Times-Advocate, 1982-06-30, Page 25Mary's
musings
By Mary Aldenon
No comment on Homecoming
We didn't hear much about
the law suit, but we did enjoy
an evening of good music.
Pianist Hagood Hardy enter-
tained at Huron County
Playhouse the other night,
and received a standing ova-
tion for his work. But not
everything is rosy for the suc-
cessful musician.
He is being accused of
plagiarizing his hit song, "The
Homecoming". A widow is su-
ing Hardy, claiming that her
husband wrote the song
several years ago, Hardy
heard it and copied it, "The
Homecoming", you
remember, grew out of a
jingle which Hardy wrote for
a Salads Tea commercial on
television. It soon became a
very popular instrumental
hit.
Hardy di,4n't comment
about his legal troubles, other
than to say that "The
Homecoming" was one of his
favourites, but it had been
giving him some problems in
the last few months. But you
always have "problems with
your pet kids", he said. Fri-
day night he played a brand
new arrangement of "The
Homecoming", which had
many changes intempoin it.
But regardless of any legal
troubles, the audience inter-
rupted with applause after he
played the first few bars.
It was an evening in which
Hardy showed off his ver-
satility. He came on stage and
spoke briefly, seeming almost
nervous behind the
microphone. But once he was
at the keyboard, any hint of
nervousness vanished and he
was perfectly at home.
He seemd very proud of his
band which consisted of bass
guitar player, Richard
Homme, drummer Brain
Leonard and guitarist Robert
Piltch.
They accompanied him on
all his numbers. The evening
began with a review of some
Cole Porter and Leonard
Bernstein songs. Hardy also
played a couple of numbers
on his vibraphone -- which is
really ju&L,.a. big, fancy:
sounding xylophone.
After a few songs, he in-
troduced his two vocalists,
Judy Tait and Elaine
Overholt. Elaine, you may
remember, used to be the
pianist on London television's
junior: talent show, and ap-
peared along with MC Pirie
Mitchell and the St. Bernards
Hamish and Peaches. Elaine
has come a long way since
those days -- at least she is a
more flamboyant dresser
now. She appeared on stage
wearing a gold lame blouse
under a black tuxedo and
tails. To complete her outfit
she wore a gold sequinned hat
with netting that came down
over half her face. Her part-
ner, Judy Tait, was dressed in
a similar netted hat with
black feathers. She wore
black blousy knickers and a
bandeau top, and those things
that look like long gloves
which came up past her
elbows, but didn't have any
fingers or hands in them.
Elaine and Judy sang in
some numbers, but spent
most of their time singing
"ooh -woo -woo" or going
"La -la -la -la."
Guitarist Robert Piltch got
into the limelight at one point,
when he was featured in a
selection which he wrote
himself, which he called "La
Cantina". It was enjoyable,
and he showed great skill as
a guitar player.
Despite suffering from a
cold, Hardy attempted to sing
some of his own songs. He
said it couldn't have been a
summer cold, because we
hadn't had warm enough
weather for summer yet.
One of the more enjoyable
numbers was Hardy's recent
hit "Love makes the water
like wine". But the audience's
favourite (besides "The
Homecoming", was a
beautiful song he wrote for his
daughter, Jennifer. She was
in the audience and he an-
nounced that she was not 18
and had just graduated from
high school. He had written
the song for her when she was
eight.
PLAN PHOTO CONTEST
Grand Bend and area
Chamber of Commerce has
announced a photography
contest to be held in conjunc-
tion with Sandcastle day,
August 21.
Amateur photographers
will be invited to submit pic-
tures in black and white and
colour. Colour slides will be
judged also. They must be
taken on Sandcastle day and
have some association with
the event.
Prizes will be awarded dur-
ing the planned Farmers'
Market to be held in Grand
Bend Thanksgiving weekend.
COMING HOME — Straight Arrow, 030 foot sail boat skipped by John Warren wos
the first croft of the Grand Bend club to enter the harbour at the end of the Grand
Bend 100 from Grand Bend to Port Sanilac, Michigan, to Goderich 'and back.
Low wind, fog slows GB sail race
Thirty-three sailing craft
set out in a brisk wind from
Grand Bend Harbour
Saturday atnoon.Twenty-five
returned mid afternoon
Sunday. They were racing in
the Grand Bend 100 non-stop
to Port Sanilac, Michigan,
and Goderich and back.
It was the ninth such race
from Grand Bend, for the
past few years, sponsored by
the Grand Bend Yacht Club.
The boats were expected
back at Grand Bend between
3:00 and 9:00 a.m., Sunday,
but the wind died Saturday
evening and there was fog
through the night. They were
about 12 hours late in
arriving at the Grand Bend
pier. Eight entries didn't
finish.
Past Commodore, Russ
Lingard, kept watch on the
pier from 4:00 a.m. with a
vehicle to provide lighting.
From 9:00 a.m. until radio
contact was made with the
racers, Len Hume and three-
year-old Julie Hume were on
duty at the pier.
The bright spinnakers
began appearing on the
horizon by mid afternoon
Sunday. First in the Grand
Bend harbour was Tea Party
a 40 foot C and C skipped by
Spike Boston of Sarnia. First
Grand Bend entry to return
was Straight Arrow, a 30 -foot
craft skipped by John
Warren, a past commodore
of the Grand Bend club.
Times of each boat must
be calculated against an
.individual handicap to
determine winners:
Keith Thar and Lingard
were posted on the beach to
time the boats as they
crossed the finish marker.
Starting and finishing
shotgun blasts were
provided by Peter Englert.
The starter boat was piloted
by Tom Lawson.
Two of the larger boats
docked at Bayfield Friday
night because they could not
clear the sand bar in the
Grand Bend harbour. Boats
ranged in size from 24 to 40
feet. They came from Sar-
nia, Bayfield and Goderich.
Present Commodore of the
Grand Bend Club is Bob
Campbell, London.
Build on your strengths,
grads told at banquet
Dorothy Wight, Grand
Bend trustee for the Lamb -
ton County Board of
Education, was guest
speaker at the graduation
banquet given for Grand
Bend grade eight students
June 23 at Sanders
Restaurant on the lake.
She advised the graduates
to "build on those things you
know are your strengths."
She told them to keep their
options open in high school
and to get involved as much
as possible.
David Gratton spoke for
his classmates. He said that
the experience at Grand
Bend had left the group
eager to take on the
challenge of high school.
Principal Sid Fletcher and
senior teacher Brian
Morrice presented awards.
They went to Eric Brown,
French; Ted Lawson,
English; Robert Tubrett,
Math.; Buddy Richardson,
geography; Dave Gratton,
history; Cathy Norris,
science and Family Studies;
and Dave Gratton, industrial
arts.
The IODE award for
academic achievement went
to Cathy Norris and the
citizenship award went to
Ted Lawson. An honour
board to display the names
of the winners was donated
by the Grand Bend and
district Chamber of Com-
merce. Ted Lawson and
Karen Kading presented
gifts to Fletcher and
Morrice.
Former rector leads
communion service
By Mary Davis Saintsbury
Rev. Mary Mills, Glencoe,
a' former Rector of St.
Patrick's Church, Saintsbury
conducted Holy Communion
Service Sunday at 9:30 a.m. It
was the final service until
Aug. 1st at 9:30 o'clock.
Miss Marylou Tindall spent
the weekend with her sister
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Cunn-
ingham, Mar. She returned
home Monday morning and
left Tuesday to spend the
summer at Grand Bend with
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Walker and
children.
Congratulations to Mr. and
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EXETER DISTRICT CO-OP
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Mrs. Michael Davis, it's a
girl. They return home from
hospital Monday morning.
Sunday at noon ten friends
from Ilderton, Lucan and Ex-
eter held a birthday dinner at
the park in Stratford for Mr.
Gote Wennerstaem, Lucan.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Tindall
attended the dinner and
graduation exercise for grade
eight pupils from Biddulph
Central School at the Lucan
Arena Monday evening when
their son Robert wasoneof the
graduates.
Mr. 'and Mrs. Larry
Greenlee and friends spent a
few days last week at
Manitoulin.
Times -Advocate, June 30,1982
Page 25
Celebrate 169th anniversary at Granton UC
By MRs. 1. SUMMIR$
Granton United Church
celebrated the 169th anniver-
sary on June 27 and said
farewell to their minister and
his wife who have been with
them for nearly six years.
Many members of St.
Thomas Anglican Church,
who withdrew the service
because of the anniversary,
were in attendance, as well as
members from other charges
where the Rev. Morden had
been the minister.
The large congregation fill-
ed the curch to its capacity.
This was to be Rev. Morden's
farewell service as he and
Mrs. Morden are moving to
Hamilton for their
retirement.
Presenting his sermon in
two parts, the Minister entitl-
ed it, "Memories through the
years" relating that after he
graduated from Emmanuel
College in 1950 and following
his marriage and ordination
his first charge was in Rapid
City, Manitoba, which was a
five point charge, where they
had to walk a block to get
their drinking water.
The minister told of in-
cidents both serious and
humorous. The funniest inci-
dent he said, was when a man
working on a roof fell and
landed unhurt in the rain
water barrel.
Tintern near Vineland,
where their twin daughters
were born was the next
charge, then the Gleneden
and Louth charge near St.
Catharines, Wellburn near St.
Marys, then to Union -Sparta
a place that had quite a
historical background. There
was an old Quaker settlement
there. Rev. Morden conclud-
ed the first part of his ser-
mone with a poem, as a
tribute to Mrs. Morden entitl-
ed "The Preacher's wife".
Relatively quiet
after Burgerfest
The Grand Bend summer
detachment of the Ontario
Provincial Police enjoyed a
quiet week after a busy
Burgerfest wekend.
During the week June 21 to
27, 36 occurrences were in-
vestigated. A total of 16
charges were laid under the
Highway Traffic Act, one per-
son failed to provide in-
surance proof and 11 were
charged for Liquor Licence
Act violations and four thefts
under $200 were investigated.
Two automobiles valued at
$6,500 were reported stolen
and have since been
recovered.
A dark blue Rapido bicycle
with a silver carrier and
without a front fender or
chain guard has been stolen.
Anyone seeing this bike
should call the detachment at
238-2345.
The Rev. Elwood Morden
and Mrs. Morden were
welcomed to the Granton -
Wesley charge in September
1976, where we have enjoyed
his ministry and their friend-
ship and many kindnesses,
throughout their stay with us,
and we wish them both many
pleasant years of retirement.
Special music was provided
by the choir assisted by four
male voices, who were,
Clayton Karges, David
Brown, Paul Wallis, and John
Scott. They rendered three
Anthems, requested by the
Rev. Morden. "Soldiers of the
King", "God so loved the
World" and "Walking on the
King's Highway".
Mr. Karges also favored
with a solo "Great is my
Faithfulness," with Mr. Doug
Barr at the piano. Special ap-
preciation is extended toMrs.
Elwyn Bryan organist, and
Mr. Barr pianist, who played
together throughout the
service.
The minister took the test
for the second part of his ser-
mon from Ephes 4:1 and en-
titled it "Goals through the
years". A minister for Christ
must love and be concerned
with the welfare of his people,
have a sense of humor, also a
sense of great humility. There
should be an emphatic
message in every sermon.
In ministering to people, I
have tried to be close to them,
visit, the sick in hospital, shut-
ins, the elderly, and those that
have been bereaved: I have
an abiding faith in God, and
a tellowship with Him, and
when my work is done, I hope
I will hear the words "This is
one servant, in whom I am
well pleased.
At the close of the service
the clerk of the session, Leroy
Bryan presented the Rev.
and Mrs. Morden with a
reclining chair, and a special
gift of a Coalport figurine
(Lisa) for Mrs. Morden. A
luncheon was enjoyed by all,
both at the Mason's Hall and
in the church basement,
prepared by the social con-
veners of the U.C.W.
St. Thomas Anniversary
The St. Thomas Anglican
Church celebrated their an-
niversary on June 20, with the
Rev. Greg Smith celebrating
the Holy Eucharist, using the
Third Canadian Rite. Susan
Kilpatrick was the server,
and John Heriwt the
Crucifer. The two lessons
were read by Kenny Beatson
and Susan Noon. During the
service Susan Kilpatrick and
John herbert were invested as
servers.
The sermon dealt with the
function which is given to the
church and its members must
not only celebrate praise for
the building, but take respon-
sibility and the risk of the
storms of life.
Morning worship greeters
were Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Aeres and the C.G.I.T. hand-
ed out Happy Father's Day
lapel pins. Many flowers
beautified the church, in-
cluding those from the Egan-
Borroway wedding and from
the funeral of the late Jamie
MacKenzie.
C.G.I.T. news Sadie Hawkins
dance
In spite of the unpleasant
weather the Sadie Hawkins
Dance sponsored by the Gran-
ton C.G.I.T. was a success. R
was held in.the Lion's pavilion
in the Granton Park.
Jazz group at playhouse
A wide and varied
program of "warm and
wonderful" music was one
critic's comment about Jim
Galloway concert. Grand
Bend's Playhouse barn will
ring with the sounds of his
group this Sunday evening.
Galloway and his sextet
have received world acclaim
with the nostalgia of
swinging Jazz and Dixieland
as well as exciting modern
surprises.
He has been described as
"one of the most natural
musicians...who brings an
emotional commitment to
his music that is rare."
Special events organizer
and local musician Dave
Sheppard said he was
astounded that Galloway
would come to Grand Bend.
Apparently he heard about
the accoustical quality of the
Playhouse barn from
members of the Canadian
Brass who were in Grand
Bend last year.
He plays soprano and alto
sax. His wife, Rosemary
plays bass. Piano, tombone,
trumpet and drums com-
plete the complement of the
Metro Stompers. Galloway
also heads a quintet and a 17
piece "Wee Big Band."
The groupwill be in Grand
Bend between engagements
in Switzerland and Scotland.
WINNING GOLFERS - Mrs. Dove Scatcherd presents prizes to the winning golfers,
Vern Allen, R. McFadden, Ted Hunt and Bill Timmerman in Wednesdays invitational
golf tournament at the Oakwood Inn course. Looking on at the left is Doug Ellison
of Exeter. Photo by Schwartzentruber.
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