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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1976-06-30, Page 19continuously subscribed to by the citizens of the. province. Alan Weinstein is nationally known as "one. of Canada's top print-makers." . His works are in public, and private collections across Canada and the U.S.A. . His. work has, been seen in two exhibitions circulated in Canada by the National Gallery, and since 1970 his paintings have received public attention through one man exhibitions in Ontario and the Maritimes. He was born in Toronto in 1931 and studied at Princeton (B.A;), the Ecole du Louvre and the' University of Iowa (M.F.A.). He studied independently in national museums, in England, Holland, France, Spain and the Middle East. He came to Regina in 1966' to develop a printmaking program for the University. Three years later he purchased a fartri near Teeswat- er where he resides with his wife and three children, and devotes himself full time to his painting and prIntmaking. Mvertising helps you compare. 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Tasso KarantOnis and friends of Toronto were weekend visitors at the former's home here. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hamilton and Jennifer of Hanover visited on Saturday with Mrs. Ray Hamilton and family. Brian Van Sickle of Cambridge is spending the summer with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Van Sickle• and family. To Appear Here Next Week SunQuotes by Wm. J: Kinahan Chances are, your home is already prOtected by fire insurance. But have you, thought about Mortgage Protection Insurance? You: should. Because no less than 16 times as many families lose their horiles through the death of the breadwinner. as through fire. Mortgage Piotection is a rriuSt. And no one has a better plan than Sun Life of Canada. Let's talk about it. R.R. 2 LUCKNOW pHON.E 357-1947 • OF CANADA ' " ' ,77771r14111,1411111 THi LUCKNOW iENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO PAGE NINETEEN EDNESDAY• JUNE 30.1976 Walter felt that he was ready,\!to go out on his oWn, and once again he formed his own group. • On • Saturday, January 26th, 1957, this new Polka band played its first engagement at the German Village in Niagara Fallst, Ontario. It - had finally happened, . after thirteen years of study, hard work and dedication. Walter's dream had come true. The Walter Ostanek Band was now a reality. On February 22, 1957, Walter, and "his wife Irene were married. With a family of two children, Richard Walter and Chery Susan, they now make their home in Thorold, Ontario. to. For ten years Walter had a weekly Radio Show on CHOW Radid in Welland., His own TV Show "It's Polka Time", appeared weekly on•CHCH TV, Channel 11 in Hamilton for four years. At the- present time, "A Night Out", is in its' second year of featuring the Best of the Walter Ostanek Band, seen weekly on CKCO TV Channel 13, Kitchener. • Since his first L. P. album, "Gay Continental Dance Party", record- ed in 1963, Walter has recorded fifteen albums and numerous forty-fives R.P.M. singles. Walter Ostanek and his band are' making a return . appearance in Lucknow on Friday, July 9th, sponsored by the Lucknow Agricul- tural Society.' • Ladislav John Ostanek, better known as Walter Ostanek, was horn Of. Yugoslavian decent on April 20th, 1935 in. Duperquet, Quebec.' When he was five years -old, he moved to the St. Catharines area where he still makes.his home. At the very early age of nine, Walter began playing the Button Diatonic Accordian. Without formal training he progressed at a remarkable rate, and the natural talent and musical ability of`this young boy became quite evident to those around him. When he was twelve years old, Walter -received his first piano, accordian,' and already he had' begun, to broaden his musical knowledge to a greater extent. Only four 'years later, in 1951, Walter Ostanek formed his first Country and Western-Polka Band. After working with his own group.for two years, he joined With Abbie Andrews and his Canadian Ranch Boys, and gained a whole new experience by working on their radio show, three times weekly. At the age of twenty-one years, Weinstein Winning Entry At Regina Alan Weinstein, of Teeswater, a former resident of Regina, has. been awarded the commission of a. major work of art for the, Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts. Mr. Weinstein's entry was selected by the ' Visual Arts Committee of the centre, from more, than 30 entries by Saskatche- wan artists and former residents of the, province. The work is to be a tapestry mural made to his design in four sections. The tapestry is based on a suite of works by • Mr. Weinstein entitled "The Musicians". Paul. Fudge,' chairman of the Visual Arts Committee said they are presently researching cost estimates from major weaving workshops around the world. He said quotations haVe been received from Japan, Finland' and Denmark, and the committee is Presently waiting to , hear from Poland, Yugoslavia and the famous work' shop at Aubusson in France. The cost of ,the .commissioned work including the artist's fee of $8,000.00 is not to exceed $32,000.00. The money comes from a special "Furnishing Fund"' which was created by and is LOCHALSH Mrs. Ewan MacLean attended the convention in Waterloo for the Ontario Horticultural Society. Mrs. MacLean represented the Ripley and District Society. , , • , Mrs. Florence MacKenzie " and Mrs. Helen KacLennan returned the latter part ,of the week from a bus tour that took them across Eastern Canada and home through 4.he Eastern States. ' They report a *onderful two Weeks of sight seeing. - On a bus trip to' Gravenhurst and a boat cruise of the Muskoka Lakes' were Gordon Boyd, John MacKay and Mr.' and Mrs. Oliver McChar- les. 4ir .Recent- visitors with- Mr; - and Mrs. Oliver McCharles were John McCharles of Petrolia, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hoof of London, Mr. and Mrs. Vince Mountford of Brampton. Mrs. Henry MacKenzie is on a . tour to the East Coast with Women's Institute members, their friends -and relatives. Rev. Finlay McCormicl, called on many, in the , community inviting them to the services at the Free Presbyterian Church on Highway 86 near Lochalsh. Mr.. McCormick preaches in Chesley •and 'in the Ashfield Church while weather permits. . , ANNIVERSARY Anniversary services were held on Sunday at Ashfield Presbyterian. Church with Rev/. John Rhoad, assistant minister from Kitchener guest speaker. The Rhoads family once resided in this area, where John's father was' minister to • Ashfield and Ripley. INDUCTION SERVICE On Sunday, June 20 at 2.30 p.m. the Rev. Richard Sands, was officially inducted in the Ministry of the Church at Ashfield Presby- terian Church. Rev. Saids was the minister for the past two years to the' Knox congregation • in Ripley and. the Ashfield Presbyterian Church while he attended college in Toronto.