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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-07-27, Page 8Music throughout the Festival of Arts and Crafts on the weekend was provided by George Morley's Wurlitzer military band organ. The antique attracted quite a bit of attention. Mr. Morley purchased it about 30 years ago from the Beaverton community skating rink. He rebuilt it and has had it working since 1972. Thousands of these organs were built about 1926 to play in roller and ice skating rinks but today they are rare. ( Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Puppet Theatre teaches workshop at Blyth fly Shelley McPhee Deborah Henteleff.., puPA peteer and road show manager of the Manitoba Puppet Theatre jokingly calls their workshops, "creative chaos." The Winnipeg based theatre is currently touring this area, bringing their imaginative, fun workshops to Durham, Mount Forest, The theatre troupe has just finished a week long stay in Blyth and more than 30 children from the area participated in the unique summer learning program. Deborah explained that morning and afternoon workshops develop plays, make puppet characters and props and end with a grand finale performance. Day one begins by dividing children into four groups. Leaders encourage children to talk about themselves and the communities they live in, from here plays are developed. In Blyth, children put on a play about the history of Benmiller, telling the story of how the old woollen mill became a popular inn. Another story told about a group of Blth people who fly to the Bar- bados. Another told about the Wingham town hall clock and how a tornado damaged it. GUARDIAN® DRUGS VALUE TODAY FOR A HEALTHY TOMORROW SOFT & DRI Solid Anti- Perspirant 60g 19 Deep Tanning Lotion Lotion 1€ Bronzage Fc n e ane tt4ltiaMA„ , R.BAteVsit by W Ybt aw ROYAL HAWAIIAN Deep Tanning Oil or Lotion 240 ml Gael* RPM GILLETTE E Super Stainless 10 Blades + 2 Bonus ATRA 10 Blades + 2 Bonus TRAC II 10 Blades + 2 Bonus GILLETTE Cricket,,.. 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Day two is spent in the painting department, putting finishing touches on the heads with latex wall paints. as,. ott« a thir l• ,,I f days, props are paint ly`, costumes are completed a characters are readied art the plays. Rehearsals are held and performances are given on the final workshop day. Leaders encourage imagination and individual talent and Deborah noted, •'If they don't want legs on Minist their dog, they don't have to." While she refers to the workshop as "creative chaos," there appears to be very little of this. Instead the youngsters are completely engrossed in their work, and like expert professionals concentrate all their efforts in creating a flawless per- formance. ..ppppeteers ,with,.the "tManitoba Theatre are cur renting touring the workshops - Deborah; ar- tistic director, Chris Hurley; production manager, Mark Allen; house manager, Ruth Muldrew and actor, Larina Harding. They travel with their 2,000 pounds of equipment across Canada and the United States six months of the year, taking their show from northern Quebec to the Northwest Territories. This ambitious and rigorous travelling schedule has made them unique among Canadian puppet companies. The theatre began its nomad style in 1973, travelling through Manitoba, performing plays and ;tea;c,lyigg _. workshops in schools, in -playgrounds, parks and community centres, on reserves, in hospitals, at fairs and festivals. Plays, featuring mar- vellously detailed puppets and props, focus on the young audiences' personal histories, on cultural and social experiences and on traditional legends. As well the theatre puts on a traditional Punch and Judy show. A theatre brochure ex- plains, "In teaching pup- petry we attempt to broaden their perspectives; to help them to make statements about their world." The theatre has been praised across the nation. MacLeans Magazine wrote, ,,. The 1c�ii'airi C ':=rz3 w Theatre sets international standards with its extensive research and loving at- tention to detail." And according to CBC Radio's, Stereo Morning, "The Manitoba Puppet Theatre should be con- sidered a national treasure-!" r questioned on computer BY JACK RIDD MPP On May 31, Liberal tndtt,ca- tion Critic Jim I 'ac,ley MPP, St. Catharines rais- ed the issue of micro- computers in education in the Legislature, questioning the wisdom of the Minister's attempts to build a new machine, rather than focus more appropriately on the development of coursesware. In response, the Minister asserted ' `... we have made the appropriate commit- ment in that we have developed the specifications for a singular educational micro -computer which can be met by any Canadian company that wishes to do so." On June 13, 1983, Jim Bradley once again challenged the Minister's wisdom, citing the previous failure of Meridian Technologies' subsidiary, Microdesign Limited, to per- form a $6 million contract, for: failure to deliver on time and at cost ( Meridian is the project manager for CEM- Corp's development of the 'Bionic Beaver' ). The Minister replied: "... the circumstances which were in place at the time the previous difficulty arose no longer prevail ... at the cur- rent time it has a successful- ly operating bench prototype . the prototypes will be distributed to the schools this Fall." The Minister did acknowledge: "If their pro- totypes do not function, the additional $8 million pur- chase will not take place." "Any machine which meets the provincial specification will be sub- sidized to the tune of 75 per cent of the cost, as we an- nouneed in 1982. That will happen provided the . machines meet the total specifications not 95, 92 or 95 per cent, but 100 per cent." On June 21, 1983, Bernie Newman I Liberal MPP Windsor-Walkerville I raised questions about the ex- clusive preference given CEMCorp by the Ministry of Education to the detriment of other Canadian high tech -9c•ompanies. He pointed out •'that a micro -computer manufacturer in Windsor had a product out on the market and in place in col- leges in Michigan which compiled 95 per cent with Ministry specifications. The Minister continued to insist: "... we have not produced a monopoly" - any Canadian manufacturer can par- ticipate. Against the background which has been outlined, Liberal Education Critic Jim Bradley wrote to the Minister of Education on Ju- ly 7 saying, "As you are aware, we in the Official Op- position have been following in your attempts to place micro -computers in On- tario's classrooms and have suggested that your Ministry place its prime emphasis on developing and producing quality software for existing nu.•ro-computers produced by private companies rather than . attempting to develop the CEMCorp. micro. "I have received informa- tion which suggests that CEMCorp's microcomputer development programme is in serious trouble and that your Ministry has been in- volved in negotiations for several weeks, seeking assistance . in order to bail out this project. "The introduction of micro -computers into this province's classrooms, and the concurrent development of needed courseware has been unreasonably delayed since October 1981, by Ministry insistence that we wait for the CEMCorp pro- duct. As a result many thousands of children have been denied access to the rudiments of computer literacy, as well as the many other benefits which flow from computer assisted in- struction. Any further delay simply cannot be justified. "Since the public stake in this endeavour involved the eventual expenditure of millions of dollars, it is my view that you should inform the taxpayers of this pro- vince of any difficulties be- ing confronted in the development and production of the CEMCorp micro at the very earliest opportunity. "I would appreciate very much receiving any infor- mation related to these dif- ficulties and any efforts which have been made to seek the assistance of other companies to revise Ministry computer design specification." Mr. Bradley is hoping for an early reply to his letter to the Minister of Education. Dangers attend jamboree Square and round dancers crowded Southampton for a four day jamboree recently. Campgrounds, motels and private homes were filled. One camp proprietor, who had 150 sites reserved for dancers, said it was his most enjoyable weekend since he started business - square dancers are such friendly people. One thousand dancers registered for the plus dancing in the coliseum, mainstream in area 1 and the advanced and rounds in the town hall. Callers for the jamboree were Jim Lee of Hamilton, Al Calhoun of Hillsdale, Dick Bayer of Detroit, Michigan and Les Greenwood of Parkhill. Round dances were cued by Shelley Lee of Hamilton and Cecille I,ockrey of Southampton. The coliseum seats were packed with spectators watching the enthusiastic dancers in their colorful attire. A small pool of water graced with ferns and flowers enhanced the lighthouse in the corner of the coliseum. Here and there merchants displayed their dance apparel which was available to customers. Thursday was spent set- tling in, pitching tents, parking trailers and cam- pers. Dancing started at 10 a.m. on Friday with Bill Cranny of Owen Sound and Lorne I,ockrey of Southampton calling. During the af- ternoon, Jack and Dorothy McCulloch gave a session on the basic steps of clogging. The evening dancing started with a round dance hour followed with square dan- cing until 11 p.m. when refreshments were served. Saturday, all dancers were ready for 10 a.m. and crowded the floors in spite of the intense heat. A luncheon was available at a nearby church. During the afternoon another hour of clogging was taught. A hot dinner was served. Round dancing started in the evening. One of the highlights was the demonstration put on by the Ontario Rhythm Cloggers of Cambridge ( ages 7 to 72) with their teachers Jack and Dorothy McCulloch of London. They have just returned from dancing in Louisville, Kentucky., The Cloggers can be seen on Sundays at 5:30 p.m. on CKCO TV Kitchener for the next 26 weeks. Jack and Dorothy gave a demonstration on clogging. They are well known for their store on Dundas Street in London where dancing apparel and all kinds of costumes can be purchased. A special treat was having a St. Catharine's young couple demonstrate round dancing: • The beautiful lighthouse quilt raffled went to a Port Elgin resident. On Sunday, dancers at- tended the church of their choice. Again, many danced in the, afternoon and in the evening at the trail out dancing with Bill Cranny and Lorne Lockrey. After an enjoyable but strenuous four days, dancers found their way home tired and with swollen feet but the treasured memories gained made it all very worthwhile. The royal treatment received by the people of Southampton will long be remembered. Round dancers are reminded of the round dance gala in September in the Clinton high school. Spec- tators are welcome. Watch for the date to be announced. Study shows long-term smoking causes hearing loss Long-term cigarette smok- ing is frequently associated with diminished hearing, suggests a study carried out by two Cairo University researchers. Dr. Amal CLIP IT, 11; GET 100 Off fill 1 • • DEVELOPING n(p' a iemnr.'r• 4," "1.^G 4^0 h. a -.i ,, I One, ends Saturday September 10 19Q.3 a MAC CAMPBELL'S CAMERAS ROYAL BANK BLOCK GODERICH 524 7532 �® =2 ®®®®®®®®®®60090®60®®®09®®®®®®1 Neo no PHOTOFINISHING Ibrahim, an epidemiologist and Dr. Ahmed Fatthi, an otolaryngologist (ear, nose and throat specialist), studied 150 smokers, average age 42.9 years, and 150 non-smoking controls, matched for age, education background, and socioeconomic level. While 83 percent of the non-smokers had hearing in the normal range, the same was true of only 30 percent of the smokers. Among the non- smokers, 3 percent showed _... signs of conductive deafness theairing loss due to im- paired conduction of sound waves to the inner ear) and 13 percept had some degree of perceptive deafness (hearing loss associated with the inner ear, the auditory nerve, and auditory centres in the brain.) Among the smokers, on the other hand, 21 percent had some degree of conductive den less and 49 percent showed. -signs of perceptive deafness. , On average, the non-smokers showed a 9 per- cent hearing loss, compared to 25 percent in smokers. Smoking may have its effect on hearing by promoting atherosclerotic narrowing of blood vessels, including those supplying the inner ear, the researchers sug- gest. They also point out that irritation produced by cigarette smoke can cause changes in the mucous mem- branes of the nasopharynx, the eustachian tube or auditory tube, and the ear drum. Over three million Cana- dians have quit smoking in the past 10 years. 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