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61999 Huron Pioneer Thresher Reunion & Hobby Show!
Couple sells and entertains at craft show
at the reunion, Eva says the music has
almost become more important than the
ceramics.
“We have gotten so busy playing music
we forget to look after the customers. The
vendor next to us will come over and
complete the sale for us,” she says.
The importance has become apparent
also through the sale of their tapes.
When it was first suggested that the van
der Heides put their tunes on tape, they
laughed at the idea.
However, they did bring 10 cassettes to
the next show.
Last year, by Sunday afternoon, they
had sold 230 cassettes.
While Eva is proficient on the
keyboards, accordion, violin and guitar,
Fred plays the harmonica and bones and is
in the process of learning the accordion.
If you want to check out what the van
der Heides have to offer, they won’t be
hard to find. Just follow the music at the
indoor craft show.
ENTERTAINING THE SHOPPERS
Eva and Fred van der Heide play their tunes while visitors to the Thresher
Reunion craft show browse through the wares.
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
Though she professes that she and her
husband are a little crazy, Fred and Eva
van der Heide have been getting attention
by entertaining visitors at the Huron
Pioneer Thresher Reunion and Hobby
Show crafters' market for years.
While one expects to see ceramics on
display at the show, the accompaniment of
keyboards, fiddle, and harmonica is less
anticipated.
Behind their lengthy table at the corner
of the inner square of exhibitors, the van
der Heides have been selling their wares
and providing great music for the casual
browsers.
The pair, who met later in life, has been
married for almost 30 years and been
playing music together in a small band for
over 25 years.
The ceramics was added 20 years ago.
Back in the late 1960s, Eva was working
in London and Fred was running a dairy
farm. They met at a barn dance in
Dundalk. By late 1969, the couple had
wed and were living on a farm near
Denfield.
While they have been coming to the
thresher reunion for 20 years, the sharing
of their musical talent has not been limited
They spend two to three days each week
traveling to 14 different nursing homes
from St. Thomas to Grand Bend,
Stratford, Mitchell, Milverton, Clinton
Brunner and London, entertaining the
residents.
The van der Heides also keep very busy
playing and singing at church services.
Since their arrival at the first craft show
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• Used book library
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• Custom orders are our specialty
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to that venue.
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M.G.M. Townsend Tire
Welcomes you to the 38th
Annual Pioneer Thresher Reunion
We were pleased to provide
the tires for this tractor.
Watch for it at the
Thresher Reunion
We service, sell and install new or usecTtires for antique
tractors and implements.
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BOB OLIVER
Huron Pioneer Thresher
& Hobby Association Inc.
S/Canian
Ted & Allen Leis, Waterloo, Ont.
1918 Waterloo Engine
FRIDAY, 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Admission: $4.00 per person
Elementary Student Activity Day
Senior Citizens Day
Admission for Senior Citizens $2.00 (Friday only)
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Admission: $4.00 per person
CHILDREN S RATES FRIDAY - SUNDAY
Children 12 and under: $1.00
Children 12 and under when
accompanied by an adult: FREE
Members must have 1999 membership
Sept. 10, 11 12, 1999
Bly th Fairgrounds, Bly th, Ontario