Windsor Viter newsletter Part 3
Myron Hlynka
Volume 8, Number 4, August, 1998 Part 3
CARROUSEL OF THE NATIONS
Windsor's annual Carrousel of Nations took place in June.
The Ukrainian site for Weekend 1 was Sts. Vladimir and Olga
Ukrainian Catholic church. Rainy weather was a problem
initially but conditions improved. Large crowds watched
three groups of dancers - Windsor's Barvinok Dancers, the
Sokoly Dancers from Oshawa, and the Echoes of Ukraine from
Detroit.
The Windsor Star (June 13) had a nice photo (p. A3) of
the Barvinok Ukrainian Dancers performing. Included in the
photo are five year old Sara Reaume and Jasmin Toufelli.
Barvinok was excellent as usual. Especially delightful is
the junior group, with a combination of surprising abilities
and a delightful attempt at synchronization. It is also
impressive to watch the intermediate, junior, and senior
dancers improve year after year.
For Weekend 2, the Ukrainian site was St. Vladimir
Cultural Centre. The weather was perfect, and huge crowds
were present to watch Windsor's Barvinok Dancers and
Toronto's Desna Dancers. Music was provided by The Black Sea
Band of Sudbury, which bills itself as the world's greatest
zabava band. Desna from Toronto is also a truly impressive
dance group.
ANN HARBUZ ART EXHIBIT
Ann Harbuz (1908-1989) was a Saskatchewan artist who often
used Ukrainian themes in her paintings. People attending the
June 28 opening of an exhibition of her paintings at the Art
Gallery of Windsor, were enthusiastic. Joan Borsa of
Saskatoon gave a walk-through tour of the works. There are
about one hundred paintings on exhibit. A fully illustrated
catalogue of the paintings is available for $20. There is a
taped interview with the artist, made before her death in
1989, which runs 40 minutes, and which can be listened to
only at the gallery. The exhibit runs until September 13 and
is highly recommended.
A FRIEND OF THE DECEASED
The movie "A Friend of the Deceased." (Ukraine, 1997) will
be playing at the Windsor Film Theatre, 2135 Wyandotte St.
West, Windsor, from Sept. 1-Sept. 6. Cost $5.25 Cdn, $4.U.S.
Director Vyacheslav Krishtofovich. The write-up from the
Toronto Film Festival says
"A Friend of the Deceased is one of the best films to emerge
from Ukraine this decade. Utterly contemporary, A Friend of
the Deceased is a tribute to Krishtofovich's long suffering
countrymen, who have seen their world vanish, only to be
replaced by the uncertainties of the new order. In new look
Ukraine, crime bosses have replaced communist apparatchiks.
Anatol is a mild mannered translator who has found the
adjustment to the freewheeling market economy a difficult
transition. When his wife walks out on him to live with
another man, Anatol is kept from suicide by a bevy of
wonderfully alive and life affirming characters." The film
is rated PG and is listed as Ukrainian language with English
subtitles. Beware of this last information however. Other
reports have indicated that there are two versions of the
film, one in Ukrainian and one in Russian. But only the
Russian version has English subtitles, so that is what is
being shown in North America.
PAY YOUR 1998 DUES
Dues remain at the low rate of $25 for husband and wife, and
$20 for an individual. Make checks payable to Ukr. Cdn. B.&.
P. Assoc. (Windsor). Mail to membership committee chair:
Ted Kostyniuk
1980 Huron Church Rd.
Windsor, Ontario N9C 2L5
COUNTDOWN
Dr. Myron Hlynka and Dr. Lucia Mandziuk regret that they are
giving up editorship of The Windsor Viter after June, 1999.
Anyone interested in the editorship should contact President
Marie Boyer.
THANKS
Thanks to Marie Boyer, Ivan Jaciw, Father Peter Hrytsyk,
Olga and Kathleen Meyer (Ukrainian Graduates of Detroit and
Windsor newsletter), Luba Kosak, Sts. Vladimir and Olga
Ukrainian Catholic Church Bulletin, for information
appearing in this newsletter. Special thanks to Myroslaw and
Margie Prytulak for information and mailing.
THE AMAZING WORLD OF MIKE MAKOSKY
by Myroslaw Prytulak
Driving near the tranquil town of Kingsville, Ontario, one
would be be surprised to encounter what may be the smallest,
funtional non-denominational, priestless, and
parishionerless church in Essex county, if not in the entire
province of Ontario. This striking white eight by twelve
foot structure is located hundreds of feet away from any
public road, on the 26 acre farm of Ukrainian Canadian Mike
Makosky and his wife Elsie.
This little church was designed and built by Mr. Makosky in
1987. It is furnished with three pews seating fifteen
people, made from his own oak trees, and a huge cross behind
a pulpit covered by an embroidered Ukrainian rushnyk.
In addition to the church, the road through the forested
portion of the farm, named Pleasant Park Road, also contains
other attractions, such as "Maplewood Hy-rise" and "The
Hollow Tree Bar" - both constructed inside free standing
hollowed tree trunks. Dozens of old hand tools are
symmetrically hung on the outside of building walls, to form
beautiful quilt like patterns. There are also wood
sculptures, and old horse drawn farm equipment.
In his earlier days, Mike was the builder and former owner
of Windsor's Princeton and Devonshire Motels, and the
developer of the Pleasant Valley Trailer Park West in
Kingsville. What the 80-year young Mike Makosky will do next
is anyone's guess. One thing, however, is certain. As long
as his small forest produces enough trees to be processed by
him on his full scale industrial saw mill, he will never
voluntarily give up creating new uses for them. His forest
contains red oak, white ash, and B.C. fir, and lumber from
them is for sale.
If anyone is interested in purchasing his lumber, or just
visiting the unique church and the other creations, they
will be welcomed by the extremely hospitable Mike Makosky.
DIRECTIONS: When travelling from Harrow to Kingsville on
Highway 20 (formerly 18), make a left turn on McCain Side
Rd. just before Kingsville. On the right, look for a sign
saying LUMBER FOR SALE, or a gate with the name "Makosky."
Ph: (519)-733-2906.
--
Myron Hlynka
Dept. of Math. & Stat.
University of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario, Canada