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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1981-07-02, Page 12PAGE 12—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, JULY 2 ,1 1 As one of only three custom horse drawn wagon makers in Ontario, Tom Penhale of Bayfield's work is in much demand. Last week, Tom shipped another of his custom Morris Dancers make merry. in the streets ByHelenOwen �' ,With a jingle of bells and accompaniment of fid - tiles, drums, tambourines and concertinas, Bayfield's Main Street became a swirling mass of • color on June V. Sponsored by the Pioneer Park Association, Morris Dancers from London, Toronto; Michigan and Virginia, spent the af- ternoon dancing in the streets. .Opening with a combined dance, the 80 members of the group stamped and jigged, hipped and leapt to their awn merry music. Greeting the audience that quickly gathered, Ron Duncan of the Forest City Group expressed their pleasure at being back in' Bayfield once more and said he hoped that all present would make a point of joining the Pioneer Park Association, whose in- vitation had resulted on the dancers being there. Traffic was obliged to make a detour for the next hour while the dancers went through their individual contributions. Their colorful costumes made attractive patterns and their headgear varied from flower garlands and ribbons to leather and straw hats trimmed with flowers, badges and souvenir pins of their travels. The "fool" in one group wore a top hat and tail coat, while another , sported a magnificent striped tunic trimmed with bells,and there was the traditional smock, beautifully hand embroidered, worn by the "fool" of the Forest City group. Ali wore the traditional bells attached to leather gaiters and strapped to the lower leg, although each group had it's own combina- tion of bells and colored tabs. As one of the dancers ex-, plained, the costume is a very important part of Mor- ris dancing. There is a strong feeling of pride in the wearing of it and much care and thought is given to the design. The ladies have now abandoned skirts and wear . trousers or breeches. Each group had its own `fool' distinctively costumed and carrying a symbol of the role- - sometimes a berib- 'boned stick one had a miniature hobby horse, and' mcourse, their own usicians, whose lively music added to the gaiety of the proceedings. Seven in- . dividual dances demon- strated the skills of the respective groups - not only the pattern of the dance, but the combination of traditional steps. Bayfield has already had past opportunities to see the • dancers from the Forest City group from London, who this time were accompanied by the Thames Valley Group, theGreenFiddle Group from Toronto, two groups from E. Lancing and Ann Arbor, Michi }: n, and the Blue Mount Morris, who had travelled all the way from Virginia! The history of Morris dancing goes back so far that the origins are obscure, one theory being that it was a type of dancing known as `Morisco' which came from Portugal. It has certainly played an important part in village life through the centuries, not only as part of May Day celebrations, entertainment at fairs, bu as a symbol of good luck since if the dancers came to your home in the spring it was thought to ensure good crops for the ensuing year. The steps, songs and music which the groups use are all traditional and are derived from those performed in the Cotswolds ' in England'. Although Morris dancing was once an all male preserve, this is no longer the case. During World War I when so many men never returned to their homes, the women undertook to maintain the ' traditional dance. Interest in folk music and country dancing has seen a great revival over the last creations to Michigan, loaded with many extras included hydraulic disc brakes. (James Fitzgerald photo) d generation. enjoys Bayfield This is the story of how an American couple, Ed and Hilda Pongracz, from Grasse Point, Michigan, came to love the at inosphere of yfteld. In 1944, Lake St. Clair had become polluted and for a family that enjoyed swim- ming and fishing that meant disaster. The rumor at the time was that the pollution in the lake could cause infantile paralysis and many vacationers began looking further afield. Friends of the l Poncraz family, Forrest Geary, Dutton Barlow and Jack Hughes and their respective families were already renting at Bayfield. That year, the Geary's in- vited the Pongracz's to spend a few days in Jowett's Grove at their vacation cottage and Ed and Hilda were hooked. All three families were renting cottages from the Poth family, at the Grove, and Ed says they were the most reasonable and they were clean and well kept. The only .thing Mrs. Poth (Ethel) ins' ed on was that you behaved yourself or you wouldn't be allowed to rent again. At that time, Ethel's father, Mr. Jowett, who was then in his 70's, was com- pleting the last cottage he was to build in the Grove. It was to be •named the `Cedar Nook' and the Pongracz family made arrangements 1• - BMFIELDdirT LE by f#iid Sturgeon,. and Helen Owen Hawks soar, F'iyers sink In South Huron Men's Slopitch action over the past week, the Bayfield Knighthawks scored two victories while the Bayfield Flyers had only a loss in their only start. On Wed- nesday night in Bayfield, the Flyers played good ball, but were stymied by .the Zurich Eagles who handed them a 12.3 loss. The Flyers are now three win's and six losses on the season. The Thursday night game in Bayfield saw the•K Hawks shut down the Bayview Blue Bombers by a 17-8 margin. On Sunday in Zurich, the K - Hawks gained a share of first place by.defeating the previously unbeaten Cobras 15-8., The Knighthawk record for 1981 is now six wins and .one 1loss. Future games include: Buckettes drop. two more games The Zurich Buckettes lost two games in Bluewater Ladies' Slopitch action last week. In Varna they lost to the league leading Agricos on Wednesday night by a 45-1 score. In Bayfield on Monday night, . the Blue Shadows pulled off a 9-4 squeaker over the Zurich girls. Zurich led 2-1 until the fourth inning when they relinquished the lead to, their Bayfield counterparts for good. Homeruns for the Blue Shadows came off the bats of Cathy Pounder in the sixth and Karen Bender in the. -seiventh. - 'Future games include: Wed. July '1, Bayfield Babes at Varna Agricos; Mon. July 6, Agricos at Blue Shadows; Tues. July 7, Buckettes at Babes. ut�- .11 Team Team Agricos Blue S. Babes RockettPs Gardeners celebrate.... • from page 10 speaker of the. afternoon, Bob Keither, well-known broadcaster and Ontario - Quebec gardener. His display of slides was accompanied by practical and personal anecdotes and showed some of his own favorite shrubs whose beau- ty and appearance varied from season to season. These included unusual shots of white lilac, mock orange, viberntim, smoke bush, mountain ash and mahonia. Finally, a panel of experts (Bob Keith, Prof. W. C. Allan, Prof. J. L. Eggens, Prof. C. B. Kelly and Prof. C. E. McNinch) Were available to answer questions. These ranged from how to deal with pests, soil problems, plant diseases, lawn care and ant colonies. Useful tips were also given on landscape planning with particular reonship to lifestyle, and appreciation of the fact that replacements should be made from time to time, old and exhausted plants being replaced by new or different varieties. The setting for the meeting could not have been better and the Arboretum Building, which commemorated the centennial of the University of Guelph (1874-19'i4) provid- ed excellent facilities for lec- tures, displays and relaxa- tion between whiles. ow they score Standings as of June 30 GP W L RF RA PTS GP W L RF RA PTS 7 7 0 154 40 14 8 5 3 147 ' 74 10 7 3 4 123 75 6 8 0 8 39 275 0 VANDYKE AND SON GLASS AND MIRROR 86 King St.. Clinton 482-9390 *HUNTER -DOUGLAS ALUMINUM PRODUCTS including • 410 the !Wing that insulates .rte *ALUMINUM AWNINGS, CANOPIES AND RAILING *SLIDERS *THERMOPANES REPAIRS TO: ALUMINUM: Doors, Windows, Sash and Screens WOODEN SASH Replaced "We Install and Service What we Sells` Cobras. at Flyers' in Bayfield on Wed. July 1; Stanley Steamers at Knighthawks in Bayfield on Thur. July 2; Knighthawks at • Eagles, in Zurich (8 p.m. ) on Sun. July 5. then and there to rent it the following August. Indeed they returned in August of 1945 to rent that cottage and came back every year afterwards inhabiting four different Grove cottages' for their vacations. When the Poths decided to sell some of the properties, the Pongracz's were the first to buy, followed by other families such as the Gmeiners, the Hughes, the McKenzies and more recently, the Oak& All' these families have the third generation enjoying Bayfield. The cottage bought by the Pongracz's was No. 17, the closest to Deer Lodge Park. It was constructed from the lumber salvaged from an old dance hall and now they figure it is about 60 years old. Also built by Mr. Jowett, they marvel at the hardwood used in it. Ed said he laughed at his tax notice when he received it this year and it read $200. When he first bought it was only $20 a year. Hydro, now $200 a season as well, was about $25. The first summer he rented, 1945, a $100 bill saw them through the month of August and into September and that covered everything. When they first came to Bayfield, he says he can only remember two pleasure boats being in the river. One, named the Tojo', belonged to Doc Tillman and the other, named `Myown', was his own. It was aptly named he says, because it was the only thing that he had that was paid for, even if it were just an old rowboat. He docked it between the `Binnie's' and the Stuard's' and when the children were out paddling it around, the fishermen always kept an eye on them. for him. Some of his other favorite memories of Bayfield past include the great breakfasts they used to get at the Ritz Hotel when the Bailey's owned it. He says, "Before it burned down, you could get eggs, bacon and potatoes for fifty cents a plate." He remembers the Sunday brunches pit on by Ruth Hayman at the Little Inn. She served the coffee out of an old, old pewter mug, and it was her pride and joy. The Pongracz cottage was an assembly place for 15 Grosse Point businessmen one weekend every summer and they really looked for- ward to the event. He says, "Eva Darnborough was a good cook and we always hired.her to put on the meals. Friday night we had 10 pounds of fresh perch; Saturday we had steaks anis Sunday we had roast turkey". I asked Ed if he thought Bayfield has changed much over his 40 years here. He said he has, "Always found Bayfield to be quiet., honest and reasonable." He is amazed at the terrific growth of Canadian yachting and the great harbour facilities in the village.. He says there are many com- petent sailors and is glad they have the desire to keep the river free from pollution as that has been the downfall of so many vacation areas. Ed grew up as a boy in New York Qty and says that he and his friends used to swim the East River, naked, to Blackwells Island. It was dangerous he says, there was a lot of current and there was a lot of pollution from the sewers that emptied into the river, but all the east end kids did it. Ed still enjoys bicycling and fishing, at Bayfield despite being partially crippled from a bicycle -car accident in Detroit several Turn to page 13 McK I LLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Established 1876 91 Main St. Seaforth Ph. 527-0400 FULL COVERAGE. Farm & Urban Properties DIRECTORS & ADJUSTERS Ken Carnochan Lavern Godkin Ross Leonhardt John McEwing Stanley Mcllwain Donald McKercher John A. Taylor J.N. Trewartha • Stuart .Wilson AGENTS E.F. "Bill" Durst James Keys Wm. 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