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(ARA) - Whatever happened to the silver table service items you received for your wedding? The silver bowls, platters, serviceware and flatware are probably sitting in the china cabinet becoming tarnished because who has time to polish silver? And no one actually uses them, do they?
Duke Gardens offers memberships starting at $50 ($15 for Duke students). Benefits include a newsletter, invitations to special events such as plant sales and preview sales, discounts on education programs and reciprocal-admissions benefits to gardens throughout the United States. For more information: www.hr.duke.edu/dukegardens/membership.htm .
Ah, December in the Triangle. Weather that's frequently gray and drizzly, occasionally cold enough to generate ice storms (and their resulting power outages) but inevitably falls short of producing even one winter-wonderland snowfall. Driving home from work in the dark, in bumper-to-bumper traffic exacerbated by holiday shoppers. If you hear Burl Ives singing "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" one ...
As economic times worsen, more children will likely be without Christmas presents, but the Toys for Tots program is trying to ensure that isn't the case.
Sheriff Tommy Thomas and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office want to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. To ensure holiday shoppers stay safe while running errands, here are some tips that can help holiday safety pitfalls:
Raymond “Swede” Anderson cooks lefse at his home in Missoula on Wednesday. During the holiday season, Anderson becomes very popular among his friends, family and neighbors as he makes up to 120 pounds of dough to cook into the Norwegian specialty.
“You’re not really going to a game are you son!?”
With referees in the firing line it's time to give them all the outside assistance they require, writes George Dearnaley.
Frisco police reports from Nov. 11 to 16, compiled by Ann Marie Shambaugh from information provided by the Frisco Police Department. 5:16 a.m. Unknown subjects forced entry through adjacent vacant building and stole multiple items at 4000 block of Legacy Drive.
Autumn leaves can be a great organic design inspiration, with their hues of gold, copper, and…silver? Rings & Things introduces real leaves—and pinecones—chemically transformed into shiny fashion pendants. To create one of these pendants, a genuine leaf or tiny cone is dried, treated, and painted with copper. Once electroplated, a loop for hanging is added. The resulting 2- to 3-inch leaf ...
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