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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1992-05-06, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992. . Get out your wooden shoes, it's Klompenfeest time Get out your wooden shoes, it's time for the 12th annual Clinton Klompenfeest from May 14-17. Organizers of the cultural event try to create an atmosphere of fun and fellowship with a Dutch flare and have many acts, activities and contests set up. One of the yearly highlights at the Klompenfeest is the Dykehop pers, a dance and band group from London. Other groups which will be performing at the event include the Beirdo Bros, from Kitchener, a musical comedy group, and Mo Vint from Brantford. Ethnically, Klompenfeest fea tures a wooden shoe maker, a Dutch language play, Dutch delica cies, a Burgemeester (mayor), a draw for a trip for two to Amster dam courtesy of Singapore Air lines, a Dutch costume contest and a spring garden bicycle tour. For the children, there’s a bicycle Snowbirds to perform in Grand Bend parade, stage coach rides, a pony carousel and art fair activities in the arena. There's special children's entertainment including a magician as well as a school poster contest, games and concessions. Family activities include a Satur day morning giant parade, special Friday evening events downtown, a chicken barbecue, hearty old time breakfasts and grandstand enter tainment. In the arena, there will be an art and craft show, concession and food booths, a town wide yard sale, hot air balloon and an antique vehicle display. There is a non-denominational church service on Sunday and a gospel concert at night. All the fun comes at an admis sion price of $6 per adult and $1 for children under 16. Preschoolers get in free. For more information on Klom penfeest and when events are scheduled, call 482-9002. The Grand Bend Air Show will feature Canada's military formation aerobatic team the “Snowbirds” performing their complete preci sion aerobatic show in front of the main beach of Grand Bend for an expected audience of 20,000 peo ple, on Tuesday, May 26. The Snowbird performance begins with the eerie appearance of East Wawanosh School newsj twinkling lights in the distance. Then, in a series of intricate manoeuvres, the nine red, white and blue jets criss-cross the sky in a captivating display of flying preci sion and grace. The narration high lights the manoeuvres which are set to music and live cockpit broad casts allowing the audience to lis ten in on the execution commands Students plant bean seeds Grade One Mrs. Brydges' grade one class would like to welcome Mrs. Valerie Kuntz who is from an adult education program. Grade Two Mrs. Dodds' grade two class planted bean and marigold seeds. They examined the seeds with a magnifying class. What they saw was very interesting. Amy Barnes has two baby ducks at her farm. In French class, Mrs. Hessels; grade two class is learning instru ment words like “un violon”, “un piano”, “un tambour”, “une flute” and “une trompette”. They are learning how to sing “Bonhomme Sais - Tu Jouer?” Grade Four Mr. Fisher's grade four class has started Farm Centres. They made up their own Science test. Their Earth Day display is finished and looks terrific in the hall. Grade Five/Six The class had been both excited and nervous about the class musical “The Artful Dodgers” which was performed on Monday afternoon, May 4 at 1:30 p.m. and Tuesday evening, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. There were two after school practice and what seemed like a million in school practices. Thanks are extended to the buddy class, Miss Mathers' grade threes, for helping with the first and last number of the play. Their vocal support during a challenging musical number really helped build the excitement the grade five/sixes were trying to cre ate. Also, thank you to four other people: Mrs. Nancy Daer who helped with make-up, Mrs. Karen Moffatt, Ms. Sharon Ramsey and Mr. Matthew Hussey who made hotdogs when the class was practis ing. The students have finished their Group of Seven artwork and began Flight-Solar System Centres on Monday, May 4. Their Early Set- tlers/Pioneer unit is almost com plete. They have only a final test to write the second week of May and have begun a Mathematics unit on measurement. GRADE EIGHT Mr. Bartlett's grade eight class is doing gymnastics during Physical Education class. In Mathematics class, the eights are studying Geometry and Constructions. In Geography class, each student had to interview an immigrant to Canada as part of their “Migration” unit. and students. We want to express our sincere thanks to Ms. Beth Ful ton, Mrs. Jackie Garniss, Mrs. Vicki Gerth, Mrs.Helena Krieger, Mrs. Jean McBumey, Mrs. Karen McCallum, Mrs. Cindy Rochetta and Mrs. Anne Spivey. We couldn't do it without you. of some manoeuvres as they actual ly happen. This is the Flight of the Snowbirds. In addition to this great Canadian military formation aerobatic team, the Grand Bend Air Show commit tee has lined up a number of other great aerobatic teams from the USA and Canada. Mayor Tom Lawson will brief the media on all show details from the arrival of the Snowbirds on Monday, May 25 to the end of the show. His briefing will include the elaborate transportation, security, parking, air and ground control for this premier event. 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