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Archive Home > 2007 > February > 24 > Building a better bead

Building a better bead

Madras bead shop attracts loyal clientele

By Nancy Pasternack / The Bulletin
February 24, 2007

MADRAS - His hands shake noticeably when he is anywhere other than his shop.

As soon as he lights his torch though, "it quits," says Walt Francis, 65.

"I got arthritis now and a few other things - who knows what," he says.

The bead maker and his wife, jewelry maker Pat....

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