June 27, 2012

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VILAS COUNTY

NEWS-REVIEW EAGLE RIVER, WI 54521

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Lifestyle

(715) 479-4421 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012

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Annual craft fest set at fairgrounds Watermelon Days Craft & Gift Fest 2012 will be held at the Vilas County Fairgrounds in Eagle River Saturday and Sunday, July 7-8. The free craft fair from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will feature more than 100 vendors. Artisans from throughout the Midwest will demonstrate, exhibit and sell the newest in folk art, country and fine crafts. There also will be items for decorating inside and outside the home, cottage or summer home. Wearable art, floral

items, jewelry and gifts also will be showcased. There will be free family entertainment both days. The trademark of Watermelon Days is free watermelon. Show coordinators will give away free watermelon slices for both days of the event or for as long as the watermelons last. There will be food and refreshments available, along with picnic-table seating. On-premises parking will benefit the Eagle River Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Taste of Conover set this Sunday The Conover Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its sixth annual Taste of Conover this Sunday, July 1, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Conover Park Pavilion, located on Highway K East. Area businesses will provide a taste of some of their specialty food items. Each vendor will have food items available in $1

FARMERS MARKET — The Eagle River Farmers Market is a popular place each Wednesday, as visitors stop along Highway 45 North in Eagle River to shop for a variety of items, including fruits and vegetables, plants, dairy products, wood crafts, small animals and meat. Some of the scenes from the Farmers Market last week included: above, shopping for fresh vegetables; right, putting up a sign to attract customers; and below, hoping to take a rabbit home for a pet. The Farmers Market is open from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. —Staff Photos By DALLAS PULVER

Antique show planned in Eagle River July 7-8 The 20th annual Eagle River Holiday Antique Extravaganza Show & Sale will be Saturday, July 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, July 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Northland Pines High School. The school is located at 1800 Pleasure Island Road off Highway 45 North, and will be air-conditioned. More than 50 dealers from across the Midwest will present quality and diversity in the show. Items offered for sale will include furniture, jewelry, clocks, china, lodge and fishing items, mounts, advertising, silverware, folk art and primitives, Indian artifacts, pottery, glassware,

Reflections By Mary Friedel-Hunt

Slowing time down Yes, it is gone. I am talking about the month of June. Most of us are scratching our heads wondering where this month went. It seemed to disappear like a flash of lightning in the night sky — it comes and then it’s gone. And it won’t be long before we are saying this about the entire year. So why does time seem to go so quickly especially as we age? According to Ronald Riggio (Psychology Today), the early years are full of firsttime events: your first date, the birth of your first child, first big vacation, etc. First occasions are novel events and we tend to make more detailed and lasting memories of those first times. When we repeat the event, year after year, it is less likely to make a unique or lasting impression. We can observe the same phenomenon in a shorter space of time. For instance, the first couple of days of your two-week vacation seem long and leisurely, and the time goes slowly. You’re thankful that you have two long weeks of this. But, the next thing you know, it’s almost over and you are heading home! The key to slowing down the pace of life (at least psychologically): As much as possible, take advantage of new and unique experiences. When we go to the same places and do the same things, we don’t make distinct memories and time seems to fly by. So, if we want to see our lives pass more slowly, the key (according to Riggio) is to continually include first occasions which translated for adults would mean learning new skills, taking trips to new places, meeting new people, adding more exciting and new events to our schedules and more. Doing these things has a greater advantage, however. Including the new in our lives adds growth and keeps our brains from closing down. Doing this makes life more exciting and gives us meaning and purpose. These additions to our lives as we age do not have to be costly. They can be as simple as sitting at the edge of a river we have never seen before. They can be To FRIEDEL-HUNT, Pg. 3B

increments. Dollar tickets may be purchased at the entrance. The event will feature musical entertainment, a bounce house and a dunk tank. Proceeds will benefit the John Mark Price Scholarship Fund. For more information, call Sharon Olander at (715) 4795757.

stoneware, dolls, baskets, postcards, banks and holiday items. Professional dealers from across the Midwest will be on hand to discuss items and buy or trade. In addition, Mary Lou Gates will be onsite offering crystal and china repair services while participants wait. Food will be served by members of the youth group of St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church. A $4.50 admission fee will allow individuals to attend all three days. Children younger than 16 will be admitted free. Free parking is available behind the school. For more information, call Steve Bina at (608) 385-3598.

Adopted sisters reunite in Eagle River Editor’s note: The following is the story of two sisters who met for the first time in 62 years. They were both born in Eagle River and were separated in 1950, each adopted to separate families. Through ancestry.com, Lin Smith located her sister, Cherly Spade, last September and recently made that longawaited return trip to Eagle River to meet her sister. Her story follows.

___________ BY LIN SMITH SPECIAL TO THE NEWS-REVIEW

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There are many types of journeys that people take in a lifetime, but few are as exciting or as fulfilling as a journey of discovery. The unknown factors which come to light in such a journey are incredibly tantalizing to one’s senses. The journey of discovery will most certainly awaken new and often raw emotions. At least that is how my own personal journey of discovery has affected me. At 2 years of age I was adopted; the story goes that I had been abandoned by my parents. I was found sitting on the doorstep, not of someone else’s home or a church, but at my own home. The local sheriff picked me up and took me to safety until arrangements could be made for my care. The couple who adopted me spent a couple of weeks fishing at a nearby resort every summer. They heard the story of my plight and it touched their hearts. They

Cheryl Spade, left, of Eagle River, met her sister, Lin Smith, right, of Goldendale, Wash., after

decided a green-eyed, curlyhaired little girl would be a nice addition to their lives and so I came to live with them. My journey through childhood was fairly normal and uneventful. Fast-forward to age 18 and my new journey as an adult. This journey was much more colorful and eventful, sadly not always with the best results, but I truly believe that “whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,” as the saying goes.

they were separated in 1950, each adopted to separate families. —Contributed Photo

I had always known I was adopted, but not many details were ever shared because of the unsavory circumstances from which I had been rescued. So now, on my own, I began my journey of discovery. Upon trying to enlist the services of an attorney to help me, the door was quickly and firmly slammed shut. Adoption records were sealed in my home state and I needed written permission from my birth parents to have them

unsealed. I didn’t have a clue who they were and no one I knew was talking — end of story. Well, not quite. I did not have the resources or expertise to launch a manhunt to find anyone from my past — Oprah Winfrey, Maury Povich and Montel Williams were not even around yet to help me. Although at 18 it seemed I had hit a dead end, my curiosity was never To SISTERS, Pg. 4B


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