HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-06-22, Page 17THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1988. PAGE 17.
Marriage plans need work
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us all with some heartache.
Back in Blyth for her fifth
season, Laurel Paetz gives the
character of Judith O’Brien, the
high-powered corporated lawyer
from New York, jtist the right touch
of scheming nastiness when she
firstappears on the scene, fully
intending to trick the people she
sees as simple country bumpkins
into handing over what her client
so desperately needs.
But it is not long before Ms.
O’Brien discovers that there is a lot
more to these simple folk than
meets theeye, and her high and
mighty values begin to crumble in
the face of Addy’s “magic,” to say
nothing of the common-sense logic
and acceptance of life reflected 4>y
May’s son, Ben (Andrew Wheel
er).
Mr. Wheeler portrays the kind
and gentle Ben with convincing
candor, but the romantic involve
ment between his character and
Judith O ’Brien could use a bit more
preparation. Although you certain
ly are aware that something is
developing between them, despite
Ms. O’Brien’s baiting, you don’t
realize that it has gone quite as far
as it has when the full-blown
wedding plans are sprung upon
you towrap up the ending of the
play.
The very young Severn Thomp
son, in her first professional role
although she is no stranger to the
Blyth Theatre, is excellent as the
old-order Mennonite daughter of
Jacob and Addy Weber. Her role is
alsostiffly restrictedby its very
nature, but she manages to convey
the yearnings of a young girl on the
threshold of life at war with her
Sports
rigidly traditional upbringing.
Hopefully, Miss Thompson will be
back at the Blyth Festival for many
years to come as she pursues her
career.
Judith O’Brien’s arch-enemy in
the world of corporate law is the
endearingly zany Arnie Leavitt,
played by Vaughn Fulford, who is
also making his first appearance in
Blyth. Providing a wild sort of
comic relief to the rest of the cast,
the goofy Mr. Leavitt is probably
not everyone’s idea of a New York
Lawyer, but the fight scene
between him and Ben Reimer has
tobeseentobe believed: as one
patron remarked at intermission,
“If they’re that energetic all the
time, will they last the season?”
From the heart-warming story of
simplicity triumphing over artifi
cial complexity , through the abso
lutely perfect set design by Allan
Stichbury, to the graceful set
changes carried out as part of the
action by the last actor on stage as
the lights dim or come up, The
Cookie War is definitely a play for
everyone.
Executive help saves Jr. team
Brussels has come out in strong
support of its Junior “D” hockey
club, and the Bulls are now rarin ’ to
go for another season.
In response to an urgent plea for
more executive help to keep the
club from folding last week, sports
leaders in the community met June
15 toelectthe senior executives
needed to keep the Bulls afloat.
Brian Huether has relinquished
his role as a director of the club to
step into the president’s chair,
while Brian Rutledge has come
forward tQ serve as vice-president.
Bantam girts
win season's
second game
Blyth Bantam Girls scored their
second win of the season in two
starts in Tri-county Bantam play
when they defeated Seaforth 14-8
Friday night.
Jane Whitmore keyed a four-run
fourth inning outburst with a home
runtolead herteamtothe win. The
team scored at least one run in each
of their six at-bats to run up their
total.
Kim Medd struck out 10 Sea
forth batters over seven innings.
The team will be in action
Wednesday night at 8 p.m. at
Winthrop in a makeup of a game
rained out last Wednesday.
Help!
Sportswriters
needed
With softball and slo-pitch
swinging into full gear The Citizen
is still having problems getting
reports from the dozens and
dozens of teams out there.
To aid the situation The Citizen
has produced a game report sheet
that can be easily filled in and from
which staff writers will write
stories about the game. The sheets
are available free from either the
Brussels or Blyth offices of The
Citizen. It’s a simple way to let
people know about the activities of
your team.
The men, both of Brussels, have
been closely involved with the
Bulls since the team’s inception
five years ago, and both have
served on the executive in the past.
In addition, Dave Hastings,
Doug Shaw, Gary Pipe, Murray
Pipe, Kevin McArter, Doug McAr-
ter, Mike Chapman, Kevin Kell-
ington and Ken Higgins were
elected as directors of the Junior
“D” club last Wednesday.
They join directors Dave McCut
cheon and Tim Fritz, who were
elected on June 8, to bring the
executive to full strength for the
1988-89 season. Elected director
Jim Fritz has stepped down to take
the position of team manager,
while Steve Coulter has been
chosen as head coach for the
upcoming season.
One or more assistant coaches
will be named at a later date, Mr.
Coulter said.
The club will hold its first
meeting of the new season at the
Brussels Hotel on June 29 to
discuss the annual Brussels Bulls
Ball Tournament, planned for July
8-9.
Traditionally one of the club’s
major fund-raisers, the tourna
ment is expected to net well over
$1,500 of the Bulls’ annual budget
of $30,000 to $35,000.
Hash rich cash crop
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still very big business and has
resulted in Colombia’s attorney
general an scores of judges,
policemen, politicians and journa
lists. If you start to probe too
deeply, your life is most assuredly
in danger.
If Colombia has shifted from
marijuana to cocaine, it is simply
that the growth of the former has
moved north, northern California
thatis. There is a 10,000 square
mile section of national forest land
in this area which seems to be the
current centre of the cultivation.
Furthermore, the main variety
grown, called sinsemilla, is noted
for its potency. Since a single
marijuana plant can produce as
much as a pound of this sinsemilla,
it earns about $3-8,000 and it is
therefore small wonder that mari
juana earns more money as a cash
crop that do oranges, cotton,
lettuce, wheat or almonds.
With those kind of earnings, it is
no surprise that the growers
protect them diligently if not
fiercely. To date they have used
landmines, handgrenades, AK-47
assault rifles, machine guns,
guard dogs and pits set with
sharpened sticks to ward off any
intruders. The state is only now
starting to react to this new source
with any degree of enthusiasm.
Forest Service employees can now
carry guns and, given the propen
sity thatthe Americans have for
such things, one can only wonder
what took them so long. However,
as the inspectionsbecome more
efficient, so are the growers taking
steps to avoid them. They are
moving to indoor gardens, or using
camouflage netting or putting theii
plants in moveable sacks. All in all
it is very much a cat and mouse
affair.
What I have given you is just a
samplingofthedrug trade. You
can well imagine how entrenched it
is and this leads to the burning
question as to how it can be
controlled. To that question there
appear to be as many answers as
there are people asking the
question. Certainly there is nc
indication that the methods which
are now being used are going to be
successful in the long run.
HURON CHAPEL
MISSIONARY CHURCH
Auburn
invites you to a
COUNTRY & WESTERN
MUSIC NIGHT
with
"The tnspirationats"
Sunday, June 26
7:30 p.m.
Please bring a lawn chair for this outdoor event
in the church yard.
BLYTH
LIONS CLUB
PRESENTS
OUR 2ND ANNUAL
DANCE
5O’S 60’S
Music By
Hooples
FORMERLY MAJOR HOOPLES BOARDING HOUSE
Songlist includes Hooples Orig. Hits, Beach Boys, Beatties,
Four Seasons, Doobie Bros, and many more.
Saturday, June 25th
9 P.M. - 1 A.M.
Blyth Arena Floor
Tickets: $5. OO/person-Tickets sold on a 1st come basisatdoor
0pens8:00p.m.
Proceeds to Blyth Community Centre.
Held under Authority of a Special Occasion Permit.
Ageof Majority Card Required.
SUMMER SCHOOL 1988
The Huron Qounty Board of Education offers the following courses at Cen
tral Huron Secondary School from Monday, July 4th to July 26th, 1988.
0 SECONDARY
IMPROVEMENT COURSES
July 4th to July 26th
9 cum. to 12:30 p.m.
English IG
English 1A
English 2G
English 2A
English 3G
English 3A
English 4G
English 4A
Mathematics 1G
Mathematics 1A
Mathematics 2G
Mathematics 2A
Mathematics 3G
Mathematics 3A
Mathematics 4G
Mathematics 4A
SENIOR TUTORIALS
An effort will be made to provide tutorial instruction for Senior Secondary students
for upgrading purposes. Individual application to the Summer School Principal is
required.
ELEMENTARY July 4th to July 22nd
9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Grade 7 — Remedial English
Grade 7 — Remedial Mathematics
Grade 7 — Remedial English and Mathematics
Grade 8 — Remedial English
Grade 8 — Remedial Mathematics
Grade 8 — Remedial English and Mathematics
DRIVER
EDUCATION
FEES: Secondary
Elementary
Driver Education
Registration forms and further information are available at all elementary and secon
dary schools in Huron County, or by calling the Summer School Principal
Frank MacDonald
Principal
“Summer School 1988”
R.B. Allan
Director
482-3496
Huron Public Education
Opening Up the World J. Jewitt
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Baking Goods
Spices, Bulk
Candy, Food
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