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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, November 26,1986 Section Two Library Speaker Discusses Finding Talents Planners Must Remember Handicapped Joyce Rousseau, of Orono, was guest speaker at the Library Coffee Chat on Wednesday, November 19. Mrs. Rousseau turned her folk art hobby into a job a few years ago and now holds classes. Anything from baskets to scissor holders can be made and painted once one has developed the knowledge of folk art. by Tammy Hill "Fifteen years ago I was convinced I had no talent," Joyce Rousseau said. Mrs. Rousseau was interested interested in painting at that time, but didn't think she had the natural ability. Nevertheless, she began enrolling enrolling in decorative painting painting and folk art classes about four years ago. She explained at Wednesday's Wednesday's Bowmanville Library Coffee Chat that she was finding it time-consuming to keep a job and find time to do her painting. But around that time, she took ill and was unable to work. Following an operation, she took up painting full time and has not returned to her old job since. Now with her own basement basement studio and several art students Mrs. Rousseau is convinced that "everyone has talent. It just depends' on what you do with the talent talent you have." She teaches folk art out of her home, and is given full support by her husband, who does most of her woodwork. woodwork. Beginner and intermediate intermediate classes are both offered offered at Mrs. Rousseau's Orono home. Generally the art that the students work with is the German style. In an eight week course students are taught how to design one piece. An intermediate intermediate class will design about three pieces. Tools used in folk art include include wax (if wanted), varnish, varnish, . acrylic paints, brushes and, most commonly, commonly, pine wood. Mrs. Rousseau takes pride in the fact that her Tennant Burner Service 8th Concession East R.R. 1, Orono 983-5515 • Clean Furnaces • Parts and Service Plan Install high efficiency furnaces classes are put together with the best information gleaned from each of her instructors. instructors. However, her own teaching methods differ differ quite considerably from those of her mentors. - A lot of brushing techniques are learned at Mrs. Rousseau's studio and most importantly she does not pressure her students. Beginner courses always start simply. "It's almost like a kid's coloring book," she said. There are also patterns patterns available which can be used as a starter. "The beauty of this is that you have guidelines you can go by and you don't have to be really creative to do it. It's a nice way to get into the arts." Mrs. Rousseau said. Pieces made in the folk arts can vary from cheese boards and welcome signs to scissor holders and serving serving trays. There is no end to what you can paint. Mrs. Rousseau has no immediate immediate plans for the future, future, however, she is taking steps towards the fine arts. She is interested in those techniques and will be offering offering courses using oils, but on a very limited basis. "I think we all have a need to be creative and it feels good when you are," she said. Think Canadian iaxTV by Rob Savage When the specifications for the new Bowmanville Arena go to tender, planners planners should remember to include sports facilities for the handicapped. That was the message delivered delivered last week by Tourism and Recreation Minister John Eakins, the guest speaker at the Bowmanville Bowmanville Rotary Club. And it was part of the effort effort Mr. Eakins said he is making to have all recreation recreation and tourism facilities accessible to the handicapped. handicapped. Mr. Eakins said provin- cially funded events like the 1987 disabled games are just one way that handicapped handicapped people can be recognized. recognized. Other methods include sponsored tournaments for the blind and those in wheelchairs, and a recently announced "Outstanding Disabled Athlete of the Year Award." The minister admitted he was particularly proud of the new award. He told Rotary members the existing "Athlete of the Year" awards have already helped make household names out of. people like Olympic champion Alex Baumann. With the creation of the new award, Mr. Eakins is hoping to make many disabled disabled athletes as well- known throughout the province. province. But recreation, and sports in particular, isn't the only area that needs to be updated. Mr. Eakins said plans are also in the works to make the tourism industry more accessible to the disabled. He described plans to improve improve hotels and travel cëntres, making many of them more suitable for people in wheélchairs. He added that many of the improvements are expected expected to be accomplished within the next year, and Mr. Eakins admitted some are long overdue. He told the Rotary members members that one out of every eight people in this province province is physically handicapped. handicapped. That means many of the people who plan vacations vacations are looking for facilities facilities for the disabled. And he feels the facilities should be there. He said the improvements are especially especially important in the tourism business, which he predicted will be the number number one industry'in Ontario by the year 2000. At the present time, tourism is the second largest industry in the province. province. It's a $7 billion business which employs 350,000 people. For the provincial government, that means an annual tax draw of $900 million. million. And tourism "is more than what happens at a re Party allegiances took a back seat to insightful information last week when John Eakins (second from the right), the Minister of Tourism and Recreation, visited the Bowmanville Rotary Club last week. Mr. Eakins told the club of the many changes planned for both the tourist and recreation industries. Seen here with Mr. Eakins are Rotarian John Brown, MPP Sam Cureatz and Rotary President President Bill Hall. sort or at a beach," Mr. Eakins said. Mr. Eakins said his department department has been advertising advertising the wide variety of recreational recreational and tourist facilities facilities available in Ontario, including the scenery and dining advantages. In addition, his ministry has launched a $1.5 million tourism and hospitality program which will be available available to the public in early 1987. The minister said the awareness program hopes to teach people the methods and advantages of "hospitality" "hospitality" before the peak tourism season in the Spring gets started. Mr. Eakins assured the club that if the program's successful, it will continue as an on-going venture. He concluded by saying his ministry spent $15 million million in capital grants this year, including the $625,000 grant towards the new Bowmanville Bowmanville arena. He said he will push to make sure the existing programs continue to grow and that the money allocated allocated to different recreational recreational and tourist services is used properly. And he said his department department will continue to look for the improvements which make Ontario an attractive attractive place to visit or live in. "These are exciting times for tourism and recreation in the province of Ontario.". Horticulture Speaker Discusses Trees by Pamela Fulton "Your maples are dying", was the key point made by the special speaker at the meeting of the Bowmanville and District Horticultural Society at a recent meeting. The guest speaker was Bill Slute of the Oshawa Parks Division of the Department of Community Services. Mr. Slute's theme was suburban tree planting. His department plants more than 1,000 street trees in Oshawa each year. He spoke of the value of trees themselves: The fact that a tree is on the front lawn can add 14 per cent to the value of a house. Trees produce oxygen, (one acre of trees produces enough for one person for a year.) Trees use up our waste gas, carbon dioxide, and they decrease noise pollution. A canopy of shadè treés °àdds to any street. Public planting of trees is a sound investment of tax dollars and provides enjoyment to people for years to come as well as harbouring harbouring squirrels and birds. On the grimmer side, Mr. Slute spoke of the problems which trees encounter, particularly particularly in an urban setting. setting. These include road salt, snow plows, dog urine, and vandalism. (One vandal axed 20 trees in Oshawa in one evening alone.) When Mr. Slute asked Society Society members what kind of tree they preferred as a street tree, 95 per cent indicated indicated maples. The speaker noted that the six inost commonly commonly planted trees are maple, ash, linden, locust, mountain ash (rowan) and crab apple. As these trees are the most in demand, they are the trees mostly stocked by nurseries. In the local area, Mr. Slute said 70 per cent to 90 per cent of street trees are sugar maples, a trend started 40 to 50 years ago. Why these maples are dying is not exactly known but it's thought to be a combination of factors: Their natural habitat is not an urban seL_ ting; they need loamy, damp, well-drained soil -- not concrete and asphalt encasement. The recent decline of sugar maples is ■ seen by their turning colour one month earlier at the crown, then year, after year that area which turned coloiir early dies and the whole tree may be dead in four to five years. The Norway maples are taking 10 to 15 years to die. Sometimes the cause is a known virus. The first sign of this is the leaves curl and wilt bn the odd branch. Acid rain and industrial industrial pollution also are thought to play a part. Mr. Slute posed the question: question: If one needs to replace a street tree and has the option option of choosing a new tree, what kind will do best? Mr. Slute urged diversification diversification of trees in street planting. Chestnuts, oaks, lindens, locusts, weeping willows, can be used as well as service berry, hackberry, Turkish hazel, blue ash and mountain ash, maidenhair, ironwood, amur cork, choke cherries, and the ivory silk lilac. A lot of these are disease disease and insect resistant, don't grow too tall, and may have attractive flowers and berries. Beech and birch varieties are to be avoided. Beech is very hard to transplant transplant and is slow-growing. Birches are subject to dis- , ease: the birch leaf miner and birch borer and environmental environmental dieback. Both of the birch diseases are uncontrollable. uncontrollable. - New members are welcome welcome to attend the meetings of the Horticultural Society. Society. 50 Years Ago Thursday, November 26,1936 Mr. C. F. Rice and son Jack were guests of the Royal Winter Winter Fair Wednesday evening at a banquet given for exhibitors. exhibitors. Mr. Rice won two firsts, three seconds and two thirds' with his famous Black Spanish poultry. At Bowmanville High School Commencement Exercise the main feature of the entertainment entertainment will be the presentation of the operetta "The Enchanted Enchanted Isle," with music based on Chopin Melodies. Directed by Francis Sutton, the cast includes includes Gertrude Wagar, Frank Mcllveen, Aileen Wight, Bob Kent, Thora Davison, Davison, Marion Jewell, Doug Rackham, Boyd Slemon, Charles Spencer, Ralph Ames, Jack Roach, Bert Johnston and Bob Mcllveen. 25 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 29,1961 Linda Steel, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Alan W. Steel, was presented with her All Round Girl Guide Cord by Divisional Commander, Mrs. W. Rudell, last week at a dinner held at the Lions Centre. Seven figure telephone numbers numbers will be introduced in Bowmanville in October of 1962. Given his fourth acclamation acclamation at Friday's nominations in the Village of Newcastle, Reeve D. J. Cunningham will serve his sixth term as Reeve of the Village., In the early hours of Wednesday. Wednesday. Nov. 22, the Nestleton landmark, Veale's General Store, burned to the ground nearly trapping occupants. 10 Years Ago Wednesday, Dec. 1,1976 The Men's Canadian Club of Bowmanville held its opening dinner meeting on November 18, in Enniskillen United Church. Guest speaker was Sim anà , lia tant ÿaat the Reverend Tom Gracie. A new slate of officers was elected elected at the meeting and include Committee Chairman Alf Brown, Past Pres. Cliff Tre- win, Pres. Robert Hendry, Sect'y Treas. Walton Pacoe and Telephone Committee Chairman Bert Mutton. Darlington councillor Bruce Tink was one of the first regional regional politicians to volunteer for a swine flu shot at the Durham Region Headquarters in Whitby, last week. On Sunday morning, the Reverend Robert Haynes preached his farewell service at St. George's Anglican Church, Newcastle, Rev. Haynes, his wife and family are leaving for a new charge at the Indian Parish of Osh- weken, on the Six Nations Reserve. Lloyd Scott m.a. 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