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By GRETCHEN LOSI/Staff Writer VICTORVILLE — Many
holiday shoppers who attended the Home and Recreation Show on
Saturday got a head start on the holiday shopping season.
Kevin Daniels of Hesperia said he bought candles for his mom and
sister in Oklahoma, some jewelry for his nieces and a little
something for himself.
"I'm going to sign up with the Poop Troop," said Daniels, referring
to a business that removes dog waste from their clients' yards. "I
work down the hill so don't get around to that chore as much as I
should. It'll be money well spent."
That's what Poop Troop owners Darlene and Brock Buccola hoped for
when they paid to be vendors at this year's show.
"We do a lot of advertising in the paper and on the radio," Darlene
Buccola said. "This was a chance for us to come face-to-face with
the community and meet some new customers."
This weekend's event marks the 20th annual High Desert Home and
Recreation Show at the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds.
Duane Bygum, a general contractor who produces the show, said up to
9,000 people attended on Saturday, a 10 to 15 percent increase over
last year's show.
Jason Holmes of Victorville said he has brought his wife to the show
for at least 10 years with one goal in mind — a new shed.
"I drag her here, kicking and screaming, because she knows I'm going
to grovel for a new shed," Holmes said. "Then she ends up getting
stuff and I go home moping with nothing."
His wife, Susan, carrying several bags of freebies and purchased
goodies, laughed and explained it wasn't quite that bad. An empty
handed husband smiled back as he shrugged, "There's always next
year."
Dennis Pierson of Hesperia didn't leave empty handed.
He bought a large wall hanging from the Santa Fe Trading Company and
said he may return with his wife so she can check out High Desert
Home Turf's artificial turf display.
"That stuff looks pretty good," Pierson said. "The man said it will
always look like that and takes no water, no mowing and no
fertilizer. You just can't shake a stick at that."
Pierson admits his wife will not likely "go for the idea" but said
he hopes to get her to come back with him to look at other things.
"They've got a whole mess of RVs over there. That'll put some color
in her cheeks," Pierson said.
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