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18-19th C. Furniture: Pilgrim Period Chair in Red Wash; Period Wing Chair; Several Chippendale Arm Chairs; Queen Anne Banister Back Chairs; Sheraton Dressing Table; Several Sheraton Drop Leaf Tables, Mahogany Tilt Top Table (36" dia.) Several Work Stands, Candlestands, Set of 4 Curly Maple Chairs, Painted Corner Cabinet, Dovetailed Chip Carved Blanket Chest; Early Tool Chest. and much more.
Victorian Furniture: Acanthus Carved Split Pedestal Mahogany Table (48" dia. W/ 5 leafs); Carved Oak Curved Glass Corner Cabinet; Carved Curved Glass China Cabinet; Oak Two Door Bookcase; Several Oak Barrister Bookcases (some narrow); cast Iron Hall Tree; Walnut Etageres; Oak Library Table; Carved Upholstered Chairs; Pr. German Black Forest Inlaid Chairs; Oak Open Bookcases ; Carved Morris Chairs; Eastlake Library Table; Marbletop Tables and much more.
Modern look for a modern sanctuary
Tomorrow, parishioners at Christ Lutheran Church in Waterloo will celebrate their worship service for the last time with sunlight streaming into the sanctuary through clear glass. If all goes as planned, worshippers at the Anndale Road church, in the Colonial Acres subdivision, will next Sunday be surrounded by the warm glow of red and gold stained-glass windows created by Sarah Hall, a Toronto-based artist. "I wanted people to feel embraced by these windows, and welcomed by them," Hall said in a recent interview. "Warm tones and gold tones tend to do that." This afternoon, Hall will welcome questions about the stained-glass project during a talk at the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery in Waterloo. Christ Lutheran's congregation took on the $60,000 project partly to mark the church's 40th anniversary and partly to create a legacy from bequests made by founding members, said Rev.
STREET DATE Water Street, Oakland
Listen to the caw of the seagulls, gaze at the yachts in the harbor or saunter on the pathway along the waterfront. Jack London Square's Water Street in Oakland provides an invigorating way to breathe in the ocean air, dine on seafood, shop and learn about its namesake, author Jack London. 1. "Jack London Snark: The 100th Anniversary Sailing 1907-1909" 472 Water St.: This small but engaging exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary sailing of Jack London's boat the Snark. Featuring historical photographs highlighting the Snark's history and London's journey to the South Seas and Australia, it also has a handful of London's books and three ship models, created by the late collector Warren Watson. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Free. www.jacklondonsnark.com. 2. Scott's Seafood 2 Broadway: Munch on the warm artichoke and crab gratin served with sourdough crostini, indulge in a steamed Maine lobster or the shiitake-crusted ahi tuna at this restaurant with estuary views.
Cat starts killer blaze in Manila slum area
MANILA: Two children were killed yesterday in a fire that started when a cat knocked down a gas lamp in a slum area in the Philippines, fire officials said.
The pre-dawn blaze also destroyed some 400 shanties in the fishing port of Navotas town in metropolitan Manila, leaving at least 3,000 people homeless.
Fire officials said the victims were brothers aged four and two. They said initial investigation showed that the fire started from the victims' house, where a cat knocked down a gas lamp, triggering the blaze.
The fire quickly spread through the shanty town before it was put out more than six hours later.
Hours after the fire, residents were sifting through the smouldering ashes to salvage whatever they could from the ruins.
At least 400 homes made of scrap sheet iron, plywood, plastic and cardboard were destroyed.
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