Oakville Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 12 May 1993, p. 14

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Anchors aweigh' for the 1993 Oakville Waterfront Festival! Festival admission buttons are now on sale at all financial institutions, including most banks, credit unions and trust companies. Buy a button and get ready to have some water fun at 2nd annual Oakville Waterfront Festival Buttons, " will also be avail- able from participating community groups, the Oakville Chamber of Commerce on Country Squire Lane. and in the lobby at the Municipal Building of the Town of Oakville on Trafalgar Road. Festival buttons gain entry to all Waterfront Festival activities from June 25th to June 27th. And why buy now? Because with the purchase of your button you will receive a "Festival Bonus Coupon Book" full of terrific values from local retailers. WATER ACTIVITIES Challenges have been issued by the organizers of the Oakville Waterfront Festival to the residents of Oakville. corporate sponsors, community groups and service clubs to participate in this year's water activities. In addition to last year's exciting and popular events such as the Lake Ontario Poker Run and the Yamaha Water Show, this year's water pro- gram includes several new ideas Rotary bike-a-thon raises funds to build second women's shelter A bathtub race is being orga- nized by the Optimist Club of Oakville. The Optimists would like a large number of entrants, groups or individuals, who would like to put their ingenuity to the test. The Bathtub Race will be held between sessions of the Yamaha Water Show In an effort to fmance local community activities, the Rotary Club of Oakville West is running its second annual Bike-a-thon on Sunday May Ahh, rain or shine. The ride starts at 9 a.m. from Queen Elizabeth Park Secondary School. 14 Called the "Rotary Ride for Shelter." this bike-a-thon differs from the typical event because it stresses involvement rather than competition. In fact. there are no trophies to be won. Instead, people of all ages are encour- aged to participate in this leisurely 25 kilometre ride through a variety of residential areas in the town. Posters are on display in a number of retail outlets, schools and libraries throughout Oakville, and pledge sheets can be obtained at these locations. To get involved, participants just have to ask people to pledge money m support of their ride. T-shirts will be given to the first 400 participants to register the day of the event and three mountain bikes and 10 bicycle hel- mets courtesy of Wheels in Motion (Hamilton) will be awarded as draw prizes. At the end of the ride, participants will frnd free hot dogs and pop available. The Rotary Clubs in Halton have joined together in committing $500,000 to the building of the second Halton Women's Place shelter in Burlington. All proceeds hom this bike-a-thon will be used to support the Rotary Club of Oakville West's portion of that commitment. [])liiiij)) FOR YOUR PERSONAL WELCOME on INFORMATION BECOMING A REPRESENTATIVE PLEASE CALL T East Oakville 842-2385 Glen Abbey (le-ii? N Northeast 842-156 West 327-0194 m 08 PI MOTHERS-TO-BE Celebrating Our Ifyou are expecting an addition to the family you will wanttoatleai. .. Look_what WELCOME WAGON has in store for you. For a hee invitation to our upcoming show or information please call EDEN - 827-5806 or 364-(X)I7 ttWet NEW IN TOWN? LET us POT OUT THE MAT FOR YOU! Anniversay grprIggi)BIiaaigt I q Demomtratiom . Exciting gifts for every Mom-to-be (whether first or last baby) q Special Displays . Numerous Door Prizes FREE ADMISSION Suttles d Seawinds founder in town Saturday at Bronte Harbour. For more infor- mation contact Don MacDonald of the Optimists at 847-6628. In Oakville Harbour the events will include the legendary River Rat Race, which features pleasure canoes being paddled from the Lakeshore bridge to the Rebecca bridge. The trick here is that three-per son crews are not issued paddles Corporate sponsors, private iryiiyifi uals, community groups and clubs are asked to take part in this chal- lenging event. The $25 entry fee will be pooled for the winner to Suttles & Seawinds' founder Vicki Lynn Bardon will be at the Oakville retail store, 221 Lakeshore Rd. E., this Saturday, May 15th, to mark the company's 20th anniversary. The company, now Canada's largest cottage indus- try, began when Bardon was an assistant editor American Home Magazine, in charge of designing entire rooms. using carefully selected fabrics, for pho- tography. And, she turned heads by decorating her own New York apartment by using swatches of leftover fab- rics, known in Lunenburg County in Nova Scotia, as 'suttles.' When her visa expired, Bardon returned home and began a quilting business in 1973, aptly named 'Suttles & Seawinds' and turned to the local Women's Institute - women with years of experience at quilting --e and found eager workers willing to earn money at home. In addition to to the quilts, her cottage industry produced place mats, pillows, pot holders, oven mitts and apple dolls. DATE: TIME: PLACE One of her early pieces, the now famous 'Bluenose Wm HOLIDAY INN SON. JUNE 6TH 3:00 PM designate to their favorite Oakville The Burloak Canoe ing the War Canoe Those who would lik fitness levels are invitt W II' quilt, won a Design Canada Competition award in 1975. In addition, she walked from that show with a $30,000 order from Abercrombie & Fitch, a large American sporting goods store, and business began to soar. Still left with plenty of 'suttles,' Bardon turned her talents to designing her own clothes to wear to different shows - again turning heads. Women wanted to know where they could buy her fashions, hence in 1974, Suttles & Seawinds expanded into the fashion industry. Today, more than 100 home-sewers in Nova Scotia pro- duce the customized fashion line highlighted with quilt- ed patterns. "Since 1986, the company has been headquartered at Mahone Bay. In 1990, the Oakville store opened as did an outlet at Toronto's Royal York Hotel. Business partner and husband Gary Bardon, a lawyer, has turned his skills to marketing, photography and advertising the Suttles & Seawinds collection. Meet Vicki Lynn Bardon at Suttles & Seawinds in Oakville between ll a.m. and 3 p.m il Ili ()AKVll AI J5 BEAVER JUNE 25 . 27, 1993 aSSRSSyataSyatataiatgtayatayaBtataiayateBBStaSBSSNaRhaSiyaha9) 5500 501 5 5086 5094 5135 5112 Korrie-Sue Marshall - new listings RESTAURANTS Buonasera Ristorante.......................... Cafe Galleria-......................,........, Glen Abbey Clubhouse......-......, Robert’s Fish Cove...,..............,.......... 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