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Weston Times (1966), 14 Mar 1968, p. 12

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Delivers first sermon â€"ut Westway United Local couple wed at Islington United Catholic pupils visit Buddhist temple in lage (by her lir!m- with â€" gold buttons and ““' *,'th' bride wore . _ trimmed in yellow and white. :'. ‘*'| .”“" suit with ocelot | â€"_Out of town guests included collar and Bat. . Her corsage Mr. and Mrs. Harland Eecleâ€" was a yellow lipped orchid. stone !rn(n Windsor. * She "‘ ”l‘;‘;‘“b;_‘flrl. Thv.rfl‘zplo will reside at 43 William Smith who wore a hot _ Lothian Avenue, Etobicoke. Islington United Church was decorated with poms and red carnations and Dr. Stewart East â€" officiated. Organist was Eileen Chaimers, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Chalmers, became the bride of Ernest Ecclestone; son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. Recieâ€" stome, at a candlelight cereâ€" mony on February 17, 1968. His army days come to an end in September when he leaves the area to become a student minister in a small church near Hamilton. The service began at 11 A,m. and lasted about 45 minutes. The temple was adorned in oriental style with Japanese tapestries, gongs and candles. Scrolls _ decorated _ the walls while the fragrance of burning incense filled the temple during the service. Offerings of rice Born in Sarnia in 1940, Frank had his early schooling there. The family moved to Hamilton in 1959 and a minisâ€" ter, living with them at the time, encouraged. Frank‘s natâ€" tral interest in helping young people. To mark the Church Unity Octave, a period of eight days set aside each year for prayer and study with a view to the unification of all churches, a large number of Michael Power high school students attended a service held at the Toronto Buddhist Temple. This was the third annual visit of Michael Power students to this temple and was organized by the United Nations Club of the school, Westway United Church proudly presented their first candidate to the ministry at a recent worship service. Lieutenant Frank Walker of the Canadian Armed Forces, delivered a sermon for the first time in the new pulpit. After a truly rousing overâ€" ture the curtains parted upon a rustic scene and the theaâ€" tre‘s magic began to cast its spell. Within five minutes the audience knew it was the boy (Curly) loves (Laurey) theme but before boy wins girl a great deal of hiâ€"jinks would take place. The subâ€"plot concerned the stormy romance of Ado Annie and Will Parker. Villain Jud Following a year at McMasâ€" ter: University, he joined the army in October 1963. Undér Students of Richview Collegiate staged a successful production of "Oklahoma" recently. Brian Bailey enâ€" tertains other members of the cast with one of the Richview‘s Oklahoma a By Loretta Francis Fry and travelling salesman Ali Hakim as rival suitors complicate things sufficiently to add story interest. "Oklahoma", Richview C.1.‘s student production which ran February 15, 16 and 17 is based upon Lynn Riggs® "Green Grow the Lilacs" and was set to music by the inâ€" comparable Rodgers and Hamâ€" merstein. Married in 1964 to a public school teacher, he brought his wife, Margaret, to Metro the following year. Their daughâ€" ter, Kimberly Anne, born last year, was baptized at Westway United. Future studies at McMaster will be an extension course in religion for Frank. In the meantime, both Margaret and Frank head for Hamilton every Thursday evening for an eveâ€" ning course in religious studies. Margaret has always had an interest in religion and before marrying Frank, had considerâ€" ed becoming a deaconess. As the ingenue lead. Diane Relyea was an ideal Laurey. Small and pretty with a lovely a cadet officer training proâ€" graim he trained in the mission field in _ Saskatchewan â€" and served as chaplain in the Yukon. and flowers were placed on the altar before the service began. A period of meditation and a lengthy Japanese hymn introâ€" duced the service. After a numâ€" ber of other hymns and orienâ€" tal chants were sung. the minister delivered a sermon on dedication. . The â€" service conâ€" cluded with a short meditation. Occasionally the service was punctuated by the ringing of a large gong. After the congregation had departed, the students remainâ€" ed in the temple to hear a member of the congregation give a short explanation of the fundamental beliefs and purâ€" poses of the objects in the temple. _ A lengthy questionâ€" andâ€"answer period followed. â€"John Durkin pink suit with emba mink hat and a corsage of pink rosebuds. Best man for the groom was Mr. John Eeclestone, Following a reception at The Old Mill, the couple left for a wedding trip to Muskoka Sands Hotel, The bride‘s travelling : conâ€" fume was a navy double knit Italian suit styled on military lines with â€"gold buttons and trimmed in yellow and white. As Ado Annie, the girl who "cain‘t say no," Nancy Murray turned in a sparkling perforâ€" mance. | Brian McLoughlin as her suitor, Will Parker, was equally _ good. The "Kansas City" number showed off his talent and ‘personality, and he and Nancy made the most of "All er Nothin". Lynda Lowe proved herself a fine young actress and comedienne in the part of Aunt Eller, bringing both strength and maturity to the role. In the play‘s most difficult role, villain Jud Fry, Peter Pimm _ effectively _ projected both aggressiveness and bitterâ€" ness. \ t Jeff Abbot as Andrew Carâ€" mes used his voice most effecâ€" Brian Bailey was good as Curly, the romantic lead. Giftâ€" ed with a big Howard Keel type voice, he could go far. lyrical voice, she was most appealing in the part. Another outstanding perforâ€" mance was that of Bob Federer as Ali Hakim. Bob is a natural actor and comic and his "It‘s a Scandal/It‘s an Outrage", was a high point of the show. songs from the show. Listening are: l. to r., Brian Mcâ€" Loughlig, Nancy Murray, Diane Belyea, Peter Pinn and butter churner Lynda Lowe, 1967 RAMBLER AMBASSADOR, brand new, never licensed, automatic transmission, 155 H.P. engine, impact absorbing custom steering wheel, windshield wipers and wuherg, seat belts front and rear, long life ceramic muffler, backâ€"up lights, outside mirror, four way flashers, dayâ€"nite inni‘dc wirror, pndded dash and tisor«, dual brake system, brake warning light and finally our manufacturer‘s warranty of 5 years or 50,000 miles. t Whereâ€"Else Can You Get So Much Car For So Little Money Only At . .. 2 KEN SEAGER Motors (Weston) Ltd 1366 WESTON RD. (Just South of Jane) ARE YOU HELD UP tively. Playing | a â€" character part with some of the show‘s funniest lines, Jeff displayeg that rare gift, a nearâ€"perfect sense of timing. I‘m sure that Aune Duffin as "Gertie" will long be reâ€" membered for her spine tinglâ€" ing laugh. Ian MacLean, Howâ€" ard Houston, Greg Baird and John Cox _ in _ smaller roles gave excellent support. sUCCEeSS One of the musical‘s loveâ€" liest numbers was the dream sequence and here dancers Arâ€" lene Moulds, Robert Bain, Eveâ€" lyn Vingilis and Lizza Fawcett stood out. Miss Vingilis was also the production‘s . chief â€" choreograâ€" pher and did an outstanding job. The singing chorus under W. Grabam was first rate. Mr. W. Marwick, the school‘s music department head was the show‘s producer. The production was expertly directed by John Burton and the orchestra under P. Burâ€" roughs _ played _ with _ great verve. _ Marvellous â€" costumes, lighting and makeup all added up‘to an exciting night at the theatre. â€" A NEW 1968 AUTOMOBILE £ CHECK THESE SAVINGS ON ‘67 RAMBLER AMBASSADORS â€"â€" SO MUCH CAR FOR SO LITTLE MONEY! $2151. PRICE RANGES OF 30 â€" 1967 RAMBLER AMBASSADORS $2751. TO $2929. This Thistletown Lions Club Hockey Team ended up in secâ€" ond place just two points beâ€" hind the leaders. The Chamâ€" pions will be determined by the winner of two out of three playoff games at Pine Point Arena. Next Saturday will be the second of the series and should be an exciting showâ€" down,. Come out at 9:45 a.m. and bring the neighbourhood boys to cheer them to victory. Reverend Williamâ€" Sparling of Thistletown United Church was invested as a scout in the 2nd Humber West Group and will serve as Chaplin. ‘The Church parade was on Februâ€" ary 25th. ‘The Lions‘ Club Youth Exâ€" change Committee selected one student from the names subâ€" mitted from five high schools. The student chosen was Charâ€" maine Berlett from Humberâ€" groce Vocational School. Charâ€" maine will go to Chicago for one week starting on March 17. On Wednesdmsf[“ehru:ry 28. the Lions Club Thistletown inducted â€" two new members. Wallace Baker and Karl Jedan. This brings their new memâ€" bers to a total of five indf!\qd and one transfer. If word gets around about this great show, we may yet see it touring the Summer Theatre Circuit. You can enjoy it right here in Thistletown United Church hall, Friday, March 22nd at 8 p.m. This will be the third evening of Family Entertainment _ presented . by Thistletown . United . C hurch Choir amid tables set in Caraâ€" bet Style with soft lights and flowers. ‘The programme inâ€" cludes® many popular favorites as well as old country swingâ€" ers. Proceeds will go toward :nr?no for the Choir. Everyâ€" welcome. _ Refreshments will be served. At the Resource ?angers‘ 4th Annual Winter Pi€nic anA Easter Draperies and Broadloom? OUR QUALIFIED DECORATOR WILL BE PLEASED TO SHOW YOU OUR WIDE SELECTION OF MATERIALS IN . YOUR HOME, $ CALL ANYTIME FOR FREE DECORATING ADVICE AND ESTIMATES. 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