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Port Perry Star, 17 Sep 1996, p. 3

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"A Family Tradition for 130 Years" Local woman was unaware of Emmy h From Page 1 finding out she was a win- ner when she arrived on the set of the "Fairy God- mother," the movie star- ring Kathleen Turner, Amanda Plumber and Martin Short, that she is currently working on. Some scenes for the film were shot in Blackstock this summer. _ "Kathleen Turner came into my room with a bottle of champagne and said, let's eelebrate. That was the first I had heard," she said. Mrs. Green, who has lived in Greenbank for the past 22 years, has been in the make-up business for 20 years. After getting her start at the Oshawa Little Theatre, she moyed on to commercials and finally to feature films. She began taking semi- nars and workshops and picked up the rest from books and from watching others. She is still con- stantly honing her skills and learning about new products on the market. Although she" says the movie industry is not all glamour, she loves the More vehicles are stolen Durham Regional Police have another rash of stolen vehicles to deal with this week. Here's a run-down of the latest occurrences, reported Monday afternoon: a An 89 GMC truck was stolen from Orchard t Sept. 9. It was found wy. 35 by OPP. The truck had been rolled, police said. 0 In the early morning hours of Sept. 9, a 92 Chev pick-up was stolen from Ridgeview, in the same neighborhood. It was found, running and with the ignition punched out, a few streets away. a An 86 Chev truck was stolen from a driveway on Lorne St. overnight Sept. 11. a As well, $700 damage was caused when an attempt was made to steal a truck on Jeffrey St. in Prince Albert during the night Sept.10, police said. Rd. in Apple Valley overni at Hwy. 7A and = = 8 S oS 3 BR@ ' work that she does. An average day lasts 12 hours. She admits the long shifts do get to her after a while. It takes anywhere from half an hour to create an erdinary look to more than two hours for special effects make-up. She spends the rest of the day maintaining the look she has created on the stars. As a freelancer her ca- reer takes her wherever a film is being shot. Her business has taken her to Britain, France, Los An- geles, New York and Van- couver. Currently she is working in Toronto, a cur- rent hot spot in the indus- Throughout her career she has met many stars, and autographed photo- aphs adorn a room in er Greenbank home. Per-. sonal messages from the likes of Mel Gibson, Kath- leen Turner, Whoopi Gold- berg, Elizabeth Perkins, Beverly D'Angelo, Mat- thew vor hoe Jill Ei- kenbury, Peter Straus and Marlon Brando are in- scribed on all of the pho- tos. Despite the hard work and long hours her career has been good to her. "It is a good career and a fun career," she said. en - sore Fashion Show = Preview 1996 Men's & Women's Fall Outerwear Collection THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 FROM NOON & 2:00PM Attendees will receive a coupon for 25% off any regular priced outerwear light refreshments will be served SKS Service, Quality & Style Since 1881 168 Queen St., Port Perry 985-2521 OUR FALL LEVIS SALE CONTINUES. . .25% OFF OUR FALL LEVIS SALE CONTINUES . . .25% OFF re | ; the television industry this past week when she won an make-up and special effects for the movie "Kissinger and Nixon. tion was held at her home over the weekend. Please see story tails. ; Bll 20% OFF Pickles & Dillon / 2-14 for girls and boys | EB 20% OFF Banana Split 9-6x for girls and boys gx: x 0% OFF 178 Queen St., tors Perry Boy Crazy Girls Collection size 7-16 985-8797 =

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