22 — Sunday, July 18, 1999 — North Shore News

| Khot- a-Ch

Grand Opening
| Ceremony Saturday July 24 1 -3pm

July 24th, 1999 will mark a new beginning for
S Naney Nightingale and her Khot-la-cha store
which features Coast Salish handicrafts. Along
with family and friends, she will be celebrating
the Grand Re-Opening of the store in a brand

Native artists, including vellow and red cedar
totems and plaques, masks. siiver and yold
jewelry. hand knit sweaters, mv ins and
limited edition prints. Khot-la-cha is a wender-

ful’ store offering a wemendeus variety of

new building. Nancy's mom and dad were Northwest Coast authentic artwork.
responsible for the ation of the original
Khot-la-cha store ove. Sago, The store
was named after her father, Chief Khot-la-cha
(Dr. Simon Baker CM). Chief Baker's extensive
involvement in the international community
often brought forth requests to purchase native
artwork and handicrafts. Nancy's mom, Emily
recognized that there was an increasing
demand and soon opened a small store in a
building beside her home of the Capilano
Reserve. The store grew and expanded over
the years, but remained in the same location.

Due to the increasing success of the store,
daughter Nancy, soon realized that she would
need a larger building to better display the
beautiful artwork and to house her burgeoning
export business. Nancy wanted to maintain at
least some of the original store, but the archi-
tects didn’t feel that the building's structure
was Strong enough. The new building is a
beautiful two story, cedar ‘long house.” The
interior of the building is bright and airy with
exposed beams, the main support beam has
been carved into a totem pole. The store fea-
tures items created by some of BC's finest

Join Our

Cerem penn:
Opening prayer and introductions

Words from Chief Khot-la-ch
ord gin, Chie) Rhoria-cha

Songs & Dancing
Light Refreshments & Bannock Bread

. | KHOT-LA-CHA
g Coast Salish Handicrafts
270 WHONOAK ST. N VAN., B.C. V7P 1P4
‘TEL: 987-3339 FAX: 988-1936

: Located one block off Marine Drive and
By McGuire St., behind tue Plaza Towers

Nancy Nightingale features
items created by some of B.C.'s
finest native artists

Enter Our Draw

Carving draw 5pm July 24 Winner to
“be contacted by phone

NEWS phate Jule larson

Back catcher

LAST weekend’s hot weather brought summer sports enthusiasts out to parks
and beaches across the North Shore. Jordan Doeii spent Suriday afterncon at
Victoria Park playing Frisbee.

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When we first opened, we set out to be a little different from
the competitien. That difference can be summed up with the
word “family”. While quality skilled workmanship is important,
it’s the warm family atrnosphere that seis us apart.

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