Creston church converted into a large family home
In Creston a 1915 Presbyterian Church bought at auction for 75 dollars was remodeled into a two story three bedroom house on three floors with 4100 square feet. Gary Blessen Bob Kapels and Dennis Rosenthal led the project with family help totaling about 5000 hours. The steeple removal caused a leak but the group completed five entrances and a basement garage. Plans now favor selling the home as a residence while preserving its church origins in local memory.
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Averhear
Creston
Presbyterian Church
Gary Blessen
Bob Kapels
Dennis Rosenthal
Judy Hiessen
Gary
Blessen
Do it yourself homes rise from high prices in 1996
Open House reports a shift toward owner built houses as US prices soar. About 164000 new or started owner built homes, roughly 1 percent of starts, with many builders lacking trades experience yet taking courses. Examples include a 880 square foot Canadian house built for 5000 by University of British Columbia students with help from a housing association.
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United States
Patricia Henin
Shelter Institute
Maine
Canada
University of British Columbia
Canadian Self Help Housing Association of
Vancouver
Hone
Gouvity
Living Magaznes
Restoring a piano finish and fixing a burn
A reader asks how to clean a gritty old piano finish without removing it and how to repair a cigarette burn without refinishing the entire surface. The answer outlines cleaning with mineral spirits or liquid sandpaper, testing finish type with denatured alcohol and lacquer thinner, then matching and reapplying a finish. For burns, scrape char carefully, apply lacquer solvent, or use plastic wood or shellac sticks to fill deep gouges, finishing to match the original.
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Charles H. G
West Covina. A
Farmers Market Fun and Profit Highlighted
County Extension notes that direct from farm selling has long been popular. Columbus Farmers Market showcases home grown produce with family involvement, morning picks, eye catching displays, and stall fees. open Saturdays 4 to 1 p.m. at Frankfurt Square.
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Robert Voboris
Bixtenson
Columbus Area
Publc
Cooperative Extension Service
Columbus
Frankfurt Square
Preservation Work of Robert Wiest Gives Historic Papers New Life
Robert Wiest of St. R. Donnelly & Sons in Chicago leads a graphic conservation team preserving rare items such as Coverdate Bibles, Velur Keller letters, the Declaration of Independence copies, and Paul Revere’s deposition. He warns book repair is an art with high costs and offers guidance on choosing reputable firms, checking shop work, and obtaining estimates.
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Robert Wiest
Wiest
Graphic Conservation Department
St. R. Donnelly & Sons Co
Chicago
Paul Revere
Lexington
Alu Nas
Wall
Country look for living room layout around fireplace
Newlyweds seek early American country style for a front row living room with a large fireplace. Suggest an L shaped sofa and two chairs flanking the fireplace with a central coffee table, end tables between the chairs and sofa, and lamp tables. Consider a sofa back table, a pair of lounge chairs with ottomans, a game table, and a credenza or bookcase as finances allow. Start with fireplace-centered arrangement.
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Banpana Naniang Copley News Services
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Sally Rosenthal
Klep
President Homes
F.W.F.S
Caalog President
Minneapolis
Minn
Forrest Fricke
19Th Street
Autora
Nebr
Custom Buhl
Carolyn Horton
American Library Assoc
Public Library
ALA
Iran
Childega
By Jean Barnes
Preserv
Elizabeth Boettcher
Columbu
S, Nebraska
Theresa Kiuntke
Phulo
Calumbus
Mary Norfok
Lavern Tore
Dick Weerts
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