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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-04-26, Page 26Up and away Brussels Public School Principal Dave Kemp lends a hand as Lance McLellan and Megan Teeft watch their kite among the clouds. The students enjoyed an afternoon of kite flying last Thursday. Brussels PS news Workshop at Ark Forthcoming Marriage Robert and Theresa Machan of Blyth and Walter and Blanche Adams of Meaford are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their children Rose Ann and Kevin Paul on Saturday, May 6, 1995 at St. Joseph's R.C. Church, Clinton. Open reception to follow at 9 p.m. at Blyth Community Centre. 1144g0 MX! By John Schedler The most talked about movie of the year makes its appearance on home video this week. Forrest Gump **** (Paramount - $26.95 or less) the winner of six Oscars including Best Picture and Actor will no doubt be as big a hit here as it was on the big screen. For those of you who haven't seen it yet now is your chance. This engaging fable follows a slow wined fellow (Tom Hanks) who has the amazing ability to stumble his way into most of the major events in U.S. history during the 1960s and 70s. It has now become quite fashionable among many trendy critics to dismiss Forrest Gump mainly because it has become a little too successful; besides it champions things like human decency, faithfulness, honesty and friendship as opposed to the so-called cutting edge low-life scum in films like Pulp Fiction. I'm sticking with Forrest and the millions of filmgoers who have made him a hit around the world. (Rated PG-13) Also available on laserdisc in the widescreen letterbox format. While I was placing my bets on Jodie Foster's beautiful performance in Nell to capture Best Actress gold, the winner turned out to be an equally deserving Jessica Lange in Blue Sky **** (Orion), a little seen drama made in 1991 but unreleased until last year. This highly recommended drama, set in the early 1960s, centres on the tumultuous relationship between an Army nuclear engineer (Tommy Lee Jones) and his free spirited wife (Jessica Lange). This is the last film of director Tony Richardson (Tom Jones). (Rated PG-13) The heyday of old time radio is spoofed in Radioland Murders ** (MCA/Universal), a forced and unfunny comedy from producer George Lucas. Despite heat 30s atmosphere and numerous cameo appearances by performers like Christopher Lloyd, George Burns, Harvey Korman, Ned Beatty and others the film just doesn't work. (Rated PG) Even though theatre audiences passed on Robert A. Heinlen's The Puppet Masters "1/2 (Hollywood), I found it to be highly watchable. The screenplay is based on a story that first appeared in 1951 in the magazine Galaxy Science Fiction, and tells of an Alien invasion of the United States. This new film would make a good double bill with the similar invasion of the Body Snatchers. (Rated R) Also available is another stunning laserdisc release from the Criterion Collection. The Red Shoes **** (Voyager) is one of the best loved post World War II films from the British producer/director team of Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell. This exquisite drama focuses on a young ballerina (Moira Shearer), who finds herself torn between forces, the composer who loves her and the impresario determined to fashion her into a great dancer. The new digital transfer was made using a 35mm negative made from the original Technicolor elements and supervised by the film's cinematographer Jack Cardiff. Like most of Criterion's releases the exhaustive supplementary material available here including second audio track commentary makes this a special event. Highly recommended! The Red Shoes is available on videocassette from Paramount. video F51.X. IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY... J.R.'S GAS BAR & TAKE OUT LTD. BRUSSELS 887-6951 NEW RELEASES THIS WEEK Terminal Velocity, Puppet Masters, Forrest Gump, Double Dragon, Quiz Show, The Shawshank Redemption, Silent Fall, Pagemaster, Love Affair, Angels in the Outfield. The Specialist, Only You, Stargate, River Wild, Milk Money, Lion King, Time Cop, Andre, Little Rascals, In The Army Now, The Next Karate Kid, CHILDREN'S MOVIES 99e REGULAR MOVIES $1.49 NEW RELEASES $2.49 Graduation Cheryl Campbell, daughter of Ralph and Nancy Campbell, R.R. #3 Blyth, graduated April 6 from the School of Memorial Art, in Barre, Vermont, USA. She is employed with Pryde Monuments of Centralia and London. Congratulations Cheryl. Love Mom and Dad. RECEPTION for BILL Mr PERSON and JUNE BOLGER JOINED IN MARRIAGE ON JAN. 27, 1995 THEIR CHILDREN WISH TO INVITE YOU TO HELP CELEBRATE THEIR MARRIAGE AT A RECEPTION ON SAT. APRIL 29,1995 BLYTH COMMUNITY CENTRE 8:30 P.M. - 1 A.M. DANCE LUNCH "FES? 7,09S ES 011..1V' Buck& Doe for Donald Hastings & Dawn TenPas B.M. & G Community Centre Sat., April 29, 1995 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. Age of Majority $5.00 BUCK & DOE STEVE SCHROEDER and JOANNE CONSITT SATURDAY MAY 6' Age of Majority For more info 527-1247 263-5675 GREY CENTRAL SCHOOL Several Grey Central Parents were nominated to the new Grey Central Community Advisory Council at a parents' meeting on Monday, April 10. The parent representatives are Elaine Armstrong, Andre Bedard, Teresa Befurt, Gordon Edgar, Angelika Hammel, Donna Hemingway, Connie Rassman, Joanne Stafford, Dodie Stratton, and Joseph Zehr. The Grey Central Steering Committee also met on Monday, April 10 with Mr. Ken Maronets and Ms Jayne Thompson from the Ministry of Natural Resources. Plans were made to establish a hedgerow, to cover paths with wood chips and to provide seating by the story tree. There was also some discussion about naming the bush. • On Tuesday, April 11, the Junior teachers at Grey spent a day in school training with Mr. Dave Bieman from the Learning Resources Centre. He was instructing the teachers on the use of the Internet. Also Grey Central was honoured to have a visit from Mr. Wareham and some school board members who were visiting schools in North Huron. On April 11, pupils in Grade 4 participated in the "Slice of Huron" activity day at Seaforth. Two of the areas they visited were Grain and Poultry. GRAINS By Joel Hemingway In the grains area they were told bar codes are put on the cans to identify the products that Aylmer Del Monte of Exeter processes. We were shown how to grind corn into flour. We played an identification game where we had to put the different foods into their proper "grains" baskets. The baskets were labelled corn, wheat, barley, oats, canola, soyabeans and white beans. POULTRY By Jelma Gorter In the poultry area there were chickens and a three-month-old rooster. The poults eat very small pieces of wheat such as crushed Continued on page 27 By Christa Smith and Jenny McKercher Grade 5 to 7 students took part in a Conflict Resolution Workshop on Tuesday, April 18 at the Ark. Workshop leaders included Mrs. Patch, Mr. Teall, Mr. Wanless and Mr. Kemp. The group learned about arbitration, positional negotiation and mediation techniques. Mr. Kemp and Justin Ruttan role played a positional negotiation. Mr. Teall discussed how communication skills, including body language and self-confidence, affect our ability to solve problems. Mr. Wanless stressed the importance of positive self-esteem and was assisted by Tyler Bragg in explaining ways to build trust in mediation, A mediation role- playing exercise by Mrs. Patch, Mr. Kemp and Mr. Teall demonstrated mediation in action. Mr. Wanless led the group discussion of observations. The final activity was an opportunity for all students to practice mediating conflict simulations created by Mr. Teall's class. We all look forward to using our new skills. As a part of our Safe School Month activities and civic studies the Grade 7/8 class visited a court session in Goderich. After the court session Judge Hunter stopped and talked to us. Following that we went to McDonald's for lunch. On Thursday, April 20 the students from Grades 5 to 8 had a student council meeting. We discussed such topics as a pajama day, a dance, a new mascot and school rules. On Thursday, April 20 the school had a kite flying day. Students had a chance to fly kites at noon hour or when they had scheduled time to fly. CRAFTERS WANTED: COME AND GROW WITH US Our indoor craft mall concept has taken the market by storm. You, the crafter, decorate and stock your booth and our full time staff serve the customers and process the sales - seven days a week! For booth Information call The Crafter's Marketplace 765 Exeter Rd. - Unit 203 London, Ontario N6E 7L3 519-685-9800 PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1995. Grey Central Echo Groups meet BUCK & DOE for DIANE CAMPBELL & JEFF HOWSON Saturday, April 29 9 to 1 For more information 482-5936