Ontario Community Newspapers

Barrie Examiner, 3 Aug 1976, p. 1

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

EXAMINER TELEPHONES Circulation 7266539 Clossdied Advertismg 728 24 All Other Departments 7266537 112th YearNo 180 RANDY ROBERTS 16 of Barrie won the crossbay swim for the second con secutive year Sattirday mor ning during the opening stages of Kempenfest Roberts improved his time by two minutes completing Circus opens here tonight The glitter and glainottr of the circus has arriVed in Bar rie Circus Vargas will open at the Hayfield Mall tonight com lete with the worlds largest ig top traditional sideshow anti menagerie and petting zoo Crictis Vargas operators describe their show as rettirn to the rich tradition of the circus as it once was in North America The big top is capable of seating 5000 people for each twohour jxrtormaiice Acts in elude flying trapeze artists foot jugglers hand balaiicers clowns hire wirc artists and an assortment of wild animals There will be six perfor mances given over three days There will be one perfomance tonight at pm three per formances Wednesday at 430 and pm and two per formances Thursday at 430 and pm Tickets for adults sell for $550 and childrens tickets sell for $3 30 Reserved seats are an additional $1 10 per person Box seats cost an extra $220 Organizers suggest people wishing to attend the circus ar rive one half hour before star ting time to ensure seats will be available New telephone books expected this week Barrie residents should get their iiew telephone books this week Ed Vickers supervisor with Directory Distribution Associates said today Mr ickcrs company op erating out of Essa Road Presbyterian Church will be handing out 24370 telephone books in the Barrie exchange area and about 85000 throughout Simcoe County Distribution began Friday with outlying areas especially arotind Orillia and Col ingwood Distribution in Bar lltwtlptlll from handful of books delivered Friday began today and should be completed by the end of the week Mr Vickers said Completion of the county wide job is scheduled for Atig 16 total of 41 door to door distributors are working in Bar rie and about 250 across the county Mr ickers said The new books cover an area stretching to lottcnham in the south Collingwotxl in the west Honey Harbour in the north and Brechin in the east CAPSULE NEWS May evacuate SIIVIISO Italy tAIJl Officials said today villagers they may evacuate more people because of pollution from poison cloud that escaped mote than three weeks ago from chemical plant near this north Italian village Racing driver critical MAN HIGH Renter Doctors were still lighting today to saw the life of world motor racing champion Niki Lauda critically injured when his car crashed and burst into flames during the West German tiraiid Irix on Sunday Beirut wounded evacuated BIIIRIT ii International Red Cross comoy finally got throuin to the besieged Ial Zaatar Ialestinian refugee camp today to ictiatc wounded from the Mosleni enclave in Christian cast reported Beirut losleni and Christian radio stations Eat less pray more IIIIIDILIIIIA Alt Roman Catholics troubled by world hunger can help alleviate starvation and malnutrition by eating less and praying more say church leadeis who spoke to the 41st Eucharistic Congress Manitoba workers return WINNIPEG ICPI Employees of the Manitoba liquor coit trol commission have agreed to return to work today after walking otit last week to protest federal wage rollback order Blames PM in boycott WELLINGTON NZ iReuterl Opposition LeaderWallace Rowling of New Zealand accused Prime Minister Robert Mul doon today of being personally responsible for the boycott of the Montreal Olympics by almost 30 African countries The hdrew from the Olympic Games to protest the New ients refusal to cancel rugby tour of South The Barrie Examiner the trip from Minets Point to the government dock in two iiiiiitites 35 seconds tlixr aminer Ihotol yr Since you put it that way Ugo you can be my running ma re Search on for body Dragging continues in Lake Simcoe near Belle Ewart today for the body of Harvey Wong 23 of Toronto Iiiiiisfil Police say Mr Wong fell off the back of Hitoot boat in rough water conditions about 830 Friday evening The driver of the boat could not locate Mr Wong who was apparently not wearing life jacket Dragging operations went on all weekend An Oll helicopter from To roiito assisted in the search along with several local boats Nurses still waiting goahead Public health nurses here are still waiting for the goaliead from Ontario Nurses Associa tioii iOHAl headquarters lll Toronto betore resuming con tract talks with the Smicoc County District Board of Health Negotiations involving the Koodd members ot ONA Local It employed at the Simcoe broke down March 12 and haye not been resumed urses cannot negotiate without permission trom head quarters and health board ot ticials haye said there is no point in asking tor talks tiiitil word comes from Toronto By MIRIEI LEIIPFJt Barrie audiences must be en joying the best Summer The atre this side of the border Each of the three plays presented to date have topped the preceding one feat that thought impossible Sean Mulcahy has cleverly selected American comedies that have witty lines but subtle and deep undertones They have been comedies but still thoughtprovoking plays Beginning the season with Mary Chases endearing and lovable Harvie following Barrie Ontario Canada Tuesday August3 I976 Uh Titanic Examiner WEATHER FORECAST SUNNY Lmtw I5 Pei Copy 01111HIHDLIlytvtyRR Niwlvzly iblltigiis empenfest ttendance averages 25 000 day By SHEILA McGOVICRN IIxaniinerStaff Reporter Saturdays rain didnt dampen the spirits of Kempeiifest organizers or participants with attendance averaging 25000 day for the three day event Shirley Jean Lokiin chairman of Kemr pentest said even with the rain attendance over the three days should be tip little above last year all preparations for Kempenlest were done ahead of time she said and there was little chance the event Would be cancelled The rain just added to the excitement she said noting even the kite tlyers carried on despite the weather Although Saturdays weather did not co operate Sunday aiitl Monday were both bright and sunny drawing thousands of peo pie to Centennial Park St Vincent Park and Kempeiifelt Park The lluronia Festival 01 Arts and Crafts was again major drawing cartl lwo hiin died artists and craftsmen from all across Ontario set iipdisplays of their wares The festival covered 50000sqiiarertoot area and crafts ranged from pottery and handweaving to painting jewellery and wood carving SALES SI Saturdays sales were little slow but the festival was bustling Sunday Recause of Saturdays poor start organizers held the festival over until lltltly Mrs Lokun said there is good possibility the festival will be extended to three days next year The first event of the regatta the cross bay swim began Saturday morning at 10 am The swim began at Minets Point and 20 iniittites aiitl 15 seconds later Randy Roberts 10 reached the government dock Mr Roberts member of the Neptune Swim Club finished first last year but was two minutes faster this year Nineyear old Terry West was the youngest swimmer to complete the course while Robert Smith 52 was the oldest In the junior division the first swimmers in were Sandy West Cathy Schell and Roger Brisbane all 11 I11 the intermediate tlivisioii the first to reach the dock were Bonnie Branch and Joanne Duchesue both 14 Roberts led the senior division followed by Ian Chapman Brian Wiles and Linda Berry HOLDING TIIEIR BRICATII All day Saturday and Sunday the Kempenfest Open Kite Flying Champion shi had people all along Centennial park an beach holding their breath Flyers drifted anywhere from 100 to 1000 feet above the water turning soinersaults flye ing backwards or just hanging on In the competitions Rob Bradbury of Toronto won the senior overall while Jim Parsons also of Toronto won the novice The senior trick competition was won by Tom McClatchie of London with iiii larsons again winning the novice Parsons won the novice class in the slalom event and Bradbury won the senior major event of the championships was the Delta Aerial kite flying the largest of all kites This event was won by Ron Valosso and Joe Katsefaras both from Anne Arbour Mich Katsefaras displayed another talent in the regatta finishing first in the great water walk with time of 30 seconds The water walk was series of inner tubes floating in the water The 21 participants had to walk over the tubes blow whistle and walk back Katsefaras won the Harper lire Award as the fastest senior Sevenyearold Karen Rid dell of Barrie was the youngest competitor completing the course in two minutes and ten seconds ATTICM ITIID TO IN Roger Raiiijel and the Super lleros attemp ted to win the water walk and failed lhey lid however take first place in the under water chariot race The winning team included Roger White Jerry Lipiiicky and Bob Tilleczek In the chariot race costume driver sits aboard an inner tube while two divers tow the tire along the course Three members of the Barrie SubAquians Naomi lsubone Dape Lip and Gary Larose finished second The Devilslriangle front IliB Borden was judged to have the best costume Team members were Adrien Jainettc John Watson and Brian lrcstone Victory toasts could be made at the Ys Mens beer garden On Monday the activity moved to St Vin cent aiitl Kempenfelt park As spectators consumed the 3000 chicken dinners prepared on the Rotary Coub of Bar rie mammoth barbecue they watched the ski slalom races and sailing com etit ions Iortybne skiers entered to competitions The intermediate boys division was won by Bill Young of Barrie followed by Mike Doiron of Big Bay Point and Ihris lorrie of Don Mills Jean Webster of Barrie won the senior womens class followed by Linda Berry of Toronto For the second successive year Wayne McKerrow of Barrie woti the senior mens event Second place went to David Jackson also of Barrie SAILS OVER BAY Monday was also the day for sailing com petitions as white sails of various sizes covered the bay The Rarric Chamber Challenge Cup was won by Terry Waterliouse in Tanzer 22 Jack Pearce in Snipe placed second anti Dave Stock in Shark laced third Winners in the in ividual classes were Laser Mike llodgins Peter Vatcher and Dave Phillips Tamer Terry Waterhouse Jim Kotras and Niel Fenton Fleet Jack Pearce Dave Stock and Kurt Born Mariner Bob Bogardis Ron Cordery and Jack Kirk Cygnus Dunex Patterson Alf Haughton and John flicks The final event of the regatta was the Kempeiifest draw Tickets for the draw are the only means of raising money for Kempentest The $1000 was won by Doug Astridge of Rodney Street Tony Ilsselman of Iarkside Crescent will receive $100 for selling the win ningticket 1450 dogs entered in Barrie dog ShOW Moisons lark swarmed with dogs on the weekend Big ones small ones short haired long haired in all about 1430 dogs 01 various breeds It was the All breeds hani pionship Dog Sliws and Obeili ence Trials in Molsoiis Iark sponsored by the Barrie Kennel Club the end of the three day event inners were selected in the largest outdoor dog show in Canada Two dogs owned by Howard tlec ot Stone Ridge New York won the best brace competition on all three days The dogs miniature smooth daehsunds were an almost perfect match In the brace coiiijwtitioii the dogs are judged at the same time on how closely they resem blt each other Mr Atlee entered the dogs in to the best brace connietition Saturday Sunday and Monday Saturdays best dog in the show honor went to Chow Chow called Canadian and nierican Champion Milus Han Su Chang The dog is owned by Herb and Joan ll lttltlls ltltl IVllii Iiililit til Toronto The best puppy for the day was Belegiaii Sheepdog li Sha Ooks lltra Blue owned by arrie Wlth Eugene ONeills wistful humorous and nostalgic look at America of the early 20th cen tury Ah Wilderness and now topping both these plays with contemporary look at America through the eyes of Herb Gardner Sean Mulcahy chose superbly Thousand Clowns has the audience ex ploding with laughter The cast of characters is starstudded lineup of experts who delight in the story and communicate freely and easily with their listeners The olav is of bachelor unlt Mr and Mrs Skip bridge ot Ancaster BEST INN The best dog in the show Sun day was tireat lyrenecs call ed Canadian and American Champion Diros Abydos Dc laii owned by Roy and Diana Addie oltarleton llacc Out The best puppy award went to Shih Tii called Vtine makers lOT Dog owned by liyc Viiieoflcarwatcr Fla ll Afghan Hound won the best in show on Monday the last day The dog is called Champion timber Hall Aquarius and is owned by Barb and iary Dimarco o1 lorilen Station ml The best puppy was Samoyed called Champion Kristiks uklik Chinook owned by Dr and lrs anlooii ol Toronto Stanr Doberman Pinscher scored the highest points during the three day show The dog owned by Sue Jensen ot lcllenry lll is called Kratty trickett ot Crested Iarilyn Harris show secretary and ite ot chairman Itirdttl Harris said the show was very successtiil Mrs Harris said the rain Saturday did not bother the dog show and the events and judg ing continued according to schedule TRY TO WIN At the start of the judging each day the dogs try to win best in their breed so it can ad vance to the next level Six dogs are shown one representing each of the six classes of dogs for example working dogs or hunting dogs The dog selected as the best representative of its breed and class is picked the best in the show Each breed has set of characteristics and points which the judges use to make decision on an individual animal During the three days the 1450 dogs entered entered more than 3700 classes Some dogs were entered into two or three judging competitions Mrs Harris said the show is large by Canadian standards but added some American shows have 3000 dogs for one day She said the kennel club is not as interested in size as it is in having good show Between 8000 and 10000 spectators Visited the park dur ing the three days to see the dogs Well have show next year on the same weekend she said Well be trying for an even better show PARTICIPANTS in the tin derwater chariot race coiii plete with costumes and Scuba diving equipment take off into the water The chariots performed better this year completing the course in record time Roger ltainjet and the Super llcros won the rare ilIxattiIner IIltiltii Canadas past revived in Kempenfest races By MARtiARET ARIIIIR Visitors to Keinpenfest at Centennial Park in Barrie on Sunday afternoon had glimp so into Canadas past as they watched 12 brightlyattired voyagetirs paddling Zitifoot Montreal canoe in Kenipenfilt Bay The canoe crew dressml til the bright sashes toques and leggings of the voyageurs was on hand to focus attention on the antique and modern canoe exhibition and the canoe race from Orillia to Barrie The thirfoot canot de maitre or Montreal canoe is fiberglass ltpllt ot IIH original voyageur IllllI Jilillt which opened up iliiiailn north and west to tiartii 1th trappers cariying about 51000 lbs of trade goods tiom Mon treal to tirade lortage in Min nesota and furs on their return according to liotessor Kiil Wipper president o1 tho Kanawa International Museum which is located ll aiiip Kan dalore near Minder tlit Vnytltltltls wttt Iiiij fltlli amp Kandalori where tttliiit ing isoiicol the skills taught Kirk Wippcr professor at the University of Toronto lttitil of physical antl health education was on hand to talk to visitors about the displays of historic dugout and birchbark canoes and kayaks from the museum The collection now numbering nearly 200 began in 1030 when Professor tiriftitlis it the University of Toronto pie sented the Camp at Kandalore with magnificent basswood dugout canoe At Ketttpeiitest the Kunawa International Museum had placed good cross section Hi old watercraft ranging troni an authentic skin kayak troni Igloolik to lit toot birchbark canoe made entirely of natural materials including bindings of spruce roots and spruce gum from Lac Rapides Que and to low profile dugout canoe allowing for east of handling in small jungle streams in the Everglades ot Florida Also in the exhibit was nes ty sectional canoe developed for lands and forest work in Canada when it was necessary to carry canoe inside an airplane it special interest was its construction lll sectiongt anti the special tool which was used to clamp Illt sermon tightly together Brightly colored present day canoes were displayed by manufacturers from tillbrook Blue Vale Orillia and oi dwater Chosen for the trilliii to Bar 2LEVERLYSELECTED COMEDIES the Place Summer Theatre cle who is raismg his pre cocious nephew He has left his job of writing mediocre com edies for childrens TV pro gram Do you realize he said Sitting on the subway one morning going to work didnt know what day it was Investigated by the Social SerA vice because he is unemployed and bringing up his ward in an unorthodox manner Murray Burns must solve his dilemma in only two days He does and manages to convince his au dience before they leave that they must forget how to live Who has not experienced words or situations with an Albert Amundsen Social worker or his assistant Sandra Markowits Doctorate in Social Studies Nick Burns iprecocious tSyearoldt or the two brothers of media fame Murray Burns and Arnold Burns Last but certainly not least Leo Herman Murray Burns who cops out of his job and the routine world is played with such skill by Paul Kligman He manages to subtly inject the overtones to project his inner loneliness and need for personal identity Through the uproarious laughter the audience feels that catch in ones throat as each actor manages to have the full sympathy of the viewers WINSSYMPATIH There will never be more objectionable socialworker on stage in Barrie than Lawrence Benedict as Amund son Yet even he was able to Win sympathy from his au dience in the final scene The young boy iik lluriis was admirably handled by Robert Kennedy He managed rie canoe race was the 25 foot North canoe which when ciiip ty weighs about 2130 ll ltllit present day fiberglass and wood const riict ion It is replica of the canoe iiscd in Canadas Itlt trailing lll diistry troin tirade lortapi the lucky NIIlllllillll and 1m tilptlilit ol ttltl1l load two tons For lit iair iiiaii crew paddled thi distance IVUIiHvlttll II The presence Ill tltlttitu litipel ltlttil tile ttu till ttiii sitiiii JtltrtiII litlit ttilltid liillt Iiiiilt lwli 11111M lt lttit ii iii1 It Illli in it 16 Lot liiltllJ it win by Loom crew illllii lied liltlilxltt llllltllltx Mi Iiltillltl and and flittl 1111 ti brought Iilti No 01 the top prii 11 by the Hornet ilIilItiu llltltt lllltit n5i totiiitiittl iit Wein Ar wt in IHlti 12 it iilj and iron miw iur Im ni IIK IlQ ft tuls siiill iy itti liti rtLtiiiziir it iii tin ltlllv vt ItiiLyt iv The nptti wt lll llHIIiIitl ltii iilliiigwimd ii 11 peltit with ii iii lm dock and his iiit Nthth Radio Shack Challenge rnpb They beached then no1 hours 30 llllrllllts oiii vim minute after the itllll iiHl tipsti iotiipetit or tit bocoiik Ir Rtidilotk 91 vym v111 were pretty It was titljsl 1111 Ll tlstititi 11 ti tin ii itt heri atmti mittr really swim1t iv Butltlf Next to arriyi va Drought and h1ltr it ting the Mimic its to remain likeable while being convincmg as brilliant and precocious student the an undertaking tor young actor and no doubt lrtftltt also thcdlrccttr luli diy There aic nit six iii the play but cacti pat rvI great expertise Perhaps nt most difficult part was that Sandra Mary Pirie was able to plti duce change ot permmi ind tiiakc it iii ctr graduate o1 social Huilltn silt became warm lovable hu tliiiintici n1 iitiiiiitnci llilv took hoiiis and 11 minute to ctiiiiplttt lii llttl iiitl IIIIIIUIIIII tiiiil lllli lttltl ttu tlll en iIlllItlIll and look tiiiviiil to titwf ii Lotti 11 flirti ii llitillliii ii lntiiWitli tint tliil tr vttiitll llit iillj vt vtllJ lil iiii in It llw tut iitii exwlltii iri 1li mi flit Ii tlf tliiI IV IIV nti zllll lit villi Hit lti tw raini flillti iriie tOllt menuvi trout1 Illlti Win riivi Mtv tlli ill ll YTIIV mnl Iv etm 01 lt7 vi car but iiti it to tii0w It ii it It ll i1L than being tic Ilntlt7 pertcct Ex cecutiye earning $3011 yet even he showed hi warmer and st iipathii 1t nature and still re tiitiitowt 4i1 liiIIi1at tQll only in he lasl iii titr Horgari took the part and iti ended Tilt play in the stittit ttr paced ycry tiinny but heart catching ltlii an it to it it had begun lhvatre 70m Sonics to produce tourstar Theatre this season Bravo ti

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy