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St. Peters Lutheran Church for the heart-enlightening, awe-inspiring service and praying for our nation as one Sunday.

the sheriffs department, JNET, Indiana State Police, Columbus Police Department, Mayor Jim Leinhoop and Fred Barnett for helping the residents of California Street clean up their neighborhood.

Andy, Craig and the Parkside Baptist Choir for the music Sunday morning.

Rick and Jane Siefert for power washing my driveway and sidewalk, and for cutting some low hanging tree limbs, from a very grateful neighbor.

Parkside Baptist Choir for a wonderful service Sunday morning.

those celebrating with fireworks on and around and the holiday.

the first responders for a job well done.

Aleesa Dickerson, Hauser FFA Advisor, and Natalie Taylor, newly-elected reporter for state FFA team.

those who do not respect women and their right to have their own views.

those who do not want to allow cold beer carryout sales at convenience stores, which would make it easier for the public.

people who move in beside railroad tracks, which were there first, and now dont want to be bothered by trains.

the city of Columbus which doesnt realize people on a fixed income and drawing Social Security cannot afford the increase in bills to fund toys for the town.

teammates who stab other teammates in the back.

Columbus for wanting to spend millions of dollars on buildings, bridges and roads while a parent with children is homeless.

people who dont think that the United States is the best country in the world for Muslims to live in to be free to worship in the manner they wish.

whoever designed the pretzel pattern at the 46/11 interchange.

the law enforcement member who displays a tattered and torn flag at his house.

the boy who ran the stoplight at Carr Hill and Terrace Lake roads Sunday morning and then had the gall to give me an obscene gesture.

the county for allowing firecrackers two and three days before the Fourth of July and up until midnight.

people who cant wait until the Fourth of July to set off their fireworks.

David Fink, from your family, co-workers and Donna.

JoAnn Dolphin, from your family, Bernie and Donna.

Tiger Xu, from your family and Donna.

Deanna Norman Dickerson.

Ryan Waltz.

Lajuana Eldman, from your family.

Casey Johnson, from Pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist Church.

Shawn McNealy, Alon Simmons, Darren Simmons and Anita Watkins, from friends at the Moravian Church.

Bali Roth.

Geoff and Katrina Smith, from Mom and Chris.

Colene and Doyle Rich, from Ken, Sue and family.

Doyle and Colene Rich on No. 64, from your family and friends.

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ELLENDALE Two falls back in 2010 left Jerry Guyer disabled and out of a job. Seven years later, he remains on a limited income and unable to do strenuous work around his home.

When the work needed became too much, he contacted his social working with Delawares Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities who then sent him to Linda Darling of Magnolia.

Since Ms. Darling coordinated the Catholic Heart Work Camp based out of Holy Cross Church in Dover, she knew just how to help Mr. Guyer and his wife Karen.

Soon, two students and a chaperone spent three days at the Guyers home power washing and painting the house, working on the shutters, repairing the propane enclosure and building a handicap ramp on the front deck.

I cant do it anymore. My accident was a life-changing experience for me because I was on the go 18 hours a day, Mr. Guyer said.

His accidents occurred in between two major snow storms when he fell twice on the ice while doing maintenance work. He says he can no longer turn his head, is limited on driving and has a bad knee. He also has a herniated disc in his back and two discs that are torn and leaking.

Im lucky to be able to walk. But Im in chronic pain. The accident affected me physically, mentally and financially, he explained.

The Guyers seemed to come into more luck when the young missionaries from Catholic Heart Work Camp arrived last week.

Theyve just been wonderful. Theyre being very, very precise in what theyre doing, Mr. Guyer said.

Marlee Snyder, 21 of Gilbertsville, Pa., was one of the students to help work on the Guyers home. She was joined by 17-year-old Sydney Bucher of Royersford, Pa. and 70-year-old Ken Reber of Pottstown, Pa.

Ive been wanting to participate more in our parish because its growing and Im young. Kids see youth participating and practice their faith; its good, Ms. Snyder explained.

Ms. Bucher said she felt the same way, explaining, At our school, theres a quote from John Paul, Dont be satisfied with mediocracy. It was a big thing this year. I took it to heart and decided to serve.

Both participants were on their first mission trip, but it wasnt a first for Mr. Reber who said he previously went to the Dominican Republic with his wife years ago. The three came to the Catholic Heart Work Camp from St. Columbkill Catholic Church in Boyerstown, Pa.

Im always looking for where God is leading me, you know, where do you want me to go. Heather [youth group director] requested a chaperone for this trip and I said Id give it a try, Mr. Reber said. I think the enthusiasm of these 164 kids is unbelievable.

The enthusiasm radiated from Dover all the way down to the Guyers home in Ellendale.

Were very blessed to have them here, me and my wife. I sat down in bed and just cried. It gets very depressing that I cant do it, he said. But we help when we can and to be helped in return is an amazing feeling.

Jennifer Antonik can be reached at mc@newszap.com

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TAMPA Both men killed Thursday at the Big Bend Power Station in Apollo Beach were using pressure washers moments before lava-like slag gushed out of a tank and burned them, according to preliminary reports released Saturday by the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner.

The reports do not list an official cause of death for either man, but both were "covered in slag," the reports said.

Molten slag can reach temperatures of more than 1,000 degrees. Officials for Tampa Electric said workers were trying to unplug the clogged tank when the accident occurred.

Both Michael McCort, 60, a senior plant manager, and Christopher Irvin, 40, a contract employee, died at the scene. Five others were transported to Tampa General Hospital.

Pressure washing is one of two common ways to clean out the inside of a slag tank, said Walter Godfrey, the president of Fire/Reconstruction Consultants Inc. in Cape Canaveral, which investigates fires and explosions.

"It's like using a sandblasting unit, except you're using water instead," he said.

McCort's family declined to speak with reporters. His daughter, Heather McCort, posted on Facebook Saturday morning that her father lost his life "helping others and being a hero."

"The world lost such a wonderful man, husband, grandfather and friend," she wrote.

Irvin's family also declined to speak with a reporter Saturday, saying they were in mourning. Irvin was never married, but was a father to one child and was expecting another, the medical examiner wrote. He worked for Gaffin Industrial Services in Riverview, one of Tampa Electric's contractors at the plant.

In 2007, a Gaffin employee was killed in White Springs while using a power washer to clean the inside of a hot-well tank, according to an investigation by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The worker accidentally clipped his leg with the stream of water, which was so powerful that it cut his femoral artery. Gaffin was fined $35,000.

Four workers injured at the Tampa Electric plant remained in the hospital Saturday with life-threatening burns: Antonio Navarrete, 21, and Armando J. Perez, 56, both of Wimauma; and two Tampa men related by marriage, Frank Lee Jones, 55, and his stepson, Gary Marine Jr., 32.

Marine and Jones worked for Gaffin, like Irvin, the Times reported Friday. Navarrete and Perez worked for BRACE Industrial Group, the Times reported, along with an unidentified fifth worker, who was treated at the hospital and released.

McCort was the only worker who was a Tampa Electric employee.

Family members for the surviving workers could not be reached or declined to comment Saturday.

Tampa Electric spokeswoman Cherie Jacobs said the company could not release new information about the accident Saturday. "This is a very complex investigation and we are unable to provide updates," she said.

Two investigators from OSHA have started an investigation that could last six months.

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Kelly Quinby opened a restaurant last year. Now, she's ready to wash your car, wherever you are.

ROCKFORD Three weeks ago, Kelly Quinby became a business owner for the second time in nine months.

Her firstentrepreneurial effort Kell'z Restaurant and Pub is a family-style restaurant at Auburn Street and Central Avenue on Rockford's west side.

Her latest venture A & M Mobile Car Wash Service will show up at your house, your place of work or wherever you and your vehicle happen to be.

If you don't have time to run to the car wash, you can call us up and we'll come to wherever you work and wash your car right there in the parking lot, Quinby said. It's that easy.

Quinby started the business with a $7,000 investment of her own and a micro loan from Rockford Local Development Corp., a nonprofit economic developmentaffiliate of the city that manages a menu of loan programs providing gap financing tobusinesses big and small.The agency'smicro loans are typically offered in amounts between $10,000 and $100,000, thoughRLDCcloses perhaps half a dozen micro loans for projects like Quinby's which require only a few thousand dollars.

Kelly is very entrepreneurial and she has an interesting business plan," said RLDC director John Phelps. "This was a fairly small loan from our standpoint, but I decided to take a risk with them on a new concept, knowing that we couldn't lose a lot and it's an opportunity to establish a business that may have some real growth potential and hire quite a few people."

Quinby's startup capital was enough to buy a used truck, a flatbed trailer big enough to tote a 300-gallon water tank and a pressure wash system. She made a few cold calls to businesses she thought could benefit from an on-the-go car wash service an insurance company, a couple of office buildings and several new and used car dealerships in the Rockford area.

We washed 600 cars in the first week, said Quinby's boyfriend, Mike Ortiz, who along with a handful of other employees washes the cars. "Within a week or two, we'll easily be washing 1,000 cars or more."

Quinby said she's already making plans to buy a second truck and additional equipment and to take on a few more workers. Quinby is the owner and president of the car wash business. Her son, Austin Edwards, is vice president.

It's been incredible, she said. I think it's going to grow very fast. I think sky's the limit.

A & M Mobile Car Wash Service charges $25 to $40, depending on the size of the vehicle,for abasic wash and dry job, which includes an interior vacuum and a wipe-down of the dashboard. For $99, the customer can choose either a more thorough interior detail or an exterior detail. The interior makeover includes a vinyl, leather and plastic cleaning and treatment anda carpet shampoo and fabric extraction. The exterior detail includes clay barring, tar removal, iron and brake dust decontamination, tire dressing and application of a sealant to protectthe paint, glass and wheels. A combo interior and exterior detail jobruns $169. The company also provides headlight lamp restoration to make the foggy glass clear again for $75.

The U.S. car wash and auto detailing business is a $10 billion a year industry that's growing 3.1 percent annually, according to a market research report published in December by IBISWorld. But the industry is incredibly fragmented, with the 50 largest companies owning less than 20 percent of the market combined.

Mobile car wash services aren't new a quick Google search revealed at least one other such business operating in Rockford. They've been operating for yearsinlarger cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and Orlando, and the idea is catching on elsewhere as Americans grow comfortable with on-demand services that make everyday chores such as hailing a taxi or buying groceries as simple as tapping an app on your cellphone.

The on-demand economy is attracting more than 22.4 million consumers annually and $57.6 billion in spending, according to a 2015 National Technology Readiness Survey. The largest categories of on-demand spending are online marketplaces such as Ebay and Etsy, followed by transportation services such as Uber and Lyft. Mobile car wash services may not be far behind. Quinby's business doesn't have a mobile app to allow customers to order a car wash with their cell phone, but she says one will be coming.

"It does make things very convenient," said Nick Shutkis, owner of Windsor Auto Sales in Loves Park and one of Quinby's first customers. "I've got 80 to 90 cars on this lot and if it rains or the cars get a little dirty, they need a quick wash. They do a nice job."

Isaac Guerrero: 815-987-1361; iguerrero@rrstar.com; @isaac_rrs

A & M Mobile Car Wash

Phone: 815-914-6405

Website: rockfordamwash.com

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Fire investigators determined that the damaging fire started due to an electrical problem. Bad wiring in addition to the home's age led to the fire.

Damage is estimated to be $150,000 to the structure and $25,000 to the contents of the house.

Missoula Rural Fire District battled an early morning fireMonday. The call came in just before 5 am of reports of a house on fire on S 7th Street W and Como Drive.

MRFD Battalion Chief Dan Merritt says arriving unitsnoticed very visible smoke and flames on three quarters of the house, a single family home with a wood frame. There was also a live power line down in the front yard.

Two people were home at the time. One of the residents, Cody Stocker, says hegot up to go the bathroomwhen he smelledsmoke. He woke up his uncle and they evacuated. Stocker says once outside, theysaw flames in the add-onof the home. He says hetried to put the flames out himself, but could only do so much and called 911.

Two bedrooms were destroyed, one of them being Stocker's. He says he losthiscloths, his bed, his television and called the house unlivable. His truck was parked in the driveway and the front end of itis also gone.

One engine truck, oneladder truck, and fourwater towers responded to the scene with12 personnel. MRFD received mutual aide from Missoula City Fire, Frenchtown Rural Fire, Florence Rural Fire,East Missoula Rural Fire, Northwestern Energy and the Sheriff's Office.

Stocker says it hasbeen a rough morning and thathe'sstill talking it all in.

Merritt says the house had no visible or working smoke detectors.

No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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A home was destroyed by fire over the weekend while its owners, Brady and Jessie Sidwell, were camping. Located at 185 N. 400 West, the home was old enough that it still had adobe bricks in the walls.

Old wiring, called knob and tube wiring, caused the blaze, said fire marshall Scott Martin. This type of wiring was installed before the World Warr II era, he said. It was intended to be cooled by air, and was never designed to handle the electricity loads required by modern appliances, he said.

That type of wiring has largely been replaced in older homes. Martin said hes covered many fires caused by the old wiring, but less in recent years as people have had it replaced.

The fire in the Sidwell home was reported to the fire department first at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. They were recalled later that night, then again early Sunday morning.

According to Martin, despite the fire departments use of heat censors, the fire was able to escape detection between the adobe bricks and other nooks and crannies common in older homes that have been remodeled.

Because there was no insurance on the home, Martin said he referred the family to the Red Cross for assistance.

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HIALEAH, FL - BBX Capital Real Estate, a division of BBX Capital Corporation, announced that the first three buildings of apartment homes at Altis at Bonterra have been completed and the first residents have moved in.

In January 2016 BBX Capital Real Estate entered into a joint venture with The Altman Companies to develop Altis at Bonterra. Located within BBX Capital Real Estates Master-Planned community of Bonterra in Hialeah, Florida, Altis at Bonterra will comprise of 314 apartment homes on approximately 14 acres.

Altis at Bonterra features a mix of one, two and three bedroom apartment homes averaging approximately 1,063 square feet. Units feature gourmet kitchens, energy star appliances, granite counters, contemporary espresso cabinets as well as spa-inspired baths with raised vessel sinks, marble counters and spacious linen closets. The development offers a community garden, dog agility park and membership in a resort style 6,245 square foot clubhouse which includes a beach entry pool, pool pavilion, outdoor kitchen, pool-side cabanas, full circuit fitness center, movie entertainment area, game room, and a kids play n study area.

We are pleased to announce our continued progress with Bonterra, said Seth Wise, President of BBX Capital Real Estate. Bonterra is a desirable location and is easily accessible to Miami, the proposed American Dream mega mall and nearby employment opportunities. Interest in the community remains strong and we are excited to be working with The Altman Companies to bring a luxury apartment community to the city of Hialeah.

Including Altis at Bonterra, when completed the master-planned Bonterra community will comprise of approximately 128 acres of land and feature 1,171 highly stylized single-family homes, villas, town homes, and apartments, along with several parks and a 15 acre lake.

BBX Capital Real Estate is also in a joint venture with CC Homes - a Codina-Carr Company, to develop approximately 394 single-family homes at Bonterra, and sold an approximate 36-acre parcel of land in Bonterra to Lennar Corporation, on which Lennar is building approximately 463 single-family homes, villas and townhomes.

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