The URL can be used to link to this page

Times Advocate, 1993-08-04, Page 17CONIValla ooNsinucnoN OONSIRUCTION BOWER BUILDER DESIGN • BUILD se Residential w Commercial Nr Agricultural New construction and renovation Architectural Drafting and Design BOX 72, DASHWOOD, ONT. NOM 1 NO (519) 237-3789 BUILDER Davey Construction COMTRUCTION Custom Built Homes Renovations Replacement Windows, Sundecks Van Haarlem Construction 235-2210 Cur reputation is your guarantee of• •11 work Lcoarra ICTioN oo114TR1w`TION Glavin Eavestroughing 5' Seams Soffit - Fascia Metal Leaf Screening Eavest,OtSOhs Cleaned Aluminum & vinyl Shutters 40' Boom Truck Free estimates Gerrv. 8- 295 centralia • COM Times -Advocate, August 4,1993 Page 17 B Ivth I t Old Man's Band has wide appeal By Erin Lobb T -A staff BLYTH - 1969 was a lot of things for a lot of people, and Kid Hanley, an aspiring rock guitarist who wants nothing more than to play rock and roll with his band, is no exception. Doc Hanley, Kid's father, a somewhat conservative drummer for his band the "Jack Hanley 'Dixieland Stompers" is get- ting full swing into his own musical career. However; despite their mu- tual love for music, the two have no appreciation for the sound of each others. _ The Old Man's Band, by Play- wright John Roby, looks at what happens when Kids brother Phil breaks his arm and Doc finds a natu- ral replacement in Kid who is lured by a hundred dollar paycheck, to fill in, and play stand-up`bass with the Stompers. Despite his own musical pursuits, Kid plunges in and learns not only a new instrument but a little about life. It's a touching look at the genera- tion gap, and the ties that bond a fa- ther and son. Just as Mr. Hanley follows a "do as I say not as I do" policy Kid is living -life to the fullest while being stuck in his small town of Middleton Nova Scotia. Both father and son experience a heart breaking loss and both Team a little something fromeach other in the process. The play encompasses a love in- terest, abuse, and several other problems that are in some cases not completely carried through. Roby, along with Director Katherine •Kas- zas, have created a potential major hit but both need to look again at some areas. The acting was strong, however some lines were lost when actors didn't wait until the audience fin- ished laughing, as the witty lines, such as Kid's definition of the SAT's is a multichoice pigeon hol- ing device for the establishment, keep the audience chuckling. Katheryn Rose's husky voice per- fectly offsets the swinging Dixie- land jazz, to create a play that has equal appeal for the young and the old, and allows the audience to ap- preciate both. With an impressive cast, and an interesting set The Old Man's Band is sure to please any music lover The Old MZin's Band has already filled many seats, but if you would like tickets the play will be running until August 21, and they can be purchased by calling the Box Office at 523-9300. The Old Man's Band, starring Kathryn .Rose who plays lead singer Jesse Weldon, guitarist :Christopher Earle who plays Kid Hanley, Gabe Hogan as Bugsy -the bass guitarist, and Paul Braunstein, who portrays the drummer Stix., join the Blyth Festival for the first time as Kid Hanley's Band. Battling bugs with bugs is Zurich man's business By Erin Lobb T -A staff ZURICH - Lakewood Nursery and Garden Centre, in Zurich, has found a new way to stop what's "bugging" them. Bio Bugs, Mike Miller's latest entrepreneurial undertaking, is a new way to combat pesty insects in and around your home, garden, greenhouse, window box, and trees. It's a strange concept, bat- tling bugs with bugs but accord- ing to Miller, who has used the product himself, it really works. The bugs, which come from dif- ferent parts of Holland and Cali- fornia, are the products of the Saf- er company which deals in pesticides that use only natural and safe ingredients. Bio Bugs are beneficial insects that attack selected plant insects. The highly specialized diets of the insects are such that they only cat the offending insect pest. One ex- ample of these are ladybugs which can be used to control aphids and other soft bodied insects in the home garden. According to the Safer company the Bio Bugs work by effectively destroying their enemy by sucking out their juices, or parasitic insects will lay their eggs inside the de- veloping eggs of the enemy. There are seven types of benefi- cial insects one of particular inter- est is the Trichogramma which is popular with many Grand Bend area customers who have prob- lems with gypsy moths, however the lady bugs remain the most popular. The method of application is as simple as opening the package containing the insect in their co- coon, larva, egg, or adult stage, and sprinkling them over the area containing the pest. Miller recommends that the in- sects be released in the evening so that they settle in on the plants, and don't just fly away. Miller also stresses that the tim- ing of the insects is important as they must be released at the begin- ning of the problem or the Bio Bugs will die because of a lack of food. Because they are totally depen- dant on their enemy for food they will only survive as long as they have pests to live on, so the in- sects themselves can't become a problem. The only one like it in the area, Millers business is slowly building but he says he needs more feed- back from his first customers, "It's a good idea, but until it's tried people are reluctant." Miller feels that the environmen- tal approach is a trend that the in- dustry is moving towards, but man made chemicals are still need- ed for some insect problems. The insects, which cost $15.95 to $19.95, are an inexpensive al- ternative to chemical sprays which Miller says are not feasible for large trees. "It's an idea whose time has come," says Miller, whose Nur- sery business is in its 13th year, "we're committed to this project and hope to continue it." Mike Miller stand proudly in front of some of the pesticides he sells at his garden centre, Lakewood Nursery In St. Jo- seph. d P 0 N • • • • • 0 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • P 0 '.- • • • • • a • • • r r crt,.. s, ♦ r c• s e s t • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • AgiOrrNIMIlailet ltirrr fine firms forquality,value andervice�.ount on these To advertise your business call 235-1331 • • • • • • • • • • -• • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • 0 • 0 4P • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ABATTOIR ABATTOIR CUSTOM 'KILLING and SLAUGHTERING KW Day - Tuesday Specializing in home cured and smoked meat Abattoir and Meat V e a l s Market 235-1123 BUILDER BUILDER Doug Geoffrey Construction Ltd. • Residential • Commercial ABATTOIR Metzger Farms Meat Market Mill St. Hensel) 262-3130 Kill day Tuesday Wholesale and Freezer Orders «1 Specializing in cold cuts Visit our Retail Store 1 BUILDER • Agricultural • Renovations DESIGN BUILD Consultant on R-2000 Homes i FI 100n 235-2961 CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION B.W. Seamless Eavestroughing 5 inch Aluminum Trough SIDING • SOFFIT • FASCIA Leaf Screening "FREE ESTIMATES" Phone Barry Willert 236-7741 CONSTRUCTION CALL US FIRST For price • Service • Availability • Flepsk ne, Paving Stone, Field Stone • Over 500 dflerent brick • Heatilators & Gas Fire kO� • Tal-COTroost concre11NTYte slaps BRICK OM CO -JIM CORP SINGE 1977 PNONF It nB,n, ld ant . (519) 482-9622 NOM 1L0 Fax: 482.5999 : r r 4. r 5 BUILDER AUTO BODY s L Straight Line Collision * Quality repairs for a fair price * collision repairs * insurance repairs * free estimates * semi down draft paint booth Hwy. 4 228.6114 Centralia Don Stuckless BUILDER L BUILDER BUILDING SYSTEMS INC. 262-2737 236-4092 ...from blueprints to the finished product, OKE WOODSMITH specializes in design built custom homes and `. renovations. Commercial ... Residential ... Farm CONSTRUCTION 1 Grasdahl r- • (lion Ltd. Serving .,urrounding Area with quality design,puitt home and renovations since 1974. Also additions, roofing, siding and replacement windows. Phone Ron Grasdahl 235-1242 INSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION B & K Seamless Eavestroughing Siding, Soffit & Fascia Free estimates Daytime caH Tony at 236-4879 Evenings call Kevin Wildfong 236-4581 CARPENTRY 1 1 CARPENTRY _ItCARPENTRY_ DEVARDINE CONSTRUCTION • Homes • Additions • Renovations • Siding RONALD 238.13238 R.R. 2 Grand Bend • For that personal touch design your own kitchen • Exceptional value in kitchen cabinetry • Quality craftsmanship Shop/Showroom - 235-3178, Res. 229-6640 Snow Contracting & Excavating Inc. Basements, septic systems, storm sewers and water lines. General Back Hoe work. Free Estimates Jim Snow 235-0642 Ted Voogel Construction RH 1 Dashwood Custom Built Homes & Renovations 238-2742 CONTRACTING R. & S, Graham Contracting Ltd 4iftlav • Excavation • Bulldozing, • demolition -trucking. • drivwaiys • fencing • parking lots. Fra• iistimases ft N'_ Parkhill Stewart - >y 41 294.4482 (01Ios) BUILDER BUILDER WAYNE SHAPTON 1 CONSTRUCTION INC, R.R. 1 Exeter • Homes, Farm Buildings, and Fences • Additions, Renovations and Decks • Repairs • Roofing, Siding and Soffit • Installs Replacement Windows 263-2800 BUILDER A DENOIMiAE CONSTRUCTION LTD. •Custom Homes • Aluminum & Vinyl Siding • goofing IR Additions ddltlorfs Dashwood 237-3516 CONSIRUCTKrl CABINETS & TRIM (Custom Cabine & Kitchens DLUEWATER CABINETS &TRIM 59 Victoria Blvd. Vanastra, Ont. NOM 110 482-3382 I CCNSTRUCTICti Yu tee 01.11/60 DURA -LOC THE FINAL ROOFING SYSTEM • 50 Year Guarantee 1 • 5" Seamless Eavestroughing • Aluminum & Vinyl Siding • Soffit, Fascia • Re • vations & Roofing 237-3626 mal Jim Pecker Dashwood CONCRETE 8tamperN• alive elf • wr+•q :•?s ws • .r.•erti.triw D LE 2304384 GREG 231.3865 Mobile 606-4 48. 1Boarding Taping • Texture Ceilings No job too small Serving Exeter end Ares tor over 10 year• Harold DRYWALL 1 H.D. Cont. 235.0941 GUNSIHUCIION CARPENTRY 1 CARPENTRY RENOVATIONS Carpentry Drywall 1Dc1.NTRAcTIM• Drafting Harold 2350941 "OuaNty Workmanship et a Reasonable Price" "There is no job too small" DRYWALL PORRY'8 DRYWALL Finish PERRY KNEE CENTRALIA orFrs•es' DRYWALL Underhill's, Drywall Service 8 years experience For free estimates 7 days a week Call Tony Underhill 228-697_ 1�