Pier 33 To Debut New Models From Scout Boats At The 2012 Progressive Insurance Chicago Boat, Sports & RV Show

St. Joseph, Michigan (PRWEB) January 05, 2012

Pier 33 Marina has announced display plans for the upcoming 2012 Progressive Insurance Chicago Boat, Sports & RV Show, to be held Thursday thru Monday, January 12 thru 16 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.

Pier 33 is a full-service marina and boat dealership located in St. Joseph, Michigan. Pier 33?s new boat brands include Chaparral, Pursuit and Scout. A main feature of Pier 33?s Chicago Boat Show display will include an exciting array of Scout Boats.

Scout Boats were first shown by Pier 33 at the 2011 Chicago event and were very well-received by show visitors. Scout is an independent boat builder, located in Summerville, SC. This unique line of high-quality center consoles, runabouts and fishable cruisers is known throughout the boating world for innovation in design and engineering, as well as for efficient performance and an abundance of fishing features.

According to Scout Founder & CEO Steve Potts ?Timeless styling and painstaking perfection are fused into every model we create, in order to produce the most attractive, highest performing and fuel efficient boats possible?.

Pier 33?s Scout display will include the Chicago debut of Scout?s 262 Abaco, powered by twin Yamaha outboards and featuring a cabin comfortable enough for family weekending, cockpit shelter provided by a stylish hardtop and plenty of open cockpit space for aggressive big-lake fishing. Another Pier 33 show entry will be the debut of the Scout 177 Dorado, part of Scout?s new 177 series --- four versatile, affordable skiff-like runabouts. Pier 33?s full boat show line-up can be viewed at http://www.pier33.com/boatshows.

In addition to the impressive display of new boats and RV?s, the 2012 Progressive Insurance Chicago Boat, Sports & RV Show will provide show-goers with a wide variety of entertaining ?extras?, such as Rail Jam, Fred?s Shed, Paddlefest, Welcome to the Water and much more. An adjustment in this year?s show schedule, now to include Monday January 16 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) will allow many families an extra free day from work and school to visit the boat show.

?We?re very excited to be back to the show with Scout Boats again this year? said Pier 33?s General Manager Tighe Curran ?and the start of the boat show is always a sure signal that the season isn?t all that far away. Spring launch begins in less than 90 days?.

The boat show is an ideal venue for boaters to shop, compare and commiserate with their boating neighbors. ?Whether you?re a first-time boater or a seasoned cruiser, this show is a great place to gather information that could help you choose your next new or used boat? says Curran.

Pier 33 is Michigan?s largest dealer for Scout and serves boaters from a wide region including Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and beyond. Many boat show visitors travel from surrounding states to enjoy this big, mid-winter boating event.

To keep boaters and show-goers informed on boat show specials, news, photos and videos, Pier 33 will be providing frequent updates before, during and after the boat show on http://www.facebook.com/pier33marina and Pier 33?s Boat Show Blog.

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Eternal Cross Made from Cremains

Cumberland, RI (PRWEB) August 1, 2010

Windsong Memorials recently introduced a unique product using cremation ashes in the shape of a beautiful cross. Named the ?Eternal Cross,? it measures 13 inches tall, 8 inches wide, and 1 inch thick. Unlike traditional urns and other keepsakes that act as a vessel for storing cremains, the Eternal Cross is the only memorial constructed of cremation ashes.

When asked what prompted Mr. Lynch to create the Eternal Cross, he replied, ?My father passed away a year earlier and my mother opted for cremation due to the high cost of cemetery plot, casket, and other funeral products. For months and months, she sat looking at the plastic box of ashes not knowing what to do with them. She didn?t want to bury or scatter them because she was married to him for over 50 years and took great comfort in having him near. The thought of a commercialized urn sitting on the shelf was a little disconcerting so I offered to help. ?

The Eternal Cross is personalized with an engraving on the back citing the departed?s name, date of birth, death date, and serial number extracted from the cremation tag. Additionally, the cross includes a dated Certificate of Authenticity stating for whom the Eternal Cross was made, to whom it commemorates, and the cremation tag number. The Eternal Cross ships standard with a special device for hanging it on a wall.

As a beautiful piece of artwork memorializing a loved one, the Eternal Cross easily becomes a family heirloom to be passed on from one generation to the next. Not only warranting family pride in established heritage, dated and rare artifacts like this cross increase in personal and monetary value over years and across generations.

?At Windsong Memorials, we understand that most dearly departed are survived by more than one person. Because of this fact, we make it possible to share your Loved One?s Eternal Cross with other surviving family members by making multiple crosses from the same cremains. Each Eternal Cross we make can be shipped anywhere in the world,? said Mr. Lynch.

The Eternal Cross uniquely honors the deceased by artistically preserving the cremains beyond the standard values instilled by using urns. Choosing the Eternal Cross allows families to continue honoring their departed?s final wishes or family traditions of burying or scattering cremains while keeping a portion of their loved one close.

Earl Bright, Founder of Bright?s Funeral Home, Providence, Rhode Island, was the first in the industry to see it. With sincere enthusiasm Mr. Bright remarked, ?Never in over 40 years have I seen such a beautiful piece of artwork made using human cremains.?

About Windsong Memorials:

Windsong Memorials was founded in May of 2010 with the goal of providing a unique method of remembering departed loved ones.

Information is available at Windsong Memorials.

Contact:

Windsong Memorials

Alex Lynch

401-578-8645

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From Hog Farm to Handcrafted Caskets: New Video Explores 161 Years of Catholic Faith in Iowa Trappist Monastery

Peosta, IA (PRWEB) December 21, 2010

The day?s first shafts of light filter through the gothic windows in the stone chapel of New Melleray Abbey as the daily procession of Trappist monks make their way to their seats. The wooden benches scratch against the gray limestone floors as the monks settle in to their familiar places. Psalms resonate from wall to wall with an everlasting cadence as the monks chant their verses.

Thus begins another day at the one hundred and sixty one year old Trappist Monastery in Peosta, IA. So also begins a new video that explores 161 years of Catholic faith at New Melleray Abbey and the changes those years have brought.

The monks who founded New Melleray Abbey arrived in the Iowa wilderness in 1849, after a hard 77-day journey from Ireland in a transatlantic ship, endured a deadly cholera epidemic that took a number of the monks? lives and grueling winter conditions that almost finished off the remaining ones. The first monks came to Dubuque from Ireland at the invitation of the revered Bishop Mathias Loras and established New Melleray Abbey in 1849.

Dubuque was, at the time, a Midwest center of Catholic culture, home to key American Catholic missionary personalities like Venerable Samuel Mazzuchelli. These monks supported themselves through the sale of farm animals and crops raised on their acreage, which includes 600 acres of prairie given to them by Bishop Loras and 600 acres they bought for $ 1.25 an acre. During the Civil War, the early monks sold hogs to William "Hog" Ryan in nearby Galena, IL., who sold pork to the Union Army.

The young Irish Trappists survived and started one of the United States? most beautiful monastic communities just outside of young but thriving Dubuque, Iowa. They were a tough, humble lot of practical, hardworking craftsmen and farmers?as many Trappists are?attracted to a contemplative life of working with their hands outdoors in God?s creation.

Christian monastic life started in the 3rd century. The Rule of St. Benedict was written about 1,500 years ago and that?s the rule that the monks follow to this day, committing their whole lives to God in prayer.

The monk?s life is really a life of balance. The rhythm of that life is based on communal prayer, prayer of the heart, manual labor, study, lectio divina, and community life. To be mindful of God is one of the practices the monks take with them all day long.

Brother Placid Zilka, the caretaker of New Melleray?s award-winning 1,200-acre hardwood forest, has been at the monastery about fifty years. Over time, the monks have responded to changing economic conditions by moving from farming to handcrafted caskets, but their spirituality of prayer and work remains strongly intact. ?The prayer life just flows into the work life it seems to me,? says Brother Zilka. ?The carpenter shop and the casket industry, they?re great places for growing spiritually. God is always there??

Video and information on their handcrafted wooden caskets?watch now.

Trappist Monasteries aspire to live by the work of their hands, not donations. ?Saint Benedict says ?Ora et labora? a Latin phrase for pray and work. And the day is divided 50-50; half the day spent in prayer, half the day spent in labor. But the labor part can also be a prayer, especially if you?re mindful of God,? says Abbot Brendan Freeman. ?We realized that certain people admire the simplicity of our way that we deal with death. And then we said, ?Well, maybe let?s provide them with a simple wooden casket.?

The caskets have become an important ministry for the Trappists of New Melleray Abbey, who work hard at being good and faithful stewards of God?s creation. They craft the caskets and urns in their shop at the monastery, which includes special quiet areas within the shop so that the monks can work with their hands with minimal distractions. Much of the wood comes from their forest. Brother Zilka finds ample opportunity to see God in his work. ?Out here I can see God in the forest very readily, in the sky. And the nasty days when the wind is blowing and the snow is flying, then, you can really see God?s power and His majesty.?

But Brother Tobias Shanahan, who talks with many of the potential clients making phone inquiries, sees God at work at the monastery from a slightly different perspective. He views his interaction with the families who call as an opportunity to pray for them in a time of need. ?We?re looking to make our living in a good way. As it turns out, we touch hundreds and thousands of people.?

The monks see each casket as a work of art and are mindful of the casket?s end use. They hope that each casket they make will bring comfort to a family in their time of need. It?s a sacred ministry, a corporal work of mercy.

The handcrafted casket is just part of the story that the monks tell about the relationship they have with the families who purchase from the monastery. Every casket is blessed and prayed over by a monk. Each family member that is buried in a Trappist Casket is remembered in a special way with a mass, and a tree is planted in their honor in the forest. They find that many families send them notes thanking them for the caskets and for their prayers, sometimes even years after the funeral.

As the sun goes down, the Trappists of New Melleray Abbey gather for evening Compline service. An ethereal version of Ave Maria fills the air as it has for 161 years. For the monks of New Melleray, the day ends as it began, with prayer and thanksgiving for the work they do and the many people they bless.

For more information about New Melleray Abbey in Peosta, IA, or about their handcrafted caskets and urns, please visit their website. Anyone interested in information about private retreats at the monastery or in exploring a vocation, is invited to call 563-588-2319 or email monks(at)newmelleray(dot)org.

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Dave's New York Takes Style from Work Wear to Weekends

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 17, 2010

Dave's New York, a staple work wear clothing store, is launching an expanded product line to bring affordable fashion to those who need it most.

New brands for the store like Canada Goose and The North Face are on the horizon, along side traditional Red Wing and Schott brands. They've built an internal retail culture around the global working citizen, with customers coming from as far as Europe to take advantage of their unique service. Now, more people than ever are finding themselves in that working class position, and are looking to Dave's New York for functional work wear with trendy styles as well.

Bob Levy, one of the owners of Dave's New York, was recently interviewed for the style section of the New York Times. To which he promptly stated, "We don't do high fashion. Don't do really expensive." As reporter Jon Caramanica explained in his article, "Still, not everything here screams to be used roughly; plenty is intended for use off the clock."

They are still known for selling time-honored styles from Levi's, Carhartt, and Wrangler, which may not come to mind when you think "fashion forward," but it's all about how you wear it. Their store is at the top of the list for many customers looking for durable work wear , as well as authentic vintage styles.

Dave's New York, along with other retailers across the nation, is keeping the customer in mind while watching their own budget get tighter and tighter. The shopping trend for the rest of New York isn't immune, and is striving to bring customers into stores as well. Higher end stores are taking part in Fashion's Night Out, an annual event implemented to stimulate the shopping economy.

While Dave's New York may not be on the cover of Vogue, their selection is crossing over from just going to work to also going out for the weekend--encouraging niche shoppers to try on what their store is offering. Their contemporary style has flown under the radar to some, but has been a long time favorite to many.

About Dave's New York

Dave's New York is located at 581 Avenue of the Americas, in the upscale Chelsea area. In business for 45 years, they offer personalized service with a multi-lingual staff. English, French, and Spanish are spoken to accommodate their wide customer range. Dave's New York carries an astounding selection of high performance clothing, quality jeans, work wear and boots, military-style clothing, shoes, outerwear, and work apparel work apparel for men and women. Stop by their store or shop online any time at DavesNewYork.com. All press inquiries should be sent to info(at)davesnewyork(dot)com.

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Funeral Homes Face Competition from Third Party Company

McHenry, Illinois (Vocus/PRWEB) January 27, 2011

Funeral products that were once only offered through funeral homes are now available to be purchased from third party companies like Star Legacy Funeral Network, Inc. (http://www.starlegacynetwork.com). Retailers like Star Legacy offer those grieving over a lost loved one convenience and savings during a vulnerable time on caskets, urns, keepsakes, and a host of funeral products and services.

?Star Legacy?s mission is to assist its customers ? both emotionally and financially ? during their time of need and stress with low prices, advice and customer service,? says a representative from Star Legacy. Their American made caskets are shipped via FedEx and can be delivered 365 days a year with next or second day delivery (excepting holidays). Star Legacy can save their clients and customers thousands of dollars over funeral home prices. In fact, Star Legacy?s prices are 50% to 70% below funeral home pricing and includes delivery. Star Legacy also offers unique ways to remember a loved one with such services such as memorial space flights were they have the ability to send your loved ones remains into outer space if requested; or, creating diamonds by extracting carbon DNA from a deceased?s cremated remains.

The funeral industry is regulated by the Federal Trade Commission, which enforces rules that ensures a customer?s right to purchase these products from retailers other than funeral homes. These rules give customers the right to purchase a casket from a third party retailer, the right be provided with a price list of all products and services provided by the funeral home, and the right to choose which funeral services they do and do not want. The rules also state that funeral homes must accept third party caskets, allowing Star Legacy to ship directly to the funeral home.

At Star Legacy Funeral Network they encourage their customers to visit the Federal Trade Commission website to learn more about their rights. Please visit the FTC at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/rulemaking/funeral/index.shtm.

For more information about the Star Legacy Funeral Network and their products or services please contact Rick Obadiah by phone at 815-344-3600 or e-mail, customerservice(at)starlegacynetwork(dot)com, or visit http://www.StarLegacyNetwork.com.

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Trucking Companies Prefer Carhartt Rental Workwear from Cintas

Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) September 01, 2011

Last year, Cintas Corporation partnered with Carhartt, a global manufacturer of quality workwear, to offer Carhartt garments for the first time in a uniform rental program. The Carhartt Rental Workwear line has become popular in many industries, but trucking companies in particular are enjoying the uniforms for their professionalism and durability.

?A friend of mine who is also a Cintas client recommended the Carhartt line,? says Caroline Laing of Laing Trucking in Bainbridge, New York, whose drivers wear the Carhartt dungaree work pant on the job. ?I really appreciate the professional look, and our drivers enjoy the functionality, so it?s a win-win.?

Cintas uniform rental programs include garment laundering, repair and replacement benefits. That convenience, combined with Carhartt?s unparalleled reputation for quality and durability, offers a great benefit that companies can make available to their employees, which increases employee morale while exuding a professional company image.

?Our mechanics got tired of throwing away their clothes, and our employees hated washing filthy uniforms at home,? says Donna Dwyer of Gerster Sons, Inc. in White Plains, New York. ?The rental program eliminates that stress and increases morale. Our customers love the professional, unified look.?

When asked to rate the characteristics of the Carhartt Rental Workwear line, trucking companies ranked both durability and professionalism highest on the charts.

?Our employees view the availability of Carhartt as a perk,? says Debby Justice of Bely Trucking in Spartanburg, South Carolina. ?The Carhartt Work Shirts give them a neat, clean look, so we can maintain a professional appearance, which is extremely important.?

The Carhartt Rental Workwear line includes a Work Shirt available in blue and sandstone, a Carpenter Jean, a 5-Pocket Work Jean and a Dungaree Pant available in navy and duck brown.

?Our employees weren?t interested in uniforms until the Carhartt line came along,? adds Dwyer. ?But it?s been a great experience. I would refer anyone to Cintas.?

For more information about Carhartt Rental Workwear only from Cintas, visit: http://www.cintas.com/Carhartt.

About Cintas Corporation

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cintas Corporation provides highly specialized services to businesses of all types. Cintas designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies, promotional products, first aid and safety products, fire protection services and document management services to approximately 800,000 businesses. Cintas is a publicly held company traded over the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTAS, and is a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.

About Carhartt, Inc.

Established in 1889, Carhartt is a global premium work wear brand with a rich heritage of developing rugged apparel for workers on and off the job. Headquartered in Dearborn, Mich., with more than 3,600 employees worldwide, Carhartt is privately owned and managed by the descendants of the company?s founder, Hamilton Carhartt. For more information, visit http://www.carhartt.com.

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Shiitakes Shift from the Forest Floor into D?cor: Lost Creek Mushroom Farm Inaugurates the Queen Anne Shiitake Mushroom Log Kit

Perkins, OK (PRWEB) November 15, 2011

Bring out the bugles, the tubas, the drums! This week Lost Creek Mushroom Farm parades its newest shiitake mushroom log kit, the Queen Anne.

Dr. Sandra Williams, the Queen Anne's designer, and owner of Lost Creek Mushroom Farm (known as The Mushroom Lady), announced, ?Queen Anne begins her reign just in time for the holidays.?

?We?ve been making kits since 1993 and we cultivated a simple, natural style, embodying country living: bare-bark 10-inch logs, our Ma & Pa Kits, and our ?coffee table conversation piece,? the little 6-inch ?Shroomie. For over a year I searched for a shiitake kit that had elegance and grace.?

According to the Mushroom Lady, most people have never seen shiitakes as they grow on fallen branches in the forest or as they are grown on hardwood logs. ?They are a chocolaty brown with white, feathery stars around the rim and the gills are pure white and smooth. They are beautiful and they deserve a beautiful setting.?

Shiitakes live in light, as plants do. ?The Queen Anne is a large, 12-inch log in a lovely, embossed-metal encasement that makes owning a shiitake log a bit like owning one-of-a-kind artwork.? The vase is burnished bronze and gold. "Graceful in shape and dynamic in the play of colors."

Like all of Lost Creek Mushroom Farm?s log kits, the Queen Anne will grow shiitakes about every two months for 3-5 years. The kit includes a ready-to-fruit hardwood log, such as oak or sweet gum, the Queen Anne vase, instructions, and recipes. The log is guaranteed to produce.

How does a shiitake log work and what kind of care does it need?

?It needs air at about room temperature, light and water,? Sandra explained. ?Soaking the log in ice water for 24 hours (or refrigerating it), triggers the fruiting cycle. In 6-10 days you can harvest your own high-quality, naturally organic shiitake mushrooms.? At first the crop is small, and then production increases as the log matures. In the second and third years the log can be covered with shiitakes. ?After it ?fruits,? you let it rest for two months, soaking every two weeks in room-temperature, non-chlorinated water. Using the water to digest the wood, the shiitake multiplies inside the log, getting bigger and giving larger harvests.?

The Queen Anne Shiitake Log Kit sells for $ 48, including shipping. The Shiitake Sampler Cookbook by Janet Bratkovich with 51 shiitake recipes ($ 8), makes it an even more impressive gift for $ 56. The Queen Anne is available directly from Lost Creek Mushroom Farm: online at http://www.shiitakemushroomlog.com, by phone at 1-800-792-0053, or by mail to Lost Creek Mushroom Farm, PO Box 520, Perkins, OK 74059.

Ordering for Christmas and Hanukah is open now. The Mushroom Lady strongly urges ordering early and scheduling arrival time during the holidays. ?The logs are living organisms and can?t be left in the box for more than a few weeks without air, light and water, so we prefer to ship to arrive the week of the holiday. Customers can specify any delivery date they want.?

The single 10? log kit, Ma & Pa Kit, shiitake gift baskets, and more products from Lost Creek Mushroom Farm are also available on Amazon.com. ?Early ordering is the way to guarantee delivery. Unfortunately, Amazon.com does not have a way to delay shipping for timely holiday delivery, and we are not listing the Queen Anne at this time.? Amazon.com offers a 30-day window for scheduling, so beginning November 22, customers can use the scheduled shipping option for Christmas and Hanukah gifts. Prices are slightly higher on Amazon.com than at http://www.shiitakemushroomlog.com.

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