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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1978-04-20, Page 23Four delegates from the Clinton Lions Club attended the district convention in Walkerton last weekend . Left to right are Murray Garrett, John Wise, Eugene McAdam, and Harold Wise. (photo by Wilma Oke) Lions go to weekend convention By Wilma Oke Over 375 Lions Club members and their wives attended a two-day mini - convention for District A9 in Walkerton over the weekend. District A9 stretches from Ocarton in the north to rangeville in the east, south to Mitchell and Goderich with Lake Huron on the west. A new district governor was acclaimed, Ron Finlay of Orangeville who succeeds Torry Ferrier of Walkerton. Deputy governors elected were Guy Gibbons of Wiarton and Ted Heimpel of Mitchell. Six zone chairmen were elected, all acclaimed, except in Zone A3 south where Marlen Vincent of Seaforth won over Jim Coulter of Goderich. • The other zone chairmen are: A3 ::orth, Don White, Kincardine; A3 east John (Spike) Nichols of Palmer- ston; A16 north, Alf Schultz of Wiarton. A16 south, David Jacobi of Walkerton; and Gary Kingston of Rocklyn. The major project in District A9 during the past year was the Leader Dog program for the Blind when almost$14,000 was raised. Howard Henderson of Owen Sound was authorized to make an offer of purchase on behalf of District A9 for the 71/2 acre Camp Oliver owned by the County of Grey four miles south-east of Durham. Located in Glenelg Township the former boys corrective centre, contains a number of buildings including a house damaged in a $5,000 fire recently, a barn, a cot- tage and an H -building with kitchen, cafeteria, classrooms and sleeping rooms. On the property also is a log chapel, a fieldstone barbecue and a baseball diamond with backdrop. As well as being used by the Lions Clubs for a youth camp, the public will be able to rent the facilities and school groups could use it too. In 1979 the mini convention will be held in Port Elgin. At the dinner -dance Saturday night, the guest speaker was past Inter- national director George Kenien of Lebanon, New York. Walkerton Lions Club hosted the event with President Dave Jacobi and his wife heading up the committee in charge. The wives of the Lions members attended a lun- cheon at the Hartley House in Walkerton Saturday af- ternoon. A presentation was made on the Ontario -Quebec District A convention which will be held at Bramalea- Brampton area in May. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, APRIL 20,4978 -PAGE 23, Blyth presents a variety of Cdn. plays Four exciting new plays by Ontario playwrights will be presented in Blyth Summer Festival's 1978 season. Artistic director, James Roy, has announced that Blyth's fourth season will include The Huron Tiger by Peter Colley, His Own Boss by Keith Roulston, The School Show by Ted Johns and Gwendoline by James Nichol, all especially written for the Festival and guaranteed to delight the Western Ontario audience. These plays, and a fifth yet to be decided, will run in Blyth Memorial Hall from July 7 to September 2. Tiger Dunlop, the boisterous hero of rough and tumble pioneer days, is the subject of Peter Colley's rollicking adventure, The Huron Tiger, which opens the season on July 7. "Tiger" battles the Canada Company, corrupt politicians, rebels and his housekeeper, as he carves Ontario out of the bush. His Own Boss by Keith Roulston is the hilarious story of the frustrations of a man trying to mind his own small business, in this case a cheese factory. The rats that nibble the cheese frequently have two legs and government credentials. The School Show by Ted Johns, well-known actor - writer and veteran of the Farm Show and He Won't Come in from the Barn, joins the Blyth Summer Festival for an amusirig and in- formative look at the problems which led to the teachers' strike in Huron County. In his one man show, Ted deals with the provocative issue of what has happened to education since the days of the little red school house. Gwendoline is an intriguing drama centered on a fascinating heroine and the dark forces of love and jealousy. The author, James Nichol from Paris, Ontario, has had several works per- formed on stage, radio and television, throughout Canada. Admission to plays is: $3.75 for Adults; $3.25 for Senior Citizens and $2.50 for Children. Performance dates are as follows: The Huron Tiger- July 7, 8, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20 (matinee), 22, 24, 27, August 2, 10, 18, 24 (matinee), 26; His Own Boss - July 11, 12, 13 (matinee), 15, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27 (matinee), 29, August 3, 4, 16, 17 (matinee). The Schopl Show - August 1, 3 (matinee), 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 22. Gwendoline - August 9, 10 (Matinee) 12,15,19,21,24,25 and Fifth Show (to be an- nounced) - August 23, 28, 29, 30, 31, September 1, 2. Clinton Lions pick new executive The Clinton Lions Club picked their new executive at their recent meeting and the new officers will be installed on June 13. The new officers are: past president, John Wise; president, Leonard Theedom; first vice- president, Jens Andersen; second vice-president, Harold Wise; third vice-president, Larry Gibbings; secretary, Eugene McAdam; treasurer, Earl Hilderley; one year directors, John Dixon and Murray Garrett; two year directors, Ken Dupee and Gordon Harkes; tail twisters, Glenn Price, Maynard Corrie, Red Garon; Lion Tamer, Ted Davies; greeter, J. Stewart Taylor; song leader, Beecher Menzies; and Clinton I 4-H hold last meeting Meeting eight of the Clinton I 4-H club was held at Mrs. Brandon's on April 17. The girls discussed food and fitness out of the pam- phlets. Everyone had a chance to play a game with questions having to do with the information out of the books. or, c - trirrinv. April 15 the ANNUAL BEEF BAR- B -Q of HENSALL UNITED CHURCH on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 bulletin editor, Charles Fee. At their meeting on April 11, billed as rural -urban night, guest speaker was Jim Armstrong, host of the International Plowing Match in Huron this September. at 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. Adults '4.'1° Children under 12 9.25 Children under 5 free Tickets: Call 262-2234 or 262-2130 club members went on a hike and then went back to Mrs. Brandon's and practised the skit, "Help I'm Babysitting," which they're putting on for Achievment Day. This was the last meeting for the club Focus on Living. - by Cheryl Armstrong and Lorrie Mann. 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