A member of the Fontanini family, known for its Italian-made Nativity sets, will sign the collectible figures Thursday at Hurley's Religious Goods, 1417 S. University Drive, Fargo. Stefano Fontanini ...

BIRD ISLAND, Minn. -- Each figure in the Rev. George Schmit's Fontanini Nativity set stands only 5 inches tall, but his entire collection is no little town of Bethlehem. Father George Schmidt of Bird ...

Nativity lovers in Fargo met a special guest Thursday, as Emanuele Fontanini of Italy visited Hurley's Religious Goods. Fontanini is a fourth generation nativity maker from Bagni di Lucca in Italy. He ...

When he was a child, Luke Hartman, 17, vividly remembers a delicate glass plate with an engraving of a Nativity scene. It’s a favorite of his from a collection kept by his grandmother, who died when ...