York County online: February 2008 Archives

I wrote earlier this month about the York Town Craft Guild and their new Web site.

Linda Gunnet, of CREN and Company, commented to tell me a little more about the Guild.

In her words:

The York Town Craft Guild, aka YTCG, is York County's best-kept secret. We have been in York for 60 years promoting crafts. Crafts range from ... fine pottery, weaving, woodcarving, basket making, quilting, silversmithing, glass bead making, stained glass. All levels of expertise are welcome, from "I want to know more" to "This is my full time job and I make a living out of it."

Members have recieved the highest awards available in their fields. Many York artists took their first class at the guild and now have their own studios. Please support the guild in any way you can, be it financial, time, or just talking about it, she concludes.

I couldn't say it any better!

The York Town Craft Guild launched its new Web site last month, at www.ytcg.org.

You can find all sorts of things there, from how to join the group to upcoming workshops and programs.

I think it's great to have so many artisans at work locally, and I'm glad we have such a well-organized group in support of their efforts.

And the great thing is, membership is open to all who are interested in crafts, from those who enjoy but don't create to professional artisans. Dues are $30 a year for most people; $20 yearly for senior citizens and full-time students.

Wish we could all be this useful in the community!

Daily Record/Sunday News photographer Paul Kuehnel, who runs the Green Mesh blog, is going to be a moderator for a panel discussion on "Environmentalism in York" at 7 p.m. Thursday at Martin Library.

Paul will be joined in his moderation efforts by York College's E.C.O. The objective of the event, according to the library system, is "to experience information on environmental topics and empower people to become more in tune with their environment and seek solutions."

Or, "When the going gets tough, the tough get York."

Those are some of the gems I came up with using the Sloganizer. You're supposed
to use your first name (and, yes, I went through it about 8 million times with Joan, my favorite was "Go on, get your Joan out.")

Here are some of my other favorite York ones:
- Come to life, come to York.
- Let the York begin.
- All you need is a York and a dream.
- York just feels right.
- It's not TV. It's York.
- York born and bred. (Wow!)