the tribune thursday january 22 m7 first in concert series suiter ttforfc highlight bruce miller put on a dazzling display of guitar picking in the first winter nights concert at latcham hall friday night by don bernard it takes a certain amount of courage to organize a series of folk- bluegrass concerts in a place such as stouffville the endeavor is fraught with danger but susan and david hopper are taking a chance the local couple are betting that there are enough people interested in good folk and country music to make the en terprise a success friday evening at latcham hall bruce miller appeared in the first of eight winter nights concerts if the other seven are anything like the opener then local audiences are in for a treat indeed bruce miller provided a varied program offolk blues and country style music mostly original com positions love songs and introspective musings combined with a flair for humor made the concert entertaining mr miller did it the hard way too with no backup he provided some- very good sometimes brilliant accoustic guitar work he also offered a fiddle set in each half of the show in the finale he played the guitar and fiddle at the same time the program in volvedsuch numbers as annamarie a- bruce miller original recently recorded by susan jacks and rude awakening another of his songs recently released as a single it was the easy good- humor and fine guitar the end of first set provided a lighthearted rendition of listen to the mockingbird- the second half started off with some fine guitar work a very irz 0 b i stouffville scene vcoit3cott work that provided an sensitive arrangement of entertaining evening for the james taylor song the audience of about 60 songs such as ramblin on my mind demon strated mr millers- in terest in blues the blues guitar picking segment in the middle of the song was especially exciting fly raven fly was an upbeat song while in hobo on home he invited the audience to provide the instrumental backup in a quasi-sing- along fashion the fiddle segment at what is the best age to start at bishops bishops is an independent boarding school for boys and girls and any student from grade 7 to grade 12 may apply to us and benefit from our balanced program however those who enter at grade 7 and remain with us for their entire high school education gain the greatest possible benefit and far from being top young react extremely positively to our stimulating environment our academic program is designed to make learning and discovering an exciting stimulating process boys and girls studying together work in small classes where questioning and constant teacher- student dialogue is encouraged the result is that we have an outstanding record of senior class students accept ed by the university of their choice our athletic program in some schools students are denied the chance to enjoy sports unless they are very good at bishops our compulsory sports programthat includes soccer football he key skiing tennis track and fieli rugby and horseback riding givesevery student the opportunity to develop leadership potential and a sense of responsibility our activities program choir drama photography debating astronomy and cadet courses like hunter safety driver education and outdoor survival all help develop the students awareness of doing discov- ering and participating attendance at special productions in local theatres and regular social gatherings are additional features of our program our450jicre campus in the town of lennoxviiie is about 90 minutes drive from montreal if you would like more information write to johnd cowans ma headrhaster bishops college school lennox- ville quebec jim 1z8 or better still call our admissions office at 8195627683 and arrange to come and seiis- bishops coiiege school lennoxviiie quebec founded jl in 1836 pjsk5j centennial theme song contest rules of contest 1 words and music to be completely original 2 eligibility resident of whitchurch stouffville amateur or professional any age s 3 entry may be submitted on paper cassette tape or 8track tape i 4 name address and telephone number fo be printed on entry 5 closing date friday march 5 1976 6 entries may be deposited at cards dominion hardware ivtain strstouff the stouffville schools orchard park summitview st marks and stouffville pistrifct secondary i 7 rrizes first 0000 v second 5000 i i third 2500 centennial committee reserves the right toaltetjwinning evifry judges to be appointed by the centennial committee further information may be dbtained by calling bill murphy 6402702 joan kamps 640 291 5 graydon-eard- 6403622 jotn roberts 6401 433 rainy day woman a lighthearted and lively version of thats the glory of love made a fine change of pace- near the end mr miller came forward with some satirical songs i love my pinky pooh and funky toronto he played the fiddle again at the end and provided a version of orange blossom special which suffered for lack of backup musicians as an encore he played and sang im so lonesome i could die playing guitar and fiddle at the same time the next concert in the series features richard keelan who has written many of the songs for the perth county conspiracy that will be friday jan 30 at 8 pm- tickets are s3 per person and are available at the stouffville sound and music shop on main st or by calling 2944146 fair committee meets the musselmans lake fair committee will be meeting tuesday jan 27 at 1pm at the cedars of musselmans building on the 9th line and lakeshore r election of officers for the com mittee will be conducted- guest speaker rev william griffin dean of education of the eastern pentecostal bible college in peter- boro will be guest sts z speaker this coming feb 7 from 2s pm at the legion dance stouffville legion branch 459 will be the location- for a dance friday jan 30 at 830 pm guest admissions is 225 with a pot luck supper at midnight another anniversary friends of mr and mrs ewart oldham are invited to offer congratulations on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary on i j i o 50th anniversary i trip to the alps open house willbe keith liedtke held sunday feb- 1 for manitoba st is spending s mr and mrs harvey a skiing week in northern houck maytree ave if n at madonna will be held in latcham decamillo he is the hall from 24 pm and 79 proprietor of the pm markham travel centre sunday at th stouffville pentecostal church he will minister at the 11 am and 7 pm services the college has 265 students and offers bible training for the ontario quebec maritimes and newfoundland districts of the pentecostal assemblies of canada canadiana kennedy rd way 401 motel at high- broken hip mrs florence miller a resident of parkview home fell and broke her hip last week she is recuperating in scarboro centenary hospital off to olympics although not an athlete one stouffville man will be taking part in the 1976 winter olympics in innisbruk austria lawrence barclay loretta cres is a cameraman for cfto channel 9 and will be part of the television crew filming the winter games julia lauretta wright funeral service was held monday for julia luaretta wright who died jan 17 at newmarket nursing home she was in her 86th year miss wright was the daughter of the late john and martha wright funeral service was at ouneills funeral home in stouffville with spring interment at 2nd markham baptist cemetery nqwdpin caledonia meat company ltd home freezer supply custom killed and wholesale call now we deliver rr3 claremont formerly norm fret 2949020 gravely does something about the weather big snow is a little job with a gravely twostage snowblower and riding tractor puts snow where you want it 6 inches to 60 feet away with direc- tional control from drivers seat big 38 or 44 inch wide cut allgear drive for full power trac tors up to 16 hp or use the 48 inch gravely snowdozer blade to roll snow away also full line of convertible tractors with blade or choice of blowers come in and get the right combina- tionto do something about your weather with us service is no sideline otto richter sons ltd equipment 17 heritage rd unit 5 2941407 easter star group the markham chapter of the order of the eastern star will be holding a dessert and card party wednesday feb 4 at 115 pm at the masonic hall in markham admissions is 1 for further in formation call 2942294 adult skating party the stouffville figure skating clubs annual adult skating party is set for 8 pm saturday jan 24 the stouffville arena admissions is s3 per couple with music provided by the east york concert band first fire truck harry red prothero the first fire truck driver in toronto died jan 12 at york central hospital in rich mond hill he had been a resident of country place nursing home he was the father of mrs vern davies of musselmans lake and lillian goff of ballantrae victoria square explorers enjoy skating bymrswsandle vic square the members and leaders of the explorer group held a skating party at the outdoor rink at the park on thursday evening of last week following the skating they returned to the sunday school room where everyone enjoyed hot chocolate and donuts they all report having a wonderful time on saturday evening the victoria square district lions club members and their wives enjoyed a skating party on the outdoor rink at the home of the lion president don boynton for those who did not skate cards were played another euchre party will be held in the community hall on friday jan 23 at 8 pm everyone welcome please note that these euchre parties are sponsored by the victoria square district lions club the annual meeting of the victoria square united church will be held in the sunday school room on wednesday jan 28 at 8 pm all interested folks please plan to at tend mr jack philley of burnaby bc called on his aunt and cousin mrs barbara hart and wendy on saturday afternoon local singercomposer keath barrie will appear in concert saturday feb 14 at- eaton auditorium george ross first concert for singer l stouffville local singer composer keath barrie will be appearing in concert saturday feb 14 at eaton auditorium t is it will be his debut as a concert artist- and the first of a series of concerts iri4 various cities in ontario mr barrie is a resident of goodwood jg he will be accompanied byan or chestra under the direction of jimmy dalej musical director for cbcs bob mclean show mr barrie has had major- successes since the release of first single in 1974 on the united artists label three singles have received major play on such middle of the road music stations such as crfbandyi chfi his two albums keath barrie sings of love and other places and only talking to the windohave also sold well s to coincide with mr barries first toronto concert a- new single only talkin to the wind- will be released- and a feature story will appear in the feb 14 issue of the canadian magazine oi tickets for the feb 14 concert are on- sale at 450 and 550 and can be obtained throughout 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