Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 8, 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Winnipeg free May 1985 approach sets crafts teacher apart several things set Arnold Ross apart As a teacher and an one is his approach to in not a particular kind of a i work with a lot of junk because i really dont need any thing said who runs the elementary Craft program for the Winnipeg school division at River Elm and lord Selkirk another is his technique in teach ing More than 750 i use says a Coiner of words and crafts teacher of Stu its basically language development through students can learn More verbally through visual i like to have students try i dont want them to do the i try adult projects with Young minds and they never fail to amaze Ross uses a variety of Art techniques from fabric to Dis carded meat trays to coloured Ross is a realist when it comes to the practicalities of Ive never made Money from Ive been painting for 15 years and could never earn a living As an says the self taught Painter who prefers Oil and i know its quite that Why i have a profession that provides a living and is some thing that i enjoy and allows me my Ross Calls his Art crude men says the former architecture student and Art consultant for the provinces education depart should never repeat if youre a True artist you never look always to the fun take last for Ross was wondering what to do Dave Barry Mullin with his time while two of his three children took part in an exercise called Art in the Park at Assiniboine he put away his brushes and hauled out some in not a sculptor but i decided id give it a i went for the but ended up at the goats and goats will stand motionless for hours and the camels provided an interesting he turned out 29 animals and then spent six months finding 18 rocks to serve As the bases for his Art i glazed the bears some Are of ones he remembers from the san Diego zoo four times and the fact the eyes ran on this one Doest bother Ross holding up one work of a Polar Bear and her another piece is of a Camel Kneel front legs and hooves exaggerated in proportion to its the approach gives a comic Quality to the awkward looking Ross wanted to donate his collection to Assiniboine Park zoo but the Cit owned attraction had no facility to sell the Art Ross was Given the Opportunity to display his sculptures of Musk goats and camels in a showcase at the Parks ill probably try to sell them for from to and donate the Money to the says his exhibit will be on display june 8 at the crafts teacher Arnold Ross Hopes to sell animal sculptures to raise Money for Centre cleared of blame in death students seek to quash lawsuit a judge has cleared the Brandon mental health Centre of blame in the Assiniboine River drowning of an escaped mental the escape of Keith Herbert flan in july 1984 could not have been predicted by the provincial court judge Rodney Mykle said in his inquest judge Mykles report says Evi Dence indicated Flannery did not appear to be depressed and had not threatened to the report said Flannery escape was an unplanned manifestation of behaviour which the staff at the institution could not reasonably have Centre staff said Flannery escaped july 4 from an unlocked Ward Ward windows have since been the report the report also said it is impossible to say whether Flannery committed suicide or accidentally fell from the Riverbank at Flannery was committed to the Centre in february 1983 after being found not guilty by reason of Insan Ity for killing his father and Cousin when he set fire to their during the inquiry questions were raised about whether the Centre is appropriate for a person judged not guilty by reason of insanity and whether it would be in the Public interest to release More information about the judge said the questions fall outside areas he May comment upon under the fatalities inquiries Brandon up the Brandon University students Union has asked Manitoba court of Queens Bench to quash a defamation suit filed by former University president Harold in a notice of motion filed last the students publisher of the the Campus new spa asked the court to drop the Case because Perkins waited More than three months to the defamation act requires a plaintiff to serve notice of intent to sue within three months of his knowledge of the alleged a hearing will be held in Brandon May 22 to Deal with claim made last december that the news paper in february 1984 assailed his character and subjected him to ridicule and who was fired by the University in 1983 after refusing a request by its Board that he also is involved in a Legal Wrangle with the schools he is seeking damages for breach of defamation and loss of chemical cleanup continues a toxic chemical spill has prompted a fourth cleanup Effort near the Boyne River in provincial officials were called to the town april 23 to remove soil contaminated with the potato Herbi cide environment depart ment spokesman Mark Stefanson said Stefanson said four barrels of Yel Low stained soil and some Asphalt were removed from the which is on town property near the in trance of a privately owned potato storage he said the contamination was Well away from the Boynes Bank and posed no risk to the towns water the town takes its water from the River a few Hundred metres downstream of the officials believe the chemical was on the ground from an earlier spill but came to the surface after recent our staff speculated it could have been under the ground and Stefanson this chemical has sort of a creeping Quality to cleanup efforts first started after the spill was noticed additional contamination was discovered March 1 and March town Secretary treasurer Bruce Lyle said he believes the cleanup is now Lyle said he is sure the contamination occurred during the Winter theres just no Way it could have been there last it definitely happened sometime in he the yellow staining was first noticed after Sno Clearing operations near the the chemical threatened the towns water Supply in March when it was found on the thawing River ice about 200 metres from the towns water intake Stefanson said they Are still wait ing to receive the results of an ramp investigation into the spills the report was sent to Winnipeg ramp Headquarters two weeks but has not yet been forwarded to the attorney generals department or the environment he it will be reviewed by both depart ments before decisions Are made on Stefanson agricultural Trade with Mexico reviewed a delegation of mexican officials will be in Manitoba tomorrow to attend a seminar on improving their agricultural Trade relationship with provincial spokesman Lasby Lowes said the seminar is designed to raise aware Ness of the potential markets in Mexico for Canadian farm which has exported purebred cattle and hogs to Mexico since the Early shipped animals Worth last Lowes but there is lots of room for he Manitoba cannot live on i province we have to look at these other with the development of huge collective Dairy farms in some of which milk several thousand Quality replacement Stock is in he Lowes said Canadian wheat Board minister Charlie Mayer and Mexico Secre tary of agriculture and Hydraulic resources Eduardo Pesqueira Olea will hold a joint news conference after the he said it is Likely to Deal with the two countries Trade weather h High l Low cold front worm front Winnipeg area forecast mostly sunny with brisk South winds High near Chance of a thundershowers this Low tonight near sunny with afternoon Cloudy periods High near probability of precipitation 10 per cent 30 per cent tonight and 10 per cent extended Outlook Southern Manitoba Cloudy with showers Clearing sunny temperatures near Normal High is Normal Low is Northern Manitoba mainly sunny Friday and Cloudy temperatures slightly above Normal High is Normal Low is Northwestern Ontario Cloudy showers saturday and temperatures above Normal near Normal saturday and below Normal Normal High is Normal Low is Basic French offered Midland school division will offer the grades4to12 Basic French program in All seven of its elementary schools within the next three a spokesman division superintendent Pat Claggett said yesterday that trustees voted to establish the program after a recent Divi Sion Survey found 344 parents wanted the grades4to12 pro 255 wanted it Only in grades 7 to 12 and 34 wanted no French at he said the nine year program will Start in Elm Creek and Miami schools this the other five division elementary schools will have the 40minuteaday program when enough staff have been re trained to teach he City Calendar Winnipeg women Ort holds a crafts Sale beginning today at 7 at the Winnipeg convention Sale continues 10 to 10 tomorrow and and 10 to 6 saturday and admission seniors the silent scream video will be shown at 8 today at the Winnipeg league for 579 Des neurons the calligraphers Guild holds a show at today in vital Baptist 5 Bank our mistake a Story yesterday said wrongly registration for the Joyful woman 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