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xjjZiebart 1 Auto -luck Nustproofing irsMBgsi JJSS1-1 num BBEXBBSSaBSBBBBI The North Bay Nugget Second Section Monday April 2 Pages 13 to 24 714 MAIN STSFFT FAST 477-0510 $50000 blaze hits attawa restaurant tor the men of the Mattawa detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police who handled traffic in the area of the fire Investigators from Ontario Hydro and the fire department will carry out an Investigation into the blaze later today Seminars underway 1 on how to treat visitors to area Hotel-motel group names new leaders By BUD BERRY Nugget Temfscamlag-Mattawa Bureau MATTAWA Mattawa firefighters battled a stubborn blaze tor six hours Sunday night and were able to save a popular restaurant in the town Fire Chief Claude Soucey told The Nugget no one was injured in the Are that caused an estimated $50000 damage to an apartment at the rear of Grill The department received the call at pjn and when they arrived at the scene the Are had broken through the roof The chief said it was made difficult by the false panelling and walla that had been put up during recent renovations The Are is believed to have started in the area of the bathroom of the apartment and spread to the celling and attic Once the fire lodged in the upper portion of the building firefighters cut holes through the roof Bid walls to get at the blase Damage was heavy to the apartment due to smoke and water while the restaurant section of the building suffered only smoke damage The 15man fire crew "had the fire under control by pm but Chief Soucey said truck and three firefighters stayed on the scene until about 1230 am as a safety measure" The building is owned by Mrs Myrt Dickson who lived in the apartment Fire Chief Soucey said a large crowd formed shortly after the fire broke out but didn't prove to be a problem as everyone cooperated and stayed well back from the fire fighting operation Chief Soucey also had praise We Treat You Royally II began officially today in North Ray with the first Let's All Treat Visitors Royally Hospitality Training Seminar held at the Ramada Inn This one-day seminar is part of phase II of the We Treat You Royally program first introduced by the ministry of Industry and tourism last June The no-cost seminars are designed for people working in service industries who are the front line greeters for our tourists The hospitality training covers areas such as the importance of tourism giving better service effective complaint handling telephone manners and knowing the tourist opportunities in the area All participants who Ontario Hotel-Motel Association John Hachkowski past director president Zone 20-A Mark Vincent of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism office in North Bay and Gert Nadon secretary-treasurer Zone 20-A Mr Zaversenuke said his goal as new director president will be to increase membership in the local association Staff Photo Zone 20-A of the Ontario Hotel-Motel Association elected its new executive for the 1979-80 season at a meeting Sunday at the Golden Dragon Restaurant Mike Zaversenuke will head the group after he was named director president of the zone From left: Don Stone president of the Cabin Fever Festival Dino Moschetta director vice-president of Zone 20-A Mr Zaversenuke Bernice Marsh president of the Students preparing for science fair successfully complete the course are awarded a certificate signed by the Hon Larry Grossman minister of industry and tourism and a gold lapel pin Several seminars will be held this week in North Bay and the participants represent many local restaurants and hotels Over 50 seminars will be conducted throughout Northeastern Ontario between April Bid July by Anne McCall North Bay tourism consultant with the ministry of Industry and tourism Merchandising material such as We Treat You Royally buttons tent cards American currency exchange wheels posters and brochures will again be available to local businesses from the local office of Industry and Tourism Natural Resources at two-week intervals from February to mid-ApriL Parts of Southern Ontario were already free of snow on March 15 Many streams in southwestern and central Ontario had already reached their peak However the snow water content in many parts of Northern Ontario including Kapuskasing Timmins Sudbury and Thunder Bay is still above normal The Streamfiow Forecast Centre warns all areas that they are more vulnerable to flooding from rainfall during the spring than at other times because streams are already swollen from snowmelt and the soil is saturated thereby enhancing runoff Snow water content still above normal research? how are these objectives different from those of previous experiments dune by other workers in the same general research area or in other words what makes your approach original? what experimental procedure was used and how did it differ from previous procedures used by other workers? what are the results of the experiment and how is the data interpreted and what conclusions can be mode? assistance a running record of books magazines leaflets and tables consulted and ail hunches guesses interpretations and brainstorms as they occur The purpose of this recud is to keep the scientist from forgetting small details of momentary inspirations that could prove to come In handy as the project progresses Also it allows an outside worker to repeat the experiment in order to verify the results or to have a By LINDA SCAIFE Nugget Staff Reporter With less than a week left to go before the 17th Annual North Bay Regional Science Fair students in ares schools are busy putting the finishing touches on their experiments and dispUys The exhibits are not a hodgepodge of scientific equipment and data They must be carefully laid out and conform to Canada-wide regulations The maximum dimensions regarding physical size are 122 centimetres wide 76 centimetres front to back and a maximum of 365 centimetres Ugh In guidelines set out by officials of the science fair students are advised to keep the project at eye level If the display is too high or low observers and Judges will be less inclined to study it When assembling the display it makes good sense to pay attention to details Careful choice of colorlng and lettering can make the difference between an attractive professional-looking display and a slipshod one In addition to the actual experiments students must keep a project record book The book must contain various experiments undertaken results of these experiments and Interpretations of the results The report must also contain details of each experiment name make and model of apparatus used model numbers and serial numbers when the apparatus was last tested all weights volumes of reagents used in biological or chemical experiments all times weights masses velocities pressures and volumes pertinent to physical experiments As well it must contain precise locations of measurements observations taken outdoors names addresses if equipment suppliers who have provided instruments and equipment for the project names and addresses of scientists and teachers consulted or interviewed and thank-you notes to all the people who brought their encouragement and Highest female for La Troupe at acting awards Quonta festival An updated snowmelt runoff forecast based on March 15 observations Indicates that the water content of the wiowpack in the North Bay area is still above normaL The snow depth in the area on the date of observations was approximately 70 cm According to the forecast warm temperatures the week of March 18 may have caused the snow depth to decrease but it is unlikely that much melt has yet occurred Abnormally high snow water content if accompanied by appropriate temperature and precipitation conditions during the runoff period could cause flooding Snowmelt runoff forecasts are issued by the Streamfiow Forecast Centre Conservation Authorities Brandi Ministry of petitions this year however as the competitive aspect of the festival is being replaced by a non-competitive theatre showcase and workshop Next yew Quonta will be hosted by the Sudbury little Theatre Guild MOM By BOBBI EBFKLE Nugget Staff Reporter SAULT STE MARIE Ont -For the second year in a row a Sault Ste Marie Theatre company won the Best Production award at the Quonta Drama Festival The highest more advanced experiment on the procedures and findings From all this data each student must write a project report The report must contain no more than 500 words and is a condensation of the work The Judges look for clarity and conciseness and everything must be in logical sequence Students are advised to follow the following guidelines when preparing their report: what are the main oblectives of the theatrical award was presented for the Suult'i Musical Comedy Guild production of The Fan-tastkks La Troupe Nipissing Players from Sturgeon Falls made a dean sweep of the female acting awards taking Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for their powerful performance of Jean Daigle's Coup de Sang along with an Adjudicator's Award for contribution to the festival I -a uric Quesncl was deemed Best Actress for the strength of her performance as the wilful and Utterly-dissatisfied Julie Anne Bidal as the household matron Marie took Best Supporting Actress Under the direction of Andre Mcloche this is the first year that La Troupe has entered a production in the Quonta Festival Coup de Sang was also the only French (day entered and while the Friday night audience for the final staging of the production was small the ajudicator appreciated the strength of performances enough to award it the two highest female acting awards Joyce Johnson director of Gateway Theatre Guild's Playboy of the Western World accepted an Adjudicator's Award for best visual production for the overall merit of set and lighting design Ronda lafontaine who portrayed the theatrically complicated role of the fiery Pcgeen Mike brings home to North Bay an Adjudicator's Award for acting The announcement of awards Saturday night at the SauU's Lakeway Collegiate followed five nights of production from companies in the Sault Sudbury North Bay and Sturgeon Falls The adjudicator complimented the individual companies for the overall high standard and diversity of productions productions which ranged in concept from a British farce an Irish dramatic comedy and a musical to a modern French-Can adian play set in rural Quebec Alan Hughes from Sault Theatre Workshop took the Best Actor A ward for his portrayal of Captain Fisby in Tea House Bat Meredith of Sudbury Little Theatre Guild won Best Supporting Actor In the British farce No Sex Please We're British tor his rok) as the beleaguered Mr Needham Apart from the Adjudicator's Awards offered to Gateway Theatre Guild and La Troupe Nipissing Harry Widdows and Tain Hendrie received acting awards for the SauU's Musical Comedy Guild production of The Fantasticks Chuck Stevens received an acting award for his part in Tea House of the August Moon The Gateway Theatre Guild offered one of their strongest performances Saturday night with Synge's Playboy of the Western World a modern classic written in 1907 Described by Mr Black as a "very careful production" Playboy utilized a range of actor's and showed handling by the director" Mr Black complimented the Guild for their colorful costumes and careful handling of accents and convlclng characterizations "It (Playboy) left us with most of the poetry but not quite all to be found" in the production he said was a very competent production" Mr Black said and put together but perhaps missing some of the Imagery" Mr Black described Tim Bate's portrayal of the playboy Christie as very and nominated the actor for a Beat Actor award Tom Hollis received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his part as the crusty Old Mahon Ronda Lafontaine as Pcgeen Mike and Edna Boyer as the venerable Widow Quinn both received nominations in the Best Actress category A Best Supporting Actress nomination was awaided for Rosemary Klein's portrayal of Sara Tansey Louise Parr of la Troupe Nipissing received a Best Actress nominal Ion tor ha strong performance as the matriarch la Mere in Coup de Sang Eva Bidal merited an adjudicator's nomination for the costumes in the French production Upon announcement of Ms Lafontaine's adjudicator's acting award Mr Black said that as an actress has come a long way has a great future" The visual effect of Playboy was very the adjudicator said shewing "a lovely eye for The five-day Quonta Regional Drama Festival was the 21st in the history of the event There will bo no all-Ontario com Two awards were presented to Gateway Theatre Guild 7 I nl ILa Ufn4lAMM UmmI1 Dasiiq World Ronda Laurie Qucsnel left brought home the Best Actress award for her performance in La Troupe Nipissing Coup de Sang during the 2lst annual Quonta Drama Festival held last week in Sault Ste Marie Anne Bidal pictured with Ms Quesnel was awarded the Best Supporting Actress award giving La Troupe the two highest awards for female acting Saturday night for their production of Playboy of the Western Lafontaine left received an acting award and director Joyce Johnston accepted the award for best visual production -Nugget staff Photos.