April 29, 2011 - Clayton Pioneer

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Clayton Farmers’ Market
returns for the season May 7
Pacific Coast Farmers’
Market Association (PCFMA) is
gearing up for the seasonal opening
of the Clayton Farmers’
Market next week.
The market will be back in
action with Northern California’s
freshest fruits and vegetables and
live music and activities to entertain
patrons all summer long.
“We’re very excited for the
reopening of the Clayton
Farmers’ Market,” said John
Silveira, Director of PCFMA.
“We’ve got some exciting events
planned and hope to make this a
great year.”
The Clayton Farmers’ Market
will open on Sat., May 7 and run
every Saturday from 8 a.m. to
noon on Diablo Street between
Main and Center Streets.
Grand opening festivities
include a ribbon cutting ceremony
with local dignitaries and face
painting for children and a drawing
for a new cookbook. The
first 50 farmers’ market shoppers
will receive a free reusable bag.
Be sure to look for the new fre-
quent shopper card
to receive great
prizes throughout
the summer.
The market is a
means for supporting
local California
farmers. Whether
you’re looking for
earthy asparagus,
flowering orchids,
flavorful onions,
juicy strawberries,
Asian greens, fresh
seafood, or any other
spring produce
items, you’ll find
them at the Clayton Farmers’
Market. More than two dozen
California farmers and other
food producers are expected to
be selling their goods in the market
on opening day.
Certified Farmers’ Markets
are locations that offer only
California-grown products sold
directly to consumers by the
farmers that grew, nurtured and
harvested the crops. All PCFMA
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Art & Wine, from page 1
Clayton Business and
Community Association (CBCA)
presents the festival, but Garrett
insists it’s a community effort.
“Businesses cooperate and
collaborate, too,” Garrett said.
“The Clayton Community
Church provides space and
Diablo Valley Ranch sends manpower
to set up and tear down
the event. No one is paid to put
on this event. Everything is run
by volunteers.”
Proceeds from the festival
support the community. “CBCA
built the gazebo in the downtown
park, helped redo the
Clayton sign, donated to the
schools, the Blue Star Moms, the
Clayton Historical Society, the
library …,” Garrett boasted,
allowing his voice to trail off and
the list to speak for itself.
With his tone changing from
staid historian to the sound of a
kid on the first day of summer,
Garrett announced that
Diamond Dave will perform on
Sunday.
“There’ll be the Clayton
Valley High School choir on
Saturday, there’s Kiddieland, and
there’s a vendor whose teriyaki
chicken skewers are really great. I
always try to get those,” he
added.
SMALL TOWN FEELING
Brenda Lewis is returning as a
vendor for the third time. A
Clayton resident since September
2003, she looks forward to meeting
new people and catching up
with fellow vendors.
“Of all my fairs, this one has
a unique small town feel that is
special,” she said.
Lewis braids hair and sell decorative
hair accessories. “I taught
myself to French braid on my
own hair in high school,” she
recalled.
In 1999, she started with a
hair braiding group at
Renaissance fairs and now travels
to shows 25 weekends a year.
Her bows are made from ribbons
and feathers. A nine-line
bow is her favorite accessory.
Glitter strands and fairy braids,
where colorful hair is braided
into a customer’s own hair, are
new, specialized services she will
offer this year.
Lewis also sells personalized
glassware at her booth.
Customized stencil patterns can
be etched into the glass, or wine
charms – colorful, beaded rings
that rest at the base of a wine
glass or coffee mug – can be purchased.
Lewis will have more
than 60 different wine charms in
designs suitable for everyone
from young sports enthusiasts to
adult wine lovers.
BISCOTTI FOR PEOPLE AND
PETS ALIKE
Millie’s Boutique Biscotti is
a new addition for the 2011
festival.
“We have gone every year to
the Art & Wine Festival since we
moved here,” said Sherry
Guthrie. “Now that we are a new
business, we wanted to make our
debut in our community festival.”
Guthrie was raised in Contra
Costa County and her grandparents
owned a farm in Concord.
In 2004, she and her husband
moved to a Concord home just
across the border from Clayton.
Biscotti was developed in
Italy, and Guthrie, who is Italian,
has been adapting an old family
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recipe for years. Already distinguished
in the biscotti market,
she has earned industry recognition
for her vintner’s blend, made
to be paired with red wine, and a
chardonnay citrus blend to be
paired with white wine.
Recently, the company began
to develop a biscotti for dogs. “I
started adapting my recipe for
dogs after buying specialty dog
biscuits that my pet wouldn’t eat.
Our dog lovers biscotti will feature
banana peanut butter and
applesauce carrot,” Guthrie said.
An active participant in the
Clayton K-9 Coalition, a community
group that supplies water
at the Clayton Dog Park, Guthrie
donates a portion of dog biscotti
sales to the organization.
THE BIGGER, THE BETTER
Last year, the festival drew
enormous numbers – especially
on Saturday. “We probably averaged
about 10,000 to 12,000 people,”
Garrett said.
In his opinion, more people
means increased opportunities
for supporting community
events and services throughout
the year. “Plus, it’s very well controlled
in that all the entrances
and exits are manned with security,”
he noted.
For Garrett, the pleasure of
the festival lasts all year.
“Clayton is a small town, in a
big town area, right under Mt.
Diablo. It’s a great place to raise
kids,” he said.
With Diamond Dave and
those teriyaki skewers ahead of
him, he’s counting down to April
30 and hoping for sunny skies.
The Art & Wine Festival runs
10 a.m.-7 p.m. April 30 and 10
a.m.-5 p.m. May 1 in downtown
Clayton. Admission is free. For more
information, call 672-2272.
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Obituary
Beulah
Mathews
Langford
1936 – 2011
Beulah Ida Mathews
Langford, 74, passed away unexpectedly
on April 18, 2011.
She was born July 8, 1936 in
Cedar City, Utah, to Otto Lee
and Mildred Emma Mathews.
She married Sherman Dale
Langford on October 4, 1954.
Beulah and Sherman raised
their ten children in Concord
and Clayton, California, where
they were members of The
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. Beulah
worked as a bookkeeper for an
accounting firm. She was very
talented with her hands and
loved to arrange flowers, sew,
and quilt, and shared those talents
with others in the community.
Her husband Sherman
retired from Concord High
School after 25 years of teaching.
In 1995 they left Clayton
and moved to Utah where they
owned and operated the
Victorian Inn Bed and
Breakfast. Beulah continued to
cherish the many friends and
relationships she had in Clayton
and Concord.
Beulah is survived by her
husband Sherman; her children,
Lynn Dale (Susan), Springville,
UT, Mike (Deanne) Antioch,
CA, Mark (Denise), Kalispell,
MT, Allen (Linda), Wilsonville,
OR, Lenis (Duane) Rogowski,
Lehi, UT, Jeff (Christine),
LaGrange, KY, Susanne (Shane)
Hill, Kalispell, MT, Dale
(Delicia), Coppell, TX, Linda
(Matt) Davis, Pleasant Grove,
UT, Wayne (Kelly), Rancho
Cordova, CA; 41 grandchildren
and five great grandchildren.
Funeral Services were held
April 23 in Springville, Utah.
Condolences may be sent to the
family through a memorial website
that has been established at
http://www.utahvalleyfuneral.c
om/obituaries/Beulah-
Langford/
Garden Tour
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with privacy have been successfully
tackled. The backyard has a
sparkling pool, with a beautiful
blue tile backdrop. The
Primavera statue surrounded
with greenery is an excellent
focal piece. Bold-colored cushions
and market umbrellas add to
the atmosphere.
A resort-like feel envelops the
lush tropical paradise landscape
of Jon and Linda Van Brusselen’s
home. You’ll forget where you
are under the mature palm trees
surrounded with deep green
philodendron and ornamental
ginger. Thatched-roof sitting
areas provide shade and complement
the resort ambience.
The mature garden of Neal
and Cathy Richmond is another
treasure. Many different perennials
are installed in both the front
and back yards, and this garden
has something in bloom each day
of the year. There are so many
selections that it will delight even
an experienced plant lover.
Linda Pinder has a small, cottage
garden and patio that she
accents with perennials, flowering
shrubs, wall art and container
combinations. This garden is
packed with ideas for smaller
spaces. For the tour, she also will
display colorful quilts.
Tickets are $25. Buy four and get
one free. Tickets are available at the
Clayton Historical Museum, at 6101
Main St., 2-4 p.m. Wednesday and
Sunday. Or download an order form at
claytonhistory.org, or stop by R&M
Pool, Patio, Gifts and Gardens at
6780 Marsh Creek Road, Clayton.