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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1989-09-13, Page 6Page 6 Times -Advocate, September 13,1989 'Wingfield's Folly' coming to the Grand LONDON - Artistic director Mar- tha Henry announced that The Grand Theatre has accepted a unique opportunity to present Rod Beattie in the final play in Dan Needles' Wingfield trilogy, Wingfield's Fol- ly. Running March 20 to April 14, 1990, Wingfield's Folly replaces Shirley Valentine as the fifth play in The Grand's 1989/90 season. London and area residents will en- joy the first performances of Wing - field's Folly in Eastern Canada. Wingfield's Folly chronicles the continuing adventures of city stockbroker Walt Wingfield, whose determination to live a country life has triumphed over encounters with sick poultry, recalcitrant hors- es, would-be developers and an in- comprehensible rural bureaucracy. Old friends from Persephone Township return in this engaging conclusion to a thoroughly Canadi- an tale. Mr. Beattie delighted capacity au- diences last season with his 're markable performances in Wing - field's Progress and Letter From Wingfield Farm. Both shows have toured Canada extensively, to great acclaim, and critics have praised Mr. Beattie's astonishing command of the myriad characters he por- trays. Once again the stage is filled with characters brought to life by his tour -de -force performance. Commented Ms. Henry: "Although we were sorry to lose the promised right to present Shir- ley Valentine, the unexpected arri- val of the third day in the Wing- field Cycle at such an opportune time has more than compensated for the necessity to change our plans. All of us who are enraptured with Mr. Beattie's brilliant perfor- mances (and that now seems to -in- clude just about the whole of Can- ada) are eagerly anticipating the lasy episode of Walt in Pesephone Township and the major change coming up in his life." Wingfield's Folly is generously sponsored by Northern Telecom Canada Limited. The final to. . - Laura Rollings adds a string of beads to her out- Armchair t r a v e fit in the dress -up comer of Toddlers Inn Nursery School. Important task - Kristylee Varlev concentrates on her pasting job. She is one of the pre-schoolers enrolled. at Toddlers Inn " Nursery School. Health ministry opening $290',092 assessment clinic STRATFORD - The Ministry of Health has approved $267,218 in operating costs and $22,874 in cap- ital costs for a psychogeriatric clin- ic at the Stratford General Hospital to serve Perth and Huron counties. Hugh Edighoffer, MPP for Perth, announced the new service today on behalf of Health Minister Elinor Caplan. The grant will be used to hire six mental health workers, including nurses, social workers, an occupa- tional therapist, and a consulting psychiatrist. They will serve about "This government is firmly com- 300 clients annually at the clinic milted to improved community and in the client's homes. The ob- mental health services, available as jective is to provide assessment, close to home as possible;" said counselling and enough support to Mrs. Caplan. enable the elderly to live in their ^.5:...ifre m t ; t t veno niEa'Y- `' S't:`=�'1ia �: long as possible. mental health programs including crisis centres in Kingston and To- ronto. The Toronto centre will have mobile crisis team, the first such operation in Ontario. The minister also announced the expansion of seven community programs and $240,000 in funding for two new research projects into the causes and treatment of schizo- phrenia. The research is slated to start this month at .the: nue'n `''street Mental Health Centre in To- ronto. The Graham committee examined "We plan to continue expanding and improving community mental the system in 1987 and 1988: It recom- mended a comprehensive and access- ible,range of mental health care ser- vices. • recommendationsofthz, araham•ie —son 1987, Premier Peter- son announced the doubling of port and the Premier's Council on Health Strategy," said Mr. Edighof- fer. This grant is part of the $6.5 million the minister announced to- day for the expansion of mental health programs and for research into schizophrenia. Mrs. Caplan announced 12 new community funding for community mental health programs with annual expen- ditures to reach $130 million by 1990=91. Today's announcements brings total government funding for 349 community mental health pro- grams to $114.4 million, a 95 per- cent increase in ministry spending in this area in the past three years. Visscher Farms Country Market Open 9 - 6 daily, Closed Sundays Now Harvesting Fresh Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, potatoes, sweet corn Also fresh fruits and vegetable3 in season. Baked goods, jams, honey, maple syrup and apple butter. Fled tomatoes $8.50 bushel 3 miles W. of Exeter on Hw . 83 Phone 237-3442 AILSA CRAIG - e ladies who attended the Septei,iner meeting of Riverviev. ' Women's Institute exper- ienced Mexico from their armchairs in the Masonic Hall. Irwin and Dorothy McAlpine spent three weeks in Mexico last winter in their motor home on a trip planned by the National Cam- pers' and Hikers' Association: They travelled with 25 other motor homes and trailers. Irwin took pic- tures of -this trip with his video camera and generously shared these pictures with the Institute mem- bers. They travelled in a part of Mexico where there were no roads and the motor homes 'were loaded on a train. The pictw'es taken from the train showed the different types of terrain and the lifestyle of the peo ple who live there.. At the end of Irwin's presentation everyone was delighted to see them- selves as they were at the 50th An- niversary of Riverview WI last Sep- tember. Wilma McIntosh thanked Irwin and Dorothy for the presenta- tion and presented them with a gift. Lorna Priestley presided for the business meeting as the president Leona Hughes, could not be present. Evelyn McNaughton was named as the delegate to the London Area Convection in Embro on Oc- tober 12 and Alie Twynstra volun- teered to donate an article for the craft table. Margaret Wilson urged everyone to attend the Riverview Tweedsmuir Tea on September 21' in the Mason- ic Hall from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Lorraine Hodgins spoke to the group about the history book that is being put together for the 150th anniversary of McGillivray Town- ship. During the social time Jean McKichan and her committee served tea and sandwiches. - The next Riverview WI meeting will be on Monday October 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic Hall. At that time Evelyn McNaughton will show slides of Spain and Portugal: New members and guest are always welcome. Begin fall season EXETER - Exeter Seniors opened the fall season with an abundant pot luck supper convened by Irene Har- ness. Alva and Eldon Heywood, who helped co-ordinate the seniors' games in June, announced the award winners from Exeter and expressed thanks for the help received, includ- ing those who helped make the ne- cessary 475 bag lunches. Congratulations to shuffleboard contestants John Kestle, Hensall and Dave Woodward, Exeter on Seniors meet AILSA CRAIG - The Happy Gang Seniors met at the Legion Hall, Ailsa Craig, on August 30 with 20 members present. President Levi White presided for the meeting assisted by Shirley Williams secretary who also acted as treasurer for the meeting. We all signed a get well card for Evelyn Trevithick who is in hospital. We hope she will soon be -well again and able to be with us. llderton Seniors have accepted our invitation to join with us on Sep- tember 13 for a dessert euchre at 1:15 p.m. We hope all our member will be out to greet our lldcrton friends. Volunteers for this arc Shir- ley Williams, Jean McCallum and Martha Rees. Levi asked if we cared to hang a plaque in the hall that we received -from our Mount Rose friends a few years back. All members agreed to display it. The balance of the afternoon whs spent playing euchre with prizes going to the following: Ladies high - Marian Lavene; lone hands - Hazel Walker and low - Syble Stephen- son. Hmm,c rd, hands - Martha Rees aitttrriertx - Robert Flynn. Jean McCallum offered to pur- chase'the prizes .for our September 13 meeting. Sale Now On Men's long sleeve shirts $1.00 ea. Ladies Slacks $1.00 ea. , Ladies long sleeve blouse, $1.00 ea. Winter sweaters all sizes 500 - $2.00 Blessings Unlimited 19 Main St., W., Zurich 236-4376 winning the gold, to Harold and Wilma Davis, the silver and in bowling to Olive Hicks, Anna Bal- lantyne and Stewart Miner, the bronze. In travelling from place to place Alva noted that most groups from even smaller places than Exeter had their own facilities where seniors can hone their skills and learn new ones. She hoped that Exeter seniors would work toward that goal soon. Alva announced that the bus trips to Colosanti and Jack Miners, Oc- tober 21, and to the Simcoe Christ- mas Lights, December 2, are still open. Murray Greene had an entertain- ing program in which Kathy Prout and Sharon Parker rendered several duets and Wilma Davis some piano selections. President Alice Bowen read the letter received in response to the seniors' petition regarding the pro- posed increase in car insurance rates for seniors. Bingo at the Villa will be contin- ued and "Mildred Thomson, Clara Harris, Ruth Arthur and Mary Funk volunteered this month. Card convener Gladys Skinner re- ported several cards sent. Birthdays were honored. Several stayed to en- joy cards. Weddings Large and Small V': c €Mettle pa us iontais COUNTRY fLOWtRS 391 Main St., Exeter 235-2350 IP Medwid-Coward Wedding Pamela Coward and David Med- " wid were united in marriage on June 17, 1989, at St. Luke's Anglican Church, Dryden, On- tario. The bride is the daughter of Mu(ray and Gwen Coward, Exeter, Ontario and the groom is the son of Victor and Sophie Medwid, Dryden, Ontario. At- tending the bride were matron of honour Tracy Shuparsky, Dryden, Ontario, Cindy Skene, Oxdrift, Ontario, Wendy Cow- ard, Exeter, Ontario, and Donna Weslak, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Attending the groom were best man Peter Medwid, Dryden, Ontario, Jeff Coward, Komoka, Ontario, Mike Pateman, Oxdrift, Ontario, and Terry Parkin, Thun- der Bay, Ontario. Tracey Cow- ard, sister-in-law of the bride, was the soloist. After a honey- moon oneymoon to Bemidji, Minnesota, the couple are now residing in Dryden. A special thanks to parents, family and friends who helped make our day spe- cial. Forthcoming marriage - Mr. and Mrs. John MacDonald of Lucan are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Jennifer Lynn to Jeffery John Farquhar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Farquhar; Belmont. The wedding will take place on Saturday, Sep. tember 23, 1989 at the Com- munity Bible Church, corner of Adelaide St. North and High- way 7, at 3:00 p.m. Reception to be held in Lucan at 8:30 p.m. Friends of Jennifer and Jeff and those of the families are welcome to share in this joy- ous occasion. Forthcoming marriage - Mar- cel and Christiane Verlinde, Ex- eter and Jean and Amold Tayl- er, Bayfield, - are pleased to announce the engagement of their children Diana and Don. 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