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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-10-18, Page 32Page 32 Times -Advocate, October 18,1989 Hollow exhibits at the weekend That's an all-time record. ryson a my an • o n ' e ouw • isp ay some o e mo ey Lambton Heritage Museum craft sale which attracted 7,200 visitors. Crafts attract record crowd GRAND BEND - The annual Christmas Crafts Show at Lambton Heritage Museum was one of the most successful on record, with over 7,200 people attneding over the October 14-15 weekend. There were 75 exhibitors on hand to offer their creations for sale. If you were looking for any kind of . wreath or cushion, you would have found it there, amongst the wide assortment of • colors, styles, and material.How about something "a little bit different?" Rick Garner of Petrolia does beautiful paintings on saw blades, axe handles and skil- lets! Peggy's Pets of Port Franks of- fers everything for your dog or cat, from chewy snacks and treats, to custom made raincoats and denim - jackets to keep your pooch warm and dry! Nelly Tiel of Sarnia creates viv- id, ivid, original sweater designs for "Clickety-Click, the Knitting Peo- ple". Alice Hardcastle and Florence Daman of London use beads to fashion weeping willow trees, bas- kets, mats, pictures, as well as Christmas ornaments. Margaret Good of Brampton, works personalized cross-stitiching onto jar and box -lid covers, sam- plers, and even dainty picture in- sets on a clock or a wooden bread bbx. The General Store, Sarnia, sells the • work of several artists, who made large wooden mice that can peek out on your mantle,- or come apart for a child's puzzle, plus tiny ceramic pies, and delicate tole - painted house scenes on wooden' cutouts. Alf Critchlow, Port Franks, donated a quantity of his Reindeer plant holders to the Port Franks Brownies; to sell as a fund raiser. Native art jewelry was on display from "The Beams". Canadian art craft in stones and minerals, from the Gabriel Dumont Non -Profit Homes for the Metis. O. Puck proudly showed his work in tur- quoise, bloodstone, jade, jasper and shells. For very striking, modern design- er jewelry, Ruth Nielson of Hep- worth uses stained glass. Triangles, squares, circles of metal and glass, in vivid colours, are accented by a round "jewel" of glass for a stun- ning look. Deb Vallinga of Pt. Edward was something different for her jewelry, "FIMO" a special modelling clay. She blends, molds, bakes and la- quers each •piece to create one of kind pieces, incorporating shells, beads, feathers, rhinestones, any- thing at hand, with striking results. It was only Vallinga's second craft show, and she was very happy to be nearly sold out of her crafts. A Raft of Crafts, Sarnia, was sell- ing a very popular item for small boys, pop -guns and pistols in wood, cork -powered and safe. They also showed hilarious Christmas moose heads, and little wood tole -painted bunnies and Raggedy Annes that were tiny music boxes! Marion- Hoogenboom and Don Hampson of Elmvale specialize in wood burning. They can decorate tiny spice jars, create a beautiful wooden tray, or reproduce a photo- graph on wood, suitable for fram- ing. Kath Parvanyik of Brantford hand paints T-shirts in iridescent colors, of funny cows, sheep and flamin- goes. But her green spider web on a black T-shirt has a black stuffed spider with flashing red eyes (watch battery) that is positively spooky! Here's an idea for you - Peggy Mulvhill,• of Peggy's Crafts in Sar- nia, sews her Christmas stockings as Cowboy boots and Ballerina Slippers. All the local shops were there too. Marie Sroskon of Family Heir- looms has created new sweater pat- terns of loons, beavers and squirrels that can be specially ordered, or bought in Kit form: Ginger Weber and Diane Eagleson displayed their Country Treasures, and Linda Re- louw showed lovely creations from Smokey Hollow Gift Shop. Don and Carol Innes of Newmar- ket bring their "Natures Creations" in every year with new items elec- troplated in gold or silver. This year they've expanded to lapidary jewel- ry, slicing stones, fossils and miner- als to reveal unusual patterns and colors, and mounting them in gold or silver. Depend on the Innes to use natural materials in ways few people would dream of to create "one of a kind" jewelry. A lot of local people got part of their Christmas shopping done early this year, at the Lambton Museum. News from Grand Bend churches United Church GRAND BEND - At the Thanks- giving Service of the Grand Bend United Church last week, there was a special dedication. A beautiful brass Bible Stand was presented to the church and its congregation in memory of the late Robert J. (Bob) Keyes by his wife and family. Scott Keyes offered the gift, ac- cepted by Rev. Colin Stover on be- half of the congregation. Many rel- atives and family friends attended the service and retired later to the basement for a social time and. luncheon. Mrs. Bertie Keyes, her son LeRoy and Elsie Keyes and grandchildren Susan and Scott wel- comed those who came from To- ronto, Brampton, Hensall, Exeter and St. Marys for the occasion. There were no services at the Grand Bend Church on October 15, so that all members could attend the 114th Anniversary at Greenway United. The two choirs combined for the celebration and special mu- sic was provided by "The Corner- stone" for the morning service, and the Grand Cove Choir sang for the evening service. Rev: Colin Stover led the mom- ing service and Rev. Kevin Rut- ledge of Em anuel Baptist Church, Exeter, spoke 'n the evening. There was a good cr s wd to celebrate the anniversary, UCW meeting The United Church Women met last Thursday afternoon in the Sun- day School rooms of the church with 12 ladies in attendance. Marjo- rie Mason gave a call to worship, on a Thanksgiving theme. They sang "Come Ye Thankful People Come" and "Sing to the Lord of Harvest" accompanied by pianist Clara Watson. Mason read the quote from St. Paul "We should give thanks in everything and count our bless- ings.... less- ings.". Even in times of trial we need to think what Jesus has done for us. She closed with a Thanks- giving reading with the moral "If you want a good Thanksgiving, you should give something away." The program was about steward- ship and finance, given by Beulah Holt. She spoke about exploitation and pollution in Canada and all over the world. Topics included trees, herbicides and the ozone layer. People choose their own en- vironment by the products they use. President Elizabeth Norris presid- ed for the business meeting. Roll call was answered by something you were thankful for last year. They discussed the Annual hot Tur- key Supper, coming up on Novem- ber 8, plus the need for some new appliances for the kitchen. Farmers' Market popular event By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - October 14 and 15 offered the best of Indian Summer on a beautiful weekend for the Farmer's Market in Grand Bend. Crowds of people milled the streets, checking crafts, studying produce and buying most of what they saw. The House of Stuff had several tables of crafts, like straw hats, place mats, cute stuffed geese, cushions, plaques, and even a wide selection of greeting cards. Vandenberk Produce had a truck both on Main Street and at Lamb - ton Museum, to sell bags of pota- toes, omnis and carrots. Twin Pines F, uit and Crafts were back in their usual spot to sell a wide variety of apples, gourds and squash of every shape, size and colour, pears, huge pumpkins,and even a few wreaths. They were on their third truck -load of apples and produce by Saturday afternoon, with people lined up to buy more. Artist Brian McCarthy hails from South Africa, presently residing in Hamilton with his Canadian wife Colleen. She crochets beautiful, delicate -looking tablecloths and bedspreads, using cheaper cotton imported from Zimbabwe. Brian creates unusual desieng in co. r Thank you notes were read and visitations for the last month were reported. Norris closed with a poem on "Autumn Leaves". Lunch host- esses were Elda Adams and Norma Walper. Bible Study Last Tuesday morning there were 16 ladies at the Bible study in Sau- ble Court. After a hymn sing, they finished the chapter on Mary Mag- delene from their study book "Women Who Believed God". This story focused on the occa- sion when Mary Magdelene went to the tomb to find Jesus' body was gone, the tomb empty. Jesus ap- peared to Mary in the garden and told her to tell His Disciples that He had risen. Jesus placed great value on this woman and trusted her. In Chapter 4 they began the Bible story of Naaman's slave girl. She had been captured in a raid, yet she ' still helped Naaman to be cured of his leprosy. What can happen in our lives, both to ourselves and to others, if we harbour resentment over traumas experienced in child- hood? From this young girls' exam- ple we can take positive steps to overcome bitter experiences. The discussion leader was Pat Desjardine, who also closed with a prayer. and brass jewelry. He also strings necklaces using nuts, seeds and beans, often from plants native to Africa. They plan to take up resi- dence either in southern Ontario or Nova Scotia. Periwinkles shop is located in the old Fanner Bill's Flower Shop, and 1t is a jewel of a gift shop, brim- ming with unique treasures. Owner Eha Einola is from London. They've been open since May, and plan to stay open until Christmas, on weekends from 12 to 5 p.m. There are hand -stenciled place mats; a "cat corner" of dishes, mugs, trays and towels featuring your favorite feline; dolls; soaps and potpourri; and pine cone bas- kets. She features a large selection of Pon Meirion Botanic Garden Print China, and some creative china pieces shaped like vegetables and fruit. There's even a large white wicker elephant who serves as a portable bar! A good place to treas- ure hunt for that special person at Christmas. Lots of stores were open for this special event - Miami Wave, Wick- er Basket, Cotton -Wood, Flear's Bakery, Petticoat Lane, Royal Blue Boutique, Sheldon's Ice Cream and Candy Store, 'lus those on the highway #21, like For Goodness Sake, Expressions and Farmer Bill's Flowers. Some, like De Jong's clothing store, had big sidewalk sales too. Prints Charming had an outdoor an display at their store, to lure the customers. Grey Ouer Gallery was closer to the action. There were booths and craft ta- bles up and down Main Street. Some, like Olive Webb of Grand Bend, and Diane Andrews of Cen- tralia were selling their own work, like crocheted items, pot holders, tea towels or bead work. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dortmans, Grand Bend, were selling hand- crafted wooden clocks, all shapes and sizes. Glen Miller and son were selling uncrafted wood, at $5 for 1/ 8 cord. Peter and Lloyd Becker and Mike Woods sold a few truck loads of produce too, of squash, carrots, onions, beets, cabbage and carrots. At a Mary Kay Products booth, Grand. Benders got to meet their new arca representative, Frances Fletcher, who moved here recently. The Grand Bend Golden Agers and a few others closed down early when they ran out of baking and crafts. It was a great weekend for both bu er and seller at the Bend. Talking Crokinole - Author Wayne Kelly was on hand at the Book Store in Grand Bend Sunday to auto- graph his book "Al! About Crokinole" and discuss the game as much as possible. Harry and Ruth Shep- pard, of Parkhill brought a 1905 Crokinole board for Kelly to look at, which they are discl/ssing here. Pathfinders booth - Grand Bend Pathfinders also had a booth set up for the annual Farmer's Market on the weekend, selling cookies and muffins. Helping out with the sales here are, front row, (left to right), Lisa Robertson, Elizbeth Russell. Back row, (1-r), Jessica Linton, Michelle Lovie, Carla Taylor. Selling crafts - Grand Bend Golden Agers Elda Adams, left, Iva Latta afid Nola Taylor had a booth set up along Main Street to sell crafts during the Farmers Market in Grand Bend on the weekend. Nice weather prompted a tremendous turnout for the annual event. Catholics hear sermon on faith By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - Father Paul Beck was celebrant at all weekend Masses for Immaculate heart of Mary Church. Linus Kuntz was the reader at 11 a.m. Mass, with Do- lores Tighe as cantor. Soloist Ro- berta Walker sang "Ten Lepers" at Communion. The congregation was asked to pray for Bill Bryson, who is very ill in hospital. In his sermon, Father Beck talked Around the Bend... GRAND BEND - Many thanks to all those who supported the Cub Scouts and bought an apple for their Apple Day fundraiser at the Farmer's Market on Saturday. Beginning on October' 19, cub meetings will start at 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., instead of starting at 7 p.m., since the school gym is booked for volleyball. Investment night will be October 26, when all the "new chums" become full-fledged cubs. Parents and family are invited. The Women's Institute will be holding their meeting on Thursday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m., in the basement of the United Church. Dr. Liam O'Connor will be the guest speaker. about faith. The scourge of modern humanity is cancer and AIDS; in Christ's time it was leprosy. Naa- man the leper was healed by Eli- sha, and Christ healed 10 lepers. In both cases, the thankful ones were "foreigners", showing that God docs involve Himself with those we perceive as outcasts. Sunda , October 22 there will be an Open House at St. Peter's Semi- nary, London, from 1-5 p.m. All parishioners are invited, for tours, displays and refreshments. Some of the high school students arc planning to provide music for the Christmas celebrations. Those who play an instrument, please contact Jacqueline Vandenbcrk at 238-8303. rown, left, and Mike Reabum, of the Grand Bend Cubs and Beavers, had a good spot picked out in Front of Tender Spot on Main Street, selling apples as part of Scouting Apple Day, while the Farmer's market was going on Saturday after- noon. Many people were buying apples. A