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New Reality TV Series Kings of Crash features demolition derby competitions and a look at the lives of Ryan and Katy Sweat, parents of 5 who share a dangerous hobby with their family.

Heber, UT (PRWEB) March 30, 2013

The Utah based husband and wife team balance the priorities of an active family, working full time jobs, and running their 40 acre family ranch with a tremendously exciting and dangerous hobby and passion, demolition derby. Now the nation has tuned in to watch weekly episodes with the objective of smash or be smashed and feature Sweat family clips with their home and kids along with derby night drama.

Katy and Ryan Sweats TV fame started last year when they were approached by a production company that wanted to make a reality series about the demolition derby and its drivers. The Sweats drive in six demolition derby shows during the summer and work all year around their full time jobs and their childrens busy schedules to prepare. They agreed to let a camera a crew follow them through the competitive derby season so more people could enjoy the sport.

Demolition Derby is dangerous but not nearly as dangerous as it may seem. The Derby cars are built with the drivers safety in mind and the Derby rules also focus on safe competition, said Ryan Sweat. The film crew followed us through Derby season to show how and why we do what we do. Demolition Derby is our passion and is also a way of life for my wife and our kids.

Demolition Derby cars are expensive to build. They are stripped of fixtures, lights and glass and numbered. Drivers wearing at least a seat belt and a helmet race in heats that require them to hit another car every two minutes. The last running car that makes contact with another driver wins. As a team, Ryan and Katy Sweat drive for prize money that hardly covers the cost of repairing their demolition cars from event to event as they travel to county fairs and competitions in Utah each summer. Ryan and his wife, Utah natives, have been competing for 22 years.

Ryan Sweat who has had a knack for working on cars since he was a kid is also known for his aggressive driving style which has destroyed most of the cars he has built.

Preparing for the summers derby season is an expensive and takes all year, said Ryan Sweat, well known driver of car #57. We build the cars in our garage over the year and then in one wild crazy race the hard work could be smashed to bits and then we are back to rebuilding and finding parts for the next heat.

Katy says having the cameras following her family around their home and at the derbies took some getting used to but at the end of the season she hardly noticed them. She says between the kids and their school and sports and each of their jobs they just did what they normally did and got accustomed to being followed by a film crew while their family pursued their hobby.

My focus is my family and as a family we love to demolition derby. Thats what we do! said Katy Sweat. People ask me why we do something so dangerous when we have 5 kids, and I say that it really inspires us to see our kids cheering for us. We work together to build the cars and then we cheer each other on to destroy them! Plus hitting cars hard is a great stress relief I am a less grumpy mom after I rage in competition. Demolition derby is a dangerous hobby yet it makes us a stronger family!

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A four-year battle to save the historic Gamble House is almost over with demolition expected in just a few days.

The house, built in the 1830's, was the home of James Gamble for nearly six decades. Gamble was the inventor of Ivory Soap.

Since 2009, preservationists have been trying to save the Gamble House.

The house stands as a legacy to Gamble' devotion to community and philanthropy. Gamble lived a life of service and donated large sums of money to build Cincinnati's Christ Hospital and Nippert Stadium.

"I hate to see anything of the past, you know, go away because this is something that's irreplaceable," explained Westwood resident Rick Kesterman. "Once it's gone, it's gone and you need to have some of the past to know where you've been."

President of the Westwood Historical Society, Liz Kissel, says demolition of the Gamble House will be a needless loss.

"This is a clearly historic building for our community in particular because part of that building goes back to the 1840's," said Kissel. "[It's] very sad that people had it in their ability to help us save this and they chose not to."

Kissel says that preservationists offered to buy or renovate the Gamble House but were turned down by the Greenacres Foundation which owns the property.

FOX19 attempted to reach out to the Greenacres Foundation to get their side of the story but they have not responded.

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Douglas County officials are getting ready for a major renovation project later this year, completely removing an old roof and installing a new one on the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center.

The project is expected to cost $625,000, but county commissioners agreed Wednesday not to go out for bids. Instead, the contract will go to Garland Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, a supplier that that has an exclusive arrangement through an organization that offers prenegotiated contracts for a large variety of supplies and services to state and local governments throughout the country.

The organization, U.S. Communities, founded in 1999, allows more than 55,000 local governments and educational institutions to piggyback on contracts that previously would have gone through competitive bids.

In addition to Douglas County, both the Lawrence school district and the city of Lawrence belong to U.S. Communities and have used it for a variety of projects, including contracting with Garland for roofing projectseven though Garland is typically more expensive than other suppliers.

"Typically it's higher (and) it's got a longer warranty," said Kirk Hinnergardt of Diamond-Everly Roofing Contractors, which installed a Garland roof on Kennedy School last year. "Their warranties are pretty user-friendly, but they are higher than everybody else."

Local officials say using the cooperative arrangement for new roofing saves them time and expense, especially on large, complicated projects for which local agencies lack the in-house expertise to manage a competitive bid process.

It's very complex when you get into it, said Jackie Waggoner, purchasing director for Douglas County. We've never taken a roof down to the deck, and that's what we'd be doing in this case. We have all of our core 24-7 operations in that building.

Waggoner said the alternative would have been to hire an outside project manager with expertise in roofing contracts and to have that firm interview several different roofing companies. She estimated that would have added $45,000 to $60,000 to the cost of materials and installation.

But Mike Greenamyre, owner of American Roofing in Leavenworth, said he believes local governments end up paying more because Garland uses what are often called proprietary bid specifications, meaning when it only hires local contractors who are approved to install the company's products, and they only use Garland's name-brand materials, even when equivalents are available from other suppliers.

The result, he said, is that the only thing being competitively bid on a local project is the cost of the labor.

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Lanham, MD (PRWEB) March 29, 2013

Thompson Creek Window Company, the mid-Atlantics leading home improvement replacement products company, today announced it has been again named to Window & Doors annual list of North Americas largest manufacturers of residential windows, doors and/or skylights. The national list is based purely on sales volume.

According to Window & Door magazine, The industry is poised for growth. Last year, most of Window & Doors 2013 Top 100 Manufacturers enjoyed the beginning stages of a recovery in the new construction and remodeling/replacement markets. Today, they are leaner and still cautious, but ready for more.

We are proud to be continually recognized on a national level for our regional success. From service to product to install to guarantee our priority is and will always be our customers. To be recognized and included in such a prestigious national ranking - based on sales volume only highlights our continued growth. This growth is a result of the business we generate from our satisfied customers and the great feedback they give that creates new customers. Our inclusion in this list is a clear sign that we are meeting and exceeding our goals, said Rick Wuest, president of Thompson Creek Window Company.

For a complete list of all winners, visit The Top 100 Manufacturers of 2013.

About Thompson Creek Window Company The Thompson Creek Window Company is a privately owned and family-operated manufacturer and installer of energy-efficient home improvement replacement products. Founded in 1980, Thompson Creek Window Company began as a manufacturer of energy-efficient, maintenance-free vinyl windows. Since that time, Thompson Creek Window Company has evolved into one of the leading specialty home improvement contracting companies in the nation. The companys product mix includes replacement windows and doors, vinyl siding and a clog-free gutter system. Thompson Creek Window Company is headquartered in Lanham, MD with an 80,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Landover, MD.

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The venerable Missoula County Courthouse has been a mess for months now.

Entire rooms are walled off by plastic sheeting, dust coats the floors and the sound of jackhammers fills the air.

Thats about to change.

Although the entire courthouse renovation will take at least three more years, the county will unveil the shiny new first-floor offices in the courthouse annex as of May 1 or thereabouts.

That means people renewing vehicle registrations, conducting land transactions or asking questions about voter registration wont have to traipse past construction zones looking for those offices, or await service in makeshift temporary quarters.

The staff and the public have been very patient, said Missoula County Commissioner Jean Curtiss. So have judges, whose solemn court proceedings often are interrupted by banging and drilling, said Dale Bickell, the countys chief administrative officer.

Our treasurers staff says theyve named 17 different construction noises, Bickell said.

For the next few weeks, people using the courthouse annex can peek through previously sealed-off doorways and watch the new Motor Vehicle Division, Clerk and Recorders Office, Elections Office and Treasurers Office take shape.

Those are among the busiest in the courthouse. Theyll be on the first floor of the annex, to the north of the original courthouse easy in, easy out.

These offices as well as the rest of the courthouse and annex, once renovations are complete will comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, said Paul Filicetti of A&E Architects, the projects architect. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification also is being sought, he said. Among other things, although the renovated courthouse will have more plumbing fixtures than before, it will use less water, he said.

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Charleston Fire Department officials say the sprinkler system at the Palace Apartments on King Street kept a kitchen fire from spreading Thursday night.

Battalion Chief Mike Julazadeh said Charleston and North Charleston firefighters responded to the apartments in the 1000 block of King Street just before 10:30 p.m.

The tenant told dispatchers she was cookign with grease on the stove top when she momentarily left the kitchen. When she returned, she found fire spreading on the stove stop. As she attempted to extinguish it with water, which caused the fire to spread further.

The expanding fire prompted sprinkler systems to activate. Other residents evacuated the apartment.

The fire was limited to the kitchen and damage was minimal, according to Julazadeh.

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White Pine Countys plans to install new golf cart sheds at the White Pine County Golf Course could yield a new tennis court in the process. The White Pine Golf Advisory Board voted to support new plans presented by White Pine County Commissioner Richard Howe to house three sheds, which will house 66 golf carts, on the location of the current tennis courts.

Last meeting we had a blue print that showed the sheds between the pump house and the tennis courts, Howe said. After input from different people from the community, the tennis courts caught the eye of several people and, if possible we think the golf cart sheds should be positioned where the tennis courts are.

The new location will also save money on the project costs because the County would not need to lay a new foundation for the sheds.

We wouldnt need the cement because we already have a foundation with the tennis courts, Howe said. I think everyone is in agreement that this is a good spot.

The move also opens up the opportunity for a single new tennis court. The current tennis courts have suffered cracks because of weather and local tennis players said the court is not usable, Howe said.

White Pine Community and Economic Development Director Jim Garza said that the County could still use Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act funds (SNPLMA) that were designated to make improvements to the current tennis courts if the County constructs a new court. But, the funds can only be used for its original planned use identified in the SNPLMA grant, meaning the County would have to come up with the funds to complete work on the new tennis court.

It does not allow us to do anything above and beyond that, Garza said. I think its a great idea but there are several things that would need to take place. The engineer would need to engineer the pad, most likely a post tension pad so the concrete wouldnt crack like it has. We would need to remove the existing fence and reinstall it around the new court. The centerline net would need to be removed and reinstalled and move the light poles and run the utilities through those poles. Those are the things that need to get done to make it happen successfully.

White Pine County Maintenance Supervisor Bill Calderwood said the savings from the golf cart shed project could be used toward the new tennis court. And the new tennis court would be easier for the County to maintain itself going forward, instead of having to bring in outside assistance.

The Commission voted to approve moving the sheds to the new location on the tennis courts. Not only will that help save money on the golf cart shed project, Howe said this will help bring a new, playable tennis court to tennis players in the county.

Were not taking over the tennis courts for the golf course without providing the tennis players a new tennis court, Howe said. It kind of fell into place like a perfect storm.

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