Summer cabin to year round home
Deb Gondringer reports the Porter family transformed a 1972 summer cabin at Wagner Lakes into their permanent residence 1973. They added a two story extension with two bedrooms and a garage, kept a vacation feel year round, and opened spaces to converse while cooking. The house at 20 Driftwood Drive remains unfinished in trim and railings but suits the family lifestyle.
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Deb Gondringer
Edward Porter
Wagner Lakes
Porter
Mrs. Porters
Driftwood Drive
Colored aluminum roof coatings offer cooling and color choices
Aluminum roof coatings provide color options and reflective surfaces that lower interior temps by 15 to 25 degrees F. Proper application and regular inspection ensure durability. a high grade coating, applied correctly and recoated every three to four years, yields long term service.
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Wu Evans
Horticultural hints for summer lawn and garden care
County Extension Agent Robert Woborn offers hot weather tips for gardeners. Focus on picking times, temperature effects on cucumbers and tomatoes, and spraying protections. Advice covers watering, plant care, paint trends, and late summer cucumber varieties Spartan Dawn and SMP 18 with a note to visit the fair exhibit hall for garden items.
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Robert Woborn
Stone Shapers Forms Foresting Concrete Basics
Historic note outlines garden stepping stones built from 2x d and western woods. Describes hinged boards on opposite cores, closed with a hasp and waxed paper for finishing.
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