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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1994-8-10, Page 22Page 22 Times -Advocate, August 10, 1994 Weekend riders raise $154,000 for multiple sclerosis Fine weather highlighted the fifth annual Grand Bend Multiple Sclerosis 150k ride ticipant completing the route. "We had excellent weather. It wasn't too cold. it wasn't too hot," said Michelle Deslandes at the Multiple Sclerosis Society's Lon- don office. In addition to the attractions of a PORT BLAKE - Nearly 500 bi- Saturday evening dance at the cycle riders raised $154,000 in the U.W.O. stopover in London, mas- fifth annual Multiple Sclerosis 150 sage therapy for sore muscles, and kilometre ride from Grand Bend to a barbecue, the change to the Port London and back. Blake start/finish point of the ride Organizers of the event praised allowed some participants to take a the good weather and clear roads dip in the lake on Sunday, said De - on the weekend, resulting in no standes. mishaps, and just about every par- "I think it went really well," she said. Most of the riders came from oth- er parts of Ontario for the event, many from the Toronto area. "They really enjoy going to other parts of Ontario to see what the scenery's like," said Deslandes. Conversely, many local bicycle enthusiasts venture to other MS 150k rides in the province, such as the Ottawa-Kemptville event the same weekend, or the Brampton - Guelph ride this coming weekend. Another two rides are planned for the Niagara Region and near Can- ada's Wonderland this fall. Prior to the start of the Grand Bend to London MS Tour on Saturday morning, organizers went over some of the safety rules to follow. Exeter LIONS TV BINGO Game 1:. $25 ea.Terry Schwartzentruber, Debra Wood Game 2: $50 Mavis Wilds. Game 3;$50 Marg Beaver.Game 4: $75 Mary Gibson. Game 5 $100 Karen Gage. Game 6, $100. Lois Armstrong. Next weeks Jackpot S350.00 in 50 numbers A TWO STEPPI`:' LINE DANCIN' COUNTRY GOOD TIME DATE: Friday, Aug. 26" TIME: 8:00 p.m. LOCATION: ZURICH COMMUNITY CENTRE ICKETS S8rxi Advance S 1 Om At Door or from Local Merchants FEATURING • FREE line Dancing 8 p • Line Dancing Coral • Two Step & Couple Dancing Tracie • Goat's Pen Special Pet{ormonce by "The Carry On Cloggers" on•a , Au•ust 15"' FREE Line Dancing & Couple Dancing lessons 8:00 PM - ZURICH ARENA 0o ng over the route prior to COMPUTER TRAINING ACADEMY • Choose from over 75 courses. • Computer Basics to Adv$nced Graphics. • Hands on skill based training at your own pace and convenience. OPEN ENROLLMENT START IMMEDIATELY Cali Toda/ 482-1503 57 Albert St. CLINTON Clip & Save R.E. Pooley Branch #167 Exeter, Ontario Upcoming Community and Branch Events Decoration Day - Sunday August 14 at Exeter Cemetery Service at war graves sits: 1:30 p.m. Parade forms at 1:25 Saturday August 20th at Legion Hall 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m . Barry McKinnon Band (Canada Day entertainer) $10.00 couple Sunday August 21st at Seaforth OM Course 12:30 p.m. Mixed two ball foursome with Seaforth Legion Saturday September 3rd at Legion Hall - 4th annual chill cookoff Teams start at 10 a.m. - Public welcome anytime. Clip & Save the start of the tour. Precious Blood Cash Calendar Winners July 17,$50. Robert Kerslake, 18. $50. Mary Lou Bitcke, 19 $50. Lorne & Marion Porter, 20 $50. Dennis Rowe, 21 $50. Harry Gielen. 22 $50. Ena Mutsaers. 23 $100. Joe and Diane Darling. 24 $50. G. Tripp. 25 $50. Rob and Ann Morley 28. $50. Joe Manders. 27 $50. Darlene Robinson. 28 $50. Chuck and Sharon Doxtater, 29 $50. Mike Winbow. 30 $100. Arnold Martens Many Queensway residents celebrate birthdays HENSALL - The residents of Queensway Nursing Home in Hensall have been busy attend- ing parties lately. Ray Cann was the entertainer at their last birthday party. Those celebrating birthdays in- cluded Annie Rule, Tom Dos- jardine, Harold Lobb, Mary Baillie, Arie Vandendool, Ruth Church, Laurence Falconer and Clarence Volland. The Volunteer Auxiliary held their monthly meeting last Tuesday morning. After going through all the upcoming events it was decided the next meeting will be held Septem- ber 6 at 10:00 a.m. Later Tuesday, Pastor Larry Stojkovic of Dashwood Luther- an Church led the weekly church service. Last Thursday's barbecue was postponed due to heavy rain. The resident enjoyed their regular Fun & Fitness. On Fri- day morning residents gathered to make oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for the children at the Hensall Playground: This large group of children visited Queensway Friday afternoon to share some of their playground songs with us. The resident thoroughly enjoyed listening to the action songs as well. Upcoming August 10, 1:30 p.m., Bill's Annual Garden Party; August 11, 7:00 p.m., Huron Country Young Players Musical Revue; August 15, 8 a.m., Breakfast Club; August 18, 12 noon, out- door barbecue. Jazz for arts sake GRAND BEND - P.pproximateiy 30 artists will be participating in the Huron Country Playhouse Guild's second annual art show and sale on August 21 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the Playhouse grounds. Some familiar artists and a few new ones from Clinton, Exeter, Port Franks, Bayfield and Grand Bend will he represented in the Art Show, which is held in conjunction with Johnny Bond's Festival By the Bay Big Band Jazz Concert with vocalist Denise Pelley at 2:00 p.m. on the Playhouse Main Stage. Admission to the Art Show is free, admission to the Big Band Jazz Concert is $12 ($10 youths un- der 16). Reserve your tickets for the Big Band Jazz Concert by call- ing the Huron Country Playhouse Box OffiSc at 1-800-706-6665 (within 519 area code) or (519) 238-6000. VilifififiliNifiN cxrcie DANCE ' a HALL 4 3492678 9 - a.m. Lineine dancers welcome Fri., Aug. 12 Now & Then Sat., Aug. 13 Lee Davidson & Sagebrush ififiNWWWWWWWW Pool Tournament Grand Bend Wednesday August 24 Coed doubles Contact Heidi Bayley at 238.2651 Jerry Lamport 238.6530 Paul Brown makes them laugh again in Cooney comedy HCP presents Not Now Darling Reviewed by Fred Groves T -A staff GRAND BEND - Put another notch in the Paul Brown - Huron Country Playhouse tickle me funny belt. It's tough to go wrong with a comedy, after all, everyone likes to laugh. But the HCP door -slamming production Not Now Darling is more than laughter. Director Walter Learning gives the talented Brown a green -light to do what he does best -.be silty on stage in front of hundreds of people. Regu- lars will remember Brown from last year's performance in the farce Out of Order and this year he was in the slightly more serious Lend Me A Tenor. Putting it bluntly, if you're not a Paul Brbwn fan, you" don't like to laugh. Brown kind of reminds this reviewer of great screen stars like Robin Williams and Eddie Murray/ho are allowed to just follow the script's di- alogue and ad lib the gestures wherever and whenever they feel ft. But while Not Now Darling is truly Brown at his best, what is good about this Ray Cooney and John Chapman written comedy is that it does not simply highlight Brown. His sidekick in this one is Brian•McKay who plays Gilbert Bodley, Ar- nold Crouch's (Brown) partner in a very expensive English fur salon. The plot is a simple one which has Bodley in a predicament which he needs the help of Crouch to get out of. Bodley, married for 20 years, has his eyes on a dancer by the name of Jane McMichael. McMichael, played by the beautiful and long-legged Melodee Finlay keeps throwing her clothes out the window so she can blackmail Bodley into giving her a fur coat. She isn't the only one who loses her clothing as several very attractive women are scantly -clad and all make the shy Crouch very bashful. Rugged Stephen Russell, who returns to the Playhouse after last year's Wait Until Dark, is Harry McMichael who has a little something in his hidden closet - his secretary. Not to give any more of the plot away, this is a must see which runs un- til August 13. The set, designed by the HCP's own Robert J. Ivey is simple as this two act, although it could easily be a long one act play, needs just two ele- ments, the window to get rid of clothes and three doors for exiting, en- tering and escaping. .Next on the boards: The Huron Country Playhouse's next, and final show of the summer season is the Max Reimer directed Oaklahoma which begins August 16, good luck,getting tickets for this one as rumours have it, it's going to he a smash. Funnyman Paul Brown (Arnold Crouch), Shauna Black (Sue Lawson) and Anne Farquhar (Miss Tipdale) in the Ray Cooney/ John Chapman farce Not Now Darling playing at Huron Country Playhouse until August 13. Lucan Community Bingo Aug. 10 Bingo starts 7:30 p.m. Regular Games $1000 Jackpot Game 51 calls or less -$400. bonus Total prizes $3000 Due to the licence regulations, no one under 18 allowed to play Licence #537495 Wi&(er Station GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB Thedford SUMMER SPECIALS after 2p.m . Monday - Friday Green Fees & Cart 525./person/with coupon Sat., Sun. and Holidays $27./person/ with coupon Min. 2 players. Prices include GST Please call for tee times. 296 -Golf (4653) (Limited time offer) Coming e; GLAD DAYS FOR EPILEPSY Huron-Perth-Hnice. Watch for volunteers selling col- ourful gladioli in Exeter. St. Marys, Grand Bend. Huron Park, Zurich and Hensall, Thursday. AUgust 11 and Friday, August 12. $3.50 per bunch or 2 for $6.00. 32c GLAD DAYS FOR EPILEPSY, Friday. August 12, 1994. Gladiolus will be sold at Holtzmann's I.G.A. parking lot, Mane Event. Stan Frayne Store. S3.50 a bunch or two hunches for 56.00: 5 stalks to a hunch. 32c re SINGLES DANCE, Sunday, August 14, Wingham Legion Hall. Dancing 7-11. Music by Major Moods. No blue jeans please. 32c TRAVEL SHOW. Come one. come &II to the Parkhill Leisure Club, Tuesday, August 23, 7:30 p.m., featuring Spain and Arizona. Free coffee, &nom and door prises. Span - gored by Gary Chfttick and Silver Fox Tours. 32,33c • st ii6.6--, Music by 1)ancin: 9-1 Exeter "The Legion Presents Tribute A communitydanceSat., August 20 Barry McKinnon Band" . 11 ,111lun‘ h Tickets $10.00lccw,lc Pool Tournament Grand Bend Wednesday August 24 Coed doubles Contact Heidi Bayley at 238.2651 Jerry Lamport 238.6530 Paul Brown makes them laugh again in Cooney comedy HCP presents Not Now Darling Reviewed by Fred Groves T -A staff GRAND BEND - Put another notch in the Paul Brown - Huron Country Playhouse tickle me funny belt. It's tough to go wrong with a comedy, after all, everyone likes to laugh. But the HCP door -slamming production Not Now Darling is more than laughter. Director Walter Learning gives the talented Brown a green -light to do what he does best -.be silty on stage in front of hundreds of people. Regu- lars will remember Brown from last year's performance in the farce Out of Order and this year he was in the slightly more serious Lend Me A Tenor. Putting it bluntly, if you're not a Paul Brbwn fan, you" don't like to laugh. Brown kind of reminds this reviewer of great screen stars like Robin Williams and Eddie Murray/ho are allowed to just follow the script's di- alogue and ad lib the gestures wherever and whenever they feel ft. But while Not Now Darling is truly Brown at his best, what is good about this Ray Cooney and John Chapman written comedy is that it does not simply highlight Brown. His sidekick in this one is Brian•McKay who plays Gilbert Bodley, Ar- nold Crouch's (Brown) partner in a very expensive English fur salon. The plot is a simple one which has Bodley in a predicament which he needs the help of Crouch to get out of. Bodley, married for 20 years, has his eyes on a dancer by the name of Jane McMichael. McMichael, played by the beautiful and long-legged Melodee Finlay keeps throwing her clothes out the window so she can blackmail Bodley into giving her a fur coat. She isn't the only one who loses her clothing as several very attractive women are scantly -clad and all make the shy Crouch very bashful. Rugged Stephen Russell, who returns to the Playhouse after last year's Wait Until Dark, is Harry McMichael who has a little something in his hidden closet - his secretary. Not to give any more of the plot away, this is a must see which runs un- til August 13. The set, designed by the HCP's own Robert J. Ivey is simple as this two act, although it could easily be a long one act play, needs just two ele- ments, the window to get rid of clothes and three doors for exiting, en- tering and escaping. .Next on the boards: The Huron Country Playhouse's next, and final show of the summer season is the Max Reimer directed Oaklahoma which begins August 16, good luck,getting tickets for this one as rumours have it, it's going to he a smash. Funnyman Paul Brown (Arnold Crouch), Shauna Black (Sue Lawson) and Anne Farquhar (Miss Tipdale) in the Ray Cooney/ John Chapman farce Not Now Darling playing at Huron Country Playhouse until August 13. Lucan Community Bingo Aug. 10 Bingo starts 7:30 p.m. Regular Games $1000 Jackpot Game 51 calls or less -$400. bonus Total prizes $3000 Due to the licence regulations, no one under 18 allowed to play Licence #537495 Wi&(er Station GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB Thedford SUMMER SPECIALS after 2p.m . Monday - Friday Green Fees & Cart 525./person/with coupon Sat., Sun. and Holidays $27./person/ with coupon Min. 2 players. Prices include GST Please call for tee times. 296 -Golf (4653) (Limited time offer) Coming e; GLAD DAYS FOR EPILEPSY Huron-Perth-Hnice. Watch for volunteers selling col- ourful gladioli in Exeter. St. Marys, Grand Bend. Huron Park, Zurich and Hensall, Thursday. AUgust 11 and Friday, August 12. $3.50 per bunch or 2 for $6.00. 32c GLAD DAYS FOR EPILEPSY, Friday. August 12, 1994. Gladiolus will be sold at Holtzmann's I.G.A. parking lot, Mane Event. Stan Frayne Store. S3.50 a bunch or two hunches for 56.00: 5 stalks to a hunch. 32c re SINGLES DANCE, Sunday, August 14, Wingham Legion Hall. Dancing 7-11. Music by Major Moods. No blue jeans please. 32c TRAVEL SHOW. Come one. come &II to the Parkhill Leisure Club, Tuesday, August 23, 7:30 p.m., featuring Spain and Arizona. Free coffee, &nom and door prises. Span - gored by Gary Chfttick and Silver Fox Tours. 32,33c • st