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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2017-10-12, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2017. PAGE 3. Local designer hosts Halloween pop-up store in Blyth Quite a collection Jennifer Triemstra-Johnston has some roots in Blyth including working with the Blyth Festival and the Canadian Centre for Rural Creativity. Her new business venture, Pick a Posie Costume Company, will be hosting its first pop-up store on Blyth's main street this month to help people put together the perfect costume for Halloween. (Denny Scott photo) By Denny Scott The Citizen Jennifer Triemstra-Johnston, a costume designer, professor and former Blyth Festival employee is again putting her skills to use in Blyth. Triemstra-Johnston's business, Pick a Posie Costume Company, will be hosting a Halloween -themed pop- up store at the former home of Sharon's Cars and Miniatures across the road from Blyth Memorial Hall on the village's main street. Triemstra-Johnston explained that, through the company, she can find costume stock from theatre companies and end up with some fairly high-quality items. The pop-up shop will allow people to come in and put together a costume for Halloween. The main business for Pick a Posie, which she founded earlier this year after designing costumes for 25 years, is to be able to deliver parties on demand. She said she can rent out suites of costumes to facilitate themed -parties. "If you want to do a pirate party, we can do that," she said. "We can have 25 costumes delivered or picked up, you play with them for the weekend, and then they can be returned" The pop-up aspect of the new business isn't focused on rentals however and, until Oct. 29, the Appleby takes top euchre spot From Marilyn's Desk By Marilyn Craig Call 523-9318 z Sympathy is extended to Bill and Brenda Burkholder and family in the death of Bill's brother Rob of Brussels who passed away on Monday, Oct. 2. Happy birthday to Bo Wharton who celebrates Oct. 15. Euchre winners for Monday, Oct. 2 were: first, Lillian Appleby, 76 and Jim Howard, 73; second, Doris McClinchey, 74 and Pauline McMichael, 72; lone hands, Nancy Turner, Carol Lahey and Dorothy Carter with four each; share the wealth, Marilyn Aiken and Mae Ritchie. The next euchre is Monday, Oct. 16 starting at 1 p.m. in the Blyth Legion Hall. Come out and enjoy a good game of cards. Two Toonie Tuesday is on Oct. 17 from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at Trinity Anglican Church Hall. This Everybody desires to be saved from the pit (Spurgeon, "Our Watchword" #1013, Psalm 70:4) "Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, Let God be magnified!" The unsaved sinner loves a salvation from hell. The true Christian loves a salvation from sin. Everyone desires to be saved from the pit, but it is only a child of God who pants to be saved from every false way. We love the Gospel because it saves us... from selfishness, from pride, from lust, from worldliness, from bitterness, from malice, and from sloth. A Grace Gem Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church, Listowel, ON 519-291-1956 month's menu is Bacon on a Bun, salad and dessert. Come and enjoy the food and fellowship. location will be offering costumes through the store. "We're not a traditional Halloween store," she said. "We're more like a tickle trunk of costumes. You can come in and pick a costume, a hat and accessories and tailor it to your design and tastes" That's where the name for the company came from, Triemstra- Johnston said. "A posie is a collection of flowers that are put together and the idea behind the pop-up store is to have people put together their costumes," she said. Some of the costumes that will be available are Triemstra-Johnston's designs while others have come from theatre companies. Selling the costumes, which she doesn't necessarily have a use for at the moment, is part of having a sustainably -sourced business, she said. Second-hand costumes are sold and even her own creations are made from fabric that she described as `deadstock', or fabric that would not have been used otherwise that she gets from various sources. "I can either dye it or figure out a way to use it," she said. She also explained that some of the items do have a "buy back" FROM BLYTH option on them where, if they are returned in good condition, she will offer to purchase them back to sell again. Triemstra-Johnston now lives in Blyth, having moved here after starting work with the Canadian Centre for Rural Creativity. She is running fashion and textiles classes this fall including a fascinator class that is set for Oct. 20. Fascinators are formal hats for women that have found a resurgence in popularity within the past 10 years. For more information, Triemstra- Johnston can be reached at jtjcostume@gmail.com. Broken Washer? Blyth Laundromat 191 Westmoreland St., Blyth 519-523-9687 L ✓1 vkcolc. a Poste costume company Boo Selling Vintage Clothing, Theatrical Costumes & Accessories OPEN THIS WEEKEND Store Hours: Fri Oet.13: 4pm - 9pm Sat Oat 14: 9am - 9pm Sun Oat. 15: 9am - 7pm 432 Queen Street, glgth ATTENTION LOCAL HOME OWNERS! On October 14th and 15th The Festival of Wizardry will be held on the Blyth Campground. This may cause traffic congestion and delays, particularly on the morning of the 14th. We will be making every effort to ease congestion by hiring paid duty OPP and by using shuttle parking. Residents along the following roads, scheduled to be closed should have received parking/road barrier placards from our amazing volunteers Gypsy Lane (From Dinsley to Cty Rd 25) Wellington Street (West of Queen Street) King Street (West of Queen Street) If your driveway becomes blocked please call 519 -496 - 1©4.5 and leave your address and description of the vehicle if you reach an answering machine. Festival Of \'Vizardry