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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1973
Page
10
A small theater in a long stone building at Wolfe and Braddock Streets readies its final act on site. The Bark Mill Theater, in its 17th year, invites community and performers to witness the last production as lights flicker and audiences gather for a fragile, intimate show.
Winchester Little Theater Inc plans its final rehearsal at the Bark Mill site before its six day run of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie opens tomorrow. The building will close March 1 due to fire hazard concerns raised by landlord Irvan OConnell who also runs an on-site air conditioning business. The group seeks a new home by fall 1973 while preparing Love in a Flat for April and considering Handley Library basement or other public venues for performances. Headley notes past zoning issues and ongoing need for a taller, larger space near Winchester with first floor usability and bigger seating and dressing areas.
Governor's White House Conference Implementation Committee holds a public hearing in Newcomb Hall at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville on Thursday. Region 5 invites all organizations and individuals to discuss education health welfare and related concerns as they prepare a regional report for the 1973 statewide process.
The Valley Camping and Trailer Club will hold its monthly meeting tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. after a 7 p.m. board session in the Winchester War Memorial Building Front Royal. Photographer Floyd White will present bear and deer films from Shenandoah National Park and slides of campgrounds, followed by refreshments.
Spanish film director Claudio Guerin, age 34, died after plunging about 100 feet from the San Martin Church tower in Nova during the final scenes of The Devil's Bells. Authorities investigated but no foul play suspected.
The reporter threads a shadowy passageway filled with junk and relics as rehearsals end on the Bark Mill floor. The director delivers terse notes in rapid bursts while the play drags on through a stifling, kerosene-scented atmosphere.
Bishop W Kenneth Goodson of Virginia spoke at the United Methodist district conference in Middletown about the church facing its toughest decade since the Reformation. He warned membership is falling and cited criticism that the church lacks relevance and appears hypocritical while urging deeper faith and readiness to redeem the future.
Shenandoah Area Council Boy Scouts will honor outstanding units for quality programs over four years April 1 to March 31. National President's BOYPOWER Unit Award recognizes packs and troops meeting minimum requirements, with Explorer units also eligible.
The new center on Piccadilly Street near Shenandoah Valley Bank offers books resources and forms for leaders. Miss Elizabeth Golladay will staff Mondays 1 30 to 4 30. No office phone. messages to 662 7456. Coordinated through Shawnee Council Martinsburg West Virginia.
In Chicago the federal jury in the bribery trial of Judge Otto Kerner enters its third deliberation session. The seven women and five men jurors, sequestered since the trial, deliberated seven hours on Sunday and five hours on Saturday with no deadlock indicated. Federal marshals note the jury faces hundreds of documents to review.
Volunteers in Winchester and Frederick County will canvas this weekend to raise funds for heart disease relief and to distribute education on recognizing warning signs and emergency steps. Assignments end by 3 p.m. Heart Sunday, Feb. 25, with contributions collected via envelopes and official Heart Fund kits identifying volunteers. Area chairmen and county captains listed for Winchester and Frederick County.
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