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NBA athlete Meyers Leonard is selling the Wilsonville mansion he and his wife, Elle, bought and remodeled. The asking price for the resort-like estate with a putting green, pool and indoor sports court: $3 million.

As The Oregonian/OregonLive reported May 1, the former Portland Trail Blazers drove a hard bargain to buy the residential property four years ago.

The luxury house at 24968 S.W. Quarryview Dr. on 4.81 gated acres in the pricey Portland suburb was listed at $2.975 million in May 2016. The asking price dropped to $2.75 million in June that year. The deal closed in October 2016 at $2.4 million, according to public records.

Leonard, who moved to the Miami Heat last summer in a four-team trade that brought Hassan Whiteside to the Blazers, referred recently to his time in Miami as a breath of fresh air.

In the interview with The Oregonian/OregonLive, he also said that he left part of his heart in Portland.

Also left behind: A monster mansion with plenty of places to play indoors and out.

Meyers Leonards Robinson High School, University of Illinois and Portland Trail Blazers jerseys are framed on the wall of the billiard room. Photo by NWVideoTours provided by Harnish PropertiesHarnish Properties

Other perks on the estate include a billiard room and a covered, outdoor living space with a built-in grill and fireplace. Nearby is a full tennis court.

The pool has a tiered waterfall and a curving slide on the deep end. The shallow end is fed by water spilling over from the Jacuzzi. Beyond it is the pool house.

It has everything you need if youre quarantined, says listing broker Justin Harnish of Harnish Properties, who describes the property as an entertainers and sportsmans dream home.

What will a new owner of the sprawling European-style house also find here? Privacy.

From the street, a long road leads to a circular driveway with a stone-pillared porte cochere to the garages or the stone entrance to the house with almost 8,000 square feet of living space.

Garrison Hullinger and Collin Kayser of Garrison Hullinger Interior Design (GHID), a full-service interior design firm based in Portland, were asked by the Leonards to remodel and update the 14-year-old house with a focus on re-selling it.

They approached us knowing that staying in Portland wasnt forever, which is the life of an athlete, says Hullinger. So it was important to make changes that had high impact, value for the money and reflected their style preferences.

Deftly, the design team developed the new look around existing natural stone flooring and architectural features, which would have been expensive to replace. A large area rug at the front entry covers an Old World-style mosaic inlay.

Traditional-style columns, soffits and other ornamental elements are also still there, but they have been painted white to blend with the walls, ceilings, window trim, molding and doors. Dark wood cabinets are also now white.

Beige and brown upholstery, drapery and rugs were changed out for lighter, fresher colors. Traditional chandeliers and bronze light fixtures were replaced with contemporary ones in silver tones.

The large open kitchen its 24 feet long and 18 feet wide went from having brown granite counters to white, marble-like quartz with softer edges. A new butlers pantry and beverage center added storage space while making access easier.

The biggest changes: The kitchen ceiling was reworked to remove the oval detail and rustic beams were installed. The master bathroom and closet were reconfigured to improve function and aesthetics.

Each of the four bedrooms has its own walk-in closet and bathroom, plus there is another full bathroom and two powder rooms.

Garrison Hullinger and Collin Kayser of GHID offer these tips to achieve a fresher look at home:

Lighten up the overall palette: Paint became our friend to create an immediate transformation from dark and beige to light and fresh, says Kayser, referring to the Leonards home.

Upgrade light fixtures: Heavy and oversized chandeliers in the entry, dining room and kitchen were replaced with lighter and more open chandeliers. Bronze tones made way for silver tones to add to the bright feel.

Splurge on new furnishings: Furnishings are an easy way to add function and personality to a space. By keeping the overall backdrop light and simple, it allowed for punches of interest, says Hullinger.

Improve built-ins: Many homes have built-in cabinets for older, larger TVs. Here, GHID designed new bookcases and added a mantel to the large, stone fireplace to give the space more character and provide separation from other parts of the home and block noise from traveling up and down stairs.

Adding elements like a distressed beam mantel helps tie together spaces like the living room and kitchen that were also updated, says Hullinger.

Small fixes, big impact: The team installed a large area rug at the front entry to cover a dramatic mosaic inlay. This allowed us to keep the existing floor in place and save a significant amount on the remodel, says Hullinger.

The existing countertops had large mitered bullnose edges that felt old and dated. By installing new counters with a softened square, or 3cm eased edge, spaces feel more contemporary and approachable.

Enhance the kitchen: The original cabinets have a whole new look thanks to paint and small modifications. Rustic beams were added to the simplified ceiling.

Rethink unused spaces: Many older homes have floor plans that dont support the way a new owner lives. Here, the craft room adjacent to the master suite was used to expand the walk-in closet, which now looks like a boutique. Drawers, shelves and other elements organize wardrobes, shoes and accessories.

Add a spa feel to bathrooms: The master bathroom layout was reconfigured and new materials were installed for the couple to enjoy the space while making it functional for future owners. There are separate vanities, more purposeful cabinet storage and an enclosed shower with new fixtures set at appropriate heights.

Modernized the office: The design team removed carpet from the home office and installed oak flooring. The stained wood was painted white and the marble stone fireplace surround was changed.

It was important to create a more personalized space that was light and uplifting," says Kayser. "But by keeping the existing millwork, we were able to keep costs down.

Design for the future: Counters and other elements were elevated to accommodate the 7 1 basketball player. However, because the owners knew this wasnt their forever home, we made logical decisions about countertop heights that would work for them and feel appropriate for any future owners, says Kayser.

The designers say this is key for any homeowner who is remodeling with the knowledge they wont be in the home longterm. You have to think about how your decisions will be perceived and the value it can bring to someone else, adds Hullinger.

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Are you sure you want to die?

ngel Hernndez stared at his wife through clear glasses. His face was pallid, haggard, his lip quivering.

Mara Jos Carrasco, 61, and eight years his junior, drooped in a squeaky red armchair. Her body was limp, her face sunken, and her mouth sagged into a scowl. But Carrasco wasnt angry; she was nervous, uneasy even. Uneasy and in pain. She had endured multiple sclerosis for 30 years, and it was ravaging her body.

Would you like it if we do it tomorrow? Hernndez said, glancing into the camera recording it all.

Yes.

OK, he sighed. Well, I suppose theres nothing more to be said.

No, she responded. The sooner, the better.

Silence followed the recording. Part of Hernndez couldnt quite believe what was happening. This was something he had suppressed, considered, accepted and then suppressed again. Back and forth, a wearisome rally in his head, for three decades.

Hernndez knew that what he was about to do probably meant prison. He knew that his face would appear in every one of his countrys newspapers. He would become a momentary lament over breakfast or a boozy debate at a bar. And while some would support him, some would rather see him burn in hell.

There was a time when Hernndez tried to show Carrasco that life was worth living. But as years passed, he began to question everything he had thought was kindness, everything he thought was generous.

Was he trying to keep her alive for her sake? Or for his? Was he selfish?

Carrasco had her own fears, not of death but of what her husband would face after her suicide. Prison? Would he become a pariah? They had never had children because they did not want someone between them. They were for each other. But soon she would be gone, and he would be alone.

That afternoon, on April 2, 2019, as Hernndez peered into his wifes sunken eyes in the couples cramped living room on the outskirts of Madrid, he was still torn. Everything was about to end, and everything was about to begin. He would end her suffering, but he would also open up an abysmal absence.

But personal concerns had to cede to higher objectives. After all, Hernndez and Carrasco had planned it this way. For months, they had given press interviews and shot videos showing Carrascos day-to-day life. Videos that were designed to show Mara Jos's suffering, Hernndez lawyer would later tell the press.

The reality was this: The next day, Hernndez would wake up and help his wife die. And then, he would have to be alone.

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Hernndez came from a poor family in Madrids Alcala de Henares suburb his father was a factory worker, his mother a homemaker. He was rebellious and had spent the years in prison during Francisco Francos dictatorship. The charge was terrorism, though the action was breaking windows at a bank. He denies it. I wasnt even there, he said.

Carrasco had been born into a family of lawyers. She was from the bourgeoisie, Hernndez said. She found her own path. She dropped out of university and went to live in an artists commune in New York. She spoke languages, read literature and loved to paint and play the piano.

When Carrasco and Hernndez met at a theater workshop in the 80s, both were attracted to each others differences: Carrasco liked that he was tough and streetwise, Hernndez liked that she was whimsical and erudite. They watched avant-garde films, read great works and traveled.

Hernndez remembers they would talk late into the night about anything and everything. We had solidarity, which went beyond infatuation and sex, he said.

They married in 1988, and soon, Hernndez noticed things that he didnt want to see. Small things at first: the missed note on the piano, the errant brushstroke on one of her paintings, and a squiggle too many in her signature. In a matter of months, she was losing her footing on her way to the kitchen or seeing double while watching TV.

It was as confusing as it was terrifying. This was back in the 80s in Spain, and we had no idea what was going on, Hernndez said.

Neither did the doctors. Carrasco went from test to test, hospital to hospital. She was desperate. He was desperate. All my hair fell out from the stress, he said.

Then in 1989, the diagnosis: multiple sclerosis, a disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord that causes the bodys immune system to attack its nerve fibers.

There is no cure, and Carrasco knew it would only get worse. She grew embarrassed; she stopped seeing friends, she stopped going out. She had to quit work as a court clerk. The outside world, which had once so enchanted her, began to taunt her with its possibilities.

One day, in 1996, Hernndez returned late from his job as a technician at the Spanish parliament, where he recorded debates and hearings. It was around midnight, and Hernndez called out to his wife when he entered the apartment. She would normally wait up for me, he said. But this time there was no reply. He shouted again. Nothing.

He scrambled to the room and found her encircled by empty prescription bottles, unconscious but still breathing. As he dragged her from the bed, her limp body thudded to the floor.

The emergency services wouldnt arrive fast enough, he thought. He had to act. I dragged her to the bathroom and shoved my fingers down her throat, he said. She vomited a mush of pills.

When Carrasco awoke, Hernndez told her that though he could not stop her from taking her life, he would do everything to prove that she had a reason to keep on living.

In the following years, he reduced his hours at work. He cooked, cleaned and shopped. He read to her before she went to sleep, and he bought hundreds of films they watched together. Every Saturday, they would travel to villages outside Madrid to lunch and enjoy nature.

They traveled further afield too. We liked to go to the Netherlands, he said. We would go to the coffee shops because marijuana helped ease Mara Jos's pain.

As her health deteriorated in the 2000s, Hernndez started remodeling the apartment. He installed handrails on the walls so Carrasco could drag herself to the kitchen and refitted the bathroom to make it easier for her to wash up. Did she have a phenomenal life? No, she didnt. But did she have enough to keep on going? I think so....

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By 2010, Hernndez had to take early retirement. He was struggling. He woke Carrasco up, he washed her, changed her diaper, applied her creams. His own health began deteriorating. He had developed an excruciating hernia, which he aggravated the more he cared for her. He also doubted his motives.

Death can be instantaneous, one unknowing step or traffic accident away. But this this was different. Death lurked it was a chronic weight on his everyday thoughts. He could hear its presence in his wifes groans, in the squeak of her wheelchair, in the rattle of her pills.

Sometimes it made Hernndez feel guilty. He often thought he was selfish. Was he obligating Carrasco to stay alive?

He supposed that she had these debates too. He knew she was caught between her love for him and her own suffering. Yes, she had tried to kill herself, but they had spent regular times together, good times, when deaths grip had loosened. In those moments, she must have known what she meant to him. Maybe thats why she held on? For him.

The couple had talked about euthanasia over the years, but it was still illegal in Spain, and, as such, seemed a comforting impossibility to Hernndez. But in 2015, when Carrasco asked him to acquire some sodium pentobarbital, to have just in case, he knew that even the law might not be enough to deter his wifes desires.

In the following years, Carrascos condition worsened. She was on high doses of morphine and fentanyl, and often the withdrawals from these drugs were worse than the problems caused by the disease itself, Hernndez said.

In late 2018, Carrasco lost the use of her hands. Propped up in her wheelchair, she appeared bound by an invisible straitjacket. She could barely see, barely hear; sometimes, she couldnt swallow or talk.

It was around this time that the couple gave an interview to El Pais, in which Carrasco told the broadsheet that she was ready to die. Hernndez said he would be willing to help her if necessary. Spains governing party had presented a bill to decriminalize euthanasia, and polls showed an overwhelming majority of Spaniards favored legalizing la muerte digna.

But, just as assisted suicide seemed possible, it wasnt. Several months later, the bill was blocked by Spains conservative parties and then held up by the ruling partys inability to form a majority government. It was then early 2019, and Hernndez knew he would have to take matters into his own hands so the couple could make a point.

The plan was to record her daily suffering and show the world what it was to live with the burden of this disease. Then they would record the assisted suicide, and the moments before and after. Hernndez would show his face despite the risk of prosecution.

It was only with the last of those points that there was an issue. Carrasco did not want to end her suffering only to propagate his. She worried about me until the end, he said.

But Hernndez was resolute. He had been to prison before, he told her, and during the dictatorship, no less. What was more, he said, he didnt believe in God, or heaven; he believed in life, and that it be lived with dignity. Nothing would prepare him for the void she would leave, but he could no longer watch her suffer, he could no longer justify what he came to believe was just his greed.

On April 3, 2019, Hernndez woke up Carrasco as he always did. He showered her, dried her, changed her diaper and took her back to the bed. Around 9:30 he turned on the camcorder.

Mara Jos, the moment has arrived, Hernndez said, his voice shaky. Carrasco smiled. He handed her a glass of water with a straw, to see if she could swallow.

What do you think? he asked.

Yes, I can do it, she gurgled.

Are you sure you want to do this? Hernandez asked again.

Yes.

OK.

Hernandez handed her another cup, this time with sodium pentobarbital. Carrasco swallowed. She grimaced.

Give me your hand, Hernndez murmured. I want to feel your suffering slip away. Dont worry; you will be asleep soon.

In the hours after Carrasco died, Hernndez handed himself in to the police and admitted he had aided his wifes death. He was released on bail the next day.

After Hernndez shared videos of his wife to the press, he became one of 2019s biggest news stories, splashed across broadsheets and tabloids, as he had predicted. I only did it to help our cause, he said. This year, Spain is consumed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but he still faces domestic abuse charges.

Yet, for as much as his life has changed outside his house, inside, nothing has. The living room is still full of books and paintings, many painted by her. The armchair where she used to sit lies empty. He can barely look at it now.

I will change the house only when euthanasia is decriminalized, he said. Thats when my grief will end.

Until then, he says, he will live uneasily with her absence. Alone.

Bremner is a special correspondent.

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As the COVID-19 pandemic became more prevalent in March 2020, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and the US Army Corps of Engineers began to prepare for the worst, evaluating areas on campus for use in the event that local hospitals became overwhelmed. Though these preparations have not been necessary, they are reminders of the role the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has played in times of crisis throughout history.

Caught Between Both Sides in the Civil War

A view of the Hill at East Tennessee University during the Civil War

Tennessee seceded from the Union on June 8, 1861, the 11th and last state to do so. After the battle of Fishing Creek in Kentucky in January 1862, the buildings of East Tennessee University (UTs name at the time) were used by Confederate soldiers to lodge the wounded. That spring, after most of the students joined the militaryon both sidesthe university trustees voted to suspend operations.

In September 1863, Union troops forced the Confederates out of Knoxville. On the Hill, the Union Army enclosed the three buildings in an earthen fortification they named Fort Byington in honor of an officer from Michigan who had been killed in the defense of Knoxville. They used the buildings as headquarters, barracks, and a hospital.

In late November, the Confederates tried to retake the city, the climax of which was a bloody attack on Fort Sanders on November 29, 1863. During the battle, the Hill was hit with artillery fire from Confederate guns located in a trench at the present-day site of Sorority Village. Nonetheless, the Union held and occupied Knoxville for the rest of the war.

After the war, the university reopened in 1866 and operated for six months downtownat the current site of Lincoln Memorial Universitys School of Law on West Summit Avenuewhile campus repairs began.

A total of 1,580 men including UT students were trained for WWI.

Training Officers for World War I

The United States entered World War I on May 17, 1917. An act of Congress had established the Students Army Training Corps (SATC) at some 550 colleges and universities to provide coursework to prepare college men for central officers training schools.

The SATC was divided into two sections: Section A was the academic unit, replacing the Reserve Officer Training Corps. Section B was the vocational unit, with the Department of Engineering providing training in auto mechanics and auto driving, radio operation, electrician training, machinist training, blacksmithing, bench work, general carpentry, sheet metal working, and welding.

Between April 15 and November 1, 1918, a total of 1,580 mensome of them UT studentsreceived eight weeks of training. Many classes were in Estabrook Hall. UT converted Old College Hall (later torn down to make way for Ayres Hall) into a dormitory and built a large two-story barracks for 200 men. Jefferson Hall (no longer standing) was enclosed to serve as a dining hall. An unused school building housed 150 more men, and a vacated factory near the university was rented to accommodate the rest.

Turning the Tide in Battle

Lawrence Tyson, owner of Brookside Mills, had taught military science at UT in the 1890s, earned a UT law degree in 1894, and served as a colonel in the SpanishAmerican War. When the United States entered World War I, he returned to active duty and was appointed brigadier general over all Tennessee National Guard troops. When his commission was federalized by President Woodrow Wilson, Tyson was assigned to lead the 59th Brigade of the 30th Infantry Division and helped train them at Camp Sevier near Greenville, South Carolina. They embarked for France with the 30th Division in May 1918, and in July they were among the first American troops to enter Belgium.

In September, the 30th Division was ordered to the Somme area in northern France and positioned opposite the heavily fortified Cambrai-Saint Quentin Canal section of the Hindenburg Line. On the morning of September 29, the division attacked German fortifications along this section of the line, marching in dense fog, pushing across a three-mile stretch of wire entanglements and trench defenses before crossing the canal and securing the area. Tysons 59th was the first Allied brigade to break through the Hindenburg Line, sparking a victory that helped turn the tide of the war.

Sadly, on October 11, Tysons son Charles McGhee Tyson, a Navy pilot, was lost over the North Sea while scouting for mines. (In 1927, the Tysons gave the land on Sutherland Avenue for Knoxvilles first airport, which was named in McGhee in Tysons memory. Their home, originally donated to St. Johns Episcopal Church, is now the Tyson Alumni Center.)

On October 15, in northeastern France some 175 miles east of the Somme, Second Lieutenant Richard F. Kirkpatrick, a Knoxville native who had grown up on West Hill Avenue and graduated from UT in 1917, was killed by German fire amid the chaos of the Battle of the Argonne Forest. He was one of 12 alumni who died in the bloody MeuseArgonne Offensive, part of the Hundred Day Offensive that brought the war to an end on November 11a date that was celebrated as Armistice Day until it was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.

More than 2,500 UT alumni and students served on active duty during World War I, receiving more than 215 decorations. In all, 29 died in battle or in hospitals, and their names are enshrined on a plaque in Alumni Memorial Hall.

The original Reese Hall in 1920

The Spanish Flu of 1918

The Spanish flu hit Knoxville in the fall of 1918. On October 9, 1918, the city Board of Health closed schools, churches, theaters, and pool rooms, and UT canceled classes. Some 9,500 of the citys population of 75,000 got the sickness; 132 died from it.

Knoxville General Hospital was overwhelmed, and makeshift hospitals were set up for soldiers at Chilhowee Park and UTs original Reese Hall. UT resumed classes in November, and the shortfall of hospital space during the outbreak hastened the construction of Fort Sanders Hospital in 1920. In 1937, UT razed Reese Hall, and a new dormitory with the same name opened in 1966.

Training and Bandage Rolling during World War II

In 1942, just a few months after the United States entered World War II, Eugenia Hamlett Curtis (44) left her home in Ardmore, Tennessee, to become a student at UT. I lived in Henson Hall, she remembered. Shortly after we moved in, we were transferred to Mattie Kain Dormitory [no longer standing] to make way for platoons of engineers and Air Force recruits who were training at UT. I still think about all those boys who went off to war.

Like the rest of the country, UT mobilized for war after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. In January 1942, President James Hoskins established the UT Defense Council to coordinate various defense services and begin any needed new ones. All deans and directors and the president of the student body were members.

Beginning in 1939, UT had participated in the Civilian Pilot Training program, trained College of Home Economics students to serve as volunteer nurses in a project sponsored by the American Red Cross, and carried out extensive agricultural defense activities. The UT Agricultural Extension Service was designated by the national, state, and county agricultural defense boards to lead the educational phases of all programs.

The Volunteer Yearbooks photo spread of training during World War II

Starting in 1942, Mortarboard, the senior honor society, sponsored a Red Cross Bandage Room in the library (named Hoskins Library in 1950). In 1943, the Red Cross established a unit at Tyson House for faculty wives and townswomen to make surgical dressings.

In spring 1943, Nathan W. Dougherty, who was coordinating training efforts for military personnel on campus, received a call asking for housing and instruction in civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering for some 300 draftees for the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP). One hundred ninety enlisted service members arrived in November 1943. Since the residence halls were already committed to cadets training for the Army Air Corps, UT placed ASTP students in fraternity houses until it was able to acquire Tennessee Valley Authority barracks, which the ASTP students moved into in January 1944. A second cycle of some 25 ASTP students arrived in February 1944. One ASTP mechanical engineering student was Kurt Vonnegut Jr., who was captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge and wrote about his experiences as a prisoner of war in the modern classic Slaughterhouse Five. The Army discontinued the program on March 25, 1944, in order to redirect participants to be trained as ground troops for European campaigns.

More than 6,800 UT men and women served in the armed forces during World War II; 954 received citations for bravery and exemplary service, and 315 lost their lives.

After World War IIHousing Returning Soldiers

Trailers across from Morgan Hall after WWII

Between 1945 and 1949, UT enrollment quadrupled with returning veterans taking advantage of the GI Bill, creating a need for extra housing for students, classroom space, and facilities.

To meet the housing demand for veterans attending the university and their families, trailers were placed on the lawns of the Hill. Hillside Village, on the east side of the Hill where Dougherty Engineering now stands, grew to 75 trailers and included community laundries and bath housesone for every 25 trailers.

Housing for 485 single students was provided by barracks-type structuressome built by UT and some relocated from Camp Crossville, a prisoner of war camp. One was west of Austin Peay, one where the College of Law complex is now located, and a third at the current site of the Haslam Business Building. Barracks from Camp Crossville were also moved to the Sutherland Avenue land that had been the first McGhee Tyson Airport (and are now RecSports fields). The program also placed three groups of housing barracks on campuson Cumberland Avenue, on the Hill, and on the agriculture campus.

Some 125 trailers were moved from Oak Ridge, where they had provided housing for scientists during the development of the atomic bomb, to house married students. They were placed along Kingston Pike at the agriculture campus as Kingston Pike Village, next to the home of former UT President Harcourt Morgan, then a TVA director. Since they had neither wheels nor axles, they were lifted by cranes onto trucks and then onto foundations built by 32 members of the Vol Veterans Club and 40 employees of contractor Dykes and Gerhardt. All were connected for water and sewer service.

The trailers on Hillside Village began to be removed in 1950 when repairs became uneconomical. The final eight families living in the village at the close of winter quarter 1951 were relocated either to Kingston Pike Village or Sutherland Avenue.

Prefabricated structures from Camp Forrest, a prisoner of war camp in Tullahoma, Tennessee, were placed on the Hill and used as classrooms, labs, and offices. These structures and their installations were financed by the Federal Works Agency under the GI training program.The structure behind Ayres Hall was L-shaped and contained 32 offices, which were occupied by faculty members in business, education, and liberal arts. A three-unit chemistry building that contained 18 classrooms was located in the back of Science Hall (no longer standing) and across from Ferris Hall. The Chemistry Annex, also known as Splinter Hall, was used for chemistry classes until the 1954 addition to Dabney Hall was completed and then by music until a new music building opened in January 1966. The annex was still in use by psychology and continuing education until it burned in 1972.

Structures from Camp Forrest were also placed on the agricultural campus: a veterinary clinic, two laboratory buildings, a lunchroom cafeteria (Mabels), a blacksmith shop, and a bull barn on Cherokee Farm.

Reed and Loise Hogan in 1949

The Christian associations, which provided a partial student center function, were located in a barracks until they moved to the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center at the site of the current Student Union. The student newspaper and yearbook were also located in this barracks.

Reed Hogan (49), a Pacific battle veteran with the Marine special operations unit Carlsons Raiders, and his wife, Loise Culp Hogan (49), who had been a Naval Intelligence decoder, were among the thousands of veterans at UT.

A highlight of their time together was going to football gamessitting separately in the male and female sections. There werent many married couples attending the same class, said Loise on her recent 100th birthday. When we were in the same class, we always competed to see who could get the best grades. Sometimes the instructors kidded around with us in class about that.

In the intervening years, campus has weathered events on a smaller scale.

Meeting the Challenge of COVID-19

Even though classes went online and campus has been empty during the COVID-19 pandemic, Volunteers have stepped up during this timemaking face shields for health care workers; donating protective gear and lab materials to medical facilities, raising money for students needing emergency funds, providing online tutoring support to support academic success, and delivering groceries to neighborsto show support for one another near and far. Meanwhile other alumni and students have done essential work in hospitals and providing other needed serviceson the front lines, just as they always have.

This story is part of the University of Tennessees 225th anniversary celebration. Volunteers light the way for others across Tennessee and throughout the world.

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Rosseti Centre and Rosseti Centre and Volga Region launched training for employees under the program 'Digital Transformation in the Electric Grid Complex'. It involves heads of production departments of the energy companies and their deputies, as well as specialists directly involved in digitalization events - a total of about a thousand people. The training is carried out in the format of a webinar: in the conditions of a complicated epidemiological situation, the management of Rosseti Centre and Rosseti Centre and Volga Region adjusted the training and staff development system, transferring all events to the remote mode.

'Digitalization is a key area of our work in the near future. For its successful implementation, we need to equip the personnel with the appropriate skills and competencies and, given the constant development of high technologies, help the staff maintain them at the proper level. Under the current restrictions, we take all necessary measures to ensure that our employees can acquire new knowledge, ensure the continuity of the educational process and the safety of its participants,' stressed Igor Makovskiy, General Director of Rosseti Centre - the managing organization of Rosseti Centre and Volga Region.

The course is designed for 27 academic hours, it is conducted by leading experts of the companies 'Rosseti Centre' and 'Rosseti Centre and Volga Region' in the field of digitalization and teachers of training centres. Participants are divided into two streams: the first will go to study on 19-22 May, the second on 26-29 May. The power engineers will gain new knowledge about the essence and effects of digital transformation in the electric grid complex and about all aspects of projects being implemented at Rosseti Centre and Rosseti Centre and Volga Region, including: 'Digital Substation' and 'Digital Distribution Zone', 'Smart Electricity Metering' and 'Telemechanization of transformer substations', 'Grid Control Centre', 'Digital Electrician', 'Electric energy storage' and 'Unmanned aerial vehicles'. In addition, the learners will be told about ongoing and promising R&D and rationalization proposals in the 'digital' field.

The course participants will be able not only to study the material provided, but also to ask the lecturer and the developers of the educational program online questions they are interested in. Upon completion of the training, in the case of a positive final test, the participants will receive certificates of advanced training.

Rosseti Centre and Rosseti Centre and Volga systematically engage in digital education. Please, be reminded that in November 2019 the power engineers implemented a pilot educational project for students on the basics of digital transformation, which has no analogues in Russia, in 20 regions of the country. As part of the lecture course that the leading experts of Rosseti Centre and Rosseti Centre and Volga Region gave for a month at universities, the students got a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the projects of the first stage of the digital transformation of the electric grid complex in the territory of the companies' presence, to learn firsthand about the specifics of the functioning of digital technologies in the electric grid complex, to get an idea of the management of processes and digital data in the electric power industry. The project aroused great interest of the students and teachers. It was attended by more than 1,500 students in 20 regions of the country.

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When the dust settles on the June 9 primary election, Nevadans will have a good sense of whos going to win about half of the seats up for grabs in the statehouse.

Party control of the Legislature is always a major objective for lawmakers in both parties, and the 2021 session will give lawmakers and Gov. Steve Sisolak the once-in-a-decade chance to redraw district boundaries during the redistricting process.

Its a process that could help lock in party advantages for congressional representatives, legislators and other elected officials for the next ten years (although a group is attempting to qualify a constitutional amendment creating an independent redistricting commission). Democrats control more than two-thirds of Assembly seats and are one seat shy of a supermajority in the state Senate.

But candidates facing a massive variable a global pandemic that has canceled the traditional trappings of a campaign, diverted attention from elections and spurred a shift to a virtually all-mail voting system with unpredictable turnout patterns.

Under normal circumstances, a good pair of running shoes and the money to print up campaign literature could potentially be enough for a candidate to win a race simply by outworking their opponent, said Eric Roberts of the Assembly Republican Caucus. The old saying goes, If you knock, you win. In 2020, that is all out the window.

Largely unable to talk to voters at the door during the crucial weeks leading up to voting season, candidates can communicate through mail pieces if they can drum up the money to pay for it. Businesses such as casinos that typically make sizable donations in state-level politics have seen their revenue flatline, and the effect ripples to candidates.

There are phone calls, political text messages and email missives. But what some observers think could make a difference is how well candidates leverage social media and digital advertising.

A new challenge is the sudden shift to voting by mail. Up to this point, voting in person has been the method of choice for Nevadans, with the majority of those voters opting for a two-week early vote window.

This time, voters are receiving ballots in the mail more than a month before Election Day, elongating the voting period. With weeks left to go, tens of thousands of Clark County voters have already turned in their ballots, for example.

With ballots arriving in all active voters mailboxes and in Clark County, even those deemed inactive more people may be inclined to participate in what is usually a sleepy contest. Nevada and national Democrats filed but later dropped a lawsuit against state election officials after they agreed to send ballots to inactive voters, who are legally able to cast a ballot but have not responded to change of address forms sent out by county election officials.

Truly the unknown is this vote by mail universe and whos really going to take advantage of it, who does it leave out, how do you communicate to a universe that is 10 times bigger than what you thought you were going to have to communicate with, said Megan Jones, a political consultant with close ties to Assembly Democrats.

Of the 42 seats in the state Assembly, almost a quarter will be decided in the primary election. Four races will actually be decided in the primary including three incumbent Republicans fending off challengers because no other candidates filed to run in those districts. Another five races will effectively be decided in the primary, given vast disparity in voter registration totals making it all but impossible for the opposing party to gain a foothold.

An additional seven Assembly members did not draw a re-election challenge and will win their seats automatically. These include Democrats Daniele Monroe Moreno, Selena Torres and Sarah Peters, and Republicans Tom Roberts, Melissa Hardy, Jill Tolles and John Ellison.

Of the 10 races in the state Senate, only one the Democratic primary in Senate District 7 will be determined in the primary election as no candidates from other parties filed to run for the seat. Two Senate members Democrats Chris Brooks and Patricia Spearman did not draw challengers and will automatically win their seats as well, while another three candidates have effectively won because of the voter registration advantages their party has in their district.

To help make sense of where the most intriguing races of this election will be, The Nevada Independent has compiled this list of races were keeping a close eye on, both for the storylines in the individual contests and how the outcomes could shift the balance of power heading into the critical 2021 legislative session. Additional information on these races and more can be found on The Nevada Independents Election 2020 page.

Senate District 7

This race is at the top of our watch list not only because it will be decided in the primary all Democrats and no Republicans filed to run for the open seat but because it pits two Assembly members against a former head of the state Democratic Party who has the support of the sitting Senate Democrats.

Assemblywoman Ellen Spiegel has a wide lead in the money race for the seat, which is held by termed-out Democratic Sen. David Parks. Stakes are high for the two Assembly members in the race, who are giving up their current seats to bid for the Senate seat.

Spiegel raised nearly $32,000 in the first quarter, twice that of former three-term Nevada State Democratic Party Chairwoman Roberta Lange, a Senate caucus-endorsed candidate perhaps best known for presiding over Democrats divisive 2016 presidential nominating process. Spiegel spent even more $36,000 in the last quarter and has a massive war chest of $208,000 on hand.

Spiegel, who describes herself as an e-commerce pioneer and now owns a consulting firm with her husband, chaired the Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee last session. She has endorsements from the Vegas and Henderson chambers of commerce.

Lange, a retired teacher and union negotiator and now executive at a company that runs neighborhood gaming bars, has backing from the Senate Democratic Caucus, the Nevada State AFL-CIO, the Nevada State Education Association and the Culinary Union.

Trailing in the money game is Democratic Assemblyman Richard Carrillo, who only raised about $4,500 in the latest quarter. Hes spent nearly $16,000 in that timeframe and has about $26,000 in the bank.

Carrillo, a contractor who owns an air conditioning business, did not chair an Assembly committee last session and shares the AFL-CIO endorsement with Lange.

The district includes portions of the eastern Las Vegas Valley and Henderson. It has almost twice as many registered Democrats as Republicans.

Assembly District 2

Republicans are looking to keep control of this Summerlin Assembly seat this election after Assemblyman John Hambrick, who has represented the district since 2008, was termed out of office. Hambrick, 74, missed most of the 2019 legislative session because of health-related issues with both himself and his wife, who passed away in July.

The Assembly Republican Caucus has endorsed Heidi Kasama, managing broker of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices-Nevada Properties, as Hambricks successor, as has Hambrick himself. Kasama has lived in Las Vegas since 2002 after starting her career as a certified public accountant and real estate agent in Washington. So far, Kasama has raised about $124,000 and spent about $19,000.

But Kasama faces four other Republicans in the primary: Erik Sexton, Jim Small, Taylor McArthur and Christian Morehead. Of those, Sexton, who works in commercial real estate, has raised the most, about $69,000 over the course of the cycle. Sexton has been endorsed by Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore and former North Las Vegas Mayor Mike Montandon.

Jim Small, a retired member of the U.S. Senior Executive Service, has raised about $56,000 over the course of the cycle. Small has been endorsed by former congressional candidate and businessman Danny Tarkanian and conservative commentator Wayne Allyn Root, among others.

The other two Republican candidates in the race McArthur and Morehead have raised no money.

The Alliance for Property Protection Rights PAC, which is funded by the National Association of REALTORS Fund, has also inserted itself into this primary, sending negative mailers highlighting Sextons DUI arrest last year and accusing Small of having a hidden past as a liberal Democrat, while in other mail pieces boosting Kasamas strength, courage, and optimism.

Meanwhile, both Sexton and Small have been punching back at Kasama for her ties to the REALTORS in other mail pieces.

In one, Small argues that Kasama financially supports Democrats because the Nevada Association of REALTORS donated tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic candidates in 2018, the year she was president of the association. In another, Sexton criticizes the National Association of REALTORS budget, which was created when Kasama served on the associations finance committee.

Whoever wins the Republican primary will have a good shot at winning this lean Republican seat, where 37 percent of voters are Republican and 34.7 percent are Democratic. The Assembly Democratic Caucus has not endorsed in the primary, though journeywoman electrician Jennie Sherwood was backed by the caucus in the general election last year and is running again this cycle. Three other Democrats are also running for the seat: law school student and former cancer biology professor Radhika Kunnel, Eva Littman and Joe Valdes.

Of the four candidates, Kunnel has raised the most, about $27,000 between this year and last year, while Littman has loaned herself $25,000, Sherwood has loaned herself $5,000 and Valdes has raised $100.

A tenth candidate in the race, Garrett LeDuff, is running with no political party and has raised no money so far in his race.

Assembly District 4

The Nevada Assembly Republican caucus is looking to win back this swing seat lost to Democrats last election cycle by backing a political newcomer, Donnie Gibson, who will first have to defeat a primary challenge from former office-holder Richard McArthur.

Officially backed by the Assembly Republican caucus, Gibson is the owner of both a construction and equipment rental company, and sits on the board of several industry groups, including the Nevada Contractors Association and Hope for Prisoners. During the first quarterly fundraising period, he reported raising just over $51,000 and has nearly $86,000 in cash on hand.

But Gibson faces a tough challenger in former Assemblyman McArthur, who has served three non-consecutive terms in the Assembly; two terms between 2008 to 2012, and then one term between 2016 and 2018. He raised just $520 during the first fundraising period, but has more than $28,000 in available campaign funds. McArthur previously served with the U.S. Air Force and was a special agent for the FBI for 25 years.

Democratic incumbent Connie Munk did not draw a primary challenger, and reported raising more than $52,000 during the first fundraising period. Munk flipped the seat to Democrats in 2018, defeating McArthur by a 120-vote margin out of nearly 30,000 votes cast.

Assembly District 7

Democrat Cameron CH Miller, who most recently served as Nevada political director for Beto ORourke and Amy Klobuchars presidential campaigns and has had a 20 year career in the entertainment industry, is running with the backing of the Assembly Democratic Caucus for this North Las Vegas Assembly district. The seat is held by Assemblywoman Dina Neal, who is running for state Senate.

While Miller has been endorsed by most of the Democratic-aligned organizations including SEIU Local 1107, the Nevada State Education Association, Planned Parenthood Votes Nevada, the Culinary Union, NARAL Pro-Choice Nevada and the Nevada Conservation League his one primary opponent, John Stephens III, has been endorsed by the Nevada State AFL-CIO.

Stephens is a former civilian employee of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department, former steward for the Teamsters Local 14 and a self-described political scientist, writer, exhibitor and Las Vegas library employee.

Miller has raised about $21,000 so far in his campaign, while Stephens has not reported raising any money.

Whoever wins the Democratic primary is likely to go on to win the general election against the one Republican candidate in the race, former Virginia Beach police officer Tony Palmer, as the district leans heavily Democratic with 54.3 percent registered Democrats, 22.7 percent nonpartisans and only 18 percent Republicans. Palmer has raised about $2,000, mostly from himself, in his bid.

Assembly District 16

Four Democratic candidates are running in this open seat after Assemblywoman Heidi Swank, who has represented the district since 2012, opted not to run for re-election.

The Assembly Democratic Caucus has not endorsed any candidate in the race. Cecelia Gonzlez and Russell Davis have so far split the major endorsements from Democratic-aligned groups. Both candidates were endorsed by the Nevada State AFL-CIO, while Gonzlez was also endorsed by the Nevada State Education Association, the Culinary Union and the Nevada Conservation League, and Davis was endorsed by SEIU Local 1107.

Gonzlez, a community activist who plans to begin a doctoral program in multicultural education at UNLV in the fall, has raised a little more than $5,000 in her campaign, while Davis, a two-decade Clark County employee and SEIU member, hasnt reported raising any money.

A third candidate in the race, online finance professor Geoffrey VanderPal, has loaned himself a little less than $4,000 in the race, while Joe Sacco, a union trade show and conventions worker with IATSE Local 720 and a REALTOR, has raised about $500.

Whoever wins the Democratic primary is likely to win the general election against the one Republican in the race, Reyna Alex Sajdak, as Democrats have an overwhelming voter registration advantage in the district, representing 47.1 percent of all voters. Nonpartisans make up another 27.3 percent, while Republicans represent only about 18.2 percent.

Sajdak has loaned herself only $260 in the race and received no other contributions.

Assembly District 18

Assemblyman Richard Carrillo has opted not to run for re-election to this East Las Vegas Assembly seat, which he has represented since 2010. He is running for state Senate.

Venicia Considine, an attorney with Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, is running with the backing of the Assembly Democratic Caucus for the seat and has been endorsed by SEIU Local 1107, Nevada State Education Association, Planned Parenthood Votes Nevada, the Culinary Union and the Nevada Conservation League.

However, she faces three other Democrats in the primary, including Char Frost, a former campaign manager and legislative staffer for Carrillo; Lisa Ortega, a master arborist and owner of Great Basin Sage Consulting; and Clarence Dortch, a teacher in the Clark County School District.

Considine has raised nearly $24,000 in her bid so far, while Ortega has raised a little less than $17,000 and Frost has raised about $8,000. Dortch has not yet reported raising any money.

Whoever wins the Democratic primary will go on to face Republican Heather Florian in the general election, though they are likely to win as Democrats hold a 24-point voter registration advantage over Republicans in the district. Florian has not yet reported raising any money in the race.

Assembly District 19

Assemblyman Chris Edwards is running for a fourth term in this rural Clark County Assembly district, but he faces a challenge from Mesquite City Councilwoman Annie Black, who is running to the right of the already conservative Edwards. Black most recently ran for Nevada Republican Party chair, losing to incumbent Michael McDonald.

So far, Edwards has raised about $17,000 in his re-election bid, to Blacks $2,600, which includes a $1,000 contribution from Las Vegas City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman and a $500 contribution from former Controller Ron Knecht.

Whoever wins this primary will go on to win the general election in November, as there are no Democrats or third-party candidates in the race.

Assembly District 21

Assemblyman Ozzie Fumo, who has represented this seat since 2016, is not seeking re-election this year and is running for the Nevada Supreme Court. The Assembly Democratic Caucus has endorsed attorney Elaine Marzola to replace him.

Marzola has received most of the Democratic-aligned endorsements in the primary, including from the Nevada State AFL-CIO, Planned Parenthood Votes Nevada, the Culinary Union and the Nevada Conservation League, while her one Democratic opponent in the primary, David Bagley, has the backing of the Nevada State Education Association.

Bagley is the director of operations for the stem cell diagnostics company Pluripotent Diagnostics and was also Marianne Williamsons Nevada state director for her presidential campaign last year.

Marzola has raised about $44,000 in her race so far, while Bagley has raised $20,000 in in-kind contributions from himself.

The winner of the Democratic primary will go on to face Republican Cherlyn Arrington in the general election. Arrington ran for the seat in 2018, losing to Fumo by 12.6 percentage points. Democrats have an 8 percentage point voter registration advantage in the district over Republicans. Arrington has raised a little less than $15,000 so far, including a $4,000 contribution from herself.

Assembly District 31

Former Republican Assemblywoman Jill Dickman hopes to reclaim a seat she held for one term and lost by fewer than 50 votes in 2016. But the manufacturing business owner is in a three-way primary, most notably with Washoe County Republican Party treasurer Sandra Linares.

The Washoe County seat is held by Skip Daly, a four-term Assembly member who works as the business manager for Laborers Local 169 and has several notable endorsements from organized labor groups, including the Nevada State AFL-CIO and the Culinary Union.

Republicans have a registration advantage of more than four percentage points, but nonpartisans also make up about 21 percent of the swingy district.

Dickman raised just $116 in the first quarter of the year but has more than $99,000 cash on hand for the race. Linares, an educator and Air Force veteran, reported raising more than $24,000 in the first quarter but has about $20,000 in her war chest.

The other candidate in the race is Republican David Espinosa, who has worked in the information technology sector and served on boards including the Washoe County Citizen Advisory Board. He reported raising $7,000 in the first quarter of the year and has about $500 on hand.

The winner of the three-way contest will face off against Daly, who does not have primary challengers. He raised $31,000 in the first quarter and has $98,000 cash on hand.

Assembly District 36

Appointed to fill the seat of brothel owner Dennis Hof who won this Pahrump-area seat in 2018 despite dying weeks before the election Republican Assemblyman Gregory Hafen II is facing a primary challenge from Dr. Joseph Bradley, who ran for the district in 2018.

Hafen, a fifth generation Nevadan and general manager of a Pahrump water utility company, and has been endorsed by multiple sitting Republican lawmakers, the National Rifle Association and was named Rural Chair of President Donald Trumps re-election campaign in Nevada.

Hafen has raised nearly $89,000 since the start of the election cycle, including $26,600 in the last reporting period, and has more than $55,000 in cash on hand.

His primary opponent is Bradley, a licensed chiropractor and substance abuse specialist with offices in Las Vegas and Pahrump. He ran for the seat in 2018, coming in third in the Republican primary behind Hof and former Assemblyman James Oscarson.

Bradley has raised more than $68,000 in his bid for the Assembly seat since 2019, and had more than $43,000 in cash on hand at the end of the reporting period.

Bradleys campaign has tried to tie Hafen to Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak, who as a member of the Clark County Commission voted on a replacement candidate after Hofs death. Sisolak did vote to appoint Hafen to the seat, but the decision was essentially made by the Nye County Commission because of Nevadas laws on appointing a new lawmaker after an incumbent leaves office or passes away. Hafen was appointed to the seat with support from 16 of 17 county commissioners in the three counties that the Assembly district covers.

Because no Democrats or other party candidates filed to run in the district, the winner of the primary will essentially win a spot in the 2021 Legislature.

Assembly District 37

A crowded field of well-funded Republican candidates are duking it out in a competitive primary to take on incumbent Democrat Shea Backus, one of several suburban Las Vegas districts Republicans hope to win back after the 2018 midterms. Voter registration numbers in the district are nearly equal: 38.1 percent registered Democrats 35.7 percent registered Republicans and 20.5 percent nonpartisan.

Four Republican candidates filed to run in the district, including two former congressional candidates who have each raised more than six-figures in contributions: Andy Matthews and Michelle Mortensen.

Matthews is the former president of the Nevada Policy Research Institute, a libertarian-leaning think tank and was former Attorney General Adam Laxalts policy director for his failed 2018 gubernatorial run. He has been endorsed by a bevy of Nevada and national Republicans, including Laxalt, several Trump campaign officials including Corey Lewandowski, Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore and several current and former state lawmakers.

Matthews has also been one of the top legislative fundraisers during the 2020 election cycle, outraising all other Republican Assembly candidates including current office-holders. For the first reporting period of 2020, he reported raising nearly $35,000, but has raised nearly $189,000 since the start of 2019 and has early $115,000 in cash on hand.

Mortensen, a former television reporter who ran for Congress in 2018, has also been a prolific fundraiser. She reported raising about $12,500 during the first fundraising period of 2020, with more than $115,000 raised since the start of 2019 and had more than $92,000 in cash on hand at the end of the last reporting period.

But they wont be alone on the primary ballot. Jacob Deaville, a former UNLV college Republican chair and political activist, has raised more than $19,600 since the start of 2019 and had roughly $9,400 in cash on hand at the end of the reporting period. Another Republican candidate, Lisa Noeth, has not filed any campaign finance reports.

The primary election winner will get to challenge incumbent Shea Backus, who wrested the seat from Republican Jim Marchant in the 2018 election by a 135-vote margin. She reported raising more than $52,000 over the first fundraising period, and has more than $108,000 in cash on hand. Backus, an attorney, did not draw a primary challenger.

Assembly District 40

Former Assemblyman P.K. ONeill is making a comeback bid after serving one term in the Assembly in 2015 and losing re-election in a campaign focused on his controversial vote for Republican Gov. Brian Sandovals tax package.

Two-term incumbent Al Kramer decided at the last minute not to seek re-election in the district, which includes Carson City and portions of Washoe Valley. According to The Nevada Appeal, he said he and his wife need to take care of her 94-year-old mother in Ohio and attend to their own health issues, and will not be in Carson City often enough to serve in the Legislature.

ONeill is a former law enforcement officer who previously served in the Nevada Department of Public Safety. But his path back to the statehouse is complicated by a primary challenge from the right from Day Williams, a lawyer who is running on a platform of repealing the Commerce Tax that ONeill supported.

ONeill has the fundraising advantage, raising more than $13,000 in the first quarter and reporting about $10,000 cash on hand. Williams reported raising about $2,300 and has about $1,200 in the bank.

Whoever wins the Republican primary is likely to win in the general Republicans have a nearly 15 percentage point advantage in the district. The three Democrats in the race are former Carson City Library director Sena Loyd, software engineer Derek Ray Morgan and LGBTQ rights advocate Sherrie Scaffidi, none of whom have more than $500 cash on hand.

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New York state homeowners are busy with their spring maintenance projects, both inside and outside the house. Now that warm weather is here, take a close look at your gutters. Not only will your gutters need a good cleaning to rid them of the debris that's accumulated over the winter, it may also be time for repairs.

Your gutter system is integral to diverting water from the roof of your house and keeping it from backing up where it can cause damage. Gutters that are correctly installed and maintained will protect your home from landscape erosion, basement flooding, and damage to your home's foundation.

Here's why installing, cleaning, and repairing your gutters is more than just a DIY weekend project and better left to an experienced gutter contractor.

1. Protect Your Home Investment

The elements can be hard on your home, with rain being at the top of the list when it comes to damage that can quickly amount to huge repair bills. To protect your home, gutters need to be properly positioned and installed in the right location to prevent water from pooling around the foundation or backing up into the roof system of your home. Hiring a pro guarantees that gutters are installed correctly the first time, using quality materials.

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Why put yourself at risk with a fall or other injury when it comes to your gutters? If you don't have the right ladder to safely reach the roof, or aren't confident with your balance and mobility, you put yourself in jeopardy.

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Maryland has been off to a warm, wet spring. While that's great for plant life, it probably means your gutters are in need of a good cleaning. Though the job may seem easy enough to DIY, gutter installation and maintenance are best left to the pros. Here's why.

Be Wary Of Seams

If you're installing your own gutters, chances are you're shopping for sectional models. Whether made from stainless steel, vinyl, or aluminum, the smallest seam can wreak havoc on your roof, siding and foundation. That's why installation is best left to the pros. They can even access preferred seamless metals for extra protection.

Trust Expert Opinions

As it turns out, there are a lot of factors to deciding the right gutters for your home: budget, climate and even your roof's eaves. Trust a gutter contractor to weigh in with the proper knowledge and expertise to advise you on the best way to go.

Need a gutter contractor? Find a professional in your area.

Keep 'Em Clean

While cleaning your gutters seems easy enough, it's better to play it safe. You need to have the right ladder to reach a second-story roof, for example. And, it needs to be done right to ensure your system continues to work properly. You can even enlist a pro to install gutter guards, which can help reduce the frequency of cleaning.

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Before you hire someone for the job, we recommend vetting at least three contractors. Ask them for quotes and referencesand then reach out to those references! Discuss your options so you can make a decision about the best system for your home and budget.

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NOON FRIDAY, MAY 15

Weather permitting, bridge inspections will be conducted on the following structures during the week of May 18, 2020.

The work will take place between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Traffic will be restricted to a single lane in each direction to allow the inspectors safe access to the bridge structures.

Any questions and concerns may be directed to Nils Jordahl at 630-584-1170.

For all Kane County traffic advisories, visit the Traffic Alerts Page of the KDOT website.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13

Culvert replacement work is scheduled to begin the week of May 18, 2020 on Silver Glen Road Bridge over Virgil Ditch No. 2, located about three-quarters of a mile east of Illinois Route 47.

The anticipated duration for the culvert replacement work is five months. Work will consist of the demolition of the existing culvert and replacement with new box culvert, reconstruction of approach roadway, resurfacing, earthwork, restoration, guardrail, and all other work necessary to complete the project.

The section of Silver Glen Road between Burlington Road and Illinois Route 47 will be closed during the duration of this project for the safety of the workers and motoring public.

There will be a detour re-routing traffic using Burlington Road, Empire Road, and Illinois Route 47. Motorists will be asked to follow the posted detour signs. Only local traffic will still be permitted within the road closure.

All bicyclists and pedestrians are advised to avoid the use of the area during construction for the safety of both the workers and the residents.

Motorists should expect delays while traveling through the work areas and should add additional time to their commutes. Motorists may want to consider the use of alternate routes while this work is being completed.

A reminder it is illegal for drivers to talk on a cell phone while driving through a highwayconstruction work zone.

Questions and concerns may be directed to David Sitko at 630-313-0754.

For all Kane County traffic advisories, visit the Traffic Alerts Page of the KDOT website.

NOON SUNDAY, MAY 3

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Traffic will be shifted to a single lane configuration, north and southbound Kirk Road and eastbound and westbound Fabyan Parkway beginning the week of May 4, 2020 weather permitting.

The lane closures will last about two weeks.

The shift will push traffic into one lane in all directions in order to prepare and pour the permanent concrete pavement. The shift in traffic will allow workers safe access in order to continue staged construction operations.

The work is part of the overall intersection reconstruction improvement project, located on Fabyan Parkway from Kingsland Drive to Paramount Parkway, and on Kirk Road about 1,500 feet north and south of the intersection.

Additional turn lanes and through lanes will increase safety and improve traffic operations of the intersection.

The anticipated completion date for the project is Sept. 30, 2020. The work consists of tree removal and replacement, earth excavation, storm sewer and drainage structures, water main relocation, hot-mix asphalt pavement, concrete pavement and sidewalk, curb and gutter installation, traffic signal modernization and lighting, shared use path and landscape restoration.

Since this improvement is at an existing busy intersection, longer-than-normal traffic delays are expected during construction.

The temporary daily lane closures and flaggers will be in place primarily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Motorists may want to consider the use of alternate routes while this work is being completed.

Questions and concerns may be directed to Ken Mielke at 630-406-7172.

1PM MONDAY, APRIL 20

Paving work at the intersection of Randall Road at Weld Road/U.S. Route 20 will resume this week with asphalt milling, weather permitting.

Crews will be working between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Paving operations will immediately follow asphalt milling and are estimated to be completed within two weeks, weather permitting.

Remaining work comprised of traffic signal work, striping, ramp, and site restoration on Randall and Weld Roads is anticipated to be completed by June 2020.

As the Randall Road / U.S. Route 20 intersection is a very busy interchange, longer than normal traffic delays should be expected once construction resumes. Motorists should expect long delays while traveling through the work areas and add additional time to their commutes.

Questions and concerns may be directed to David Boesch at 630-584-1170.

For all Kane County traffic advisories, visit the Traffic Alerts Page of the KDOT website.

9:45AM THURSDAY, APRIL 16

Repair work on the Fabyan Parkway over the Fox Bridge will resume the week of April 20, 2020 with this stage anticipated to be completed by mid-June, dependent upon the weather and other construction conditions.

Work will consist of deck replacement, light pole cleaning and painting, and bridge structural repair and maintenance.

Overall, bridge construction work will be done in stages. The next stage will be deck paving, which will reduce traffic on Fabyan Parkway to one lane each direction with periodic reduction of traffic to one way traffic as concrete trucks arrive and depart the bridge for an anticipated period starting April 22 to April 24 or later.

During concrete delivery, traffic will be down to one lane traveling one way, controlled by flaggers.

Subsequent stages will include daily staging of Fabyan Parkway to one lane of traffic in each direction until the project is completed.

Motorists are to be cautious and be alert for new lane configurations as well as equipment on the bridge and workers walking within the work zone.

As this portion of Fabyan Parkway can experience heavy traffic, longer than normal traffic delays are expected during construction. Motorists should expect delays while traveling through the work areas and add additional time to their commutes

Questions and concerns regarding this work may be directed to KDOT Project Manager David Boesch at 630-845-7875 or boeschdavid@co.kane.il.us.

For all Kane County traffic advisories, visit the Traffic Alerts Page of the KDOT website.

8:45AM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15

The annual Kane County Pavement Marking Program will complete contract work the week of April 13, 2020.

The work shall include installation of urethane pavement markings onto 10 miles of county highways as indicated on the map below.

They include:

The countys typical process is to apply paint pavement markings annually on the majority of the countys rural highways and the more durable urethane pavement marking to the high-volume county highways.

This pavement marking project will improve the visibility of the lane markings for the motoring public. The work is anticipated to be completed by the end of May, weather dependent.

Temporary daily lane closures will be required from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday to safely accomplish this work.

Lane closures are scheduled to start in the north end of the county, working their way south until all necessary lane lines have been re-striped. The north to south progression may change as weather impacts may dictate alternate striping sequences.

Temporary flagger control of intersections will be required along the entire route in order to safely accomplish the required work. Please watch for workers, equipment on the roadway and shoulders, anticipate increased travel times and exercise caution while traveling in freshly painted areas.

Questions or concerns may be directed to Matt Schumacher at 630-762-2744.

For all Kane County traffic advisories, visit the Traffic Alerts Page of the KDOT website.

9:48AM THURSDAY, APRIL 9

Silver Glen Road bridge work back in December.

Construction work at the Silver Glen Road over Otter Creek Bridge, located west of Randall Road, is scheduled to begin the week of April 13, 2020.

The remaining work, comprised of bridge milling and overlay as well as miscellaneous site work, will be done under daily lane closures.

The expected duration of work is about two months.

The contractor will be using both roadway shoulders along the bridge to temporarily store vehicles and equipment during the working hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The bridge milling and overlay process may have portions of the bridge that are closed past 5 p.m., in order to let material cure.

During this time, travel over the bridge will be one lane in each direction, for the duration of this process. Motorists and bicyclists are to be cautious and be alert for equipment within the roadway shoulder areas and the workers walking within these areas.

All bicyclists and pedestrians are advised to avoid the use of the area during construction, for the safety of both the workers and the residents.

As always, KDOT officials remind drivers that it is illegal to talk on a cell phone in a highway construction work zone.

Questions and concerns may be directed to David Sitko at 630-313-0754.

For all Kane County traffic advisories, visit the Traffic Alerts Page of the KDOT website.

Sidewalk repairs and other miscellaneous activities are under way at the intersection of Randall Road and Stearns Road/McDonald Road, as well as the intersection of McDonald Road and Briargate Drive.

Drivers should expect temporary daily lane closures of outside through lanes and outside right turn lanes, with flaggers directing trafficfor the safety of the workers and the travelling public between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

The work may take up to one month to complete.

KDOTs annual resufarcing program is scheduled to begin the week of Monday, April 13.

Construction work hours will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, requiring temporary daily lane closures and flaggers directing traffic for the safety of the workers and the travelling public.

The resurfacing process is part of KDOTs annual maintenance to increase the longevity of county roads.

The program will consist of milling and resurfacing, structure adjustments, curb and gutter replacement work on portions of roads, guardrail replacement, and application of pavement markings. This work is anticipated to take about six months to complete.

Listed below are the portions of roads to be resurfaced with curb and gutter replacement noted.

The above-mentioned roads will remain open during construction, but may include temporary daily lane closures and flaggers, primarily on Orchard and Randall Road and on Big Timber, Plank, and Huntley Road.

8:20AM THURSDAY, MARCH 26

Kane Countys Division of Transportation continues to make improvements while traffic is light during the COVID-19 emergency.

Traffic signal equipment upgrades are scheduled for 29 intersections along Fabyan Parkway, Orchard and Randall Roads from Mill Creek Drive east to Raddant Road, and Mill Street south to Jericho Road, starting the week of March 30, weather permitting.

The work will be conducted in two stages and is anticipated to be completed by midMay 2021.

The improvements will involve removal and modification of traffic signals and street lights, handicap ramps and pedestrian crossings.

Stage one work, which will include upgrades to sidewalk, pedestrian crossings, and new traffic signal foundations taking three to four weeks at each intersection and may result in temporary daytime lane closures and disruptions of traffic at the intersections.

Work will be done during the hours of 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, weather permitting, and will start at Fabyan Parkway and Mill Creek Drive and Fabyan Parkway and Branson Drive. Work will then proceed east.

Below are the 29 intersections that will be improved and are listed from north to south. This list is for informational purposes only, and does not represent the order of work:

The second stage of work will involve the removal of existing traffic signal mast arms and the installation of a yellowflashing phase signal heads to the existing traffic signals at all locations.

This work will require the temporary shutdown of traffic signals with the control of the intersections replaced by fourway stop signs for about four to six hours per intersection.

During this work phase, traffic traveling through the intersections shall experience longer than normal traffic delays. Additional press releases will be provided to the public before the second phase begins, warning them of this upcoming work.

Motorists should expect delays during the first stage of the work and are encouraged to pay attention to temporary lanes closures and flaggers around the work area. Motorists may want to consider seeking alternate routes during the second stage portion of the traffic signal upgrades.

Any questions or concerns may be directed to David Boesch with the Kane County Division of Transportation at 630-5841170.

For all Kane County traffic advisories, visit the Traffic Alerts Page of the KDOT website.

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Route 1 Traffic Impacts

Route 1 Northbound : Approaching the Tobin Bridge from Boston, the work zone begins in the left lane. Two of three travel lanes will be open during daytime hours (5 a.m.10 p.m.)

Route 1 Southbound : Approaching theChelseaCurves from the North Shore, the work zone begins in the left lane before the Carter Street off-ramp. Two of three travel lanes will be open during daytime hours (5 a.m.10 p.m.).

Lane Reductions :the reductions of Route 1 to a single lane in each direction scheduled for the weekend of 5/29 6/1 are no longer needed as the work associated with them has already been accomplished through the prior spring reductions. The second phase of lane reductions will take place during mid-summer 2020 at the earliest. Additional information will be made available when these reductions are rescheduled.

Carter Street Ramp Weekend Closures

The Carter Street off-rampwill be temporarily closed for the weekend of 5/29 to 6/1. Work will begin at 10p.m. on Friday and end on Monday at 5 a.m.

Traffic will be detoured tothe Route 16 West exit towards Everett to take Revere Beach Parkway to EverettAvenue.

Bennett Memorial Parking Lot (Chestnut Street) Closures

The Grant Bennett MemorialParking Lot closed on 5/18 at 10:00 a.m. through 5/23 at 5 a.m. This closurewill allow work to continue to be done on the Tobin Bridge/ChelseaCurvesrehabilitation.

Displaced vehicles may beparked at La Escuela Williams School (John A. Browne Middle School) parkinglot.

Silver Line

Alternating Single Lane Bus Traffic

The Silverline busway willcontinue to have single lane bus traffic where the Line passes through theSilverline Gateway underneath theChelseaViaduct. This single lanebus traffic will help to facilitate safe bridge construction.

Silverline service will bemaintained without interruption or delay using alternating direction bustraffic. The alternation of direction will be controlled by MBTA policeand flaggers.

The single, alternatinglane condition is projected to be in place through Friday, 6/12.

Local Street Closures

Arlington Street : Arlington Street under Route 1 will be closed on 5/26 (9 p.m. 5 a.m.). Signed detours and police details will guide drivers around the work zone via Spruce Street and Everett Ave.

Orange Street: Orange Street under Route 1 will be closed on 5/29 at 9 p.m. 6/1 at 5 a.m.

5th Street : 5thStreet under Route 1 will be closed during the daytime (7:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m.)

Work Hours

Most work will occur duringdaytime working hours (7:00 a.m.3:30 p.m.) on weekdays. Some work will takeplace on a 2ndshift (2 p.m.1 a.m.) and overnight hours(9 p.m.5 a.m.) and on Saturdays (7 a.m.7 p.m).

Description of Scheduled Work

Route 1 Northbound : Bridge deck and gutter repairs continue in the left lane over the Tobin Bridge.We will continue to remove bridge deck and install new bridge deck through theChelseaCurves.

Route 1 Southbound :Removal of existing bridge deck and installation of new bridge deck will continue through theChelseaCurves.

Underneath Route 1: Crews will replace and paint steel; power wash and paint columns and support beams; excavate, erect steel; place new concrete columns; and deliver steel beams from the new bridge deck.

Travel Tips

The contractors arecoordinating with local event organizers and police to provide awareness andmanage traffic during events. For your awareness, there will be no events atthe TD Garden during this look ahead schedule.

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