When you think of the Old West, it often conjures up images of cowboys and dusty stagecoaches, saloon girls and red velvet drapes with golden fringe, rustic wooden furniture, cowhides, patchwork quilts and centrally located fireplaces that were used for cooking, heating, lighting and a stage for late-night storytelling.
One of the newer collectibles to be found at auctions is Japanese monster toys made in the 1960s and 1970s. A recent auction by Morphy of Denver, Pa., was held on land and online to sell a huge of collection of toys, including about 50 of the Japanese kaiju (“strange beast”) toys.
What: A Backyard Retreat. Outdoor living designer Gregary Galgano will partner with Eagle Sentry and Moon Valley Nursery to present ideas for creating a private vacation spot in your own yard. Design elements, outdoor furnishings, outdoor theater and plants will be discussed. Additionally, real estate expert Kiersten Marcos will explain how an outdoor living space enhances the value of a home.
DEAR GAIL: My husband and I have started collecting old luggage. It all started when we were given a piece of my grandmother’s that she used when she moved here from Germany. It is now almost an obsession and our home is becoming overrun by them. We have so much fun looking for them when we travel, but if we don’t stop soon we’re going to need a bigger house. Besides telling us to stop buying, what are some creative ways we can display them throughout our home. — Tammy and Tom
: I have a three-car garage and I am having different problems with both garage doors. On the single-car door I have lost the remote and the larger door sometimes opens by itself. Any suggestions?
Well, at least the time away didn’t ruin Brock Lesnar’s appetite for controversy. This can be a good thing for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. You can market a despised heavyweight champion as much as a beloved one.
Once upon a time, one of the NFL’s best and proudest franchises inhabited western New York.
Sarah Pickus hadn’t played a lot of basketball before her freshman year at Green Valley.
Canyon Springs’ boys basketball team hadn’t taken the court in nearly two weeks.
LAKE MEAD — Two large stripers were caught at trout stocking locations at Crawdad Cove and Boulder Harbor. Both fish weighed more than 20 pounds.
PROVO, Utah — No. 14 Brigham Young is one win from reaching a program record.
ARBOR VIEW — Girls bowler Sabrena Robinson had a 513 series, including a 189 game, against Cheyenne. Girls basketball player Jenna Valenzuela had 17 points and 12 rebounds in a 45-39 win over Faith Lutheran.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — In recent weeks, junior guard Tre’Von Willis and sophomore forward Chace Stanback have emerged as a strong scoring combination for UNLV. Both players reliably filled the role again Wednesday.
BOISE, Idaho — Luke Babbitt had 29 points and 10 rebounds to lead UNR to an 88-82 victory over Boise State on Wednesday night.
Even as he was dominating Frank Mir in July to solidify himself as the undisputed heavyweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Brock Lesnar was not at full strength.
If you’re a bird hunter looking for one final trip before the sun sets on the quail season, you might want to consider the northwestern corner of Arizona.
North Las Vegas police this week arrested a man suspected of being the “scarf-face robber,” who might be connected to at least 17 robberies throughout the valley.
As Democrats ponder a new strategy for their suddenly stymied health bill, two key Nevadans said Wednesday that they are ready to throw up their hands and shelve the ambitious overhaul envisioned by President Barack Obama.
U.S. Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian will report that he has raised $648,622 in contributions for his campaign to challenge Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., campaign sources say.
The political peril has deepened for Sen. Harry Reid and the entire Democratic ticket in Nevada after the stunning special election victory of a Republican who won the Massachusetts seat of Sen. Ted Kennedy, the late Democratic icon.
Amid steep budget cuts and growing talk of more layoffs, Henderson is doing something it hasn’t done since October 2008: adding new jobs.
It was a dark and stormy night in North Las Vegas on Wednesday — metaphorically perfect weather for gloomy budget talks.
The Clark County coroner’s office has scheduled a Feb. 19 inquest into the recent shooting death of a man who opened fire inside the Lloyd George U.S. Courthouse.
County prosecutors plan to take the hepatitis outbreak case before a grand jury in the “near future” to consider potential charges, District Attorney David Roger said Wednesday.
Unlike other cities around the country, Las Vegas is such an exciting location that Nevada does not have to offer tax incentives to get motion picture and television companies to film there.
