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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-08-01, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, August 1, 1981 Nine young ladies vie for Friedsburg Days Queen title r KAREN WALPER Brian's -Service Centre KAREN SCHADE John Hayter Painting CHERYL DOWSON Julie's Family Hairstyling LEE O'ROURKE Baskin Robbins JENNIFER ROSE WENDY LEISHMAN Ellison Travel 14th Sodbusters At Playhouse II IRENE BRAND Merner's Meats Recall many war memories !happy and sad memories 01 the First and Second World Wars highlight the current Bill Bishop Goes to War play A GOOD MUSICAL --- Hank Stinson ploys the role of Billy Bishop in the musical currently playing at Huron Country Playhouse II. Michael Mulrooney is at the piano. at the Huron Country Playhouse Ii. Hank Stinson as Billy Bishop with Michael Munrooney at the piano gives a stirring performance in revealing the young pilot's career from a student at RMC in Kingston to the top flying ace in World War I. His use of very simple props in portraying Bishop's life in song and verse is highly entertaining and at times amusing. in addition to the role of Bishop,' Stinson played 17 other characters including RAF personnel. Hank Stinson has an im- pressive list of musical credits including leading roles in Jacques Brel, hello Dolly and Irma La Douce in Van- couver. Oklahoma in Win- nipeg and Side By Side By Sondheim in Edmonton and Fredericton. After Billy Bishop Goes to War concludes Saturday night, Stinson will he remain- ing in Grand Bend for "Once More' With Fooling" schedul- ed from August 8 to 18. Out They Go The Ever Popular K Cars, Plymouth Reliant & Dodge Aries 5500 Reduction off the MSRP Only 7 models left VIDA ISKAUSKAS Hayter's Turkey Farms Ltd. «►:'}_. 1 JOANNE MASSE Designers Unisex Hairstyling Life in a typical town Blue City. the latest offer- ing at Blyth Festival, skilful- ly and sensitively evokes the essence of life in a typical small town. Playwright Layne Col- eman, a veteran of five acting and directing seasons at Blyth, uses the short time period during the• warm-up, playing and victory celebra- tion of a women's fasthall tournament won by the Blue City Slammers to humorous- ly and poignantly illumine the complexities beneath the deceptively simple surface. The women are portrayed sympathetically. An affec- tionate, supportive bond is ob- vious among catcher Kim (Jenny Munday) whose talents are not being utilized in her unchallenging job at the local hotel; pitcher and single mother Lori ( Deborah Kimmett 1, confronting after a 14 -year absence the rolling stone who fathered her teenaged son (Chris Royal r neglected wife Barbara ( Mary Anne Coles I reduced to worrying about petty details like a shiny nose while hubby ( Robert King) drinks with Butter ( Ron Gabriel) the tragic -comic prime candidate for town drunk: bubble - brained centre fielder Chicken r Peg Christopher- son). 23 going on 13, and last year's 15 -year-old star Sherry Lyn (Jennifer Griffin).. unable to play this year because of an unplanned pregnancy. David Fox weaves a con- trasting thread throughout the fabric of the play. He plays the part of Lori's father and coach of the Blue ('itv team. a kindly Christian gentlemen trying to point the others to the right path by ex- ample rather than pressure As the final scene winds down, relationships have changed, characters have faced their crossroads and continued heedlessly on to an unhappy destination, or swung hopefully onto a new path. The play ends in a touching finale with Fox on his knees, earnestly praying for all who are affected and afflicted with the foibles and sins inherent in all mankind. SIGNING UP — Erin and Alisho Jennison have a big smile after getting their name tags at Doris Peebles' table. Andrew Sharen picks out his tag in the background, at the Grand Bend Vocation Bible School. Unconditionally Tuckersmitha is grant g Tuckersmith Township tion to hold its annual Council learned at its meeting Ciderfest on September 30. Tuesday that its request to the Clerk Jack McLachlan was Ministry of Municipal Affairs authorized to attend the an - and Housing for an uncondi- nual Municipal Financial tional grant of $132,000 has Committee conference in been granted. Council made London on September 26-28. the request based on `unusual Union Gas will be holding a circumstances' because . of public meeting at Vanastra unpaid taxes on ten tax on August 16 in preparation to registration properties, in- starting construction in late eluding the large red brick August of its gas line to supp- building, the former radar ly the hamlet with natural school. Some apartment gas. It will be completed by buildings were included but they have since been sold. The grant covers water and sewage levies as well. In a news release by Minister Claude Bennett, he reports: "My ministry has completed a review of Tuckersmith's financial posi- tion and had found that addi- tional financial assistance is warranted." He said the grant will help keep property tax increases to a minimum in 1984. Bennett explained that the closing of the Canadian Forces Base at Clinton resulted in the township hav- ing to write off a number of property tax arrears and that When David Scott and Doug the grant will cushion tax- McNair of Ailsa Craig ap- payers from substantial tax peared in, Provincial Court in increases this year. "These London they were surprised circumstances were beyond to find they faced different the control of the municipal charges than expected over council and were ,of an an incident at the recent Gala unusual and special nature," Days at Ailsa Craig. he said. They had expected to be Council is holding a special charged with operating a meeting, behind closed doors, common gaming house as a Tuesday to discuss its 1984 result of allowing parimutuel budget and establish the tax wagering on turtle races. rate for the year. The charges were changed In other business council to selling tickets on games of chose the sesquicentennial chance and dispersing monies pin to mark its 150th birthday" on games c r chance. next year. itis an oval pin in Lawyers for Scott and white, green anti gold, with an McNair said after the court outline map of Tuckersmith session they felt the newest centred on the pin with a plow charges were of a lesser inset. It will go on sale later nature. this fall. Scott and McNair are Council approved a request scheduled to appear in court for the Van Egmond Founda- again on August 31. late September. In addition the firm will deliver pam- phlets to each household. Three ratepayers attended the meeting for the reading of the engineer's report on the Charter Drainage System -- Robert McNaughton, William Charter and Jim Cooper. Court of Revision will be held on August 21, and tenders will be advertised for the con- struction work. Osborne reviews fire code rules At a July 17 meeting, Usborne township council discussed regulations of the Ontario Fire Code as they related to township residents. Rubbish shall not be burned on any premises unless per - Change charges against AC pair BLUE CiTY - Ron Gabriel. (left), Jenny Munday and Robert King in a scene from the latest Blyth Theatre play. Aluminum Associates Home Improvements fully Bonded • Insured All work fully guaranteed Aluminum, vinyl and hardboard siding Soffit and Fascia 5" seamless eavestroughing Storm doors and windows Custoen fit replacement windows Bows and Boys • Get off the costly repainting treadmill. • Beautify your home and reduce maintenance cares. • Improve and protect your home's resale value. Call Frederick Roach in London Collect 672-1145 mission has been received and open air burning is not approved unless approved by a fire chief of unless such bur- ning consists of a small, con- fined fire supervised at all times and used to cook food on a grill or barbecue. A report from building in- spector Herman Van Wferen revealed building permits for the month of June totalled $97,000 bringing the 1984 total to $292,000. Similar figures for the same period in 1983 were $887,000 but, this included $400,000 for the joint ad- ministration building with the Ausable-Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority. Road superintendent John Batten reported that the spraying of salt brine on township roads and the stockpiling of gravel would be completed in the near future. Clerk -treasurer Larry Stuck was instructed to prepare a bylaw for maintenance and repair of the Scott municipal drain. Council will be informing the.township of Hay that they have no objection to the rezoning of part of Lot 2, Con- cession 1 to Agriculture 3. A quotation from Frank Cowan Insurance Company for coverage on the Willis farm was accepted. A bylaw approving repair and maintenance of the Hicks municipal drain was given final readings and approved. Approval was given to sign the final grant papers relating to the federal and provincial grants under which the new office building was erected. Authorization was given to clerk -treasurer Larry Stuck and deputy Sandra Strang to attend the Municipal Finance conference in London pro- viding they do not attend dur- ing the same hours. Filter Queen "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" 482-7103 What Every Family Should Know ONTARIO FUNERAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION Embalming art and science Children of funeral direc- tors have a few special pro- blems which other children don't have' can remember my children canning home from school relating -all sorts of weird stories about embalming which the) had heard from their schoolmates. 1 wonder now whether they thought their father was some sort of television vampire or a Frankenstein. And yet they were pro- bably no different from anyone who gives a thought to what happens when 4 person is embalmed. Embalming is an old art—hut like anything else it has acquired new methods. new techniques and has been elevated to a science. An untreated human body is subject to rapid decomposi- tion. This is dependent of course. of tactors such as the physical condition of the body and temperature. By retarding this process we are able to have the body available for viewing. for restoration where necessary. and for a funeral ceremony. Through the em- balming process the embalmer sanitizes•thc body. Research conducted at .Wayne University at Detroit by Dr. Gordon Rose and others has proven that proper emhalrning reduces the pathogenic (harmful) bacteria in the dead human body in ex- cess of 95`4 . It is obvious then that the process of embalming is a proven treatment. The embalming process is done at the funeral home and not unlike a surgical operation. Preserving chemicals arc introduced into the body through a major artery . A machine which can. simulate the pumping action of the heart- disperses the chemical into what is called the arterial system of the body—all the large and small arteries and in- to the cells which lie below the surface of the skin. This chemical forces the blood out ahead of it through thr vcinous system or veins where it is eliminated. Usual- ly the process of injection and drainage is accomplished with vessels at one' small incision site. In the case of accident or illness which has caused disfigurement the embalmer will especially treat the al - limed areas so that restoration can he made. There is no Ontario law that says embalming must be done. It is only mandatory when the body is to be transported out of the province or when transported by train or plane within the province. The late Dr. Eric Lindemann who has research- ed and written much about the effects of death says that view- ing of the body is needed to preventdenialand that for many people lacing the dead body in the casket is the first step hack to recovery after the trauma of a death. The embalming process and the cosmetic application which follows is not intended to "cover up'' the fact of death. They are intended to provide an acceptable image for viewing and for recall. 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