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Senior Citizen Home Improvement Is ‘Changing Lives’ | News, Sports, Jobs
The City Council discussed the success of the Senior Citizen Home Improvement program that has been wildly popular in the community during Monday’s work session. Pictured, from left, are City Councilman William Reynolds, R-Ward V, and Housing Committee Chairwoman Marie Carrubba, D-Ward IV. P-J photo by Timothy Frudd The Senior Citizen Home Improvement program appears to be making a major impact in the community. Although the Housing Committee did not meet during Monday’s City Council work session due to the special meeting session on the 2023 budget, the City Council discussed the successful implementation of the Senior Citizen Home Improvement program. During November’s voting session, the…
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Victorian Home Improvement Program Pushed Forward in Wheeling | News, Sports, Jobs
photo by: Eric Ayres/File Victorian-style buildings line Main Street in North Wheeling. WHEELING – Officials in the city of Wheeling are taking steps toward implementing another new home improvement program, despite initial plans to further discuss financing for the proposal and logistics of determining its criteria. A Victorian Homes Improvement Program originally had been proposed by Councilman Jerry Sklavounakis. The proposal made the city council’s agenda last month, but the measure was tabled after the city’s previous program – the Homeowner-Occupied Repair Assistance Program – received such an overwhelming response, city leaders had to cut off the application window to just a few weeks. Officials…
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Homes at the holidays | News, Sports, Jobs
Photo by Deb Gau The extensive Christmas village was an eye-catching part of the holiday decorations at Tanya Hunter and Charlie Aufenthie’s home in Marshall. Hunter said she’s been collecting the miniature buildings for about 12 years. Hunter and Aufenthie’s house in Marshall was one of four stops on the Lyon County Historical Society’s annual home tour. MARSHALL — Every stop on this year’s Holiday Home Tour brought a little something different in terms of style and decoration — but there was one thing all the featured homeowners had in common. “They all have their own unique collections,” said Lyon County Museum director Jennifer Andries. Visitors…
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Westfield Community Kitchen to close doors | News, Sports, Jobs
WESTFIELD — Westfield Community Kitchen is closing its doors at the end of the month. Jean McCausland, president of the group’s board of directors, cited fewer meals being served as the reason for the closure. The kitchen, incorporated in June 1994 to provide meals to those in need, has seen its attendance drop in recent years, from about 20 meals served a day pre-pandemic to about eight to nine meals served at present. “We would have a few,” McCausland said of attendance before COVID-19 that resulted in take-out-only service. “Twenty was not uncommon, sometimes quite a few more, sometimes less.” Westfield Community Kitchen began with meals available five…
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Wild Ones offers free native garden design plans | News, Sports, Jobs
ESCANABA — As the days get longer and warmer temps turn our thoughts to planting, Wild Ones announces the release of nine professionally designed native garden plans free for the public to use. The designs are specific to different ecoregions of the country, including Minneapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Toledo, Chattanooga, Boston, St. Louis, Denver and Tallahassee. The designs can be downloaded from the Wild Ones’ newly launched nativegardendesigns.wildones.org website. Why, you might ask, are native plants and gardens important? That’s a great question. According to Doug Tallamy, author of “Nature’s Best Hope” and an Honorary Director for Wild Ones, one of the biggest mistakes in our approach to conservation…
