Lynn's Vintage Flair Is Closing
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The Town Common LARGEST DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE NORTH SHORE OF MA & COASTAL NH PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY FOR 17 YEARS www.TownCommonMedia.com Wednesday, July 14, 2021 Vol. 17, No. 38 FREE Lynn’s Vintage Flair is Closing By Stewart Lytle embarking on “a new adventure” that will take them to southern Utah, where they ROWLEY – For 20 years, shoppers for will care for her aging parents. antique furniture, jewelry, home décor and Until then, Lynn is offering to sell the almost anything you can think of have entire “eclectic resale” store or is discount- been visiting Lynn Norloff’s Vintage Flair ing the thousands of items in her store. As store in quest of the treasures she has found summer winds down and their departure and now offers for sale. date approaches, she expects the discounts to grow. But in September, the shop that has been LIBBY O'NEILL / THE TOWN COMMON “All the big stuff has to go,” she said. a popular destination for tourists and locals Foote Brothers employee, Brittany Becker (left) adds numbers to the new kayaks as owner, Bob Foote is closing. Lynn and her husband Carl are Vintage, page 2 and manager Sandi Corning, carry one of the new models. Just add water: Foote Brothers make Ipswich River a paddling destination By Leah Dearborn co-owner Bob Foote. Speaking from a seat beside a window IPSWICH — A wet past few weeks may that framed a view of the Ipswich River, have dampened some Fourth of July plans, Foote said business has been good this year but too much water generally isn’t a prob- despite a soggy Memorial Day and Fourth lem for Foote Brothers Canoe & Kayak of July. Rental. “Last year with the pandemic and every- “We always say that we need two things thing shut down, we actually had a record to make what we do work: water and sun- STEWART LYTLE / THE TOWN COMMON light. We’ve got plenty of the first one,” said Foote Brothers, page 3 Mike Wilson’s New Shoes Arrive By Stewart Lytle support team with a car or trailer following waterfront by mid-August, Mike is half- him from state to state. Both the shoes and way across Iowa, running and pushing his AMES, IA – Mike Wilson got a new pair stroller, essential to his Run Across Amer- stroller on the historic Lincoln Highway, of Hoka running shoes in the mail, but ica, were mailed to him at a post office in U.S. Highway 30, which was the nation’s must wait to get his new running stroller Columbus, NE last week, but when he ar- first coast-to-coast highway. He is looking down the road. rived in the eastern Nebraska city, the post forward to reaching Illinois and Indiana, “I’m so happy to have new shoes,” he office had relocated, and his package was which are about 150 miles wide each. He said. The old ones felt like “I was running barefoot on the pavement.” It had a hole sent back. expects to be able to cross each state in three that collected rocks. His other good news last week when The or four days on his 3,000-mile cross coun- When you are running 40 miles per day, Town Common caught up with him was the try run. shoes wear out quickly. So does the running temperatures across Iowa had dropped into To support Mike’s efforts raising mon- PHoto COURTESY MIKE WILSON stroller. A new stroller is on its way. the 70s. One day it rained, which pleased ey, Planet Fitness donated 600 “awesome” Mike is running across America from Or- the farmers, he said. He also found several t-shirts to help raise $12,000 to fight child- Mike shows off his old shoes egon to the Merrimack waterfront to raise nice spots to pitch his tent at night. hood cancer. “Buy yours today and wear it run/tshirt.html. money for two organizations, Lucy's Love Asked if he minded running in the rain, proudly knowing that every penny of your The MaxLove Project is a California-based Bus in Amesbury and MaxLove Project in Mike said he was used to it having run purchase will go to Lucy's Love Bus and program like Lucy’s Love Bus. California, that help people cope with can- for years in New England’s unpredictable MaxLove Project!” Lucy’s LoveBus wrote. Pick up The Town Common or follow him cer. weather. The shirts can be purchased for $20 by on the web site each week to track Mike’s He is making the run solo. He has no Hoping to reach the Merrimack River visiting: https://lucyslovebus.org/mikes- progress across America. 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Send your news, feature ideas, THE TOBACCO SHACK letters to the editor, organization ROWLEY, MA notices, article submissions, an- nouncements, and photos to us by STEWART LYTLE / THE TOWN COMMON email, postal mail or fax: Lynn Norloff with her costume jewelry [email protected] 161 Main St. #2 Rowley, MA. 01969 PREMIUM CIGARS AND ACCESSORIES FAX: (978) 948-2564 Lynn’s Vintage The Town Common copy deadline is 5 p.m. every Wednesday. Flair is Closing Letters to the editor provide a useful way of communicating concerns, ents live near the famed Red Rock. issues, or suggestions to all members Vintage, from page 1 of the community. The Town Common Carl, who provides technology encourages all citizens to submit letters She wrote, “If you enjoy treasure support for an international com- concerning issues of interest and concern to hunting, selling and meeting won- pany, can work from anywhere. the local community. Letters selected for publication maybe derful people, you could own an Lynn plans to take some of her edited for length and clarity. eight-room turnkey shop in a great costume jewelry collection, espe- Some letters may serve as a catalyst for location.” other articles and coverage, and community cially the older stuff, which she leaders and agencies will be offered an “I’ll miss it,” she told the Town said is her passion, and sell it on- opportunity to respond to letters concerning Common last week. “I love it. I line or in flea markets. their areas of responsibility. love talking with people. I know All letters must be signed and include A registered nurse in an earlier a daytime phone number and email to a lot of people.” She said the store career, Lynn always loved collecting validate authenticity. across Rte. 1 from the Rowley Mar- and sharing the treasures she found. The Town Common is not responsible ketplace has become over the years for typographical errors or omissions, but “I love the treasure hunt,” she said. reprint opportunities do exist for prompt “a gathering place.” She has regular “I see treasures in everything.” notification of such errors. Advertisers visits from tourists from as far away People bring her items they think should notify as Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Town Common of any errors in ads on High Low she will want to have in her shops. the first day of issuance. Date On her website, she wrote: “I She still shops at flea markets and No credits and/or refunds are offered or TIDEAM ft PM ft CHARTAM ft PM ft Rise Set Moon can't tell you how much I have en- antique stores for items she can sell. implied. joyed my little shop and the won- All material and content cannot be 1 T 5:18 . 5:53 . 11:43 . 5:07 8:26 And several vendors rent space in Vacation Homes on the Water derful people that I have met over duplicated without written consent of the 2 i 6:13 . 6:46 . 12:10 . 12:35 . 5:08 8:26 her rooms to sell their wares. editor. 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