The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

flaying the dame a tradition for parker in the annual christ church pantomime r by kate gilderdale correspondent dame charlie parker is back this time as part of the cast of dick whittington the fourth annual pantomime presented by the youth group at christ church anglican it has almost become expected that i will be the dame said parker cheerfully people say they look forward all year to see ing what my new dress looks like for those unfamiliar with the genre the english pantomime dame is always played by a man while the role of the leading man goes to a young woman derived from the classic perfor mances of english music hall pan tomime comprises just about everything except mime including song dance drama slapstick comedy and satire and the audience is as much a part of the proceedings as the cast providing boos hisses laughter and verbal prompts to the charac ters on stage dick whittington is an english folk tale based on historical fact which tells of a poor boy in search of his fortune his travels take him to london where according to legend the streets are paved with gold while the reality he encoun ters is hardly the stuff of his dreams dick eventually finds fame and fortune as lord mayor of london after a series of weird and wonderful adventures the script for the christ church production was written by parker a pantomime veteran who as always has taken a number of lib erties with the original story the result is certain to appeal to audiences of all ages and anyone who would like to take a comic break from the long winter chill dick whittington is played by caris reid and lindsey hutchison plays dicks faithful cat directed by denise pettitt with musical adaptations by mark ec xt now showing dantes peak pg 1 3 700 9 1 5 pm last showing thurs feb 27th that darn cat pg 7 1 5 900 pm last showing thurs feb 27th theatres of ijxbridgfe cull our 24 hour movie hoiline 852roxy 7699 opening friday february 28h evita pg 900 pm show only shine pg 915 pm show only vegas vacation family 700 snow mat sat sun 1 00 pm beverly hills ninja pg 715 show mat sat sun 115 pm peters and julia topping this is a wonderful outing for all the fami- ly- performances take place friday feb 28 and saturday march 1 at 730 pm with a saturday mati nee at 2 pm tickets are 7 for adults and 5 for children under 12 and are available from boyds sports stouffville travel and freckles or by calling the church office at 6401461 slaughter house visitors sought a 31yearold oakville resident is looking for school children from stouffville who were taken to a slaughter house for a field trip in the mid 70s carrie armitage formally of stoufrville is trying to track down former grades 1 to 4 students from whitchurch highlands public school who witnessed the killing of animals at a slaughter house now gone the facility was located near the stoufrville recreation complex on the 9th line armitage is writing a paper on human development and early childhood trauma she said her memories of the field trip are both vivid and disturbing armitage can be reached at 3065 seneca drive oakville ont l6l- r 1a8 or by fax at 9054699675 winter walkies charlene bartlett with her great pyrenees bandit take a walk on the outside in the bitter cold at the stouffville dog show on saturday the show took place at the stouffville country market over the weekend photosjoerd witteveen best homes o b f mm m mmhwaq i w us bbsa y is i tm lit w il v y h w- call larry olson 18003870518 victorian century on 122 acres the 1800s have been brought back to life with restored pine floors window floor trim plumbing and wiring have been professionally upgraded new kit bath in 1991 step back in time but i keep the convenience of today fourth concession traditional in spirit appearance modern in convenience exceptional value victorian repro 4 bdrms 3600 sf 5 bays workshop in 80 x 35 ft brick outbuilding 60 x 30 ft barn ige paddocks 5 ac hdwd bush 3 acre softwood all on 77 acres an original victorian circa 1870 completely restored 5 bedrooms approx 3600 square feet 100 acres zephyr area appliances incl a must see 745000 executive home on 2 acre estate lot fabulous kitchen sumptuous master with ensuite in this 4230 square foot luxury home q m wmm rouge river realty ltd 416 2863993 open house sun 24 17 island drive stunning 2 level bung superb views private lake parkland 199 landscaped acres aurora rd east vaulted foyer 3100 sq ft main level elegant 1800 sq ft lower level inlaw apt x k r may real 24 hour pager 4167545446 i estate ud call lee weldon 18002652888 ne ballantrae executive estates impressive stone iron gated entrance winding forest dr to circa 1992 3 storey approx 3800 sq ft oversized dble garage plus recent triple coach house with loft quality inside out on 10 acres i allstars realty inc 18002652888