| Do girl ballers have to play nice?
If you've been a high school girls basketball game recently -- with a good team -- you'll notice that the game has gotten a lot more physical. Gone are the days of a half-court offense and two-handed lay-ups. (Thankfully!) The girls are also taking on more of the swagger and attitude you see in the boys games. But there's one antique still remaining in today's high school games -- the referees! Last night, I was covering the Lake Mary-Ocoee game and the refs were calling an extremely tight first half. I'm pretty sure both teams had 10 team fouls each before halftime, but one in particular really caught my eye. .
Thanks for the trip
The Benjamin Rush Middle School Social Studies Department would like to thank the following businesses for donating items for the New York City fundraiser drawing. Your items were extremely helpful in the sale of the fundraiser tickets. The businesses that helped out for this trip were Curtis Brothers Furniture, Rushville Pharmacy, Smith Implement, Fraley Implement, Elizabeth's Antiques, Welliver Smorgasbord, El Reparo and Mays Country Store. We apologize if we have left out any businesses at this time. A big thanks to all of you for helping to make this trip a reality for the students. Sincerely, Benjamin Rush Middle School Social Studies Department .
City Graces may return from isles
Three statues that once stood in the centre of Inverness could be on their way back to the city after 50 years in a garden in Orkney. The group - depicting The Three Graces or Three Virtues - once took pride of place on the roof of a drapery store on the High Street. The death of the collector who bought them when the building was pulled down in 1955 has led to their sale. Inverness Provost Bill Smith hopes to begin a debate on bringing them back. Norris Wood - a collector from Orkney - kept them in his garden and they are being auctioned off along with his extensive antiques collection. 'Very keen' Mr Smith said the city had tried before to have the statues returned. He said: "One of my former colleagues, the late Margaret MacLennan, was very keen to get these statues back." The provost said Highland Council has made tentative enquiries about the statues.
Go on treasure hunt at antiques show
HANOVER -- Hunt for treasure at the 101st New Year Antiques Show at the Birchwood Manor, 111 N. Jefferson Road, Whippany, Jan. 26-28. There will be more than 200 exhibit booths featuring a variety of quality items. In addition to an array of offerings including early American and English furniture, silver, art glass, jewelry and more, there will be appraisal and expert glass repair clinics, porcelain and pottery restoration, china mending, and vintage trunk restoration. There also will be a diverse selection of 19th- and early 20th-century American and European paintings. Lighting of all kinds -- crystal chandeliers, wall sconces, table, floor and desk lamps and more -- will be featured in various lighting exhibits. Griffon's Medieval Manuscripts will offer investment-grade illuminated manuscripts dating from the 14th to 18th centuries.
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