LOUDON Restoring historically significant buildings requires a commitment to not only preserving the physical structures, but also keeping alive the skills that went into building them centuries ago. Today the Cabots, who were active in community theater in Milwaukee before moving to New Hampshire in 1996, are undertaking a series of restoration projects on the 600-acre farm that utilize the old tools and techniques. In addition a community of people with special skills in traditional...

The problems in the lumber industry are better than other areas in the state," she said. The manufacturer of back-country airplanes expects to duplicate that number over the next year. Established in 2001, Quest manufactures the KODIAK, a 10-place single engine turboprop utility plane designed to be float capable. The information contained In this news report may not be published, broadcast or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of Hagadone Newspapers. Bonner County's...

On Friday morning the convention will hear about, the first six months into thesoft wood lumber agreement as well as an industry market outlook followed by alook at the future of the industry. See a new kind of fiber permit in which new players will be able to take materials from the forest that formerly were not used. It is simply one of several ingredients to securing a buffering effort in this region's economy. There is a significant supply of products out thereand we are hoping for a...

A local journalist, who declined to be named for fear of reprisals, said gangs were allocated several legal plots of land in which to do their logging. Among these were several timber companies which acted as covers for illegal logging activities in the state, said journalists. Gangs were mainly involved in illegal logging activities under the cover of legitimate timber companies. Gangs in Sarawak controlled everything from illegal logging to even setting the price of basic items like...

Softwood resource manager Rayonier announced on Wednesday that sawmiller Auspine had been offered "a large volume of sawlogs" which were to have been delivered to rival timber company Forest Enterprises. Northwest and West Tasmania. The six-month offer includes both large-sized sawlogs and pruned logs. Auspine management have welcomed the offer, although they have yet to formally respond. Auspine's existing supply contract runs out at the end of this month, after the company was...

By TIM HUNTER - Sunday Star Times . Sunday, 1 April 2007 Email a Friend . Printable View . Have Your Say Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say Rubicon, the company that time forgot, is trying to attract attention again after a long uneventful period in its six-year existence. By TIM HUNTER - Sunday Star Times . Sunday, 1 April 2007 Email a Friend . Printable View . Have Your Say Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say Rubicon, the company that time forgot, is...

Each employs local teachers and degreed professionals who are either state certified, public or private school teachers, or have expertise in the area they are tutoring. Francesco said Club Z! offers a unique option for parents and struggling students: affordable, one-on-one individualized tutoring by qualified teachers in the security of their homes and at times convenient to parents. Terry previously was administrator at Carolina Commons in Greensboro, a 250-bed licensed health care and...

And face it, everybody has better things to do than try to remember when they bought that stray can of kidney beans or opened the mystery jar of pasta sauce. That s because some of those old ingredients in the back of your pantry have likely lost flavor or potency, or worse yet, could make you sick. During the past five to 10 years, it s become almost standard practice in packaged food industry to include some sort of date coding, says Allen Matthys, vice president of federal and state...

SOME dealers and pressure treaters admit they were disappointed a few years ago to have to replace CCA-treated wood with environmentally friendlier, yet costlier and more corrosive copper-based preservatives. Emerging Trends "Micronized" Treated Wood Takes Off. One wood preserver likened the forced changeover to a gun being placed to his head. Last year, Osmose introduced MicroPro treating technology, which micronizes the copper in solid, "sub-micron" sized particles to produce a treatment...