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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-06-18, Page 6Goderich's pioneers took time from their busy schedule on Monday to pose for this picture in front of their cabin. This summer's staff at the Huron County Pioneer Museum are, from back left, Leroy Erb, Curator Raymond Scotchmer, Ross Merrill, Museum musings Jennifer Anderson and Earl Salter. The ladies are Pat Carter, Jenny More, Linda Best, Anne Talbot and Kathy Alcock. Friedel NOM, the Assistant Curator, was not available for the Photograph. (Photo by Jason Ainslie) Guides clean windows too! BY JENNIFER ANDERSON Did you know that there are approximately 1,006 windows to clean at the Huron County Pioneer Museum? The four young women hired as guides for the summer months know because they clean them every " morning. Jenny More, Kathy Alcock, Anne Talbot and Linda Bestdon brown and white .frocks and white dust caps in preparation for the day. Their, main duty is to guide visitors through the museum, explaining the exhibits and answering questions. The museum staff of. four, curator, assistant curator, registrar and custodian expands to eleven ' for the 1.980 summer season. Ross Merrill .is a summer employee who helps Leroy Erb, full- time staff member, with custodial duties. Leroy and Ross keep the grounds and building looking attractive; cutting grass, planting and watering flowers, painting and cleaning. You may find them making candles in the first room to your left as you walk through the museum's front door. •They fall heir. to a number of tasks and often help Raymond Scot- chmer with repairs. Raymond's duties as curator are numerous and varied. He is responsible for collection development and maintenance, a d - ministration , public relations end personnel managem'ent. The assistant curator, Freidel Nanz, assumes these duties when necessary but her main concerns are admissions and scheduling of tours. There are more than 12,000 items displayed in the museum which is ---"open daily Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. •and Sunday from 1 to 430 p.m. Pat Carter, the registrar, catalogues each item ; taking pic- tures, researching the origin, background and date of -« -use - or - manufacture and finally numbering it for iden- tification purposes. She also arranges displays and later this summer may demonstrate the spinning of wool. If you happen to wander down the Bruce 'Street side of museum property, you may hear the tap, tap, tapping of typewriter keys from the office of summer students Earl Salter and Jennifer Anderson: -They have been hired by Huron County, through the assistance of the Summer Youth Employment Program, to revise the book Huron County Pioneer Museum. Excerpts from the new book, news of special events and displays will appear in this weekly column during the summer months. - Although - staff -mem- bers of the Huron County Pioneer Museum have specific assigned duties, they work together as a team, sharing ideas, resources and man- power. TW. .Ed&egateS at Grace Patterson, on behalf of the Bluewater Centre Volunteer' Association and Bert Such, on behalf of Harry Ellery and the Shrine Horse Patrol, accepted Group Continuous Service certificates when the Bluewater Centre honored Its volunteers at a. luncheon last Wednesday. Absent for the photo was Ken Schmidt of the Centre's Dietary Department who .also received a . Group Continuous Service certificate. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) + + + More than 400 people with severe corneal damage are waiting to receive the gift of sight from a generous donor. For information about the Eye Bank of Canada and how your gift can restore another's sight, contact your local Canadian. National Institute for the Blind. Join us for a special Sunday Crepe Buffet Cold salads. hot assorted crepes and light desserts from our buffet table plus coffee or tea. $375 up RESERVATIONS ONLY PREFERRED SERVED 11 :30 TILL 2 P.M. SUNDAY, JUNE 22 4410299191* fti .11901 iattrt 92 THE SQUARE, GODERICH/524-7337 titherari coderence Forward In Rem- brance, a project of the •Lutheran, Church:, Missouri Synod to raise $40 million to help finance Synod's program for the extension of Christ's kingdom, was reason enough for a special session of tbe 64th con- vention of the Ontario District LC -MS held at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo June 12 -15. Object is to make more money available for capital building projects throughout the Synod, and for training workers -for fulltime—workin the church. The Canadian objective for this program is 82,000,900. Ontario's general chairman Dan Marshall addressed the convention on Friday, and urged congregations to employ the services of a team of speakers,, pastors and laymen, who are willing to promote Forward In Remembrkance throughout the province. Attending the con- vention from Berea -by - the -Water, were the Reverend Marvin L Barz and delegate, Jin?Hayter Sr. of Goderich. Theme for • Olie gathering was God Qpens Doors. Essayist for that convention was Dr. Richard Schultz, Con- cordia Theological Seminary, St. Louis. His topic was "The Con- fessions as Resource in the Home and Church." He • said that modern, everyday living is con- tinually hampered by a growing number of divorces, broken homes, alcoholism, drug abuse and all manner of socio- economic problems. All the answers to any needed "behairiour modification" are in the Holy Scriptures, Dr. Schultz claimed. "Only the Gospel is the power of God unto salvation," the speaker went on. He urged those present to read their Bibles daily and to study the con- fessions of the Lutheran Church as proclaimed by Reformer Martin Luther, to enroll in Scripture study classes, and to. be diligent in family• devotions. "Live responsibly in this world but don't get Exercises demonstrated The second meeting of Holmesville I, 4-H club was held on June 16 at Holmesville School with one person absent. Everyone brought 'a suitable exercise that he or she demonstrated for the rest of the club. The home activity is to find a waterproof con- tainer for a survival kit, cook a recipe, from Meeting 2, and record the results and choose a favorite family recipe and adapt it for outdoor cooking. Our next meeting will be held on June 23 at Holmesville School. ' • • We discussed how a pressed flower could be used, what, parts are better pressdd and how to press it. • Did you know that over 2,000 forest „fires are_ caused , ann.u.ally by careless campers. For an. open fire, the wood can be stacked four different ways, They are teepee, log cabin, crisscross and Indian. Did you know that burning coals gives a gas called carbon monoxide? In an enclosed area it can become highly dangerous. • Foil is a very handy tool. It may wrap food for easy storage, cover grills on barbecues and cook food in during outdoor cooking. WE HAVE EXTRA SMALL PRICES) NOXZEMA SKIN CREAM 110 ml NEAT • ONLY$ 1 49 HAIR REMOVER $ / LOTION 100 ml ONLY . JOHNSON & JOHNSON BAND-AID BRAND it. — BAND-AIDS 40 1- 79 14 ;. 100 s ONLY • CAREFREE TAMPONS 30's POLIDENT $4 ONLY 2e DENTURE CLEAN ONLY TABLETS/84's BRYLREAM HAIR DRESSING 4 507. $ ONLY II SHOP THE TRIANGLE STORE IN YOUR TOWN! THE SQUARE MAIN CORNER GODERICH CLINTON & SEAFORTH T R I E DISCOUNT.. 9•' • 59 • taken in by it,", ad- monished Dr. Schultz. 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