Fire code violations bring curtain down on Elgin Art Showcase
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on July 16, 2008
Elgin officials are optimistic that the show will soon go on at the Elgin Art Showcase.
The venue, for which the city leases the eighth floor in the Professional Building on Division Street, was shut down last week by the city after building owners failed to comply with life safety requirements, city spokeswoman Susan Olafson said.
Among [...]
Blaze destroys mobile home in Redding
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on May 25, 2008
A fire started by a smoldering curtain destroyed a mobile home Saturday afternoon in the Shady Acres Mobile Home Park in Redding.
Corky Duggan, who lived in the single-wide trailer, was able to escape the flames and no one was injured, Redding Fire Department spokesman Jeff Granberry said. Firefighters were called to the fire just after [...]
Storm That Battered Northwest Moves On
Filed Under Curt Flood | Posted on December 14, 2007
CENTRALIA, Washington - A storm that battered the Pacific Northwest for two days moved on Tuesday, leaving behind flooded homes, fallen trees and washed-out roads, including the region’s largest highway, which was covered with 10 feet of muddy water.
The storm, which killed at least five people, lashed the area with high winds and heavy rain, [...]