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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1977-07-20, Page 15Plan auction of art at area Playhouse A maj or art auction will be held July 31 at Grand Bend's Country Playhouse. Works by Chagall, Picasso, Miro, Henry Moore, Harold Town, Walter Bachinski, Janvier and Vasarely will be sold. Proceeds will go to the playhouse. Sharon Theobald of Waterloo, serving as guest curator and auctioneer, describes the auction as "fun for the adventurous and a serious business for collectors, an ideal opportunity for the people who are beginning or extending a collection." She is an accredited auctioneer, who handles auctions for Canada on Canvas. The 100 works being sold at Grand Bend include original oil paintings, lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, serigraphs, water colours, sculptures and objects d'art. The base value of the collection, primarily from Canada, Europe and the United Canoe regatta this Sunday The Ausable-Bayfield Con- servation Authority is holding its ninth annual Parkhill canoe regatta and picnic on Sunday, July 24 at Parkhill Conservation Area, intersection of Highways 7 and 81 near Parkhill. This event, which is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. offers an ex- cellent chance for family and friends to get together either to participate or be entertained by the antics of others. Registration is on the beach from 10:30 -11 a.m. and the fee is 50 cents per person per race. There is s Conservation Area admittance charge of $1.00 or a valid season's pass. Fun bvents include gunnel bobbing, crab race, water and land tug-of-war, water basket- ball, a horseshoe tournament plus canoe races for both the amateur and experienced canoeist. Bring a picnic lunch or something to barbecue, as a large barbecue pit will be set up. Parkhill Conservation Area of- fers tent and trailer camping, scenic nature trails, playing fields, an inviting beach area with canoe and paddle boat rental and a weekend activity program. We hope you will join us for the Parkhill canoe regatta and picnic and join in the fun of the day. Queensway Birthday greetings to Almeeda Parsons who will celebrate her birthday July • 25 and Hiram French who will celebrate his birthday July 26. The Thames Road UCW en- tertained residents Wednesday afternoon with films on Rome and Florida and also some local scenery. They played games and enjoyed guitar and piano music followed by treats. Church service was conducted by Rev. Bishop, Exeter. Visitors during the past week were: Howard and Mary Johns, Kevin Jervis and Roberta Neil with Mabel Johns; Bud and Lorraine Dilling, Scarborough with Anna Dilling; Bill and Helen Taylor, Pearl Erratt visited Russell Erratt; Violet Bishop, Jennie Bark, Joan Bettridge visited Irene Kalbfleisch. Bill, Alma and Doris Swartz visited Mrs. Lou Weurth; Leslie Mitchell visited his mother, Louise Mitchell; Ruth Skinner visited Ruby Miners, Mrs. Hunter and Louise Mitchell; Linda Lippert, Janice Mac- Donald, Marion Schenk visited Hugo Schenk; Thelma Russell and Edna Werner visited Mrs. May Beer; Lynn Latimer and other ladies were visited by Shirley Prouty. y, States, is between $40,000. Among the more unusual items are original tapestries by the Cuna Indians of the primitive San Blas Islands in the Caribbean off Panama, a rare Man Ray hand - coloured etching, a Picasso drypoint and three out of a series of 52 large double -side playing cards by Jean Dubuffet of France, which he completed for a • show at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The base price of each card is $85. Dubuffet's lithographs sell in contemporary galleries for $5,000, Each work will have a base reserve price, ranging from $50 to $2,000 or more. A catalogue, including a glossary of terms, rules of the auction, and a brief description of each work, will be available when the doors open at 5 p.m. for viewing. A buffet,supper will be served in the courtyard at a cost of $3 per person. Thee auction begins at 8:15 p.m. Mrs. Josephine Wilcox is chairman of the auction com- mittee whose members include Mr. Dave Sheppard and Betty Duffield, Barbara Busby and Leo Morningstar. Anyone who wishes to attend is welcome. Admission is $3 a person. An original work of fine art, donated by Sharon Theobald, will be a door prize. $35,000 and Varna by Mrs. Sill Chessell The Stanley townshippicnic will be held next Sunday, July 24, starting at 4 p.m. Please bring a basket lunch, to be served at 5 p.m. Bill and Mary Chessell, with Jerry and Ruby Uniac of the Bayfield area, have returned from a two-week trip to the Maritimes. Some impressions gained by your correspondent follow... The wayside flowers were beautiful in the east, especially the masses of lupins in all shades of pink and purple. The farms in the central part of Prince Edward Island were lovely, with rolling hills and lush green growth against brick red soil, and well -painted, tidy looking buildings. There wasn't much brick used the areas we saw. The Cabot Trail was spectacular, and the drive along the Saint John River on the Trans -Canada, beautiful. f . Mr, and Mrs. Barry Taylor and , Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hayter and their families spent the weekend at Santa's Village in Bracebridge. We would like to welcome newlyweds Joe and Wilhemina Laurie to the community. Other newcomers we'd like to welcome are Mr. and Mrs. John Gardiner and family, who are living in Grant Webster's house on the Taylor farm. Miss Cheryl Webster flew from New York to Amsterdam on July 1st with a group of exchange students. They spent three days sightseeing in Amsterdam, another three` in Paris, then Cheryl was given employment in a restaurant in Biel, Weitzerland, in a military area. The lady she lives with there reminds her very much of Ida McClinchey. She will be in Europe for two months. Mr. and Mrs. John Thomson, Scottsvaie Arizona, Miss Eleanor Fischer and Mrs. Hazel Chance, Winnipeg, ,Manitoba and Mrs. Norman Stanlake, Exeter visited Monday with their cousins Mr. and Mrs, Bert Thomson and family. On Sunday, July 17, the Stanley Stars won over the Good Times with a score of 19-16 making it their second victory in a row in :.»:.:. �'r:ti:;::•^.Y,.;•:?:;: :$;fi;:r;;+;;';;+:;rr: r:4rr:: ti::•titii the Ladies Softball .e uue. ::.>.,,:::>.,:.: '%:i�si::" :::. ..,.,,.>•:r::.:r:;;:,•r:<i•:5:ry<:;:•:yl;v:•>....: ,:..r.#'+•:rti<G�>:.5s;;,..�.. .: .� Citizens News, July 20, 1977 FARMERS MARKET OPENS — Many Zurich and area residents were able to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables Saturday morning when the Farmers Market opened east of the arena. Market gardeners will be putting their produce on display each Saturday morning. Staff photo' Demolition of Hensall arena expected to start next week Demolition of the old Hensall arena should begin within the next two weeks according to Reeve Harold Knight, Knight said demolition would probably begin when the arena manager Rollie Vanstone returns from his holiday at the end of the week. Volunteer labour will likely work on the interior and hired labour will probablytear down the arena roof and exterior, said Knight. Knight estimated that $32,000 had been spent on renovating the old arena between 1972 and 1975. Referring to the cost of the Hensall's new arena, Knight said the total cost may be reduced to $660,000 to $670,000. Council has accepted the lowest SALES YARD Supply at the Hensall Livestock Barns consisted mainly of heifers and steers. Trading was active with higher prices. Fat cattle; heifers, $37.50-$40.50, tops to $42.50; steers, $41.50-$44, tops to $45.50. Pigs; weanlings, $27-$37; chunks $40.00-$45. ' START bondable tender for construction of the arena which set total cost at $700,450. The original estimated total arena cost was $600,000. "It's unfortunate=that the first engineer we talked to pretty well said we could do it for that ($600,000)", said Knight. Knight said other things could be removed from the proposal tender to lower the arena cost "but we want to take full ad- vantage of the grant system as it is and get as much as we can". A fund -raising dance was held in the old Hensall arena Saturday but fund chairman Eric Luther said the total amount of money raised could not be known until all ticket proceeds had been collected. Fund keeps growing Pearl and Dick Taylor $ 50.00 Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. 100.00 Mae Rowcliffe 100.00 William Coleman & Sons 150.00 George, Judy, Randy and Rod Parker 250.00 Chuck Doxtator • 225.00 Hensall Business Men's Association 350.00 R. E. McKinley M.P. 50.00 Vera & Bob Drysdale 200.00 Mrs. Olive Horton 50.00 Kai Jorgensen 100.00 Howard Scane 100.00 Hensall Camping Fund 1,472.00 Hensall Fire Department 350.00 Pilot Insurance Co. 100.00 Sg apa;are; SC. N 0 0 L. rear i Street r u le Total to date $66,150.00 Zurich Fa i r Parade Route