HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-03-07, Page 31THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1990. PAGE 31.
Huron County Playhouse
predicts best season ever
The Huron Country Playhouse,
in Grand Bend, is quickly gearing
up for a busy season.
Tim Davisson, Playhouse Gener
al Manager, predicts record num
bers of patrons for the 1990
summer season, based on last
year’s success, and the already
high number of subscriptions sold.
“Show selection, and confidence in
the Playhouses ability to produce
quality are certainly the foremost
reasons for the positive audience
response.’’
14), with tickets available for a
three week run.
The Huron Provincial
Progressive Conservative Association
invites you to hear and meet the leadership
candidates - Dianne Cunningham and Mike
Harris.
WHEN. MARCH 15, 1990
WHERE: CLINTON ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
TIME. 8:00 P.M.
Register now to be eligible to vote on May
12th for the next provincial leader
The yreat debaters
Four participants and two alternates were selected following a Regional debate contest last
Wednesday afternoon at Central Huron Secondary School. From left: Ben Barnes, F. E. Madill;
Sarah Brophy, F. E. Madill; Glen McBeath, South Huron District High School, (alternate); Chris
Veysey, Central Huron and Chari Hoggart, Seaforth. Standing is Robert Roorda, Central Huron
(alternate). F. E. Madill won the team award.
school debate challenges issues
BY BONNIE GROPP
The controversial topic of bilin
gualism in Ontario raised many
interesting areas of concern at the
first Regional Snowbelt debating
finals held at Central Huron Secon
dary School (CHSS) in Clinton on
Wednesday, February 28.
Secondary school students from
F. E. Madill in Wingham; CHSS;
South Huron in Exeter; St.
Michaels and Northwestern in
Stratford; Seaforth and Goderich
participated in the afternoon debat
ing sessions. Approximately 25
judges representing the Board of
Education, teaching profession,
clergy and media scored the parti
cipants on debating skills such as
the soundness of their arguments,
the organization, their delivery and
how well they refute the issue.
The four top scorers at the end of
the day - Ben Barnes and Sarah
Brophy of Madill, Chris Veysey of
CHSS and Cheri Hoggart of Sea
forth - were selected to represent
the Snowbelt Region at the Provin
cial finals in Windsor on April 6, 7,
and 8, where they will complete
against 60 other students from 11
regions in Ontario. Two alternates -
Glenn McBeath of Exeter and
Robert Roorda of CHSS were
chosen in the event one of the other
Lers could not attend the
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Jim Barnes, an English teacher 5 at CHSS, who played a parmount
TV Ontario tops
year-end goal
After ten days of intense cam-
paigning, TV Ontario finished its
winter on-air Public Membership I campaign with pledges totalling
$270,079 from 5,690 Members.
This is about 65 per cent over its
target of $180,000 and 3,750 Mem
bers and a major contribution
toward the annual campaign that
ends March 31, 1990.
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role in bringing debating to the
Snowbelt Region says that before
the Windsor debate, students will
be lectured by an American Con
gressman and a Parliamentarian,
which he is sure they will find
beneficial and interesting.
The two topics that will be
debated at the Provincials will be:
“Should Canada in the 1990’s
pursue union with the U.S.” and
“Are Canadians and Americans
essentially the same?” Should the
students do well here they will
advance to the Nationals to be held
in May in Calgary.
Debating started at the Clinton
school, according to Mr. Barnes
about four or five years ago, but it
wasn’t until last year that there
were teams participating from
Madill, Goderich, and Seaforth.
The remaining snowbelt schools
joined this year, said Mr. Barnes.
An award was also given to the
school that acquired the most
points at the debate. It was donated
by the Royal Canadian Legion and
presented by Clinton Legion
Branch 140 member, Eric Switzer
to F. E. Madill, which had the
overall average of 79.6 per cent. In
second place was Exeter with 74.3
per cent followed closely by CHSS
with 73.1 per cent.
Mr. Barnes stated that he felt the
Snowbelt debate had proven to be
very successful with a total of 24
students participating and he was
happy with the positive response
he had received and voiced his
appreciation several times to the
judges for taking time from their
schedules to help. “Everyone I
spoke with felt it had been very
enjoyable and informative. Maybe
they were just being kind but I am
quite pleased with the way the
debate went,” he finished.
Audiences can look forward to
four great shows on the Main Stage
with lots of music, laughs and
family fun, opening with Agatha
Christie’s “Ten Little Indians”.
“Gypsy”, a winning musical com
edy hit begins July 10, followed by
the hilariously funny farce,
“Boeing-Boeing” (July 31). The
season will close with another
memorable musical comedy,
“Annie Get Your Gun” (August
Thefamilyof
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OPEN HOUSE
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