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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-10-27, Page 13Goderich rt Club celebrates anniversary BY LORNA VINCENT The Goderich Art Club opened its fall and winter season with a late September meeting at the hone of Gladys and Jack Ladd on Bayfield Road. President Gailva Maguire minding the members that this year is the 30th anniver- saryof the art club. She quoted from previous mMutes: "On February 25, 19$2'.a number of people met at the home of Rev. Ian Hind to; discuss the formation of an art club. Mrs. Hind became the first president. In May, all those interested, met and decided to hold regular gatherings, and to charge a membership fee. They worked two evenings a week for two hours in a large studio". It was difficult to believe that the art club had surviv- ed all those years and still has some original members. Mary Howell, who no longer is able to work in the studio, is a life member but she still is active in other pursuits. Dolly Bruce, another early member now in her middle nineties, keeps her art talent alive while living in Maitland Manor nursing home. When the meeting turned to current business, it was agreed atter discussion that the present slate of officers continue for another year. Members of the club volunteered to take turns putting on a program of their choice at each monthly meeting. The date of December 4 was set for a pre -Christmas potluck supper with games and entertainment' at MacKayx Centre. neunan Long, in charge of the first part of the program, held a sketching contest which became quite hilarious when the members dicovered that doing por- traits in five minutes didn't show their talents to the best advantage. After this amusing display of ineptitude, Barbara McWhinnie gave a talk on the life and work of Robert Bateman, a now. - famous Canadian wild -life artist. A social period with refreshments followed the talk, after which the hosts Gladys and Jack,_ led a tour with flashlight through the woods to their charming new log cabin which they had built on their back property. The art club's recent uc- tober meeting, opened by President Gailya Maguire, took the form of a film presentation by daughter Colleen at the Goderich library. Colleen, who is studying professional photography, undertook with a partner, a six week's research pro- gram to create a striking and unusual audio-visual presentation called "The Ad- ded Bonus." Science through. photography has contributed to the art world. It has taken photography from the sim- ple realism of former times through a world of breath- taking fantasy-. Abstract forms make incredibly beautiful compositions of colour and pattern, Science has made it possible to photograph worlds within worlds from the mystery of outer space to life on earth, to life within the human body, to insect life under the earth and life under the oceans to that world which is' seen only through a microscope: a teeming world of blood vessels, cells, Microbes, fibres, atoms, etc., which when magnified thousands of degrees allows us to observe a fairly new world which boggles the mind with yet another kind of beauty. Colleen and her friend, through six weeks of research and hard work, brought a film to stimulate thought about the mysteries. of the universe, of life, death, and our pitiful lack of knowledge outside of the world around us. Modern photography has come into the space age. The slide presentation which in- volved two projectors and $4,000 worth of equipment, was described as "an over- view of *the contribution that science has made to the ar- tistic community. Science in the process of studying in a cold controlled clinical set- ting has created beautiful ar- tistic images that stand on their own merit. Science hag inadvertently stubbed its toes on the art world." Arier viewing this film, ar- tists must wonder, where do we go fromhere to produce something different. It is like beinglost temporarily in some dream -world' labyrin- th. After the program and question period, a social time with refreshments was enjoyed by all. The next art club meeting will be held at the home of Florence and Frank War- nock on November 19. Pictured above is Stephanie Hamilton, daughter of John and Mickey Hamilton (left) and Charlene Forrest, daughter of Jim and Mary Forrest. The two girls received their All Round Cord for having completed their Guide Program at a ceremony held on October 19. The girls are members of the 3rd Goderich Girl Guides who meet at Knox Presbyterian Church. Aband n the GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1982—PAGE 13 screwdriver for plain orange juice Alcohol can worsen most respiratory symptoms, ac- . cording to the Ontario Lung Association. Therefore, if you have a cough or a sore throat, forego the screwdriver and opt for straight orange juice. Even when a person has no respiratory symptoms, alcohol consumption can have its poor effects — and we don't mean hangovers. Alcohol users are more pro- ne to infections, often smoke heavily and inhale more fre- quently. Approximately 3,800 per- sons in Tucson took part in the study reported in a re- cent issue of the American Review of Respiratory Disease, an ALA 'publica- Museum exhibit now on display An exhibit entitled "Am- phibians of Ontario" and featuring frogs, toads and' salamanders will be on display in the University of 'Waterloo's biology -earth science museum from now until Friday, December 10. The exhibit is on loan from the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto and consists of 'lifelike models in four dif- ferent natural habitats — a marsh, a bog, an underw ter lake and a woodland pont!. It includes photographs, draw- ings and other information and has been prepared by the ROM's ichthyology and herpetology department and its exhibit des},gn services department. The UW visit is part of a provincial tour. Some interesting facts about amphibians visitors to the museum can learn in- clude: a toad's tongue is fastened at the front of its mouth (rather than at the back) and can flick out quickly to capture insects on the wing; many salamanders can regrow parts of the body if they are cut off; most toads have large, parotid (saliva - producing) glands behind the eyes, and other wart -like glands on the skin which To The Electors of the Township of Ashfield I respectively solicit . your support as councillor in the forthcoming municipal election, November 8, 1982. -GATES FAU CIMRANCESALE WELDED MESH GATES 12 FOOT $89.90 85 14 FOOT .,,, $98.85 16 FOOT . •. $109.95 • •4".x 4" WIRE SPACING �6 GAUGE CONCRETE REINFORCING STEEL MESH • HOT DIPPED GALVANIZED AFTER FABRICATION CENTRAL MACHINING VANASTRA PARK, CLINTON •y 482-3523 PETERS C WATE and - HYDRO A SAFE SUPPLY *moil AS INEXPENSIVE AS POSSIBLE • 1 1 Sincerely, Grant Forrish. secrete a poison that pro- tects them from predators; a family of small Central and South American frogs con- tain chemicals so toxic they are used to poison the tips of hunting arrows; most am- phibians do not drink water — they simply absorb . it through their skins; you can- not get warts from a toad; most frogs and toads puff themselves up when an- noyed or cornered; amphi- bians are all cold-blooded; most lay unshelled eggs which are covered with a jel-• ly to help prevent them from drying out; tree frogs have enlarged, circular pads on their toes to aid in climbing. The exhibit also explains the mating rites of amphibians, and the life cycles. Amphibians are said to have evolved millions •of years ago and are seen as an evolutionary link between fish and land -dwelling vertebrate animals. The museum is open Mon- day to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. To arrange group visits, call biology curator Frank Brookfield at 885-1211,1 ext. 2571. The museum is in room 370 on the third floor of.the Biology 1 building. ON NOVEMBER 8TH Vote Tony McQuail� FOR Trustee ,HURON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PRIMED STEEL FENCE POST $j75 • EACH HAND BUNDLE - 7 pieces CENTRAL MACHINING Vanastra Park Clinton, Ontario 482-3523 ELECT EILEEN PALMER X MAYOR FOR *FINANCIAL RESTRAINT *LEADERSHIP *EXPERIENCE ©DEDICATION •COMMON SENSE GOVERNMENT VOTE EILEEN PALMER FOR MAYOR Monday, November e'8E For Transportation To The P -:IIs C®II 524-7064 tion. Trained nurse inter- viewers administered ques- tionnaires covering such in- formation as respiratory history, alcohol consump- tion, smoking habits and education. The nurses also administered lung tests to the study participants. Only 5.7 percent of the women were heavy drinkers, compared with 20.1 percent of the men. In the men, alcohol con- sumption increased con- sistently with smoking, whereas in women, increas- ed consumption was noted only in present heavy smokers., Among those who had never smoked, moderate -to - heavy drinkers had more cough and significantly more acute respiratory il- lnesses than none -to -light drinkers. A combination of heavy drinking and heavy smoking generally led to a higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms than heavy smok- ing alone — at least in men. Smoking is a far more im- portant contributor to respiratory symptoms than alcohol consumption, but the latter is a significant risk factor, as well. 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