Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 43, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 27 October 2011 — Page 12

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11-12-11 Second Saturday theme » Miracles at Main & Market Streets Events: Noon-6 p.m.: Local businesses will offer a variety of Christmas-themed games. Participate to earn ticket punches. Complete punch card to enter prize drawing. 6:30 p.m. - Parade Lineup at Boys & Girls Club, 107 E. Marion St. 7:00 p.m. - The Annual Christmas Parade will begin marching down Main Street (SRI9) to Depot Plaza, located in the 200 block of S. Main Street Following the parade - enjoy free refreshments inside the Depot Plaza while listening to a reading of the Christmas story. Then join in singing Christmas carols with friends, neighbors and loved ones. Nappanee Public Library will celebrate the season by offering: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. - Display of the “Land That We Love” art show, by Local Artist Susie Russell Replogle 10 a.m.-ll a.m. - Free Charcoal Drawing Class for All Ages. Learn how to create landscapes. All supplies will be provided. Space is limited and registration is recommended. Call thJ Nappanee Public Library 574-773-7919 11 a.m.-l p.m. - Chance for the kids to make Gingerbread House gift bags 12:30-2:00 p.m. - Experience an oil painting demonstration by Local Artist Susie Russell Replogle fv ... ,| ■ - ,\ •, • . Pancake & Sausage Breakfast - North Main Street Mennonite Church (504 N. Main St.) 6:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Adults - $7 each •.Children up to age 12 - $5 each Proceeds will support the “Shalom House,” next door to the chinch, where temporary housing is offered to those in need for little to no cost during times of crisis. Pin the Beard on Santa - Metzler Shoe Company (111 S. Main St) 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. I Players will receive punches on Second Saturday activity cards.

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October Member of the Month is Antiques on die Square

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riiwiv it y nnywi rvnunf Dean and Sally Guard offer friendly service and a nostalgic atmosphere to shoppers of their store, Antiques on the Square. Married for 22 years, Dean retired from Hahn Worldwide Department.

"Dean is well known around here," she said. "Everybody comes to him for advice on this or that He ran the G & N Grocery for 37 years before cashiering for Hahn. That was what got him started in die antique business." Guard estimated that "probably half the merchandise sells because of a childhood memory someone has when they see a particular item." Housed in a building with original tin ceilings and wooden floors the business has been reminding customers of die past and offering diem pieces of it to take with them at reasonable prices. After being asked the difficult question of what was the most interesting piece in the building, Guard gave a top-five list which included an antique, cranberry Gone With the Wind lamp; a carved, rose wood oriental, half table; an antique, handpainted cabinet from Pennsylvania; a one-of-a-kind, Carnival glass, hanging light fixture (which may be the oldest item in the store); and an ancient, leather, Billy Jack club. Guard also shared three of her favorite items offered: Chocolate molds from a candy store in Germany; a hand-carved, 13-inch miniature rocker; and an alligator head from a dealer of artifacts from India. The plethora of stock comes from some 18 dealers, some of whom have been selling through the Guards for as many years. Most of the items are acquired from estate sales and auctions. Shoppers peruse the aisles to see dolls, jewelry, furniture, vases, records, books, quilts, spoons, kettles, home decor, toys, Depression art glass, painstakingly-handmade doilies, dishes, and other distinctive items from long ago, and because the business does well and die dedlfers are always adding to their merchandise, what one might not find one day might be found die next. '"There's so much to see, to look, at 1 tell people to walk the opposite direction so they can see the things that they've missed," Guard said as always, smiling. "Something will catch their eye and then they don't see something else they might've been looking for." Besides nostalgic and historical items Antiques on the Square also sells candy and nuts from a candy dealer in Fort Wayne which is sold from the antique candy display case that has been in the building, boasting its wares, for decades. "We're blessed with return customers and a thriving business," Guard said. "I love meeting all the new people that come in I absolutely love it. There isn't anything else in the world I'd rather be doing!" Antiques on the Square is open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. as well as Sundays noon to 4 p.m. and closes during the winter months of January and February. The Guards accept cash, Visa, Discover and debit cards for purchases. To learn more call 574-773-5770.

Nostalgic air in Antiques on the Square By Angb. Pnmra, Eonoa There is a nostalgic air to Antiques on the Square in Nappanee. At 106 S. Main Street, in the building that long ago held Weg Miller's 5 and 10 Store, one could get lost in time amidst die wide array of items from all over die world. Co-Owner Sally Guard says she and her husband Dean have had customers that reside in Paris and Italy shop from die 10,000 square-foot, three-story antique and collectibles smorgasbord of the past. Auction and Sally from DePuy from the

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