| Finders and keepers flock to annual antiques show
From little trinkets to large pieces of furniture, there was a little bit of everything at the Robert R. Merlino Memorial Antiques Show yesterday in Cromwell Center, Tompkinsville. "There is so much stuff," said Gladys Schweiger, executive director of the Staten Island Alzheimer's Foundation. "There are all types of things -- estate jewelry, crystal, furniture. It's wonderful." She even found a little turtle statue for her granddaughter, who loves the shelled reptile. The Alzheimer's Foundation hosts the annual event, which attracts vendors from as far away as Pennsylvania and usually raises about $10,000 for the organization through admission, raffle sales and vendor tables. Ms. Schweiger said the profit they make from the event stays on Staten Island and is used to help run various programs.
STRIKE for Guernsey County! Bowling tourney to bring 2,000-plus visitors to area
Falling pins will mean rising profits in the next few weeks at area businesses, as top-notch bowlers roll into Guernsey County beginning this weekend for the 96th annual Ohio Intercity Bowling Association Tournament at King Pin Lanes. According to Debbie Robinson, director of the Cambridge-Guernsey County Visitors & Convention Bureau, bowlers and their families will spend significant amounts of money at area businesses. "Any time a sporting event or a special program brings in people from outside the area into Guernsey County," she said, "it has a tremendous impact on our local economy. Athletic events generally are a good source of income. So this bowling tournament that will last for several months will be a wonderful opportunity for area businesses to capture some of that spending that each athlete will do.
Antiques join the Internet age
Every Thursday night, between 200 and 300 people descend on Kuehnert's Auction Gallery in west Houston looking for antiques and fine furniture. For 18 years, the routine has never varied: Buyers browse, find chairs and let the bidding begin. By the end of the night, 400 to 500 items will have been sold, ranging from $50 china boxes to $5,000 English armoires. But starting this month, there's a new twist: Internet bidders will join the fray in real-time bidding during the auctions. Browsing to biddingAccording to gallery owner Patricia Kuehnert, potential buyers already can browse the gallery's Web site, but they've never been able to place a bid as an auction is under way. "We've always had a good, steady clientele, but there's only so much room to display things, and only so much room to hold an auction," Kuehnert said.
Eager Beavers Won't Wait for Janey
No one will come right out and say it, but the message from every power center in the District government is clear: The coming storm of school reform and reconstruction will be swift, sweeping and supervised by someone other than Superintendent Clifford Janey. Mayor BlackBerry doesn't do slowpokes, and when Adrian Fenty gets his thumbs on the D.C. public schools, as he expects to some time this spring, Janey's intelligence and dedication will matter far less than his plodding pace. .
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