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Show THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, S&uday, December 8, Page E2 1251 Travelers will find i 2 months Railroader's Film of C hristmas in little Swiss shop and silent their glass sides drums and bugles. Musical instruments originally symbolized the cor. announcement of Christ's birth, Some trees are thematkaJly decbut through the years they have orated with scores of tiny, shiny been ghen die added meaning of musical instruments or dressed heralding the New Year. Wanner can list the symbolism with menageries of miniature farm of many ornaments: Stars repreanimals. Others show shimmering fish that seem to swim through sent the light that guided the three wise men to the creche. Hearts branches. ChristThe shop is represent spirit. So do birds ia mas: twinkling lights, shimmering about 30 shapes and colors, includtinsel, bows and pine cones, miniaing delicate clear glass swallows ture toys and endless strings of with wings spread, brightly-painte- d colored beads, Christmas dolls, birds with sprays of shimmering and an array of Wanner's special filaments for tails, and birds that d shiny glass orna- hang from branches or clip on to ments, j a them. The Most glass ornaments are symbol adopted from pagan times, ine-made, often by companies symbolizes the master of life and specializing in light bulbs. But death. Wanner has engaged artisans and Other ornaments include small factories in Europe and Asia clowns, boys and girls, peasant ornato hand-mawomen wearing babushkas, castles paper-thi- n ments to his specifications using and farm houses, swans, frogs, antique ornament molds. Craftsowls, clusters of grapes and other men heat small sticks of clear glass fruit, flowers, dice, pigs, monkeys over a gas flame then blow molten riding bicycles, autos, airplanes, snowballs with smooth surfaces glass into small balloons. The balloons then are clamped into and those indented and painted sided antique rnoids. After the with elaborate star patterns, plus glass cools, silver nitrate is poured icicles, snowflakes and miniature into it, and it is dipped into warm Christmas trees to hang on real water to set the silver lining. trees. Exterior details are Wanner's ornaments are fragile, and w ire hangers are attached but the shop packs everything in to the neck. No decals are used, so sturdy boxes for shipping or carry-oeach little Santa Claus has his own Wanner also sells miniature cheerful expression, each snowtrees decorated with tiny bows and man its own whimsy, each angel its glass ornaments. These cost about own smile. $10 and are wrapped in sturdy There are traditional ornaments: mailing tubes to be sent as unusual some with tiny seasonal greetings to folks back colorful bells clappers that tinkle softly against home. seems to be ev ery imaginable of colors to blend or contrast with every sort of borne de- In BASEL, Switzerland (AP) this charming Siss city, J charm Wanner is known as Father Christmas. In his shop at Spalenberg 14, in Basel's oid town, it's Christmas For there Wanner sells what is popularly described as the world's largest, most unusual selection of tree ornaments. Wanner's magical forest of model trees, bedecked with baubles, attract shoppers from around the world. people wait in line to add to their collections and get ideas on how to trim this year's year-roun- d. Wanner's delicate baubles are techby He there's something says niques. about making things the old way that makes them special for Christmas celebrations. manufacWith ture, you'd expect ornaments to be expensive. But prices for simpler e time-honor- labor-intensi- ; ! ; miniil ' ' "$4 feature mentary and Hollywood Transconthe films highlighting tinental and Civil War railroads of the 19th Century will also be "' ' " ' docu- demonstrations, various w iwtoi I H nai tn inn "' " J.t , u mmn i J v u igaj...j!.iL. -- double-- hand-painte- d, - founded and staffed by volunteers who also restored and run M-Madaket, a vintage wooden ferry used for sightseeing cruises around Humboldt Bay. V For touring ashore, horse-draw- n carriages ply Eureka's historic Old Town, passing most of the important sights. Several of Eureka's Victorian mansions are bed and breakfasts, but the Eureka Inn, a national historic landmark, offers the best accommodations and provides a fine base for touring the county . Ferndale. 21 miles south of EuVictorian reka, is border and a national historic district. Even the town's fairgrounds buildings have gingerbread trim. Ferndale is what Disneyland's Main Street aspires to be, but it's genuine. People actually work and live in these architectural treasures. Twenty miles south of Ferndale is Humboldt County's magnificent Avenue of the Giants. It's 31 miles long and lined with coastal redwood trees 300 feet tall some of them thousands of years old. The As West Coast history goes, Humboldt County is young. Dur-- ; ing the 1850s gold rush, the towns of Eureka, Ferndale and Trinidad were settled by rugged tradesmen who ran pack mule trails from the coast 'to inland gold mining and logging operations. Farmers and fishermen brought economic sta-- .' bility by supplying staples to the camps and, by sea, to San Francisco, about 250 miles down the coast. Local historians say early settlers, mostly single men, made a conscious effort to build fine towns to attract women. That would explain the showy Victorian man- sions, shopfronts, theaters and government and office buildings. values abound. Citizens offer a friendly smile, road traverses Humboldt woods State Park, a forestry honor a handshake and work hard o keep towns and lands beautiful. Many of the early structures are cared for by residents who trace their families to the early settlers. Eureka is the largest town in Northern California and is Humboldt County's administrative center. It's also home to the William Carson Mansion, built by the famous lumber baron during the 1880s and considered one of the serve with assistance in Humboldt County, call in California). For Eureka Inn rates and-o- r reservaplanning For tions, To Get There: From San Francisco, the nearest major air- port, follow Highway 101 across the Golden Gate Bridge and north to Humboldt County. Although there are public buses, the 250-miride is best by car. Best auto rental rates at the airport are offered by Dollar, At the time of writing you could get a Mitsubishi Mirage for less than $100 per week. For free brochures and tour le ROSE PARADE 298"- M3- LAUGHLtAI B 279 I Death Valley January Dec, 1 . Jan. . kuwc.1 t 27-Ja- If MAQ00 I WESTERN PLEASURE TOURS Aasociflf Of UTOur 2 n. 85 Shuttle Fares West Coast 13-1- 7 29300 ) Mexico Caribbean 799 8 Days Roundtrip Airfare 429 .'269 259 Hawaii. 0ot Cancun Tokyo I could not have advanced so rapidly without the Hong Kong... '795 profcssioiwl training and preparation that I received at the " June Morris School of Travel -- John M illsaps, Manager All Call For DtMIs! abovt priest m tubfoct to ehwgi SAHBiE60 $ ORANGE COUNTY NKD -- EX ft Iff nil C"amas MJfi M'15 V tJf. mi M99 RI -- One VrAMt, '"clurJes RT mnm m nnj. tmtw mM &r Prices subject to change Call for details. 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In another story, on hotel accommodations for executives, we referred to a reader survey in a banking publication. The correct name of the publication is Institutional Investor. reka. Trinidad's restaurants are known for their seafood. Salmon, crab and oysters are specialties. HOLIDAY BOWL U Drive SEATTLE SANJ0SE Orlando '369- 03AKGEC0UOTY 13 dale information, Low pre- observa- well-mark- grounds. The county's best seascapes can be seen from the cliffs above Trinidad Harbor, 20 miles north of Eu- buildings in the nation. Across the street from the Carson mansion, now a private club, is another, smaller mansion called the Pink Lady. It was Carson's wedding gift to his son and now houses offices and shops. A few doors down is the Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum, exhibiting local shipping and fishing artifacts. It occupies a Victorian house rebuilt by volunteers after a recent fire, fhe museum was Wti SAN JOSE 50 Red- tion points, interpretive centers and excellent camp and picnic finest, best preserved Victorian 4 Day. 5 Day. LOSAHGEIES n. Hum-- ; EUREKA, Calif. (AP) boldt County on the coast of north-- ; ern California is a tourists' trea-- ; sure. It offers gem-lik- e Victorian hamlets, soaring redwood forests and fertile farmland. Puffy white clouds dot cerulean skies. " in '- locomoquestions about steam tives and the Nation's first Transcontinental Railroad. In conjunction with the steam ke ve points. Some models are sold in Christmas shops in the United States, but at double the price. Wanner; his wife, Ursel, and several helpers trim trees with the shop's wares. Some are entirely of silver color. Others are clad in blue, or traditional red and green, orjrendy black and white. There ; er. The locomotive engineer and fireman, and Park Rangers will be on hand to answer vsitor mach- ed items, including sparkling glass globes and shimmering cone shapes, start at 60 cents each. Average price per item is $2.50. Top price is about $25, for elaborate tree toppers. One minaret-Hk- c piece stands 2 feet tall, a pair of doves w ith real feathers, atop the ' 9, , Preston, and Walter Cronkite , will be brought to Golden, Spike's big screen daring this holiday celebration of railroading. Films begin at 9 a m. and - run all day. Gokkn Spike's winter hours, are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.ia., hh free admission. The Visitor, Center is closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day only. Gokkn Spike National Historic Site is located 32 miles west of' Brigham City. hand-crafte- tree. ; Golden Spike Ceremony on May 10, 1869. The steam, smoke, and whistle of the engine is espeweathcially impressiv e in cold Site. According to Herr, steam locomotive "119" will arrive at the "Last Spike She" each of the three days at approximately 9:30 a.m., and be on display until 4 p.m., with special steam demonstrations upon arrival and departure, and again at 1:30. This locomotive is a fully operational replica of the original Union Pa wall-to-w- all color-coordinat- ed hand-mad- 27-2- presented. Stars ssd celebrities such as Buster Keatoo, Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Robert "119" present for the cific Superintendent William M. Herr announced that the 4th Annual Railroader's Film Festival and Winter Steam Demonstration ill be held Dec. at Gokkn Spike National Historic Festival scheduled mwtmmmi i min i rrr - " "' ""","""n f rwiWarrrriit .itiaiiiiifiww tY "irr'"t,tt!r-'"-Tfii-t nr tit iiiiiwimiainiatir limrffina in - P p k |