Power Shovels is a celebration of the land leviathans that have inhabited the open pit mines over the past century. Due to their massive size and unbelievable capabilities, interest in these machines extends far beyond their role in the extraction of minerals and precious metals. Author Orlemann focuses on the super stripper and loading class of shovels. Discover how the super stripper can remove vast amounts of earth and place it over a football field away. This book reveals design, engineering, manufacture, assembly, and operation of these modern and massive shovels.

A modern western comedy of errors mystery novel

In 1933, only days after his inauguration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched a new program, the Civilian Conservation Corps, which put three-quarters of a million young men to work restoring forests and farmland, building infrastructure, and fighting fires in Americas national parks, monuments, and forests. Many workers were sent far from home, including thousands who came west to the Colorado Plateau. In this high, dry, and lonesome setting, they encountered natural beauty unlike anything they had ever seen as well as challenges they could not have imagined. Incorporating the mens own reminiscences, With Picks, Shovels, and Hope tells their story.To this day, visitors reap the rewards of the CCCs work.With Picks, Shovels, and Hope reveals how our public lands in the Colorado Plateau came to be the magnificent, visitor-friendly places they are. Dozens of beautiful color photographs and historical black-and-whites illuminate this engaging history.

Shovels in ground this summer?

Barring any financing hiccups, shovels could be in the ground as early as this summer installing sewer infrastructure in the northwestern part of the county — the final piece of the puzzle in the long-awaited Interstate Water and Sewer District project.

The project is designed to provide water and sewer service to the district, located along N.C. 89 between Interstates 74 and 77. The area has been targeted by county planners as ripe for economic development and commercial growth.

“Right now we’re finishing up securing funding sources,” Jack Gardin, water and sewer project coordinator for the county, said. “The design work has been done and permits have been obtained or will shortly be obtained.”

County officials have been working on the proposal since the late 1990s, when property owners in the area approached them with the idea.

Since that time, funding for the multi-million-dollar project has been the major hurdle, but the majority of the money is now in place. The remaining obstacle, Gardin said, is securing the final portion of funding. The last leg of the project is expected to cost about $2.399 million.

Source: Mount Airy News

Collapsible Snow Shovels

by sudokunut

Lens about folding snow shovels for the car and for outdoor winter activities. Collapsible snow shovels are an important part of your car's winter emergency kit and their foldable design makes them easy to store in your trunk readyto go when you need them. Mini folding snow scoops are great for hillwalking, camping, skiing etc. and will fit inside a backpack and are generally very lightweight and portable.

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Plows, Dump Trucks, Shovels Used to Clear Snow for Apple Cup - SWX ...

by Jared Frank

PULLMAN, Wash. - Officials at Washington State University have pulled out the heavy equipment in an effort to remove snow from Martin Stadium in time for Saturday's Apple Cup football game.

Plow trucks, dump trucks and people with shovels were removing snow from the 37,000-seat stadium on Wednesday, even as weather forecasts called for more snow later this week.

Officials say up to 150 workers will be in the stands on Friday, clearing seats, stairs and concourses for fans. The snow is being moved to a remote part of campus.

The annual showdown with rival Washington begins at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) CHENEY, Wash. - Led by the 168 rushing yards and two touchdowns by running back Taiwan Jones, Eastern Washington University held Southeast Missouri to no points and 26 total yards in the second half to defeat the Redhawks 37-17 and advance in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs Saturday (Dec. 4) at Roos Field in Cheney.