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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-08-07, Page 14Located at... Thompson-Warner Plymouth-Chrysler Open 7 Days Skydiving Demonstration Jumps Grand Bend BeaC'h Every Wed., Sat. & Sun. evenings Weather Permitting Watch for parachutist jump from 3,000 feet and try to land on a 4 inch target. Courtesy of Grand Bend & Area Recreation Committee BLUEWATER TV Zurich, Ontario Antenna Sales, InStallations, Service & Repairs 1.469ett/ Many thanks to the Manager and Staff of Toronto Dominion Bank, Mae Morenz of Hugh Evans Real Estate, Jim Becker Stelco Steel, Dashwood, Ken McCarter Electric, Zurich for the beautiful flowers sent for our grand opening. Special thanks to our patrons. The Staff of Sunset Restaurant and Cabins No mention of the plumber Paott 2A, Timas-Advacata, Aavast 70 1910 About people you know 4-H hold achievemen day The Playhouse I No injuries in two highway 21 accidents BUSY BEACH -- Finding a place to park a car or dock a boat in Grand Bend isn't always easy. These yachters tied their ships together and enjoyed Grand Bend's beach from off shore Monday. Staff photo There will be Many familiar faces on stage at HUron Country Playhouse this week. Free At Last, a new Canadian play by Vancouverite Eric Nicol, opens Thursday after two preview performances. The play stars Jack Duffy - if the name's not familiar I know you'll recognize the face. Duffy has been a regular on such television shows as Wayne and Schuster, Bobby Vinton and Perry Como Kraft Music Hall, as well as his own series, Here's. Duffy. He starred at the playhouse two years ago in their production of The Odd Couple. His co-star is Rosemary Radcliffe. She's a native of Anderson, which is just near Kirkton, which really isn't too far from St. Marys, If you don't know Rosemary personally, then you'll know her from watching television. She had her own series on CBC called Coming Up Rosie. Last year • she played Larry's girlfriend Tina, on King of Kensington. and she visited the playhouse in June while touring with this year's version of the Spring Thaw revue. You should know Maureen Gans, too. But you won't have seen her on television, - yet, Maureen is a 17 year old Exeter native who is making her debut on profesSional stage, Maureen has been taking theatre at South Huron District High School and she will be returning there to grade 12 in Sep- tember. As well as rehearsing this role at Huron Country Playhouse, Maureen has spent the summer working part time at a residence for the mentally handicapped in Exeter. By now you're familiar with Aileen Taylor-Smith. She's the artistic director at the playhouse. This is her first time on stage since she took over the job this year. She has just finished directing Same Time Next Year, and two years ago she starred in Picnic. Prior to that she has been in several productions. The playhouse calls Free At Last an "adult comedy". Duffy describes it as a story of male menopause. He plays Geoff Gideon. Geoff leaves his wife, played by Ms. Taylor-Smith, and starts seeing a girlfriend, Sheila, played by Rosemary Rad- cliffe. Maureen Gans plays a friend of his daughter who wants to move into Geoff's apartment. Geoff is also plagued by a policewoman (Heather Bonham), a nosy ROSEMARY RADCLIFFE landlady (NancyKerr) and a nanny goat. In other words, he has a lot off females bothering him. Duffy and Ms. Radcliffe are very reassuring when they say emphatically that the show is "going to be good.' Yet, when I talked to them a little longer, I found that they are concerned about making the play a success. They are working very hard at it, Their worry comes from the fact that this is the Ontario premier of the new Canadian play. It's not tried and true. They don't know if the audience willgetthe jokes and laugh in the right places, because the play has never been produced in this area before. Duffy says it's more of a challenge than producing something like Same Time Next Year. With a play like that, Duffy says the actors are 50 percent ahead of the game when they go on stage because the lines they have to say are funny, Similarly, any Neil Simon play is successful, just because everyone knows a Neil Simon play is going to be good. Duffy and Radcliffe describes the humour as With Mary Alderson subtle. They're afraid that the audience may not catch all the funny lines because of the way they are written. The two stars have spent a lot of time on the play, dissecting and analyzing the characters that they're playing, They have been on the telephone to author Eric MAUREEN GANS Nicol to ask about certain lines they are having trouble with, and to get permission to change some things. Duffy says that some of the changes are very simple - for example, at one point Nicol wrote "That I appreciate." To make the line easier to say, they changed it to "I appreciate that." Director Aaron Schawartz is encouraging the cast to understand the parts as much as possible, Duffy says. Every effort is being made to make the play's opening in Ontario a success. Both Duffy and Ms. Radcliffe feel that they are carrying a big responsibility. If all goes well at Huron Country Playhouse then JACK DUFFY other theatres may include Free At Last on their schedules for next year. "It's got tremendous potential," Duffy says. He would like to see the play get to Broad- way, he says. "I like it because it's Canadian," he adds. * * * Whether or not Free At Last is a success, both stars will be moving on after the two week run. Duffy is starring in a new television series which will be starting in October. The show is called "Boo". Duffy calls it a Laugh-In style show, but set in a haunted house. He will be in Vancouver for 10 weeks taping 26 episodes of the show. Ms. Radcliffe is trying to relax after the Spring Thaw tour, which she said was "too long". She's enjoying her work at the playhouse because she is able to live at home with her family in Anderson. She plans to keep busy re- working a musical she's written which will be per- formed at the Charlottetown Festival next summer, The working title of the production is Skin Deep and it's the story of a beauty queen contest. The idea for the play was conceived by Nika Rylski, who wrote the story. Ms. Radcliffe worked with her and wrote the lyrics and the music. She calls it a musical comedy, the humour resulting from human behavior. Griff Thomas scores hole-in-one Griff Thomas of Grand Bend. playing at the Oakwood golf and country club, Sunday. had a hole-in- one. Griff, using a two iron had the double eagle on the 250 yard. par 4. 10th hole. His playing partners were Jack Mavity. of London, and Ken Scott. of Toronto. There were no injuries in two accidents investigated by provincial police at Pinery Park last week. One crash occurred on Thursday on highway 21 at the corner of county road three. A 1974 Pontiac driven by Bernard Bressette of Kettle Point Reserve collided with a 1980 Cutlass driven by Donald Hunt of London. The Bressette vehicle received $75 damage, while the Hunt car had $1,000 damage. Constable R. Grigg in- vestigated. An accident Saturday on highway 21 just north of highway 82 caused Due to the success of their Gas Engine Day in May, Lambton Heritage Museum has planned a second big day this summer, according to museum spokesman Beth Jennison. Mrs. Jennison says that this Sunday af- ternoon has beenset aside as Heritage Craft day at the museum. Area craftsmen have been invited to the museum to set up display tables. The craftsmen are to give the museum ten percent of their sales. Several local ladies have made cotton pioneer-style bonnets which will be on sale in the museum's own gift about $750 to two vehicles. A 1969 Volkswagen operated by Diana Boerger of Thorn- dale collided with a 1977 Camero driven by Perry Healey of Chatham, Constable R.L. Hodge in- vestigated the crash. During the week of July 27 to August 2, Pinery OPP laid 22 charges under the provin- cial parks act, and 19 charges under the liquor licence act. Only three charges were laid under the highway traffic act. Four disturbances were in- vestigated as well as one trespass complaint and one shop. As well, the gift shop features clothespeg dolls, and other souvenirs. Tables will be set up circle drive behind the museum, weather permitting. In case of rain, provisions are being made to have the craft sales indoors. Craftsmen are coming from London, Sarnia, Fullerton, Amherstberg, Chatham, Wilksport, Woodham, Forest and Grand Bend. Crafts include pottery, weaving, basket making, stained glass work, ap- plehead dolls, paper tole, and Indian bead work. Refreshments will be on sale at the museum. case of wilful damage. Ontario Provincial Police at Grand Bend were kept busy during the week with charges under the liquor licence act. Nine minors were charged, and 19 people were charged with convey- ing liquor in a vehicle. Five people were charged with being intoxicated in public place. There were 24 charges, for unlawful con- sumption and three arrests, as well as three charges un- der the new Ontario act. Two thefts were reported with a value of $271 placed on the stolen goods. Police recovered goods valued at $250. Four minor motor vehicle collisions were investigated, and three seizures of nar- cotics were made. Grand' Bend handled a total of 120 general oc- currences,, TENDERS CALLED Transportation and Com- munications Minister James Snow announced that tenders have been called for culvert replacement on Highway 81 at Desjardine Municipal Drain. 0.9 km south of Grand Bend south limits. This contract is for im- provement of highway drainage and watercourse flow at Desjardine Drain. Tenders will be opened for this project at Ministry headquarters in Downsview August 27. The two local Grand Bend 441 clubs held, their Achieve', ment day for "Outdoor Living" course last Wednes- day evening at Crediton Conservation Park. Club number one, "The Outsiders" presented a skit entitled, "How to save a life". Club one leaders were Rita and Margaret Smits. Club number two "Quiver- ing Campers" also had a skit, on "Get Lost? Us?" Club two leaders, have been Tina and Marjorie Martens, The girls reported enjoy- ing the "Outdoor Living", 4- H project very much. Personals Vacationing visitors from Germany attended service, Sunday at the Church of God. Donald Hoggarth is a patient in University Hospital, London, Elizabeth Kennedy, who has been attending Simon Fraser University in B.C.,•is now at her parents' home for holidays here. She has just finished teaching a summer course at Sechelt in B.C. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Devine visited Sunday at Point Clark with her sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Latta and family. Lori Latta returned to Grand Bend to spend a week's holidays with her aunt and uncle. Mrs. Duncan McVittie, Robin and Lawrence, of Southampton, and Mrs. Don McArthur and Karen of Port Elgin, visited Wednesday at the girls' parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence. Johnson. The thi'ee children stayed to spend holidays with, their grandparents. Rev. John' and Mrs. Campbell, Laura and Douglas, John's parents and brother, Mr. and Mrs. A. Douglas Campbell and Eric, have returned from a two week holiday to the East Coast, in Nova Scotia, P.E.I. and Cape Breton Island. In Nova Scotia they visited "Stewart's" aunts and un- cles of Betty Campbell. Winners of the weekly bridge game, held Wednes- day night at St. John's Parish hall were, first - Helen Davidson and Mary Ferguson; second - was a tie between Hazel and Hoop Gibson, and Bernice and Harley Crawford. The group played the Howel movement system. Ms. Sharon Morenz, of London visited on the holi- day weekend at her father's home, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Morenz. • Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnson, of Tavistock visited Friday here at his brother's,. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Johnson. Anglican church news Guest priest .Sunday at St, John's. Anglican church was. Rev. John Holland of Wat- ford and Icerwood„ His theme for the service was taken from the "Transfiguration of Christ". Rector, Rev. G. Anderson had exchanged services with Rev. Hofland for the day. The coffee hour hostess, following the 9:30 a.m. ser- vice was Mrs. Marjorie Richardson. The bake and lawn sale held lagt Saturday, by members of the Anglican church was successful. Church of God news At the Church of God, Sun- day morning a combined worship service was held with the Sunday school Colonials skunk Forest team The Grand Bend Colonials skunked the Forest soccer team Sunday leaving them with an embarrassing 13-0 loss. Dave Nolan scored five times for the Colonials, and Jack Davies counted four times. Kevin Simmonds put in two goals, and Bill Van- denbygaart and John Vanderburgt each scored once. Vanderburgt, a defenceman, scored his first goal of the season on a penalty shot. This Saturday at 4:00 p.m. there should be an exciting game against a Windsor team in Grand Bend. This is the next step on the Colonials quest for the Ontario cup. Regular league play continue Sunday at 2:00 p.m. when the Colonials meet Taxandria from Arkona. The Grand Bend B's lost to Exeter in a disappointing 5-1 match. Nick Vandenberk scored the only Grand Bend goal. The girls soccer team moved into first place in their league this week with a 2-1 win over Oakridge. Rose Vanderberk and Tracy Dietrich scored for the Grand Bend team. The girls play Stratford on August 11 at 7:00 p.m. to try to hold on to the first place title. Friday evening at 7, the Atom team plays at home against Goderich. A FAMILIAR STORY — Karen Miller of Kirkton had a number at the talent show portion of Dashwood's Friedsburg Days Friday which most people co- uld relate to. The young lady sang a song entitled "I'm late." T-A photo children before they Went to their elasses At this time all the children who had birthdays in July were honored and given a book by the Sunday school. All en- joyed singing hymns and choruses. Rev. John Campbell's ser- mon topic was taken from Psalm 46. "God is our refuge and strength". Doug Steckle who has been attending the Alberta Bible Institute, will soon be home on holidays, He and a group called "Visions" will be presenting a program at Church of God, Wednesday evening, August 13 at 8:00 p.m, United church news Guest soloist, last Sunday morning at the United church outdoor service was Mrs. Roberta Walker, She sang two lovely solos, "Ave Maria", and "It is finished", accompanied on the organ by Miss Idella Gabel. Rev. H. Moore's sermon topic was "The well is deep", based on scripture from the fourth chapter of John, verses seven to fif- teen. A hymn sing was en- joyed with the congregation choosing their favourites. Lambton United Church centre is holding a beef barbeque dinner on Sunday, August 17, from 1 to 6 p.m. You Are Invited To Attend GRAND BEND UNITED CHURCH OUTDOOR WORSHIP SERVICES SUNDAY - 11 a.m. During July and August Special Music Speaker: Rev. Harley Moore Adults KW, advance, and $0.50, at the door. Children under 12, $2.50 and pre- schoolers free, Hicks General. Store Corbett • ne will be closed August 11, 12 & 13 Low rates by the day, week, month "We've got your wheels" Local craftsmen will sell wares SOON TO BE TOPS — The float entered in Saturday's Friedsburg Days parade in Dashwood by Hayter's Turkey Farms in- dicated turkey would be No. 1 by the year 2001. T-A photo BEAVERS WIN — The float entered by the Beaver's Co lony won first prize in the service dub section of Saturday's para e at Friedsburg Days in Dashwood. T-A photo channel Master Antennas, Rotators & Boosters ( T. V. Repairs to all Makes) Call 236-4224 A FINE SELECTION OF GIFTS including handcrafted articles from Quebec. HARWOOD DRUGS Ltd. 238-8540 Beside Post Office 22, 81 CRESCENT GRAND BEND, ONT.