| Eco-friendly packaging puts Loveland mom on the map
While many might say going into business with family can be a mistake, Bonnie Stromme of Loveland would tell you otherwise.
Strommes four children routinely come home from school to help package, proc-ess orders and ship out their moms product.
In fact, it was Strommes children than gave her the idea for the Wrap-N-Mat, a product now sold internationally.
I was packing six lunches to go up to the mountains, but only had two sandwich bag-gies, said Stromme, who has a degree in business marketing. So instead I used a paper towel with masking tape.
Stromme then fashioned her primitive invention into the product it is today.
The Wrap-N-Mat, patented by Stromme in 1998, is a reusable fabric and plastic octago-nal sandwich wrapper that doubles as a place mat when opened.
Embattled Finch to give up control of county grant programs
Cynthia Finch, Knox County's senior director of Community Services, will give up control of the county's grants programs so she can continue serving on the boards of nonprofits that receive grant funding, the mayor's office announced today. According to a statement posted on the county's Web site, Finch arrived at her decision after talking to Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale and his chief of staff, Mike Arms, about what she should do after the mayor's office changed its policy on community service. A memo sent Friday notified Finch and her subordinates in the Community Development Department they would no longer be allowed to serve on the boards of nonprofits that seek federal or locally funded grants issued by the county. The new policy comes in the aftermath of a U.S.
Instant Analysis: Phoenix
Johnson gets Harvick loose in Turn 1, but can't pass. Lap 308: Field given one to go until the green flag. Lap 307: Harvick's car momentarily won't start, but he gets a push start and fires up. He gets his position back. 6:55 p.m. ET: Engines refired. There will be three laps to go when the track goes green. Lap 308: Under a red flag, the leaders are: Harvick, Johnson, Gordon, Hamlin, Edwards, Martin, Kahne, Earnhardt, Busch, Burton and Kenseth. Lap 308: Red flag. Edwards said Gordon hit him on the restart. Caution 10 Lap 306: Caution No. 10 as Casey Mears spins out in Turn 1. Lap 305: Bowyer blackflagged tor tire smoke. Lap 304: Green flag. The front two break away as Edwards has a terrible restart and loses third place.
MCC launches leader program in Sullivan's honor
In the world of media and in the halls of academia, Paul Sullivan excelled in part through the sheer force of his oversized personality. Now, in his name, Middlesex Community College will begin offering its most enthusiastic students a chance to make their way into the work force. The Paul H. Sullivan Leadership Institute will pair a handful of Middlesex Community College's most driven and engaged students with opportunities in business, politics and other pursuits, say school officials. Sullivan, who died at 50 on Sept. 9 following a long battle with cancer, was best known for his work as a columnist and political editor at The Sun and as a popular evening radio talk-show host on Boston's WBZ. But for several years, Sullivan was a popular adjunct professor at Middlesex Community College, teaching courses in journalism and business.
Moritz Volz tackles youthful concerns
But Moritz Volz, their popular right back or midfielder, has been witnessing a more significant struggle a few miles from Craven Cottage. The other day he was at a special school in Hammersmith, helping to launch the third year of this remarkable establishment's involvement with the Safer Neighbourhoods Annual Challenge, a police initiative generally known as the SNAC which encourages children to devise their own ways of making their localities more congenial. Tottenham's new lease of life under RamosPremier League Transfer TalkFootball fans' forum | Fulham homepageThe Cambridge School is a heart-warming place. The pupils may have moderate learning difficulties, and some come from more comfortable backgrounds than others, but the sense of purpose is almost tangible. When, after some of the pupils had entertained us musically, the time came to talk about the SNAC, neither Volz nor the DJ Mike Anthony got a bigger cheer than the head teacher, Olivia Meyrick.
Father Foley Cape Cod abuse case settled For $550,000
The Archdiocese of Hartford agreed this week to pay $550,000 to a man who accused the Rev. Stephen Foley of using his position as Hartford County fire chaplain to sodomize him when he was a 14-year-old parishioner in Windsor Locks. Foley, who has been accused of abuse by at least 11 men since 1993 and was removed from public ministry in 2002, is still affiliated with the county fire organization he belonged to when the alleged assault occurred. He now holds the title of "chaplain emeritus" of the group, according to board members... The current president of the group is Windsor Locks Fire Chief Gary Ruggiero. Haber said Ruggiero sent an e-mail to the board of directors Friday criticizing the newspaper for publishing a story last Sunday that exposed Foley's continued use of a police-equipped Crown Victoria with flashing lights, sirens and scanners... abuse took place on a weekend when the boy and his friend accompanied Foley to a home on Cape Cod, which Foley said was owned by his aunt, the brief said.
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