Old chairs acquire new artistic look

Cariboo Arts Society members Yvette Rogers and Shirley O’Connor, have painted some wooden chairs for the upcoming art society’s sale.

Monica Lamb-Yorski
Oct. 18, 2012 4:00 p.m.
Community

Members of the Cariboo Arts Society, including Yvette Rogers and Shirley O’Connor, have painted some wooden chairs for the upcoming art society’s sale in November.

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