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Clinton News-Record, 1985-5-8, Page 22Page 22—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1985 Look waaaay Up. 000..�.. CLINTON-This year Central Huron Secondary School is honored to have as its ARTS BANQUET guest speaker Bob Homrne, better known to everyone as THE FRIENDLY GIANT. Mr. Homme was born in Wisconsin where he graduated from university with a degree which qualified him as an Industrial Psychologist. While helping to raise a son, he developed a strong interest in children's programming on radio. The rest is, of course, history. On May 8, 1954 THE FRIENDLY GIANT aired for the first time on a brand new radio station. Ever since then, Mr. Homme's humane and gentle style has entertained and enthralled young audiences over a number of generations. On Thursday, May 16 at 6:30 pm., Mr. Homme will be the guest speaker at the ARTS BANQUET. Meal tickets are $4.00 and include barbecued pork chops, salad and dessert. Parents and the public are invited to hear this man speak about his career and his love of children. Tickets are required and must be purchased no later than Tuesday, May 14th. Phone the school to reserve your tickets, and then prepare yourself to " look up, way up " For tickets call 482-3471. lha I ri(•natl\ (oi,ult fl Roots searching made easier Searching for information about •one's ancestors is .becoming an increasingly popular pastime. It can also be a very dif- ficult and frustrating undertaking. Anyone who has thought about researching their family tree or local history has probably ound themselves asking the following ques- tions: Where 'do I begin? What records are available? Where do I find them? . What organizations can help me? All these ques- tions, and many more, will be answered at the Bayfield Branch Library on Wed. May 15th at 2:30 p.m. by noted Canadian genealogist and author, Angus Baxter. Angus Baxter, who lives in Lakefield, On- tario, is a long-time member of the Society of Genealogists in London, England, and the Ontario Genealogical Society. During his thirty years' experience in the field, he has traced the ancestors of many .prominent Canadians, as well as following his own family history back to the twelfth century. He is much in demand as a lecturer on this topic, and has appeared all over Canada to WI plans busy schedule CLINTON-Women's Institute members enjoyed a pot luck noon luncheon at their regular meeting heldOnApril 27. President Lois Elliott, presided .. for the business session. Roll call was answered with payment of fees. Members attended the 75th anniversary dinner of the Blyth WI branch on May 2. A Tweedsmuir Tea will be held in the Goderich Township Hall on Monday, May 13, sponsored by the Goderich Township branch of the WI. The District Annual Con- vention will be held in Wingham United. church on Monday May 27. The' 85th An- niversary District of Huron West Picnic will beheld in the Clinton Conservation Park on Monday, July 8, at 12:30 noon. The Huron - view Tea and Bazaar is set for Wednesday, June 3. Irene Mc'Call was appointed as' voting delegate to attend the District Annual fn Wingham, the theme, of the convention will be, -'Youth our Hope for Tomorrow". Special birthday wishes are extended to a long and faithful member Polly Wiltse, who celebrated a 95th birthday on April 22nd. A special collection amounting to $16.00' will be sent to 'assist in the 4th Annual Western Ontario Rotary Music Festival, to be held at W alkerton on • April -29 - May 4, when music students from the counties of Bruce; Grey, Huron, Perth, and Wellington • Counties Will compete. Annual reports were received from Dora Heard, Helen Sodtheran. Irene McCall, Alice Lawson, Ann Kroesen, Doris Batkin, Evelyn Hudie and Viola Nelson. Programs were planned for the ensuing months. Ann' Broadfoot will deal with the -History (if Saskatchewan" at the May meeting. E Blue Cross "pay direct" non -group coverage available to all Ontario residents until June 15, 1985. Blue Cross announces that it is making available to all Ontario residents during the period May 1,to June 15, 1985, a wide range of health benefits not included in the govern- ment sponsored Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP), Between May 1 and June 15, 1985, any Ontario resident, regardless of age or previ- ous medical history is invited tb apply for Blue Cross coverage on a "pay direct" basis for the major portion of the cost of such benefits as • prescription drugs • private duty registered nursing • use of semi -private and private roam in hospital; and others. • Blue Cross is a private, non-government organization. If extra health coverage is not available to you through your place of employment, con- sider this Blue Cross "pay direct" opening. Detailed brochure/application forms are available at the "Infocentre" at most Ontario supermarkets, shopping malls, at regional offices of the provincial Ministry of Northern Affairs, or by writing 1985 Pay Direct Opening Blue Cross 150 Ferrand Drive Toronto, Ontario M3C 1H6 or by phoning (416) 445-5747 collect. blJTACCIE Friends of Blvth will brainstorm for ideas give his helpful talks, while his books have been published in Canada, the United States, and Australia. Mr. Baxter has three books published by Macmillan - "In Search of Your Roots" (1978), "In Search Of Your British and Irish Roots" (1982 ). and "In Search of Your Euro- pean Roots" (May 1985). His first book is considered to be 'a classic in the ,field of ancestor -hunting. Mr. Baxter's talk is entitled "In Search of Your Roots" and will cover -following points: Canadian records and where to find them; civil registrations, church registers, archives, census returns, wills, land,grants, etc. Examples of various types of records, family trees„ wills, etc. will be on display. Mr. Baxter is known for his huinourous and entertaining presentation as well' as his practical advice. • Admission ia free. Everyone is welcome. This program is presented by the Huron County Public Library with the assistance of the Outreach program of the Ministry of Citizenship & Culture. II R.W. BELL OPTOMETRIST The Square, GODERICH, 524-7661 JOHN IONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Seaforth 527-1240 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00-5:30 Saturday 9:00.12:00 noon Closed Wednesdays BY APPOINTMENT Free parking on premises se ccocv' Col\ 001 The Friends of the Blyth Festival are a volunteer corps who help -the theatre in a number of useful ways, from baking cookies to manning stalls, from ushering to selling programs. What do they get in return?. Friends of the Festival receive the bi- monthly newsletter and will be invited to dress rehearsals ( and see the plays ahead of everyone else). More "perks" are currently being discussed. All Friends of the Festival are invited to get together for a brain -storming session on Tuesday, May 14, at 8:00 p.m. in the dining room of the Blyth Inn (dessert and coffee will be served). In addition, the Blyth Festival warmly invites everyone in- terested in becoming a Friend to attend - current Friends are encouraged to bring friends of theirs who might he interested in joining in our activities. The time commit- ment asked may be as little as a few hours over the summer, and the rewards are many. New Friends will be paired with a board member to show them the ropes and make sure theymeet the other "Friends" and board mmbers. Many topics are slated for discussion, among them: Should the Friends form a more formal association? Should they undertake various activities themselves (fund-raising, housing for ac- tors, etc.)? Plus many others. We want your input, ideas, and suggestions. Be a Friend, bring a friend • and make new friends. For further details, please contact Philip- pa Borgal at 523-9300. Goderich area artist featured in Blyth A reception for artist, Brian Dalton, will be held at the Blyth Festival Gallery on May 11 at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and meet with Mr. Dalton and see the ex- hibition of his work wrhich will remain on display throughout May. Born in the Goderich area, Dalton presently resides in Palmerston and teaches at the Norwell District Secondary School. The paintings and drawings in this collection focus on the bridges near his home. Painting has always been a part of Dalton's life. He is a graduate in fine arts from the Ontario College of Art and Univer- sity of Guelph. Over the years he has taught in Guelph, Owen Sound, London and the Quebec Arctic. Exhibitions of his work have been mounted in numerous Ontario centres, most recently at the Kurtzville Country Gallery. The show in Blyth is dedicated to Kurtzville's curator, Bill Acres. When asked about painting, Dalton replied: "Picasso said, "Everyone wants to understand art, why not try to understand the song of a bird?" There is a world out there not available to language that we only see out of the corner of our eye. If something of a magical order GOET of 's A STORE FULL OF 'BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE 'On the Main Street of Dublin 345.2250 Free Delivery' happens when I look at the world, then an in- evitable decision is made commanding that I make some kind of a painting in response to that object or situation. Consciously, I have no formulae or rules to why or how I create art. If, for a moment, a painting can free one from learned concepts and make the world of physical reality available to us in all its glory, then that painting has helped us to get in, touch with that separate and in- finitely more profound reality upon which we attempt to apply our latest theory. Maybe then, my art can help one to notice the song of a bird or the shape of a bridge. 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