Kenneth Baker was mowing his lawn when he heard his nieces boyfriend yell "The house is on fire!"

Baker then saw smoke and flames billowing out of his raised-ranch home on Pleasant Street, the Enterprise reported.

He ran into the home to rescue the only person inside: his 15-year-old grandson, Robert, who is a special needs student.

But Baker, 66, said the house was already engulfed in thick, black smoke.

"You couldn't even see inside," he recalled minutes after Sunday's fire. "I was screaming to my grandson... he calls me Dad. I said, Where are you? He said, Dad over here. I went directly to the living room from (the sound of) his voice and from there, got him out as quickly as I could."

"I was ready to pass out, thats how bad it was, Baker said. It was all black smoke. He didnt know which way to go so he just stayed in there in that smoke."

Fire officials are investigating the cause of the one-alarm blaze at 43 Pleasant St. late Sunday morning, said Fire Lt. Rick Emord.

No injuries were reported, and officials said the fire does not appear to be suspicious.

Emord was among firefighters who responded to the house after receiving an emergency call reporting a possible basement fire at 10:40 a.m. Sunday.

When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke showing from the front of the house, and flames coming out of a basement window, Emord said.

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The White Rock Leisure Services Summer Recreation Guide is now available to view online at http://www.whiterockcity.ca

Print versions can be found with Tuesday's Peace Arch News.

Online registration opens Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. If you are a WRLS member, you can register now online at https://webreg.whiterockcity.ca

Hard copies are also available for pick up at White Rock City Hall, White Rock Library, White Rock Museum & Archives and the Horst & Emmy Werner Centre for Active Living.

Please note while leisure facilities are closed during the City of White Rocks job action, registration is only available online.

Kent Street volunteers please note the May 30 appreciation event has been postponed to a later date.

We cannot say thank you enough for your contributions and caring that helps make Kent Street warm and welcoming.

Even if the Leisure Services facilities are not available, there are still ways to keep connected with your community.

Stop into the White Rock Museum & Archives before or after your waterfront stroll along the promenade and pier.

There is a fun exhibit entitled Play On! Water Sports & Recreation of Times Gone By. Can you guess which decades the swimsuits are from?

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Services

Salem United Methodist Church, 230 Boozy Creek Road, Blountville, will have services Sunday at 8:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Ten graduates from high school and college will be honored at the 10:45 a.m. service. All three services will feature a ministry presentation from Teen Challenge of Knoxville. Lunch will be provided after the 10:45 a.m. service. Cost is by donation.

First Presbyterian Church, 100 W. Church Circle, Kingsport, will hold services at 8:45 and 11 a.m. Sunday with the Rev. David Cagle preaching a sermon entitled "A Hopeful Message." For more information, call the church office at (423) 245-0104 or visit firstpreskingsport.org.

Boones Creek United Methodist Church, 110 Mary St., off Highway 126, will hold a service at 10:45 a.m., Sunday with the message "Remembering Our Freedom." A Spring Renewal Service will be led by the Rev. Todd Adams from May 30 to June 1 at 7 p.m. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday. Bible Study is also offered every Sunday at 6 p.m A contemporary service is held every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

Norton United Methodist Church, 8th Street at Virginia Avenue, Norton, will observe Memorial Day with a service of prayer and remembrance at 11 a.m., Sunday. Pianist Frank Gentry will present a prelude of traditional Christian music at 10:50 a.m. The church also leads outreach worship at Mountain View Regional Medical Center at 10 a.m., Sundays

Glenwood Community Church, 2524 McMurray Hollow Road, Hiltons, Va. will hold services Sunday with Ronnie Horne preaching at 11 a.m. and Kenneth Neeley preaching at 6 p.m.

Calvary Freewill Baptist Church, 965 Fordtown Rd, Kingsport, will hold two Memorial Day services for all veterans at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Sunday. Jeff Millsap and New Creation will sing at 6 p.m.

Orebank Freewill Baptist Church, 5663 Orebank Road, Kingsport, will hold services at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Sunday with Ted Riner preaching.

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City ordinance requires that lawns be kept shorter than eight inches in height and noxious weeds be controlled.

Residents are encouraged to report potential nuisance vegetation violations by calling the Lawn Enforcement Hotline at 978-6900 during normal business hours or leave a voice message after hours or on weekends. Potential violations also can be reported online at http://www.siouxfalls.org/weeds.

When the City receives a complaint about a parcel of land that is being neglected, the City investigates the complaint with a site visit. If the complaint is valid, the property owner is sent a courtesy letter asking that the nuisance be corrected. Generally, property owners are given seven days to correct the problem. Only one courtesy letter is sent on a property per year.

The City then reinspects the property on or after the due date. If the problem has not been corrected, a City Code Enforcement Officer issues a $100 citation for the violation. In addition, the City has contracted with lawn mowing and weed spraying services who correct the violation. The property owner is billed for the work, and if the bill is left unpaid, the cost is assessed against the property.

Residents are reminded to monitor their property throughout the year and ensure it remains in compliance. For more information about the Citys ordinances regarding nuisance vegetation, go to http://www.siouxfalls.org/weeds.

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APTOPIX Ohio Storms

Roger Dobbins, right, and friend Keith Rose dig through the rubble left on Dobbins' farm Thursday, the day after a tornado destroyed it in Cedarville, Ohio. (Darin Pope, Dayton Daily News via AP)

Top stories

Police say shooting of Lorain teen related to argument over girl (Elyria Chronicle-Telegram)

Elyria teacher appears on 'Live! With Kelly and Michael' (Lorain Morning Journal)

Ashtabula County city threatens to jail residents who don't mow lawns (Ashtabula Star Beacon)

Crime

Solon Police: Chester Township man had sword, tomahawk, bayonet (WKYC Channel 3)

Elyria man indicted, accused of fondling 11-year-old girl (Lorain Morning Journal)

Lorain County men indicted on robbery, other charges (Lorain Morning Journal)

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Herb Hauls grew up far from environmental nirvana, in an asphalt-heavy North Philadelphia neighborhood where buses and cars junked up the air and blades of grass were few.

He earned a degree in electrical engineering at Drexel University, working first at Peco Energy Co. and then for the Navy in ship acquisitions, overseeing vessels' electric plants and control systems. He cleared six figures last year, he said.

Now, he's mowing lawns for a living.

This is not an act of desperation. It's a fully reasoned career switch based on a belief that Philadelphians, no matter how tiny their allotment of turf, and their lawn-rich suburban counterparts will have an environmental conscience akin to that of property owners in other parts of the country - and will be willing to open their wallets to back it up.

As the name implies, Clean Air is more than organic treatment of soil and the green stuff it sprouts. Non-chemical alternatives have been around for at least 20 years.

It's what's on each of its trucks that distinguishes Clean Air: a roof-mounted, 135-watt, 12-volt solar panel and an inverter to charge its all-electric equipment for mowing (except for ride-ons), trimming, and blowing.

"It's a great talking point," Hauls said of his solar-powered offerings. "Whether people care is another issue. I don't think we have on the East Coast as environmentally conscious people as on the West Coast. It's a matter of educating."

Clean Air's website (cleanairlawncare.com) does some of that with the following assertions:

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Topics: business, fanchise, local, mackay

FOR anyone looking to begin their own business, Express Mobile Services North Queensland master franchisor Noel Matsen is the man to see.

Mr Matsen is taking advantage of the Daily Mercury's Buy Local Bargains campaign and is offering people the opportunity of beginning their own car detailing or lawn mowing franchise for $6950.

As part of the campaign readers need to snip out the Express Services coupon on page 4 of today's paper.

Mr Matsen said it was a great opportunity because it was a low start-up cost for the business.

"You still get the full training, all the training is paid for plus all the equipment. The (franchise) is about $6950 all inclusive to get started," he said.

The born-and-bred Mackay man works for Express Mobile Services, which is aiming to establish franchises throughout Queensland, Australia and the world.

Mr Matsen has his own franchise with Express Services, an air-conditioning cleaner service, which he began in October last year.

"I then brought the master franchise rights, which means I'm now the master franchisor for north Queensland," he said.

"What I'm doing as part of my job is advertising in the local bargains just to raise awareness and to sell franchises here, Rocky (Rockhampton) or wherever."

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WASTE: Fly-tipping in Birmingham and other UK cities[GETTY]

The move by a growing number of local authorities, mainly Labour and Liberal Democrat-controlled, has been condemned by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and public spending watchdogs.

Research by academics at Kent University found nearly half of all households feel garden waste bin collection services are inadequate and this is likely to lead to fly-tipping.

A 35 charge on garden waste collections in Birmingham has resulted in bags of grass and hedge cuttings being dumped at roadsides.

Binmen had to be pulled from their rounds to man privately run rubbish tips as huge queues of frustrated gardeners built up last week.

Police were called to one Birmingham city centre tip as tempers frayed in the mile-long hold-ups.

Resident Janet Griffith, 51, said: I spent about 45 minutes on the first trip to the tip, went home and it has been another 45 minutes on my second trip.

Only about five per cent of the citys 400,000 homes have paid for garden bin collections, casting serious doubt on the ruling Labour groups hopes of saving an estimated 2.5million a year.

Yellow stickers warning of 2,500 fines have been put on abandoned bags of green waste at roadsides but the controversial tax is expected to cause more fly-tipping and a drop in recycling.

A 36 charge for garden waste collections in South Gloucestershire led to 4,200 residents signing a petition presented to Parliament by Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore.

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Topics: chop, nuts, pecans, school, trees

WHEN even the experts have differing opinions, just who do you believe?

The arborist calling for all 27 pecan trees at Grafton Public School to be removed, or the one calling for them to be saved?

Maclean arborist Graham Beamer of Beamer Tree Services said he disagreed with Brisbane company Treescience, who initially assessed the trees, and had faith they could be saved.

"I don't agree they should all be removed; I feel they can be remediated," Mr Beamer said.

"Yes some may have to be removed, but I think to take them all is a drastic measure."

Mr Beamer said if he had done the assessment, he would have come up with a different solution.

"I think if another arborist was asked to carry out an inspection, they would come to a different conclusion," he said.

"I would have retained them and done some remediation work to revive them."

Mr Beamer had concerns about the brief that was given from the department of education, and the conclusion that was drawn in the report.

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