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Life in South Florida in the early 1900s was simpler, undiluted by the complexities of our high-tech, multitasking modern age.

It was also more miserable, in a steamy, torpid, sweat-soaked way.

Hard for us to imagine, but folks back then actually lived an air-conditioning-free existence in subtropical humidity, ignorant of how wretched they were by current standards.

"They were resigned to it," said Susan Gillis, curator for the Boca Raton Historical Society. "In the good old summertime, they put up with the way things were."

But old-time residents grabbed for all the cool they could, gamely seeking relief from the heat through their dress, home design and recreation. Fans, parasols, loose clothing and sleeping porches staved off sweat-inducing temperatures. Air conditioning was a breeze off the coast.

A new exhibit by the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, "Beating the Heat: Surviving Summer in South Florida," outlines how early residents adapted to the sweltering climate. It opened Friday at the New River Inn, 231 SW Second Ave., Fort Lauderdale, and runs through spring of 2015.

"People were actually able to live down here without air conditioning," said Chris Barfield, the historical society's curator. "You just suffer from it because that's what was expected."

The South Florida in the early 20th century was a tad cooler than today, Barfield said. There were more trees, and thus more shade. High-rise beach-side condos didn't block the ocean breeze and concrete and asphalt didn't pull in and radiate heat.

But folks still took steps to limit their misery.

Clothing, especially for women, was the first defense against the sultry summer. The ladies abandoned whalebone corsets in favor of lightweight skirts thin and perforated with lace. Their hems were hiked above the ankle gasp! to allow air flow upward. Gauzy underskirts and baggy bloomers provided coverage while still letting the air in.

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Sometimes we play for hours and dont know each others name.

This is the heart of bluegrassa music finely tuned in back yards and on front porches, among friends. Tedd Williams, a guitar player from Duluth, Minn., said thats his favorite part of festivals like the Five-String Fest at Elliott Family Farms in Lawndale, which ran Thursday through Sunday.

I usually end up at really big festivals. This place is gorgeous. Its small but its easy to access, he said. For me, these are all about sitting on the porch playing.

Beside Williams, as he sits on the porchs wooden floor, is his fellow Minnesota-native friend Tom Driessen, who said he came to the festival for the intramural sport of jamming.

Thats what they call their informal sessionsjamming.

Steve Potts, who just met Driessen at the first annual festival, said the festival brought a good mix of bands and shows.

Among some of the most well-known acts who played this weekend were Big Daddy Love, Tony Trischka Territory, the Travelin McCourys and Willie Watson from Old Crowe Medicine Show.

Saturday afternoon, the sound of 11 children singing Ill Fly Away danced across the farms hills and back to a group of bluegrass lovers sitting on the grass in front of the stage.

While the Sweet Potato Pie Kids strummed banjos, guitars, fiddles and mandolins, Roger Maye smiled to the music.

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The new Next Generation Building and surrounding courtyard for Grandview Church in Dunnellon.

DUNNELLON Would you believe a church that has performed two miracles?

After building and paying off its church building in record time last year, Grand View Church in Dunnellon essentially has done it again.

Pastors James and Debbie Watts held a ribbon cutting on April 26 for their new youth facility, called the Next Generation Building.

Construction started in January and, by the week of April 14, the church had raised enough cash through offerings that it was able to receive a certificate of occupancy and were within two weeks of opening their doors to the congregations youth.

Members of the church, 12401 SW County Road 484, paid for everything outright. The building cost $245,000. The entire project including courtyard, site work, engineering, permitting, and so on cost more than $300,000.

The church has no mortgage and held no formal fundraisers. It did it all by passing the collection plate.

This was reminiscent of Grand Views announcement in February 2013, when it spent only 14 months paying off the $490,000 mortgage on the main building.

As with the youth building, that fund success was accomplished without any special drive.

Our previous youth area was about the size of a kitchen in our main building. Its amazing to have a place like this for our kids, said Len Campbell, church media director. Well do praise worship, teaching, play time and game activities. This is a very big change. Were looking forward to seeing how our young people respond to our new building.

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The Oregon Supreme Court recently decided two major construction defect cases involving Ball Janik LLPs clients. Phillip Joseph and James Prichard, co-chairs of Ball Janik LLPs construction litigation practice, state that the opinions in these two cases (PIH Beaverton, LLC v. Super One, Inc., Or. No. SC S061488 April 24, 2014 and Sunset Presbyterian Church v. Brockamp & Jaeger, Inc., Or. No. SC S061171 April 24, 2014) resolve open questions regarding the timeliness of construction defect claims. Attorney Dan Goldstein from Ball Janik LLP argued both cases before the Oregon Supreme Court.

According to court documents, in PIH Beaverton, LLC v. Super One, Inc., the Oregon Supreme Court clarified the definition of substantial completion under Oregons statute of ultimate repose. The statute defines substantial completion as either the date when the owner confirms in writing the building is usable or, alternatively, when the owner accepts final completion by other means.

In PIH Beaverton, Ball Janik LLP represented a hotel owner with construction defects. The owner had posted a lien protective document entitled notice of completion, and the contractor argued that notice was sufficient written acceptance of usability to start the statutes of limitation and ultimate repose. Before the Oregon Supreme Court, Ball Janik LLP argued that the notice of completion is only for lien purposes, and contains no acceptance of usability. The Court agreed, and, according to court documents, went on to hold that without evidence of acceptance in writing, the statutes of limitation and ultimate repose do not begin to run until full completion of the project: the date on which the construction was fully complete, not the date on which it was sufficiently complete for its intended use or occupancy, ___OR___, No. SC S061171 slip op. at 17 (April 24, 2014).

In Sunset Presbyterian Church v. Brockamp & Jaeger, Inc., Ball Janik LLP represented a church with construction defects. In Sunset, the contractor asked the Oregon Supreme Court to dismiss the case based upon a time limit within the contract. Ball Janik LLP argued that the contractually-shortened limitation period was not effective because the contractor had not obtained an architects certification required by the contract. According to court documents, the Court agreed that the contractor could not rely on the contract clause without the architects certificate, and therefore refused to enforce the contractually-shortened statute of ultimate repose.

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Liberty Church Pastors Bob and Frieda White are preparing to celebrate 30 years in the church that they founded on Mothers Day of 1984. Now, in what Frieda says can only be something that God could control, the church will open the doors of their new facility, located at 200 FM 2025, on Mothers Day of 2014.

The church began as Liberty Christian Fellowship on Houston St. in Cleveland and hosted a congregation of 36 people. Since then, the fellowship has amassed approximately 350-400 members.

We had no idea when we opened for the first time that we would ever be a church of this magnitude, said Bob, who felt called back to Cleveland after pastoring churches in El Dorado, Ark., and then traveling for four years with Frieda by his side.

In April 1986, the congregation moved to another Cleveland location on Washington Ave., where they grew steadily to over 300 members. That location, which was a lumber supply building before being converted to Liberty Christian Fellowship, was where they have held services for year while waiting for the move to a new location.

After plowing through some red tape to get the new facility approved for construction, church leaders and members celebrated the new location with a groundbreaking ceremony that took place on Dec. 9 of last year.

The $2.5 million project is a long way from the modest location that the church began praising within and has plenty of room for future membership growth and even overflow, if necessary, for occasions like the churchs annual Easter and Christmas programs.

We always have two productions each year and everyone in the community is invited not just members, said Frieda. We are hoping that with the new facility, we will be able to host four productions instead of two.

The new facility also includes a retention pond, expanded classrooms and a gymnasium, as well as a sanctuary, all included within its 20,000 feet. The sanctuary has four screens, including one massive visual wall for use during services. There is also a cafe with available wi-fi and a bookstore.

The money to fund the new facility was raised by church members over the course of nearly 10 years.

Its really remarkable how people have given to us, said Frieda.

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RYE Olga M. Mitchell, 94, of Rye, formerly of Boston, Mass., died Friday, April 25, 2014, at Webster at Rye.

She was born Aug. 5, 1919, in South Boston, Mass., the daughter of the late Simon and Alexandra (Patapova) Udaloy.

At age 15, she graduated from Girls High School in Boston. She resided in Boston until moving to Rye in 1975.

Olga was the wife of Philip Mitchell and together they operated Mitchell Service, an appliance repair company, where she was bookkeeper and general office administrator. After Philip died in 1965, she carried on running the business until all her children had left college. She then joined the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, where she had 10 enjoyable years of work.

She was an enthusiastic volunteer. She was a member and driver for the Rye Volunteer Ambulance Corps and volunteered for many years at Webster at Rye, where she was Volunteer of the Year in 2002.

Family members include two daughters, Laura Mazur and her husband, Boleslaw, of London, England, and Susan Wall and her husband, Thomas, of Hull, Mass.; two sons, Kenneth Mitchell and his wife, Janet, of Exeter, and Philip Mitchell and his wife, Deborah, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; three grandchildren, Deborah, Jennifer and Kenneth; a great-granddaughter, Avery; a brother, John Udaloy of New Castle; a sister, Evelyn Obbard of South Yarmouth, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister-in-law, Judith G. Udaloy, who died in March.

SERVICES: Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 8, in the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, May 9, in Saint Theresa Church, 815 Central Road, Rye Beach. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Make-A-Wish New Hampshire, 814 Elm St., Suite 300, Manchester, NH 03101-2230 (www.nh.wish.org), or the Animal Welfare Institute, 900 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003 (www.awionline.org). Please visit http://www.RemickGendron.com to view Olga's memorial Web site, sign the tribute wall or for directions.

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