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In the area (March 12) Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:18AMStaff for U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-NM, will host mobile office hours in Silver City from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Grant County Administrative Building, 1400 Highway 180 East. Members of the public are encouraged to attend to share their thoughts and questions with Teague's district staff.
Things to do Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:03AMWine, beer tasting Friends of Centennial Park host a Wine and Beer Tasting at Centennial Park, 9701 Calumet Ave., Munster. In addition to the wine tasting there will be beer, an open bar and appetizers. Tickets are $40 each or two for $70 and will be available at the park or Munster Town Hall.7 to 10 tonightFor details: 836-6900Cat Fancier showThe Dunes Cat Fancier Cat Show is this weekend ...
'Gold parties' pan out locally Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:01AMHome-based parties offer both fun and cash.
Scavenger hunt part of festival Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:59AMFrom staff reports Today and Saturday during the March of the Leprechauns St. Patrick's festival, downtown businesses will host a scavenger hunt. Participation is open to children and adults.
Antiques appraisal to benefit C-10 Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:06AMNEWBURYPORT and mdash; Later this month Skinner Antiques Inc. will hold an appraisal day to benefit C-10 Research and Educational Foundation. On Saturday, March 27, appraisers from Skinner Antiques, one of the nation's leading auction houses with offices in Boston and Bolton, will be on hand at Newburyport High School to verbally appraise antiques and heirlooms in a format similar to the popular ...
Don't open your door to conmen, says Bristol pensioner Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:00AMA pensioner from Filton who stopped a doorstep conman has helped launch a police campaign against distraction burglars.
Community News Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:28AMEvent designed to promote tourism: Lexington and the Rockbridge Area Tourism will conduct two geocache training sessions in preparation for the launch of the Gems of Rockbridge Geocache Trail on June 5.
March 13-20, 2010 Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:19AMSATURDAY, March 13Midnight(DIY) Yard Crashers — Turning a small and odd-shaped yard into a griller's paradise with a barbecue island complete with built-in seating.
Age affects the value of Northwood glass Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:16AMMint copies of this ‘Stump and Vine’ pattern, pressed-glass cup made by Northwood Glass Co. range from a high value of $55 ($45 to $55 for ones produced before 1925) to a low of $15 for new copies ($15 to 20).
Bonhams Appoints New Paintings Specialist with Royal Track Record for Amsterdam Office Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:00PMPatrick Becks, an independent Art Consultant, has worked previously for Sotheby’s in Amsterdam. LONDON.- Bonhams has appointed Patrick Becks as its new Picture Specialist in Amsterdam.
Sotheby's Hong Kong to Hold Contemporary Asian Art Spring Sale in April Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:58PMCai Guo-qiang’s A Certain Lunar-Eclipse - Project for Humankind No. 2 (in 7 panels) Est. HK$9-15 million / US$1.16-1.94 million. Photo: Sotheby's. HONG KONG.-
Wellington home's makeover influenced by ethnic furnishings, history Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:40PMHorses brought equestrian Lucy Mitchell-Innes and her family from Manhattan to Wellington's posh Palm Beach Polo and Country Club community, but it was their dog that prompted them to ultimately buy a home there.
Steve Wilkos And Rachelle Wilkos Show Off Their Home Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:11PMDon't let that hulking, bald, former Marine-turned-cop-turned-wrestler-turned-celebrity bouncer fool you.
Home And Garden Events In Hartford Area Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:11PMSpring Antiques Show The 37th Connecticut Spring Antiques Show opens Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and continues Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Connecticut Expo Center, 265 Rev. A. Moody Overpass (I-91, Exit 33).
Kovel: Meissen Swan China Set Is Often Copied Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:10PMGreat designs are often copied. The china used in the White House by President Lincoln, President Hayes and others was made in sets for White House dinners, and copies with a different back stamp were immediately sold to the public. More copies have been made in recent years.
More Kovel: Scrimshaw, Tykie Toys, Sabin Plates And More On Antiques Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:10PMQ: We have a piece that we think is ivory or bone that has a drawing of two big ships, some canoes and other things on the front. On the back it says, "The Whaler Indian off Tahiti." It is about 7 3/4 inches long. Can you tell us anything at all about it?
San Miguel's unique music festival Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:06PMOne of the world's finest colonial cities, San Miguel is nestled high in the Sierra Madre Mountains, its cobblestone streets leading to a main square filled with flowers and shadowed by the spires of a Gothic church built in 1683.
AUCTION SALES Classifieds Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:59PMLAND WRITTEN BID AUCTION 128.76+/- ACRES – TOWNER COUNTY, ND MARCH 30, 2010 / APRIL 6, 2010 WRITTEN BIDS DUE: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 5:00 p.m. at Pifer’s Corporate Office. ...
Feel free to rummage Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:57PMRENO –– For 59 years, the annual Physicians’ Wives Rummage Sale has been a good deal for everyone involved. Patrons can come find great deals in one of the many “departments,” which include everything from men’s and women’s clothes to antiques to appliances.
Coming Tuesday in your Daily Freeman Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:36PMHere are some of the stories we're working on for the print edition of Tuesday's Freeman:
Flickers of concern remain for Barlow Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:22PMThe last time double murderer John Barlow appeared before the Parole Board, his bid for freedom was stymied by what the board called a "breathtaking" and "completely inappropriate attitude to guns".
Plans shaping up for Ellisville Toy Show Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:04PMHistoric Ellisville Restoration Organization (HERO) will sponsor the 4th annual Ellisville Toy Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 14 at the Ellisville Opera House on Main Street in Ellisville. There will be vendors with toys, antiques, collectables and new items, trucks, cars, tractors, dolls, doll accessories and other items.
Hearsay: 'We played outside all day and didn't watch TV' Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:48PMHearsayer Tomilyn talks a little nostalgia. Hearsay was making a doctor’s appointment at a dermatology office in Anderson the other day when she had the opportunity to talk to Hearsayer Tomilyn who was scheduling appointments. Tomilyn needed to know what Hearsay’s birthday was, and when Hearsay said, “11-9-55,” Tomilyn exclaimed, “Oh, what a special time! We played outside all day and didn’t ...
More vehicle break-ins hit Stillwater Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:25PMRashes of car break-ins have gone from being a sporadic nuisance to a recurring problem for the city of Stillwater.
Gun show is this weekend in Williston Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:19AMThere's even more to do in Williston this weekend.
Lake Elmo farmhouse dispute heads to court Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:05AMjwarden@acnpapers.com
Prestonfield House: Where to stay, Edinburgh Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:31AMAnne Jepson reviews Prestonfield House, an extravagant hotel designed to entice you to live out some hedonistic, historic or overindulgent fantasy.
Details of Civil War history revealed Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:30AMCovered in soot and grime, two richly detailed bas-relief murals celebrating Iowa's role in the Civil War could barely be recognized after more than 100 years hanging in what is now the Des Moines County Heritage Center.
Carnival Glass- What is it and what is it Worth? Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:32PMThe chief Buyer for Blue Crab Antiques at 108 Annapolis Street in West Annapolis will be giving a lecture and question/answer session at the Anne Arundel County Library on West Street in Annapolis. This lecture is free and open to the public.
Govt to register all antique Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:02PMNew Delhi, March 7: The government is launching a massive documentation drive to register the country’s entire antique and artefact wealth to prevent a repeat of last year’s fiasco when a foreign collector auctioned off the Mahatma’s belongings.
What's coming up in your area -- a calendar listing Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:18PMThe Chester Lioness Club will hold their monthly dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Lamplighter Restauant, 190 West Main Street, Chester.
Gardner Mystery Lingers 20 Years On Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:30PMFrames of Boston Museum's Stolen Masterpieces Remain Empty Two Decades After Thieves Cut Paintings Out
Comic Books Grow Old Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:02PMEvents in the field of comic book collecting lately must had lots of people rushing to their attics and closets. If they find any old comic books there, however, their next step should be on the computer to look up prices and discover what all the hoopla is really.
PLACES: Hot Springs Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:20AMLocated about 90 minutes southwest of Kalispell, the tiny community of Hot Springs is a pretty great day trip for anyone feeling truly chilled to the bone by winter. Its natural mineral hot springs, prized by American Indians for hundreds of years, are considered among the most healing and therapeutic in the world. But soaking isn’t the only reason to make the drive. You’ll also find a number of ...
WEEK AT A GLANCE Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:05AMFUND-RAISERS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS MONDAY South Shore Rotary Club's sale and sports-memorabilia auction to benefit the ongoing relief efforts in Haiti at 6:30 p.m. in the Marina Grand, Great Kills. Admission is free. For more information, contact Pat...
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Meissen china like fine art Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:50AMGreat designs are often copied.
Profitable Oscar props recall Hollywood classics Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:16AM'Antiques Roadshow' appraiser Phil Weiss lists the most valuable props.
Spring could mean floods Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:37AMFARGO, N.D. — Salesmen in Fargo are hawking products with names like the Muscle Wall and the Sandbagging Buddy. Emergency workers in Keokuk, Iowa, are planning to barricade the water treatment plant with limestone boulders. The farmers’ cooperative in Quincy, Ill., is moving grain inland to keep it dry.
Open verdict on window cleaner's mysterious death Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:14AM"It's a mystery to me. If you were choosing to take your own life, that's not the way you would do it. " A baffled coroner recorded an open verdict over the death of a window cleaner who bled to death after apparently stabbing himself repeatedly in the groin with a souvenir pencil.
Open verdict on window cleaner's mysterious death Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:10AMA baffled coroner recorded an open verdict over the death of a window cleaner who bled to death after apparently stabbing himself repeatedly in the groin with a souvenir pencil. (05/03/2010 09:19:37)
A matter of faith? Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:54AMTwo near-death experiences changed Kathy Copp's view of life -- and the afterlife. An accidental drug overdose at age 18 resulted in what she called "the most beautiful experience of my life."
The Year of Living Foolishly Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:34AMOur Man of the Year Award goes to Screamin' Jay Hawkins for his commitment to the pro-life movement. Before he died in February at age 70, the R&B singer and native Clevelander estimated that he fathered some 75 children in and out of wedlock.
Find inspiration on a garden tour Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:09AMPut on your walking shoes, garden lovers. Garden tour season begins next week and continues into late May, with events planned from Bonsall to Bonita, La Jolla to Alpine.
Proceeds from jewelry store to help fund meals in Haiti Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:00AMCustom, handmade jeweler Carolyn Smeaton that creates pieces for the 10 EAST jewelry line at Amore Antiques in Anoka will donate 25 percent of all jewelry sales to the nonprofit organization Feed My Starving Children.
Midwest braces for possibility of floods Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:31AMAssociated Press FARGO, N.D. — Salesmen in Fargo are hawking products with names like the Muscle Wall and the Sandbagging Buddy. Emergency workers in Keokuk, Iowa, are planning to barricade the water treatment plant with limestone boulders. The farmers’ cooperative in Quincy, Ill., is moving grain inland to keep it dry.
A garden full of Buddhas Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:21AMChiang Mai, Thailand is an historic, exciting and active place in the middle of a gracious and gentle country. Among the highlights is touring some of the more than 300 wats (Buddhist temples) in town. Over 90 percent of Thai residents identify themselves as Buddhists, which is one reason why there are as many wats in Chiang Mai as in Bangkok. It's an active and thriving community with many ...
Bracing for floods Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:05AMThe farmers’ cooperative in Quincy is moving grain inland to keep it dry. Salesmen in Fargo, N.D., are hawking products with names like the Muscle Wall and the Sandbagging Buddy. Emergency workers in Keokuk, Iowa, are planning to barricade the...
Folsom Lake Crossing eases traffic congestion in city Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:56AMFolsom residents and business owners are well versed in the adage "no pain, no gain," and none more so than those in the city's historic district.
Cape Coral outdoor markets busy despite cold Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:17AMWith just one South Cape Street Market remaining this season, the Cape Coral Redevelopment Agency plans on going out with a bang.