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Ty ------ 6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tues. Janvary 22, 1985 Tapestry Singers to present musical revue by Raymend Nash Another great evening of entertainment is about to happen in the cultural showplace of Port Perry, the historic Town Hall 1873. On Friday, February 1st at 8 p.m. the Tapestry Singers, under the leadership of their art- istic Director Wayne Strongman, will present Dominion Chautauqua - a new musical revue inspired by 200 years of Ontario's history. The performing group con- sists of three male and three female artists in the persons of Kristine Anderson, Calla Crouse, Renee Lynn Bouthout, Kenneth Baker, James Anderson and Wayne Strongman. The pro- gramme to be presented for our enjoyment was created as a tribute to the Bicentennial of Ont- ario, and has been successfully performed in many communities during 1984, « in the years following the First World War, live entertainment to many Ontarians meant "Dominion Chaut- auqua". For three to five days each year, communities small and large would succumb to Chautauqua fever as the travelling tentshows, which grew out of the Institute of Lake Chaut- auqua, presented their dazzling array of actors, singers, dancers, and public speakers. One * evening,.they would be convulsed with laughter by - Sheridan's The Rivals--the next, sweet- ly serenaded by leading operatic and concert singers. Yet another night, they listened attentively to seasoned orators expound on social issues of the day. And of course, the children of the commun- ity would present their Chautauqua-coached pageants. The Dominion Chautauquas were a crowd-pleasing amal- gam of the vaudeville show and the Methodist camp-meeting. The Tapestry Singers have created a musical revue evoking the glorious era of the Dominion Chautauquas. They have appointed John Colombo as Cana- diana consultant, re- searched local histories and long-neglected sheet music folios, and commissioned some of 'of Ontario's history Ontario's finest writers and composers to create new works inspired by the history and culture of the province. The Tapestry Singers' DOMINION CHAUT- AUQUA will offer a sometimes lightheart- ed, sometimes poignant look at such distinctive aspects of Ontario life - as Native Peoples, Multi-Culturalism, Ont- ario of the Future, Education _and The Great Wars. Folksongs and parlour ballads such as When You and I Were Young, Maggie, combine with vibrant new compositions and sketches in a witty entertainment, scripted by Leon Major and Heinar Pillar. This show is the third in the Subscription Series of the 1984-85 - Season arranged by the Board of the Town Hall 1873. General admission tickets at $15.00 each are available at Irwin Smith Music on Queen Street in Port Perry. Don't let the cold and the snow get you down - come out for an evening of warm entertainment that will be good for the soul. Minister of Finance to speak at at meeting Hon. Barbara Mec- Dougall, Canada's Minister of State for Finance, will be the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Durham-Northumber- land Progressive Con- PAUL D. FARQUHARSON servative Association, on Monday, February ~ 4th, at Tyrone. Prior to her election - as M.P. for Toronto - St. Paul's last September, Barbara McDougall was 'executive director of the Canadian Council . BA. LLB. LAW OFFICES OF . RISEN. ESPEY & FARQUHARSON ~~ LORD SIMCOE PLACE Suite 1C - 57 Simcoe St. S., P.O. Box 278 OSHAWA, L1H 7L3-571-3942 (After Hours: 985-9012) of Financial Analysts, and previously was vice-president of the investment firm Domin- ion Securities Ames Ltd. She also is well-known as a former financial columnist and comm- entator for Chatelaine magazine, CBC-TV's 'Take 30', City Woman magazine, and for the Vancouver Sun. She will be introduced by the Hon. Allan Law- rence, M.P. The Durham-North- umberland P.C. Assoc- iation's annual meeting will begin at 8 p.m. on February 4th in the Tyrone Community Hall. Everyone is welcome. "EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES - OPENING FEBRUARY 1985 BRANDON FORD-MERCURY SALES Highway 47 South -- Uxbridge Complete full and part time staff required. Positions include: Class 'A' Mechanic, Mechanics Apprentices, Bookkeeper, General Maintenance Help. Apply in writing with work history and references to ... BRANDON FORD-MERCURY SALES Members of the Tapestry Singers who tistic Director), Calla Krause, James Ander- son, Robert Missen. Front row: Kenneth will be performing at Town Hall 1873 on Fri- day, February 1 are: Back row, left to right: Kristine Anderson, Wayne Strongman (Ar- Baker, Renee Lynn Bouthot. Region councillors upset Ontario's system of roads and highways is falling apart and the blame falls squarely on the back of the provin- cial government. That was the message several Durham Region councillors expressed at a meeting in Whitby last week, and the condition of Regional roads is getting rapidly worse in Durham. Bill Price, construc- tion engineer for the Region, told councillors that by the end of this year, some 420 km (or 65 per cent) of Regional roads will be deficient, or in need of repairs ranging from recon- struction to resurfacing. That's a 42 per cent increase over the past five years, he said. However, the amount of money the provincial government forwards to municipalities in sub- sidy each year for road repair has declined since 1982. According to Durham Works commissioner Bill Twelvetrees, the decline in subsidies is 'creating serious pro- blems." "The (road) system is deteriorating, " he told councillors bluntly. And he went on to say the, situation is worse in Durham than in most other municipalities in Ontario. because . of increased population and the large numbers of heavy vehicles using the roads. Figures from the Works department show that the amount of provincial subsidy for Durham road repairs has dropped from a high of just under $4 million needs by Durham for road repair is just over $130 million. However, combined funds from the Region and MTC will amount to about $5 million this year. It has been the MTC practise to subsidize municipal road repairs and reconstruction at a rate of 90 per cent (for every dollar spent, 90 cents comes from the province and 10 cents from the municipality). However, the MTC sets a maximum spending limit for municipalities and anything beyond that limit gets no sub- sidy dollars. Unlike many other "municipalities, Durham "sas never spent non- subsidized dollars for road repairs. However, that may change in 1985, as the council last week strongly endorsed a resolution saying that "consideration be given' to spending $100,000 of direct pro- perty tax dollars this year on road repairs. Whether the council actually votes to spend money will be decided when 1985 budgets are hammered out. Even if council agrees to spend the direct tax dollars, Mr. Twelve- trees said $100,000 "would hardly scratch the surface' in repair- "ing the roads in Durham 'which need it. He admitted it would be a token amount to merely illustrate to the provincial government that more money is needed. with provincial roads Mr. Price told the meeting there are pre- sently 135,000 registered vehicles in Durham, and he said that it is timated that bad rdbads cost each one about $100 each year in reduced gas mileage, repairs and so on. That would amount to $13,5 million is Durham alone. At the meeting last week, council also agreed to inform the provincial government at several levels about the concern of lowered subsidies which are hav- ing an effect on the condition of roads in Durham and the rest of the provinice. BUYING AN ANNUITY? 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