HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-08-19, Page 37SEVEN DWARFS PARADE -- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs were winners in the Crediton Sum-
merfest parade. • T -A photo
SYLVESTER A WINNER Sylvester the Putty Tat was judged the best comedy entry in Saturday's Crediton
Summerfest parade. From the left are Kerry, Peggy and Eric Brownlee, Leanne Tait and Leanne and
Kristy Dundas. T -A photo
Plays workshopped at Blyth
The Blyth Festival's new play
development programme is its most
important ancillary activity. The
workshops offer playwrights an op-
portunity to try out their work with
professional actors and directors in
order to create the best piece of
writing possible. Three new scripts
are being workshopped at the Blyth
Festival this month. with extensive
participation by members of the
company.
The first workshop is BRAVADO by
Norm Foster, whose play TIIE
MELVILLE BOYS has received pro-
duction in ahnosl every- theatre
across Canada. Directed by Jerry
Franken, BRAVA[)() receives a
public reading Friday August 7 at 3
p.m.
THE PIG WAR by Suzanne Finlay
will be workshopped during the week
of August 10. Ms. Finlay's comedy
GONE TO GLORY was extremely
popular at the Festival last summer.
THE PIG WAR is being directed by
Associate Artistic Director Terry
Tweed.
The final script to be workshopped
this summer is Rex Deverell's
AFTERNOON OF'rilE BIG GAME.
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directed by Diana Belshaw. Mr.
Deverell is playwright -in -residence at
the Blyth Festival this summer. His
play DRIFT was produced at the
Blyth Festival last year.
It is anticipated that public
readings of THE PIG WAR and
AFTERNOON OF THE BIG GAME
will be held on Friday August 14 and
Friday August 21 respectively.
Members of,the public wishing to at-
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tend the readings should call the Box
Office .at 523-9300/9225 for further
details. The public readings are free
of charge.
The Blyth Festival's annual
gourmet dinner will be held Saturday
August 22 at 6 p.m., at the Blyth Com-
munity Centre. The food for this
delicious fund-raising event is
prepared and served by members of
the theatre's Board of Directors.
Included on the menu for the dinner
are the following dishes: chilled
cucumber soup; potted herb cheese;
cold fish mousse; whole barbecued
pig; fresh corn -on -the -cob;. tomato,
broccoli and cauliflower salad; hot
mint -cabbage salad; and many,
many more mouth-watering delights.
The famous fruit pies and fresh
rolls are provided by the Friends of
Blyth. Organizer of this year's event
is Festival Treasurer Gayle Gundy,
ably assisted by John Rutledge, Mary
Gregg, Carol Irwin, Tim Chapman
and other members of the Board and
Friends of Blyth.
A special guest at this year's dinner
will be Maureen Forrester, Chairman
of the Canada Council. Miss Forrester
will attend the performance of GIRLS
IN THE GANG 'following. the
Gourmet Dinner. Her last visit to the
Blyth Festival was in 1984 when she
was the guest speaker at the opening
of the Festival's 10th anniversary
season.
Tickets for this special event are S18
per person and are available from the
Blyth Festival Box Office at
523-9300/9225.
Hit show at Blyth
for one performance
"Just because you're saving the
world - doesn't mean you have to have
a bad time".
It's a wonderful medicine show
mixture of theatre, music, magic and
snake oil. It's "Bossin's Home
Remedy for Nuclear War" and it will
he at the Blyth Memorial Hall for one
performance only on October 15 at 8
p.m.
"Bossin's Home Remedy for
Nuclear War" features Bob Bossin,
widely acknowledged as one of
Canada's best songwriters and well-
known across the country for his work
with Canada's premiere folk group,
"Stringband" and his solo perfor-
mances. In his persona of snake oil
salesman: Dr. Bossin in "Bossin's
Home.Remedy". Bob has been call-
ed "a marvellous performer... a com-
bination of Pete Seeger and Grourho
Marx" by the Jewish Bulletin.
The show garnered rave reviews at
its premiere performances 'at the
Vancouver East Cultural Centre in
April, 1986. The VfestEnder praised it
as "highly entertaining and pro-
vocative... the kind of political theater
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got right into the spirit of the show
and urged people to "step right up and
try Bossin's Home Remedy. a snake -
oil cure that is two parts comedy. two
parts disarming political theatre and
a liberal dose of catchy songwriting."
Dr. Bossin personally guarantees
that his bottled Home Remedy will
absolutely prevent nuclear war or
your money refunded! Bottles of
"Bossin's Home Remedy for Nuclear
War" are available only at perfor-
mances of his show. To get this
marvellous cure, call 482-9706 for
tickets.
"Bossin's Home Remedy for
Nuclear War" is sponsored by
Women Today and the HurgnMedical
Society. Tickets are $8 advance, $10
door and $15 dinner and show.
Times -Advocate, August 19, 1987
Page 17A
GB peewee boys unbeatable
The Grand Bend Peewee boys fag
ed 12,13 and 14 yrs.) are just
unbeatable this season. In soccer, the
team coached by Martin Vandenberk
beat second place St. Columban with
a 6-2 score. Dave Maguire scored
three, with Brad Page, Chris McLar-
ty, and Bill Jennison each adding a
single goal. They beat Lucan 2-1, both
goals being put in by Cullen Kobe.
Last week the local lads lost for the
first time 2-1 to Exeter I, in a penalty
shot. Kobe kicked in the lone goal. The
team was missing their good half-
' back Jennison and Steve
Chapdelaine.
This week the peewees play Exeter
• II at home on Thursday. So far they
have outscored all the teams by some
50 goals and allowed nine goals
against them. What a team!
The Mosquitos are holding about a
50/50 average, with top scorer being
Jeff Lingard. No report from test
week.
GB Atoms lost their last two efforts.
They trounced Coldstream 5-0.
Goalscorers were Mike Stanlake.
Simon Desjardine, Chris Keyser,
John Strong, and Trevor Struth. St.
Columban downed GB 13-1. Stanlake
scored the lone goal on a penalty kick.
A better effort was given in
Bryanston last week. The atoms lost
7-5; with many chances to tie, they hit
the goalposts. Simon Desjardine put
in three, and Michael Stanlake scored
twice. The team play in Nairn on
Monday for their last regular league
game. -
In their last two games the GB
Squirts lost 2-0 against Lucan III..
They came back to beat Ilderton 4-1
on July 30.The boys hustled more and
Jason Wilson .scored two, Chris
Rayburn one, and Judd Desjardine
one. No report on their match in Ex-
eter 1 last week.
Another Grand Bend first -place
teamis the mighty'Colonials, in the
second , division. They beat
Wallacetown 4-1. Bill Metanen and
Rob Mennen each scored two goals.
Regular baseball season
ends/playoffs start
The Bantam boys softball team
coached by Brian Pearen and Sher-
wood Eddy played the game of the
year last Wednesday night at home.
The team was down 11-9, in the bot-
tom of the seventh, but came away
with a 12-11 win. Outstanding! Brian
Baird pitched a great game against
the Usborne bantams, and Todd
Hayter was super in left field, not to
mention his HR.- Jarrett Kobe and
underage player Brad Page also were
good at bat.
• The team finished the regular
season in first place, then lost first
twoplayoff games. Now they are con-
tinuing the winning streak.
. The GB peewee boys softball team
also finished in first place. In their
first playoff round, they defeated
Thedford two straight. Last Tuesday
in Thedford, Brad Page knocked out
two home runs in the 4-3 victory and
he also stole home, scoring three
runs. On Thursday GB trounced
Thedford 22-8 at home and now ad-
vance to the finals against Lieury in
Eligible
Ontario Environment Minister Jim
Bradley and the Honourable Jack
Riddell, MPP for Huron -Middlesex.,
announced today that the Town of Ex-
eter is eligible for a provincial grant
in the amount of $66,500 for the pro-
posed construction of chlorination
facilities at the Moodie and Hicks
Wells, which form part of the
municipal water supply.
The decision on eligibility is based
on preliminary information available
and an estimated total cost of the pro-
ject of $105,000.
On completion of the preparatory
work, the Ministry of the Environ-
ment will be able to consider a com-
mitment of funding.
QUEEN'S
SEAFORTH
THURS., FRI., SAT.
Party With Us And
"JETT"
PARTY
for
Ron Brand
Fri. Aug. 21
For information call
237-3482 or 234-6227
Family Picnic
At Exeter Golf Course
1 mile south, 1 mile east of Exeter
Sunday, August 23, 1987
4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Light dinner supplied
Meet Nico Peters
P.C. Candidate
Tickets $5.00 per person
Children under school age free
Obtain tickets from Municipal Chairman Bruce Shaw
Huron Provincial P.C. Association
or at the door
the best of five.
The GB Squirts lost their first two
playoff games against a tough Poplar
Hill team, but played a great second
game.
After losing only one regular season
game, the might Mites lost their first
two playoff games last week as well.
They were defeated by Ilderton, d'ith
good pitcher Dougie McCrae Jr. GB's
pitcher Jason Woodley played great
and Matthew DeJong hit a triple,
followed by a HR from Michael
StanlaKe.
The Mites -will be celebrating their
year end with an outdoor roast and
four -inning game with. their parents
this Friday, August 21 at the GB
diamond.
On August 24 at 6:30 p. m. the GB T -
ball teams will join for a wiener roast
at the GB Public School diamond.
Brenda Jennison's team won four
out of six meets. GB II team only won
one game, but will be ready next
year.
PLANTERS — Brent Erb, left, and Works Superintendent John Baker
admire the new pressure -treated planters they have just finished ad-
ding to the front of Hensall Town Hall.
A BIKE WINNER -- Matthew Sims receives a bike from Valu Mort
manager Tom Seip as the winner of a Tide and Proctor and Gamble
contest.
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Ontario Election
Middlesex Constituency
ALL -CANDIDATES MEETING
on
PUBLIC EDUCATION
at
Medway High School, Arva
on
Wednesday, August 26, 1987
at 8:00 p.m.
Topics to include:
• financing
• school programs
• expenditure ceilings
• Middlesex/London Boards amalgamation
• viability of the public school system
This is a public meeting. Parents, other ratepayers, municipal
councillors and officials, teachers and school trustees are urg-
ed to attend.
Sponsored by the Middlesex Committee of the Ontario Public
Education Network
c o The Middlesex County Board of Education
Hyde Park, Ontario