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CENTER LINE A $9,780 grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs will mean more children’s activities and entertainment at the 2017 Center Line Independence Festival, officials said late last month.

Center Line’s grant request, one of 559 applications that reportedly competed for MCACA funding during the 2016 fiscal year, was awarded following a peer-review process conducted by a panel of arts and culture experts from Michigan and other states. The festivities included an evening of fireworks at Memorial Park and were reminiscent of a prior three-day festival supported by the city’s business association for a few years in the 1990s.

The Independence Festival, like the annual fireworks event, was supported by private donations.

According to a press release from the city, organizations receiving MCACA grants are required to match that with other public and private funds.

“The Center Line community is thrilled to be able to offer the public in general an opportunity to enjoy awesome cultural activities during our community’s biggest annual event,” Center Line Mayor Robert Binson said in a statement.

SIERRA VISTA a The Arizona Community Foundation of Cochise brought together volunteers, donors and nonprofit organizations at the annual Cochise Celebrates Giving community celebration last Tuesday, Oct.

This year, ACF of Cochise and its collaborative grant partner, the Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona, awarded over $107,000 in grants to 31 local community organizations to support projects that will improve the lives of children, families and veterans as well as protect animals and preserve the environment.

Since its inception, the Arizona Community Foundation of Cochise has awarded more than $6 million in grants and scholarships to local nonprofits and students.

The Arizona Community Foundation of Cochise was established in 1998 as a permanent philanthropic endowment for the enduring benefit of the Cochise-area community.

Organizations recognized during the event:

Alzheimer’s Association Desert Southwest Chapter – Southern AZ Region

Arizona Theatre Company

Bisbee Coalition for the Homeless

Bisbee Unified School District #2

Boys & Girls Club of Sierra Vista

CASA of Cochise County

Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc.

City of Douglas – Public Library

Civil Air Patrol – Cochise Composite Squadron

Cochise Family Advocacy Center, Inc.

Douglas ARC

Douglas Unified School District #27 – Douglas High School

Douglas Unified School District #27 – Stevenson Elementary

Friends of the S. Animal Shelter, Inc.

Fry Firefighter’s Charities

Horse’n Around Rescue

Naco Wellness Initiative

Pollinator Corridors Inc.

San Simon Valley Literacy Organization

Sierra Vista Symphony Association

Soldier’s Best Friend

Southeast Arizona Area Health Education Center, Inc.

Southeastern Arizona Consumer Run Services, Inc.

Southern Arizona Children’s Haven

Sunsites Pearce Fire District

The Bisbee Radio Project

The Salvation Army, A California Corp.

University of Arizona Foundation

Volunteer Interfaith Caregiver Program

Willcox Historic Theater Preservation, Inc.

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MST October 12, 2016Arizona SciTech is collaborating with Arizona Commerce Authority to convince companies that the Phoenix region is the center of STEM and innovation

Intel demonstrates how a banana can substitute for the mouse function of a laptop at its exhibit during the Arizona SciTech Festival Kickoff Conference on Sept. Employing 186,681 people in those industries in 2016Adding 17,163 jobs from 2011

In December, software companies WebPT and Galvanize are set to bring more than 800 new employees to the area as they renovate a 120,000 square-foot building on Grant Street.

How can the Arizona Commerce Authority continue to attract even more companies and convince them that the Phoenix region is the center of STEM and innovation?A How will they convince startups that weave got the talent to build their workforce?

Enter Arizona SciTech

About 1,000 people and 80 exhibitors enjoyed the Arizona SciTech Festival Kickoff Conference.

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Clyde Gateway seeks views on new regeneration proposals

Local residents, workers and business owners are being asked for their views on new regeneration proposals in Glasgow.

Clyde Gateway will hold two public consultation events later this month to gather opinions on plans to deliver redevelopment schemes in the east end of the city and in Rutherglen.

The agency is seeking funding support through the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund 2016/17, which supports locally developed projects that involve local communities, help to support and create jobs and build sustainable communities.

Four submissions from the organisation are among 43 projects across Scotland that have made it through to Stage Two of the process.

The projects are:

enabling works for a new industrial development on London Road, close to the Emirates Arena
a new use for the former Gas Purifier Sheds in Dalmarnock
remediation and infrastructure works within Phase 2 of the redevelopment of Shawfield
a combined heat and power, green energy efficiency project for the Dalmarnock area

The first public consultation will take place at Rutherglen Town Hall on Tuesday, 25 October and the second will occur at Bridgeton Library on Wednesday, 26 October.

Bid to transform disused Aberdeen garage into apartments

Plans have been lodged to transform a disused garage in Aberdeen into two apartments.

The owner of the site of 38-40 Merkland Lane, near Pittodrie, approached architects David Murray Associates to find out about alternative uses for the area following his retirement.

Developers claim they have taken environmental factors into consideration, with the balconies designed to gain as much direct sunlight as possible.

Developers plan 75 new flats in Dundee

Up to 75 new flats are in the pipeline for Dundee as disused buildings are being converted in a regeneration drive spurred by the waterfront development.

City architects Jon Frullani have reported a flurry of investment, and two planning applications for apartments have been lodged with the council this month.

Feasibility studies are also being carried out on around half a dozen “well-known buildings” with a view to redeveloping them.

Earlier this month, Jon Frullani sought permission on behalf of AKG Property Group to transform Club Romano, a former Italian community hub, into student apartments.

The building on West Wynd has been vacant since the club closed in June and it is hoped that it could be used to construct three two-bedroom flats.

The site lies close to Dundee University and the application notes that the apartments are likely to be popular with students.

Meanwhile, an application has been submitted for plans to convert a former chapel on Candle Lane, just a few minutes away from the waterfront, into two flats.

Contract approved for new council housing in North Berwick

The construction of 18 new houses and flats is set to begin in North Berwick after East Lothian Council approved the award of a 2.2 million contract.

Eleven 3-bedroom houses; two 2-bedroomed houses, four 2-bedroom flats and a wheelchair accessible 2-bedroom bungalow will be built at Russell Walk by Hart Builders as part of the council’s new affordable housing programme.

Preliminary works are already underway with construction expected to start on site in early 2017.

High-speed broadband promised to extra 360,000 Scottish homes and businesses

Virgin Media has announced plans to connect an additional 360,000 homes and businesses in Scotland to its fibre optic network by the end of 2019, as part of its 3 billion Project Lightning network expansion across the UK.

The firm’s network currently reaches one million premises in Scotland and the new drive will target 55,000 premises in Ayrshire (specifically Kilmarnock, Ayr, Prestwick and Irvine), 70,000 premises in Fife (specifically Dunfermline, Dalgety Bay, Rosyth and Inverkeithing), plus the villages of Kirknewton (West Lothian), Kilmacolm, Houston, Crosslee, Craigends and Bridge of Weir (Renfrewshire).

Virgin said work is already underway in Ayrshire and Fife, and will be rolled out across the country shortly.

HLF awards 1.5m towards Dean Castle restoration

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded 1.5 million towards the restoration of Dean Castle in East Ayrshire.

The total 5.2m project involves modernising the historic visitor attraction, including essential stonework restoration to the external fabric of the castle and the internal modernisation/redisplay of museum collections and exhibition areas.

The HLF funding, including 500,000 from Historic Environment Scotland, will also support a range of apprenticeship and learning programmes around the stonework restoration and collection conservation aspects of the project.

New 5m Prestwick aerostructure facility unveiled

Aerostructure supplier Spirit AeroSystems has opened a new 5 million paint and finishing centre in Prestwick.

The facility will help the company supply large aerostructures, including fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, to both Airbus and Boeing.

In addition, the project is supported by a Scottish Enterprise Regional Selective Assistance grant of 450,000 including a 1m Scottish Enterprise Training Aid grant.

Views sought on Findochty harbour pontoon facilities

Moray Council is to host a consultation this week on plans to develop pontoon facilities at Findochty harbour.

The project is expected to cost 107,000 and additional funding is being explored from other sources, including the European Fisheries Fund.

As part of the project, local people and boat owners are being ask to comment on initial plans for the scheme. The harbours team have committed to designing the new pontoon system in partnership with harbour users and the local community.

The event will take place from 10am 12pm at the Howf at the harbour and at the village hall on Saturday, 15 October.

East Dunbartonshire Council to display community facility plans

Plans for a new community and early years facility in East Dunbartonshire are to go on public display later this month.

The event is being held by the council for residents who are interested in seeing the design of the building. Search

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Some Glendale High students will no longer have to share musical instruments and older instruments will be retired after the school received a more than $20,000 financial boost from the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation.

Tricia Steel, a representative from the Los Angeles-based foundation, recently notified Glendale school officials that the high school had won a competitive grant, and it will receive $24,000 worth of new instruments.

The grant will help Rangel fulfill her wish list of 10 new instruments a piccolo, two double French horns, a baritone saxophone, a euphonium, two tenor saxophones, a string bass, a trombone and an alto saxophone.

Rangel said later that the roughly 250 students involved in the instrumental program at Glendale High make up five large ensembles.

The annual budget to run the program is roughly $50,000, supported largely by donations and sponsors.

“Money is always tight, and our department is always looking for local business sponsors, individual donations and new ideas for fundraising,” Rangel said.

Sometimes the costs for supplies and instrument repairs can climb to $10,000 per year.

However, the payoff is well worth the effort, Rangel added.

“Being a part of a music department ‘family’ can change a kid’s life,” she said.

Palm Springs Personified: Andy Linksy on philanthropyPalm Springs Personified: Andy Linksy on philanthropy PDT October 12, 2016

A native Californian, Palm Springs resident Andy Linsky grew up in Los Angeles County.(Photo: Photograph by Stacy Jacob)

Andy Linksy greets me with a cheery smile at the entryway of his spacious Little Tuscany home from the imagination of architect Ana Escalante. As Linsky shares stories about his life, you realize that some of the things you may have read about him are true:

A He is a brilliant conversationalist (and smartly dressed to boot).

A He boasts confidence, something that certainly helped him become a local real estate titan a many years with Windermere Real Estate; now with HK Lane/Christie’s International Real Estate.

A A He has been and remains deeply committed to philanthropy a as a powerhouse on the board of directors for Desert AIDS Project (DAP) for 14 years (1990-2004), and four as its president (1998-2002), and as a longtime board member for the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).

Andy Linsky addresses guests at the 2015 Palm Springs Garden Party benefiting HRC. So, Barryas passing and going to so many funerals for friends, is what really drove me to do my initial volunteering at Desert AIDS Project.a

As board president for Desert AIDS Project, Andy Linsky (third from left) and other community leaders officially recognize the organizationas facility at 1695 N. aMy dad had a big nose.

aBut my mother was really the person who formed my joy for living.a

Locals may be aware of The Morris and Lila Linsky Annex Food Depot at DAP, something Linsky and his brother, Mark, established in their parentsa memory.