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Holiday hangover affects traffic at ethanol plant - Grand Island Independent

Plant Manager Chris Most.Gloe, who farms east of Wood River, also figured the cold weather might have been a factor.The low Tuesday in Grand Island was 10 degrees.That was the coldest it’s been since the brr-inducing snap of Dec. 17-19. The mercury dropped to 13 below in Grand Island on Dec. 17, 15 below on Dec. 18 and 5 above on Dec. 19.Like other farmers who showed up at Green Plains on Tuesday, Gloe had a contract to deliver corn in January. Gloe brought in 10,000 bushels under an agreement reached last summer.In December, the wait to drop off corn was three to three and a half hours, Gloe said.When the weather isn’t bad, farmers will step outside their trucks and visit. If it’s too cold, they stay inside where it’s warm. Many will play games on their iPads, he said.Farmers will often reach an agreement to deliver corn either the first or second half of a month, Gloe said.Corn is needed every day. “And we’re a 24-7 operation,” Most said.Even in the winter, Green Plains can be busy. It depends on the day of the week. But the plant can take in 150 to 200 trucks in a day very easily, he said.Corn unloading hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.The rest of the week won’t be as slow as Tuesday. Once the week gets rolling, “it’ll pick up,” Most said. It usually does.But the cool weather will continue.On Wednesday, the high will be in the upper teens. But the wind chill was expected to be 10 or 12 below at around 6 a.m.It’ll be even cooler Thursday, when a high of 15 is predicted, said Jerilyn Billings Wright of the National Weather Service in Hastings. For most of the day Thursday, Grand Island will see wind chills of below or near zero.Before Wednesday is done, Grand Islan... http://www.theindependent.com/communities/woodriver/news/holiday-hangover-affects-traffic-at-ethanol-plant/article_0a91e20a-d230-11e6-886a-c3ad8f47869c.html

Sherwood Florist owner helped by Small Business Development Center - Niagara Gazette

For more information call the Small Business Development Center at 434-3815 or visit online at www.niagarasbdc.org.Compu-Mail achieves USPS certificationCompu-Mail of Grand Island recently achieved certification as a Full-Service Mail Service Provider by the United States Postal Service, one of only two full-service certified print and mail providers in all of New York state. Compu-Mail is one of only 56 companies nationwide to receive full-service certification, which provides access to the largest postage discounts available for its clients.  Compu-Mail received its full-service certification by meeting strict USPS mail quality standards, as measured by mailer scorecard criteria over three consecutive months. Services considered by the USPS include preparation of presorted mailings, use of intelligent mail barcodes, and electronic submission of mailing documentation to USPS. The certification enables Compu-Mail to obtain the best possible commercial prices and largest postage discounts for its clients. It also grants the company “Mail Anywhere” status – which provides further advantage and flexibility in utilizing multiple business mail entry sites to maximize postage savings and efficiencies for clients.“Our team worked hard to prepare for this,” commented Michael Vitch, president of Compu-Mail. “It is a great honor for us to be recognized as one of only a small group of companies across the country to achieve full-service certification.”... http://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/local_news/sherwood-florist-owner-helped-by-small-business-development-center/article_7243f60f-912c-52e9-9fb1-df1183ac8088.html

Muncie Origins: Normandy Flower Shop continues family florist tradition - Ball State Daily News

Judy Benken, owner of Normandy Flower Shop, can be found in this room taking orders, making flower arrangements and calling suppliers. As a third-generation florist, Benken isn’t new to the flower business. She said she grew up in her father’s flower shop because it was attached to their house, and “there wasn’t any getting away from it.”  “I probably started working when I was around 12 [doing simple little things],” Benken said. “When I started [delivering flowers] after school, I was 16.”After Benken moved from Muncie to Ohio with her husband, she said, she thought she had left the flower business behind her. However, once the holidays rolled around, Benken said, she found herself working for a flower shop in Ohio because she missed the “chaos and crazy” of the season.  Although Benken and her husband started their family in Ohio, they wanted their children to grow up in Muncie. In 1982, the Normandy Flower Shop, which was established in downtown Muncie in the 1940s, came up for sale. The Benkens decided to make the shop their own.“It was the [floral] business that I knew,” Benken said. “I wasn’t making much of a living working for other people. It was [my husband’s] idea to buy the flower shop. I just wanted to come home.”At the time she opened N... https://www.ballstatedaily.com/article/2020/02/daily-lifestyles-normandy-flower-shop

New Flower Shop to Open in Downtown Franklin - Williamson Source

A new flower shop called The Merry Stem will open in downtown Franklin at 117a 5th Avenue North. Since the closing of Franklin Flower Shop, which has since merged with Rebel Hill Florist in Nashville, this will be the return of a floral shop in downtown Franklin.The shop will offer unique, high-end floral designs for daily delivery, corporate accounts, events, and other special occasions, shared owner Lauren Bourgeois.Customers will also have the option to order online and request delivery. Walk-in service will also be available.“In addition to flowers, we will offer cards, candles, chocolates, houseplants, vases/pots, and other specially curated items including unique vintage prints, pieces, etc,” Bourgeois added.Bourgeois moved to Williamson County when she was four years old and her fond memories of Franklin are one of the many reasons why she chose to open The Merry Stem.“I’ve always loved Historic Downtown Franklin, and I’ve always loved flowers. The Lord put the desire in my heart years ago when I was working at an amazing flower shop in Nashville, and it was really just a dream until about five months ago when He started providing the means for it t... https://williamsonsource.com/new-flower-shop-to-open-in-downtown-franklin/

Dallas Museum of Art League Scores a Famed Royal Florist for Signature Fundraiser - PaperCity Magazine

Photo by Eva Nemeth)We then asked him what his dream floral arrangements would be if an event were being thrown in his honor. (Seriously, can you imagine the pressure of that florist?)“They’d be seasonal and locally grown,” Connolly said “Yes! Dallas does have local growers and they are wonderful!”And if we’re going all out? Because what is Dallas if not a city that always does just that?“I would have some growing things, too, which I would give to my guests as a lasting memento of my party.”And there you have it. Seems like the planning committee should take this hint and run with it.Table sponsorships start at $5,000 and individual ticket are $500 (click here for more details on purchasing). The day includes an opening reception, raffle, floral presentation, lunch, book singing, and a first look at the fourth annual Art in Bloom Floral Exhibition. Each patron ticket also grants guests access to a posh patron party on February 29, which Connolly will attend as an honorary guest. https://www.papercitymag.com/society/dallas-museum-of-art-in-bloom-shane-connolly-royal-florist/

Obituary: Charlotte G. Poulin - Lewiston Sun Journal

Newton, Mass., Doris Remis’ School of Floral Design in New York, and Henry I. Simmons School of Floral Design in Boston alongside her sister Mary. She worked in the family business of Saunders Florist for many years and was a participating floral designer at design schools in both Maine, and at the Boston Flower Exchange.As a teenager, under the tutelage of Mrs. Thurston, she concentrated her love of horses in the competitive show ring and won the Maine State Equitation Championship, among many other awards. She enjoyed her summers at the family cottage on Orr’s Island, especially the boating trips with her brother Abbott. In her later years she met the love of her life and forever friend, Albert Poulin. Together they lived a fulfilling life on the farm where they tended to her greenhouse, her “critters,” and decorated for every season. She will be fondly remembered for her beautiful holiday decorations, her delicious home cooked meals, and her fun-loving spirit.Charlotte will be greatly missed by her loving husband of 32 years, Albert “Sonny” J. Poulin. She is survived by her sister, Mary (Greenleaf) Keough and husband Jim; sons, Arthur Kesaris III and wife ShellyRae, William Kesaris, and Carl Greenleaf; grandchildren, Nicholas and Alexa Kesaris, and London, Amelia, Zane, and Wyatt Greenleaf; stepchildren, Kathy Hough, David Poulin and wife Kim, Karen Poulin, and Jonathan Poulin and wife Monica; grandchildren, Mike McCue and wife Maisie, Dianna, Amanda, Samuel, and Alex Poulin; great grandchildren Kylie and Logan McCue; numerous cousins and friends.Services will be held in t... https://www.sunjournal.com/2020/02/06/obituarycharlotte-g-poulin/

Forget Me Not Flowers downsizes to single location in Somerville - Fauquier Times

From the beginning, people have seen our sign and stopped on their way home to pick up flowers. That first Valentine’s Day, I was really busy.”Menefee has closed her full-service florist shop in downtown Remington to centralize the business in its original location in Somerville.Menefee said the transition means she can devote more of her time and talents to her customers, in one location, with improved service and delivery.  Menefee started working at Generations Florist in Bealeton in 2005 while she was still in high school. In 2009, she graduated from Ferrum College with a bachelor’s degree in general agriculture. Throughout college, she continued to work for Generations and a flower shop in Warrenton, learning about the flower industry. By 2011, she knew she wanted to be her own boss and own a small business. She opened Forget Me Not Flowers, in Grove’s Store in Somerville.In 2012, Menefee also took over Archer’s House of Flowers in Remington, making floral deliveries in southern Fauquier -- Remington, Catlett, Sumerduck, Midland, Bealeton and Jeffersonton. Now she’s devoting all her time to the flower shop in the historic building that houses Grove's Store, which her family has owned and operated since 1908. This building, besides containing a florist shop, also contains the original 1914 Somerville Post Office and a small convenience business; it is adorned with small antiques and collectibles on the building's original high wooden shelving. The florist business still serves the entire southern Fauquier area, as well as customers in Warrenton and Culpeper. Menefee said her flowers are reasonably priced and professionally arranged for weddings, get-wells, sympathies, anniversaries, birthdays and special occasions such as Valentine's and Mother's Day. Forget Me Not Flowers' reputation has grown mostly through word of mouth – neighbors telling neighbors, Menefee said. Forget Me Not Flowers’ can be reached at 540-439-4629 or 540-788-3535; the website is at forgetmenotva.net; email Menefee at forgetmenotva@gmail.com.  ... https://www.fauquier.com/news/forget-me-not-flowers-downsizes-to-single-location-in-somerville/article_f7a6ef3e-46ab-11ea-98d0-33ff18f18cd4.html

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