THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, November 30, 1995 TAG: 9511280076
SECTION: NORFOLK COMPASS PAGE: 06 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Medium: 84 lines
The voters have spoken
The editorial page of The Virginian-Pilot backed Albert Teich for clerk of Norfolk Circuit Court.
Although the mayor and some council members backed W. Randy Wright, the voters of Norfolk realized that this position requires a qualified individual instead of a fellow politician. Mr. Teich won by more than 5,000 votes.
Hopefully, to the benefit of Norfolk taxpayers, the mayor, Mr. Wright and his council backers will be removed from office when they seek re-election.
Myron O. Wilcox
Lucian Court
Too busy to dissolve
Having performed the ``Kids on the Block'' puppet program for 10 years in the Hampton Roads area, it is good to see local troupes continuing the good work. In the interest of accuracy, however, I must point out some misinformation in the Nov. 16 Compass cover story.
Cultural Experiences Unlimited brought the ``Kids'' to this area in 1983 and hired our company, Fuzz and Stuffing Puppets, to perform it. When Cultural Experiences, sadly, ceased to exist in 1991, ownership of this particular set of ``Kids'' was passed on to the Endependence Center, and we continued performing for them until 1993. We trained their current puppeteers, originally as alternates, but a decrease in program requests made two teams unnecessary, so we decided to officially pass the baton and move on to other endeavors.
We did not ``dissolve,'' as was stated in the article. On the contrary, ``Clear the Air,'' a second-hand smoke awareness program we developed for the Lung Association of Southeast Virginia, will begin a statewide tour early next year.
Our puppetry, stage design and performance work covers such diverse projects as a five-season stint as ``Sly'' on WTVZ's ``Club 33,'' performing/writing/producing for the recently reanimated ``Dr. Madblood'' TV show (Channel 33, 1:30 a.m. Sundays), teaching puppetry and stagecrafts at Norfolk Academy, building puppets for church ministries and even one for the current production of ``Nunsense.'' We are too busy to dissolve, thank you very much!
Craig T. Adams
D View Avenue
Artistic director
Fuzz and Stuffing Puppets
Disagreeing with review
I would like to point out that Montague Gammon's review of ``Weekend Comedy'' in the Nov. 16 Compass was a little misleading.
He mentions the very low attendance as one reason that the play wasn't a resounding success. His remark that it was pleasant enough and even sometimes cute missed the mark by miles. Above all, the play was not trying to teach us anything but just trying to be funny.
My sides hurt at times from laughter and everyone in the packed theater was laughing just as hard. Did I say packed? Extra chairs had to be set up along the side aisles and along the back to accommodate everyone.
David Burton did a wonderful job of casting and directing this comedy, and that is all that it was meant to be. Even the ``mooning'' scene was tastefully done. The proof of the pudding was the standing ovation at the end of the show. As always, the Little Theatre of Norfolk has produced a wonderful evening of entertainment.
Jack R. Main
West Ocean Avenue
Another way to help
The cold weather brings the yard-sale season to a close, and many people are looking for something constructive to do with clothing and other small household goods they no longer use.
People should keep in mind that the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society accepts donations for its thrift shop at 7920 Hampton Blvd.
The shop is operated by volunteers in an effort to help military families and retirees stretch their paychecks, so it is not open to the general public for shopping. However, donations are accepted from anyone in a drop bin behind the shop. All proceeds from the sale of clothing, uniforms and small, gently used household goods go to support Relief Society programs. Donations are tax deductible.
Bridget R. Westhoven
Virginia Beach by CNB