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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-05-07, Page 7• ueT come* MY VU RI.D Sfil 1e with belied' t a world lies llldli :slowly down to ust ;Yet all refuse to hetthe cries; Those of a world gone wrong. Afloat iq' sadne: - the world lies Drowning slowly in its tears .Yet all to busy with their own lives To hear the earth sobbing. Adrift in apathy the wurid lies Sailing on until it sinks" Yet all too blind as she slowly In her self-made sea of misery. Alone in fear I nd today Feeling the hurts o e world around And cry in vain for another way, As my world dwindles slowly down to dust. PRODUCTION The smell of the wood the paint stained hands and the soaking brushes The tedious hours, learning the line,, the frustration. The quick suppers, the rushed drinking, the indigestion. The costumes, the greasepaint, the dress rehearsals. The silent breathing the silent praying the curtain call.. On with the show, The W;. The stage numisaer As with any theatrical en- deavor, there a;e those whose hard work and dedi- cation is not seen on stage, but nonetheless is an instru- mental factor in a prod- uction. „ A classic example is the stage manager, whose job it is to find props, build props, create sets, paint, get vehan- teers and, most imptirtaint, keep theshow running smoothly on the nights of the performances. The stage manager for this year's produotion of "Okla- homa" is Anne Webster, a Grade 12 student. Con- cerning her job as Stage manager, Anne obviously enjoys it, though at times it can become harassing with everyone constantly asking what to do with this or that, as well as trying to get several things done at once. She found that being able to get along with others is an important factor when it comes to getting her job done successfully. When asked about the most difficult task, she replied, "Props! especially trying to get items that are not usually used, like bloomers! and trying to get them in on time." For Anne, this is no"oing THE CLOWN --by' Helen Ortlieb 12F tn be a lust for once" situa- tion, ;WOW is planning .to continue' her education sper,ftally geared towards af job as a Stage manager. Anne put a- lot, of work into ' her job and deserves the-. appreciation of those of us who are going to be seeing the . production, Too often those baelkstage are not fully recognized for their work. My last question was would she do it all again? Anne just grinned; that was answer enough. Madill hockey survey As the NHL season roars it's last leg,,this week I sur- veyed students and teachers to find out exactly what they expect the finale will be. Of the 114 students and teachers surveyed, the following re- sults were revealed: Phila- delphia Flyers, 6 predicted Stanley Cup victory; Buffalo Sabres, 15 predicted Stanley," Cup victory; New York Is- landers, 20 predicted Stanley Cup victory; Minnesota North Stars, 36 predicted Stanley Cup victory; and 37 loyal fans simply didn't care. How does this compare with your aspiration, hockey fans? NB, I'm a Maple Leaf fan myself. Aileen Underwood Sr-. soccer Although the field condi- tions • were extremely poor, with water puddles 4 inches deep all over the ' field the Senior soccer team played a strong exhibition game against ..f�ast. ;year's ch r ' t onsh pia eam. f if .'? by a 2-0 score, scoring both goals • with about five minutes remaining in the game. Tile first regular sea- son game starts on Thursday when the Mustangs visit Sea - forth. RALPH—by Tim Stainton comment As day fades We are piously proud of ourselves. We are Cana- dians, profess to be Chris- tians, and boast about being a well-rounded, mature people. We are not pre- judiced against certain creeds or nations; we are honest with each- other, charitable to the needy, kind and generous to the sick, and thoughtful to our neighbors. Yes, we are good. What more could be asked from us? And yet, amongst us busy- body "do gooders", 10 per cent are rejected, despised, dreaded, . trampled. Who"fie these people? A steeped back is a clue. Old calendars and lopg stopped clocks tell the story. Browned photographs and proudly 'framed certificates mark the'memories. And yet these timeless links to our MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION for NATIONAL.INE.EK FOR. THE MENTALLY RETARDED May 11 to May 17, 1980 WHEREAS Mental Retardation is one of the most prevalent handicaps of children and adults; AND WHEREAS it is now known that with proper training and the opportunity to develop their skill's, mentally retarded persons can come a long way towards independent living; AND WHEREAS this community can only benefit, both socially and economi- cally, from the training and education of mentally retarded persons; AND WHEREAS the Wingham and District Association for the Mentally Re- tarded is a voluntary association of citizens working together in a supportive role to assure the rights of mentally retarded persons;. AND WHEREAS at this time the Wingham and District Association for the Mentally Retarded is seeking public understanding and support for its pro- grams on behalf of mentally retarded persons in our community; NOW THEREFORE I, 1Nilliam Walden, Mayor of the Town of Wingham, do hereby preclaim the period of time from May 11 to May 17, (inclusive) 1980, as National Week for the Mentally Retarded, and urge every member of this com- mianity to give thoughtful suppoct and understanding to programs which will strengthen and enrich the lives of mentally retarded persons. IN WITNESSWHEREOFF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the I own of ‘Afingham to be affixed this 7th day of May, A.D. 1980. Wm. E. Walden, Mayor Town of Wingham • • • past ate disdainfully re- garded -and abhorred. The aged contimie to Suffer. According to Japanese system, -a-silver head is re- garded as highly as a crown. Age' is' wiadom, highly re- spected mid sought after by the youth. Rere, the youth are the ones to look withL envy at aa older person. Could you intagine wishing to be old and stooped, with dark liver. 'ispots marring your wrinkled skin, and leth- argic stupaiff . drowning any other, feeling out 'of sight? But .ao wonder .4q much emphasis is lacking faim the elderly, Take a look At the media:. Society toda, is• geared so muCh to the yonth that inevitably the old are\\ overlooked. Most off the pro- ducts on the market, for , an example, would hardly be considered suitable for the elderly: sports cars, melts of exotic disco clothes, kids toys and the appliances that their meagre budgets simply could not cover, to nartir a few. Ev,en advertisements in magazines most always pic- ture the fresh, beautiful youth, or the cute, cuddly kids. Never a 1ined face idoled age and wisdom.' The world has become a cathe- dral for the youth only, and the elderly are, ruthlessly pushed aside to make room for these new wise, com- petent people who know so -o o much. True, we as Youths and tijcholars do know more in some areas than our grand- parents ever could boast; but when it's so obvious that the years add not only wrinkles to a face, but in- credible volumes of wisdom through time. I really won- der what happened to all our wise ways when these people were put out of our lives? The old folks have eVery right to play a part in society after their three score and They are still five years a rheumupoan? maybe more so than their children who tred the wheel after them. couldn't we find a little more compassion and love in our hearts towards an old and forgotten loved one? They need reassurance and encouragement And guess who can give it best to them? Yes, you, the bright smiling youth who could have come straight from a magazine — with a smile only and only for them, PURPLE CHASER The best way to end a war is not to begin it. at SitilA CASH Ad Cottony, Mernbers MOO Drama Club taaled au ambitious project and carried it off with flair their staging of ‘01slahOM.el'i the Rodgers and Rani- merstein Broadway musical hit. In a production which some profes.si al efforts, didn't take a 4ck seat to the students sang and danced their way through the brar-meets-girl, boy- , loses -girl, boy -gets -girl tale to its happy ending. There were many high- lights to their performance, not least of which was fine acting in all the major roles. Stephen Pritchard created an unforgettable Curly, appearing utterly at home in the role andyarming to it as he went along. Less spectacular but equally effective was 'Mary Luanne Clare as the un- flappable Aunt Eller, around whom many of the scenes A third star NIL go to Lynne ISM ' who can't say no" ger ventUres provide a light- hearted counterpoint to the more serious thenae of the two young lovers, and Arms Hilverda played Ado Annie with a charming blind of candor and naivete. Many of the other young actors and actresses also turned in memorable per- formances, among them' Kemp Currie as Jud Fry, whose "Pore Jud" scene with Mr. Ptitchard was a highlight off the show; Paul Craig as Ali Hakim, the pedlar; Gail 'Thompson as Laurey, Curly's true love; and Rob Henderson as Will Parker, who filially corrals Ado Annie. Addiag to the visual im- pact of the play were the very well designed and executed sets and back- drops, which would have eschooh*.offs SENiOR BADMINTON Thursday afternoon, the three WOSSA silver meda- lists, of the Madill Senior badminten team travelled to Seneca College, Toronto, site of the All -Ontario badminton Janet Wood playing singles and Sandra Harris and Kim Leslie playing mance against the beat players in the province and, in fact, Canada. The strength of the draw was reflected by the fact that no less than four reigning Canadian Junior champions were in the five The laSt match the team watched was the upset of the present under -19 Canadian in the semi-finals, an indi- cation of the depth of the draw. Sandra Harris and Kim • Leslie Ulayed in four long matches, three of which went to three games before losing to a„team from EOSSA fine accoinplishment for our' two Senior girls to come so close to being finalists in C - flight. Janet Wood pliye.d six matches along the way eli- minating the Central Ontario girls singles and the North . York champion, Janet's last match was a C -flight semi- final. match •and'a-win would have put her in the finals. The match, ' played early Saturday afternoon was close but the Eastern On- tario champion was just a little stronger and Janet lost 12110, 11-7. ' Not only did our Senior girls play fine badminton, but were also privileged to witness some of the best Junior badminton to be seen anywhere! So a very suc- cessful Senior badminton season ends at our school and we are proud of your accomplishment WOSSA JUNIOR When coach Brewster stood before the assembly last. Tuesday and claimed that the Huron -Perth confdr- ence was so strong in Junior badminton that our confer-. epee should witi three events, he was wrong. All five WOSSA Junior badmin- ton shampionships were won by our conference! Susan Marsh from Stratford Cen- tral won girls' singles, Listo- wel won boys' singles, doubles, and mixed and... it couldn'thave been more dramatic. The final rally of the final match in the final badminton tournament of the. season. When that shot hit the courts, it marked another triumph for two members of Madill's Junior badmintpn team, a gold medal victory; for Cheryl MacDonald and Tracey Cheryl and Tracey had to beat their old foes from Exeter twice to claim the gold medal and accom- plished this feat by winning the heart -stopping first After a 10 -minute rest the stage was set for the gold medal victory. With the Madill fans hanging on every shot CherVl and Tracey won the last match, overpower- ing their opponents 17-15, 15- 7. They promised their coaCh they would be wearing their medals on Thursday; so if you meet them in the halls let them know that the stli- dents of Madill are proud of this achieVement: You're ab-" solutely marvelous girls — you're the best! JUNIOR SOCCER In Clinton on April 29 the Junior Mustangs played their first exhibition game of the season. Goal scorers for the Mus- tangs were Art Clarke and Chris Weber. Final score, Clinton 4 -Madill 2. Th is week's question The Question of the Week was, "Do you think Quehet should be allowed'to Kopas: "If they wish • Anonymous: "No, they are going to separate the Mari- -Canada, and I don't think the Maritimes could make it on their own." Faye Forester 12C: "I don't care what the "Frogs" do. If they want to separate_, fine, but it's them, and the Maritimes that are going to suffer. I don't think they should, but it's their choice." Sheila Burke 12B: "No, be- cause I think if everyone works together they can work out the problems." LOri Anne Jamieson 12: "We started off as a united country and there should be no difference too great to break Canada apart." Suzanne Kirkland 10: She was very undecided on the isstie at this time. Gayle MacKenzie 10: "What was the question again? Oh, well, it's no skin off my teeth." Brenda Burchill 12D: "I don't think they can divide on their own." Diane Dennis 12C and the (PIK end qtde changes between s " testified to an efflelente Ajgo not to be for were the tremendous - 1113__!1 Ballagli and Kathy un- , clawed, who never faltered through nearly three hours of virtually non-stop ac - As in any prodlietion there were weaknesses, but in general these were not the fault of the cast. The fffst aCt was slow-moving and nit:, cessively long, tending accentuate the hardness of the wooden chairs in the ladtostrWlei 49.13 HONDA, 940-449 Ter rates far isiersons between age 25 - 65 years. Compare them with I your present rates. $500,000 --Bodily injury and property damage $ 25,000—Accident benefits $ 25 --comprehensive ABOVE PREMIUM BASED ON ''F' 1. No accidents or convictions in 3 years. 2. Driving to work 10 Miles or less. 3. Most 1978 or 79 Pontiac, Chev, Ford, Plymouth or American Motors. 4. Married person between 25 and 65. 5. 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