| Winter Antiques Show Gets Set To Dazzle
On Thursday evening, the Winter Antiques Show at the Seventh Regiment Armory will open to a crowd of collectors and socialites who have paid hundreds of dollars a ticket to get a first look at the objects for sale. The Winter Show, which, along with the International Show, is one of the premier antique shows in New York, exhibits the finest examples of everything from English furniture to American quilts; from antique jewelry to Chinese ceramics, and from medieval sculpture to objets de vertu the French term for beautiful but useless things, like Faberg. "Dealers save their most important pieces for the Winter Antiques Show, so people know they are going to see things they wouldn't see the rest of the year," the show's executive director, Catherine Sweeney Singer, said. "Dealers will say to a client: I have a piece that I know you're going to be interested in, but you need to come to the opening night party to see it.'" The party, sponsored by Elle Decor typically raises over a million dollars for the show's owner, the East Side House Settlement.
Kalama teen sets her sights on Romania
Kelly Cross decided to take a year off before attending college after graduating from Kalama High School last spring.The year off might turn out to be one of the most rewarding of her life.This summer, Cross plans to visit Romania for two months to volunteer at two orphanages. The 18 year-old Kalama resident got her first job and has tamed her shopping habits, she said, to save money for the $4,000 trip with the Projects Abroad organization.Her family also is organizing a rummage sale fund-raiser today, selling antiques, furniture and collectibles at St. Joseph Parish Church in Kalama from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Police recover ruby worth Rs 2.2 crore
Ahmedabad, Feb 9: Ahmedabad rural police today detained a woman for inquiry after she surrendered a ruby worth Rs 2.2 crore to the police, officials said.Jyoti Shah contacted the police here saying she wanted to surrender a ruby to the police. Shah is a friend of Jayanti Pateliya, a teacher by profession, who was arrested by Vadodara police yesterday on murder of three persons for the ruby.Vadodara police has taken the ruby into custody and will take Shah for interrogation to that city, police officials said.Vadodara police had yesterday arrested Pateliya on charges of murdering three persons. He had confessed to the killings and stated the reason behind the act to be his desire to possess a ruby stone worth Rs 2.2 crore, police said here today.Pateliya had killed Mihir Thakar, Darshan Thakar and Balkrishna Patel, police said.
ReSource recycles building materials to keep them out of landfill
Kendol Gustafson works in a building that is completely open to all the harshness Mother Nature has to offer, but that doesn't curb his enthusiasm for his job. "I have the greatest job in Fort Collins," said Gustafson, manager of ReSource, 1501 N. College Ave. The nonprofit organization focuses on waste reduction and architectural salvage. "I like what we're doing because I feel like we're really giving back to the community." .
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