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Monte Ahuja got a steal for the 2009 Bentley Brooklands Coupe. After all, what's $450,000 compared to the $1.3 million he paid for a Bentley last year at the Naples Winter Wine Festival auction? “This one is a bargain," said the part-time Naples businessman with a laugh. “The car was not something I planned on buying. I am going to have to find a place for it." Trips and vehicles seemed to be the name of the game from 2 to 3 p.m. with the Bentley, a pair of Harley Davidson motorcycles and trips to Italy, Australia and New York on the items list. David Becker had a Harley Davidson on order back home in Indianapolis. He said he wouldn't need it after purchasing two custom Harley Davidson motorcycles, Screaming Eagle wines and an eight-person trip to Napa Valley. “The tour through Naples is going to be fabulous," he said.
'Some said it wouldn't last' Fallon couple celebrates 70 years of ...
Love. Give and take. Respect.
These are the ingredients to a lasting marriage, a recipe Mario and Olga Peraldo have been perfecting for more than 70 years.
Sitting inside their small, tidy home in Fallon, the couple recalled the turns their lives have taken as they weathered adventures together.
Both descendants of Italian immigrant families, Mario and Olga began life in Paradise Valley, Nev., a small community north of Winnemucca in Humboldt County. Mario's father, intrigued with the Newlands Irrigation Project, moved his family to Fallon in 1920 when Mario was very young. Olga's family remained in Paradise Valley, operating a large cattle ranch. She attended two years of high school, all that was available to her there.
Mario attended school in Fallon, participating in FFA all four years of high school and earning FFA's highest degree of American Farmer.
Battle with Rounds earns Beck award
Congratulations to colleague Sioux Falls Argus Leader editor Randell Beck, who was named this week to receive the ASNE Award for Editorial Leadership. The story from Editor & Publisher: Randell S. Beck, executive editor of the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, S.D., was named this year's recipient of the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) top honor, the ASNE Award for Editorial Leadership, the association announced Thursday. Beck was cited for his efforts to diversify his newsroom, and for his ongoing battle with battle with South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds for access to state records. Beck will receive the award during ASNE's annual convention in Washington, D.C., April 13-16. "Randell's work over time has exemplified how editors establish leadership in two critical areas for ASNE: diversity and freedom of the press," ASNE President Gilbert Bailon, editorial page editor of the St.
Russian mafia killings threaten Putin legacy
A surge in contract killings reminiscent of Russia's mafia wars in the 1990s is threatening to damage Vladimir Putin's legacy of stability in the dying days of his presidency. As the Russian leader prepares to hand power to his handpicked sucessor, Dmitry Medvedev, after Sunday's election, the Kremlin has been keen to remind Russians the president replaced Yeltsin era lawlessness with what he calls "the dictatorship of the law". .
McCain Wins In N.J., Del.; Dems Split Local Races
Arizona Sen. John McCain has won big in New Jersey and Delaware. And Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama split the two states as Super Tuesday results came pouring in. This is a make or break night for the candidates running for president. .
Through the eyes of adventure photographer Corey Rich
He woke up at 7 a.m. the next day and bathed inside his van, using a sponge and a bucket of water. He slipped on his nicest pair of slacks and dress shoes, walked through the glass doors of Quokka Sports and was escorted to a room.
There were maybe a dozen people in the room, all seated at a long, narrow table. He sat at one end, and at the other end was the boss who had spotted his photo in Outside magazine. He waved to Rich, introduced himself and got down to business.
"First, are you interested, and second, are you available?" he asked.
Rich noticed everyone else in the room had taken their cell phones out and placed them on the table, but they were much smaller than his. Nevertheless, he took out his black brick of a cell phone and plopped it down on the table, causing a big thud.
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