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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1989-10-18, Page 9THE -HURON EXPOSITOR, OCTOBER 18, 1989 -- `9A Museum ,collettion -to L'3ro*th. is expected forBuron County museum's 'collection.of-artifacts, lldespite theslacleafuare acquisitionsLbudget,,says scllrectorieurator Claus =Breede. But ,aduplications will te avoided by betugzmore selective about what is,ac- •cepted, Items must meet•'the museum's mandate, which could include 'finding new :homes in the county or elsewhere for some of the thousands of pieces in the collection. "-We don't want to -hurt anyone's feel - trigs, but neither do we want to become !mown as the community's attic," ,says Breede,who ended four years.as-direc- tor of the facility's redevelopment pro- ject Saturday, and began Monday as the director/curator of the building. "If we are continually collecting, then the building will eventually becnme ton Ow desp Lack t' F bud small," says Breede, adding that this tnuseum,-and similar facilities frequent- ly have difficulty rejecting donations, even when they would add nothing to the collection. Hreede says he knows of one museum which ,teas 50 or t60 family bibles in its collection, all from the same period and frequently from the same publisher. All that tells about the area's past, he adds. is that 100 years ago there was a very good bible salesman covering the area Breede says incoming acquisitions, an well as some of the current collection, will be examined to make sure it has a role in telling Huron's local history. Once the final four galleries are com- pleted upstairs in the former school building, probably within a year, Breede says about 50 per cent of the museum's collection will be on display. The rest will be in storage and at least some of the neatly lined shelves visible from an upstairs gallery in the new building, and all of it will be well protected in the new complex As well as having such things as Vic- torian linens and clothing stored in acid - free boxes, Breede says the entire en- vironment in the larger facility is designed to avoid extremes of heat or humidity, keeping the artifacts safe. Doing that costs sometimes more in one month for heat and utilities than the $5,000 the museum was paying to heat the facility for an entire year. "That may sound like pure ex- travagance The point is that the en- vironment In which the collection was located -prior to the construction was causing advanced deterioration of the collection," says Breede. "With the new building (the collec- tion) will in fact maintain itself for the generations to come, and I think that's the' purpose of the building, not only to provide a 'better means of exhibit, but also to provide, if you will, a vault which is not going to cause it to deteriorate." The museum collection began in the late 1940s when Huron County bought a private collection of pioneer artifacts assembled by Herbert Neill, who soon after became the museum's first curator when the facility first opened in 1950. NOr 4 SNJtTJON %a fad tea gefamrat, Neelie GARBAGE PICK-UP Seaforth '8rucefield •Klppen and points In 'between 52.00 Curbside In town every 7days 90.00 Curbside rural every 14 days r; 60,00 Curbside rural every 28 days , THIS INCLUDES 'REGI -CLING 527-1095 Vanastra church is minister's first, congregation ,gree BY DAVID EMSLIE With his service recently at the Vanastra Christian Reformed Church, Rev. Phil Weaver began his preaching career at his first church since leaving the seminary. Growing up in Thunder Bay, Rev. Weaver was the son of a Baptist minister. When he was young, he always felt he would follow in his father's footsteps and become a minister, but later reconsidered .as he felt there were many problems in- volved' in this line of work. Later in life, however, while he was in college and considering becoming a teacher, Rev. Weaver had a change of heart and decided to join the ministry. That was about nine years ago. After completing college, he entered the Calvin Seminary in Grand Rapids Michigan, where he received training in the calling of nus choice. lipon completion of his training, though, Rev. Weaver did not begin with his own church. Instead, he became the chaplain of a psychiatric hospital, also in Grand Rapids. From Grand Rapids, Rev Weaver made his move to his first church, in Vanastra. "1 wanted to come back to Canada, and 1 wanted to go into a church. It was just a' matter of finding the right place," he said. While trying to find a place to settle in Canada, Rev. Weaver was`preaching in a few different areas, and he was asked by Vanastra to go there. Although he admit- ted to never having heard of Vanastra before, he noted that after going there, "I had a good feeling for this congregation, for this church Obviously they felt the same about me. It worked out well." After accepting the position in late May or early June, Rev. Weaver and his wife Wendy arrived in the area just over one week ago. Since then,they have been enjoying the atmosphere of living in a rural area. "I like it. I grew up in cities and always liv- ed in cities. There's something nice about being out in the country: the fresh air, the friendly people, the slower pace of life. it's enjoyable," he said In the future. Rev. Weaver can see some •changes being made to the church. He ex- plained that with 61 children in the con- gregation, ranging m age from three to 11, more meeting rooms are needed at the church. Therefore, the church wilf have to be expanded, or a new building erected. "I imagine it will happen somewhere down the road; expansion of some kind or another." In the meantime, however, he will be concentrating on getting to know his con- gregation. "At this point we're settling in• and trying to find out the needs of the community. to find out how we can meet those needs, and be responsive to the com- munity His first look at the congregation, at his first service and during his installation ceremony last Thursday. has been a positive one. "They're a very warm, sup- portive congregation. very attentive, very generous, good people. They really care about each other. which is very nice." W LDE PHOTOG' AP Huron Centennial holds school council elections BRUCEFIELD - Student's Council nominations were held on September 25 at Huron Centennial School. Eleven students from Grades 6 to 8 were chosen to run for the three executive posi- tions. Running for the executive positions were: President, Jody Fisher, Grade 8, Chris McGregor, Grade 8, Carrie McLlwain, Grade 8, Steven Geiger, Grade 7; Treasurer, Kirk Durand, Grade 7, Sarn Gundy, Grade 7, Rob Linden. Grade 7, Jeff McGregor, Grade 6, Danny Talbot, Grade 6; Secretary, Tracey Martin, Grade 6, Charlene Townsend, Grade .6.. On September 28, Huron Centennial students voted in their Student's Council. The winners are: President, Carrie McLiwam: Vice -President, Jody Fisher; Secretary, Traeeyrartin;'.Treasurer,'Ifirk Durand. Welcoming Teachers • We would like to welcome Jennifer Reed, Darlene Ellison, Mark Treman and Audrey Kemp to the teaching staff/ New shelving has, created a major move- ment of resources in the library. Much of the materials needed for research are in one area, thus creating a' research area and a story area. The library is in full • operation for another year. 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