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Saying they would provide a cheaper and faster way for residents to replace storm-damaged homes, the Kenner City Council Thursday unanimously voted to allow modular homes in single-family zoning districts. "The modular home industry has made some great strides," Planning Department Director Jay Hebert told the council. He said the modular homes, which are partially built in a factory, are "indistinguishable" from conventionally built homes. They take one-third of the time of conventional homes to build, he said. The homes would be allowed in the single-family residential zoning district, but only with council approval. An application to the Kenner Planning Department and the Planning and Zoning Commission would be required, with the final decision to come from the council.
WINCHESTER — Like many organizations, the Winchester-Frederick Community Services Council used the majority of its monthly meeting on Thursday to celebrate the holidays. But at the same time, the group was gearing up for its annual awards luncheon. Last year, the council had to move the awards event from January to March due to inclement weather, said Chairman Mia Franklin. The event will be held from noon until 2 p.m. on Jan. 18 in the Clement Board Room at Shenandoah University. The awards recognize an individual, a human services agency, and a business or civic group for their contributions to the community. The Winchester-Frederick County Chapter of the American Red Cross was last year’s outstanding human service agency, while Clear Channel Communications of Winchester was named the outstanding business group.
The 12th session of the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change came to an end in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, recently with little mention of cleaner sources of energy. This was troubling, given the huge potential for such energy sources in Africa -- and the fact that a third of the world's population, the bulk coming from the continent, currently has no access to electricity. .
In what has become an annual event, Loose Ties, a model railroading club from the Catawissa area, greeted model train enthusiasts to the show which featured trains from the newest and smallest "Z" scale to the "Inch" scale trains capable of carrying an adult. Jeff Johnstonbaugh, President of Loose Ties, isn't positive, but has a theory about the Christmas/toy train connection."I believe that after the depression, Lionel trains really started pushing their product as a Christmas toy," he said. "Back then, it was rather expensive and parents of children that wanted trains couldn't afford them as an everyday toy."According to an online article in the Detroit News, in 1937 Lionel started selling what became its most popular steam locomotive, the Hudson. It sold for a whopping $75, the price of a refrigerator back then.
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