LOTS OF PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Post cards, quilts, paintings, cast-iron toys, sock monkeys and lots more hobbies were displayed and shared by 25 Maple Crest elders during its July 23 biennial hobby show.

New to this year’s show were “works in progress” by three residents – Genevieve Fast knitted a scarf, Joanne Niswander took stitches in her latest needlepoint piece, and Carl Wolf demonstrated the art of coloring a mandala. 

Maple Crest resident John Murray shared his Bluffton photo collection. John, who once played Santa Claus in Bluffton, displayed a photo of a young Gregg Luginbuhl on Santa’s knee. In a coincidence, Luginbuhl attended the show and rediscovered the photo with John.

The participants with their hobbies were:
Pat Althaus – Quilts and quilted table runners
Bob Bowersox – Tole paintings
Gloria Bucher – “Playing with color” (paintings and drawings)
Lucille Bucher – Sock monkeys
Larry Burkhalter – Black and white enlarged photographs
Louise Cantwell – Teddy bear collection
Betty Cookson – Crocheted afghan
Helen Driver – Post card collection
Peg Edman – Elephant collection
Genevieve Fast – Knitted scarves
Jo Ann Hilty – Quilts
Rose Hostetler – Paintings
Clarence Kooker –“Treasure hunting”
Mary Ann Kooker – Cookbooks, including foreign ones
John Murray – Albums of Bluffton history
Joanne Niswander – Counted cross stitch; needlepoint; and writings
Wanda Pannabecker – “Grandpa Pannabecker with Adam” (photograph)
Dick Reeder – “Spain through a lens”
Sally Reeder – Books of family trees/family history; wool afghan
Luther Shetler – 5 mathematical models
Geraldine Sullivan-Clark – Sea shell collection
Phyllis Suter – Small quilts
Russel Suter –Cast iron toys
Carl Wolf – Coloring mandalas
Claralice Wolf – Books and stories (she’s authored)

Several volunteers helped with the event:
Set-up and decorating – Gloria Bucher, Sandy Schroll, and Marilyn Shelly
Greeters – Rosalie Dosh and Miriam Rumsey
Disassembly –Joanne Avers, and Kimberly Hansen with her two children, Grace and Caden
Photography – Joy Siders

Photos from the event can be viewed at facebook.com/MHCOhio.