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Times-Advocate, 1979-07-04, Page 18A NOT SO SLEEPING BEAUTY - Children and parents alike spent an enjoyable Saturday morning at the Huron Country Playhouse watching Sleeping Beauty. Having the role as Mother Pink was Kim McCaffrey of Exeter, Kathy Inculet was the apprentice and the role of the general was performed by Joseph Voyda. T-A photo Singing senior steals show Zurich guests entertained At The Playhouse By TOM CREECH HAPPY HOPPY - Steve Mothers and his friend Hoppy are looking forward to another summer in Grand Bend. T-A photo Notice To Property Owners DESTROY WEEDS Notice is hereby given to all persons in possession of land in accordance with the weed control act, 1972, Section 4 Numbers 11, 14 & 20, and amendments thereto, that unless noxious weeds growing on their land within the municipality of the Village of Grand Bend are destroyed by the date of July 6, 1979 and throughout the season, the municipality may enter on said land and have the weeds destroyed, charg- ing the cost against the land in taxes, as set out in the act. The cooperation of all citizens is earnestly solicited. Signed by order of council of Municipality of Grand Bend POWER SEWER LINE • CLEANING • o w " to 5" .dipe • save unnecesqJry lawn damage • cut down labour costs • for farm, commercial and residential PHONE JOHN HOTSON AT 238-2140 If no answer call 238-8240 for prompt reply. PORTABLE TOILET SERVICE Portable Toilets are 'available 7 days a week with Maintenance and Delivery included. Custom Backhoeing at reasonable rates. Call us anytime 238-2140 R.R. 1 GRAND BEND HURON SANITATION Owned by John J. Hotson CAN OFFER YOU COMPLETE 24 HR. SANITATION SERVICE NOTICE Supervised activities for children ages 3 to 12 will be available from IJuly 2, 1979 to August 17, 1979. Location: Eilber Street (former Ward's Court) behind Town Hall, Grand Bend. Weekdays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Grand Bend & Area Re,creation Committee Peariso and family, and in Toronto at his daughter's, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kraul and Jennifer, Winners of this past week's duplicate bridge game, held every Wednesday evening at St. John's Parish hall were, north-south Elsie and John Inglis, east-west Nancy and Griff Thomas. Summer visitors are welcome. You Are Invited To Attend GRAND BEND UNITED CHURCH OUTDOOR WORSHIP SERVICES 11:00 a.m. SUNDAY During July and August Special Music Speaker: Rev. Harley Moore Summer Sequence From //I'M The decorator's choice indoors or outdoors 95 THE BOOK STORE HAVE YOU READ A GOOD BOOK LATELY . . . GRAND BEND 21 MAIN ST., Folks around town . t Tower House in historic St. Joseph on Hwy. 21 at #84 Page 2A July 4, 1979 Call us for professional service V ENGINE (oil change to overhaul) V TRANSMISSION (automatics our specialty) V STEERING (we use the latest alignment equipment) V AIR CONDITIONING (repairs or installation) v TUNE-UP (we have the latest diagnostic equipment to service those new electronic systems.) 3 TIRES (our computerized balancer will smooth out those rough tires) v BRAKES (we have our own brake shop) v GENUINE CHRYCO -AUTOPAR PARTS (batteries always at chain store prices. 1--" MICHELIN TIRES (always dicounted) 3 APPEARANCE 1. Interior Shampoo 2. Engine cleaning 3. Rug and seat stain guard 4. 5 year paint and chrome polish, protector 5. Hand washes 6. 5 year rust in- hibitor STOP WORRYING ABOUT SERVICE Parts and labour are gUaranteed We accept major credit cards SEE US NOW Direct Parts & Service Line 238-8955 Or.. )d.,. Owl with GRAND BEND 238-2391 4c oil 1-11111SIEK 1NOVIPSON -WARNER An abundance of laughs, excellent characterizations and fine summer's night all combined well Wednesday for the first production at the Huron Country Playhouse. Philip Kings "Pools Paradise" as directed by Playhouse managing director James Murphy is a farce done in the finest English tradition wih the laughs following each other in quick succession. It is the type of play which this theatre company knows best; entertainment for entertainment's sake. Murphy has assembled a cast which gave a virtually flawless performance before the capacity opening night crowd. Trudy Cameron in the role of Penelope Toop a former actress come-wife of a bungling minister in a small parish is quite competent in a role which could be easily over-played with possible disastrous effects for the entire show. Ms. Cameron comes across well as Toop's sensual partner. Almost stealing the show was Jennifer Austin in the role of Ida, the slightly scatter-brained maid who in concert with her boy friend Willie Briggs (Peter Millard) and Mrs. Toop win 260,000 pounds in an English soccer pool almost un- beknownst to Reverend Toop who abhors gambling, Throughout the evening Austin was continually in the forefront which was not surprising considering her striking good looks and her rendition of a talkative, highly strong, Cockney Roaring 20's at Grand Cove Grand Cove Estates in. Grand Bend used the roaring 20's as the theme for a party this month. More than 120 attended, half in period costumes, to watch the antics of a chorus line of charlston era, composed of Margeurite Perkins, Trudy McParlan Pat Young, Marie Weetman, Marian McFadden an Muriel Hunt. Also a barbershop quintet, of Bill Timmerman, Pat Patchett, Ted Hunt, Bill Taylor and Chuck Wallen, sang several of the old songs, Dave Sheppard, in costume, played piano music of the 20's for dancing. Two hundred residents of the modular home park hold two parites a month. The mid month affair is a bir-, thday for everyone celebrating that month and a theme party at end of each month. The July party will have a Western theme and cowboy outfits will be the order of the day. Library news Summer Library Club is coming to grand, Bend library in July. This is an activities program for 8 to 12 year old children, which will be held successive Mondays, July 9th July 16th and July 23rd. The programs will be held in the mornings from 9.30 to 11.30 a.m. Registration fee for the series is $2.00. July 9th program will be a variety, July 16th will be making and creating pup- pets and July 23, will be "Christmas in July". All summer visitors are welcome, "bird". It shows that Austin recently completed acting school in the British Isles. The role of Reverend Toop is interpreted well by veteran Playhouse actor Stanley Coles. Contrary to what happens in the real world, the image of Toop as a bungling idiot is im- mediately impressed upon ,the audience when in the opening scene Toop half falls down a set of stairs after exercising his energy and money saving fetish, Coles gives a good, solid performance. Coming across as the best of the "straight" persons in the farce was Jenny Turner as Miss Skillon, the 50'ish spinster who is after the Reverend. The scene at the end of Act One is memorable with Toop coming into the house with bandages galore after falling over Skillon's bike, Millard in the role as the hick Briggs comes across well with his performance during the pool winning scene worthy of note. Drew Russell as the Reverend Arthur Hum- phrey, Toop's replacement after his bicycle encounter offers a top notch per- formance as the befuddled, elderly member of the clergy who fell into the madness at the Toop residence quite by accident. If there is a weakness in "Pools Paradise" it has to be the performance by Jay MacDonald as the Bishop of Lax. While MacDonald has the admittedly difficult task of maintaining a degree of civility in this madness, MacDonald appeared to have little of the spirit which infected the other members of the cast and the audience. The setting by Christopher Brown was a reasonable rendition of what one would imagine a vicar's house to be, while the wardrobe by Nancy Hodgins was good especially Brigg's suit. Never a more gaudy com- bination of clothing has been seen on the stage at the Playhouse. Go see "Pools Paradise"; just for the fun of it. Ellen Tatham, of Van- couver is visiting at her sister's home here, Mr, and Mrs. Ian Davis in Southcott pines. On the week-end a Tatham family reunion was held at the Davis home. Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Webb, accompanied by Ruby Smith and Bryden Taylor, have returned from a three week motor trip to Victoria Island, B.C. travelling through the States going, and through Canada coming home. In Alberta they visited Mrs. Webb's daughter, Wilma Fitzmaurice, in Leduce, also at Jasper, Banff, and Lake Louise, Mr. Webb had a lively phone conversation with his friend Dick Hamilton, (a former Grand Bend resident) now living in Edgewater B.C. Mr. Hamilton has been ill and confined to bed. In Vancouver they visited Mrs. Webb's grandson, Scott Davidson. They all reported a lovely holiday trip. Week-end visitors with Mr. and Mrs, Laurence Curts were their daughter Mrs. Eunice Cripps, from Saskatoon, Sask. and their grandson and wife, Mr, and Mrs. Richard Cripps, of Calgary, Alberta. The western folks were attending 'a family gathering of some 27 folks in honor of Mr, and Mrs. Curts wedding an- niversary and two family birthday's Robin and Lawrence McVittie, of Southampton, spent the week-end here at their Johnson grandparents home, while their parents, Dunc and Neva, attended her uncle's wedding, Gerald Johnson, of Tavistock. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rid- dock, of Sarnia, visited Saturday, with their grand- ma Mrs. Mae Holt and aunts Beulah Holt and Mrs. Lawrence Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Johnson recently attended the wedding in Sarnia, of their great niece Kathy Ridd ock, to Brent Harrington. Also attending from this area was Erwin Holt, and Diane Sorensen, of Dashwood. Melvin Peariso of' Tucson, Arizona, visited friends and relatives here Monday, and plans to spend the summer in Grand Bend. On his way here he stopped in Calgary to visit his son, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon 11111.11.11. GRAND BEND, ONTARIO 238-2972 North of Golf Course on Highway 21. 1979 Summer Activities (July & August) Beginning Monday, July 2 Weekly Instructional Clinic and Practice Session: LADIES Mon. 10:00-11:30 a.m. Wed. 10:00-11:30 a.m. Fri. 10:00-1 1:30 a.m. GENTLEMEN Sat. 10:00.11:30 a.m. INTERMEDIATES Wed, 3:00.4:30 p.m. JUNIORS Mon. Wed, Fri. * Class times subject to change. Addit- ional classes may, be added. Cost: Free to members. $25.00 to non-members. Seniors Gentlemen Intermediates Ladies ROUND TueRs.08,13TIhNurSs, Toes, & Thurs. 1:00-3:00 p.m. Sunday9:00-12:00 a.m. 10:00-12:00 a.m. Mixed Sat12:00-2:00 p.m. Cost: Free to members, $25.00 to non-members. MEMBERSHIPS ANNUAL MONTHLY $150.00 $85.00 110.00 65.00 70.00 40.00 50.00 30.00 40.00 25.00 PRIVATE LESSONS! Also available! Call pro shop. For more information call Terry O'Rourke or Mike Smith (Asst,) at the Pro Shop (238-2972) Grand Bend Senior Citizens party entertaining Zurich Seniors to a smorgasbord supper and program, Tuesday evening, at St. John's Parish hall was a huge success with 84 in attendance. The committee is to be commended on a wonderful job with both food and entertainment. Those taking part in the program were Ross and Nola Love, Dashwood, Doug and Edith Gill, Crediton, Beulah Holt and Alex Hamilton. This included sing songs, solo's duet's instrumental, violin selections and a reading by Susie Devine, dedicated to Sr. Citizens and written and composed by the late Mrs. Grace Lawrance. One of the skits was per- formed when a prominent member donned a dapper hat and moustache, stepped up to the mike and sang, "All the girls go crazy over me." When the song was finished the audience brought down the house with clapping and shouting and laughter. A perfect ending for an en- joyable evening. Games of cards and crokinole were played, Lorne Klopp thanked Grand Bend on behalf of the Zurich club. Hold Picnic More than 80 from the Church of God, held their Sunday school picnic, last Tuesday evening, at Dash- wood Community centre. Sports for young and old were held. A gift was presented to Mr. and Mrs. David Rodges, who were married recently. Sympathy of this com- munity is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Chipchase, in the death of Olga's youngest sister, Mrs. Ruth Cameron (Bell) Adair, on June 17th, at Victoria hospital London. Celebrate Anniversary Alex and Clara Hamilton observed their 45th wedding anniversary, quietly, last Thursday June 28th, Church of God news Rev. Edwin Wattam, of St. Catherines conducted services at Church of God on Sunday. His sermon topic was taken from Chapter 16 of John, verses 7-14. Mrs. Leota Snyder sang a solo, "Mansion over the hill top", accompanied on piano by Mrs. Phyllis Desjardine. Rev. and Mrs. Wattam are living in the Church of God parsonage, while Rev. and Mrs. J. Campbell, Laura Lee and Douglas are vacationing. United Church news Due to the wet weather, the first scheduled outdoor United church service was held inside at 11.00 a.m. Special music featured a Hymn sing, led by Marlene Brenner. Rev. H. Moore's sermon topic was "How to have a wonderful life", In his opening prayer, on this July 1st Sunday, he paid special tribute to Canada's birthday and to our Queen. The beautiful flowers in the United Church sanctuary were in memory of Mrs. Victoria Soldan, placed by her loving family. Don't forget, the "Odds and Ends" and bake sale to be held at the United church, July 7, 1.00 p.m. sponsored by the Couples club. • We're open open again with a larger selection of Canadian Handcrafted Gifts. 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