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Serving - Macedon - Gananda - Walworth - Palmyra - Marion - Ontario - Williamson Going on kers ' For Babies Local people follow the national trends and snap up supplies as fast as they hit the shelves. - - Over 300 sell out in four minutes Customers were told in advance when the shipment would arrive. No advertis- ing was necessary. The store opened at 10 a.m. sharp on Wednesday. An anxious crowd of almost 60 people waited in line in the freezing wind When finally the doors were opened, the rush for the dis- play began. Bold women, encompassing mothers, grandmothers, aunts and friends and ' a couple of slightly embarrassed fathers, grabbed whatever they could. Arlene Airy stood in line to pay for one of the prized prey. Holding it up by the tail and looking at it as if it were a dead rodent, the comment was \I don't know exactly what it is. It looks like an otter.\ No matter what species of animal it was meant to represent, early shoppers at the Hallmark TLC store in West Wayne Plaza in Macedon were pleased with their catches. Introduced in 1994, the wide assort- ment of small bean stuffed animals has become a local and national craze. At $5 per, the animals with such names as \Legs\ the frog, \Patti\ the platypus or \Chocolate\ the moose, were described by store manager Mary Jane Msore as \Very unassuming shapes.\ Produced by Q manufacturers, the line now includes 73 different brightly colored shapes. The company is constantly introduc- ing new names and creatures and at the same time discontinuing others. This makes the older models more desirable to collectors and fetch rumored prices of $150 apiece. Accompanying children and babies giggled with glee as mothers rewarded their time for standing in the cold with as many as five of Beanie Babies (the limit to how many any one shopper could buy at the store). Grandma Pearl Ververs had been looking all over the Rochester area for one specific Beanie Baby for her 8 year (Story & pictures continued ... on page three) Three year olds Hannah Schreiber and MacKenzie Youngman hve a3t-m grip on their Beanie Babies. Hannah's mom dmitted that she already has 15 of them at home. Store employees Mary Jane Moore and Maggie Bray stand by the display minutes before throngs of shoppers wiped it out within four minutes. The store registers were jammed as the first shoppers were paying for their Beanie Babies as the last of the display was emptied. Volume 8, Number 32 April 1,1997 In this issue... Former Walworth Supervisor Punches His Way Into Hall Of Fame see story on page12 The Macedon American Legion figured it was time to... \Get off the pot\ see story on page 5 United Way \Day of Caring\ gives St. Anne's Center a fresh look see story on page 19 comet! see \In This Corner\ on page 2