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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-07-24, Page 13SECOND SECTION SCHNEIDER' S • Wemers 1 LB BOX 6 LB BOX 784 $4.58 DANNY'S HOME-MADE Sausage PURE PORK 984 1,13 COUNTRY STYLE STORE SLICED COOKED HAM LEAN 9.78 LB WHOLE SLAB BACON '1.38 LB ONTARIO NO I GINGER, FUDGE, OATMEAL 24 OZ BAG- Dare's Cookies 984 WHITE S WAN- Towels 2 ROLLS 98c WHITE SWAN - 180's- Serviettes PACK° W 9 8 C BURTON ASSORTED Licorice 20 02 884 BONUS PACK Q u ik NESTLE'S 2 LB $1:68 BARBECUE Sauce '2)5R1NOT'S $1.18 SLICED, TIDBIT, CRUSHED Pineapple DELMONTE at WINDSOR , Salt COARSE PICKLING I 3 ,LBS 28C SCHNEIDER'S WHOLE THURINGER Summer Sausage LB $1.28 WHOLE SELECT PORK LOINScYZIRcE 118 LOIN PORK CHOPS FAMILY PACK ur" Ntonday to statirtiay to p, au, Sunda . - 1' a, tn, to t; p„ THE TENDER SPOT Phone 238-2512 Grand Bend NEW Potatoes 1.48 ONTARIO CRISP CELERY 38c U.S. NO I LARGE Watermelon 1.28 EA 10 LB BAG GRAND OPENING —"The Importance of "Being Earnest" staged last night at the Huron Country Playhouse for the first time marked the grand opening of the new theatre, The Hon. Robert Welsh, Minister of Culture and Recreation performed the opening ceremony. Seen above are characters in the play which runs to Saturday night including Francoise Vallee as Cecily, Christopher Covert as Algernon, Robert Michael Graham as Jack and Alexandra Sellars as Gwendolen. T-A photo July 23 is the Huron Country Playhouse Grand Opening of the New Barn Theatre. All the glamour and excitement of such an event will coincide with the elegant classic"The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde. Many notable visitors will attend the gala event. The Hon,Robert Welsh, Minister of Culture and Recreation and his wife will be in attendance, as well as Mr. Larry Condon, MP for Middlesex-London-Lambton and his wife, Canadian celebrities are also expected, most notably Miss Dinah Christie, The opening ceremonies being at 8;30 p.m. and a reception will follow the performance of "The Importance of Being Earnest". "The Importance of Being Earnest," Oscar Wilde's turn of the century comedy, is the ultimate in "put-downs" and snobbery. This masterpiece of confused identity will make everyone laugh at the antics of Jack Worthing and his equally scheming friend Algernon Moncrieff, as they bumble their way through such perilous situations as Lady Bracknell. An amusing evening, razzing Vic- torian values. The players include Robert Michael Graham, familiar to the Playhouse audiences for his role in "The Glass Menagerie"; Christopher Covert, a new-comer from Montreal where he has performed in "The Crucible" and Joan Hanna a favourite with the Grand opening at Playhouse Former area resident Mrs. Martha Russell dies AND DISTRICT NEWS Morenz now to be two-way Grand Bend council did" an "about-face" on Monday night as it reversed an earlier decision to make Morenz Lane a one-way street, The matter of one-way street was shelved when opposition was voiced after it was revealed that Morenz would have to be one-way for a portion of the day and two- way for another portion. Reeve Robert Sharen said the double designation was necessary as large delivery trucks servicing stores along the main street could not reach the rear delivery entrances from the west on Morenz Lane, It was suggested that the lane be open to two-way until 11:00 a.m, and then be designated one-way. The idea was vehemently opposed by councillor Harold Green who said that it would cause confusion. He suggested the village might even be deemed responsible if an accident were to occur. Council discussed the matter and then shelved a bylaw which had been prepared. Councillor Green also suggested that a marker was needed on the south pier to avoid boats crashing into the piers. At present there are green lights on 'the north pier which are to be lined up when coming into the harbour. Dick Manore, present as an observer, explained that it would be very unlikely that the federal authorities would approve such a light. He said there was no reasons for boaters to strike the piers. In many cases, said Mr. Manore, boaters coming into Grand Bend from long distances are operating with a road map rather than a proper chart. Council discussed the possibility of hiring a bylaw control officer and will give the matter more study. Funeral service was held Friday at the Platten Funeral hon-}e in Fenelon Falls for Mrs. Martha Russell of Bobcaygeon. She died in Peterborough Hospital on Wednesday, July 16, and was in her 93rd year. She was born in this area and lived for some years on the 16th con- cession of Stephen township. Playhouse audiences, Aileen Taylor Smith and Francoise Vallee return and join two new faces, Alexandra Sellers who has appeared with the Factory Theatre Lab in Toronto in "Sudden Death Overtime" and Gerald Crack, a veteran of the Dominion Drama Festival.Two of the Playhouse apprentices will make their debut on stage at this time. Paul Weeks and David Douglas will appear in this production. The new theatre has been a point, of interest to motorists on the Stephen B-Line as well as to the audience members, The complex is an impressive one and theatre members will welcome this opportunity to ,,, thank everyone involved in making the Playhouse what it is today. Special music at United Church service Rev. Harley Moore officiated at the outdoor United Church service Sunday morning. Special music was supplied by two young Mennonite men, Mel Braun of Manitoba, and Bob Derksen of Saskatchewan, from the Missing Piece Coffee House. They played guitar and sang. Their numbers were "Oh Lord Thy Mercies", which was composed by Mel, and "op Thou in His Presence", an old traditional Mennonite hymn, LADY BRACKNELL A major part in the play "The Importance of Be- ing Earnest" by Oscar Wilde is played by Joan Hanna as Lady Bracknell. The play opened at the Huron Country Playhouse last night and continues through until Saturday, T-A photo. Price - 25 She was the former Martha Merriot, and was predeceased by her first husband Manuel Wilds, in 1928. She later married Flem Russell who predeceased her in 1951. She is survived by a duaghter (Ruth) Mrs. Charles Volk and eight grandchildren. Interment was in Bobcaygeon Cemetery. THE EXETER-TIMES ADVOCATE GRAND BEND Who says ears aren't erogenous? River residents don't want docks 111111111111111 .......... ........ 111111.111iiii ............ iii111 ..... 111,1111111 ........... 1111111111111111 lllllll 111111111111111111111411 ll till 111111111111i Perhaps as an acknowledgement of hor- ticultural superiority, I was assigned by Editor Bill to take in the "media day" held Friday at the Stewart Seeds Limited research farms in the Ailsa Craig area. Admittedly my agricultural experience is rather limited, so it came as rather a surprise. After reading comments about the productivity of Bill's weed patch in "Batten Around," I can only assume that in his travels, Bill must have ventured into Tuckersmith and seen, without a doubt, that my weeds are ab- solutely the healthiest in the country. Regardless, there I was in Ailsa Craig on a bus with reporters from farm magazines and farm newspapers along with about a dozen agricultural "doctors" from the University of Western Ontario, the University of Guelph and from as far away as Indiana. Our first stop was the barley field where I managed to fake my way through the "double haploids" by nodding knowledgeably and coming out with the odd "Ah yes, of course". Quite proud of myself as we boarded the bus to go on to the corn field, little did I know that sex would be my downfall. As the bus arrived at the cornfield, our tqur guide Max turned the mike over to a corn specialist and he got into the technical terms right away, assuming that everyone was familiar with plant breeding I suppose. I guess it was the puzzled look on my face that caused him to smirk a little and ask if everyone understood, looking directly at me. Thank goodness he was kindly and didn't embarrass me too much in front of all the ex- perts but took me aside and explained about corn "birds and bees." How was I to know that lassies on the corn stalk were the male part and the silk on the ear of the corn the female and the male dropped pollen off onto the silk and fertilized the corn? As we walked through the corn field, I tried not to stare as the corn did its thing. Then my friend, the expert, told me it was alright since these particular rows of corn were behaving themselves, the tassles having been removed by hordes of money making youngsters or a great green machine. How disappointing! My ignorance exposed,I looked at the wheat and soy beans with new interest, suspecting that some equally fascinating ac- tivities might be happening. A little embarrassed, somewhat like the young boy who emerges from behind the barn with his father and has to face the rest of the family, I rejoined the bus tour and was thankful when it pulled into the Stewart farm yard where a hospitality hour and steak barbeque was taking place. If you were wondering how things are going at the Huron Country Playhouse this year, wonder no more! Saturday night, a capacity plus audience jammed the new Old Barn Theatre to see "Dames at Sea". Actually there were more people than chairs but director James Murphy and his staff scurried about the premises finding seats to accommodate the thirty extra spectators. None were turned away and although the latecomers were seated at the extreme rear of the theatre, the acoustics were fine and each of the actors clearly heard. "Dames at Sea" certainly drew well at the Country Playhouse and as the cast goes on tour this week to Kincardine, Hanover, Owen Sound and other points across the area,it islbound to meet with appreciative audiences. . Director Carol Kastendieck did an excellent job bringing a Hollywood musical of the 1930's back to life, complete with all the melodramatics and old cliches. This week "The Importance of Being Earnest" takes to the stage on Wednesday night, the official "Grand Opening" of the new theatre. + + BITS 'N PIECES . . . The Ski show presented by the Grand Bend and Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday drew a large crowd, at least for the opening show early in the af- ternoon, which I attended. This was one occasion when the shallow sandy waters of Grand Bend's beach were not an asset and most of the show took place a good piece away from most of the crowd. It was still a "good show" and everyone seemed to enjoy the antics of the kite flyers par- ticularly. About forty ratepayers with property adjoining the Ausable River left little doubt in the minds of Grand Bend council on how they felt about the village assuming control of docks along they property's edge. At a meeting of council Monday night, the delegation of property owners seemed almost unanimous in the fact that they did not want the river's edge lined with public docks at the rear of their property. Some were concerned with the erosion problem but not one came out openly in favour of council's position to install gabian walls, docks and rent out docking space to offset the cost of erosion control. Former village solicitor Bill Dyer of Grand Bend and Waterloo pointed out to council that registered letters sent out to notify property owners of the meeting with council had, in some cases, been received only that morning. Others in at- tendance complained of not receiving letters at all. Council recorded the names of all not receiving notices to be added to a list for notices on any future meetings. Reeve Bob Sharen outlined to those present that council had been approached numerous times over the past months by river lot residents seeking assistance for erosion problems on their properties. Council was sympathetic to their pleas, said the reeve, and had approached the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority in hope of having a river bank gabian program carried out at no cost to the village. The request was turned down by the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority, said Mr. Sharen, as it deemed Grand Bend to be the benefiting municipality. This means that the village must be responsible for 25 percent of the cost of any works, the Authority paying 75 percent through provincial funding. "Council's policy was that if the village was going to spend tax dollars on the project, the village must have control and recoup some of the expenses through rental of docks that would be constructed." said Reeve Sharen. "We did not feel it was proper to spend tax dollars to improve private property." Reeve Sharen said that the village has been informed it has the right to enter into an agreement with the province which would give the village full control over the river bottom, any gabians and dockage that would be constructed, "We thought it was only right to discuss it with the residents along the river before making any decision and that is why you were invited to meet with us tonight." said the reeve. Asked why the necessary gabians were not constructed with the village's expenses taken from the general levy, Reeve Sharen said the village had been heavily criticized for using the general levy to pay for gabians constructed a few years ago. Problems of access, parking, garbage and possible trespassing on private property were all discussed at length with many of the property owners indicating by their comments that they felt some animosity towards the council's attempt to gain control of the river bank. "People came to council and asked us to do extensive erosion control work," said Reeve Sharen. "All we are saying is that if the village spends public money on the problem, it should have control," Eventually it became evident that most of those present wanted no part of public docks across the river bank on their property. Several suggested that the work be done and paid for from the general levy the same as sidewalks or sewers and one property owner suggested he would pay his own cost of erosion control, The fact that all docks in the river currently are there without authority was reiterated by Wayne Rowe, a representative of the Ministry of Natural Resources who has been working with the village on the proposed project. "They could be moved tomorrow" he stated, "we have no real plans. We will transfer title to the river bottom if the council and the citizens wish us to." "Most of us bought the property for peace and quiet," one ratepayer summed up. "We don't want public docks on it." "Arc you then willing to pay 25 percent of the cost of gabians to protect that property?" asked Reeve Sharen, Councillor Bill Baird said he Would like to see the project carried through as he thought it would improve the appearance of the river banks within the village, "It has to be all done, and properly, or not done at all," commented the reeve. Councillor Harold Green, himself a river bank property, owner, said he did not feel work should be paid fur from the general levy. When the work was compared to sidewalks or road paving, Mr. Green pointed out that everyone has the right to use By TED ROWCLIFFE ON A PADDLE — One of the skiers in the Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce water ski and kite flying show at the beach last Thursday prepares to enter the water with a canoe paddle on his bock. Once up on the skis, he placed the paddle on the water and transferred his weight from the skis to the paddle, eventually travelling only an the paddle, Part of the large crowd on hand for the event, sponsored by the Grand Bend and District Chamber of Commerce, can be seen at the left of this photo. T-A photo