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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1969
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An unusual item at the Christmas Country Fair last week was
this Moose horn' cribbage board exhibited by Shirley's
Canadian Crafts. The horn came from the Yukon Territory.
Holding it is Cathy Smith, daughter of Mrs. Shirley Smith of .
10, West Hill.
The Christmas Country Fair was held at Carlow last week by the Country Crafts. Group of
Colborne Township. ,Mrs. Wilmer Hardy, president; said the attendance was the best ever with over
1,200 .attending the two day event. Extra work had been carried out on- the old coach inn to
provide larger- quarters. The displays contained everything from Christmas corsages and home
made cookies to oil paintings and hand hooked rirgs..While the odd booth or two had commercial
crafts on them, most of -the items were hand made locally by the ladies of the Country Crafts
Group and by local artists and potters. Mrs. Hardy said she does not think the size of the building
will allow any expansion for next year, and no plans are being considered for longer than two days
for the fair. Wednesday and Saturdaywere chosen .to allow as many people as possible to attend.
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Two local artists, one in flower arranging and plants and the other becoming well known for her= flowers and plants and Anne
with pottery and paintings,swere on -hand for the Christmas Fairservice is already well known for her Country Crafts Studio at
Country ;Fair at Carlow last week. Mrs. Jean McKee, Benmiller, is Blyth.
Mrs. Shirley Smith is from West Hill and came to Carlow last weekend for the Christmas Country.
Pair. She operates Shirley's Canadian Crafts in Grand Bend during the summer months and was
pleased to be able to, take part in the local fair. Exarnining some of her wares is Allan Crane,
Willowdale, with his wife who was staying with Country Crafts president, Mrs. Wilmer Hardy and
_her husband in Colborne Township for the duration of the fair.
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Mrs. Muriel Fisher, 199 Cambridge Street, makes her hobby ..of
finishing driftwood pay off once in a while. The driftwood is
collected along the beaches in the area with the help of Mrs.
Fisher's husband and children. She hag" been finishing driftwood
for the past 5 years and likes doing it. She had some of her
finished products on display at the Christmas Country Fair
Mrs. Dorothy Fisher, left, 158 Lighthouse Street, and Mrs. Evelyne Allin, 86 Blake Street are
amateur candle makers and spend much of their spare time preparing candles for all events. They •
displayed their products at the Christmas Country Fair at Carlow last week and attracted the
attention of many of the 1,200 people who'attended the two-day fair..
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A variety of crafts and arts was, on display at the fourth annual Christmas Country
Fair held at. Carlow this past week. The fair was organized by the ladies of the
Country Crafts Group located in Colborne Township. Mrs. Wilmer Hardy, president
said the event was the best attended yet with over 1,200 putting in an appearance
during the two days the show ran. The opening day was Wednesday October 29 and
the final day was Saturday, November 1. The days were chosen to enable peop
from stores in the area to attend while the stores were closed and when the rest of
the working force was off work for the weekend: Arts and Crafts groups from
outside the area were invited to attenid this year and visitors came from as far as
Toronto to either take part in the faWor see the exhibits.
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Local people by the score attended the Christmas Country Fair in Carlow wall Hai wee k and there
were also many from out-of-town. Mrs. Donnie MacDonald, Ripley, inspects some &f'theart
displayed by Mrs. Koop De Groot, centre, of Benniiller~, whowas assisted Sy Mrs. Jacob Terpstra,
RR 6, Goderich. The itenft on display had a distinct Dutch theme about them, ,perhaps because
Holland is the homeland of the two ladies operating the booth.
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