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The Citizen, 1996-03-27, Page 25Speaking their mind Young people from across mid-western Ontario came to the Brussels Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, March 24, to compete in the district public speaking contest. Nineteen students participated in five age groups. The winners were, in back, from left: Chris Heigenhauser, Grade 9-10, representing Walkerton Legion Branch 102 and Jamie Lynn Curie, Grade 11-OAC, from Guelph Legion Branch 234. In front, from Left: Candace Becker, Grade 4-6, Clinton Legion Branch 140; Jamie Lang, Grade 1-3, Walkerton Branch 102 and Jenni Vantour, Grade 7-8, Cambridge Legion Branch 126. Locals Jeff Klassen of Hullett Central Public School earned 4th in the Grade 7-8 class while Zoey Onn, from Central Huron Secondary School, placed third in the senior division and Shannon Scott, an F.E. Madill Secondary School student, captured second in the Grade 9-10 category. Special week highlights the Blyth Scouting season • By John Schedler Heading this week's list of new releases is Last of the Dogmen ***1/12 (HBO), a fine drama about a tracker (Tom Berenger) and an anthropologist (Barbara Hershey), who discover an undiscovered tribe of Cheyenne Indians in the Montana wilderness. Writer and director Tab Murray sure proves tenacity pays. He pitched this project for 15 years to the Hollywood big wigs until he finally found the funding. Unfortunately the film was a bust at the box office, but now that it's on home video be sure to check it out. Highly recommended! (Rated PG) Also recommended is Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey ***(Orion) a fascinating documentary about the Russian inventor who pioneered electronic music during the 1930s before he was kidnapped back to the Soviet Union by KGB agents. His gizmo, which produced an eerie sound, was used in the films Lost Weekend, Spellbound and the Red House by Oscar winning composer Miklos Rosza, who made it the official Hollywood mouthpiece of mental disorders during the 1940s. In the 1950s that new wave of science-fiction films made the Theremin their own, starting with the classic The Day the Earth Stood Still and in the 60s Beach Boy Brian Wilson used it on Good Vibrations. (Unrated) Among the week's other new releases you will find, Seven (Alliance), the critically acclaimed thriller starring Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt as two cops on the trail of a brutal serial killer. (Rated R) The romantic comedy Kicking and Screaming (Malofilm) focuses its attention on four 22-year-olds as they try to come to grips with life after college. (Rated 14A) Mallrats (MCA/Universal) is director Kevin Smith's follow up to Clerks, an alleged comedy about hanging out at the mall. (Rated R - for lots of rough language) In the family film Magic in the Water (Malofilm) Mark Harmon plays a busy father who discovers his inner child when he is swallowed by a lake monster. (Rated G) The folks at Disney are offering the The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh **** (Disney - $28.95 or less) a delightful and charming movie well worth adding to your home library. (Rated G - of coursC). Fans of the popular TV series will want to check out The X-Files (Fox - $16.95 or less) three tapes each featuring two uncut episodes. (Unrated) Quentin Tarantino's acclaimed Pulp Fiction ***1/2 (Alliance) is now available for under $20 in both pan and scan and, for the first time, a much superior widescrecn letterbox version with 10 additional minutes of footage. (Rated R) video FM.X. IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY J.R.'S GAS BAR 4fir TAKE OUT LTD. BRUSSELS 887-6951 NEW TITLES TO CHOOSE FROM Babe, Amazing Panda Adventure, Virtuosity, Drop Squad, Operation Dumbo Drop, Ace Ventura — When Nature Calls, Assassins CHILDREN'S MOVIES 99¢ REGULAR MOVIES $1.49 NEW RELEASES $2.49 PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1996 Company looking for students to paint the town this summer By Janice Becker With just a few snow drifts remaining, stubbornly resisting to melt and rain showers forecast, Stu- dent Works Painting co-ordinator Chuck McLennan is hitting the streets to recruit summer employ- ees. McLennan is looking for six to eight high school, college or uni- versity students wanting to work on painting teams beginning in May. "Though we do a lot of exterior painting, we also do interiors," says McLennan. The teams arc available for all types of jobs ranging from residential to commercial such as Harry Nigh from Welcome Inn in Hamilton brought the message to Brussels Mennonite Fellowship on March 25. Mr. Nigh lived with an incurable liver disease for 16 years. He then was the recipient of a new healthy liver. He made an analogy of his experiences with salvation. People live with sin, as he lived with a diseased organ. All he brought to his physical healing was his disease and his willingness to sign the consent form for surgery. All people take to salvation (or spiritual healing) is their sin and their willingness to confess and surrender themselves to Christ. the Blyth Post Office, Bedford Arms, Goderich, Kinloss Garage, McBurncy Funeral Home, Wing- ham and Kentucky Fried Chicken, Goderich, all past clients. Though painting experience is preferred, McLennan says full training is provided. The team will cover the territory from Brussels to Amberly and Bayficli to Scaforth. Anyone interested in working with Student Works Painting or wishing to book that summer home refresher may call McLennan any- time at 519-524-4858 or 1-800- 803-1100. Estimates are given mainly on weekends, at present. Salvation is completely a gift from God; it is not something they can do for themselves. People can only be willing to turn their lives over to God. Lloyd Koch was the worship leader and the song leader for the service. Anne Hemingway played the piano and Kristi Procter played for the offertory. The youth had returned safely from the service ventures in Hamil- ton, Montreal and Winnipeg. They gathered at Pardys on Sunday evening for supper and a sharing experience. They will share with the entire congregation at the service next Sunday, March 31. With winter just about over, the first six months of the-Scouting year have been highlighted by Scout-Guide week. All activities for the week are dedicated to the celebration of the birthdays of Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting around the world, and his wife, Lady Baden-Powell, who initiated Guiding. On Feb. 18 all sections of both Guiding and Scouting participated in the morning service of the Blyth United Church. On Wednesday, Feb. 21 over 200 parents, participants, family mem- bers, and leaders gathered at the Blyth arena for a delicious potluck meal, skits and presentations. Citizenship plaques were presented by 1st Blyth Scouting to the Blyth Legion and to the Blyth Lions Club in appreciation of their many years of sponsor support to Scouting in Blyth. Erica Clark was also presented with two prestigious awards in recognition of earning the silver level of the Duke of Edinburgh Award. She is currently working on the gold level. During the week a display was set up in the window of Webster's depicting the uniforms, and some of the activities, crafts and badges associated with both Scouting and Guiding. Also on display was the collection of crests that Chris Knox has acquired from local camping events, Canadian Jamboree '93 in Kananaskis, Alberta, and World Jamboree '95 in Holland. On March 7 the Rover crew prepared and served a delicious chili supper at the Blyth arena. As a newly formed section of Blyth Scouting, and the only Rover crew in Huron District, they are raising funds in order to buy the equipment necessary to participate in camping and canoeing excursions during the spring and summer months. During the March break leaders for 1st Blyth Scouting will be planning the program for the remaining three months of the regular season. Snowshoes and For more information on the importance of wetlands, contact P.O Box 2800, Peterborough, ONTARIO FEDERATION Ontario OF ANGLERS & K9J 8L5 HUNTERS (705) 748-6324 Fax: (705) 748-9577 winter parkas will be replaced by joggers and shorts for outdoor excursions, community service, hikes and camping, including some canoeing experience in northern Ontario for the older, and more experienced members. UPCOMING MARRIAGE Dennis and Cindy White of Lucan, would like to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter Melissa Jean to Mr. Kenneth James McPherson of Thorndale, on Saturday, April 13, 1996. There will be a family wedding in London, with an open reception in the Lucan Legion at 8:00 p.m. Everyone Welcome. Best wishes only. Mennonites hear guest speaker 1.1th Annual EXETER HOME GARDEN & LEISURE SHOW Fri. Apr. 12 7-10 p.m. Sat. Apr. 13 Noon-9 p.m. (Free CPR Clinics Saturday) Sun. Apr. 14 Noon-5 p.m. SOUTH HURON REC CENTRE - Exeter. Ont. Admission Ticket: $5.00 - Includes a chance to win a $1000 Travel Gift Certificate from Ellison Travel Presented by the Exeter Optimist Club e. Children 12 & Under: FREE when accompanied by an Adult MANY DRAWS & PRIZES HURON TRAINING AND LABOUR COALITION SPRING MEETING March 29th, 1996 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Benmiller Inn Groups and Businesses interested in community and labour market issues are invited to attend. For more information, please contact the Huron County Planning and Development Department 519-524-2188