Welcome to Waterstradt Land! We are on C.E.T Central European Time, Bergen, Germany
(above) A message from Shania (inside) 1920 Chicago census contribution sent in to us recently. (inside) Isle of Rugan, in Northern Germany, at one time, a part of Sweden. (inside)Albert Einstein, from Germany, responds..... (Below:) Shania News. (Inside):Bob Zany, our favorite male comedian, was back in town! and we saw him again. He was all over town with Mark Ridley and Dave Obrien, plugging his show!!!!!! Bob will had shows Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. I got his latest CD. Bob flew out of Detroit Sunday. Bob appeared at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, but as Bob says, it is really just a "building", not a castle. (Inside): Check the Webcam for current conditions at Jensen Beach this morning - This is "our" beach in Florida. (We can check on the surf each day from this video cam a few hundreds yards down) Jensen Beach is where you will find us each Christmas, or at the homes of our cousins in Port St Lucie, Fort Pierce, Stuart, and West Palm Beach.
WATERSTRAAT NEWS, ITEMS SUBMITTED, RESEARCH REQUESTS, AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS SUBMITTED FROM OUR MANY VISITORS:
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OBITUARY OF PHYLLIS' MOTHER, from the Tonawanda News of February 6, 1962:
Ruth E. Waterstraat, 57, of 26 Milton St., Tonawanda, died Sunday (Feb. 4, 1962) in Roswell Memorial Park Institute after a year's illness. A native of Tonawanda, she was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, the Women's Guild, and the Lutheran Women Missionary League of the church. Survivors include her husband Arthur H.; three daughters, Mrs. Daniel (Jean) Schultz of West Seneca, Mrs. Gerhardt (Betty) Riemer of Wolcottsville, N.Y., and Mrs. Fred (Phyllis) Hodge of North Tonawanda; two sons, Richard M. of Washington, D.C., and Carlton A. Waterstraat of West Seneca; her father, August R. Strehlow; a sister, Mrs. C. C. Tiedman; two brothers, Herbert E. and Alfred R. Strehlow, all of Tonawanda, and 10 grandchildren. Friends may call at John O. Roth Funeral Home, Morgan and William Streets, Tonawanda, where services will be conducted by the Rev. Theodore Schroeder at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Burial in Elmlawn Cemetery.
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MORE MARRAIGES....
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900
GROOM BRIDE CNTY DATE VOL/PAGE LIC
WATERSTRAAT, CHARLES DRABER, WANDA COOK 10/04/1890 / 00158376
WATERSTRAAT, FERDINAND C SIDOW, PAULINA COOK 06/11/1882 / 00062378
WATERSTRAAT, FRITZ VOIGT, MARIE COOK 01/18/1892 / 00178464
WATERSTRAAT, WILHELM TAETEROW, EMMA COOK 04/05/1894 / 00215926
WATERSTRAAT, WILLIAM GEORGER, CARRIE COOK 07/28/1885 OOO/ 00093297
WATERSTRAD, CHARLES SCHMALBECK, MINNIE COOK 04/16/1885 / 00090911
WATERSTRADT, CARL MILLER, MARY COOK 12/10/1882 / 00067718
WATERSTRADT, CHARLES KLIEN, MARY COOK 11/08/1887 000/ 00120593
WATERSTRAT, JOHN HINTZE, ALBERTINE COOK 12/31/1890 / 00161925
WATERSTRAW, CHRISTOPHER SMITH, LIBBIE M (BILLS) KENDALL 10/22/1898 002/0006 00002004
WATERSTREET, AUGUST STRALOW, ANNA WHITESIDE 02/24/1897 / 00009689
WATERSTREET, FRED MILLER, ADELINE WINNEBAGO 10/05/1893 / 251
WATERSTREET, HERMAN J MORRIS, RENA M WINNEBAGO 02/21/1900 / 78
WATERSTREET, JOHAN CARL HENRY MORDT, MINNIE L WINNEBAGO 12/23/1890 / 325
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MEIER, WILHELM WATERSTRAAT, BERTHA COOK 05/21/1885 / 00092116
WASCHER, LOUIS WATERSTRADT, AUGUSTA COOK 11/07/1879 OOD/ 00043255
SCHETTLER, LUDWIG WATERSTRADT, EMELIE WHITESIDE 09/22/1874 / 00003679
FOLKERTS, EIBE R WATERSTRADT, JULIA WHITESIDE 10/12/1876 / 00004260
TAYLOR, LEVI R WATERSTRADT, MINNIE IROQUOIS 03/30/1886 00B/0177 00004776
DIMMEL, ERNST WATERSTRADT, WILHELMINE WHITESIDE 04/26/1875 / 00003866
BLUHM, JOHN MARTIN WATERSTRASS, LENA COOK 10/22/1887 / 00119825
KOPELKE, FERDINAND WATERSTRAT, FRANCISKA COOK 04/29/1893 / 00199890
DRUHN, T FRIEDRICH CH WATERSTRAT, FRIEDERIKE M T COOK 06/22/1873 083/ 00011731
FAUPEL, WILLIAM WATERSTRATD, ROSA IROQUOIS 01/08/1900 010/0183 00008453
INHOFF, OLIVER R WATERSTREET, FREDA WINNEBAGO 02/10/1897 / 39
SCHMOOCK, FRED WATERSTREET, MINNIE WINNEBAGO 06/12/1890 / 131
SHERMAN, HENRY WATERSTREET, SOPHIE WINNEBAGO 12/19/1889 / 261
BEETZ, JOHANN F T WATERSTRODT, JOHANNA M F COOK 03/12/1872 077/ 00002033
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OTHER ITEMS:
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We are seeking viewer help in obtaining more information on:
Edward Waterstradt, came to Michigan as a
small boy, from the Holstein, Germany area.
Edward Waterstraat was born in July, 1906. The parents names are Henry Waterstradt and Martha Schult. Email us with any information that you have, Thankyou.
Jack Waterstradt, b. 10/5/1935 had a brother, Donald, who died as
a teenager in a motorcycle accident. They were the only 2 children of Edward
Waterstradt (b. 7/12/06, d. 6/20/88) and Edith Stitt (b.1/19/07, d.
12/17/90). Edward's father name was Henry Waterstradt (b. 11/10/1847, d.
10/9/1917). He married Martha Schult about 1870. Edward grew up in Allegan, MI., Henry may be buried there,. Also have the name Wilhelmine Johanna
Friedrike Waterstradt? She may be a second wife to Henry, or possibly his mother???
Anyone with any info on these, please send us an email. Thankyou
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Hans Guerg Waterstraat (October 30, 1698)
Also looking for relatives and any information on Hans Guerg Waterstraat born October 30, 1698, in Reckenzin, Branderburg, Prussia(germany). He married Maria Salome Spannen.
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WATERSTRAAT SURNAMES IN GRIMMEN COUNTY 1692-1698
Aus meiner Bibliothek
Klaus-Dieter Kreplin
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Schwedische Matrikel von Vorpommern
Familiennamen in Schwedisch Pommern 1692 bis 1698 (Dörfer)
in der Veröffentlichung von Franz Schubert
Nach der Kreiseinteilung von 1935
Hinweis:
Die Schreibweise entspricht der in der Kartei (Abschrift) der Landesbauernschaft.
Kreis Grimmen :
Waterstraat, Waterstradt
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Evangelical St. Peters Church
Champaign County Illinois
Index to Burials
( In general, infant deaths before 1900 are not listed )
Books 1, 2, 3 ( in part ) 1865-1905
LDS Film #102-53-27
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book......page......death......birth......name......sex......mother......maiden or wife
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1.........249........1875........1864.......WAHL.......M.......WATERSTRAT..... ..
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MORE IMMIGRATION RECORDS......
Furst Bismarck
0278. Waterstradt, Carrie F 32y M U. S. A.
0279. Waterstradt, Fredy M 5y U. S. A.
0280. Waterstradt, Willy M 11m U. S. A.
Associated Passenger Date of Arrival Port of Departure Line #
Page # 0258
Waterstradt, Carrie August 31, 1894 Hamburg & Southampton 0278
Manifest for Furst Bismarck
Sailing from Hamburg & Southampton
The Furst Bismarck
Associated Passenger Date of Arrival Port of Departure
Waterstradt, Carrie August 31, 1894 Hamburg & Southampton
Built by A/G Vulcan Shipyard, Stettin, Germany, 1890. 8,438 gross tons; 504 (bp) feet long; 57 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 17 knots. 1,800 passengers (400 second class, 1,400 third class).
Built for Hamburg-American Line, German flag, in 1890 and named Furst Bismarck. Hamburg-New York service. Sold to Russian Government, in 1904 and renamed Don. Transferred to Russian Volunteer Fleet, in 1906 and renamed Moskva. Libau-New York service. Sold to Austro-Hungarian Navy in 1912 and renamed Gaa. Sold to Cosulich Line, Italian flag, in 1918 and renamed San Giusto. Trieste-New York service. Scrapped in Italy in 1924. [327]
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Dania
Hamburg, Germany
Associated Passenger Date of Arrival Port of Departure Line #
Page # 0001
Waterstradt, Theodor March 25, 1893 Hamburg & Havre 0032
Manifest for Dania
Sailing from Hamburg & Havre
0027. Waterstradt, Jophann M 23y Mocklbrg Faterow
0028. Waterstradt, Sophia F 25y M Mocklbrg Faterow
0029. Waterstradt, Minna F INFANT Mocklbrg Faterow
0030. Waterstradt, Johann M 40y Mocklbrg Faterow
0031. Waterstradt, Maria F 44y Mocklbrg Faterow
0032. Waterstradt, Theodor M 19y Mocklbrg Faterow
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1.Louise Waterstrat,Wurzburg,Germany 1924 age 46
Waterstrat, Louise September 06, 1924 Bremen
Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Glasgow, Scotland, 1890. 5,048 gross tons; 415 (bp) feet long; 48 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 13 knots. 2,035 passengers (44 first class, 36 second class, 1,955 third class).
Built for North German Lloyd, German flag, in 1890 and named Stuttgart. Bremerhaven-New York service. Including sailings to New York. Scrapped in 1908. [877]
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1.Ida Waterstraat Hamburg, Germany 1923 29
2.Meta Waterstraat Dreyen 1900 3
3.Wanda Waterstraat Dreyen 1900 31
Associated Passenger Date of Arrival Port of Departure
Waterstraat, Ida December 01, 1923 Hamburg
Built by Harlan & Wolff Limited, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1915. 15,678 gross tons; 568 (bp) feet long; 67 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engines, triple screw. Service speed 14 knots. 887 passengers (190 first class, 221 second class, 476 third class).
Built for Pacific Steam Navigation Company Limited, British flag, in 1915 and named Orbita. Troopship in WWI, Liverpool-West Coast of South America (1919) service. Service as a troopship in World War I, 1915-19. Transferred to Royal Mail Lines, British flag, in 1921 and . Hamburg-New York (1921-27) and South American (1927-39) service. Sailed as a troopship 1939-50. Broken up in Wales in 1950. [647]
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MORE BIRTHS.....
SURNAME, Given names (ID#)BORN DIED Sex
WATERSTRAAT, Heidi Joan 12989 1970 F
WATERSTRAAT, Holly Leone 12990 1973 F
WATERSTRAAT, Richard Carl 18192 M
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Thank you everyone for sending us all your inquiries and contributions! ...and special thanks to Ron!!
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Very Early Genealogical Dates and Historical Events:
~6000 City of Jericho Founded
4004 Universe Created.
4003 Cain and Abel born.
3874 Seth born (Gen 5:3)
3769 Enos born (Gen 5:6)
3679 Cainan born (Gen 5:9)
3609 Mahalaleel born (Gen 5:12)
~3500 Sumerians settle in Mesopotamia
3544 Jared born (Gen 5:15)
3382 Enoch born (Gen 5:18)
3317 Methuselah born (Gen 5:21)
~3200 Writing invented
3130 Lamech born (Gen 5:25)
3074 Adam dies (Gen 5:5)
3017 Enoch "walks with God" (Gen 5:22)
2962 Seth dies (Gen 5:8)
2948 Noah born (Gen 5:28-29)
2920 Egyptian 1st Dynasty
2864 Enos dies (Gen 5:11)
~2800 Rise of Sumerian City States
2770 Egyptian 2nd Dynasty
2769 Cainan dies (Gen 5:14)
2719 Mahalaleel dies (Gen 5:17)
~2700 Gilgamesh lives
2650 Egyptian 3rd Dynasty
2582 Jared dies (Gen 5:20)
2575 Egyptian 4th Dynasty
2560 Great Pyramid of Khufu Built
2465 Egyptian 5th Dynasty
2448 Shem, Ham and Japheth born (Gen 5:32)
2353 Lamech dies (Gen: 5:31)
2348 Methuselah dies (Gen 5:27)
2348 The Flood (Gen 7:6)
2347 The Flood recedes (Jan. 1) (Gen 8:13)
2345 Arphaxad born (Gen 11:10)*
2323 Egyptian 6th Dynasty
2310 Salah born (Gen 11:12)
~2300 First Business Contracts in Mesopotamia
2280 Eber born (Gen 11:14)
2246 Peleg born (Gen 11:16)
2218 Tower of Babel built
2216 Reu born (Gen 11:18)
2184 Serug born (Gen 11:20)
2154 Nahor born (Gen 11:22)
2150 Egyptian 7th & 8th Dynasties
2135 Egyptian 9th & 10th Dynasties
2125 Terah born (Gen 11:24)
2074 Egyptian 11th Dynasty
2055 Abram born (Gen 11:27)
2006 Nahor dies (Gen 11:25)
2007 Peleg dies (Gen 11:19)
2000 Epic of Gilgamesh Written
1980 Abraham departs Haran (Gen 12:4)
1977 Reu dies (Gen 11:21)
1954 Serug dies (Gen 11:23)
1937 Egyptian 12th Dynasty
1920 Terah dies (Gen 11:32)
1907 Arphaxad dies (Gen 11:13)
1898 Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed (Gen 19:24-25)
1877 Salah dies (Gen 11:15)
1845 Shem dies (Gen 11:11)
1816 Eber dies (Gen 11:17)
SPELLING VARIATIONS: Waterstraat Waterstradt Waterstrat Waterstraht Waterstrate Waterstrath Waterstridt Waterstrite
Most people with this name, are all related. These are mainly spelling variations, and Waterstradt is the preferred spelling in Germany. Many variations arose out of simplification, the dropping of the "d" was common in America, and dropping one of the "a"'s shortened the name, etc. In some cases, I have changed the original different spellings, the spellings are all interchangable.
Waterstraat Family Reunion Preparation
Get ready for the upcoming family reunion! It is held every Father's Day in
Nebraska. In the year 2000, it was held in Taylor, Nebraska. A tour of the
old Waterstraat homesteads from the 1800's is included in the reunion
activities.
In 2001, the reunion was held with the Scherbarths on Fathers Day in Chadron, Nebraska, and on the last Sunday of the month, it was held with the Scherzbergs in Grand Island.
The Streetcar Makes a Comeback
> When Judy Garland won her academy award for "The Trolley Song" from "Meet Me
> in St. Louis," in the mid-1940s, there still were a lot of cities, large and
> small, that had trolleys or streetcars. But as soon as World War II came to
> an end, streetcars were discarded from the American transportation scene
> with reckless abandon. The bus was the in thing as far as public transit was
> concerned.
>
> But the public didn't like the bus and so the automobile all but did in
> public transit in this country, as public policy was shifted more and more
> toward the automobile.
>
> The streetcar itself just about disappeared from American streets. We were
> down to just five cities with real streetcars by the 1970s. Beginning in
> 1981, a higher class, more expensive cousin to the streetcar, called Light
> Rail, began to appear throughout North America. It uses larger vehicles,
> most often run in train sets and on its own right of way off the streets
> except perhaps for a short stretch downtown. In many places light rail has
> been a rip-roaring success, to the point where voters have even voted to tax
> themselves to build new and expanded systems.
>
> But now something funny is happening. The streetcar itself is making a
> comeback.
>
> In a couple months, an actual "in the street" trolley line will be launched
> in Portland, Oregon. Portland has a very successful light rail system with
> two lines running and two under construction. But this new trolley line uses
> new cars about two-thirds the size of the light rail cars and connects some
> important urban centers all in the street. The cars are built in the Czech
> Republic since no one in this country has built a streetcar since 1953. Some
> cars just like the ones for Portland are also being built for another little
> line in the street in Tacoma, Washington.
>
> This follows the revival of streetcars on Market Street in San Francisco.
> They were taken off of Market Street and the line was put into a subway in
> the 1970s. The tracks were never taken out and the block by block service
> was operated by a trolley bus. That patronage was very weak. There was
> agitation to bring the streetcars back. Then one year the cable cars had to
> be taken out of service to be repaired. The city, to mollify tourists,
> brought back streetcars on Market Street using museum cars and some of its
> vintage equipment. Streetcars on Market Street were such a hit that
> immediately there arose a demand for the service to not only be permanent,
> but to be expanded to Fisherman's Wharf. After years of wrangling and
> volunteer work, the line was opened in February 2000. It too has been a
> rip-roaring success. Equipment can't keep up with the demand.
>
> Now streetcars are also returning to Philadelphia. Buses replaced the Girard
> Avenue streetcar line in 1992, after 94 years, but the public wanted rail
> back. At first, the line was going to be turned into a light rail route.
> Now, streetcars built 50 years ago are being rebuilt with air conditioning
> and wheelchair lifts. Next year the streetcar will be back in Philly!
>
> Streetcars never left New Orleans. But they did leave Canal Street in 1964.
> Ever since, there has been a movement to bring them back. Now it is
> happening. Fifty-year-old cars are being rebuilt to look like cars that are
> 80 years old but again with air conditioning and handicapped facilities.
> New Orleans is so into bringing back the streetcar that service will be
> restored to the Desire line (as in A Streetcar Named Desire) within the next
> several years as well.
>
> Boston was going to scrap its 50 some year-old streetcars on the shuttle
> line at the Ashmonds end of the Red Line subway. Local residents put up such
> a campaign that now these streetcars are being rebuilt to run at least
> another 15 years.
>
> A new line, but using cars that are over 50 years old, began operating in
> Kenosha, Wisconsin last year, linking the commuter rail station with trains
> to Chicago to a new housing development on the lakefront.
>
> Steetcars will soon be operating between Tampa and Ybor City in Florida,
> using new cars built as replicas of those built in the 1920s. A streetcar
> line is also under construction in Little Rock, Arkansas and lines have been
> authorized for Wilmington, Delaware and Sioux City, Iowa.
> There are about a dozen other cities that are looking seriously at bringing
> back the trolleys. So much so that the American Public Transport Association
> (APTA) has asked Bill Lind and me to write the book on what is the right way
> to bring about the return of the streetcar.
>
> Very few things which were ever this close to being extinct have come back
> this strong, except perhaps for the bald eagle and that took the endangered
> species act to help it along. What brought back the streetcar was a
> combination of common sense, a desire for those better times of yesteryear
> and the fact that you just can't keep something as good as the streetcar
> down for too long. "Clang, clang, clang" may be coming to your neighborhood
> before long.
RSVP here.
SHANIA NEWS:
TIMMINS, Ont. (CP) -- It wasn't exactly a Hallmark moment, but Shania Twain has said "thank you""after all.
A thank you letter from the country singing superstar has finally arrived in the city of Timmins, where the new million Shania Twain Centre opened nearly three weeks ago.
There was some grumbling among fans and city officials on June 30 when there was no acknowledgement at all from Twain as the centre officially opened.
The letter, dated June 30, was delivered by Federal Express to Timmins City Hall this week.
The city says the letter absolutely did not get there overnight, and a centre spokesman says it appears it was lost for a while.
The letter has been posted on the Shania Twain Centre Web site. Twain expresses her thanks, sends best wishes and promises to visit her home town as soon as possible.
Twain, who lives in Switzerland, is currently pregnant with a due date believed to be in early September.
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Shania and Mutt are enjoying
this time, waiting for the birth of their first child. Shania is really enjoying the
experience of being pregnant. They do not know the sex of the child, Shania
wants to be surprised, and they are still keeping the due date a secret from the
public. [Guess to keep the media away when the big event occurs] Also, the album is still slated for Spring 2002, with a big tour being planned. Shania Twain's pregnancy is normal and no other date but late Summer or early Fall has been published for the delivery, although Shania has not confirmed that date. Her new album has been pushed back to early 2002 (if she was as close to finishing it as we learned she was before announcing her pregnancy). Could be later in the year if she goes ahead with her pre-baby plan to tour again to support the new album."
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The New York Post's Cindy Adams jokes, "Shania Twain's so adamant about vegetarianism, I hear she now wants her dog to take off his fur coat."
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Shania's home in Florida:
there is a for-sale sign in the yard... I have no idea of what her plans are but it looks like she is trying to sell her home here. I heard some rumors a few months ago that she was bulding a home in another section down here. Maybe she is and then maybe she's not. Her home has three bedrooms... maybe she needs more space with the baby coming.
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Messina On Shania Baby
Jo Dee Messina has a new career goal - she wants to be Shania Twain's baby. Messina laughs when she says it. She and her fiance were in Switzerland last year and accepted Shania's invitation to visit with her and her husband, Robert John 'Mutt' Lange. Messina says they were two of the kindest, gentlest people
she has met, and their baby will be "the most wanted and loved." She laughs and says, "I wish I was that kid!" Thanks for sending us the story Carrie :-)
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Shania & Stephen King
Horror novel author, Stephen King has mentioned Shania in one of his books, titled 'On Writing': "Wandering isn't a big deal in an informal essay, is practically de rigeur, as a matter of fact -- but it's a very bad habit to get into when working on more serious subjects in a more formal manner. Writing is refined thinking. If your master's thesis is no more organized than a high school essay titled "Why Shania Twain Turns Me On," you're in big trouble (p. 131)."
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Shania and Mutt are currently in the studio working on her new album. While nothing is firm, the much anticipated follow-up to her multi-platinum success "Come On Over" is targeted for release in the Spring of 2002. Also, the Christmas album is not completed for release yet. Shania and Mutt have been dedicated and diligent in finishing the new album for next Spring.
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Wednesday, 23 May, 2001
Phone rings off the hook for Shania
tickets
There were no line-ups Tuesday, but the phone was ringing off the
hook for tickets to the opening weekend of the Shania Twain Centre
in Timmins.
About 100 people bought 350 tickets to the centre, dedicated to the
Timmins-born country superstar, which is set to open its doors June
30.
The City of Timmins tourism and attractions manager said ticket
orders were brisk, especially over the phone on the first day of sales.
The calls have been coming in non-stop, Will Saari said, adding
Timmins hotels have also sold a number of room and tickets
packages.
Saari said he had not anticipated a major rush for tickets since it had
been well advertised the 3,750 tickets available would be on sale for
two weeks.
Among other things, the 11,000-square-foot centre will feature
$1-million in memorabilia donated by Twain, including clothing from
various award shows and videos, stage props, awards and personal
mementos.
Tuesday's ticket buyers had their own reasons for wanting to attend
opening-weekend festivities.
What I really want to see is (Twain's) pink outfit, said Timmins
resident Pyerrette Soucy. I want to see it in person.
Tour tickets for the June 30 to July 2 weekend are being sold on a
timed basis.
We're following the format of timed tours over a three day period,
Saari said. We realize that this attraction has been given international
fame and recognition and we want to give everyone ample
opportunity to visit the centre on opening weekend.
The tours will start June 30 at 12:30 p.m. and continue at intervals of
112 hours.
Soucy purchased two tickets for July 1 at 2 p.m. in hopes of having
a slower, less frenzied tour of the centre, following opening-day
festivities.
I want to have some time to look around, she said. I want to go slow
and see a little bit more.
Saari said the format of the tours will benefit visitors coming to the
site.
They will know before hand that they will have a ticket for a
predetermined time, they wont have to stand in line, they wont have
to fight the crowds to get into the centre, Saari added.
But one lucky winner and three friends will beat everyone else into
the centre.
Winning the First Four Through the Door contest will give the winner
and three guests admittance to the centre 15 minutes before the first
tour on opening day.
The winner will also receive a prize pack including souvenir items
from the centre, two nights accommodations at the Senator Hotel
along with meal vouchers.
Participants can enter the contest by sending a post card to First
Four Through the Door, care of the Shania Twain Centre, 220
Algonquin Blvd. E., Timmins, Ont., Canada, P4N 1B3.
The contest is open to everyone, Saari said.
There will also be two runner up prize packages including two nights
accommodation and two tickets to opening day at the Shania Twain
Centre.
Entries must be received by June 12. The draw will be made at the
Shania Twain Centre site on June 14. Additional contest details are
available on the Web site.
Tickets will be available today through to Friday and May 28 to
June 1 from noon to 6 p.m. at the McIntyre Curling Club.
Tickets are and can also be purchased through a toll free
number 1-800-387-8466 and in package deals from
accommodation providers listed at the centres Web site,
www.shaniatwaincentre.com.
totem@eaglequest.com
