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Northwest Lawn Care, Inc.

Specializing in landscaping and property maintenance for over 20 years.

□             Lawn mowing    □ Leaf collecting               □ Hedge trimming

□             Tree trimming/removal □ Planting              □ Fertilizing

□             Liming to correct pH imbalance                 □ Seeding

Northwest Lawn Care, Inc. is a full service company providing lawn care and property maintenance service. We stand ready to help you with all your lawn care and property maintenance needs.

Given the large number of competing services available that can mow your lawn, why would you want to pick Northwest? You might ask, what makes Northwest different? Why do we have such a phenomenal retention rate with our customers?

Maybe it is our well-trained technicians who are proud of their work, who really care about how your lawn looks and are eager to help you when you have special requests.

With more than 40 teams serving the greater North Carolina area, we guarantee a service call will be made within two days! This year we will also be expanding our services to include laying new turf and cleaning out gutters.

It’s time for you to contact us for your free estimate.

Northwest Lawn Care, Inc.

Phone: 336-246-3434

Fax: 336-246-2974

Office Hours

Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. till 9 p.m.

Saturday - Sunday: 9 a.m. till 3 p.m.

APPLICATION FORM

Announcing a special service for readers of the Chicago Daily!

We offer a service that delivers private, non-commercial messages for you every Tuesday in the Chicago Daily. Messages appear under the following classifications.

Please check the one that applies to your message:

□             Giveaways          □ Wanted

□             Personal              □ Shared Accommodation

1. Your message is allowed a maximum of 30 words. Be sure to include your telephone number. If there is a possibility that someone other than yourself may answer the phone, include your name with your number. Type or write your responses neatly in order to make your application legible.

■ Full name: __________

■ Full address: __________  

■ Telephone numbers

Home: __________

Work: ___________

Mobile phone: __________           

2. Mail or fax this form to:

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Chicago, IL73234

Fax: 415-692-7711

Get $200 off your trip to Las Vegas!

Priceline.com introduced today a limited-time offer where leisure travelers can book any Priceline Vacation package to Las Vegas and get $200 off their flight and a three-night hotel package.

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Notes:

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Purchases must be made with a valid Versa credit card. Enter promo code LAVCO1001. Promotion is valid for flights and hotel bookings for two or more people. Rates and rooms are subject to availability. For full details on the limited-time offer, visit www.priceline.com/vacations.

Thank you.

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you very much for your recent request for our special coupons that can be used in any FOOD Factory store in North America.

We have enclosed three special coupons for you to use in our stores. Please be reminded that these coupons are valid only for one week from September 8 - September 15. Please show both your membership card and coupons to the cashier before payment.

Once again, I appreciate your interest in our special coupons and we hope you will enjoy shopping at FOOD Factory. We hope to continue to satisfy you with the best service possible.

Sincerely,

Robert Moore

FOOD Factory

Cornerstone Festival Planning Committee

Board Meeting Minutes: Sunday, July I0 at 1.00 p.m., Hogg Park Office

Present: Jenny Freeman, Erica Miller, Leo Jones, Alison Raban

Absent: Jake Bowers

Finance Committee Report provided by Chair, Erica Miller

- Miller reviewed balance sheet with committee members. She explained that several items, including plastic bags and aluminum cans, had risen in price, requiring higher spending.

- Jones provided a list of vendors that sell recyclable plates, cups, forks and spoons. The committee reviewed all prices and agreed to purchase from Amy’s Event Supplies.

Development Committee Report provided by Chair, Alison Raban

- Raban provided the schedule for Friday and Saturday events and activities, which include the performance by Anberlin Band, the seminar with speaker Gabriel Salguero, and the Breakaway program for youth. MOTION to accept schedule was seconded and passed.

- Raban asked for suggestions for activities schedule for Sunday, the final day of the festival. MOTION to bring ideas to next board meeting (July 15) was seconded and passed.

Meeting adjourned at 2:50 p.m.

Minutes submitted by Alison Raban on July 10 at 3:10 p.m.

Space Hotel Is Not a Dream Any More

Believe it or not, booking a hotel in space may become a reality sooner rather than later, and if things go as planned, the Galactic Suite will actually be inviting guests to travel around the world in one and a half hours.

The Boston-based construction company says that the space hotel will be the most expensive accommodation in the galaxy, costing $3 million for a three-day stay. During their stay at the luxurious hotel, guests will be able to see the sunrise 15 times a day and use Velcro suits to crawl around their rooms by sticking themselves to the walls.

There are a number of inconveniences in the weightless environment. "It is the restroom in zero gravity that is the biggest challenge," the president of the firm, John Shannon says. But they may have solved the issue of how to take a shower in weightlessness. The guests will enter a compartment in which bubbles of water will float around. In addition, they can eat "space food," which includes Mexican tacos and Japanese noodles.

Everything sounds exciting, right? But, who can afford such a luxurious trip? Surprisingly, several millionaires have already made reservations for accommodations at the hotel in space. An Indian entrepreneur was ahead of everyone else.

An American research company predicts that the space hotel industry will be quite popular in the near future. Increasing demand for space-tourism will make expenses cheaper. It is said that space tourism will be available to the general public within 20 years.

From: Jack Wells, Executive Vice President

To: All Employees

Date: July 1

Re: Corporate Volunteer Project - Days of Caring

Days of Caring is an exciting opportunity for corporations in Morris County to get acquainted with local health and human services agencies. Our company has participated in the project for ten years now, and I’d like to encourage you to share this valuable experience with other volunteers.

This year’s Days of Caring will be held from September 12 to September 18. During this period, industry employees will provide three or more hours of service to nonprofit institutions in their communities. Days of Caring projects include simple repairs, landscaping, spring-cleaning, painting, and interaction with children and the elderly.

Last year, approximately 3,000 workers from two different brewing companies, including ourselves, took part in nearly 200 service projects, contributing over 11,000 volunteer hours to the communities where the businesses were located.

The company will offer paid time off to participating employees. We invite you to get involved by completing the attached registration form and submitting it to Glenn Casamassa in the Social Responsibility Department by the end of this month.

Dick Farmer - founder, former CEO, and the only chairman of Cintas Corp. retired as chairman Tuesday following the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Mason. His retirement was not previously announced. It was approved by the company's board after the shareholders meeting at its corporate headquarters complex.

Bob Kohlhepp, the company's vice chairman for six years since 2003 and CEO from 1995 to 2003, was elected to succeed Farmer. Farmer remains a member of the board of directors and has been named chairman emeritus.

Kohlhepp joined Cintas in 1970 and helped it grow into the nation's largest uniform supplier. The company has achieved annual sales of nearly $4 billion through numerous acquisitions, expansion into business-to-business services, and organic growth.

Dick Farmer's retirement comes as the company has been struggling to overcome a national employment slump that has hurt its sales in many key markets. This economic slump had a negative influence on a 40-year series of rising sales and profits ever since its founding in 1968. At nearly $30 a share, however, the company's stock price has lately been on the rise, rising more than 30 percent since July amid indications that the national economy is improving.

BEREA HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC SEMINARS

WINTER SCHEDULE

Culinary Arts

Cooking 101

This class has been created with considerable thought and care based on the requests of our local residents, who want to build basic skills that will help them become confident beginning cooks.

These skill and knowledge classes will teach students how to read and follow recipes, and explain culinary terminology. If you’re tired of living on fast food, then this class is for you.

• When: Wednesday evenings, 6-8 p.m., beginning August 27

• How Much: $49 for 4 sessions, 8 instructional hours

• Where: Berea High School Room E-99

Quick and Easy Meals

Do you struggle to make healthy meals for you and your family because you simply can’t find the time? Would you like to eat healthier, but you don’t really know that many quick and easy meal options? Do you or your family have the impression that healthy meals are going to be bland and tasteless? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’re definitely going to want to be in this class.

The class will include easy and delicious recipes for the whole family, kid-friendly dishes and low-fat recipes. Basic nutrition info will be included in all sessions.

• When: Wednesday evenings, 6-8pm, beginning October 2

• How Much: $ 49 for 4 sessions, 8 instructional hours

• Where: Berea High School, Room E-99

Dear Laura,

I was so sorry to hear that your shop recently closed down. Perhaps there just isn’t a large enough market for custom-made shoes in a town of this size. As you know, I have three pairs of shoes that you made for me, and I love them.

While there are not enough customers to use such a specialty shop, the boutique that Leia Roberts and I run downtown could make use of your skills. We both know the quality that you produce, and we do not see one business failure as a reflection on your abilities. Even though we cannot offer you the same experience as running your own business, we are willing to make space in our store for your workshop if you would be willing to share the rent with us. We can discuss any possible cut of the profits at a later date, but I assure you that the majority will be yours.

Please let me know what you think. I think this could be a really good opportunity for both of us. Feel free to call me at any time, either at the store (468-1589), or at home (435-9963). I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Eva Enrique