Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 24, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba Financial ask about dynamics family of funds special no front or backed Load dynamic partners fund Coll Brandon too f a your weekly Southwest Manitoba news digest for Home delivery 7270527 or 7272451 1 casting a god spell the word gospel comes from the Anglo Saxon gospel meaning Good now the musical based primarily on the gospel according to brings a message of love and Hope by Diane Nelson the Brandon Sun rather than Art imitating this May be a Case of life imitating students from Brandon three High schools have banded together to bring a message of love and Joy to the local and while they will accomplish just that when go spell hits the stage next the Goodwill Given voice by the Musi Cal has already rubbed off on the Stu they really like each other and enjoy each others company its a coming said Crocus Plains drama teacher and go spell director George the a musical based primarily on the gospel according to tells the Story of Jesus and the parables in modern terms in a modern while the show was originally set in new York the Tri High group has set it in a Park in present Day Complete with the Brandon Skyline As a this is the first time the three schools Crocus Vincent Massey and Neelin have joined forces to present a and while there Are students from each school performing in the the production staff is also a Tri school Massey band teacher Roger Mantie is conducting the four piece band that will accompany the Neelin music instructor Carolyn along with Crocus teacher assistant Sean Are handling the vocal coaching there Are ten major cast supplemented by a 17member dance and the players seem every bit As enamoured with the show the Tri High experience As is the the songs and everything Are just said Shawn a Grade 12 student at Vincent Massey who will perform the role of theres lots of Energy in the whole play and its different its not just one Story Holly who in Grade 11 at said the students involved in the Tri High production like truly committed to theatre and and she said that made the experience even More when theres other people around you that expect the same thing from the and there not just in it because their parents want them to be in but because its what they want to its a lot easier to put that show Wilcox Buri said having students from All three schools work together toward a common goal goes a Long Way toward fostering a spirit of cooperation rather than its part of the whole concept of restructuring the Buri like i really buy into that sort of being a one big High the whole and doing things since religion has become mainly the Domain of private Buri said in staging Hes not try ing to proselytize Brandon or any suggesting that the shows Merit comes As much from its Musi Cal and theatrical components As it does from its i love the show said who directed go spell when he taught at Massey in theres religion and theres and what go spell is a Joyful message of love and the shows participants appear to no matter How they feel about spirituality and i am religious and i believe in the Bible and the stories that they Are off Yaniw Colin Sun Shawn Clark Bottom Riant photo will perform the Central role of the talented cast includes Alana Spalding and Laetitia Bourgeois top photo Johanna Kelly George Buri and Erik fjeldsted Bottom left who Ponder a moment during Clark maybe the Community will get some sort of idea from the show about How to live your Wilcox said go spell shows people How to be Good human and it does so without being its just sort of teaching a Way of which is what the Bible she it shows the Joy and happiness of that kind of life and the experiences from and in not and its not going to convert me or but at the same when i am doing i feel the Joy that its supposed to bring for other Public performances of go spell will take place 2930 at 8 and 1 at 3 in the Centennial giving gifts that make a difference let them know its Christmas time by Lynden Behm the Brandon Sun this Christmas a thousand impoverished children in Central America will open gifts sent from southwestern this weekend at first Baptist boxes were loaded onto a mov ing Van that is collecting donations for operation Christmas which is expected to distribute these gifts to two million underprivileged children this operation shoe which arose several years ago from the idea of a woman in Wales who wanted to improve the lives of children at Christ has grown dramatically during t the last four in about 200 gifts were sent from the Brandon area and from around the this two million gifts Are expected by noon 833 were received by the Van which arrived at first Baptist that pastor Doug John Ston said he expected donations to reach at least by time the Van leaves sunday several stores donated empty shoe boxes which were available for people who needed to Box the which can include baby Small school supplies and Hygiene items such As toothpastes and other acceptable gifts include cloth picture Story music boxes and sealed hard each Box is wrapped with Christmas when a child donates the that child will also enclose his or her photograph with the As one person it is kids helping Johnston operation Christmas child was taken Over four years ago by Samari tans an organization whose president is Franklin son of famous evangelist Billy the gift program gets donations from North America and Europe and in the past has distributed gifts in Central Africa and parts of the former the gifts from Brandon this year will be going to a destination in South America that still Hast been a lot of these people who brought boxes Here Are no Church Johnston explaining that gifts came from a variety of organizations As Well As John the gift programs coordinator for the Westman said the gifts Are appreciated by the Chil Dren in impoverished it is just something to make their lives a Little bit he anybody who still wants to Send a gift should wrap it in a cover it with Christmas wrapping paper and deliver it to the Church by 3 Johnston first Baptist Church is at 3881 Park Avenue in see photo on Page 8 briefly men charged in separate incidents a 48yearold Brandon Kenneth Ernest is being charged with assault As a result of an incident overnight Satur Day at a residence on the 700 Block of Rosser a woman glasses were Bro Ken after she was struck in the police in a separate a 37 year old Brandon Glen Robert is being charged with assault of his common Law the Man is accused of having pulled the woman hair while they were driving around the police ;