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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-10-07, Page 7Graduate - Clayton and Mary Brock of Elora are pleased to announce the graduation of their son Dennis from the Fu- neral Service program at Humber college Etobicoke. He is presently employed at Murphy's Funeral Home in Delhi. He is the grandson of Laura Dickey, Exeter. Graduate - Ross and Marilyn Faber of Kippen are pleased to announce the graduation of their daughter Lori from The D'arcy Lane institute, London, Ontario. Lori recently passed her registration ex- ams by the Board of Direc- tors of Masseurs in Toronto. Successful season' GRAND BEND - It just keeps getting better and better at Huron Country Playhouse. Figures re- cently released indicate that the 1992 season has surpassed thc suc- cessful 1991 season. A total of 60,000 people passed through the Playhouse this summer - 5,.0(X) more than last year. The biggest hit of thc season waft Agatha Chnstie's The Mousetrap playing to 99.2 percent capacity. A • close second was the opening mu- sical The Sound of Music with 97 percent followed by Don't Dress for Dinner 92 percent, Camelot 89 percent and Juters 71 percent. On the concert scene The Leg- end of Rock N' Roll played to 97 percent capacity and thc All That Jazz concert series played to 89 percent. "We must be doing something right" states John McHenry, public relations director. "While other theatres are feeling the recession we just keep packing them in. And we owe it all to our late artistic di- rector Tony Lloyd, he knew what his audience wanted and he gave it to them.... entertainment. No deep meanings, no political statements, no answers to life, just pure enter- tainment, and for the most part aimed at the whole family" com- mented McHenry. An' if pre -season sales are any indication, 1993 is going to be an- other successful year. To date, 80 percent of last years total subscrip- tions sold have already been pur- chased by subscribers. Tony Lloyd chose the 1993 playbill before his death and it includes the all-time favourite musital Oliver! by Lio- nel Bart, Colleen Curran's Canadi- an comedy Cake -Wolk; Frederick Knou's masterfully constructed thriller Wait wail Dark; Neil Si- mon's rib -tickling comedy Bare. foot in die Park; and the perfect family show Meet Me in St, Loads, Songs by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blanc, book by Hugh Wheeler. The sewn will than from Jute 15 to September 4. Senior diners enjoy meal By Gertie Fleiscbauer ZURICH - Fifty diners en- joyed a delicious beef dinner Wednesday at the Community Centre. Tammy Antaya welcomed all diners and visitors. Happy birth- day was sung for seniors having birthdays in September. A poem Autumn Song" was given by Ina Neeb. A fashion show by Tops in Trends followed. Models were Laura Gascho, Jerry Kane, Verda Bacchler, Marion Becker, Vera Haberer, Thersea Stark, Dolly Jeffrey and Gertie Flesichauer. TIrnes-Advocate, October 7, 1992 - Pape 7 Shipka news Anniversary service planned in Greenway By Adek Mores: SHIPKA - Lenore and Jim Orr, attended a birthday party Septem- ber 26, for Lenore's mother, Jessie Watz in Kitchener, who was cele- brating her 97th birthday. The par- ty was held at one of Walz' daugh- ter's, June Carter. Five other daughters attended, Eva Nancarrow, of Southcott Pines, Grand Bend, Dorothea Knights, Windsor, Blanche Wal- pole, Waterloo, Mary Van Holla, Round Lake, and Faye Brock of Katrine Station. Walz resides in a nursing home in Kitchener, enjoys fairly good health and was able to go out to her party in a wheelchair. She had 22 grandchildren, 46 great grand- children and 7 great grandchildren. Greenway United Church 117th Anniversary service will be held October 18 at I 1 am. with special speaker Rev. Charles Scott and special music by the Ross family. A family gathering was held September 20 at Ferman and Leota Snyder's to celebrate Ferman's birthday and take three generations pictures. Attending were Suzanne and Otto Plain, Chris and Melissa, of Elmira, Esther and Ric Storey, Scott and Steven, London, Jim and Judy Snyder, Nicholas and Lisa this area, Keith and Nancy Snyder, Greenway, Edwin and Gail Snyd- er, Corey and Colin, of Mt. Brydg- es. Elizabeth Norris, of Sarnia, visit- ed an afternoon last week with Hugh and Annie Morenz. Drop in visitors last Saturday evening, were Velma Russell, Dashwood, Roanne Russell with Jackie, Jen- hy, Michael and Matthew, of Cot - tam. The Russells from Cottam were up to join other family mem- bers in this area for an early Thanksgiving dinner, held at Cliff and Velma's home in Dashwood, last Sunday. Sythpathy is expressed to Mrs. Henry Becker, her family and grandchildren, with Henry's death last Sunday. Funeral service was held Tuesday October 6, from T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Horne. 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