The Bristol Town Council has voted the White Daisy Floral and Gift Shop as the recipient of the June 2009 Beautification Award for their renovation and remodeling efforts to the store building located at 211 E. Vistula St., downtown Bristol.
The award recognizes improvements both to the interior of the old building, and to the exterior.
Jenny Welch, owner and proprietor, says that renovations included painting, installing track lighting, and adding walls. She thinks customers will find it “clean, comfortable, and spacious.”
The shop contains an art gallery, with water color paintings, stick and twig furniture from Fiddlesticks, and pottery and jewelry created by local artists. Steve Johnson will have an art studio in the rear of The White Daisy, where he will be conducting art classes on a schedule which is yet to be determined.
The east side of the building has been leased to the owners of a new Subway restaurant, which could be open before the end of summer.

Jenny Welch, owner of the White Daisy stands in her newly renovated shop on Vistula Street, with the Bristol Pirate Beautification Award. (Photo by Laurie Eads)

Nominations sought for Beautification Award

The Bristol Town Council and Bristol Bugle Newspaper have joined forces to present Bristol’s Monthly Beautification Award along with the presentation of the much coveted “pirate” mascot.  Businesses, owners of private residences, and organizations are eligible.

The Bristol Town Council will receive nominations from Bristol citizens and businesses for properties or organizations that have made Bristol more beautiful. At each monthly public meeting, the council will announce a winner from among those nominations. Nominations may be submitted by mail to Laurie Eads, Bristol Bugle News, P.O. Box 414, Bristol, IN 46507, by calling 848-1404, or emailing at Bristolnews@aol.com. Any nominations received after the deadline for one month will automatically be considered for the following month’s award.