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August 1,1996 AMIUAL CRAFT FAIR W0 ten ’s Institute artS and craft Sale drawS big crowds $8,500 before expenses. Money left over once expenses have hem taken care of willgo towards a longâ€"standing project of the Prince Edward District Wlâ€"an accessible trans- portation system for the county "We‘ re still hoping to eventually establish accessible transportation here," said PEDVVI president Mary Lou Nor- ton, organizer of the craft Show. "And the show just keeps getting more and more popular," she added. "While tourism is down in the county this summer, our show had an increase for an: mutual Arts and Crafts Show spode by the Prince Ward District Women's Insti- fine. The 13% editionof the popular mid- smmer sale, which’liferally took over but unlu every squaiae'ineh affine Prince Edward Community Centre and adjacent fair- grounds last Thursday, attracted some 5,000 paid admissions and raised about aunt: in 3‘1 r. in attendance over last year.‘ '\ "In fact, if you take into account all the people who didn‘ t have t+ pay to get in--the vendors, gates people, WI mem- bers, children, etc. â€"we had lbout 7,000 people on the gounds throughout the 11 ' hours of the show.’ Norton' is quick to thankl’ECC man- agel- Brad Doran and his stat for alltheir co-operation,a as well as Giant Tiger owner Calvin Thomas, The Kiwanis Club of Picton, who mann‘d the gates, and the Bloomfield and Gerry Valley Scouts and Rangers. 1 1997 - July El, 9 pm closing time, open at 10 am. another successful Crait Show â€" over 250 vendors and in the local coverage in the Picton Regional it says" Come one The four buildings will be open and brimmed full of wonderful gift r anpcmnted Lt. Gov. nilary Weston will be in attendance to c one all , open the d ay, This year we will have postcards for sale as Prince E new tartan to commemorate our 100th Anniversary. CLSa but for heaven's sake come early. ideas and this year especially notable is thit our no Support staff is essential at an event of this magnitude, which also included two buses of visitors from Tb‘rmto and one each from Cobourg, Lindsay and Barrie. There were spaces for 300 vendors at the show, but Norton suspects they actu- ally had more than that on the grounds. Besides local artists and artisans, this year's show featured vendors from Nia- gara Falls, Oakville, Lucknow, Petérbor- ough, Campbellford, Madoc, Stirling, Kingston, Gananoque, Ottawa, and Que- bec. pli shments and the focus of WI in our communities catches your eye on entry into the Arena. we again served supper along with lilountain View and h add successful fund raiser . This marked the first year that the Prince Edward Chamber of Tourism and Commerce had a ‘booth at the craft show, and manager Babbs Welsh says they would definitely go back again. "It went really well," she enthused. "I haven't totalled up the number of visi- tors we ha'd, but even countyp eop 1e stopped by and remarked that we phad a good looking display." The 14th edition of the Prince Edward District Women's Institute Arts and Crafts Sale' is already scheduled for July 31,1997. V 7“. nencially. dwards contribution to the headquarters Educ? tion funds as well 1he huge display board featuring past history of WI accomâ€"