Thames Valley Museum School Teacher Appreciation Tea

The Thames Valley Museum School Teacher Appreciation Tea

Sunday July 18 from 1-4

The Thames Valley Museum School staff and board
request the attendance of teachers and appreciators for tea
on Sunday July 18th, 2010 from 1:00pm- 4:00pm
at the Thames Valley Museum School.

Featured Speaker: Curator, Jennifer Beauchamp

There will be a silent auction of items, donated by local businesses, located in the 1905 classroom
commencing at 1:00pm and ending at 3:30pm.

Refreshments will be served throughout the afternoon.
Please bring a lawn chair.

Thames Valley Museum School
656 Main Street North, Box 37
Burgessville, Ontario N0J 1C0
519.424.9964

Flat Thomas Visits Pompeii

Thomas Talbot lived from 1771 to 1853...obviously a span long past the the year 79 when Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii. During Talbot's lifetime Pompeii was an excavation site. The archaeological process had been going on since its' original unearthing in 1599. Names most noted with the excavation of the site during the 18th and 19th century included engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre, Charles of Bourbon (later king of Spain), Karl Weber, military engineer Franscisco la Vega who was then succeeded by his brother, Pietro, in 1804 and then Giuseppe Fiorelli who took charge of the excavations in 1860. Although Talbot did occasionally travel back to Great Britain after staking his claim in Upper Canada it doesn't seem that Pompeii would have been on his travel itinerary. Lucky for us though that Flat Thomas has no restrictions to where he might wander. The Harding Family took Flat Thomas along with them to the ancient city of Pompeii and sent the THS a picture of our slender colonel silhouetted against the walls of the site with Mount Vesuvius towering in the background.

Backus-Page House Wallacetown Fair Exhibit

Please join us for our newest exhibit "The Wallacetown Fair ~Sewn and Home Grown~ Celebrating 150 Years of Progress". The exhibition runs from July 10th to September 6th. .

The Backus-Page House and Tyrconnell Heritage Society would like to thank the Wallacetown (& West Elgin) Agricultural Society for its assistance in providing resource material for this exhibit.

Trails Open Summer Celebration

Open Trails Day Summer Celebration
Backus-Page House Museum
Saturday July 10th 10-4:30pm

Come spend the day at the beautiful John E. Pearce Provincial Park. Learn about the distinct Carolinian characteristics of the area while enjoying a guided trail tour with local nature experts (tour begins at 2pm). There will be box lunches, barbeque burgers and hotdogs available for purchase. Compete in our children's scavenger hunt. Local wildlife enthusiast Laura Hathaway will do 2 presentations at 11am and 1pm on the topics of butterflies and bees. Spend a Saturday afternoon enjoying the provincial park in your own backyard.

Cactus, Cattle and Cowboys

Cactus, Cattle and Cowboys
July 17, 2010
West Lorne, Ontario
Schedule of Events

Arts & Cookery Bank Public Opening - 8:00-1:00
242 GRAHAM ROAD

WEST ELGIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE
LIBRARY & FIRE HALL
HERITAGE STREET @ MAIN STREET
Farmers’ Market 8:30 - HIGH Noon
Breakfast Fire Hall 8:30 - 11:00
Library Book Sale 9:00 - 1:00
Live Music by Back Porch WECHC 9:30 - 11:00
Dotsy the Clown Face Painting WECHC10:00 - 11:00
Amazing Corbin the Magician-Library 11:00 -11:45
Square Dancers 11:00 - HIGH Noon
BBQ Community Support Services 10:00 - HIGH Noon

GRAHAM ROAD @ MAIN & CHESTNUT STREETS
HIGH NOON - 1:00 PM
Horse Parade - HIGH Noon - 1:00 P.M.
Skit “The Hanging” - HIGH Noon - 12:15 pm West Elgin Dramatic Society
Cheerful 2 The Clown Horse Rider & Expert Balloon Twister - 12:00 - 1:00

MILLER PARK ACTIVITIES 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Beer Garden
Food Vendors
34 Artisans & Consultant at the Vendors’ Village 11:00 - 6:00
Gift Certificate Draws 1:30
Pam Brooks’ Band 2:00 - 6:00
Gift Certificate Draws 2:30
Last Gift Certificate Draw 3:30

HORSE DEMONSTRATIONS-MILLER PARK
Breed Display: 1:00 - 5:00
Parelli Riding: Jan Brooks 1:00
Farrier Demonstration: Claire Trickey 1:00 - 1:30 - 2:00 - 2:30 - 3:00
Standard Breed Versatility Demo: 1:30
Dressage: Marianne Degret 2:00
Shedden 4-H Saddle Club: 3:00

FOR THE CHILDREN
Children’s Author and Magic Tricks - David Carruthers - 11:00-5:00
Splash Pad-FREE-1:00 till closing
Cheerful 2: The Clown Balloon Twister - 1:00-2:00
Nellie’s Artistic Face Painting: $4.00 per face -1:00-4:00
Pony Rides: $3.00 a ride 1:00-5:00
Petting Zoo: FREE 1:00-5:00
EquiMania-Guelph FREE colouring books, cowboy hats, horse fact sheets
Equine Proline Photography-Lisa Yates On site Photo Printing
Lopin’ Lou Brown the Mild & Photogenic Gelding

Event Vendors

Food Vendor - Lazenby Investments
Food Vendor - A&M Home Product-Incredible Edible Garlic Spreads
Legion Beer Gardens- Cold Drinks Vendor
Delightful Creations Stained Glass,
Kneading Knowledge Equine Massage Therapy & Riding Lessons
Iris Patch Flower & Gift Shoppe
Smith’s Book Store
SheShe Independent Consultant
Jersey Photography
Collins Wood Crafts
Strong Arm Forge
Debt Freedom
KWL Enterprises Themed Jewellery
Random Ink T-shirt Printing
XOCAi Healthy Dark Chocolates
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Epicure Independent Consultant
Rope Horse Tack
Bonsai Guy
Rosemary’s Fine Art Studio
Enjo Independent Consultant
Lavender Sense Farm Products & Amber Jewellery
My Unique Boutique
John Boy Sharpening
Hydro Massage Therapy Beds
The Sweet Spot
Fair Frog Creations
Penelope’s Pots
Meridian Energetic Spa
2010 International Plowing Match
Freedom 55 Financial
Jet Streams Mobile Massage Inc.
Author - John Schlarbaum - Fiction & Mystery Books Children’s
Author & Magic Tricks - David Carruthers Equi ProLine Photography
MPower Booth
Canter Lope Tack Shop


Cheerful 2 - Balloon Twisting Horse Riding Clown
Artistic Face Painting By Nellie

Vendors Unable To Attend Festivity Who Wanted To Contribute To The Communities Of West Elgin And For Cactus, Cattle & Cowboys

• Country Lane Chocolates

Live Music:
Back Porch (at Farmers’ Market)
Pam Brooks Band (at Miller Park)

Vendors Unable To Attend Festivity Who Wanted To Contribute To The Communities Of West Elgin And For Cactus, Cattle & Cowboys

Country Lane Chocolates
Jenny Phillips Artist Donating IPM Limited Print & Certificates

Live Music:
Back Porch (at Farmers’ Market)
Pam Brooks Band (at Miller Park)

Cheerful 2 - Balloon Twisting Horse Riding Clown
Nellie’s Artistic Face Painting

The North Star Meets Southern Cross

The North Star Meets Southern Cross

Exhibition of Aboriginal Art:

Parallel Directions in The Woodland School in Canada

and

The Western Desert Movement in Australia

On Thursday, July 8, 2010

At 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

At Timber Village Museum

Blind River, Ontario

(on Leacock Street & Hwy 17 Look for The Northern Ontario Logging Memorial)

Burns Spirit Walk

Burns Spirit Walk: June 27th at 1:00 p.m.‏

Join Burns Presbyterian Church - Mosa for a stroll through time as eight characters materialize to present six stories detailing some aspect of Burns' history. Burns Spirit Walk starts at 1:30 pm from the sanctuary located at 24493 Dundonald Road, Southwest Middlesex (1/2 way between Glencoe & Alvinston on Hwy 80). Some walking involved. Refreshments. Donation. Burns Celebrates 175 years.