Mountain Memories Marketplace
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A True Shoppers' Paradise!
Come on out and enjoy outdoor shopping at its finest...
When the days dawn bright and sunny on the Tour of Homes weekend, the Broyles Community Center and environs will be filled with the excitement of a full-fledged marketplace. More than 30 vendors offering their wares will help you find just the perfect gift. Or, better yet, you can find a pleasing trinket to make yourself happy.
Booths will be chock full of jewelry, artistic photography, gift baskets, antiques, home accessories, and many other one-of-a-kind treasures. There's truly something for everybody.
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Crazy Bear Cafe |
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Hungry as a Bear? Grab a bite at the Crazy Bear Cafe
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Our thanks to Crazy Bear Chair Eberhard Noll who will be in charge of the master grill chefs on duty during the Tour. Stop by Crazy Bear for breakfast, lunch, or a quick snack and beverage. (Photo by Valerie Doll)
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All that shopping and touring sure brings on an appetite! Once again, the Crazy Bear Café will offer sustenance to Tour of Home-goers.
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., you can look forward to an Early Bird Special of coffee and sausage/biscuit for just $2. Lunch will feature hamburgers for $3 and hot dogs for $2. (Combos include chips and a beverage.) Chips, drinks, and snacks will be available as long as the supply lasts! The Crazy Bear Café is located right there in front of the Broyles Community Center (and not far from all the baked goodies you'll find at the Bear Paw Bakery).
A special addition to this year's Café will be table seating and entertainment during the lunch hour.
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Bear Paw Bakery |
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Picnic midst the pines, with no ants to bother
By Lynn Brazen
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| Jan Cates and Frankie Rehg, Bear Paw Bakery co-chairs, and the ol' Bakery Bear tempt one of the bakery's four-legged customers, Maizy Smalley, with a freshly baked treat. (Photo by Sandi Smalley) |
Something chocolate, something with nuts, something with frosting, something for little hands, something for big appetites, something for a party, and something for Fido and Mittens too. There will be something simply delicious for everyone when the Tour of Homes Bear Paw Bakery opens its doors on April 30 and May 1. With mounds of goodies spread out on checkered tablecloths, there will be a festive “picnic midst the pines” flavor to the bakery this year.
And where will all these sumptuous goodies come from? Big Canoe bakers, of course! This year’s Bear Paw Bakery co-chairs Jan Cates and Frankie Rehg are counting on you to make this the biggest and best bake sale ever held in Big Canoe. “If you can bake, please bake and donate; if you like to meet people and can make change, please volunteer; if you like to eat, please bring your friends and buy!” urges Jan.
So what should you bake? Everything sells well and the bakery usually sells out long before the last tour bus returns to the Chapel. The dog and cat goodies are the first to go, and Fido and Mittens hope to see more of their treats this year. Of all the cookies, the old standard chocolate chip is always the best seller.
Frankie Rehg’s cakes have become so popular that they are sold at the bakery’s silent auction, but all the other cakes, pies, bars and other tasties go like hotcakes too. The date to deliver your goodies is Thursday afternoon, April 29, beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the Broyles Center kitchen. Bakery committee volunteers will package and price all donated items.
The life-sized, stuffed bear from the Chapel office—an endearing symbol of our community and the Bear Paw Bakery—will stand tall at the bakery entrance as he does every year. He’ll be smiling because he loves to see the many children and grandchildren who come by each year to visit him, but also because he is simply inspired by the generosity of Big Canoe and the work of the charities that proceeds from the Tour of Homes go to support.
To volunteer to work during the sale, or if you have questions, call Jan Cates (706) 268-2084 or Frankie Rehg (706) 268-1294.
- Be sure to leave some time during the tour to visit our Bear Paw Bakery, located inside the Broyles Center at Big Canoe Chapel, for a scrumptious selection of cakes, pies, cookies, tea breads and other temptations for your sweet tooth. The bakery even has homemade treats for your four-legged pals.
- The bakery will be open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Friday, April 30, 2010, and from 9 a.m. until supplies last on Saturday, May 1.
- All proceeds, of course, support the local charities in Pickens and Dawson Counties which rely on organizations like the Big Canoe Chapel Women's Guild for funding. Here is a list of the organizations supported by the Guild.
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Collectors' Corner |
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The hunt will be on once again for inspired collectibles and great bargains.
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| Collectors' Corner co-chair Patsy Wohlwend, (left) receives an angel donation from Blanche Hann. (Photo by Sandi Smalley) |
By Patsy Wohlwend
All dedicated treasure hunters have their favorite haunts. Jack Sparrow loved the Caribbean, Mel Fisher found Spanish gold off Florida’s coast and visitors to the Tour of Homes go straight to the Broyles Center in search of treasure at the Collectors’ Corner.
On Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1, the hunt will be on once again for inspired collectibles and great bargains.
Fortunately, generous neighbors replenish Big Canoe’s favorite treasure haunt each year. Donations for last year’s Tour of Homes Collectors’ Corner included 30 boxes from the estate of Susan Dean’s cousin in South Georgia. Her blueware pieces were popular and Ginny Weiss was thrilled to purchase several pieces for her daughter’s collection. She also bought several small pitchers, which she has used to carry flowers to sick friends.
Some booty went all the way to Michigan. Judy Lacey helped her son fill his house with furniture and items purchased at last year’s sale. Judy and Claud, with help from local artist Anita Bellinger, refinished and decorated beds and a mirror for their granddaughter’s room as a result of Judy’s treasure hunting.
Even co-chairs Verna Rauschenberg and Patsy Wohlwend couldn’t resist the call of the bargain. Both were delighted to find area rugs just perfect for their children’s homes.
Best of all, Habitat for Humanity homeowners, waiting for the completion of their house, were invited to the Collector’s Corner on Saturday afternoon to select items for their new home. The memory of the homeowner’s 16-year old daughter happily picking out treasures for her room was one of the “simply inspired” stories that prompted this year’s theme for the Tour of Homes.
Some neighbors have already been inspired to donate their personal treasures. Among the pieces Blanche Hann donated is a ceramic angel crafted by a life-long friend in Columbia, SC. Blanche grew up with the artist, who was partially deaf. Blanche served as “ears” for her friend. The beautiful angel is one of only three done by the artist.
How about you? When you are renovating, redecorating, moving or just cleaning out, please set aside items that can be donated to the 2010 Tour of Homes Collectors’ Corner. If you cannot store your donations until the end of April, call Patsy Wohlwend at (706) 268-1045 for a pick-up. All donations are tax-deductible and tax deduction forms are available.
One of the most challenging parts of the collecting job is “treasure transportation.” Last year a super group of men, women, vans and trucks appeared almost magically and accomplished the move from the North Gate storage units to the Broyles Center within two hours. Another group of volunteers then spent four days lovingly arranging the unique collections. If you can lend a hand with the moving or with the sale itself, give Patsy a call.
Finally, be sure to come by the Collectors’ Corner on April 30 and May 1 to find your own “simply inspired” treasure.
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