MUSCATINE, IowaThe Public Art Advisory Commission for the City of Muscatine announces two public art opportunities. The first consists of a mural project on Houser Street. Organizations may submit applications. Up to five organizations will receive a $300 stipend to complete a mural project on a section of retaining wall between Hershey and Lucas. The second seeks qualified artists for a public art installation in or near the roundabout at Second and Mulberry.

Muscatine clubs and organizations are invited to apply to work on a mural, explains Melanie Alexander, city staff liaison to the Public Art Advisory Commission and director of the Muscatine Art Center: We hope student and youth groups as well as service organizations and non-profits consider developing a concept for a mural. Ideally, each of the five murals should celebrate Muscatines history, share a positive message, or promote another unique feature of the community.

Clubs and organizations will have the option either to complete the project themselves or to work with or hire artists or muralists from the region. Upon request, the Public Art Advisory Commission will help match selected organizations with a muralist. Artists who would like to apply should contact the Muscatine Art Center. Mural painting should begin in summer 2021 with a target completion date of Oct. 1, 2021.

The public art installation for the roundabout has a target completion date of summer 2022. The more lengthy process will allow the Public Art Advisory Commission to gather input from the public and community stakeholders.

The request for qualifications extends to artists living in Iowa or a neighboring state. Artists with prior experience completing a public art installation should apply. From the qualified applicants, the Public Art Advisory Commission will select up to three artists who will receive $750 stipends to complete a concept for an installation in or near the Second and Mulberry roundabout. They will then share the concepts with the public.

Because the roundabout is the entryway to downtown, the Public Art Advisory Commission is looking for artists who can create something that is unique to Muscatine and can deliver a project that takes into account several logistical concerns especially in regards to the safety of pedestrians and drivers, states Alexander.

Both projects represent firsts for the Public Art Advisory Commission, which formed in July 2019. It consists of five community members appointed by City Council, one staff member from the Muscatine Art Center, and one from the Parks and Recreation Department. The group devoted its first year to reviewing how other communities carry out public art projects and securing a grant that covers stipends for the artists creating concepts for an installation at Second and Mulberry. Originally, the advisory commission had planned to hold two forums about public art, but COVID-19 disrupted plans to hold this type of large gathering.

Moving forward on not one but two pubic art projects is a silver lining for 2020, explains Alexander. We are excited to see how artists and organizations respond to these opportunities.

Artists and organizations can find applications for both the mural project and the installation at Second and Mulberry on the Muscatine Art Centers website, http://www.muscatineartcenter.org, on the Artists page under Get Involved. The applications are also available on the bid postings page of the City of Muscatines website. Interested artists and organizations can also call 563-263-8282 to request the materials. The commission must receive applications for the mural project by Feb. 1, 2021.and the requests for qualifications by March 1, 2021.

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LELAND, MI - Four months after it was cut free of its old water-logged foundation and lifted away to wait out its new perch, Fishtowns oldest shanty was recently settled back into place along the Leland River. This time, its sitting a bit higher on a new foundation to keep it safe from current and future high-water eras.

The Morris Shanty was returned to its spot last week, according to the Fishtown Preservation Society (FPS), the nonprofit that owns the collection of fishing shanties, smokehouses and docks that is one of Lelands seasonal business hubs - and a big tourist draw in Northern Michigan.

Currently, FPS is in the midst of a multi-year fundraising and restoration phase aimed at many of the shanties, other buildings and infrastructure at the spot bordered by the Leland River and Lake Michigan. Recent high-water years have exacerbated the issues and endangered the historic buildings.

The Morris Shanty was the second Fishtown piece to be lifted and returned to a higher setting. Earlier this year, the popular Village Cheese Shanty was lifted from its spot by a crane, then returned a month later.

This most recent lift-and-return project was handled by Biggs Construction, Kasson Contracting and Team Elmers.

When the Morris Shanty was lifted out of the river in July, the water had been extremely high for long enough that the foundation was no longer salvageable, Fishtown Preservation Society officials said. Before lifting it by crane, crews cut the shanty away from its foundation using chainsaws. The shanty has been on dry land behind the other south side shanties awaiting the installation of new foundation piles and dock piles and then a new support structure.

Rehab work on the Morris Shanty had been on the societys to-do list long before it was inundated by high water levels beginning in 2019.

Nothing about this project has been easy, said crew foreman Drew Miller of Biggs Construction. The Morris Shanty wasnt square structurally, so aligning and installing the foundation piles was a real challenge. But Miller understood what he was dealing with, FPS officials said. As a kid, Miller worked at Carlsons Fishery - also a Fishtown staple - and has been part owner of its commercial fishing vessel, Joy. Thats Fishtown, he said of the quirks.

The Morris Shanty, shown here with its green roof and orange banner, is Fishtown's oldest shanty in the historic collection by the Leland harbor. This picture was taken before it was lifted away for its new foundation and pilings. Photo courtesy of the Fishtown Preservation Society.

A Quiet Piece of History

The Morris Shanty has been one of Fishtowns quiet workhorses. Its been a place where Fishtowns commercial fishing nets have been mended and stored for decades, and now is tied directly to the work of FPSs two fishing boats, the Joy and the Janice Sue.

If the Morris Shanty looks a bit cobbled together in its place on the less-traveled south side of the river, its because it is. Amanda Holmes, FPS executive director, said parts of the wooden shanty date to the early 1900s. Its comprised of pieces of two earlier shanties, with a shanty on the north side of the Leland River having been joined with one from the south side. In the 1920s, a new middle section was added.

Holmes said her group is waiting to see what the water levels will look like next year.

It remains to be seen if the water will go up again next summer. But no matter what, the damage to so much of Fishtown is done and we need to do everything we can to fix it.

The overall rehabilitation project costs have reached $3.5 million, which is being funded by the Campaign for Fishtown. Holmes said the group still needs to raise around $1.1 million to finish the site projects. These include work on Carlsons Fishery, the Ice House, docks on both sides of the river, and drainage and retaining wall construction.

The next piece to be lifted is the Otherside Shanty, which was transformed into a vacation rental years ago. The FPS acquired it in 2016.

Half of these projects were not on our radar before early 2019, Holmes said. The new water issues have made us focus on not just the Fishtown of next summer and five years from now, but the Fishtown of 50 years from now. All of the piling and foundation work is just one part of the difficult but hard-to-see work of saving Fishtown. The work we are doing now will ensure that Fishtown will be here forever.

Theyre hoping people will join the fundraising campaign in honor of todays Giving Tuesday - which has a match up to $10,000 - or just because they feel a special connection to this place and want to see if preserved.

For more information about Fishtown Preservation, go to fishtownmi.org, call 231-256-8878, or email aholmes@fishtownmi.org with your questions.

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Havre Police Department

A caller at a First Street West business reported Monday at 8:38 a.m. finding a bag with possible drugs inside.

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Officers investigated a Monday 11:16 a.m. report at the police station of a remote breathalyzer test violation.

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A caller outside the Hill County Courthouse reported at 11:35 a.m. that a silver truck went over a curb and hit a retaining wall and another vehicle.

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A 14-year-old was issued a summons on charges of minor in possession, juvenile curfew violation and criminal mischief vandalism, and a 14-year-old, a 15-year-old, a 16-year-old and a 13-year-old were each issued a summons on charges of MIP and juvenile curfew violations after a caller on 14th Avenue reported at 12:51 a.m. today that the caller's child and friends kicked a door in.

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Irvin Latevin Tripp was arrested on charges of failing to stop and identify self after striking an unattended vehicle, careless driving and driving under the influence after a caller on Saddle Butte Drive reported a smashed up white car in the middle of the street at 1:58 this morning.

Hill County Sheriff's Office

Deputies investigated suspicious activity reported Monday at 5:27 p.m. at Hill County Detention Center.

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Darrin Wade Caplette of Box Elder, 38, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge and Richard Lawrence Morsette Jr. of Box Elder, 37, was arrested on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and DUI during a 10:49 p.m. Monday vehicle stop in Box Elder at First Street Northwest and First Avenue Northwest that was related to a 10:01 p.m. complaint from the West Bench area outside Box Elder.

Havre Fire Department

Emergency medical personnel responded to three calls Monday and two early this morning.

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Firefighters responded at 12:58 p.m. Monday to an alarm on the 10 Block of Third Street West that turned out to be caused by burnt food.

Havre Animal Shelter

The shelter this morning held two female cats, five male cats, one female and three male 9-month-old kittens and three female 21-week-old kittens.

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The shelter also held a male mixed-breed dog, a male 11-week-old shepherd puppy, a male 23-week-old border collie puppy, a male 11-month-old mixed-breed puppy, a two female mixed breed dogs, a male 6-month-old shepherd puppy, a female 8-month-old mixed-breed puppy and a male 22-week-old shepherd puppy.

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The bench stands at 139 metres long, which is nearly as long as 12 double-decker buses parked end to end, and runs along a retaining wall next to the platform.

The construction of the bench is thought to date back to 1883 when the Grade II excursion station was constructed by William Bell for the North Eastern Railway to accommodate high numbers of tourists visiting Scarborough.

Network Rail workers carried out the 14,500 heritage project which saw all the nuts and bolts that hold the bench together replaced as well as a fresh lick of paint to all of the cast iron supports.

Timbers in the seat and backrest were also replaced with a specialist type of pine timber that is sustainably sourced and should last for another 50 years.

Craig Hall, Programme Manager for Network Rail, said: "This is a unique bench and we really wanted our restoration work to do it justice, so that it can continue to be enjoyed by visitors and residents for years to come.

"We're really happy with the results, which is testament to the hard work and dedication of the teams who carried this out."

Mike Drewery, TransPennine Express Station Manager for Scarborough commented: Scarborough railway station is steeped in history and we are very proud to be the home of the longest railway bench in the world."

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Mural will be 120-by-7.5 feet; designs must be submitted by end of January

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The mural design will depend on the artist chosen and the submissions received by the commission.

The Pullman Arts Commission started a search for an artist to design a 120-by-7.5 foot mural with the theme: End Racism Now.

The commission will choose an artist through a selection process, but Pullman City Councilmembers will make the final decision, said Jeri Harris, chairperson for the Pullman Arts Commission.

The Pullman community will also have an opportunity to vote on a design for the mural, she said.

We want the mural to be timeless and to make sure it fits Pullman, Harris said.

The mural design will depend on the submissions the commission receives, as well as which artist is chosen, said John Rich, member of the Pullman Arts Commission.

Designs must be submitted by the end of January. The artist will begin creating the mural in April or May, Harris said.

Supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement approached the Pullman Arts Commission over the summer with this idea, she said.

The mural will be located on the retaining wall on Spring Street between Paradise Street and Main Street, Harris said. The mural will be 120 feet long and 7.5 feet wide.

The mural will be privately funded because the city does not fund the Pullman Art Commission, Rich said.

The commission is considering hosting fundraisers to help finance the mural. They are also open to having a donor, Rich said.

We might have an angel that comes out of the clear blue sky thats willing to donate X amount of money, he said.

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Mangaluru, Dec 4: A day after the media reported the arrest of an accused in connection with the scribbling of provocative graffiti favouring terrorist organisations on the retaining wall of an apartment and a graffiti on the wall old police outpost at court premises, the Mangaluru City Police on Friday, November 4 denied any arrest in connection with the case.

Speaking to Daijiworld over the phone, deputy commissioner of police (Crime and Traffic) Vinay A Gaonkar said, "So far, no arrests have been made in the case."

Also, he denied taking any person into police custody for interrogation.

Further, Vinay Gaonkar also informed that under the guidance of the police commissioner four teams have been formed to crack the case. "Teams from North, East police stations, CCB team and technical team is continuing the investigation."

It may be recalled that media carried the report that police nabbed a youth, native of Thirthahalli who was employed for an online food delivery company was taken into police custody for interrogation.

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SNOWFLAKE November is the month to give thanks and that is what Vice Mayor Kerry Ballard did at a recent Snowflake council meeting by recognizing five Eagle Scouts and the projects they completed which benefit the town.

Joshua Orr painted bathrooms at the golf course; Warren Tenney installed plaques on historic homes in Snowflake; Thomas Ellsworth planted posts and welded and painted a fence to the entrance of the Clay Springs Cemetery; Macon Sherwood did landscaping at the Stinson Museum and Chayce Ballard painted the retaining wall around the skate park.

Chiropractor Dr. Melvin Ballard of Snowflake is the scoutmaster for the Eagles.

According to http://www.scouting.org, Eagle Scout is the highest advancement rank in scouting for the Boy Scouts of America. In 2019, 61,366 or 8% of Scouts earned the Eagle Scout rank.

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1. Pay Your Respects At The Reflecting Pools

As you approach the museum, youll arrive first at the outdoor memorial. The memorial pays tribute to those who lost their lives here.

The twin reflecting pools, each nearly an acre, feature the largest man-made waterfalls in North America. The names of the men, women, and children killed in the attacks of September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993, are inscribed in bronze on the edges of the pools. More people were killed in the 9/11 attacks than in any other attack on American soil. That fateful day also saw the greatest loss of rescue personnel in the history of the country.

This is a place to reflect on name after name, each someones family or friend, and all deserving remembrance.

An audio guide that details the events of 9/11, the victims, and the design of the memorial is available. You can also use the guide to locate the name of a loved one.

One pear tree was discovered still living in the rubble of the towers. With its broken branches and roots, it was dug up and planted outside what is now the museum. It has since flourished among the many other trees that have been planted in the plaza. A plaque declares that the tree is a living reminder of resilience, survival, and rebirth.

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ELY City Council members received a near-final draft of an ordinance providing for the licensing of short-term rentals. A public hearing is scheduled for next month to allow the public to weigh in before final approval.City Attorney Kelly Klun said the ordinance has been in the works for more than two years. Klun added that consultations with St. Louis County and the Minnesota Department of Health to incorporate their rules and regulations were also part of the ordinance. The citys building official was also consulted in drafting the ordinance.The purpose of the ordinance is to regulate vacation or short-term rentals within the city, and to allow property owners to offer their property for rent for a period of less than 30 days.The draft ordinance stipulates:Property owners are required to obtain a permit from the city for all short-term rentals. A license from the Minnesota Department of Health is required for each short-term rental unit.Short-term rentals are required to pay city lodging taxes.Short-term rental licenses are required in Zones R-1, R-2, RT and SMU (Shoreland Multiple Use). Short-term licenses are not required in C-1 and C-2 and for previously licensed lodging establishments.Occupancy by use of recreational vehicles, tents, garages, sheds, and other structures is not allowed.Limits on occupancy are required.Council members approved the first reading of the short-term rental ordinance on a 5-2 vote. Council members Paul Kess and Angela Campbell voted against the measure.Kess objected to allowing short-term rentals in R-1 Zoning areas.If we allow rentals in these (residential) areas, it changes the character of the neighborhood, he said. There is the potential for constant changeover for people who live right next door. Suddenly there is a short-term hotel right next to you that you have no control over. He also mentioned public safety, traffic, noise, and other disturbance factors in his objections.Kess also asserted that as more and more houses are switched over to short-term rentals, fewer dwellings become available for long-term rental.It is difficult now in Ely to find an apartment, he said. If we allow this to happen everywhere in the citys R-1 districts, it will be more and more difficult to live in Ely.He also noted that the short-term rental ordinance is unfair to the commercial lodging establishments in the city. A public hearing on the proposed ordinance will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 4:30 p.m. in City Hall.

Other businessIn other business, the city council: Approved a recommendation from the Heritage Preservation Commission to accept a retaining wall design for the Pioneer Mine Site. Accepted the Planning and Zoning Commissions recommendation to review the COVID-19 plan for the Ely Winter Festival before allowing the event to be held next February. Accepted the resignation of Adam Borchert from the Ely Police Department. He accepted a similar law enforcement position with the Lake County Sheriffs Department. Approved paying $15,000 to Premier Pyrotechnics for the Fourth of July fireworks in 2021. Approved a temporary liquor license to the Ely Folk School for an event on Dec. 12 at Semers Park. Approved a resolution authorizing the Ely Blue Line Club to apply for a raffle permit.

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