HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1976-02-25, Page 8-UPHILL MOST OF THE WAY L--Damp weather Saturday didn't prevent a good
group of people from entering•the crass country ski race event at the Brussels Lions
Polar Daize. The skiers 'went up this hill near the fair grounds in good time:
(Photo by Langlois)
Wins OF speaking contest
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of Brussels
ORAT
CONTEST.
- An oratorical contest open to all bOyS and
-girls who 'have not reached, the age of 16 Is.
being conducted by the OptiniiSt Club of
Brussels.
Trophies- will be awarded to 'first place;
second place and runner-up winners (in each
ivision). In addition, the first plaCe -winners of
the contests Will 'be eligible for further
competition with a "top prize of a $500.00
scholarship';
The lbffiCial ;oratorical, contest SUbjett is
."morrow's Promisee" Contestants must.
speak Oh the -Of-tibial' SUblebt for not letS than
four minutes and riot more than five triinutes;
8abeitio Is based on personal AUalitiety
materials orgarkationi.y, arid
.0i'otohtati and•OVerell effettiVeneSS.
For information concerning. the ditinteSt.w. contact
Doh: 'McDohaid.
Phcoo $81 6658
People we know
Mrs. James S. Armstrong, Jim
and Leona atte.idcd the Clayton
, Joyce wedding at First United
Church, Fort Credit, on Saturday
and the reception afterwards at Florida visiting with Mr. and
the home of the bride. The bride Mrs, George McCutcheon, „
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Friday & Satut.day night
The Howard Smith
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Entertainment'ai
THE QUEEN'S HOTEL
'BRUSSELS
is the granddaughter of Mrs.
Armstrong.
Mrs, Lottie McCutcheon re-
turned' home on the weekend
from a two week vacation in.
Last year's zone champion
A winner will be chosen, one' Lorry York of Clinton.
front the girls and one frOm the
boys, after all the.. speeches have
been presented in the U.N. Every
Week throughout the summer,
students from different areas in
North America will be present at
the I.LN. .`
For the past seven years, a
winner or runner-up in the
,peeches, has been from Ontario.
Runner up in the zone conte
was • Diane , Mitchelmore from
Goderich. Her speech was on the
"Twins" in her family. Her sister
• and the ,family dog.
Paul and Diane competed
against seven other students from
Clinton, Witighain, Exeter,
Goderich and Seaforth.
Judges, were Mrs. Joyce
Monteith, Exet er; Bruce
Delbridge, Exeter and Rev.
Taylor, Varna.
Aft er the contestapts ,
presented their five to seven
minute prepared speech, they
gave a 'one minute impromptu
speech.
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ST. JOHN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH
Tuesday, March 2n
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
The Smokey Dunn Paul Van Esbrock of Exeter
won the public speaking contest
sponsored by the Independent
Order of Oddfellows, Huron.
district, last Friday night at
Central Huron Secondary School,
Clinton.
Paul's prepared speech, a
.atire on the union of Canada with
;he' United States, made him the
Tone champion and won him a trip
to the United Nations in New
York.
The contest is sponsored by'the
liddfellows of North America and
Is called the Pilgrimage of Youth
For the United Nations. So far 54
students from Ontario have won
. the trip.
Once in New York, the
students, aged either 16 or 17,
from all Over North America, are
taken on a tour of the U.N. and
are met by ambassadors from
different countries. The
ambassadors present the pro's
and cons of the U.N. and each
student is expected to speak to
the group about what he has
learned and how he feels about
James Murphy, Artistic
Director of Huron Country
Playhouse, has announced that
Anne of Green, G ables will
headline the Playhouse swimmer
-,eason.
Anne of Green Gables is hot
-inly Canada's . most famous
musical, but a world hit. Based on
Lucy Maud.Montgomery's novel
.which first appeared in 1908, this
form of Anne soon became a
ThSusehold word. Then there were
several film versions of the story,
including a 1956 T.V. musical
with lyrics by Donald Harman, and
music by Norman Campell. In
1965, the newly formed
Confechration theatre in Prince
Edward Island, the locale of the
to commissioned a stage
version of the niuSical frotn the
Flatten Campbell team. This
huge success has been repeated
every year in Charlottetown
since; with sold-out national
tours, a London (England)
version, a long run at. New York's
City Center Theatre, sand
numerous other productions the
wor1d. over,
corps, and full orchestra. The
production will rehearse in Grand
Bend, then play two weeks at the
playhouse, and two weeks on tour •
to locations throughout South,
,western Ontario.
comedies and four musicals. The
other seven productions of the
season will be announced March
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wish to invite relatives,
friends and neighbours
to an
Open House
in honor of their parents
50th Wedding
Anniversary
to be held on
Saturday,
March 6
Duff's United Church.
Schoolroom, Walton,
from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Best Wishes Only
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COUNTRY I
SINGLES /
LAST
CALL
Bring your depoElit for the
Nashville ' trip this
Saturday:
For further infortnation
This year, the Playhouse has
chosen this special, very
Canadian Work to celebrate the
1976 OlythpicS: Anne of Green
Gables will be presented with
complete nitisieg and • dance
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Pancakes, Maple Syrup. Sandwiches,
Pies & Beverage
ADULTS- $2.50
BAZAAR TABLE 12 & UNDER,- $1.2
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