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Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
'We were terrified': Downtown Branson businesses reflect on Memorial Day within heavy construction zone
BRANSON, Mo. — The City of Branson is currently working on the development of the Downtown Streetscape Project, which it says will strengthen core infrastructure and support the downtown business community as well as visitors. The project includes replacing underground utilities, improving sidewalk accessibility, upgrade lighting and enhance overall safety in the area. The construction zone is located in the middle of dozens of various small businesses, which had some of them concerned about how this disruptive project could hurt sales entering into last Memorial Day weekend. 'Before the weekend it was just hit and miss. I mean, it was really rough.' said Samantha Krikorian, a sales associate at Kilroy's. 'They'd have to come in our doorway and just to get out of the way to move for other people, you know. And it was it was rough. We were we were terrified coming in this weekend.' Despite the fears, she says the construction brought more visitors towards their business, which resulted in Kilroy's experiencing an increase in sales on Memorial Day compared to last year. Steve Hartley, the co-owner of dick's 5 and 1, says he also benefitted from the project. Both Krikorian and Hartley state that the City of Branson has been clear and responsive when communicating with the community. 'The city has been great.' says Hartley, 'I can't say enough that Michael Woods and his team, they've been so gracious and so compatible to working with us. The disruption has been minimal. I give them all the credit.' He adds that the at-times loud and intrusive construction is a small price to pay for the long-lasting benefits the project will bring downtown Branson. 'There's light at the end of the tunnel and we're almost there. The project is going to be great. All the amenities, all the underground is now updated, refreshed sidewalks, refreshed streets, and then all the visibility, the esthetics that it's going to bring. It's just going to make the historic downtown experience that much better.' According to the City of Branson, Phase 1 will be completed sometime in June, with Phase 2 to follow shortly after. The overall project will be completed 'no later than October 15' of this year. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
5 days ago
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Hartley back with England after shifts in garden centre
Tom Hartley is England's forgotten man of 2024. The leading wicket-taker on the tour of India in the winter, he took nine wickets in the all-timer of a win in Hyderabad but has not featured since England returned home. When Ben Stokes' side were playing their Tests in Pakistan in October, the left-arm spinner was listening to Test Match Special while working a shift at the family garden centre. "I have found my plant knowledge has come on loads," he tells BBC Sport. Hartley, 26, could make his England return this week in the one-day international series against West Indies, which starts on Thursday at Edgbaston. He has had a decent start to the season with Lancashire but has still been putting in the hours amid the perennials. "It is a 5am or 5:30am wake-up, walk the dogs, water the plants and then set up jobs for the staff, supervise and help where I can," Hartley says. "They clock off at 5pm and I get organised for the next day. "It probably is too much and I feel myself getting tired at times. "If my on-field wasn't going well I would have to change things but I am doing all right on the field at the minute so it must be helping me." The garden centre - Hartley's Nurseries to give it its proper name - is 10 miles or so outside of Liverpool and is a sixth-generation family business. Hartley's father, Bill, won 4x400m gold at the European Championship in 1974 and later took on the company. The plan remains that Tom will do the same one day. "My dad helps me out a bit but you have got to learn on your feet," he says. "It is a bit of trial and error. Some prefer a lot of sunlight, some prefer the shade. "It settles me on the field knowing there is something for me there after cricket and it takes the pressure off a little bit. "If you have a bad game or season it is not the end of the world." Hartley holds no hard feelings over his England omissions since India. After the series concluded in Dharamsala coach Brendon McCullum, the one to call him last week to inform him of his recall, said "you would have taken that at the start of the winter". Lancashire's Evertonian, who was originally picked because of his similarities to India's tall left-arm spinner Axar Patel and was smashed by Yashasvi Jaiswal in an opening nine-over spell which cost 63, is inclined to agree. "It beat any of my expectations," he says. "To say you have a Test five-for and debut it is something you can always fall back on." On returning to the UK, Hartley had his appearances for Lancashire in the County Championship limited by the arrival of Australia spinner Nathan Lyon. This winter his appearances were limited by a broken hand - an injury picked up on England Lions' tour of Australia. He turned out for his club side Ormskirk in the Liverpool and District league to keep his arm turning over at the start of the season, as he had done at the end of the 2024 campaign. "I came away tired in the face from laughing so much," he says. "It is nice to take a few wickets. Sometimes here [at Old Trafford] you can go weeks and weeks without four or five in the bag." Time out of the side has also provided moments for reflection. Under Stokes and McCullum, England are aggressive with the bat but also with the ball - where the message is always to hunt wickets. Hartley does not disagree with the mindset but is keen to remember his own strengths. "Sometimes you look at why you are not being picked and the people who are being picked and think 'if I do that maybe that will help me get back in'," he says. "Personally I have to think 'that is not me'. "I hate going for runs, especially in white-ball. If I can go at six an over or less I will naturally pick up one or two wickets." Hartley's return also comes at an interesting time for him personally and for England's limited-overs cricket. They have lost 10 of 11 white-ball matches this year and Harry Brook has been appointed captain after the dismal Champions Trophy exit. In the weeks since, England's supremo Rob Key has flagged the importance of England improving their batting against and bowling of left-arm spin if they are to return to the summit of the white-ball game. They have bowled the fewest overs of left-arm spin of all of the Full Member nations in ODI cricket since the start of 2022, and England's left-arm spinners - Hartley, Liam Dawson and Jacob Bethell - have taken just seven wickets. The result has been Hartley's recall to England's ODI squad and Dawson's return for the T20 series against West Indies that follows. "You look at a lot of the top sides around the world and they do have a left-arm spinner," Hartley says. "For whatever reason it seems to work." At 35, Dawson's recall looks to be one with an eye on next year's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. With Hartley, nine years Dawson's junior, in the ODI squad, he has the first chance to stake a claim for a place at the 50-over World Cup in 2027. "Bumble [the former England coach and iconic commentator David Lloyd] came up to me the other day and said you don't know anything about spin bowling until you are 27," Hartley says. "You don't realise you are learning but you are, always. "It comes up in certain situations and then pops into your head what you have to do. "You end up having more options, especially when it is not spinning as much - come over, go wide, use the footholes more, change the fields. "You need that experience and game knowledge." Blooms and bowling might be more similar than he knows...
United News of India
5 days ago
- Sport
- United News of India
Hartley back with England after shifts in garden centre
London, May 27 (UNI) Tom Hartley is England's forgotten man of 2024, the leading wicket-taker on the tour of India in the winter, he took nine wickets in the all-timer of a win in Hyderabad but has not featured since England returned home. When Ben Stokes' side were playing their Tests in Pakistan in October, the left-arm spinner was listening to Test Match Special while working a shift at the family garden centre. "I have found my plant knowledge has come on loads," he tells BBC Sport. Hartley, 26, could make his England return this week in the one-day international series against West Indies, which starts on Thursday at Edgbaston. He has had a decent start to the season with Lancashire but has still been putting in the hours amid the perennials. "It is a 5am or 5:30am wake-up, walk the dogs, water the plants and then set up jobs for the staff, supervise and help where I can," Hartley said. "They clock off at 5pm and I get organised for the next day. "It probably is too much and I feel myself getting tired at times. "If my on-field wasn't going well I would have to change things but I am doing all right on the field at the minute so it must be helping me." The garden centre - Hartley's Nurseries to give it its proper name - is 10 miles or so outside of Liverpool and is a sixth-generation family business. Hartley's father, Bill, won 4x400m gold at the European Championship in 1974 and later took on the company. The plan remains that Tom will do the same one day. "My dad helps me out a bit but you have got to learn on your feet," he said. "It is a bit of trial and error. Some prefer a lot of sunlight, some prefer the shade. "It settles me on the field knowing there is something for me there after cricket and it takes the pressure off a little bit. "If you have a bad game or season it is not the end of the world." Hartley holds no hard feelings over his England omissions since India. After the series concluded in Dharamsala coach Brendon McCullum, the one to call him last week to inform him of his recall, said "you would have taken that at the start of the winter". Lancashire's Evertonian, who was originally picked because of his similarities to India's tall left-arm spinner Axar Patel and was smashed by Yashasvi Jaiswal in an opening nine-over spell which cost 63, is inclined to agree. "It beat any of my expectations," he said. "To say you have a Test five-for and debut it is something you can always fall back on." On returning to the UK, Hartley had his appearances for Lancashire in the County Championship limited by the arrival of Australia spinner Nathan Lyon. This winter his appearances were limited by a broken hand - an injury picked up on England Lions' tour of Australia. He turned out for his club side Ormskirk in the Liverpool and District league to keep his arm turning over at the start of the season, as he had done at the end of the 2024 campaign. "I came away tired in the face from laughing so much," he said. "It is nice to take a few wickets. Sometimes here [at Old Trafford] you can go weeks and weeks without four or five in the bag." Time out of the side has also provided moments for reflection. Under Stokes and McCullum, England are aggressive with the bat but also with the ball - where the message is always to hunt wickets. Hartley does not disagree with the mindset but is keen to remember his own strengths. "Sometimes you look at why you are not being picked and the people who are being picked and think 'if I do that maybe that will help me get back in'," he said. "Personally I have to think 'that is not me'. "I hate going for runs, especially in white-ball. If I can go at six an over or less I will naturally pick up one or two wickets." Hartley's return also comes at an interesting time for him personally and for England's limited-overs cricket. They have lost 10 of 11 white-ball matches this year and Harry Brook has been appointed captain after the dismal Champions Trophy exit. In the weeks since, England's supremo Rob Key has flagged the importance of England improving their batting against and bowling of left-arm spin if they are to return to the summit of the white-ball game. They have bowled the fewest overs of left-arm spin of all of the Full Member nations in ODI cricket since the start of 2022, and England's left-arm spinners - Hartley, Liam Dawson and Jacob Bethell - have taken just seven wickets. UNI BM
The Advertiser
6 days ago
- Climate
- The Advertiser
It takes a village to raise a child, or cope with flood
In a small town isolated by flooding, one mother was desperate for nappies. Childcare centre director Joanna Hartley started organising and soon found out there were many others in need. "We had a dozen families come and collect nappies," she told AAP. Many schools have not been operating amid record-breaking, deadly flooding around the NSW mid-north coast, with clean-up efforts continuing on Tuesday. But community non-profit Cuddlepie Early Childhood Learning Centre at Wingham has opened, helping to provide some sense of normality as the recovery continues. "Some of the families have been flood-affected with mud that's up to their knees so I can only imagine what they're going through. "Not to mention how that emotionally impacts children as well. "Having that normalcy for them, and providing that is 100 per cent needed," Ms Hartley told AAP. The childcare centre did not escape the intense rain and flooding unscathed. "We've had, in our garden area, a lot of run-off from the excess stormwater ... our soft-floor has morphed." "It's a big tripping hazard so now I've got to do a risk assessment." Marie Johnston from Wingham clothing store Country Kids has also been helping get supplies where they're needed, after spending days helping friends clean up their muddy homes. "I just couldn't handle doing anything physical after that so I thought well how can I help, what do people need? "Gumboots, everybody needs gumboots." Many local shops had run out but Ms Johnston was blown away by the results after she posted about "the great Aussie gumboot drive" on her store's Facebook page. "I had people waiting for me when I opened up the doors (on Monday)," she told AAP. Ms Johnston estimated she got about 30 pairs of gumboots to those who needed them. "The people were so grateful, so it was a good day, and I'm extending it ... if people still need gumboots I'll extend it to Wednesday. "The community feeling, it was just beautiful, I had a really lovely day." In a small town isolated by flooding, one mother was desperate for nappies. Childcare centre director Joanna Hartley started organising and soon found out there were many others in need. "We had a dozen families come and collect nappies," she told AAP. Many schools have not been operating amid record-breaking, deadly flooding around the NSW mid-north coast, with clean-up efforts continuing on Tuesday. But community non-profit Cuddlepie Early Childhood Learning Centre at Wingham has opened, helping to provide some sense of normality as the recovery continues. "Some of the families have been flood-affected with mud that's up to their knees so I can only imagine what they're going through. "Not to mention how that emotionally impacts children as well. "Having that normalcy for them, and providing that is 100 per cent needed," Ms Hartley told AAP. The childcare centre did not escape the intense rain and flooding unscathed. "We've had, in our garden area, a lot of run-off from the excess stormwater ... our soft-floor has morphed." "It's a big tripping hazard so now I've got to do a risk assessment." Marie Johnston from Wingham clothing store Country Kids has also been helping get supplies where they're needed, after spending days helping friends clean up their muddy homes. "I just couldn't handle doing anything physical after that so I thought well how can I help, what do people need? "Gumboots, everybody needs gumboots." Many local shops had run out but Ms Johnston was blown away by the results after she posted about "the great Aussie gumboot drive" on her store's Facebook page. "I had people waiting for me when I opened up the doors (on Monday)," she told AAP. Ms Johnston estimated she got about 30 pairs of gumboots to those who needed them. "The people were so grateful, so it was a good day, and I'm extending it ... if people still need gumboots I'll extend it to Wednesday. "The community feeling, it was just beautiful, I had a really lovely day." In a small town isolated by flooding, one mother was desperate for nappies. Childcare centre director Joanna Hartley started organising and soon found out there were many others in need. "We had a dozen families come and collect nappies," she told AAP. Many schools have not been operating amid record-breaking, deadly flooding around the NSW mid-north coast, with clean-up efforts continuing on Tuesday. But community non-profit Cuddlepie Early Childhood Learning Centre at Wingham has opened, helping to provide some sense of normality as the recovery continues. "Some of the families have been flood-affected with mud that's up to their knees so I can only imagine what they're going through. "Not to mention how that emotionally impacts children as well. "Having that normalcy for them, and providing that is 100 per cent needed," Ms Hartley told AAP. The childcare centre did not escape the intense rain and flooding unscathed. "We've had, in our garden area, a lot of run-off from the excess stormwater ... our soft-floor has morphed." "It's a big tripping hazard so now I've got to do a risk assessment." Marie Johnston from Wingham clothing store Country Kids has also been helping get supplies where they're needed, after spending days helping friends clean up their muddy homes. "I just couldn't handle doing anything physical after that so I thought well how can I help, what do people need? "Gumboots, everybody needs gumboots." Many local shops had run out but Ms Johnston was blown away by the results after she posted about "the great Aussie gumboot drive" on her store's Facebook page. "I had people waiting for me when I opened up the doors (on Monday)," she told AAP. Ms Johnston estimated she got about 30 pairs of gumboots to those who needed them. "The people were so grateful, so it was a good day, and I'm extending it ... if people still need gumboots I'll extend it to Wednesday. "The community feeling, it was just beautiful, I had a really lovely day." In a small town isolated by flooding, one mother was desperate for nappies. Childcare centre director Joanna Hartley started organising and soon found out there were many others in need. "We had a dozen families come and collect nappies," she told AAP. Many schools have not been operating amid record-breaking, deadly flooding around the NSW mid-north coast, with clean-up efforts continuing on Tuesday. But community non-profit Cuddlepie Early Childhood Learning Centre at Wingham has opened, helping to provide some sense of normality as the recovery continues. "Some of the families have been flood-affected with mud that's up to their knees so I can only imagine what they're going through. "Not to mention how that emotionally impacts children as well. "Having that normalcy for them, and providing that is 100 per cent needed," Ms Hartley told AAP. The childcare centre did not escape the intense rain and flooding unscathed. "We've had, in our garden area, a lot of run-off from the excess stormwater ... our soft-floor has morphed." "It's a big tripping hazard so now I've got to do a risk assessment." Marie Johnston from Wingham clothing store Country Kids has also been helping get supplies where they're needed, after spending days helping friends clean up their muddy homes. "I just couldn't handle doing anything physical after that so I thought well how can I help, what do people need? "Gumboots, everybody needs gumboots." Many local shops had run out but Ms Johnston was blown away by the results after she posted about "the great Aussie gumboot drive" on her store's Facebook page. "I had people waiting for me when I opened up the doors (on Monday)," she told AAP. Ms Johnston estimated she got about 30 pairs of gumboots to those who needed them. "The people were so grateful, so it was a good day, and I'm extending it ... if people still need gumboots I'll extend it to Wednesday. "The community feeling, it was just beautiful, I had a really lovely day."
NZ Herald
24-05-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Pastures Past: Butter churning in New Zealand in the 1930s
Butter Making To the editor. Taranaki Herald, May 5, 1886 Sir,—A good churn is such a luxury that you will kindly permit me to say that the new barrel churns manufactured by the New Plymouth Sash and Door Factory supply a long felt want. I got one a short time since from them, and I am splendidly satisfied with it. It churned 91lbs. at one churning in three-quarters of an hour; there was no waste, no splash, and with the little glass panel that I had inserted in the side, one can tell the exact moment to put in the salt and water without opening the lid and looking in. These churns are good, and cheap, and by purchasing them one is supporting a local industry, instead of sending the money to America for little churns that require from 1 to 12 hours' turning, according to the state of the weather, and then only turn out 20lbs. of butter.—I am, &c., W. R. Wright. New Zealand butter New Zealand Herald, October 20 1930 Sir, —I read with interest the letter of Mr. Hartley on Danish butter and New Zealand butter. Has distance from the market no bearing on the situation? The Danes are a matter of hours, while we are weeks away. It is a matter of solemn fact that we have the finest pastures in the world of English grasses and clover, etc., and no feed is more suitable for the production of butter, cheese, milk or cream. A man told me that he worked in a butter factory in the Old Country and that when they ran short of their own butter they made a practice of putting New Zealand butter in their churns with their own buttermilk, giving it a little rolling in the churns and finally selling it as finest English farmers' butter, a butter which always brings a higher price than even Danish. CREAM FARMER. Churns too large Pahiatua Herald, December 15, 1931 'I'm rather afraid of those big churns,' remarked Lord Bledisloe, when inspecting the butter making room at Te Rehunga dairy factory, where the 'small' churns deal with a ton of butter at a time and the larger one with a ton and a half. 'The Danes don't use any of larger capacity than 9 cwt.,' he explained. 'They think the great weight being dashed about tends to break up the fat globules, and in New Zealand butter that is done.' Outsize in churns Largest in world 100 boxes of butter Advertisement Advertise with NZME. (Special to the Herald.) Poverty Bay Herald, October 12, 1937 AUCKLAND, this day. Made in Christchurch for a Waikato dairy factory, what is described as the largest butter churn in the world was unshipped at Auckland from the steamer Waimarino yesterday. Its barrel alone weighs more than nine tons, and its gear box weighs three tons 6cwt. In one churning it can produce 100 boxes of butter or 5600lb, and for each full churning it takes 1400 gallons of cream. The churn was made almost entirely in Christchurch by the engineering firm of Andersons, Limited, who have been making churns since 1918. In that time the sizes of churns manufactured have increased from those producing 22 boxes or 160lb of butter, to this latest one producing 100 boxes or 5600lb, and enough butter for 56,000 persons for one meal.
