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well. Perhaps what is less known about Colin McQuirk is that he is an automobile enthusiast of long stan- ding. He's the owner of a bright red 1947 MG sports car, drives a Saab (a Swedish car),as well as a Rover, and is. F The fact is, they're both artists. Mrs. McQuirk studied art at a Toronto art school and it an accomplished water- colour painter. Recently she has been wolr'king a bit with clay) modelling as in spite of his current reputation in the area for his finedrawirjgy of local landmarks, Colin McQuirk baulks at being refered to as an artist. He's a commercial artist, he says. It's his wife Peggy who is the real artist. F T e fact is, thev’re both artists. Mrs. ,7 ...., “Julia luv”: plUllllnenf buildin’gs - including a number of frivatey commission-ed drawings of ocal resident's homes. The first of his ap roximateiy 15 n,o'r'iic'o'gm"/ss'i"i'naepd St. Marys drawings was of the Water Tower at V the intersection of Queen and James Streets. Mr. McQuirk's most recent is the Opera House, a reproduction of which graces the front cover of this magazine. in characteristic understatement, Mr. McQuirk says the drawings came about "iust through an idea that came to mind. We wanted something local for the gaiiery.f’ veteran Of numerous touring and The, pen and ink reproductions ' lustrating this guide to the Stonetowh have all been contributed by Colin McQuirk who, with his wife] Peg y, runs the Perth County/caller) in tie heart of St. Marys. Mr. McQuirk, 42, is a commercial artist by training. But since he moved to St. Marys from TOronto four years ago het been churning out pen and {Pk-fad the town’s more prominent ‘ Colin McQuirk - The Artist "Thaugh 23 relative newcomer to St. Marys, Colin McQuirk has without rac_i.ng c'o.mpeti,ti?.ns across C3656; Rage 22 WAWE V/S/f/IVG SIMARXS, BROWSE _ meat/6H THE TWO HOURS OF I”; Mug/ay- BES1i?ES 6057044 PICTURE FPAM/IVG, Mf HA Vi mew/v41 FAWN/V6.9 /"raeay 70 3 WAI. TElk C0u0ILt., km, LOCAL ARTISTS JIM M: EMMA/v, Tap PIWNE, 7/1015 F'0ER8EN, Aw OTHERS). , may pg; Mk MA my“ gry C0UN PERTH COUNTRY GALLERY 149 Queen Street East, St MN0IRW (Vs SEEN 7.. - .. . V... u! but/IV T g / M / TEO EDI T/ CW "l,1hlie.oin a4'otw.tear.). East, St. Marys, Ontario Tel.. (519) 284-3761 _ ,. mug-v; Ir""'"."'?'." IlluLin't'S the town's appreciation o architecture. dbubt already rbtedmuh t0 NON 2V0 PINE ARTICLES St. Marys Cement Company El GROCERIES M a M features a full line including hand. mad. accumu- ‘Bl decorating your home. be sure to see our fine i m- ported selection C:1MEfE The largo" magazine and pupubuck uln- Oicn around, C'W)1WI People come from miles around to visit the M & M In 1973 the price of fuel took a dramatic increase, and a change to the more economical dry process of The next chan e ' occurred after World War Two when the small kilns were demolished and in successive four-year intervals, three more large kilns were 'installed. A final one appeared in 1964, bringing total plant capacity to 650,000 tons per year. All this production was m the wet process, meaning that water was add- ed when grinding the raw materials, and the resulting slurry was pumped into the kilns. The operation began with two small ,kilns, each producing 100 tons of ce- ment clinker a day. Another small kiln was addeda few years later. Not until 1929 did the first larfge kiln appear, ad- ding 400 tons t?dai y production. _ . A returning Klorfdiker, John Lind, came to St. Mary in 1910 to in- vestigate the possi ility of a rock ce- ment mill. He evidently liked what he saw, moved down from his Owen Sound home and with some financial assistance built the plant which open- ed in 1912, uu’, JCVCII ucly) a WEEK. the plant produces 2,000 metric tons of cement per day using a dry process which uses less' energy than the 'wet process used in the past. A large conveyor belt extending over Water Street brings raw material from across the Thames River to the main part of the plant, (or processing. . Located on Water Street Sbuth, the plant is the town's largest employer with 180 iobs provided. The operation of the piant continues 24 hours per day, seven days a week. Perhaps the greatest single in- fluence on the community of St. Marys during the 20th century has been the St. Marys Cement Compaay. Over the years, the town's econom has remained _,'.tnrtong as the "jir"y'rrT,7, from thé cement plant au mented the agricu,ltura) econgmy or/i'l, area. THE M G: M STORE CORNER OF QUEEN & WATER OPEN DAILY 8 to I I. SUNDAYS 9 to I I Page 23 You’ll see herons arid kingfishers, come face-to-face with a Holstein and have a quiet hour getting a complete- ly different view of fine area. If you've got your canoe along, drop it in Trout Creek near the C.N.R. station) paddle down to the Thames (watch out you don't go over the dam) and heed up stream. A Short Paddle It is located on James Street South oppqsite Ahorptar Pa4kisging _and is Wdrth a visit. It serves 'a thtvof needs from skating, hockey to dances and weddings. . St. Marys residents are very proud of their new St. Marys and Area Arena and Community Centre opened early in 1978. . Heyt Look Us Over! St. Marys Cemvent Limited employs., 1,709 people throughout Ontario arid markets concrete brick, bloc.k, precast products and aggregates, In addition to cement. _ ' St. Marys Cement established a se- cond cement plant in Bowmanville, Ontario, in 1968. The installation of a second kiln there in 1974 made it equal in production capacity to the St. Marys plant. In 1978 the company ex- panded into the LhS.marketVvith the purchase of Wyandotte Cement Co. ofpetroit, Michigan. - _ . . making cement was considered. One problem involved the drying of local clay, for no plant in North America was using as much clay in the dry proCeSSis St. Marys would have to use. A solution was reached and all five wet kilns were re laced in 1977 by one large dry kiln. This new kiln is rated at 700,000 tons a year, and provi- sion is made for future kilns of this size whenever needed. Craft . Manama? . Felt , Caning . Lamp Mak. ing 0 Hobby Croft in a very wiéle variety of ideas for 'Crewel . Needlepoint f Rug DAILY 10 TO 6 FRIDAY TO 9 SUNDAY 12 TO 5 which contains a [urge selection of value priced wooIs - SEPARATE 5 WOOL SHOP CRAFT SUPPLIES OPEN