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It will be held in conjunction with the Monmouth Chamber of Commerce "Pottery on the Square Event" on Saturday, June 28th, 2008, in Monmouth, Illinois.  Barricades will be set up at 6:30am and the event is scheduled to begin at 8a.m. The auction is scheduled to commence at 10:30 am. </B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>COIPS and </B></I><B>members of </B><I><B>The Blue and White Club</B></I><B>, </B><I><B>The Sleepy Eye Club</B></I><B>, and </B><I><B>The Red Wing Collectors Society</B></I><B>  will attend. Activities include a terrific Swap Meet, pottery throwing demonstrations, impressive window displays of rare pottery pieces, and an appraisers tent. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Newer members may want to note that on this special morning many horse trades and sales are made between exhibitors as the sun comes up. As usual, we expect a great turn out and that many really special pieces of stoneware will be finding new homes. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monmouth's Pottery Celebration</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Celebrating Monmouth, Illinois' historic tradition of creating quality stoneware and pottery is the idea behind our annual Pottery on the Square Swap Meet event on June 28th, 2008 starting at 8:00am.  Monmouth's history with stoneware and pottery dates back to the 1890's and continues today with the new WS Inc. d.b.a. Western Stoneware and Maple City Pottery, both of Monmouth.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>With the success of the pottery swap meet that was held in June of 2006 and 2007 the Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce and its Pottery Event Committee is organizing the event again for 2008.  “We received a lot of positive feedback from the last two year's attendees indicating they would be interested in another event” stated Angela McElwee, Executive Director of the Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce.  “We had attendees from 6 states, and we would like to build upon that by inviting collectors from various pottery clubs for this year's event.”</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Monmouth's Public Square, activities will include a pottery and stoneware swap meet, pottery demonstration, and window displays of rare pottery pieces.  Also returning to the event this year is the pottery appraisal clinic where knowledgeable Illinois pottery collectors will be on hand to examine pieces of place Illinois pottery brought by the public. According to the event Chairman, Fred Jenks, “we plan to bring back the appraisers clinic as it was popular among area residents.”  A pottery/stoneware consignment auction will begin at 10:30am.  The public is welcome to bring items the day of the event for the auction or can register them ahead of time and have them advertised on the auctioneer's website </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.burnsauctionservice.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.burnsauctionservice.com"><U><B>www.burnsauctionservice.com</B></U></A></FONT><B>.  Swap meet and consignment auction participants are not limited to Illinois pottery.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In conjunction with the event the Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce is offering to the public an opportunity to purchase a handcrafted limited- edition, three-quarter sized leaf and scroll pitcher.  The pitcher will be burgundy and white and have a Burgundy “Western Stoneware” leaf logo on one side and “Pottery on the Square, June 28, 2008, Monmouth, Illinois” also in burgundy on the other side. There will be a small maple leaf on each side of the wording.  A detailed embossed maple leaf will be on the bottom of the pitcher.  Orders are currently being taken for the pitchers that will be available the day of the event.  The deadline for orders is June 1st and they are priced at $35.  Shipping charges vary based on quantity. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>For more information on the event or the commemorative pitchers please contact the Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce at 309-734-3181 or e-mail </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:maccdir@maplecity.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:maccdir@maplecity.com"><U><B>maccdir@maplecity.com</B></U></A></FONT><B>.  </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="540e1df0.jpg" border=0 width="481" height="479" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>* * * * * * * * * * * * *</B><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <I>                                 </I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>C O I P S</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Our site for Convention 2008 is East Peoria, Illinois, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>on Oct 31st  and Nov 1st, at the Stoney Creek Inn.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Interstate 74 / Exit 95a (North)</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Please make reservations NOW </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Phone (309) 694-1300 or Call 800-659-2220 .  This is conveniently located at 101 Mariners Way.  </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                                                                 </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Please VISIT  </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>the hotel at</B></I></FONT><I><B>   </B></I><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.stoneycreekinn.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stoneycreekinn.com"><U><I><B>www.stoneycreekinn.com</B></I></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>and for directions this</B></I></FONT><I><B>  </B></I><A HREF="http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?newaddr=101+Mariners+Way&taddr=101+Mariners+Way&csz=East+Peoria%2C+Ill&country=us&tcsz=East+Peoria%2C+Ill&tcountry=us" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?newaddr="><U><I><B>Interactive map </B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>************************************************</B></I></div> <div> <B><U>Friday Night </U></B><B> </B></div> <div> Evening Registration packet and Commemorative Pickup</div> <div> 7:00PM Business Meeting</div> <div> Silent Auction of COIPS Past/Present Commemoratives</div> <div> Friday Evening Social</div> <div> Room Hopping</div> <div> 50/50 Tickets</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Saturday</U></B></div> <div> Show Display Tables</div> <div> Rare Finds Table</div> <div> Convention Show  and Sale</div> <div>      Dealers set up 8:00AM to 9:00AM</div> <div>      PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO EARLY ENTRY INTO SHOW & SALE</div> <div>      Free entry to all COIPS members from 9:00AM to 10:00PM</div> <div>      General public is admitted at 10:00AM</div> <div> Afternoon SPECIAL  SEMINAR</div> <div> Evening Banquet and Slide Show</div> <div> Evening Annual Auction - members may cosign up to 5 items with a 10% </div> <div> commision rate (only 3% charge on buy backs</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>                                                                      </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >                       </FONT></div> <bR> <div>   </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>*******************************************************************</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT></div> <div> **************************************************************************************************************</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.undertheprairie.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.undertheprairie.com/"><U><I><IMG SRC="265e18f0.jpg" border=0 width="481" height="143" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="267c8910.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="145" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="269271e0.jpg" border=0 width="295" height="542" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="26e901f0.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="543" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="26b341a0.jpg" border=0 width="308" height="282" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     <IMG SRC="26d2d1c0.jpg" border=0 width="301" height="284" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.undertheprairie.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.undertheprairie.com/"><U><I><IMG SRC="2701c5a0.jpg" border=0 width="284" height="90" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></U></A></div> <div> <I>phone (217) 947-2522</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>* * * * * * * * *</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> </B></I></div> <div> *********************************</div> <div>  </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I>Please share your photos and stories. Photos may</I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>be in color or black & white and mailed to:</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I> </I></div> <div> Collectors of Illinois Pottery and Stoneware</div> <div> c/o  Newsletter Editors Connie & Tony Dalson Peacock</div> <div> 220 Clarendon</div> <div> East Dubuque, Ill 61025</div> <div> crockbuyer@aol.com</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>You are welcome to advertise free. </I></div> <div> <I>Please submit any Sale / Wanted / Trade notices you want .</I></div> <bR> <div> <I> </I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Please forward interesting stoneware related photographs and articles to the COIPS Website via an email attachment to Greg Mathis    </I><B>coipsgm@netscape.net</B></div> <div> <I> </I><I><U>Comments and suggestions are always much appreciated. </U></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>______________________________________________</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>To receive updates, please register your email address with us and </B></div> <div> <B>by forwarding the data on the following form   coipsgm@netscape.net. </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1c7f9a40.jpg" border=0 width="761" height="932" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>COIPS Monmouth Springfest</U></B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Saturday, June 23rd, 2007</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>The COIPS 2007 Spring Swap Meet was held in conjunction with the Monmouth Chamber of Commerce "Pottery on the Square Event" on Saturday, June 23rd, 2007, in Monmouth, Illinois. </B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>COIPS</B></I><B>, and members of </B><I><B>The Blue and White Club</B></I><B>, </B><I><B>The Sleepy Eye Club</B></I><B>, and </B><I><B>The Red Wing Collectors Society</B></I><B> were in attendance. Activities included a Swap Meet, pottery throwing demonstrations, impressive window displays of rare pottery pieces, and an appraisers tent. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Special thanks are extended, once again, for the outstanding job at planning and organizing by our Officers and Board and to those involved in the day's</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>displays and activities, and to the Monmouth Chamber of Commerce. All the hard work by everyone is </B><B><U>much</U></B><B> appreciated ! ! !</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="47b80830.png" border=0 width="640" height="387" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="47f80e00.png" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="47c80ad0.png" border=0 width="640" height="429" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="48080e00.png" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="47d80040.png" border=0 width="640" height="516" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Carl & Char Hirst</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Springfest, 2007</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Auction and Membership Update</div> <div>  Thanks to the efforts of the many members who consigned items to our 2005 auction, as  we ended up with close to 100% improvement in sales. The quality of the auction pieces was also vastly improved. With a little more improvement we can get the auction back to where it use to be a few years ago. So don't forget to save a couple of good pieces again for this years auction. Also club membership is on the rise. In the last 2 years we have went from 186 to 341 total members from 19 different states. We will be putting out some more flyers and doing some advertising in the antique newspapers to help bring in new members.  The Board has worked very hard to bring back the swap meet, so bring something to show, sell or trade, there should be lots of stoneware for sale so do not miss this C.O.I.P.S. club event.</div> <div> Thanks</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Gerry Reeves,  Publicity Chairman</div> <bR> <div> <I> </I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I>                            </I></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Collectors of Illinois Pottery and Stone"><U><I>return to COIPS HOMEPAGE</I></U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>www.coips.org</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>