Times-Advocate, 1988-10-19, Page 31SHOWING CRAFTS - Ginger Weber,•of Country Treasures in Dashwood, shows off her craft table that she had
displayed during -the Lambton Heritage Museum's Christmas Craft Show. which was held on aha weekend. Over
. 5,000 people attended the show.
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N A BUYING FRENZY - Many people who attended the Christmas Craft Show at the Lambton Heritage Mu-
seum on the weekend were in a buying mood as many exhibitors -reported brisk -sales. Here as customer buys a
sweater from the Unique Trends' display from Grand Bend. •
Over 5,500 at Museum
Crowds at Christmas craft sale
By Roberta Walker
GRAND BEND - Over 5,500,
people crowded into the museum.
and.groundQ for the Christina's Craft
Show at Lambton Heritage Mu-
.seumon Saturday and Sunday.
More than 60 exhibitors hada wide
range of gift items for sale., coming
from all over Southwestern Onta-
rio: "London, Torinto, Sarnia and
points in between. •
Most exhibitors felt - that the
crowds came to buy, nor to nerdy
window-shop, so the maturity did
well, some nearly running out of
merchandise. They'll have to work
hard to replenish stocks for future
craft shows after this one.
Joan and Gary King. R.R.2 Grand
Bend, create in stained glass and
wood, "Adventure in Glass" and
"The Woodpecker". dpccker". Joarr has been
working kith gla.' for five ears
now and when her • .hand retires,
they hope to open a shop of their
own. He makes the picture tramcs,
lamp bases, and boxes that set off
her glass creations so beautifully.
-Joan's specialty is birds, from
tiny hummingbirds on a string to
large framed pictures: one of a swan
and her cygnets.
Diane Eagleson of Eyxeter and
Ginger Weber of Dashwood are two
sister -in-laws who make Country
Treasures, acrylic painted wooden
bears. sheep, signs and necklaces.
Ralph Wehcr'euts out the wooden
shapes, and the ladies decorate them ,
with eye-catching results.
The most outstanding example of
arc rylic-painted_ woodcn objects was
-displayed-hy a newcomer to Grand
Bend, Evan Legacy of Tall Pines
Original: Legacy studied in New
York for five year, then began
painting in 1983, moving her from
Colborne only last year. •
Heir style is original, with ole-
ments of Pennsylvania Dutch, cth-,
nic European and Canadian Coun-
try, - combined with flawless
:chniquc and a .flair for design.
.dhc paints chairs, lamps; trays,
candelabra, frames, and particularly
geese and ducks resulting in true
works of art, also oin sale at Family
heirlooms B(wt(que. ' •-
- legacy has been approached by
several 1,lns to teach her technique
tcc others and she may consider giv-
ing art class:: in the future:
Pavia Mclntvre. Grand Bend also
sells her necdlcworks at Fancily
Heirloom. She specializes in orig�i-
Hath- designed appliqued sweatshirts
for children. crib gtnlls.,and hips. •
'John and Linda Relouw, of the
Smoker Hollow Craft store, High-
way .Ki, were doing a brisk busi-
ness in crafts from their store: bas-
kets, wreaths, hears and lovely old
fashioned dolls. Marilyn Babe,
Ailsa Craig, has a fine collection of
• pottery for sale, with all sorts of
mugs, cups,. howls and some
:whimsical cat f(xxl dishes, titled Fat
('.It. Happy ('at. Snotty. Cat, ;the
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• Schnitzel
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Monday - Saturday 9 - 6
Closed Sundays
SPECIAL THIS WEEK
FILETS
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(while quantities last)
also Fresh Hens available
perfect Christmas g ilt tor a special
Old Alfred ('ritchldw cif Port
Franks displayed patience, in the
form of an inlaid w(xxden table that
took over 1()O -hours and .over 500
pieces t� make. It is expertise in
wood Work also showed. in the -
hand -carved clinks in cherry, birds
cyemaple and oak, even piecing to-
gether the clock faces. A real
craftsman.
John Gecrts-rnight-live in Mark -
dale, but he is a pen and ink artist
v ho captures "Nooks -and Cotners
of Ontario,'" in drawing of animals,
.birds and old buildings in incredible
cdclail.
Olive Brianrncr,. Camlachie.
turned her h(#hhy as a rock hound
and fossil collector into a profitable
.sideline. creating "Geri Trees" and
unusual gemstone jewellery.
The General Store booth from
Sarnia contained a large selection of
country crafts. including handpaint-
cd checkerboards - with decorated
checkers to match - for children,in
bears. ducks and hearts.
If you wrtnted-Audis, pillows,
baskets, wreaths, lace collars, pic-
ture frames in satin, wood and
straw, stained glass, candles, jam
preserves, Christmas trinkets, then
the Museum was the place -for you.
Evidently the crowds agreed, as the
shelves emptied, the cash registers
rang and most people went home
smiling after another. good fund-
raiser for the Museum.
October 19, 1988
Variety of wares offered
Page 15A
Business brisk at Farmers' Market
By Roberta Walker
GRAND BEND - "Business is
Brisk!" That's the quote most often
,heard from side -walk vendors at the
Farmers Market in Grand Bentl this
weekend. There were crafts, baked
items, white elephant tables, an-
tiques, and delicious fruits and.vege-..
.tables all -for sale up and down the
street. .
Several merchants stayed open to
take advantage of -the crowds, and
.the crowds took advantage. of some
great bargains. Petticoat Lane;,Do=
Jong's Clothing, the Hardware
store. Rings, Strings and Things,
The Basket Case and Miami Wave -
great prices on candles - all did -
well. Our Andtews, Taters and Stuff
and Finnegan's Restaurant were
kept hopping to feed the hungry
tourists.
The Women's Institute bake sale
table was nearly sold out by 2 p.m.
on Saturday and the Golden Agers
also shut down their booth at 2
p,m. Saturday, with their baking.
gone and .most of their quilts and
white elephant items sold too.
Ladies from the Sohthcott Pines
offered a wide selection of wreaths,
mug rugs, slippers and crafts, and
they happily closed up early with
most things sold. Olive Webb,
Grand Bend, did so well on Saturday
that she didn't have much left for
Sunday. She'll have to make more -
items for another show on October
19'in Forest. The Grand Bend Girl
Guides were there too, with cookies
and crafts.
DeWitt Antiques, from Hwy 21
south, and Erlewein Antiques, .Sar-
nia, provided some lovely old crys-
tal, crazy quilts, chairs and dishes to -
browse through for hidden treasures.
Diane ,Manncll, Grand Bend, dis-
played lovely pine cone wreaths,
Diane Andres, Mount Carmel, pro-
vided crocheted pieces, and Mrs.
Frank MacDonald of Clinton
showed an outstanding collection of
her hand painted ceramics.
_ What about the farmers? They
were there too, as Jacqueline Van-
-denberk and Roberta Mommerstecg,
of Vandenbcrk Farms, sold bags of
.onions and potatoes, beets and car-
rots. Twin Pines owners, Joe and
• Alma Vansteckiste, of RR 4 Thed-
ford, went through four truckloads
- of apples, squashes, -gray. s, pump-
kins and pears on Saturday, trying
• to -satisfy the demands of hungry.
tourists.
Apples -went the fastest, and those
huge squash had to be lifted- to ap-
preciate their size and weight.
--Farmer Lloyd Becker offered the
widest variety of vegetables, all
from - his own garden: broccoli,
brussel sprouts onthe, stalk, car-
rots, cabbages, gourds, radishes, dif-
ferent kinds of onions and a bewil-
dering array of squash, any size or
shape you can imagine. -
According to owners John and
Isla Johnson, even thc'Mini-Golf
was busy with tourists. Everyone
was back at the Bend again, and
business was booming at the Farm-
ers Market. Can the Winter Carni-
val Days be -far behind?
About Town
GRAND BEND - Grand Bend was
so crowded this weekend that it
looked like summer time again. A
combination of thc Farmers Mar-
ket, the Christmas Craft Show at
thc'Muscum, an open house at the
Medical Centre and the beauty of
autumn leaves in the Pinery park,
drew people to the arca like a mag-
net. Perfect fall weather helped to
keep them here, going from one at-
traction to another, and buying
Fundraiser
GRAND BEND - Thc_Grand Bend
Chamber of Commerce hosted -a
fund raising evening at the Legion
hall' .on Saturday evening. The
Lambton' County Park Producers
(lssociation donnatcd a huge pig to
be roasted, with all thc trimmings
donated by Leo's Tendcrspot, Grand
Bend. A hugc crowd was on hand to
enjoy the meal and the auction that
followed.
Bob Gilmore donated his time as
auctioneer, and local citizens and
businesses donated some.39 great
items plus six door prizes to raise
over $1500 for the Chamber of
Commerce. Rick Powell provided
live music for the dance that fol -
,lowed, rounding out an evening of:
fun at"ihc Legion.
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Students at Our Lady of Mount
Carmel School will be performing
a musical production -'Toin Sawy-
er" on Wednesday, Octotie:1-.)9, at
1:30 and 7,430 p.m. Tickets are
$1.50, and the show, involving stair-
dents from Grades 5-8, promises tQ
be a real hit.
Students from Grades • 4-6- at
McCurdy Public School, Huron
Park, att:ndcd "The Farm Show" at
Exeter Public School, on Monday.
October 17. The Kindergarten to
Grade three classes of McCurdy will
get to sec "The Velveteen Rabbit"-
on
abbit"on Wednesday,pOctober 19. 4
, Hallowe'en is just around the cor-
ner, as mothers face -the annual di- -
lemma "what costume will I'
make?" for each child.
"Just Tor Kicks" shop in. Grand
Bend offers a wide array of masks,
makeup, costumes and ideas for
those moms who haven't the time
or -talent to whip up imaginative
creations with needle and thread.
Grand Bend Public School will
enjoy their Hallowe'en parties on-
. October
n.October 31, as the Lions Club will
provide each tot from -Kindergarten
-to Grade 3 -with a silver dollar. The
Lions used 'to host a huge party in
the school gym, with food, prizes
and cartoon shows, but in the- past
few years, attendance has steadily
dcclined,.in favor of private parties
and house. to house trick-or-
treating.- Keep those tiny goblins
and ghosts .in. mind while driving-
enthatparticular date, toxo.:..
The -congregation of the.Grand
Bend United Church- joined the
Greenway. United members this
weekend to celebrate their anniver-
sary serviceat Greenay. -
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SENIORS TABLE - The Grand Bend Seniors did a brisk trade at Satur-
day's Farmer's Market. From left are_Len Warren,-Bertie Keys, Carl Nieber-
gall, Nola Taylor and Beulah Holt. - -
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