Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1988-04-27, Page 29A SCENE FROM ROCK AND ROLL AT GRAND THEATRE Rock and Roll is alive and well at the Grand 'Theatre The last production of the season at the Grand Theatre in London has been extended by one week. Rock and Roll which opened Fri- day night with more than 18,500 advance tickets sold will run until May 21. Playwright John Gray was in the audience at Friday night's premiere and shared in the standing ovations delivered by the audience. Rock and Roll is a celebration of music of the 1960's and is sort of an autobiography of Gray himself, who played in a rock and roll band in Truro, Nova Scotia. The Rock and Roll story zooms in on four middle-aged former mem- bers of a once popular teenage rock and roll band, who stage a perfor- mance in their home town. In doing so they re-enact the most exciting times of their lives. Anyone with memories of the music of 25 years ago will have lots of fun watching Rock and Roll. Gray's first attempt at playwright- ing resulted in the highly successful 18 Wheels, produced in 1978 by Theatre Passe Muraille, which later toured across Canada. Billy Bishop seen last year on the Grand stage, premiered at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre in 1978, and it also toured the country, as well as Brit- ain and New York. Rock and Roll had its genesis in the summer of 1978 when John Gray was invited to return to Truro to play a reunion concert with the Lincolns. He said, " I arrived in Truro to find my former colleagues in a prefabricated hut full of sound equipment, arguing about which songs to play-, looking overweight and .tense. The potential for humil- iation looked overwhelming." But qualms about the potential desecra- tion of a precious memory were laid to rest when " the evening went far better than expected; in fact it was spectacular." Rock and Roll was written in 1979, while Gray was touring with Billy Bishop Goes to War. STOP Let Cook's help you stop th�is„Qrea's toughest problem weeds Whatever weed control problems you face— broadleaf. grassy. both; whatever spray program you prefer—PPI, pre -emerge, post, spot—Cook s has the products and professionals to help you protect your fields ... and your profits. A stop at Cook's is a stop to your weed control problems. "Where you con trade with confidence" DMVon d Gabro (t967) Inc HensaM 262-2410 Centralia Kid ton 228-6661 229-8986 Walton 527-1540 887 -9261 i Times-Advocatc, ,. , 27, 1988 Page 9A Ailsa Craig Junior groups celebrate By DOUG McNAJR Ailsa Craig Junior Institute and Junior Farmers held a 50th year re- union banquet in the Legion Hall, Ailsa Craig, on Friday evening April 22. These two organizations which held continuous meetings for over 30 years were formed February 1, 1930 at the close of the short cows"- es ours=es in home economics and agricul- ture that were provided in the winter of 1937-1938 by the Ontario Gov- ernment under the leadership of Pre- mier Mitchell Hepburn. Ninoty-seven guests were present from points as far away as Corun- na, Orangeville and Sparta. The ladies of the Legion Auxil- iary provided a very appetizing roast beef dinner, Lawrence Craven was • chairman for the evening and Ray and Verlyn Campbell greeted every- one at the door while Harold Guil- foyle made sure everyone had a name tag on. Bill Abraham, a former assistant agriculture representative in •Mid- dlesex County, was the guest speaker. Gordon C. Stewart thanked the ladies for the lovely roast beef dinner. • Harold Guilfoyle introduced the following officers of 1938, the 1st President of the Ailsa Craig Junior Institute Doris Stewart (Mclnroy) and 1st secretary Olive Dougals (Gillies). Also introduced were 1st President of the Ailsa Craig Junior Farmers Gordon C. Stewart and 1st secretary Gordon A. Stewart. Verlyn Campbell gave a sum- mary of the comments etc. that she had read from the early minute books. Gerald Rose gave a reading that he had given at a Junior Farmer meeting at Thorndale years ago. Betty Crawford gave a very enjoya- ble account of her years in Junior Institute and Junior Farmers. They showed one film from 40 years ago and another film from the Ailsa Craig Centennial 1974, 14 years ago. Everyone then had a big visit with friends they hadn't seen for 20 years or more. It seems that Harold Guilfoyle was the agitator for this reunion. Lions Club The Ailsa Craig and District Lion Club had a very good turn -out at their monthly "Brunch" held at the Great celebration By MRS. HUGH MORENZ Donna Yarrow of Winnipeg is hometo visit her parents Ken and Ortha Baker and family for a few holidays. On the. weekend Donna and her parents visited with the Re- giers, Sandra and Tony, Chris, Heather and Jill in Mount Cle- mens. Last Wednesday evening Don and Sharon Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Durand, Mr..and Mrs. Phil Durand, Zurich area, Donna Yarrow and Ken and Ortha Baker had supper at Hessenland and celebrated the 40th birthdays of Don and Dave. Last Sunday, Annie and Alberdi- na along with Loreen Zehr, Zurich, Irene Clausius, Exeter and Doris Jantzi of Hensall attended the Home And Garden Show in Lon- don. Weekend guests with Hugh and I were our niece and her husband Gail and Bill Uhler of Burlington who attended the Ross -Coleman re- ception Saturday night. Hugh and I attended the wedding of our nephew, John Coleman, son of Bill and Norma Coleman of Kippen to Carol Ross daughter of Millie and Donald Ross of Lon- don, Saturday, April 23 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Mount Carmel. Father Gary Goyeau performed On location or Studio Bart DeVrie�'"` PHOTOGRAPHY. COMMERCIAL • WEDDINGS - PORTRAITS - GROUPS PUBLICITY Telephone 23S-1298 137 Thames Rd., Easl. Exeter. Onl. Gift- Suggestion 1984 HURON COUNTY HISTORICAL ATLAS Ontario ,#, Available 0 Canada at Aires dvocate MEN=11&. MY NAME IS BILL BAILEY No kiddin'. I wouldn't lie about a thing like that: Think you can remember it? You see, you may not be ready yet to invest in a super -high -efficient Lennox Pulse furnace. Maybe you're willing to go on a while longer spending a dollar for fuel when forty or fifty cents would do. Maybe you're so well.off you don't care. . But when you finally, at long last, get completely fed up with seeing half or more of your home heating budget go up the chimney, remember my name, and give me a call. I'm in the Yellow Pages under "Furnaces - Heating". Not musical instruments. MEMBER unmns HEATING DEALER GBA/LEY Sery ng1 1rorn Lucas 10Blyth HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING %4-IENSALL "We're proud to be your Lennox Dealer" 9 d the ceremony. Organist was Susan Kraftcheck, who also sang a solo accompanying herself on guitar. Matron of honor was Pam Ross, sister-in-law of bride, bridesmaids •were Nancy Smith, cousin of groom and Karen House sister of bride. Best man was Les Coleman, brother of groom, ushers were Jer- ry Smith and Craig Alexander. Reader was Scott Ross, brother of the bride. Dinner and reception was held at South Huron Recreation Centre, Exeter. Get well wishes are expressed to Mrs. Maurice Tiedeman who has been hospitalized. Ferman and Leota Snyder visited a day last week with her sister Ka- letta Musselman of Kitchener who has been ill and hospitalized. Hugh and I visited an afternoon last week with Lorne and Loreen Devine at Zurich enjoyed several solo games and supper together. Lots of activity near by here last Friday when our neighbour, Mrs. Annie Zielman held an auction sale of her farm implements. How quickly people and cars gather for an event like this. It reminded me of our barn fire in June 1986. Relatives from a distance attend- ing the sale were her brother, Bill Janzen and son Craig of Leaming- ton, also her sister-in-law Alberdi- na Westerhof of Dalfsen, Holland. RR IF 103�4�X0 / INVESTMENTS 12i , u.rtlhoose So Go(tencth 521-?�'' t -N00 ?6, 5503 Ailsa Craig Legion Hall the last Sunday of each month. Check your calendar right now! May 29 is next Bruncli, see you there. Ride tor cancer It was a cool and chilly wind but it didn't keep the enthusiastic bikers from participating in the fourth an- nual Ride for Cancer that started at the Ailsa Craig Legion hall at 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon April 24. The finish line was at the Parkhill Leisurc Club in Parkhill. Lucy Hendricks was President for this arca, Ailsa Craig and Parkhill PRYDE MONUMENTS Spring Monument Sale Special Prices in effect until April 30 Plus cash discounts Compare before you buy Showroom & Sales office 293 Main St. Exeter 1-800-265-3477 or 235-0620 Mid::'esex-London Branch of the Ca:tad:an Cancer Society and also rode in the ride with her family. There were 55 bikers and about a dozen walkers that walked around Parkhill and raised around $315. Although the riders were smaller number because of the cold weath- er, they raised •approximately $1550 which was lower than other years. The chairperson for Ailsa Craig area said donations can be handed in at Parkhill and Ailsa Craig library on May 9 and 10 during library hours. News from Shipka area What a great idea to celebrate after 50 years The Junior Farmers and Institute, and with no tears, - For we listened to many good sto- ries with laughter; Some w5;l1 forget, but others will be remembered after! Neither Lawrence, nor Harold, would accept the blame For setting off the spark which be- caitc a flame, And brought 100 former members from near and far To attend a banquet, which was much above par. We met again many friends of great renown Who had wandered away from our turtle town. The group, I'm sure, were richly blessed To have Bill Abraham return with the, rest, And tell those storie from heart and soul. 'Twas tough to believe we'd been hard to control! Those were good years, too, during the time of W.K. Who helped many a Junior along life's way. Well, the jokes went on - some real groovy Till Lawrence turned on the old '48 movie Which showed the crowd coming o':t of the hall Where the travelling chautauqua was held in the fall. We saw those people we loved - great memories - a neat! But, oh what a change in Ailsa Craig's main street. Thanks to you, Harold, for invest- ing the funds To allow us all to have an evening of fun. So, hats off to Harold •and Law- rence, on your behalf For their time and effort in pulling it off. They say that hearty laughter will cure all your ills' If that's true, our druggist will dis- pense fewer pills. My apologies to all for this meagre rhyme, But thanks to "you guys" for a -darn good time! Evelyn C. McNaughton loomimmis CAPITAL GAINS If you have a capital gain or Toss to report on your income tax return this year, bring your return to H&R Block. Our specially trained tax return preparers can save you time and money. So this year let the specialists at H&R Block help you get the biggest refund you have coming or pay the low- est legitimate tax. Ask about our guarantee. H&R THE INCOMI TAX BPECIALIaTs 383 Maln St., Rear, Exeter 235-1153 NEW HOURS Monday to Wednesday 10:00 - 6:00 Thursday & Friday 10:00- 6:00 Saturday 10:00 - 3:00 i ±53ueneoo lrirre© -Ty ACCOUNTANT -PUBLIC NORRIS, HOMUTH, TAYLOR PINDER & McNEILLY Chartered Accountants Matn St . (519) 235`0101 Exeter. Ontario. NOM 1S0 (519) 235-0120 1519-235-0345 KIME, DITCHFIELD. MILLS & DUNLOP CHARTERED ACCOUNTAN1 S GERALD W. MILLS, C.A. Managing Partner JOSEPH F. DARLING, C.G.A. 347 MAIN STREET EXETER ONTARIO NOM ISO I AUCTIONEERS FILSON & ROBSON THE EXPERIENCED AUCTIONEERS THAT GUARANTEE YOU MORE $$$$ Considering A Sale or Need An Appraisal 666-0833 CaII Collect 666-1967 Supplying You With 30 Yrs. Efficient Service Mobile office Immediate Payment 2 Auctioneers 111 s Our Pleasure to Serve You NORM WHITING LICENSED AUCTIONEER 8 APPRAISER Prompt Courteous Efficient ANY TYPE, ANY SIZE ANYWHERE We ylv• complete sale service PROFIT tY EXPERIENCE Phone Collet 235.1064 EXETER REPAIRS t$ewitltlR MesMItM1- Repaitrs to all makes Fro* *stimatos 90 Day Warranty Exporientad sine* 1952 Sow told Save Lt 149'Dowlinl. St.. SS*dtford Clos.d Monday Phon. 271.9660 Bob -Heywood Licensed Auctioneer Specializing in household and estate auctions Reasonable rates Bob 235-0874 Laverne 235-1278 INVESTMENTS r Debentures, G.I.C. s, R.R.S.P.s Contact Joan Love RR 3, Parkhill, Ontario NOM 2K0 Phone Grand Bend 238-2644