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By Sue Clark on Jan 12, 2008 in Opinion | Comments Off 
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A story appeared in the Fort Meyers Florida Weekly recently, that seems to imply the Sanibel lighthouse beacon is on a fast track to being extinguished. Nothing could be further from the truth.
By Sue Clark on Jan 9, 2008 in Featured | Comments Off Print This Post
A couple of interesting comments were made on a recent article about the Flag series of stamps issued by the Canadian Post Office in late December. It was mentioned that either the lighthouse had been moved to Australia, or that (most likely) the been reversed to keep the flag in the same position as the rest of the series.
By Sue Clark on Jan 8, 2008 in News | Comments Off Print This Post
Sadly, the Belle Toute Trust will not be seeking to buy the lighthouse in Sussex at this time. Like so many of our lighthouse preservation groups, the support is there, but only verbally. Not monetarily. A small donation of only one pound from enough people would have given them enough to go ahead, but alas, it wasn’t going to happen. Below is the complete press release from Rob Wassell. For those readers in the UK, Mr. Wassell will be giving a live interview on the South Counties Radio Sussex Breakfast Show with Neil Pringle at approximately 07:40 on Wednesday 9 January.
By Sue Clark on Jan 8, 2008 in Featured, Opinion | Comments Off Print This Post
The Daily Freeman has released an updated story on the lawsuit filed by Saugerties police officer Sydney Mills adn his wife Amy. Fifty people attended the Village Board meeting on Monday, January 7, but were told by the Board and Mayor that they can’t really do anything, as it’s a civil matter, not a village board matter. Calls for firing the officer were met with a refusal by mayor Robert Yerick, who said the Board is limited in what they can do, since the officer has the right to sue, but they can share information, even though they can’t take sides.
By Sue Clark on Jan 7, 2008 in Lighthouses For Sale | Comments Off Print This Post
Belle Toute Lighthouse in Suffolk, UK, is back on the market after the latest purchase offer fell through. And this time at a greatly reduced price. It originally went on the market for £850,000 last September, and the Belle Toute Trust was created to buy it and turn it into a bed and breakfast. Unfortunately, a private party put in an offer, which was topped by a second offer from another person. And the Trust lost its opportunity. Now the owners are offering it again, but this time for only £595,000. Translated to US dollars, that’s a drop from $1,677,747 (today’s rate) to a mere $1,174,423.
By Sue Clark on Jan 6, 2008 in Featured, Opinion | Comments Off Print This Post
A Saugerties police officer, Sydney Mills and his wife Amy, has sued the Lighthouse Conservancy for injuries he received while responding to a “boater in distress” call in the village. Although he was paid Worker’s Compensation, he filed suit in August for the injuries, claiming the Conservancy failed to properly maintain the trail and failed to warn users of “the dangerous and defective condition of the nature trail.” His wife is also a party to the lawsuit, claiming the incident has deprived her of the support provided by her husband.
Bagging Lighthouses
Sounds like some big game safari. Well, lighthouses are our prey, and the British describe this hunting and shooting (photographing) of our lighthouses just perfectly. They “bag” them, just like a hunter bags the game he shot.Continued...
Lighthouse Bidding Breaks $200,000
Whew, so far the bids are standing at $200,000 for West Bank Lighthouse and $140,000 for Old Orchard Shoal. There will probably be no more bids over the weekend, but come Monday there might be some more action. There is a notice on the site that if the auctions haven’t closed by August 26, the bid increments will be increased to $15,000 rather than the $5,000 as it is now.Continued...
The Bids Keep Going...
Just a quick update on the GSA auctions. The bidding on New York lighthouses Old Orchard Shoals and West Bank is still going strong. The auction is extended one more day till Tuesday August 19. Current bids are $130,000 for West Bank Lighthouse and $90,000 for Old Orchard Shoals.Continued...
Big Tub At the Mall
We’ve seen a lighthouse installed in an airport, but now there is going to be one in a mall. An eighteen foot replica of Big Tub Lighthouse (Tobermory, ON) will be installed this week at Vaughn Mills Mall, Canada’s largest outlet mall, which is about 18 miles north of Toronto.Continued...
Grand Haven Lighthouse Raffle
Well, it’s not the real Grand Haven lighthouse. And you have to live in or very near to Grand Haven, Michigan. But if you do, you can enter the raffle to win a playhouse for your kids, or yourself. Remember, aging is inevitable, but maturity is optional. So feel free to keep it for yourself, if you win.Continued...
Private Lighthouse Crumbling
A private lighthouse at a lodge on Lake Tahoe is in danger of crumbling from last winter’s waves and ice, and if not fixed will probably tumble off its damaged foundation into the lake. The Thunderbird Cove Beacon light is owned by the lodge, which is housed in a former mansion known as the Whittell mansion, and was formerly used to house the mansion’s security and lighting system.Continued...
