Even Harry Potter was swept away.Byline: Best of ... by The Register-Guard Team Best of ... went searching for something witchy to celebrate Saturday's 41st anniversary of the television premiere of "Bewitched be·witch tr.v. be·witched, be·witch·ing, be·witch·es 1. To place under one's power by or as if by magic; cast a spell over. 2. To captivate completely; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. ," or "Okusama Wa Majo," as the recent Japanese remake is called. We didn't have to look far to find local stores with spell books, emblems, crystals, sorcery sorcery: see incantation; magic; spell; witchcraft. Sorcery Sorrow (See GRIEF.) sorcerer’s apprentice finds a spell that makes objects do the cleanup work. [Fr. trinkets and purple velvet frocks that would make Stevie Nicks weak in the knees. But we don't believe true magical power can be conjured with items originating at the Gateway - or any other - Mall. Our guess is that true blue, dedicated witches don't advertise in the phone book or on the Internet, so our team had a bit of an access problem. While we're aware of a few earthy shops that specialize in esoterica esoterica Medtalk A synonym for 'oddballs'–unusual causes of common complaints. See Anecdotal, Fascunomia. and the occult, we swear they were not overlooked for our fear of incurring hexes or curses by offending an authentic witch. Lucky for us, tucked away in a Whiteaker-area workshop is a purveyor (World-Wide Web) Purveyor - A World-Wide Web server for Windows NT and Windows 95 (when available). http://process.com/. E-mail: <info@process.com>. of a powerful symbol of witchdom: the broom. A true craftsman of an old-school technique, Thurman Scheumack cast just the right spell. He makes each broom with materials harvested by Amish people in Pennsylvania and a Cherokee friend in the Ozark Mountains Ozark Mountains, Mo.: see Ozarks, the. Ozark Mountains or Ozark Plateau Heavily forested highlands, south-central U.S. Extending southwest from St. of Arkansas. He (cough) swept away the competition with these brooms, which not only look cool but in the hands of the practical, frugal fru·gal adj. 1. Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources. See Synonyms at sparing. 2. Costing little; inexpensive: a frugal lunch. witch can last more than 10 years. Scheumack's customers don't believe they can fly on his creations, but brooms are useful in some rituals and ceremonies. His German father, for example, sprinkles salt over the floor of his rental properties and sweeps it away between tenants. Why even ask for a cleaning deposit with that kind of magic on your side? Some women use brooms in Wiccan croning rituals. Superstitious people buy them when they move to a new house. Many seek the brooms for their beauty. African and African-American wedding tradition of jumping the broom Jumping the broom is an African American phrase and custom relating to wedding ceremonies. In some African-American communities, recently married couples will end their ceremony by jumping together or separately over a broom. dictates the broom should be displayed in the home after the ceremony. Recently, a panicked fax entered Scheumack's straw-strewn shop from an about-to-be-married California woman who had counted on buying one of his brooms at a nearby shop, but the shop was fresh out. He sent her one. He often reminds his clients, "Look, I just make the brooms. You have to supply the magic." His wares have appeared as props in Harry Potter and other movies. He added a Nimbus 2000 to his product line once HP became a worldwide obsession. Scheumack and two apprentices sell about 10,000 brooms a year for between $12 and $175 at arts festivals, the Oregon Country Fair The Oregon Country Fair (OCF) is a three-day fair that takes place yearly beginning on the Friday of the second weekend in July in Veneta, Oregon, approximately 15 miles west of Eugene, with an attendance of approximately 45,000 over the three day period, with attendance peaking , the Holiday Market and in retailers' shops across the country. They are available locally at Down to Earth stores and the Fifth Street Public Market. We are certain Elizabeth Montgomery and Nicole Kidman would wiggle their noses in approval. For a spellbinding spell·bind tr.v. spell·bound , spell·bind·ing, spell·binds To hold under or as if under a spell; enchant or fascinate. [Back-formation from spellbound. read, go to the Best of ... archive at www. registerguard.com/bestof. THE BEST WITCHY THING IN THE WEST Scheumack Broom Co. Where: 1153 W. Second Ave. Call: 338-0502 Visit: www.broommagic .com CAPTION(S): Thurman Scheumack crafts his brooms using old-school equipment and techniques from the 19th century. Behind him are hundreds of soon-to- be-carved broom handles, part of the stock of materials gathered for Scheumack by Amish workers in Pennsylvania and a Cherokee friend in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. Brian Davies Brian Davies can stand for:
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