HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-09-28, Page 22 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Seaforth Library in dire
need of repairs that will
cost about S270,000
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
With the Seaforth Library being a
103 -year-old landmark and a vital
piece of history to the community,
the municipality of Huron East is
brainstorming ideas to get the neces-
sary construction done.
Currently, there is damage to the
inside of the wood ceiling trim, bro-
ken and cracked window sills as well
as numerous projects in need of paint
and several other ventures in need of
repair or that have breached their life
expectancies. From what was said in
a presentation to council September
20 in Brussels by Thor Dingman, a
heritage consultant, the roof is the
number one priority.
Dingman admitted that it is rather
late in the year for construction of the
magnitude that the roof requires and
that next year would be more suita-
ble. If the building went through a
complete exterior, restoration and
repair, it would cost approximately
$270,000, revealed Dingman.
The Seaforth Library's presence
echoes in terms of a legacy, as it was
established in the turn of the
20`b century, locals nicknamed the
structure the "Carnegie" library. The
name was derived from the devotion
of the Andrew Carnegie Foundation
and its recurrent bestowing of grants
for the establishment's construction.
To maintain the place of reading's
history alive and well, the location is
considered to be part of a heritage
conservation district. This means
under the Ontario Heritage Act; the
province's focus is to protect these
specific properties.
It also, if it ever came down to it,
gives municipalities the authority to
delay and to stop demolition, accord-
ing to the Province of Ontario's
website.
"I certainly lobby for heritage, but
the municipality is to be a leader in
heritage preservation," stated Ding-
man coincidentally at the Brussels
Library which is also a heritage
building.
Council is held once a year in
Brussels, which provides the ratepay-
ers in the north the chance to make an
appearance in addition to accommo-
dating the Brussels Fall Fair.
Dingman applauded Seaforth's
choices to upkeep the numerous
str
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The more than decade old Seaforth Library is currently in the beginning stages for repairs. At the moment the
municipality of Huron East is waiting on the completion of a draft tender document.
historical buildings that occupy the
town's core.
"It's an excellent example of Vic-
torian townscape," said Dingman.
"And the library is a really prominent
building on the strip, it gives people a
sense of pride."
For the time being, council is
waiting for Dingman to put together
a draft tender document and
updates on the pricing. To lessen
the cost, recently council applied
for a $75,000 grant, which would
make this project a lot easier to
The best worst musical ever October 1st
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preparing to perform their popular
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the theme this year is a spoof on
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wrapped up in an hilarious skit fea-
turing a host of zany characters.
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member of the Harmony Kings.
But this year the chorus brought
in an experienced stage director
Nancy Winters of Grand Bend, to
knit the music and the skit together,
and to polish the show to a new
level. As in past years, the chorus
will be directed by Dave Campbell
of Seaforth, an internationally rec-
ognized director, singer, and coach
of barbershop quartets and cho-
ruses. Dave's father, Bill Campbell
of Seaforth, rounds out the leader-
ship team as Assistant Director of
Music for the chorus
The show will be performed in
the gym of the Seaforth Public
School beginning at 7:30pm on
Sat., Oct. 1, 2016. Doors open at
6:45pm, and seating is limited to
the first 420 fans.
The Seaforth Harmony Kings are
the reigning champions of the
Ontario District of the Interna-
tional Barbershop Harmony Soci-
ety. The chorus won the competi-
tion in Toronto earlier this year, for
the first time in the chorus' 33 year
history.
'The Best Worst Musical Ever' is
the story of four brothers on a quest
to find true creativity in spite of
interference from classical charac-
ters such as Harold Hill (from the
Shaun Gregory
initiate.
"They are going to look at the
component parts, it's somewhat of a
budget decision as well," clarified
Huron East CAO, Brad Knight dur-
ing a phone interview a day after the
bi-weekly council meeting.
Music Man), composer Andrew
Lloyd Weber, and a not -so -merry
band of underachieving artisans.
Popular hits such as Music of The
Night (from Phantom of The
Opera), Do Re Mi (Sound of
Music), Consider Yourself (Oliver),
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
(Wizard of Oz), and many others,
are inter -woven with the story line.
The Harmony Kings are also
pleased to present Chordiology, a
high-level barbershop quartet from
Michigan, as special guest enter-
tainers for the evening. Chrodiol-
ogy has been entertaining audi-
ences around the Midwest for
almost twenty years, and in 2007
they were champions of the Pio-
neer District. You will love this
quartet. Their lead singer, Paul
Effinger, has recently made many
trips to Seaforth to provide vocal
and presentation coaching for the
Harmony Kings, helping them to
become District Champions.
Tickets are only $20 with free
admission for children 12 and
under. Tickets may be obtained
from any member of the Seaforth
Harmony Kings, or by phoning
Hank Winters at 519-238-5419. A
limited number of tickets may be
available at the door.