Word: ranches
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...federal agents issued a warrant for the arrest of Terry Church, 46, the flamboyant, Harley-riding president of Keystone Mortgage Co., a subsidiary of First National Bank of Keystone. The agents excavated hundreds of cartons of mortgage documents buried in a corner of Church's mountaintop ranch. They alleged that she and one of her company's vice presidents, Michael Graham, obstructed bank regulators who were investigating a fraudulent scheme that left First National insolvent and forced bank regulators to take it over on Sept. 1. The bank's losses are expected to cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation some...
...affidavit, Keystone executive Graham supervised several men who hastily hurled boxes of records from a third-floor window of the old school building into a truck owned by Hermie Church's construction company. Several truckloads of records were buried in a 100-ft.-long trench on the Churches' ranch. By the time bank auditors found out, the trench had been disked and seeded...
Traditionally spas were places for the sickly to take the waters; later they were known mainly as fat farms. Spas got a better rep as luxurious destinations like Canyon Ranch and Golden Door opened in the 1960s and '70s, but these paradises were seen as remote retreats for the rich and famous. In the '90s, day spas have attracted a more diverse crowd, people who can't afford to spend thousands and linger for a week. "I can't get away for that long," says Connecticut motivational speaker Ronni Burns, 47, who gets a massage and facial twice a month...
...fanciest day spas have become experiences, somewhere between theater and sin. Thick swaddling robes, mineral water and wine, gourmet buffets, fresh flowers and piped-in music are typical features. In Las Vegas, Canyon Ranch has opened a 61,000-sq.-ft. day spa--the largest in the country--at the Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino. Soak and get an underwater massage in a private pool filled with flowers, or stay dry and pick one of the 18 other options, like the Balinese or Indian oil rubs. For the piece de resistance, visitors soon will be able to steam and swathe themselves...
...time roping techniques, plus how to handle cattle, transform a horse into a partner and manage land and water resources. A week ($1,250) includes lodging in an authentic bunkhouse and three squares a day of hearty grub. The week may be spent at the vast Three Sisters Ranch in the Arizona desert (October through May) or the Powder River Experience on the Wyoming plains (June through September). King, his wife Betty and other family members welcome men and women who aspire to the cowboy life. Many are from abroad; many are well past age 50. Some have recently bought...