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MANCHESTER A commercial landscaper's tale of a boy and a big red truck caught the eye of Ford Motor Co.

The automaker shared Tom Topping's Facebook posting about his recent encounter with Kevin Fellows on its corporate Facebook page, then offered Topping, the boy and his family free tickets to the Toby Keith concert Saturday in Hartford.

"We love this heartwarming story about a man, a boy and an F-250 from Ford owner Tom Topping of Manchester Green Lawn Services," the Ford posting said. "Read on if you want a smile today."

On July 10, Kevin was visiting his grandmother, Gail Zanlungo, at her Grandview Street home. As Topping unloaded a mower from the heavy-duty pickup and went to work on Zanlungo's lawn, Kevin raced from window to window in the house, watching intently.

Kevin, 15, of Coventry, has Down syndrome, Zanlungo said Tuesday. He has spent many hours at her house playing with toy trucks, so the proximity of the real thing was exceptionally exciting, she said.

"He was pretty fascinated by the whole commercial lawn-mowing process, and actually grabbed a chair to watch me work," Topping wrote in his Facebook post.

"Anyway, he watched as I finished up and then ran over to watch me load the truck," Topping wrote. "I hooked the mower up to the winch and let him push the button to load it into the bed. When it was secure, he hopped in the truck and fastened his seatbelt. His sister and grandmother were out now, and ordered him out of the truck."

Zanlungo said Tuesday that she was surprised by her grandson's boldness..

"What are you doing Kevin?" she remembered asking.

But Topping said it was OK and offered to give Kevin and his younger sister, Hannah, a short ride in the truck he calls "the Big Red Monster."

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ENID, Okla. Ernie Currier brought Monday evenings Enid Public Schools Board of Education meeting to order with sharp rap of the gavel.

Im a little more forceful than Molly at least with the gavel, Currier quipped.

Currier has served as Enid city commissioner, Enid mayor and chairman of the Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce board, along with being a member of the NWOSU/NOC Advisory Board, the Vance Development Authority and the Autry Foundation board.

Molly Helm, formerly board president, and Cheryl Patterson, formerly vice president, both resigned Monday. Helm was not present, having submitted her resignation in advance because her sister has been offered a teaching position.

Patterson has been appointed Garfield County Election Board Secretary. State law prohibits each of them from serving on the school board following those events.

Board members voted Currier president and Kyle Whitehead vice president. The search for two new board members soon will begin.

Henson Construction, Enid, was awarded the bid for renovation work on Carver Early Childhood Center. Hensons bid for the work was $257,212. Six classrooms will be redone.

Each classroom will have a different color, and each child will have a T-shirt in a color that matches their room, said Karl White, chief financial officer for EPS.

In other business, board members approved a long list of routine contracts and appointments for the upcoming school year, including:

Transfers among funds and a contract with Blunck Studios for school photography services for Adams Elementary School.

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First Flight
First Flight is the name given to the landscaped entrance along George Bolt Memorial Drive, leading to the Airport from the north. Designed by James Lord, a New Zealand landscape architect...

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Issaquah, WA (PRWEB) July 21, 2014

Customers of TheHardwareCity.com can now find a high quality landscape floodlight by Coleman Cable in the stores extensive online catalog. The landscaping light is in stock and available for 54% below retail price. Customers enjoy free shipping while purchasing a quality lighting product.

Coleman Cables 20 lumen floodlight with 120-degree beam angle will automatically illuminate when it becomes dark outside, creating a landscape solution that functions on its own. It is solar powered and incorporates an AA lithium rechargeable battery, which can fuel the light for up to 7 hours. The light offers consumers an easy way to add lighting to their yard without the worry of increased electricity bills and TheHardwareCity.com provides convenience in purchasing the lighting fixtures.

Made with a high quality warm white LED, the outdoor fixture adds a nice touch to any scenery without the need to replace light bulbs continuously. The fixture will remain cool to the touch, offering an easy and safe solution. It can be used in conjunction with lawn design to highlight architectural and garden features. Homeowners may also use the new light to create path lighting while enhancing safety and security for the home.

The lights sleek and stylish design provides contemporary lighting features to any lawn. It is quick and easy to install and can be set up virtually anywhere without the need of electrical access. Constructed with durable plastic construction, the fixture can withstand any weather condition.

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Portland, ME (PRWEB) July 22, 2014

WorkBoat, the leading provider of news for the U.S. workboat market, has launched a one-day Regional Summit in Alabama in the heart of the Gulf of Mexico shipyard industry that will tackle challenges facing the industry.

The Regional Summit, The Changing Landscape of Shipyards, will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club, & Spa in Point Clear. Topics to be covered include:

The Changing Face of Personnel With the advancements in technology, the landscape of the shipyard workforce is changing. Will a more specialized workforce be necessary in the future? Will companies such as Siemens and Rolls-Royce alleviate the personnel crunch some by using their own technicians? How are personnel challenges different for smaller yards as compared to larger ones?

State of the Industry in the Gulf Aside from the personnel problem, what other challenges face yard owners? Is the traditional shipyard becoming more of an erection yard, with specialized systems integrators doing more of the technical work?

Financing the Future Whether your company is a small business or big publicly traded company, capital is the engine that drives it. Where that capital comes from is one of the questions that this discussion will seek to answer. This panel of finance experts will help understand the state of the commercial marine finance marketplace, answer questions and help find solutions to the problems.

Registration for the Summit at the Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club, & Spa in Point Clear, Ala., is available at: http://www.workboat.com/regional-summit-alabama.aspx. Advance Registration is $425. Onsite registration is $495.

The Changing Landscape of Shipyards Point Clear, Alabama Tuesday, September 16, 2014 8:00 am 4:15 pm Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club, & Spa

More information can be found here: http://www.workboat.com/regional-summit-alabama.aspx.

About WorkBoat WorkBoat is part of the Diversified Business Communications portfolio of commercial marine events, publications and e-media products. The WorkBoat brand has been connecting qualified buyers with leading suppliers for more than 45 years. In print through WorkBoat magazine, online at WorkBoat.com, face-to-face at the International WorkBoat Show and through education with the Professional Series, WorkBoat delivers high quality information to all segments of the marine industry in North America. For more information, visit http://www.workboat.com.

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Late yesterday afternoon, Wanaka went from a town without a swimming pool to a town with two swimming pools in prospect.

The existing Wanaka pool closed on Friday after an engineering assessment confirmed the building was a ''very low level'' earthquake risk.

That caused upset among swimmers who flooded the Queenstown Lakes District Council with comments.

Then yesterday at 5.15pm, council general manager operations Ruth Stokes sent an email to media saying the council was ''moving quickly'' to consider all options including the ''extent and cost of remedial strengthening work that would be required to reopen in the short term''.

But she also revived an idea for a new pool in Wanaka's Three Parks subdivision.

That idea was rejected by the council in March in favour of a $2.1 million upgrade and expansion of the existing pool, now closed.

Staff were ''already assessing options for upgrading the pool and adding a learners' pool, before Friday's closure,'' she said.

''Another possibility under consideration is to build a completely new facility at the Three Parks site along with the new Wanaka Sports Facility.

''We are continuing to evaluate the viability of those options,'' Mrs Stokes said.

Her email pipped by just one minute an email from the developers planning the huge Northlake residential development on the outskirts of the town.

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A 25m indoor public swimming pool, land allocated for affordable housing, a childcare centre, convenience retail stores and sports facilities will be key features of a new housing development in Wanaka - dependent on Queenstown Lakes District Council approving a plan change later this week.

Hearing Commissioners for Northlake Plan Change 45 have recommended the re-zoning of 219 hectares of land in Wanaka to the north of Aubrey Road and in the vicinity of Outlet Road.

This proposed zoning will enable a range of residential and essential community facilities and the commissioners recommendation will be considered by the QLDC at its full council meeting this Thursday 24 July.

The plan change to re-zone the land from Rural General to a new Northlake Special Zone was prepared by John Edmonds & Associates Ltd, on behalf of three adjoining landowners.

Mr Edmonds said plans for the zone included a new indoor 25m pool to be built, operated and maintained by the developers.

"The new pool building, which will also include a gym, has been designed to fit with the Wanaka landscape, in the classic style of a high country station shearing shed. The pool will be permanently available for public use," he said.

When asked about the recent announcement of closure of the existing Wanaka public swimming pool, Mr Edmonds said the developers will approach the QLDC to discuss options to fast track the new swimming pool in Stage 1 of the Northlake development.

He said this could result in the new swimming pool being available for the public by 2015, and stated that options to be discussed could include changes to the current pool design to address Wanaka community requirements.

An important aspect of Northlake Plan Change 45 is the provision of land for affordable housing. Twenty serviced residential sections will be available to the public to buy at no more than $160,000, subject to an option in favour of the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust so they can be offered to suitably qualified families through the Trust's equity share or other community housing retention method.

In addition the Northlake zone will provide for potentially another 235 medium density housing lots targeted at the affordable end of the market range.

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Monday, July 21, 2014 | 10:08 p.m. CDT; updated 8:42 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2014

COLUMBIA Developers clearing land in Columbia will now be required to use devices known as air curtain destructors when performing open burns.

The Columbia City Council voted unanimously Monday evening to withdraw proposed changes to the city's open burning ordinance. In place of the ordinance changes, the Columbia Fire Department will adopt an internal policy requiring an air curtain destructor be used on any open burn that calls for a Missouri Department of Natural Resources permit.

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Air curtain destructors are placed over an open burn and function similar to large exhaust hoods. Vacuums in the air curtain inhale and filter the smoke and release cleaner emissions in the air.

A report issued by the Columbia Fire Department at the July 7 council meeting outlined suggested changes toCity Council bill 101-14, which would place increased restrictions on open burning on development sites.

The report recommended maintaining the current definition of open burning and requiring a permit for any fire with a fuel area of larger than 3 feet wide and 2 feet high. Fires smaller than this are considered recreational fires. The responsibility for inspecting and permitting open burns would remain with the Fire Department.

The Fire Department report also recommended requiring the use of an air curtain destructor for any open burn performed to remove the vegetative waste from clearing an area of 1 acre or greater.

Air curtain destructors will be required for open burns performed within 200 yards of the nearest inhabited dwelling for land-clearing operations smaller than 1 acre.

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Interior decorating can be one of the many unique ways that you are able to fuse your style and personality into your home, however for some, this task ends up being overwhelmingly exhausting and at times expensive. Eight-year design veteran and expert interior designer Martita Jara empathizes with those who welcome the decorating challenge and offers her tips and suggestions on how to essentially design on a dime. From mapping out an elaborative plan to mastering consignment shopping, interior decorating has never been more simple or budget-friendly. Read on for more easy-to-apply tips from Jara and how you can incorporate these into your next home design project.

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Celebrity chef and design consultant Martita Jara is more than just a jack of all trades. The Southern California native who now resides in Dallas may be well known for her appearances on Food Network and now OWNs Home Made Simple!, but she is also an avid expert in interior decoration. When shes not whipping up fabulous Latin creations in the kitchen, Jara spends a chunk of her time consulting and creating aesthetically alluring home dcor for her private and often high-profile clientele. From local consignment shop finds to simple color palettesMartita Jara has all of the tips you will need to design on a dime.

Have A Plan For Your Design Scheme

Before purchasing any items for your home, have a plan and know what your overall design scheme will be for your home or your space. Having a solid plan will allow you to buy pieces separately and have a much better end result. So if you end up buying a rug today, a table next month and a sofa next week, your plan will map out specifically the pieces you need to give you the look that you want.

Pick A Color Palette of Three to Four Colors

Take your time and pick out a color palette between three to four colors and carry these colors throughout your home. Choosing a simple color palette will create a nice flow and movement throughout the home from space to space. For example, if your color palette is navy, cream and gold; navy could be the dominate color in the family room, gold would dominate in the dining room and cream could dominate in the kitchen. Throughout each space, however, all colors will be present.

Use Neutrals As Your Backdrop and Add An Accent Color

Its completely understandable that for do-it-yourself interior decorators, it can be overwhelming to commit to certain colors, especially the three- to four-palette rule as discussed above.If you have a hard time committing to color, use neutrals as your backdrop and then accent in a color. So maybe your walls, floors, sofa, chairs and stone are colored in a great neutral tone and then you bring in pops of color with accent pillows, a rug, vase, bowl and maybe some great art. This way, when you get tired of the color red for example, you can just change out a few accessories and create a whole new look.

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