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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1984-06-20, Page 15( a . e 14 Times -Ad • to. June 29 PLAY OPENS — the cast of A Thousand Clowqs relax prior to the opening of the 1984 season at Huron Country Playhouse last night. The play.runs through to June 30. Back row, left to right, Kelly Proctor, David Brown, Marcia Kash, Wally Michaels and David Narin. in the front are Edwin Stephenson and HCP artistic director Ron ,Ulrich. and district n Lynne Desftrdfe t 238.81611 Season at Playhouse openswith comedy The -1984 Summer Season at Huron Country Playhouse has -officially begun with Herb Gardner's comedy hit A TIIOUSAND CLOWNS. }1('P audiences will readily remember Qavid Brown, last season's Luther Billis_ in SOUTH PACIFIC„ in his return to the Main Stage as Murray Burns, the central character in A THOUSAND ('1,( )1VNS. - Murray is a slightly bohe- mian. usually eccentric and now permanently unemployed TV writer who walked out can Chuckles the Chipmunk and now lives amid the general rubble of his tene- -ment apartment with his precocious nephew Nick (played by Kelly Proctor). The "real" world invades llurray's cheerful universe when two agents of the . Bureau - of Child Welfare played by Marcia Kash and t avid Nairnr begin to iii' vestigate Nick's home en- . rronment and Murray's ;rlitability as a guardian. Fresh Picked' Strawberries 1/1111 11%4 11411: Discounts on quantity orders Market Location 4'/2 miles north of Grand Bend, east "side, of Hwy. 21. Call 238-2301 or, 236-4061 Other complications ensue with the arrival of Murray's brother (played by Edwin Stephenson) -who is a top New York agent and, finally, Chuckles tfie Chipmunk (played by Wally Michaels)! A THOUSAND CLOWNS is a slightly demented comedy which promises and delivers . a thousand laughs. Perfor- mance dates are June 19 to June 30 on the Huron Country Playhouse Main Stage. For ticket information, call (519) 238-8451. MASK FOIi4HUCKLES -- David Juby of Arnprior,.one of this season's costume assistants at Huron Country Playhouse. works on a mask for Chuckles -floe chipmunk in the opening production of A Thousand Clowns. The play opened last night and runs through to Jene 30. Institute .gathers. for annual picnic Orn 1- rldav the (;rand Bend Women's institute met for a picnic at the Shipka Com- munity ('entre, with members' husbands a nd families al tending. A delict s pot -luck Heal was enjoyed by all and then the children adjourned for a gave oI hall while members had a short business meeting. 1n invitation to attend the luverdale institute 00 June 27 at 8 p.m was accepted. Pennies for the friendship game were won by C'at'herine ,bunker. knn Russell and Don - r.► 1 ,ovie were in charge of the , Grand Bend Council information . Meeting Re: Possible Boundary Adjustment Place: Grand Bend Public School Auditorium Time: 7:30 p.m. mate: Thursday, June 21, 1984 Everyone welcome zo races and Clara Hamilton conducted some games for the adults. The closest wedding an- niversary was won by Clara and Alex Hamilton, while the closest birthday was won by Brent Love. Mabel Gill has the most grandchildren and Olive Webb the most great grandchildren. The relay race, ball race and shoe races were won by Elizabeth and Connie Russell, Brent Love, Carmen Lovie. Alex lfamilton, Doug Russell and Diana Hardy. Michelle Lovie guessed the number of candies in a jar. The institute will not meet again until September '84. Bridge play There wepe five tables of players out' to the bridge, Wednesday. In .the Mitchell movement, first place was won by Eve Holton and Marge Jefferys. Madllon Wilson and Mary Ferguson won second place. in the east west, Dorothy Child and Muriel Bunt played first, while Betty Hoyles and .Jules Debrabandere won se- cond place. ,There will be no bridge next week (tonight) but it will con- tinue on June 27. Anyone wishing to play please contact 238-2526_ [or times_ etc. Acres of Exotic Animals Open 7 Days a Week 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. 1 RIDG1Z000fld GAME FARM 2 Miles South of Grand Bend on Parkview Crescent tGrand Bend 238-2769 r Bumpor crowds at 'r�in'sh�rf.n-ed 'fest Although most of Sittrrday's program was cancelled by rain, the annual Burgerfest sponsored by the Grand Bend and Area Chamber of Com- merce was another success. Every available parking spot for vehicles and bodies was filled on Saturday as the hot, humid weather enticed throngs to the activities. Many people were unable to find a parking spot on Satur- day night. Sanders Tavern copped the highly coveted bed race title en Saturday. The waiter's race and crowning of Miss Burgerfest had to be cancelled due to the Sunday downpour. They have been rescheduled for the Ju- ly 1 holiday weekend. Legion Branch 498 Past -President Art Rubery of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 498 died on Saturday morning, June 16. Members of this Legion and all the dart players send their deepest synipathy to Eve and her family. Saturday evening the Legion held its first annual steak barbeque and pub night at the Legion. Eighty-five members and friends attend- ed and 70 steaks were sold. After the happy hours from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00, everyone handed in their ticket when ready to barbecue: Everyone; enjoyed themselves so watch for the date of their next barbeque night. Piano Player "Randy" pro- vided some great music and - kept everyone singing and. happy. Bill Grimes from Sarnia won the door prize and Carol Barnard of London claimed the steaks being raffled off. A gentleman from Florida won a prize for being the far- thest distance away who at- tended for the evening. Evening U.C.W. The last meeting of- the Grand Bend United Church Women evening unit was held on May 28 with nine members attending. The next meeting will be held on June 25 at 8:00 p.m. with Donna Greb, presi- dent of the South Huron Regional, as guest speaker. Be sure tc join us and bring a friend. • Church of God Women The women of the Church of .God met Thursday evening with 11 members present. Roll Call was a plant ex- change. Lucille Vincent led a discussion on the major item of business, which is the up- coming lawn sale on tune 30 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Katie Vincent led a pro- gram entitled "From Crime to Christ", followed by a talk - from Carol Steckle from Huron Ridge Acres, giving everyone hints on the care and planting of. shrubs. Hostess for the evening was Lucille Vincent. Several youths attended the Youth for .Christ BB@ near Zurich Saturday evening. On Father's Day, Pastor Camp- bell spoke on the Beatitudes for the family taken from Matthew 5: 4,7 & 9. He talked on the blessedness of sen- sitivity, forgiving, and peacemaking. Rev: Campbell sang a solo entitled "Faith of Our Fathers". Picnic this Friday On Friday evening at 6 p.m. the Grand Bend United Church congregation and Sunday School are'holding a pot -luck supper at Port Blake. In case of rain, please go to the Sunday School rooms. On Sunday morning, Gary Wilcox, lay preacher (or St. Paul's United Church in Sar- nia, spbke,in Grand Bend on "Have You Attended His University?" Everyone is reminded of an organizational meeting on June 26 at the Anglican Church at 7:30 p.m. for Vaca- tional Bible School. Bake sale to be held Due to the cool weather, the Grand Bend UCW held their picnic meeting in the Sunday School rooms. After the delicious smorgasborg, the call to worship was given by Laura Flewelling. She spoke on "Peace" and closed with a Village Flea Markel Saturdays, May 26 to September 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Buyers and Vendors welcome. Phone 238-2396 or 238-2407. Wondergrove Roller Rink `23 Main St. Grand Bend Martens Strawberries Pick Your Own Starting June 18 One mile north of St. Joseph on Hwy. 21 238-2758 or 238-8203 Quantity discounts humorous reading "Grarn- mas Off the Rocker". 'l'wo hymns were sung accom- panied by Nola Love on the' piano. Norma Carey, the Christian Development Convener; read a story on life's blessing and things to be thankful for. As the story unfolded the ladies sang "Count Your Blessings". Following this, Norma Carey conducted two contests, mat- ching the anatomy of a Chris- tian and Bible names. President Elizabeth Norris chlired the business. Roll call was answered by 24 ladies by bringing a souvenir from another country and telling about it. Missionary letters were from Rev. and Mrs. Don Irwin in Korea and Rev. and Mrs. Stan Desjardine in Tan- zania. A thank you was received from Arc industries for donation. Beauty context rescheduled The 11th Annual Bluewater District Mother and Daughter banquet for Girl Guides was held last.week in the 'Medford Arena. Several hundred peo- ple attended foranenjoyable evening of skits, cheers and songs. Jacqueline Vandenberk, RR 2 Grand Bend, was one of the girls who received her highest presen- tation of All Round Cord. Sandcastle Day for the Grand Bend Public School was held last week on the main beach. Group 7 winners making a• huge spider web were Patti Page, Kim Crawford, Jason lressetee, Billy Jennison, Nicole Gill, Heather Steckle, Andrew Sharen and Nicky Van deVen. Honourable mention was given to the owl and large tur- tle, Rev. John Carnpbell and Jeanette Stellingwerff were judges. . The Snowbirds air team visited our beach for a few days, resting up after the air show in London. Graduation for the Grade 8 students will be held at Oakwood at 6:30 p.m. on Mon day, June 25. The Grand Bend Couples Club net Saturday, at the school gym for a few games •of volleyball. Their yard and bake sale will ix? held on July 7, from 1 - 3 at the United • :‘.24P4 WIN RIBBONS — The Grond Bend public school track and field meet provided, stiff competition and•fun for area youngsters last week-. The champions of the various divisions are shown above, back row, from the left: Heather Bennett, Pat- ti Page, Billy Jennison and Rob Hunter. Middle: Shannon Boyd, LeeAnn Peckitt, Heather Steckle and Cullen Kobe. Front: Nicky VandeVen, Josh Verrneullen, Jeff - Lingard and Jeremy Wilde. SteveMothers. captures local. and central Crons Grades 1-8 students at Grand Bend Public School - particfpated in their spring track and field' meet last week. Each student was en- couraged to try three dif- ferent events, but all 10 events could be entered. Steve . Mathers won all 10 events to become the overall school champion. Steve also entered . and won the most points at the central meet bringing back a medallion and trophy. In the kindergarten class, Nicky VandenVen and Troy Stellingwerff won 1st place. • Jeremy Wilde, Heather Steckle, Josh Vermeulen and Jeff Lingard also won first places in the primary field day. Makeysha Wilde, Simon Desjardine, Michael Stanlake, Melissa DeBruym and Trent Stellingwerff won second places. Jeff Lingard was overall primary boys champion, with Heather Steckle girls champ. Billy Jennison and LeeAnn P ckitt won the junior cham- ships with Jason Desjar- dine and Chantelle Crabe win- ning second place. Shannon Boyd and Cullen Kobe won first place in the bantam division and Shari Morley and Brad Page won second in the bantam. In the intermediate events, Heather Bennett and Rob Humer won first place. Fred Macey and Louise Lawson placed second in in- termediate. Patti Page, and Steve Mathers won firsts in the seniors, with Tina Bergmann and Doug Camp- bell winning seconds. Steve Mathers was overall champion for the school, he tied with Cullen Kobe with 50 points each, but Steve won al Central. Alhambra- weekend • The Algarva 168 weekend was very successful with about t 250 people attending. The Supreme £ommander from Ohio, John Ciccozzi and his wife, Betty, were able to attend. Don Appleby, representing South Iluron and District for the Mentally Han- dicapped accepted a cheque from Algarva 168 for $(i.000.uo • and Jim Dix6f'from Larn,b- ton Board accepted a cheque for $1600.00 for childrens' camp.. . There was a welcoming oasis on Friday -night for all the nests. On Saturday, a golf tdfir•nament was held al Oakwood. Several member' had to -leave to attend the funeral of one of the members. After the barbecue of a whole pig and all, the trimmings, mass was held al 7:30 by F atheffitortz and then the golf presentations. before everybne enjoyed music and dancing. Bob Green won the trophy for low -gross- olid Earl Regnier.won the Labatts put- ter for low net. Second low gross was 'regional director Louis Prieur from Windsor and second low net was won by Rick Marchand. The test Algarva golfer was Frank Debete, and the best Sultanas, golfer was Betty ('iccozi from Ohio, followed by, Elaine Riberdy from Windsor Receiving the Labatt um- brella for the most honest golfer was Bob Misciewicz. A Council of Caravan meeting, . followed by a delicious lunch served by the @arnstrong • Brand Name Carpeting and Vinyls • Benjamin Moore Paints • Wallpaper • Sundries • Vertical Drapes Armstrong floor fashion ! L GRAND BEND DECORATING and FLOORING CENTRE HWY. !!21 238-8603 . Sultanas ended the weekend Due lei the heat. most of the visitors went for a swim ata motel pool. Church lawn. Donations for this sale will be accepted . Constable Russ Donaldson 'London) gave the Grand Bend Nursery School children a tour of the office downtown: Defending champs, the Col- onial bed -racing team, were• off to a good lead, in Satur- day's contest when their bed crumpled to the pavement. The Colonials will be back lr xt year to win the Cup hack frfun Sanders. The . 1st Grand Bend Brownie Pack received a trophy for the highest percen- tage of riders in this years Ride for Cancer at the Pinery Park. The annual Burgerfest Beauty Contest and Waiters' Race will be rescheduled for the July 1 weekend at 2 p.m. and 10 a.m. Contact C. of (' president Gene Grenier' for - further details. The Mites baseball team won their regular game Tues- day evening against Shipka, at Bell Aerospace field. Marg and Bob Hedley of Dashwood have returned home after their month trip out.west. After their visit with Bob's brother, Matt and Dol- ly, they took the train to Win- nipeg and met their daughter Brenda and Bob Winhold in Calgary. 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