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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-07-20, Page 8PAGER—THE CODER ICH SIGNALSTAR. THURSDAY. JU),LY 20 1978 LL: Round n'About...withMartha The highways are answers. I can only hope attend the plays. It is not crowded with what they .come in MY just for certain people -'it certainly appears to be lifetime, so many other is for EVERYBODY and TOURISTS. The malls wonderful things have we are lucky to have it at and The Square have a happened -- this would be our fingertips in this area great number of out -of- a crowning joy. Let us _ to quote our Joanne town cars and people - PRAY! Walters. and I think we must be Have you visited the Along- with sidewalk getting our share of little Art Gallery spon- shopping, art, crafts, and visitors for the month of cored by the Blyth Centre July - "the loafing for the Arts that is dust other entertainment at month":• Hall The Square the little August is a little more are "Opportunity Shop" on hurried and hectic and East 'Street opposite the crowded -. but July is the, church is having a 25th ,„ time to shuck off tension - � � "rx anniversary sale. The to the strains of music if $ Maple Leaf Chapter possible and slow down IODE sponsor this little f shop. Stop in. long uenough to saw rhl er ; f The Figure Skating our neighbour or wIl'etthe Club will sponsor the nice at home or in the r'��"'�•'?;�Tea Garden this year in, restaurant to pat that wagging dog or stop to Courthouse Park during look at the flowers. N all the excitement going This is the time to go on there and they are fishing -- don't matter if happy to talk to you about you don't catch anjust your youngsters' skating go fishing. The motion of career at this, time too! the boat is good for your soul - makes you think or dream a little and the peace and tranquility that flows over you will last you for many months. When things. get to you this winter, just stop whatever you're doing and take a "good for the soul"• break and the soothing motion of that boat trip or the hour you spent just looking at the sky will flow back to you. Five minutes with a little "Thank you, Lord" will `set you up for a fresh, bright start on whatever was fouling you' up. Try it, you have nothing to lose but tension - and good riddance! Recently I listened to. people telling of how we are failing to keep the Great Lakes alive. "They are dying and 4Aia., oan,t, stop it!" The main , reason we can't stop it is because the law is not enforced,' rules and regulations go by the board, the big offenders find it too costly to° co-operate and say "just make us" - and, so, these beautiful lakes are slipping away fronrus. • Our great- grandchildren, may not even know Lake St. Clair or Lake Erie, they will only know the larger ones are not safe to play in and watch them graduallly muck up and stink! What a future. There must be someone out there - or UP there, who can help us with this problem before it is beyond recall. These big powerful offenders should be brought to their knees - but HOW? WHO can do the ` .enforcing?, WHEN are they going to really push it? WHY have they allowed- things -to get' this - bad? WHAT would Jim Ellis, a Seattle lawyer - say to this since by dedicated campaigning he has managed to save Lake Washington from death by pollution a few beside the Blyth where the plays U Martha Rathburn ap- pears' weekly in The Signal -Star • draining such good crowds? Some- fine wood prints or rather' - engravings - with examples of wood blocks and engraving tools are there for your pleasure, until July 25. Do try to see them. The little plays and the music and comedy presented Wednesday and Thursday nights at the old jail in one of the old exercise yards and Friday nights at Point Farms has been a nice change of --ace for many people this month. It continues for the rest of the summer with a few dedicated people slugging it out. They begin at 8 p.m., take a cushion or lawn, chair if you don't like the benches. provided- and relax in. te beautiful early ev, ning for an hour It is gob for you -- and the price is right. Youngsters free with parents. Open theatre is just GREAT for growing children, it is good for you, too. "You'll never know the 'joys -of live theatre until • you , The Flower Festival sponsored by the Goderich Garden Club is up in the County Council Chambers of the Cour- thouse "again this year. You won't want to miss this beautiful festival - give yourself some extra time for it. This Friday at 2 p.m. at McKay Hallisthe Wizard of Oz performed • by Theatre Aquarius - great for the kids and the grown-up kids too. You'll love it! Check your Bulletin Board for later coming events. Have a good time, Love Martha. P.S. Don't forget every Monday 12 to 1 p.m. the Summerhouse One Group are presenting little plays in Courthouse Park. Take your lunch. . At Blyth Summer Festival . Singing, dancing. and silly antics were all part of the entertainment on Monday at noon in Courthouse Park when the Summerhouse One theatre group performed there. The group will be performing in. the park every Monday from noon 1 p.m. as well as touring nursing homes, holding workshops and doing children's plays. (Photo by Joanne Walters) • •!• His Own Boss bit disappointing BY JOANNE WALTERS Sorry to say, His Own Boss, which opened at the Blyth ''Summer "Festival on Tuesday evening, July 11, is somewhat of a disappointment. While the actual play itself, written by Keith Roulston, former publisher of the .>•Blyth.. Standard, and directed by Gordon McCall, is quite good, the casting is not exactly up to par. Over -acting would seem' to be the main problem. The story -line revolves around an assembly line worker (in charge of hard centres at a candy fac- tory) who inherits his uncle's cheese and butter factory. He soon discovers that having one's own business and being one's own boss isn't exactly all it's cracked up to be. There are a lot of funny lines in this comedy, many of them' puns on the word cheese. Art Club members sketch at farm home Members of the Those who had brought Goderich Art Club sketching material gathered recently for the toured the grounds annual potluck supper to around a picturesque mark the closing of the pond which lay in a Mackay Hall studio for hollow surrounded by the summermonths. trees. The water held Mabel Middleton who perfect reflection, an lives' near Bayfield had artist's delight. offered the use of their The members then lovely country home and scattered to various grounds for the vantage points in •dif- gathering.. ferent directions and After a tour of the ...made .. .sketches,, spacious house during hopefully, to be which the group viewed developed into paintings many . of 'Mabel's in- during next winter. teresting paintings and antiques, the group Later on in the of gathered on the patio for ternoon many willing some animated con- hands carried out a ion - sumptuous f The set is one of the outstanding features of this play and designer Pat Flood is to be com- mended for another job, well-done. Every small detail has been taken into consideration to produce the effect of a cluttered, abandoned office. After the first act, it - entertaining just to watch the workers change the set from a cluttered office to a clean one and one resembling a rain forest with its numerous plants and leaky roof. The second act picks up from the first and the third act picks up even more. The play, does in fact,. have potential and perhaps it will- get better as it goes on (there are still 10 more per- formances). Opening Sherwood family at night jitters could have accounted ,for some of the problems on. Tuesday evening. Peter Snell as Howard Hopewell; new boss of Hopewell( (Cheese and Butter Company is convincing as a man bewildered by the business world and besieged with problems like a nagging wife, a young government in- spector who wants to close his company down, a bungling secretary and a hot-headed newphew who tries to incite the company workers to strike. Karen Wiens , as Harriett Hopewell, the nagging wife, is just a bit top dramatic in her role. Heather Ritchie as Marion McCoy, the local newspaper editor who tries to help the new boss, gives one of the better performances �i the play exaggerated to be with her cynical lines. believed. He has, a lot of Although she is old and good -lines though. He bent she effectively calls Mr. Hopewell," "the shows that she is young in head cheese" and keeps spirit and wise in the telling him not to get "all ways of the world. churned up". Kate Trotter,' as Cindy DavidKtrby as Michael Phillips, the scatter Gibson, the hat -headed brained 'secretary, is also nephew, rounds out the good. She is more of a cast. hindrance that a help to .Roulston takes a poke the business but she is so at bureaucracy, unions sweet and wide-eyed that and government ("this softy Hopewell can't roof has more, drips than bring himself to fire her. the Federal Govern - Tom McCamus plays ment".., "more leaks Thomas Abercromby II, too") in this con the young government temporary play. He ef- inspector. He's not too fectively shows that the bad in his role except for •responsibi'lities and his Charlie Farquharson- decision-making that go type• .laugh. , It certainly' ,a1oi-g °With owning, one's must hurt his throat and ` own company, isn't is much too forced and exactly a bed of roses. the more conventional folk who occupied chairs. of ray o The president of the years ago. WHERE are versat Goderich Art Club, our _ago. "blit "'"' `""') `"was" �1 e"ed " th l cassercal�s .-.,salads_, Edwina�McK.ee, t d-� who should help push the those members who which adorned a long laws, to enforce these desired would show any table under the trees. laws for the good 'Of our number of canvasses, • The warm, sunny kids 50 years from now - framed or unframed at weather added to perhaps less°. than 50 „ the flea market which everyone's relaxed en - years, perish the will..be held each Sunday joyment of this annual thought! during the summer smorgasboard where Well, I've used Lip all outside the Goderich jail. those who wished sat my what, wheres and All contributions will be barefoot on the grass to whys so I'll wait for some for sale. eat and chat as well as Goderich-Firefighters' SOAP BOX DERBY SAT., JULY 22nd 9.00 A.M. DOCK HILL 3 CLASSES -TROPHIES & PRIZES) For further information: 524-9093 524.9069 Mabel Middleton on behalf of the members for her superb hospitality. annual summer event The seve'ttte6rrth annual' Year or ''the "o ctest 'Benny reunion of the descen- inthe jar; Mrs. Dan dants of the late Mr. and McInnes had on the most Mrs. Wm. G. Sherwood, colours; and Mrs. was held at the Women's Mildred Henry had the Institute Hall, "Belgrave most .grandchildren for on Sunday, July 16, with a her generation. good attendance. A minute's silence was After -a bountiful noon observed in memory of lunch, a short business those who had passed session was held followed away within the last year. by visiting and games, For next year, the the latter being con- president is Miss Myrtle ducted by Largaret and Johnstone; secretary - Linda McInnes. treasurer, Mrs. 'Dan Some of the prizes' McInnes; lunch coin; awarded were for the mittee, Mrs. Winnifred oldest person present, Girvin and Mrs. Roderick Mrs. Marie Morrison, McKenzie; •and sports and the youngest, Mark committee, Helen 'and Kerr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dianne Thornton. Gary.Kerr. It was decided to hold Dan McInnes 'guessed the reunion in the same the number of pennies in location next year on the a jar; Mrs. Chester third Sunday in July with Finnigan guessed the lunch at 1 p.m. MEMORIALS. MARKERS - Bronze Plaques - Cemetery Lettering For expert counsel and a fair price rely on a firm you can trust. . t., PRYDE & SON. 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