Keystone hosts econommic Summit Dec. 7 (Summit Daily News) The chambers of Summit County will co-present the 4th Annual Economic Summit on Friday, Dec. 7, hosted by Vail Resorts/Keystone at the Keystone Conference Center. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. with registration and luncheon buffet....more...Turkey leftovers, packed stores and plenty of trees (Standard-Journal) Refrigerators filled with turkey salad, malls jammed with shoppers and local tree vendors swinging open their doors are all signs Thanksgiving is over and the Christmas season is has begun....more... Historic hotel reopens after 12-year project (Rapid City Journal) DEADWOOD ? As a renovation project, the Martin & Mason Hotel presented possibilities and problems alike: an elegant Victorian-era, storied hotel at the heart of Deadwood, but with long-neglected structure issues that might lead to the building?s collapse....more... Aussies laugh it off after their ship sinks (Daily Telegraph) A VICTORIAN couple has laughed off a terrifying wait for rescue in freezing Antarctic waters after their cruise ship hit an iceberg and sank....more... Take a peek in your neighbors houses on tour of homes (The Reidsville Review) Several Reidsville homes will open their doors Dec. 2 for the annual tour of homes. The Main Street United Methodist Church of Reidsville's Christmas Homes and Museum Tour is scheduled from 1 to 5 p.m. This year's tour will feature the Rev. John and Peggy Burton's museum of vintage collectibles at 1891 Harrison Cross Road off N.C. 14. A sign at the front of the home reads "Fairview Farm." "We've ......more... Heceta Head Lightstation hosts 12th annual Victorian Christmas (Newport News-Times) This December marks the 12th Anniversary of the annual Christmas celebration at the Heceta Head Lightstation. Doors will open to the public from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8 and 9, and Dec. 15 and 16....more... Newport Craftsman-style finely trimmed for holidays (The Cincinnati Enquirer) The transformed house of Rennae Ward and Joe Brimacombe will be decked out in holiday finery for the East Row Historic Foundation's 14th annual Victorian Christmas Tour Saturday and next Sunday....more... Tidy Howard's final lap of honour (Daily Telegraph) OUTGOING Prime Minister John Howard has been photographed arriving in Canberra for Operation Clean-up today - now he's packing up his Parliament House digs to make way for Kevin Rudd....more... Lost and found (The Observer) At the end of a row of Victorian terraces is the home of interior designers Elaine Walker and Gary Richmond of Walk Interiors....more... |