6 TheThe South Marysburgh MirrorMirror The 2015 Milford Fair Celebrates Thirty Years of the Marysburgh Mummers The Mummers Rescue Mt. Tabor By Bruce Dowdell (part one of three) It was seventeen years a(cid:332)er Mt. Tabor United Church closed its doors a(cid:332)er serving the community for one hun- dred years. The South Marysburgh Township Council had bought the church for one dollar with the proviso that it be used as a community centre. The Milford Fair used it once a year for their evening show. Otherwise, it had become a home for raccoons. In the fall of 1984, six women - Bev Walker, Gerry Fralick, Nancy Freeman, Alice Miller, Olive Adams and Muriel Allsop - got together to form The Marysburgh Mummers. Their objec(cid:415)ve was two-fold: 1) To provide entertainment in the community during the February "blahs" and, 2) To prove the con(cid:415)nuing usefulness of Mt. Tabor church, and to emphasize its importance as a his- torical building in the area. That fall, a play was selected and cast. Members of the community were enlisted to cover the pulpit and choir lo(cid:332) to create a stage. A set was built and Joel Walk- er provided the ligh(cid:415)ng. On January 25, 1985 the first rehearsal was held in the then newly renamed Mt. Tabor Playhouse. A(cid:332)er 11 rehearsals, two of which were cancelled because of severe snowstorms, Look Who's Laughing opened on February 28, 1985. The show received rave reviews, and the one hundred dollar loan that had been borrowed from The Milford Friendship Circle to finance the produc- (cid:415)on was repaid. Accomplishing the second part of The Mummer's objec(cid:415)ve occurred on January 28, 1986 when a by-law was passed designa(cid:415)ng Mt. Tabor church as a heritage build- ing. Mummers produced a comedy every spring for the next eleven years. With each show the produc(cid:415)ons improved and a small profit was realized. All the money was rein- vested to improve Mt. Ta- bor as a theatre. In 1989 Peter Walford-Davis wrote, produced and directed the pantomime, Li(cid:425)le Red Rid- ing Hood, performed in December, a play that is now ripe for revival. The www.minakersautoparts.ca Cucumber Salad By David Larkin The Scandinavians love a cucumber salad. It is very good and goes well par(cid:415)cularly with pork or chicken. This is a Danish version: 1 cucumber (English) 2 Tspn. salt 3 Tbspn. white wine vinegar 3 Tbspn. water 3 oz. sugar 1/2 Tspn. pepper Wash the cucumber and slice it very thinly without re- moving the skin (a mandolin is very handy for this). Put the slices in a bowl and mix with the salt. Let stand un(cid:415)l the juices have been released. Squeeze well with your hand or between two saucers to remove moisture, and then put the cucumber into a clean bowl. Pour the dress- ing, made from vinegar, water, sugar and pepper over the cucumber. Mix well and leave the salad to chill be- fore serving. You may wish to drain it before serving. It is very tasty and refreshing. Serves 4-6