Demolition began last week on two hangars at Skagit Regional Airport that were damaged during a storm last winter.

Of the five buildings damaged in last Januarys storm, three were deemed beyond repair and slated for demolition.

Demolition of Hangar B is complete, and demolition of Hangar C is set to finish this week, said Linda Tyler, spokesperson for the Port of Skagit, which operates the airport.

The third building, Hangar A, will stay in place until the spring, she said. It will be demolished to make way for a large hangar for a business.

Tyler said the port is moving forward with the demolition of the first two hangars due to safety concerns.

The port offered one year of free outdoor tie-down space for tenants who had to move their airplanes from the damaged hangars.

The port has leased land to two developers to build new hangars for general aviation at the airports second runway.

One developer, Mike Dyberg, said he plans to apply for permits within a month, and begin construction of the hangars in early spring.

He said there will be two buildings, each with 10 hangar spaces, and they will be available for rent.

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Not since 2001 had the Reds managed five goals in an opening 45 minutes, while there was also a personal milestone for young Mason Greenwood

Manchester United scored five times in the first half of a competitive match for the first time in 19 years against Tranmere Rovers on Sunday.

With two wins from seven games in all competitions and just six goals scored in 2020, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hadbeen feeling the pressure ahead of the visit to Prenton Park.

United made light of a wretched playing surface, though, with a ruthless first 45 minutes putting them 5-0 ahead.

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Harry Maguire scored his first goal for the club with a thumping strike from 25 yards, before Diogo Dalot and Jesse Lingard made it 3-0 after 16 minutes.

Phil Jones' towering header his first United goal since March 2014 made it 4-0 and Anthony Martial added a fifth shortly before the break.

The last time United scored five in the first half of a match was back in February 2001,when they destroyed Arsenal in a 6-1 Premier League victory at Old Trafford.

Solskjaer scored the fifth goal that day, which also featured a Dwight Yorke hat-trick and further strikes from Roy Keane and Teddy Sheringham.

The second half saw United take their foot off the accelerator somewhat, although they managed to further extend their lead over the hapless hosts.

After 56 minutes the Reds won a penalty when Tahith Chong was felled in the Tranmere area, and Mason Greenwood stepped up to convert their sixth goal of the afternoon.

Greenwood, 18, took his tally to 10 for the season in all competitions, while in hitting from the spot he also repeated a feat last managed by Wayne Rooney.

Not since December 2004 and Rooney's effort against Crystal Palace had a teenager taken a penalty for United, but if Greenwood was feeling the pressure he did not show it as he beat Tranmere No. 1 Davies with a calm, collected strike.

United's next outing, however, is likely to pose a rather sterner challenge.

On Wednesday Solskjaer's men visit the Etihad Stadium, with the daunting task of overturning a 3-1 aggregate deficit against Manchester City in order to book a place in the Carabao Cup final.

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Date: Friday, January 24, 2020

Demolition will begin this weekend of the northbound FM 2499 bridge from Hwy 121 as the DFW Connector project work continues.

This project was originally scheduled for last weekend, but the work was postponed one week because of rain.

From 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 to 6 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27, NorthGate Constructors will begin the demolition project, which will allow crews to further advance work in the area, according to a news release from NorthGate. To get to FM 2499 from Hwy 121, drivers will have to take the frontage road to Grapevine Mills Boulevard, turn left and take that to FM 2499.

The following closures are needed to safely conduct the work:

Click here for a comprehensive detour map.

Drivers should plan accordingly during this work and add extra time to their commute, according to NorthGate. Visit dfwconnector.com to stay up-to-date on all major upcoming operations along the project.

The $371 million I-635/Hwy 121 Interchange project is supposed to increase capacity and connectivity between I-635, Hwy 121, Hwy 26 and FM 2499. The improvements were included in the original $1.6 billion DFW Connector project, but funds were not available at that time to deliver the entire scope. These improvements are now funded as part of the Texas Department of Transportations Texas Clear Lanes initiative, which aims at improving congested corridors across the state.

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10775 FALLS CREEK LANE, WASHINGTON TWP.

Custom-built home features multiple-use floor plan

Contributing Writer

Spacious social areas, two possible main bedrooms, an abundance of storage and a full, finished lower area allows for multiple options of the floor plan of this custom-built two-story located within the Waterbury Woods subdivision of Washington Twp.

Listed for $767,000 by Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Professional Realty, the brick two-story at 10775 Falls Creek Lane has about 5,340 square feet of living space plus the lower level. The house sits among the trees with a canopy of mature trees along the fenced back yard.

There is an oversized, three-car, side-entry garage. The back yard has an elevated concrete patio with a balcony wooden deck extension. A second wooden balcony deck is off the executive office and has steps that lead down to one of two paver-brick patios. A paver-brick walkway connects the patios, and there is a play area near the back of the property, which is surrounded by a wrought-iron fence.

Formal entry opens within the two-story foyer with an open staircase that leads up to the catwalk hallway. Wood flooring fills the foyer and continues down the foyer hallway into the two-story great room.

Windows surround a gas fireplace that has a wood-cap mantel and mirror and fill the great rooms two-story wall, allowing for views of the park-like back yard. Another wall has built-in bookcases and media cabinetry. A couple of pillars offset the great room from the walkway to the casual entrance from the garage and mudroom. Above the pillars are windows that accent the upstairs hallway and are viewable from the front foyer, creating a transparency between the formal and casual areas of the home.

Off to the left of the foyer is the formal dining room, which has a pocket door that opens to a butlers pantry. The pantry has a bar area and an appliance nook and is across the hallway from the kitchen.

Three walls are filled with white cabinetry, which offers storage space for just about everything. Drawers and glass-panel hanging cabinets create a china cabinet and buffet area across from the built-in booth seating with matching table within the breakfast room. The cooking area has a double-sink, below corner windows. A gas range has a stainless-steel backsplash above, along with a matching hood-vent. There are double wall ovens, a trash compactor and microwave. An angled island has a vegetable sink, storage and seating for six. Marble-tile countertops complement the white cabinetry, which also includes mail slots, spice and linen drawers. A walk-in pantry provides additional storage.

French doors open from the kitchen out to a solarium or sunroom, which has a cathedral ceiling and ceramic-tile flooring. A single door opens to the concrete patio and adjoining deck.

Down the hallway from the kitchen is a mudroom area with access to the laundry room, a half bathroom and garage.

Off the foyer is a short hallway that leads to a possible first-floor main bedroom suite or guest suite. The hallway provides access to a bedroom with a walk-in closet, a full bathroom with ceramic-tile surround walk-in shower, and the executive library and sitting room. The library has a wall of built-in bookcases and a desk. Patio doors open to the rear balcony deck.

Upstairs are four bedrooms, including the main bedroom, and two full baths. Located at the end of the hallway, the main bedroom is divided by a dual-sided gas fireplace, creating a quaint sitting room with window-seat storage. The private bath has a whirlpool tub that separates two single-sink vanities. There is a walk-in ceramic-tile shower with seat and two showerheads and a walk-in closet with built-in organizers.

Two bedrooms at the opposite end of the hallway share a Jack-and-Jill bathroom, each bedroom having a dressing area with a vanity sink and a walk-in closet.

The lower level has been finished into a family room with a stone gas fireplace and above ground windows. Tucked into one corner is a kitchenette with a double sink, microwave shelf and refrigerator surrounded by hickory cabinetry.

Double doors open into a possible media room with a walk-in closet and access to the mechanical room and a single door opens into a bonus room which could be an exercise room.

Down a short hallway are two bedrooms, each room has a large above-ground window and large closets, plus a full bathroom.

WASHINGTON TWP.

Price: $767,000

Open House: Jan. 26, 2-4 p.m.

Directions: Yankee Street to east on Social Row to right on Falls Creek Lane

Highlights: About 5,340 sq. ft., 7 bedrooms, 4 full baths, 1 half bath, spacious kitchen, butlers pantry, 3 gas fireplaces, built-ins, library, 2 main bedrooms, finished lower level, recreation room, kitchenette, media room, 2 HVAC systems, 3-car garage, sun room, 2 wooden decks, concrete patio, 2 paver brick patio, fenced wooded yard

For more information:

Susan Piersall-Hanes

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Professional Realty

(937) 672-5146

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Where to Watch the Super Bowl in Houston: Sports Bars, Parties & More - Thrillist

Super Bowl LIV is imminent, and while its totally cool to DoorDash and watch Kansas City take on San Francisco whilst pantsless on your couch, you may want to actually put on some pants and watch the showdown locally. As such, we scouted the streets in search of Houstons finest Super Bowl viewing spots -- from sports bars to bbq spots to breweries, each offering choice screen setups, plus specials, deals, parties, and more for the big game.

Warehouse DistrictPre kick-off, Saint A is hosting its annual Super Beef Sunday event, which marries bbq from Louie Mueller Barbecue, Reveille Barbecue Co., and JQ's Tex Mex BBQ with Saint Arnold beer, from 11am to 2pm in its Beer Hall. The que will provide a nice base if you plan on sticking around for the game on the giant screen in its outdoor Beer Garden later. With skyline views and flowing beer, we think youll want to.

EaDoSure its a soccer bar first and foremost, but the lineup of 20 strategically placed TVs and extensive, 100-tap beer list make the indoor-outdoor space a choice spot for football watching, too. The Super Bowl watch party promises a DJ, photo booth, and games plus, theres ax-throwing in case your teams losing.

MontroseA smart 40-tap library of rotating craft brews and 27-screen setup make this Richmond sports bar a game day winner. Watch the Chiefs and 49ers face off at the Revelry Super Bowl House Party, rocking live music from 2-5pm, patio games for pregaming, free swag, and specials from beer buckets to $20 all-you-can-eat burgers, hot dogs, and Frito pies. Youll also get the chance to pick your team, and every time they score, youll score a free Jell-O shot.

HeightsThis modern Texas ice house will host its 4th annual Super Bowl Sunday potluck, as Agricole Hospitality folk beef up the spread and guests bring their favorite Super Bowl masterpieces to share. The food truck will be open and slinging eats like tacos, burgers, wings, and nachos, and there will be beer specials to boot. The game day fun goes down from 4pm to midnight.

MidtownThe 5th Annual Super Boil is going down starting at 11am at this Game Day haven, which also happens to rock a super solid TV setup (the flatscreens are 80+ deep), DJ, and specials just for Super Bowl LIIV. The first 100 patrons will receive a complimentary pound of crawfish, and first 200 earn raffle tickets for prize drawings throughout the game. Call to reserve one of the biggest, most desireable tables (minimums will be in place), or snag open seating available at the bar, high top tables, and outside.

MidtownThe Midtown location of this beer-forward concept is pretty much covered in side-by-side flat screens inside and out, making it damn near impossible to have a bad view of the Big Game. Youll have to take your eyes away from the game for just a second, though, because theres an epic 365+ beer vault and solid roster of pub grub waiting for you -- think brew pretzels and cheese dip, hot wings, mac & cheese burgers, and short rib tacos. The Studemont location has a smaller outdoor area, but its inside is another excellent choice for game watching.

HoustonThis cult favorite wing and sports bar is taking reservations for tables, which 1) takes the guesswork out of what time to show up to snag a seat, and 2) means you can guarantee youll be eating wings on Super Bowl Sunday. These are two very important matters. Reservations are $10 per seat (you have to reserve the entire table at the time of calling) and will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.

Various locationsThis Houston institution has five locations and a yuge menu; the one-pound burger is its very worthy claim to fame, but youll also find tailgate classics including wings, nachos, chili cheese dogs, and pulled pork sandwiches. Oh, and cheap pitchers, an extensive TV spread including projection screens, live DJ music during half-time, and rowdy, ready-to-party crowd.

EaDoThe monster pub boasts Houstons biggest and baddest 21-foot HDTV, plus the 50 other HDTVs in the main area and projection screens in every damn room. Expect an energetic crowd of sports fans, a generous roster of specials, a lineup of 250+ beers, and pub grub ranging from nachos and wings to burgers to 16-inch pizzas. Niners fans should head across the street to Luckys Lodge, where the H-Town Empire 49 fan club will be passionately screaming at the Big Screen in the parking lot.

MidtownAs the Niners take on the Chiefs, you can take on beer buckets, shot specials, and $3 drafts at this fun-loving beer garden. The string-lit patio sports views of the Downtown skyline, and its dog-friendly and kid-friendly (until 9pm). Theres also a cozy hammock garden, and some vintage arcade games to keep you entertained if the half-time show goes south.

DowntownNot only does this swanky, two-story sports bar inside Downtowns Marriott Marquis have two 30-foot-tall high-definition screens, it also has first-come, first-served front row leather recliners. Youll definitely have to show up early to snag one, but theres also plenty of other seating, and of course bar space for since youre probably too nervous to sit anyway.

MidtownMultiple TVs with game and sound on? Check. Beer flowing? Check. Crawfish boiling on the patio, drink specials all day long, and a shotski ready for when your team (or DraftKings team) scores? CHECK, CHECK, CHECK. Game day is BIG at this small-but-mighty Midtown sports pub.

MidtownIf its a nice night, this sports bar and party spot has outdoor seating up the wazoo. Grab a swing seat or covered table to cheer on whichever team youve bet on, and play some corn hole and sip big ass Texas beers while youre at it. You can expect equal amounts of fun at its other locations around town, including Bellaire, EaDo, Katy, Rice Village, Shepherd, and The Heights.

Memorial CityWhat better way to watch the big Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers showdown than on a colossal, 24-by-14-foot big screen HDTV with surround sound? We cant think of one for Memorial City-area folk. Dont forget your lawn chairs and blankets.

Shady AcresFun fact: You can watch Super Bowl LIV from the comfort of your very own swing at this cool kids patio bar (which also boasts 49 TVs, covered and open-air seating, and booths inside in case Houston weather decides not to cooperate). Beers and on-tap house cocktails will keep your thirst quenched while you yell at the screen, and your bar tab will transfer to the food truck so you have one less chance to forget your card somewhere.

WashingtonDont want a bar scene? Watch the game on the jumbo screen at B.B. Lemons lawn, instead. The Washington location of this HTX-meets-NYC concept will be offering Super Bowl specials including $5 domestics and $24 buckets, half-off bottles of wine, and $6/12 wings by the half and full dozen.

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Mikhail Mishustin was struggling. Drenched in sweat and tripping over himself, he wasnt a natural ice hockey player.

I dont know whether hed played before, but it was clearly very hard for him, Dimitri Elkin, CEO of Twelve Seas Investment Company, said of the man just named Russias new prime minister. Hes not the most athletic guy; hes a bit on the heavy side. But he just kept going, and I was like: Wow, this guy has some willpower.

The year was 2009. Like Elkin, Mishustin, now 53, was a managing partner at the Moscow-based investment group UFG Asset Management. Two years earlier, Mishustin had also begun organizing exhibition hockey games that were attended by some of Russias most powerful people.

The games were a precursor to a more formalized league that President Vladimir Putin would create in 2011: the Night Hockey League. In ensuing years, it would become a fraternity for Russias elite, like golf in the U.S. As political analyst Andrei Kolesnikov told AFP last week, the league has become like a masonic lodge.

I have no doubt that him being there being one of the boys was a factor in him getting where he is now, said Elkin. Mikhail is really good at knowing who the right people are.

When Putin appointed Mishustin to head the Russian government earlier this month, after setting into motion what appears to be a succession plan with a raft of proposed changes to the Constitution, the move came as a surprise. Having spent the past decade serving as Russias tax chief without voicing any greater political ambitions, Mishustin was quickly labeled a technocratic placeholder.

If Mishustin has aims beyond the role of prime minister, they have been difficult to tease out. But interviews with nearly two dozen of his acquaintances, business associates, former classmates and colleagues paint a more nuanced picture: one of an ambitious figure who knows how to work the system and has always put himself in position to climb up the next rung on the ladder.

As the dust has settled in recent days, some political analysts are wondering if the little-known systems engineer might be in the running to be the successor to the man who has ruled Russia for the past two decades.

Mishustin is certainly not a placeholder prime minister, but a fully-fledged member of the cast of successors for the role of president, Alexander Baunov of the Carnegie Moscow Center wrote on Facebook. His relative obscurity should not exclude him. Vladimir Putin himself was a little-known official until the moment [Boris] Yeltsin appointed him to three high posts one after another.

Born and raised just outside the Russian capital, Mishustin completed a degree in systems engineering at Moscow State Technological University in 1989. Former classmates remember him as gregarious, someone around whom social life would orbit.

He had many friends and always liked being in a group, said Andrei Morozov, a Moscow-based IT consultant who graduated the same year.

After staying on to complete a graduate degree in 1992, Mishustin found work with the International Computer Club. Formed by a group of Soviet scientists in 1986 with the approval of the KGB, the non-profit organization was the first to bring Western technology to the Soviet Union. When the Iron Curtain fell in 1991, the floodgates opened.

Basically, it was a marketing operation designed to get Western computer companies to invest in Russia which they did to very good effect, said Esther Dyson, a Swiss-born American investor who worked with the group at the time.

The main way the International Computer Club did this was by bringing professionals together through an annual three-day conference called Russkiy Den, or Russia Day, held around the national holiday in mid-June. Originally hosted in Moscow, it moved to the Black Sea resort of Sochi in the late 90s, running annually until 2015.

Photos from early gatherings show what looks like a typical industry convention anywhere at the time: waitresses in skimpy outfits, tables stacked with bottles, men singing karaoke.

The conference brought together around 150 leaders of Russias burgeoning tech industry. Key players included Arkady Volozh, the billionaire founder of Yandex; Anatoly Karachinsky, the founder of the IBS group, Russias largest computer company; and Olga Dergunova, current Deputy President at state bank VTB, among others.

In addition to top business leaders, the conference attracted high-placed government officials.

It was a democratic space, said Yegor Yakovlev, founder of Tvigle, Russias first online streaming service. We dont really have that anymore.

In the early 90s, Mishustin became close with one high-placed government official in particular: Boris Fyodorov, Russias first finance minister.

Its no secret that he was tight with Boris Fyodorov, that he was his guy, said Sergei Aleksashenko, who served as Fyodorovs deputy at the Finance Ministry from 1993 to 1994.

In 1998, Fyodorov, who by then had become Russias tax chief, handed Mishustin his first role in government as his aide in charge of information systems.

Although Mishustin left the private sector for the public sector, he continued attending Russkiy Den until 2012, according to the International Computer Clubs website, and was a keynote speaker in later years. He also invited more government officials, say regular attendees.

It was an opportunity to talk openly behind closed doors about what was affecting the industry, said Rustem Khayretdinov, deputy general director of InfoWatch, who attended the conferences regularly. Problems like the over-reaching of the siloviki officials with ties to law enforcement.

But if Fyodorov was an openly liberal reformer, those who knew Mishustin in those years said he never discussed his politics.

We didnt talk politics back then, said George Pachikov, founder and CEO of Cortona3D and a friend of Mishustins from the time. We had defeated the main enemy, the communists, and we firmly believed we were on the path toward joining Europe and becoming part of civilization.

Pachikov and Mishustin had grown close through another social group: GP Club, named using Pachikovs initials. A more informal gathering of the IT community whos who, the group met on Thursday evenings in an office in central Moscow and at members houses on special occasions.

The group still retains a Facebook page, featuring photos of its events. Mishustin, who has written several songs for popular Russian singer Grigory Leps, is pictured singing, dancing, playing the piano and draping his arms around friends.

It was a small group of progressive like-minded thinkers, said Marat Guriyev, former director of government relations for Samsung in Russia, and a member of the club.

Guriyev, who served for four years in Boris Yelstins presidential administration, described Mishustin as one of the groups leaders and arguably the smartest of our crew.

The mentality of the club was liberal, pro-Western, pro-open internet, Guriyev added. That was the spirit of the time. Those were the days of freedom.

In 2008, Mishustins key connection Fyodorov brought him into another new world: finance. He offered Mishustin a role at UFG Asset Management, a financial firm he had co-founded with Charles Ryan, an American investor.

Mishustin didnt immediately fit in. He would curse like a sailor, one former colleague at the firm recalled, asking to remain anonymous. And, according to Elkin, he sometimes wore a black shirt with a black suit, sticking out among the conventional investors. Still, he played a key role.

He was quite helpful in making various introductions to Russian oligarchs, Elkin said. He was more of a political figure.

In 2008, Fyodorov, who was now living in London, died from a sudden stroke, but Mishustin was already forging out on his own.

A year earlier he had launched a hockey tournament that included members of the political establishment, including Sergei Naryshkin, now the director of Russias Foreign Intelligence Service. Mishustin continued organizing the competition after he moved to UFG Asset Management in 2008, and the firm became its official sponsor the next year.

With each year, the exhibition hockey games attracted increasingly more powerful people. One game, in 2010, included Russias Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.

That year Mishustin was named Russias tax chief, stepping into his mentors shoes. With several years in finance under his belt, he was counted as one of the top three richest Russian officials.

Over the following decade, Mishustin won plaudits for his transformation of Russias tax system. Last year, the Financial Times published a glowing review of his work with the headline: Russias role in producing the taxman of the future.

Mishustin also started to fashion himself after a Putin-era Russian official by aligning himself with the Orthodox Church. In recent years he has gotten involved with his own local branch in the Moscow suburbs, where many members of Russias business and political establishments are based. Last week, BBC Russian reported that, in 2017, the church presented Mishustin with the Patriarchal medal for church construction.

BBC Russian also reported, however, that the money for the work was donated in his sisters name and that she owns up to 1 billion rubles ($16.1 million) in real estate. Critics like opposition leader Alexei Navalny have seized on what they have taken to be hidden wealth, as they say is the case with many Putin officials.

Some of Mishustins early moves as prime minister have also riled Russian liberals.

Last week, he ordered that salaries of police officers in Moscow and St. Petersburg who maintain order during street protests should be doubled.

Effective manager, updated government? Navalny ally Lyubov Sobol wrote on Twitter. Actually just the same thievery, that hates its own people and despises laws.

In interviews with The Moscow Times, members of Russias IT and business communities welcomed Mishustins appointment. Pointing to his stance in the 90s and early aughts, as well as his work as tax chief reforming an inefficient system, they hope he can do the same with a bigger platform.

The Mishustin of the 90s may no longer exist, however, as his career arc has in some ways hewed to Russias development since the fall of the Soviet Union. If the zeitgeist of that time was an openness to the West, Mishustin might only have embodied that spirit as it was the status quo.

He didnt have an internal doctrine to speak of, Ilya Ponamoryov, an entrepreneur turned exiled former opposition State Duma deputy, who was a member of GP Club, said by phone from Kiev.

And as Russia has grown increasingly isolationist, even developing a so-called sovereign internet that could cut its networks off from the rest of the world, observers may very well wonder what the prime minister, who has not laid out his political views since his appointment, now believes.

A clue could lie in what a former colleague at UFG, who asked not to be named, underscored: that Mishustin is a systems engineer in all senses of the phrase.

Everything else about him is derived from this: He understands systems and how to work in them, the former colleague said.

For now, Mishustins main mandate will be to spur Russias sputtering economy. Described by former colleagues in interviews with The Moscow Times as a tough guy who can be a strict manager when needed, a government source recently told the Financial Times that Mishustin has already axed unwanted officials from the previous government without even giving them time to collect their belongings.

That toughness has left old acquaintances curious as to how Mishustin will approach his new role.

One the one hand, hes very loyal, said Elkin. On the other hand, hes not a lapdog. Its an interesting contradiction.

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January 25, 2020

By: Dustin Comm, Maranatha Volunteers International

The New Testament in the Bible is filled with stories of the apostle Paul and other missionaries traveling by foot, by boat, and any other means of transportation necessary to spread the gospel to the world.

Today, in the Shimukuni district of Zambia, Eddie Himoonde lives out this tradition while pastoring 55 Seventh-day Adventist congregations, spread out over nearly 125 miles, with no transportation.

Sometimes I take maybe a week or two weeks just walking to the furthest church because I dont have a car, I dont have a motorbike I walk, Himoonde says. And sometimes members come and pick me up on their motorcycle. They cycle me to that church. But if no ones having even a bicycle in that area, then I have to walk through, sleep on the way, wake up in the morning, and continue moving until I reach to that church.

Because his territory is vast and he has so many congregations to care for, Himoonde only sees each group once a year. When he visits, he focuses on training the members to carry out the work without him.

The 11,260 members in Himoondes territory love to worship together and praise God, but with limited resources available, most do not have a church building.

Some of them are still worshiping under trees. Some of them just cut the grass and make some shelter around, and they begin to worship from there because they love their Lord, Himoonde says.

Many church members there are passionate about spreading the gospel but are often hindered by the lack of a church building.

[This is] the challenge that I face when such incidences happen where we evangelize, maybe a public campaign, and people give themselves [to God], Himoonde says. But when they come to the actual church, they find that actually where we are worshiping is not conducive. There are no seats. They are worshiping under the tree or maybe on the grass.

Last year, Maranatha Volunteers International, a non-profit organization that works in conjunction with the Seventh-day Adventist Church to provide structures for worship and education around the world, began building churches in Zambia for the second time, after having worked in the country from 2009 to 2015. Recently, Maranatha constructed several churches in Himoondes district, and the members are grateful.

Lilian Naluminoz is a church member at the Lwendge Seventh-day Adventist Church. She has been active in spreading the gospel to her neighbors. This structure will even change many lives of people, because what they were crying for has now come, Naluminoz says. God has answered our prayers through you. And I think next time [you visit], we shall have more members than we have right now.

Having a proper structure in this area is evangelism on its own, Himoonde says. Because like now [what] we are doing here at Lwendge, Maranatha is giving us this structure, it becomes easier for me even to evangelize because just the structure on itself will be preaching to the people around here. Already, people are coming and seeing what is happening. They just heard the noise here, the works that are going on. People are asking, What is happening there? What is happening there? Then they believe that now we are worshiping a true God because they have given us a structure. And then the people will just come on their own.

It might look simple in their eyes, but it is big in this community, Himoonde says. Because it has never happened before. The people have never seen such a structure here. You see, even the houses around [here], there are no iron sheets. You just use the grass and stuff. So when they see just this simple structure, it's not as simple as it may look. It is big. It will go a long way.

Evangelism in Zambia is also strong through Adventist education. In the fourth-largest city of Kabwe lies the only Adventist school in the province, where 65 percent of the 550 students or their families are not church members. Every day, students are taught about Jesus and a God who loves them, and families are eager to have their children enrolled because of the high quality of the education.

But the draw is more than academic; there is a level of care and direction students receive at Kabwe that is unmatched in the area. Mawuse Michello is the school chaplain and provides spiritual direction not only to students and staff but for parents as well.

We do works like counseling for both staff members and pupils, Michello says. And even parents when they do see fit. We do talk to parents when they come to get reports for their children, and they do visit our office as well just to help them understand that we need a balance between the homeschooling and the actual space that we have here, between the teacher and the child.

Yet, even with a great program and support staff, the school is limited in how widely they can share their mission. They have outgrown their capacity classrooms are crowded, and the school cannot accept new students.

Parents, they really want to take their children at Kabwe Adventist School, says parent Chileshe Steward. But there is no space and the staff they have restricted themselves in growing their number. They have put a control measure there. They dont just accept anyone because of their space.

In 2018, Maranatha Volunteers International agreed to build a new elementary campus for the Kabwe school, which will give more space for current students and provide more children with the opportunity for Adventist education. Construction began in 2019, with 132 volunteers helping to construct eight buildings, including an administrative office and bathrooms. When the final structure was complete, volunteers participated in a dedication ceremony, cutting a ribbon for each building and offering prayer for the students who would come through their doors in the future.

This school, it is God Himself that is building it, says school manager Peter Moyo. But He cannot come from heaven to come and mold bricks. But through His agents, Hes able to do that. So the coming of Maranatha International, its not a human dream. No, God Himself puts things in place. He has got a plan for everything, and at every moment, He puts things in place. And they just fit in.

This new campus will do more than expand the school. It has the potential to bring unknown numbers of students to God for years to come. Michello realizes that this new campus is a gift of eternal proportions.

When you go into the new campus, you see the new buildings that are coming up, it actually gives you hope that we have more space and more doors that are open to allow pupils to come through, Michello says. And the beauty of it is, for every child that will go through, theyll have an opportunity to meet Christ in the classroom. So the more blocks you have, the more opportunities for Christ you have to expose Him to the community at large.

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Weatherly Stroh added her home to the 2015 Birmingham Home Tour.

Home tours give participants a chance to see how other people in their community have styled their interiors.

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Strohs Birmingham home features many pieces of her artwork.

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BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD Theres only so much inspiration we can garner from the pages of design magazines.

For a fresh take on interior design, sometimes it takes the real thing. Thats exactly what home tours provide for their guests the chance to peek at others creativity and spark some of their own.

From contemporary to colonial and every style in between, home tours with multiple locations offer a variety of looks for visitors, with something to appreciate at every one, according to Birmingham resident Rose Pochmara Bolyard, the co-chair of The Community Houses annual Birmingham House Tour for the past two years.

The first time I went on the Birmingham House Tour, I really appreciated the fact that I could experience such diverse home designs and styles all in one event. It gave me a deeper appreciation of each, she said. I realized that even if a home wasnt necessarily my style, I could appreciate the quality craftsmanship showcased, and exquisite attention to detail.

The 33rd annual Birmingham House Tour to benefit The Community House will take place in the early fall of 2020, and as always, proceeds will go to benefit the nonprofits outreach efforts for families in need in the area.

We estimate approximately 600-900 attendees each year attend the tour. Many are searching for inspiration for their next project or home improvement, while others simply enjoy a fun day out on the town with their friends, family and colleagues to support a great cause, Bolyard said. The tour also presents a wonderful platform for local architects, builders, designers, building suppliers and contractors to reach a greater audience where their products or hard work can speak for itself. Its a win-win.

Kathie Ninneman, senior director of guest and volunteer services for The Community House, said without a doubt the kitchens are a favorite of visitors, with the latest and greatest appliances and trends.

Second to that, she said people love to see the inside of homes in their neighborhood built by well-known architects like Albert Kahn and Frank Lloyd Wright.

Giving designers the chance to shine is what George Bulanda, marketing and communications director for the Michigan Design Center, loves about the centers well-known home tours. The Michigan Design Centers annual home tour will now be hosted every other year as to not interfere with the Junior League of Detroits biennial home tour in the spring. It will be back in 2021 with more one-of-a-kind design concepts from well-known experts.

To me, the tours underscore the difference a professional designer can make, Bulanda said. The furnishings, the tiles, the lighting a lot of it comes from the design center too. People invariably ask, Where did that sofa come from? and were happy to point them in our direction. But sometimes we feature the designers own home, and people want to see more than anything how designers curate their own space. Those are always really popular.

Since variety is the spice of life, one of the biggest tasks for home tour organizers is to make sure each space is markedly different.

Our last tour we had transitional, traditional, one with modern art, just a ton of different styles of homes. If you go see four or five ranches, its likely youre going to forget what you saw, because they all look the same, Bulanda said.

Sure, home tours are a fun day for attendees who get to peek into their neighbors unique and thoughtfully designed spaces. But homeowners enjoy themselves too. After all, whats the point of putting in all that time and effort to create the perfect house, if no one sees it?

Its a lovely way for homeowners to share with others the pride they have in their home, said Ninneman. Weve had homeowners tell us that when they come home after the tour, they found the house spotless with no indication hundreds of people had been through that day.

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While many people will work remotely on occasion for their full-time or part-time jobs, others have embraced the full work-from-home lifestyle, starting their own businesses in the comfort of their own homes.

This is because the need and desire for flexibility are fast overtaking the importance of a big pay package. Whether its looking after children, caring for a sick or elderly family member, having an injury or illness yourself, or simply wanting to embrace a more nomadic lifestyle, working from home is fast becoming a normal and acceptable way to earn a primary or secondary income.

If you have a flair for words or can write significantly faster than the average typing speed, a job in writing may be the way to go. There are dozens of ways to make money in writing, whether its blogging, ghostwriting, editing, or proofreading.

You might not be aware of this, but there are also hundreds of transcription jobs. Many writers will interview people for articles or books, and theyll need help transcribing the conversation. Medical transcriptionists are also in demand as its quite a niche area to work in.

To do this job, you need to understand the medical jargon, be able to decipher the different medical conditions and type at an exceptionally accurate level. Medical transcriptionists are also important when it comes to digitizing patient records and recording healthcare regulations.

Many graphic designers choose to work for themselves, and its quite an easy profession to do from home. A lot of communication with clients can be done either over the phone or via email, and templates can be created to ensure briefing is done efficiently and properly.

Whether its designing logos or company collateral, t-shirts or clothing, being a graphic designer from home allows you to work with multiple clients and on multiple projects at once, meaning your job is interesting.

The term virtual assistant can encompass a lot of different roles, from looking after a clients calls and diaries to bookkeeping and ensuring email correspondence is dealt with in a timely manner. Of course, the services you can offer will depend on your own personal training and experience. Never agree to provide a service youre not skilled in, and if theres a particular service thats required, commit to doing some training before taking it on as part of your job.

Virtual assistants need exceptional organizational and time management skills. Excellent communication skills are also a prerequisite. Being a virtual assistant from home means youre not bound to one particular company or client as well, which can be a wonderful way to ensure your job has variety.

Being a professional massage therapist may mean working for a company or another individual, but it can easily also mean working for yourself, which really is the beauty of the profession. Whether youre just starting out or looking for a change, setting up a massage therapist business from home isnt as hard as you may think.

Of course, youll need the relevant qualifications, a business name before you even start taking on clients. Its also worth creating a website and social media presence so you can connect with clients. The best part of being a work-from-home massage therapist is that you can choose to either set up shop in your home or head to clients to provide your services.

There are so many work-from-home options in the online world that it can be hard to keep up. Whether youre a website developer, website tester or tech support specialist, theres a wealth of opportunity out there for those who are tech-savvy.

For web developers, youll help create or manage websites for other companies. Website testers are paid to test websites or mobile apps in their development stage to ensure all issues are ironed out before they go live. Tech support specialists are often hired by businesses to be on-call should their technology fail in-house. Often, youll enter their hardware or software remotely so you can sort out the problems, meaning you can be anywhere in the world and still able to do your job.

Whatever your reasons for working from home, there are plenty of job opportunities, especially as businesses are recognizing the value of using freelancers. Whether its communications, service-based, assistance work or even online tutoring, there are so many job opportunities beyond those discussed above, and it can be hard to figure out which one to stick to. Just remember to go with your strengths and if you really want to try something new, dabble on the side rather than committing from the get-go.

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Making room for a family doesnt necessarily mean extending. For many of us, making the most of what we have is the most affordable or practical way forward. Whether youre limited by budget or just want to preserve the period character of a house, working within the footprint of your property can be as satisfying a project as any extension.

For Catie and Nick, turning their small, north-facing kitchen into a family room has been transformative for them all. Deciding against a kitchen-diner extension, theyve reaped the benefits of the large, sunlight-filled room they already had. Simple features and a white scheme emphasise the garden views, while a carefully curated selection of artwork adorns the walls and adds personality. Here, Catie takes us through the steps to their new family space

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The design was exactly to our brief simple and subtle, to make the outside view the main focus, says Catie. We approached several kitchen companies but the designer at Magnet completely understood what we wanted. Kitchen, Magnet. Driftwood flooring, Karndean. Pendant light, Grok

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The owners Catie Wearmouth and her husband, Nick, a home audio specialist, live here with their three children.The property A five-bedroom Victorian detached house in West Lothian.Project cost 37,000.

We lived here for three years before we started altering it, Catie says. Our children were born during that time so our needs kept changing and we didnt want to rush into anything. There was a perfectly serviceable kitchen at the back of the house that we seriously considered extending into a kitchen-diner, but we decided against it in the end and its now our utility room. Once wed lived there a while, we found we were strongly drawn to the sunnier, south-facing front of the house for the kitchen space instead.'

'The rich tone of the zebrano wood worktop is so tactile and adds warmth to the scheme, Catie says. We wanted a material that was both natural and beautiful. Extractor fan, Elica. Walls painted in French Gray, Farrow & Ball

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We hired architect Tom Young, a family friend, to discuss the plans. He was all for an extension at the back, but, in the end, we decided it wasnt right for us. Having the light was our priority, so we preferred the dining room option a room at the front of the house that had been Nicks mums underused sitting room. Shed lived with us for a couple of years when we first moved in.

Its a lovely sunny room that overlooks the garden and we realised it would be perfect as the kitchen. We decided to turn the small bathroom behind it into an adjoining scullery to hide things like the fridge-freezer. We also wanted to add a door at the back for that much-wanted garden access.'

We dont have wall cupboards, just two tall cupboards in a couple of corners, Catie says. One houses the oven and the other is a larder.Roller blinds and scatter cushions, made by Bric Interiors with Voyage fabric

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To get that connection to the garden and bring in as much light as possible, we added two windows to the south wall alongside the existing bay window. We thought about floor-to-ceiling windows, but it would have meant having more units opposite, and we wanted to preserve the wooden panelling on that wall. I also felt that floor-to-ceiling windows might make the room too modern. We very much wanted to respect the period integrity of the house when making all of these improvements to the layout.

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The kitchen is deliberately simple to make the garden the focal point. We wanted to be able to enjoy the sun and watch the children playing. We opted for a minimal white kitchen the only added ornament is the subtle floral fabric for the blinds and cushions in the window seat. We were tempted to get an Aga but felt it could end up dominating the room.

Ive kept all of the kitchen paraphernalia minimal and placed the hob on the island unit so I can join in with conversation while Im cooking. The island itself is the main feature. It has a lot of storage, which we needed because we dont have wall cupboards we felt they would have made the room feel more enclosed than we wanted.

Wallpaper (in utility), Birds by Louise Body

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Living in the house throughout the project was challenging, but we were able to use the old kitchen, now our utility, and we have a bathroom upstairs, so there was no real hardship.

'This was our third major renovation weve been through a lot worse! The noise and dust are stressful, but so is moving out, and it was only for a short period. The whole thing was completed in 12 weeks.

The space now is a family room first, then a kitchen. I love sitting at the table in the bay window. Ive hung my favourite paintings here because we spend so much time in this room.

'The additions and alterations look as if theyve always been there. Were already gearing up for our next project landscaping the garden we so enjoy looking out over from our kitchen.

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