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PAGE 20, WHMTY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARGE 1, 1989 News? Cail Lorna Miller e klin ~ofi e Phone 698-63691I1i694-1502 lst Meals on Wheels held The first "Meals on Wheels" was recentiy beld in the Brooklin area with an encouraging number attending. After a meal was served, those present wvere entertained by the Meadowcrest schooi choir and their ciass band. The next Meals on Wheeis will be heid in St. Thomas Anglican Church on March 15 at 11:45 n.m. If you know of a shut-in, bandicapped oYr seidûr - wh«lo would enjoy an outing, caIl Bessie Pengeliy at 655-4596 or Betty Cencurak 655-3187 or Shirley Morrow 655-4276. There is a saial charge to cover costs. The 1989 World Day of Prayer service wiIl be beld in Brooklin United Church on Friday, March 3 at 7:30 p.ni. Members fram other denominations in the area are invited to attend and take part. H.H. GOODE & SON (1987) LTD. FARM SUPPLIES We carry a wide varîety of farm products for your needs Dairy Feed * Horse Feed * Swine Feed il Sheep & Goat Feed e Pet Feed Vitamin & Minerai Supplements, Seed Graw, Forage Seeds & Fertillzer, Custom Mixing A vallable, Fencing Supplies, Coal. Brand. Name Produots from: - Shur'.Gain - Master Feeds - -Purina m Gallagher EËlectrî*c Fence - DeIiv~ry Awii hEDI GIVE US A CALL OR DROP IN Brock Street, Uxbridge 852m3355 Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. - .1 p.m. SHARN MACKINNON has f u*nd there is a constant demand for her hand-painted animal figures. She COUNTRY HEIRLOOMS. By Lorma Miller Country Heirlooms was born, after rnany starts at something else, to provide Sharon Maciànnon with the perfect outiet for her creative ability. Bom in Moncton, New Brunswick, she moved to Toronto in July of 1968. Here she worked as a marketing rep for Bell Canada. Upon moving ta Oshawa, she becanie a visual designer for Sears, a position she held for nine years. After moving ta Brooklin, in July, 1982, she and husband Earle went on a vacation ta New Brunswick where they attended çtn auction and bought a quantity. of flurnisbings froin an oid hotel. *The auction bug bit bath of them. They began attending auctions in the Brooklin area and Earle decided to become an auctioneer. He attended a scbool for auctioneers in Marion City, Iowa, and held his first auction at the operates the Country Heirlooms store in Brooklin. Free Press photo' From auctions to collectibles store Brooklin Community Centre in May of 1982. Sharan managed bis business. Finding the red tape locally was toc> much bassie, he opened a store at Harbourfront. They were stili loaking for something local wben this store becarne available. They jumpod at the chance, and Sharan had her store. In Navember 1987, she started Cauntry Cailectibles shows and sales in Markham and faund her band-painted animals were an instant bit. "The animais are band-carved in Quebec and I paint them at home," says Sharon as she applies the flnisbing touches to a cocky rooster. 'They take a lot of work. I don't use anything but varnish ta finish the animais. The finished product takes about four hours. There is a constant demand for these animais so they take up a lot of my time." Ail of the antiques in Sharon's store are given a hand-rubbed «D mxz x ILv-Ili Eiieen Andrew: Certified teacher of the arts of Ceramic Crafts wili teach you a fun and profitable hobby. Cali Now To Enroli - 655-8022 Tues. 1-3pm, Wed. 7-9pm.. Fee: $3.00 Per tesson - Counzrv, Pine & Oak Furniîure Antique & Reproduction Antique Smnalls & Wooden Anima/s Boxv 356 Brook/lil. Ont. 6 Roebuck Si. Brook/li, Ont. Res. 655-3526 Bus. 655-8527 Slharonî Macinnon wax finish ta, give theni a more water-resistant* and durable exterior. "@Antiques are a non-renewable resource and they're being soid out of the country by the truckload." Sharon laments. "New Engiand is full af our Canadian Heritage furniture. Ontario is just now beginning to accept painted furniture, where five years ago you cauld only seii painted pieces to a purist," Sharon continues. "Large corporations are buying the larger pieces for boardrooms and foyers. Antiques lend an ambiance of peace and hominess ta otherwise large, inipersonal rooms." Sharon says, I recently sold an ald Nestle tin and wali rooster ta the president of Nestie corporation." Sharon stocks fireplace mantles and bas a 1870 pine mantie witb square nails in stock at the moment. I pick up most of the manties in the Maritimes," sbe points out. "The Maritime provinces are older and these unusual pieces are availabie." At the moment, Sharon is hard at work flnisbiùng ber animais and a range of' coliectibies that include: duck dustpans, goose ladies, duck cheeseboards, cats, rocking borses, cats and a host of other plain wood creatures that take on life under ber skçilied hands. She signs ber work and invites ail t hose wbo have unsigned work ta bring it in for signing. Ten- years down the road, Sharon sees country-style stilI in "lsbeen around for about 10 years now and it's still gaing strong."l She bas realized ber drearn of expressing ber creativity that sbo bas beld since takinLg commercial art inbigh scbool. She adds that Country Heirlooms, with its antique and reproductivti furniture, Victorian ciothes, bookt3 a.nd ber animais, provides lier with a full, interesting mid lucrative business. Let you control what you drink. For Clear, Fine drink ing water From only: $ 10.99 up Cali: ~?JSstemn 7675 Baldwin St., Brooklin, Ont. 655-4936 i