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8 - The Canadien Champion, Tuesday, February 22, 2000 487 ùier Ave, (\878-2881 I *CGam ,Farm Museum looking for new image Funding grant helping museum operators create new pro grams and spruce up site By USA CARTWRIGHT The Champion Operators of the Farm Museum wiII use a $71 ,000 grant to help them create a new, more exciting image, says the Iandmark's general manager. The Ontario Trillium Foundation granit aniti fund three projecta including creating a new namne and image, designing historical-themed landacapes and installing natural gas to, the 8,000-square-foot Gambrel Barn meeting place and event centre, according 80 Reg Creasman. The projecta are already undcrway and will be completcd before thse end of the ycar, he said. Right now, organizationa are being polled on potential new namea, and recommendationt are due within the nenot couple of weeks, Mr. Cresaman said. It's hoped thse new namie anili be in place by apring. "Unfortunately, the -Farmn Muscum name is not sufficicntly appealing 80 the urban audience we necd ta attract," said Dr. Rob McLaughlin, chair of the Country Heritage Experience Inc, - the non-profit organization that operatsa tic aite. "flic new nrame mus retlcct tic wide range of educational and entertainiment opporsunitica Usas are available." Mr. Cresaman said when people viait the Tremaine Road museumn for the tirst time, they expect to find one building with a fean aetifacts. He said people are "quite surprised" to discov- er the museum sits on 80 acres of land and boasts more than 30 buildings, 20,000 artifacts and interactive activities. "It's a very dynamic heritage centre." The addition of heritage-themed landscaping witl add to the esthetic and educationat portion of the museum. Each year, about 15,000 achool children visit the site. With the grant, the museumn will expand sev- eral of its educational prograras and create new ones. One of thse projects is a pizza garden. "A plot of land will he developed in the form of a pizza pie," the general manager said. 'Tlsere will be six 80 eight alices in thse pizza." Each alice wilIl constain an item uaed to create a pizza. Slices could includetomatoes, ornons, green peppera and wheat. "It will be esthetically intereating, and also educational," lie said. Thse muaeumn alao plana t0 enlarge its ivestock program, and plant hiatorical vegetable gardens and heritage-themred vegetation. "Heritage planta are old traditional fiowers- annuala, perennials. ahruba, trees and any type of vegetation typically characteriatic of this area 1008tu200 yeara ago," Mr. Creasman aaid. Muaeum operatora will decide which heritage vegetation 80 clsoose, tlsen establisls a theme and File photo by GRAHAM PAINE With a $71 ,000 grant from thse Ontarlo TrlIIum Foundation, thse Farmn Museum wll expand several of ls exlating educetional programe as weII as creste new ortes. The organization wiII also gel a new name and Image and wiII add herltage Iandscaping. develop it over several yeaes. Throughout the warm montha, weddings, banqueta, conferencea and parties are currently hcld in the poat-and-bcamn Gambrel Barn. Bookinga begin to taper off once thc cold months begin, Mr. Cresaman said. But Uic addition of natterI gaa heat will make Uic Gamnbrel Bamn perfect for apecial occasions year-round. Mr. Crcaaman said Uic grant anilI hclp create projecta and servicea so mecs the goal of being acîf-aufficient by 2001 - Uic year government ftending 80 Uic muaeumn stops. Thse muacumn was once provincial-govemment owned, but whcn funding cusbacka Uireatcned itt existence, it waa taken over by a group of pri- vate citizens to, be mun on a non-profit basis. "Ise programnsand activitica help to generate revenue 80 be scîf-supporsive and not depend on the taxpayers money, ' Mr. Creasman said. But Uic projects do require Uic help of paetner- ships. Mr. Creasman said the organization is looking for master gardeners, horticultural associations and nurseries 80 suppty materiats and complete thse work. And the muscum is alasys looking for volun- teers. "tt's a very exciting time for the Farra Museum. It's going to0 be a very exciting and dynamic year," he said. ~1~è I ~COGECO 14 Programmrng Schedule - February l5th, 2000 -February 2lst, 2000 @M E " 1a geda, o n We Ini0m lanNoon negnIn! lOin, Ilaen Ion Nae In! p 5pn 6p n 4 M! ged8 l an Nome Pk& n!n K W ! I iIII ~tEnnoe ýe nUe Neek In Rem Ecor *~~4I io4 ~ e - 530620130pn M* Él 6:30,7300 PougOIn 5:06:30, 3Opni Rugged n! 4:3(ý Lac S 5:30,630,730 Plo n! 6:0m Sns h z iPn C8mntIeC30n05 600pn Th ocàcSM 5:30 sOnase 6:00p sng on te g wiww.cogBco.c8 :0rt mmMk 70 Swap Tak h! 7: Nisue s. 7:0prn TotBe Annou 21. Main Street North,59Ie Heeg 1 800inl Rn iOs eSOo SpOO Actos, ON L7J 109 519-85341270, on 863-4700 14 Feature this week: Optlmlst TV Bingo returns to Cogeco 14! Tuesday, March r, 6:30-7:30 Pm