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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-07-21, Page 21........................ • • SUMMER SALE • • COME AND SAVE • • � OFF ALL SUMMER • Oc70 MERCHANDISE • • Starts Thursday, July 22 • • • • • • • • • • • View the new Fall Fashions arriving daily including co-ordinated sportswear in corduroy - tweeds - knits - flannels and wools in olive, raspberry, terracotta and camel. Truly an exciting collection. man pails fashion boutique Open 7 Days A Week 10.6. Thurs. 8 Frl. till 9 p.m. 1/ Miles South of Grand Bend on Hwy 11 238.28,8 414;01, 6 : /AO' Iry Mary's musings 9r Mary Alderson The big times are coming ole Zurich, Ontario. If you guessed beans, you're right of course. But if you guess "blues" you're closer. The big times are coming in the form of James Cotton and the Downchild Blues Band. To some of you, those names won't mean much. But i you've ever hadan interest in blues music, you'll be at the Zurich arena on July 24. I was introduced to the blues when I was in jour- nalism school at Western by some of my classmates who were ardent blues fans. After attending a party where a Downchild album was pia to the blues - it is not situp wailing and crying to mus , 'But it is hard to define. Le just say it's rock and roll wi some extra rhythm added a a touch of jzz. If you grew up on th Beatles and the Beach Boy you'll enjoy the blues. f lively rhythm is an excit change from the ho -h "adult mellow country rock that today's FM stations kee feeding us. It would be Wrong to tell y anymore about Downchil without telling you who th are. Unfortunately, thi brings us to a very sad not Just last week, their pianis the popular and vivacious Jane Vasey died of leukemi at age 34. She had been ill fo some time, but friend thought she was improvin after chemotherapy. Lately she had been unable to trave with the band, and anothe pianist was filling in. Her death was tragic because Jane had just started composing and writing songs Her hit "Trying to keep her 88's straight" was one that she had written and sung herself. Mr. Downchild - the founder and lead guitar player is Don Walsh. He's accompanied by vocalist Tony Flaim. The rest of the band changes from time to time, but on their latest album, "We deliver", h- they are listed as Gary Ken- be dell on bass, FTank Russell on be drums and To Rondolone on saxophone. I had the opportunity to see Downchild perform in Toron- to last winter. They were at the "prestigious" El Macam- bo. Yes, that's the place where theRollingStones once cut an album, and I think, it was the place where'Maggie Trudeau had her famous visit with the Stones. In any case, every Canadian band has played at the El Macambo at some time. And if Downchild raises the roof at the Zurich arena the way they did at the El Macambo that night, it will certainly be a concert worth seeing and hearing. Enthusiasm for Young Players A full house and an en- thusiastic crowd welcomed the Huron Country Playhouse Young Players '82 Company when they opened their first cabaret of the season on July 13. Noel At Sea, compiled by ly John Heath with musical is direction by Michael Vieira is and choreography by Joy th Lowry, is a celebration of love ad on the high seas. Featuring such familiar Noel Coward e songs as "Play, Orchestra, s, Play," "Mad Dogs and The Englishmen", "Sail Away" Ing and "Twentieth Century Blues," Noel At Sea is an of - um fering of musical vignettes concerning three dashing seamen and the three charm- ing ladies they encounter. The Young Players - Sally over and over again all even- ing, I literally rushed out the next day to buy my own record. I found myself in the record store, not remembering the name of the group or any of the songs. I wandered to the blues section, and hunted through the records until I found an album with a familiar picture on it. Because I had never browsed in the blues section before, I knew I had found the right record. I still knew little about the blues, but I went home to un- wrap the new album. I was surprised and delighted to learn that this new group I had "discovered" were Cana- dians from Toronto. For so long, we've been brainwas ed into thinking that all gre music groups had to American, it was certainly refreshing to find a Canadian group setting the trends, And set trends they did! It surprises people that Downchild composed or ar- ranged many of the songs made famous by their better- known American counter- parts, The Blues Brothers. The Blues Brothers were made famous by Dan Ackroyd and the late John Belushi, alias Jake and Ellwood Blues. It is unfor- tunate that the circumstances around John Belushi's death have left the public with an unpleasant image of this great entertainer. TbQss,were the good old days on Saturday Night Live. Steve Martin was saying "Well, excu-u-u-u-u-se me", those two wild and crazy Czechoslovakians were trying to pick up chicks, the Con- eheads were having family problems, and the Blues Brothers were singing Downchild hits. Thus more and more of us were introduc- ed to the blues. Here, we should clear up some misconceptions about �y lir tllUSY BEES — Twenty-five children from three to 12 registered at the Bus Bee cam ey Cahill, Brad Dalcourt, Dori Seen are, from the left, BobbySchmitt, Mary Ann Strong, supervisor Aline BielowskiPCarolyn Stroin Grand ng, assistant s Elliott, Colleen Krueger, Nancy Short and Jaime Jeffris. ently.e Larry Mannan and Rick9 'Sc rehearsal haveo been in Only 14 ratepayers attend rehearsal for Noel At Sea a r s g (and for their children's play Androcles, The Lion and Friends) for the last three weeks. All six talented youngsters are just starting out on their careers in show r business and everyohe at the Playhouse is both pleased and proud of their ever- ' developing skills. The Huron County Playhouse Cabaret is a brand • Fanny bridge organ ized The Grand Bend "Sweet Fanny Bridge Marathon" was organized Thursday night last week. A pot luck supper was held at the home of Jean Gibson by the recrea- tional bridge group. The marathon will begin in September. �v new facility located of the newly renovated and expand- ed bar/lobby area. Perfor- mances of Noel At Sea will oc- cur every Tuesday,' Friday and Saturday evening im- mediately after the final cur- tain on the main stage. Ad- mission is free to nmaistage Obeet to �nkiwis on . beach Attendance at a ratepayers meeting held in the Legion Hall Friday night included 14 Grand Bend ratepayers, the Reeve of the village and two councillors, the clerk - treasurer, two reporters and the manager of Grand Cove Estates from _peen Township. 'Ratepayers had been invited to air their con- cerns with council. Homeowners on the north audience. F Colonials split, mosquitoes and Ausab/ers win The Grand Bend Colonials soccer team were involved in a busy schedule Sunday of two games within four hours and 40 miles apart. The Colonials playing on their home field at 4 p.m. scored an impressive 7-0 win over Chatham in Level 2 Cup play and four hours later in London lost an EMSA Cup match to the London Inter - county team 2-1 in overtime. The Grand Bend club will get back to regular league play Sunday at 5 p.m. when they travel to Stratford. In Sunday's win over Chatham all the Grand Bend goals came in the final half. Gilbert Quivourin and Bill Van den Bygaart each scored two goals to lead the Grand Bend attack. Scoring in single fashion were Mike Campbell, Dave Olan and Pete Backx. The only goal for the Col- onials in the loss to the Lon- don club which plays regular- ly two divisions higher came ith five minutes left in regulation time from the foot of Bill Van den Bygaart. The Grand Bend Ausable league team scored a 4-0 win over Lucan and will host Wallaceburg this Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. in a league game. Scoring for Grand Bend Sunday with single goals were Bill Mennen, Matt Relouw, Joe Mommersteeg and John Van Leeuwen. Bowdon Paving will be working in the Exeter area the week of July 28, 1982 For Free Estimates on • Driveways • Parking Lots • Tennis Courts and • Sealing Call Alymer 773-3201 �� Wagons Clearance Prices AveNable In 3 Sizes 10-12-14 Ton FEATURES ON Ml MODELS: wsm —heavy thick l box beam kerne —lubrication points throughout entire steering mechanism. —quick hitch side tongue. —trailing hitch. — tapered roller bearings In hubs. — adjustable stake posts 38" . 40" • 42". — predrilled reach pipe, for wagon length adjustment. - pries start at '520 RR 1 DASPIW00D 1 S19 118 1101 The Grand Bend atoms scored a win and gained a tie this week. They downed the Exeter I club 4-2 and tied Lucan 1-1. Dave O'Connor scored the only Grand Bend goal against Lucan and scored twice in the win over Exeter. The other goals were booted by Colin Kobe and Peter Donaldson. The Grand Bend mos- I quitoes continued their winn- ing streak by beating Nairn 7-0, the squirts defeated Arva 4-1 and the pee wees lost 3-1 to Exeter. beach wondered what could be done about power boats an- chored on the sand bar within 15 feet of the shore. They have had free parking there for the past two years and operation of boats in the area has pro- ven hazardous to swimmers. Council stated that there was an agreement with the provincial government that in a year's time Grand Bend could police the area but lit - ire hall specs ready-. for tender It was announced at the Monday night meeting of Grand Bend council that plans and specs for the new Grand Bend, Bosanquet, Stephen fire hall are now in the hands of the village solicitor who will prepare tender documents. They will demand a perfor- mance bond and a bid bond of $6000. Tenders given out will cost $20. The new hall will be built just west of the present Grand Bend fire hall. There was more discussion about the north beach. A re- quest to operate a para -sail from the beach was turned down. Councillor Dennis Snider said, "We're right in the middle of trying to regulate boats near the beach and in the swimming area." Mrs. Thebideau of Pine Street spoke to council about the hazard of power boats an- chored near the beach. She stated that boaters use the area to clean out their boats. Motors idling leave gasoline in the water. She •noted an incident last week where one group threw out an anchor and narrowly missed some children in a rubber raft. Council decided at her re- quest to try to rope off a swimming area from north of • • • When your outgo exceeds ✓ income, your upkeep is ✓ downfall. You you Oak Street to the Fraleigh property. Beach Patrol would place buoys on calm days so that swimmers will have some protection There was a complaint about a volleyball game tak- ing place on the beach at 4 a.m. It was learned that Knapp - enterprises will re -present their case for re -zoning and try to cover the chairman's concern for parking at the meeting of the Planning Board to be held July 26. A letter of resignation from bylaw enforcement officer John Clarke was accepted 'with regret' by council. No reason was given !br Clarke's resignation. Clerk Lduise Clipperton was requested to send a letter to Sanders Tavern concerning noise from the patio after midnight. As a result of a letter from Murray Desjardine, works crew will look into placing trash barrels on Ontario Street and a bench across the street from the bus depot. A decision was made to cir- culate a letter from Grand Bend council objecting to fur- ther increases in postal rates. Snider reported that it was difficult to keep the parking lot on the main beach locked. Chains and locks are con- tinually broken. He made a motion that there be a new fee for boats using the municipal docks. The motion, passed by council, sets a $15 fee for boats over 50 feet with a $200 hydro charge. Council decided to enforce the ruling which prohibits div- ing and swimming between the piers and to prohibit boats from anchoring near enough to the end of the pier to in- terfere with recreational fishing. Rec group meets GRADUATES --- Daniel T. c Miller has received his ni B.A. in Urban and ch Regional Planning from Ryerson Polytechnical In- el stitute, Toronto. He is the fit son of Mary Miller, Toron- to, and the grandson of 13 Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Ford, co Grand Bend Recreation ommittee met Tuesday ght in the village council ambers. Mary Fickling of the Art ub asked for assistance in iding a painting teacher. It is announced that Mary urdon, of Kingsmere will nduct CPR courses at the Exeter. town hall in August. A GALA DAYS FIDDLER --- Exeter fiddler Hank GreeneparticipatedinSunday's fid- dlers jamboree at Gala Days in Ailsa Craig. At the left ore his accompanist Jim Young and jamboree chairman Leroy Walker. T -A photo 1 tle could be done this season to eliminate the hazard. • Bruce Woodley, speaking for the Property Standards Committee asked for guidelines for assessing pro- perty standards. He was told that complaints would be judged by the property stan- dards officer and the county officer of health. They would - inspect and request im- provements. If appropriate improvements were not made, owners could be charged. There were objections to dogs and horses on the beach and comments on the resigna- tion of John Clarke, bylaw en- forcement officer. "We real- ly need an enforcement of- ficer four months of the year and it's a horrible job," com- mented Reeve Bob Sharen. The Ontario Municipal Board hearing on the Knapp request for re -zoning was con- sidered. Shirley Mitchell was worried that if the company could not expand the amuse- ment enterprise to the two lots in Green Acres and gain commercial zoning, the children's rides would be scrapped. Councillor Harold Green said that complaints by residents of Green Acres led him to vote against re -zoning. There was apprehension that once the two lots were re- zoned from residential to commercial it would open the door for more property owners in the subdivision to ask for commercial status. The Knapp hearing, Tuesday, was adjourned because the proposal did not meet parking standards. Norm Lynn asked if perhaps a more comprehen- sive plan for commercial development might be necessary. Sharen replied that the Knapp problem had brought that idea into focus. Planning Board will consider the problem in the July 26 meeting. The Fraleigh parking lot received some criticism. Woodley pointed out that the 20 -foot buffer zone promised between homes and the lot did not exist. There were questions about the new Woodward Town Home development. There was a complaint that heavy equipment had ruined the new road surface on Woodward. Bert Pearce, manager of Grand Cove Estates question- ed various aspects of the development in relation to the village by-law. Sharen invited him to bring his complaints in proper form before council. Sharen expressed his en- thusiasm for the newly form- ed Property Lovers Organiza- tion (PLO). He reminded ratepayers that each has the right to appeal and decision of village council to the Ontario Municipal Board. "You should use that right," he said. To get 30 new highway signs Concern for payment for PUC services was voiced at the monthly meeting of the commission Tuesday night. Commissioners felt that the Chamber of Commerce should consider payment for the time spent by PUC employees in putting up the new highway signs and that the village should pay for maintenance of fire hydrants. There will be 30 of the new signs, built and designed by the Grand Bend and area Chamber of Commerce, plac- ed on the light standards on Highway 21 by PUC staff this summer. Plans are to take them down before winter.`The commission is looking at about an hour of staff time per sign. Cost of servicing fire hydrants has been worked out at a little over $80 a unit. There are 49 hydrants in the village proper. It was reported at the meeting that high-pressure sodium lights had been plac- ed in Gibbs Park and on Queen Street, there were new poles put in Orchard and Elmwood streets and two ' days spent on tree removal and tree trimming. The crew installed a new transformer on Woodward Street. There was some comment on the barbed-wire fence placed at the border between Oakwood and the village, by Oakwood. Commissioner, Roy Johnson said that it would only restrict the Oakwood people who wanted easy access to the village. w Times Advocate July 21,1982 Tears, !oughter at Huron PIoyhouseN P rt Poli 21 Tears and laughter in the good understanding of this audience at the opening per- validity by director and ac- forinance of the Huron Coun- tors in the HCP production. try Playhouse production of Of the three players, Kash Neil Simon's 'I Ought to be in handles the Simon variations Pictures' confirmed the sue- most skillfully. She has more cess of the second play to be than enough energy to meet presented this summer. It the demands of the playwrite. opened Wednesday night. Davidson, in simplifying his It's a more mature Neil part, is a more believable Simon and a more mature Herb for the playhouse Playhouse, under the direr- audience. ion of Aileen Taylor -Smith. The play recognizes the disintegration of family in America but it brings back about the reconciliation of kinship and love. The story is about a 19 -year-old girl from the Bronx who travels across the country to California to find a part of herself, her father, who left his family when she was three. The girl, Libby Tucker, played by Marcia Kash, expects to find 'a sort of David Niven'. What she finds is a father, Herb, played by Richard M. Davidson, a rather ordinary disordered and disparing 50 -year-old. Herb can say the glib lines ex- pected of his writing profes- sion but cannot commit them to paper. Hovering on the scene is Herb's once -a -week 'roomy' Steffy, played by Irene Pauzer, who is impatient with the relationship. There's the catharsis of angry confrontation resolved. Pauzer (Steffy) seemed somewhat aloof from the warmth of the production opening night. While Simon meant Steffy to be an observer of the developing relationship between father and daughter, he also Intend- ed her to have the same depth of feeling. For the Grand Bend stage, director and designer, Mark Cole, has simplified the pro- duction by eliminating ex- tranious clutter. The remarkable 'open' set cleverly includes the essen- tials for the action of the players and meets Simon's basic demands. It wasn't an easy set to design since it must show the inside of a house as well as the outside ( just as the playwrite is depic- ting both aspects of his characters) . There is well defined space for the energies and varia- tions of the players. Cole has obviously worked closely with director and actors to outline fear expressed and love the geometry of the play. Arealized and it's hard work for is that the actors as actors and actors more ordered paradox of artistry and simple asc characters. a production appears, the more work and discipline and In this play, Simon is no experience has been involved. longer operating strictly from With confidence and calm, the top of his head. He's say- director Aileen Taylor -Smith ing that deeper emotional ex- has made the play look pression is valid. There is sim i le. SECOND PLAY — Herb Tucker (Richard M. Davidson) and his daughter Libby (Marcia Kash) in Neil Simon's "I Ought To Be In Pictures". Photo by Richman Parish on 31 years The mission parish of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Grand Bend was started 31 years ago t not 13 as was stated in the/ac- count last week. i It was a mission church under Father Douglas Boyer of Forest (not Thedford). Father Vanden- biesen began the parish. Big donation for museum Another $10,000 donation has been received for the I amb- lon heritage Museum. Mrs. Eileen S. Miller of Burlington, niece of the late George and Sarah 1 ampma11 who live near Arkona. has made this generous gift. This along with simillr donations by Fred Walden and a Wintario grant will be used to build much needed ad- ditional space to the Agricultural Building At the installation of the new priest Father Robert Morrissey last week the Catholic Women's League served cookies and drinks to the parishioners. comPu FiEfiO BOOKKEEPING INVESTMENTS / LE.4Di', ; TR( ST ('O.N/'A.%/EN ART READ Chartered Accountant ( 519) 238-2388 (GRAND BEND, ONTARIO :.,