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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-08-09, Page 25Page 24 Times -Advocate, August 9, 1995 Shlpka youth selected for sailing trip Aaron Smith spent five days of July on a sailboat. Annie Morenz SHIPKA - A I2 -year-old area boy, Aaron Smith, son of Bob and Trudy, enjoyed a five day sailing trip in July, on the 31 foot Sloop STV endymion. In 1994 Aaron and his family travelled to Goderich to view the tall ships in dock. By in- quiring, they learned that boys could apply for a sailing trip through Toronto Brigantine. Aaron and four other boys in Ontario, three from Toronto, and one from Kingston were selected. Their cap- tain was a 21 -year-old from Cal- gary and the first mate a 16 -year- old from Kingston. The sailing trip left from Mid- land, through Georgian Bay and the Islands, the Rye Marsh and River and to Penetanquishine and back again from July 9 to 14. Aaron said part of the boys' du- ties included doing dishes daily. They swam every day, at night told ghost stories, learned sailing super- stitions and how to make sailor's rope knots. The boys slept in ham- mocks and sleeping bags. Aaron also reported he worked to earn his passage money. Baker reunion A Baker family gathering was held Sunday, July 30 at the lake cottage here, of Sandra and Tony Regier, Chris, Heather and Jill of Mount Clemens, Michigan. Attend- ing were Ken Sr. and Marg Baker, Don, Sharon and Jamie Baker, Gary, Sheona and Jeffrey, all of Shipka area, Nancy (Baker) Ba- bich, her husband Dr. Glenn Ba- bich and children, Philip, Sandra and Sarah of Lethbridge, Alberta, Donna Yarrow, Emily and Ryan of Guelph, Ken Jr. and Carole Baker, and daughters, of Goderich. Personals The Morenz, Jackson, Coleman and Finlayson cousins received word Monday, July 31 of their cou- sin, Heather Jackson's death in To- ronto on Friday, July 28. Her hus- band, Dr. Robert Jackson, was director of the Ontario Institute for studies in education, worked on a Royal Commission on Education in Ontario, and assisted the then Pre- mier of Ontario William Davis in the 60s. Dr. Robert was killed in a car accident in Halifax in 1979. Heather is survived by two sons, Michael of P.E.I. and Peter and his wife Maureen of Toronto, and two grandchildren Chris and Paul Jack- son. Ferman and Leota Snyder visited recently with friends in Elmira and St. Jacobs. Biddulph discusses house numbers LUCAN - At their latest meet- ing, Biddulph Township Council discussed a memo from Clerk - Treasurer Larry Hotson regarding 911 house numbering. Hotson advised that many resi- dents of Granton, Clandeboye and Lucan do not wish to have a sign post in front of their home. The clerk said the signs couki be• left at these homes and it would be the resident's responsibility to erect the sign at their home provid- ed it was clearly visible from the road. Some residents wish to erect dif- ferent style numbers on their homes (i.e. brass numbers) and they have been advised that this also could be done. It is important these numbers be clearly visible as well. Councillor Herman Stefffens said the blue signs with white numbers provided by the township should be the only sign erected in order to keep conformity. Council has given tentative ap- proval to allow Calvin Powell to place a trailer on his property at the south end of Lot 24, Part 2, S.B. Concession. A letter from Gerald Bryan stat- ed Powell's home is not in very good condition and because of his age the neighbors agreed that a house trailer would be the best al- ternative in order for Powell re- main on his own property. Bryan advised this trailer would only remain on the property as long as Powell was capable of liv- Coming events SINGLES DANCE, Sunday, August 13 at the Wingham Legion Hall. Dancing from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Music by Black Magic. No blue jeans please. 32e VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL at Exeter Christian Reformed Church, August 14 to 18 from 9:30 to 11:30. For children ages 3 to 12. Busing available for Centralia, Huron Park and Exeter at Huron St. West. For more information call Karen, 228-6236 or Jen- nifer at 263-5379. Everyone welcome. 30-32c KIRKTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIFTY Festivitl of Flowers, Tuesday. August 15, 1995, Kirkton-Woodham Community Centre. Doors open 7:30 p.m. Program 8:00 p.m. Speaker on lilies, Michael Homick, Tillsonburg, Admission: members $2.00; non- members $3.00. 32c ANNUAL ODDFELLOWS AND REBEKAHS Campout to be held at Family Para- dise Campground, August 18, 19, 20, 1995, RR #4 Walton. Ontario. For more informa- tion please contact Wilmer Adkins at 235-0523 or Ray Cann at 235-1238. 3132,33• RV CAMPERS interested in going to Renfro Valley "Country Music Weekend", Sep- tember 7 to 11. contact Iry and Lois Armstrong, 235-2563 or Carl Mills 235-0905 for more information. 30,31.(32)' t t GAR'S BAR & GRILL llreSel11S... Aug. 11&12 D'Angelis Bros �f �f .111'.f �f .111 Aug. 18&19 Hillbilly Deluxe t t Aug. 25&26 )�f.f J ..r Mike Fagan • Daily Lunch Specials • Every Tres. Night 7:30-9:30 Our Famous Chicken Wings 250 - EAT IN ONLY • Try our Homemade Burgers and English Style Fish & Chips EAT IN OR TAKE OUT - Phone 235-2773 c 4 4 e e e e 4-11 j t .�. V' i. t Exeter 235-13311 4 t zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzli ing by himself. A building permit and site plan and approval from the Upper Thames River Conservation Au- thority for a septic system will also be required. As the result of a letter from Helen Delorme of Lot 34, Conces- sion 2 requesting an outline of the proposed drainage work to be done, .Road Superintendent Hugh Davis will discuss any further concerns with her personally. Glenn Blake has resigned as a trustee of the police force in the Village of Granton because he is leaving the area. Reeve Earl French thanked Blake for a job well done and extended best wish- es to him and his family. Exeter LIONS TV BINGO Game #1: Lue Pavlick $50; Game #2: Cathie Robison, $50.; Game #3: Chris Fenton $50.; Game #4:Kevin Dunlop $75.; Game #5: Gale Kinne4i; Carrie Russell, Tim VanDam, Charles Puttock, $25. ea. Game 6; Jean Woodwarq, $100. consolation. 9. 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Miriam De Riv- ers opened with the call to wor- ship and prayer. Songs were sang followed by the children's time and the sermon. A pot luck picnic was shared followed by sports. The female having a birthday closest to the date was Ruby Hill and the male having the birthday closest was Danny Keys. There were several relay races played which were egg relay, water bal- loon, water and pop bottle. Kick the slipper for the juniors was won by Jennifer Keys and for the seniors, Sarah Van Slighen- horst won. The three legged race was won by Stacey Consist and Jennifer Keys and Emily and Da- vid Ratcliffe and the wheelbarrow race was also won by Emily and David. The sports ended with a candy scramble. The longest hair for the female was Janelle Reid and the longest hair for the male was Gerald Hayter. Brenda Consitt had the oldest penny (1961). Joan Van Sli- ghenhorst won the jelly bean count and the guess of what was in the can with no label (pork and beans) was guessed by Rachel Van Slighenhorst. Maryanne Hayter, Leanne Keys and Erin Keys organized the games and prizes. Sunday, August 13 the Joint Service will be held in Goshen at 10:30 a.m. and August 20 the service will be in Varna. Any member of the Goshen U.C.W. who has a dozen cook- ies for Vacation Bible School can give them to Linda Linden - field to store until August 14. Members of the Varna U.C.W. are asked to leave their cookies at the church for August 14. To register for Vacation Bible School please contact Brenda Wright at 263-6078. Bill and Helen Taylor have just returned home from a holi- day in Alaska and the Yukon and visited relatives in British Columbia. Willi and Joe Laurie and fami- ly have just returned home from a trip to Alberta. Playhouse Guild update Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - Members of the Huron Country Playhouse Guild have been hard at work again this summer, in their support of the theatre at Grand Bend. Preparations began in May, as Doris MacArthur led a group of "green thumb" gardeners to plant flowers at the Playhouse, to beauti- fy the grounds for the season. Mary Jane MacArthur and her vol- unteers manned the kiosk to offer refreshments to the students during the school matinee performances of West Side Story. The meet and greet volunteers began their duties at the kiosk to welcome visitors to each of the 98 performances at the Playhouse this season, organized by Madelaine Arnsby. Pat Venton's Catering Commit- tee supplied refeshments for the official opening night on June 14. Molly Russell, Fran MacKay and the rest of the Historical commit- tee spent weeks sorting through memorabilia and scrapbooks in the playhouse archives to organize a new historical display. Playhouse technicians installed and mounted the display cases and pictures. The displays will be changed for each performance, throughout the sea- son. Mary Andrews and her crew got the Farmhouse Shoppe cleaned and ready, and stocked with mer- chandise and donations, for sale before each performance. Guild volunteers staff the store for all performances during the season. You can still buy tickets on the Royal Doulton figurine and the hand crafted quilt to be raffled lat- er in the season. Mary Burdon or- ganized a tailgate sale for Sunday July 16 at the playhouse parking lot from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. For $15, people could buy a space and sell out of their trucks or car trunk, and those that participated had lots of fun doing it, too. On July 27, the playhouse hosted a guild appreciation day for all those hardworking ladies. The ca- tering committee, co -hosted by Pat Venton and Mary Burdon, provid- ed wine and refreshments. Back stage tours were given to any inter- ested members, while others en- joyed an opportunity to sit and vis- it. Guild president Shirley Platt wel- comed everyone, and introduced the guest speaker Larry Broudley, from the Grapevine store. He dem- onstrated the basic steps needed to produce 23 litre or 28 to 30 bottles of wine in four short weeks. Brad- ley retails four different kinds of wine kits, using concentrate from either Canadian or European grapes, but all the kits are made in Canada. After the demonstration draws were held for bottles of wine, won by Audrey Blackwell, Joyce King, Louise Smith and Betty Gurnell. Eileen Pullen reminded everyone about the annual art show to be held at the Playhouse on Sunday August 20 from 1 to 5 p.m. the same day as the jazz band show. Frances Fletcher announced that tickets on the annual fashA show will be available at the ext guild meeting. 'My Fair Lady Fashions' will be held at the Playhouse on Thursday evenings, September 21, with cocktails at 7 p.m., and the show beginning at 8 p.m. President Shirley Platt thanked everyone, especially the guest speaker, Larry Broudley. She an- nounced that the next meeting will be at Oakwood Inn, on August 23 at 12:30 p.m. Frothy Peach Cobbler When selecting peaches, look for smooth skin, sweet aroma, and a clear peach background ' color. Tv make peeling easier, briefly immerse peaches in boiling water for about 45 seconds and voila! You'll be ready to make a great summer cooler. 4 peaches, peeled and sliced 3/4 cup white wine 1 egg white 2 tbsp granulated sugar 1 tbsp lemon juice 10 ice cubes • Combine all ingredients except ice cubes in blender. Blend until smooth and frothy. Add ice cubes, one at a time, with motor running, through opening in lid. Pour into tall glasses and serve with straws. Preparation time: 10 minutes - Serves 2 to 3 NOTE: Recipe can be doubled, but must be made in 2 separate batches. e Foodland Ontario You're sure to laugh your pants off at Who's Under Where? Jane Pritchard, left, and Sybil Brunt examine a male model In lingerie they have designed in Who's Under Where? Brenda Burke T -A staff GRAND BEND - Featuring jealous husbands dressed in drag, making the most of direct pile -of -puns dialogue and pulling it all to- gether with slapstick comedy timed to perfection, Who's Under Where? is not your average play. Modest chucking is not in order at this production where all-out, snorting audience laughter is heard as Jane Pritchard and Sybil Brunt try to convince a famous Italian designer to buy their Passion Fashion Wear line of lingerie while their suspicious husbands try to interrupt the deal. It's the simple actions that make the audience roar - actions such as husband Paul attempting, at arm's length, to dip a racy red slip into a sandwich bag. And the unabashed dirty dialogue does more than just hint at what's undercover. Although obvious phrases such as "The truth is mounting," appear again and again, a few innocent lines such as "I tripped ove .a crouton" arc just as comical. But in this case the clothes are what make the play. Jane and Sybil are dressed professionally, convincingly, as if they really are out to make the lingerie deal of their lives. Likewise, their husbands, in the beginning, are believably dressed as ordinary husbands - a hi- larious contrast to the scant female outfits they're forced to later squeeze into when only the most colorful, modern, detailed pieces are used. As for the set, which remains a fancy hotel room, it's not only re- alistic, it also suits some of the play's more energetic purposes such as balcony swinging. Most importantly, most of the play's acting is strong. The es- pecially powerful, colorful characters of the jealous husbands are played by Simon Joynes and Frank McAnulty with bumbling en- ergy and comically timed actions. d Colin, Miller: as the persistent hotel securityguard also stands out as one of the performance's more vibrant characters. The sight of his CB antennae wagging limply as he pants into it while wrapped only in a bath towel convey much more about his passions than could ever be expressed with mere dialogue. As the characters rush around stage in their underwear (or some- one else's underwear) in this funny farce, one message is perfectly clear - the little things in life, such as underwear, are not to be over- looked. Who's Under Where? may be experienced at the Hugon Country Playhouse until August 12.