Clinton News-Record, 1985-5-29, Page 48Page 10—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1985
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Members of the Hayfield 'Garden Club were at work last week on the Mara Street
Wildflower Sanctuary. A work party co-ordinated by Councillor Jim Quick saw Isabel
Mitchell and Leda McAlister ( pictured ) and Harry Mitchell adding to the variety of
specimens being introduced to, the unique projeet. ( Alex McAlister photo ) •
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old in bloom
By Helen (Owen
1)riving around the village one cannot
help . but be impressed by the well kept
gardens on 'every side. 'There is no doubt
that Hayfield residents take a particular
pride not only in maintaining their gardens,
but in making therir individual expressions
of horticultural interest. So, for all those
dedicated gardeners..:
The Spring has sprang and rain and sun
Are e•Busing growth to flouriish •
Profusion of weeds inidst new sewn seeds ,
'fife gardener works to nourish!
The visual scene is bright and green
With flow crs of every hue.
But the verdant lawn trust be trinuned and
shorts
The shrubs and climbers tool
As gardeners know - to dig and hoe .
Is a regular daily affair.
The beans,niust be staked and the garden
raked
Nal Its' tended with loving care
`'hough \vcary at night, what a "neat delight
To labour and harvest the yield..
Though the back may break, and all else
ache
The gardeners' dreams are fulfilled!
Bayfield Garden Club
The next meeting of the Garden ('lub will
be held in the Municipal Building on Mon-
day, June 10•at 8 p.rn. •
• The speaker on this occasion, .Jean
Harnett of Goderich, is well known to many
garden enthusiasts, and`she will be presen-
ting slides and talking about "Flowers
-From the Tropics to the Arctic','. Visitors
and new meniber's ' welcomed to this
flourishing and enthusiastic 'group of hor-
ticulturists.
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village, and since It bears the initials of the
owner] it is not difficult to identify. The in-
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Speaker te
By Helen Owen
There was a very good attendance at the
meeting of the Bayfield Historical Society
on May 27. The speaker was Doug Yeo ( a
former pupil of member, Esther Wright).
Mr. Yeo introduced his subject by saying
that he had long been interested in the East
and the journeys of Marco Polo. An oppor-
tunity had arisen for him to visit China and
he began by displaying some delightful
souvenirs of his trip. These included a
beautiful piece of embroidered silk,
specimens of paper money issued to foreign
visitors, delicate paper cuts of floral sprays,
paintings on silk finely wrought iron pic-
tures, an example of cloisonne work, an
abacus ( widely used for calculations, and
most effectively), chop sticks and a carved
'chop' used as a signature.
Mr. Yeo presented slides explaining the
scenes and his reactions to the culture of the
far east. He emphasized the impact of a
society almost totally propelled on bicycles.
s of trip to C
used not only for invidual transport also
for carrying and towing.
His visit to the Forbidden City, once the
sole domain of the ruling class, but now open
to tourists, revealed the extraordinary
beauties and skills in the construction of the
buildings, the delicacy of the art -work and
the tranquil atmosphere of the courtyards.
The paved and rock gardens offered a dif-
ferent concept to landscaping in the west,
and yet had a cparm of their own, often
enhanced by unexpected views framed by
doorways as an intrinsic part of the overall
theme.
The Summer Palace notable for the in-
credible displays of artistic skills, painting,
carving and stonework was again a
reminder of the countless hours of labor, ar-
tistic and physical, which had contributed to
this remarkable ediface.
Describing his visit to the Great Wall, Mr.
Yeo said that it was as impressive as he had
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Lucky winners split
By Doris Hunter
It's prize winning time and the lucky reci-
pients are, for the monthly $50. draw, spon-
sored by the recreation committee Jean
Hill, at the bions first Friday night bingo,
Janet Huffman, the richer by $300.
Rose Lindsey and Joyce Pettus split the
$300 jackpot on May 31.
The recreation committee's . draw was
made at the monthly meeting. Chairman
Joan Cluff was gratified by the number who
attended and by the lively discussion as to
the relocation of the baseball diamond.
It's 'blooming time in Bayfield, not only in
our private gardens, but those maintained
by civic -minded citizens. The entrance to
town from the south is greatly enhanced by
the garden placed in the green island by the
Lioness and cared for the season round. The
Bayfield Garden Club plants the formal bed
on Main Street, the flowers and shrubs at
the Cenotaph and the tubs at the library.
This year they will be planting the post of-
fice borders as well. Councillor Jim Quick
had a group of. Garden Clubbers, planting at
the Mara Street Wildflower Sanctuary.
A walk down the pathway with a field
guide to wildflowers in hand, would 'show
you just how many of our native plants have
been placed there, by this group of
dedicated citizens. A flower in bloom is
always a joy to see, but foliage is.also most
beautiful and worthy, of, study. Speaking of
foliage, have you observed how well the
flowering crab memorial trees are doing on
How.ard'Street? The bronze leaves are quite
as lovely as any blossom.
Theatre is such a pleasant part of our lives
in Huron County, Supporters of the Guild of
the Huron Country Playhouse will be atten-
ding a luncheon at the Playhouse on
Wednesday, June 5 at 12 noon. There will be
a Fashion Show and our own Mackie Gam-
mage will be one of the models. The show
will be repeated at a Wine and Cheese party,
to continence at 8 p.m. That's to be at
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feat. This was again demonstrated when
slides of the bridge over the River Yangste
were shown Western advisors had declared
this to be an impossible project, but never-
theless; the Chinese had gone ahead and the
structure, now in place was an impressive
sight.
Whilst visiting schools and homes Mr. Yeo
had some experience of monsoon floodings,
which he said, seemed to be accepted quite
calmly by local residents. It was interesting
to note that the children, in fact almost fra
everyone wore plastic shoes, and in the
school visited the children all wore western
clothing. In contrast to the shots of a sum-
mer school for gifted children in Shanghai,
pictures of agricultural activities revealed
no mechanization, workers toiling in the
fields, and bullocks used for ploughing.
It was an enchanting presentation and Dr.
Shepherd thanked Mr. Yeo for sharing his
experiences with the Historical Society.
O�jackpot
Playhouse 2, not only will there be men's
and ladies' fashions on display, but door
prizes! Torrie McKenzie, the convenor, says
the food will be especially good as members
of the Guild will be preparing it themselves.
Archie and Moira Couper have sold their
interesting property on Howard Street, to
Mrs. Jane Davidson. We certainly regret
the Coupers leaving town but will- surely
welcome Jane to our midst. .
The restoration of Elva Metcalf's fence
with it's authentic posts is a joy to behold,
but the completion of an extra section pro-
vides a typical Bayfield story, could be call-
ed, pass the fence. A length was found in this
writer's barn, which had been rescued from
Pat Graham's trash pile some years ago.
Mitch and Isabel Mitchell had just remqved
some on their property so they happily
worked a trade with Elva for the new fenc-
ing she was sorry to think she had to use.
Now Jane Davidson is reminded by Ar-
chie of a similar recycling for the stair rail-
ing used in the loft of her new home, was
given to the Coupers for their addition from
the renovations at the Davidson's farm.
• A welcome visitor to town this weekend
was Muriel Althoff, who was staying with
Gwen Pemberton.
It is 23 years since Myrtle Robinson came
to Bayfield, the new proprietor of the Albion
Hotel. A veritable dynamo of action, she had
it refurbished with antiques and modern kit-
chen equipment, it seemed overnight.
During those years she has taken a very
encouraging interest in many worthwhile
projects in the town. Just a few of these,
were the arts group who had great fun doing
oil paintings together. They had a display of
their masterpieces at the Albion each year.
She was interested in the Girl Guides giving
awards and today it is Myrtle who donates
prizes for the pottery entries at the Bayfield
Agricultural Fall Fair. She has been a keen
member of the Pottery Class ever since it
was founded by Mrs. Margaret Chapman.
Lately she has been house -bound with ill
health, so it was very good news to hear that
she was able to go out to dinner at Ruth and
Norman Brown's home, when Christine and
Bill Guilfoyle were also guests.
Bayfield is proud to claim a third
Brigadier -General among her citizens.
Dave Bettye received this honour at a
ceremony held at Rideau Hall the morning
of May 29th. Madame Sauve entertained the
guests on that occasion in the gardens and
afterwards at luncheon.
Dave became a Bayfielder when he was
stationed in Clinton where he met Helen
Blair, Jessie's daughter and they were mar-
ried and hope to live "happily ever after"
when Brigadier -General Dave retires, at
their home on Blair Street, where Helen was
born. Congratulations indeed!
Cobe and Jeena Amsing are very pleased
to have, with the help of their daughter Coby
Amoraal and Margaret Yaman, collected
$670 for the Flowers of Hope campaign.
They wish to thank those who gave and who
made their task such a pleasant one.
The much used Municipal Building is to be
fitted with blinds, so that films may be
shown during daylight hours. Groups who
use the room have been asked to contribute
to the cost. The afternoon whist club which
really plays bridge, has made a donation
already. The initiative for the project is
from the ,Bayfield Garden Club, and
Mr.Harold Beakhust will be glad to receive
any gifts.
The Garden Walk will take place this year
on June 22nd. .
People may purchase tickets with accom-
panying maps, as usual at Elva Metcalf's
gate, on the square. Once again Anneke
Rogers has given the quaint cards which are
used as tickets. The Garden Club is most
grateful to these ladies.
Trinity Church is holding the second of its
coffee hours after the 9:45 service. Mr. and
Mrs. Douglas Chubb will be welcoming
parishioners and any visitors.
ACW visit Bluewater Home
By Helen Owen
On May 28, a group of ladies from Trinity
Anglican Church paid a visit to the
Bluewater Hone in Zurich. The evening
started off with entertainment,and a dozen
or more Sunday School children, ages rang-
ing from 3 to 14, delighted the residents with
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their singing, many of whom were perform-
ing in front of an audience for the first time.
Their lively singing which they undertook
with serious, concentration, was much ap-
preciated and a great tribute to their
teacher, Mrs. Wendy Hessell.
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The next item on the program was one in
which the residents themselves were able to
take part. Rev. George Youmatoff in-
troducted the .program of old songs with an
appropriate story, and then everyone joined
in encouraged by the fine singing voice of
Rev. Youmatoff. Rose Taman, provided the
piano accompaniment. '
The ladies had brought with them a fine
selection of cakes and cookies, and the even-
ing concluded with refreshments and an op-
portunity for the visitors to socialize with
the appreciative audience.
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