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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1980-02-27, Page 1THE PANCAKE. MAKER—Betty Gowing of Bluevale acted as one of the pancake makers when St. John's Anglican Church held their annual pancake supper Tuesday night (Brussels Post Photo) client raises for Bluevale Hall An Over-flow crowd attended the variety concert at the Bluevale Community Friday ,night, which certainly pleased the. Bluevale young people who organized the evening, The grQuI3 was headed by Lorrie Perry, Donna Thompson and Arlene Johnston, who also formed part of the singing grOup which opened the evening's' entertainment. The evening demonstrated the remarkable range of talent in the Bluevale area, including Piano, clarinet and classical guitar $00S, down East step dancing and the Highland Fling, baton twriling and singing solos and duets. One of the highlights of the concert was the performance by the ,Turnberry Senior "Ukulele Band tinder the direction of Hugh Sir The crowd also enjoyed the piano offerings of Paul Elgie, which included some of his own compositions, Bob Fraser, who was master of ceremo- nies for the first half of the prog ram, recited a humorous poem about the life of a fanner. At the halfway point Bob Perry took over as m.c. and the winning ticket for the current 50/50 draw was drawn by Tracy Jarvis, The happy and surprised winner was Larry Zinn from Wingham. The proceeds from the variety concert totalled $368, all of which 'went to the fund for renovating the Community Hall. ESTABLISHED 1872 gBrussels Post 109th Year — Issue No. 9 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1980 BRUSSELS ONTARIO Annie Get Your Gun Starts April 1 1 THE SWORD DANCE — •IVIarjorie Campbell- entertained the auciience with a traditional at variety concerts--the sword dance, when Bluevale held a 'Concert on Friday night. The concert, to' raise money for the BluevalahalOrought out a big crowd. (Photo by Bev Brown) • Short Shots by Evelyn Kennedy This_ item I came across expresses my feeling exactly. "Pets, while they are no substitute for people, can become an ally in a lonely world. Without asking questions, they offer companionship and affection, so if a senior gains a little , pleasure, a, little happiness, is a little less lonely because of keeping a pet—why not?" My dog Sheba is my answer to that question, ****** Without doubt, in spite of our complaints, we live in one of the finest spots on earth, We have not been subjected to the brunt of nature's fury as has California, Utah and Arizona. this winter. They have endured disastrous storms, torrential rains, high winds, snow, flooding and mudslides. Damage has resulted in millions of dollars. California has repeatedly had fires that have deyastated immense areas and luxury homes. In addition to all this they have heen warned, after minor quakes, that sooner or later, there will be a major earthquake there that will swallow up a large part of that state. Still they rebuild and hope for the best. ****** The election is over and we have a majority Liberal government with Pierre Trudeau at the helm. Now it is up to that government to prove that Canadians did not make a mistake in giving them that power. It is just possible the the ousting of Joe Clark, in response to the tough budget, Was a Mistake, in spite of 'the hardshipS it would have imposed on many. That may be what was needed to rescue us froth the deep financial pit Canada has been forced into. It could have been that Ed Broadbent and his NDP would have been the best bet. Who can say? We cap only stand by and wait What is in store in time to *J«**** An unfortunate attitude that has invaded society in this day and age is the consuming concentration on "Me." What is best for me? What will fulfill My ambition and desires? Never mind anybody or anything else. What I want I will have; what I want to do, no matter how I achieve it, I will do. What my actions may do to others is no concern of mine. This insidious "Me" pervades all levels of society. It infects the leaders of our country; most levels of government„ corporation; unions, business executives. It has even penetrated the family circle. By no means are all people tarred with the same brush. There are many honest, upright people who strive to serve as ' they should, for the good of others, those also whose first consideration is what is right for those close to them. Many are helpful and generous to those who need a helping hand. Yet, there is too much of the "Me" First and Always" in our world today. No one with that attitude is going to improve the state of things or do justice to others or to. themselves. ****** Our Canadian athletes did not do as well as was hoped for at the Winter Olympics, Lake Placid, They brought home only two medals, 'a silver in speed-skating and a bronze in skiing. That does not mean that the whole thing was a disaster. A number of them improved their standing considerably in competition with the best in the world. For that they deserve credit: Team Canada lost to Russia in hockey and were out of Medal competition. There Was however, no need for embarrassment, fer they did not disgrace themselves.. They played well, gave their best, but in the final period of the game the Russians simply overpowered them. In the final tally Russia lost the Gold to the U.S. team. Congratulations to them for their victory. The Grey Central Home and School Assodiation has now completed most of the casting for their upcoming production of Annie Get Your Gun. Playing the main characters will be Arlene Dunbat'as Annie Oakley' Don McDonald as. Frank Butler; Mark Van Veeh as Charlie Davenport, Bob Cunningham as Pawnee Bill, Dianne Pfiefferas Dolly Pate, George Pearson as Sitting Bull and Jim Cox as. Buffalo Bill, Elwin Garland, a teacher at Grey Central says still needed are people for singing and dancing in the background and others who would be willing to help set up props and things. Performance dates for the show have now been set at April 11, April 12 and April 17, 18, and 19. Rehearsals started about two weeks ,ago are being held every, Tuesday night at 7:30. Mr. Garland said that most of the major actors in the production had been in other productions of the Grey Central Home and School Association or had had acting experience elsewhere. Don Dunbar is the musical director, Marie McGavin, the acting director,with Joyce Van Vliet as co-director and Joanne King is the accompanist for the production.