Needlecraft Hobbyists To Meet In Lancaster For National Cross-Stitch Festival CLEMMONS, N.C. Needle work hobbyists will gather in Lancaster for the Cross-Stitch Festival, Sept. 27-29. The event will be conducted at the Lancas ter Host Resort and Conference Center. The extravaganza is sponsored by 10 of America’s leading designers and manufac turers of needlecraft materials. (Needlework, America’s most popular hobby, is enjoyed by 40 percent of U.S. families accord ing to the Hobby Industry Associ ation.) Open to the public, this event is expected to draw 3,000 enthu siastic cross-stitchers, embroi derers, lace makers and other needle crafters. The Cross-Stitch Festival, in its third year, offers many excit ing activities to needlework lovers. • Needlework Competition and Display: The festival will sponsor a needlework competi tion and ornament contest open to the public. Winning entries will be on display during the Fes tival. In addition, the public can view a special exhibit of SO juried needlework samplers selected from entries to Piecework Maga zine’s inaugural sampler contest. • Classes; Popular designers, authors, and instructors will teach over 150 classes. Class lev els range from beginner-to-ad vanced with instruction lasting from two to six hours. Class proj ects will include samplers, holi day trims, home and personal ac cessories plus the newest fibers SSTK Law* Tractor • 18-hp, V-Twm engine •48-inch mower deck For the past 163 years, John Deere has held the highest standards of honesty, quality, and comitment to the customer Stop in to your local John Deere dealer to see for yourself our time tested reliability. You'll find that our standards haven’t changed much over the years. Ask about easy financing options at your participating dealer today. www.JohnDeere.com Nothing Runs Like A Deere A /Cm\ *See dealer for details and techniques enabling hobby ists to create works of art using needle and thread. • Shopping: Open to the pub lic, the Cross-Stitch Shopping Mart will showcase new products and trends and hundreds of stitched designs by over 50 de signers and manufacturers. Teachers and exhibitors will con duct mini-classes and free semi nars. Vendors will sell fabrics, fi bers, books, tools, and needlework accessories. • Celebrities: Famous needle work designers will appear at each show to teach classes, sign autographs, share their needle work experiences and display their latest needlework designs. • Special Events: Special weekend needlework activities will be offered in addition to classes. They include a Progres sive Sampler, Saturday Sampler, and a Needlework Banquet. The Cross-Stitch Festival con tinues to support the local chap ter of Big Brothers Big Sisters. In 2000, a total of over $13,000 was raised for local BBBS chapters throughout the country. The funds are raised through the sale of ornaments donated by festival attendees and an auction of nee dlework supplies. All proceeds will go to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lancaster County. Admission to the Needlework Shopping Mart: is $6 per day, $5 for seniors, children under 12 free. Classes run Wednesday through Saturday. A Deere For All Seasons To Locate A John Deere Dealer Near You, Call: N N • 888-MOW-PROS (Toll Free 888-669-7767) Cross-Stitch Teacher \ Designer In Lancaster Needlework Event LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Marilyn Vredevelt, DMC’s 2001 Needlework Teacher of the Year and eight-time winner of the Golden Needle Award for outstanding cross-stitch design, will be in Lancaster, Sept. 27-29. She will teach several needle work classes during the 2001 Lancaster Cross-Stitch Festival sponsored by Creative Arts and Textiles Show (CATS) at the Lancaster Host Hotel and Expo Center, as well as sponsor classes to teach area Girl Scouts how to cross-stitch. Vredevelt’s designs are well known to lovers of cross-stitch and embroidery, “the single most popular (hobby in America) with 40 percent of households report ing that at least one member New Beef Brochure Designed For Year-Round Entertaining DENVER, Colo. The beef industry is producing a new bro chure that will help consumers entertain with style all year round. Nearly 450,000 copies of “Cooking for Friends” will be available in September for distri bution to consumers and food ed itors nationwide. The brochure showcases beef for all four seasons and various entertaining occasions. It targets busy women ages 25 to 52, and features roasts, flank steak, fully cooked beef crumbles and bone less beef round or chuck in reci pes for an appetizer, stew, tacos and a roast dinner. “Cooking for Friends” focuses on underutilized beef cuts to help is...involved in this activity,” according to the Hobby Industry Association. As founder and president of Stoney Creek Collection, Inc., publisher of Stoney Creek Cross- Stitch Collection, a bimonthly magazine, plus three dozen em broidery books annually, Vrede velt reaches more than 100,000 needlework enthusiasts each year. In addition, she teaches cross-stitch and embroidery sam plers and other projects of her own design to students of all ages and skill levels. For more information about the Girl Scout classes or the 2001 Lancaster Cross-Stitch Festival, call the Stoney Creek office at (616) 363-4858. increase the overall value of the beef carcass. 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There will be a re ception at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. The highlight of the annual meeting will be the presentation of the coveted Extension Leader ship Award. This annual award is given to recognize a county res ident who has demonstrated ex emplary leadership for extension and the community. Other busi ness will include the recognition of board members for service, election of new board members, and an audiovisual presentation of extension programming high lights of the year. “This is a wonderful opportu nity for Adams County residents to meet one another and learn how Adams County Extension is improving the quality of their lives through education,” said William C. Kleiner, county ex tension director. “We look for ward to meeting members of the public and showcasing the many facets of extension activities.” Tickets for the annual meeting are $9 for adults and $5 for chil dren ages 6 to 12. 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