plus 4, Miscellaneous : PUBLIC NOTICES - Frederick News-Post

Miscellaneous : PUBLIC NOTICES - Frederick News-Post
Relations group to meet Monday - Farmington Daily Times
How-to books for the car enthusiast - canada.com
Library could reopen in March - Post-Tribune
Business briefs - Lansing State Journal

Miscellaneous : PUBLIC NOTICES - Frederick News-Post

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 02:07 PM PST

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Relations group to meet Monday - Farmington Daily Times

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 02:07 PM PST

FARMINGTON — The Community Relations Commission will meet to discuss alleged discrimination and Black History Month.

Commission members meet at 4 p.m. Monday at the Farmington Civic Center in Room C.

The Commission is investigating allegations of a Shiprock man who contends an automotive repair business discriminated against him when it failed to properly fix his vehicle.

The Shiprock man was absent from last month's meeting when commission members discussed the complaint. The business denied that it failed to make repairs or that it discriminated against the man.

Commission members postponed making a decision until next month's meeting to give both parties an opportunity to be present.

Commission members also are scheduled to discuss Black History Month. They decided last month to celebrate the cultural period in conjunction with San Juan College's events.

—The Daily Times

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How-to books for the car enthusiast - canada.com

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:41 PM PST

Have a question concerning sources for parts for antique and classic cars? Desperate for advice on mechanical or restoration problems?

Motorbooks, a U.S.-based publishing house, has launched a line of books it's publishing that are bannered Motorbooks Workshop.

These books cover a wide range of topics in a great amount of depth. For instance, one called Hot Rod Body and Chassis Builders Guide--a catchy title--covers almost everything one might need to know about building hotrods, but it also has applications for anyone restoring an antique or classic car or even someone trying to save a little money doing rust repairs on the old daily driver.

The book is well illustrated, the photographs are clear and the descriptions concise. Too often, how-to books can be a little confusing as the authors forget they might know the subject intimately but their audience might not. This can lead to some pretty big gaps in the "how" part of the how to.

I also liked the sections describing the various tools and machines that can be used, which also outlined the way they are operated.

There are a number of books within the series that are targeted at a far more sophisticated audience, although they are still written well enough for a neophyte to understand. These are books such as Chevy Small Block Interchange and How to Build and Modify GM LS-Series Engines.

My favourites, however, are a little less technical. I like the books on restoration, especially those dealing in things the home enthusiast can actually accomplish for himself and have fun doing.

A good example of these books is the one dealing with restoring automotive trim and hardware.

This is a very handy book and can save a lot of money for the hobbyist who uses it.

Restoring trim in cars is a time-consuming and fiddly process and one that can rack up huge bills if a professional shop has to do it.

This book explains and details a lot of time-consuming jobs that could actually be fun during those long, dark winter evenings.

Another more ambitious book is entitled How to Restore Your Collector Car.

It's packed with a lot of information and, while I think beginners could get themselves in trouble if they attempt major renovations just using this book, it is very appropriate for an old-car owner to peruse if he is thinking about restoring a car or if he has one in a shop being restored.

A reputable restoration shop likes nothing better than a well-informed client, and a dishonest shop will be found out quickly by anyone who has armed himself with the information in this book.

Other books of merit include How to Keep Your Muscle Car Alive and How to Keep Your Collector Car Alive. These contain information any owner will find handy on a day-to-day basis when living with an old car.

Motorbooks has another series similar to the Workshop books, and these are the Idea Books. I have only seen two, but I really enjoyed leafing through both.

The first is Hot Rods, Roadsters, Coupes and Customs. It's a picture book showing dozens of cars and their treatments from engines to wheels. It's interesting to see how different hot rodders stamp their cars with their own artistic ideas. This book is also fun to read even if you have no intention of owning a rod or custom.

The other Idea Book is Automotive Custom Interiors. I like it for all the same reasons as the first. There are interior treatments running from the tacky to the breathtaking, and it is an education in just what can be accomplished in such a small space as a car's interior.

While few of these books have appeal on a wide basis, there is certainly a title in the range that will appeal or be useful to anyone involved in the old-car hobby.

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Library could reopen in March - Post-Tribune

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 02:04 AM PST

Renovations, repairs from two auto crashes should be done in early Spring

GARY -- The Kennedy branch of the Gary public library system in the city's Glen Park neighborhood will reopen in March 2010 -- maybe.

At its special meeting Wednesday night, library Director Sherri Ervin told library board members extensive renovations, including repairs from two vehicles crashing into the building, 3953 Broadway, just a month apart, should be completed by early spring.

"There's a few things that need to be done, and the public deserves a nice facility," Ervin told board members, stressing the March opening is tentative.

The library has been closed since June 22. Initially, the building was closed to address a laundry list of extensive renovations, including asbestos abatement and roof replacement.

Before the June project began, Kennedy had not had any renovations in its 40-year history, Ervin said.

But the car crashes in November and on Dec. 23 added to the library's woes and costs. Estimates on the renovations and repair before the December incident were at about $400,000.

The December incident will push the bill higher, but Ervin did not have any repair cost estimates at the special meeting.

"It was more substantial than in the month of November," she said of the last month's incident.

That incident damaged a large stone planter, granite benches and a wall.

The Kennedy branch reopening has been an issue for several months. Board member Paula Nalls, a regular supporter of Ervin, has said at several meetings she has been getting calls from library users about reopening the branch or at least supplying a book mobile to the area.

"I need to hear a date," Nalls said. "I'm getting a lot, a lot of heat from the public"

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Business briefs - Lansing State Journal

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:53 AM PST

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Contemporary Shoe Repair has moved to a new location in downtown Lansing. The shoe repair shop now is located at 109 W. Kalamazoo Ave., less than a block away from its former site at the corner of Washington Avenue and Kalamazoo Avenue. The store has ...