Helenans dont just like to admire art, they like to make it.

The second annual This is Helena multimedia, community art show has drawn more than 100 entries -- from 20-year-old emerging artists to veteran artists in their 70s.

The opening reception is from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at The Studio Art Center, 650 Logan St., with music by John Dendy and Greg Hayes.

The art show is the brainstorm of Emily Free Wilson and her husband, Matt Wilson, and they were just putting the finishing touches on it Friday morning.

The front gallery space of their new Studio Art Center was bursting with all sorts of colorful and fun sculptures, paintings, pastels and more.

Its been a really great reminder to me of how important art is in our lives, said Emily. Artists have been coming through the front door to drop off their work and sharing stories of how important art is in their life.

Im really happy; were at 100 or 101 pieces, she said.

Its a great opportunity for new artists, or ones new to Helena to show their work, she said. But well-established artists like Richard and Penny Swanson and Robert Harrison wanted to be part of it, too.

One fun example by one of Helenas newer artists is Adam Riggs Sheep Go to Heaven, Goats Go to Hell. His painting, an oversized and ornate playing card, shows a well-dressed and imperial-looking mountain sheep at the top of the card and an equally imperial mountain goat at the bottom -- until you spin the card.

Adam works at a taxidermy on the edge of town, she said. Between his job and his kids, he doesnt have much time to paint.

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BY MARK REITER BLADE STAFF WRITER

Editor's note: This version of the article corrects the operating hours of the West Toledo Library.

A steady stream of patrons with young children and others, many toting books and DVDs, have been in and out of the West Toledo Library this week as the branch reopened after being closed for more than a year.

With its original multicolored slate roof, tudor-style architecture, and exposed wood support beams, the branch in the Five Points-Library Village neighborhood is among the oldest in the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library system

The library at 1320 Sylvania Ave. now ranks among the most technologically advanced branches in the county system and offers patrons renovated, enhanced gathering space and a 2,500-square-foot addition for the new childrens section.

Julie Bursten, branch manager, said parents and children lined up outside the door, eagerly waiting to get through the new back entrance on the first day Monday.

After we changed the sign on the door on Monday to open, there were maybe 10 kids and their parents in here, she said.

Once inside, they got to play, read, and learn among the enchanted forest of one-of-kind sculptured trees, adorned with tiny gnome doors, dragon tail, snails, and birds in the childrens area.

Everyone who comes in wants to know if the doors open. Its very cool, Ms. Bursten said about the eight-foot tall pieces.

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Cost estimates for high-ticket downtown building and parking structure could approach $14.6 million

By Tristan Scott // Oct 21, 2014 // News & Features

As the city of Whitefish moves forward with its final design plans for a new downtown city hall and parking structure, officials continue to grapple with cost estimates and a final design schematic.

One estimate recently presented to the Whitefish City Council puts the buildings price tag at $14.6 million, but the total cost could be considerably less depending on the size and design of the building.

Mosaic Architecture submitted several cost estimates for the construction of the city hall and parking structure, with the highest projected budget estimate of $14.6 million accounting for a 30,000-square-foot building and full basement.

A two-story city hall with a half-floor basement and parking structure would cost approximately $12 million, according to Mosaics estimates, while a full basement would cost an additional $500,0000, while a third floor would add roughly $950,000.

If the building includes retail space at the corner of East First Street and Baker Avenue, another $687,000 would be required in the budget.

Ben Tintinger, of Mosaic, met with the citys building steering committee on Oct. 15, and said mixing and matching design concepts from two final schematics is possible.

The council will now move into the second phase of design work while the steering committee hashes out design details for the final schematic.

Mosaic Architecture was awarded the design contract for the city hall and parking garage complex earlier this year, and Tintinger met with the steering committee again to settle the differences between the two design schemes.

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Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) October 22, 2014

Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, a leader in the glass block industry for over 75 years, is pleased to announce their contribution to the Universal Design Living Laboratory (UDLL). UDLL is the highest-rated universal design home in North America, dedicated to accommodating people of all sizes, ages, and abilities. The home will be open to public tours starting Saturday, October 25 through Sunday, November 23.

UDLL is an impressive undertaking designed to utilize quality and innovative green building elements that should be included in all new homes and remodeling projects. Pittsburgh Corning and the team at UDLL worked together to find a secure and energy efficient window that also provides optimal natural light. The UDLL team selected the pre-assembled LightWise Aluminum Clad Wood Frame Windows for the lower level of the project and a combination of DECORA and IceScapes patterns for the master bathroom.

The windows are a very big element of the southern wall and provide remarkable light virtually eliminating the need for any artificial light in the daytime, says UDLL project leader, Rosemarie Rossetti Ph.D. While some think glass block is a more classic look, we think its a contemporary product that fits seamlessly into the design adding both interior beauty and the efficiency necessary to inspire builders.

The pre-assembled LightWise Aluminum Clad Wood Frame Windows provide unsurpassed privacy, strength, and beauty with less installation hassle. LightWise windows allow natural light and passive solar heat to flow into the basement corridor and office at UDLL, reducing electric costs.

UDLL installed DECORA and IceScapes pattern glass blocks in a beautiful aquarium-themed mural to add a touch of color to the master bathroom. The IceScapes pattern created a bold border around the mural which used DECORA pattern blocks fused with bits of colored glass. Both patterns are scratch-resistant and low maintenance that provide maximum light transmission and privacy.

UDLL will be open to public tours from Saturday, October 25 to Sunday November 23 from noon until 6:00 pm. Admission is $10 per person and all net proceeds will go to spinal cord injury research.

About Universal Design Living Laboratory Located in Columbus, OH, the UDLL is the highest-rated universal design home in North America, earning three national certifications from Livable Design, ZeroStep and Life-Flex Home. Universal design is a framework for the design of living and working spaces and products benefiting the widest possible range of people in the widest range of situations without special or separate design. It is human-centered design, accommodating people of all sizes, ages, and abilities.

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The stories of ghostly encounters and spirits that haunt historic Nemacolin Castle in Brownsville once home to Native Americans and settled by European immigrants will be retold this Halloween season during the Ghost Tours at the famed house on Front Street, overlooking the Monongahela River.

We've been doing it for the past 10 years and the tours are very popular, said Colleen Rawson, a member of the Brownsville Historical Society, which operates the castle.

Rawson said there is nothing scary or spooky about the tours. Tour guides dressed in period costume will lead visitors through the castle and spin stories about ghosts residing between those walls.

Legend has it that the house, built in stages starting in 1879 by Jacob Bowman and later expanded by his son, Nelson, has 10 ghosts. A team of a dozen people involved with the Ghost Research Society from Chicago, which investigates reports of ghosts and hauntings, investigated Nemacolin Castle in May 2010. They found indications of a woman in the maid's room whispering die, die or people don't die, a voice heard in the master bedroom, a barking dog in the attic and the voice of a ghost talking in the Victorian Room.

Everything that is said about it is true. I have personally have experienced things there that can't be explained, including the jingling of bells on a trading post door that had been closed, Rawson said.

The Halloween Ghost Tours take place from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays during October. The cost is $9 for adults and $4 for children 12 and younger.

The Ghost Tours are being held in conjunction with the Fall History Tours, which will be conducted from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 26. The history tours are $8 for adults and $4 for children 12 and younger.

During the ghost tours this season, Nemacolin Castle also will feature an encampment of Civil War re-enactors on the castle grounds, Rawson said.

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Clairton resident and business owner Miriam Maletta wants to stop a potential rat problem before it gets out of hand again.

Maletta, who lives above Miriam's Beauty Salon in the 500 block of St. Clair Avenue, has had a rat-free home and business for two years.

I've been plagued with rat problems, she told council Tuesday, describing the rodent battle she and her neighbors fought for 15 years. The (Allegheny County) Health Department has been out to help me, and I've done my own baiting over the years. I've had them everywhere.

Maletta described scenarios that made residents and council members cringe grazing her foot along a rodent that she assumed was a fuzzy slipper or finding more than 40 carcasses in a crawl space below her basement closet after an expensive remodeling job.

Those memories returned when she saw a rat scurry past her yard earlier this month.

What can the city do? she asked. It's fall and these rats are looking for a place to go for the winter.

Clairton officials said the city is no longer permitted to bait for rodents and advised Maletta to contact the health department as soon as possible. In the meantime, code enforcement officer George Glagola will inspect the neighborhood for bird feeders, animal feces and garbage that may be attracting a new population of rats.

Rats only show up where there's food. They're not sociable, city manager Howard Bednar said. We're going to have to look at the whole neighborhood. If you clean up your little area, they'll just move on.

Mayor Rich Lattanzi said he experienced a similar problem in recent years because neighbors were putting their dog's feces in a trash can without a lid.

Maletta said she wanted city officials to be aware of the problem before it worsens. She said she plans to contact the health department and reapply peppermint oil as a natural repellent around her home.

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