Call 11 for Action: Toledo residents worried errant golf balls will strike children

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Residents in west Toledo are growing concerned over some errant golf balls smashing their property. Neighbors said they are constantly whipping their heads when they hear someone teeing off on hole one at Maple Grove Golf Course in Bedford Township, which literally lays on the Ohio-Michigan line. The neighbors live in Toledo and their backyards are right in the line … Read More

Copper Woven Wire: as ductility, malleability & electrical conductivity; Global Industry Analysis

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Copper metal is often recognized as the center of technological advancements in a broad range of fields. Copper woven wire exhibits properties such as ductility, malleability, and thermal, and electrical conductivity. Copper woven wire can effectively withstand electromagnetic interference. It is a widely preferred material for shielding of electronic equipment. Copper woven wire is non-magnetic and anti-sparking. It is also … Read More

Nearly $500,000 in community trusts awarded

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The Mount Maunganui Golf Club, Tauranga City Council, Te Puke Sports and Recreation Club, and Rotorua’s Kaharoa School were the biggest recipients of the latest round of New Zealand Community Trust grants. The biggest recipient was the Mount Maunganui Golf Club, which was gifted $100,000 towards upgrading its facilities. Tauranga City Council was granted $70,000 towards the installation of light … Read More

Crews Prep for Debris Net Installation in San Ysidro Canyon

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Strong winds backed off for a few hours early this afternoon in Montecito, allowing a helicopter pilot to transport heavy duty construction equipment into San Ysidro Canyon, the site of a privately funded safety project designed to protect neighborhoods from another catastrophic debris flow. With $4.3 million in donations, The Partnership for Resilient Communities nonprofit group has been permitted to … Read More

Dispatches from Skip Gorman’s Audioblog: A Sad Song of Golf

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In this blog, I am saying goodbye to golf. A recent MRI of my aching back suggested that if I wanted to continue to be symmetrically bipedal, I should not swing another golf club in earnest (except perhaps for the putter). So as this blog goes out and the column hits the streets, I am a non-golfer. From now on, … Read More

Anti-bird netting was put on hedges at Cardiff’s massive ‘garden city’

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If you were worried about the potential widespread environmental damage caused by the enormous Plasdŵr development in north west Cardiff you can finally relax. Initially when the plans for 7,000 homes bordering Radyr, Fairwater, Pentrebane and St Fagans were unveiled there was a real fear that nature in the area would be badly affected. Stunning hedgerows and a countryside teeming … Read More

McCormick police chief: No room for turf wars when keeping prison secure

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Towering over the razor wire-topped fences of McCormick Correctional Institution, netting stretches about another 60 feet into the air. The netting is the kind designed to stop golf balls on a course or driving range, but in McCormick, it’s stopping contraband from being thrown over the fence, said McCormick Police Chief Bo Willis. The state Department of Corrections paid to … Read More

Plans submitted for signage for proposed Peterhead drive-through

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A developer wants to build a Burger King outlet at Burnside Road as well as a shop. The fast food outlet would be 3,200sqft with a Toolstation store nearby. The proposed site forms part of Burnside Business Park near the Invernettie roundabout and is already home to a business centre and Quantum Data Solutions. Aberdeen-based firm Mackie Ramsay Taylor Architects … Read More

New general manager a familiar face to lakecity golfers

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With spring now in full swing lakecity golfers are chomping at the bit to do some swinging of their own as opening day for the Williams Lake Golf and Tennis Club draws near.Following what was a relatively mild winter, new general manager Morgan Day said the course is looking in fantastic shape as the majority of the snow has melted … Read More