Brick Recycling Company to Expand
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:43:35 -0800

By Keith Brown The former site of 84 Lumber in Wall Township is slated to become the second location of Brick Recycling. The Wall Board of Adjustment last week approved the re-use of the vacant lumberyard by a unanimous vote following a public hearing ...

The 2012 Chocolate Auction
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:28:02 -0800

The auction proceeds will go toward arts scholarships for high school seniors, scholarships to various classes sponsored by the Lumberyard and toward other programs to support the activities and events at the Lumberyard Arts Center.

Women share downtown vision
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:15:17 -0800

Briggs owns The Daily Grind, a coffee shop at Arrowhead Mall, the old Warehouse Building at 420 N. Main St., and her latest project right next door, and the old HE Ketcham Lumber yard at 316 N. Main St. Briggs is in the process of developing that ...

Triple A hosting 'Ladies Night at the Lumberyard ' Feb. 8 in Massena
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:24:32 -0800

Massena triple A Building Center will be hosting Ladies Night at the Lumberyard ! Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 6 to 8 pm Ladies can learn basic home maintenance and repair while enjoying food and drinks with their friends. There will be door prizes and ...

Man Loses Arm in Lumber Yard Accident
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:51:49 -0800

It happened around 11:30 am on Tuesday morning at Amos Lumber Company located on Lagrange Rd. in Leighton. Colbert County Sheriff Ronnie May said that the employee was using a piece of machinery when his arm was caught and amputated.

Arson or accident: Elgin-area blazes still ignite debate
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:08:57 -0800

A million-dollar blaze struck the former Dundee Lumber Co. yard in downtown East Dundee at 11 o'clock on the night of March 21, 2007. Flames quickly consumed the disused lumberyard , plus a historical warehouse next door. They also burned the roof of a ...

Fueled by stimulus dollars, federal courthouse work rolling along
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:10:02 -0800

N. But the recent blizzard kept Safetech Inc. of Billings from starting asbestos removal at the former lumber yard and will likely delay demolition to Wednesday. Once the site is cleaned up, we'll move into the foundation work, which will take place ...

Special Report: Business Owners Divided Over Collingswood Partners
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:06:19 -0800

But in the midst of promoting business growth in town, Collingswood Partners also has been operating in the red, thanks to a $5000 loan taken out in 2005 to redevelop the Lumber Yard property. Taking out the loan helped Collingswood businesses, ...

West Seattle icon Jim Sweeney has passed away; Services set for Feb. 11
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:24:42 -0800

Jim Sweeney, owner of Alki Lumber , seen here at the helm of his boat, died on Feb. 5, 2012. A vigil will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe (OLG) Catholic Church 7000 35th Avenue Southwest in Seattle on Saturday, February 11 at 7pm and funeral mass at ...

Baldwin High and Junior high school students art show opening Friday
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:43:05 -0800

Artwork created by Baldwin High School students are displayed in a corner of the Lumberyard Arts Center gallery. An opening of the show will be from 6 to 8 pm Friday at the Lumberyard . The show will include a duct tape fashion from high school students ...

Parties trying to nail down Menards plan
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:05:43 -0800

Discussion between the big-box retailer, Hartland Township and developer Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust began in 2008 but died down for economic reasons and over a disagreement with the township over an expansive lumberyard planned at the store that ...

Steam engines, lumber mills, and magnetic wig-wags: Charles Givens' photos at ...
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:02:54 -0800

The Caspar Lumber Company operated from 1861 to 1955, except for the Great Depression years of 1931-34. Givens' photos of the mill it operated are among his most evocative, even giving rise to comparisons to Dutch painters. Gears gleam, wooden surfaces ...

Cambria holds off on lumber yard decision
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:24:53 -0800

By lyn jerde capital Newspapers | Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 12:54 pm | (0) Comments CAMBRIA - The Cambria Village Board is holding off on any decisions regarding a long-closed lumber yard building on West Commerce Street, pending a report ...

Movie Review: 'Undefeated'
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:57:46 -0800

Bill Courtney, a former high school football coach turned successful entrepreneur, buys a lumberyard in North Memphis, Tenn. Local Manassas High School has a beyond-dismal 110-year football record of never getting into the playoffs.

Collingswood putting troubles in the past
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:19:15 -0800

First, Moody's Investment Service downgraded the borough's status to junk bond rating over questionable financial decisions related to development of the Lumber Yard condominium and retail complex. The project has been stalled during the housing ...

Five Things You Need to Know This Week
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:22:57 -0800

As of Sunday evening, no agenda was posted online; however, a topic likely to come up for discussion: the Lumber Yard . The borough is up against a refinancing deadline and the outcome could affect the future of the project. 2.

Litter 'major problem' in area
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:29:17 -0800

I should not have to pick up everybody's trash, Mitchell said as she stood in her well-kept yard . It's a constant eyesore, she said of the littering and dumping in the community. Irisburg Road is one of just many littered roads throughout the county ...

Handy products for transporting tools
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:16:45 -0800

The freebie lumberyard nail pouch isn't a standard giveaway anymore. Not that it worked very well. Two pockets for different kinds of nails became one, slipping a hammer into the waist string was a wrestling match, and then the string came loose until ...

Special Report: Collingswood Used Main Street Group to Get Lumber Yard Loan
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:02:26 -0800

By Deena Di Bacco The old Lumber Yard sign, which marked the site true to its name a lumber yard still hangs from a building on Haddon Avenue. At first glance, Collingswood Partners the nonprofit agency responsible for promoting the borough's business ...

Baldwin City tradition Chocolate Auction getting new twist
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:28 -0800

12, 2012, the 24th Annual Chocolate Auction will be at the Lumberyard Arts Center in Baldwin City. Doors will open at noon. The silent Auction begins at 12:30 pm, the live auction of many artworks and chocolate creations begins at 2 pm.