October 2012 - Village of Maple Bluff
October 2012 - Village of Maple Bluff
October 2012 - Village of Maple Bluff
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Buying LOCAL<br />
Just Got Closer to Home<br />
THE MERITS OF buying goods locally can’t be overstated. It’s good for the earth, good for<br />
the local economy, and allows you to directly support your community. As we approach<br />
the holiday gift-giving season, perhaps you’ll want to check out some items made by a<br />
couple <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maple</strong> <strong>Bluff</strong> artists and a handful <strong>of</strong> others from the Madison area. It doesn’t<br />
get more local than that!<br />
This second annual Artisan Sale brings local artists’ goods together for a day <strong>of</strong> preholiday<br />
shopping fun, and convenience since the sale is being held right in the <strong>Village</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Maple</strong> <strong>Bluff</strong>. You are invited and welcomed to visit the sale on Saturday, November 10<br />
from 9am until 2pm at the home <strong>of</strong> Mary Ann Germanson located at 924 Farwell Drive.<br />
Mary Ann has been a <strong>Maple</strong> <strong>Bluff</strong> resident since 2009. The semi-retired art teacher<br />
taught in the Wisconsin school system for nearly 25 years and creates jewelry, drawings,<br />
photo greeting cards, and so much more. An artist her entire life, Mary Ann also commissions<br />
paintings, co-authored a book, and teaches private art lessons. She’ll have an<br />
array <strong>of</strong> items on hand for sale at the event and invites you to come and meet some <strong>of</strong><br />
your neighbors and support artists from the area, like Vicki DeWitt. Vicki is Mary Ann’s<br />
neighbor and has lived in the <strong>Village</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maple</strong> <strong>Bluff</strong> for about 18 years. She’s been a knitter<br />
for 13 years and will be selling scarves, hats, and mittens made from the finest yarns.<br />
“This annual sale is a fantastic place to find unique, reasonably priced, gifts. And it<br />
supports your local artists, which makes it a win-win event, said Mary Ann. “Please come<br />
by and introduce yourself. Since I’m a relatively new resident <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maple</strong> <strong>Bluff</strong>, it’s always<br />
great to meet more <strong>of</strong> my neighbors.”<br />
Second Annual Artisan Sale<br />
Saturday, November 10 from 9am-2pm<br />
924 Farwell Drive<br />
Unique gifts at reasonable prices include:<br />
Jewelry<br />
Knitted scarves, hats, and mittens<br />
Beaded and wirewrapped<br />
plates<br />
and Cutlery<br />
Unique purses<br />
Cards<br />
Drawings<br />
Felted mittens<br />
And more!<br />
Pet Cover Model Search<br />
Thank you to <strong>Maple</strong> <strong>Bluff</strong> resident Karen Taff who<br />
submitted this photo <strong>of</strong> Captain to our Pet Cover<br />
Model Search. The Captain is a four-year-old<br />
weimaraner and the family’s fourth “Weimie.”<br />
“He is the best,” says Karen. “He loves to go boating<br />
and swimming. He even has his own stairs to walk<br />
<strong>of</strong>f and on the boat. "The Captain" now weighs<br />
about 80 pounds and you can find him sitting on<br />
our laps every morning for the early news.”<br />
Thank you to Karen Taff and her family for sharing<br />
Captain with the <strong>Village</strong>. If your favorite pet is a<br />
cover model in the making please e-mail a picture<br />
and “celebrity bio” to holly@ncpublishers.com.<br />
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