Wellington hosts Harvest Auction on Oct. 18
The 35th annual Harvest Auction will be held at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 18 in the Smith Valley Community Hall in Wellington. Doors open at 10 a.m. for viewing. There will be a craft boutique, junque boutique, country kitchen, snack bar, silent auction and raffle.
The event is sponsored by the Smith Valley Community United Methodist Church and St. John's Catholic Church.
Call Nancy Nuti at 775-465-2516 or Helen Sturtevant at 775-465-2152.
T. rex still looking for home after auction
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex is still looking for a home after bidders failed to meet the minimum price today at a Las Vegas auction.
But Tom Lindgren of auction house Bonhams & Butterfields says it's in negotiations with a number of institutions and individuals, and is confident a sale will be completed in the next couple of weeks.
The auctioneer had hoped bids would top $6 million for the T. rex dubbed "Samson" at the auction. Lindgren says the highest bid was $3.7 million.
The 170 bones were discovered about 17 years ago in South Dakota.