The West YMCA has been approved for a two-story building addition to add more locker rooms and a fitness room.

At the Jefferson City Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Thursday, members unanimously approved a preliminary PUD plan amendment for the West YMCA, located on Amazonas Drive.

Eric Barron, development services manager, said the addition would be 23,000 square feet and include locker rooms on the lower level, a fitness room in the upper level and additional office space in the upper level.

This is basically the next phase for their construction out there, Barron said.

Brian McMillan, with Central Missouri Professional Services, who represented the YMCA at the meeting, said the addition is being called the locker room addition.

Also approved Thursday was a preliminary PUD plan for a new two-story office building that will house the office of the chief disciplinary counsel with the Missouri Bar. The new building will be located next to their current facility on American Avenue.

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Apprentices with construction firm Kier Homes have built more than 100 new houses on a slightly smaller scale than usual.

The desirable new homes are aimed at dormice in a pioneering reintroduction scheme for the tiny creatures at Brampton Wood, Near Huntingdon.

Now the apprentices have handed over the 101 nest boxes to the Wildlife Trust at the wood.

Anne Pounds, apprenticeships manager at Sandy-based Kier Homes, said: It is vital that our apprentices learn to consider the environment in a range of ways, from simply segregating waste for recycling to projects like these where they run their own scheme using materials from site.

Mark Smith, construction director, said: Supporting the Wildlife Trust was an easy decision for Kier Homes.

As a developer, it is important for Kier Homes to work closely with the trust to ensure the schemes we deliver have sustainable wildlife habitats.

The trusts Design for Dormice project was a groundbreaking project designed to reintroduce the rare rodents into the country.

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The Whiskey Room places as much importance in its whiskey education as it does in its collection. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)

WASHINGTON -- There's no doubt the local bars will be filled-to-the-brim on St. Patrick's Day with stumbling holiday enthusiasts who had their fill of green beer and cabbage.

But those looking to get a real education in a celebrated slice of Irish culture can find one on a long mahogany bar in a curved glass at R R's The Whiskey Room.

"Irish whiskey is what's new, it's what's upcoming," says Rachael Ewing, who is the whiskey sommelier at The Whiskey Room.

In addition to getting a pour -- or two -- of Irish whiskey, patrons at The Whiskey Room get a lesson in varieties from all over the world from Ewing, a whiskey expert, and her team.

"There's a lot of academic study that goes into it, but there's also a lot of sensory, hands-on work," Ewing says on learning whiskey.

Ewing's journey into whiskey is one of pure coincidence.

"Oh I completely fell into it," the 24-year-old says.

At the time, Ewing was attending college in Aberdeen, Scotland, and like most students, she needed a part-time job to get her through school. So Ewing applied for a position at a local, run-down bar, named The Grill. She soon found out The Grill is one of the top whiskey bars in the world.

Unfortunately for Ewing, she knew absolutely nothing about whiskey.

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One of the songs off the Pat Travers Bands latest record, Can Do, got its debut at Harrahs Lake Tahoe long before the albums July 9 release.

Travers wrote the bulk of Diamond Girl, a soaring rock n roll track, while warming up for a show at the South Shore Room last year, he said during a phone interview in late February.

That was one of the easy ones, Travers said of the song, which is the third track on an album inspired by the sound of his early records.

My only goal was really to come up with the best songs I absolutely could, Travers said.

The Canadian guitarist and singer has released more than 30 discs in his decades-spanning career. He counts Can Do among its highlights.

Everybody loves it, Travers said. I got probably the best reviews of any album I ever put out in my career on this album.

He took the album to Europe last year and comes through the South Shore Saturday as part of the bands North American tour in support of the album.

Can Do and Long Time Gone are among the new songs that are especially well received live, Travers said.

In addition to songs from the new album, Travers said the bands live set features fan favorites and a slide guitar section. Travers began developing his slide guitar technique eight or nine years ago after injuring his hand.

That whole section goes down amazingly well, Travers said. I really have fun with it.

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By MARLA K. KUHLMAN ThisWeek Community News ThisWeek Community News Wednesday March 12, 2014 9:51 AM

The old school bell tolled March 5, when Gahanna Senior Center members visited Lincoln Elementary School and the recently relocated and restored one-room Jefferson Township School No. 2.

The occasion was part of an intergenerational partnership program the schools and Gahanna seniors forged 20 years ago, said Dale Foor, coordinator of community services. Every first Wednesday of the month, students visit the senior citizens; once a year, the senior citizens travel to one of the schools.

Senior center director Danise Hall said the monthly program begins in October and ends in May.

"Only once a year do we come to a school," she said. "The rest of the time it's at the senior center. I love to find out the likes of the foreign-exchange students when they visit."

The senior citizens were paired with Lincoln fourth-grade ambassadors, who guided them through the cafeteria to experience modern-day school life.

They enjoyed lunch together in the library instead of the cafeteria, though.

In addition to enjoying a menu of cheese bread, hummus, tomato soup, strawberries and milk, the students and seniors chatted about everyday life.

Fourth-grader Luciano Frissora, 9, visited with Jean Langkamp.

"I learned about lots of things," Luciano said. "Senior citizens are full of wisdom. They're nice and have fun."

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Spring provides the perfect season to bring in the outdoors with a sun room addition

Rattan furniture, accented with aptly placed ferns and small tree, create a light, outdoors feeling to the room. (Decorating Den Interiors)

A sun room addition completed last year holds promise for a spring/summer decorating project at this client's home. (Decorating Den Interiors)

Let the sun shine in!

This winter has challenged my clients in many ways. Those who are building new homes or working on additions have had to endure weather delays. We've had delays in shipments getting to our warehouse, and had to delay getting products to our clients.

On the positive side, a number of you have been evaluating your rooms and have decided it may be time for an update. A new look is always good for the soul after a winter like we've endured.

The before photo shows an addition that was completed last year. The home that is located in a lovely wooded area that would also undergo a large amount of landscaping to complete the project. This spring/summer will be the first season for the couple to fully enjoy their new space, inside and out.

When the construction was done, except for the trim around the windows, I was called in to discuss the dcor. The first question I asked was how the space would be used. Other than keeping an area on the floor available for the grandchildren's train set and other toys, the rest of the room would be a blank canvas for me to provide adult comfort.

The room would be used daily by the couple and appreciated for family gatherings when children and grandchildren visited.

Placing furniture in the long, but not wide space had to be carefully planned to maximize the function and seating capability.

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This Perth addition is rare find, writes Fleur Bainger.

Let's be frank: such is the demand for accommodation in Perth that hoteliers don't need to make much of an effort to turn a coin. In the Wild West, it's dryly acknowledged that operators can charge excessive rates, offer very little and yet still enjoy a full house.

Just look at the figures: Perth's average hotel room rate is the highest in the country at $211 a night, and it's tipped to keep climbing.

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A mix of mining booms, a ferocious economy and good Asian connectivity mean Perth is a hub for fly-in, fly-out business and leisure travellers with deep pockets. They all but monopolise hotel beds, with occupancy sitting at about 86.5 per cent on a good day - far above the national rate. It's even been claimed the isolated capital has the highest hotel occupancy rate in the world.

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With all that in mind, it's refreshing to see far more than blithe consideration taken in the delivery of Perth's newest hotel, Fraser Suites. Not only that but its room rates, surprisingly, don't reek of opportunism. Starting at $245, they might even be called good value - not something terribly common in the land of dust and dollars.

The Singaporean-owned development is one of only two new multimillion-dollar hotels to spring up in the city in the past six years - the other is a boutique venture holding just 15 suites - so there is more than a lick of interest in the newest addition to the Asian chain.

The 19-storey Fraser Suites.

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