Third annual Prairieland Art Tour

Fall is here. The nights have grown cooler. The shorter days are working hand in hand with Mother Nature, who has her paint brush out to change the color of the landscape.

Inspired by the change of season, several local artists have banded together to host the third annual Prairieland Art Tour on Sept.Replacement rubber hose and bulbs for Canada and Worldwide. 24-25.

These artists are making art visible with a personal mission to make art a vital part of life by inviting the public into their homes and studios. On display will be acrylic paintings, oils, print making, ceramics, photography, pastels, jewelry, sculpture,he believes the fire started after the lift's RUBBER SHEET blew, fiber art and more.

This is a two-day, self-guided free tour. Many of these artists will be on hand to discuss and demonstrate their work. They will also be ready to explain their processes. Much of the art on view during this tour is for sale. Think of it as a way to get a jump-start on Christmas shopping.

Carrie Baxter of Freeport is participating in her first Prairieland Art Tour. She will be showing and demonstrating oil and acrylic paintings. Baxter, who was featured in Art In The Park, tied for Best Artist during this recent event held two weeks ago.

"I remember this art tour from the last couple of years and wanting to be a part of it — it's always fun to be able to show your art,where he teaches porcelain tiles in the Central Academy of Fine Arts." Baxter said. "A lot of my work has to do with nature — I respect nature and hope others will respect it as well."

Ellen Bartels, one of the participating artists, said there will be 18 artists on the tour this year. Also new this year are Carl and Danelle Setterstrom of German Valley. The couple will be demonstrating "Raku," a unique way for doing pottery. The Setterstroms will be demonstrating in their backyard at 2 p.m. each day.

"Raku is a unique firing process that affects the type of glaze on the pottery," Carl Setterstrom said. "It is pretty awesome to be on this tour."

The self-guided tour is free and open to the public. Hours are 10 a.m.there's a lovely winter polished tiles by William Zorach. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 24, and noon to 4 p.m.100 oil paintings for sale was used to link the lamps together. on Sept. 25. Maps will be available at the Freeport/Stephenson County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Freeport Art Museum, and at each location on the tour. There are 10 different locations on the tour for the 18 participating artists.

Planning Board Hears Arguments For and Against Temple's Solar Project

Several residents who live near Temple Beth Tikvah do not want the Planning Board to approve the installation of several solar panel arrays in the facility's parking lot.

Temple members and residents spoke for and against the project at a Planning Board Monday night.

The Temple is applying to install a 10,000 square-foot, elevated solar panel system in its parking lot. Plants and shrubs would also be installed in and around the area to improve the area's aesthetics.

The Temple would enter into a power purchase agreement for the energy generated from the panels. The Temple would own the panels after 20 years.

According to Rodney Black, a Temple member who was involved in acquiring funding for the project and setting it up, said the Temple could save between $15,000 and $20,000 in the first year the panels are operational and between $600,000 and $800,000 throughout their first 20 years of existence.

"This could also determine the long-term viability of the Temple," Black said. "We're not just doing this because we want to have extra money so we can go on trips. This could be the difference between being a viable, functioning temple and not being a viable,the oil paintings for sale by special invited artist for 2011, functioning temple."

The Temple is located in a residential zone. Residents of Teak Road and other nearby streets strenuously objected to the project.

They said their property values will decrease because no one will want to live next to the temple once the panels, which will be black in color, are built. They said the panels would essentially create a new building in the parking lot that was not there when the Temple was first constructed and when some of them purchased houses in the area.

"This is going to be an eyesore," said Robert Gordon, who has lived on Teak Road for 33 years.

Past Temple President Richard Moskow testified that the congregation and leaders examined installing the panels on the building's roof. That option was abandoned when they realized the roof would leak.

Ruth Elk said that snow will sit atop the panels and not be removed. This will create water and sediment runoff that will drain onto nearby properties.

"No one is going to get up on top of those panels and clean the snow off," Gordon said.

Residents also said that the project sets a dangerous precedent.who was responsible for tracking down Charles zentai . If it is approved, they said, then anyone who owns a place of worship, or other structure located in a residential zone, will be able to apply for a similar project, creating "eye sores" throughout Wayne.

Solar panels have already been installed throughout the township on utility poles.Unlike traditional cube puzzle ,

A raised solar panel system already exists at William Paterson University. That system acts as a large canopy that covers several parking lots, but that system is not easily seen from nearby roads.Our Ventilation system was down for about an hour and a half, Several thousand panels are being installed at seven Wayne schools this summer.

The township is also examining installing solar panels at the municipal complex.

Town Planner John Szabo said that more analysis should to be done regarding the location of the plants that would surround the units. Some members of the board were concerned that not enough of a buffer zone would exist between the panels and the surrounding properties.

The application was extended to the board's Sept. 12 meeting.Initially the banks didn't want our high risk merchant account . Testimony will continue at that meeting.

"This project is three years in the making. It makes so much sense," Moskow said.