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Clinton News Record, 2014-04-02, Page 3Wednesday, April 2, 2014 • News Record 3 CHSS heading to round two of Sears Festival Writer, actor, director - Rachel Bundy knows her stuff Gerard Creces Clinton News Record Rachel Bundy is a girl of many talents. An actor, a writer and a director, Bundy was the mind behind CHSS's Sears -winning play, Thaw. The one -act play was written by based on the book by Laurie Halse-Anderson, which Bundy said she first read in the eighth grade. "I really liked it;" she said. "I thought it was a very interest- ing story. Plus, she noted, Sears judges also like to see plays written by students. So, she got the rights to the book, and adapted it into a 20 -minute show. "It was really well-received, which is fantastic," she said. "A lot of people could connect to it:' The play has only two characters, two best friends who develop eating disorders together. When one character com- mits suicide, she returns to try and pull her friend into a world of death. "It was kind of a long process," Bundy said of creating an adaptation of Winter Girls for the stage. "I gave myself a lot of time to write it out. The book deals with so much more than the two characters:' The hardest part, she said, was finding the scenes that would work best on stage, something she took her time on. At Sears in Listowel March 19-22, Bundy said she was excited, but not expecting much. But, the reception to the play was such that they move on to the next round of compe- tition in Bradford April 22-26. The judges praised the on-stage chemistry between Bundy and Cassie Gingerich, and the physicality of the show in terms of staging and Bundy 'haunting' Gingerich's character. The set itself was minimal, which made it easier for traveling. It also helps keep the production on time, as competitors only have so much to set up within. "It is pretty low-tech," Bundy said. "It is all set in one bed- room so we work in a small space." There are just seven students involved in the production - two actors, lighting and audio crew, hair and makeup. Bundy said the group experience was a rewarding one, as the small group was able to sit and talk and fine-tune the production. With four weeks to go until Winter Girls once again takes the stage, Bundy said the cast and crew will be fine-tuning a couple things, and making sure lines and cues are still mem- orized for their second -round performance. There will be two performances of Thaw April 16 and 17 in the CHSS drama room for interested locals who want to sup- port the students. The play begins at 7:30 p.m. An ice jam forms beneath the Airport Road bridge over the Bayfield River March 27. Ice jams can move many kilometres over the course of a day as warmer temperatures and running river water eat away at top and bottom. River ice, snow pack, steady as she goes Gerard Creces Clinton News Record Freeze, thaw, repeat. The directions for early spring are simple, and their results could go one of two ways - slowly and manageable or imme- diate and overpowering. The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority had issued a flood warning last week, which was called off Thursday. However, the area along the Bayfield River is not quite in the clear. Land and Water Technologist for the ABCA, Davin Hein - buck, said the spring we've had so far has been ideal, with moderate runoff that the watershed can handle with ease. The snow pack has been ripening, Heinbuck noted. Ripe snow is snow that has settled over time, with a very dense water content. Because of this, it melts easily even under fairly low temperatures and more so when it rains. "While it can be good, it can set up for a situation for more runoff," he explained. "The snow's capacity to hold rainfall lessens every time you get that kind of melt." A slow release of water will be largely uneventful but a sud- den melting combined with rain would see massive runoff in many areas. Last week, there was about five inches of water equivalent still on the ground, all contained within that snowpack. As of this week, Heinbuck said the ABCA is expecting that number to drop by an inch or more. How it drops, however, is up to the weather. They were out in the field doing a snow survey Monday. Thus far, the watershed has not lost much of its snowpack, as the temperatures have been warm one day and below freezing the next. Every time that happens, it further ripens the snow pack and increases the potential for flooding. so far Last week's flood developed by dropping stream flows and temperatures that were not high enough to keep the ice melt- ing. Lingering ice jams in the Bayfield River are not expected to disappear too soon. "The ice that sits on the river - if it sits there long enough in cold conditions, the flow can erode it from the bottom," Hein - buck said. "The ice crumbles and there is less potential for jamming" Of course, he added, it is all case by case. Last year there were several minor melts over the winter, which helped keep the snow pack down. This winter, however, snow has been accumulating steadily for nearly three months. It is the larg- est accumulation since the late 1970s. HAIRCUTS NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED DAPPLR Guys PROFESSIONAL HAIR STYLES FOR GUYS WALK-IN CONVENIENCE, AFFORDABLE PRICES MAIN ST. CLINTON OPEN TUES-SAT 519 -606 -HAIR (4247) Rachel Bundy and Cassie Gingerich perform Thaw - a play written by Bundy based on Winter Girls by Laurie Halse-Anderson. GODER IGS 524-781 gt Fri & Sat 6;30&9:15 Sun - Thur 7:30 011LSA aRr Fri & Sat B:30&g:15 Stm - Thruc 7:30 wwldw.rnovieIinks.ca -SDC-265-3438