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SCOUT DISPLAY — Bob Dixon and Blair Tweddle of the Ailsa Craig scout troupe explain
their display to fellow scout Brian McLachlan at the annual father and son banquet at the
Ailsa Craig United Church. Photo by Scheifele
Stunt girl thrills Scouts
By JOY SCHEIFELE
Both the fathers and sons
were captivated as Mari-Lou
MacDonald (Mrs. Jack
Irvine) related some of her
involvement as a
professional stunt girl at
the annual Ailsa Craig
Scout father and son banquet
Thursday at the Ailsa Craig
United Church.
A stunt girl for the past 10
years, Mari-Lou was quick to
point out that “stunt
people are basically selfish
people. We want to be around
to collect our pay cheques!”
Consequently they insure
that every safety precaution
is enforced before any stunt
is undertaken.
“A stunt person does the
risky part of a film”, she
explained “but actually
there is little risk involved
due to
taken.”
During
answer
inquired
happen if you were skydiving
and your parachute didn’t
open?”
“The first thing I’d want to
know when I landed on the
ground would be ‘who
packed my chute’”, laughed
Mari Lou.
She reports she “fell into
stunt business” 10 years ago
while doing a T.V. show. Her
resemblance to Ann
Sheridan was noted and she
was asked to fill in for her in
the movie "Pistols and
Petticoats” which was
filmed in California. Since
then she has been steadily
taking falls and hair raising
rides for both T.V and film.
Born on a farm near
Toronto in Nobleton,
Ontario, Mari-Lou and her
brother ran a farm until 1964
for her father who was a
lawyer. Here she gained
much of her athletic ability
as her father would not
consider using anything but
horses on the farm.
In 1968 she married
husband Jack Irvine Jr. of
London, and they moved to
Ilderton in 1970 where the
couple continue to farm.
Mari-Lou can frequently b e
seen riding the tractor and
baling hay on their 8th
concession Hyde Park farm.
Included in
Fame in Cambridge,
England, she was the subject
of a feature article by Life
magazine six years ago. She
has been nominated “world
champion stunt girl.”
Throughout her career she
suffered only one injury, - a
broken leg while riding a
motorcycle. “This was due
to a prop man misun
derstanding a direction,”
she explained “rather than
mechanical or physical
neglect.”
Following her evening
with the Ailsa Craig cubs and
scouts, Mari-Lou returned
home and began preparing
to leave the next day for an
assignment in Albago, a
small island in the Carib
bean.
Times-Advocate, April 6, 1978
Separate school statement
shows costs over $4million
the precautions
the question and
period one boy
“what would
STUNT GIRL — Mari-Lou MacDonald (Mrs. Jack Irvine Jr.)
talks further with scout leader Gary Tweddle following the
annual Ailsa Criag Scout father and son banquet about her
work as a professional stunt girl. Photo by Scheifele
Festive balloons and
thought provoking posters
set the scene at Ailsa
Craig’s Town Hall on Mon
day evening while tempting
foods whetted the appetites
of over a hundred ladies as
they attended the monthly
pot luck dinner.
Following a sing-song
after the dinner, Mrs. Jean
Routledge of Byron United
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With purchase of ladies slacks,
ladies dresses, ladies pantsuits.
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Church spoke to the ladies.
She related a number of in
cidents in her life which
brought her to a closer
relationship with Christ, as
well as the further turning of
her husband and daughter to
Him.
At one point she recalled
hearing a minister warn her
congregation, "If you’re
asked to do a job in the
church don’t do it — if
you’re going to do it
grudgingly’’, and realized
this had been her situation.
“Study your Bible
carefully”, she encouraged.
“It provides us with faith”.
The ladies then felt spring
wasn’t too far away as they
watched a spring fashion
show presented by Stretch
and Sew.
Another dinner is being
planned for the first Monday
evening in May for mothers
and daughters.
The Huron-Perth County
Roman Catholic Separate
School Board approved the
audited financial statement
for 1977 at a meeting in
Dublin Tuesday night.
Because the trustees did
not have time to study the
statement, which was
handed out at the meeting by
Trustee David Teahen, there
was no discussion on it. Mr.
Teahen said any questions on
it would be answered at the
next board meeting on April
10.
The statement revealed
that total expenditures for
1977 amounted to $4,313,756
compared to $3,987,794 in
1976.
The list of expenditures is
as follows with the 1976
amount in brackets:
Educational services
$2,879,007 (2,579,455) and this
is 66.74 per cent of the total in
1977 compared to 64.68 per
cent in 1976; plant operation
and maintenance $433,341
($408,318) which is 10.05 per
cent in 1977 and 10.24 per
cent in 1976; transportation
$467,396 ($467,596) which is
10.84 per cent in 1977 and
11.73 per cent in 1976;
Debt charges and capital
loan interest $321,470 and
7.45 per cent of total ($304,820
and 7.89 per cent in 1976);
business administration,
$157,627 and 3.65 per cent
($145,792 and 3.66 per cent);
other operating expenditure
$45,711 and 1.06 per cent
($34,402 and .86 per cent);
tuition fees $3,862 and .09 per
cent ($5,598 and .14 per
cent); computer services
$3,862and .08per cent ($3,283
and .08 per cent); and non
operating expenditure ex
cluding transfers to reserves
$1,915 and .04 per cent ($2,278
and .06 per cent).
The net expenditure for
1977 is $4,180,234 compared
to $3,865,190 in 1976 because
of recovery of expenditure
by tuition fees and
miscellaneous from other
school boards and from the
Government of Ontario.
Financing of net ex
penditure from Government
of Ontario General
Legislative grants and from
local taxation amounts to
$4,189,988 ($3,846,499 in 1976)
with a net over requisition of
$9,754 ($18,741 under
requisition in 1976).
Ailsa Craig kids
enjoy a swim
Twenty-three happy and
excited Explorers left the
Ailsa Craig United Church
Tuesday with • their swim
suits and towels. The group
along with their leaders and
a few mothers, headed off as
guests of Jack Wall for their
annual spring swim at “The
Ranch”.
Leaders Ellen Whitmore
and Jane Walker were
assisted by mothers Pat
Heath, Beth MacGregor,
Mary Rees, Adele
McCallum and Louise Ryer
son. All enjoyed an hour in
the water.
A gift of eighty three
dollars was recently made
to Bunny Bundle by the
girls as a result of a fund
raising project they held in
the fall.
The girls have been
currently studying the
Caribbean Island and will be
holding a mission service at
the end of April.
Plans are underway for
the annual mother and
daughter Banquet for the
first part of June.
After 10.30 p.m. the board
went into committee-of-the
whole but did not indicate
what was to be discussed.
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Gospel puppets highlight event
Saturday, April 15, the
Gospel Gang Puppets will be
in attendance at the East
Williams-Lobo 87th annual
Sunday School convention.
The convention will be held
this year at the Nairn Men-
nonite Church. Both mor
ning and afternoon sessions
will be held for teachers,
children, pastors, parents
and even grandparents.
At the afternoon session a
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the Gospel Gang.
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any wishing to purchase
literature or teaching aids.
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