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Construction of Keokuks 26th Habitat for Humanity house at 704 High St. is going smoothly, according to HFH Board members and volunteers.

Trevor and Jessica Pullinger of Keokuk have been selected as prospective owners of the property. The couple moved from Quincy, Ill., to Keokuk about four years ago for Trevors job at the Church of All Saints.

The family of six which includes Elijah, 7, Emma, 6, Ellanor, 2, and Elizabeth, 5 months learned in early April that its application had been approved. Since then, everything has happened so fast, according to stay-at-home mom Jessica.

When he decided to enter the ministry, Trevor knew financial sacrifices would be necessary.

We never thought we would be able to be homeowners until our kids were out of the house, Jessica said.

Gods been very good to us, Trevor added. Weve always trusted in the Lord, and stuff has always worked out.

Applicants are chosen based on their current housing needs and their ability to make payments on the house, according to HFH Selection Committee Chair Ann Eaton.

We were very, very happy to be able to choose (the Pullingers) as our family for this project, Eaton said.

Community members had been encouraging the couple over the past year and a half to submit an application, according to Jessica. She and Trevor discussed it for a while before they decided it couldnt hurt to toss their hats in the ring.

At the end of their interview with the Selection Committee, the Pullingers said no matter whose application was chosen, Habitat for Humanity was an organization they wanted to support going forward.

I didnt know a whole lot about Habitat before this whole process started, Trevor said.

Place of their own

The Pullingers believe the opportunity allows them to finally put down roots in Keokuk. Theyre looking forward to making the finished house a place of their own something they havent been free to do as renters.

(Itll be nice) to change things with the house, to add a garden, to do things that are permanent, Jessica said. Weve been renting for our whole marriage. Itll be good for us to be able to say its ours.

Habitat for Humanity encourages prospective homeowners to put in sweat equity during construction. Although Trevor admits hes not much of a handyman, hes been doing all he can to assist the construction crew which includes project coordinator Paul Von Kiedrowski, site supervisor Terry Lovell and five offenders from the correctional facility in Mount Pleasant.

Usually what I try to do is work (in the mornings) at the house, and do whatever they need everything from helping them climb into the rafters to putting up the walls, Trevor said.

Jessica also pitches in by bringing Gatorade to the construction site, and has been documenting the project with photographs. Those who want to follow the progress can search on Facebook for Pullingers Habitat Adventure, a public group.

The 1,288-square-foot structure will feature three bedrooms, one bathroom and a finished basement. The foundation for the home was poured in fall 2016, and construction began May 22. Von Kiedrowski anticipates the house will be finished in mid- to late August.

Ive got some very good help, and its coming along real well, Von Kiedrowski said. Were now putting on the roof. Everythings running pretty smoothly right now.

Subcontractors are responsible for plumbing, heating and cooling and electrical installation.

HFH Board President Tim Peevler appreciates the communitys support of each Habitat home project.

We have so many volunteers, he said. We have drivers from all walks of life (who transport the offenders). We have individuals, churches and organizations that provide the meals every day. Its such a great partnership between the community, the family and the prison. If it wasnt for the prison, we wouldnt be able to do the build because they supply all the labor.

About HFH

According to its mission statement, Habitat for Humanity of Keokuk is an ecumenical Christian housing ministry working in partnership with the community of Keokuk to eliminate substandard and inadequate housing by building simple, decent, affordable homes in partnership with Gods people in need.

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Homebuilding was down across Southern California in the first three months of 2017, but nowhere more than San Diego County, said a Real Estate Research Council report released Monday.

Residential building permits were down by 10 percent in the seven-county region compared to the same time last year and 37 percent in San Diego County.

It follows a trend that has worried local industry watchers for months, but might not be as bad as it sounds.

The biggest drop in San Diego County, 50 percent, was in multifamily construction apartments and condos but theres a catch. There were a lot of multifamily projects that began construction at the end of last year and could be a major reason for fewer permits being pulled at the start of this year.

Russ Valone, president of local industry tracker MarketPointe Realty Advisors, said there are roughly 3,100 units now in some stage of being built.

There was quite a bit of stuff started last year that is still in the construction cycle, he said. (This quarters numbers) might be a bit of a fluke.

Another potential for the slowdown is investors are concerned that rent has gone up too quickly. Valone said lenders are getting more cautious out of fear the market is getting overbuilt.

San Diego Countys rent went up the most in Southern California in the past year, said the Research Council, using rental estimates from Novato-based real Answers .

Data from real Answers showed average rent in San Diego County had increased 11 percent in a year, more than any other Southern California county. It was followed by Riverside County at 9 percent; San Bernardino County at 8 percent; Orange, Los Angeles and Ventura counties at 7 percent; and Santa Barbara County at 5 percent.

Estimates from real Answers are higher than other regional trackers that have San Diego County rent increasing 5 percent to 8 percent in a year.

Theres a little concern out there they are pushing the (rental price) envelope a little too much, Valone said.

Lastly, multifamily permits can be erratic because one building could mean an increase of 400 permits, as opposed to just a handful of single-family houses.

The only Southern California counties that showed an increase in residential permits in the first quarter from the same time last year were San Bernardino, 7 percent, and Riverside, 27 percent.

When it comes to the traditional house, Riverside County continues to be a standout in Southern California.

Riverside County had the second-highest number of single family permits pulled, 1,181, with Los Angeles County leading the pack at 1,252. San Diego County had 590 single family permits in the first quarter.

Alan Nevin, apartment industry analyst at Xpera Group, said San Diego County will have a stronger second half of the year because of single-family housing projects in Otay Ranch. Developers Baldwin and Sons, Shea Homes and Cornerstone Communities are all working on projects there.

Thats going to have a major effect on our numbers, he said. We will get better in the second quarter.

San Diego retail and office building permits were also low. Just 10 retail permits were pulled in the first quarter, down from 23 at the same time in 2016. No permits were granted for office buildings, down from 18 in 2016.

Industrial and hotel permits were up in the first quarter. There were 39 industrial permits in the first quarter, up from 10 in 2016, and 70 hotel/motel permits, up from 13 in 2016.

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Residential building permits in the first quarter 2017

(County, number of permits and percentage change from first quarter 2016)

Los Angeles County: 4,313, -11%

Orange County: 2,258, -12%

Riverside County: 1,502, +27%

San Bernardino County: 1,383, +7%

Ventura County: 351, 0%

San Diego County: 1,409, -37%

Santa Barbara County: 125, -20%

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JPMorgan Chaseoccupies 123K SF in Five Manhattan West, Brookfield's 1.8M SF, 17-story office building in its Manhattan West megaproject on Manhattan's Far West Side. But two months after Whole Foods committed to a 60K SF grocery storeon the building's ground floor, the lending giant has decided to expand heavily.

JPMorgan signed a 305K SF expansion deal, announced Monday, to take a total footprint of 428K SF in the building at 450 West 33rd St., along 10th Avenue. Brookfield spent $300M renovating the former warehouse into a glass-enclosed office building with enormous floor plates, a project designed by Rex Architects.

Manhattan West has had a busy six monthsafter 2016 was gangbustersfor its more famous Far West Side counterpart, Related Cos.' Hudson Yards. The Eugene, Manhattan West's first residential building, opened this spring. Last December,the National Hockey Leagueagreed to move its headquarters andan official NHL store to One Manhattan West, the first new-construction office building in the complex.

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As a home stager I am very lucky to get to meet people who ask me for my opinion, and for the most part, much is valued and used.

So when I was asked by a Realtor to take a look at an older home that had major renovations done to it and is now on the market here in the Annapolis Valley (Upper Canard to be exact), I jumped at the chance.

This home sits on 11 acres of land and is a restored landmark, a New England Planters circa 1772 to be exact. This property is deceiving. As you approach it you find yourself looking at the amount of land it sits on and how beautiful nature is encasing it, but the real surprise is on the inside. It makes you want to hang out and enjoy all it has to offer.

The homeowners welcomed me, not only with a smile. As we talked they spoke with pride of all the details that went into the changes that took place from start to finish. One of the things the Realtor had mentioned was the great kitchen, so that was stop number one.

There are no upper cabinets in this kitchen so storage was well planned. I also liked the many stations that were thought of prep, cooking, baking, etc. A great flow to the room.

I toured the upstairs bedroom and as I started to approach it I saw the doors on either side where there were balconies love it, and the open beams that set the room off were visually grand.

The living room and dining room both had updates open beam in one of the rooms but the dining area connected beautifully. And as you looked to an addition piece the sunroom/seating area, where I am sure they must spend hours it calls you to relax and enjoy the quiet.

I could envision the many entertaining evenings I could plan.

Throughout it all, the mix of old to the new felt right.

There is much to explore in this home and if you are looking, this is a great place to view.

If you think it is not worth it to transform an older home with a major renovation, then this home will change your mind. It is proof that anything is possible and infusing the new with the old can be a great marriage in the decorating world.

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DANVILLE Danville Ward 1 Alderman Rickey Williams Jr. said he always knew he wanted to live in an old home.

Once I figured out I was staying in Danville, I knew I wanted an older home, he said

Williams admitted he drove up and down streets, and ones I never heard of to find the home of his dreams at 607 W. Madison St.

Ive always love the Queen Anne style, he said.

Williams home was one of five properties recognized last month during Old Town Preservation Associations 28th Annual Legacy Awards.

The Legacy Awards promote preservation and recognize interior and exterior renovations, landscaping, historic building additions and preservation advocates, according to OTPA board member Sue Beck.

People can nominate a business, home, apartment building, interior and/or exterior improvements, additions, garages and porches, she said.

Well consider anyone in the county, Beck said.

Most of the nominations come from association members and friends of members, she said. They say, You should drive by this house or this apartment building.

Williams mint green home with white and purple trim and gingerbread galore is one of those homes passersby slow down to look at and, in fact, was the topic of discussion a few months ago by Danville historians on Facebook.

Beck said Williams was recognized for the extra effort required to paint his beautiful Queen Anne-style homes exterior in a decorative color scheme, as well as the ongoing interior renovation and restoration of this Madison Square showpiece.

He was so excited when he talked about his house (to the OTPA), she said of Williams. He came along and its been resurrected.

The home has been a labor of love for Williams.

Ive only been working on it for two years, he said.

In that short time, however, Williams has spruced up the exterior of the home with paint, new shingles and replacing any missing gingerbread trim.

The house had been vacant a couple of years, he said. The porch was falling in, and all of the lower spindles of the porch railing had to be made.

There are well over 200 spindles on the porch probably, he said, adding that the wraparound porch which features a turret with a decorative gold and purple metal spire on top is 50 linear feet.

Finding someone to replicate the porch railing spindles took time and slowed down the restoration project.

It took me five months to find someone to make them and four months to get them made, he said. It took another three months to find someone to install them.

Also, 50 feet of fascia had to be made using a tool that was specially ordered so the new fascia matched the existing fascia.

When youre trying to restore a home if you want to do it well it takes time, he said.

Williams also has extensively researched the history of the home. While Sanborn maps and city directories show the house existed in 1893, a fireplace insert inside the home is dated 1883.

He learned the first occupants of the home were Reason and Anna Hooten, and that Mr. Hooten ran a lumberyard.

The exterior is not quite done, Williams said. After researching Victorian painted ladies, he decided he would like to paint the scallop trim on the second floor of the home in graduated shades of purple.

The interior of the home which boasts two parlors, two kitchens, one dining room and seven bedrooms is more than halfway done.

The upstairs is done and its beautiful, he said. The crown moulding trim is done.

Were doing it in phases, he said of the work. Next, well be working on the eastern half of the downstairs and painting the garage.

Williams is getting married in a couple weeks and will expand his family with a 9-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son. Still, he realized the house is larger than what his family will need, so he hopes to rent part of it to college students.

In addition to Williams, the association recognized four other Legacy Award recipients at its May 18 meeting.

The other honorees who received certificates this year are:

The apartment building at 444 Franklin St., and Marvin and Tammy Davis.

The Davises were recognized for the exterior and interior renovation and restoration of a grand apartment building in the revitalized West Downtown neighborhood, Beck said.

It takes people with a vision, she said of tackling the project.

That grand four-unit red brick apartment building received a new lease on life thanks to general contractor Joe Daur who lived there for eight months and worked on it day and night.

The Davises hired Daur to restore the apartment building so it could become rental property again.

The whole place was trashed, Daur said of his first encounter with the building.

An older woman, who had been a seamstress, was the only one left living in the building.

Every room, every closet was full of fabric, he said.

I lived there, so I worked on it as soon as I woke up, Daur said.

During his eight-month stay in the building, Daur replaced 52 windows with vinyl ones and installed a new roof, new electrical service, new plumbing, new bathroom fixtures, new kitchen cabinets, new kitchen flooring, carpeting throughout, new exterior steel doors for security and added washers and dryers in each unit.

Inside, the woodwork moulding and trim is all original.

I saved all the woodwork and trim, he said. I love all that.

I painted it, sanded it and painted it some more, he said. I kept it all original. I also reglazed the original windows on the front of the building.

Each unit has a 12-foot by 14-foot sunroom and a space in the garage. The first two tenants moved in June 1.

Daur has worked for various roofing and siding companies in the Champaign and Danville areas for years, but decided to slow down and work on my own.

I love old houses, he said.

The Davises, who could not be reached because of their work schedules, already has Daur working on his next project: Restoring a home in the 1000 block of Franklin Street.

They are buying properties to try to help people out and sell them on contract, he said.

The home at 1126 N. Vermilion St., and Mark Bolser on behalf of BnR Construction and Restoration and his grandmother Joyce Lewis.

Bolser was recognized for the extra effort required to paint the exterior of his grandmothers house on the Vermilion Street thoroughfare in a decorative color scheme, Beck said.

I love it, and the door catches your eye, she said. Im impressed.

Bolser said his company, BnR Construction and Restoration, starting working on the 100-year-old two-story home about two years ago.

Its been going on for a little over two years, Bolser said. But weve been working solid on it through 2016.

It was rental property that belonged to my step-grandfather, he added. It was a single-tone gray color and it was dreary.

We were going to do siding, but the design of the house was unique, so we thought it was best to scrape it and paint it, he said.

The blue-and-white home, with its coral-colored three-panel front door, now pops across from the Danville Family YMCA on North Vermilion Street.

In addition to the colorfully painted exterior, Bolser said the home has been tuck pointed and structurally rebuilt in places and a new roof installed.

The interior has been modernized, so it will suit more people, he said.

Old homes take a lot of work, Bolser added.

The home, however, isnt quite done yet.

Weve got some lap siding that we need to do on the back of the house, and we need to paint the garage, he said. We look to go back to it in July or August and finish it up.

In addition to the legacy award, Bolser said he has received many compliments on the house from passersby.

Weve gotten a lot of comments as people walk by, and the neighbor has taken an interest in it, he said. Were going to try to put her back to life.

The Masonic Temple at 109 W. North St., and the Ancient Accepted Scottish RiteValley of Danville.

The A.A.S.R. Bodies of the Valley of Danville were recognized for the extensive renovation and restoration work to maintain the Masonic Temple, a landmark structure integral to the fabric of downtown Danville, according to Beck.

The improvements made at the Masonic Temple are obvious, she said. Its the pillar of downtown. I cant imagine if it werent there.

Sean McBride, the 2nd Lt. Commander in Chief of Danville Consistory, one of the four coordinate bodies of the Scottish Rite, said work began to preserve the 101-year-old building a couple of years ago after an architects report indicated that water infiltration was causing the building to deteriorate.

McBride said tuck pointing the building was considered but deemed to be too costly.

Sealant was applied on the exterior of the building, and we replaced a portion of the roof, he said.

A handicapped-accessible ramp was built so that all three doors into the Masonic Temple are now ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant.

We received a Community Development Block Grant from the city that paid for the ramp, and that was a real blessing, McBride said.

Right now, were doing some work on the fire escape, and weve done some improvements inside, he said, including new heating and air conditioning systems in parts of the building.

Weve added new restrooms on the first and third floors so the building can be utilized more for public events, he said.

Were going to continue working on the building, he said. In the future, we want to replace the rest of the roof and finish that.

McBride credited Danville Ward 1 Alderman Mike Puhr, who is the building committee chair, with being the big driving force behind the restoration work. Funds will continue to be raised so additional improvements may be made.

The ultimate goal is to preserve the building and have it used regularly for public events, wedding, plays, concerts and meetings, he said.

McBride said being recognized for their preservation efforts and receiving a Legacy Award was an unexpected bonus.

It was definitely a nice surprise and it makes you feel good that people have taken notice, he said.

The building would have continued to deteriorate if we didnt do anything, McBride added. Its now a sound building.

The T.h. Snyder Co., 611 Oak St.

The T.h. Snyder Co. site was recognized for adapting and repurposing a viable center city commercial building, Beck said.

They took that space in the center city and reworked it, she said.

The unique three half-moon-shaped buildings from the early to mid-50s now serve as T.h. Snyders workshop after the manufacturer of high-end architectural woodwork relocated to the site in 2012 from its longtime Fairchild Street location.

We were operating out of three buildings (on Fairchild Street) and had to move product from building to building out in the elements, Brad Irle, president of T.h. Snyder, said.

OTPA board member Dick Cheney said the Oak Street site previously had been a wholesale lumberyard and later was the location of McDowell Builders.

They did an amazing job inside the building, Cheney said.

Irle said the front office was dated and dirty so it was updated with paint and carpeting.

Two-thirds of the three half-moon-shaped buildings were transformed into clean, white spaces, Irle said.

Twenty new windows were installed on the southern side of the buildings to bring more sunlight into the workshop areas.

We insulated and drywalled and installed new mechanicals to accommodate our equipment, he said. We added a drop ceiling so its much more efficient.

Irle, however, wanted to preserve some of the structures unique architecture, so the last one-third of the half-moon-shaped buildings was left unimproved and is used for storage.

The back third of the building has the original arched trusses, he said. Its neat to see the building in its original state.

The arched wooden trusses are neat to look at, he added. It took a lot of craftsmanship to do that.

Meeting time

The Old Town Preservation Association meets at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month in the first-floor classroom at Lakeview College of Nursing, 903 N. Logan Ave.

Anyone is welcome to join OTPA. Memberships are available to individuals, families, seniors, organizations or as lifetime members.

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Bottles move on the bottling line for packaging at New Belgium Brewing on Wednesday, May 31, 2017.(Photo: Austin Humphreys/The Coloradoan)

FORT COLLINS, Colo. Fat Tiremade it tothe backwoodsof Mainethis spring.

The arrival officially brought New Belgium Brewingto all 50 states.

Nationwide distribution is the latestaccomplishment in the company's26-year journey from a Fort Collins basementto its current status as the country's fourth largest craft brewery that sells nearly 1 million barrels a year.

New Belgium stafftoasted the national conquest at its recently renovated Fort Collins headquarters, which overlooksa grassy beer garden often filled with patrons playing yard games.

"For many of us older employees,it was an incredible experienceto take a relatively small brewery with a limited (beer lineup)nationwide," said outgoing brewmaster Peter Bouckaert, who joined New Belgium in 1996.

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The national footprint isa result ofnearly a decade of planning by theemployee-owned company. New Belgium, which currently employs784 people,has expanded far beyond Belgian-style beers, updated its packaging, andlaunched an Asheville, N.C.,brewery to more efficiently serve Eastern states.

The brewery's emergenceas a national company has contributed to a local culture shift as well.

"Thefurther away from home you get, the harder you have to work to make your brand relevant," said Bart Watson, the chief economist for the Brewers Association.

Alonzo Chunn loads trucks with completed beer orders at New Belgium Brewing on Wednesday, May 31, 2017.(Photo: Austin Humphreys/The Coloradoan)

While New Belgium dominates area liquor store sales,some locals prefer to drinkat the nearby Odell Brewing taproom. Odell, the country's 27th largest craft brewer, distributes to 14 states.

"It feels more local (at Odell)," said longtime resident and brewery patron Steve Foreman, while wearing a New Belgium hat. "New Belgium makes great beer, but theywent across the country first. Odell stayed local longer."

New Belgium redesigned its beer lineup in 2017 to solidify its national standing. They introduced arebrandedhoppy beerline and a new golden alestocked next to Mexican imports. A second Fat Tire flavor is due this summer. Other major additions are promised soon.

All organizations evolve just like biological systems evolve, said co-founder Kim Jordan, who serves as executive chair of the board of directors.

And New Belgium must move forward without two key people.

Bouckaertwill exitat the end of the yearafter 21 years as brewmaster. Former CEO Christine Perichstepped down in November 2016after 17 years with the company.

Both are pursuing new beverage ventures.Bouckaert is set to launch a smaller Fort Collins brewery and Perich is now the CEO of Denverscold-pressed watermelon juice company with ties to Beyonce called WTRMLN WTR.

"The hardest thing is leaving the passion at New Belgium," Bouckaert said. "Im really looking forward to the simplicity of (the new venture). Brewing on a small system ... and making beers that you dont have to reproduce.

For all of its national focus, New Belgium has also invested more than $10 million into Fort Collins projects the past two years.

There's thenew beer garden, offices anda doctor's office for free employee use.There will be a New Belgium porchat the Colorado State University on-campus football stadium that opens this fall. And the brewery haspartnered with CSUto create a lager beer.

The brewery's Fort Collins location has emerged as a regional tourist destination, hosting about 200,000 people on tours a year. Fort Collins gets New Belgium beers first and the breweryhas taproom exclusives.

"Healthy competition raises the bar, and it has pushed New Belgium to be innovative and adapt," said Mat Dinsmore, who has run Wilbur's Total Beverage in Fort Collins since 2000. "Not only have (New Belgium)beers changed, but the company has itself."

Breaking from Belgium influences

A Belgian biking trip first inspired the concept of New Belgium.

Jordan started the brewery withthen-husband Jeff Lebesch as a side job in 1991 Jordan was a social worker and Lebesch an electrical engineer.

Belgian-style beers were rare in the U.S. at the time.The industry had almost-exclusively German and English influences. And U.S. craft brewers were making a combined 330,000 barrels a year in 1991.

New Belgium's initial plan was to serve liquor stores with 22-ounce glassbottlessince Fort Collins' other craft breweries at the time Old Colorado Brewing, CooperSmith's Brewing and Odell Brewing were exclusively supplying restaurants and bars.

New Belgium debuted with Fat Tire and Abbey, both still flagship beerstoday.

"We were babies when it came to understanding what would happen next," Jordan said.

The brewery reported $150,000 in revenue during its first year. New Belgium moved out of the basement after 14 months, selling the original brewing equipment for cash.

They ventured into other states, but initiallypulled back from some locations around 1995.

"There was no strategy other than that we were asked," Jordan said. "Pretty soon we rethought about how we were doing things."

New Belgiumintroduced Belgian-style sour beers to Americain 2000.Then the brewery broke from its exclusive Belgian guidelineswith the release of Ranger IPA in 2010.

The decision took some soul searching to be sure, Jordan said. Every craft brewer is always trying to figure out the optimal portfolio configuration.

Empty cans await their turn on the canning line at New Belgium Brewing on Wednesday, May 31, 2017.(Photo: Austin Humphreys/The Coloradoan)

The brewery updated its packaging with a more national approach in 2014 ditching hand paintings by Jordans old Fort Collins neighbor Ann Fitch for logos created by San Francisco firmHatch Design.

The decision to expand beyond the Belgian sphere was critical to the brewery's national expansion.IPA beers, including New Belgium's 2016 release Citradelic along with the new Voodoo Ranger series, now represent the companys largest sales growth.

Forbes estimated New Belgium's annual revenue wasaround $225 million in 2016.

"It is cool to see them grow and do more types of beer," saidTodd Gates, a longtime patron of area craft breweries. "But there's also drawbacks, like if you want to go out and grab a beer at the brewery on a Friday night."

New Belgium's next wave

Maine welcomed New Belgium in April with 32 launch events. Vermont, New Hampshire and Oklahoma welcomed the brewery in similar fashion earlier in the year.

People already knew about a lot of their beers, said Josh Blackdar of Maine's National DistributorsInc. There was a lot of anticipation, even though it had never been here before.

New Belgiumjoins Longmonts Oskar Blues, Boston Beer Co.s Sam Adams, Californias Sierra Nevada and Oregons Rogue ales among a handful ofcraft brands that have gone completely national with distribution.

New Belgium's seasonal Pumpkick beer is served in the Fort Collins tasting room in 2016.(Photo: Coloradoan library)

A fewothers among the more than 5,000 U.S. breweries areinching closer to national distinction. But Watsonsaid some major craft breweries are taking the opposite approach pulling back frommarkets to focus on regional efforts.

"New Belgium has beers that play in every arena," Blackdar said. "As a distributor, you are always looking to add a brand with their portfolio and reputation."

For example, Dayblazer Easygoing Ale launched this year. It's stocked in liquor stores next to major Mexican imports. Developing Dayblazer went through 39 names and 16 package designs because of trademark and marketing challenges. Lighter, sessionbeers have recently trended throughout the craft beer industry.

Theres also a rebranded Voodoo Ranger hoppy beer line thats up 48 percent in sales compared to its predecessors last year.

A Colorado-only golden lagercalled Old Aggie will debut in July in partnership with CSU.

We had gaps in our portfolio, said Ruairi Twomey, New Belgiums vice president of marketingwho was hired away from the Guinness and Smirnoff Ice parent company by Perich last year.

A second Fat Tire flavor is due in August aBelgian White wheat beer with Seville orange peel. The beer style is similar to popular brandsBlue Moon and Shock Top.

The best brands always go back and recruit the next generation, Twomey said. Fat Tire was a true icon of craft beer. But todays 24-year-old might not know that.

Twomey also promises two more big beerswill be addednext year.

We are only getting warmed up, he said.

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New beer flavors give New Belgium a better arsenal against stiffnational competition. Of the country's five largest craft brewers, New Belgium was the only one to increase sales last year.

Along with a rapidly growing American beer scene, Budweiser parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev is investing millions into its acquired craft breweries. AB InBev, the worlds largest brewer, also has distinct advantages since it owns multiple distribution channels throughout the country.

Spreading resources and production to an Asheville brewery wasessential to New Belgiums nationwide viability. Sierra Nevada and Oskar Blues are other western-based brewers thathave addedeastern breweries.

Last year, Asheville produced about 20 percent of New Belgiums total beer. The brewery has increased production each month since opening and currently makes six beers that are currently in the market they are made with the same recipes but more air conditioning is required at theAsheville facility because of higher humidity.

New Belgium has about 130 Asheville employeeswho regularly video conference with Fort Collins staff.

The number of surprises we face out here are going down, said Asheville general manager Jay Richardson, a longtime New Belgium employee who moved from Fort Collins for the job.

(The culture) feels like its own thing, but also feels like Fort Collins at the same time.

Asheville hosted its first Tour de Fat in May a costumed bike parade hosted by the brewery first made famous in Fort Collins.

"They didn't dress up as much as we see in Fort Collins," Jordan said. "But they will get the hang of it."

New Belgium is now addingnew traditions to old ones. The brewery's next evolution will include a new CEO and brewmaster.

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PetSmart will host a cat and kitten adoption event on June 10 and 11.(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

MUSIC

Woodpickers' Appalachian and Celtic music program:7 p.m. Friday, June 9,at the gazebo next to Seymour Library, 137 West Macon Lane, Seymour. Homemade desserts, beverages and used books will be on sale. Proceeds benefit Friends of Seymour Library's building fund. Bring your own chair or blanket. If there is bad weather, the program will be held inside the library. Info:573-0728.

THEATER

Sleeping Beauty & the Seven Sisters: Friday, June 9- Sunday, June 25 at Knoxville Children's Theatre,109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances7 p.m. Thursdays and Friday, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets $12 a person or $10 each for adult and child coming to playtogether. Info: 865-208-3677 orhttp://knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com/

BOOKS/WRITERS

Blount County Friends of the Library Pre-Owned Book Sale:9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, June 9, and Saturday, June 10, at the library, 508 N. Cusick St., Maryville. More than 40,000 organized-by-genrehardbacks and paperbacks, collectibles, intact puzzles, CDs, DVDs and more. Info: 865-982-0981.

Blount County Public Library'sFamily/Team LEGO Building Challenge:6:30 p.m. Monday, June 5, at the library, 508 N. Cusick St., Maryville.Open to teams and family members of all ages, participants will be challenged to build replicas of famous and important historical buildings.The LEGO Challenge will introduce this years Summer Reading Program theme, Build a Better World. Info: 865-982-0981.

Clinton Public Library Summer Reading Club'sRetirement By Design Program:6 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, at the library,118 S. Hicks St.,Clinton. ByMichael Ousley from Edward Jones. Info:http://clintonpubliclibrary.org/.

LECTURES/DISCUSSIONS

Spirit and Truth Fellowship of Knoxville Solar-EclipseScience Cafe:5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8, atIjams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. ByMark Littmann, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Tennessee.RSVP by sending an e-mail message to rsvp@knoxsciencecafe.org. Includehow many adults and children (with ages) are in your group. Children are welcome to attend any of the Science Caf meetings with their parents.For ages 5-12, aKid's Caf program is heldin a nearby area with a science lesson and activities. Info:http://www.spirit-and-truth.net/sciencecafe/.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS

Summer Pruning Gardening Workshop:10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 10, atCedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Join Master Gardener John Payne to learn when and how to properly prune those bushes, shrubs and small trees that are planted in your lawn and around your house.Free. Open to public. Info: 865-470-7033.

HEALTH

Concord Adult Day Enrichment Services Caregiver Support Group: 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, June 6,Concord United Methodist Church, 11020 Roane Drive, Room E224 (front covered East 1 entrance. Dr. Noi Nuyen and nurse practitioner Jamie Nuyen, his wife, to discuss what to look for when considering residential care. Info: 865-675-2835.

Utilizing Integrative Medicine for Maximum Healing: 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, Cancer Support Community, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Dr. Clayton Bell, University of Tennessee Medical Center Cancer Institute, to discuss how to maximize your treatment through building health and vitality with diet, exercise, stress reduction and energy medicines. Light meal provided. Free to those affected by cancer. Register: 865-546-4661.

Getting Your House in Order: End-of-life planning seminar, 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, Newport Medical Center, third-floor conference room, 435 Second St., Newport. Covers how to leave an organized estate, from practical matters to making ones final wishes known; includes House in Order workbook that provides guidance on items to consider gathering. Register by June 6: 1-855-TENNOVA (836-6682); Tennova.com.

Prostate Cancer Networker: 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 10, Cancer Support Community, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Info: 865-546-4661.

MISC.

Art Guild at Fairfield Glade'sArt in the Park: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Saturday, June 10, and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, June 11, at thePlateau Creative Arts Center,451 Lakeview Drive,Fairfield Glade. Free. Open to the public. With artists in booths offering paintings, photography, jewelry and creations in wood, pottery, and basket weaving. Info:http://artguildfairfieldglade.net/index.html.

Historic Rugby Classic Car Show and Street Fair:The car show will go from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 10, and the street fair will go from 9 a.m-5 p.m. Saturday, June 10, and Sunday, June 11, in Historic Rugby.Car owners can pre-register their vehicles for the show by calling 423-628-2441. Owners not already registered can do so for a $10 fee the morning of the show, space permitting. Spectators get in free. Info:http://www.historicrugby.org/.

Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer's Center of Excellence, Lenoir City's Sweetie Pie Dance:5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at155 Morning Pointe Drive,Lenoir City. With dancing and desserts. Info: 865-271-9966.

Virginia College Bring a Friend Event:1-3 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, at the college,5003 N. Broadway St. Free. Will feature refreshments, campus tours, program demonstrations, career planning sessions, a career development presentation, raffles anda meet-and-greet reception. Preregistration is required. Info and registration:865-745-4500.

Wears Valley Ranch Artisan Craft Sale:9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at the ranch,3601 Lyon Springs Road. With food, vintage items, crafts, jewelry, live music, pottery and more. Free.Info:https://wvr.org/artisan-craft-sale/.

National Cancer Survivors Day Event with Jody Sims: 3-5 p.m. Sunday, June 4, at Sanctuary Vegan Cafe, 151 N Seven Oaks Drive. Free. Includes music by W. James Taylor and Sims' art exhibit "Compassion Makes Life Beautiful."

CLUBS

Authors Guild of Tennessee Meeting:6 p.m. Thursday, June 8,at the Farragut Library,417 N. Campbell Station Road.The guest speaker is Stephen Lyn Bales, award-winning author, photographer and senior naturalist at Ijams Nature Center. Published authors are invited to attend. Info: authorsguildoftn.org.

"Decorating Our Lives With Changes" Luncheon with the Knoxville Christian Women's Connection:10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8, atBuddy's Bearden Banquet Hall,5806 Kingston Pike. Cost:$15.KCWC's special programming will be decor ideas from Diane at Bliss Home, music by Justin Terryandinspirational speakerLinda Cowan who will share how her life left her challenged to be different.Reservations can be made by phone or text to the reservations line 865-315-8182 or email Knoxvillechristianwomen@gmail.com.

Knoxville Philatelic Society Monthly Meeting:7 p.m. Tuesday, June 6,at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Active postage stamp collectors and those wanting to learn about postage stamp collecting are invited to attend. Info: Jim Pettway, jim.stampmail62@yahoo.com or 865-470-9967.

Knoxville Porcelain Artists will host theEast District Meeting of TPA: 11 a.m.on Thursday, June 8,at Puleo's Grill, 260 N. Peters Road.Painter Cathy Teller will bethe demonstrator.Contact Ruth Widener for more information 865-693-0865. Time to pay dues for 2017-2019.

Longstreet-Zollicoffer Camp 87, Sons of Confederate Veterans Business Meeting: 2 p.m. Sunday, June 11, atthe East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay St.Prior to the meeting, Ron Jones will present a program on Robert E. Lee and the Battle of Gettysburg.Program is free and is open to the public.

Smoky Mountain Hiking Club Hikes:Brady Mountain/Grassy Cove of the Cumberland Trail Hike:Meet at Lowes, 1800 Roane St. Highway, Harriman, at 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 7.Hike: 8 miles, rated moderate. Recommend wearing convertible or lightweight long pants due to brushy trail. Info:Leader: Diane Petrilla, petrillad@gmail.com. Sugar Run at Cumberland Gap Hike:Meet in the parking lot of Outback Steak House, 314 Merchants Drive, at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 10.Hike: about 8.5 miles, rated moderate. Info:Leader: Lori Hill, LLH4@rocketmail.com.

Smoky Mountain Quilters Meeting:6:30 p.m. social time, 7 p.m. meeting Tuesday, June 6, atat Messiah Lutheran Church, Kingston Pike at Golf Club Road.Members will displaysmall quilts and other quilted items donated to be sold at the SMQ quilt show. Also, SMQ will discuss final preparations for the quilt show fromJune 16-17 at the Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway.Note that the July meeting will be on the second Tuesday, July 10, because of the July 4 holiday.

Tennessee Valley Exotic Bird Club Meeting:2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 4, in theUT School of Veterinary Medicine'sSequoyah Room 203. No birds are allowed. Attendees are asked to bring snacks.

Tennessee Valley Machine Knitters Club Meeting:10 a.m. Tuesday, June 6, in the Alcoa First United Methodist Church. Visitors are welcome.The program will be on knitting techniques. Info:Marie Hickson,865-4570960.

Welcome Wagon Meeting:11:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, atBearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike.Lunch will becatered byBuddy's Bar-B-Q. The program will be presented by Nancy Howard, VP of Patient services at Provision Center for proton therapy.Cost $13. Reservations and payment required by Monday, June 5.For reservations, call248-444-6560.

Wine Society of East Tennessee "Flag Day" Event:6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, at Calhoun's on the River,400 Neyland Drive. Seating limited to 50 people. Cost: $65 for members, $65 for one guest, $70 for nonmembers and $70 for additional guests. RSVP by Saturday, June 10, athttp://www.ws4et.com/.

GARDEN CLUBS

Arissa Garden Club Meeting:10 a.m. Tuesday, June 6, at Ivan Racheff House and Gardens, 1943 Tennessee Ave. Joint meeting with Noweta Garden Club, "New Plants for Spring," by Lisa Stanley, member of Chapman Highway Garden Club and owner of Stanley's Greenhouse at 3029 Davenport Road. Info: Vicky Richards, 865-388-1671 or Cathy Waitinas, 865-435-4856.

Noweta Garden Club Meeting:10 a.m. Tuesday, June 6, at Ivan Racheff House & Gardens, 1943 Tennessee Ave. Marianne Wilson from Stanley's Greenhouse will be the featured speaker. Members should bring their own lunches and are encouraged toto visit the gardens to see additions and changes at the Headquarters of Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs.

West Hills 10 O'Clock Gardeners Meeting:9:30 a.m. social hour, 10 a.m. meeting Thursday, June 8, atChurch of the Nazarene, 583 Vanosdale Drive. Program: "Everything Mushrooms" by Candace Hess.

AARP DRIVERS SAFETY

Class:9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday, June 9, atHarrogate Senior Center, 310 Londonberry Road, Harrogate. Info: Instructor Carolyn Rambo, 423-869-8080.

ANIMAL RESCUES

Cat and Kitten Pet Adoption Event:11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, June 10, and 12-5 p.m. Sunday, June 11, atPetSmart Turkey Creek, 11134 Parkside Drive.With cats and kittens that arespayed/neutered, combo tested-negative, vaccinated, microchipped, litter box trainedand more. Cost: $40. Adopt and take home same day. Bring a carrier. Info:Monroe County Animal Shelter, 423-442-1015.

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