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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-03-18, Page 26Times -Advocate, March 18, 1892 I wt ori iiiSt'- oft tea Sev441C. Span Expo bound Teresa timers, lett, from Granton and Jane Malleck from _-ftromdate-t►ave been- hired-•te-be-laosts-at-the-Canada.pta.._ --viiion-at-€he-Wand's--Farr raSpain. this summer,. Hello, bonjour, Isola' T eresa timers and Jane Malleck are about to embark on a summer job to dreani of and are sure to come back with experiences to remem- ber tor a liteumc. The two St. Marys area girls have been chosen along with 76 others, trom more than' 5.000 candidates to be hostesses at the Canadian pa- vilion dunng Expo 92 in Seville, Spain. Broers, 23, is the daughter of Jerry and Kathy Broers of RR 1 Gran- ton and Malleck, 2o,. is the daughter of Jackie and the late Paul Mal- teck of Thomdale "lt s a great opportunit\ .' says Broers }JUL the Oh didn't come ens). Both applied atter reading about the position in a newspaper story early last.spnng. The initial 5.000 applicants were trammed to 2,000 - alt'Of whoni wrote an exam ' The exam consisted of 200 multiple choice questions which had to - be answered in an hour. (luesuons were asked on a wide range ,of top- ics about Canada including geography, history. economics, tounsrrm, - trivia, tamous people, politics and sports. And there was a slight hitch. Eighty of the quesuons were written in French, 80 in English and 40 in Spanish. Five hundred people made it to the next step, personal interviews which Included 18 questions, six of which were asked and answered in English. six in French and six in Spanish. They were also requested to vette a speech on how they would pro- mote Canada outside of the pavilion. The speech was divided in thirds and, you guessed it. had to be given in the three different languages. From the personal mterviews and speeches, 78 successful applicants were hired. Broers, Malleck and a man from Guelph were the only Ontarians chosen west of Toronto. . Both girls have spent a number of years studying.languages. Broers says a "love of languages" led her to choose French and Spanish majors in university. She is in her third year at Western. She is also fairly fluent in Japanese and German. Malleck is a political science and French graduate from Huron Col- lege at Western and also has taken several Spanish courses. "1 want to speak every language 1 can," says Malleck. Malleck has put off a permanent place in the work force until after her adventure in Spain, but plans to choose a career path similar to this summers excursion. "I'd like to continue promoting Canada. Not necessarily tourism but promoting Canada to international companies or even to ether Canadi- ans. "I get depressed about the atuwde Canadians have toward their own country. They don't appreciate -what a wonderful country it is," Mal- leck said . Broers hopes to pursue her masters degree in tninsiation upon corn - pleuon of her degree and work in the field of translation or interpreta- tion. Expo '92 promises to be the biggest worlds lair ever. It begins April 2U and conunuea el.... Jctutx r 12. A record 108 countries, (four times the number at Expo 67) are ex- pected to participau: in 80 pavilions Expo '92 is situated on 530 acres in Seville which is located 111 the southwest corner of Spain. Three day passes (it's expexted to take that long to see everything) will cost about 5 108 U.S More than 18 million visitors are expected and to -handle the influx Spain has invested 510 billion U.S. in the Expo site and major pro- ject,, including a new airport, new highways and a high-speed rail connection from Madrid That high price tag has caused some concern among the Spaniards. "The Spanish government was being attacked by people upset at the spending." notes Malleck. For that reason .Use Canadair' cunungent at Expo plans to "adopt" a pruner y scluwl-w a poor-sesuon.o[ & villc. The_liosts itis w -or ►tis/c fundraising activities to help buy school supplies . And we'll be spending time with the students, sort of on a big bro big sister basis." says Divers. "It's not expensive but its something we can do to help." "It also enforces tlx: attitude other countries .already have .about Canada." says Malleck, who notes that so [tis Canada is the only coun- try to be involved with a project such.as this while in Spain. The 78 hosts and hostesses will spend a week training in Ottawa and two weeks training in Seville before opening day. Air flight and accommodation is paid for by the-Canadian.govern- mem and employees receive 5500 a week. The women, who have both visited Seville previously, describe teas "hot." Temperatures hovyr about 40 degrees during the summer months. "It's pretty exciting for me," ,said Malleck. "It proves someone .who doesn'trknow someone can still be part of soutething-like-this. 1-was-so-surptlsed-it-+vas-not a -political -thing --_ that through hard work anyone con be. involved in an experience such as this. It restored my faith." "I'm dust getting anxious to get .there so 1 can stop.dreaming about it," •Brcers said. Zurich seniors etgoy dinner By Gilt• l leischauer ZURICH - Fifty-four diners en- joyed a ri^licious St. Patrick's din- gier .Wednesday, March 11. The Community Centre was decorated in a St. Patrick hay theme. Tammy Antaya welcomed all diners and in- formed them of upcoming events. tienlie Finkbeuier read a poem The Legend of Si. Puirick's Day. Genic Flcischa uer wain the 50/50 draw. Gertic introduced OPP George Finch who spoke to the diners about all types of "Safety for Sen- iors" including safety at home, and not letting strangers into you; home, as well as mail and phone scrams. He outlined the many .ways of handling those situations. All That Jazz GRAND BEND - 111 1991 with the assistance of Johnny Bond and Clarence Brothages►, The Huron Ooaaory Playhouse introduced a jazz program called All Thu Jazz. 'ilio success of last years' moron' encouraged then' w re -Introduce dee series for another season. The first concert, with dee Festival By The Bay Orchestra will kick-off the 1992 series of five conceits. The Huron Country Playhouse is very phoned 10 present Johnny Bond and the Festival By The Bay Orchestra in conjunction with the Royal Canadian Sig -band -Music Festival. This concert at 3 p.ni. on June 28 will include several solo- ists as well as the featured guest vo- calist, Denise Pe1by. The Festival By The Bay Orches- tra is famed by Johnny Bond and 17 very talented Big Band enthu- siatic coming from all over South- western Ontario. Some of the musi- cians who will be performing at the Playhouse on June 28 include: Larry Larsen of the London Syn, phony, Paul Stevenson of Brass Roots, Ron Schimi, Professor oI Music, Kitchener, Clarence Brod hagen of the Stratford Festival, and of course, Johnny Rond himself All concerts will be General Ad- mission except for bus groups who will have blocks of seats reserved for them. Tickets for the Big Band Concert are $1(1 each and are availa- ble through our Box Office or by calling the Big Band ticket office in London. Tickets for the remaining four concerts are 55 each or the Whole aeries otftve-concet1s an -be purchased for S25. This allows you to see one concert for free. This package price is only available from our Box Office in Grand Bend. Or- .dergo:e now being taken by phone - (519) 238.6000, fax (519) 238.6587 ar `by -mail to RR 1 Grand Bend, 1 1M-1Tb. If you wlgh. (Co place an order Unperson, you may do so after Slav 1. of • • • . Representatives of Usberive Township's Women's Institutes presented Usbome Central School with its own copy of the new Township history book, 'Between the Fences". Repre- sentatives from the Klrkton, Hurondale, and Elimville Insti- tutes -were -at the -school Friday morning to make -the preselta tion. Accepting the book from Olga Hern was student council president Adam Hern. Middle, watching the presentation are Marie Brock And Haien Webber. G.S.T N0 P.S.T. iO P.S.T. NO G.S.T. NO G.S.T. NO P.S.T. NO P.S.T , NO G.S.T. NO G.S.T. NO P.S.T. NO P.S.T. NO G.S.T. NO G S.T. N NO NO NO NO NO NO NO N0 P,� NO G. NO P. NO G.; NO P.S NO G.6 NO P.S. NO G.S NO P.S. NO G.S. NO P.S.' NO G.S.1 NO P.S.T NO G.S.T NO P.S.T NO G.S.T. NO P.S.T. NO G.S.T. NO P.S.T. NO G.S.T. NO F.S.T. NO G.S.T. NO P.S.T. NO G.S.T. NOPST NO G.S140 G.S.T. NC F. NO P.S.T. NO G.6 NO G.S.T. NO P.S NO F.S.T. NO G.6 NO G.S N NO P.S.T. NO C=-.S.T. NO P.S.T. NO G.S.T. .T. .T. T. T T. T. • NO G.S.T. x0 P,S,Tr NO G.S.T. NO P.S.T. 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