The Citizen, 1994-09-21, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,1994.
L. Campbell returns from 6 weeks in Australia
By Laurel Campbell
I just spent six amazing weeks in
Australia Down Under, through the
Lion's Youth Exchange Program.
Thank you to the Auburn Lions
Club for sponsoring me and to my
parents for supporting me and
making my dream come true.
I spent my first two and a half
weeks with the Bouloukos family
in a mining town called Moranbah.
The next three weeks were spent in
Beenleigh with the Jarvis family.
Along with the families, the area
Lions Clubs took us on many
excursions. Whitehaven Beach and
Hamilton Island on the Great
Barrier Reef were fabulous. The
water was so clear and blue.
Sapphire fossicking, touring a
sugar cane farm and two coal mines
were the educational parts of my
trip. The rain forests, deserts, Gold
Coast and Brisbane to camping on
the beach had me up at dawn every
morning.
Discovering and trying new
things made me adventurous and
daring. Feeding kangaroos,
kookaburras and koala bears were a
highlight of my trip. I also saw
possums, bush turkeys and the
Tasmanian Devil.
Australian food is similar to
Canadian food except that it is very
rich. Octopus and Morton Bay
Bugs were different and interesting.
I liked them. A Works Burger was
a challenge to eat, it was HUGE! It
had egg, bacon, lettuce, tomato,
hamburger, onions, mushrooms,
beets, pineapple and a sauce.
It took me a while to catch on to
the Australian lingo. An eski is a
cooler and somoko is a snack.
Never ask for ketchup, because
they call it tomato sauce! I enjoyed
learning the new words and
phrases. I laughed at the stories of
the Canadians that didn't
understand.
The seven Canadians staying in
the same area, each had a story to
tell. One of them was travelling by
train and the waitress asked him if
he would like some tea. He said no
and sat watching everyone eat their
tea (supper) while he waited for
them to ask him if he wanted
supper.
The Australian people were very
friendly and always asked a lot of
questions, they answered quite a
few too! The friends and memories
I made with the Australians and
Canadians will always be a big part ’
of my life and I'll never forget any
of it. I miss Australia and all my
friends.
If there is anyone out there who
likes to travel and make lifelong
friends, look into this program. Ask
your local Lions Club for details. It
will be the greatest experience
you'll ever have. I know it's my
greatest and I plan to go back to see
everyone for the Sydney Olympics
in the year 2,000.
Society plans fall studio tour Adventures down under
As Huron steadily becomes
recognized as an inviting tourist
destination, it is important for local
residents to become familiar with
an alluring aspect of this lakeside
region - its artists.
The Huron Society of Artists'
Fall Studio Tour on the weekend of
Oct. 1 and 2 from 10 - 5, will give
local people and tourists an
opportunity to see 18 artists in
action in their studios. It will also
be a chance to talk with them and
learn more about their creative
processes and techniques.
With this sort of familiarity,
Huron region residents can share
their enthusiasm with relatives,
friends, and tourists visiting and
looking for intrigue.
For the studio tour, a brochure
with a map has been produced to
guide you to each studio - even
those that are off the beaten track.
For example, did you realize that
1.5 km north of the Bayfield ridge
or 16 km south of Goderich on
Hwy. 21, marked only be
enchanting pieces of Huron
driftwood is a subtle sign for
"Gallery on the Bluff"? Nestled
among rambling gardens, with the
sound of Lake Huron waves
crashing below, is the dwelling,
studio, and gallery of one of our
areas finest painters and sculptors-
in bronze, wood, or clay - Leda
McAlister.
Are you aware that if you travel
west of Blyth on County Road 25,
then north on the second road for
about 2 km until you cross a small
bridge and then lum right down a
driveway, you'll find the beautiful
home and workplace of two very
talented Huronians, Ron and Bev
Walker? Ron's paintings arc
awesome depictions of figurative
Wingham riverside park opens
and landscape imagery in oils,
acrylic, watercolour and various
drawing media. Bev creates
fanciful pieces in mixed media
including fabric and paper. Both
provide Huron hospitality in
exemplary fashion.
Did you know that in the
unsuspecting village of
Dungannon, right on the main
street, not lit up with flashing lights
or colourful eye-catching signs, is
the shared studio and gallery of two
highly accomplished designers in
cold, flat, coloured glass? Philip
and Pauli Sommer's one-of-a-kind
work is better known in Ottawa and
Toronto because of their
participation in exhibitions at major
Canadian Art and Craft shows in
both cities.
Artist at work
Award-winning international pottery teacher Rob Tetu is at
work in his Beechwood Studio. Mr. Tetu is one of several
Huron County artists who are part of the Studio Tour.
These and many more delightful
surprises await you when you go on
this treasure hunt.
Fill the vehicles with your
favourite company, decide on the
route you want to take and visit any
one of the fine accommodations
and dining spots also mapped out
on the brochure or nibble and snack
along the way at each of the
studios.
For more information, look for
the brochure in many public
facilities in the county or contact -
Huron Society of Artists,
Pauli or Phil Sommer,
R.R. #1, Dungannon, ON
N0M 1R0
or
Phone: 1-519-529-7561 (Studio)
or 1-519-529-3227 (Home)
Laurel Campbell returned from Australia recently after
spending six weeks there as a representative for the
Auburn Lions in the Youth Exchange Program.
Opening with music
„ Walton's Margaret Mclnroy was the guest soloist for the
opening of the new Federation of Women’s Institutes of
Ontario headquarters.
WZ opens headquarters
On Aug. 21 the new provincial
headquarters of the Federated
Women's Institute of Ontario held
its official opening at Maiden, in
Guelph Township.
Walton's Margaret (Shortreed)
Mclnroy had the honour of singing
for the opening. Margaret sang two
solos, one a composition written by
herself and Marjorie Humphries.
Those ladies in attendance from
Huron East District, Leona
McDonald, Marjorie Humphries,
Leone Foerter, Henrietta Claus,
Ruth Bauer, Marie McTaggart and
Jean Fraser, were proud Margaret
came from their District.
Park House is the name of the
new provincial headquarters and
marks a dramatic change for
FWIO, which always had its offices
with OMAFRA either in Toronto
or Guelph.
Donna Russett, FWIO president
said the time had come for the rural
women's organization to become
autonomous. Even though
OMAFRA and FWIO have had a
long and amiable association it was
time to become independent
because of the direction OMAFRA
is now taking.
Peggy Knapp, Associated
Country Women of the World area
president for Canada told WI
members gathered at the cere
monies that the organization has
always met its challenges and will
continue to do so into the 21st
Century.
The grand opening of the
Wingham River Flats Ecological
Park was announced Sept 15 by
Paul Stcckle, Member of Parlia
ment for Huron-Bruce, on behalf of
the Deputy Prime Minister of
Canada and Minister of the
Environment Sheila Copps. The
project is the culmination of a
thrcc-year partnership between
Environment Canada and the
Wingham Horticultural Society,
under the Environmental Citizen
ship Initiative, to rehabilitate and
enhance the watercourses, flood
plain and vallcylands in Wingham's
Mill Reserve.
Through this partnership,
hundreds of native trees, shrubs and
wildflowers have been planted in
the park, resulting in improved
terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
Aquatic habitat has been further
improved through the placement of
"vortex weirs” placed in the river
channel to reduce bank erosion and
create fish habitat. A walking trail
that winds along the river has also
been completed. The project
complements Great Lakes 2000, a
federal program which aims to
restore, protect and enhance the
integrity of the Great Lakes
ecosystem.
Other partners in this project
include the Town of Wingham,
whose contribution of $2,603 went
towards labour to assist in tree
plantings. The Maitland Valley
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