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Odds n' Ends
by Elaine Townshend
Snow battles
It is Monday evening November 8, and I
have just returned from a battle with Old
Man Winter's first snowfall. I am not in my
most congenial mood.
The showdown began yesterday morning „
when I awoke with a start to see the
ground, the tree branches and my car
covered,•will ,,,the heavy white stuff. I
swept; I scraped; I grunted; I muttered to
myself. On • the way to church in
Holmesville. I slithered on the white
highway, averaging twenty miles an hour
and wondering where my snow tires were
stored.
After church, I was expected at my
parents' farm for dinner. Mom was serving
roast chicken and warm apple pie. I. started
up a long hill; halfway to the top, the car
began to swerve. I slowed down, and of
course, that was as far as I got. I backed
down, turned around in a. gateway and
came back to. Clinton. Old Man Winter had
won the • first round.
On the way into town, I met' my sister
coming froth Lendon in her '67 Volvo. In
vain, I tried to,stdp' her. When I reached
my apartment, I called Dad to tell him to go
rescue Mary, but she had already arrived.
She had no problems on the .hill; her car
had snow tires.
I had taken a pizza out of the freezer; but
Dad told me to put it back in because he
was coming to get me. Old Man Winter
didn't beat me out of a chicken dinner,
after all!
Confrontation number two began this,
morning when I went to the garage to have
the snow tires put on. The car was firmly
embedded in its parking spot in front of the
house. The tires spun; the car rocked, but
nothjpg else happened.
To the arifer of the fuel truck who
stopped to give me a shove, "Thanks!" Is
there any chanbe of hiring you for the
winter?
My courage was renewed with the
installation of the snow tires. In the
'afternoon, I returned to the country to take
photos for a story I was writing; naturally,
they were outside shots. In spite of the
waning' light, the bitter wind and the
almost frozen models, I succeeded.
The drive home was uneventful, and I
guess you could say I won rotted number •
two. But what about tomorrow?
Through it all, I tried to remain cheerful
knowing everyone was- in the same
predicament, except those who could stay ,
inside. I didn't swear - aloud; I grinned ,
through gritted teeth; I even smiled once or
twice.
It's. enough to make a girl dip into her
life's savings and take a trip south.
Unfortunately, my life's saving would only
get me as far south as Grand Bend.
Thinking optimistically, though, this is
only the second week in November. It is
much too early for winter to settle in,
permanently. This miserable weather
cannot last from now until spring, can it?
JUNIOR CURLERS EXECUTIVE -- Seaforth's
Junior'curlers elected their officers at the curling club
last weekend. Bryan Vincent is the group's
president, Glen Stewart is the vice president and
Jane Ribey is secretary. .M embership committee
members are John Primeau, Glen Stewart,Lynn
Henderson, and David Underwood. Bryan Vincent,
Dave Ste Marie and Rick Stewart make up the draw
committee. Bob Ste Marie is the senior curling club
representative. (Expositor Photo)
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skilled trades.
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Depending orr the trade, an apprenticeship varies in
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Your Ontario Government has prepared a special
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The four opera excerpts, which -
will be, performed at Blyth
Memorial Hall on Friday,
November 26, will all be sung in
English, They represent,
however, a wide range of styles
and nationalities. They include
parts of ldomeneo by Mozart,
Pelleas and Melisande by
Debassy, Ballad of Baby Doe by
Douglas Moore, and The Masked
Ball by Verdi.
The action of Idomeneo is set in
Crete just after the Trojan war. Ip
return ficir being saved in a
shipwreck, the King of Crete
vows to sacrifice thp first person
he sees, to the god of the sea. As
he reaches land, he recognizes his
ewn son' hut attempte to banish
him to avoid the sacrifice.
Pelleas and Melisandv is a
French romantic opera, the only
one ever written by Debassy.
The story involves the beautiful
Melisande, with whom her
husband's brother falls in love.
For along time they do not fully
realize that they are in love, but
when they admit their love to
each other, Pelleas vows' to go
away and forget about Melisande.
At this point, her husband finds
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The 50 voice choir fruu the,
Niagara Falls district presented
their concert in First Presbyterian
Church on Sunday, Nov. 7th, The
group were introduced by Re.v E.
-G.Nelson.Each number was a
lively rendition of songs.
Friends were present from
Goderich, Brucefield, Wingham
„and Mitchell.
One of the members of the
group was Mx's. Don Overholt,
daughter of Ms. Peter Simpson,
Seaforth.
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Joyce Isetc•C14to of Winthrop
was elected to the executive of the
Western Ontario Athletic
Association at their 34th annual
meeting in Wingharn last week,
• McCititga, has been a very
active volunte.,rio minor hockey
in Seafortli,
During the minor hockey report
it wasementioned that hockey is'
now one • of the largest
recreational sports. There are
players from six to sixty playing
hockey in the recreation system.
There are 172 teams in the
minor hockey sykena of WOAA
and there are almost 100 per cent
more teams in the oldtimers of
the recreation departments. The
172 teams in minor hockey
catered to about 3,200 players.
In softball it was reported that
200 teams participated with over
3,000 players. This year was the
first for ladies teams and it was
repdrted that 100 teams played
with 1:500 players.
Umpires in the Assocation were
them together and, long
suspecting their relationship, he
attacks Pelleas and kills him. The
next day, after discovering her
innocence, he begs forgiveness of
his wife. She has just given birth
to his child and, after forgiving
him, She dies.
The Ballad of Baby Doe is an
American opera by Douglas
Moore on the libretto of John
Latouche. The action takes place
in the Colorado mining era at the
turn of the century, and the story
centres on a love triangle which
includes the legendary "Baby"
Doe.
The Masked Ball by. Verdi, is
set in the court of Sweden, The
king is• secretly in love with his
secretary's wife, and they are
discovered by the secretary. The
Icing had previously been warned
by ,this same man, that there was
a plot to kill him. Now, the
secretary joins the plot and, at the
masked ball, he stabs him, Before
he dies, the king attests to the
fidelity of the secretary's wife,
and pardons his secretary who is
now in danger from the crowd.
The secretary repents and
mourns for his dying king.
second ,COilseeutlY9 of
abSetice;*e Secretary MaPager,
shall netifY 4114 member 9f:th
responsibility:" .
A minor hockey proposal 'hat.
all minor hckkey clubs pay a fee Of
al'eents (e_rlificate tax) fpf each•
certificate "signed': was dergieg
g the. Meetillg•
7bir. meraberg of the Barbara
Kirkman Auxiliary of the Church.
Egrnondvine
Eg mondviue I had their 6th.
meeting at Roses',The meeting
was opened with 'the 4,,H pledge
and everyone answered the roll
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skit for achievement day.. They
made two recipes of gingerbread
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Harry C. Parrott, DDS,
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' were restricted to league games.
The rest worked both league and
playoff games.
In baseball there were $6
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were feur,young girls playing on
Tyke teams.
Last winter was the first ever
for a Ladies Hockey League.
There were five intermediate
teams with Clinton winning the
Championship. Six teams played
in juvenile south group with
Ripley the winner. Five teams
competed in the juvenile north
group. Belmore won this section
and then went on to defeat Ripley
for the Grand Championehip,„,,
There were four amendmentS
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meeting for approval. The first
amendment was to Article 4, ,A
new paragraph was added "life
members shall have the right to
vote at all meetings".
Also under Article 4 a new
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