Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 20 Aug 1976, p. 6

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1400 senior citizens recall old days at picnic at Sringwater Park ll lilill lttllillXll llt$llllll lll tll llli lltll llltltl llHlt Square dancing fever once you get the hang Square dancing is coming out of the barn and into the ballroom And for the person ho twistni through the nos and bumpui in the Tits one can only man el at couples he actually follow steps nd the couples allemandeing lett and right know what the are doing Its fever once you get the hang of it You start in the net door neighbors liiing room You roll up the carpet and put on some old tTd Gilmour re cords and you stumble around about three steps behind the caller But its lot at fuii Once the interest is there you take few lessons and study some steps Before you know it youre right in there with an honesttogotxiness caller at place such as the Hayloft Thats how it was with Lorene Lorne and Betty Hay owners of the Hayloft on St Vincent Street We went to our first convene tioii in Detroit in 1961 There were 2I0tltl dancers there Mrs Hay said For the conven tion this year in Anchorage Calif there were 39000 People dont realize how popular square dancing is Mr Hay said Its an interna tional form of entertainment You can go anywhere in the world and square dance There are about 420 square dancers in Barrie and area who dance one night week In Se tember Mr and Mrs Hay wi give lessons in square dan cing and ball room dancing And theyll have little trouble attracting pupils It has everythingnexercise and recreation Its good way to socialize and cost of $2 so is lltItltI iiiepeusive tor an ewnmgs entertainment Mr lli said nd us dance for spec taters For the centennial street dance it the five points inteiseetion iii we over 600 people gathered some clap inn and some dancing to the caller People love to watch it he said Calling is often the nevt step Mr Hay has 15 years ex perience as caller It takes at least si years to be good caller hesaid You have to be very knowlulgeable about the dances and it takes lot of memorization They not only know the cur rent square dances but where they came from Square dancing stems from European folk dances The American square dance as we know it has evolved with dou ble flavor of eastern ballroom dancing of the New England states and western cowboy dan cing The two dances con tributing to todays movements were the Kentucky Running Set and the Cotillon dance popular in France at the time of Louis XV alling came about in thetch century Its not dance for hicks like some people think Mrs Hay said That image came about because most people met in the old country schoolhouse Today the varieties of square dancing demands skill and keeping up with new additions Square Dance magazine is popular monthly magazine con taining what clubs all over the United States are doing the newest steps and news of con ferences Archer Grandy hold vows Elaine Marie Archer and Frazer Grandy exchanged mar riage vows July 17 in Burton Avenue tnited hurch Rev Kenneth Purdon officiated Organist was Iiouglas Gar roway The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Boss Archer ol amphell Avenue anti the groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Hugh Grundy of La Street Barrie The bride wore gown of white embroiderml cotton ith short puffed sleeves and wide vneck collui inset with daisy lace The skirt was also trim med with insets of daisy lace and fell into chapel train She wore an elbow length veil of tule fastened With band OI white daisies She carried small lace parosol filled with daisies peach mums and trail mg ivy She wore goldstar shaped necklace gift from the groom Matronrofihonor was Mrs Brad Shore sister of the groom Bridesmaids were Nancy Moore anti Barbrae Bilotta Best man was luris Grava of Port Elgm Ishers were Ken Hannah of Sudbury and hand Archer brother of the bride The brides mother and the grooms mother received guests at reception held at Sunnidale oniniunity entie The lllIt wore pale yellow jumpsuit with brown ac cessories tor the couples honey moon to ortlicrn intario and Michigan The newlyweds will Inc in Barrie AI it iigt the piano and IlttlItMIlHt diiuelng brought buck the good old hiya for those who remember them best Ittiti ieuioi IIIIIIII éipi iiigwutci Iuik had one ol tti livelIirit diivii Wednesday Iltll Hlincot onnty IIIIIttIIIIIIIItptll Iltltlll and the Hermit ttltcim AlIItHI coin nutter held the elghtli iiniuiiil picnic toi IIItHIIIIItItllllltté ltegnniiugnt Inn in IDIIHIUIIII ol tililltilt ttoiii III Htlltllt ttIIItlIi chilii In the county nict IIIII filmi clniliiiiiiii II the fltllIItl rillvita IltIVItUIV tttlltllllIItl gnvv the otltcnil elcoine titliei ginid who govt weiconitii wpeecliw were war Itll ll Hughes vuidcli of iiiiicoc toiiiily IIltlltt Miivol Ilolinn Iiiiltci and III It IlilltIIII5iltlItUtNtltIIl llic IIlllltt let Iogitliei tliiliu iiiiiud chon ritiiited oll IIIl ittei noon HerHim on gian tIiIlIIllItlltIllIIIIIIIttiillIt Iini hltitliiiiiir ol the IJtlk iiiw teiitie for Senior iliclis called it titttedaiice tillici IIIIIIIHIII3 included loliii liliiiici ot the Alliston Golden Agetlnb on guitar The liiietiiiguisliene club sang songs such as Iloutte led by IIstlieiItobitiiille Three members of the Ienelanguisliene cluli tecile lVlnrelidon Yvonne McMurty and Mrs llugli harlebois did the IhllItSItill to the ac coiiipaiiiiuent of Ab lark on piano Gilbert Blondiu and Wilfrid ltoliitaille played violins and Willie Ionuou played guitar Bill McKeever of Kenipenfelt Manor sang Pack Up Your aopfa mn rant it BJrrirEJrrmrr FiM 14412I2f ll76 lroubles to conclude the cur teitainment The group played golf put PEOPLE AND PLACES ltlit lClVlIS Ht Wt ill lawn darts ring toss and hor GlIlSl attn 112 to 2a undies seshoes through the day Mr ST PAILS Mrs Itag IIIIEI viiml at rhjlljrcfl McKeever won prizes for being Dagenais of Acton Mass was igv four to 12 are welcomi first iii lawn darts and second iniingtoss Welcome Wagon on campus Welcome Wagon on campus is something not everyone knows about Students enrolling at Geor gian College this September will receive special welcome from Welcome Wagon of Bar rie service in the community which provides newcomers with information about Bar rics community activities About 1000 kits containing maps bus schedules and coupons have been made up by Welcome Wagon If students want special welcome by hostess they should call Sharon Brown at 7286331 ERMA BOMBECK Clothes made by No 56 By MA BOMBECK Its only been in the last couple of years that designers of fashions have chosen to sign their work on the outside know lot of women two who walk around looking like billboards Their bags carry the Gucci signature their scarfs spell out Yves St Laurent and their blouses have the name of Wayne Rogers incorporated in the design never know who makes my clothes Whoever they are theyre too ashamed to sign em The closest ever came to finding out was when shtick pair of slacks out one day and little piece of paper fell out lNSPlItTlID BY have no idea who No 36 is or where she came from but by wearing the slacks got mental pic ture of inspector it She was former designer for an awning company until her vision star ted to go When she could no longer see to attach upper to tent flap she was put in slacks She regards slacks like tent oncsie fits all tried to track her down but heard she changed her name to inspector EH Like say It doesnt bother me hit that kids walk around in ltang len YVONNE MtMl 7ltli lllllliil iNS it ill ltthli you can tell she said Thats shabby If people cant look at my clothes and by their style and cut know in designed them Im terriwl not going to adurtisc Dont give me that she snapped If your dresscs hail ii perinapress label in them youd wear them wrong ltIt out The trouble with you Mayva is youre snob lint you think know you sit ii nights drawing penguins on your husbands golf shirt Who told oil that It would serve you right It you got stuck with one or those $50 handbags that canit about year ago It seems couple of designers subtly in cluded aneiglit lettcr nouti wth an obscene word woven into llc pattern Mii counted the lettcis otit on her fingers she claimed lust lltHIUtll leid ll Im right lts Jt Penney isntit IIlIIIItIl IIlttIISI lilllll tl Part of Hi illl ti tliitlilliltli initith lllilltt alum went into llilliII liiigtducii iiiingontlit is til Ilil ttt JI1trlIfI Eltillt llti lhctliild soii for litl The day Itl li Iililllis daiigltii tmlwl twirl it tJil Milli slic tltllttl to ictognit tic tilil iilinr iti in itrr Lidlnl was iul ltglfl ii lv lO tili llilill Kr 1th mi lTnfe ir dinner guest of Mr and Mrs Joe Pratt AIIt WEST IVY Mr and Mrs Brian Banting Sherry and Barry and Mrs Jennette Banting of Bar rie returned home last week after threeweek vacation out west HEWITT Ill UNION RUGBY Mr and Mrs Dave Johnson and Mr and Mrs Bernal Johnston attended the Hewitt family reunion on the weekend at the home of David and Hon Hewitt of Ardtrea SENIORIIIIENS PICNIC Nellie Gaffney Margaret Peacock Win Britnell Emily Bowman Betty Theesman Elizabeth McGhie and Beatrice lideman of the Barrie Get logether lub attended the eighth annual senior citizens picnic Wednesday at Spr ingwater Park tttIII ANNIVERSARY Mr and Mrs lolin Baedts ere celebrating their 40th Wed ling anniversary Aug 28 at in at Stroud community Hall FLOWER SHOW The Vespra Horticultural Flower show will be held Aug 21 from 230 to ltjlltt pm at the linesmg ommunity entre IIIIISNIIItIvIS The Royal anadian Iegions Pipes and Drums Dance will be held Aug 2t at it in at 41o St Vincent St BIBLIIStIIHHI lodi HI nipii thlec is the theme of the Vactieii Bible COOKSTOWN ONTARIO ie Liberal ItttH rti iublic tor lllgtlll traitin all 39174 or With Interest Taken ANNUAL Nloiiiliiii Canada Helium Ilttllliit rltttI4H VICTDRM and VG GR 11151 HMIAH on MIKE BENVENUII Manager LEOMIRIIISCH Accountant 35 Dunlop St 73744 23gt INVITES ATTENTION TO OUR FINE SELECTION OF in lab it tiltt8 Herald Natl iiiizii receiwc the oik li ltu ltlltil dining plc ioss the up its It ttil mi ln wr lt lt llluioisonJiilxit Soietcigi tuiiiie oi itlli lIIilt lltlI HS lliciiiopm intmind isniglc ioliit is tllllt tt hi it ll stiii it itltl is iili so liloiisi llns don wk loi stalk becausc Ilow cinou lcll 11 ill MIIAAN tKiiiW toiiiiitti1i tinentoeplant ll you iust read her chest itll toitlicrt tiitii so ix lllt wtillii liigwad also with tine siit It sci listizi if stirair 45 MORIOAOE LOANS sweat socks with the two little teet emblem or flaunt lei li bets coming out of their seams but May she real status scikc ltid you see that she gas ped it luncheon last week lliclionoi was con the General tlllIll held in Ilyaiiston lttlci to ttitr3 the tllt and ti YiZYwiT of fill lttritttl5ilil Vi ij II III IIt QI FNI iittilzinig llll illl tttflllill it cwiiai to your ii llitSle and litttllllIltlTlt BY HIM still WILL SILKS IIOIRS Monday thru 5a irtlay in Sp ni Sliliillk lieztti lit tlttl Wilson Burns Menzies Carroll Palmer Bumstead BARRISIERS SOLICITORS Iax mac hat liilitiiiitl trait iitl witlt IL Jot wiitTniiiitignew FINN 70 4084241 7251454 PHONE ORDERS FILLED Am MAILEI PROMPTL are pleased to announce the relocotion of their offices to H8 Collier St Barrie Ont or 7286331

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