| Overpass landscaping OK'd | | Posted Tuesday, February 06, 2007 12:55:49 PM by Blog57 Team | | It was good news that the low bid for supplemental landscaping on the Ohio Street overpass project came in more than $100,000 lower than what the city of Salina had estimated. The question was whether it was too good to be true. RFB Construction, Pittsburg, submitted the low bid of $257,178, which was more than $50,000 lower than the next-lowest bidder and about $107,000 less than the city's estimate. The gap between RFB and the other three bidders caused city engineer Karlton Place to do some homework to make sure the company could live up to its promise, Place told the Salina City Commission at Monday's meeting. "They haven't done any work for the city of Salina, that I know of, but they have done quite a few (Kansas Department of Transportation) projects," Place told the commission.... | |
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| | | Residents don t want to lose land for a buffer | | Posted Saturday, January 20, 2007 2:59:13 PM by Blog57 Team | | A plan to beef up a buffer behind the old Cinnaminson Mall with a new wall and landscaping may soon be a dead issue. It's simple. Unless we hear otherwise from the residents of Beech Tree Drive, it's likely the buffer will remain the way it is now, Committeeman Anthony Minniti said. He said the township has tried to facilitate a deal that would require the mall's redeveloper, New Plan Excel Realty Trust of New York, to construct a solid fence and add landscaping to improve the aesthetics in the area and reduce some of the light and noise pollution expected once the mall is redeveloped. The catch is the redeveloper would have to recapture between 91/2 and 32 feet of land behind 18 properties that has been used by those Beech Tree homeowners for nearly 30 years.... | |
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| | | All Season Landscaping to Donate Tree Sales Proceeds to Local ... | | Posted Sunday, December 17, 2006 1:00:07 PM by Blog57 Team | | If you dont relish the idea of putting on snow shoes and freezing your way to a five dollar Christmas tree, and you want to help your community too - then take the short trip down to Bellevue and purchase your tree from All Seasons Landscaping, 901 S. Main. Your hard earned money will get you the freshest Noble Fir tree possible and the proceeds will be donated to two of the most worthwhile charities in the Valley your choice. Camp Rainbow Gold helps children with life threatening illness experience the wonders of the Sawtooth National Forest for a week each summer. The camp hosts an average of 70 campers a year with activities for everyone. Expedition Inspiration Fund for Breast Cancer Research raises awareness and monies to benefit breast cancer research.... | |
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| | | PICKUP WARS: Toyota faces uphill battle | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 6:57:44 AM by Blog57 Team | | Mike Toncevich, 55-year-old owner of Imagination in Landscaping in Ann Arbor, puts his trucks to the test on a regular basis, towing backhoes, small tractors and big trailers of sod. In the past 30 years, he's owned more than 20 trucks: four Chevys, the rest Fords. These days, he drives a Ford F-250 and a F-350. More than anything, a good truck is a workhorse, dependable over the long haul, he said. "It should definitely take a lickin' and keep on tickin'," Toncevich said. As Toyota Motor Corp. starts production this month of a bigger, more powerful Tundra full-size pickup, the Japanese automaker will try to impress hard-core truck drivers, such as Toncevich. In the marketing world, these customers are called "true truckers." They scrutinize a truck's every detail: transmission, engine, towing, payload, frame, suspension and resale value.... | |
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| | | D&S LANDSCAPING EARNS C LEAGUE TRIUMPH | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 7:10:05 AM by Blog57 Team | | OSWEGO - Ted Knopp swished in 13 points and Shane Murray added 12 to lead D&S Landscaping to a 51-47 victory over Pathfinder Bank on Wednesday in C League action in the Oswego City Basketball League. Knopp drained three 3-pointers for the winners. Calvin Miller contributed nine points. Scoring in double figures for Pathfinder Bank were Chris O'Brien (14), Chris Carpenter (13), and Matt Duell (11). Cheap Seats I - 66 Fighting Gargoyles - 62 In this C League game, A.J. King exploded for 21 points to propel Cheap Seats I. Eric Dunham netted 11 points, and Adam Metcalf finished with 10. Brad Pecora and Derek Lyons scored 12 points each for the Gargoyles, and Joe Taylor canned 11. Tyler Construction - 55 BDT - 43 Sprinting out to a 15-0 first-quarter lead, Tyler Construction rolled in this E League game.... | |
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| | | Berman wins awards for journalism, landscaping | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 1:13:08 PM by Blog57 Team | | The Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy in Aspen Hill recently won two awards in two very different disciplines — journalism and landscaping. Hamodiya, the Rabbi Moshe H. Levinson Upper School student newspaper, won a gold medal for the second year in a row from the Columbia University Scholastic Press Association in its annual critique. The school also won the Award of Excellence for a public institution from Montgomery County in its 20th annual Beautification Awards Competition Contest. Hamodiya, the student newspaper, was scored in four categories: coverage, writing and editing, graphic presentation and business operations. For three of these, Hamodiya earned points qualifying it for All-Columbian Honors. In its critique, CSPA stated, ‘‘Your range of coverage is excellent; you are not afraid to tackle the tough topics and issues facing your student body and you do an outstanding job in relating national and international events to your school community and how the events will affect your students." Moshe Broder was the editor-in-chief for the 2005-06 academic year, the period for which the newspaper was judged.... | |
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| | | EPA and Chicago Wilderness to Honor Top Native Landscaping Efforts | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 11:11:12 AM by Blog57 Team | | CHICAGO, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 and Chicago Wilderness will announce the winners of their annual Conservation and Native Landscaping Awards at a Nov. 15 ceremony at Northwestern University. The awards recognize outstanding efforts by park districts, local governments and corporations to use native plants and conservation measures. Eleven winners will be announced at the ceremony; sites from throughout the Chicago Wilderness region will be recognized. .... | |
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| | | Winners in Kingston gardening/landscaping contest named | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:08:05 AM by Blog57 Team | | The Kingston Area Merchants and Professionals Association, KAMPA, sponsored the Flowering of Kingston gardening/landscaping contest to mark the completion of its hanging flower basket project. The following residents received prizes: first place, $100, Leonard and Karen Chesterfield; second place, $50, John and Samantha Krochmaluk; and third place, $25, Jeffrey and Melissa Sodrosky. The following businesses received certificates of recognition: first place, Sperazza Professional Building; second place, Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, P.C.; and third place, Cardoni & Associates, L.L.C.; and Chapin Apartments earned a certificate for best landscaping of a multifamily dwelling. Judges for the contest were Joel Zitofsky of Design & Development Co.; Janet Flack of Janet Flack Interiors Inc.; and Jean Keating, wife of borough administrator Paul Keating.... | |
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| | | Union, Metro hope to resolve contract dispute at this week | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:11:08 AM by Blog57 Team | | Zookeepers and park rangers have haggled over their contract with Portland's regional government for months, but both sides hope to reach an agreement at a bargaining session Thursday. A clash over Metro's freedom to use contractors and volunteers extended negotiations beyond June 30, when the contract with Laborers' Local 483 expired. Elected officials at Metro plan for growth in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties. The agency also manages visitor attractions, including regional parks and the Oregon Zoo. Local 483, a government employee union, represents part of Metro's work force -- about 85 full-time employees and 190 temporary employees, union field agent Rob Wheaton said. Most members do maintenance, landscaping or animal care at the zoo; a handful are park rangers.... | |
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| | | Hearing set for dispute over property landscaping | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 11:04:24 AM by Blog57 Team | | The Marin County Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing Nov. 13 to consider the Sierra Club's challenge to a Kentfield couple's plans for house and landscaping changes to their property. Rick and Karen Moran of 21 N. Ridgewood Road have proposed to add a six-foot wire mesh fence across their rear and west property lines, with two creek crossings, as part of a series of home improvements. Both the county Community Development Agency and the Planning Commission have previously approved aspects of the proposal. However, the Sierra Club alleges that the fence, which would pass through the county's Stream Conservation Area, would not be consistent with the countywide plan's policies, would exacerbate flooding and would inhibit the movement of wildlife. The commission has yet to schedule the time of the hearing.... | |
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