Live It Up/CTV
CTV featured a program titled Live It Up in the early 1980's. Liz Grogan and crew came to Gray for a 'wheat' fest in July 1983 and aired the program that October. A full 'wheat' meal was prepared under the direction of an American organization called Women Involved in Farm Economics (WIFE). The menu included wheat chili, wheat salad, wheat/vegetable bread, wheat ice cream and wheat pie.
The segment shot at Gray is just 5 minutes long (as provided here). Here is a running list of people we can identify. Sign installers Hartford Lewis, Kim and Michael Kelly, BillyJo Carnegie and ?. Dean Boesch unloading tables and chairs from his 1967 Chevy along with Dave Helstrom (John Ford in background), Gary Ford, and Cal Carnegie. The WIFE representative is Sharon Norman and the cooking helpers Wendy Lafoy, Sharon Frei, Emmy Moats, Bebe Gillis. The two men silhouetted men at the elevator Hartford Lewis, Al Reiter. Close-up attendees ?, Alyce Thompson (in hat), Maxine Hendrickson, Neva Lafoy, ?, Isabel Moats. Stirring pot; Dave Helstrom. Ice cream ?, Levsen? Bueche?. Bob Lewis and Dave Helstrom carrying vats of chili. Food line pans too fast...baby on shoulders? Two blondes; Kristy Lewis and Hendrickson, Don Lewis and Al Reiter, ?,?, Ken Bechard, Carol and Laurence Boesch, Hartford Lewis, Margaret Lewis, Lorinda Boesch. |
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This is the full half hour show - the Gray segment is from 5:25 to 9:23. At least watch the beginning to relive the 'catchy' theme song! The commercial breaks are 2 minutes of black.
Live It Up/CTV News provided video footage. |
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