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Crowds pack The Square for North Devon's fourth Diversity Festival
THE sun was shining on North Devons fourth Diversity Festival at The Square in Barnstaple, today (Saturday, May 17).
The event had a wonderful carnival atmosphere with people of all ages gathering to meet groups from a number of different ethnic backgrounds, cultures and sexuality, as they celebrated their diverse roots.
The festival was run in conjunction with Devon and Cornwall Police, Petroc college, Hikmat Devon and Safer North Devon.
Rapping, dancing, a bhangra band, the chance to taste delicious cuisine was all on offer, as well as the chance to bring together the community.
One of the organisers, Sergeant Lucy Skinner, of Barnstaple police, said the event was a way of promoting and celebrating the diverse community of North Devon.
The festival not only celebrates the ethnic and culturally diverse community in Barnstaple and North Devon, but it is a chance for the older and younger generation of the area to come together too, she said.
There were gazebos dotted around the square, with people on hand to offer advice and support from Devon Carers, Devon and Cornwall Police, Petroc college, Hikmat Devon and the fire service.
Crowds also flocked around The Sahara Project tent, where cooks were on hand to create traditional authentic Asian food.
North Devon and Torridge Come out, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Support Group were at the festival for the first-time this year.
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Polliwog Park is a stopover for migratory geese and other birds. Photo by Kevin Cody
The large pond that makes Polliwog park a wildlife refuge for ducks, geese and other migratory birds is reason enough to spend a summer day here. But the City of Manhattan Beach also organizes family friendly events most weekdays and every weekend.
The citys Parks and Recreations Department is organizing the 19th Annual Family Campout from May 17 to May 18 at the adjacent Begg Field, where families can play games and join in on arts and crafts activities.
Friday night, May 17 at 7:45 is 3rd Annual Movie in the Park takes place that evening at the Polliwog Park Amphitheater Walt Disneys lauded animation Frozen will be shown. Sunday, May 18 at 8:30 a.m. is the 31st Annual Fishing Derby, where kids can win prizes for catching the most fish, longest fish or most interesting fish.
Three gazebospopular spots for birthday parties, anniversaries and family reunionsare available for two-hour periods if reserved in advance. The picnic area has a number of tables and six barbecue grills; the play area for young children has slides, climbing and exploration equipment. Polliwog Park also boasts a 9-hole disc golf course and houses one of the citys oldest beach cottages, which is home to citys historical museum Admission is free Saturday and Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.
The citys popular Concerts in Park beginning Sunday, June 22, with the citys official band The Hyperion Outfall Serenaders Dixieland band.
The line-up this year also includes the Mira Costa Jazz Band, an Elvis tribute, Scot Bruce and Blue Breeze Band, and a Motown R&B-soul band. The concerts continue through Labor Day weekend. Umbrellas and pop-up tents are allowed before and after the concerts.
No dogs are allowed,, there is a dog park adjacent to the park, on the northwest side.
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The latest dispute over federal control of land and water in the West has erupted along the banks of the Agua Chiquita, a small spring-fed stream in the mountains of southern New Mexico where the federal government has installed metal fences and locked gates to keep cattle out.
The move has enraged one rural county, where the sheriff has been ordered by the county commission to cut the locks. The U.S. attorney for the district of New Mexico hoped a meeting Friday would ease tensions enough to avoid an escalation like the armed standoff last month over grazing rights in Nevada.
The discussion resulted only in more frustration and disappointment.
Otero County Commissioner Ronny Rardin said after the meeting that the dispute was far from over.
"Ultimately, it is incumbent upon the commission, the sheriff and the citizens of Otero County to stand up for our constitutional rights," he said.
In a statement, U.S. Attorney's Office in New Mexico said no resolution was reached during the meeting and that the office will continue to monitor the situation "to ensure that public safety is preserved" in Otero County.
"To that end, the U.S. Attorney's Office will make every effort to facilitate a dialogue between county officials and the Forest Service," the office said.
Decades in the making, the dispute in Otero County centers on whether the Forest Service has the authority to keep ranchers from accessing Agua Chiquita, which means Little Water in Spanish. In wet years, the spring can run for miles through thick conifer forest. This summer, much of the stream bed is dry.
The Forest Service says the enclosures are meant to protect what's left of the wetland habitat. Forest Supervisor Travis Moseley said the metal fences and gates simply replaced strands of barbed wire that had been wrecked over the years by herds of elk.
The Otero County Commission passed a resolution earlier this week declaring that the Forest Service doesn't have a right to control the water. Ranchers say they believe the move is an effort by the federal government to push them from the land.
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ST. LOUIS Downtown a few years ago at Hobo Park, homeless people sipped beers, sat on old benches and rested on bedding unrolled on a grassy incline. Open bidding for cigarettes started at 50 cents a piece.
Last week, the benches and homeless people were long gone. The comfy incline was fenced off, covered with new plants and mulch.
A young boy darted across thick green grass where a littered pool used to be. He passed a long row of fuchsia roses in full bloom, all the way to a new set of monkey bars on a far side of the park.
Its a nice little oasis in the city, said his mother, Valorie Helt, watching from a distance.
For nearly two years, the nonprofit group Friends of Lucas Park invested about $150,000 worth of donations and countless hours of time into sprucing up the park, which covers one city block at 14th and Locust streets.
Its the latest attempt to reclaim the 150-year-old park between the Central Library, Washington Avenue loft district and the Rev. Larry Rices large homeless shelter.
People will gather at 8 tonight for a viewing of The Princess Bride to celebrate the parks reopening.
Its just greener, cleaner and more inviting and usable for those who live and work in the area, Friends of Lucas Park board member Daniel Flynn said of the changes.
There are organized monthly cleanup days and events, such as outdoor Pilates classes and a childrens bike rodeo. Theyve been patient and disciplined to stay off some areas to allow new vegetation to take root.
But a more obvious challenge remains. The area is ground zero for the regions homeless population.
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Otero cattle rancher association president Gary Stone talks to Lincoln National Forest District Ranger James Duran in Weed, New Mexico, Thursday, May 15, 2014. AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca
WEED, N.M. -- The latest dispute over federal control of land and water in the West has erupted along the banks of the Agua Chiquita, a small spring-fed stream in the mountains of southern New Mexico where the federal government has installed metal fences and locked gates to keep cattle out.
The move has enraged one rural county, where the sheriff has been ordered by the county commission to cut the locks. The U.S. attorney for the district of New Mexico is hoping a meeting Friday will ease tensions enough to avoid an escalation like the armed standoff last month over grazing rights in Nevada.
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Federal land managers say escalating tensions led them to release all 400 or so head of cattle rounded up on public land from a Nevada rancher ...
Decades in the making, the dispute in Otero County centers on whether the U.S. Forest Service has the authority to keep ranchers from accessing Agua Chiquita, which means Little Water in Spanish. In wet years, the spring can run for miles through thick conifer forest. This summer, much of the stream bed is dry.
The Forest Service says the enclosures are meant to protect what's left of the wetland habitat. Forest Supervisor Travis Moseley said the metal fences and gates simply replaced strands of barbed wire that had been wrecked over the years by herds of elk.
The Otero County Commission passed a resolution earlier this week declaring that the Forest Service doesn't have a right to control the water. Ranchers say they believe the move is an effort by the federal government to push them from the land.
"If we let them take over our water rights, that's the first step. Then we would have nothing left here," said Gary Stone, head of the Otero County Cattleman's Association.
U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., said what is happening in Otero County is another example of overreach by the federal government.
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