Monday, October 5, 2009

“Pocono Home and Garden: close call for plants; your chance to get ... - Pocono Record” plus 4 more

“Pocono Home and Garden: close call for plants; your chance to get ... - Pocono Record” plus 4 more

Pocono Home and Garden: close call for plants; your chance to get ... - Pocono Record

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 09:03 PM PDT

We've been busy on weekends with football, but wanted to make time to connect with all our homeowners and gardening friends.

We can tell the climate is changing, because we don't remember going this long without frost. Our Home and Garden blog tells you about a close call.


No, instead of frost, we've had rain. The best way to guarantee rain? You know the answer. Plan an outdoor event.

A rainy day is a good day to start thinking about organizing your house. We tell you how to get started.


Look up into the trees and you'll see masses of white spidery webs engulfing branches. These are fall webworms and they can strip shade trees and ornamentals. We tell you about an organic control.

It's getting cooler, so we'll talk about some new looks for the fireplace. Where do we fall short? We leave the hearth tragically bare, a yawning, empty cave that grabs visitors' attention but leaves them cold.

A kitchen island is one way to get organized. It also gives you more counter space. You can build your own and our home fix-it guy tells you how.


Christmas is right around the corner. We ask are you a wrapper or a bagger? Our latest entry in the Home and Garden blog discusses the perfection needed for wrapping gifts vs. the convenience of gift bags.

Coming before Christmas: prize winning recipes from the West End Fair and the Pennsylvania vegetable contest.




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Police discover indoor pot garden - Charleston Daily Mail

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 09:25 PM PDT

Authorities found an indoor marijuana garden, complete with heat lamps and an irrigation system, at a home in St. Albans.

St. Albans police officers and Kanawha County sheriff's deputies had just served an arrest warrant at a home in the 800 block of 7th Avenue early Monday morning when they got a tip about marijuana being grown in the home, according to a press release from St. Albans Lt. James Agee.

Jake Alden, 23, had been arrested on a robbery charge, Agee said. Police then got a search warrant for Alden's home and found 15 marijuana plants growing in buckets inside a locked room, the press release said.

"The grow operation had been wired with heat lamps, fans, timers and a watering system," Agee said.

Alden now will be charged in connection with cultivating marijuana, police said. Also arrested and charged were his mother, Debbie Alden, 53, and her fiance, Donal McDaniel, 39.

All three live together in the home, Agee said.

They are scheduled to be arraigned in Kanawha County Magistrate Court.



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Neighbors Foil Garden City Robbery - ClickOnDetroit.com

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 08:27 PM PDT

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Leahy Landscaping is lead sponsor of Home and Garden Show - Abington Mariner

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:33 AM PDT

Leahy Landscaping Inc. has signed on as the Platinum Sponsor for the second annual Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce Swampscott Home and Garden Show to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Swampscott High School, 200 Essex St.

"We are proud to be a platinum sponsor for the second year in a row." says Leah Warren, marketing manager for Leahy Landscaping, Inc. "Last year's show generated dozens of solid leads for our business, it was a positive community event and a great avenue to talk to consumers one-on-one and gain leads."

The Swampscott Home and Garden Show will feature more than 40 home and garden professionals who are experts in their fields, informational seminars, kids' activities, a silent auction of home and garden products, raffles, giveaways and a lunch café.

"We only have 10 booth spaces left," says Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Leslie Gould.

Gould says the Swampscott Home and Garden Show is the "perfect marketing and promotional opportunity" to showcase the products and services of local businesses.

"A small investment could turn into a new list of clients that will keep you busy well into next year, and if the new clients have a good experience, chances are they will tell others. If vendors work their booths by engaging attendees, it's been my experience that vendors more than get a return on their investment," she says.

The Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce serves Lynn, Lynnfield, Swampscott and Nahant and is committed to developing and fostering a dynamic business environment by serving, protecting and promoting its members through valuable resources, government representation, marketing and networking opportunities.

To reserve exhibit space or for more information, contact the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce at 781-592-2900, e-mail the office at info@LynnAreaChamber.com or see SwampscottChamber.com.

 



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Kmart Introduces Online Layaway - Biloxi Sun Herald

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 09:25 PM PDT

-- Layaway Availability Grid - Helps shoppers confirm the availability of their items at time of purchase. -- Layaway Calculator - Details the layaway payment schedule and down payment information on the layaway contract. -- Layaway Manager - Allows users to make payments; view their payment schedule and other contract details.
 -- Contract Management E-mails - Reminds shoppers of payment due dates.

Kmart's convenient online layaway comes at a time when layaway interest is strong. Online trends show the word "layaway" had more than double the interest among U.S. searchers in August 2009 than it had in August 2008. Kmart's layaway program has seen double-digit increases in layaway customers and sales in 2008. This increased consumer interest inspired Kmart to create online layaway, empowering customers to manage their lives more conveniently.

"We have an entire generation of customers that grew up shopping online," said Mark Snyder, chief marketing officer, Kmart. "Launching online layaway at Kmart engages these customers by allowing them to spread their payments out over time and better plan their spending."

Online layaway is also available at Sears. With programs like the Christmas Club Card and now online layaway, Sears and Kmart continue to respond to a broad range of consumer needs. These programs give customers the flexibility to shop any way they prefer, whether in store or from the comfort of their own homes.

Online Layaway Transaction Guidelines

 -- When initiating a layaway contract online, customers enter their zip code to select a Kmart store to hold their layaway items. Merchandise must be picked up when final payment is made at that location. -- Customers who initiate layaway contracts in store also can make payments online by logging in/registering and entering their layaway contract number from their in-store receipt. -- Similar to Kmart's traditional layaway, online layaway users have eight weeks to pay for items in full. -- Payments must be made biweekly online or at any register in the Kmart store where the layaway order is held. -- Customers pay only a $5 initiation fee to start a layaway contract (fees may vary by state). -- Customers must make a down payment of $15 or 10 percent (whichever is greater). -- Online layaway customers can use one or any combination of these acceptable payment options: credit card (Sears credit card, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express), debit card, Kmart Gift Card or Kmart Cash Card.
 -- Layaway purchases are protected by Kmart's 90-day return policy. If for any reason a customer is not satisfied, products can be returned for a refund, with receipt, at any Kmart store, within 90 days after the final layaway payment date (some exceptions apply).

About Sears Holdings Corporation

Sears Holdings Corporation is the nation's fourth largest broadline retailer with approximately 3,900 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, home electronics and automotive repair and maintenance. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands' End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as the Apostrophe and Covington brands. It also has the Country Living collection, which is offered exclusively by Sears and Kmart. We are the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 12 million service calls made annually. Sears Holdings Corporation operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation. For more information, visit Sears Holdings' Web site at www.searsholdings.com.

SOURCE Sears Holdings Corporation



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