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Times-Advocate, 1988-11-30, Page 27Oakwood Craft. Show - Organizers of Sunday's craft show at the Oakwood Inn at Grand t3end Barb Morrissey and Judy Dixon chat with exhibitor Ginger Weber. Oakwood Inn sponsors elegant -GRAND BEND - Oakwood Inn was the scene -on Sunday of one of thc more elegant Christmas Craft Shows seen annually in the area. The new pool area .also served to showcase the beautiful crafts dis- played this year. There were about. 40 exhibitors. and ncarly'790 poten- tial buyers seeking upstairs and _down for that "special gift". Some of the most creative and unique. crafts were shown by local. talent, so no one has to travel to a boutique in London or Toronto for something unique- - you may find a treasure near your own.back door! How about Unique Trends, origi- nal designs in hand -knitted sweaters by Yvonne Fulsetti, RR2 Grand Bend?' Shc also sells Icelandic wool, craft .supplies and baskets but the sweaters are beautiful and can be made to order.. , • Two modest ladies from Zurich arc opening a shop on Goshen St. on Friday, December -2 "Olivalore", making their. talented debut at Oak- wood. They provide designer -bas- kets and gifts for that "special someone". lrnagine a basket of ro- - - champagne and glasses for two, candy -and all, or a golfer's spe- cial. with balls, tees and joke book? They'll deliver someone's heart`s'•dc- sirc in a beautiful'.haskct, Iargc or small. Karen Ticman of Dashwood creates Fibre Crafts using such un= Lioness told golden party GRAND BEND - Members of the Grand Bend Lioness Club gathered on November 24 at Oakwood Inn for their monthly meeting, their Annual Gold Party. There wcrc guests from Lioness Clubs in Arko- na and Ailsa Craig and some local members also brought guests. The club donated money to the Chamber of Commerce for the De- cember 17 Santa Claus Party, and also sent money to Lake Joseph Centre for the Blind. .Members purchased jewelry dis- played at the "Gold Party" and a per- centage of the profits will be donat- ed to the Canadian Diabetic Association. Orders from the Lio- ness Close Sale wcrc all turned .in, now awaiting shipment of the chctcsc for Christmas. Thc ncxt executive meeting will be at the home of Lioness Jackie Silverthorne, on December 12. The next general meeting will be a Christmas Party at Donna Hoff- man's residence, on December 15, with a potluck supper. • ( :.in ou get AIDS korai sharing a needle while doing drugs? YES! (ret the facts.. I.ct's talk (:all the Ontario Nlini.try UUf Iicaltlt AIDS Ho;iinc• I -81111- (168- A I I )` Dew-itte Antiques Grand Bend Custom made pine furnitute Tables, chairs, corner china cabinets, flat to the walls, dry sinks, bookcases, sofa tables, coffee tables You name it - • We build it Hwy. 21, 1 mile south of Grand Bond 238.5121 • likely material as milk week seeds in a 'soft, feathery wreath, or a pussy willow wreath, or cat tails. Weeds and grasses are transformed into bouquets- or wall hangings to grace the hornc. June Seymour and Sandra Hertz - h rgcrprovide, the Basket Case in Grand Bend with lovely bamboo leaf birds - eagles, ducks - that look like carved wood. - Patti Smith of Zurich specialized Goderich choir to sing at Bend .GRAND BEND - The Grand Bend Concert: Association is pleased to sponsor a concert by The Goderich Harbouraires at the United Church in Grand Bend on Wednesday, No- _vembcr 30 at $ p,m. The Harbouraires were founded in 1947 and have now a membership of 38 men, directed by Lorne Dot - !era, with piano -accompanist Paul Howe. Besides the regular Christmas Concerts in -Godcrich this male choir has performed with Orchestra London, Sing Time over C.K.N.X. Television, the Knox Church Ma- riners Service, and they have partici- pated in all the Bing Sing's in New York City, Grand Rapids (Michi- gan), Amherst N.Y., Wcllsboro (Pennsylvania), at the Hamilton Place in Ontario, in Kitchener, Lon- don and Niagara Fal ls,_as member_ ot the Associated Male Choruses of Ontario. - Their repertoire was recently en- joyed in Wingham, Parkhill and again in Pennsylvania. As this is one of the Grand Bend Concert Association's bonus con- certs, ticket holders have free admis- sion. However, this conccrt is open to anyone for the price of $6.00 per adult, 52.00 for children. Don't miss it! •.1 • in beadwork while Rose and Wilma Erb of Zurich of Zurich displayed quilted pillows, wreaths, decorated hoops and knitted "Grandma dolls". Carol and Madelaine Smith and Colleen Wilds, of Zurich and Ailsa Craig, concentrated on geese this year - a pink calico goose girl on a broom, wooden painted geese,. stuffed geese, wreaths, anythingyou can imagine and all quite charming. Henny Morrissey of Mount Car- mel and Jeanne Kclders of Grand Bend specialize in lovely, Dacey cro- cheted tree ornaments - bells and an- gels and snowflakes. Diane Eagleson and Ginger Weber of Country Treasures, use their fa- ther's talents in wood "Grandpa's Workshop"; to paint signs, frames, tiny villages, animals - this year thcy have tiny. wooden figures to stick on a red sweatshirt, -attached by velem for laundering. 'Such im- agination! • Pillows, jewcicry, large wooden villages, dolls, .wreaths of every kind, it was all there on Sunday. Business was very good for most of the exhibitors, some of whom near- ly ran out of supplies. A good sign for any show and another success at Oakwood. - Santa wants lots of letters LONDON - Once again, postal employees in hundreds of post of- fices large and small across south- western Ontario arc devoting much of their spare time to an annual la- bor of love - helping a certain old fellow from the North Pole with .his Christmas correspondence. Since 1982 Canada Post has helped Santa Claus answer nearly four million -letters from children across Canada and around the world. Replies have been sent out on behalf of Santa in English and French, pins a dozen other lan- guages and Braille. More than 95,000 letters wcrc answered in southwestern Ontario alone last year. To help the volun- teers Canada Post providcs.envc- lopes and letters. For their part, children arc asked to write Santa as follows: Santa Claus North Role Ca sla 1:1 HOH OHO • Children arc also asked'to ensure they include their name and return address, along with their postal code. For more information, call the local Post Office and ask for the Santa Letter program co-ordinator or contact Tom Creech, Divisional co-ordinator in London at (519) 645-5050 ext. 351. v hanks To those who supported me in the recent Usborne Township Election Brian Hardeman Around the Bend GRAND BEND - After a few days of warmer weathe_,_w_M==„ltas i-t�again, snow flurries and .all. I hope that you took advantage of those beautiful days to get your leaves raked, or take a hike in the Pincry. A reminder to the Grand Bend Golden Agcrs that their next meet- ing will be a hot turkey dinner at 123:30 p.m. at St. John's Parish Hall on December 7. Tonight is another concert night, with the Godcrich Harbouraires ap- pearing at the United Church begin- ning at 8 p.m. This bonus concert is open to the public, with tickets at S6.00 for adults and $2.00 for children. Last Wednesday, the Thirsty Fox Restaurant of Grand Bend hosted a Murdcr Mystery Dinncr. About 52 people took advantage of the oppor- tunity to mix crime and cuisine, as they pondered "Who Dunnit?" over a gourmet meal. . Five actors were planted amid thc group of dincrs, to cnact thc murder, which everyone,tried to solve. The event was so successful that the Thirsty Fox may host- another Mys- tery Dinner in the spring. They are now booking for Christmas and New Years. 010 Lloyd is artistic director November 30, 1988 Page 11A Familiar face back at Playhouse By Wayne Proctor GRAND BEND - The Huron Country Playhouse will have a somewhat familiar face as artistic director for the 1989 season. • Anthony Lloyd. who directed 'Key for Two' last year and performed in 'Sleuth' in 1984 at the Huron Coun- try Playhouse, was formally named artistic director for the upcoming season at a press conference, in Grand Bend on Thursday. Lloyd is currently artistic and managing director for the Sudbury Theatre Centre. He will end his 13 - year stay in Sudbury in May when he takes over full .time in Grand Bend. - Lloyd said he thought about tak- ing offers from other theatres but chose Grand Bend because it in- volves working only six months of the year and he said he wants to travel for the other six months with his wife. . Welsh -born Lloyd has continually been active in performing arts, hav- ing aving begun his career in England be- fore emigrating to Canada in 1954. As an actor/director, Lloyd has worked in theatres across Canada, from Vancouver to Halifax, and he has also done work in radio and tel- evision. Lloyd is best know as the found- ing artistic director of the Sudbury theatre, and his direction has taken Sudbury's first professional theatre to the success it enjoys today: He said he hopes to bring the same success to the Huron Country Playhouse. "Our main objective is to enter- tain people and double our subscrip- tion rate," said Lloyd. Getting 4,000 subscriptions is not totally unrealistic according to Lloyd. Lloyd signed a two-year commit- ment with the Huron Country Play- house, with an option to renew at the end of two years. Chairman of the Board of Direc- tors, Bruce Woodley is happy about obtaining Lloyd. "I am absolutely ecstatic about it. We had over 30 applications for the job, some were sent in and some we actively sought and Tony's was one we sought and are very happy to have him," said Wo •'cy. • Woodley also said h very hap py with the plays that Lloyd has chosen for the upcoming season. They are Agatha Christies'Witness for the Prosecution', from June 27 - July 15, Ray Cooney's 'Run for Your Wife', July 18 -July 29, Neil Simon's 'Last of the Red Hot Lov- ers', August 1 -August 12 and Rod- gers and Hammerstein's 'Thc King and I', August 15 -September 2. Lloyd said he chose those plays because "they weren't risky -and of- fe�r-•and—wide' rangi t- e--nfertarn- ment." He added he was very excited about doing 'The King and I', call- ing it a "blockbuster" and. "break the bank" production.. He also hopes to involve as many local actors as he can but said he is limited because of an actors' union. Only 20 percent of the actors in a production can be non-union accord- ing to Lloyd. Whcn asked if he was going to be on stage in any productions this year Lloyd jokingly said "I would like to but we are not paying salar- ies to afford actors like me." Having worked at Grand Bend both as an actor and director, Lloyd feels it is a great privilege to carry on with the great love of his life - • theatre. "My philosophy about thcatrc in one word is entertainment. That's what I hope to produce for the pa- trons of the Huron Country Play- house. If audiences leave entertained then we have achieved our objec- tive. Sumpter thcatrc and entertain- ment arc synonymous. Summer thcatrc and Huron Country Play- house arc also synonymous," -said Lloyd. Subscription prices for the 1989 GIC Rates for 35 Trust Companies 524-2773 1 2-S years Mo. Municipal Trust 10 5/8% 1 yr.ann. Vanguard Trust AIJINVESTMENTS 122 Court House Square, Goderich 10 5'8 2-5 Drs ann. Shop• per* til & Loan •No Fees •No Charges 1-800-26S-5503 Christmas Open House Sat., Dec. 3 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 15, off all supplies 10°'° off all arrangements The Flower Basket Hensall 262-2446 season were also announced. There will be three subscription plans of- fered. Also each voucher will indi- cate a specific show title. There will Anthony Lloyd be •a limit on the number of sub scriptions sold. Previews and Matinees are $35 for adults and S22 for youths: Week- nights will. he 550 -for adults and S32 for youth and Saturdays will be $58 for adults and S37 youths. Individual tickets prices arc: 'The King and 1', preview and matinee $10 for adults, and $6.50 youth; Weekday SI5 adults and $10 youth; Saturday 517.50 adults and S12 youth. Individual ticket prices for 'Witness for the Prosecution', -'Run for Your Wife', and 'Last of the Red Hot Lovers' arc: preview and mati- nee 59 adults, and S6 youthsAWeek- day evenings S13 adults and S8.50: Saturdays S15 adults and Si() youths. Prices for Playhouse 11 arc: pre- views and matinee $8.50 adults and 56.50 youth; Evenings $10 adults and $8.50 youth. - Playhouse 11 season and other Playhouse e.yents will be announced early in 1989. The box office will open by mail for members on January 2 and Feb ruary 1 for members and subscribers only. It will open in person to the general public May 1. - For more information on the up- coming season call 238-8387. Shlby Mrs. Hugh Morenz Euchre party SHIPKA - The first progressive euchre for this season. was held Wednesday evening at Shipka Com- munity Centre. Winners were: la- dies high - Ruth •Sheppard, Park- hill, ladies low - Greta Miller, Dashwood, mcns high - Lloyd ' Durr, Parkhill, men's low - Andy Volk, Shipka, ladies lone hands - Mary Moser and mans lone hands - Harry Sheppard, Parkhill. There were seven tables in play. The town group was in charge of lunch refreshments and it was an- nounced another euchre will be held in two weeks on December 7. '4H The 4H Clubs held their Achieve- ment night at Stephen Central school last Tuesday evening, con- .eluding the project on "much Ado about meat". The Grand Bend III group, named their club "The Grand Bend Carni- vores'. This group consisted of girls from Shipka, Dashwood and Grand Bend arca. Included in the members wcrc Pres. Patti Desjardine, Vice president Michelle Lovic, secretary Dawna-Erickson, treasurer Jennifer Weigand, press reporter Pam Die- trich, ietrich, cook book organizers Karen McKay, Angie Ziclman, Jaqueline Vanderbcrg and Connie Russell. The leaders were Susan Gill and • Bonnie Hotson. -v. (Le n}oyAstriting tip thcigj a litlgs. as I anticipate what they will be cooking or sewing in each weeks report.) Personals Earl Stcbbins has returned home for St. Joseph's hospital where he was a patient for awhile. We wish him continued good health. Lori Vincent, returned Sunday to Lake Wales, Florida, to continue her studies at Warner Southern Col- lege, after a visit here with her par- ents and family. Congratulations and best wishes to Hubert and Norma Vincent on their 35th wedding anniversary on November 28. In honour of this oc- • casion they were dinner guests Sun- day, at their daughter and son-in- law's, Judy and Jim Snyder, and grandchildren Nicolas and Lisa. Also attending was their daughter Elaine Vincent, and Hubert's moth- er, Mrs. Katie Vincent, of Grand Bend. Letter to the Editor Dear -Sirs: At the request of the person who was sentenced, 1 am sending -you - his response -to the letters and re- port of the court case of November 8th,' 1988, and I hope that you will find room to .print it! Rev. 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