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Westville Mayor Roger MacKay, left, Westville CAO Kelly Rice and Pictou East MLA Tim Houstan were on hand to hear an announcement by Central Nova MP Peter MacKay, right, in regards to federal government funding for the restoration of the Westville cenotaph.

WESTVILLE - Ongoing restorations at the Westville Cenotaph are getting a boost from the federal government.

Central Nova MP Peter MacKay announced Saturday that the restoration project is the recipient of a $15,000 grant from the federal government to towards repairs on the monument and the make it more accessible for visitors of all ages.

We must never forget the heavy price that has been paid to defend our cherished way of life, and protect our shared values. Since Confederation, more than 2.3 million Canadians have served in our Armed Forces. Tragically, 118,000 never returned home, said MacKay.

We were reminded all too tragically of that reality only weeks ago, when terror attacks took two brave soldiers from our great nation. As Canadians we remain united, and these terrible events serve as a stark reminder of the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.

Funding will go towards the cleaning of the monument and applying a protective coating and new wording. The area has also been landscaped and new steps, handrails and walkways are installed to improve accessibility.

The cenotaph, completed in 1921 as a memorial to those from Westville lost in the First World War, features a bronze statue of a grief-stricken soldier created by renowned Canadian sculptor Emanuel Hahn.

After the sculpture, the first of its kind in Canada, was unveiled, 10 other communities across Canada wanted the design. Westvilles memorial, however, is the only one signed by Hahn and has been described as the finest community war memorial in Canada.

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Waterford - Planning and Zoning is poised to take the initial steps of redeveloping Mago Point, a piece of shorefront land that juts into the Niantic River, according to Director of Planning and Development Dennis Goderre.

Since the bridge connecting Waterford to East Lyme was replaced in 1991, residents and owners of businesses on the point have complained that the small peninsula lies so hidden in the shadow of Route 156 that people don't even see it.

Goderre said Friday that a portion of a $500,000 state Small Town Economic Assistance Program grant the town received over the summer will be used to fund the development of a master plan slated for completion in the spring.

"We'll now have a fantastic road map that shows that we have a plan," Goderre said.

He said the town will use the plan to apply for further state and federal grants, including a second STEAP grant and a grant to explore the possibility of bringing commercial aquaculture back to the point. Goderre said aquaculture is currently only permitted in the area for research, though shellfishing was common in the past.

The town plans in the next week to sign an agreement with planning, engineering and construction services firm BETA Group Inc., according to Goderre.

BETA will be charged with surveying the point over the next few weeks. On Dec. 13, the firm will hold its first workshop for members of the public to give suggestions for the master plan.

The master plan will look at walkways, waterfront access, design regulations for buildings, layout of parking lot space, design of the point's park and more, according to BETA project manager Randall Collins.

BETA Senior Vice President Najib Habesch called the point a "diamond in the rough."

BETA will develop two to three master plans by the end of January, at which time it will hold further public workshops, according to Goderre.

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OLEAN Steve Freer filed out of the Dal-Tile plant the same as his co-workers on what was a sad day in the citys history: Dec. 12, 2012.

That day, the tile plant on East State Street shut down for good. The closure left 174 without jobs and ended a century of mosaic tile production in Olean. Mohawk Industries, Dal-Tiles parent company, transferred the Olean sites operations to a sister facility in Gettysburg, Pa.

But unlike the majority of his colleagues many of whom left the plant with no real job prospects or guarantees for the future Mr. Freer returned for work the next day. He would oversee the plants mothballing, a job that would take about 18 months to complete. Hed also keep an eye on the facility until it came under new ownership.

Now, nearly two years later, Mr. Freer is the last Dal-Tile employee to work at the plant. His final day there was Friday.

"If you told me that I'd be the last guy standing here five years ago, I'd have laughed at you," Mr. Freer said, his voice echoing through the cavernous, empty expanse that once buzzed with the production of mosaic tile. Id never have thought that Id be the last man standing.

Mr. Freer began working at 1414 E. State St. in 1987.

Before I worked here, I was a motorcycle mechanic for the Blumenthals at their motorcycle shop, Mr. Freer told the Times Herald. I worked there for many years. My wife was a receptionist at Dal-Tile for years and she knew the personnel guy and was able to help me get in here.

His first assignment was working in the stock room during the plants second shift. He eventually worked his way up to stock room manager on the first shift, a job he held for the better part of two decades. That job is likely what made him a candidate to serve as the plants final caretaker.

As part of being the stock room manager, I was a buyer for the company, so I knew the computer system and all the stock we had, so this job kind of fell to me, he said. I was recommended for the job because my boss knew I was close to retirement.

When Mr. Freer reported for work on Dec. 13, 2012, he joined about 45 other former Dal-Tile employees who were kept on temporarily to clear out the plant.

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The cheer: Cheers to Sean Aul at Tile Inc. for donating tiles to be used for Care's Coasters, which I make in memory of my sister Caroline for the Pilgrim Gift Shop. Sean's kindness and generosity are very appreciated by my family!

- Laura Harsant Reeves, Fayetteville

About Reeves: Reeves makes the coasters in memory of her twin sister, Caroline Harsant Whitley, who died in 2011 at age 29 of a brain tumor. Proceeds from the sale of the tiles go toward charities that Caroline supported, including the Care Clinic.

The other side of the cheer: Aul is owner of Tile Inc. on Winslow Street. He said he is happy to help Reeves with her work.

"I grew up with her family, and I knew Laura and Caroline before she passed away."

- Rodger Mullen

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Theres no timeline for reopening the $24 million Bethel pool, which closed right after the grand opening this past Saturday due to a sprinkler system issue.

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Acting City Manager Pete Williams says the city wants to have experts look at the system, in light of the recent devastating fire at the new Alcohol Treatment center.

Bethel residents enjoy the new pool. (Photo by Ben Matheson / KYUK)

As we speak they are trying to determine what the problem is, until they can determine what it is and whats needed for the fix, its hard to give a timeline of when it will be open again, said Williams.

Doug Cobb works for ProDev, the project management firm, and is in Bethel trying to figure out the issue.

We have pressure at the hydrant and theres something inconsistent in the building, we have gotten the system to work successfully several times, but to pass that test that has to be done over and over, and over. Thats what were troubleshooting, said Cobb.

Williams says the crews thought they had found the problem Thursday morning, but another issue popped up.

The state Fire Marshall granted the city an exception last Saturday to host the grand opening, even though inspectors the day before found the pressure to run the sprinkler system to be inadequate.

Cobb says a fire sprinkler specialist from the Lower 48 has been consulted in the troubleshooting.

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LONE ROCK - Back in the late 1970s, nearly everyone thought it was a good idea to get irrigation water out of leaky ditches and into gravity fed pipelines on farmlands in the vicinity of Lone Rock School.

To do that, the Bitter Root Irrigation District and irrigators in the Three Mile Area came together to get the financing to build a gravity fed sprinkler system that would both conserve water and cut down on the amount of silt running into the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge.

For 30 years, irrigators on the system have paid $16 extra an acre to pay off their $1.18 million share of the $3 million system.

Through those same three decades, BRID has taken care of all the maintenance and operations of the system.

Unfortunately, the forward-thinking crew that put the deal together 30 years ago didnt make it perfectly clear what should happen when the bond was paid.

That lack of foresight is now setting the stage for a fight between some of the nearly 400 irrigators on the Three Mile Gravity System and the Bitter Root Irrigation District (BRID) that already has lawyers talking back and forth.

The trouble began to brew after BRIDs board of directors let irrigators on the system know that it believed once the system was paid for, it would become a private system belonging to the water users.

If the water users wanted BRID to continue maintaining and operating the system, they would need to form a subdistrict. Once that district was formed, irrigators on the system would be required to pay an additional $10 an acre for the first two years to cover BRIDs expenses.

To form a district, 60 percent of the users have to sign a petition that BRID is currently circulating. The petitioners have to own 60 percent of the impacted lands.

BRID officials contend that if the water users opt not to form a subdistrict, then once the system is paid for, it will become their responsibility to operate and maintain. The irrigation district will only be responsible for delivering water to each inlet structure.

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MISSOULA, Mont. -

Western Montana has a cold front heading over and many Montanans are scrambling this weekend to winterize their sprinkler system.

Employees at Dirtman Sprinklers say they've been booked for the past 6 weeks blowing out sprinkler systems.

They say ideally, you should winterize your system during the months of September or October but some people still wait until the last minute which can result in big problems if you don't shut the water off.

"Outside, you're probably going to have an exposed pipe or what we call a BFP which is a backflow preventer. You may want to cover that with a blanket, with these sub-zero temperatures, that can break and flood your basement," said Dirtman Sprinklers employee Shaun Reely.

If you don't fully winterize your system, they say you should at least shut off your outside water supply at the ball valve inside your house.

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