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2 THE GEORGETOWN GEMINI Children's Choir comes so close BY JAMIE HARRISON The Georgetown Gemini The dreamcoat came to an end, last Tuesday, as the Georgetown Children's Cho- tus missed the final cut to be one of four choruses backing up Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. However, all may not be lost, as the chorus is under consideration should Joseph be extended past its sched- uled four month run. In that event, four additional cho- Tuses will be needed to re- place the departing groups. "We think that we were really, really close," Lois Fraser, choir administrator, said. "In the finals we pulled up our socks. We really thought we were in." Fraser said that despite the disappointment, the members WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1997 of the chorus were graceful in their defeat, with all the members hoping that the dream of the extension might come true. "Our youngest member cried," Fraser said, "but we told them 100 times that they totally surpassed any expec- tations. You couldn't feel too badly about losing, because the other groups were so NEXT TIME: Members of the Georgetown Children's Chorus at The Pantages Theatre in Toronto where they were auditioning for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. The chorus came up short, but hopes for another shot if the spring run is extended throughout the summer. (photo submitted) good." More than 100 choirs ap- plied for the chance to audi- tion, with 34 selected to move on to the semi-finals. From there the field was narrowed to 15. In the end, only four were selected to back up. If the Chorus had been ul- timately successful in their bid, it would have required that the young singers, 20 girls and three boys, miss a month of school for rehears- A Sweetheart Se of a DEAL! QPC-133 MM 16 MB RAM 256-K Pipeline Cache 1.2 GB EIDE H/Drive 1 MB PCI Video Card 1.44 Floppy Disk Drive 8 x CD-ROM 16 Bit Sound Card Minitower case 230 Watt p/supply 104 Win-95 Keyboard Mouse & Pad 14" SVGA Color Monitor 1024 x 768 33.6 Fax/Data/Voice Modem. SOFTWARE. - MS WINDOWS 95 WITH DISK - MS WORKS & MS MONEY PER MTH Gigatye Motherboard with 430 vx C/S 32 MB RAM 256-K Pipeline Cache 2.0 GB EIDE H/Drive ATI 3D Exp.2MB Video Card 1.44 Floppy Disk Drive - MS ENCARTA 96 ENCYCLOPEDIA 12 x CD-ROM me - SOLAR SYSTEM AND MORE Fite SB 16 Sound Card el yAsLy 60 Watt Speakers te GRADES. - Minitower case 230 Watt p/supply i 104 Win-95 Keyboard Pushee® 110 Sane 15" SVGA Digital Monitor 1280 x 1024 P166Mhz = 310:«1S*MONITOR 110 33.6 Fax/Data/Voice Modem & Mouse $B 16 SIC 55. SB32S/C 125 Windows 95 CD & Man. Sidekick 95, Dashboard 95 LA Corel Wordperfect 7 Corel Quatro Pro 7 Corel Presentation 7 Corel Flow 7 AT &T Word Net Service Netscape Navigartor Envoy 7 Viewer 150 Fonts & 10K Clipart Images / AS ) e Q Quality personal computers Wow Open Swiday's PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE AND 3.5 % CASH DISCOUNTED. the | cation Wearest You MISSISSAUGA BURLINGTON KITCHENER GEORGETOWN NEWMARKET PICKERING 335 Admiral Blvd #22" Tel.:905-795-8333 Fax:905-795-8147 4060 FAIRVIEW RO # 14 Tel,:905-631-0834 Fax:905-631-0832 1400 WEBER ST E Tel.:519-896-9944 Fax$19-896-9946 SO MOUNTAINVIEW ROS Tel.:905-877-1856 Fax:905-877-8412 130 DAVISDR#68 1435 BAYLY ST # 140 Tel.:905-953-9606 Tel.:905-839-1075 Fax:905-953-9608 Fax:905-839-1434 als to prepare for four shows a week over four months. Fraser said that one young chorus member asked her mother to tie her crossed fin- gers together overnight to bring good luck. "We've exceeded our ex- pectations," Fraser said. "We only expected to get into the semi-finals." NEWSSHORTS Man charged in assault Police were called the a Webster Way address early Saturday, following a complaint of an alleged assault. According to police reports, a 35-year-old male assaulted his 36-year-old wife, grabbing her, push- ing her to the floor, pulling her hair, and striking her on the head. She required no medical treatment. Police have charged the Webster Way man with assault. He is due to appear in court Feb. 24. Harassment charge laid A 23-year-old Park Street man faces a criminal harassment complaint following an incident with his former lover, last Thursday. Police allege that the man was verbally abusive to his 18-year-old partner. He was held for bail. Fail to remain accident The driver of a 1987 Ford Taurus parked at Geor- getown Marketplace parking lot, returned to find the car had been struck and the offending vehicle gone, Thursday. The incident caused about $600 damage. DID YOU KNOW? A pornographic film starring a then-unknown Marilyn Monroe, was recently discovered in Europe. The authencity of the film has been verified. It sold at a Paris flea market in the late 1970's for $5 Canadian. of next What will they think Come see us to find out. 265 Guelph St., Georgetown L7G 4B3 ¢ (905) 873-3310