Thursday, March 17, 2011

Tis’ the Time to Go Green

“Why not do something with green Jell-O instead of green beer?”
Larry McKown, Owner of Flanigan’s Inn

Two Guys and a Small Town Go Green
Huffington Post · After the DHL shipping hub in [Wilmington, Ohio] announced it would be closing in 2008, leading to the loss of over 9,000 jobs in a community of only 12,000 people, Mark Rembert and Taylor Stuckert knew they had to do something to help their hometown make it through the prospect of tough economic times. . . . Using grants for green initiatives, they met with local government officials to institutionalize green development and establish a green enterprise zone in Clinton County, obtaining $1.3 million in stimulus funding for three renewable energy projects.

Green Jell-O Is the “Inn” Thing
Deseret News · Just when you think you’ve heard of everything possible to do with a box of green Jell-O, along comes Larry McKown and his kooky annual ritual. This Saturday will be the 26th time that the [Flanigan’s Inn] owner has helped stage a green Jell-O sculpting contest in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, the arrival of spring and the official beginning of tourist season in what is arguably Utah’s prettiest small town [Springdale].
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