Visitor's Guide to Reno's Best Anti... Oct 12, 2008
Quality of the collectibles in the stalls sheriff s badges, a 1930s Frigidaire, baseball cards, carousel horses, cash registers et al is generally high. Customers searching for 1930s and 40s costume jewelry will be especially pleased with the large quantity on display. (Suite101.com)
Pokemon 10-Year Retrospective Oct 7, 2008
The goal was to be the best, to become a Master - proving yourself in battle through a series of Gyms, earning badges and opening the way to the final confrontation with the Elite Four. But unlike other RPGs, the human characters never fought. (IGN Game Boy)
Keynotes for Sept. 11 Sep 11, 2008
The local committee s accomplishments include developing requirements for disability merit badges for Hudson Boy Scout Troop 77; provided $600 in scholarships to HHS students active in ADA events; wrote and produced the annual Puppets in the Park show for Hubert Kindergarten students; evaluated Cellucci Park and the nearby Skate Board Park to ensure ADA compliance, and other services. CDA SEASON- Hudson resident Claire Feehan, newly-installed grand regent of Court St. John Eudes, Catholic... (Hudson Sun, MA)
Collectors open up Jul 8, 2008
The Closet Collectors display will borrow from collections of more than 100 decorated coat hangers, 63 glass animals and 400 rifle club badges. The offbeat exhibition aims to reveal the secret hoarding habits of Shire of Yarra Ranges residents. (Australian Star)
Picnic area project earns Scout an Eagle award Jul 8, 2008
Over the past seven years, he has earned 29 merit badges, the Boy Scout Conservation Award, attended Junior Leader training, and served as den chief, assistant patrol leader, chaplain's aid and quartermaster. He participated in troop activities such as camping, fishing and skiing. (NJ.com -- Times)
Obamas Face is Fashion Gold for Retailers Jun 30, 2008
John McCain, who appears on badges and other traditional campaign items, some Web retailers said. Popular online retailer cafepress. (Newsmax)
Pat Garrett's sheriff's badge nets $100,000 Jun 17, 2008
Garrett's badge was part of a large collection of peace officers' badges that went on the block Monday at Greg Martin Auctions ... Martin said guns usually sell for more than badges. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Letters to the Editor - 3/4/2008 Mar 5, 2008
But with us, we like to say that one minute, we're the cop insuring order and law, but when law goes against our political and economic issues, we suddenly turn in our badges and become a player. No, the police-the-world idea is bogus through and through. (North County Times)
* [MOTORING] Once a classic, always a classic Feb 3, 2008
In 1961, the Impala's portfolio was expanded with the addition of the Super Sport package, which added attractive badges and SS hubcaps. The Impala's design was cleaned up again for 1962, resulting in what many collectors consider the most refined body shape of the era. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Sheriff's wife backed no-bid pact for husband's campaign donor Nov 28, 2007
The younger Teller also was one of Carona's professional services deputies, a group of non-sworn volunteers who get badges and, in some cases, gun permits. Carona has been accused of using the program to reward political allies. (Los Angeles Times)
Pa. mayor's dream of a Wild West museum is headed for the auction block Nov 10, 2007
For sale are covered wagons, marshal's badges, boots, chaps, saddles, "Wanted" posters, letters, photographs, maps, furniture, pottery, artwork, pistols, rifles, knives and more. One item expected to fetch tens of thousands of dollars is a bright red Wells Fargo & Co. stagecoach, in working condition. (AZCentral -- News)
Harrisburg mayor’s dream of the old West is readied for auction in Texas Nov 9, 2007
HARRISBURG (AP) The mayor of one of Pennsylvania s most debt-laden cities spent millions of dollars in public money on everything from covered wagons to copper marshal s badges for a museum about cowboys, Indians and the Wild West ... For sale are covered wagons, marshal s badges, boots, chaps, saddles, Wanted posters, letters, photographs, maps, furniture, pottery, decor, artwork, pistols, rifles, knives and more. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
San Francisco Fall Antiques Show: Early 20th century classics shine Oct 25, 2007
She also has plans to introduce visitor badges that can be scanned by dealers for more efficient follow-up. Podos also wants to focus on younger collectors. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The last revolution Oct 15, 2007
The store also offers music-related badges, baseball hats and jerseys, along with punk-rock T-shirts for infants. There are lots of people who still want vinyl albums and CDs, who are not convinced iPods and digital downloading is the way to go, said Taang. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'Hero banker' Oct 1, 2007
There are Masters badges and score cards ... Mr. Murray parted with some Masters badges to get them. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Orders, medals convention offers rare glimpse at historic treasures Aug 12, 2007
"Grand Army of the Republic pins and badges are increasingly popular." That popularity has inspired a small, but active group of knockoff artists. Reproductions, designed to look like legitimate medals, are a growing problem among collectors. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Fun, ‘plane' and simple Aug 10, 2007
Boy Scout Troop 55, Moravia, will be on hand raising money with a bake sale and taking the opportunity to work on aviation merit badges. Staff writer Shane Liebler can be reached at 253-5311 ext. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
There's money in coins, but not for everyone Jul 21, 2007
David Westcott's Australiana and Collectables sale this Sunday at Huntly Public Hall in Huntly, near Bendigo, includes any number of swords, bayonets and daggers, military badges and helmets, flintlock pistols and Third Reich mementoes ... The sale is also strong on medals, badges and books. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Fostering Independent Game Development Jul 9, 2007
"We're one heck of a great deal," says Greer, "especially when you consider that if you go to a site like Pogo.com -- where there are also games and buddy lists and badges to collect -- you pay $40 a year to subscribe.". That brings up the question of how Kongregate. (BusinessWeek)
County Lines for July 3, 2007 Jul 3, 2007
Antique and historic police badges, cloth uniform patches and a wide variety of police equipment will be displayed at Cuesta College Saturday as part of the annual Police Memorabilia Collector's Show. The California Law Enforcement Historical Society and Cuesta College Police Department will host the annual show from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.. (Santa Maria Times)
Gas prices soar in Twin Cities May 6, 2007
Regarding State Farm badges: wrote on May 04, 2007 1:45 PM:"We wear them 5 out of 7 days of the week. It becomes part of your daily wardrobe. Most people wear them because they forget they have them on. Who cares if people wear them? Why do people get so worked up about that? If you think they're showing off the fact that they work at SF, then obviously you think that they have something to show off about. Why does the State Farm badge thing pop up again and again and again in these comments?... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Box of Boy Scout patches stolen from Lodi man's porch Apr 22, 2007
leonard wrote on April 21, 2007 11:37 AM:"What were the badges for?". dogbark wrote on April 21, 2007 11:28 AM:"Boy Scout patches are highly collectable. Get the word out to the collectors, somebody will try to sell these. Buy a couple so you can track down the thief.". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
100 things to cramp... Apr 18, 2007
Any gaming pin-on or iron-on badges ... " I did buy the Shenmue OST, but it is very good. Shadow Warrior is actually tackier than Duke Nukem and now available for free online. Posted by: Tim Chuma at April 18, 2007 9:49 AM My fincee and I actually own a fair few of those, including Pokemon merch. I still buy figurines,special editions etc. fairly regularly, the only difference now is I can pretend to be buying them for her. Posted by: Vincent at April 18, 2007 9:53 AM Hey! What's wrong with... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Fund drive for police museum launched Mar 2, 2007
A sampling of museum artifacts on display included historic handcuffs and badges, some collectible crime cards featuring the likes of Machine Gun Kelly and John Dillinger, and an original "Wanted" poster from the 1932 kidnapping of the son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh. Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Flood of knockoff merchandise triggers a wider crackdown across US Feb 14, 2007
It began at the peak of the sales day, when local police and corporate officials wove through the crowd of bargain-hunters like buyers with badges. They inspected the merchandise, comparing serial numbers on the products with computerized lists from the manufacturers and confiscated carton after carton of fake Red Monkey jeans and knockoff Timberland boots. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Familys craze for everything Coca-Cola Jan 7, 2007
His collection from all over the world includes expired Coca-Cola drinks in bottles and cans of different shapes and sizes, posters, prints, badges, soft toys and signages. Other items are T-shirts, jackets, sneakers, trays, glasses, ash trays, buttons, decorative plates, flags, clocks, watches and the list goes on and on. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
