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The Huron Expositor, 1994-11-23, Page 3Local SDHS gives Shakes There's some Shakespeare with a modern twist on stage in Seaforth this week. It is a play called Lord, What Fools! by David Pody, based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, that is being put on by the Seaforth District High School Drama Club, who staged it last Friday and Saturday at the Crossroads Drama Festival at Blyth. Showtime is 8 p.m. on the local high school's stage Wednesday and Thursday, with a 9 p.m. start Friday after the Christmas parade. The scene is set with teenagers on the way to a school dance. A character named Peter Punker gets things going by using his magic to create love spells and mixing up partners. The play was chosen by the student body at SDHS who read it in English and drama classes and picked it over other options. English and drama teacher, and drama club organizer Jennifer Ray says it's a "hilarious slapstick with good character work" that lasts about 50 minutes, and club members have been working on it since the start` of October but putting in eight to 10 hours for each of the last couple of weeks in preparation. The quality of their production will be enhanced by a brand new lighting system, bought with the aid of a provincial government grant. Members of the SDHS drama club are Becky Hunt, Michael Mullin, Lindsey Seymour, Jared Gowan, Ron Streutker, Dana Dalton, Darren Hemingway, Jamie Dick and Tama Smith. GREGOR CAMPBELL PHOTO SHAKESPEARE GONE MODERN - The Drama Club at Seaforth District High School is staging one of Shakespeare's plays in a modem setting this week and were busy rehearsing for a performance at Blyth last Friday night. Back row from left: Darren Hemingway, Jamie Dick, Michael Mullin (with the ears), Jered Gowan, Laurie Hazzard, Ron Streutker, Lindsey Seymour, Tama Smith. Front row: Laura Strangeway, Dana Dalton, Becky Hunt, Curtis Costello, Jennifer Ray. Christmas Bureau BY GREGOR CAMPBELL Expositor Staff The Huron County Christmas Bureau is gearing up for another holiday season. Donation week here is from Dec. 5 to 9. Brian and Laura Crawford of Dublin are co -managers locally. She. says she had no idea there was such a thing as a Christmas Bureau when she first got involved in the annual charity campaign, which dates back 35 years, last season. k "It was my Christmas," Mrs. ' CraV'fdrtl says; "We rMallj enjoyed ' it but we're doing it earlier this time, so maybe we can catch up on our sleep." County organizers describe the Bureau as a little like a community bank, you put in when times are good and you take out when times are tough. Everyone is welcomed to use the service who needs to. Last year 57 families and ' 138 children had their Christmases made a little brighter by the Seaforth Bureau. The figure is closer to 1,000 children for Huron County. "It's not for foster children but for people whose budgets can't stand the strain of Christmas shopping," says County Co- getrordinator i Alia., Maaskant. tteferraJs Chat it,B¢�ty, D2 rell of the Huron County hildren's Aid Society who urges those who can't find a way to ,fit holiday expenses into their budget to call her at 524- 1541 before Nov. 25. helps children Families are given one gift, one clothing item per child under the age of 16 and a food voucher redeemable at a local grocery store to make a Christmas meal. A new wrinkle this time around is an attempt to better match donations to needs, called "The Giving Tree". In Seaforth it will be in the offices of Deloitte & Touche, at 64 Main St. S, where those who wish to donate can pick a tag from the tree that describes what is wanted in general terms , for ins by, 13, sm011; e kg %ya pped gifts, perhaps b4used goods (no old chesterfields, thank you) and non- perishable food items, are to be located at Bethel Bible, Church, TIM CUMMING PHOTO LOCAL FARMER AT ROYAL AGRICULTURAL WINTER FAIR - Paul Franken, of Paullor Jerseys at RR 3 Clinton, and his wife Lorraine had Fourth Place for Breeder's Herd out of 15 herds at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Here, Paul, is shown with his prize cows. Local Beaver colonies head to SkyDome On Saturday, Nov. 26, members of the First Seaforth and First Cromarty Colony will be travelling to the Skydome for a weekend celebration of 25 years of Beavers in Canada. There will be groups from all over the province attending this event with an estimated attend- ance of 10,000 Beavers and adults. Activities will include songs, crafts, games, a performance by Eric Nagler and, probably the most exciting part for the boys, sleeping on the field where the Blue Jays play baseball. The planning for this event began over a year and half ago. The First Seaforth contingent will be meeting at St. James School at 6:45 on Saturday, Nov. 26. Parents and leaders will drive the boys to Stratford where they will board a bus with other participants from Perth DistrictScouting. The group is expected to return to Scaforth around 4 p.m. on Sunday. which is having its own drive within a drive, and at numerous Main Street businesses. Mrs. Crawford, local co -manager, says gifts of new clothing or toys would be particularly appreciated. She adds the Christmas food voucher for registered recipients is for $25, with $10 added for each additional child. Churches and Children's Aid began the county Christmas Bureau in 1963, and the agency was charged with the responsibility of ensuring confidentiality for families ,needing assistance and co- ordinating the project. There are five Christmas Bureaux in the county, elsewhere at Clinton, Goderich, Exeter and Wingham. Farm tax seminar to be held in area The Ontario Ministry of Agri- culture, Food and Rural Affairs is offering a Farm Tax Seminar for farm families. The seminar will be held Thursday, Dec. 1, in the OMAFRA seminar room, Clinton beginning at 12:30 p.m. Preregistration is required. 4uunttuuulenurruttul7unnultul7L -To the Electors - of Hibbert Township 5 = a big 5 THANK YOU -- to all those who - supported me = in the recent "_ municipal election It was really = appreciated. _ Cinth Vogels ;I,III►II,IIIHalla,IIIIIIIJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIr Don't let the secret out! I Iensall District Co-op in Seaforth has II very exciting Christmas promotions coming soon! • SATURDAY DECEMBER 3rd, get your Picture taken with Santa FREE! Free Candy too! • T1 TSDAY, DECEMBER 6 from 10 am to 4 pm You're invited to a Power 'Tool Demonstration (* Door Prizes Tuesday, December 6 only) ENSALL 1STRICT 0 -OPERATIVE Seaforth 527-0770 TME HURON EXPOSITOR, November 1p, 11$4-3 SEAFORTH....MEAT MARKET.. PORK TENDERLOIN 5.99 lb. Butterfly PORK CHOPS 3.994, Schneiders POPULAR LOAVES 4.69 12' Storemade PIZZA 3.99 ed Dell Sliced BLACK FOREST HAM 3.99 ►b. Fresh CHICKEN WINGS 2.25 Ib. (Spat a, Tips Removed) FREE E }�'•ndville /cr MASS TIME CHANGES 1 as of Saturday, November 19, 1994 St. Columban Highway 8 Saturdays 5:00 P.M. Sundays 11:00 A.M. St. James Seaforth Saturdays 7:30 P.M. Sundays 9:30 A.M. For more information call 345-2411, 527-0142 THANK YOU to the Voters of Grey Township who took the time to vote. A very special thank you to all those who placed their confidence in me by supporting me at the polls. Season's Greetings Leona Armstrong Grey Township Reeve OUR ANNUAL PHONE BOOK HAS ARRIVED! Purchase your copy at our office located at 100 Main St., Seaforth. ONLY $1.00 The following listings were omitted or listed incorrectly in our phone book. Please cut out the following portion and attach it to your book. Thank you for your co-operation and we apologize for any inconvenience. DeJong, Pat " 60 Church St. '527- 2725 Finlayson, Ron RR2 Kippen 522- 0479 Glanville, Fred 39 George 527-1944 Hobby Shop, The Main St. 527- 2010 J nmaat, Luke Egmondville 522- 0134 eeming Express 96 Coleman 527- 239 R. H. Masonry Richard Horst Rivers, Jack 173 Main Sangster, R. Egmondville Struthers, Randy 96 Coleman Studio 75 Egmondville Sunlife Assurance ompany of Canada Arts, Tony, G. 107 Main St. Home Stinnison, A. J. 107 Main St. Wolfe, Ken R142 Huron • � Expositor, 527-1362 527- 1930 522- 0607 527- 2539 522- 0900 527- 0794 527-2564 527- 0410 522- 0151