Appraisal On The Square.

The Second Annual Antiques and Collectibles Appraisal Fair will be held on the Carthage Square tomorrow, June 2 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Main Street Carthage is sponsoring the event and board member Sherry Allan is expecting that over a thousand verbal appraisals will be executed.

According to Allan the event is the only fund raiser of the year for Main Street Carthage. The City of Carthage did contribute funds for promotion of the gathering this year and any profits from the fair will go toward operating expenses for the organization.

Three tents will be set up on the Square to accommodate the eight appraisers. Tickets will be required for an appraisal and will be available at two other tents. Tickets will be $5 per item.

Although the appraisers will not give any written evaluations, the event allows many to see if that treasure in the attic has any value.

Advance tickets can be purchased at the Main Street Carthage office or Main Street Mercantile on the Square.

Stone Carving Today and Tomorrow!

by Robin Putnam, artCentral

Today is the first day of the Bill Snow stone carving weekend !!

The carvers will start their hammers around 8am and chip away until 5pm. It’s an awesome sight so don’t miss it !! We want everyone to come out and see what we’re up to !!

Most of the carvers will be working on huge chunks of alabaster......mostly the pink.

One carver has his own limestone and one has her own piece of white alabaster.

For those not sure about stone......if you’ve ever seen any of Bill’s sculptures you would recognize the ala-basters.

They come in pink, raspberry, and white with some of the harder to find colors like green and black. The black is only found in the black hills of So. Dakota and is very unique.

Kansas and Indiana limestone comes in hues of beige, grays and tans. A harder stone than alabaster but not as hard as marble. Carthage stone is a very hard limestone and not much fun to carve on !!

The carvers will be working all day Saturday, as well.

The group will take time out for lunches each day but Matt will be here during our regular hours so someone will always be here.

With all the hoop-la going on this weekend we want to mention next weekend will be a busy one as well !!

The annual Membership Show will have it’s opening reception on June 8th. As always you’re invited !!

For this opening we will have special entertainment !! The "Divas" will be performing a medley of their favorite tunes. The "Divas" consist of three friends who love to perform and always are a hoot !!!!

Busy, busy, busy........we hope you’ll come by both weekends and see just what we are all about !!!

We are gaining new members on a regular basis why not you, too !!

More.........next week. 358-4404. 1110 E 13th & www. ozarkartistscolony.com

Tues. - Sat 9am - 3pm.

They say that antiques are only worth what someone will pay for ‘em. Since the appraisers at the fair tomorrow aren’t allowed to buy the stuff ya bring, you won’t know for sure. But, chances are you’ll leave with a better idea of what ya got.

A couple a folks I talked to that attended last year’s fair definitely though they got their five bucks worth. The also got a little history lesson about the items they brought in. They weren’t lookin’ to sell their things anyway, just wanted ta satisfy their curiosity.

After your education, ya might want to browse through the antique and collectible shops on the Square and see if ya spot some bargains. They also say the best time ta buy an antique is when ya see it.

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Just Jake Talkin’.

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Oak Street health & herbs

Natural Nutrition

by Mari An Willis

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