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    Senior citizens reminisce about days in one-room schoolhouse - March 14, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    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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    Design with style: Creating a sun room - March 11, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    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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    Suite treat in the wild west - March 9, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Sweet deal: the chief executive-friendly rooms.

    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.

    The polished lobby.

    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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    Kilo of cocaine seized from Auburn hotel room - March 8, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Worcester and Auburn officers with a warrant seized a kilogram of cocaine and $3,500 in cash from an Auburn hotel room Wednesday, according to Worcester police.

    The drugs and money were taken from a room at the Comfort Inn on Southbridge Street. Police said the cocaine has a street value of $25,000 to $35,000.

    The Auburn hotel search was set in motion by an arrest of a Worcester man earlier in the day on Dorchester Street in Worcester.

    Worcester police officers on the trail of a drug distribution suspect pulled him over about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

    Benjamin Diaz, 34, of 99 Main St., Worcester, was found in possession of more than 100 grams of cocaine, packaged to be sold, according to police. Mr. Diaz was charged with drug trafficking and two counts of a drug violation with 1,000 feet of a school.

    The arrest led Worcester police to get a search warrant for a room at the Comfort Inn in Auburn, at which point the investigation became a joint operation with Auburn police.

    In addition to the Worcester charges, Auburn police also charged Mr. Diaz with trafficking in cocaine.

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    Addition to create space to spread out at Steeple Run in Naperville - March 8, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Article updated: 3/6/2014 3:37 PM

    Occupational therapist Amy Payton works with students in a hallway at Steeple Run Elementary School in Naperville Unit District 203 because there are no small-group spaces available. A $2.7 million construction project set to begin this spring will allow the school's current offices to be renovated into flexible areas for specialists such as Payton to teach.

    Daniel White | Staff Photographer

    The gym at Steeple Run Elementary serves as lunchroom, after-school program hub, concert hall and community event venue, but a $2.7 million addition will add a multipurpose room to alleviate much of the space crunch in the gym.

    Daniel White | Staff Photographer

    Designs call for a new multipurpose room, office and entrance area to be built beginning this spring at Steeple Run Elementary in Naperville Unit District 203. The 38-year-old facility also will receive parking lot improvements in the $2.7 million project.

    Daniel White | Staff Photographer

    Karen Currier, principal of Steeple Run Elementary in Naperville Unit District 203, says a $2.7 million addition soon to built will give the school more flexible learning spaces for small group instruction. The construction project will add a new multipurpose room, entrance area and offices.

    Daniel White | Staff Photographer

    Small groups of students will no longer be working in hallways once a $2.7 million construction project wraps up in September at Steeple Run Elementary School in Naperville Unit District 203.

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    Room to roam - March 6, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Offcials push for wildlife overpass at Liberty Canyon

    Liberty Canyon Road under the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills is one of the only places left in the area where mountain lions and other animals can move in and out of the Santa Monica Mountains.

    But the roadway can be deadly.

    Last October a mountain lion was struck and killed near the Liberty Canyon interchange as it tried to move south. Had it been able pass safely from one side of the freeway to the other, the young male could have helped bolster the cougar population in the Santa Monica Mountains.

    Only one lion is known to have survived the highway crossing over the past decade.

    Environmentalists agree that building a permanent wildlife corridor at Liberty Canyon Roadas well as at other points across the 118 and 23 freeways in Ventura Countyis the best hope for the animals.

    On Feb. 24, two dozen residents and representatives from local cities, open space agencies and Caltrans toured the Liberty Canyon freeway interchange to see firsthand the obstacles animals face when trying to cross.

    OVER THEREPaul Edelman of the Mountains Recreation Conservation Authority discusses the need for a wildlife corridor in Liberty Canyon. The projects more than $10-million price tag will be an issue. SYLVIE BELMOND/Acorn Newspapers Over or under?

    Most of the scientific community believes Liberty Canyon offers the best wildlife connection between the Simi Hills to the north and the Santa Monica Mountains to the south.

    Since last year four mountain lions have been killed by cars in the region. In addition to the male cougar killed in October, three mountain lion kittens were struck by vehicles in recent weeks, one near Kanan Road in rural Agoura and two near the 126 Freeway in Ventura County.

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    Logitech Harmony Smart Keyboard: A living room keyboard and universal remote - March 5, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Living room set-top boxes have become increasingly sophisticated, but they can still feel backward any time you need to input a long password or search term using an onscreen keyboard.

    Logitech's new Harmony Smart Keyboard ($150 list) is aimed squarely at that problem. It's a full-size keyboard that lets you type on (most of) your living room devices, while also offering total living room control in the manner of a typical Harmony universal remote.

    The universal remote capabilities of the system are similar to the Logitech Harmony Smart Control ($130), except the keyboard replaces the simplified remote. The Hub is the brain of the system, accepting commands from the keyboard or the Harmony mobile app, then issuing commands to the appropriate device using IR, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi.

    Logitech is no stranger to making a quality keyboard, and the hardware feels well made. The keyboard is covered in a nice, grippy finish, and it's relatively light, even though it requires two AA batteries. On the other hand, it's an intimidating device compared to a standard TV remote -- frequently used keys like volume up / down and transport control are relatively small and easy to miss at first glance amid the other 77 buttons.

    Getting a full-size wireless keyboard to work with a variety of gadgets isn't easy. In the best case scenario, the Harmony Smart Keyboard system can issue commands directly to your devices, which it can do with Roku boxes (via Wi-Fi) and the Apple TV (via Bluetooth). (Logitech also said that direct control of Roku boxes over Wi-Fi will also come to the Harmony Smart Control later this year.)

    Other devices aren't so simple. For example, with the PlayStation 3, the Harmony Smart Keyboard can power up and navigate menus via Bluetooth, but for typing you'll need to connect to one of the two included USB adapters. Both Bluetooth and the USB adapters end up being used for controlling the PS3, and the idea is it should feel seamless when you're using it. It seems like Logitech's had to do a lot of work to make ensure compatibility with Harmony Smart Keyboard, and the company says it will be publishing extensive online resources for the particulars of each device.

    Logitech specifically mentions support for Apple TV, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, Mac/PC computers, and Roku devices. Other devices, such as Smart TVs, may work too, but compatibility will differ on a model-by-model basis. According to Logitech, Sony hasn't offered any company the ability to control the PS4 with a third-party device, but the Harmony team is still working on a solution.

    In addition to the physical keyboard, you'll also be able to control your living room devices using the Harmony App (available on Android/iOS), just as you can with the Harmony Smart Control. One major difference is that Harmony Smart Keyboard users will also have the ability to use your mobile device's touch-screen keyboard to type on your living room devices. The capability will also be available to Harmony Smart Control users later this year.

    The Logitech Harmony Smart Keyboard will be available later in March for $150, which includes the keyboard, Harmony Hub, and two USB adapters. The keyboard (without the Hub) won't initially be offered separately for existing Hub owners, although Logitech says it's a possibility in the future.

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