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Angels host 7th annual show, sale
By Sean Barron
CANFIELD
Shaun Miller, his 6-year-old son, Aden, and his girlfriend, Jodi Hively, spent part of Saturday taking home a cat from Angels for Animals Inc., but also ended up taking home a slightly smaller Christmas-shopping list.
That’s because the animal shelter, 4750 state Route 165, also was the site of the seventh annual Antique and Decoration Show.
Aden, who’s in kindergarten at Woodside Elementary School in Austintown, got an ornament to hang on his family’s Christmas tree. The Mineral Ridge boy also has a 2-foot-tall tree in his bedroom, he said.
“I saw the antiques and wanted to support Angels for Animals,” Hively, of Mineral Ridge, said, referring to why she came to the event. “I love animals, and it’s great what they do here.”
The free event continues from noon to 4 p.m. today at the facility.
Proceeds are to benefit the shelter and its low-cost spaying and neutering programs, organizers said.
Attendees looked at and bought a variety of donated collectible antiques, jewelry and wooden pieces. A sample of merchandise for sale included mahogany African, Aztec and Buddhist pieces made in the 1940s, primitive cabinets built in Northeast Ohio in the 1800s, sterling-silver candleholder sets, silver plates, dishware, a bicentennial spoon collection, homemade towels, books, teapots and stuffed animals.
Plenty of pendants, pins and other pieces of jewelry sold by Pat Woomer and Ruth Nabb also awaited customers, including those who wanted to get a jump-start on their holiday shopping.
Woomer, of Canfield, said she’s been interested in buying antiques for about 20 years. Her items included wristwatches, precious stones, brass candleholders, a silver-plated comb-and-brush set, lockets and earrings.
“There’s treasures to be had,” said Nabb, of Boardman, a volunteer who also assists with a garage sale every spring at the Canfield Fairgrounds to benefit the shelter.
“We depend on the public to donate all they can, and it usually works out good,” said Lee Kumik, event chairwoman.
Kumik, a longtime animal lover, said she recently retired after having worked 31 years as a mail carrier. She often fed dogs and cats on her routes, Kumik recalled, adding that she has two cats.
Angels for Animals, established in June 1990, offers spaying, neutering, euthanasia and cremation services for a reasonable cost, and houses dogs and cats for adoption, noted Diane Less, founder. The facility has 14 full- and part-time employees, including three veterinarians and several medical assistants, Less explained.
Angels receives no government funding and relies heavily on its estimated 200 to 300 volunteers, she continued.
Those interested in volunteering can sign up at the shelter or visit its website, www.angelsforanimals.org.
IF YOU GO
What: Seventh annual Antique and Holiday Decoration Show
Where: Angels for Animals Inc., 4750 state Route 165, Canfield.
When: Noon to 4 p.m. today.
Cost: Free.