Holiday traditions last for generations

By MARGARET HOBBS / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

Caroline Brooks, 2 1/2-year-old daughter of Duane and Jennifer Brooks, enjoys a booth filled with stuffed Santas, snowmen and much more. She’s holding a doll purchased with her own money at the craft fair. (Margaret Hobbs photo)

Holiday traditions make special memories for our families that can be last for generations to come.

The Warren County Crafts Fair, sponsored by Union Planters Bank, has been a county tradition for 34 years.

The show was created by the bank at a suggestion of employee and woodworker Joe Womack. Employee Flavil Patton also assisted in the effort and has exhibited at all of the 34 shows. The first few fairs were held on the third floor at the bank’s downtown location and has continued to grow, now filling both floors of the Civic Center with approximately 170 booths.

Glyna Lee, community bank president, said, “It is our pleasure to host this wonderful show each year and look forward to having them for many years to come.”

The show was a shopper’s delight with many unique items displayed in both harvest and Christmas settings. There were booths featuring silver jewelry, hand-painted shirts, floral arrangements and wreaths, wooden items and many delicious home-baked goodies to tempt any palate.

The craft fair tradition continues as many family members and friends attend the festivities year after year, greeted by several of the familiar smiling faces from years past — thus adding to our Warren County memories.