Thursday, September 09th | Confetti Antiques and Books

Mysterious Jamestown Tablet an American Rosetta Stone? (2)

Published on Thu, 14/01/10 | Antiques, National, News
Mysterious Jamestown Tablet an American Rosetta Stone?

Slate may show early colonist efforts to communicate with Indians. With the help of enhanced imagery and an expert in Elizabethan script, archaeologists are beginning to unravel the meaning of mysterious text and images etched into a rare 400-year-old slate tablet discovered this past summer at Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in America. [...]


We want to thank ABC4 news of Salt Lake for the story they did onthe crosswalks. (0)

Published on Thu, 14/01/10 | Blogs, Donnie, Local

As we continue to fight for the crosswalks we need, We want to thank ABC4 news for the great story they did to help bring attention to the problem. Here is a link to the story and video they did http://www.abc4.com/news/local/story/Disappearing-crosswalks-in-Spanish-Fork/UUieGyqkiE65YcJChz-FXQ.cspx


Experiencing Christ: Your Personal Journey to the Savior by Randall J. Brown (0)

Published on Wed, 13/01/10 | Book Reviews, Inspirational
Experiencing Christ: Your Personal Journey to the Savior  by  Randall J. Brown

Title:  Experiencing Christ: Your Personal Journey to the Savior Author:  Randall J. Brown Publisher:  Horizon (An Imprint of Cedar Fort) Genre:  Non-Fiction – Inspirational Year Published:  2009 Number of Pages: 120 Binding: Paper ISBN10: N/A ISBN: 978-0-88290-959-2 Price:  $11.99 Reviewed by Andrew Hamilton “Experiencing Christ,” is only 120 pages long.  It took me months to [...]


East meets west as 1602 Chinese map goes on show in the US (0)

Published on Wed, 13/01/10 | Antiques, Books, International, News
East meets west as 1602 Chinese map goes on show in the US

East meets west as 1602 Chinese map goes on show in the US Rare rice paper chart that first detailed five continents for emperor An extremely rare 400-year-old Chinese map, which put the emerging superpower at the centre of the world, went on display yesterday at the Library of Congress in Washington. Inspiring delight and [...]


Introducing Graeme’s Once-In-a-Lifetime Discovery… a 1937 Ford Housecar (0)

Published on Wed, 13/01/10 | Antiques, Blogs, Donnie, News
Introducing Graeme’s Once-In-a-Lifetime Discovery…  a 1937 Ford Housecar
Driver Side

When discovered in a garage (under a heavy cover) in Northern Minnesota in August 2001, she had only 19,000 miles, and the owner’s manual was actually still the glove box in like-new condition! She had always been garaged and treated with much TLC as a collector vehicle. The interior, all wood lined, was still the [...]


Motor dealer Nick Szkiler discovers 1942 Mercedes in Russian which is identical to the model built for Hermann Goering (0)

Published on Wed, 13/01/10 | Antiques, News
Motor dealer Nick Szkiler discovers 1942 Mercedes in Russian which is identical to the model built for Hermann Goering

A CAR dealer from North Yorkshire has discovered a Nazi car which could be worth a staggering £12 million in a garage in Russia. Nick Szkiler, who owns the Classic & Sportscar Centre, at West Knapton, near Malton, was told the Mercedes 540K Special Roadster, one of only 26 ever made, had been discovered …


Swine flu ‘a false pandemic’ to sell vaccines, expert says (0)

Published on Wed, 13/01/10 | International, News

THE swine flu scare was a “false pandemic” led by drugs companies that stood to make billions from vaccines, a leading health expert said. Wolfgang Wodarg, head of health at the Council of Europe, claimed major firms organized a “campaign of panic” to put pressure on the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a …


Crosswalks are Necessary (1)

Published on Tue, 12/01/10 | Blogs, Donnie, Home

Below is a copy of the letter i sent to the local Chamber of commerce to solicit their help in fighting a recent local development.  UDOT Region 3 Traffic Engineer Doug Bassett, conducted a survey sometime in 2005 and determined that it was safer for pedestrians to cross Main street in Spanish Fork without crosswalks [...]


Chevy Volt: When the juice runs out (1)

Published on Tue, 12/01/10 | National, News

Chevy Volt: When the juice runs out Drained of its battery power, the Volt finally reveals how it performs when running on gasoline. 40 miles and a question, Can it survive? How well will General Motors’ Chevrolet Volt drive once it gets past its 40 mile all-electric driving range and starts to rely on power [...]


UADA Meeting (0)

Published on Tue, 12/01/10 | Antiques, Home, Local, News

Title: UADA Meeting Location: Capital City Antiques (Formerly Moriarty’s) which is located at 959 So. West Temple in SLC Description: Utah Antiques Dealer Association – To discuss upcoming Legislation. Start Time: 19:00 Date: 1/13/2010