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The winter weather has delayed tree removal in Iowa City.

The Park Road closure will be postponed one week and will now occur on Monday, January 12th and on Wednesday, January 14th.

Park Road will be closed to traffic from Lexington Avenue to Magowan Avenue.

A detour route will be posted and traffic will be directed onto River Street and Riverside Drive. This closure is necessary to accommodate the safe removal of trees located along Park Road in the area and will occur between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. each day. The closure is weather dependent.

Drivers are asked to take another alternate route during this time period. As always, caution should be exercised when traveling in all construction areas.

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Winter weather delays tree removal

CARY During the course of the winter, workers from Trees R Us Inc. will be going through town. In the course of several minutes, the workers apply a saw toward the bottom of an ash tree to bring it down.

The logs are hauled away and some of the limbs are put through a wood chipper and turned into mulch.

The scene will repeat itself over and over in Cary as the village removes the remaining 1,800 ash trees in town to combat the infection of emerald ash borer.

Like every other town out there, our ash trees are in decline, Public Works Director Erik Morimoto said.

The village was able to get favorable per unit cost for tree removal, Morimoto said.

The contractor is expected to work through the winter and be done by the spring. As trees come down, the villages public works crews remove the stumps and prepare each tree site for landscaping.

Over the next six to seven years the village plans to replace the trees as budget funding allows, Morimoto said.

We dont want to get into a bind when whatever diseases or insects come along, Morimoto said. We want to encourage a [diversity] of trees to try to get a balance.

Morimoto said the village will be thoughtful in how it replaces trees, such as how they are spaced to make sure the trees will thrive. The intent is to replace as many as possible.

In the 1980s and 1990s, ash trees were very popular with developers. The invasive insect eventually migrated to the country and worked its way to the midwest.

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Quarry Tile startsexpansion

Spokane Valley specialty tile maker Quarry Tile Co. is building an addition of 8,250 square feet at its facility across the street from Felts Field. The project provides an expansion onto the north side of its building for additional equipment space and increased production capacity, said Sean OKeefe, companypresident.

Located at 6328 E. Utah Ave., Quarry Tile was founded here in 1965. It sells to distributors and architects on projects ranging from single homes to global restaurant chains. The companys tiles also are used in major restoration projects, such as for the

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Spokane Valley specialty tile maker Quarry Tile Co. is building an addition of 8,250 square feet at its facility across the street from Felts Field. The project provides an expansion onto the north side of its building for additional equipment space and increased production capacity, said Sean OKeefe, companypresident.

Located at 6328 E. Utah Ave., Quarry Tile was founded here in 1965. It sells to distributors and architects on projects ranging from single homes to global restaurant chains. The companys tiles also are used in major restoration projects, such as for the New York Subway and the Los AngelesLibrary.

Graham Construction is the general contractor for the project that started just before Christmas. The work is expected to be completed in February or March, OKeefe said. City of Spokane Valley building permit information lists the project value at nearly$700,000.

A Sherwin-Williams paint supply store is under construction in north Spokane as part of a new retail building being erected at 9412 N. NewportHighway.

The nearly 4,000-square-foot store is expected to open this spring. The new outlet will occupy just over half of the almost 8,000-square-foot structure, which has a listed project value of at least$700,000.

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By Shiraz Hassan

One of the oldest mosques in Rawalpindi city, one Markazi Jamia Masjid at Jamia Masjid road is a true architectural wonder. The building has been embellished with intricate tile work and detailed frescos in vibrant colours which have stood the test of time.

According to historian Shiraz Haider, The mosque was built in 1903, just outside the old city of Rawalpindi, at Circular road. That portion of road is now known as Jamia Masjid road due to the mosque.

Muslims of the city provided the donation to build the mosque. Residents Qazi Gohar Ali, Mian Nabi Bakhsh and Mian Qutbuddin played a major role in contraction of the mosque, said Shiraz Haider.

Molana Muhammad Kech Makrani, father of renowned folk artist Afzal Pervez was appointed as the first Khateeb of the mosque after its completion. The fresco artwork on the interior walls was done by Ghulam Nabi Kamil.

The Jamia Masjid presents a panoramic view with only one entrance from Eastern side and central courtyard in front. The Mosque has three domes and several small minarets. It is one of the few mosques in the Pothohar region which replicated traditional Mughal architecture.

The mosque is a continuation of a centuries old tradition, Dr. Ghafer Shahzad, an architect and architecture writer told Dawn.

According to Ghafer Shazad the facade of the mosque is a multiplicity of a basic design element the arch. While the mosque has been decorated with traditional fresco but the materials, colours and techniques used are not traditional. This reflects the development of a local tradition in architecture and aesthetic expression. The domes are not as large they are in traditional Mughal mosque design but the odd number of arches and domes are inspired by Mughal style.

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Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015 | 9:57 a.m.

An aerosol can exploded and one person suffered minor burns in a small flash fire at a northwest valley senior apartment complex Friday evening, fire officials said.

Las Vegas Fire and Rescue officials received a report at 5:22 p.m. of an activated sprinkler system at the Decatur Pines Senior Apartments at 6741 N. Decatur Blvd., located near Deer Springs Way, spokesman Tim Szymanski said.

One person suffered minor burns and was transported to University Medical Center, he said.

The fire was extinguished by sprinklers, and fire crews cleaned up the scene, he said.

Someone was using a leaking aerosol can and lit a candle in a bathroom, starting a fire that lasted only about one second, the department said.

The sprinkler system was activated, and water from the sprinklers seeped into other apartments, causing electrical issues, Szymanski said.

The American Red Cross of Southern Nevada is aiding eight people displaced by the fire, he said.

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