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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-06-23, Page 171 am not generally an "im- pulse" buyer. I usually shop around and consider all the pros and cons before 1 make a purchase. But last week, I bought on impulse, and when you consider that I was buy- ing an addition to our family, it was a very impulsive purchase. I was walking down the street when I saw the sign an- nouncing that budgies were on sale, so I went in and bought one. At that moment it had occurred to me that my Iwo' budgie at home might be lonely and want some companionship. I have had Hamlet for five years so it is surprising, even to me, that I should suddenly be concerned about the bird's social life. Perhaps the recent discovery that my Hamlet should actually have been called Ophelia prompted me to buy her a mate, to make up for all these years of mistaken identity. You see when I pur- chased Hamlet, the clerk assured me he was a he - but late, her blue nose turned brown - which indicates he was a she, I learned. I had named him Hamlet in the hopes that he would become a great orator - but alas!, it never happened, he seldom even peeped. (Maybe you wouldn't say much either, e if you had been mistaken for the wrong sex.) My first d thought was to change Hamlet's name to Ophelia, and name my new acquisition h h Hamlet. You see I had been in a similar situation once a before. I had brought home a a Robbie Rabbit Only to learn u that he was a she, and I had to change her name to Rober- ta. Later I got a Robbie, and s within a month we had six lit- to tle Robbies and Robertas. D But this time it wasn't as S easy because I had been call- n ing Hamlet Hamlet for five years. It just wasn't possible k to change his, I mean her, fr name to Ophelia - besides, I in wasn't sure how to spell yo Mary's musings By Mary Alderson Ophelia, and the Shakespeare textbook is too heavy to pull off the book shelf, (You see, I came up with the name Hamlet when I was in Univer- sity and I had just completed a course on Shakespeare). After all these years, it was 1 just too dificult to change Hamlet's name, so I decided to simply change the spelling to Hamlette. The new bird, I decided, would become Shakespeare, That I could spell without taking the book off the shelf. For Hamlette, it was love at first sight. I put the very ner- vous Shakespeare (it had been a traumatic car ride) in the bottom of the cage. Im- mediately, Hamlette began preening her feathers, whispering quiet secrets and dancing around, trying to get his attention But it was to no avail, Shakespeare was only concerned with 'checking out his new surroundings. He took no notice of her antics. Finally, he summoned up all his courage and jumped from the floor of the cage to one of the perches. Hamlette was above. .She bobbed her head from one side to another, chirping and looking down at him. Finally she pop- ped down to sit on the perch beside him, but she was at one nd and he was at the other. He continued to ignore and ook around the cage. She ecided to make the first move. She took three steps ver, gave him a poke with er beak and then took three teps back. This went on for n hour or so, until he was fed p and moved to another perch. To Hamlette, that meant that the honeymoon was over. he squawked, grabbed his it feather and pulled hard. espite her aggression, hakespeare continued to ig- ore her. At this point, we still don't now if they'll become iends. But if I find any eggs the cage, I'll be sure to let u know. OPP handle 168 weekly occurrences This past Burgerfest week - ed brought many people to the Village of Grand Bend. The Grand Bend (S) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Oii1P, REIT INVESTMENTS I:,•1,:1„' H/" '111I:,/1 •,,*, „1,:6, BOOKKEEPING FINANCIAL ADVICE Income Tax Returns Any size 22 Ontario St. N. • --. ART READ Chartered Accountant GRAND BEND ONTARIO 5 19) 238-2388 Grand Bend Optimists Grand Bend Jr. Super Stars Thurs. July 1 2 p.m. Grand Bend Soccer Field Register at field Police investigated 168 occur- rences during the week of June 14 to June 20. Twenty-four persons were charged with violations of the Highway Traffic Act. Three people had their drivers licences suspended for 12 hours and eight people were charged under the Criminal Code with impaired driving. Seven disturbance com- plaints were answered and several charges have been. laid. Assistance was requested on six occasions and was provided by members of our detachment. Two charges of assaulting a police officer and three charges of obstructing police officer. during the perfor- mance of his duties have been laid. Ninety-eight people were apprehended for violations of 'the Liquor Licence Act. A male person was charg- ed with possession of a pro- hibited weapon and released on bail to appear in Provincial Court in Forest. During the summer, numerous items of found pro- perty are turned in to our of- fice. This year, we still have some unclaimed property. If you lost or misplaced some personal belongings while in Grand Bend area, drop in at our office and ascertain if we have it in our possession. This summer we have in- vestigated parking com- plaints in all areas of Grand Bend. We would request that motorists be observant of the no parking areas and use the municipal parking lots. Some of the no parking areas have become so congested that if emergency services were re- quired, they would not belble to get to the location requiring assistance. 411, C;r,i:1a fit:nci DEC, OP. ATIN G CENTRE wy.21 trend R.nd 238-8603 ` ,^ ANtif BLUEWATER BEAUTIES WIN — The ladies championship in Sunday's annual bed races at Grand Bend was won Shelli Finch, Barbie Lawson, Kim Boogemans, Jackie Plaskett and Robin Cootsworth. by the Bluewater Motel. From the left are Julia Brown, Evelyn Brown, Liz Chapdelaine, Leanne Jennison, driver T -A photo Council discusses. harbour post office, financial report Grand Bend councillors began their Monday night meeting with a brief discussion on the haruour. Councillor Dennis Snider suggested that the village seriously consider cancelling the lease agree- ment with the federal govern- ment. The agreement may be cancelled on 60 days' notice. There was no decision on moving the old Post Office. A letter from Mr. and Mrs. William Harwood requested that the building be moved. and the park be restored. A $2,000 employment incen- tive grant was received from the provincial government. Council decided to advertise for student help to make use of the grant in beach clean-up and repairs and maintenance Wendy Larmer, village auditor, reviewed the finan- cial report. She said that the village had a surplus of over $10,000 toapply against the mill rate. Terry Crabe, Pinery Pro- vincial Park naturalist and Bruce Woodley were at the meeting to discuss the plan- ting of grass on the north beach. Woodley said he would donate 800 feet of fence to pro- tect the planting. He asked that the village consider. levelling sand in preparation for planting. Jim Hopkins, owner of several rental cottages in the Queen and Centre street area, attended the meeting toobtain clarification on the proper procedure for dealing with, undesirable tenants. He was concerned about an incident n one of his cottages over the weekend when he got conflic- ing information from two dif- erent police sources. Councillor Keith Crawford said that extra persons in the welling could be charged ith trespass and the tenants ould be charged with noise iolation. Ron Piggott Was at the eeting to request council to rens to the Fraleigh parking t operators that the lot be tter controlled. He said that ter he complained about ise at 3 a.m. Sunday morn - g he was threatened. He lied the police who settled e matter. The lot is suppos- to be empty be 2 a.m. t f d w c v m st to be of no in ca th ed Councillor Harold Green reported that the beach patrol boat had been used by unauthorized persons. At one point it was drifting in the lake and his son retrieved it in the Green's boat. Council voted to have village solicitor, Dan Murphy attend the Ontario Municipal Board Hearing concerning the rezoning of the Knapp pro- perty in Gibb's Park. Knapp and a mild objection from the had requested re -zoning to ex- Yacht Club to council's levy of pand amusement facilities. It $200 for docking for an up - was not approved by Plann- coming rally. ing Board and while council "I'm really ticked off", he Lig-''1Ly�q • •?'f x ': - ' i'- • _. 1 isi a• t 4Z44 • fr'a moi' t approved the project, there was not the two -third's ma- iority vote needed to overrule the planning decision. Snider requested that village planner . Janet Smolders also attend the hearing. Snider also express- ed his dissatisfaction over the Recreation committee's pledge for $500 next year to the Huron Country Playhouse said. "I try to save a lousy 200 bucks and everyone complains." Reeve Bob Sharen asked that the PUC be advised that easements must be obtained when services cross village property. He was referring to a recent hook-up on Crescent Road. Council made a motion to, put a johnny-on-the-spot at the soccer field. There was a letter from Phil Gerald opposing the idea of making King Street a one- way street. SIX YEAR PINS — Charter members of the Grand Bend Lioness Club receiving pins for six years of perfect attendance are pictured at the final meeting, Thursday. They are: back row from the left: Sheila Teevins, Sharon Soldan, Brenda Haist and Lee Thomas. Front .row: Cathy Hugill, Linda Arnold, Pot Kading and Hazel Willert. 111 Times -Advocate, June 23,1982 Page 17 Playhouse presents young players in whirlwind season For the third consecutive year Huron Country Playhouse presents the Young Players '82 in a whirl- wind season of musical cabarets, a children's show, drama workshop for children and the mainstage production of Oliver. The six young performers selected to make up the Young Players are Sally Cahill and Brad Dalcourt, Toronto, Colleen Krueger, Waterloo, Larry Mannell, St. Catharines, Dori Elliott, Willowdale, and Rick Shiralli, Weston. Directing the Young Players is director, actor, writer John Heath, with - Michael Vieira, Musical Director, Joy Lowry, Choreographer, Ben Cekuta, Technical Director, Melissa Veal, Stage Manager and Bo Light as the Children's Workshop Director. The objectives of the pro- gramare to enrich the Playhouse season by using the talents of the young per- formers, to offer a full ex- perience program in profes- sional theatre, working as a separate company within a professional company and to act as a stepping stone for young people aiming toward a career in professional theatre. This season's children's. sow, Androcles, The Lion and Friends written by director John Heath and -Eric Stine will open July 3rd and con- tinue through the summer.on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. Two cabaret productions will be presented this sum- mer, Noel At Sea opening Ju- ly 13, Tues. Fri. and Sat. even- ings, and Love Stories open- ing Aug. 6, after which the two cabarets will run alter- nately, 3 performances per week . until the end of the season. The cabarets com- mence following the mainstage production and are free of charge. The Children's Workshop in Creative Drama will be con- ducted July 19th through Ju - 41 MEN'S OPEN TO OAKWOOD —,The Oakwood Inn men's team won the open division of Sunday's bed races held at Burgerfest Days in Grand Bend. From the left are Trevor Kobe, Bill VandenBygaart, Pat Masse, Doug Brenner, Dave Roth with the trophy, Brian Went, and Leo Duchorme. Trevor Boyle was taken ill during the race and Was unavailable for the picture. T -A photo ly 30 from 1:00 p.m. - 4 p.m., Mondays through Fridays with an open house presenta- tion of their accomplishments on Friday, July 30. The workshop, conducted by the Young Players with the assistance of Workshop Director, Bo Light, will con- sist of theatrical exercises, games and improvisations. Enrollment is limited to 50 children between the ages of Band 13 years old. The fee is *20.00 for the two week • session. The 1982 season for the Young Players will provide a learning opportunity for the performers; a valuable ex- perience for children and a wide variety of summer entertainment for the audiences. Burgerfest Days: most successful By nine o'clock Monday evening any evidence of Grand Bend's Burgerfest weekend had disappeared from the main beach. The 650 foot fence and the tents were gone and the beach had been cleaned. Despite the rain Saturday, the event was more succesful financially than ever. Chamber of Commerce presi- dent Mack Dunlop said Mon- day that the group may have. cleared about $10,000 this year. He paid tribute to Chamber member Eugene Grenier for the "super job" of running the compound. The fence was a great suc- cess according to both Dunlop and Ellwood Lemon. It made a great difference in crowd control. The food tent, not schedul- ed to be open Sunday, was operating with the help of more volunteers. Lillian Best organized the food and said that • they had 3,000 ham- burgers and 1,000 sausages oast YOUR HOME TOWN with not too much left over. There were 30 volunteers under the direction of- Ruth Dunlop serving food. It took about 200 volunteers to run the three-day event. Cost to the Chamber was abut $20,000. unuHun uuumow nuuuuuunuui. ADAMS Heating & Cooling • Heating Systems of All Types INSTALLED, MODERNIZED and MAINTAINED • General Sheet Metal Work • Air Conditioning_ • Humidifiers • c • Ventilation F. • 235-2187 - _= 133 Huron St., Eact. Exeter iunuunnuwnnIunnnnouunuur: Greenwood Nursery 3 kilometres north of Thedford on Hwy, 79 (Formerly Hwy, 82; See us for your LANDSCAPING NEEDS We have qualified staff for: New Lawns, Design Landscaping, Patios, Shrubbery. Spraying, Fertilizing. 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