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There’s no place like Partners! Saturday, March
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together, Dorothy. There’s no place like Partners. Westport’s venerable village
store delivers another sparkling weekend in its Nice to Meet You! series that will keep you coming back for
more. If something is happening in Westport, it’s usually happening at
Partners. The Power of a Local
Product... Tanya
Bernard of Screencraft Tileworks
in Providence, RI, was on hand Saturday to talk about the screen printing
process used to create beautiful coasters, trivets and much more. “We’re a
wholesale company Ms. Bernard said. “It’s great to get out and meet the
people who buy our products!” Screencraft
Tileworks prints local images onto Botticino marble including paintings by
artist Arthur Moniz, and local maps. Tumbled Botticino marble is made in New
England and is the name for the light beige color marble that appears in
great quantities in parts of Italy and Turkey. It has a wonderfully varied
texture and beautiful coloring. No two stones are alike.
Tanya Bernard (right in above photo) shows one of her
amazing tiles to Gerry Quick of Partners Village Store. (Above, right) A
visitor to Partners browses the display of Botticino marble items brought in
by Ms. Bernard. Heal Yourself
Simply...
“It’s
exciting being here at Partners. I’m so grateful they offered me this
opportunity to demonstrate my products,” Ms. Elmaleh said. “It’s wonderful
helping local businesses reach out to their communities.” Martha
Berg of Fairhaven stopped by to visit with Rachel. “This is the first time I’ve
been in Partners since they relocated,” she said. “Rachel’s products are very
nice, and she has such a beautiful exhibit. I’m picking up some breath mints for
my grandchildren that are great for colds. And I love the hand lotions.”
(Above, left) Rachel Elmaleh
with customer Martha Berg. (Above, right) Rachael sitting at her exhibit. “Little
Bird Herbs is dedicated to offering Nature’s alternatives to today’s
mainstream health and beauty care products,” she said. For
more information on this event, or others at Partners, please call: (508)
636-2572 or email: lisa@partnersvillagestore.com Partners Village Store and Kitchen 865
Main Road, Westport, MA 02790 Cards and chips for charity. Friday,
March 13, 2009
“Our tournaments
are growing,” Carter said. His wife Gina was there registering players and
running the 50/50 raffle. Whites of Westport hosted another no-limit
Texas hold‘em fundraiser Friday night to benefit the Antioch School located in
the Highlands Historic District of Fall River. The school is a private
elementary school designed to provide an educational alternative for children
from preschool through Grade 8. 44 players anted up $60 each to join in on the fun. No-limit Texas hold’em has
captivated the imagination of millions of novice poker players across the
globe, popularized by the movie Rounders
starring Matt Damon, and the success of amateur poker players winning the
World Series of Poker, starting with Chris Moneymaker in 2003. The 2006 World
Series of Poker champion (an amateur) received over 12 million dollars in
winnings, more than golf’s 2008 Masters champion and all other individual
skill tournament champions combined! Flops, turn, river, big blind;
it’s all techno-speak to non-poker players. Pot odds, value bets, on the
button, on the bubble; one needed a Roget’s International Thesaurus of Poker
Words and Phrases! And don’t even ask about chip management. All texas hold’em
players are big fans of World Series of Poker on ESPN, and most have watched
every event since 2003. When they sit at a table, it’s not Joe or Harry
sitting next to them but bracelet winners Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson, or Daniel
Negreanu! The
tournament started at 7 p.m., and by 11:30 they had their final table of
seven players. The “big stacks” would now battle it out for the money! By
midnight Peter of Taunton and Lucille of Somerset were heads up (the last two
players).
Left to right: (1) The final table of seven players; Carter dealing.
(2) Peter and Lucille goheads up; (3) Peter flops a set of eights to win the
tournament. Patient
Peter and steely-eyed Lucille traded “all-ins” until Peter “flopped” a set of
eights, leaving Lucille “drawing dead” after the turn. In layman’s turns,
Peter’s three eights beat Lucille’s ace high in a hand and won the
tournament! Gift
cards were presented to the winners: 1st
– Peter of Taunton $500 gift card 2nd
– Lucille of Somerset $300 gift card 3rd
– Bill of Lee $200 gift card 4th
– Rick of Fall River $100 gift card 5th
– Paul of Swansea $75 gift card Best winning
hand (four jacks!) of the evening went to Jon Alden of Westport - $50 gift
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