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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-01-18, Page 18You are cordially invited to attend the 90th Birthday Celebration for Jean (Janet) Scott Sunday, January 29 at Londesborough United Church 2-4 p.m. "Good Wishes Only" Wieelfic By John Schedler This week features many interesting new releases at your local video store. Leading off the list is The Mask ***1/2 (Alliance), a highly enjoyable comedy/fantasy starring rubber faced comedian Jim Carrey. The plot involves an ancient and magic mask that transforms mild mannered Stanley 'Ipkiss (Carrey) into a real life animated cartoon obviously inspired by the films of Tex Avery. This is a wonderfully goofy, laugh out loud funny movie and those amazing computer generated special effects by Industrial Light and Magic blend perfectly with Jim Carrey's manic mugging. (Rated PG) While you can glimpse some of animator Tex Avery's work in The Mask, many of his wild and wacky cartoons are available on videocassette in Screwball Classics: Volumes 1 & 2 from MGM/UA. For those of you who have a laserdisc player, MGM/UA also offers The Complete Tex Avery a multi disc set featuring every one of his MGM cartoons which are all uncut and uncensored. While The Shadow *** (MCA/Universal) wasn't exactly the box office hit Universal was expecting this past summer, it is none the less one of the better mystery thrillers I've seen in recent years. Based on the popular pulp fiction and radio hero from the 1930s, The Shadow stars Alec Baldwin as the mysterious crime fighter who must save the world from an arch villian who is a direct descendant of Genghis Kahn. I really enjoyed The Shadow thanks to its fast paced action and interesting 30s film noir look and feel. Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?...the SHADOW knows! (Rated PG-13) Another first rate new release is Wolf ***1/2 (Columbiaffristar), the story of a Manhattan book editor bitten by a wolf on a lonely Vermont road. Jack Nicholson gives a terrific and subtle performance as he turns into a creature of the night while romancing Michelle Pfeiffer and seeking revenge on villains Christopher Plummer and James Spader. (Rated R - some tough language) The week's only dog, so to speak is True Lies *1/2 (Fox), yet another loud, overlong, stupid and misogynistic action film starring Arnold Schwarzcnegger. If I never see another movie starring Arnold or one directed by James Cameron it will be too soon. (Rated R) In the Classic movie departMent is a collection of films starring .Canadian songstress Deanna Durban. With her fresh natural appeal and lilting soprano voice she almost single handedly kept Universal Pictures afloat in the late 30s. Still fondly remembered by many to this day, Deanna Durban received a special Oscar in 1938 and currently lives in retirement in France. The titles in this collection include, Three Smart Girls (1936), 100 Men and a Girl (1938), Three Smart Girls GroW Up (1939) and It Started With Eve (1941), each selling at S19.95. Maybe if these sell well Universal may dig further in to their vaults 'and release my favourite Durban film Lady on a Train 1945, a dandy comedy/murder mystery based on a story by Leslie Charteris (The Saint) and directed by her third husband Charles David. O video F.A.X. IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY... J.R.'S GAS BAR & TAKE OUT LTD. BRUSSELS 887-6951 NEW RELEASES THIS WEEK A Troll in Central Park, True Lies, Wolf, The Shadow, The Mask, The Client, Wagons East, I Love Trouble, Baby's Day Out, Maverick, Getting Even With Dad, Speed, When a Man Loves a Woman, Wyatt Earp, The Cowboy Way, Surviving the Game, The Crow CHILDREN'S MOVIES 99e REGULAR MOVIES $1.49 NEW RELEASES $2.49 For further information call ROBIN HOOD TOURS INC. 51 South Street, Goderich, Ontario N7A 3L4 524-4540 1-800-268-2838 Agent No. 2551773 LOUISVILLE FARM SHOW Departs February 16, 1995 Thursday Returns February 19, 1995 Sunday Cost $265.00 per person (based on double) Includes: Return bus Three nights hotel accommodations Tractor Pull tickets for one show Deposit $100.00 per person to hold a seat. Balance is due February 6. BARRY - (519) 524-4540 or1-800-268-2838 MAX - (519) 335-3752 Myth. Festival presents '13LtIVY GOES TO WAR BLYTH MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HALL Sunday 19 February 1995 - 2:30 p.m. Tickets $15 each Reserved Tickets available at . Blyth Festival Box Office 523-9300 Campbell's Photography, GODERICH 524-7532 Crossroads Gifts, CLINTON 482-5.855 Bluewater Office Equipment, WINGHA IA 357-1554 Something Special, EX ETER.235-1252 BUY NOW AND SAVE Vouchers for the 1995 Season are available from all ticket outlets PAGE 18 THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1995. Blyth PS news Grades 7, 8 do music projects on composers GRADE 7 AND 8 Grade 7-8 has been working on a variety of projects. They arc working on speeches in February. Grade 8 students have had visits from Madill Secondary School and Central Huron Secondary School with regards to course selections and destreaming. Both Grades 7 and 8 are doing music projects on musicians and composers. They would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs. Laurie and Mr. Mason for coaching their volleyball teams. INTRAMURAL VOLLEYBALL Intramural volleyball playoffs were held the first two weeks of January. The top scoring teams the Hurricanes and the A-Bees were tied, but were each put out in the semifinal games. The Cyclones and the Thunder were to play a final three-game match. In the first game the Thunder was behind 11-4 but pulled back up to win the game 15 toll. In the next game, the dark horse Thunder team again came from behind and blasted the Cyclones with a score of 15 - 4. No third game was needed. Mrs. Laurie let the teams play 12-a-side volleyball for the rest of the noon hour. Competitive teams arc now practicing for several upcoming tournaments. Final cuts have been made for both boys' and girls' teams. Mr. Mason has been coaching the boys through most recesses and noon hours. The boys will be playing a six-a-side tournament at St. Joseph's Separate School on Saturday, Feb. 4 and a nine-a-side tournament on Monday, Jan. 30 at Central Huron Secondary School. Mrs. Laurie has been coaching the girls' team after school practices. She has been organizing the East Region Volleyball Tournament for Jan. 30 and details are pretty well in place now. The girls' team has been invited to a six-a-side tournament at St. Joseph's Separate School on Jan. 28. It should help to get the players covering the floor for the regionals. Eight boys are also entering two teams into the Walkerton Threes- are-Wild Tournament on Jan. 21. KINDERGARTEN Kindergarten A wanted to make playdough and they had a problem. They didn't have enough cream of tartar. They went to Mr. Harrison and asked his permission to go to the grocery store. On the way to the grocery store they went window shopping at the Mini Mart, M. J. Sewing, Pharmacy and Carol's Collectables and many more. They saw Erin Moore's mom in the grocery store. Brussels PS news Students go curling By Amanda Leger and Jenny McKercher The primary and junior classes have decided to use snow for their forts. If you looked outside a week ago and counted we're sure you would find more than one hundred forts. The Grade 7/8 classes will be going curling on Jan. 17, 24, 31, Feb. 7. We will be taught how to curl. The Parents' Assoc. is sponsoring this for us. On Jan. 27, there will be a volleyball tournament at F. E. Madill. The teams will be made up of 14 players. There will be separate boys' and girls' teams. Mrs. Perrie and Mr. Teall will be coaching our teams. Mr. Wanless's class has been busy doing perspective art. They wrote their names or initials. They used all different colours. Mr. Teall's and Mrs. Uhler's classes did the similar art. Mrs. Uhler read them a story and students painted a winter scene from the story using green,"white and black paint on a blue background. We recently had a Families in Motion assembly with Mrs. Thomas and Captain Active. They arc encouraging us to get out with our family and be more active. When you do an activity with your family, fill out a footprint and bring it back to school. Our goal is to get footprints from one side of the school and back again. So every- body out there we encourage you to get active and have fun! 90th Birthday When they got back they made green playdough and gave Mr. Harrison a lucky cookie for letting them go to the store. GRADE 1/2 Grade 1/2 students are learning about temperature and weather and are making their own temperature graphs. Reading is a favourite activity of the students. They are really pleased they can now read a variety of books independently. GRADE 6/7 Grade 6/7 is doing a project on Explorers. Students are working on speeches which will be said in February. Volleyball is starting so many of the students are trying out to make the school teams. GRADE 2/3 We're incubating 16 eggs and have been checking the calendar to when the chickens will hatch on Jan. 23. We now have new activity centres in our classroom which allow us to learn many different skills, eg. math, games, mancellor - art African board game played with stones and science. Also we've been working on winter activities and reading lots of winter stories. GRADE 5/6 Mrs. Little's Grade 5/6 students are learning about a fascinating period of history - the Middle Ages. So far they've learned about such things as castles, armor, riches of nobles, kings and queens. They've learned about_ the people, the class levels, knights and shields. Some aren't so sure they'd want to go to school the way they did years ago. Lessons were grueling, teachers were nasty and we considered many acceptable things done then would be considered abusive now. CHESS TIME The Grade 3/4 class of Blyth t'ublic School have found a new activity that is fun and educational at the same time. They started taking up chess before Christmas and play at recess or during free time. Classmates make up their own tournaments between each other to see who can defeat the other. Mr. Perrie's Grade 3/4 class has been working on very interesting research projects on the subject of endangered animals. The purpose of these projects are to teach the students about certain animals that are in the risk of becoming a problem and what's causing the problem. "Etre en forme" is a unit in French on sports and healthy foods which Mrs. Laurie has been working on with the Grade 3/4 class. The students seem to really enjoy the unit. Now they are working on School Fair projects by drawing and labelling a sports figure and his equipment. Our thanks to Kerrie Hallahan our Co-op student for her help in getting the Blyth Public's School News to press this week.