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mmmmmmmmm m mm wwpwimwiwii wmmwmmmmmm a6 tribune april 6 198s jubilee artists reveal new skills a visit to stouffvilles silver jubilee club any wednesday morning will find several talented artists hard at work including joy byer 325 elm road the little boy is her grandson john gordon of keene ont near peterborough amateur painters show professional talents s by kate gilderdale stouffville the first thing one notices on entering the silver jubilee club main and market streets is the im pressive display of art adorn ing the walls 1 there are paintings of flow- ers fall landscapes and misty morning lakes some vividly colorful others in soft pastels art classes were first orga nized here in february 1978 the delightful results have surprised even the artists i hadnt painted a line in my life before i started here jlaughs alma johnson i was a member on the first board of the club and when they wanted to start art classes i came simply to observe ten years and more than 100 paint ings later its clear the prog rams enriched almas life and revealed a talent she didnt know she had i never thought i could do it observes mary bowden whose work is very much in evidence but i had a friend who told me i was very artistic and encouraged me to come to class now i love it 1 mrs bowden explains that j iteacher kay parker has been jviinable to attend for quite tsome time due to a serious jlaccident however the wednesday morning sessions have continued with members ijencouraging each other and exchanging ideas j we work here and at home explains mrs bow- iiden we supply our own materials everyones very friendly and the atmosphere is good some of their paintings are i trees killed imusselmans lake hun dreds perhaps thousands of 1 young trees have been destroyed in the ninth line north area of tjuusselmans lake j dirt bike riders and snowmobil- ers have all but wiped out the i plantation the tribune was told york regional police and the ontario ministry of natural re sources have been notified fl need to km something about ywr new community call phone 6403521 6405141 our hostess will bring gills and greetings along with helpful community information on display at the sr citizens clubhouse in ballantrae as well as at the srs apartment elm road stouffville olive murphy enjoys paint ing several family members have been the beneficiaries of her skill one picture in par ticular pleased her it in cluded her daughter and two dogs i wanted to change the col or of one of the dogs to show how his coat had changed but my daughter wouldnt let me she was afraid id spoil it mrs murphy finds the weekly classes a welcomed di version its one thing i can still do she smiles arts been an important part of joy byers life for years i took four years of classes at peterborough and i attended the mary snider school of fine arts she ex plains shes been a part of the silver jubilee classes since the menger galler family hosts art exhibition gormley to pie menger art is a family affair pie is an artist and a dreamer her dream of having an art gallery was not unusual but the dream included her three brothers four sisters and their artistic abilities the reality is that with much hard work and a great deal of imagina tion the old gormley post office on the stouffville road has become a beautiful and historic backdrop for some of canadas finest artists the menger gallery like most galleries is a showplaee for ori ginal art works and reproductions but there the similarity ends for this gallery restricts itself exclu sively to showing the works of the keirstead family of artists each one of the keirsteads brings to life his or her own vision of our canadian heritage whether it be in the landscape flowers people century old homesteads or the wildlife of our forests spring show 88 at the menger gallery opens friday april 8th from 7 pm to 10 pm and con tinues through sunday april 24th this show will feature the latest oils and watercolours of five members of the family mitch colcbrook pie anneka and shon red cross blood donor clinic fri apr 8th 2830 pm legion hall stouffville babysitting available all five will be in attendance fri day saturday and sunday mitch keirstead is probably best described as a life painter although bis work is usually based on the landscape with a dramatic interplay of light and shadow its focus is often the vital ity of people at work or at play on the homesteads farms and sugar bushes near his waterloo home milch paints primarily with palet te knives but does so with a re markable delicacy growing up in rural eastern ontario exposed colebrook at an early age to the intricate beauties of nature his love of the outdoors is reflected in the subjects he chooses to paint the old build ings the rugged landscapes and wildlife set in their natural habi tat spring to life in oil paint in a unique combination of palette knife and brushwork the delicate touch is handled beautifully in light and airy trans parent watercolours by pie her sensitivity awareness and love of nature are intimately portrayed through rustic landscapes and flowers her paintings evoke a feeling of tranquility and yet ex press an exhuberance for life in her oil paintings anneka seeks to capture the beauty of our lakes rivers waterfalls and pic turesque snowcovered valleys textured with a palette knife evergreens and birches are a dominant theme in her land scapes spring show 88 heralds the in troduction of shon the eldest sis ter in the keirstead family paint ing mainly with knives shons re cent work reflects her affinity for the east coast and the great lakes the collection includes 3 variety of landscape seascape and lighthouses from both areas an art show well worth seeing spring show 88 at the menger gallery located on the stouffville road between hwy 404 and woodbine ave gormley the show opens friday april 8 from 7 pm to 10 pm and con tinues through sunday april 24 gallery hours arc tuesday to fri day 1 pm to 9 pm saturday 10 am to 5 pm and sunday i pm to 5 pm for further information please call 8875795 joyce hyde of summit place ballantrae not only enjoys an opportunity to practice herskills but also the company of other local artists an art exhibition and sale is held each spring at main and market streets new members are welcome jim thomas they began she finds them re warding both artistically and socially we all take an interest in each others work we have an enjoyable time together she says joyce hyde of ballantrae appreciates the friendly atmosphere and the opportun ity to socialize with club mem bers mrs parker refuses to hide her appreciation of the artists and the work they do its amazing what you can do if you try she says many people are delighted with what theyve been able to accomplish other seniors interested in joining the classes every wednesday from 930 until noon are invited to drop in look around and talk to mem bers a special art show and sale is planned for wed may 25 from 1 to 4 pm refreshments will be served editors mail l dear editor at a time when there are so many pollutants fouling our air ground and most of all our water causingall kinds of sickness wouldnt you expect this municipal government would take heed to complaints from larger populations who are totally againstspraying why cant whitchurchstouffville set an example for sur rounding municipalities and find alternate solutions to poison the cheapest and simplest in the long run would be toj spray the seedsof a ground cover within a couple of years the ditches would look and smell wonderful nothing and no one would suffer in two years when spraying was intended again at a cost of close to 5000 the cover would have taken over choking out the socalled noxious weeds and leaving only the green not only would this save thousands of dollars but wed- havea healthier population of birds bees and beneficial insects we in turn would also be healther and the country roadsides would be prettier ground cover in ditches would served the same purpose as the weedsdo now serving as filters for the runoff of salt and silt it would also serve as very effective erosion control wouldnt it be great never to spray poisons along our coun try roads again think of themoney wed save think of the votes politicians would receive i hope i live long enough to see the day when the killing stops when the spraying of poisons becomes a process of the dark ages of the 80s with all due respect and love for the natural environment and for those who share my concern i remain v wf sincerely mary hopkins rrm gormley family visitors from bc by evelyn milsted gormley mrs esther klaue of surrey british col umbia is spending two weeks with her greatuncle and great- aunt mr and mrs mel baker mr clarence summerfeldt of parkview home stouffville is also visiting with mr and mrs baker while his granddaughter is here from the west mr and mrs rolph noble of palmerston spent the easter weekend with their soninlaw and daughter mr and mrs dave bennett and family mr and mrs cliff winger en joyed the easter holiday with their soninlaw and daughter mr and mrs john gilmore and family of wainfleet mr and mrs john hall spent several days with their brother- inlaw and sister mr and mrs george snider of wainfleet mr and mrs kevin winger and mr and mrs tim winger of lis- towel visited with their grandpa rents mr and mrs frank ben nett easter weekend the heise hill young people en tertained a large crowd at an eas ter sunday morning breakfast blood donor clinic york central auxiliar a red cross blood donor clinic will be held fri april 8 from 2 to 8 pm in the stouffville legion hall the legion ladies auxiliary will host the event babysitting will be provided annual bazaar fertilizer the york central hospital richmond hill auxiliary is holding its annual country store bazaar this saturday april 9 from 930 am to 1 30pm at don head secondary school the location is 300 major mack enzie drive west richmond hill in addition to an array of crafts toys clothing and homebaking a beautiful handmade quilt will be raffled at 1 pm donations are still being accepted dropoff points follow nearlynew clothing mrs forencc baird 8893094 white elephants mrs gladys mclatchy 8811733 refreshments will be served stouffville one sure sign of spring is the stouffville lions annual fertilizer sale the singleday event is sat april 9 from 930 am to 4 pm deliveries 44 lb bags are made doortodoor prices range from 7 to 12 with all proceeds for lions commun ity work ibs peter cottontail made house calls the easter rabbit nrade his rounds saturday calling at stouffville and district nursing homes ami parkview village here the bunny angle mayer converses with erma elma nigh na baikey at patkvl village fljlllej ghenj iiivo hnhu alike hagartys