Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 18, 1978, p. 23

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Barbershop singers seeking new members COLORFUL LEAVES and frost on car windows are not the only signs of an impending winter Horses in blankets are also another true sign that cold weather is almost here if it already has not arrived Aqua Canadensis a six month old filly owned by Farms keeps warm lately with this blanket over him Actually it is intended to keep him warm so he does not develop a winter coat His owners want him to keep his nice summer coat for the Royal Winter Fair next month Movie club for Hornby Halton Hills has just about makers It caters to both the everything Now It has a home movie buff and the newly formed movie club serious filmer Knowledge and experiences are shared The Hornby Club has at the club meetings along been organized to meet the needs of amateur movie dim films Meetings are tvery second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Hornby Community Center in Hornby Everyone is tome Call Harry at for information Would you believe barber shop singing Is not old but one of the newest forms of sing Ing designed specifically for the male voice It has spread from a casual meeting of two friends in April 1958 to a world wide member organization Granted not every male who likes singing is gifted with a pleasing singing voice a good car for sound faculty for remembering words a substantial directors technique and the confidence ego and showmanship to sing a song in front of people even friends Now a very good way to put it all together vocally and not have others laugh at you is to have so much singing enjoyment with a barbershop chorus that they laugh along with you Donny Osmond did Gordon Lightfood did and so have many other pop ular singers and singing groups in the entertainment world today First of all Barbershop style differs only in its use other forms of music while employing all thnt is good various styles to blend the most entertaining sound to the listeners ear One of the most important changes Is that the melody line is In the middle voice range of the average male singer usually sung by a second tenor or baritone A sufficiently serious member will find the training In voice production and theory production and note theory adequately com parable to most private in programs Training is absorbed easily and enjoyably in most cases as part of regular mem bershlp through a regular program of daylong seminars cassette training tape recordings 3 day weekend workshops books pamphlets special schools plus local regional and inter national coaching visits The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber shop Quartette Singing in America is also a service and fellowship club A separate Canadian funding program has been set up to aid children with speech difficulties to communicate more and lead rewarding worthwhile lives The Guelph chapter with its new name of The Royal City Ambassadors new full dress uniforms new director new improved sound is now look ing for new members The local chapter is celebrating its 10th year of charter yet have not staged a chorus larger than men The chapter plans on parti t in more competitions and more engagements An open house meeting called an Introduction to Harmony will be held Tuesday October at in the Guelph Recreation Centre on Delhi St All men who have com their voice change are welcome Sheridan retraining enrolment is up 50 per cent Retraining enrolment has increased per cent this year at Sheridan College according to the Director of Retraining Retraining under the brello of the Community Ser vices Division offers pro grams which provide students with the opportunity to upgrade skills or acquire necessary skills to obtain employment Programs are offered at all Sheridan campuses and be cause of increased demands programs are also being taught in the basement at St John Church in and Elementary School in Peel Flexibility is the key to retraining said We have to be flexible program has on ad board and we are constantly updating and re vising the programs we offer If there is no job market for a program out it goes she said By the some token new pro grams are created to meet ne demands in the labor market Just recently Mar was informed by the Ministry of Colleges and Uni versifies that approval has been granted for a new program the Maintenance and Repair of Pleasure Craft that will begin this winter works closely with Sheridan campus ad mlnistrators local Manpower people and the Ministry of Colleges and Universities Retraining programs run the gamut from commercial refresher and accounting clerk to skill training pro grams such as hearing old specialist machine shop pipeline welding academic upgrading as a Second Language and Job Readiness Training Students range in age from 17 to Many of the students are women returning to the work force after a number of years in the home Others want to upgrade their skills to gain advancement or pro motion on the job while stilt others are unemployed people who need some direction and help In ob taining the necessary skills employers need Placement is high from all programs if it t the program be in existence We have to be ready to change as conditions change she said Machine shop and related programs she expects will be Increasing in number and popularity over the next few years particularly if there is a major capital expansion in the country For more information about retraining programs contact any Sheridan tarn pus Best programs say students A survey of new students entering Sheridan College this year shows a majority chose the college because it the best programs The survey was answered by 2 post secondary students at the Brampton Lome Park and Credit Valley campuses Of the total 851 sold they chose Sheridan because it offered thi best programs while said they chose the are 791 females compared to college because of its males while at Brampton The survey also shows that the vast majority of students heard of Sheridan College through their high school guidance counsellors In addition the survey 370 females registered for school compared to males The School of Crafts and Design Lome Park campus registered new females ind males At the School of showsthatmorefemalesthan Nursing two male students males enrolled at the college registered in September and this year In Oakville there females Acton Free Press Wednesday Oct B7 WHO DO Genes Antenna formerly Richardson Don I Se You To MovoltW ALL WORK GUARANTEED Main Milton Allot Hon MfUMKE SALES and SERVICE Dryer Frdgaa Ranges and A I Small uncos A r Cond one s OLYMPIC SERVICE V MOFFAT APPLIANCES Won to save Wo la gest Modal at the carol inn VICTORIA YORK PLAZA Sou Gucph ACTON ACCOUNTING SERVICE systems fc decks cab ate aawBtt Cleaned by people who care Haines Carpet Care Commocll denial REASONABLE RATES WANTIK WORK CM AW TRUCK See us fust when need a car or truck rental or Bus Tr Hoi Jays Moving Low Daily Rales and Good Mileage Ma n Si CHIROPRACTIC Richard Telford Ml St E Acton no f day A I Day CONCRETE ACTON 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