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Times-Advocate, 1988-03-02, Page 6Page 6 Times -Advocate, March 2, 1988 DONATION - Audrey Pooley, director of nursing for South Huron Hospital (right) accepts $100 donation from Gerry Gregus, president of the Precious Olood CWL and treasurer Marlene Moore. c -...ti ?n... • Promise biggest and best season yet Blyth announces 1988 playbill The Blyth Festivalhas just un- veiled its 14th season - another ex- citing summer of Canadian plays! Opening the season on Friday 17 June is the premier performance of The Cookie War by Kathleen McDonnell, the story of what hap- pens when high-powered New York lawyers invade rural Ontario in search of a Mennonite cookie reci- pe. This comedy focuses on the conflicts between modem material- ism and old-world self-sufficiency and was inspired by food -writer (Food That Really Schmecks) Edna Staebler's real life experience. Mail -Order Bride by Robert Clin- ton opens on Wednesday June 22. When Russell and Eva Teeter arrive at thc family homestead to settle the estate of his grandmother - one of the original mail-order brides - thcir efforts arc thwarted by an ec- centric neighbour. This warm and moving story won the 1988 Alberta Culture playwriting award. The third production of the season is Lucien by Marshall Button, opening on Wednesday July 6. Lu- cien, an Acadian millworker, has views on everything from politics to religion, education to the work place. This hilarious play received ecstatic reviews when it played across the country. The premier production of David S. Craig's Fires in the Night (The story of the School on Wheels) opens on Wednesday July 27, and is based on the lives of Fred and Cela Sloman of Clinton, Ontario. For nearly 40 years, Fred Sloman rode the rails of Northern Ontario, firing the imaginations of his unusual students. This is the inspirational story of one man's dream, one fami- ly's adventures and the people of the north. The fifth and final production this summer - back by popular demand! - is Bordertown Cafe by Kelly Re- bar which opcns on Wednesday Au- gust 24. Torn between adolescence and adulthood, between his father and his mother, between Canada and the US, young Jimmy struggles to reconcile his personal and national identity in this spirited comedy. A critical and popular success last year, Doug Bale (London Free Press) called Bordertown the "Best Ncw Play of 1987". Bordertown will head out on a tour of Ontario following its close in Blyth on September 17. "Our productions this year hail from. across the country, from Al- berta and Saskatchewan to Npw Brunswick, from northern Ontario to southern Ontario," said Kathe- rine Kaszas, Artistic Director, "But I feel they transcend provincial boundaries and speak to all Canadi- ans. Not only is this one of thc most exciting seasons ever at the Blyth Festival, but it is also the longest. We extended the overall season by a week, and have re- scheduled the repertory season to ' Unisex Hair Design 7 James St., G Directly behind Finchers 235-2320 OProp.: .Joyce Maver Hours: Tues. 1-6, Wed. 9 - 6, Thurs.. 9 - 8 Friday 9 - 6; Saturday 9 - 1 Perm and Colour Enhancing Special (Perms, Highlights and streaks) Starts March 3rd through and including March 17 Perms_ Reg. $35.00 On Sale for $ 2 8 ■ 0 0 Highlights Reg. $15 - $25 on Sale for $ 1 O - $ 2 0 Streaks Reg. $25.00 On Sale for $ 20.00 accommodate the ever-increasing demand from our audience for scats. Voucher sales are already up 40 percent over this time last year!". Blyth Festival brochures, outlin- ing the season in detail and giving full information on prices and how to order, will be available in a few weeks. Please contact the Blyth Festival at PO Box 10, Blyth, On- tario NOM 1 HO, or call (519) 523- 9300/9225. Five play fiveunew plays 31yth Festival's 1988 season, it's biggest and best season ever! The Cookie War, an hilarious comedy by Kath- leen McDonnell, opens the season on June 17, followed by the warm and moving Mail -Order Bride by Robert Clinton. July openings are Lucien by Marshall Button, about a comic and opinionated Acadian millwork- er, and David S., Craig's Fires in -the Night (the story of the School on Wheels), an illuminating ac- counting of the adventures in Northern Ontario of. Fred and Cela Sloman. Back by popular demand, the spirited comedy Bordertown Cafe by Kelly Rebar opens in late Au- gust, and will head out on tour fol- lowing the close of the season on September 17. For further details, contact the Blyth Festival, PO Box 10, Blyth, Ontario NOM 1H0 or call (519) 523-9300/9225. Pentecostal WM makes donations Exeter Pentecostal Women's Ministries February meeting was held at the home of Hilda Eizenga with 10 members and one visitor in attendance. Jean Triebner was in charge. After the singing of several cho- ruses and hymns Mrs. Rogers opened in prayer. Roll call was an- swered with a scripture verse in which the Word "heart" was found. Secretary's report was given by Jean Jolly. Treasurer's report was given by Marion Tricbner. Letters were read from the for- eign and home missionaries. It was voted to send monies to World Vision and our home mis- sionary. Our guest speaker was Ruth McLaren's daughter Joyce from Winnipeg. Shc spoke on.the faith- fulness of God and the peace of God. Ruth McLaren read a pocm on "Trust". A circle of prayer followed remembering our missionaries, sick and young people. Lunch was served by Hilda Ei- zenga, Ruth McLaren and Shirley Prouty and a time of fellowship Followed. 137 Thames •Rd. East, Exeter Phone: Bus. 211-1298 9:0(1 • i:(N) Res. 21;•0949 after business hours Bart DeVries PHOTOGRAPHY Healthy weight Ily: Lynn Garrison Nutrition Consultant Huron County Health Unit March is Nutrition Month and this year the theme is "Healthy Weight in '88". Most Canadians are obsessed with their weight. According to the 1985 Health Promotion Survey almost 50 percent of Canadians consider themselves to be overweight. At any point in time, one out of four adults is following a weight loss dict. We are a country preoccupied with thinness! Obesity is associated with many health problems such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and certain types of cancer. However, many Canadians feel pressured 'to achieve unrealistically low weights and often fall prey to gimmicks, fads and "quack" weight control clinics. Many women carry the de- sire to be slim too far by jeopardiz- ing their hcalth with quick weight loss techniques or achieving a weight that is too low. There arc health problems associated with be- ing underweight, such as nutrient deficiencies, lowered resistance to infection and chronic fatigue. North American society places creat emphasis on brine thin. Mag- azines, television and movies make it seem that to be successful, rich, happy, and loved, you have to be a slender female or muscle bound male. The 1980's image of beauty is artificial - just as artificial as pre- vious eras and just as temporary. Throughout the ages women of dif- ferent shapes and sizes have been painted by artists to represent beau - Time to think about student employment It'may be heard for many people to think about summer in early March, but it will be here before you know it. The Canada Employ- ment Centre for Students (CECS) in Goderich and Exeter certainly know summer is coming and they are very busy planning for it. Once again the offices arc open and ready to serve area students and employ- ers. This years supervisor, Marg Du - pec, is expecting last year's over- whelming success to continue. A large number of employers and stu- dents used the services offered by the Centre with good results. Marg has been busy distributing information on the various govern- ment programs to potential em- ployers within the community. The focus of the Federal Govern- ment's Challenge '88 Program is to provide career or work-related summer employment for students. One particular program, Summer Employment Experience Develop- ment (SEED), provides wage sub- sidies to employers who create a summer job for a student. Provincial Programs of interest include Experience '88, which plac- es students in positions within On- tario Government ministries; Stu- dent Venture Capital, which provides loans to students to create their own summer employment; and the Ontario Summer Employ- ment Program (OSEP), which of- fers employers a wage subsidy to hire students. Students are encouraged to regis- ter now at the CECS, and to take advantage of the services offered by the Centre. Assistance is available for SIN applications, job applica- tion forms, resume writing and counselling in job search skills and interviewing skills. The CECS in Goderich is located above the Post Office at 35 East St. and is open from 8:15 to 4:30 Mon- day to Friday. Marg will be in the Exeter office at 414 Main St., Ccn- Over 80 Chid Mrs. Karen Pedersen, Dash- wood, will be 91 on March 2. tre Mall, on Tuesday from 9:00 to 4:00 during March and early April. If employers or students have questions regarding the services available at the Canada Employ- ment Centre for Students, please drop by or call Goderich at 524- 2744 and Exeter at 235-0471 (235- 1711 after May 1). ty, as can be seen in museums or art galleries. Even as recently as 30 years ago, the size of a woman con- sidered "beautiful" was larger than today - remember Marilyn Monroe'! At the same time as we are pres- sured to be thin, magazines and TV commercials show slender people eating high caloric, mouth-watering foods. With so much food available in Canada and with improved nutri- tion, the average person has become heavier, not thinner. The theme of Nutrition Month this year is "Healthy Weight in '88". The challenge this year is to promote a tolerance for a variety of body shapes and sizes and to redirect our focus from weight to healthy eating habits, and regular activity patterns - in general, a healthy life- style. Healthy eating habits start with following Canada's Food Guide and limiting the amount of fat, salt and sugar in our dict and increasing the amount of fibro. You can get active by regularlyparticipating in a varie- ty of activities like walking, skat- ing, dancing skiing - choose to do activities that you enjoy. Modify your lifestyle and have a healthy Nutrition Month! 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