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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-07-20, Page 4PA t 11,L $'Tik. .:111t11SDAY, .JUL g4', 1970 • S rkh's b@p U' BY 1 YNDA`•M:acGILLIVARY' The GtxlerietiE TOUrist h1►ttt"tiatton place doesn't just ftvg pnt ilite rtnatien to xourist .--. it alSOprovides a''warni welcome to anyone who drops in. ," .Bea .liradford..is•there- t0 help Qut with her friendly conversation :and free pamphlets. She : has an - 1ffac „r-� iwµive yo in a nisi lit:Karen �L .°aueh, who has been working with her, for four summers now. ren has just completed ,Grade 13 and will be going into her first, bear"at the University of Waterloo this September. The firstsujnmer Karen worked there :the booth was a trailer, .Now'the information centre is a '`chalet'', ,.donated, by the.. Goderich Building Centre. John Prouse, manager of Supertest gas station,was kind enough to allow the booth to be set upon part of his property, says Bea Bradford. I't is located on the corner of Victoria. -atitf Elgin Streets. • . There have been 2,681 people drep in at theQinformation centre - �stnce Tts openlin May T9. Tt was openeet just on 'weekends until June 16, and now is open seven days aweek from9a.m. to 9 p.m, Bea and,Karen have been taking a count of Michigan tourists who have cgme in. So' far there have been 551 tourists from that state alone. ,, Of course that doesn't 'mean that all.,the. other. :tourists- are - Canadian. Karen says that a lot of people arrive who are visiting relatives. Many of them are.from across the ocean. So far this year • people ,from Scotland, France. Holland, and England have , arrived who Ire visiting relatives from around this ,area. She- says` they are .very keen to obtain -.'folders ,to .take back to their country with them. The inMrmation that people require is varied. Telephone calls from local residents are net uncommon. One lady who called - -kat Monday.wanted toknow'where the nearest synagogue was. Many people phone to find out church. service hours: And there are a lot ' of sports'enthusiasts who inquire about where the tennis courts are. It isn't just tourists and local residents who • go .,to' the information booth either. Last • Monday a man from Blue Mountain Park, who is it s promoter, came in and :asked if they were int•erested in: obtaipfng any "pamphlets on the area.. -He described the planetarium there, and explained that -there are only eight'planetariums in Canada. The majority who can be found at the information booth are tourists though. Most of them, when, • looking for accornmodations, are camp enthusiasts and want tto know_ • where a campsite is. The ones who aren't campers want to know .' where the best 'places are to' eat. Other than looking •- for accommodation and food, tourist's want toknow where points of -a' J01414 i niow where to find the parks, •a craft §hops,, ntique stores, the best fishing and. boating areas, and the miniature golf_ e urse. Folders are aVailabl ,„on all this, including once providing a list of . c.o.mtng-events.,. Some people who come to Goderich expeet�to be able to tour ife a'It mines. This, of course,- is not posy "ale. Then there are the tourists who need to know where the liquor and beer stores are, along with the local” hot spots. Complaints from tourists are few. But the same ones are frequent. One major complaint\is • the sign seen as one comes in from Highway 8. It. tells`' of a, provincial park and to follow the sign. But there 'are no fui°ther signs to follow, The other major complaint is the American ropey ,exchange. Americans " become very irate wwherr they; 'ind= Put-thev value -of their American dollar is less in Canada, �- Vi-sitors -Who "haven t `been to' Goderich for a Iong time and then return} become wistful when -they find . out the once proud Sunset. Hotel is -no longer to be seen. Now that even its empty structur,.e has been demolished, there is 'Only empty space leaving not even a glean of remembrance of years past: -. There is •a-.registry-�.a't •the tourist information booth ° for visitors. The remark most printed in the "remark" column' of the registry is ',the town is si) clean and pleasant": ' Goderich is 'proud of this reputation. It plans to remain as such, as ` it ---welcomes:- vi -sitars from far and wide. • mimes The ' oderich Tourist Information booth, located at the corner of Elgin and Victoria streets, has registered 2,681 vacationers since its opening May 19 of this year. These two youngsters from Brampton, Sherry Canning and Julie- Pearman inquire about attractions in town.'itria Bradford, background, warm-heartedly provides information of Chis tatpe #o4iiur;sts-eaery day dining the -sumTrrer.(staff photon , • - , . Lo inido ii boo.ked�t Bayfield pork The Lambton Youth • Theatre, a c .w realistic • humorous . tea party Sarnia -based group of .high scene 'from George Dernar-d school,,, college and university Shaw's Pygmalion; ..'a., ,ane”act- Theatre Arts students, ,is once' th,eatr•e,of-the-absurd play again operating under a grant 'entitled The Hero by Arthur Kopit from a Federal Government's . (the• noted author of "Oh 'Dad, Opportunities - for. . Youth • Poor Dad, Momma's Hung. You In Programme and is performing' in ., The Closet and I'm Feelin' So Pioneer Park, Bayfie! on Sad''): the platonic parable Sunday, July 23 at 7 p.m. The Anthropos: or the Future of Art by company was ',formed to tour , ,e.e. cuirrmings; and an original' Western Ontario on -.summer free-formopen theatre dance - weekends, performing plays free drama improvised bymembers of of charge wherever tile the group. entertainment was welcome. The settings, costumes, • During the summer, Western properties and masks: used in Onta•rio•residents ha've relatively HEXASTYLOS have' been few opportunities to see good live designed and' executed ,=by then theatrical entertainTent..In 1971, • members of The Lainbten. Youth The. La•rnbton Youth Theatre 'Theatre. By perforrning'outdQors provided excellence in live open- on scaffolds in the three• quarter' theatre -in -the -round performing round', the'company i"s challenged a play entitled'CHE• in urban areas to portray ,six dramatic styles such as ,London 'and Windsor: (tragedy, comedy, • ..realism, towns like Bayfield,. Petrolia. _ absurd, fantasy and free -form) Sauble Beach and Zurich:. which will -no_.: „o interest are, such as 'the Huron. ..:_ Caunty- Museum. They al -sq Want - Eric Allison .Pincher, eldest son, of Me. dn'aMrs. Dennis Fincherof Goderich, graduated'May 21 at convocation .exercises held by Waterloo Lutheran 'University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.,, A former ,employee of J.M.. Cutt L'td. , of ,Goderjch he is. now,employed by Fincher's Ltd. Thisfall Eric will commence part time. --studies towarda maste s degree re g a in - business administration FEATURES • •-• Builtan A l,I:-Radi , Pushbutton cartridge Ejector • New Easy -Access Control Panel • Pushbutton Channel Selector with Lights .17 instant Response ,Slide Bar Controls • Illuminated Slide -Rule Dial Scale •" • 'Di'mensions: 71/4"W x. 8%1"D' x 2''H ovincia 'ar's 'rnery: Rondeau., Long Point and •.Wheatley); the fairs and festivals of St: Marys, Wallaceburg and ,Guelph;, and the cities of Brantford, •Chatham,,.' Goderich, Galt, Kincardine, Port Dover, Port Elgin, Port, Stanley, Sarnia. Simncoe, St. Thomas and Woodstock. The Lambton Youth Theatre's, 1972 -- ' original dramatic performance -in Pioneer Park is designed primarily to entertain a summer audience. A showcase of dramatic entertainment entitled,, HEXASTYLOS is being- presented in collage form which will appeal to any. aiidience..The programme includes 'a ' scene from . . the .archetypal Greek tragedy Prometheus Bound•by Aeschylus: two hilarious scenes from Shake.spea.re's•..; .A Midsummer - Night's Drearir•-- the celebrated 8 CRACK TAPE PLAYER WITH BUILTgIN'A.M. RADIO Now, all the enjoyment of • 8 -track' entertainment' ftag-lxgerr, 'With' a quality A.M. radio to provide total sound enjoyment. if.you thought you knew stereo, listen toSTC1CIZ 105, aconcert of sound all from one'machine. . , Over .5 00 Tapes in Stock COUNTRY & WESTERN—OLD-FAVOURITES—ETC.-BALL TYPES Frn._ th - Suint :er m�ntkS uTapes.a 1st. Tape $7.95- 2nd '`ape $6.95 3rdTape5.95 something . of .interest for everyone regardless of age. By producing the melange called HEXASTYLOS, , The Lawmbton Youth Theatre will once again expose a large audience to the excitement of live•.theatre. • The Lambton Youth Theatre is a group of young ' people with a ,wide range 'of backgrounds and interests including' Sculpture.. Music, Posters, Fish, • Old ,•Lamps, Camping. Nature. .•Baseball, Rocks, Animals. ' Hockey, Rec?yds, Cartooning, Singing, Drinking, Bahellina. Psychology, . Witch 'raft, the •Occult and People. • • But as var4d'' "'as their -. backgrounds and . interests may be, they all share common bonds of° friendship; talent, love and enthusiasm Tor their-- .ambitioi s 'programme: bowlers. •I1•y milt 4- a Bighteri' s : oMi. Pains fl'om St.entrieMarys,f C int4tlei; ',Exeter, Seafo.rth and. Goderich ° participated in the third Tournament of the ,season at the` Goderich greens Saturday, July 15-, With Donna and,lohn•-Patterson • of 'Seaforth taking first place' - honors with.three wins and a plus. The Goderich team of Helen Allison and Arnold Fisher ran a 'Very erose second ..1 `Y 'WITS tl and, a plus of 15: Third place went . to Martha Rathburn and Lorne ',Matthews, Goderich. 'Fourth place tp�"""1'ene White and d •Harvey Scrinhgeour, Goderich. Fifth place to • Marg Allison and Earl Allison, • Goderich. Sixth place to Grace Scrimgeour and: - .Lee Ryan, Goderich. ' The'next big bowling event will be the Goderich Merchants and Manufacturers Tournament to be held on August 7th, Civic Holiday. Entries received to: date indicate the greens will be filled to capacity far both draws, the first draw taking place at 10:30 a•. me followed by the second draw at "for the Good Life I.'�derich - Sunsed News by Ellen Comity Whether you have a nine or ' Briget Pederson,•Sue Powell,, Bev number four, ur a four on number Sanderson; Marg Smith, Darlene , 4 pine isn't really that important. 'Crawford, Adele Drennan, Ruth - It' S how much you enjoyed the' Brindley, anti Pat Dockstader. sunshine, cool--- breezes-----and--gran-Profit-wan-the hirlden_hn1..: fellowship that go With a round of The most Honest Golfer was golf' especially at this time of the., Dianne Buchanan. Lots of` fun add season now ,that we'Are getting laughter was' ,created ' by 'the rnore sunny_ ' days and _warmex entertainment provided by Fran evenings. and- Ronnie to ` complete the Nothing is more pleasant 'than evening. . sitting ori the balcony, watching The Scotch , 2 -Ball Thursday' the 'flaming 'sunset and chatting evening was played under heavily • with interesting people who share clouded skies, but the spirit of the you r,golfing..enthusiasm,- coupies,was sunny. The results of Sunset . members °certainly the event: Paul Dockstader and { proved their knowledge of the Ruth .Brindley i'ollotved by Denis game at the ' Walkerton Lassaline and Darlene Crawford. InvitationalGolf-Tournatrient-last-" - 'he-attnospherge conditions atv Wednesday, July 12. • , the golf course last: Saturday, July. Prize winners wereT . Issy• 15 ' for the Domtar Salt Mine Bedard 73, Paul Baechler 74, Rick Dodds 88. and Leroy Bedour won the closest to the hole event. Congratulations fellows! Mr: Sun put the heat on Rick .Dodds who•came in with a 70. Rick put the heat on the next of the. felloWS he.- fellows last Men's. Night,July 1 I.:.>... Nice golfing, Rick. . ' Other men's winners were; Doug Spitzig, Bill Brown, Clark Chisholm, Stan Fenner, Stan Connelly, Bill Hanly, - •Ray Volland, Earl Routly, Vic Powell, .. Jim McLeod, John Phillips,Mike Drennan, Leroy Bedoux;, Rick Sowerby, George Williams, John Sturdy, and Mike O'Brien, , Monday night under .ideal - goifingweatherthe ladies took to the links and almost , everyone enjoyed marked progress irk her game. The to olfers p g were: Tournament. were _ . not as, controlled as ,the fellows are, accustomed, but the ' spirit' of competition more • than. • compensated. The golfers $f the day were as'. .follows: lowgross,Jack Gould 82,� Low, Net, Rick Sowerby, 71, 2nd Low gross, Bill Asher, 2nd Low Net,Biti.. Brown, 3rd Low. gross, Doug Beaver, 3rd Low net .Bob Durnin. The most Honest Golfer Gileg Markson. See you at, The Tee! STAY ALIVE WITH RED CROSS WATER SAFETY Ba nkru.+t S'Ie Your Chance To Save! EVERYTHING IN THE STORE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED TEACHER'S PET AND ALL BETTER ' .ts of selection as you can see by the number of 'pair. This is a specially selected group of shoes. Buy Sandals, Kedettes, Dress Pumps, Ties, Canvas Casuals and many other types of shoes and get Tots of -wear ,out ,of them this year. Shop early foe best selection. • DRESSES SQUALL JACKETS CANADIAN MAK r s GARLAND'S 10 rwE SQUARE GODERICH0 ON7`,