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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1978-08-10, Page 12•r ys Blyth Su trier Festivfl's two Successful pl the Huron Tiger, and is n Boss are now join d by new plays,Ted has The School Show, and Gwendoline by James Nichol, The four plays will tun in repertory style, meaning that a different play Is offered almost every,night-, along with Thursday matinees. Colley's colourftil comedy of the irrepressible-' Scot Dr.. William `Tiger' 1I Dunlop, has .04,z?vea to bg a favourite with. 'critics and audiences • Peter White, in the. Toronto Globe and Mail, writes: "the. world of Tiger and his coterie as Colley prekents it, is a sea of eteentticity", And Trish Wilson, in .the, kitchener- Waterloo Record, .remarks , that".„,, . . Terence Durrant plays tiger as a rakish, but irresistable . opportunist. Exploring at the beach. Open Horse Show Seaforth & District Saddle Club _ Seaforth Agricultural Grounds Suhday August 13th 9 a.m. Lunch provided by Ladies D iv ision, S eaforth Agricultural Society "Dealer's Choice" Remember the sound of the 50's? Remember the music of Chuck Berry; Dion and the Belmonts; Little Richard; The Beach Boys; Buddy Holly and of course thelate Elvis? Happy days are here again with "Dealer's Choice". , "Dealer's Choice" is a four group piece' Toronto based group • bringing, back the mysic _of , the '50's with their unique 'sound and style. "Dealer's Choice", ahigh energy group' bringing excitment -to audiences everywhere. "Dealer's Choice" applies their stage presence• well and to any situation. In addition to their 50's re- pertoire they /have an excellent middle of the road . and country programme as wqil. - Instrumentation: Rhythm ,and lead guitars; bass ana drums with lead vocals and four part harmonies. 'im.••••arimr Entertainment Next Week Only Aug. 14 -1 "DEALER'S H ICE I Featuring mu t lc • rom the s - Country Rock illtalWirm=51111131111 HURON HOTEL HWY a DUBLIN THIS WEEK Thurs, Fri., Sat. and Saturday Matinee 4-6 p.m. Rolling Smoke BLYTH SUMMER FESTIVAL SCHOOL SHOW -August 11 - 8:30p.m. August 14 -.8:30 p.m. August 17 -.8:30 p.m. • HIS OWN BOSS August 16 - 8:30 p.m. August 17 - 2:00 p.m. HURON TIGER August 10 - 8130 p.m. GWENDOL1NE August 10 2p.m. August 12 - 8:30 p.m., August 15 - 8i30 p.m. _SS sgs-- Ticket: *N bible tit ; Office • •n Expositor nforkeservitions. 62143.00 1! ' THE HURON EV' SITOR, AUGUT 10, 1078' S6end ipi, y 1. YV I haie dots Kathy Bru'xer In CNE contest The annual "MISS C.N.E. QUEEN OF THE FAIRS" Pageant is the higlilight that kicks off ,the Canadian National Exhibition on Opening Day, August 16. This year, 95 beautiful queens from 'their respective Agricultural Societies will be • competing for the . Miss C:N.E, crown and honour' of reigning Over 20 days of the Exhibiton, Kathy Bruxer, Seaforth's 1997' Fall -,Fair Queen, will represent the Seaforth Agricultural Society, Master of Ceremonies will be Bobby_ainaby_._ Pied Piper of Canada, and the Co-ordinator, Miss Jacquie Perrin of CFTO-TV, a former Miss Dominion of Canada. This entire event will be staged in the main arena of the Coliseum with prejudging at 1..0:15 a.m. and the final judging at 2:30p.m. The winner will be crowned it approximately 4:00 p.m. , By Alice GIbb Last week one of my co-workers offered me a • kitten--a sweet, cuddly black creature, the kind of animal one normally • ' assumes ill single women love to have scampering about their apartments. ' The only problem with the suggestion is flat I loathe cats--no, I loathe only cats that I am forced to spend any amount of time with. Cats I can see casually I quite' appreciate--not as, much as dogs I see casually, but enough fo pick the cats up, pet them for a few .minutes and mutter the right words to their owners, But the reason I refuse to own g cat of my own again can be blamed on Urchin or more honestly, blamed on Urchin and my first experience with veterinary science. When I was a student in London, some kindhearted fellow student told me a sad tale about the beautiful orange kitten that had followed him home from school one night [a fabricated tale if I ever heard one] and • about the miserly landlord who threatened to throw both tenant and kitten out on snowy Queens Avenue immediately if my friend didn't get rid of the cat.'Whe could resist--1 fell for the tale and the kitten had a new home. tat Battering • . After five increasingly chaotic months came as near to being hauled up for cat battering as anyone can be. It was clear drastic steps were in order so I decided to take the cat to see a doctor. It was either tranquilizers for her or me! - NOW I hadn't realized hOW CoMplicated— the world of veterinary medicine was. After phoning three different clinics, 1 finally found one who would take new patients-- Urchin, not me--within a reasonable amount of thine. I talked over the impendipg visit with the red-haired hellion whenever shefiew past my feet, but that cat's reactions to new situations were never predictable. 'The first hurdle was-taking Urchin- in the car. After an initial leap into my lap and a curious attraction to the brake pedal, Urchin behaved admirable. I was already a It was then the cat and I came in contact with' the clinic waiting room and that unique brand .of people called animal lovers. ' Just inside the room, a pretty blonde woman held a tense German shepherd and tense German shepherds make me very nervoui. Across the room, sat a fashionably dressed teenager and her mother. The girl was holding a beautiful. long-haired white Persian cat wrapped in, a fluffy pink baby blanket. It was the kind of long, silky hair that could easily give my own animal-a complex. I took the.one empty chair in the waiting room,. right next to an immaculately dressed older couple holding an equally immaculate purebred poodle, sporting a rhinestone collar.that sparkled in the light: The poodle was introduced as Sheba and then both Urchin and I are inspected. .I wondered if my blue jeans and coat were the wrong attire to wear to a veterinary clinic. Urchin, however, obviously passed muster. Two of the women said in unison, "What a beautifid cat, what do you call it?" "Urchin." By now the animal was preening herself proudly. , "Oh, what breed is she?" asked the poodle owner. '1 don't know--she was just t stray," I said again.' Th-e poodle owner is ecstatic.' Twenty years "Our first cat was a stray--we found her in a puddle in the middle of the street. We had her twenty' years, she just passed away a few months ago. We have one of her kittens though, she's almost 19 years old,"' . • Suddenly I saw my relationship •with Urchin stretching ahead 'Anti!, I was middle-aged, even past middle,agee j— "Oh, just look-at yoortat.• She's keeping her eye on everything." enthused the woman. By now Urchin's tail was moving ominously and I begin to fear that at any moment he would leap for Sheba's throat. "Oh: look at that • HarOld, the cat is licking her ... ah, her fur coat," said the woman. I notice she hesistated on fur, casting some aspersions on the true origins, of my secondhand, but nonetheless genuine fur coat. Sheba's owner, probably suspecting I was a rank amateur in the art of raising a cat, then offered some advice. "A couple of times a week, just mix a little vegetable oil in with her food, It keeps their coats shiny," she said, as if revealing a secret of great value. I nodded _and made a lunge for Urchin who was becoming increasingly fed up with , this' conversation about grooming tips. To district the cat, • I pointed out the cute picture oflittens and puppies. on the wall, but Urchin could carp less. _ _ Nelit the poodle-oWner treated us to Sheba's history .of' ailments which had included everything from spaying to hernia Operation to infected toe. I breathed a sigh of relief when the couple and Sheba were finally called into the office. Minus the poodle ' Just as Urchin is about to make one last desperate bid for freedom, Sheba's owners, minus their poodle, emerged from the office. - The receptionist called out cheerily, "Urchin Gibb." My cat looks disgusted at the surname, "Dr. Comfort will see you number of sexologists who advocate that anything goes. But Dr. "Comfort proved to be quite straightforward. He pointed to the aluminum examing table and I set the cat down. "Well, what seems to be the trouble?" he asked in his best bedside manner.' "She has an ear infection." The cat looked bored and was plotting her escape. "You mean, he has an ear infection." "No, Urchin is a feinale,"' I answered, my confidence starting to waver. Dr. Comfort ran. his, hand -tinder the cat's stomach. "You have an uneastrated male here," he said in a .very definite tone. Now I understood Urchin's longing to get out of the apartment and those strange cries at night. The female cats in the building musf have proved a monumental --temptation. "Do you live with anyone?" the doctor asked Suddenly. For a moment, I wondered if Dr. Comfort was questioning . • the cat's home environment. I quickly denied the charge. Close neighbour "Well, do you have a close neighbour?" he continued. "you're going to have to force-feed the cat the capsules I prescribe-- one a night. Cats don't like it. You can try wrapping him a 'towel and forcing his mouth open, but I think you're going to have to get help," Dr. 'Con\fort warned. He took down a box of pills, solemnly wrote down some instructions, and handed them over. "Now, what about his diet?" he said. "Well, I give her, I mean him, dried tat food once a day and then canned food," I answered. "What kind of canned food?" "The budget kind." I thought that 18 cents a can is enough to pay for cat food, but Dr. Comfort didn't look as if he approved. "Well, take him off those things for a few days:Just give the cat what you eat--beef, chicken or turkey. Any of those will be - fine." I tried to remember the last time 'turkey or chicken had graced my table and wondered how the cat would react tc ground beef. On the way home, Urchin conducted herself, or rather, himself, amazing well, I was still bewildered by the change in gender and then remembered how Urchin preferred men : and loved to cuddle _up against them, and wondered if,on our next visit to the clinic, we hadn't better have another talk with Dr. Comfort. Seitiality these days is such a problem. Best towel . , That night,. I wrapped the cat tightly in one of my best towels, held .his head back and pushed the capsule down !US throat. 'The cat looked disgusted at the fuss and chewed the capsule cOnfentedly. But Urchin's visit to the clinic had made him too wordly. When I spooned out. the • • • expensive brand of cat food or chopped up the meat jntended for my own supper, I swear the animal looked positively smug. Finally, I couldn't stand it any longer and' Persuaded a pair of cat lovers 1 'knew'that they could give Urchin a much better home.' I told them the story about the cat following me • home and the miserly landlord and added a-mysterious allergy of -, cat hair for good measure. • I understand Urchin weighs almost 20 pounds today, rules the household and is known to have real steak and sometimes fresh shrimp for his evening meal. I'd like to say graciously that I wish Urchin well, its just that now IMO Tloatlie cats, particularly red-haired ones. taste of liquor..,.". given to ffamboyince and a - more The four filir" TpietefrOrInh anSn()Crilsyl August 10th, 18th, and 26th at 8:30 p.m. and August 24th at 2 p.m. Don't, miss your • chance to catch the fun that, has drawn enthusiastic 're- sponse form theatre "goers ' 'thilsCeitf3hou asRn. iston's His Own Boss has audiences rolling in the -aisles with the hilarious story of an assembly, line worker who inherits a.cheese factory, along with all its problems and complications. Only two performances of this play remain; August 16 at 8:30 , p.m., and August 17th at 2 p.m. Tickets should be re- served now foi these,e final performances. ' Ted Johns' The School Show continues its limited run on, August 11th, 14th, 17th • and 22nd at 8:30 p.m. GwendOline, by James Nichol, opened August 9th and will. play August 12th, 15th, 19th, 21st, 24th and 28th at 8:30 p:m., and August 10th at 2' p.M: The Festival's final play of the season, Two Miles Off t23f rrodma An d u gwuisltl polp ea ynesv every night 28th to Sept 2nd at 8:30-p.m, •cncite-to Park - Donations to Lions Park and Pool 'campaign fund as of August, 5, 1978 ,are: - • Previously reported$3,279.00 J. Storey 10.00 l I 10.00 J. HRui Miss . Laidlaw , 20.00 Mrs. L. Sills bgei y 5.00 10.00 A. Whitney 10.00 T` Hussey 0. MacKay 5.0.P 5.00 Total to date $3,354.00 DANCE TO Walter Ostanek IN „Clinton Arena. SAT. ON G. 19t1t, 9:00 P.M. -'1:00 LUNCH PROVIDED ADMISSIbN *5.00 EACH PROCEEDS TO ARENA FLOOR FUND Everyone Welcome! Sponsored by: The Country Singles nervous wreck. now," the receptionist announced. , The animal clinic was a neat,. suitably , Comfort-the name sounded familiar. medicinal-looking building • on one of • - Then I remembered a Newiweek article on London's main streets,. I managed to grab _ Dr. Alex Comfort-one ,of the growing the cat tightly under one arm before she realized what was happening and we dashed into the building. The crisply-uniformed receptionist smiled up at the cat. "And what's your • .name?" she asked sweetly. Urchin Idoked unimpressed and remained silent. Finnally 1 blurted out, "Urchin." The receptionist smiled again. "And how old are you?" "Well, that's the problem,- I don't know, You see, she was just a stray," 1,said apologetically. • The receptionist took a closer look at the struggling cat. _ "About a year, I'd say." She entered this inforination on a little card. "Sex?" This is a topic I am confident about. "Female,". I answered without hesitation. Animal lovers Queensway Church service was conducted last Tuesday by Rev. Bishop. Betty and Cecil Smith visited several residents on Sunday. Charles Fisher visited Louise Mitchell. Barb and Heather Doherty visited Irene Kalbfleisch. Mr. , and Mrs. Harold Glat4ille visited the former's father' Harold. __ Glanville. Mrs. Roy Alderson .was..visited by her husband Roy Alderson and daughter Mabe' Howard and Marion ' Johns visited Mrs. Mabel Johns. Lawrence and Joan Hully,, and family, Warren and Sharon Hully, Monkton, DOn and Brenda Burkholder, Blyth visited Mrs: Tena Hully. Mrs. Purdy visited her husband" Len purdy. Mrs Bannerman visited at Stratford, Friday with her daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Eric Eaton and Kathy. • The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 128 Mitchell 'Golden •Anniyersory-Ball presents The One and Only • TOMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA Conducted by BUDDY MORROW Appearing at The Mitchell Arena Wellington Street One Night Only Friday, August 25 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets $15.00 per couple AVAILABL1I FROM The Mitchell Legion or C. French 348-9977 t), ti