Corrales Couple Grows Tomatoes in Greenhouse System
Gene and Merrie Merriam of Corrales raise greenhouse tomatoes using Nutriculture with soil and nutrient solution. Their 1500 plants yield two crops yearly, with 90 percent sold from their home on Corrales Road and 10 percent to local restaurants. Continuous hand pollination and pruning keep a single stalk and steady harvests.
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Gene
Merrie Merriam
Merriams
Tyne
Corrales Road
Merrie
Corrales
Coronado Road
Dust dispute drives board action on Horizon contracts
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board ordered Horizon Corp to embed environmental compliance clauses in future contracts and barred new permits until a firm dust-control plan is submitted. Paradise Hills residents, led by Clyde Holden, criticized excavation and lack of water trucks, citing prior commitments and a 1969 dynamite incident affecting 300 homes.
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Jim McCaffrey
Albuquerque-Bernalilla County
Horizon Corporation
Paradise Hills
Ftrving Blvd
Horizon Corp
Clyde Holden
Horizon
Holden
Paul Kintzinger
Albuquerque-Bernatillo County
Irving Blyd. Us
Harry Davidson
Albuquerque Environmental Health Department
Paradise Hills Wind Damage and Soil Stabilization Plan
Horizon contractor Horizon planned soil stabilization for Paradise Hills after wind damage affecting 300 houses. Davidson reported sprinkling, rye grass, and possible chemical treatment, with 60 acres on the west side needing 2 to 7 feet of soil and 220,000 cubic yards borrowed. Turner Branch noted Horizon cannot control subcontractors after contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horizon
Davidson
Paradise Hills
Timberman Coast, Co
MNR Construction Co
Turner Branch
Branch, Dickson & Dubois
Branch
Public Service Co
Southern Union Gas Co
Our Fears Were Fullfilled dust problem storms begin
Residents grew anxious as a dust issue loomed. In early April the worry materialized, and by April 10 a windstorm blew sand into yards and homes, with Holden describing the gritty intrusion as grinding against walls.
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R. Testh
Mr. Holden
OO Perak Rade
Dust concerns prompt housing officials to seek solutions
Horizon housing director J Robert Carrivaell and staff meet Paradise Hills residents and engineers after dust complaints. Mr Branch convened a discussion involving his firm and Mr Davidson's staff to foster practical ideas, with any agreements to be made public.
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Branch
J. Robert Carrivaell
Horizon
Fiery Fred Injured in Norfolk Cannon Accident
Firework act Fiery Fred also known as Barry Johnson age 28 was hospitalized with suspected pelvic injuries after a 20 foot silver cannon misfired before five thousand spectators at a Norfolk England carnival. Show director Jen Elston said investigators are examining the incident and Fiery Fred failed to leave the cannon.
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Fiery Fred
Barry Johnson
Norfolk
England
Jen Elston
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Merri
Merriam’s
Ed Billings
Billings
Irving Blvd
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