*Greetings Open Salt Collectors* Convention Highlights Include………

*Greetings Open Salt Collectors*
Welcome to Ohio. We are the Buckeye State! Home
to major universities and professional ball teams, rich in
history as part of the Underground Railroad, and great
salt buying at the many antique stores and malls located
around the area.
Whether you’re arriving by train, plane or
automobile from the east, west, or south but not the north, unless of course you’re
coming by boat via Lake Erie, I would like to say, “Welcome to the North Coast!”
Ohio has been my home since 1982 and I have never been at a loss for something
to do. If you are planning a vacation around the salt convention, then you’ll have a
great time in Cleveland and the surrounding area.
We have a festival for everything! There are many great wineries (just ask
me, I’ve been to one or two!), even a wine train that runs through the Cuyahoga
Valley National Park. Whether you like to hike or just sit by the fire in one of the
lovely park cabins, Salt Fork to name one, you’ll certainly enjoy yourself here in
Ohio.
You can find updated convention information at www.opensalts.info and if you
are a social media fan, on Facebook at Open Salt Collectors of the World.
Thank you for attending the 14th NOSC. If at any time during the convention
you need something, have a question or concern; please don’t hesitate to ask me or
one of the committee members.
So, put on your blue suede shoes and come Rock, Salt and Roll with us!
Sincerely,
Diane Wittik
Chairperson 14th NOSC
Convention Highlights Include………
The most beautiful Convention Salt!
Hospitality Suite-home-baked goodies!
Speakers- Ohio glass companies!
Raffle Salts- good ones to entice you!
Buy and Sell- 2 sessions!
Displays- rock and roll, people!
Field trip- to the Cleveland Museum!
The famous Reverse Auction!
We would appreciate Door Prize donations. And…… for a fun time-we’re having a
“Sock Hop” at the banquet so dress up like the 50’s for a Rock and Roll good time!
Embassy Suites Hotel Information and Meeting Room Map
Hotel Information
The Embassy Suites Cleveland-Rockside is the host
hotel for the 14th National Open Salt Convention June 47, 2015. The hotel is located at 5800 Rockside Woods
Boulevard, Independence, Ohio 44131. The web address:
www.embassysuites-rockside.com. To provide easy access
for everyone, all of the meeting rooms and dining areas are located on the main
floor of the hotel. The suite rooms feature private bedrooms, a separate living
room, mini kitchen, flat screen television and wireless high-speed internet access.
Complimentary transportation is offered daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the top of
every hour, between the hotel and the Cleveland Hopkins International airport.
Recreational facilities include indoor pool, whirlpool, fitness center and seasonal
outside sundeck.
Included in your hotel room rate is a
complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast each
morning. It is “wonderful” according to our
committee members who stayed at the hotel back
in April. Other hotel services include free
parking, morning newspaper, a business center,
express check-out and room service. The hotel check-in is 3 pm and check- out is
12 pm. One of the nicest hotel features is the complimentary Manager’s Reception
each evening in the Atrium with light snacks and beverage coupons which you will
receive upon hotel check-in.
Hotel reservations must be made by the individual by calling 216-986-9900
or via the internet using the hotel convention web page below:
http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/C/CLEINESMOS-20150603/index.jhtml (copy & paste into your web browser)
A block of rooms has been set aside under the group name “open salt
convention” at the special rate of $125.00 plus tax and fees per night for single or
double rooms. To receive this special rate, you must mention the group name when
you make your reservation. Any extra nights before or after the convention dates
may be reserved at the reduced convention rate. The final date for hotel
reservations is 5-5-2015. After that date, rooms may be reserved on a space
available basis only and at the then current room rates.
Hotel charges are NOT included in the convention
registration fee. You must make your own hotel
reservations and pay the hotel directly upon checkout.
DIRECTIONS TO HOTEL FOR THOSE DRIVING
I-80 / I-90 From the West
At exit 151, take ramp right for I-480 East toward Cleveland (19.6 mi.)
At exit 20B, take ramp right for I-77 South toward Seven Hills /
Independence (1.1 mi.)
Turn left onto Rockside Rd (0.4 mi.)
Turn left onto Rockside Woods Blvd (0.5 mi.)
Arrive at 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd, Independence, OH 44131
I-77 From the South
At exit 155, take ramp right for Rockside Rd toward Seven Hills
/ Independence (0.3 mi.)
Turn right onto Rockside Rd (0.2 mi.)
Turn left onto Rockside Woods Blvd (0.5 mi.)
Arrive at 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd, Independence, OH 44131
I-77 From the North
At exit 155, take exit toward Rockside Rd/Independence/7Hills
Turn left onto Rockside Rd (0.4mi.)
Turn left onto Rockside Woods Blvd (0.5 mi)
Arrive at 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd, Independence, OH 44131
I-80 From the East
At exit 173, take ramp right for I-77 North toward Cleveland (9.6 mi.)
At exit 155, take ramp right for Rockside Rd toward Seven Hills / Independence (0.3 mi.)
Turn right onto Rockside Rd (0.2 mi.)
Turn left onto Rockside Woods Blvd (0.5 mi.)
Arrive at 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd, Independence, OH 44131
From Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
Take I-480 E to I-77 South, Take I-77 South to Exit 155 (Rockside Road-Independence) and turn left onto
Rockside Road. Go to 4th traffic light and turn left onto Rockside Woods Blvd. Hotel will be on your left
1/4 mile from Rockside Road. Distance from Hotel: 12 mi.
Dining Guide
The city of Independence has a wide range of
dining, from white tablecloth to less formal, from
national to local and regional, from quick and
relaxed, and at a price appropriate for your taste.
For your convenience, several are listed below
with a general location on the map.
A. Aladdins Eatery, 6901 Rockside Road, 216-642-7550
B. Angie’s Pizza, 6932 Hillside Road, 216-524-8100
C. Applebee's, 4191 Rockside Road, 216-328-0376
D. Augie's Pizza & Ribs, 6901 Rockside Road, 216-573-0300
E. Beans & Greens, 5001 Rockside Road, 216-968-4959
F. Bistro at Freedom Square, 6000 Freedom Square Drive, 216-440-8406
G. Bob Evans, 5980 Rockside Road, 216-524-9696
H. Bonefish Grill, 6150 Rockside Place, 216-520-2606
I. California Salads, 6133 Rockside Road, 216-447-4434
J. China King, 7087 Brecksville Road, 216-328-0983
K. Chipotle’s Mexican Restaurant, 6901 Rockside Road, 216-986-0551
L. Cozumel Mexican, 5555 Brecksville Road, 216-447-1070
M. Delmonico’s, 6001 Quarry Lane, 216-573-1991
N. Denny’s, 6100 Rockside Road, 216-524-7088
O. DiBella's Old Fashioned Submarines, 6708 Rockside Road, 216-525-0180
P. Embassy Grille, 5800 Rockside Woods Boulevard-North, 216-986-9900
Q. Harry’s Steakhouse, 5664 Brecksville Road, 216-524-5300
R. Hibachi Japanese Steakhouse, 6901 Rockside Road, 216-520-0433
S. Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches, 6800 Rockside Road, 216-643-9900
T. L.A. Pete’s, 6080 Brecksville Road, 216-642-4341
U. Longhorn’s Steak House, 4171 Rockside Road, 216-642-8700
V. Mad Tex, 6901 Rockside Road, 216-524-7837
W. Mavis Winkle’s Irish Pub, 5005 Rockside Road, 216-525-0770
X. McDonald’s, 6201 Brecksville Road, 216-642-3918
Y. Melt Bar & Grille, 6700 Rockside Road, 216-520-1415
Z. Outback Steakhouse, 6100 Rockside Place, 216-520-3544
AA. Panera Bread, 6720 Rockside Road, 216-447-3090
BB. Panini’s, 5530 Brecksville Road, 216-524-5240
CC. Red Robin, 6750 Rockside Road, 216-642-0881
DD. Romito’s Pizza, 6474 Brecksville Road, 216-524-8858
EE. Shula’s Steak House II, 6200 Quarry Lane, 216-901-7852
FF. Starbucks Coffee, 6901 Rockside Road, 216-642-0839
GG. Subway, 6494 Brecksville Road, 216-524-1589
HH. Summit Restaurant & Deli, 2 Summit Park Drive, 216-642-3050
II. Thai Gourmet, 6901 Rockside Road, 216-328-112310/12/2014 Restaurants
JJ. Wasabi, 4181 Rockside Road, 216-901-8866
KK. Wendy’s, 6899 Rockside Road, 216-520-0566
LL. Winking Lizard Tavern, 6111 Quarry Lane, 216-424-2226
FYI: The Embassy Suites hotel has a shuttle service to area restaurants within a
five mile radius in the Independence area.
Convention Schedule*
Thursday, June 4th
3:00 PM
Hotel Check-in
Hotel Lobby
4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Registration
Hotel Lobby: Pre-function Area
(pick-up packets, goodie bags and convention salt, submit door prizes)
4:00PM-6:00 PM
NOSC board meeting
Boardroom 1
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM
TenderFoot meeting
Boardroom 1
4:00 PM-7:00 PM
Dinner on your own
See restaurant list
7:00 PM-10:00 PM
Hospitality Room
Suite #-TBA
Friday, June 5th
6:30AM-10AM
7:00AM-8:30AM
8:30AM-10:30AM
10:30AM-10:45AM
10:45AM-11:00AM
11:00AM-12PM
12:15PM-1:15PM
1:30PM-5:00PM
2:00PM
3:00PM
5:00PM
5:30PM-7:00PM
7:00PM-8:00PM
7:00PM-10:00PM
Breakfast
Embassy Grille
Set-up Buy-n-Sell
Salon 3
Buy-n-Sell
Salon 3
Break
Opening Session
Salon 1
Speaker-Aaron Buchholz
Salon 1
Lunch
Embassy Grille
Field Trip
Cleveland Museum of Art
speaker Stephen Harrison-Curator of Decorative Arts
free time at museum-salts will be on display
return to hotel
Dinner on your own
See restaurant list
Buy-n-Sell
Salon 3
Hospitality Room
Suite#- TBA
Saturday, June 6th
6:30AM-10:00AM
7:00AM-8:00AM
8:00AM-9:00AM
9:15AM-10:00AM
10:15AM-11:00AM
11:00AM-11:45AM
Breakfast
Display set-up
View-n-Vote on displays
Salt Workshop #1-Heisey
Salt Workshop #2-Fostoria
Salt Workshop #3-Imperial
Embassy Grille
Salon 2
Salon 2
Salon 2
Salon 2
Salon 2
12:00PM-12:15PM
Display Contest-Winners
Salon 2
12:15PM-1:15PM
Lunch
Embassy Grille
1:30PM-4:00PM
Reverse Auction
Salon 2
6:00PM-7:00PM
Cocktail Hour
Salon 1
7:00PM-8:00PM
Dinner
Salon 1
8:00PM-10:00PM
Closing ceremonies
Salon 1
Entertainment, Salt Raffle drawing, NOSC Award, Passing the Torch
Sunday, June 7th
6:30AM-10:00AM
12:00PM
*Subject to Change
Breakfast
Check-out
Embassy Grille
Hotel Lobby
Rock & Roll
Display Competition
New Prize Format
New Voting Procedure
It is time to put on your poodle skirts, bobby socks, saddle oxfords, tee shirts, white
sport coats and pink carnations and rock and roll your way to Cleveland and create a unique
salt display. There is money to be made to pay for the tickets to the prom.
Theme:
Rock and Roll
Prizes:
1st Prize:
$50, platinum record album and blue ribbon
2nd Prize:
$40, gold record album and red ribbon
3rd Prize:
$30, bronze record album and white ribbon
Winners will be determined by popular vote of the convention attendees. The attendees
will be the judge!
Rules for the Displays:
1.
The display will be set up on a 6 foot table. Size of display is optional.
2.
When entering the display room to set up your display, you must get your
Display Number from the Display Committee Chairs (Don and Deane
Rabourn) before placing your display. This is very important since the
convention attendees will use that number for voting purposes.
14th National Open Salt Collectors
Convention Salt
Designed by
Glass Artist Aaron Buchholz
MOSS is pleased to present for your viewing pleasure the 14th NOSC Convention Salt
beautifully designed, created and signed by Glass Artist Aaron Buchholz of central Ohio. The
hyacinth colored glass was pressed and inflated into an optic mold to create optical ridges
which catch and refract light. This lovely salt sits on a pedestal foot and is approximately 2"
tall and 2.5" wide.
Aaron’s roots are in northern Minnesota where his small-town upbringing instilled in him a
sense of self and determination. After serving in the Marine Corps during the Gulf War, he
returned to Minnesota and earned a degree in photography at Moorhead State University.
It was at Moorhead that he had his first experience with hot glass, and he resolved to pursue
a career in glass artistry.
In search of a community that would meet his needs, he moved to Columbus, Ohio where he
worked for a production studio and began teaching glassblowing classes. After joining a
local network of glass artists he began volunteer work for a glass studio in Newark, Ohio.
This led to an opportunity to build a studio for a local museum where he made artwork,
taught classes and made daily public demonstrations. Eight years later he established his
own studio called St. Louisville Glass (www.stlouisvilleglass.com). His sense of fulfillment
and satisfaction in working with glass has helped him develop a style of his own which he
joyfully shares with us in this exciting example of rhythm and beauty.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ORDER FORM
To purchase this one-of-a-kind beautiful salt return this completed form with check or
money order payable to MOSS to:
Sue Sawyer
Questions: csuesaw@gmail.com
860 Sharon Glyn Drive
Newark, OH 43055
I will attend the 14th National Open Salt Convention and will pick up my salt(s). I enclose $66
each for _____salt(s).
I cannot attend the Convention. Please mail my salt(s). I enclose $66 plus $7.50 S/H per salt
($73.50 each) for _____ salt(s).
Name: __________________________________________________________________
Address:_________________________________________________________________
Phone: __________________________________________________________________
Please mail orders and payment by May 1, 2015.
THESE GREAT SALTS ARE TO BE
RAFFLED AT THE 14TH NATIONAL
OPEN SALT CONVENTION
Scarce Neal BT9 Opalescent Boat Salt
The fine print: Good condition for this old one, small black spot in glass and
small chip on rudder. Ref OSC fig 762
Nice Steuben Gold Calcite Pedestal Salt
The fine print: very good condition, wear to the paper tag on base. Ref OSC fig 8
Rare Heisey Emerald Green Pineapple and Fan
The fine print: Great condition, however has edge flake. Ref OSC fig 826
Tickets are $10.00 each or 5 for $40.00
.
YOU NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN – SO BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR PHONE NUMBER
SO WE CAN CALL YOU TO GIVE YOU THE GOOD NEWS
your ticket stubs will be returned by email, where possible, or snail mail
________________________________________ cut here ________________________________________
Name__________________________________________________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________City____________________________________
City___________________________________________ State _______________ ZIP_____________________________
Phone ________________________________ Email __________________________________________________________
st
nd
If my ticket is picked, my 1 , 2 and 3
______ NEAL BOAT
rd
choice in this order are (please mark1,2,3)
_______ STEUBEN _______ HEISEY
I am purchasing ______ tickets ($10 each or 5 for $40 – no limit) and enclose $_____________
Please make checks payable to MOSS and send to
Ed Bowman, 2411 West 500 North, Hartford City, IN 47348
REVERSE AUCTION INFORMATION
The Reverse Auction has become a favorite activity for
Convention attendees, and we will again hold a Reverse Auction
at the 2015 Convention. If you recall prior Reverse Auctions,
they are fun, challenging and give you an opportunity to acquire
some wonderful additions to your collection at prices you are
willing to pay.
A reverse auction is an auction that starts at market value and proceeds to lower
the bid. One of two things ends an auction—a bidder raises his/her paddle signaling a
desire to purchase at a certain price, thus closing the bid - OR - the item reaches the
reserve (minimum set by the seller) without a bid, the auction is stopped and the salt is
returned to the seller. If multiple bidders raise their paddles simultaneously, the bidding
is closed to all other bidders on that item and the bid price is raised until only one bidder
prevails. Historically, NOSC attendees look forward to the Reverse Auction and strong
bids are achieved for wonderful items of low, moderate and high values. If the salt sells,
90% of the winning bid goes to the owner and 10% to the convention to offset convention
costs. Salts will also be accepted to be auctioned solely for the benefit of the convention.
A color Reverse Auction Catalog that will include a picture of every salt preregistered will be a part of every Registration Packet. In order to complete this catalog in
time for the Convention, we are asking for pre-registration of auction salts. Please
forward a description and a good quality digital picture of each salt to be auctioned to Al
Diamond per the instructions below. Reverse Auction Submittal forms are included in this
mailing. Salts for the Reverse Auction will be accepted up to the start of the auction but
info and pictures must be submitted to Al Diamond no later than March 30, 2015 for
inclusion in the color catalog. While we welcome salts of all price ranges, we would
especially like to offer salts that are unusual and hard to find.
Procedures for Submitting an Item for the Reverse Auction
1. You may simply complete a Reverse Auction Submittal Form for the item you wish to
enter and email it along with a digital picture to al@agencyconsulting.com and then bring
the item to the convention to be delivered to Al Diamond before the auction.
2. You may send Al the item along with the completed form. He will take the photo for the
catalog, store the item, and bring it along to the NOSC.
3. You may bring items with you to the NOSC for the auction and complete the forms at
Registration. The items will not be included in the catalog, but will still be in the auction.
3. Use the Reverse Auction Submittal Forms in this mailing. If you need more, please feel
free to copy.
Reverse Auction ▲Al Diamond ▲507 N. Kings Hwy. ▲Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-1503
Phone: 856-779-2430 (work) or Email: al@agencyconsulting.com
Reverse Auction Submittal Form
Name _______________ Address__________________________
Phone _____________Email______________________________
Description____________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
____________________Reference #_____ (H&J, OSC, Smith, etc.)
Retail Value $_________Reserve ($ amount or “none”)$___________
Reverse Auction Submittal Form
Name _______________ Address__________________________
Phone _____________Email______________________________
Description____________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
____________________Reference #_____ (H&J, OSC, Smith, etc.)
Retail Value $_________Reserve ($ amount or “none”)$___________
Reverse Auction Submittal Form
Name _______________ Address__________________________
Phone _____________Email______________________________
Description____________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
____________________Reference #_____ (H&J, OSC, Smith, etc.)
Retail Value $_________Reserve ($ amount or “none”)$___________