Council maps commercial site

Link to October 21 Warren Times Observer article.

Excerpt:
With the no one from the public to comment, the public hearing for a proposed zoning map amendment went rather quickly.

Prior to the start of the Warren City Council meeting Monday evening, a public hearing was held for the proposed zoning map amendment which will allowed for the construction of the hotel and convention center.

During the public hearing, city planner David Hildebrand said the re-zoning of three parcels at the foot of Liberty Street from industrial to commercial was to "better serve the future use of the properties."

‘A Way Of Life’

Link to October 21 Warren Times Observer article.

Excerpt:
Diane Scarcella of Warren was recently awarded the Community Service Award by the Warren County Chamber of Business and Industry.

Nominated by friend Linda Hackett, Scarcella is described as embodying the attributes of selflessness, humility, tolerance and respect. In her nomination letter to the WCCBI, Hackett cites Scarcella's seemingly endless amount of community service as her qualifications for the award.

St. Gerard Church building may be moved to Georgia

Link to October 18 Buffalo News article.

Excerpt:
Officials of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo expressed optimism about the unusual plan, which they call “preservation by relocation.” They say moving the grand church, which was built in 1911, will allow it to be used as intended and prevent it from falling into disrepair.

Dismantling and shipping the 2,000-pound Indiana limestone blocks from the exterior, altars, doors, interior columns, pews, windows and steel beams would cost $3 million, estimated the Rev. David M. Dye, administrator of Mary Our Queen parish in Norcross, about 20 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.

‘Beyond Business As Usual

Link to October 17 Jamestown Post-Journal article.

Excerpt:
Daily operations at the Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center continue unaffected by the recent staff changes at the top of the organization.

''It's beyond business as usual,'' said Patricia Smith, who became the center's associate interim director in mid-September.

Responsible for day-to-day operations, Smith said it is an exciting time for the center. Still seeing many visitors to the center's new museum, Smith said the center is also preparing for the Christmas shopping season and for first-of-a-kind educational and outreach programs.

Link to October 13 Buffalo News article.

Excerpt:
Drivers on the Kensington Expressway in Cheektowaga have found themselves in the dark, literally, as they travel eastbound between Harlem and Pine Ridge roads.

Small Machesney Park business feeling crunch of down economy

Link to October 10 Rockford Register Star article.

Excerpt:
Skermont, owner of Pug Dog’s Diner, 7828 N. Second St., where those canine pictures grace the walls, said sales are down 40 percent at the hot dog restaurant. Skermont said he has experienced firsthand the ill effects of the troubled economy and the recent shift in consumer spending habits. The diner, which specializes in hot dogs and ice cream, marks its fifth year in business this month.

“I would like to open up a second location on East State Street, but I can’t go to the bank and ask for a quarter of million dollars when I am struggling to support this one,” he said. “That would be a lot of hot dogs.”

First Church of Nazarene celebrates 100 years

Link to October 8 Warren Times Observer.

Excerpt:
The Warren First Church of the Nazarene's history began on July 29, 1908, when 17 community members felt it was time to start a new church in the area and signed a document sometime later that month of their intent.

The original church property was purchased on Pennsylvania Ave. between Russell and Irvine St. and is still in use today.

There was a call for a new parsonage in 1950 in addition to a Christian Life Center to be built in the style of and adjacent to the main building of the parsonage.

Renovations of the church sanctuary also took place during this time.

Later, six additional properties were purchased and now serve as church offices, housing for the associate pastor and additional parking.

Busiest intersection to get overhaul

Link to October 7 Great Falls Tribune.

Excerpt: Traffic signals and signs at Great Falls' busiest intersection, 9th Street and 10th Avenue South, were set to be altered overnight.

Financial woes make 75th anniversary of the New Deal increasingly relevant

Link to October 5 Great Falls Tribune article.

Excerpt:
Roosevelt's and the Democratic Congress's response to economic chaos was to create the New Deal, seeking to boost the nation's economy and employment rate with an alphabet soup of government programs. The Works Progress Administration was one of those efforts.

Construction projects sprang up across the nation and Montana, from a new Fort Peck Dam southeast of Glasgow to an imposing Civic Center in downtown Great Falls. The Fort Peck Dam and reservoir was Montana's largest New Deal project, begun in 1933 and finished in 1940. Roosevelt visited the site in 1934.

New Deal programs changed the country's landscape, with new roads, bridges, artwork, buildings and even books underwritten by the federal government.

Within a decade, Great Falls also sported a new airport terminal, buildings at the Cascade County-owned fairgrounds and new and renovated schools.

Overlook Drive to be closed until next summer

Link to October 1 Great Falls Tribune article.

Excerpt:
The primary purpose of the $4.3 million project is to rebuild the bridge on that stretch of road that goes over the railroad tracks, said Bob Vosen, engineering project manager for the MDT district office in Great Falls. The project, which was awarded to Shumaker Construction, will also include water main replacement.

As is, the bridge does not meet width specifications, Vosen said. It is difficult for trucks to cross on the narrow bridge.

Youngsville High School Class of 1968 reunion

Youngsville High School Class of 1968 held its 40-year reunion Sept. 20. Pictured are Sue Macks Perrin, Bonnie Persing Danielson, Phil Holcomb, Rick Blakeslee, Jim Williams, front; Pam Hutley Haugner, Carol Stec, Karen Crissman Digirolamo, Linda Jordan Marzka, Susie Gettings Hoshino, Jack Hoy, Dawne Hendrickson Thomas, row two; John Hubert, Sam Walters, Sally Jackson Vevers, Kathy Dunham Nelson, George Nelson, Debbie Ritter Sumner, Lynda Morley, Denice Asp Bleech, Vonnie Craft Radecki, Lynne Morley Thompson, Marilyn Swanson, Todd Briggs, Gary Wood and Sam Roberti, row three.