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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-06-25, Page 13PRICES IN EFFECT UNTIL JULY 5, 1 Sas. J 5i • • " t,r • Arrive home to accolades from. Grand Bend crowd Two tame Huron in What tiara are we leaving the Dave Desjardine, 32, ' Uwmerty of • anter dark swne'three hours and 25 Brand Be,*d harbour? When will we G ) who wend° paddle a canoe back . reach Pt. Sanger, Mich.? How early 10 do we have to get up on Sunday morning? ; Saturdali' afternoon after many Captain Joe Green, commercial delays. (Not tomentlonthe gtdcktrip fisherman, officially answered all df to the' U.S. Immigration office at Pt. these questions as he prepared his Huron). . 74 -foot• tug for the journey across Choosing a well-known course, Lake Huron to the U.S. shore. With a Greeµ kept the boat steady at approx- crew of seven, including enthusiastic imately fa m.p.h. sometimes over 150 canoeists, Xavier Boogemans. 45. and feet depths,landing at the U.S. s ock Bend. High waves, cold water, and little departed the GB dock late aleep failed to dampen the spirits of the twosome as they climbed into their canoe shortly before 6:00 a.m., Sunday morning. Boogeman's dream of ten years was about to unfold. ' While' fighting the waves and tak- ing in water all the way'across, they averaged between 4 and 5 m.p.h. They were able to keep up this pace, due to their two months previous training,.and a special diet to keep up their energy. A special energy pizza beforehand, with a banana every three-quarters of an hour while pad- dling and sips of gatorade whenever they needed it. Also on their menu were chocolate bars, raisins, syrupy peaches, dates and figs. • Using the heavier of two canoes they had carried over on the tug, slowed their pace tremendously but the hard work paid off in the end. Des- jardine felt a little queezy about 15 miles from Grand Bend, but with en- •A)uragement from the crew, Coca- Cola, and some supporting boaters following them in, the pair made it. Despite the thick haze over the water giving trouble viewing, it was DAYBREAK ON LAKE HURON — Just off the shores of Pt. Sanilac, a blessing to see the GB beach and Mich., before daylight, two canoeists Xavier Boogemans and Dave pier light. The closest they came to Desjardine paddle feverishly through the choppy waters of Lake upsetting was just off the GB pier Huron towards the Grand Bend harbour. when a maniac boat driver crossed in front of them. The two used their ex- perience to raise money through .h pleges for GB minor sports and some towards the beach cleaner. Over •' $3,500.00 was pledged so far with canoe pledges still coming in. . Nine hours after leaving Sanilac, they arrived home. What a reception! Surrounding cruisers beeped their horns, and the crowds on both piers gave them lots of applause. When asked if they'd ever do it again, Desjardine answered, "not unless it was for a million dollars!" Boogemans breathed a little easier, his dream fulfilled, "Sure"! he replied. . POLICE KEPT BUSY Burgerfest attracted a huge crowd to Grand Bend over the weekend and kept the OPP detachment busy. There were 113 liquor and liquor • related offences reported, compared to 67 for the same weekend last year. The -police handed out four 12 -hour licence suspensions to drinking drivers and there was one charge under the Narcotic Control Act. The police were also busy as they checked 43 boats as part of the marine patrol. Twelve warnings and nine charges were laid over small vessel regulations. Two people were charg- ed with liquor offences and four others given warnings. Two thefts were investigated dur- ing the week. On Saturday, Douglas Langs of Strathroy reported that stereo equip- ment had been stolen from his cot- tage. The items were valued at $2,500. A color TV was also reported stolen from a room at the Fountain Blue Motel. It was valued at $295. RAISE THE FLAGS — Captain Joe Green, with the help of canoeists Dave Desjardine and Xavier Boogemans sets the Canadian and' American flags up atop of the L & R fishing boat, Saturday. They were preparing, for the crossing to Pt. Sanilac, Mich. imes - voc Ser ring Souk Huron. Nod', M,ddlese, June 25, 1986 a N..rk l..dw.n SM.e +n5 PagelA • REACH DESTINATION — Xavier Boogemans and Dave Desjardine arriving at the Grand Bend pier after canoeing 68 kilometres across Lake Huron. Tap darn rs step a few surprises An extra row of chairs had to be added as the National Tap Dance Company presented "Oliver Bulton is a Sissy" to the Playhouse matinee crowd on June 20. About a two-thirds capacity house was entertained in the evening when the Tap Dance Company performed a more traditional program - one that has been labled as versatile, in- novative and unique iri Canada. As an added attraction to the Huron Country Playhouse summer '86 schedule of seven plays, area theatregoers were rewarded with this special musical treat by this touring company of dancers who move on next week to perform at Ontario Place Forum in Toronto with Boris Brott symphony accompaniment. Selma Odom in Dancernagazine confessed to being "frankly amazed by their professional finesse and the inventiveness of the choreography by Stephan Dymond and William Playhouse opens tonight The Huron Country Playhouse opens for the 15th anniversary season with the renowned musical Carousel; music by Richard Rodgers and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, II, from June 24 to July 12, on the main stage, 8:30 p.m., matinees Wednesdays and Thursdays, 2:30 p.m. Based on Ferenc Molnar's play Liliom, the storyline is as follows: It is 1873 in a New England coastal village, when a handsome, carefree carnival barker, Billy Bigelow falls in love with a lovely,' naive mill girl, Julie Jordan. They marry. Billy, who is unemployed and feeling the added responsibilities of impending fatherhood, resorts to desperate measures to provide for his family. This is the first Playhouse produc- tion that new Artisitic Director Steven Schipper has directed, with the added talents of Kelly R6binson to mount the choregoraphy. Watch for a dislay of boldness and bravado in the sailors' hornpipe number and a sentimental touching rendition of modern ballet as Louise, played by Jennie Such, dances across the beach. Featured in Carousel, Huron Coun- try Playhouse is pleased to welcome many well known actors including Karen Skidmore, Joy Thompson - Allen, Paul Masses, Stan Coles, Gloria Parker, Scott Hurst, Stephen Beamish, Peter Haworth, David Francis, Past Artistic Director Aileen Taylor -Smith, and many, many more; including several local children. Musical direction is by Michael Mulrooney. set design by Brian Per- chuluk, costumes co -designed by George Pruden and lighting by Peter Urbanek. This Huron Country Playhouse pro- duction of Carousel promises senti- ment. beautiful moving music, as well as good frolicky fun. A Spectacular Opening for the 15th Anniversary Season. For box office information, please call ( 519) 238-8451. MORE GRAND BEND NEWS ON 14A and 15A Orlowski the young founders and ar- tistic directors of the company," in 1980. The -same comments apply six years later in Grand Bend. A dramatically simple setting of six chairs against a completely blank white background opened the show, the movements of the dancers - the men in black and white tuxedos and the women in jewel toned chiffon dance outifts. The J.S. Bach Brandenburg..Con- certo No. 3 was the inspirational music that -choregraphers Orlowski and Dymond interpreted into tap dance rhythms. Each dancer entered and exited the score in a counterpoint of taps just like.different orchestral instruments. It was challenging, com- plicated and sophisticated in its ex- ecution - not at all what one expected from a tap dance troup. Having caught the audience off guard, company founder Orlowski, capitalized on the curiosity of the au- dience, by summarizing the history of tap dance in, short educational dialogues betwen each number. It was most enlightening to learn that the basic steps in tap were found- ed in Lancashire Clog dancing, the free foot work of Irish jigs coupled with upper body movements of African slaves. Later American greats such as John Bubbles added such steps as "the cramp roll" to the basic flap shuffle, hop and leap. Its called the cramp roll, according to Bubbles, because "if you do it enough times, you get cramps" related Orlowski with much agreement. A change of pace with the second number, "The Conversation" displayed the mime talents of Leslie McAfee and Stephen Greig. • Once again, the audience was forced to broaden its ideas about tap dancing. 'Of course the traditional and stereotyped hommage was paid to the Ann Miller- Hollywood image we have Quilts at The Lambton Heritage Museum at Grand Bend will be hosting its 6th an- nual Heritage Quilt Sale from June 25 through July 6. The origins of quilts and quiltmak- ing can be traced back centuries in Canada, to the re -cycled clothes sewn into Crazy Quilts. In recent years, the fine art of quilting has enjoyed a dramatic revival, and the Lambton Heritage Museum's quilt show has steadily grown in interest. Over 100 all come to expect in such numbers as Buck Dance and Glen's number. This was Glen Kotyk who appeared at the Playhouse last season as a dancer and choreographer and the audience loved ilastrobe light drama played out byb suave tuxedoed Katyk to the jazz beat of Krupa's "Sing, Sing, Sing". A delightfdul tribute to George Ger- sh}plin brought the concert to a close. '>itie encore of dazzling, dynamic floor. stamping and metal tap slapping brought the audience to a standing ovation and sent them literally tapp- ing off to the parking lot. museum traditional and modern quilts will hang fully -open for viewing. Other features of the show include two competition categories, films, demonstrations, a calico shop, and the famous strawberry tarts made by the Ravenswood Women's Institute. An expected qua people will visit the museum's Quilt Show which opens daily from 10 to 5 p.m. The museum is located 5 miles th If Grand Bend on Hwy. 21, dire ly ac '.s from the Pinery Provinci 1 Park DIET BREAKFAST — Dave Desjardine takes sip of gatorade for breakfast at 5:50 a.m. before leaving Pt. Sanilac Ih-the_canoe towards Grand Bend. Xavier Boogemans munches some rais)ns ..for his breakfast in the canoe. 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