Blandon NewsLocal news for Blandon, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.James Hardie profit down 7pc- February 28, 2008 "The US housing market continued to weaken with housing starts down 23 per ent for the quarter and 29 per cent for the nine months" JAMES Hardie has reported a 7 per cent dip in third quarter operating profit and says the outlook for North America looks weak amid low demand for new homes and residential construction activity slows. via News.com.auhttp://www.topix.net/city/blandon-pa/2008/02/james-hardie-profit-down-7pc?fromrss=1 Costly oil driving up demand for firewood- February 23, 2008 "Every time oil goes up 30 cents a gallon, we find more people expressing interest in wood" Robert Seyler can't cut firewood fast enough. The bins at his Blandon log-splitting operation are no sooner filled than they're emptied. via Reading EagleReading Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/blandon-pa/2008/02/costly-oil-driving-up-demand-for-firewood?fro... Missing Fisherman Found In Berks County Lake- February 14, 2008 The body of a missing fisherman was found in a Berks County lake Wednesday. Divers from Reading Fire Department's Scuba team located the man's body in Lake Ontelaunee Wednesday afternoon, after his wife reported him missing earlier that morning. Search crews found the victim's car and fishing gear on the lake before dawn.One local official, Blandon Fire Chief Daniel Miller, said the nearby ice was "very thin" and broken. He said he believes the ice fisherman was in his 70s and had been fishing.http://www.topix.net/city/blandon-pa/2008/02/missing-fisherman-found-in-berks-county-lake?... |