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Tis the season to take the Think Auburn First Challenge

Recently, a friend of mine got up at a public meeting and proudly boasted that last year he and his wife did all of their Christmas shopping in Auburn. He was excited about their accomplishment. Their actions as thoughtful, local consumers directly benefited their family and their Auburn community. He and his wife were supporting local jobs. As the Christmas holiday approaches, the volunteers who serve on the Think Auburn First Steering Committee dont expect residents to shop exclusively in Auburn. Thats unrealistic. But its certainly fun and worthwhile to take what we call The Think Auburn First Challenge. There is an amazing array of goods and services that are available from Auburn merchants.
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So, if you need a particular good or service for yourself, mom or dad, the kids, a niece or nephew or a good friend, it pays to find out if the good or service is available from a local merchant before driving down the hill or ordering online from a corporation thousands of miles away. Who wants to stand in line and throw elbows? Not me. Why Think Auburn First? First and foremost, Auburn merchants offer low prices and customized personal services. The small-town experience includes the ability to talk direct-
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ly to business owners about the goods and services they offer. Secondly, when we purchase a good or service from an Auburn merchant, a portion of our dollars goes to support a wide array of public and community services. A percentage of the sales tax dollars allows our city to hire
professional police officers and firefighters. The money also flows to help fix potholes, pave our roads and keep the streetlights bright. And since Auburn merchants are major contributors to community activities, another portion of our dollars supports worthwhile activities such as the Festival of Lights Parade, the State Theatre, the Auburn Symphony, Little League teams, Seniors First and helping the poor with food and shelter. Check out the various websites that support our Auburn merchants at www.oldtownauburnca.com, www.downtownauburnca.com, www.auburnchamber.net and www.thinkauburnfirst.com. Thinking Auburn First is a win-win for our town.
Kevin Hanley is chairman of Think Auburn First.
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Auburns elves have been hard at work all year long, crafting high-quality items that are sure to please. Artists, welders, hairstylists and more offer an array of gift ideas that truly put an emphasis on shopping local. Here are just a few of the many items made and sold here.
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NICHOLSON BLOWN GLASS Where: 5555 Bell Road, Auburn Hours: Visit the studio from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, or any time by appointment Phone: (530) 823-1631 Website: www.nicholsonblownglass.com Holiday open studios: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 25, 26 and 27 and Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18. WIZARDS OF METAL Where: 111 Sacramento St., Auburn Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Phone: (916) 276-1046 or (530) 889-1776 Website: www.wizardsofmetal.com MERRIDEE AND KEITH SMITH Contact: merrideeoan@me.com Website: www.merrideejoan.com EGGSTRA SPECIAL Where: 1558 Lincoln Way, Auburn Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily Phone: (530) 888-8000 Website: www.eggstraspecial.com BELLE BEAUTY SUPPLY AND SALON Where: 2965 Bell Road, Auburn Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays Phone: (530) 823-9341 Website: www.bellebeautysupply.com
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Dan Tenold, owner of Wizards of Metal in Old Town Auburn, creates custom metal art using a plasma cutting system right in his studio. Throughout the year he does a lot of residential signs and commercial products, but as he shifts into his busy season he does more special orders for wall and yard art pieces. Its personalized, custom, Tenold said. They can get something that they cant buy anywhere else that is made especially for them. Tenold said popular gift items are welcome signs, animals and scenery. In addition to custom work, his walls are full of handcrafted items available for immediate purchase.
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Rick and Janet Nicholson at work in their Bell Road studio. The Nicholsons create colorful blown-glass holiday dcor, including the ornaments seen above right. They have several holiday open studios planned throughout December.
which is a deal considering the work that goes into them. It takes him several days, she said. The silk is dyed, then the pattern is applied to the silk using Indonesian tools made out of copper, and then the scarf is painted and dyed again. Some have only two layers, while more intricate scarves can have six or seven. The Nicholsons have been in Auburn for 30 years and hold holiday open houses each year. Their ornaments were part of the White House collection when Bill Clinton was in office, and one year they could be seen at the governors mansion in Sacramento. Theres a lot of people locally wholl just come out and get one every year, either for themselves or for their family, Janet Nicholson said. A popular selection features wine accessories, like glassblown wine-stoppers and metal wine holders. Fawnridge Winery displays Nicholson Blown Glass on its label, and Janet Nicholson said shes seen many people give a bottle of Fawnridge wine with a holder and stopper as gifts. We also do a whole range of vases and bowls, Janet Nicholson said. Those sell for $75 and up, and a selection of smaller items is made just for the holidays.
Batik accessories
Artists Meriddee and Keith Smith create textile works of art, and Meriddee Smith said a popular Christmas gift item is a batik scarf. Batik is an ancient art form that uses a manual wax-resist dyeing technique. Wax is applied to fabric, followed by dye, in many successive layers to create colorful, intricate designs. Meriddee Smith works in silk painting, felting and many other textiles, and her husband does batik work. Scarves generally sell for less than $100, she said,
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Shelly Killgore, owner of Belle Beauty Supply and Salon, sells handmade hair accessories that would make the perfect stocking stuffer. Hair Flairz hair clips are made by Auburn residents Traci Beitz and Tina Roholt and are sold in Auburn exclusively at Belle Beauty Supply. The decorative pieces include
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Blown-glass ornaments
Janet and Rick Nicholson are a popular stop on any shopping trip their Bell Road studio is where they create intricate, colorful blown-glass ornaments that make an eye-catching addition to a decked-out Christmas tree.
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Angela Leonard displays a Timber Lea design holiday sweater at Marilyns Fashion-a-tions in Downtown Auburn.
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Theres something for even the most discerning fashionista at Marilyns Fashion-a-tions in Downtown Auburn. Gift ideas include apparel and accessories, jewelry and fun tops with clever sayings on them. The shop is at 866 Lincoln Way, Auburn. Call (530) 823-2468 for information.
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Looking to give or receive something shiny and sparkly in a small box? Auburns jewelry stores have plenty of options. At Sierra Moon Goldsmiths, designers create one-of-a-kind pieces. We do a lot of custom jewelry, coowner John Lynch said. We have certain customers who like that aspect and theyll want something specially made. Theyll have a gemstone and well make the mounting or they will start from scratch with a stone in the store or well bring in something special-order. One of the trends in rings this year is a
combination of sterling silver and gold. Were also seeing a lot of small diamonds set into sterling silver and were seeing colored diamonds black or bronze green and blue, he said. These are irradiated. It is a neutral radiation they use. Basically it just copies what nature does. There are naturally colored diamonds and we do carry those as well. The irradiated ones are a little less expensive. Palladium pieces are also popular. It is a cousin of platinum, Lynch said. Its found along with platinum. Palladium is almost a pure metal so it wont present any allergy problems. It is a lot less expensive than platinum and has a lot of the same properties, so it is a nice alternative. For special order pieces, it takes two to four weeks for completion, depending
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With the weather growing chilly and holidays approaching, locals can consider giving the gift of a bellyful of food to warm the soul. The gift of food is perfect for the foodie or aspiring chef in anyones life. Luckily for holiday shoppers, the Auburn area is rich with local restaurants, wineries and handcrafted scrumptious delights. For the true wine lover, take advantage of the wineries along the Placer County Wine Trail for holiday shopping. A membership to a wine club is a gift that can be enjoyed long after the holidays. Lynda Taylor owns and operates Mt. Vernon Winery, off of
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Wine master Ryan Taylor, of Mt. Vernon Winery, pours a taste of his white port for customer Loreina Corwin in the Auburn tasting room.
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continued from 10 Bell Road in Auburn, with her husband, Jim, and son, Ryan. She said the wine club is free to join and when wine is released quarterly, members can enjoy two to three bottles of wine for $85 or less. Members also get invited to dinners in the winerys intriguing wine cave and receive free tasting privileges. Mt. Vernon is one of few wineries that offer a white port wine. Well have specials going on through the holidays. We have a white port and a red port. For the guy who has everything, youll be hard-pressed to find another white port, Taylor said. We have a new group of fun wineryrelated rhinestone T-shirts. Gift certificates for a night out on the town may be the perfect retreat for that special someone. For dinner, consider Monkey Cat Restaurant or the Auburn Alehouse.
Auburn Alehouse is located in Old Town Auburn. Recipients of a gift certificate will love the selection of award-winning beers on tap and generous portions of gourmet comfort foods, like adult mac and cheese and seafood cioppino. Consider creating a gift basket tailored to the recipient. Ikedas in Auburn has gourmet goods to make anyones basket overflow. We do fresh fruit a lot because we grow our own fruit, so its local, said Tamara Hudson, a supervisor at Ikedas. We make different types of gift baskets. They usually have wines and cheese and salami and a lot of dried fruits. Hudson said customers can also create their own baskets. Prices range up to $100, depending on the wine included. For the true carnivore, a premium cut of meat or gift card from Longhorn Meat Co. may

bring holiday cheer. Phil Kattenhorn, manager of Longhorn Meat Co., said there are many options for gift-seekers. We started doing a caveman steak and what it is is a large French-cut rib steak and that makes a really good holiday gift, Kattenhorn said. People could cook up a platter of different meats as an appetizer, and then people could try different meats like frog legs, python and kangaroo meat. Aside from more exotic selections, Longhorn sells beef, poultry, pork, seafood and jerky. Kattenhorn said he encourages locals to support small businesses this holiday season as they shop. As soon as you spend your money at Sams Club or WalMart, your money is gone out of the area, Kattenhorn said. Small businesses support the community.
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It may be cold and rainy now, but after winter comes spring, so nows a good time to think about that green-thumbed guy or gal on your gift list. For the gardener, we carry a good-quality two-piece pruning kit, or clippers that are perfect for deadheading, said Kim Wright, owner of Avant Garden in Downtown Auburn. Along with tools, gloves and small plants, her store offers a wide variety of decorative items, like solar mobiles and wind
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The Christmas gift that keeps on giving the theater experience is available to Auburn-area residents in a plethora of different ways. Theater? Look no further that a couple of admissions under the Christmas tree for live theater performances by an Auburn amateur troupe. Movies? Everything from Bogie classics to madcap comedies to gritty prison dramas await with a gift certificate for tickets from Auburns 1930s era art-deco movie house. Lectures? Auburn has those too, with a slate of lectures on tap in 2012 on subjects as diverse as dirt, electricity and our crowded planet. The State Theatre, 985
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Dr. Paul Doherty is one of the stars of the Placer Nature Centers 1st Friday Lecture Series at the State Theatre in Auburn that people can buy advance tickets for as Christmas gifts.
Lincoln Way, has been the go-to place for much of Auburns special events, including theater, movies and lectures. Janis Wikoff, the theaters administrative coordinator, said the gift of tickets has turned into a popular way to customize a gift or stocking stuffer. Quite a number of people purchased gift certificate packages last December, Wikoff said. One man bought tickets for his wife covering all of the States Third Thursday Cinema at the State movies. A collegeage woman bought tickets for her parents. And others have gifted friends,
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HOLIDAY HOME HELPERS
Throughout Auburn, there are shops that can help one with the perfect selection of elegant or whimsical decorations, whatever you desire. According to design coordinator Gail Wangler from Hints of the Past, it is important to pick your color scheme maybe a red and white, or black and white or gold and silver to start with. Then you can add a theme to it like a snowman, or candy canes, deer and even Santa. After that, build your vignette or scene around it. Wangler sells her holiday decorations at M & Company in Old Town Auburn. There you can get ideas from various themes already set up throughout out the store while purchasing coordinating decorations and ribbons at the same time. When creating your kitchen, pick colors that you love and are attracted to, make it your passion, because its a room for creating great meals in, and those colors will inspire you in your cooking too, Wangler said. When transitioning into the living room, Wangler suggests putting more emphasis on that room by going bigger but staying traditional too. Usually its dressier than a kitchen, she said. Again, start with your theme colors and build on it, but you want it to be a bit more elegant and classy than the kitchen. Also, if you add strands of white lights to decorations or garland, it really brings them to life and they are inexpensive too. Using a ribbon with the same color schemes ties it all together. According to Wangler, a great
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Andie Simmons, left, and Susan Urban decorate a Christmas tree at Dawns Company in Auburn. Rear branches can be removed from a faux tree to make more room if space is tight.
way to cut back on holiday decorating expenses is to cut and make your own fresh holiday tree garland for the fireplace and add ribbons and lights while keeping with your theme colors. When space is an issue, there are lots of options. M & Company offers pre-decorated slim trees that are great for breezeways. Across town at Dawns Company, they suggest using an artificial tree without attaching the limbs on the back of the tree, as displayed in their shop. We dont have a whole lot of room in our store, and so by not attaching the branches at the back of our faux tree, it creates more room because you can back it to a wall, and people dont really notice right away, said owner Susan Urban. An inexpensive alternative to a tree would be decorating manzanita branch and using ornaments and lights to add that holiday flair. Store employee Andie Simmons also suggests changing out the fruit bowl on your kitchen table with some blown-glass bulbs and garland for an affordable change. You can make simple changes to a home while keeping in a budget, Simon said. Dawns Company will host its annual Open House Dec. 3, with 25 percent off all Jim Shore figurines and Yankee Candles. Dawns Company offers printable coupons on its website too.
Whimsical knickknacks sold at M & Company in Old Town Auburn create the perfect theme for any holiday decorating.
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Just when you think youre all done with your shopping for this holiday season, dont forget that one last family member on your list. You know who: that one member whos completely loyal to you, is always there and on occasion likes to have their belly rubbed. You might think were talking about the significant other in your life, but no, its your dog, or whatever other animal you have that resides in your home. According to a Bloomberg/Businessweek report, Americans spend nearly $41 billion annually on their pets, and the holiday season is a
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continued from 12 She says a Realtor in town will buy wind chimes for everyone shes sold a house for that year, while some people come in with window measurements, looking to have stained glass made. But one of the biggest sellers is the daffodil flower bulb kits for under $20. If your gardening routine involves moving a little compost from here to there, you may want to mosey on down Nevada Street to Echo Valley Ranch. Men will buy their ladies manure forks, believe it or not, because they come in colors like pink and teal, said manager Penny Coey. Ladies buy a lot of stocking stuffers for their guys here. Small tools, tape. I dont know why, but WD-40 is quite the popular stocking stuffer. Something that wont fit in a stocking, but more appropriately around one, are Muck Boots, which range from the waterproof sport shoe at $65 to the new leather Wellie for $125. How many times have you been in rain boots, stepped in the mud, took a step and then your foots in the mud? Doesnt happen with these, Coey said. Echo Valley Ranch will host a Girls Night Out on Dec.7, where they will sell items like floral-print garden tools and gloves. We really deck the place out and bring in all kinds of specialty products geared toward the ladies and priced to sell. There are some phenomenal buys and its really a lot of fun, Coey said.
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continued from 8 on the complexity of the design. Sierra Moon also carries estate jewelry on consignment and has a wide selection of gold nugget jewelry. A lot of the gold is from the foothills right around us, said gallery manager Shawn Baldwin. Some of our pieces we end up making out of gold nuggets we buy from panners. In addition to jewelry, the store carries William Henry knives and money clips, known for their unique design and materials. Ropers Jewelers in Downtown Auburn and on Grass Valley Highway gets a lot of requests to re-work jewelry pieces, general manager Peggy Seitzinger said. We pull out stones and create something new or more contemporary with stones they
AUBURN: One-of-a kind local gifts

continued from 4 chains made of silver, gold or brass as well as stones. Each is one-of-a-kind and is worn by covering the clip with your hair so only the jewels are seen hanging down. Hair Flairs retail for $19.95 up to $39.95. Weve probably sold about 30 already, Killgore said, and a lot of people are saying that theyll definitely be back for Christmas.
her shop, the only eggshell art gallery in North America. Bondi says she sleeps in Roseville but actually lives in her studio, where day in and day out shes creating eggshell art using high-powered dental tools and a plethora of tiny accessories. This year she has many Disney-themed shells for sale, from an Alice in Wonderland scene complete with the Cheshire Cat grinning in the background to any Disney princess one can imagine. Bondi also sells sportsthemed egg ornaments (choose from 625 colleges and all pro teams) and eggs with hundreds of breeds of dogs and cats. Santa can be seen riding on handcrafted eggshell sleighs, and vintage figurines are found in a collection of ornaments.
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already have, she said. If they want to, we can give them tradein value on old gold or platinum and that helps us with the cost. This years requests are ranging from traditional diamond earrings to really different oneof-a-kind pieces in colored stones, she said. Were also seeing a lot of sterling silver requests. For Seitzinger, for this holiday
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continued from 18 family and business acquaintances, Wikoff said. Admission to the monthly showings is $8. The State Theatre is able to provide a gift-giver with a gift certificate that the recipient can redeem for Cinema at the State tickets, Wikoff said. The State Theatre also welcomes theater troupes to its 120-seat performance space, including the nonprofit Placer Community Theater. The group is set to launch an eight-show run of Neil Simons Rumors between Jan. 19 and Feb. 4. Philip Jacques, vice president of Placer Community Theater, said he likes the concept of locking in tickets early and giving a gift of a live performance. Take Note Troupe, another local outfit, will be at the State in February for a two-night run of an original production called Poetic License.
With both those productions, tickets are available through the troupe websites placercommunitytheater.org and takenotetroupe.org. The wonders of nature and science are stage center at the State Theatre most months at the Placer Nature Centers highly popular 1st Friday Lecture Series. Upcoming lectures include talks titled Addicted to Energy, Exploring Electricity and Magnetism and A Crowded Planet. Megan Krekorian, the Placer Nature Centers new executive director, said single tickets, four packs and season passes are available. Theyre available at placernaturecenter.org/lectures. Giving a packet of tickets is offering someone what we call brain food, Krekorian said. Instead of a gift basket of food, they will be giving a gift pack of knowledge on hot topics both globally and locally.
continued from 21 Then weve got Christmas collars, and weve got collars that have jingle bells on them and reindeer hats as well. If holiday-themed stuffed animals or reindeer hats arent in the cards for your pet, treats are always a sure-fire hit. A popular seller, according to Babcock, are Stella & Chewys natural treats for both dogs and cats. They come in all kinds of flavors beef, lamb, surf and turf, and theres duck and goose, Babock said. Edible goodies are plentiful, but you can also keep your pet warm this winter with little socks, sweaters and jackets. And if you and your animal companion want to show off your pride for a favorite sports team, Pet Xing in Auburn has got you covered. Right now Ive got in some NFL jerseys that are pretty nice
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NFL jerseys and collars and leashes, said Larry Taylor, owner of Pet Xing. Theres the (Dallas) Cowboys, (San Francisco) 49ers and (Oakland) Raiders. Thats the three theyre offering for the West Coast. Those are pretty nice. But what if you dont have a dog or cat? Dont worry, your hamster is covered. We have a little helicopter (ball) for hamsters and all kinds of fun stuff coming, Babcock said. All the small animals have treat packets. No matter your budget, both Taylor and Babcock agree theres a gift out there for the pet in your life. Show them how much they mean to the family this holiday season.
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