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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-12-23, Page 20Page 20—The Wingham Advance -Times, Dec. 23, 1985 With special thanks for your warmth and friendship, we wish you a very ar C elebrate! %%armrsl applr(iation fur %our Lind assoc 1411011. H'apim ' hulida% ! ADAMSON INSULATI9N Lucknow 528-2113 WINGHAIVI MEMORIALS A SHOPPING BAG CONVENTION?—Not quite. The boys' volleyball team was apparently embarrassed by its less -than -excellent showing this season when members were introduced to the student body. The team had lots of effort and spirit, but not many points or much luck. (Clint Pewtress Photo) Teens: what we're told we lack "So, what time did you get' in last night?" "Well, you had better sit down as this is going to be a long story." For all of you parents out there, this has probably been the scenario at your house at least once on a weekend. About this time you are de- bating seriously whether the anguish of having kids and seeing them do this to you is worth your while. Now it's time to stop! Think about the other side of the story. Your son or daugh- ter was out with friends and having a good Time without doing anything illegal or destructive to his or her life. Is it fair to them if you jump all over them for being late even though for the last six weekends they've had the car home on time, had their stereo at a decent decibel level, had friends over who didn't eat everything in the fridge and kept their rooms clean for over 24 hours? Duma Club presentation `Once Upon a Christmas' "Once Upon A Christ- mas", you say? Sounds like a fairy tale! Indeed it is a fairy - tale of a sort; that is to say it is a story unlike any other and was performed live, on Dec. 6 and 7 at F. E. Madill Secondary School. The story takes place in the mystical kingdom of Ter - ria, where grass and flowers grow long after people have begun sporting scarves and mittens. For many years, good King Theoden ruled from his palace at Andro- meda with a gentle hand. He loved Christmas so much that he dressed as Santa Claus . every year,' and named his only daughter Holly. But things changed. Hol- ly's mother passed away and Theoden took a new queen, Minerva. He loved her very much, and she used that love to help her destroy Christ- mas because it did not •ap- peal to her evil tastes. She went to the sorceress, Lavina, to procure an evil potion which would turn Theoden against Christmas and gradually place him in her power so she could then take over the kingdom. Full of fear, Laving complied, and soon Christmas was no more for the King, blinded by love and hypnotized by the potion, gave a royal de- cree immediately. Meanwhile Moss, Lavina's apprentice, was outraged enough to organize an army of children t� stop the evil queen. Laving was still scared, and conjured up more potion to be given to the Terrian soldiers so the queen would have a fierce army behind her. Also a messenger named Luke, who was Holly's boyfriend, mis- takenly discovered Miner- va's plans, and was impris- oned. As the soldiers took the potion, Minerva ordered a public execution of Luke to OPP to continue ski identification Community services personnel from the Ontario Provincial Police will continue "Operation Ski Identification" at all ski areas in the Meaford detach- ment area this season. The program began' at Blue Mountain Central Base Lodge on Dec. 7, when Constables Pat Murphy of Owen .Sound and _Bill Tan.. nahill of Mount Forest, assisted by the Ontario Ski Patrol, marked a_total:of 86 pairs of skiis and 27 pairs of poles: Ski -theft stickers also were issued for placement on the equipment. This is a free program supplied by the OPP with the assistance of' the ski patrol. It consists of having a specific identification number (such as on a driver's license) engraved Red Cross Youth on all ski • equipment. A sticker then is fixed to each item and record cards are issued that are filled out by the owner and carried by that person. The process takes a matter of minutes. Personnel will be available at the following locations from 9 a.m. 'to 12 noon and 12:45 to 3 'p.m. during December and January, with th`e`exception of Dec. 26 - and 27. The ski patrol members also will be able to augment the program' whenever they are available at the same location. Personnel will be avail- able: Dec. 21 at Central Base Lodge, Blue Mountain and Talisman; Dec. 22 at Central Base Lodge, Inn Cafe and Blue Mountain; Dec. 23, Central Base Lodge, Inn Cafe, Blue Mountain; Dec. 26 and 27, South Base Lodge (night skiing), Blue Moun- tain; Dec. 28, the Peaks and AlpineSki Club; Dec. 29, the Peaks, Central Base Lodge, Blue- Mountain- and -Bee. 30; Inn Cafe, During the . month of January, personnel will be available: Jan. 3, 4, 5, Central Base Lodge; Jan. 11, Inn Cafe,- Central- B -ase - Lodge, Blue Mountain; Jan. 12, Inn Cafe, Beaver Valley Ski Club; Jan, 18, Central Base Lodge, Osler Bluff Ski Club; Jan. 19, Centrad Base Lodge Talisman Resort; ' Jan. 25, Inn Cafe, Craigleith Ski Club and Jan. 26, Inn Cafe and Osler Bluff Ski Club. take place — on December 25! . Minerva managed to keep Theoden in the dark about all this, so it looked as if she would succeed. But Moss's youthful army attacked the palace just as Luke was about to lose his head. For some reason the soldiers re- , fused to fight against chil- dren, so they were overcome and Holly freed her beau. Minerva, seeing that .events were taking a bad turn, de- cided to flee and the battle went on. Luke and Holly appealed .to the king in the throne room. He refused to believe what they said about Miner- . va, the woman he loved. But 1 some old memories and a lit- tle, Christmas spirit, helped to bring. the- old king back again. He exited just as the battle surged into the room. Alicia, the .captain of the guard almost stopped the two lovebirds, but Moss in- tervened and gained the up- per hand., Before she could give the final blow, however, a "Ho Ho Ho!." stopped the fight, as the King and Santa Claus entered as one. The plan was foiled, for the' Queen was then brought in as a prisoner of Lavina, who had 'given the soldiers a "love" potion, so they would not fight. The story ended with three announcements from the King: that Minerva and her assistants must eat a Christ- inas cookie laced with love potion; that Holly would be betrothed to Luke, and that Christmas would be restored to Terria. This story was created in the minds of 20 imaginative members of the school's .Drama Club. There was, and is yet, no actual, finalized script for the play. The en- tire story, the characters, and the theme, were devised through imagination, discus- sion and much improvisa- tion. Over a period of several weeks, the actors created their own characters, and once a basic story was de- cided upon, these characters were used to create scenes. Finally a full play was pro- duced, without a-fttll-script-- .. As the director of the play, I would like to express my pride in the club's hard work and imagination in creating this play,/ --f3urpllans for -the -new -year - include participation in a School Drama Festival at the Blyth Theatre in late February, as well as the pro- duction of a hit musical, "Bye Bye Birdie!" Neither of these projects involves an improvised script, but the group is just as enthusiastic. —Thomas Bailey 13A Just cast your own mem- ory back to your "teenage - hood". Didn't you come home an hour and a half late at least once? • I'm willing to admit that teenagers do have to learn responsibility, but I'm sure there are parents who don't come home when they are -supposed to. I have my own personal experience to draw on for this. I was told to be home on Saturday night by two o'clock at the latest or I would, and I quote, "be grounded for the rest of my adult life". Well, I hustled home and was half an hour early for good measure. Guess who turns up atlquarter after two without even a good excuse? You guessed it: my parents. The excuse, •used was "We were playing cards and we just had to finish the game." Now don't get me wrong; my parents are pretty good, but this incident I'm going to keep in the back of my mind till the next time I'm late and I'll bring it int() the conver- sation as a gentle reminder of what could and does hap- pen when with friends. 'So the next time your teen comes home late, just think about you and your friends as well as your youth. Teens, remember too that parents will be parents, so if you are going to be really late, call; it's not much fun having nightmares about where your child isat four in the morning. Most teenagers at 16 are considered mature enough to drive. Then why do parents still insist that you should be home at twelve with ,the 'car and safely tucked up in .bed by. twelve -thirty on a Friday night? Why? We are respon- sible adults. Most of us'have part-time jobs which give us more responsibility than our parents would ever dream of handing to us. We do have to learn how to handle more and more responsibility and if we haven't by the time we're 18 or 19 and going to university or college, we can't operate in this world. All our lives we've been told either, "Take life and live it to the fullest," or, "listen' t� me as I'm your parent and I know best." My favorite question is "If you know, why don't you let me' experience it for myself, so I know too and I can relate to your experiences." We are at the age when we learn how important respon- sibility is. Parents, please remember you have to give a little to get a little. Just to see if your son has learned responsibility, let him bor- row the car for the first time instead of the old farm truck that he Is usually allowed. I'm sure it will be a success .as the car will appear in the rh iv eway On time-without`a dent or scratch and probably with a full tank of gas. • Another responsibility we teens have to assume is deciding what career to -pursue;-deeid ng-whatschool- will train us the best for that career anddeciding how the finances are going to operate so you can go to school. This is a heavy load for someone 18 years old. Yet they man- age and usually succeed at their goals. This shows that they are being responsible teens -- actually, respon- c sible adults is proper termin- ology. Yes, teenagers do have re- sponsibility and, hard as it may seem to believe, are really human. For all the parents who have or will read this expression of feel- ing, remember this please. Teenagers are people too as well as adults in miniature. So, please, let us make our own mistakes through our responsibilities and don't try to live our lives for us. —Shona Rae Meriy Christmas and Happy New Year to Dr. Wong, Dr. Ping, Dr. Street, family, friends and acquaintances from all theresidents, staff and owners. Pierre and Marie Rammeloo of the Rammeloo Rest Home, Blyth; Ont. NOM 1 HO At Christmas we think of you with SUSSMAN'S OF ARTHUR sincere appreciation and wish you every happiness. GOTHIC MASONRY Gord, Cathy & Christopher 357-2611 __.. _ --0 Sussman's MENWVEAR • 1111 11.111 «" • • yr .R.+s `Old rEfit OXINE WEEK S L � Friday, December 27th to Tuesday, December 31 SAVE 50% 'OFF All New Fall Arrivals _4;1 1000 MEN'S SUITS Sizes 36 to 50 Reg. $219.00 to $299.00 PRICE Save $109.00 to $149.00 ALL hz 2000 SPORTCOATS & BLAZERS All this season's newest Harris Tweeds, Wool Tweeds, Suede Likes, Corduroys, Camel Hair Sizes 36 to 54 Reg. to $249.00 $89 89 SALE o0 $1290. SAVE $100.00 OFF ALL OTHER SUITS' Grand selection over 1500 suits. 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