Storage

AP Self Storage is holding a Spread Goodwill Clothing Drive during June. The Harford County-based company will be accepting clothing and shoes through June 30. AP is working in conjunction with Goodwill Industries, which will receive the donation of the collected items. Donations should be dropped off at 1339 Belcamp Road in Belcamp during regular business hours. AP Property Manager Adam Parsons says, "We are really excited about the Goodwill Drive. Goodwill Industries reaches out to youth, seniors, veterans and military families, immigrants, people with disabilities and others with specialized needs in our communities.

The Harford County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits, or DILP, working in cooperation with the Department of Information Systems, has made technology enhancements that will now allow DILP to migrate from traditional file storage to electronic storage of construction documents. Because of limited file storage space, DILP's practice had been to discard a large percentage of submitted documents after 180 days from the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy. The new electronic storage retrieval system will alleviate the need for maintain paper or "hard" copies of approved plans and will assist DILP inspectors in accessing documents while in the field on assignments.

Q: There must be ways to encourage children to pick up their rooms. Our two sons live in a constant disaster area. The bedroom they share is small, but it would work if they'd just put things where they belong.P.S. They are 11 and 9. Is there any chance they'll outgrow this phase?A: Having lived through two who could have been the prototypes of your sons, I can only suggest that neatniks are born, not made. However, there is hope, I hasten to add: You must encourage tidiness at every opportunity (you could compliment them on keeping a neat ceiling, for example)

Sunrise Senior Living asked interior designer Emily Henderson to redo the apartment of resident who uses a wheelchair resident at its Washington facility. From that experience, Henderson created tips and advice for other seniors who are downsizing. "The biggest issues are storage and organization," she said. "But the important thing is that your home should look like you at any age, and you should have your favorite things around. " Henderson was given free rein by the resident, Fran Ferguson.

People trying to reclaim their property from a Pasadena storage complex damaged by a fire Friday may have to wait until Anne Arundel County building inspectors, fire officials and insurance adjusters examine the facility, a spokeswoman said.Renters trying to get to their cubicles at Storage USA on Fort Smallwood Road were turned away yesterday as county building inspectors examined the 30 damaged storage units.The spokeswoman said customers who have units in the damaged area will be notified when they can return.

In an hourlong presentation yesterday, members of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce heard a state official tell them about regulations regarding underground liquid-storage tanks."

High ceilings make modestly sized rooms look larger and more appealing. However, the scale and lack of dimension of such rooms make built-in storage systems very difficult to place without overwhelming the space.For this family room, interior designer and space planner Eileen Brown came up with a solution for storage in the form of a simple, fireplace-framing storage system built by Village Woodworks of Finksburg. While one side of the cabinetry houses an entertainment system, the other stores liquor and linens, and includes lighted display shelves.

If you've ever needed to wipe your hard disk completely clean and didn't have a Zip drive or other offline storage device for stashing the information, you already know what a hassle it is to back up all that data onto floppy disks.Now there's a way to get 300 megabytes of storage for free. You can use it for whatever you like, and the uses are limited to times when you need to reformat the disk.This storage is furnished by a Web site, so that means that your most precious information would remain safe, even if your computer were destroyed by fire.

Members of a state-appointed citizens' commission got their first look yesterday at Aberdeen Proving Ground's efforts to lessen the risk of storing 1,500 tons of mustard agent close to a major National Guard airstrip.The tour of the 50-year-old storage site near Bush River came as the Army was preparing for its annual emergency drill today, in which 500 local, state and federal government officials will practice their response to a major accident involving the stockpile. Aberdeen's stockpile is about a mile from the airstrip.

It has not been an especially good year for the 70-horsepower outboard that has occupied the transom of the 16-foot boat that is set under a tarp at the end of the driveway.The starter went bad and was rebuilt. The in-line fuel bulb developed a minuscule leak and was replaced. The spark plugs, FTC seems, have been replaced more often than in past years. But, then, it has been in saltwater and freshwater use for 10 years and one has to expect that parts will go bad.All in all, 10 years is not a bad lifetime for a chunk of milled aluminum -- and with basic storage preparation, I fully expect that next spring, with new fuel in the tank and a fresh charge on the battery, the three-cylinder Mercury again will rumble to life and run reliably through another season.

The following is compiled from police reports. It is the Baltimore Messenger's policy to include descriptions only when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Baltimore City Police Department's Northern District at 410-396-2455. Bretton Place 400 block, between 12:22 and 2:22 p.m. March 8. Residence broken into, but nothing reported stolen. Entry gained by breaking window on basement door. North Calvert Street 2700 block at 6:45 p.m. March 8. Man walking to his porch robbed at gunpoint of cash.

As a parent of a child who will be entering the Maryland public school system next year, I was troubled to learn that some Maryland public schools are utilizing a program called PalmSecure to scan the palm and vein patterns of our children to pay for school lunches. School officials claim that this system is needed because a palm scan takes less time than asking a child to scan a meal card or utilize old-fashioned cash and coins. While school officials allege that the palm and vein images of our children are not stored, once data are created electronically they are saved in some type of identifiable format that may be utilized in the future for purposes that were never initially imagined.

In the garden with Mr. Bee, Lou Boulmetis: Storing the harvest Much of our surplus garden produce is given away to family and friends. But plenty is also stored for meals that will be prepared during the upcoming winter — because I really don't want to wait until next summer to savor the flavor of my favorite varieties. Fortunately, many fruits and vegetables can be kept reasonably fresh for months, without going to the trouble of canning or drying. At our place, for instance, onions and garlic have been in storage for two months, and they will still be edible nine months from now. Other types of produce can easily be stored, too, providing that certain guidelines are adhered to. What follows should help.

Former Orioles great Jim Palmer had his three Cy Young Award plaques hanging on his wall. His Gold Glove awards are in storage. They're mementos of accomplishments he will always remember and cherish, but Palmer says he didn't need them to validate a 19-year Hall of Fame career. So Palmer is auctioning them off. Palmer isn't in financial need, but said the sale of the trophies would help him care for his 15-year-old autistic stepson and his grandchildren. A portion of the profits will also go to the autism project of Palm Beach County.

Just as the temperatures were about to soar into the 90s, Annapolis police said a city resident reported his snowball maker was apparently stolen. Police said Wednesday that a resident of the 1800 block of Robert Small Road came to the police station Monday to say that his Sno Master machine was gone from the locked storage room of his basement last Saturday. He had placed it in there in April. There were no signs of forced entry, and family members, who have access to that room, said they had no knowledge about a theft of the equipment, according to police.

The following is compiled from police reports from the Cockeysville Precinct. Our policy is to include descriptions only when there is enough information to make identification possible. Parkton Old York Road , 21100 block, between 6 p.m. March 17 and 6:05 a.m. March 19. Two chainsaws and two chipping hammers stolen from Vachino Masonry storage units after padlocks were cut after forklift blocking one unit was hot-wired and moved. Bond Road , 1600 block, between March 12 and March 18. Golf clubs and split firewood stolen from property.

The Michel Warehousing Corp. plans next summer to move its corporate headquarters to the Riverside Business Park in Belcamp from Cockeysville, the first phase of a project that could dramatically increase Harford County's warehouse storage capacity.The company, which builds and leases warehouse space for other businesses, is in the final stages of negotiations to buy 60 acres at the Riverside site.Long-range plans call for a four-building, one-million-square-foot complex on land now owned by BLC Properties.

Von Paris Moving & Storage, Baltimore's oldest moving and storage company whose clients include Baltimore's professional baseball and football teams, will break ground on a headquarters in the Corridor Industrial Park in Savage next week.A groundbreaking ceremony for the 122,500-square-foot, two-story warehouse on 9 acres off Larkin Road is scheduled at 10 a.m., Monday, though construction began last month.Bruce McCubbin, a spokesman for Von Paris, said the company is looking forward to the grand opening in November 1997.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has agreed to pay $570,000 to settle alleged hazardous-waste violations at its southwest Baltimore paint plant, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday. EPA cited the Cleveland-based company for illegally storing hazardous wastes, including waste paint, resins and aerosol containers, at its factory in the 2300 block Hollins Ferry Road. A June 2009 inspection found some wastes in damaged, leaking and improperly maintained 55-gallon drums and tanks, according to the EPA. The government accused the company of storing wastes for more than 90 days in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, failure to date and properly label the containers, failure to properly close them and keep them from leaking, failure to inspect them regularly and failure to respond immediately to wastes leaking from some rusted or damaged drums.

Late July is the height of vacation season, but instead of a week at the beach or a trip to Europe this year, many Americans are still opting for the staycation or choosing to visit friends or relatives for a long weekend. Whether you find yourself bunking at your sister's place in San Francisco or are in the position of hosting out-of-town guests yourself, one thing is for sure: You'll soon understand the importance of a well-appointed guest room. An uncomfortable guest room sets the stage for a memorable visit — for all the wrong reasons.