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Local Author's `Prairie Fire'
Burning Up the Book Shelves
David Yates
Special to the Expositor
Prairie Fire, the eagerly
awaited sequel to E. K.
Johnston's The Story of
Owen: Dragon Slayer of
Trondheim (2014), has
now been released.
With its fast action and
witty dialogue, Prairie Fire
picks up the saga of Owen
Thorskard and his bard
Siobhan McQuaid's
adventures slaying fire
breathing breathing drag-
ons. This time, Owen and
Siobhan have enlisted in
the Oil Watch to battle
carbon swilling dragons in
Alberta's oil patch.
Many who have read
The Story of Owen may
recognize the thinly veiled
descriptions of Huron
County landmarks and
personalities. The local
setting is no coincidence
as author Emily Kate
Johnston is a graduate of
Seaforth Public School
and Central Huron
Secondary School in
Clinton.
Johnston, the efferves-
cent thirty-year-old award
winning author is a foren-
sic archaeologist by train-
ing who <loves to make up
stories.> In The Story of
Owen and Prairie Fire,
Johnston has created an
alternate world where
dragons are real. It is only
the courage, loyalty and
wits of a friendship forged
in fire that saves the day.
Prairie Fire and The Story
of Owen have the feel of
authentic mediaeval
folktales set in modern
times.
Johnston's story telling
has earned her several
prestigious award nomi-
nations. Most recently, in
January 2015, The Story of
Owen was a finalist for an
L.A. Times book prize for
young adult fiction. John-
ston's next book A Thou-
sand Nights is due out this
fall. According to John-
ston, it "is a re -imagining
of The 1001 Arabian
Nights, with a little bit of
Doctor Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
thrown into the mix. It's
already available for pre-
order, which is very
exciting!"
When asked if there will
be a third book in the
dragon slaying series,
Johnston said that she
wrote Owen as a 'duology,
but the thing about pub-
lishing is that it changes a
lot, so I've learned to
never say never.' Fans of
The Story of Owen can
order Prairie Fire from
local bookstores or
on-line.
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Seaforth Lions Club president John Snell poses alongside Lloyd Tubb, with the Mitchell Lions Club
and Bruce Bettles, secretary of the Dublin Lions Club, at a viewing showcase on April 10 for the
organizations' regional fundraising auction, which aired for eight hours on local Channel 12 the
next day.
Auction for Seaforth,
Mitchell and Dublin Lions
Clubs returns to airwaves
Marco Vigliotti
Huron Expositor
For as long as its organ-
izers can recall, the Lions
Club auction has been a
springtime fixture on
community access televi-
sion in the Mitchell and
Seaforth areas.
None of the volunteers
from the three Lions Clubs
managing the 2015 event
can even definitely identify
the year the auction started,
saying it was already up and
running long before they
joined.
"It was here when I
started," said John Snell,
president and secretary of
Wednesday, April 22
8:00 pm
St. Columban Soccer
Club House
All Members Welcome
the Seaforth Lions Club, in
a response echoed by
many other club
members.
Once again returning to
the airwaves this past
weekend, the auction may
owe its longevity to being
able to draw support
from three different
communities.
The Lions Clubs in Sea -
forth, Dublin and Mitchell
jointly organize the event,
counting on the popular fun-
draiser to provide needed
resources for their many
community projects and
support programs.
«Our club...gave $30,000
for the (Seaforth) arena
when they did the addi-
tion; we always give a
donation for the radio-
thon the hospital has,»
Snell said of some of
the initiatives supported
by the Seaforth Lions Club,
adding that the group also
provides financial support
to needy people across the
community and an array of
charitable causes as part of
being a member of the
Lions> international
network.
This year>s auction,
which aired on cable tele-
vision Channel 12 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 11,
featured about 290 prod-
ucts, all of which were
donated by local
businesses.
It is expected to gener-
ate between $10,000 and
$11,000 for the three
organizing bodies, Snell
said.
Each item is displayed to
viewers for 30 minutes, with
volunteers manning phones
for the course of the event to
take in bids.
Under the rules, the
proceeds from each sale is
allocated to the club that
solicited the donation. If
as expected, the Freeze
King donated its gift cer-
tificate package offered at
the auction to the Seaforth
Lions Club, then the
money from that sale
would be handed off to
the Seaforth group.
The three clubs, how-
ever, all jointly pool their
resources to cover the
expenses of organizing the
auction, including the cost
of printing out flyers and
use of the Dublin Commu-
nity Hall.
The airspace is donated
by Mitchell Seaforth Cable
TV, as are the phone lines
used to receive bids, which
are provided by Quadro
Communications.
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You are invited to attend these area churches
ST. THOMAS ANGLICAN
21 Jarvis St. Seaforth
Rector The Rev. Flarine Snowdon
Rectory 519-482-9071
Church Office 519-527-1522
Sunday April 19
Worship at 9:30 am
Coffee hour following
Everyone Welcome
Council meets Tues. April 21 at 1 pm
ACW Annual April 18 at St. Paul's
Cathedral London 9 am
EGMONDVILLE UNITED CHURCH
Pastor Steve Hildebrand
Youth Coordinator - Laura Nakamura
Worship April 19th 10:30 AM
Youth Sunday School at 10:30 AM
Adult Sunday School 9:45 AM
Come and join us. All are welcome
For more information view our web site
www.egmondvilleunitedchurch.com & Like us on Facebook
ST. JAMES ROMAN
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Welcomes You
14 Victoria Street, Seaforth
519-345-2972
Sat. Mass 5 pm • Sun. Mass 9 am
ST. PATRICK'S, DUBLIN
Sun. Mass 11 a.m.
FR. BRIAN McCOLL
TO ADVERTISE IN THIS
SPACE PLEASE CALL
THE HURON EXPOSITOR
519-527-0240
BETHEL BIBLE CHURCH
An Associated Gospel Church
126 Main St. Seaforth 519-527-0982
Rev. Mark Kennedy
Sunday Worship Service 11 a.m.
Sunday School for all ages 9:45 a.m.
Tuesday Evenings
Youth Groups - Junior & Senior High
6:30 to 9 p.m.
Boys & Girls Club 7 p.m.
Wednesdays 7 p.m. Men's & Women's Bible Study
�� EVERYONE WELCOME
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
59 Goderich St. W. Seaforth 519-527-0170
Rev. Rob Congram
Lorrie Mann - Organist
Sunday Worship April 19, 11:00 a.m.
Sunday April 19 - 7:30 p.m.
The Harbouraires
Free will offering for Seaforth Food Bank
Sunday School ALL WELCOME
('\. Nursery Provided as Needed
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Seaforth Lions Club president John Snell poses alongside Lloyd Tubb, with the Mitchell Lions Club
and Bruce Bettles, secretary of the Dublin Lions Club, at a viewing showcase on April 10 for the
organizations' regional fundraising auction, which aired for eight hours on local Channel 12 the
next day.
Auction for Seaforth,
Mitchell and Dublin Lions
Clubs returns to airwaves
Marco Vigliotti
Huron Expositor
For as long as its organ-
izers can recall, the Lions
Club auction has been a
springtime fixture on
community access televi-
sion in the Mitchell and
Seaforth areas.
None of the volunteers
from the three Lions Clubs
managing the 2015 event
can even definitely identify
the year the auction started,
saying it was already up and
running long before they
joined.
"It was here when I
started," said John Snell,
president and secretary of
Wednesday, April 22
8:00 pm
St. Columban Soccer
Club House
All Members Welcome
the Seaforth Lions Club, in
a response echoed by
many other club
members.
Once again returning to
the airwaves this past
weekend, the auction may
owe its longevity to being
able to draw support
from three different
communities.
The Lions Clubs in Sea -
forth, Dublin and Mitchell
jointly organize the event,
counting on the popular fun-
draiser to provide needed
resources for their many
community projects and
support programs.
«Our club...gave $30,000
for the (Seaforth) arena
when they did the addi-
tion; we always give a
donation for the radio-
thon the hospital has,»
Snell said of some of
the initiatives supported
by the Seaforth Lions Club,
adding that the group also
provides financial support
to needy people across the
community and an array of
charitable causes as part of
being a member of the
Lions> international
network.
This year>s auction,
which aired on cable tele-
vision Channel 12 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 11,
featured about 290 prod-
ucts, all of which were
donated by local
businesses.
It is expected to gener-
ate between $10,000 and
$11,000 for the three
organizing bodies, Snell
said.
Each item is displayed to
viewers for 30 minutes, with
volunteers manning phones
for the course of the event to
take in bids.
Under the rules, the
proceeds from each sale is
allocated to the club that
solicited the donation. If
as expected, the Freeze
King donated its gift cer-
tificate package offered at
the auction to the Seaforth
Lions Club, then the
money from that sale
would be handed off to
the Seaforth group.
The three clubs, how-
ever, all jointly pool their
resources to cover the
expenses of organizing the
auction, including the cost
of printing out flyers and
use of the Dublin Commu-
nity Hall.
The airspace is donated
by Mitchell Seaforth Cable
TV, as are the phone lines
used to receive bids, which
are provided by Quadro
Communications.