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Easter Sunday service inside the Paradise 2nd and 3rd Ward chapel was the last for the landmark stone building.

Next month, the 133-year-old church in the center of town will be leveled to make room for a new chapel that will serve nearly 1,000 Latter-day Saints in southern Cache Valley.

The pioneer-era church is one of the oldest Mormon chapels in Utah and, according to church historians, exhibits the uncommon craftsmanship employed by early settlers. The limestone rock chapel, completed in 1877, features architecture and construction techniques shared by earlier LDS churches and temples.

Some of these early-settler builders had worked on the Nauvoo temple, and could have naturally incorporated their knowledge of temple architecture into the design and construction of the new rock church, said Garth Norman, a contract archeologist for the LDS Church. It is said the pioneer rock church in Paradise was being built to last forever, assuming the 28-inch-thick stone walls would endure.

Generations later, they have. Norman said there is no evidence of cracking in the buildings hardened limestone walls.

Its likely construction on the Paradise chapel began in 1876 with the placement of four large cornerstones. The practice, says Norman, has both practical and theological ties.

In the temples, these stones were dedicated to Christ, the chief cornerstone at the southeast corner and offices of the priesthood at the other three corners, all reaching out to administer the restoration of the gospel to the world, he said.

Dig deeper and youll find other connections that Norman says link the Paradise building to some of the earliest church architecture. The length of the original rock church, for example, is twice its width the same design used for the largest room of the Nauvoo temple.

With so much history built into the Paradise church, top leadership carefully considered preserving the enduring structure.

Hyrum Stake President Steve Miller, the top ecclesiastical leader over the four wards in Paradise, said the churchs First Presidency was even in on the conversation to save the building, but ultimately decided to build anew.

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CHARLEY MANN

PLACE OF WORSHIP: An artist's rendering of the transitional cathedral.

Construction will soon begin on a cardboard cathedral to temporarily replaceChrist Church Cathedral.

The designer, Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, will turn the soil on the cathedral's planned site on the former parish of St John's, on the corner of Hereford St and Madras St, next week.

It is expected the 700-person-capacity structure will be completed by December.

Ban revealed his design last August, quoting the construction cost at $4 million.

Richard Gray, of the Transitional Cathedral Group, said the diocese had ''the bulk of the money ... in hand but there will be further fundraising to meet the costs of building the temporary structure''.

''This is a very exciting next step for the project,'' he said.

''The transitional cathedral is a symbol of hope for the future of this city as well as being sustainable and affordable.

''The cathedral is confident it will attract interest nationally and internationally, drawing additional visitors to the city."

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ISLE OF WIGHT A vandal went on a three-hour rampage across rural Isle of Wight County early Monday, setting vehicles ablaze, crashing into parked cars and mailboxes, and ramming a stolen van through a church gymnasium and a neighborhood store before setting that vehicle on fire.

Using tracking dogs, the Isle of Wight County deputies spent Monday afternoon searching the woods off Mill Swamp Road for the 16-year-old boy they considered a suspect in the crime spree, said Isle of Wight Sheriff's Capt. Rick Gaddis. The boy was brought into custody after 7 p.m. Monday evening. It was not immediately clear how or where he was arrested. He was not identified because he is a juvenile.

Less than a mile away from the site of the search, at Mill Swamp Baptist Church, three construction workers spent the day plugging two gaping holes in the church gymnasium's walls with plywood.

"We just don't understand it," said the Rev. Jim Jones, pastor at Mill Swamp. He pointed to tire tracks and a trail of anti-freeze marking the vandal's path: first crashing into a trailer and bus, backing up twice before ramming into the double doors leading into the church's gym and cutting path out the opposite wall of the large room.

Jones said the suspect named by deputies is a local teen who used to regularly attend the church's youth events.

"We're lucky this didn't happen during a service and that no one was hurt," Jones said.

Monday's events began to unfold around 3:30 a.m., when Isle of Wight Deputy Josh Dixon tried to pull over a gold Chevy pickup driving without headlights in the 600 block of West Main Street in Smithfield. Instead of stopping, the driver led police on a chase that ended on Great Springs Road with the driver fleeing into the woods on foot, Gaddis said.

According to Gaddis, a string of incidents followed over the next three hours. Two church vans at Sandy Mount Baptist Church, on Scotts Factory Road, and one at a nearby home were set on fire. Minutes later, a Dodge van was reported stolen from the 16000 block of Scotts Factory Road.

Next, the vandal's trail of destruction included hitting three parked vehicles and taking down five mailboxes along Raynor and Comet roads before slamming into the gym at Mill Swamp Baptist. After leaving the church, the van hit the side of the nearby Pons Store, at 7458 Mill Swamp Road, Gaddis said. Minutes later, the stolen Dodge was abandoned and found engulfed in flames nearby.

Although deputies have a detention order charging the juvenile with eluding police and failure to stop, no charges related to the vandalism have been filed yet, Gaddis said.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

TWO construction workers died Tuesday morning on their first day of work for the renovation of the Our Lady of Consolation Parish Church in Opol, Misamis Oriental.

Pentecostal pastor Vivencio Gadot, 63, and Ricky Carcueva, 19, both contractual workers of Jesey M. Rosario, were crushed when a 4X2-meter old wall they started to demolish collapsed.

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Gadot died on the spot after his head was crushed by the wall while Carcueva was rushed to the Northern Mindanao Medical Center but was pronounced dead on arrival by attending doctors due to internal hemorrhage.

Fr. Ronald H. Ledesma of the Our Lady of Consolation Parish said the incident happened around 7:30 a.m.

Gadot and Carcueva, along with eight other workers, were contracted by Rosario for 12 days to help in the renovation of the church.

Fr. Ledesma said the church paid the contractor P70,000 to demolish the existing two side walls of the old church and a portion of the right side of the front wall to allow dump trucks to pass through.

He said under the contract, the church will not be held liable in case something happens to the workers.

However, he said for humanity sake, the church shouldered the coffins and embalming of the victims.

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Patio restrictions dead for now as restaurants volunteer changes

By Nick Halter

City Council Member Meg Tuthills proposed restrictions for outdoor patios is dead for now, as restaurant owners in Uptown have volunteered to try a few other methods for curbing late night noise.

Tuthill had proposed cutting outdoor music at 10 p.m., requiring patio bars to serve wait staff, not customers, and enforcing stricter capacity limits. After backlash from her colleagues on the council, the Ward 10 councilwoman instead convened a taskforce of neighbors, city regulatory staff and restaurant owners to come up with solutions.

That group came up with a list of ideas for mitigating noise: a hush program that is already being used and reminds patrons theyre in a neighborhood and to keep their voices down; voluntarily reducing hours of amplified music; promoting the new parking facility at MoZaic and increased police patrols.

The plan also has a couple broader initiatives, such as increased management of outdoor patios and enhanced communications with patrons and neighborhoods.

I have confidence that this is going to be a real positive move for our community, Tuthill said.

The real test will come when warm weather hits and the school year ends, Tuthill said. Even though her patio ordinance is dead, she said she could still author a new one.

If it doesnt work, were going to have to look at other solutions, which I know will be issues the businesses and a lot of the community not so much the community, but the people who come to Uptown wont be happy with, she said. But Im going to take a positive note, and Im going to count on this working.

A few changes are already underway, which Tuthill says have already helped with noise issues. In addition to the hush program, the city has opened up several taxi stations that help get patrons out of Uptown at bar close, instead of having the patrons walk around when neighbors are trying to sleep.

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Four new single-family house permits issued by the Ruidoso Building Division in March pumped up the final valuation for construction that month by $678,080 for a total of $1,500,231.

The figure represents a significant drop from $2.3 million in March 2011, according to reports compiled by the division. Last year for the corresponding month, nine permits were issued for single-family dwellings, adding up to $1.3 million in construction value.

The staff issued 124 permits last month, while 128 were registered a year ago. The four houses accounted for $4,852.31 of the fees collected, bringing March fees this year to $21,906, a drop from $26,997 in March 2011. Contractors handling the jobs are Ratliff Construction, Ruidoso Mountain Builders and John Cornelius Builders.

Residential additions accounted for $363,278.76 in value and $3,805.73 in fees. Four commercial additions added $82,236.32 in value and $991.13 in fees. Three residential garage/carports matched that at $82,761 in value and $961 in fees. Twelve residential additions contributed $363,278 in value and $3,805 in fees.

Other categories significantly impacting the month's figures included residential garages or carports, residential re-roofing, residential decks and a new commercial building being built by Budaghers Landscape Co. at 109 Pikes Peak Road.

The division issued 40 residential electrical permits and six commercial electrical permits. Thirteen residential plumbing/mechanical permits were

During March, the department also switched to Incode from a previous software program used to report its statistics.

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Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church is a prominent fixture on old Gretnas Huey P. Long Avenue. Its brick facade is enhanced by an impeccably kept yard enclosed in a wrought iron fence on the corner of Seventh Street. This year, to the delight of members of the church, it will be open to the public for the Gretna Historical Society Spring Tour of Homes on April 22.

Built in the early 1800s, the original structure, a small, white, wood-frame building, had a humble beginning at its present location, Mount Zions Historical Society Committee member Patricia Rodgers said.

It served many purposes in the community under its original name, the First African Baptist Church. In the early years, the building served the community in secular roles in addition to serving as a church, ministering to the spiritual needs of the community.

It fulfilled such roles as a school for African-Americans and as the first African-American silent movie theatre run by a gentleman named Mr. Hines, Rodgers said.

After a split among the congregation, some members followed the pastor serving at that time, the Rev. Dennis, to a new location.

In 1872, under the leadership of the Rev. Charles Matthews, the remainder of the congregation formed the present-day Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.

In late 1914, the church was severely damaged, first from a storm, then a fire.

The rebuilding after these tragedies was overseen by the Rev. Matthews before his death in 1915.

In the mid-1980s during a major renovation, some interior wall boards were removed, exposing some of the charred remains from the fire in 1914.

The original structure starts from the pulpit and ends at the current entrance. The choir stand and baptismal pool behind the pulpit were added at a later date.

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Posted April 16, 2012

John Murray

TIMONIUM, MD Greenspring Energy is pleased to announce the appointment of John Murray to the position of Area Sales Manager, serving home and business owners in Anne Arundel County, southern Maryland and portions of the eastern shore.

As a Sales Manager for Greenspring Energy, a regional provider of solar and efficiency products and solutions, Murray works with customers to assess their energy utility patterns and develop customized solutions to significantly and permanently reduce their monthly costs. His goal is to devise a custom plan for each customer that will help them live and work efficiently, using the sun as their primary source for power.

"I found Greenspring Energy and it's employees appealing because of their passion for sustainable energy and sincere concern for their customers," Murray said. "Its nice to work for a company that puts the customer first for real and that spoke to me."

Prior to joining Greenspring Energy, Murray worked as an area sales representative for GTL Remodeling. His lifelong passion for solar inspired his recent career change, and has helped him in the establishment of clear personal goals.

"I would like to convince as many people as possible to use solar energy," he said. "In doing so, help clean up the environment and reduce reliance on foreign oil."

Murray is Maryland Home Improvement Commission licensed, holds a Green Advantage Environmental certification and is a soon-to-be graduate from the University of Maryland, University College with a bachelor of arts in environmental management. He resides in Severna Park with his wife and enjoys traveling, sports and writing in his spare time.

About Greenspring Energy Greenspring Energy offers solar electric and solar hot water systems, tankless water heaters, energy-efficient lighting, day lighting systems, solar attic fans and other energy saving products for both residential and corporate customers. The company offers a unique combination of products and services to give customers the best value and return on investment of solar and efficiency products.

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High gas prices this summer will cause many families to travel less in order to save money. If youre staying close to home, summertime is a great time to re-floor with Tuftwick Carpet!

Check out all of the deals they have going on right now in their showroom at 4602 34th St. There youll find their usual wide selection of flooring, plus new wood, ceramic and carpet samples that have just arrived!

If what youre looking for is not in stock, Tuftwick will gladly order it for you.

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MILAN, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --As the prestigious Milan Design Week opens, Interface, Inc. (NASDAQ: IFSIA - News) has announced the launch of a new evolved global brand and an edgy, innovative new collection. Both underscore the carpet tile manufacturer's design and sustainability leadership. Interface is the only carpet company present at the exclusive and leading design venue La Triennale di Milano.

In conjunction with the brand launch, Interface has also announced a commitment to the global Green Apple Day of Service, where the company will encourage its employees, customers and suppliers to volunteer towards school sustainability projects in the communities where it operates around the world. As one of the first companies to join the effort, Interface is highlighting its strong culture of purpose-driven design.

The brand's progressive new look reflects the company's growing global presence and future ambition. By referring to the brand simply as Interface, the name under which the company was founded, rather than InterfaceFLOR, the company is honoring the legacy and vision of the late Ray Anderson, the company's founder and sustainability pioneer. The new look, which will be unveiled at Milan, is a modern take on the company's historical design.

"The Interface brand embodies our commitment to delivering products and experiences that exemplify design with purpose. By this, we mean products that combine beauty, innovation, function and sustainability that inspire our customers to realize their own design visions, from a company that feels a sense of responsibility beyond the products that we sell," said Maria Davlantes, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Interface, Inc. "The new brand is a reinforcement of who we are as a company."

The new Interface global brand debuts along with an innovative new design collection and installation hosted at La Triennale di Milano during Milan Design Week, from April 17 to 22, 2012. The new Metropolis collection contains striking products developed with sustainability in mind and inspired by the themes that should resonate with all designers: ideological rebirth, based on 2012 global and cultural trends reflecting the end and regeneration of cities and cultures.

"As we embark on the new brand that energizes our purpose, the Metropolis collection reflects our hopeful vision of a new and more sustainable future, where people live in harmony with eco-systems, without depleting the raw materials our planet offers. The new collection is Interface at its edgiest and most striking, with atmospheric designs reflecting the mood and mystery of a brave new world. The products are everything customers have come to expect from us eye catching and innovative yet functional. We hope they will inspire the most dramatic and evocative interiors," remarked Nigel Stansfield, vice president and chief innovations officer of Interface, Inc.

According to Interface's commitment to sustainability, one-third of the Metropolis collection contains 100-percent recycled yarn made from industrial waste sources, such as used fishing nets and yarn from used carpet tiles, recycled through Interface's Re-Entry 2.0 take-back program. Many of the products have the additional environmental benefits of Interface's carbon offset program, as standard, and a non-directional design for less waste and faster installation.

In further celebration of Interface's brand and its commitment to the Green Apple Day of Service, the company will identify schools and school districts globally for service projects that can have a meaningful impact on the environments in which children and young adults learn. Interface's support is an example of how the company lives out its sustainability mission and values. In 2011, Interface, Inc. employees volunteered more than 10,000 hours in communities.

"At Interface, design drives and defines everything we do. For us, design should be thoughtful and meaningfulit's what we are and how we operate as a company," said Davlantes. "Now and through the rest of the year, we are commemorating the Interface brand both inside and outside the organization through a celebration of what the company stands for and aspires to deliver."

A commemorative book entitled "Design with Purpose," has been developed to help celebrate Interface's brand heritage, meaning and aspirations with customers.

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