HGTV GREENLIGHTS FOUR NEW RESTORATION AND FLIPPING SERIES

NEW YORK [For Immediate Release - February 24, 2014] HGTV has pulled the trigger on the production of four series: Flipping Virgins (w.t.), Old Home Love (w.t.), Restoring Victoria (w.t.) and Flipping Moms. The new series, which feature restoration or flipping themes, highlight the smart strategies behind buying the worst house on the best block and reviving it to improve the neighborhood.

"Viewers are very interested in renovation and flipping when it leads to the outcome that every community wants - beautifully restored, well-maintained homes," said Allison Page, general manager, HGTV and DIY Network. "HGTV has had tremendous success with series like Rehab Addict and Fixer Upper which showcase real people who have a passion for renovating older properties to enhance their value to the overall community."

Here's what viewers can expect from the four upcoming series:

Property expert Egypt Sherrod offers first time flippers the ultimate tutorial as they risk it all in the unpredictable world of flipping houses in Flipping Virgins (w.t.).

Old Home Love (w.t.) showcases Utah couple Andy and Candis Meredith as they renovate dilapidated houses from the 1800s and restore them to their original beauty.

Shalina Joy, a New Jersey teacher and single mom of two, takes on her biggest summer vacation project ever - completely transforming a run-down 1900s mansion into a sunny, functional home for her family in Restoring Victoria, (w.t.).

Flipping Moms, givespopular authors and mom bloggers Jen Pate and Barb Machen center stage as they try to balance busy family lives with buying, renovating and selling fixer uppers.

ABOUT HGTV

America's leading home and lifestyle brand, HGTV features a top-rated cable network that is distributed to more than 96 million U.S. households and HGTV.com, the premier source for home-related inspiration, instruction and entertainment, attracts more than six million people each month. The brand also includes the HGTV HOME(TM) consumer products line which showcases exclusive collections of paint, flooring, lighting, furniture, plants, fabrics and other home-oriented products. For more information on HGTV HOME branded products and to find a retailer, go to http://www.hgtvhome.com. In partnership with Hearst Magazines, the HGTV Magazine, a home and lifestyle publication, is currently available on newsstands. Viewers can become fans of HGTV and interact with other home improvement enthusiasts through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., HGTV is owned by Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (SNI).

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THE gleaming Black Cats Lynx helicopter was welcomed back to its original home at the former RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey) yesterday afternoon after a restoration programme.

The Lynx completed its long life as one of the Black Cats Lynx Display Team and will resume its guard at Dean and Reddyhoffs Portland Marina, on loan from RNAS Yeovilton, until March, 2017.

Senior aircraft engineer for the Lynx, Lieutenant Commander Ben Perkins-Brown said: The Lynx helicopter has been on loan from Yeovilton since the Olympics and the weather had basically began to wear it down.

"A Yeovilton squadron took it away and restored it to its former gleaming condition and returned it to its home here in Portland.

The Westland Lynx (XZ250) that stands as gate guardian to Portland Marina completed its service life after 32 years, accumulating a remarkable 7,667 flying hours.

Dean and Reddyhoff hosted yesterday's ceremony which was attended by the mayors of Weymouth and Portland, Commander Louis Wilson-Chalon, as well as various members of the Lynx Helicopter Force from RNAS Yeovilton, 1st Portland Scouts and representatives from Portland.

Richard Reddyhoff, of Dean and Reddyhoff Marinas, said: I am delighted with the return of the marinas gate guardian which has already caused considerable interest with visitors.

"The helicopter was much missed when she returned to RNAS Yeovilton for some tender loving care."

He stressed the importance of the sites association with Portlands historical past and expressed thanks to the Royal Navy with hopes these links will be maintained in the future.

Commander Wilson-Chalon, who has had the experience of flying the XZ250, said: I remember flying round Portland Harbour and across Dorset.

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Arts/Crafts

SCC Spring Arts, Crafts and Food Show - A variety of vendors selling gifts, garden art and other items. Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Spokane Community College, Lair Student Center, 1810 N. Greene St. Free admission and parking. (509)434-6576.

CVHS Arts and Crafts Show - March 14-15. Crafts and baked goods for sale, sponsored by CVHS Band Boosters. Hours are Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Central Valley High School, 821 S. Sullivan Road. $2 admission. (509)228-5100.

Junk Drunk - April 11-12. Vintage, antique, retro, salvaged goods and craft market. Hours are Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Northeast Washington Fairgrounds, Ag Trade Center, 317 W. Astor Ave., Colville. $5/general; children admitted free. (800)833-6388.

Ikebana - Learn about the traditional Japanese style of flower arrangement. Participants will be able to take their flowers home. Call to reserve a spot. Monday, 3:30-5 p.m., Japanese Cultural Center, 4000 W. Randolph Road. $7. (509)328-2971.

Natures Textures with Textiles - Betty Kuhlers is an artist who uses nature as the starting point for creating her leaves. This workshop allows you to interpret and recreate your own leaves with fabric and threads. Limited enrollment. Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and March 1, noon, Sew Uniquely You, 11402 N. Newport Highway, Suite C. $150. (509)467-8210.

Greencastle Soap Classes - Learn how to make soap and other herbal items. March 14-15, 10 a.m.-noon, Intro to Soap Making Class; March 27, 6-8 p.m., Lotion, Lip Balm and Herbal Salve Class; March 31-April 1, 6-8 p.m., Intro to Soap Making Class. Registration required; ages 16 and older. Greencastle Soap Company, 203 N. Stone St. $55/class. (509)466-7223.

Horticulture Workshops - The 2015 University of Idaho and Idaho Master Gardeners Annual Horticulture Workshops are as follows: Monday, 6-8 p.m., Basic Vegetable Gardening for Northern Idaho, $10; March 7, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Chicks in the City: Raising Chickens within City Limits, $10; March 9, 6-8 p.m., Get Busy Preserving, Canning, Dehydrating and Freezing Your Gardens Bounty, $10; March 14, 1-4 p.m., Ethnobotanical Explorations, $10; March 16, 6-8 p.m., Vermiculture: Composting with Worms, $10; March 23, 6-8 p.m., Organic Roses and Rose Care, $10; March 30, 6-8 p.m., Soils 101, $10. Registration requested. University of Idaho Kootenai County Extension Office, 1808 N. Third St., CoeurdAlene. (208)446-1680.

Save Money and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint - Learn about SustainableWorks, a local nonprofit that can help you access stimulus funds to make your home more energy efficient with a reduced cost energy audits and home retrofits. Save money on your utility bills, save energy and create quality local jobs. Monday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Sacajawea Middle School, 401 E. 33rd Ave. Free. (509)532-1688.

Propagation from Seeds and Cuttings - Master Gardener Steve Nokes will teach easy ways to propagate seeds with or without a greenhouse. Also, learn how to propagate plants using cuttings. Tuesday, 6 p.m., Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley Ave. Free. (509)444-5390.

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The Emir of Mubi, Abubakar Isa Ahmadu, has called on citizens of the Adamawa town who were displaced by the activities of insurgents to return home.

This, according to the Emir, was as a result of the restoration of security in his domain by military operatives.

Ahmadu disclosed this in his palace while playing host to a Federal Government delegation led by the Minister of Youths Development, Mr. Boni Haruna.

The Emir, in a statement from the National Emergency Management Agency, advised his people to be vigilant, law abiding and assist the Federal Government in maintaining security in the area.

He urged returning residents to give all the necessary cooperation to NEMAs team as they go round to assess the town.

Ahmadu, the statement said, thanked President Goodluck Jonathan for his concern about the condition of the displaced people and his assurances of support to assist them return to their respective normal lives.

In his remarks, Haruna, stated that his visit with the NEMA team was to assess the return of peace in the area and to convey the assurances of the government to support the returnees through the emergency management agency to settle back in their homes.

The minister said the commander of the Army Battalion based in Mubi had said that the soldiers had cleared the town and made it safe for law abiding citizens to return home.

Leader of NEMAs assessment team, Musa Zakari, said the Director-General of the agency, Sani Sidi, directed the team to carry out the assessment for immediate deployment of necessary support for the returnees to start rebuilding their lives.

The assessment team met with a returnee, Mr. Bitrus Yohana and his family of ten, who came back after several months of staying away as displaced persons.

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THE gleaming Black Cats Lynx helicopter was welcomed back to its original home at the former RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey) yesterday afternoon after a restoration programme.

The Lynx completed its long life as one of the Black Cats Lynx Display Team and will resume its guard at Dean and Reddyhoffs Portland Marina, on loan from RNAS Yeovilton, until March, 2017.

Senior aircraft engineer for the Lynx, Lieutenant Commander Ben Perkins-Brown said: The Lynx helicopter has been on loan from Yeovilton since the Olympics and the weather had basically began to wear it down.

"A Yeovilton squadron took it away and restored it to its former gleaming condition and returned it to its home here in Portland.

The Westland Lynx (XZ250) that stands as gate guardian to Portland Marina completed its service life after 32 years, accumulating a remarkable 7,667 flying hours.

Dean and Reddyhoff hosted yesterday's ceremony which was attended by the mayors of Weymouth and Portland, Commander Louis Wilson-Chalon, as well as various members of the Lynx Helicopter Force from RNAS Yeovilton, 1st Portland Scouts and representatives from Portland.

Richard Reddyhoff, of Dean and Reddyhoff Marinas, said: I am delighted with the return of the marinas gate guardian which has already caused considerable interest with visitors.

"The helicopter was much missed when she returned to RNAS Yeovilton for some tender loving care."

He stressed the importance of the sites association with Portlands historical past and expressed thanks to the Royal Navy with hopes these links will be maintained in the future.

Commander Wilson-Chalon, who has had the experience of flying the XZ250, said: I remember flying round Portland Harbour and across Dorset.

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An architecturally interesting home in a beautiful setting and with a link to one of Nashville's noble families tops the list of the Nashville area's most expensive homes this month.

January's list also includes a rare trip to Hickman County, where a restoration company CEO is one of two South Floridians to buy a Top 10 house this month. A doctor famous for his Christmas light displays waited until after the New Year to move, and where one anesthesiologist moved out, another moved right in.

As always, what follows are the Top 10 home sales in Nashville and area counties in January, ranked by sales price:

1. 565 Beech Creek Road South, Brentwood, 37027

Buyers: John and Lori Ray

Sale price: $3.75 million

Seller: Saundra R. Steele

Seller's agents: Laura Stroud and Lisa Fernandez-Wilson, French King Fine Properties

Buyers' agents: Tim King and Richard B. French, French King Fine Properties

Sitting on 22 acres in the middle of the Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary, this home was designed by Bob Street and built in 1957 for Walter and Hulda Cheek Sharpe after the couple who, among other things, spearheaded the effort to create the Nashville Symphony donated Cheekwood to the city of Nashville. (Mrs. Sharpe was, yes, the only daughter of those Cheeks.)

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When Scott Yocco looks at a copper pipe, he sees possibilities way beyond plumbing.

Yocco, a retired Racine firefighter, has come up with techniques that turn 1-inch copper pipes into sculptural table supports each of which is a unique work of art, as well as a functional home furnishing. And hell give his first public showing of his Creations in Copper tables at the Journal Times Home Expo on Feb. 28 and March 1 at Festival Hall. 5 Fifth St.

Creative invention is something Yocco seems to have a knack for, having registered two patents, including one for a life-saving harness device for firefighters called the YocStrap. In addition to his 22 years with the Racine Fire Department, his background includes 10-plus years in the home construction business and it was Yoccos father, Ray, who taught him everything he knows about carpentry, he said.

Yoccos glass-topped copper tables grew out of a vision he had for making decorative copper balusters. When he shared his baluster idea with Dave Kellner, a master mechanic with the Racine Fire Department, Kellner built him a machine that uses an extrusion process to reshape round copper pipes into square shapes, Yocco explained.

These days, Yocco uses Kellners machine to shape legs for coffee tables, pub tables, rectangular console tables and more. He then uses an inverted miter box, which he designed and built, to saw some of the legs on an angle, exposing their polished interior. When welded and soldered together into geometric forms, the copper legs form the base which supports a glass table top.

Yoccos table-making process also involves pre-polishing each pipe, as well as a second hand-polishing of exposed interior surfaces. He also uses a variety of acid washes to create different patinas on the exterior copper surfaces a process he enjoys experimenting with to achieve various effects and one that can take up to three days to complete. You are letting the colors work together during that time, he said.

All together, Yocco estimates that he puts a minimum of 100 hours into each table he makes, working out of his Caledonia home. Its time that is obviously a pleasure for Yocco, who said that being able to pursue this passion is one of many blessings he is grateful for in his life.

There are a lot of good people out there with great ideas and Id like to be an inspiration to them to follow through with those ideas, he said.

Creations in Copper is one of close to 70 vendors to be featured at this years Home Expo. Exhibits will feature everything from flooring and window options to state-of-the-art fireplaces, archival photo restoration, solar energy, home Internet service and medical supply items that can make homes safer and more comfortable for families.

We have another great vendor lineup this year, including some very unique items featured by local Racine businesses, said Donna Mueller, Journal Times advertising director.

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TAMPA Mark Mathiason will live in his newly finished home only a few weeks before having about 1,000 visitors. Thats because he volunteered his Craftsman-style home to be among the eight Hyde Park residences open Feb. 28 for the annual Historic Hyde Park Home Tour.

Brave is one word, stupid is another, he quips about if the craftsmen will complete their sawing and drilling in time. He bought the place last year but wasnt able to get cranking until September.

Sponsored by the Historic Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, a nonprofit neighborhood association since 1996, the tour features various private homes in the neighborhood. Proceeds for the tour are used to fund the HHPNAs operations and projects, including area restoration and historic signage.

Projects like those, however, arent what drew the Mathiasons to the neighborhood.

We just love Hyde Park. We can walk to the village and eat at all the different places, he said about his familys choice to move to the area.

That family includes daughter, Kendall, 16, 17-year-old Florida State University student son Braden and furry family member Scout. Visitors, no doubt, will be in awe and take home plenty of DIY ideas.

He likes discussing his architecturally sensitive renovations. For instance, he removed a closet in a guest room, replaced it under nearby stairs and transformed the new space into a spacious, upscale kitchen.

Mathiason, who owns Mortgage Corporation of America, is the third owner of the home.

The Maynard-Hirsch family, instrumental in early Tampa history, lived there from the 1920s.

Bill Hirsch, a Tampa CPA, is sorry many neighboring homes didnt survive the wrecking ball.

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