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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Johnstown City Council approves designs for Central Park project
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ)– After changes and years of discussion, the Johnstown City Council voted Wednesday evening to approve the designs for major upgrades to the city's Central Park. The plans from CJL Engineering and UpStreet Architects passed in a six-to-one vote. Since the original designer stepped away from the project, a few changes were made to the plan, including the addition of a platform in the center where the Christmas Tree will sit. WTAJ News spoke with Councilman Taylor Clark, who has been on the council for almost three months of this years long process. Clark said that he disagreed with the former council's decision to use funds from the American Rescue Plan Act for the project, as he believes they could have been better utilized elsewhere in the city. Clark said that he voted yes because of all of the good that he and some fellow council members feel it will bring to the city. 'At the end of the day I'm not willing to give up all of the good about the Central Park project because of the aspects that I disagreed with,' Clark said. 'We can not potentially lose a brand new park with three phase electricity, seven new water outlets, a brand new extension on to gazebo park place, a new walk of honor, a new irrigation system and a new park that will be ADA compliant and more inclusive for all to use. I'm not willing to give up all of that just because of what I disagree with.'Clark said that for the city to back out now would be bad due to the amount of money that has already been invested into the planning process. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Old World Christmas® Announces Second Round of New Partnerships for 2025
Company to Debut Ornaments featuring General Mills, Magic The Gathering®, The J.M. Smucker Company®, and Strawberry Shortcake. SPOKANE, Wash., May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Old World Christmas®, the premier brand of Christmas ornaments in the country, today announced multiple new licensing partnerships for the creation of hand-blown glass ornaments. General Mills, Magic The Gathering, The J.M. Smucker Company and Strawberry Shortcake will come to life this holiday season in delicately hand-painted, hand-glittered ornaments created to capture the spirit of the brands. "Our ornaments are all about memories and storytelling ," said Neal Applefeld, President & CEO, Old World Christmas. "These four new partners span across decades of fans, and help capture memories of everything from breakfast in front of the TV on Saturday mornings to favorite characters to after school snacks. We hope that not only will people be able to reminisce, but also introduce to their kids and families." General Mills, best known for creating some of our favorite foods, is ready for their Christmas Tree moment. nine new ornaments, including Totino's Pizza Rolls™ Bag , Cinnamon Toast Crunch™ Cereal Box, Lucky Charms™ Cereal Box and Lucky Leprechaun, Cheerios™ Cereal Box, Pillsbury™ Doughboy™, Trix™ Cereal Box and Betty Crocker™ Gingerbread Mix and Big Red Cookbook, will be sure to stir up everyone's appetites. This holiday season, Old World Christmas is introducing a new ornament that's sure to make any tree feel mythic. Introducing the Black Lotus Card ornament—an officially licensed tribute to the most iconic Magic: The Gathering card of all time. The ornament, stylized as a Black Lotus Magic: The Gathering card, is a nostalgic nod to the game's rich legacy—and the perfect way to add a little mana to your mantel. The J.M. Smucker Company reunites everyone's favorite pair: Peanut Butter and Jelly with the Smucker's® Strawberry Jam and Jif® Peanut Butter ornaments. Strawberry Shortcake and her "Berry Besties" are iconic characters that every generation can bond over. With two new adorable ornaments, showcasing Strawberry Shortcake & her cat Custard, as well as a Strawberry Shortcake Lunchbox, this year's holiday season is going to be "berry" cute! Once released, all newly licensed ornaments will be available at or in retail stores across the US. Stay up to date on all Old World Christmas news by following us on Instagram and Facebook. About Old World ChristmasFounded in 1979, Old World Christmas offers the most extensive and best-loved collection with over 1,700 proprietary designs in styles ranging from traditional to whimsical. The vast selection of heirloom quality and affordable ornaments offers many choices to fit an array of personality or style. For more information, visit Media Contact:Julie Stern/Brilliant PR & Marketing/julies@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Old World Christmas Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
Watch: Alabama beachgoers share the waves with a shark
With summer right around the corner, I imagine families are eying the beach as a fun vacation spot. If you plan to go swimming in the ocean this summer, you may not be the only one. Drone video released from our sister station WKRG shows a group of sharks swimming close to the shoreline in Perdido Pass, Alabama. It's this time of the year, April to June, when shark sightings are the most common along the Gulf odds of dying from a shark attack are rather low. Roughly 5 Americans every year die to an unprovoked attack. According to the International Shark Attack, putting your risk of dying to one in 3.7 million. To put that in perspective, here are some other stunning odds. Odds of dying from a hot dog: 1 in 3.4 million Odds of dying while decorating a Christmas Tree: 1 in 3.3 million Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Council's appeal to save Christmas celebrations
For a second year, a cash-strapped council is calling on businesses to help save Christmas celebrations in a city. Peterborough City Council (PCC) issued an appeal to raise £58,000 for this year's festivities, which included a Christmas tree and decorations in Cathedral Square. The local authority, which faced a predicted budget gap of more than £20m in 2025-26, said the sponsorship appeal was one "of a number of decisions to support the council's budget strategy". It came after the 2024 Christmas celebrations were nearly called off after a £22,000 shortage of funds, before city councillors, organisations and individuals chipped in to save the day. The authority's councillors also contributed cash from the Community Leadership Fund – a pot of money they could use each year on projects that benefited residents in their ward. Earlier this year, PCC announced several budget-cutting measures, including a rise in council tax by 4.99%, reducing Peterborough Museum's opening times and changes to the Central Park toilets' cleaning schedule in a bid to make £23m of savings. Clair George, head of safer communities at PCC said: " As part of a number of decisions to support the council's budget strategy, we are again offering sponsorship packages and opportunities for Christmas 2025. "It costs approximately £58,000 for the Christmas Tree, lights and switch-on event. "We were pleased with the response last year, and depending on the number of enquiries we receive, we will stop the appeal as soon as we've been able to confirm all costs will be covered." Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Council approves new budget with cuts and tax rise City's Christmas could be 'called off' - council Peterborough City Council
BBC News
09-04-2025
- BBC News
Tribute to 'kind and gentle' man killed in Cornwall crash
A family has paid tribute to their grandfather who died after his tractor collided with a motorcycle in a remote country "Acker" Tripconey, 88, from the Coverack area of Cornwall, died in hospital the day after he suffered serious injuries in the crash at Trevothen on The Lizard on 2 "most kind, gentle, strong and hardworking family man" was also a pillar of the community, said his said a man in his 60s from Porthleven had been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving, using a motor vehicle in a public place without third party insurance and driving a vehicle with a controlled drug above the limit. 'Loving dad' Mr Tripconey's family said in a tribute: "Words cannot express our sadness of the loss of this outstanding man."He was a loving dad, grandfather, brother, uncle and a friend to so many, who devoted his life to the land and to God."He was the most kind, gentle, strong and hardworking family man."They said he spent 27 years as a member of the cliff rescue team based in both Coverack and was also involved with Coverack Carnival, Christmas Tree and Ponsongath Chapel and many other organisations."Always putting others before himself, he was married for 52 years to his loving wife Maureen," said his leaves six children and four suspect has been released on bail and police are appealing for any information or footage that could help with their investigation into the crash.
