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Times-Advocate, 1979-06-13, Page 19Subsurface survey: "booming Drawing a road map would be simple. What Gary Dempsey and his crew are doing is making an un­ derground map. Drawing a subsurface map is the best way to deter­ mine whether or not there is oil down there, according to Beaver Geophysics. The Calgary based company is working for Shell Oil in the hunt for oil. Dempsey and his party are the people responsible for the bright pink, yellow and blue flags that many residents have seen along the roadside and across the fields in recent weeks. The bright flags indicate where holes are made and dynamite is put un­ derground. Then the charges are set off five at a time. A truck filled with electronic recording equipment “reads” the sound waves and prints them. These print-outs are sent back to headquarters in Calgary and from there the underground map is made. Gary Dempsey’s crew is stationed at The Bluewater Motel in Grand Bend,' and from there they cover about a fifty mile radius. Half of the crew ot 30 are from Calgary, the other half were hired locally. They work out of trucks with fat, tractor-like tires that can travel through brush or swamps. They are able to survey, drill holes, set off the charges and clean up an area within a two day period. Often, rain or other uncontrollable elements slow them down. The small charges of dynamite used don’t usually create a blast. However, Dempsey says that sometimes they can go 30 feet in the air. When they set off the charges planted along highway 21 in front of the Pinery Provincial Park, no blast was created. The charges were ^set down a week earlier, and because of rain the crew was unable to get back to them. With the soil settled down and wet, only one blew up about three feet in the air. The rest of the time, low rumbling booms could be heard as the charges were set off. And the computer spewed out piles of paper covered with Squiggly lines. COMPUTER PRINT-OUT — Gary Dempsey of Beaver Geophysical reads the graphs which are printed in the back of a pick up truck filled with electronic equipment. T-A photo Tickets selling fast for musical favorite Advance ticket sales for “The Sound of Music” at the Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend are going ex­ tremely fast according to the box office staff. “People are quite sur­ prised when they call and find out that most of the six dollar tickets have already been sold” explained Mathilda Martens, who works in the box office. “There are still quite a few tickets available for the August 31 performance and the special $10 Gala Sep­ tember 1”, she added, “but for the rest of the run there are only a limited number of six dollar seats available”. “We still have quite a few $5.50 tickets left”, Ms. Martens said, “but I suggest that people call in soon”. The other Playhouse productions, which are “Pools Paradise”, “Angel Street”, “Harvey” and “The Owl and The Pussycat”, are also selling well. “The June 27 opening night per­ formance of “Pools Paradise” still has a few six dollar tickets left”, Martens noted. MAKING UNDERGROUND MAP —A dynamite explosion tosses sand and dirt about three feet into the air as reasearchers attempt to make an underground map of the area along highway 21 south of Grand Bend. T?A photo Blyth produces play on New Canadians The first play of the Blyth Summer Festival’s 1979 season is currently being developed by a team of seven actors, a director, writer and stage manager. Rehearsals for “This Foreign Land” began on Monday. Writer Patricia Mahoney has spent the last month conducting research into the experiences of recent im­ migrants to southwestern Ontario. On the basis of this research, the actors will improvise situations and develop the scenes that will eventually make up the play. The actors will also be in­ terviewing new Canadians in the area in order to gain a greater understanding of the problems that beset newcomers to this land. It will be the job of director James Roy with the help of the writer and stage manager, to mold a cohesive whole from the material that is forthcoming from the improvisations. Many of the cast are already familiar with the techniques of collective creation. The actors hold credits amongst them for collective works at Theatre Passe Muraille and Red Light Theatre in. Toronto at Twenty-Fifth Street House Theatre in Saskatoon, and at Theatre Network in Edmonton. Thecastof “This MUSIC GRAD — And rew John Southcott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Southcott, Grand Bend, graduated June 5 with a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Western On­ tario. He will be studying this summer with the Canadian Brass at the Banff School of Fine Arts. Soccer Colonials win again! The Grand Bend “Colonials” won 8-2 over Huron Park at home Sunday. Tony Mennen led the scoring with four goals and Dave Nolan followed with three. Rick Martens scored one goal to make the Grand Bend victory. The senior soccer team plays in Lucan next Sunday at 6:00 p.m. The Grand Bend Bantam soccer team took Petrolia 8- 1. Guy Wilde scored four goals, and Nick Vendenberk scored twice. Bill Mennen and Jack Smits each scored singles. The bantams play St. Clair Shores on Saturday. RECEIVE GRANT The Bly th Centre for the Arts has received a grant for $500 from the Carling Community Arts Foundation to help defray the costs of the Centre’s second annual Fiddle and Step dance Festival held June 1 and 2 in the Bly th Memorial Hall. MONUMENT RUBBING — Grade eight teacher from Mt. Carmel school, Lome Rideout, preserves a grave stone to show pupils the technique during the class's study at Camp Sylvan. T-A photo THOMAS playmate 1130 Features memo chords, pedal sustain memory, fancy foot, 4 Key rhythm section, 5 preset solo choices, 4 accompaniment presets, contemporary designed in simulated walnut. Bench included. LIST PRICE $1725.00 Save $430.00 NOW ONLY * 1295“ Feel Free To Phone Anytime For An Appointment To Resident Number Exeter 235-0771 ZThomas ORGANS A SOUND FOR EVERYONE Closed Wednesdays, open Friday till 7 p.m. 429 Main St., Exeter Phone 235-2522 NOTICE Exeter's Annual Fun buys and Sidewalk Sale is scheduled for THURSDAY & FRIDAY JULY 19 AND 20 This is a good chance for your group to participate with a booth or other activity. If you are interested in joining in the activities please call Jo-Anne Dinney at 235-2350 Times-Advocate, June 13, 1979 NEW HOUSING —- Playhouse employees Mark Cole and Ken Lefebvre help to install cabins behind the barn theatre. ' T-A photo children’s classic “Sleeping Beauty” for presentation this summer. The first performances will coincide with Grand Bend’s Burgerfest on Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 17. Both performances are at 2:00. As a special service, the Playhouse is providing free bus service to the theatre from main street, Grand Bend for the two shows on this festive weekend. The play will also appear on the Playhouse stage on the following Saturdays: June 23 and 30; July 21 and 28; August 4, 11 and 25 and September 1. Admission is $1.25 for children and $2.00 for adults. “Sleeping Beauty” is a Playhouse revival. It was presented during the first Playhouse season in 1972 and remains perhaps one of the most popular children’s plays in Playhouse history. The one hour show was written by the Canadian actor, Chris Wiggins, famous to all TV viewers as The Psychiatrist. The production will be directed by Katherine Kaszas. The Playhouse Youtheatre is made up of Huron County students hired by the Playhouse this season through the Young Canada Works program. They are Kim McCaffrey, Philip Street, Cathy Inculet and Mark Flear. Additional regional actors will complete the cast. Tickets for “Sleeping Beauty” may be bought at the door, no reservations are necessary. Joanne's House of Hairstyling 365 William St. zg Cabins moved in for actors, crew There will be more ac­ commodations for actors and crew at the Huron Country Playhouse this summer. Three cabins have been moved from the village of Grand Bend to the Playhouse where they are being put behind the theatre. Playhouse director of operations Marc Quinn says the cabins will hold four people each, and crew and ' actors will be moving in, as soon as the cabins are in place. There are 14 people presently working at the playhouse doing clerical work, sign painting, prop making, and maintenance. The staff will increase when rehearsals begin June Ms. Operated by Joanne Luxton S3 Present classic The Huron Country Playhouse is preparing the CEMETERY STUDY — Grade eight pupils from Mt. Carmel school learned the basics of grave yard survey during their stay at Camp Sylvan. Standing are Glen Lessard and Jim Marrina, sitting are Joe Mommersteeg and Gary Glavin. .. T-A photo ( maximum 9 Foreign Land” incljdes Anne Anglin, Richard Budzinski, Layne Coleman, Mary Ann Coles, Peter Elliott, Seana McKenna and Sam Malkin. This Foreign Land opens June 29 at the Blyth Memorial Hall. Tickets and information are available by calling 523-9300. For Appointment Please Phone 1 235-0288 All 12 exposure colour negative rolls developed and printed All 20 exposure colour negative rolls developed and printed All 24 exposure colour negative rolls developed and printed 5'’• maximum maximum SI You can rely on us for quality and dependable service 433 MAIN ST. sBLUE BONNET STOREWIDE ZURICH 236-4012 __ . MOB ___ __SAVINGS UP TO 75% OUR INVENTORY OF REGULAR MERCHANDISE MUST BE REDUCED AND SOLD OUT. ALL DEPARTMENTS OFFER BIG SAVINGS FOR YOU. 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