HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-06-29, Page 22 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Cheryl Ann St. Onge and her daughter Mary Paige sang music from 1930s -1940s at the Maplewood Manor in
Seaforth June 21.
Maureen Agar and Jan Hawley, Huron East's economic
development officer watching CBC's national TV show
Still Standing.
Fred Anderson, watches CBC's Still Standing, he was
featured in the episode because of his role in the
construction of the top-secret radar base.
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From the left, the owner of Maplewood Manor, Sam Riad and local "superstar," Fred
Anderson, 94 pose after the airing of Still Standing.
Still Standing a success
at Maplewood Manor
Local 94 -year-old is touched after mother and
ff daughter sing to him
Shaun Gregory who is one of the stars (also relished), Haw -
Huron Expositor ley said. "I could see that he was quite
touched by the whole event.
Slowly creeping up to Fred, one of the "Even after the airing he was almost
thousands responsible for building, the top- holding port, because he's so interested,
secret radar base some 70 years ago, Cheryl he has lived that history, of course peo-
Ann St. Onge and her daughter Mary Paige ple want to talk to him.
sang the sweet tune "You Are My Sunshine" Recognizing how essential the "far -
Up close and personal and holding his flung" small towns comedy series is to the
hands the live twosome band caused the community and Anderson, the owner of
94 -year-old to shed some tears of joy. CBC's Maplewood Manor, Sam Riad, made the
Still Standing hadn't even started yet and trek from Mississauga to be in attendance.
emotions were running high. "It's a special event, Fred did so much
for the country, (and) it's the least we
can do, to celebrate that day for him."
At times Anderson would stand up in his
walker as a result of excitement. Being the
predecessor of three generations who
joined the former deep-rooted Clinton resi-
dent, several generations including his
daughters and granddaughter would ask,
"are you okay standing." In a loud voice,
Anderson replied back that he was content.
He expressed to the Expositor after
that day for him," the airing that he felt like a superstar,
"really super," he said.
The 13 -man crew that made Still
Standing is the award winning Produc-
tion Company known as Frantic Films,
Packed in a fancy white rented tent they came to Vanastra for one week
connected to the Maplewood Manor in where they shot the footage for five days
Seaforth, a group of Huron East repre- straight. Something Hawley granted as
sentatives, senior residents of the retire- being impressive for the fact that the
ment home and locals waited patiently show is 22 minutes excluding commer-
for the Newfoundlander accent of cials. She went on to say that CBC has
Johnny Harris to roar through the put the town of about 650 people "on
50 -inch big screen. Spearheaded by Jan the map," however it's up to the munici-
Hawley, Huron East's economic devel- pality and the property owners to main-
opment officer, the event gave the old- tain this TV buzz's relevance.
timers a great excuse to stay up a little "We've got a good momentum going
past their bedtime. on now, we need to keep that going in a
"The tum -out was great and the (Maple- positive way," Hawley said. "I'm up for
wood Manor) residentsthoroughlyrelished the challenge by certainly promoting
it and most importantly Fred Anderson, the area for new investment.'
It's a special event, Fred
did so much for the
country, (and) it's the least
we can do, to celebrate
— said the owner Maplewood
Manor, Sam Riad