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Greatest movie moments - part II by Diane Lackie On Friday and Saturday evening, last week, John Foote's Theatre One Comp- any of tyro actors once again showed Port Perry that a combination of youth, energy and ambition can accomplish much. In this second edition of the Greatest Movie Moments, the troupe tackled a wide- ranging series of exerpts from such diverse films as Chaplin's City Lights, Simon's Prisoner of Second Avenue, Cimino's The Deer Hunter, Zanuck's Gone With the Wind, Kubrick-King's The Shining, Fosse's All That, Jazz, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Baum's Wizard of Oz, and many, many more. Too many more. Although the program was strong on ambition and talent, it was a trifle weak in pacing and content. Narrators such as Foote himself and various cast members were used for needed explication and this helped tie the exerpts to- gether. However, the occasional item, such as a difficult discovery scene from broadway hit Equus, taxed both actors and audi- ence and would be better served presented in its entirety and played by an intensely drilled, perceptive cast. A Dracula segment suffered from brevity and Obituary THOMAS ARNOLD VENNER The death occurred at Sea- grave, Ontario, on May 22nd, 1981 of Thomas Arnold Venner. Mr. Venner had been ill at times over the' past five years, including open-heart surgery and later implantation of a pace- maker. He was born in Stratford, Ontario, on June 18th, 1907, son of the late Thomas Venner and Flora (Suther- land), the second of five children. He attended high school in Clinton, Ontario and Normal school "in Toronto, graduating in 1926. He married Stanley Emma Chant of Hampton in 1929. After teaching in Markham and St. George, he entered Western University in London in 1934 to complete his Bachelor of Arts degree. Following graduation he taught in several commun- ities .in southern Ontario, including Uxbridge and Newcastle H.S. before moving to Mariposa Town- ship in 1950 where he farmed near Little Britain and continued to teach in the local schools including six years at Seagrave. After retiring from farming in 1967, he built his home in Seagrave and moved in 1969. Mr. Venner is mourned by his wife, and two sons and three daughters, sixteen grandchildren and two great grandsons. A brother, Gordon of Ajax and sister Ruth Bowes of Owen Sound also survive. The funeral was held at McDermott-Panabaker Funeral Home, Port Perry on May 25th, 1981, with Rev. Jack Roundell officiating and six grandsons acting as pallbearers, Donald, Jim and David Yaki, Gordon and Tod Venner and Parrish Fisher. Burial at Pleasant Point Cemetery in Mariposa Township - the community in which he lived, farmed, and taught school for 18 years. caused the audience to puzzle at the show's con- tinuity. But these are minor quibbles with the lengthy program. With a slight amount of judicious pruning, Foote and his cohorts, actors Melanie Bruce, Chris Dormer, Lea Dowson, Jeff and Steve Foote, Steve Johnson," Heather McDougall, Andrea McGregor, Paul Price, Mike Stokes, Leon Tapper and Lisa Taylor have a minor hit on their hands. Professional quality talent blazed forth in such gems as Tapper's Prisoner on Second Avenue, Dormer's lawyer in And Justice For All, and Jeff Foote"s Benjamin in The Graduate, as well as in several other segments, including Melanie Bruce's rendering of Scarlett O'Hara, and a touching portion of The Elephant Man. The show-stoppers were two-fold in this show: a reprise of The Wizard of Oz from Movie Moments Part 1 which was nothing short of delightful, and the cult hit Rocky Horror Picture Show which closed the program and involved the entire cast. Port Perry may not have been ready for Sweet Trans- vestite, but it appeared to be ready for Port -- a melange of sound, weird costumes, make-up and activity, and whole-sale buffoonery dedi- cated to dazzling beleag- uered Mike Stokes and his lady, as well as the audience. All this action was set in an impressively evocative, simplistic, shades-of-grey set lit by Anand Maharaj. Congratulations are in order for dedicated John Foote, assistant director Leslie McNulty, designer Sue MacDougall, and crew Mike Taylor, Rob Page, and Yvonne Fennema. They, and many others, are help- ing to keep brightly shining Town Hall 1873 as the artistic entertainment hub of Port Perry. Winners at Spring Flower Show presented at Garden Club meeting by Claudia McDiarmid Pineridge Garden Club held their June meeting at Nestleton Hall starting with a 'Plant In'. Members worked hard to get the flower beds in front of Nestleton Hall into good shape and planted many annuals for a good showing this summer. Our guest speaker was Mr. Ken Brown who gave us a witty but knowledgeable talk on house plants with slides showing us what we should or shouldn't have regarding healthy plants. This followed with a question and answer period on problems with house plants. Our sales tables of perennials was very success- ful! Thank you to all who donated plants. Winners of our Spring Flower Show in May - judged by Mrs. Little and Mrs. Harrington of Little Britain were as follows: Class I Flowering Shrub - 1st. Ida Hourtig; 2nd. Ann Woud; 3rd. Grace Bajema.' Class 2(a) - Tulips -3 specimens: 1st. Kathy Petrie, 2nd. Grace Bajema, 3rd. Ann Hoogeven, (b) 1st. Pat Kingstone, 2nd. Rie Hoogeveen, 3rd. Marilyn Bailey. Class 3 (a) Daffodils or 'Narcisses: 1st. Marilyn Bailey, 2nd. Grace Bajema, 3rd. Rie Hoogeveen, (b) 1st. Alice Turcott, 2nd. Pat Kingstone, 3rd. Lois Luke. Class 4 any flowering bulb: 1st. Alice Turcotte, 2nd. Grace Bajema, 3rd. Kathy Petrie. Class 5 any perennial: 1st. Grace Bajema, 2nd. Ann -_ | The one you're looking for. ALL LINES OF GENERAL INSURANCE Woud, 3rd. Pat Kingstone. Section B. Class 6 African Violet: 1st. Alice Turcotte, 2nd Marilyn Bailey, 3rd. Grace Bajema. Class 7 any other flowering houseplant: 1st. Grace Bajema, 2nd. Rika Wygerde, 3rd. Ida Hourtig. Class 8 Unusual house- 'plant: 1st. Alice Turcotte, 2nd. Ida Hourtig, 3rd. Jean Mennen. Class 9 Plant grown for its foilage: 1st. Alice Turcotte, 2nd. Lois Luke, 3rd. Grace Bajema. Class 10 Hanging basket- follage plant: 1st. Alice Turcotte, 2nd. Marilyn Bailey, 3rd. Grace Bajema. Class 11 Hanging basket- flowering plant: 1st. Grace Bajema. Class 12 Finders keepers arrangment: 1st. Alice Turcotte, 2nd. Pat Kinstone, 3rd. Kathy Petrie. Class 13 Cleanliness is next to Godliness: 1st. Kathy Petrie, 2nd. Pat Kingstone, 3rd. Alice Turcotte. Class 14 A Stitch in time: 1st. Kathy Petrie, 2nd. Alice Turcotte, 3rd. Grace Bajema. Class 15 Don't put all you eggs in one basket: 1st. Kathy Petrie, 2nd. Grace Bajema, 3rd. Pat Kingstone. Class 16 Little Pitchers have big Ears: 1st. Lois Luke. Class 17 In the Spring a Young Mans Fancy turns to Love: 1st. Alice Turcotte, 2nd Pat Kingstone, 3rd. Marilyn Bailey. Congratulations to all these winners! Our July 7th at Nestleton Hall will meeting held Tuesday July 7th at Nestleton Hall will start with a barbecue at 6:30 p.m. Members will bring their own first course but coffee and dessert will be provided. We will also be having our Roses, perennials and early vegetables show. We hope for a good competi- tion. Kris Wilson will speak on how to press flowers so we can start collecting for our ~ September workshop. AY FE aR 21 FR a' Oi AL Bh PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 30, 1981 -- 23 INLET TRIAS, of yr » 70 ' . ae, EIST 8 wld a Bom SIAL ' ' La y * "av L As LE ~ 4 [ « wr mab dA dat Sv binssbalitamitigiussunt Leask Clan celebrate 53rd annual reunion Many of the Leask Clan gathered at Greenbank Hall for their 53rd Annual Reunion, on June 20th, 1981 at 3 p.m. All enjoyed watching or playing tennis while others played horse- shoes. 1) Several who attended have just been to Scotland and were excited about the Inter- national Leask-Hay gathering they attended on May 28-31 at Edinburgh Castle. The Leask's gathered on May 28, 1981 and joined with the Hays on May 29 for a tour and trip to Aberdeen and gathering of both clans at the Skean Dhu Hotel at Dyce. They toured many castles but best of all met Madam Leask of Leask, who is the head of the Clan in Scotland. There were Leask representatives from all parts of the world present. 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