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Seg 6Q0,paintings at KIeinburg gallery
The Huron Cpunty Historical
Society, comprising. 40 members,
travelled by bus to Black Creek
Pioneer Village outside Toronto and
the .t, McMichael Conservation
Collection of Art in Kleinburg on
June 14.
Mrs. Mooney; a spokesman for the
Society, ,said the trip was a very
enlightening experience for all.
She was greatly impressed with
the paintings on display at Kleinburg.
There are some 600 paintings for
public perusal shown at the
McMichael°Conservation Collection
of Art, all by Canada's most famous
, landscape artists:, •
Twenty-seven gallery rooms,
constructed from ancient timbers
'that once encl(ised pioneer .Ontario
homes and barns, stand in a
protected park sit on the crest of the
Humber River valley. Within this
' rural treasure house, the visitor is
,offered. -an opportunity td enjoy the
vivid art of the historic Group 9f
Sel un and their contemporaries:
Closely associated with members
Of. the Group of Seven was Tom
Thomson, who, despite an early
death at the age of forty, has emerged
as the most legendary figure in
Canadian art. Thomson knew the
northern wilderness intimately as a
woodsman and guide and portrayed it
in paint with an. unrivalled
spontaneity,• and splendour"
The ,McMichael Conservation
Collection .exhibits the largest
permanent display of Thomson's art
tobe;seen anywhere. On the gallery
grounds; the studio -shack in which
Thomson created many of his
masterpieceshas been preserved.
Public enjoyment of this rich
collection of art has beenmade
possible through the foresight. and
enthusiasm of Robert ' and Signe
McMichael and a few friends who-
„shared their deep love of Canadian
art. -The McMichael Collection and
'Galleries are now the property of the
_ „neople.ofOntario who proudly share
it with every visitorto the 'Province
of.Opportunity."
The lone survivor of the famous
MVCA. contest Winners
The Maitland. Valley..'Conservation Authority. honored. these .three
youngsters recently when they were named the top three winners in
the Authrity's scrap book contest dealing with conservation, left to
right are, Janet MacPherson (first), Betty Culbert (second) •and
Lori Miller (third). The girls are students at Brookside Public
School.—staff photo
practicer,
Practices-- for Goderich and
Clinton track an field have been
revised, ..
Bob Knuckey, track and field
co-ordinator; h'as scheduled
practices .. for Mondays, and.
Fridays at the Goderich District
Collegiate. Institute .track from
.5:30 p.m. to 7:00pam.
Tuesdays and Thursdays
- practice will be held at the Clinton
track from 5:30.p.m. to 7:00 p.rri.
Every Wednesday twilight
• meets will be held in ,Goderich,
Clinton and Brussels on a rotating
ch�.nge.d.:for. trac
list winners of meet
54.eduie.
basis starting at 7:00 p:m. and
ending at 9:00 p.m.
The twilight meet to•be held on
Wednesday, June 28 ' will be in
Goderich. The three events will'
be the discus, the 880 yard run,
and the, triple jump. •
Winners of the June 14 twilight
meet in the 100 yard ,dash in
winning order, boys 12 and under
category are: Ian Gibb, and Scott
Wheeler, girls 1g and under: Barb
Lawson, •and Danner' Stevenson.,
girls 14 and under: -Lori Keller,
and Colleen Raymond: boys 14 and
under: Stephen Crew, and Mark
Bellinger; boys ..aged 16 and„
under: Andy Adams, and Keith
Raymond, ,
Winners of the long jump in
winning order are: girls 12 and
under: Terry •'Flowers., Nancy
Clynick; and Joni Thompson boys
• 12 and under:.Rick. Stoddard, Ian
Gibb, and 'Gord 'Budny; girls 14
and under: Lori Keller, Michele
F,lo`wers and Vicky Dierolf; boys
14 and under: Stephen Crew, Paul
MacKay and Bill Sanderson; boys
16 and under: Keith. 11aymond 'and
Several volunteers from the
Clinton Christian Reform Church
were on hand on Thursday
afternoon to assist with activities
on the second floor. '
A choir of young people from
Wesley Willis Sunday School of
Clinton attended last Sunday
�.�laA.e.�.�,ex.
along with their leader, . Mrs.
Norman Holland, provided
musical numbers.
The • South Huron Christian
Women's Club song service held
on the second Sunday evening of
each month was enjoyed by
•everyone last week,
Mrs, ,George Henderson of
Brucefield led ,the sing-solig • at
.Monday afternoon's activities'and
was-accompan+s+-at-th-e-piano for.
.old tyme music along with the
regulars, Mrs. Mary Taylor and
Norman Speir.
One hundred and twenty six
grade 6, 7, and .8 students'•from
Hullet 'Central School at
Londe'sboro visited Uuronview on
'Wedn•esd,,ay afternoon and
presented the operetta Snow
school, Ron McKay, and directors
Mrs., Barbara Bosman, Mrs. Gina
Jenkins, and other teachers,_
deserve a great deal of credit "for
development of the fine musical
artd drama talents of the students.
Mrs. Viva MacGregor thanked
those taking part on behalf of the
residents.
The Seaforth Junior Band led by
Dr. Toll played .for a concert on
theiawn on Family Night and was
a-eeornpanied----by— the _. _ Albert
Sisters who sang several duets.
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Kevin Such; boys 18 and under:
Tim McGee and Dave Martin.
Triple jump winners, in,•order,
are: girls 12 and under: Nancy
Clynick; May Lyn Cardiff, and
Joni Thompson; boys 12 and
under: Go,rd Budny, john Adams,
and Jamie Cooper: girls' 14 and
under: Lori Keller, Tammy
Mc.Astocker and Vickie Dier"o}f.
'boys 14 and under: vBill
Sanderson, Peter Crew, ami Paul
MacKay,: boys 16 and,under: Keith•
Raymond; boys 18 and under,
Dave Martin and Tim' McGee.
Legion" will host
•
Groupof Seven,, A.Y. Jackson,, )1,es
in Kleinhurg with the McM"ichaels,
continuing his artistic paintings in
the gallery. The day the historical
society was there Mr. Jackson was
not around. But sometimes visitors
to the gallerycan see this artistic old
gentleman sitting in the gallery,
laboring lovingly over a present
masterpiece he is creating .at the
time.
All 600 landscape paintings are
open free of charge to the' public
Tuesday to Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to
5:30 p.m., and. on most 'public
`holidays. The collection is closed
during the month of December,
reopening the first Saturday
following New Year's pay. ,
The Historical Society also visited
Black Creek Pioneer Village in•
Downsview. It consists of a twenty=
sgven authentically restored
buildings, furnisheci largely through
the donations from many public-
spiritedfr-iends of the Village. Many
of the gifts in the homes have been
treasured by families: for well over
one hundred years. But the Village is
still in need of more articles dating •.
prior to 1867.
Educational programmes in Black
Creek Pio'ieerVillage are available
for all groups. They are an extension
of classroom study of Ontario
history. A variety of tours enables
the stidentto experiende the sounds
and sights of a living rurll
community prior to 1867.'
Roblin's Mill in the village shows
two kinds of milling operations:
custom milling and commercial
milling. Ttie farmer would bring his
wheat to be custom milled into flour,
whichhe would take home to his wife
for baking..
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The pioneer life programme at the
village is designed "to allow actual
pariiicipation in some of the chores
a stii11s so 'common to everyday
1i a in the mid:nineteenth century..
Premier Davis was at Black Creek
Pioneer Village Thursday, June 15 to
' open the' weaving section at the
village.
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Huron County Museum'. At 4:30
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