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Fellow firefighters mourning loss of one of their own after accident ... - WSET

UVA in medicine.Those plans were stopped when a driver going the wrong way, hit her car head-on in Albemarle County on Sunday.Franklin died at the scene."When I saw who it was the whole community just sank a little bit," said Alex McKinney, a firefighter at the Bedford Fire Dept.Coworkers say Franklin was a good person."Always going out of her way, she just wanted to help people," McKinney said."The world is not as good a place as it was yesterday, but I know Bethany is in a better place," Chief Jones said."I know we have another angel watching over us now," Moore added.Her family has requested in lieu of flowers, people donate money to the local fire stations. http://wset.com/news/local/fellow-firefighters-mourning-loss-of-one-of-their-own-after-accident

Valentine's Day flowers can go beyond roses - Stanly News & Press

Sandy Selvy-Mullis is publisher of The Stanly News & Press.  Contact her at (704) 982-2121 ext. 27, sselvy@cnhi.com or PO Box 488, Albemarle, NC 28002. http://www.thesnaponline.com/news/local_news/valentine-s-day-flowers-can-go-beyond-roses/article_bc9a7662-ba38-11e5-8d2c-db53f96a5c07.html

Out of Flowers? Flour? Businesses Contend With Supply Crises - Memphis Daily News

It was a very difficult position to be in and painful to part with nearly $2 million in annual revenue," says Fink, whose company is located in Pittsboro, North Carolina.That happened as the U.S. economy was still suffering after the Great Recession, making it hard to find new business and make up the revenue. Fink developed new products including motorized lifts used to store flat panel TVs in decorative cabinets. He also increased his online business."You just don't give up – we're a small entrepreneurial business," he says.While shortages are an obstacle for many small businesses, some owners have actually made materials in short supply the heart of their business.Albany Woodworks uses reclaimed wood from demolished houses, barns and other buildings to make flooring and paneling. When Learn more about Richard WoodsTap into millions of public records, notices and articles on The Daily News with our ever-growing line of services.Try one of these to get you started:Name SearchWatch Service" Richard Woods started the business more than 40 years ago, reclaimed wood was easy to find and he had no competition. But demand has grown from renovating homeowners and groups restoring historical sites, and so has the number of rival firms."We are constantly having to network to find new suppliers that may have quality wood," says Woods, whose company is located in Tickfaw, Louisiana. His suppliers are demolition companies, and most sites with the wood he needs are in industrial revolution-era towns in New England and along the Mississippi River. "We go wherever we have to," Woods says.At Widespread Electrical Sales, owner Learn more about Scott VaughnTap into millions of public records, notices and articles on The Daily News with our ever-growing line of services.Try one of these to get you started:Name SearchWatch Service" Scott Vaughn also travels the country in search of equipment that may be decades old."We rely on big industrial plants that are closing, buy the right to their power distribution systems, and rip them down," says Vaughn, whose company is based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. He also gets obsolete equipment from decommissioned call centers and data centers.Widespread Electric sells about...

Out of flowers? Flour? Businesses contend with supply crises - Colorado Springs Gazette

It was a very difficult position to be in and painful to part with nearly $2 million in annual revenue," says Fink, whose company is located in Pittsboro, North Carolina.That happened as the U.S. economy was still suffering after the Great Recession, making it hard to find new business and make up the revenue. Fink developed new products including motorized lifts used to store flat panel TVs in decorative cabinets. He also increased his online business."You just don't give up — we're a small entrepreneurial business," he says.While shortages are an obstacle for many small businesses, some owners have actually made materials in short supply the heart of their business.Albany Woodworks uses reclaimed wood from demolished houses, barns and other buildings to make flooring and paneling. When Richard Woods started the business more than 40 years ago, reclaimed wood was easy to find and he had no competition. But demand has grown from renovating homeowners and groups restoring historical sites, and so has the number of rival firms."We are constantly having to network to find new suppliers that may have quality wood," says Woods, whose company is located in Tickfaw, Louisiana. His suppliers are demolition companies, and most sites with the wood he needs are in industrial revolution-era towns in New England and along the Mississippi River. "We go wherever we have to," Woods says.At Widespread Electrical Sales, owner Scott Vaughn also travels the country in search of equipment that may be decades old."We rely on big industrial plants that are closing, buy the right to their power distribution systems, and rip them down," says Vaughn, whose company is based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. He also gets obsolete equipment from decommissioned call centers and data centers.Widespread Electric sells about half a million breakers a year, with some costing as much as $25,000. The cost is worth it for a business that otherwise would have to retrofit its power systems.Supply shortages are an inherent part of the electrical business, Vaughn says."It's directed by the manufacturers themselves," he says. "They put out a product line and sell it with a planned obsolescence program behind it."_____Follow Joyce Rosenberg at www.twitter.com/JoyceMRosenberg . Her work can be found here: https://apnews.com/search/joyce%20rosenberg... http://gazette.com/out-of-flowers-flour-businesses-contend-with-supply-crises/article/feed/553985

Stop and smell the roses this weekend at the NC Museum of Art's 'Art in Bloom' flower festival - News & Observer

Sure, we had some snow this week.But inside the North Carolina Museum of Art, things are coming up roses. Literally.The museum's Art in Bloom festival kicked off Thursday and will continue through the weekend. More than 50 florists from around the country were randomly assigned a piece of art in the museum's galleries.Their mission: use that art to inspire a floral creation.Art in Bloom is celebrated throughout the entire complex. For example, some menu items at Iris, the restaurant in the West Building, will feature edible flowers.Think of the museum as a temporary greenhouse.The featured florist is Arthur Williams from Denver, who is known for his "edgy and avant-garde" arrangements, according to the museum, as well as floral headpieces. Williams, who has won Colorado Florist of the Year twice, will host a class March 24 on botanicals.Scot Buck's finished floral piece evokes the same tone as the painting in the background, "Interior Ghosts No. 7" by Karen Davie, at North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh's fourth annual Art in Blo... http://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/article204711634.html

Marin hike: The prized flower that paid for a botanist's expedition - Marin Independent Journal

Sky Camp is the site of the old Z Ranch. Mount Wittenberg takes its name from Peter and Newton Wittenberg, a father and son from North Carolina who were the first to occupy the ranch in the 1860s. Z Ranch was an active dairy ranch until about 1927, and a barn survived until the Park Service razed it in the 1960s when Sky Camp was being developed. The cypress trees, planted during the ranching era, are more than 100 years old.Continuing past the camp, the fire road becomes a trail that heads uphill, marked only with a sign indicating no bicycles. At the junction of Sky, Meadow and Mount Wittenberg trails, turn left on Mount Wittenberg Trail. As you climb, a sweeping view of Limantour Spit and Chimney Rock opens up. Soon you arrive at meadow in transition, with young Douglas firs moving in. Here the Z Ranch Trail goes left.Across Tomales Bay there is a view of the almost treeless Black Mountain. James Black was once one of the largest landholders in Marin County, and this mountain is still privately owned. Turning left on Horse Trail, look for the shiny leaves of Salal as you get back to the junction with Sky Trail. Those lovely tiny pink flowers will become an edible dark berry in June. Follow Sky Trail back to the parking lot, and make a mental note to return when the huckleberries and salad berries ripen in the summer.AdvertisementTake Sir Francis Drake Boulvard and turn right on Highway 1. In about 100 yards turn left turn on Bear Valley Road. Continue for approximately 1.3 miles, then turn left onto Limantour Road. Turn right at the signed Sky Trail Parking lot. No dogs.Wendy Dreskin has led the College of Marin nature/hiking class Meandering in Marin since 1998, and teaches other nature classes for adults and children. To contact her, go to wendydreskin.com. http://www.marinij.com/article/NO/20180225/FEATURES/180229923