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CERAMICS — Mable Gill, of Grand Bend (right) and
Olive Miller, her sister, are seen at their display table
at I-ambton Heritage Museum Sunday. They were
among the 60 exhibitors in the annual craft show at the
museum.
Museum craft event
attracts good crowd
Many senior citizens shy
away from travelling the
highways near Great Lakes
beaches on summer Sundays
because of heavy traffic, so
the Lambton Heritage
Museum staff decided this
year to add a mid -week day to
its annual arts and craft show
to encourage the elderly to
attend.
The idea was proved to be
sound Wednesday when about
2.000 people - mostly seniors
- dropped by to take in the
first day of the annual show
and sale at the museum on
Highway 21, near the en-
trance to the Pinery Provin-
cial Park. .
"Wednesday is a favorite
travel day for senior citizens.
We checked with a number of
travel agencies and were told
Wednesday would be the best
day for seniors," said
museum curator Bob
Tremain.
"We have found today that
it has been quieter and more
relaxing for seniors than a
weekend, which always
brings a big crowd."
More than 40 Southwestern
Ontario artists and artisans
displayed their wares
Wednesday outdoors in the
shade of large maple trees.
The goods included weaving,
fine art, dolls. woodwork and
jewelry.
Tremain estimated sales
totalled about $4,000. The
museum gets 10 percent of the
proceeds.
The, show resumed Sunday
from 11 a.rn: to 5 p.m. About
5,000 people attended the se-
cond session.
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Ferguson details grant to aid in Grand send river bank cleanup
Ralph Ferguson, MP for
Lambton-Middlesex, an-
nounced this week the ap-
proval of an employment
creation project for Grand
Bend through the Canada
Employment and Immigra-
tion Commission.
In making the announce-
ment on behalf of Employ-
ment and Immigration
minister Lloyd Axworthy,
Ferguson said this project
will provide a total of 80
weeks of employment for five
people who are currently
receiving unemployment in-
surance benefits.
The project is scheduled to
last for a period of 19 weeks
and the participants will be
involved in river bank
cleanup doon grass planting,
upgrading the board walks
and trail improvement.
Section 38 of the Unemploy-
ment Insurance Act provides
for the use of unemployment
insurance funds to support ac-
tivities that allow unemploy-
ment insurance claimants to
use their skills for the com-
munity's benefit while they
are unemployed.
The CEIC will pay each
worker up to $240 per week
from unemployment in-
surance funds, while money
provided by the Ontario
ministry of natural resources
will be used to top, up the
wages by up to $60 pier week
for each job the project
creates.
Ferguson stated the
government of Canada will be
contributing $19,2Q0 to this
project out of the total funding
of $27,200.
Cancer canvass
Campaign Captain for
Grand Bend during the recent
fundraising on behalf of the
Canadian Cancer Society,
Lynne Desjardine, has an-
nounced that there was an in-
crease of $1,000 in funds rais-
ed by her team of volunteers
this year.
The total amount collected
was 84,495.50. Over $900 was
raised by the Catholic
Womens' League in a
Bowlathon. Ms. Desjardine
has expressed her personal
thanks to volunteers and per-
sons who donated to the
campaign.
Anglican church
Rev. Jim Sutton spoke
about the value and comfort
of prayer, taking his theme
from Luke 11:1-13. In the ear-
ly days before Christ, civiliza-
tion had become wicked and
sinful but God maintained
they would be saved if they
called upon Him.
In this day of unrest we
should take our comfort in
prayer. We should be able to
feel God's presence daily.
Praying daily will give us
help and peace and our Faith
will become solid.
Mrs. Nola Taylor looked
after the coffee hour.
The annual lawn sale will
be held this coming Saturday,
July 30 at 10 p.m. on the lawn
of St. John's Church. Pick-ups
will be looked after by Ted
Hunt. Phone 238-8843 or Dave
Martin, 238-8948.
Rec committee
At a meeting of the Grand
Bend and area Recreation
Committee last week it was
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decided to recommend to
council that 82,000 be
allocated for playground
equipment to be located at the
Eiiber Street parkette.
Busy Bee Day Camp super-
visor, Alina Bielawski,
reported that the program is
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YOUTHFUL SINGER = - Kirkton area singer Jamie
Westman thrilled the congregation at Grand Bend
United Church outdoor service, Sunday,
and district news
Annie Marenz
337.3317 .
in its third week with about 30
children involved. There is no
charge for the program. A
government grant was
secured in June.
The summer detachment of
the Ontario Provincial Police
has donated money for equip-
ment. To date, from special
fund-raising events, the OPP
have donated over 8250.
The last week of the pro-
gram will be "Sandcastle
Week" an area of the main
beach will be designated for
the children during the Sand-
castle competition, August 21.
Ribbons and a trophy have
been ordered for the children.
Special music
Over 200 persons gathered
at Grand Bend United Church
for the outdoor service Sun-
day morning. Special music
was provided by 12 -year-old
Jamie Westman, who has
gained international acclaim
for his singing.
He was accompanied by
choir specialist, John F.M.
Wood, London. - He sang
Angels, Ever Bright and Fair,
Whither Thou Goest, and For
the Mountains Shall Depart.
Jamie is the son of Dori
and Eldon Westman, of RR 1
St. Marys. He has two sisters,
Barbara and Laurie, both in-
volved in the arts. As well as
singing lessons, Jamie also
takes piano and violin lessons.
Jamie recently collected
four trophies and a scholar-
ship at the Kiwanis Music
Festival in Stratford, in -
eluding the Gould Trophy for
the highest solo mark in vocal
classes, the F.P. Polley
Memorial trophy for the top
mark in unchanged voice, the
Gordon Scott Junior vocal
'trophy for best mark in four
separate vocal classes, and
the David Smith Memorial
trophy for highest mark in
boys solo oratorio unchanged
voice.
Jamie also received a
scholarship for being chosen
top solo vocalist in the boys
under 18 category.
Jamie was "discovered" by
Londoner Mrs. Mildred Dun-
can a little more than a year
ago when she heard him on
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PLAY OPENS — Nicola Lipman (as Annie Sullivan)
teaching Jain Dickson (as Helen Keller) basic sign
language in William Gibson's The Miracle Worker at
Huron Country Playhouse July 19-30. Photo by Brian
Richman
Miracle Worker
has many
The Miracle Worker
perhaps the most intense il-
lustration of Iluron Country
Playhouse director Ron
t'Irich's emphasis this season
un human relat ionships open-
ed al the Playhouse last week
for a iwo week run.
Ulrich uses these relation-
ships almost as sub -plots in
this production. Nicolla Lip -
man's Annie Sullivan ( the
miracle workers epitomizes
the stubborn,. witty Irish spirit
which was so much a part of
the backbone of America in
the 1800s. L:pinan handles the
character with confidence
and case.
The starkness of .t he
Methodism oh the time. is in
sharp contrast in the stern
father. Captain Keller, played
by Peter 11Iessaline. The
character is made even more
clear in the relationship with
his frustrated son. James,
played by Jonathan Rarrett.
Barrett builds the rule well
to the point where the son
finally has courage to tell the
father he night not always be
r.ghl.
The relationship which An-
nie Sullivan still carries in her
mind with her dead brother is
brought out well , with
background voices. Iler
responses to the voices brings
out strongly her sense of total
commit! ment
contrasts
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(Sweaters not exactly as illustrated)
that soft, sad religious blues
of southern blacks of the time
adds to the atmosphere as
does the softened accent used
by the members of the family.
In sharp contrast is Me
violent upheaval caused by
-the' frustration of the
unarnanageable Helen -- a
12 -year-old without vision or
hearing and the struggle bet-
ween her and Annie Sullivan.
Jain Dickson. as Helen is able
to portray the willful frustra-
tion of the child with great.
skill.
Perhaps •one of.• the in-
teresting aspects of the'play
is that it illustrates a very
early type of Skinner condi-
tioning which has since
become part of the method for
teaching the severely mental-
ly handicapped. When
Sullivan isolates the child to
the intense one-to-one rela-
tionship where she must
become dependent on only
one person, without distrac-
tion, the play illustrates a
rather grim aspect of the
teaching process
Catherine Cahill. in
isolating episodes and
characters with special
lighting helps emphasize the
isolation. felt in the life -
journey of humankind in
relationships.
RCP's Miracle Worker
deserves a full house for
The background music. every performance.
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