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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-08-19, Page 28Page 10A Times -Advocate, August 19, 1987 Also concerns on property/ values Press joins council on hotbeforeseat Uarge crowd ties that were trouble spots, under be changed" summarized councillor part three of the bylaw where fines Dennis Snider. "We have to educate are larger and taken to court. This is these people...we have been working a much more costly procedure for the on doing that for years • agreed Village but is supported by Keith Green. Crawford, the Bylaw officer, as more You could see it happeningdast Sun - effective. He announced he has ceas- day evening, included Crawford, .ed to give warnings anymore; he will "after the rubby-dubs left town, all now lay charges when necessary and the families appeared on the main tine owpers. street to parade up and down and en - "The image of Grand Bend has, to joy" the summer evening. Not just the village of Grand Bend Council, but the press itself was on the hot seat at Monday's council meeting. Although the complaint (nouncil and the incident had been reported in the August 5 issue of this newspaper, it was the article and photograph of the house involved, printer) in the Zurich Advance -August 12 that rous- ed the ire of Mrs. Mallette to the ex- tent of retaining a lawyer to lodge law suits against the newspaper and the Village Council. In an effort to establish a spirit of co-operation among neighbours, Harold Skinner, one of the former complainants, spoke to the question, suggesting' that an apology should come from the press who " were try- ing to make a bomb out of small fireworks". Mrs. Mallette's daughter who was holding a birthday party at this pro- perty, 40 Oak, on Burgerfest week- end, which prompted the first com- plaint of rowdyism and noise to Coun- cil, wanted the press not to report these complaints in the papers, until a check was made to see if charges had been laid. Up until now, it had been the policy of By-law Officer Keith Crawford to issue warnings first, and lay charges only if the pro- blems persisted. Cool weather perfect for senior golfing The cool breeze Wednesday made were purchased from the registration it perfect weather for the seventh an- fees of $30.00 per golfer. nual senior's invitational golf tourna- The Scatcherd Silver Cup, award- ment field at Oakwood Inn and Golf ed for the low gross score any age,. went to Harold Knowles from Club. One hundred and forty-four golfers, from Northern Michigan. Marsville, Sarnia and London joined the large contingent from Grand Cove Estates and Grand Bend for a day of good sportsmanship and good compa- nionship. Accolades for a job well done go to organizers Ralph McFad- den and Ted Hunt. -• An extensive head table member- ship kept the awards dinner in the main dining room at Oakwood Inn a lively affair. Some of the awards and prizes were donated by The Tender Spot of Grand Bend and Zurich. Hiram Walker. Labatts, Molson's. F rayne Auto of Exeter. Dave Scatcherd, Oakwood inn. and (' P.R. Otherwise. prizes Michigan with a 71. The Grill Thomas low net award Was presented to tan Martindale of Grand Bend. Ron Gooding, London copped the l"rayne GM Trophy in the 50-56 age group; Doug Widdis of Sarnia took the 57-63 years Oakwood Inn Trophy. In the 64-69 age group; Fronk Goddard from Grand Cove Estates held the low gross score and Vern Bartley the low net, both Molson's Trophy winners. Winning the C.P.R. Trophy for golfers over 70, Phil McParlan of Grand Cove showed the other kids how it's done with a gross score of 74. Labatt's prizes for closest to the hole on No. 1 and No. 18 went to John Cram and Bill Timmerman, both Grand Bend area residents. Grand Ben and district news • Connie Keyser -.238-2693- Roberta 238 -2693 -Roberta Walker - 23H-2471 TRIP OF THE MONTH — Winners of the Grand Bend Lioness August draw were Jacqui and Charlie Regier, RR 1 Doshwood. Lioness Marlin Martens, left presents the certificate for Myrtle Beach S.C. trip to Jacqui along with the Regier's airline tickets to Venezuela, won in February's draw. This will be the third trip won by the lucky Regiers. Beach classes great Rev. Peebles of the United Church pronounced the experiment a success, and will schedule another week of "Beach Ministry" at Grand Bend next summer. What was the experiment'' Free Bi- ble classes, songs and fun right down on the beach. called "Beach Ministry". organized by Scripture Union of Capada. ' ' The program ran from August' 10 to 14, with morning sessions from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and afternoons from from 2 to 3 p.m. Up to 25 children enjoyed Bible stories. puppets. flannel graphs, and bible studies in the mornings and games organized for the afternoons, punctuated, of course. by lots of singing! Each day the teachers would gather any interested children for ses- sions conducted right on the beach near the north parking lot. The numbers may have varied, but those who joined in had a good time, and they received very favourable com- ments from the parents. The program ended with a birthday cake and juice on Friday, to celebrate 120 Years of existence for Scripture Union, organized originally in England. • There were four teachers involved in the "Beach Ministry" program, funded by the head office of Scripture Union in Toronto, and sponsored here by the Grand Bend United Church. June Donaldson of Toronto, Keith Lapsley, Cal Fahner of Crediton and Peter Wong, a student from York University contributed their time and talents to this innovative attempt to bring Christian teachings to children in the unusual setting of a beach vacation. Rev. Peebles is to be commended for his efforts, and with more promo- tion and experience, even better results are to be expected for next year. Explaining that any, letter of com- plaint received by Council was public knowledge and read out at council • meetings, Reeve Green then concur- red that he saw no reason why the press couldn't investigate issues fur- ther and present both sides of any story, not just. what was said at council. Because Mrs. Mallette had con- tacted the former complainants and other neighbours, the council chambers were full to capacity with concerned residents. After a photograph was taken of this unusual- ly large delegation, the press was once again asked to supress the pic- ture, and not print it by one individual who had appeared before Council as a separate delegation. Jim Terry, resident on Centre Street, expressed concern about what was happening to property and pro- perty values in the Bend. Cottages that once were owned by families are now up for sale and being bought for the rental income they calf produce. Grand Bend is "no place to have a family after dark. If I had children...I'd get my kids out of town at night", he said. Terry wanted to know what percen- tage- of the property taxes go to municipal bylaw enforcement. He suggested the village should have its own police force and the taxes should be used to pay for it. ' Reeve Green explained that the cost would be prohibitive, but Terry insisted that the "vandalism and malicious mischief" was so in- tolerable that Council must do something to stop it. "It's up to you Sandcastle Days on this weekend Don't forget hat Grand Bend will be celebrating!Sandcastle Days this weekend, with sand sculptures, bed races and all the usual activities the Chamber of Commerce has planned. This year there will be a huge parade, from 10 to 12 noon, forming up at Crescent Street, from 8:30 a.m. with judging of the floats at 9:30 a.m. A large group is expected,' with con- testants for the best dre$sed clown ( 12 years and under), some local M.P.,s and M.P.P.s, including Jack Riddell, minister of agriculture, horses, the Seaforth Marching Band, just to name a few. • If your group wants to march (or drive)in the parade, get a form from the Tourist Information Booth or con- tact Barbara Gower at Barbara's Naturally. See you at the parade! If you enjoy hot, humid weather and like to live on the beach, then this summer still belongs to you! The rest of us are hoping for less humidity and heat. which will be beneficial in a variety of ways. Did you ever notice how people's tempers rise and their patience shortens as temperatures climb? The ladies of the United Church held a very successful bake sale on the front lawn of the United Church last week. They sold delicious home baked goodies; fresh vegetables and home-made crafts to the tourist crowds. Many thanks to all those of the UCW who gave of their time and talents. Over at Sauble Court, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lambert have moved from Grand Cove Estates into the apart- ment vacated by Mr. McNab who moved back to Owen Sound, his old home town. Mr. Lambert is a well- known local artist, and the couple are warmly welcomed to Sauble Court. Nola Love and Beulah Holt spent a pleasant day at Stratford last week where they enjoyed the play "Much Ado About Nothing" at the Shakespearean Festival Theatre. A bus load of Grand Bend and area residents are planning a trip next week to the Big Greek Boat Farm, near Caledonia, for a cruise on board the "Grand River Queen". They'll also be stopping at the Six Nations In- dian Reservation. Walking tours are still available, through Lambton Heritage Museum, of old historic Grand Bend. These tours are to familiarize people with the local history and stir interest in a recent project at We museum, com- piling a pictoral history of the Grand Bend area. - • The local Alhambra, Algarve No. 168, participated in the Crediton Sum- mer Festival Days parade on Satur- day. Sir Noble Philip Walker drove his 1946 1 -ton Ford truck, as other Alhambrans threw candy out to the eager youngsters lining the parade route. The truck was also entered in the Dashwood parade, earlier this summer. HOLIDAY CLUB About a dozen area children attended Friday morning's bible school session on the Grand Bend beach. Stories of Jesus and the lost lamb were illustrated with puppets "Fleecy and Woolley", alias June Donaldson and Peter Chen of Toronto. Cal Fahrner of Crediton, sitting with the children, led the songs and scripture recitations. (council) to decide how to do it...l'm prepared to withhold tax money" unless a solution to the problems is found, stated Terry. Reeve Green asked what he would suggest, to which Terry replied that that was not his problem; he just felt that "the taxes were subsidizing a los- ling system". Councillor Bruce Woodley pursued the idea of charging owners of proper - SENIORS' GOLF — Prizes and awards were plentiful at the seventh annual seniors' invitational golf . tournament, Wednesday, at Oakwood Inn. Grand Cove Estates organizers Ted Hunt (left) and Ralph McFadden along with Gill Parkinson (pro at Oakwood), Vern Allen, and Dove Scotcherd made the awards at the evening banquet. CELESTIAL VOICES -- This thirteen member singing group from Detroit, known as the "Cornerstone" choir performed a lively rendition of "Fully Alive in Your. Spirit" during Sunday morning's outdoor ser- vice at Grond Bend United Church. _ At Playhouse Yes, Virginia that's real water Yes Virginia, that is real water cascading down beyond the openwin- dow of the set for "Your Wildest Dreams" at Playhouse II. This strik- ing phenomenon of pouring rain is made possible by some ingenious set- - design engineering along with com- mon garden hose and eavestrough. It works! This musical fantasy, written by two Edmonton actor/playwrights Marianne Copithorne and Murray McCune, now presented at Huron Country Playhouse, in the cabaret - style Playhouse II, until August 22, is a top notch vehicle to display some rising young talents. - Set and Costume Designer Lori Hickling is listed as an apprentice designer in the annual programme notes. With some assistance and a good technical staff backing up the talent, Hickling has provided a "Purgatory Estates" and Paradise Lounge professional enough to please even the highest critic "up above". No amount of expense was spared for the final scene as Adam and Eve prepare to abandon Earth, costumed in enough flotation devices to put Canadian Tire out of business. Another nice touch of parody is Ted Limpet's tie - a painted fish of course. On hand opening night, Wednesday, was Stephen Heatley, recently engag- ed at the Blyth Festival Theatre, who was the original director of "Your Wildest Dreams" when it was workshopped in Edmonton in 1986. Although there were many dif- ferences in this Playhouse production than in the Alberta days, Heatley was gratified that "the spirit of the work was kept intact". He was especially enthusiastic about the high level of energy coming from the stage. Returning to the Playhouse this year with full directorial duties for this production of "Your Wildest Dreams", is the dynamic Jackie May who appeared in Carousel, and assisted in directing three other pro- ductions last season. May's high level energy and acute sense of timing have here been utiliz- ed to the full extent, drawing the best from four multi -talented performers, who play the parts of Adam and Eve, Ted and Fern. - Stephen Beamish never ceases to surprise with his versatility. As Adam, he commands a certain authority, then pulls off a comic scene of ridiculous hilarity with Eve, flying to earth in aviator goggles and gauze wings adorned with fluffy feathers. Dead pan delivery of witty asides then give way to Beamish's considerable - talents as a song and dance man. The tongue-in-cheek approach to sarcastic wit taken by Marcia Tratt is perfectly suited to the part of Eve. Eve's conversation with her hair dresser Delilah (best known for cut- ting Sampson's hair) in the opening scene sets the tone for the whole show, preparing the audience for the "flood" of puns, joke references to other famous couples, sarcasm, wit, and play on words that move the script along at breakneck speed. Tratt is especially adept at the brilliant rapa,j'tee requited in the part. David Nairn is a loveable jerk as Ted, who spends too much time at the Emporium (local reference intend- ed?) with his fish and spends the time with his wife "baiting" her as she fusses over him. Kept under control on the small stage by Director May, Nairn mugs his way through some zany comic moments and into the hearts of the audience. Janet Land as Ted's wife Fern fits perfectly into the pink blouse, pink parasol and yearns for the pink Cadillac of the cosmetologist -of -the - year. She sings. she dances and is ir- ritatingly funny as the nagging housewife. Accompanying all this talent on stage is the Musical Director James Gray. Working from a hand written score, Gray has transformed the sim- ple melodies into full orchestral ar- rangements pit the controls of a Midi Recorder, drum machine and three synthasizers. The sounds of piano, bass, drums. bells. marimba. strings. steel drums, brass and zapps bring a level of outstanding excellence to the production. worth the price of admis- sion along. You heard it here, the "sumo beltch". With only a few more nights left in ' this Huron Country Playhouse run. making the effort to see "Your Wildest Dreams" should convince you that Adam and Eve did the • right thing, saving the Teds and Ferns from destroying their marriage and the world, but especially giving us all the opportunity to see ourselves in a comic way, through laughter, the greatest medicine of all. United Church news Special music coming up. August 22, Saturday evening at 8 p.m. the Prouty family from Exeter will be with us for an evening of Gospel music. August 23 - Leona Walters of Brigden will be our guest soloist at the morning service. August 30 - Barbara Hodgins of Clinton will be with us. Earlier this month United Church Women held a most successful sale of home baking, crafts and garden vegetables on the church lawn. An excellent attendance was out Sunday at Grand Bend United, with many visitors and first time attenders. - Special music was the "Cor- nerstone" group of thirteen people from Detroit. They sang several numbers to recorded music. in- terspersed with commentary, solos and duets. The group received a hear- ty handclap. Rev. R. Peebles led the service with a message titled. "Stretch forth your hand," with scripture from Matthew 12:9-13` A special group attending the ser- vice were 19 young Cadets with their six leaders, from the Stratford Chris- tian Reformed Church. The group were camping in the area. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lambert, formerly of Grand Cove have taken up residence in Sauble Court apart- ments. The former tenant. Elgin McNab has moved to Owen Sound. . Mrs. Minnie Curts has returned home after a three week holiday in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. While there she attend her grandson's.wed- ding, a son of Eunice and Walter Cripps. Dewitte Antiques Flea Market Sat. & Sun. 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