December 3-9, 2009 ~ The Villager ~
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Yuletide In the Country: WNY’s Most Elegant Artisan Show
Yuletide in the Country features the finest in traditional, It’s that time of year again! contemporary and country crafts, fine arts and gourmet Considering fitness equipment specialties, all created by more than 150 of the premier for Christmas presents? artisans in the United States and Canada.
Fitness equipment can be a great choice! When I train clients in their homes, it’s amazing the caliber - and expense - of exercise equipment that some of them have tucked away! It’s very surprising to them when I arrive at their homes and provide them with selected, inexpensive equipment for their training sessions. I always stress to my clients and students that the most effective equipment doesn’t need to be expensive. How you use it is as important as what you use for achieving the safest, most effective workouts! Here are my top picks: BOSU Ball. This piece of equipment is very versatile, Sleigh Bell Festival tremendously enriches a workout continuing throughout the day and is very performancein the foyer until winners are effective when integrated into announced from 4-4:30pm. an exercise! The key elements Plan on coming early to enjoy Breakfast With Santa in the Elementary Cafeteria from Little Valley Library to Hold Cookie Sale Dec. 11 at CCB 8-11am. A light lunch will be LITTLE VALLEY - The should come early for the best and 6pm. All proceeds will go available in the afternoon. Santa’s Workshop is open in the Memorial Library of Little selection. Of course, everything toward the library’s operating Elementary Library from 9am- Valley has announced its annual our wonderful cookie bakers fund. 4:30pm. Santa’s helpers have Christmas Cookie Sale on make is yummy!” The Memorial Library of collected a unique collection of Friday, December 11 from 9amAssorted cookies will be Little Valley is a member of both new and previously owned noon in the lobby of Cattaraugus packaged by the pound to ensure the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus items to provide affordable County Bank, Main Street, Little everyone gets a nice variety. Library System. Regular hours shopping for the entire family. Valley. Pecans will also be available for are Mon-Tues 10am-4:30pm For more information about “We’ve been doing this for so those who missed the pecan sale and 6-8pm, Thurs 10am-6pm, the festival, or to obtain a vendor many years I can’t remember in November. Cookie donations Fri 10am-4:30pm, and Sat packet, please visit www. when we started,” noted will be gratefully accepted, and 10am-noon. For more info chamber.franklinvilleny.org or Gretchen Taft, library director. may be delivered to the library call 716-938-6301 or e-mail “It’s very popular, so people on Thursday between 10am memliblv@atlanticbb.net call 716-676-5167. from those at Christmas in the Country. All artisans’ creations must be juried and approved before they are selected to appear in the show. That ensures that people have only the highest quality of the merchandise from which to choose. Yuletide in the Country will be held this weekend, Dec. 5-6 from 10am-5pm each day at the Fairgrounds in Hamburg. Discount tickets are available through Dec. 4 at all tickets.com locations in TOPS Markets.
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and height: your feet should always rest flat on the ground when executing an exercise on a bench. As well, your head should never hang over the end of a bench when lying down. If racks are included, make sure they exhibit a wide base for balance. Racks should never interfere with your shoulders’ range of motion. Body bands/pulleys. Affordable, mobile, spacesaving, they can substitute for free weights in various exercises and are great for those who travel. Different colors determine various degrees of intensity. Check them ongoing for brittleness and avoid direct sun or heat exposure. Made of latex, they’re not suitable for those with a latex allergy. Small 8-10” diameter ball: very effective for working the abs and inner thighs. Happy shopping! Katherine Preston is a Registered Personal Trainer, Nutrition and Wellness Specialist, Older Adult Specialist, and Fitness Instructor through the Canadian Fitness Professionals Assoc. Katherine founded and operates ABSolute Fitness Training & Consulting, which offers Certified Personal Training and Nutrition Consulting in clients’ homes, in fitness facilities and as a referral for Post-Re-Habilitation patients. Questions? Comments? E-mail Katherine at absfit@cogeco. ca or visit http://home.cogeco. ca/~absfit
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of Commerce booth in the Elementary School or call ahead to reserve a spot 716-676-5167. The Ischua Valley Historical Society’s Miner’s Cabin at 9 Pine Street will show off the building’s Queen Ann Victorian style of architecture as well as the collections of local history from 1-4pm. Festival-goers are also invited to visit one of the oldest houses of worship in the village. From 10am-5pm, the Mouse, Paper, Scissors Crop Club will conduct an open house and a Creative Memories Workshop in the Presbyterian Church. The Craft Show will be held in the gym, with a Chinese Auction
of balance, posture, core strength, spinal alignment and abdominal engagement are constantly challenged. Both cardio and resistance training can be addressed through its use in a wide variety of exercises. A fantastic piece, it’s definitely my vote! Free weights. Very versatile, mobile and space-saving, free weights are affordable and can be purchased individually. Unlike stationary weight machines, free weights allow a muscle group to be worked at more than one set angle. Buy them as you need them to make it affordable. If possible, look for one piece or “dial up” dumbbells: plates need to be re-set often, taking time and affecting your workouts’ momentum. The Stability Ball. It can be integrated into many exercises, while constantly working your abs. Very cost effective, spacesaving and mobile, prices can range from $10-$50. A 55cm Ball fits a person of average height; 65cm is for taller individuals. In addition to your standard Ball, it’s useful to also have a slightly smaller Ball for certain exercises. Flat/Incline Bench. A flat/ incline bench with an adjustable incline can enrich your workouts. However, keep it simple. Always test it out before purchasing one, as benches vary. Look for stability and strong construction: separate, thick, widely-spread legs that guarantee no shifting. As well, focus on length, width
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gifts for people who are hard to shop for. You can relax at our show and get something unique for everyone on your list,” said Sally Kaczynski, CEO of Premier Promotions, promoters of the event. Premier Promotions, producers of the show, created Yuletide in the Country for people who either missed Christmas in the Country, America’s #1 ranked craft show, or forgot to buy a present for someone on their list. More than two-thirds of the exhibitors will be different
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FRANKLINVILLE – Sleigh bells will jingle on an historic note in Franklinville as the community stages its longrunning holiday celebration from e 8am-4:30pm this Saturday, Dec. , 5, spotlighting the community’s u tradition and authenticity. Sleigh Bell Festival organizers e have planned the usual craft d show and visits with Santa, but s for the first time are offering an l Historical Home Tour, affording a visitors a glimpse of a lineup - of some of the village’s stately - homes beginning at 10am t for the advance fee of $7 - or , $10 on the day of the festival. . Participants can book the tour at the Franklinville Area Chamber
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HAMBURG - Western New York’s most elegant artisan show is now ‘Yuletide in the Country.’ The 14th annual show will take place December 5-6 at the Fairgrounds in Hamburg. Yuletide in the Country offers an intimate, holiday feeling when you walk into the show. The people who come are really shopping hard to find something special … and they almost always succeed! Yuletide in the Country features the finest in traditional, contemporary and country crafts, fine arts and gourmet specialties including unique pottery and ceramics, various styles of jewelry, wearable items from head to toe for both young and old, animal gifts, Christmas décor of all media, home décor and furnishings, candles, cutlery and knives all created by more than 150 of the premier artisans in the United States and Canada. New to the show this year will be holiday cooking demonstrations and a wine tasting area where attendees can sample unique vintages they may want to serve this holiday season. “Yuletide in the Country is the perfect show to find lastminute holiday presents and
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