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Valk Mit
By John Schedler
Pulp and comic book heroes have been part of the movie going
experience since the late 30s and early 40s. Although during that period
they were considered to be kid's stuff and relegated for the most part to
Saturday matinee serials, the possible exception being the adventures of
Tarzan which found wide acceptance among all age groups. The most
famous of these comic/pulp to movie heroes were Flash Gordon, Buck
Rogers, Captain Marvel, Superman, Batman, The Shadow and The
Phantom.
While all of these found success with the Saturday matinee crowd, in
later years only Superman and Batman made it big at the box office. Of
course many of the others tried to capture the fancy of movie-goers, but
none has succeeded like the man of steel or the caped crusader. I enjoyed
the recent Shadow with Alec Baldwin as well as the retro Rocketeer, even
though audiences failed to respond to either film in a big way. So I was
surprised when the big screen remake of The Phantom *** (Paramount)
was announced. Based on the comic strip by Lee Falk which first made its
appearance in newspapers in 1936, the Phantom, who is known as the
Ghost Who Walks, was also one of the first costumed superheroes.
In this new film the Phantom played by Billy Zane is back, aided by a
tongue-in-cheek script, dazzling special effects and a fine supporting cast
that includes Treat Williams, Kristy Swanson and Catherine Zeta Jones.
The Phantom is a highly enjoyable action adventure directed by Simon
Wincer (Rated PG).
Among the week's other new releases is Striptease (Columbiaaristar) a
corned tarring Demi Moore as a woman forced to take up stripping in an
effort to et the money to fight a legal battle for the custody of her
daughter. A so in the cast are Burt Reynolds, Armand Assante and Ving
Rhames. (Ra ed 14A)
With Mich el Jordan currently starring with Bugs Bunny in Space Jam
another NBA superstar, Shaquille O'Neal headlines Kazam (Touchstone) a
comedy abo t a genie released from a boom box who must grant a young
boy the st. ,dard three wishes. (Rated PG)
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Special visit
Ethel Dennis, a former resident of Grey Twp., gets a
special visit recently when the man who purchased her
home from her, Max Demaray, right, and the farm's
present owner Jake Hiemstra, a former student of Mrs.
Dennis's spent some time with her.
Former resident gets surprise visit
By Nicole Lowe and
Chris Coulter
Over the past four weeks our
school has participated in Partners
in Excellence. The primary grades
have read 2,593 books. The
intermediate grades have read
1,173 books for a total of 3,766
books. The people who have read
over 10 books and got sponsors
receive a gold medal; the people
who read seven books receive a
certificate.
The people with the highest
books read in each class are: Grade
1, Tiffany Roeticsoender with 27;
Grade 1/2, Krista Richmond with
15; Grade 2/3, Lauren Spink with
65; Grade 3/4, Cory Chapman with
24; Grade 4/5, Joy Arnold with 33;
Grade 6/7, Nicole Mastnak with 13;
Grade 7/8 - Tricia Teeft with 21.
The money raised from the read-a-
thon will go to buying learning
materials for the school. They're
still collecting money from the
participants.
The number of cases of lice has
decreased dramatically. Brownies,
and Guides have been cancelled
because they want lice to be
cleaned up.
Our school is hosting their annual
book fair. Mr. Prior has selected
students to help with the fair. The
students will run the cash register,
set up, and help clean up. They are:
Jennifer McDonald, Chrissy
Mason, Sarah Little, Matthew
Elliott, Amy Douma, Tricia Teeft,
Megan Bragg, Eileen Exel, Nicole
Mastnak, Veronica Edwards,
Laurie Prior, Tim Harrison. It will
be held on Nov. 18 to Nov. 22. The
times are from Monday to
Thursday 8:30 - 8:55 a.m., 10:20 -
10:40 a.m., 12:30 -12:55 p.m. and
and 1 - 3 p.m.
Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Douma, Mrs.
Clark, and Ms A went to Brantford
school to learn about language
programs.
We asked Mr. Kemp ''What
Remembrance Day" meant to him.
His reply was he always remem-
bered Mr. Butson who visited the
school yearly in his ancient blue
coupe to distribute poppies. He had
tears in his eyes as he told how the
soldiers survived gas attacks in
World War I. He walked with a
limp because of a wound he had
received. He also organized the
Legion sponsored public speaking
contest in the rural schools, and Mr.
Kemp will always remember his
strong commitment to students and
learning.
By Derek Passmore
and Andrew Garland
The students enjoyed Pizza Day
on Oct. 29. Thank you to Mrs.
Speers and JRs for the wonderful
lunch. We thank the community for
sending us your IGA/Zehrs tapes.
Please continue to do so.
Mr. Teal] recently attended a
training workshop on the "Values,
Influences, and Peers" program. He
said, "It was about people learning
the more important things in their
lives and recognizing how to make
better choices."
Ms Whyte has been trained in the
"Quest" program. She will be
teaching this to the Grade is and
6/7s. It was about values and
decision making program. She said,
"It is excellent, informative and
easy to follow."
Congratulations to the Guess the
Number winner Jake Edwards, who
won with an exact guess of 189
Halloween candies.
While the Halloween activities
were running, the Grade 6s were
baking Halloween cookies. Mrs.
Perrie was delighted to eat some,
with the comment "very delicious
cookies."
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen staff
It is indeed a small world.
Ethel Dennis, a former Grey
Twp. resident, now living in Lis-
towel, was reminded of this fact
last month when she was visited by
two special guests.
Mrs. Dennis was to be acknowl-
edged by the insurance firm of
Howick Mutual as she had been a
policy holder with them for an
amazing 70 years. Presenting the
certificate of appreciation to her
was Max Demaray, a director with
Howick Mutual, who had, in 1959,
The ever popular Lantern Light
tours at Doon Heritage Crossroads
are returning for another six
evenings in December.
Tickets are now on sale for this
Christmas program that will run
Fridays and Saturdays, Dec. 6, 7,
13, 14, 20 and 21 at 7 p.m. or
8:30 p.m. Each tour includes a visit
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen staff
I do not find Arthur Black
hilarious. I do, however, find him to
be a gifted writer whose work is
entertaining.
Black's newest book Black
in the Saddle Again,
is a compilation of
some of his award-
winning essays on
human life. With
sardonic bite and cheeky
prose he does the
impossible making you
smile while educating you.
He is a truckload of
information on everything
from the Druids worship of
trees to the Canadians hoarding of
pennies.
He travels with you from
Hogtown to India and shares
personal anecdotes. 1-le finds the
comic twist to most situations and
isn't afraid to share it if he's in it.
A one-time resident of Fergus,
Ont., Black is a three-time finalist
for the Stephen Leacock Medal for
Humour. His syndicated columns
appear in magazines and
newspapers, including this one. He
purchased the Dennis's farm from
them.
Max decided to carry the co-inci-
dence even further inviting Jake
Hiemstra along to see Mrs. Dennis
who is now over 90 years of age.
Jake had purchased the farm from
Max in 1984. Many years before he
had been a student of Mrs. Dennis
at a school east of Listowel near
Tralee.
"She recognized him immediate-
ly," says Max. "Her daughter had
told her she would be getting a sur-
prise visitor that day, but she had
no idea who it would be until we
got there."
to a select number of seasonally
decorated buildings in the historic
village, a horse-drawn sleigh or
wagon ride and a Christmas concert
in the church with Mary Margaret
Smith and the Playford Players.
Tickets must be purchased in
advance and can be ordered over
the phone. Call (519) 748-1914.
hosts the popular CBC radio show
Basic Black. His previous best-
selling books are Basic Black, Back
to Black, That Old Black Magic,
Arthur! Arthur!, Black by Popular
Demand and, with Lynne Raymond,
Blackmail!
He relocated to British
Columbia last year.
In reading Black in the
Saddle Again, what first
distinguishes Black from
other humourists to me
is not his humour, but
his writing. It is
articulate without
being forced. He has
a down-home manner that
contrasts nicely with an obvious
intellect. His sharp-edged humour
bespeaks a curmudgeonly teaser,
who actually enjoys life and the
people in it, but can't let anyone
know.
There is no question that Black is
a humourist. His wit is quick, his
writing entertaining, his topic
informative, though amusing. But,
no I don't find him hilarious.
Reading him I s.:...1dom laugh aloud. I
did, however, wear a smile
throughout the entire book.
***
Starry Night
at Doon
The 'Friends of Doon' invite
everyone to their third annual
fundraising event 'Starry Night' to
be held at Doon Heritage
Crossroads on Monday, Dec. 23
from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Visitors will have the pleasure of
wandering through the beautiful
lantern lit village and buildings of
Doon. Musical entertainment,
samplings of traditional seasonal
fare, chestnuts roasting on an open
fire and horse drawn wagon rides
makes this Christmas event an
extra special evening.
Every purchased ticket will
automatically be entered into a
draw for a number of wonderful
prizes. The grand prize is a
handmade full size quilt that has
been reproduced from a quilt in
Doon's collection.
Tickets are $15 per adult, $7.50
per child and can be purchased in
person or by phone at (519) 748-
1914.
Book review
Black's back in the saddle
Lantern Light tours at Doon begin