| I went to the Antiques Roadshow!
Press Packer Jayne loves antiques and she was lucky enough to go along to the filming of the Antiques Roadshow - a TV programme all about old toys, furniture, pottery and paintings. Here she tells us about taking part in the filming and finding out about her own family treasures! "I went to a children's version of the Antiques Roadshow. It was called Antiques Roadshow - The Next Generation. My antiques I had a great time looking at the items that other people had brought, as well as having my own family treasures valued. I took along some old paper weights depicting Edinburgh and a china egg holder in the form of a hen. I learnt a lot about the items that I took along and I found out lots about other people's items too! One of the most exciting items I saw was a Scalextric set! On TV! There was a competition at the roadshow - all the children were asked to take along a picture that they had created at home.
Home decor store earns Edwardsville mayor's award
The "house of the rooster" now has the "Mayor's Key." Home decor retailer Maison de Chanticleer is one of the recipients of the Mayor's Key Business Award for 2006. The annual award goes to businesses that open each year in Edwardsville. Partners Linda Hanselman and Mara "Mitch" Meyers opened the store Aug. 1 at 1055 Century Drive. Their store showcases French country style furniture, antiques, reproductions and accessories, a result of the two women's passion for European culture and entrepreneurial drive. "There really isn't a store like this in Edwardsville," Hanselman said. "We're not a traditional furniture store. We have furniture and have national lines of furniture we carry." Those lines include Drexel Heritage, Highland House and Freemarc.
Genius who changed the face of magazines
Jill Churchill, who lived in Cromwell Avenue, Highgate, was behind a series of titles such as Practical Parenting, Family Circle and Homes and Antiques in the 70s, 80s and 90s.Magazine editor Valerie McConnell, who was in Ms Churchill's staff at Family Circle, said: "Jill would sweep into a room with as much flair and hauteur as Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada. She was awe-inspiring. But she could be scary, too, if you displeased her."Born in Rochford, Essex, in 1932, Ms Churchill left school at the age of 15, later regretting not having gone to university. Instead, she became a self-taught shorthand typist for a firm of printers, then a secretary in PR companies. At 21 she exaggerated her age to 26 to get a job in the PR department of Smith & Nephew.After learning her trade she moved to Woman magazine in 1958 and became a key figure at the title during the swinging 60s.
Vail is a member of the Madrigal singers
Alto Cindy Vail, a resident of Redding, recently made her debut with The Westport Madrigal Singers and will perform with the choral chamber music group for its annual spring concerts in May.
I have loved music from a very early age, said Mrs. Vail, who played the flute, piccolo, and piano, and sang in the choir through middle and high school in Indian Lake in upstate New York. At SUNY Potsdam, she performed with soprano Rene Fleming under the direction of Brock McEllerhan in the Crane School of Music Choir, which had the honor of performing during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. After completing her bachelors degree in psychology at SUNY Purchase College, Mrs. Vail relocated to Connecticut and worked with multiple-handicapped children and as a commercial loan officer before starting her family.
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