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Barbed wire show
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| The 42nd Annual Antique & Barbed Wire SUPER SHOW 2008 will be held May 1-3 at the Rush County Fairgrounds in LaCrosse. Plenty of food, open house at the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum and exhibits including Ladies’ Hat Making and Judging and a special exhibition “Tribute to our Veterans.” For more information, call 785-222-9900 or visit www.rushcounty.org/BarbedWireMuseum. |
Three sisters, one shop
What happens when three sisters spend over 20 years antiquing together as retirement approaches for two of them? Why they open a shop together, naturally.
It wasn’t quite that simple, but come May 1, Sister’s Antiques will open its doors in Garnett.
The ball started rolling when one of the sisters talked with the wife of the owner of an 1890’s former bank building on the Square in Garnett. The barber occupying the space had too much room. After some negotiations, the barber decided to move to a less spacious area.
“We occupy the front by the two large display windows,” said Lynn Pickert, who with older sister Paula Scobee with handle day-to-day store duties. The third sister, Sandy Stockton, still in the regular work-a-day word, will handle the books and fill-in on weekends.
“It has worked out that we are now able to realize a dream we’ve had to open our own little shop together,” said Lynn.
The sisters attribute their love of antiques to their mother, Esther Koehler, who raised four children on her own.
“As a single parent, people use to give her things,” remembered Lynn. ”She would refurbish them out of necessity and was a natural at refinishing furniture.”
As the sisters get prepared to open their doors, Lynn said they feel “mom is in this with us and inspiring us with her wonderful ideas as well.”
Paula and Sandy have lived in Garnett all their lives, and the three sisters feel strongly about locating on the Courthouse Square. “We remember shopping downtown as youngsters and wanted to do what we could to help continue the wonderful new growth on the Square,” Lynn said.
The shop is open for business May 1 but the Grand Opening is May 10, which will coincide with Garnett’s annual Square Fair. Sister’s Antiques will feature furniture, collectibles, primitives, linens, toys, vintage costume jewelry and clothing, dishes, photo and various gift lines.
The shop is located at 501 South Oak St. Hours are 10 am-6 pm, Tues-Sat., noon to 6 pm on Sunday. For more information, call 785-448-2700 or email sistersantiques3@yahoo.com.
For cows only
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| Mason Braman, owner of Tonovay Antique Mall & General Store in Eureka, had about two dozen “horn weights” at one time, but has since sold some of the 50-plus year-old “dehorning” contraptions. Breeding and genetic engineering, said Braman, has mostly eliminated the use of horn weights. “Don’t think they use them much anymore,” Braman added. Tonovay still has a few. Call 620-583-5242 or 866-757-9537 if you got a cow that needs trimming, or to start one unusual collection. |
Bead Blast
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| Bead Blast 2008, a retail bead show, has move to the Overland Park International Trade Center in Overland Park. The show is May 3-4. For more information, visit www.kcbeadsociety.org. |
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