Lakefront house under construction in New Fairfield catches fire

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Lakefront house under construction in New Fairfield catches fire

July 3, 2021 - by Sergio Torian

June 29, 2021Updated: June 29, 2021 1:46 p.m.

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Firefighters douse water on a lakefront structure that caught fire in New Fairfield, Conn., the morning of June 29, 2021.

Brookfield Vol. Fire Dept. Candlewood Company Inc.

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A structure fire on the Candlewood Lake peninsula of Vaughn's Neck in New Fairfield prompted a multi-town emergency response Tuesday morning. — 4of8
A structure fire on the Candlewood Lake peninsula of Vaughn’s Neck in New Fairfield prompted a multi-town emergency response Tuesday morning.

Brookfield Volunteer Fire Company

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NEW FAIRFIELD — A house under construction on the Candlewood Lake peninsula of Vaughn’s Neck went up in flames Tuesday morning, prompting a multi-town emergency response.

Firefighters from New Fairfield and nearby towns like Brookfield and Sherman were requested to respond to a fully involved structure fire on Old Road shortly after 8 a.m.

Due to the area only being accessible by boat,

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Harold R. Drinkwater, service and obituary

July 2, 2021 - by Sergio Torian

A graveside assistance for Harold R. Drinkwater, 89, who died on November 19, 2020, will be held Saturday, July 17, 2021, at 10 a.m., at Mountain Look at Cemetery in Camden.

Harold is the husband of Dorothy Bryant Drinkwater.

Condolences may well be shared with his relatives at www.longfuneralhomecamden.com.

Preparations are with the Very long Funeral Household & Cremation Support, 9 Mountain Street, Camden.

CAMDEN — Harold R. Drinkwater, 89, died on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at the Sussman House in Rockport after various months of declining well being.

Born in Searsmont on February 11, 1931, he was the son of Robie and Bertha (Butler) Drinkwater, and moved to Camden at the age of three. Harold started off faculty at the Knowlton Avenue grade college and graduated from Camden High College in 1949.

In May 1952, he enlisted in the U.S. Army attaining the rank of Sergeant even though serving 14 months in Korea.

Subsequent his military services support, Harold went to get the job done at the Knox Woolen Mill where by he labored for 38 a long time functioning machinery, foreman, and supervisor. Soon after the mill, he also labored various decades for L.O. Gross & Son in Camden.

On April 30, 1955, Harold married Dorothy Bryant. In August of 1955, Harold acknowledged an invitation from then Fire Chief Alan Payson to be a part of the Camden Fire Office. At that time, the switch out gear for firemen consisted of a helmet, boots and a rubber

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Denali Residence Design retail store, vendor hub opens in North Topeka, Kansas

July 2, 2021 - by Sergio Torian

Randy Matzke, left, and Chris Schaefer created Denali Home Design, 2335 N.W. Clay St., after purchasing a storefront to house Schaefer's Skilled Saw Hardwood Flooring company and discovering other business potential.

What started as an work to obtain a permanent storefront for a 22-year-old Topeka business has turned into a new regionally owned home improvement and design store in North Topeka.

A handful of years back, Chris Schaefer, owner of Proficient Saws Hardwood Flooring, decided he essential a lasting storefront for his business, which had primarily been operating out of his property.

When his business associate Randy Matzke came on board all around that exact time, they begun searching for a place. And in late 2019, they wound up paying for the setting up and fifty percent acre of land at 2335 N.W. Clay St., in amongst North Star Steakhouse and the North Topeka Dillons retailer.

“It used to be an old bar,” Matzke stated of the structure, which was designed all-around 1930. “When we appear at the remaining solution, it genuinely is the eyesight we had for this developing.”

A building that originally served as a gas station and was later converted into a bar, is now the home of Denali Home Design, a new home-improvement store in North Topeka.

That building is now Denali Residence Design, which not only properties Expert Saws Hardwood Flooring but serves as a hub for a handful of other house-advancement solutions and solutions.

The concept to open Denali Dwelling Style arrived about when Matzke and Schaefer were being reworking their recently bought storefront.

“I was having a tiny discouraged likely to residences working day in and working day out,” Schaefer claimed, “and they’re inquiring: ‘Hey do you know any person who can do a deck? Do you know anyone who can correct my roof? Do you know any one who can place cupboards

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IU dedicates rediscovered Mies van der Rohe style and design, now under construction : News at IU: Indiana University

July 2, 2021 - by Sergio Torian

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie welcomed Sidney and Lois Eskenazi, IU alumni and principal donors, and architect Dirk Lohan, grandson of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, to the perseverance ceremony for the new, shared facility for the IU Eskenazi College of Art, Architecture + Layout on June 17. The setting up, now less than construction, realizes a rediscovered 1952 design and style produced by Mies for the IU Bloomington campus.

As adapted for modern use by the architectural staff of Thomas Phifer and Companions, the Mies Setting up for the Eskenazi Faculty of Artwork, Architecture + Style and design is scheduled to open in slide 2021. Thomas Phifer and Partners is also the architect for IU’s new Ferguson Worldwide Centre, less than development right across Jordan Avenue from the Eskenazi School.

Also joining McRobbie for the ceremony were the Eskenazis, Lohan, IU Bloomington Provost Lauren Robel, Eskenazi School Founding Dean Peg Faimon, architects Thomas Phifer and Stephen Dayton of Thomas Phifer and Partners, and Vice President for Money Scheduling and Amenities Thomas A. Morrison, as nicely as users of the IU Board of Trustees, faculty and workers.

Commissioned for the IU fraternity Alpha Theta chapter of Pi Lambda Phi, which subsequently abandoned the undertaking, the Mies style and design was all but forgotten for some 60 several years. It re-emerged in 2013 when Sidney Eskenazi, a fraternity member of the chapter as an IU university student, knowledgeable McRobbie of the existence of Mies’ drawings for the

Indoor Garden

Woodson Large Faculty college student yard in Virginia

July 2, 2021 - by Sergio Torian

The initiative aids to grow gardens at educational facilities and other group options to maximize accessibility to contemporary create.

FAIRFAX, Va. — When the desire in neighborhood meals banking companies commenced to improve, Woodson Higher School’s science division chairwoman and environmental club advisor, Lauren Kinne, realized she had to do one thing to aid.

“It’s been nice to create the local community in Fairfax County and our nearby neighborhood and donate to the foodstuff financial institution,” Kinne mentioned.

Kinne stated she partnered with the Fairfax Food Council and Foods for Some others to donate produce to local Virginian family members. From tomatoes to cucumbers, the club has worked diligently the earlier calendar year to give much-required help to their group.

The backyard garden has also offered learners a good deal of reduction, mentally, from becoming indoor in the course of the quarantine time period and virtual understanding.

“It’s really very good for your psychological health and fitness,” stated senior Maureen Telona, 1 of the club’s officers. “Gardening is really calming, especially for AP (State-of-the-art Placement) exams and all that additional force from school.”

The onset of the pandemic has altered their point of view on how meals is produced, which is anything they feel to have taken for granted prior to the pandemic.

“It’s served me superior fully grasp like what is essential in the local community and has provided me the likelihood to be a immediate backlink in encouraging other persons in have to have,” senior Kimberly Austin, claimed.

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The 37 Mistakes We Make When Shopping at Costco, Amazon, Target and Walmart

July 2, 2021 - by Sergio Torian

Costco, Amazon, Target and Walmart are all retailers where you can pretty much buy anything you want, and usually at fair prices. However, there are extra steps you should take to ensure you’re actually getting a good deal when you shop and aren’t missing out on any special perks that these big-box stores offer.

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April 17, 2020 - Halifax, Canada - Costco Wholesale warehouse store located in the Bayers Lake retail park. — April 17, 2020 – Halifax, Canada – Costco Wholesale warehouse store located in the Bayers Lake retail park.

Mistakes To Avoid When Shopping at Costco

Costco is a bulk-buyer’s paradise — but not everything there is a good deal. Don’t make these mistakes when you shop at the warehouse store.

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Not Making a List Ahead of Time

You’re sure to overspend when you go to Costco without a plan for what to buy.

“Whether you’re going into Costco for the first time or your 100th time, the vast warehouse of products can seem exciting and possibly, a little overwhelming. But like any shopping trip, making a list ahead of time is crucial, especially since Costco is mapped out to entice shoppers to buy more — things they likely don’t need — by placing

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