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The Citizen, 1991-09-04, Page 22PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1991. Wingham Canadettes Majorette Corps gets new leader ELLEN G AILING Puppets kick off kids’ series at Blyth A paperbag princess, a golden fish and a magic tea kettle will come to life and thrill children and adults alike when Lampoon Puppettheatre kicks off the Blyth Fall/Spring Festi­ val of Entertainment's Just For Kids series Saturday, October 19 at 2 p.m. in Blyth Memorial Hall. Lampoon Puppettheatre will pre­ sent Folktales From Around The World in Blyth. This show includes tales about three different cultures. The first, from Japan, is The Tea Ket­ tle, an ancient story about the accep­ tance of each person's abilities. From Russia comes The Golden Fish, a tale about a poor old fisherman and his wife who succumb to greed. The third story is The Paper bag Princess by Canadian author Robert Munsch. A young princess named Elizabeth learns a valuable lesson about grati­ tude. Folktales From Around the World is presented in story-telling style with lots of audience involvement. It promises to be delightful fun and thought-provoking too! Tickets for Lampoon Puppet­ Ellen Gailing, originally from California and now residing in Walkerton, will become the Wing­ ham Canadettes Majorette Corps new twirling coach beginning this September. With Patty Robertson having retired from the corps this year, Ms. Gailing will carry on the traditions of the successful corps. Ms. Gailing started twirling at the age of five in Southern Califor­ nia and twirled competitively for 14 years under the coaching of a United States National Champion. Through her years of competition, she won over 500 trophies and medals in various phases of solo twirling such as two-Baton, show twirling, parade twirling, strutting and modeling. Twice she was one of six twirlers picked from the U.S. to be a goodwill ambassador to Peru. Her coaching career began at an early age when her sister, who also twirled, and she formed a majorette theatre's performance are on sale now for $7 each. For tickets or more information, call the Blyth Festival Box Office at (519) 523-9300. Other shows in the series include the wonderful music of Charlotte Diamond, the fabulous energy of Canadian Content, and the humour of Jim and Dave's Awesome Environ­ mental Adventure. Charlotte Diamond from Vancou­ ver will take children on a musical adventure in Blyth Sunday, Novem­ ber 10, at 2 p.m. as they clap and sing along with favourites from her award-winning recordings, including Dicky Dinosaur, Slimy The Slug and The Hug Bug. Charlotte is one of Canada's favourite children's per­ formers. She has five albums, a new video, and counts a Juno among her string of awards. A high energy, high tech kid Vaudeville show with fast paced audience participation will be per­ formed in Blyth by Winnipeg's Cana­ dian Content, Saturday, March 21, 1992 at 2 p.m. Their show On The Go includes a mixture of song, corps that grew to be 100 members strong and included a drum squad and flag corps. In its 10 years together, the corps won over 700 awards including numerous Dance Twirl, Parade and Show Corps State and Regional titles. Ms. Gailing then continued teaching solo twirlers and teams, many of whom went on to win State, National and World Cham­ pionships. A certified NBTA judge, Ellen was also President of the Southern California Twirling Teachers and Judges Association before moving to Ontario. She has trained teachers and judges throughout Europe and judged many international champi­ onships. “Baton twirling is really an art. It's an art/sport,” she says. “It requires some gymnastics and balletic skills, stamina, strength and manual dexterity. All this can be achieved through proper instruc- dance, music and mime. Toast a Spanish dancing lemon tree in the Lemon Merango Tango, enjoy a royal visit from three singing playing cards in Three of a Kind, and sing along with your hands to the sign lan­ guage song Prairie Dog Rock and Tumbleweed Roll. It's clear, crisp, crazy entertainment and kids love it! Jim and Dave's Awesome Environ­ mental Adventure rounds out the Just For Kids series on Saturday, April 25, 1992 at 2 p.m. James Gordon and David Archibald have combined their considerable talents to create a zany yet informative new show dealing with the environment. Using theatre, song and audience participation, Jim and Dave inspire children to be friends of the earth. Tickets for the Just For Kids series are on sale now. Individual shows are $7 each or $20 for all four shows. All prices include GST. Group discounts are also available. For more informa­ tion, call the Blyth Festival Box office at 523-9300. Don't be disap­ pointed! Many shows sell out long in advance of performance dates. tion.” While Ms. Gailing, who also coaches the Walkerton Twirleltes, enjoys the excitement of a parade, she also believes that competition twirling teaches children an awful lot about life. She feels any compe­ tition does as it teaches them how to win and how to lose gracefully, as well as how to be flexible and adjust to all kinds of situations and to adjust to all kinds of people. “It's just so satisfying to make a child feel good about herself, she says. “I get a real satisfaction from knowing I'm doing it right and hope­ fully passing on my knowledge so maybe they’ll teach baton twirling some day.” Having lived in Ontario for over a year, Ellen finds great enthusiasm in reaching out to the youth in the sur­ rounding communities and giving them another option for a sport to be involved in. Her goal is to let the children have fun learning something new in a positive way - the way she learned. Then, as time passes, the end result will be that they feel proud they were a part of it. Registration for the new twirling season will take place on September 7 at the Wingham Town Hall between 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Anyone wishing to order a baton at that time please bring your daughter with you. Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings. Ages start at four years and Happy 35th Anniversary Bill and Marion Young Love your family up. If you would like more informa­ tion contact Mary Hall (335-6243) or Debbie Thomas (887-9383). Varvt fo OUK tune ? We offer good - singing - friends - fun Practices - Monday Nights 8 pm-10 pm Blyth Memorial Hall Starting September 9 1991-1992 Season Sat., Sept. 21 - Choir Workshop, Rens* Stalenhoaf clinician. Sun., Nov. 24 • Handels Messiah Pt. 1 February - Ceilidh - Scottish Variety Program May - Spring Concert For Information phone -233-9990 CLASSIFIED - FAST - DEPENDABLE - HIGHLY VISIBLE Call Blyth 523-4792 or Brussels 887-9114 40th Anniversary Jack and Audrey Adair (nee Bradburn) were married Sept. 7, 1951 at Trinity Anglican Church, Belgrave, Ont. Jack and Audrey will celebrate their anniversary with their proud children,Lynne and Bob Burford, Keith and Debbie Adair, Anne and Doug Young, Gerald Adair and grandchildren, Pamela and Darryl Burford, Jason and Brooke Adair, Sarah and Laura Young. Congratulation and Best Wishes Mum and Dad. We love you.