| Highway enters last phase of consultation
As construction on Highway 99 continues, Squamish residents have two more opportunities to have their say on the future state of the highway. "We're entering the detailed design phase, which is the final stage of consultation," said Rob Ahola, project director for the Sea to Sky Highway construction. "We are looking for public input in a few areas now on how the highway will interact with community, particularly with gateway signage, pedestrian movement, and landscaping," said Ahola. These issues will all be discussed at two public meetings this coming week at the Sea to Sky Hotel. On Tuesday (April 24) at 7 p.m. and on Saturday (April 28) at 10 a.m. Ahola will host a public feedback forum. "One of the things we will be talking about is the gateway signage which will be of two types, for the community as a whole and for businesses in particular," said Ahola.
Visitors will see 'very diminished landscape'
Patrick Morris acts, directs and produces for the Cambridge-based Menagerie Theatre Company - and he is not averse to making the odd cup of coffee too. "It's that sort of operation," he says of the three-person company, which was founded in 1999 and has performed to great acclaim ever since. .
Inspiration for art lives in everyday landscape for Hale
Matisse and Picasso both claim that post-impressionist artist, Paul Cezanne is "the father of us all," meaning that he is credited for bridging the gab from 19th Century Impressionism to 20th Century cubism. After much success, Cezanne commented, "art is a harmony parallel with nature."
As Dr. Carolyn Hale walks around her property pointing at various forms of plant life that she finds inspiring, she also makes a comment similar to Cezanne's.
"Art of the everyday world is influenced by landscape," Hale said. "I'm drawn to the different types of landscape and what nature can teach us."
Hale, professor of communication at Missouri Southern, is also a dedicated artist.
"I've always been interested in art, even as a child," Hale said.
Grieving parent: Remember our children
"We want the world to know and celebrate our children's lives, and we believe that's the central element that brings hope in the midst of great tragedy," Read said Thursday, with his wife, Cathy, at his side. "These kids were the best that their generation has to offer." As the Reads left Blacksburg on Thursday for their home in Annandale, they were exhausted, pale, heartbroken — and furious. On television, the overwhelming image of the tragedy was the face of Cho Seung-Hui — a killer whose name Peter Read cannot bring himself to speak. "I want to issue a direct personal plea, to all the major media," he told The Associated Press. "For the love of God and our children, stop broadcasting those images and those words. Choose to focus on life and the love and the light that our children brought into the world and not on the darkness and the madness and the death." Several networks have already heard Read's message loud and clear — from disgusted viewers.
Home Tour to showcase remodeled homes and landscapes
The Germantown Tour of Remodeled Homes and Landscapes featuring seven homes that have recently undergone facelifts will run from 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday April 29.. Germantown residents who have recently renovated or re-landscaped their homes, either personally or through a contractor, will be showcasing their improvements in the tour. They include: * Elaine Zimmerman, 1792 Bedford Cove * Kathy Maxwell, 8212 Beekman Place * Stan and Arlene Weinrich, 8359 Willow Oak Rd. * Mr and Mrs Andy Pouncey, 8401 Briar Creek Rd. * Elizabeth Mellor, 8529 Hunter's Horn. * Christopher and Molly Schmidt, 6925 Redfield. The tour will also will feature landscaping and outside appearance for a row of 10 town homes -- Kimbrough Park, 1709-1627 Kimbrough Rd.
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