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6 Wednesday, July 22, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Antique show draws a big crowd By Jodi Schneider McNamee Correspondent Antique collections spilled across the grass at Creekside Park, enticing treasure hunters for the fifth annual Antiques in the Park event last weekend. About 34 vendors filled their booths with staples of antique collecting: Artwork, jewelry and furniture, and rare finds such as an 1840 Victorian wicker potty chair and an antique corn-grinder. There was a mix of every- thing for everyone, including a 19th-century wagon and surrey from the Pickers & Peddlers Market in Tumalo. Caroline Dietrich, a new vendor from Bend, show- cased a menagerie of Asian antiques. “Actually I have a soap company in Bend. But my mother passed away and left all these exquisite vintage art pieces. Some made of porcelain and Chinese cin- nabar from Asia, including huge Ming vases. She had an import/export store in the 1960s. We lived in Japan for two years when I was growing up,” Dietrich said. “This is a fraction of the collection.” The soothing yet distinc- tive sound of the marimba drew a crowd of spectators to the stage area of the park all Saturday morning. From Central Washington’s Tri-Cities, The Steel & Marimba Community Band consisting of several high schools and middle schools performed until noon creat- ing their musical magic on the resonant mallet percussion instrument. Robin Pendaruis and her husband from Sunriver were photo by Jodi schneider mcnamee Melinda Witt, left, talks textiles with Margaret Meier. relaxing with a plate of Bad Boys Barbecue at one of the picnic tables listening to unusual music. “We come here every year and have never heard any- thing like this before,” said Robin Pendaruis. “We think its top-notch, those kids are very talented.” Some visitors came to browse the many booths and others came knowing the exact trinkets they were look- ing for. Susan Lipton from Salem searched through a variety of vintage European fabrics for just the right color scheme with the help of textile dealer Margaret Meier from Oak Park, Florida. Meier goes to Europe twice a year to buy only the best home-grown fabrics to sell at shows all over the nation. “They’re all spun and woven on farms in Europe, which means no chemicals or machine processes. I have been collecting home-spun linens for years and have five warehouses full in Florida. I lived in Europe in the late ’60s and then again in the early ’80s,” Meier told The Nugget. “The grain bags are organic home-spun linens. I started bringing in home-spun linen into the country 18 years ago. I’m actually from the Portland area, and I enjoy it here in Sisters.” Vendor Cory and his wife, Rachel Sturdevant, own a junk shop in Roseburg called “Fridays,” well, because it’s the only day they’re open. But his collection of “junk” from antique photo frames to a vin- tage corn-grinder was hardly rubbish. “I pulled out all the antique collectibles out of the junk for the show,” Sturdevant said with a grin. The American Legion, VFW, and Band of Brothers had their own booth, selling military magnets to support the veterans in the Sisters community. Gordon’s Last Touch Cleaning Specialists For… BOBBER DOWN! Amazing Cascade Lake Guide Trips offered every day. 132 day for $375. Full day $500. Includes all fl ies and rods. Accepting VISA & MasterCard! Snow Removal! Member of the vetter vusiness vureau Serving Central Oregon Since 1980 vonded & Insured Not just a voice on the phone... We’re right here when you need us... Come In… Relax…Enjoy! Tim Westcott Ronnica Westcott Jenny Duey Mary Morgan INSURANCE OF SISTERS Serving Sisters for over 20 years • The White Buffalo (aka Jake Smith) has been nomi- nated for an Emmy Award for his original song “Come Join The Murder,” which played during the final scene of the FX show “Sons of Anarchy.” The song was co-written with series-cre- ator Kurt Sutter. The White Buffalo had numerous songs placed in the long-running cable drama. The White Buffalo has performed several times in Sisters, including at the 2014 Sisters Folk Festival. He is the son of Jeff and Ginny Smith of Sisters. • Marlene Dumas wrote: I want to thank Jeri and Bob Buckmann for their extraordinary kind- ness to me during Sisters Glory Daze Car Show. As a new widow, enter- ing my husband’s cars in his FAVORITE car show was a difficult decision. Even though I was late submitting my applications and had sev- eral cars, Jeri kindly allowed me to participate. Then Bob made things even better by choosing a prime location to showcase Randy’s amazing cars! I cannot thank Jeri and Bob enough for not only put- ting on a great car show but doing all they could to make the day a wonderful one for me and my family. Kudos to the Buckmanns and the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce. People like them are what make Sisters so special! Vandals strike Sisters A wave of vandalism has struck Sisters over the past couple of weeks. In the most serious inci- dent, a front window was shat- tered at a residence on Jeffer- son Avenue early on July 18. A chair had been broken on a front porch on Jefferson earlier. There were also incidents of tagging with graffiti at Vil- lage Green Park and unspeci- fied criminal mischief at Creekside Park. A week earlier there were multiple tagging incidents at Pine Meadow Village involv- ing vehicles, houses, and other property. 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