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Thursday, January 14, 2010
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Fire station makes
the grade with a new septic system.
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Fire station makes the grade with a
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Despite the bone-chilling cold the crews
are hard at work installing sheetrock, electrical, plumbing and HAC systems.
Barr General Contractors are very confident of meeting the June completion
date. Exterior work is clipping right along. Meanwhile, the septic leaching field is in
the final stages of completion, “just waiting for final inspection,” Koczera
said. “It’s just like the one for your home, only a little bigger.” The slightly-raised leaching field takes
into consideration the high water table that originally plagued early
construction of the footings and foundation, and required the installation of
a powerful sump-pump system to keep the basement dry.
Left: An impossibly tangled mass of wires, pipes,
conduits and ductwork might seem overwhelming to the average at-home
handyman, but Integrating all
these systems appears to a piece-of-cake for these wizards of the trades.
Right: Delivery of sheetrock to the second floor.
Left: Workers install the remaining Azek trim, allowing
siding installation to now carry on full steam ahead. Center: Primed steel
door jambs ready for installation. Right: The first completed shingled
section of the new fire house. It’s a great look. EverythingWestport.com Sunday, January 17, 2010 A great way to
brighten your winter day. The
Tiverton Arts Council is sponsoring an exhibition that began Sunday, January
17, and will run through Wednesday, February 24. A reception was held on
opening day at the Tiverton Town Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. The public was
invited, and visitors and their friends had a chance to meet many of the
exhibiting regional artists. This
exhibition is anything but typical.
On
display were high-quality, powerful interpretations in watercolors and oils
by many of the area’s leading artisans. Each artist was limited to one work. The
“Annual Art Among Friends" exhibition is a variety of work by over 30
artist members of the Sakonnet Arts Network. Sakonnet Arts Network (SAN)
promotes the arts by providing programs, resources, and educational
opportunities in Tiverton, RI and surrounding areas. Artwork on exhibit
includes paintings, sculpture, photographs, printmaking, and pastels. The
Tiverton Town Hall, 243 Highland Road, is open Monday through Friday between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Left: this visitor is studying Heide Hallemeier’s
watercolor – Trumpet Solo. Right:
artist Denise Zompa (left) converses with Little Compton author Janet Lisle.
Zompa’s oil - Field with a View is just
to the right and above her head.
Left: oil by Marjorie Jensen is known as – Diva. Right: top watercolor by
Madeleine Diogenes is called – Silent
Night; center oil titled Warren’s
Point is by Mary Sexton; and bottom pastel by Tina Pacheco is named Licorice Plant.
Left: Digital photograph on canvas by Wilbret “Bill”
Brisk is called Westport Point.
Center: a sculpture by unknown artist. Right: Lotus Blossoms, a watercolor by Toni Peterson. Participating Artisans
EverythingWestport.com Sunday, January 17, 2010
Land Trust
Director Peggy Stevens announced this past December the addition of 53 acres
to the existing 50 acre Hadfield parcel, bringing total acreage to 103
acres. Click here to view Land Trust’s new
Winter Spring 2010 event schedule. A
good sized group joined the WLCT Director for the January jaunt along snow-dappled trails, both
marked and unmarked, that run through the thick woods of the Hadfield
conservation area. Several
in the group brought their leashed dogs as companions. “It
was a great day to get out for a walk and shrug off the winter doldrums,”
Stevens said. Stevens, who led the walk, is pictured left in the orange coat.
The
100+ acre property stretches between Adamsville Road and Cornell Road along
the historic Angeline Brook. Call
(508) 636-9228 for more information on future walks.
Next scheduled
event is February 7th Their
next scheduled event is The Long Walk
on Sunday, February 7 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Slocum’s River Reserve, Horseneck
Road, Dartmouth. Before watching the Super Bowl, stretch your legs on this
4.5 mile walk across protected land from Slocum’s River Reserve to the
Buzzard’s Bay Brewery with Trustee’s Education Coordinator Linton Harrington.
Transportation will be provided back to your car. Call
(508) 636-9228 to register in advance for this winter event. - - - - - End - - -
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