed to Afghanistan in March. His mother said she never worried for his safety. "I was very proud of him," Elma Palomarez said. "That's what he wanted to do and I had him in God's hands." After graduating high school, Palomarez attended Colorado State University for a year.

An avid reader of military history, he decided to join the Army, motivated in part by the Sept 11 2001, ter- New Construction Residential Commercial Call Today for your FREE QUOTE! IP 71 JaJ Tree a landscaping Will meet any estimate or we will give you 100 Him -2 Province (see story below). The Department of Defense says Deysie's patrol encountered rocket-propelled grenade fire. Deysie was a member of the 101st Airborne Division's Fourth Brigade Combat Team, 61st Cavalry Regiment 1st Squadron. A total of 240 soldiers from Fort Campbell have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. A memorial service will be held in Afghanistan for Palomarez.

Fort Campbell holds a monthly remembrance ceremony the second Wednesday of each month. Funeral arrangements for Isaac have not yet been set said his parents, members of St John's Catholic Church in Loveland. His mother said Palomarez never complained about drawing combat duty a second time. "He was actually looking forward to it" she said. "He was doing his job willingly." Coloradoan executive editor Robert Moore can be reached at RobertMooreColoradoan.com.

do in his life." She last spoke to her son last Sunday, and had to cut him short because she was at work, and last received a message from him on Tuesday. In that message, her son said "it wasn't bothering him anymore" and that he had found peace. Deysie's mother had just put her son's dog to sleep on May 1 and doesn't know whether he was writing about that or possibly his mission in Afghanistan. "But he had found peace, and that's all I know," she said. Deysie is survived by his mother, four sisters, and six nieces and nephews.

His father died of accidental causes nearly six years ago. Arrangements for Deysie's funeral had not been made Sunday. His mother said Deysie's body was in Dover, Del, and was to be returned to Arizona The Associated Press contributed to this report Jamie Dexter can be reached at 245-0216 or jamiedextertheleafchronicle.com. Lawn Maintenance Storm Damag Cleanup Call 931 H7 rorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, Candido said. "In one of his e-mails to us he wrote, 'On 9U, America was attacked on our own soil.

That couldn't go his father said. Palomarez is the first Northern Colorado resident killed in the 6 12-year-old Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, according to Pentagon records. FourAfghanistan casualties in week On Tuesday, two soldiers from the lOlst's 4th Brigade Combat Team were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb. Staff Sgt Kevin C. Roberts, 25, of Farmington, NA1, and Spa Jeremy R.

Gullctt, 22, of Greenup, Ky, died Tuesday when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in the Sabari District of Afghanistan, a news release from Fort Campbell stated. On Friday, Pfc. Ara Tyler Deysie, 18, of Parker, Ariz, was killed in the, Paktia Joining military was his dream Deysie talked about joining the military when he was just 4 years old, his mother said Sunday. Deysie's mother, Lori Deysie, 40, said her son was a jokester and a handful. "Once he decided what he wanted to do, he made sure he got his way and got to do it, and that was to go into the military," she said on Mother's Day from her home in Parker, 130 miles west of Phoenix on the Arizona-California line.

She signed up her son, or T-Man as he was known at home, for the Army in February after he continually pestered her about it, she said. "Since he signed up for the military, I've just been sick," she said. "But he did get to do what he wanted to 1 0 1 st casualty strived to be a hero OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) People who want farm-fresh vegetables but have no space to grow them at home have another option this year in one western Kentucky town. Owensboro residents can rent garden space.

Two groups are offering space in community gardens this year to encourage people to raise more of their food and save on high grocery bills. Kendra Carroll, a local master gardener, is spearheading the Owensboro Community Garden adjacent to the Western Kentucky Botanical Garden. "Everyone deserves the opportunity to have fresh affordable food and the opportunity to reap the rewards of their own hard work and careful attention," said Carroll. "Just because you don't have land doesn't mean you can't have a gardea" Cheryl Norton, executive director of La Plaza Community Center, is heading up the effort to create the Community Sal- TENNESSEE BRIEFS Strong winds blamed for outages, accidents CHATTANOOGA -Following a storm system, wind gusts and strong northwest winds caused traffic accidents and knocked out power across Tennessee. High winds caused trees and limbs to fall in the Chattanooga area, downing power lines and blocking roads on Sunday.

Officials said about 2,000 customers of EPB, Chattanooga's electricity utility, were without power at about 6 p.m. The National Weather Service warned of wind gusts up to 50 mph or higher in the mountains along the Tennessee-Norm Carolina border. In Clarksville, strong winds were blamed for scattered outages throughout the city. In Nashville, police said a strong gust of wind caused a three-vehicle pileup and closed Interstate 65 south of Nashville for several hours. Bristol mother, daughter found dead BRISTOL The bodies of a Bristol mother and her six-year-old daughter were found in what police say may be a murder-suicide.

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"He was a big lover he was a great person and a hero." Deysie, 18, of Parker, Ariz, was killed Friday in the Paktia Province of Afghanistan. The Department of Defense says Deysie's patrol encountered rocket-propelled grenade fire. Deysie was the fourth 101st soldier killed in Afghanistan since Tuesday. Deysie was a member of the 101st Airborne Division's Fourth Brigade Combat Team, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Squadron. He was a member of the Colorado River Indian Tribe.

Delgado said even though they split up as a couple several years ago, they stayed close friends, and he leaned on her through the death of his father several years ago. "I just remember his smile and the way he used to laugh at me," Delgado said. "We had a lot of great memories." She said Deysie died doing what he always wanted to do, "and that was to become a hero," she said. "I just want my love to be shared with everyone else that knew Tyler and loved him as much as I did and still do," Delgado said. Coca-Cola COCa-Cola Ground Beef Ground Chuck Boston Buns Strawberries Field Bologna Field Dinner Franks Serious Injury Law Expert I SPECIALIZE IN: Spine or Disk Injury Case Serious Injury From Vehicle Accident Wrongful Death Claim Work Injury Birth Injury Baby Seizures Other Serious Injury (2X57 t'D0W Lawyer Bill Aldred 931-648-9621 www.ClarksvilleAttorney.com 221 S.

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