FARMINGTON Neighbors gathered on their porches Friday afternoon and watched flames consume a single-story home at 304 Concho Place in southeast Farmington.

The blaze destroyed two structures, including the house, and damaged two more structures.

Several neighbors expressed concern the fire would spread quickly under the dry conditions.

"I was doing some yard work, about a half hour ago, and I saw smoke," said Tim Higgins, a neighbor, at about 1:30 p.m. "I said, 'That's a structure fire, they need to get here.'"

Higgins said he lives three houses down from the fire but was concerned it could spread, with nothing to stop it but the San Juan River just south of the house.

Firefighters take down a wooden fence on Friday in the 300 block of Concho Place in Farmington. Farmington Fire Department assisted San Juan County Fire District 1, 6 and 14 in extinguishing the structure fire. (Jon Austria/The Daily Times)

Farmington Fire Department Battalion Chief Nick Mrzlak said his department was alerted to the fire at 12:55 p.m. Farmington assisted San Juan County District 6, District 1 and District 14 in extinguishing the flames.

Mrzlak said four structures were saved, including a trailer house belonging to Robert Montano.

Montano stood with firefighters and San Juan County Sheriff's Office deputies on the outskirts of the property. He said he has lived in a trailer house on the property for 12 years and has no insurance.

He said he saw the flames and ran to a nearby neighbor's house to call 911. After the call was placed, he ran back to the trailer to make sure his wife was safe.

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CEDAR FALLS | The oldest local Catholic church and its school are getting facelifts.

St. Patricks Catholic Church and school are embarking on a $2.75 million renovation. Peters Construction Corp. has started laying groundwork for the project and the parish launched a campaign to pay for it.

Whats really great about it is were seeing some growth in the school, this is growth not only in numbers but in quality, and it allows for a lot better program, said the Rev. Dennis Colter, pastor at St. Patrick Catholic Church.

Part of the project will also, quite literally, give a new face to the church. The plan is to create a more welcoming fellowship entrance area, with construction slated to begin in July and complete by Easter 2015.

But its mainly focused on the kids and making things better for them, Colter said.

Like the church, the school is getting an updated but more secure front entrance. When that part of the project is complete, by Christmas, individuals will be buzzed-in from the main office. The school is also adding an elevator for easier access to all three levels of the building.

By the start of school in August, students should have a modernized multipurpose room which includes the library and media center and hosts the before and after school program and space to gather for prayer.

Natural light will flood from new windows, donated large-screen televisions will be mounted on walls and comfortable, moveable furniture will allow students to do group work in any area of the room.

It will be more chapel-like said Bradley Best, president of Peters Construction, working on the project.

The school is also expanding some classrooms, updating the science lab, the cafeteria and the music rooms. Teachers will be getting a larger lounge as well. And the entire school should be air-conditioned by summer 2015 or before.

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WEST CHICAGO When First United Methodist Church of West Chicago's current building was under construction, its members needed a place to worship, and they found it at First Congregational Church of West Chicago.

Two of West Chicago's oldest churches, they shared both a facility and a pastor because the Congregational Church did not have a pastor of its own.

Through their partnership, the congregations had found a way to come together to meet their needs, and when the time came for First United Methodist Church to move into its new structure, First Congregational Church went too.

That was eight years ago, and their relationship is still going strong, continuing now with a project to refurbish and display both churches' bells.

"We have a similar mission, and we all seem to work together well on these joint projects," said West Chicago resident Judi Horsley, member of First United Methodist Church and chair of the Heritage Bell Plaza Committee.

Built in the 1800s, the two large bells had been in storage for some years until they were sent last October to Smith's Bell and Clock Service in Indiana. The bells did not return until June 17 because a long and brutal winter prevented the churches from building a concrete platform to display the bells earlier this year.

Church members say they are happy to see the bells again.

"It is wonderful," said West Chicago resident Erlaine Born, moderator of First Congregational Church.

Horsley sent photos of the bells to Smith's Bell and Clock Service to see if the company would be able to do the restorative work.

Tasks included making new yolks to hold the bells and clappers to bang against their insides, said J.J. Smith, president of Smith's Bell and Clock Service.

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Cross being removed from Yahui Church in Pingyang County, Wenzhou City, China.

Christians in China are protesting the government's demolition of church buildings and crosses as "illegal constructions."

Pastors and church members from across Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province recently wrote a letter to the government, asking them to stop the destruction of the religious buildings.

The letteroutlined eight reasons why destroying the churches and crosses are illegal, including allegations that "removal of the cross is not an administrative penalty, but the illegal administrative act," prior written notice is not given before cross removals, and that the persons doing the demolitions are not legal construction workers. They said that the destruction is done at night, with no notice, and without any court orders or other documentation.

The Christians pleas were ignored by the government, however, and less than a week later a cross was removed from Yahui Church in Pingyang County, Wenzhou City. International Christian Concern (ICC) also reportedthat the vandals threatened to harm the church members if they reported the removal to Beijing or the media.

ICC said that over 360 churches have been targeted in similar ways, but the government maintains that they are clearing illegal structures for urban development projects.

Allegedly, 15 churches in Pinyang County alone are scheduled to be demolished before the end of June. One churchmember said the government is out of control.

"The campaign has been unbridled and the government demolishes church crosses recklessly," they told ICC.

Another churchmember decried the blatant persecution of Chinese Christians.

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