Antiques

REEDSVILLE What's left of Gene Gerhardt's sawmill is frozen with icicles hanging off every edge of charred material.

Late Tuesday, firefighters from 10 departments doused a blaze that leveled Gino's Sawmill, 6216 County G.

Firefighters battled near-zero temperatures and winds that fueled the fire, said Reedsville Fire Chief Bill Schuh.

"(The cold weather) made it very, very challenging," Schuh said.

"A lot of equipment was freezing up. We had enough equipment out there that once something froze up we swapped it with fresh equipment."

The temperature when firefighters arrived at about 10:40 p.m. was 1 degree with 8 mph winds, creating minus 15-degree wind chills, according to the National Weather Service.

Gerhardt said he heard the crackling of burning wood before calling authorities.

A new way to think globally: The latest spin on antique and modern globes

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- There's a galaxy of globes out there. Celestial globes map stars and constellations. Lunar globes depict the craters, seas and mountain ranges of Earth's moon. Terrestrial globes, the most common type, represent the world's continents, countries and cities. All show places in small spheres, making them feel within reach.

"Globes symbolize possibilities," said Andy Newcom, Hallmark's home decor expert, who accessorizes his Kansas City house with globes. "They signify seeing new places and things and meeting new people."

Newcom likes how globes look grouped together on a shelf or table. Their round shape unifies a collection, even though their styles and sizes may vary wildly.

Replogle, one of two American globe manufacturers, makes more than 120 models.

Lincoln City prepares to 'Paint the Town Red'

Whether it's redheads and red hoods, or big red dogs and small poodle skirts, there's no better way to beat the winter blues than coming to Lincoln City on Saturday, Feb. 10 where they plan to "Paint The Town Red" to kick off Antique Week 2007.A celebration of more than a century of American and Oregon coast history, the 17th Annual Antique Week is the biggest community-wide event of the winter.

Ongoing community events

The Outdoor Antique Market is 8 a.m.-2 p.m. the second Sundays, October through April. Dealers display art, jewelry, glassware, primitives, and fun and funky items. Food is available. Information: Cobweb's Antiques and More at 750-8044 or Braden River Antiques at 750-0707.

Open dance 8 p.m. Thursdays; $7. Free introductory dance lesson.

The art of storytelling Secretary painter and sculptor Jim Turner creates 3-D works with an Eastern Shore theme

SECRETARY -- Jim Turner uses bits and pieces of a stranger's life to tell a story in art.

A rusted saw blade, a worn oyster knife, a net cork float, letterheads detailing a transaction long forgotten, remnants of crab baskets and even pieces of sand-polished glass hold a tie to someone's past. His artwork features pieces of weathered wooden work boats, oyster tongs, moldings from old houses, as well as the rich character and personality of a century-old barn door. What these items have in common, he said, is a shared story of an unknown Eastern Shoreman's life told of in his three-dimensional collages.

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