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Mural's flagbearer now lives in B.C.
Freers Pope
buildings in the black and
white 1956-57 photograph
sense Allen Hilgendorf
working from to paint the
mural.
She provided him with a
close-up photo of her
husband•so Hilgendorf can
.get •a good likeness of
George in tne mural
Ellinor Betties (nee
Christensen ► is the flagbearer
in the picture Hilgendorf is
using to paint•the mural and
after she learned Monday her
image would be. there. her
reaction was " besond belief."
• "1 can't even�ex_piain the.
feeling.': she says from her
home'in Enderby.'B:C.
She say s she's glad to hear
George Hildenbrand .H -ill be
featured in the mural since he
"was a'great guy -
rWeliad a lot rr respect
for George and, a lot of • fun
with him. Whenever I come
home I make the rounds and
he was always someone 1
visited with. It was such an
empty feeling the last time 1
was home and he was gone."
she says.
• Using the word "proud"
many times to descnbe how
she leets about the hand. her
involvement in it and the
achievements she's watched
it make over the years:.
Betties says she still
.remembers how excited she
was the day she heard she'd,
'been chosen for the hand
over the school's loud •
speaker.
A bandmember for two
years during.Grades. 9 and
10. she was-,flagbearer both•
sears.
still .get the shivers
whene5er 1 watch a marching
hand." she says.
She adds that the mural has
given her one more reason to
make the visit she... already
planned to Seaforth next
year.
Scott witgendortt photo
Bill Price. of left, concentrates on his next move at the checke r
toble.set up in front of town hall during the mural pointing
Passersby honk as mural progresses
From Pogo 1
• September will give. him. great exposure'.
"The whole point of murals is they put a town on the_map
as harng historical 'significance. They do'create interest in a
town . and tourists do go out of their way to see them. Murals
can bnng a kit of toy' to people." he says.
The subiect'matter of each -mural is decided by the town
that -hires him hut he and the townspeople often collaborate.
on the research. And. while he can't be as creative ash; is'
with hisown landscape paintings. he says he asks for enough
flexibility to make the -mural pleasing to his eye.
"1 love history and I'm fascinated bv. what i find in each
place." he say s. adding that •he loves the nostalgia
• surrounding old cars and the horse and buggy days.
Hilgendorfsays he always includes his phone number with
his signature on the murals. •
• Its a must. Fd miss a lot of work if I didn't. `he says.
• Lately. murals base become so popular thathe's worked
• without a break for the pass 18 months.and is booked until the
• -end of October. Because some of his murals are painted on 4'
by .8' panels. which are then ,hung on exterior walls. he.can
work all winter at a warehouse he rents in Owen Sound.
'Sometimes 1 resent the fact that I can't get to my own
easel enough for my own paintings but the murals are paying
the bills and putting food on the table for my family," he says..
• Of. course, the, murals get much more exposure than his
Landscapes. which tell visual stories of rural, life both on
Ontario farms like the one where he grew up and in the
foothills:of Alberta. where he_ worked for a time as, a ranch
hand.... •t .
1 enjoy my paintings and so does my wwi�fe as they hang on
the walls of•rny home. •eventually. they'll be worth something.
if t hold on io them•:and .the murals have already given -my
own art aboost." he says.
Ironically. while he began to paint seriously because, of the
injuries he sustained from the car accident: he finds mural
painting is very physical work.
• " I probably do more climbing andIifting now than 1 did in
construction. i need Three meals- a day and ,a good sleep- at
night." he says. . - • ,
While he plans to finish the Seaforth marching hand- mural
by the end of August - a cat and mouse game with the.
weather has been challenging him - Hilgendorf sass he'll
complete a. second mural for Seaforth of an old-time local
bakery on panels over the. winter.
A third mural. planned for the north wall of Triangle
Discount. will be delayed until technical difficulties can he
resolved by the -town. As it the wall cannot be painted With
a mural because of its'softbrick and coating Of paint. bnthof
which could chip or peel off.
"Right now, it would be -like painting on .a dirty
chalkboard."- he `says. .
• With occasional touch-ups. his. murals should• last.: a tiers
long time. says Hilgendorf.
However. he dnce-had to redo a mural in -the village of
Metier, just south of Perry. Sound. after the -entire downtowr.
burned to the ground a year after he had finished. With such
disasters in mind: he keeps sketches and photographs -of each
of his murals. just in' case. •
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Hilgendorf says -he's enjoying the Seaforth mural. which
he's painting from a 1956.photograph of the a;i qtr:
marching band. '
."It's quite an:interesting and classic photo and the•buiWines
in downtown Seaforth haven't changed all that much.which
makes it easier." he says. - -
•And. with the—number of cheers and homes
encouragement he's receiving from passersby: Hil_er.i4-7:
says he must be doing something right.
Huron glowers can earn spot at IPM
From Pops 1
In addition to plow'ers
earning- a spot st'the IPM this •
Enda). others are competing
for a chance to earn a 52.000.
_ _scholarship to an agricultural
school. for their post
secondary education: -
.There arc two classes for
competitors under the age of
22.x1 in which two`will be
selected to represent the
county. at the IPM. If they are
able to win there. they will
be awarded the scholarship:`
The event features classes
for everything from antique
--and- horse--drawnplaws to
regular. modern plowing
with between 40.and 60.,
cb:npetitors expected for the
day. •
•
The event will also see
five area girls competing for
the title of Queen of the
Furrow as won by Erin
McNaughton of Kippen last
year. •
This__year'ssantestants are:
.Brianne Webber. Carrie
Hoekstra. Casie Hoegy.
Carali McCall and Amanda '
Denys-
Plowing begins at 9 :tem..
with a horseshoe pitching,
competition' at 1:30 p.m and
speeches, bs the Queen of the
Furrow.contestants at 3 p m..
A supper takes 'place at
p.m:
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a Competitive Edge •
By Dr. Louis LaPlante
Athletes who want a competitive edge in sports can get it
from their vision by opting for contact lenses over -glasses.
Contacts give people the ability to rapidly detect surrounding
action all sports require. They -do this by offering the best
possible peripheral vision and better depth perception than
glasses . People: are usually surprised by how little they must
turn their heads in order to see to the side once they have
made the switch. - -
This becomes .much more noticeable if the strength of your
prescription is quite high.
From a physical point of view, soft lenses won't.dislodge or
break like. regular glasses can, so there's less risk of damage
to the. eye. Sweat and perspiration are more of an annoyance
with glasses. Contacts allow athletes to enjoy consistent
performance because they don't have to stop and clean them.
Contact lenses come in different sizes and must be stable for
those sports requiring 'extreme fields of gaze.'. Football and
baseball players fall into this category because they are
constantly scanning the field -and gazing in the air. Large
diameter lenses. offer the best performance: For those sports
that are. dirty and dusty,•like rugby,. the thinnest soft
disposable lenses are a good choice. They are difficult to
dislodge and it's harder for .dirt to get underneath them.
There is also less chance of contamination and eye infection..
Here are some tips for sports oriented contact lens wearers:
•Carry spare lenses.. There's always a chance you can losea
lens during a Fame. -
• Keep lens solutions, backup glasses and a compact mirror
•
on hand -
• Hard gas permeable. wearers should carry a lens remover
so someone else can remove them if these unconscious
• School trainers. and -coaches should carry.a lens remover.
know how to use it. and know who is .wearing hard contacts
in. case of an emergency.
•Wear protective eyewear: Contacts alone can't shield the eye
from errant elbows and line drives. • •
School-age athletes who need. prescription lenses to -see
benefit.from contacts..It enables'them to see better. perform
well and encourages a more positive attitude.
Sept. 1: Watch Fora Contact Lenses and Cosmetics
The es eni is located. at
Fothenngham Farms at :RR 4
Seaforth. owned by Bill and -
Ams Fothenngham
Lucas says he doesn't want to influence county
when it decides how to structure services
• .From Pope 1
downloaded from the.prosinceto upper tier•municipalities;
.'•such as Huron County. • • ' .. . •
:The county is. -planning a renes of public 'Meetings this fall
• to determine which of: three options•.the public prefers.
including contracting with'existing ambulance providers.-
. providing ambulance services themselves or tendering to
select. ambulance providers.
Public input will be discussed at a committee meeting on
Nov. its and the earliest. a recommendation could •appear at
county council would be Dec 2
Lucas says he_doesn't want to discus. hi. plans tot. the
tuture, such as how. or when be might be rehiring his
paramedics, because he say. he doesn't want fir influence the •
county's decision-making process. • For that reason,. he also ,
says he refused to comment on the situation last %seek •
" It (giving out the pink skips) was. not :an attempt to tt'ice
anyone to do anything. les not a game." he says. -
"We don't know what the structure is going,to he tto
provide the county's ambulance services and s►e.couldn't risk'
that a decision would be made (to change the esisttng.
structure)," says Lucas.
:---Tips to police shut down pot growers
but few come from the Seaforth area
Sy Scott ► lgendor+f
E,F.osttorEdilor'
Effort,, to encourage' lumen to call in
reports Of iuspieious- vehicles around
corn fields and wood lois is helping
OPP find more marijuana.crops than
usual:
. They :.hate. already destroyed
thouiandi of planis. bald Detective
Constable Mike Scat of the Huron OPP.
"It's been a long time since people
have called up not afraid to give us
licence plate numbers," said Scott.
' A Huron Expositor +tory about the
need for -farmers so•help police uncover
marijuana crops hidden in corn fields
WWI carred in•several local newspapers
and since then, tips have been coming in
helping police discover itkgal crops.
Drug growers will np out corn plants
• and replace thein with a crop of
marijuana and police encouraged
farmers to be on the look out for
-sehicles •parked or hidden on hack anonymous or they can.he made to the
roads, belonging.,to marijuana growers
who might .be tending to their plants.
After the article appeared, Scott said
he had a call from one fanner,.outraged
to learn the marijuana crops net the
growers far more income than his corn
would bring him. ' • '
.Of all the calls -coming' in; Scott. said,
"Surprisingly,. there's been very little in •
the Seafonh area.",
.4That doesn't mean there aren't
marijuana crops growing herr, just that
there haven't been any tips of crops
reported. • ,
• The marijuana crops will soon he
ready for harvest' and -OPP encourage
people to remain on the lookout for
vehicles that don't belong on rural
properties and to record vehicle
descriptions, licence plate numbers and
locations.
Calls can be made to Cnme Stoppers
to allow the tip -giver to remain
Huron OPP directly.
A mori)uono picot
•
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