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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1999-07-14, Page 1616 Summer watchers Exeter Times -Advocate Wednesday, July 14, 1999 Community Outdoor activities at Queensway Stephen Township Pool lifeguards Erin Miles, left,•Sarah VanSligtenhorst and Leanna Little will be the ones making sure the young and old alike that cool off this sum- mer in the pool have a safe time. Public swimming is held each weekday from 1 p.m. -3 p.m. and 5 p.m. -7 p.m. and on the weekends from 1 p.m. -3 p.m. Cost is $1.75 for students, $2.25 for adults and $5.50 for families. Swimming lessons are also offered. For more information, call 228-6169. Dial NIforA.iurder,4 classic mystery HENSALL Queensway's. Volunteer -Auxiliary met Monday and previewed the July calendar. Among the special scheduled events are barbecues each Friday in July and Ice Cream Parlours outdoors each Monday afternoon, weather permitting. Residents want .to enjoy the outdoors as much as possible while summer is here. In the afternoon, residents enjoyed ice cream sundaes with a variety- of toppings. Rev. Pirie `Mitchell held the worship service on Tuesday afternoon. Belva Alfred Hitchcok called Dial M for. Murder "the perfect murder mystery" now playing at Huron. Country Playhouse until July 17. Back from left, Shaun Clarke and Andrew Dolha. Front from left, Catherine O'Brien and Desmond Ellis. By Kate Monk TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF GRAND BEND — There's nothing, like • a good murder mystery when you're staying at the cottage. Huron Country Play- house is featuring one of the classics, Dial M for Murder, on its Main Stage until Saturday night. The three -act play opened to an, ap- preciative audience on July 7. The play was written by Frederick Knott in 1952 and made into a film in 1954 by the mas- ter of suspense Alfred Hitchcock. This is a story of a hus- band who married for money and stands to in- herit his wife's fortune upon her death. He blackmails a scoun- drel to kill his wife, sets the stage for the murder and arranges a perfect alibi for himself. But he doesn't count on his wife killing the murderer dur- ing the attack. The husband is not fazed by the turn of events and manipulates the investigation, in an attempt to have his wife convicted of the murder. Luckily, the police in- spector from Scotland Yard and a young man in love with the wife dis- cover the truth and trap the husband into re- vealing his guilt, thus freeing her from death row. Shaun Clarke, Andrew Dolha, Christopher Heal- ey and Catherine O'Brien do a solid job throughout the play. Desmond Ellis, in the role of Inspector Hubbard, adds an inter- esting touch with a char- acter that's a little differ- ent from the rest. Performances are: Wednesday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Thursday at 8 p.m.; Friday at 2 p.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for youth under 16. Fuss played the organ and Marg Cole assisted residents. Current events had residents alert and testing their knowledge Wednesday morning on several topics. In the afternoon the women were welcome to visit the sunroom for a luxurious hand soak and manicure topped off with the nail polish colour of their choice. Thursday, the residents and sixteen senior diners all enjoyed the iltntastic music of the Bodacious Jazz Band made up of George Godbolt, Bob Fletcher, Elwood Tremner and Ed Mittleholtz. A highlight was singing along with all the Old Tyme Tunes. Friday, the barbecued food was savoured indoors and just the cooks got wet barbecuing out- doors during the sporadic rain. The hot dogs and hamburgers were still a great treat and hopefully therewill be more suit- able weather next Friday. Coming Events July 15, 2 p.m. Music with Carol Lebeau and Bill Pepper July 16, 7 p.m. Friendship Friday with Gary Boyle Director wins prize in the BigApple BLYTH - The Blyth Festival ; is- excited to announce that James Roy, founder of the Festival and director during this 25th anniversary season, has been awarded the Gold World Medal for Best . Director, Radio Drama as well as the Finalist Certificate for Best Radio Drama Special in The New York Festivals 1999 International Competition for Radio Media. • These prestigious awards were given to Roy because of his work as a director with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto. Big Box was originally commissioned by CBC Radio Drama and broadcast on that network's Sunday Showcase. Roy is directing the stage version of this new Canadian play by Dave Carley at the Blyth Festival this season. The production is running in repertory until Aug. 28: The CBC production of Big Box won the Best Director award for Roy. The Finalist Certificate was awarded for a drama written by Michel Tremblay which Roy co-produced, directed an,d hosted - "Sainte -Carmen of the Main". This year 1,297 radio entries from 31' countries were submitted to The New York Festivals competition. The New York Festivals were estab- lished more than 40 years ago to honour excellence in communications media. The Radio Media competition in pro- gramming, promotion and advertising beganin 1982. During the 1998 compe- tition more than 16,000 entries in all media were submitted for review and awards. Later this summer Big Box will be pre- sented as part of the Barrington Stage Company's New Works Festival, in Massachusetts. • Roy is the Area Executive Producer with responsibility for the radio drama programs, Sunday Showcase " and Monday Night Playhouse for the CBC Radio network. Twenty-five years ago, Roy, Anne Chislett, current{ Artistic Director, and Keith-ttoulstbn, local newspaper publisher, founded the Blyth Festival. All. three founders are still actively involved in. this unique, rural Canadian theatre organization with a mandate to nurture and develop= Canadian works for the stage. For complete Blyth Festival 25th sea- son information please contact the Box Office at 1-877-862-5984. Submitted by The Blyth Pestivcd POLICE BRIEFS • POLICE BRIEFS Two youths caught for paint incident GODERICH --- Police caught two Brucefield area young offenders paint gunning people and property in Goderich on July 6. Around 11:30. a.m. police received a.call about a blue truck shoot- ing paint pellets at people. A truck fitting • the description was stopped a short time later on Kingston St. The vehicle had two young males in it that were questioned about the incident. They denied any involvement but the officer checked the vehicle and found a' Brass Eagle paint gun located under the front seat. Also found in the truck was a quantity of yellow and pink paint balls and extra cartridges of carbon dioxide. , The youths then admit- ted to the incident and took the officer around town to show what they had shot with the gun. Damage was done to the jail sign on Victoria St., four vehicles, a boat and a telephone booth. The two youths are 16 and 17 years old. Theft From at GRAND BEND -- During broad daylight thieves entered a 1988 Four Winds boat docked at Bernie Greens Docks in Grand Bend on July 5. The culprits managed to make off with a water- proof flashlight, binocu- lars and two hats. They also emptied a fire extin- guisher on board causing damage to the interior of the cabin. Thieves enter business GRAND BEND -- Mai's Bangkok Cooking on Main St. was broken into on July 5 sometime during the evening hours. Thieves entered the premises by smashing a west side window. Once inside they Went to the cash register and dam- aged it by trying to open the tray section. The owner hasn't found any- thing missing from the break in. Windows smashed LUCAN — Baseball bat wielding• vandals smashed in thrfle windows at Biddulph Public •School over the weekend. The damage is estimated to be ,$z00. Correction In the T -A's June 16 edition it was incor- rectly reported a house involved in a Brucefield fire on June 14 was unoccu- pied by .its owner and was being used for storage. The owner, Helen Higgart, did re- side at the house but was not at home at the time of the fire. The...fire was caused by an extension cord.