THE LATEST WOE The stripping of the new siding off the Dawson City hospital is seen this morning. Right: a close-up of the problem.

The saga of the Yukons new hospitals continues.

The siding on the new Dawson City hospital will have to be replaced because the specially designed product has begun falling off.

The cement product had been chosen because it met the requirements of Dawsons heritage advisory committee and is non-combustible, Val Pike, a spokesperson for the Yukon Hospital Corp., said today.

Once we started putting the siding on the building, it was discovered that the product wasnt suitable for the fluctuations in climate in Dawson and the product started to fall off once it was installed, Pike told the Star.

The product is now being removed. The corporation, in collaboration with the heritage advisory committee, is looking at replacement options.

Pike said the corporation hopes to have the new product installed in the next month, and it shouldnt impact the opening of the hospital in the fall.

The corporation doesnt know at this point how much the debacle will cost; officials are looking into what may be covered under the product warranty, Pike said.

The new hospitals in Dawson and Watson Lake have been the subject of continued controversy since a scathing report by the Auditor General highlighted shoddy planning that resulted in cost overruns and delays.

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NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C., July 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Window World, Inc.(R), America's largest replacement window and home remodeling company, volunteered their corporate aircraft July 2 to fly wounded Navy veteran Jeremiah "Doc" Harrold and his family from his hometown of North Wilkesboro, N.C. to Nantucket, Mass. to spend Independence Day with Holidays for Heroes. The flight was organized by Veterans Airlift Command (VAC), a non-profit that facilitates free travel for wounded warriors and their families for compassionate purposes. This will be Window World's 45th mission with VAC since the partnership began in 2008.

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Harrold, a hospital corpsman, was wounded multiple times while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. His last injury was May of 2009, when he suffered injuries to his right leg and spinal cord, in addition to suffering a traumatic brain injury. "I do several wounded warrior trips a year," said Harrold. "This will be the first chance for my family to meet other wounded warriors and get to know them."

Holidays for Heroes is a non-profit organization that seeks to honor the services of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan through complimentary, all-inclusive vacations in Nantucket. Harrold will be traveling with his wife, mother, and five children ages 1 -- 12. They will enjoy dinners, accommodations on the beach and a vacation during which they can relax and connect with other veterans and their families.

This was Window World's first mission directly from their headquarters in North Wilkesboro, so the entire Window World corporate staff, including the president, CEO and board of directors, was at the airport to provide a heartfelt sendoff for the hometown Harrold family and Navy veteran. "We are grateful for Jeremiah's service, and it was so nice to meet him and his lovely family in person," said Tammy Whitworth, Window World Chairman and CEO. "Partnering with the VAC is incredibly rewarding. This is the 45th mission that we've sponsored, and we will continue to sponsor the program because we want to make a difference in the lives of these veterans."

To learn more about Window World, visit http://www.WindowWorld.com. To learn more about the VAC, visit http://www.veteransairlift.org.

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GRANITE QUARRY Siding with neighborhood opposition, the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen voted Monday night against a rezoning request involving the quarry site off Balfour Quarry Road.

At least a half dozen residents of the area said they were against the rezoning request, which asked that the whole site be classified as heavy-industrial.

The current zoning is partly heavy-industrial, but mostly neighborhood business. The quarry has been closed for many years.

Ken Miller, representing Granite Realty, made the rezoning request.

The zoning case came to aldermen from the Granite Quarry Planning Board, which recommended denial. The planners said denying the request was in the best interest of the surrounding, residential property owners.

Rezoning may negatively affect and possibly devalue the surrounding properties with no clear, designated use of the land in mind by the rezoning applicant, the recommendation said.

Mayor Pro Tem Bill Feather and Aldermen Jim LaFevers and Eloise Peeler voted to support the Planning Boards recommendation.

In another zoning matter, aldermen voted for a couple of changes in the towns sign ordinance in connection to banners and the internal illumination of signs.

Businesses may use a banner to advertise a special sale or feature, providing it hangs securely against a wall, or it can be freestanding, if secure.

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A recently released Remodeling Magazines Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report for 2013 notes that one of the most cost-effective improvements a homeowner can make has little to do with the actual house.

In Jacksonville, a 16-by-20-foot mid-range wood deck addition estimated at $7,900 ranked among the highest values of remodeling cost vs. resale value, according to the report. On average, homeowners adding a wood deck to their backyards recouped nearly 75 percent of the job cost in resale value, outranked only by a steel entry door replacement (93.7 percent), garage door replacement (83.6 percent), fiber-cement siding replacement (83.1 percent) and an attic bedroom remodel (79.3 percent). A deck addition of the same size made from composite materials costing around $13,900 pulled in 70 percent of its original cost in reselling.

I would say they add quite a bit of value to a home. If youve got an okay-looking home and a backyard thats a mess, its going to be tough to sell. But if youve got an okay-looking home and cool place to hang out and have a party, its going to attract buyers, said Derrick Pratt, president and owner of Jacksonville-based Pratt Custom Services. The family company, founded in 2005 by Pratt, specializes in outdoor woodscapes and custom carpentry.

A deck addition was also ranked nationally among the five best cost vs. value home remodels by US News.

The mid-range 16-by-20-foot deck featured in the report is constructed from pressure-treated wood in a simple linear pattern that allows for a built-in bench, planter and a set of three stair steps. It also features supports from 4 x 4 posts anchored to concrete piers.

Phyllis Staines, a broker associate with RE/MAX Coastal Real Estate, once served as a Realtor source for the report, which surveys real estate agents in the area to arrive at its conclusions. She said that, among the more expected siding, windows and roof updates, decks seem to score high in cost vs. value.

I can tell you that decks always come up in these surveys. Interestingly enough, I just did a home inspection with a deck, said Staines, who notes that decks are not as common on the First Coast as some might think. Instead, she sees a lot of lanais, screened and covered porches and Florida rooms.

Because this is such a beach community, decks could describe walkways leading to the water, noted Staines, who sells many waterway and coastal homes.

Pratt says that a poured concrete patio can make a good choice for a homeowner who wants to maximize an outdoor living area. Adding a pergola, which his business custom-makes, he says, can make a patio more eye-catching.

Pratt has noticed that the staycation, made popular by the recession, has influenced some homeowners to revamp the outdoor areas of their property.

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(BPT) - Yes, everyone knows making home improvements is a worthy investment in your greatest material asset. Sure you want every improvement job done well with top-notch end results. But when all is said and done, do you really want to have to put a lot of effort and money into maintaining those improvements? For most people whether theyll admit it or not the answer is no.

The best home improvements are the ones that not only enhance your homes value and livability, but also require little work from you afterward to keep them looking great and functioning well. If youre looking for high-impact, low-maintenance home improvements, consider these popular projects:

No-leak skylights

When it comes to an improvement that brightens your home, enhances its indoor air quality and boosts energy-efficiency, skylights deliver. Unfortunately, early skylights had a reputation for being leaky a problem that simply doesnt occur with modern, no leak, energy-efficient skylights like those made by Velux America. Pre-engineered flashing kits (the metal shield that surrounds any opening in a wall or roof) work with all types of roofs, from shingles to metal, to ensure a properly installed skylight wont leak.

Need further low-maintenance points to make the case for adding a skylight? Not only do modern skylights keep water out, theyre energy efficient as well. Energy Star-qualified, no leak solar-powered fresh air skylights, like those from Velux, deliver fresh air through cost-effective passive ventilation. Adding remote-controlled, solar-powered blinds allows you to easily open or close a fresh air skylight and shade it when the sun hits that part of the roof, boosting the skylights energy efficiency by 39 percent. Keep the shade open during cold weather to admit warmth and reduce heating costs. A 30 percent federal tax credit on both products and installation costs makes a skylight project even more appealing. Visit http://www.veluxusa.com for a tax calculator to show your savings for a new installation or replacement skylights and a skylight planner app to show exactly how skylights and blinds will look in any area of your home.

Lighting upgrade

Older light fixtures not only look dated, they often use outdated, inefficient bulbs and are lacking in the energy-efficient emphasis that comes with newer fixtures. Upgrading lighting throughout your home is a great way to ensure you wont have to think about it again any time soon.

If a total lighting redesign is out of the question, you can still make your existing light fixtures lower maintenance simply by swapping out old, inefficient incandescent light bulbs with newer, electricity-sipping versions. Options like CFLs and LEDs provide all the light of incandescents while using a fraction of the energy. Energy.gov says Energy Star-rated LEDs use at least 75 percent less power than incandescent bulbs, and last 25 times longer. Imagine the time, hassle and money youll save not having to replace bulbs constantly especially in lights that get a lot of use, like porch lights, or that are hard to reach, like the chandelier in your two-story entryway.

Vinyl siding

Wood, fiber cement, stucco, brick there are nearly as many types of exterior siding as there are colors to paint it. When it comes to low- or no-maintenance siding, vinyl remains the gold standard. In fact, more new homes are built using vinyl siding than any other type of siding product, according to the Vinyl Siding Institute.

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