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Raintree: a boutique offering unique and 'distinctive,gifs
Wall plaques are made locally from dried weeds which are
arranged and placed on a wooden backing, since they are
handmade, they are all very unique and inexpensive.
When Tim St. Louis opened
his tinique new shop The Rain,
tree, on King Street in Clinton
he was a bit afraid the response
would be poor, but Clinton
residents have proved him
wrong. The shop which opened
early in February, offers
something for every taste and
every budget, whether in pain-
tings, wall plaques, stationery,
or candles,
Mr. St. Louis, proprietor of
the stare, came to the area last
summer from Windsor to join
his parents who moved to Lon-
desboro three years ago.
During the summer, while
working for a construction com-
pany, he became interested in.
starting the shop. In November
of last year, he leased the
building formerly occupied by
C.I.A.G. Insurance Company at
14 King Street,
Unlike many stores of its
kind, the shop offers a homey
atmosphere with a carpeted
floor, a fireplace, and chairs.
The shop is particularly
unique in its Canadian content.
"I like to see 'Made in Canada
labels' on the bottom of
everything", said Mr. St. Louis.
In addition to being
Canadian, some of the mer-
chandise is made locally. Dried
flower wall plaques and paper
sculptures are made by Mrs.
Duern from Kitchener. Her
husband prints note paper for
the shop. The Duerns are
presently renovating a home at
131. Rattenbury St. in Clinton.
The St. Louis family is also
involved in the shop. Mr, St.
Louis, the elder, has donated
some of his antiques to the
shop for display purposes,
while Mrs. St. Louis makes
burlap lampshades, made to or-
der. The younger brother in
the family,Pau1,8, is going to dc
his part to help out too.
"He's going to grow some In•
dian corn to fill the baskets in
the store", Mr. Tim St. Louis
said.
Tim St. Louis, 25, is already
an accomplished artist and
some of his paintings, which
are generally traditional ones,
are for sale in the shop. '
The perfumed candles and
soaps are also made in Ontario.
The shop will also serve as a
studio where Tim will be
teaching •fine art classes begin-
ning this week. Mr. St. Louis
began his art career as an artist
when he was still in public
school in Windsor . He con-
tinued his stndies through high
school, night classes and at St.
Clair College in Windsor. His
range of experience is also in-
teresting after taking conrses in
advertising graphics,
photography and display. Prior
to coming to Clinton he was
employed as a Red Barn
manager.
At present, the shop is
catering to all age groups, of-
fering a few select items until it
builds up a clientel and
discovers what Clintonians
want.
The shop has both distinctive
style, beautifully decorated in
greens and golds, and distinc-
tive merchandise. It portrays a
basic rustic and country at-
mosphere at the momen in-
cluding antique display
cabinets of Pennsylvania Dutch
design.
Area people can look forward
to the good weather when Mr,
St. Louis plans to move some
his merchandise out on to the
sidewalk to encourage passers-
by, to take a closer look at this
shop,
Mrs. St. Louis, Tim's mother, makes attractive burlap lamp-
shades, in assorted colours. The seascape painting is an
example of Tim St. Louis' fine artistic talent. The tags on the
merchandise are also made by Tim St. Louis.
Here, scented beeswax candles in all colours, are display
with some of the many types of candle holders. The candles
and holders are Canadian made.
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Beautiful antiques are displayed along with the merchandise to give the shop a homey at-
mosphere. The buffet shown above was refinished by Tim St. Louis. Tim St. Louis is
finishing a painting of the flowers on the buffet in his relaxed business manner. In the cor-
ner, are imported Gordon Fraser cards for all occasions.
photos
by
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Story
by
Lee Allison
Dried flowers and weed plaques in the shop are made by
Mrs. G. Duern, and they may be used either as wall plaques,
or as shown here may be used with a candle as a centre-
piece.
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COUNTRY
DUNCAN MacADAM
Store Manager
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LiMIT QUANTITIES TO NORMAL FAMILY REQUIREMENTS
SPECIALS EFFECTIVE 'TIL SUNDAY, 5 P.M.
DISCOUNT FOODS
STORE HOURS SUNDAY:
OPEN 'I 2 NOON
to 5 P.M.
Gordon Duern, a Canadian artist and designer, prints note
paper for the shop.
Mr. Tim St. Louis stands Out-
side his shop, under the sign
he painted himself.
Both boys and girls
Hallett sweeps tournament
Both the girls' and boys'
volleyball teams from Hullett
Central School took the first
place spot in the Fifth Annual
Volleyball Tournament last.
Saturday.
The tournament was held at
Vanastra Developments'
Recreation Centre and in-
cluded some 200 students in
the event,
In the boys' division, in first
place was Hulled Central
School followed by
Holmesville, 13lyth, Clinton,
Huron Cehtenial, and Seaforth.
Hultett Central's boys' team
was very strong, winning ten
games straight, and never once
being forced into a third game
in any of their five best two out
of three series.
In the girls' division, again
Hullett Central took the first
place. Holmesville claimed the
second place, with Clinton in,
third place and a three-way tie
for fourth place between Huron
Centennial, Seaford), and
Blyth.
As in the past, with a toutid.
robin tournament, each team
played against all other teams
with no team being eliminated.
The calibre of playing has
steadily improved since the
first tour na men L. The
Recreation Centre's facilities
were a great asset to the
players. Vanastra Develop-
ments are to be commended for
their interest in community ac-
tivities and for allowing the
schools to use the facilities
without cost,
With the excellent showing of
Hallett and Holmesville
schools; we can see that smaller
schools can also do well in
sports.
Local high school students
who refereed the tournament
deserve a great deal of credit
for officiat ng 72 single gams
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