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Times Advocate, 1984-08-08, Page 9CWL BAZAAR — Many tables were set up early Saturday morning for the Catholic Women's bazaar, despite the cloudy weather. The Targe display was a success. Relive the old days Auto rally at Museum The horseless carriage, running boards, hand cranks, and rumble seats. These are only a few of the words that come to mind when the early days of the automobile are recalled. You can relive these days at COUNT PLANS — David Brown as Count Dracula with the lovely Annabel Kershaw as his next victim Lucy Steward in the Huron Country Playhouse production of Dracula which runs through to August 1I. the Lambton Heritage Museum's fourth annual An- tique Auto Rally to be held at the museum on Sunday, August 12, from 12-4 p.m. This event will feature at least 70 gas, steam, and battery - powered antique automobiles dating from as far back as 1914. To add to the old-time spirit of the event, there is a number of activities planned. These will include children's games such as thread the nee- dle and tug-of-war, and adult competitions such as the spike drive and the logsaw competition. Refreshments will be available at this event. Ad- mission includes entry to the museum's two galleries and six outdoor buildings which include a newly completed Blacksmith Shop. The Lambton Heritage Museum is located on Highway 21, directly across from the Pinery Provincial Park. Dracula is a stiff test In a pre -performance an- nouncement, Huron Country Playhouse artistic director Ronald Ulrich informed the audience that the company's performance of Dracula was probably the stiffest test they had ever faced. A couple of hours later, the audience gave the players full marks for having passed the test with a considerable degree of ingenuity and enthusiasm. Screams of laughter gave way to screams of fright at the conclusion of the play as actors cavorted through the audience before the final at- tempt to drive a stake into the dreaded Dracula's heart to end his reign of terror. Superb acting perfor- mances are turned in by the cast, with Dave Withers steal- ing several scenes with his enactment of Butterworth, a patient in Dr. Seward's sanatorium. ' For area residents who didn't attend Tuesday's blood donor clinic at the Playhouse, a visit to see Dracula could be an equally blood -depleting opportunity. You're urged to wear something loose and comfy around the neck. Low cI,uds slow progress for flyu'In of Ultrallgbts The first annual Xlltralig i ta' fly-in,was held -'over the weekend at the residence of Alex and Ilene Sparertberg, RR 2 Grand Bend. Because of cloudy haze which hung around so long, only four of the predicted seven Ultralights were able to attend. The two planes from Sarnia and Woodstock re- mained at home. Archie Ped - den, RR 6 Strathroy, Marty Larkin from Mt. Carmel, and Jim Smith, London, flew in and their families joined them for an enjoyable afternoon get together. The Ultralights fly some 500' above ground and you can see fairly well added Ped - den, who often buzzes along the treetops viewing the beach area, with Smith beside him in his Ultralight machine. They make a rather loud droning noise which you can hear a long way off and steadily becomes louder, coming from their two 912 h.p. Nots and Pioneer engines. Sparenberg lands with about 300 ground feet, taking off at 20 m.p.h. and landing between 20-25 m.p.h. Larkin, who built his plane in '83 declares that it is 'a perfectly safe sport, a helmet must be worn and you require your pilot's licence. It only seats one passenger. Jim Smith, works for Lambton Ultralights, in Petrolia, building his plane in about 150 assembly hours. It costs him around $40.00 per hour to run his ultralight and uses a 25 to one mixture of gasoline and oil, similar to that of a snowmobile. The daring group hope to form a club as the interest grows, and are thinking of an appropriate name: "Turkey - buzzards" is not out of the question! The thick haze over the weekend also hindered the skydiving at the Grand Bend Airport. Their plane was delayed in fog at Kitchener, but landed late on Saturday with some past difficulty, re- quiring minor repairs. Round one and round two took place on Saturday: then on Sunday the Canadian 10 -man badge was given out. Judges couldn't see very well, radio- ing up to the plan constantly. Doug Angle, Kingston, Brian Smith, and Mike Konefal both of London were among those who placed in the events. The Grand Bend Sport Parachuting team of nine members, headed by Bob Wright managed their relative work and free falls on Monday but the main event could not be run because of the thick haze. Wright hopes that next year everything goes better. One of his team members was from California. United Church At the outdoor service, Rev. Gordon Pickell, from Goderich, was the guest minister while Rev. Peebles is away on holidays. The scriptures was Psalm 23 making a meditation topic about "The Pause that Refreshes". Rev. Pickell us- ed the 2nd verse on green pastures and still waters to speak on. Ile said that quietness is a rare commodi- ty in our every day life. We need to recognize the impor- tance of pauses and the good shepherd shows us that we need rest and quietness. Special music was a sing -a- long, led by Marlene Brenner, followed by a violin duet by Tim and Heather Westlake, from Zurich. Pat and Elgin Hendrick greeted everyone and coffee and juice were served after the service. Two lovely bou- quets surrounded the pulpit. ('loser relationship Rev and Mrs Cecil i$nldwin, froth “St. Joseph, Michigan, began their tour of the Churches oit God last week. They plat} tq tour in On- tario and Quebec, in the in- terest. of a 'closer working relationship. Rev. Baldwin spoke on the body of Christ in the morning, with Dr. A. Brown singing "It Took a Miracle". In the even- ing, he spoke . bn working together as members of the body of Christ. Mrs. Baldwin sang, as did Alex Desjardine. On August 12, Rev. Wattam will be the guest speaker. Catholic news Congratulations to MaryAnn Hogan from Mt. Carmel parish and David Cann from this parish, who were united by the sacrament of matrimony last week. Next Saturday, August 11, there will be a special mass at 4:00 p.m. to celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary of Luke and Jean Mommersteeg, followed by a party at their home. The gospel was based on the feeding of the 5000 in the wilderness. Christ changes us by offering someone Holy to believe in, taking us out of ourselves, and our selfish ex- istence to spiritually grow up. He does this by encouraging us to have faith, hope and love for Jesus. Personals To hit a home run with the bases loaded is every ballplayer's dream. Shane Green did just that last week when the Grand Bend Mites lost to Brinsley 34-26. The next evening, the Mites beat Shipka 27-14 to end their league games, with one rain- ed out game yet to make up. Grand Bend volunteer firemen were called out last Saturday at 2:49 p.m. to ex- tinguish a car on fire at the residence of Brydon Taylor, just south of the village on Hwy. 21. A bus load of Seniors, Golden Agers and Beaconaires of town, some from Grand Cove, Hensall, Exeter and Dashwood travell- ed to Sarnia and the U.S. last Wednesday. They left Grand Bend at 9:00 a.m. and cross- ed the Blue Water Bridge to Port Huron, enjoying the drive along the St. Clair. The group stopped for a lunch of muffins and pop, supplied by courtesy of Ellison Travel tours who arranged the trip. At Marine City they board- ed a ferry and crossed the St. Clair River to Sombra on the Canadian side. The bus drove through Courtright, Moore town and Corunna to Sarnia where they boarded the Luc D'Orleans for a two hour cruise. Some interesting places visited were Canatara Park, the Sarnia Marina which is the largest fresh water marina in Canada, the water treatment plant, Sarnia city hall, the Imperial Oil and Polysar buildings and drums. Eunice and Walter Cripps. of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, are visiting this week with Eunice's mother, Mrs. Lawrence Cutts. George and Marie Chowen, of Stratford, former residents of Southcott Pines called to visit friends in town last week. Mrs. Susie Devine returned home last Saturday, after two weeks in Strathroy Ilospilal. Mrs. Jessie Walz, Kit- chener, is holidaying with her daughter Lenore and Jim Orr, and other daughters and families, vacationing in this area. The U.C.W. bake and craft sale, including garden pro- duce, will be held August 8 at 2:00 on the church lawn. The Poles, Turnbull's Grove, attended the christen- ing of their grandson Kevin, son of Sharon and Bill Pole. A PLAYHOUSE BLOOD DONOR A Red Cross blood donor clinic was held at the Huron Country Playhouse, Tuesday. Above, Mary Fron Gaiser checks the progress of donor Bob Redick. T -A photo. Nostalgic revue at Playhouse II Once More! With Fooling'. the happy-go-lucky and slight ly nostalgic revue compiled by Jack Northmore ( last season's Norman Thayer in On Golden Pond) moved into PLAYHOUSE ii on August 8 at Iluron Country Playhouse. This will he the tenth pro- duction of Northmore's revue which features such all time great songs as "42nd Street", "Moonlight Serenade", "Jeepers Creepers", "Brazil", "Pistol Packin' Mama", "in the ('ool, Cool, Cool of the Evening", "Mair- sy floats" and "The Muskrat Ramble". if variety is the spice of a good show, Once More' With Marg and Bob Hedley, Turnbull's Grove, spent two days last week at Grand Valley, Sttmmerplace, with Bob's brother Matt and Dol- ly Hedley. They then, motored to Brampton where they picked up Marg's mother, Gertrude Hornsey, who will spend a few weeks with them here in the Grove. Chip Bingo will be held in the Legion on Thursday, at 8:00 p.m. About 50 members and wives attended a Royal Canadian Legion Branch 498 service for comrade Buster Clark last Tuesday. Alex Russell, is a patient in Victoria Hospital, London. His friends from the Grove and Legion members wish him well after his operation. Emil and Betty Wydraney are spending two weeks in their mobile home in Turn - bull's Grove. On August 3, they celebrated Emil's birth- day at Sanders -on -Beach, with friends. Shirley Pole and Marlene Coates, Thamesford, spent two days last week at Ripley, displaying their crafts. Grand Bend Council intend to question Laurie Mannell on his speech to the P.L.A. meeting held on Saturday, Ju- ly 28. A surprise shivaree was given to John and Joan Love, newlyweds in the area, Fri- day at their farm home. This has been a busy week for the Oakwood Park Association. There will be a CPR course offered on Tues- day evening, by the Grand Bend lifeguards. On Wednes- day the annual fun and games for OPA and friends will be held. There will be games, prizes, hot dogs and the trim- mings. On Friday, August 10, the swim class will assemble at the Walker residence, to decorate a float for the Sand- castle Day Parade. Duplicate bridge First place was won by Joan Dargent and Ev Horton Wednesday evening with four tables present. Finishing in second place were Jean Gib- son and Marion Clark. For in- formation call 238-2526 (Mary). C.W.L. Grand ,Bend Catholic Women's League wishes to thank the following Grand Bend merchants for donating prizes for the penny raffle at the August 4 bazaar: Rollie's Sports and Cycle, The Sweater Shop, Grand Bend Emporium, The Korner Nook, The Sun Shop, Havasu Trading Post, Christmas Place, Thirsty Fox, Merry Rags, Oakwood Inn, Baskin Robbins, The Tenderspot, De- Jong's Clothing, Pizza Delight, Finnegan's Irish House, Sunshine Village IGA, Cheryl Ann. Times -Advocate, August 8, 1984 4 Page 9 READY TO DONATE AT PLAYHOUSE — Tracy Easton at the right submits infor- mation prior to participating in Tuesday's Red Cross blood donor clinic at the Huron Country Playhouse. At the left are Red Cross nurses Ann Pelesh and Susan Eckhard and Playhouse general manager Heather Redick. T -A photo. Shipko ladies on bus trip By MRS. HUGH MORENZ Thelma Beierling and An- nie Morenz from this area were on the charter bus trip of seniors last Wednesday to Sarnia and U.S. Leaving Grand Bend at 9 a.m. we crossed the Blue Water Bridge to Port Huron, driving along the St. Clair River, with a stop in St. Clair for a lunch break of muffin and pop, courtesy of Ellison Travel tours who arranged the trip. On we went to Marine City where we boarded the ferry and crossed the river to Som - bra on the Canadian side. We came up through Courtright, Mooretown and Corunna, to Sarnia where we boarded the cruise ship Luc D'Orleans for a two hour cruise and our noon meal. When we got off the boat at Sarnia, a tour guide hostess joined us for a tour through Sarnia. Places of interest was a drive through Canatara Park and other small parks, water treatment plant, Imperial oil buildings, city hall, Polysar and the Marina which is the largest fresh water marina in Canada. We travelled on a Murphy bus lines bus and were back to Grand Bend by 5:30 p.m. Sports Mites baseball score: Grand Bend 27 - Shipka 14. Elizabeth Russell and Christine Schade each caught a fly, Michelle Desjardine and Christine each made double plays. Squirts baseball: Lieury 27 - Shipka 7. Alex Russell, Michelle Desjardine and Rob- bie Desjardine each caught one fly. Connie Russell and Susan Ratz each caught two flies. Michelle Desjardine and Brent Love shared some pit- ching in this game. Personals Dick Zielman arrived home Thursday afternoon from University hospital, London, where he was a patient this past week. Ric and Esther Storey, of London visited Monday with her parents, Ferman and Leota Snyder. Joining Jack and Bev Keller, Sherri -Lynn and Stephen, for a barbeque sup- per, Monday, were Jack's father, Arnold Keller, Audrey, Roy and Mark Gib- son, Crediton, and Jack's great nephews, Ryan and Brent Gibson. Lorne and Dorothy Fenner, visited a few days last week at Pike's Bay with Lorne's daughter and family, Wayne and Karen Townson and children. Congratulations to Sid and Eleanor Durie on the arrival of their second grandson born August 7. Sebastian is spen- ding this week with grandma and grandpa Durie while his mother is in hospital. Harold and Lucille Vincent, Lori, Mike and Michelle ac- companied by Jason and Lori Finkbeiner spent a few days last week up north at Boat Lake. 9 , r t 0 {- BLOOD Gine before you go. ULTRALIGHT PILOTS — Because of the fog, only four of the expected seven ultralight planes were able to land in Grand Bend, Sunday. From the left are Alex Sparenberg, Grand Bend; Jim Smith, London; and Marty Larkin, Mt. Carmel. Colonials reach League Cup final The Grand Bend Colonials advanced to the League Cup finals as the result of a 3-1 win Tuesday over the German Canadians. The Colonials will meet London Portuguese August 31 at Cove Road field in London for the championship. Alex Harregate, John Mikielsen and Nick Vandenberk scored single goals to lead the win over the German Canadian club. First place in the London and district first division will be at stake Sunday at 6 p.m. when the Colonials meet Calabria at Falcon field in London. The Grand Bend Ausable league team was successful in defending their six aside title Saturday as they defeated Nairn 6-4. Josh Vermeulen and Derek Twynstra each scored two goals to lead the Grand Bend squirts to a 4-0 win over Den- field. They are at home tonight Thursday to Exeter II. Colin Kobe booted four goals and Corey Olenuk and Chris Isaac added singles as the Grand Bend mdsquitos edged Exeter II 6-4. Pitch -In George and Margaret Jenner accomplished musician and vocalist Grand Bend United Church Sunday August 12th, 11 a.m. You may bring your own lawn chairs Fooling! has it! The Rig Rands! The Latin ('raze! (;ood old-fashioned Western!" And all the really odd tunes like "The Flat Foot F'loogie" and "One Meat Rall" (songs that make "The Purple Peo- ple Eater" sound sensible)' Once More! With Fooling! features .lack Northmore in his PLAYHOUSE iI debut with Marcia Trait, Hank Stin- son and Denise llaillargeon rounding out the cast Once More! With Fooling! is the final show of the PLAYHOUSE ii season, so this will be the last chance for 1984 to visit and enjoy this cabaret theatre. taw Royal Albert and Paragon ' We would be happy to order your Royal Albert or Paragon china at our special discount price these two days only. PATIENT SCOREKEEPER -- As the GB Mites surround Linda Anderson for an up- date, she checks the score and innings at their game last week. f Call for free estimate and wall tall you how you can saves. L.W. KIIelestIvar Ltd. 3u16.•..d 137.144, Mow lolove Why Iller hTNI 4111, .10W NMI NNW POI TIP •Mbl• Hwy. 21 238-8240 Grand Bend Open Mon. - Sat. 9 - 6 Y