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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-11-03, Page 19ion ted of the evel, ,te of tors Id pea itta 1VE engthy+ would an e o many heir e dation wn.. re the' Pion a work a hey sW 1e mad! ployee ted the Issue Ik that wayoa filiatloh, n't thir that.jie 11. ig thing) throw fa ;onsists' ights Ty; atd decisi fee wantti ple off, uld(le d the f oncert choir eeds sinkers ANNE WALTERS oup of about 30 d people who like to slowlY but surely the backbone of a w concert choir in h The choir's con - Herdman, would ly like to see the nlarged to include voices for good vocal gh the choir meets in and is named the h Concert Choir, y director Jim says it is something ould take off county and singers are from all over Huron. the choir's members travel from Brussels, and Wingham to practise in Goderich every week. The Goderich Concert Choir, which was first discussed at a Goderich Arts Council meeting, was formed in January 1977. It was felt by some people that there was a real interest in and a need for such a cultural activity., Mulhern says the choir's formation is due mainly to the efforts of director Herdman. Mr. Herdman, who has an extensive background in music, is the choir dired.or and organist at St. George's Anglican Church in Goderich. The Goderich Concert Choir has had two invitations to perform already. The members are hoping to hold their first full concert in Goderich in January. The triiuuiaubus from modern tunes to folk, opera and just simply "any good music that can be performed in concert". Mr. He,rd,man feels that the choir's main task at present is to become strong and balanced. The choir hopes to secure an official ac- companist and they especially need more male voices. The choir meets every Wednesday evening in Vic- toria Public School's music room at 8 p.m. Practises usually last less than two hours. Anyone interested in joining the choir should feel free to go to the practices or they can contact Jim Mulhern at 524-8631. The Goderich Concert Choir which was formed in January 1977 includes about 11 members and director J. B. Herdman hopes tie choir will enlarge to include 71) voices. The choir practises every Wednesday at S p.m. in the music room at VictoriaPyblic School. The choir needs more male voices and anyone from Huron County is welcome to participate. Here, some of the Faun 0 0 1 ander Ende of RR 2 Goderich stands below one of the many signs he has painted to ve his art gallery some exposure to the public. The signs dot highway 8 between ch and Holmesville and have brought many visitors to the gallery. In the ound is Arie's house which he designed and built himself about seven years ago. photo) ) an der Ende of RR 2 Goderich stands with a "Lakescape" that he is presently tl °°• He uses oils to paint landscapes, lakescapes, still life, florals and portraits. sh's prefer one type of painting over another but ,says most people prefer as and lakescapes because they have more depth and dimension. (staff photo) • 110 YEAR 1.1 members take a break from practice and•gather around the piano. In back, left to right, are Janet MacRae, Jean Knight (secretary -treasurer), Mar- jorie Dunlop, Helen Videan (president), Jim Mulhern (publicity). Jane Deathe, Rob Henderson, Linda Burnett and Eileen Lynch. In front are .1. B. Herdman and Ceila Taylor.(staff photo) the derich SIGNAL -STAR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1977 SECOND SECTION Originals all by Arie BY JOANNE WALTERS There is no such thing as a typical day in the life of Arie Van der Ende of R.R. 2 Goderich. He no longer works at a regulated nine to five type job. He's his own boss now and although he's not getting rich, he is one of few people who can•truly say he loves his work. For the past two years, Mr. Van der Ende, simply known as Arie, has been painting professionally. He uses oil colors to create landscapes and lakescapes and to cap- ture portraits and still life. He does not favor any one par- ticular type of painting over another but he says most people- seem to prefer lan- 'dscapes and lakescapes because they have more dimension and depth. Arie has a wealth of scenery around his country home from f'hich to draw inspiration for his paintings. His home is located •seven miles south of Goderich, between highways 8 and 21. He owns an 80 acre lot, 30 of which are workable. Thi' other 50 acres he simply enjoys for the natural beauty they afford with their stream, valley and rolling coun- tryside. Arie has been painting for about 30 years. He took a few lessons in art but mostly learned by working on his own and from observing other artists. He was horn in Holland, tyro miles south of The 'Hague where he enjoyed a scenic view of a country area dotted with windmills, just a short distance froth the ocean. He wasn't quite finished high school when the second world war ended. Although everything was in a turmoil in his homeland at that time, he managed to take several different courses in such topics as agriculture, business law and ad- ministration, accounting, math and art. At the age of 19 Arie knew he wanted to be a pilot and in 1950 he joined the air force. He was in the first group of NATO air cadets to he sent to Canada after the war. These NATO air cadets were special in that ten were chosen from each of the countries bor- dering the North Atlantic to be sent to Canada to train as pilots and then to be sent back to their own countries to teach others what they had learned. Canada was picked for its adverse winter con- ditons. Despite adverse. , rs, Arie liked Canada. e liked its vastness. In Euro it was so much more crowd'\ . He even liked Canada's cli' ate and says he would ` , ly shorten the winter by o1 e month. And he met his future wife . in Canada. So after moving hack to Holland for six months, Arie returned to .Canada to stay in 1951. He spent most of his life in Canada living in London with his wife and four sons. He worked at a packaging company there for 19 years, first as a secretary treasurer and later as a director. While living in the city. he and his wife would take long drives in the country_ and often dream of owning their own property some day. Finally about se',en years ago, the day carne when Arie was determined -to purchase a piece of land. He wrote away to many realtors specifying exactly what he wanted and received only two replies. One of those replies came from Goderich and as soon as Arie received it, he and his wife drove to Goderich to inspect the property offered to them. They walked the boundaries of the land for a mile and half following the fences. They saw weeds, ruins and garbage but they also saw what they wanted - lots of room, a stream and the potential site for a country home, They bought the property in the fall that year. The next step was to design a house for the site which is exactly what Arie did that winter. The original house nn the ;sit e had been built around 1543. From three ruined - walls with no basement or roof, Arie and 'his family constructed a house to live in by late the following August, They in- stalled all their own heating and plumbing and did their own carpentry work. In two years. they built another building behind the house for storage purposes. This building houses Arie's art studio upstairs. •It is com- pletely insulated and in the Turn 10 page 4A • lrie Van der Ende of RR 2 Goderich officially opened this art gallery last spring. He built the completely insulated gallery behind his house and spends a lot of his time there painting landscapes, lakescapes, still life and portraits. He also designed and built the house on his property using three of the original ruined walls from a house built on the site in t • : 1 (staff photo) r.