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-- - I 8-Orono %ýeekIy Times, Wý,ednesday, July 4, 1984 Polka Dot Door Live at Bowmanville Library from 3:00- 4:00 p.m., in a presented as part or the On- brand new bilingual show tario Government's Bicenten- teaturing Marigold, Humpty,. niai SHOWCASE tour. Dumpty, Bear, Minou, and For more information, of course Polkaroo. contact: Linda Taylor, Polka Dot Door Live is Supervisor of Childreni's 5cr- Durham East A gri-News byJohn E. Finlay Agricultural Representative Centennial Show Marks F<unding of Holstein Association: One hundred years ago a handtul of breeders with black and white cattle got together at the Canadian National Exhibi- lion to plan the breed associa- lion now known as the Hols- tein Association of Canada. To mark thai event Holstein breeders this year wilI have their targesi CNE shows ever, a tssocday event on August l6th and l7th, called the "The Canadian 100". The first day will feature the Junior Show, with 4-H members competing in three showmanship classes, follow- ed by judging of calves for conformation. Awards will be given to the winners, along with a "Canadian 100" memento to every partici- part. Later in the day a wine and cheese party will precede the Sale of Stars auction. 0On day two, August l7th, breeders and visitors are ex- pected from across Canada and around the world to see a group of the best Holstein cattle in Canada and the USA paraded for judge Richard Keene of Giîbertsville, New York. Special trophies have been donated by 31 com- panties and organizations in Canada. USA and foreign vice 623-7322. Pictured (Left to Right) Greg Collett (stage manager/Polkaroo), Cindy Cook, Gerry Mendicino, Kevin Kneman. countries. In the barns space has been allotted for county, displays, a nd a herdsman award will be presented. Following the show a beef barbeque will be held on the CNE grounds. "Canadian 100", wilI be a highlight of the Holstein Associations' centennial year, which has included special field days, shows and special events. In the Durham County area, the Durham County Holstein Club will hold their Annual Twilight Meeting and Barbeque at Youngfieîd Farms, Nestieton on July 1th at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available from Holstein Club directors. We were having breakfast at the Village Inn in Oshweken, a little village on the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford, when one of the band members came over to ask if we had ever visited the Hill family's workshop just across the road. He said they were ex- ceptional craftsmen. .Although we've done quite a few stories around the Reserve, we'd neyer heard of the HuIs. Ten minutes later we were Iooking at some of the most unusual carvings we'd ever seen. My wife, Jenny, who's an amateur ar- tist and potter, seemed transported to another world as soon as we walked in the door. Cameraman Tim Moses gave a low whistle. He didn't ask if we were go- ing to do a story. He just turned and went out to the van to get his equipment We were surrounded by some of the most impressive carvingsany of us had ever seen. On top of that, they were carvings of bone, of ail things! There were beautiful figures and ornaments carved from the antlers of deer and moose, and smail items from the shinbones of buffalo. There were carvings of birds and turties. Nature seemed to come alive in a mystical, haunting way, expressing the folklore and the religious devotion to nature so characteristic of our Native People. Russeli Hill, onte of the three sons in the family, was at his workbench drilling the head of a wolf on the bone handle of a knife. He told me that he had learned the craft from his father, StanHili. -Ten years ago," he said, -my dad was a steelworker in- the States building skyscrapers. Then one of my brothers died and Dad took another look 'at life.,He decided to return to the Reserve and try to make a liv- ing at his hobby of woodcarving. As an experiment he did some pieces from antlers. Public reaction was favourable and he began to develop what was then a completely new idea." Russell went on to say that no one had ever tried antîers as a medium for carving, so Stan had to start from scratch. That meant new tools, techniques, materials and methods adapted to bona. It was trial and error ail the way. He took his early'work to a few shows and sold ail of it. He expanded his workshop and brought his sons back to Oshweken to teach themn the art. Friends in the north began to send antlers, mostly from animaIs that has shed them. These days, Stan travels most of the time. He attends about 60 shows a year. Celebrities such as Burt Reynolds and Ted Kennedy are among the family's clients, and some of the carvings seIl as high as $ 10,000. So from trial and error methods,,but still working from their small workshop in a little Ontario village, the Huis have carved out quite a name for themselves on a in- ternational scale. Pre-Publication Offer There is no doubi that Prof. John Squair's book on the Townships of Darlington and Clarke is a historical and useful classic on the history of our area. if the pre-publication response is great enough we can make this valuable boo k available in a reasonably priced reprint. Original copies now seli for over one hundred dollars if they can be found. WVe have about haif the orders we require to go ahead with the project. Please let us hear from you today by f illing out the coupon below. To: Lynn Lovekin, Director P.O. Box 585, Newcastle, Ontario. LOA 1iHO YES, I want to have a f ree option to purchase- copy/copies of Prof. John Squair's book at the pre- publication price of Twenty Dollars ($20.00 plus handling and mailing). (Post publication price $25.00). No options after publication. Return early - avoid disappointment.1 Name: Address: Phone No.:_______________ MAIL EARLY OFFER SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION WITHOUT NOTICE Polka Dot Door Live, adapted from the populairTV Ontario children's television series, will be performing free of charge at Bowmanville Library on Friday, JuIy I3th, NOTICE REPORT CARDS MAY BE PICKED UP IN TH-E MAIN OFFICE 0F CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL MON. to THURS. FROM 8:00 - 12:00 or 1:00 - 4:30 oR ON FR1. FROM 8:00 - 1:00 Orono Weekly Times Ail Job Printing Needs