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p18 weekender september 20 1986 markham man pens a winner by chris shananan staff reporter after writing his first play as a grade 13 student at markham district high school ed schroe- ter didnt produce another theat rical work for 10 years but when he finally did get around to pursuing his creative passion the transplanted prairie resident took the arts community of canadas wheat province by storm mr schroeters the marriage of heaven and hell was recently named a winner in inspiration 86 saskatchewans oneact play writ ing competition ive always been interested in it i always thought playwriting markham sunday brunch is coming back at otooles markham bigger better than ever hot cold buffet desserts adults only 7 children under 12 only 3 1030 am300 pm see where your neighbours spend sunday 4715952 258 wellington st w hwy 7 just east of mccowan was something i had a little knack for the 28yearold schroeter said thursday in a telephone in terview from regina a former stouf f ville tribune re porter who now serves as arts and entertainment editor of the daily regina leaderpost the budding playwright claimed his fulltime newspaper job puts him in an ideal position to receive assist ance from the citys top stage per sonnel he also considers mdhs staff member ron hindle a mentor who to this day provides support and creative guidance it was in mr hindles grade 13 theatre arts class back in 1976 that the thenstudent penned his first play reeds sideshow dancing on a broken mirror i really credit him mr hin dle with introducing me to play- writing through the course and then by saying some encouraging things about my first play mr schroeter said ive remem bered that and kept it in the back of my mind however its only been in the mid1980s that the established journalist has found the time and inspiration to turn some of his own thoughts and observations into theatrical scripts as part of his inspiration 86 prize mr schroeter will have his winning play a controversial look at an elderly grieving widow who falls under the influence of a pessimisitic religious sect to her detriment brought to an este- van stage nov 21 itll also be published in an anthology the germ of the idea is based on a true incident but i have great ly altered it he explained adding that it came to him in a flash while riding a bus during a visit to a cultural festival in scot land a second schroeter entry the party line wasnt one of the six winning entries but did receive high acclaim from adjudicator andras tahn the writers busy at work on two more oneact plays he intends to enter in a 1987 national com petition you just have to keep writing and try to learn the main thing is to learn stressed mr schroeter who feels he still has a long way to go to reach his ultimate goal of becoming a professional playwri- ter im not going to quit my day job just yet markham native ed schroeter celebrated his 28th birthday sept 10 with the news that he was one of six winners in saskatchewans oneact playwriting competition inspiration 86 the contest was administered by the prairie pro vinces drama and community theatre associations rare monkeys at zoo the dynamic monkey duo of min min and do do will be held over at the metro toronto zoo due to popular demand this means that visitors will now be sheep dog trials scottish festival at pleasure valley able to see the rare primates up to and including sept 28 the extraordinary guests with gleaming red coats and sky blue faces from the peoples republic of china were original ly due to return home shortly af ter labor day but interest in them has been so strong that the chinese government has given permission for them to extend their stay this visit represents the first time that golden monkeys have ever been exhibited in canada and only the third time in north america wherever they have been displayed people have been thrilled to view these living legends the chinese golden monkeys are located in an exhibit reminis cent of the oriental splendor of a chinese temple just a five minute walk from the admission gates signs and educational graphics direct the way the metro toronto zoo is lo cated on meadowvale road north of hwy 401 largest sheepdog trials in eastern canada watch some of the best border collies in north america herd sheep over 300 yds through and around obstacles guided only by voice and hand signals judge for the trials to be jim cropper from lancashire england scottish pipe bands highland dancers clan exhibits regular pleasure valley park facilities available roller skating miniature golf horse wagon rides pony rides etc only 20 minutes from markham proceeds for toronto sick childrens hospital capital campaign richmond hill markham claremont w e s s toronto hwy 7 j to o i a highway 401 o oshawa a 0 pickering admission adults 400 children 300 4715070 i ia villetta italian restaurant dining lounge g introducing barbque chicken served with our famous wedge fries every sunday tuesday thursday barbque chicken 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