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j firsttodktpjffe stcugein 1960 i mmtmm y i- bs triburem photo yve seraphine was one of the dancers in the s0wpwiimriail music mania show the production is celebrating its 40th season and planning for the spring 2000 show starts this week music mania celebrates 40 years of entertainment byjoanransberkife stajfwriter rc -v- break a leg has been the battle 6ry m whitchurch- stouftville for 40 years i music mania the annual stage production that highlights local talent is preparing to bring its legacy of skit song and dance into the next millennium vfetl y our show gets better every yearj said veteran chorus rtiernber doris harvey were going into 2000 with lots of bptir mismr haey that turned out to be one the best things the supply teachefsaid she haseverdone music mania has been a success we put on the finest ama teur entertainment in the region if s the best show for 1 0 bucks as well as entertaining the audienceimusic mania offers a wonderful opportunity for people i to i form friendships performing in the show creates a bond harvey said 5 iit has a lot to do with fun and fellowship of course we wouldnt do it if nobody came but it goes beyond the aiidi- erice ft under the direction of producer linda williams and direc- tor icarolyn duggan plans are well under way for music manias 40th anniversary show slated fofthe spring tomorrow night at 730 pjn at stouffville united church on church street music maniacs will meet for a very impor- tant planning meeting harvey said music manias 150 current members are expected to attend while group officials hope past and future cast members will also come out because the anniversary is isd important ifs hoped that for mer music mania members will make a special appearance for old times sake harvey said v if at wednesdays meeting a theme for the 40th anniversary show will be decided on -c- also people can sign up for parts mcludihg singirig danc ing and acting musiciansiare being sought for me band vhile behind the scene workers are alwaysneeded harvey explained v ill sign up for the chorus again and maybea skit she said music mania has been a success we put on the finest amateur entertammeht ineregioafethef best show for 10 bucks youll ever see beginning in january music mania rehearses once a week while during april practice is beefed up tptwice a week some people linked to music mania have been cast merri- bers since me beginning for lome and marion boadway sharon and jim brazier marguerite and bill murphy gale and ivan harris and helen and don hiixtable aprils show is very special the 10 amateur entertainers took to the stouffville stage in 1960 arid theyve never stepped down founded as a musical show by the united church music mania is now an independent production and donates its pro ceeds to local charity music mania will be held at the stouffville district secondary school from april 26 to 29 2000 joianran ghilcmvideo rerrtel cause for eoncetm v ivxsf c3ixz-sip-r- ralsexisok especiallyif youreakid a few days ago ah upset stouffville mother called the newsroom wanting to touch base with other parentsshe asked if id help geta messagedut- i- the mother had given her 11yearbld daughter per mission to go to a stouffville video store arid rent a movie it was the first time the youngster had been granted such a privilege my husband said i have to let her spread her wings and start assuming responsibility so i let her go the mother told ma the child came home popped the movie into the vcr snuggled on the couch with her sixyearold sister and pressed the play buttda from the beginning the kids never uttered a word it must be a good movie their mother thought as she prepared a meal a few minutes later the mother heard rrioaning and loaning sounds doming from thej hvirigroom something was wrong she entered the iroom and looked at the tv scene her children were watching oral sex there was nothing left to the imagination she said 4 the mother wasnt sure how to handle this but one thing was certain the movie was over went to the video store to find out why a movie showing explicit sex acts and drugs and alcohol abuse was rented toan llryearold apparently the store owner said this particular movie should not have beeri rented to the child unless she was 14yearsold v i r he said it was a mistake she saicl the store owner said kids try to rent restricted movies all the time the store owner needs to be reminded that bylaw a person has to be 18 years old before he or she can rent a restricted movie being 14 wont cut it mcidentaliy one rilust be 18 to rent an adult movie the government calls these movies xrated i call them pornography 1 why do we as parents pussy foot around this issue parents should wafic into the video store and let the oper ators idriow the la be obeyed or police action will xbejake y v the fact kids try to buy or rent restricted movies does nt make it ok a video store owner citing demand frorn the kids as a reason to make the sale deserves to be boy cotted cant video store owners say no i called this video store a parttime worker said she knew nothing about the laws linked to video rentals she thought the owner might know he was expected back in theafternoon 1111111 so whos minding the store if yideb store owners knew they were being watched would fewer restricted videos fall into the hands of kids also kids trying to score such movies need to be told by theirjarents theyll risk paying tar more than the rental fee parenting is twice as hard today as it was 20 years ago and 10 times harder than it was 40 years ago moms and dads face more obstacles now today parents feel power less throwing in the towel is often tempting still people should remember that if parents assume responsibility they hold the power deserve the credit and are indeed a force to be reckoned with heres my mes- sage to parents take back your kids our customers are the focus of everything we do 43 months oac see dealer for details