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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1978-08-10, Page 8THE HURON EiROSITOR, At oOsT 10, 1078 Odds n'ends by Elaine Town Aend The young musician The market at Brussels Stockyards Friday was very active with all classes of cattle selling higher. There were 744 cattle and.119677iiigs on offer. ' Choice Steers - 64.00 to 66.00 with sales to 66.85. Good. Steers - 62.00 to '64.00. A steer consigned by Graeme Craig of Walton weighing 1100 ibs, sold for 66.25. Nine steers consigned by Stewart 'McCall of Walton ,AVeraging 1144 lbs. sold. for 66.70 with his 45 'steers averaging 1101 lbs, selling for an overall price of 65:60. Four steers consigned by Ian vviinee -Wilton averaging 1242 lbs. sold for 65.60. A heifer consigned by R.M. Scott of Seaforth weighing 1090 lbs. sold for 63.25. 30 to 40 lb. pigs traded to a high of' 39.25. 40-to 50 lb. pigs traded to a high of 46.25. 50 to 60 lb. pigs to a high of 47,25. 60 to 70 lb. pigs to a high of 58.00. • _1444 4/,?'• David'i ipi> Maple Leaf COOKIES , da and Sunday comptitiOns..Yrbe• drum,, rears and plonists had completed their neoe,wrapking • part of the week-end,. and I'vhe";tgerleqithWellie,nber:Qttast bt7hr118atIdglittUetrba7d, chatter were coming from, The .,grand finale 'took place on Sunday 'evening . with • the presentation of the trophies. Hundreds of ‘.conte.stants, 'friends.' and families crowded into the ballroom, Between the announcements 'of the winners, a few selected musicians „entertained; unfortunately, it was difficUlt to hear them' my landlord would kick me out. In July, I went to Toronto with my sister, brother-in-law and youngest nephew to give my. niece moral support,, when she took part in her first Music Fest. Picture thW- a hotel conference room not much larger than an average-sized class- room. The back two-thirds of the room were filled with judges, contestants, teachers and members of the audience; the front third was t crammed with seven sets of driini4. The contestants ranged from young boys, who could bluely see over the tops of the drums, to teen-aged boys,„who spent a lot of' time combing their hair and flicking cigarette butts. A few girls "participated in the groilp competition, but my niece was the only girl to play a solo. Many .of the contestants, espeCially the younger ones, were obviously •nervous; others seemed to be thinking about things that had nothing to do with drums. But, as each of them struck the first beat, their moods changed. Even when they weren't looking at ,; the drums, their expressions showed they, *had no' other thoughts. Their concentration and ,co- ordination ,produced a contagious throbbing perform that even 'an uniniated listener, like me, could appreciate. For two-and-a-half hours, we listened to solo drummers and drum groups. The finale was a performance of-a group of seven. Can you imagine seven drums pulsating simul- taneously? ,And I had forgotten ttiy cotton ba Liqg, believe it or not, I came out of there without a headache., , We made our way to our rooms .to settle down for the night. All the elevators were packed with people, but two boys managed to squeeze their guitar cases into ours. As we walked along the hall, music emanated from, behind many dobrs. It was Friday night, and the guitarists and accordinists were practicing for their Satur- aboiJ the e'elebr ing winner,, MO 08 , ' t losers and fidget' g *alters, ,,,' t ` • ' . Looking over th : booklet which 110ted 011 the ;entries, I noticed that few came from TerolitO while many came from, 01,I,S. part of Southwestern Ontario. New BrumiyjOk 'bad even sent a contingent, „ Although I'm 'net .0 qualified judgo of music, 1 enjoy listening to R, and after hearing the talented' young musicians at' Music Zest '78, I 'am rea§sured that the quality'of music in this part of the country will be maintained for many 'ears to eOtne• The only member of our family to show any musical talent thus far iS my niece, Nyho plays the drums. Some people seem surprised to hear of a girl playing druMs, but I'm not. It's just another male domain being infiltrated by us girls. Janice says she works out her frustrations on the drums, and if you tan resolve your hang ups with rhythm, why not? I've considered trying it, but I'm afraid Sto c kyard s Ai Aylmer Crushed , PINEAPPLE Mitchell's Fancy APPLE SAUCE 32 fl.oz,.jar 24 fl.oz., bottle • 19 fl.oz.tin Josephine Willems, daughter of John Willems of .SKOBIINICK-r-WILLEMS Dublin and., the late Mrs. Willems, and Steven . Skoblenick s&n of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Skoblenick of Waterford were married in St. -Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church, Waterford, on July 15, 1978. • Rev. E,J. Morris officiated •at . the double ring ceremony. , The gide was .given in marriage by her father. The matron of honour was Anne Vanrooy, R.R.4, , Waterford, sister of the bride, and the bridesmaids wore Maria Vogels R,.R.2, Dublin, sister of the bride. Liz Koopmans; Waterford friend of the bride and Marilyn Willems, Seaforth, niece of the bride. Tanya Vansteelandt, R.R.2, Dublin niece of the bride; was flowergirl and Brian Vanry, R.R.4, WaterfOrd, si... nephew of the bride was ring r earer. The 'groomsman was Don Kuchma, Deniri,'Cou- in of the groom and. the ushers were Harry Stoblenick, Waterford, brother of the groom, Bob Stachura ; Waterford and Andrew Kowalchuck., Waterford cousin Of - the groom. Patti ^ Korzak, Waterford was organist and Marianne Smith, London, was soloist. Following the )ifedding a dinner. 'and reception were held, at Hall. Delhi.the Hungarian Following a wedding trip' to Northern Ontario, the couple will reside at R.R.5, Waterford. . ' (Phot21,:?, Rose-Le Studio) _ Manor Happenings Seaforth Manor Resident's dancing of the Charleston. enjoyed a visit from Goderich - A sing song with every one Summer House on joining in and a solo by Wednesday afternoon. A Marshal Young accompanied most enjoyable program was on the. guitar by one of the put on by these young people group concluded the pro- including skits of the Charlie gram.. Mr. and Mrs. Finlay- ' Chaplin era in cosiume and son thanked- the group. on. also Beth and Phillip de- behalf of staff and residents lighted everyone with their for their fine program. 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