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"4 Cid & Call if Contact © 526-9333 Hours 9a.m. to9p.m. (except holidays) Mon. to Fri. Pe E ; =~ lina the past and the future." by Eileen Smith The Enjoyment of 0z _The greatest joy for us was to greet many senior citizens, residents of homes, the handicapped, foster children, those referred by social services etc. to whom complimentary tickets were given. The businessmen of our area communities were most generous in turning back tickets to Contact to distribute, or giving their tickets away to many who may not otherwise have been able to attend. The box office sales were minimal compared to those who came with tickets in hand, and attendance swelled to 1350. The arena was very warm but parents and children stayed and enjoyed the performance. The audience responded to the music and the loveable animals with constant applause, particularly to the antics of the scarecrow, and the cowardly lion. We were told by the production people to expect no more than 500 to 800 people, but we were thrilled and surprised when our attendance numbered 1,350. General comments were "the children loved it", senior citizens said "it was beautiful", some parents said "'it was hot" which the arena was, but audience reaction generally indicated enjoyment. It is true that a travelling production such as this takes the greatest share of the profit, but we did clear about $400. One must understand, however, that our real reward was the fantastic support of the b community which made it possible for Contact to distribute tickets to a lot of appreciative people. Our deep gratitude to all who contributed to its success. Mrs. Doreen (Tiny) Pinkney of our Contact Referral Board did a fantastic job, especially with the bookkeeping. Huronia Office Supplies of Midland and Fitzgerald Real Estate of Elmvale were our ticket outlets. A vote "Love joins our present with This little visitor to the Museum of the Upper Lakes at Wasaga Beach plugs her ears in anticipation of the firing of the eight pound carronade during the special anniversary pageant last weekend, marking the 161st year since the British schooner Nancy was sunk there during the War of 1812. The Historic Naval and Victoria Harbour -news by Lorraine Kindy As of July 30th, 1975, the Victoria Harbour Credit Union moved from its location in Waubaushene to the Medical Centre in of thanks is due to Brian Mohan and his staff of the Midland Arena Gardens who were so pleasant and helpful. As usual, my Contact staff, Marg Davies and Mary- Ellen Jones and our volunteers gave strong support. This newspaper and CKMP radio were most generous in their publicity for the show. To Bill McInerney of Sacred Heart School, our appreciation for providing office space. One observation I would like to make is that, with all the musical and dramatic talent in Canada and cer- tainly in the Huronia area, it would be great to see a Canadian performance materialize and go on tour as these American theatre Arts students are doing. Social Services Luncheon Tiny Township council voted to give a $25 donation to the Pine Ridge Women's Institute of Wyevale in memory of the late Mrs. Dorcas Grier. The donation was agreed upon at last Thursday's council Regular monthly luncheons will begin again on ~ Tuesday September 16. Please note that the day has changed to the third Tuesday each month, rather than Wednesday. The time and place are the same-- Brooklea Golf and Country Club, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The purpose of the luncheons are for anyone who works with the problems of people to meet together. Each month a presentation is made by a service which creates closer interagency relationships and a clearer understanding of the assistance each service has to offer. for ' BR Re ber erent: is Glenn Moore, a counsellor + woe Simcoe County Board of Education. His office will be in Midland Secondary School this year, and he will be speaking on the topic of school dropouts. Sir: Donate in A few articles appearing in the Times dealt with the state of Canadian Literature. In a broader sense, this concern stretches to emphasize the condition.of Canadian Culture. The fear of loosing, or*of not finding, a distinctly Canadian way of thought, and of doing things, has been circling Canadian Literary Journals, and also hit the news memory meeting. Mrs. Grier was the wife of Howard Grier whe sat on council as deputy-reeve during the 1973-74 term. Howard Grier lost his seat to Hilda Sibthorpe in the last municipal election. Military Establishments guard, seen firing the carronade, also entered into a mock battle with the Upper Canada Rifles, a group dedicated to portraying the Canadian militia as it was in the early 1800's. Victoria Harbour. The Office Hours are Wed. from 6 -9 p.m. and Friday from 6 - 9 p.m. There are approximately 385 members and Mr. Charles Wyatt is the secretary - treasurer. They are always in- terested in new members. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Robichaud had lots of company over _ the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. T. Holiday and family from Clarkston, plus Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Photo by Harrison, Museum of the Upper Lakes, Peper of Etobicoke and also Mr. and Mrs. John McMeekin and family and Mr. and Mrs. C. Rowe and family. Mr. Ivan Brousseau and family from North Bay were down to visit Mr. and Mrs. Joel Brousseau. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Evans attended a wed- ding in Agincourt for their nephew David Atkinson. Eleanor Levec, Joan Evans and Karen Finley and s To discuss market outlook by Alan W. Scott The Simcoe' Beef Improvement Association has arranged a market outlook meeting for Wednesday, August 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Roof Garden Room of the Continental Inn. Charlie Gracey 6f, the Canadian Cattlemen's Association and Graham Hedley of the Ontario Beef Improvement Association will be on hand to comment on the forseeable beef market. As well, itis expected that someone from the packing industry will also be on the program. Beef cow men will be able to obtain details on the beef calf income Stabilization program, and application forms and information leaflets will be available at the meeting. D.H.1.A. Farm meeting The East Simcoe Dariy Herd Improvement Association farm meeting will be held on Wed- are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Evans at present. We were sorry to hear that Mrs. Chapman passed away, she was the mother of Tom Chapman. The funeral was held on Friday Aug. 15. Mrs. June Walker held an engagement party for Mary Lee and Fred Potz. Mr. Potz's mother from Germany was able to visit Canada and attend the engagement party. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Shuter being read. It seems that the majority of Canadian readers desire the foreign and not the familiar. . But the problem is well known. It is a secure feeling, to know, that people in such a small community care about our literature. It can be compared to being in Italy and finding a few people who speak English. It is a good feeling. take from Switzerland Young writers needa local medium prose, for local writers. Somewhere, someone, on some level, must the responsibility of Canadian disaster. prevent it. I believe it necessary to become individual and to develop a distinct per- sonality. Move toward John A. Macdonald's the eventual Better, someone will nesday, August 27 at 7:30 p.m, at the Vespra View Farm of Ralph and Leighton Smith. Mem- bers will have the op- portunity to view and discuss the Smith operation, to participate in a cow evaluation competition, and to enjoy a social time with fellow members. Details are available from Art Joslin, and President Gerry Moran. August sale of Station tested boars The August sale of station tested boars will be held at the test station at New Hamburg on Thursday, August 21 at 8 p.m. Seventeen boars have been selected on the basis of performance and physical soundness from the total of 65 boars which were in the test group. Monthly visit of milk marketing board field- man Milk Marketing Board fieldman Ed Duncan will be visiting the Elmvale Thanks to Ted Savage for summer dances also attended Mr. Andrew Bocher Senior and Mr. Andrew Bocher Jr. are building the new home on Richard St. beside Mrs. Springthorpe. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Arbour of Weston spent weekend with Mrs Lawrence Arbour Capt. and Mrs. Ivan Burns of St. Catharines visited with Mrs. Gervais. Mrs. Elsie Dennison of Worthing, England is visiting her brother Harry Hunter at Caswell's beach. A bus load of senior citizens from Victoria Harbour attended the annual Simcoe County pienic at Springwater Park and museum Afterwards they toured the County ad ministration building. The local Lions club donated the cost of the bus. This summer has seen quite a few dances held in the Harbour for the older # Beef association to hold meeting agricultural office on appointments should Friday, August 22. arrange them as soon as Dairymen possible. who wish Huronia Community Calender Wednesday, August 20 to Sunday, August 24 -- Annual Barrie Fair will be held at the Barrie fair grounds, located on Essa Road at Highway 400 Thursday, August 21 -- Monster bingo at 8 p.m., Creemore arena, : with $1,800 in cash prizes Thursday, August 21 -- The Simcoe-East Progressive Conservative Association nomination meeting in the Odd- fellows Hall, Midland, at 8 p.m. Guest speaker will be The Hon. Frank Miller, Ontario Minister of Health and M.P.P. for Muskoka August 18 to August 22 August 25 to August 29 -- The Orillia Kinsmen are now taking registrations for their upcoming Kinsmen hockey school in Orillia. The school is for players = of all abilities from age seven to 15 years Applications at all sports stores in Orillia. For further information call 325-1373 Saturday, August 23 General meeting of the Woodland Beach Property Owners, at the Ship-A-Hoy, Woodland Beach - 10 a.m Saturday, August 23 The Nurses' Alumni are holding a garage sale, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 356 King Street, Midland. All manner of interesting articles will be for sale, so don't miss it! All proceeds go toward the new District Hospital Friday, August 22 Saturday, August 23 Industrial show at the Orillia Community Centre, in conjunction with Orillia Industrial Week Saturday, August 23 In the village of Coldwater, "Chester Martin Day"', at the Coldwater and District Community Centre Sunday, August 31 Concert, Midland Arena. With Myles and Lenny. Also Scubaleo Caine. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets in advance or at the door Saturday, September 6 The Severn Bridge Fall Fair. The parade will form up at the Morrison Public School grounds on Muskoka Road 13 at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, September 20 The Coldwater and District Men's Hockey League is holding a beer festival, starting at 8 p.m., at the Coldwater Community Centre Music by Jim Macey. Tickets available at the Community Centre or any Hockey League player or phone 549-2367. -- The clothing depot at Waverley School will be open on Wednesday evenings only, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., until further notice. There is a good supply of ladies and men's wear. Donations of children's clothing are now needed. Contact Mrs Jean King to pick up donations, if necessary. (835-5164). Please call Contact by Friday, September 13 if you plan to attend. Minor soccer tags raise over $750 Midland's minor soccer players raised ap- proximately $750 in their annual tag days held on Friday and Saturday last week. The money will be used to finance equip- ment and travel for the boys. Z | League officials were very pleased with the results and expressed their appreciation to both the boys who collected the money and to the generous people who donated to the cause of minor soccer in the area. by Penny Copeland With the end of summer I am anxiously awaiting the autumn issues of Vogue and the like to see what the Paris connoiseurs of fine fashion will have lined up for us ladies in their fall previews. Will we be wearing last year's earth colours, the year before's classic navy and red, or will we once again return to the pastel shades of baby pink and powder blue? | I have often wondered if there is.a huge male syndicate at masterminding women through our pitless downfall of vanity to buy the many styles they create and repeat. jy men design women's clothes reMs@ins a mystery to me. Surely they have no idea what a woman's needs in clothes are. In fact, they seem to be under the impression that every woman is five-foot-nine-inches tall and weighs 125 pounds. Still, we do succumb to their styles. To this I must plead guilty for I cer- tainly do not fall category, being five-foot-one and weighing 105 pounds soaking wet. Nevertheless, I am not one to be out- of-style. My craze to be in style began at an early age, inflicted on me by my mother - who chose to dress me in pink as op- Anxiously awaiting media via the thrust of Canadian Nationalism. But I must congratulate the Times for displaying this sad situation, locally. There are very minimal odds in favour of a writer ever becoming successful. It appears that the added burden of being a Canadian writer only makes success almost invisible. A recent survey of Vancouver students, conducted by the Committee for an Independent Canada, has shown that: 97 per cent asked could not name a single Canadian playwright. 61 per cent could not name three Canadian authors. Obviously, Canadian writers are not read by Canadians. A glance in the book stores, and of the magazine racks, indicates who is I can imagine the frustration that young writers of prose and poetry must feel in this locality: Unbelieving eye nailed to a book: Our poetry is the come of a Keats in Rome but displays a death wish in this deaf land a town snowed in. A town with an end. Yet, Iam sure that young writers are tired of the endless eulogies. The people concerned may be sincere in words but they miss the point that a writer's work must be pumped into print. It must be read. Perhaps you, and other experienced writers in the area, could provide a forum for modern poetry and dream... teens and for the under Organizers are invited to publicize their up- : fourteen group, thanks to coming events free of charge by calling the I sit the leadership of Mr. Ted Times Community Calendar editor at 526-9369 or the river runs by Savage and the young drop your message into the Midland Times office again again peoples club in the at 289 King Street (upstairs) in rock interruption the concept slips my grasp chlorine-free through wilderness and points of empty on a map my space is divine erosion and cement still damp my immediate surface undiscovered my landlord Manitou my threat Brebeuf's one day I'll slit this skin the red will stain the sun Thank you Harbour and: the Legion e& Entertainment Yours sincerely, Paul Bingham. service irectory 18 Hours Every Day DAL 1230 ckmp p i HOME SERVICE CONSTRUCTION t S Got a Leak = BE arpa pai Also: @ News @ Weather @ Sports z Repairs to Vinyl Lined SSE overt BOChISaA a C ions Swimming Pools @ GRAVEL Sel) ) M H R rt d h . 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