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Fragiskos Fragiskatos and Lindsay Allen were named male and female students of
the year at South Huron District High School's annual formal last Saturday. The
school's senior students chose the winners. (photo/Scott Nixon)
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Opening night tragedy
By Stephanie Mandziuk
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
GRAND BEND —
Veteran actor Terry Doyle
collapsed on stage during
Friday's opening night
performance of "Beauty
and the Beast" at the
Huron Country Playhouse.
The 71 year-old suf-
fered a fatal heart attack
15 minutes into the per-
formance. He was pro-
nounced dead at South
Huron Hospital.
The theatre was quietly
evacuated and by the
time Doyle was transport-
ed to hospital, most of the
650 guests had left the
Playhouse grounds.
"Terry had an unbeliev-
able gift for music and
comedy and was incredi-
bly versatile," says Alex
Mustakas, artisic director
and CEO of Drayton
Entertainment.
"He would immediately
win over an audience
with a winning smile and
mischievous glint in his
eye."
Terry Doyle collapsed
Friday night while per-
forming at the Huron
Country Playhouse.
(photo/submitted)
Doyle was recreating
the role of Belle's father,
Maurice in the Disney
musical. He played the
same character in the
original Canadian produc-
tion in Toronto and
London's West End in
England.
Doyle, a charter mem-
ber of Drayton
Entertainment, appeared
in the first production of
"Vaudeville" in 1991,
launching the organiza-
tion's inaugural season.
Two Saturday produc-
tions at the Playhouse
were cancelled and there
were no shows scheduled
for Sunday.
However, an emergency
rehearsal was called on
Saturday and Sandy
Winsby, who was in the
Toronto production with
Doyle, stepped into the
role of Belle's father.
School performances
resumed Monday morn-
ing and the first public
performance is Fri., June
8 at 8 p.m.
Guests who had tickets
for opening night are
being accomodated dur-
ing other performances of
the show's four-week run.
Doyle is survived by his
wife Joyce, their two sons
David and Michael and
five grandchildren.
A memorial service will
take place Sun., June 12
at 2 p.m. at Norfolk Street
United Church in Guelph.
Work -to -rule in effect for
elementary teachers
By Stew Slater
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES -ADVOCATE
SEAFORTH — Labour peace has been
maintained in three of the four main
teachers' union locals in Huron and
Perth counties.
But already -existing hostilities in the
other — the Avon Maitland local of the
Elementary Teachers Federation of
Ontario (ETFO) — escalated further with
the passage of a crucial government -
imposed deadline June 1.
"We do regret this but we believe it has
to happen," said ETFO local president
Brian Doubleday after talks broke off
between his union and the Avon
Maitland District School Board. The so-
called "Phase 3" of ETFO's work -to -rule
subsequently went into effect, thereby
eliminating such activities as assemblies,
end -of -school play days, field trips and
graduation ceremonies.
Plus, perhaps on a more damaging
note, Avon Maitland joined just eight
other boards across Ontario on
Education Minister Gerard Kennedy's
suspension list for proposed funding for
specialty and special education teachers.
As of June 1, over 90 of the province's
approximately 130 school boards had
reached deals with their elementary
teachers. That included the Huron -Perth
Catholic District School Board, which
reached a tentative deal with both its ele-
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