Thursday, September 24, 2009

“Gunmen enter home and shoot dog, steal nothing - Peoria Journal Star” plus 4 more

“Gunmen enter home and shoot dog, steal nothing - Peoria Journal Star” plus 4 more

Gunmen enter home and shoot dog, steal nothing - Peoria Journal Star

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 08:19 PM PDT

Gunmen who broke into a South Peoria home and shot a dog there late Wednesday fled without stealing anything.

About 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to a report of armed suspects entering the home at 2306 W. Garden St.

An officer found a 4-year-old pit bull with two wounds to the shoulder, possibly only graze wounds, a police report said.

Another officer stopped two men who were running at Westmoreland Avenue and Garden before learning they were residents running from the home invasion, police said.

A woman said she was asleep when she heard the front door open and four shots fired, the report said. She told police she went to her bedroom door and saw two males with guns.

She tried to shut the door, but one of the gunmen pushed the door into her, she said. One pointed a handgun at her and said if she didn't give him money, she would be shot in the head. Another male came into the room and began looking around, she told police. When she told them all she had was a pacemaker, they fled.

The woman told police two of the invaders appeared to be in their teens and had bandanas over their faces, but she didn't get a good look at a third male who apparently was involved.

The pit bull was moving around fine despite the gunshots, and the woman said she would take the dog to the vet the next day, the report said.

 



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Fundraiser for Home Garden youth Friday - Hanford Sentinel

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 04:56 PM PDT






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Lights, camera, action for Cumberland home - Abbotsford News

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 06:10 PM PDT

Cumberland will be showcased to the world Wednesday in an episode of House Hunters International, which was filmed in the area last year.

The Home and Garden Television show, which globetrots around the world showcasing homes from Italy to the Cayman Islands, filmed local residents Derrick and Shannon Nelson, who purchased their first home in the Ulverston Station subdivision last year.

According to real estate agent Karin Usipuik, who participated in the filming of the show, the episode is scheduled to air Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

"I'm really excited ... it was really fun, and I would definitely do it again," she said.

"This is really great for the Comox Valley."

The production took five days, as one day was spent filming a variety of locations in the Valley for establishing shots.

Usipuik admits she has not seen any part of the episode which aired in the U.S. last Sunday.

"There definitely is going to be a viewing party," she added.

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Memorial Home to host garage sale - Newton Kansan

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 02:50 PM PDT

Get Your Lawn & Garden Ready for Fall - KSTP

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:09 AM PDT

Updated: 09/24/2009 4:15 PM KSTP.com | Print |  Email

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Now that we're a few days into fall, what steps should you be taking to care for your lawn and garden?

Bachman's home and garden expert Larry Pfarr lays out a late season timeline for putting your lawn to bed and getting plants into the ground.



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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

“Home & Garden Calendar - Delaware Online” plus 4 more

“Home & Garden Calendar - Delaware Online” plus 4 more

Home & Garden Calendar - Delaware Online

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 12:39 AM PDT

Gardening

Gardening Greenbank Mill Help maintain the four historic gardens. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tue. through Sept. 30. Greenbank Mill, 500 Greenbank Road, near Prices Corner. 999-9001. Free. www.greenbankmill.org

Tours & Exhibits

Autumn's Colors Featuring giant pumpkins, autumn blooms, garden railway and more. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through Nov. 22. Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, near Kennett Square. (610) 388-1000. Free-$16. www.longwoodgardens.org

Garden Model Railroad Open House The railroad is G gauge and is approximately 3,000 square feet in area. 1-4 p.m. Sept. 26. Garden Model Railroad, 2642 Foulk Road, Brandywine Hundred. 475-3066.



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Funeral home director surrenders - NWITimes.com

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 02:15 PM PDT

CROWN POINT | Darryl Cammack, the former owner of the defunct Serenity Garden Funeral Home in Gary where four bodies were found abandoned in May, surrendered to law authorities on Monday, Lake County Sheriff's Police spokesman Michael Higgins said.

Cammack, a Chicago resident, was wanted on an arrest warrant issued Sept. 3 when criminal charges were filed in Lake County.

Accompanied by legal counsel, Cammack posted a $2,500 cash bond and was released, Higgins said.

Cammack is next scheduled to appear at an initial hearing on Oct. 5 before Lake Criminal Court Magistrate Natalie Bokota, according to court documents.

Prosecutors have charged Cammack, 43, with two felony counts for theft and one misdemeanor count for failing to dispose of human remains in a timely manner. If convicted, Cammack faces a maximum sentence of six years and six months in prison.

In addition to the four abandoned bodies, at least seven urns with cremated remains were recovered from the site. Prosecutors, however, focused their investigation on the four bodies after learning it is common for funeral homes to be in possession of unclaimed urns.

The criminal charges mirror those in a civil suit filed in July by the family of Rosa Villarreal, of East Chicago, whose body was identified as one of the four abandoned bodies.

Family members say they paid Cammack for Villarreal's funeral service and cremation when she died three years ago only to learn her remains were among those discovered by the building's new owners over the Memorial Day weekend.

Three of the four families were found to have sufficient cause for prosecution, Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter said at the time Cammack was charged. Of the three families, only the Villarreals wished to pursue charges, he said. Had his office filed additional charges despite the families' wishes, Carter said it would not have resulted in the potential of more jail time.



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Garden City Breaks Ground On New High School - KAKE TV

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 11:16 AM PDT

A big day for one Western Kansas community, as Garden City breaks ground on a brand new high school.

The $92.5 million dollar facility will be funded by taxpayers after a bond issue passed in last year's November election. The new high school will reduce crowding, enhance security, and give students a better learning environment.

"It is a big day for the city of garden city in that this facility will accomdate the educational needs for high school students for 20, 30, 40 years," says Dr. Rick Atha, Garden City superintendent.

Construction on the new building begins in March. The school is expected to be ready in the fall of 2012.



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Pull it down! Bill ordered to take down £10,000 Kells summerhouse - Whitehaven News and Star

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:53 PM PDT

By Andrew Clarke

Last updated at 17:25, Wednesday, 23 September 2009

A KELLS resident faces the prospect of pulling down his £10,000 summerhouse following a row over planning permission.



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Town cracks down on landscapers - East Bay

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 06:54 PM PDT

Warren Building Official Bill Nash issued a stop-work order against Touisset Complete Home and Garden owner John Bettencourt on Wednesday, Sept. 16, after the landscaper began construction on a fabric structure on his property without necessary town permits. The stop-work order applies to the fabric structure, not to the landscaping operations.

On the same night, however, Alves Landscaping owner Charlie Alves was told he could not operate his landscaping business out of Mr. Bettencourt's property for at least the next month, until the zoning board decides the issue.

"So my employees' families can't eat?" asked Mr. Alves.

The two landscaping business owners were before the zoning board in search of a special permit for the non-conforming use of the property — namely the expansion of a commerical operation that pre-dates the town's zoning codes inside a residential zone.

Starting in May, Mr. Nash sent letters to Mr. Bettencourt informing him that he was violating town zoning regulations after neighbor Phyllis Manchester complained about activities on the property. Ms. Manchester alleged the property is taxed as farmland but Mr. Bettencourt had been clearing the land and renting the space to the owner of Alves Landscaping — an illegal move according to town code.

Mr. Nash investigated and confirmed that the second business, Alves Landscaping, was operating out of the property zoned as farmland. Mr. Nash told Mr. Bettencourt he would need to go before the zoning board to get a non-conforming use permit since only one business is approved to use the Barton Avenue property.

However, during the zoning board meeting last Wednesday night, Mr. Nash said a proper site plan was not provided by Mr. Bettencourt — a document necessary to issue the legal non-conforming use permit that would allow Mr. Bettencourt to rent out his property. Then he took out a memo explaining the stop-work order concerning the fabric structure and passed it out to the zoning board.

After much discussion, the Bettencourt application was continued to next month without Mr. Bettencourt receiving a special use permit due to the lack of a site plan. According to Joelle Sylvia, an attorney filling in for zoning and planning board solicitor Paul Ryan, the Alves Landscaping business should not be operating out of Mr. Bettencourt's property on 20 Barton Ave.

Concluding discussion on the application, Mr. Nash asked the zoning board to ask for a proper site plan so as "not to drag out" the application if they come before the board next meeting.

Reached days after the meeting, Mr. Bettencourt refused to comment. Mr. Alves did not return calls either.



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