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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-03-19, Page 1414 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, March 19, 2014 your4 fizt? omentS.ca Marking yaw milestones, 1-888-786-7821 rriitintaneN.Nun n yourliremomenks.ca. Obituaries 1 In Memoriam 1 Thanks 1 Births Celebrations 1 More Thank You Notes Thank You Notes FORSTER Our sincere appreciation for all the sympa- thy, cards, phone calls and acts of kindness following the passing of our sister Marjorie Elliott. Our gratitude to Amy and Mary Ellen for their compassion at the funeral home. -Sincerely, Inez & Lorne Forster GARDNER The family of Tena Gardner would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at PINECREST Manor who provided such loving care to our Mom during her residency over the past two years and ensuring her comfort and peace through a difficult time. Also we would like to thank all those who sent flowers and made donations in Mom's memory as well as the many condolences expressed to the family. -Roy Gardner RON ALTON TYKE TOURNAMENT The 45th annual tournament committee would thank their sponsor's, Lucknow Legion Branch 309 for their continued support again this year. We also appreciate the support from the volunteer referees, timekeepers and student volunteers. A special thanks to April Schumacher and the Lucknow Tyke parents for the great meal enjoyed by the players and coaches. Thanks to Prestocrest for providing the helmet stickers for all of the players. WAIN The family of Phyllis Wain wishes to thank our family friends and neighbors for their kindness during the recent loss of our mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Thank you for all the food, flowers, cards, phone calls and memorial donations. Special thanks to Dr. Engle and the palliative care unit of the Kincardine Hospital for their compassion, you are all angels. Thank you to McCallum & Palla Funeral Home for your help and guidance, also to Bill Cameron for the beautiful music. Our appreciation to Archdeacon Allan Livingston of St. Georges for such a fitting service and to brother-in-law Bill for the eulogy. Many thanks to the Ladies of the Goderich Auxiliary Br. 109 for the lovely lunch. The Wain Family We would like to express our appreciation to the volunteers, players, coaches and fans for their support of the Atom and Bantam Local League Tournaments. We couldn't do without you. Congratulations to the Atom A Champs - Wingham; Runner-up Blyth/Brussels; B -Champs - St. Mary's Thrashers; Runner-up Lucknow. Bantam A Champs - Seaforth; Bantam B Champs - Lucknow. -LAWS & Elaine Irwin Memorial Tournaments In Memoriams In Memoriams CAESAR In memory of a dear husband and father, Jack Caesar who passed away March 17, 2013. Silent thoughts of times together, Hold memories that will last forever. -Ever remembered by Gwen, Steve & Jan. In Memoriams In Memoriams RIES (MARINUS) MILTENBURG March 22, 1923 - January 8, 2012 In loving memory of an awesome father and Grandpa, who will be celebrating his birthday in heaven on March 22nd. Our hearts are full of good memories, we treasure them with care. In all that life has given us, and all that's left to do. We will never have a greater gift, than the time we spent with you. Loving you & missing you! -Paige & Christine, Tony & Marilyn Obituaries Obituaries FINNIGAN, Chester P. - Of Clinton and formerly of Lucknow passed away at Huronview Home for the Aged on March 9, 2014 at the age of 87. He was the beloved husband of Alma (Hoggart) for 25 years. Chester was born on August 15, 1926 in Ashfield Township to the late Lena (Channney) and Raymond Finnigan. Dear father of Dave & Dianna of Stayner, and Jim of Lucknow. Missed by his grandchildren Gordon & Sandra Schill of Listowel, Jonathon & Felicia of Brantford, Kevin of Lucknow, Gracie and fiance Dave Cabral of London and 6 great- grandchildren. Survived by sisters-in-law Vera Hesselwood and Hazel Watkins, and several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his first wife Ruby (Sherwood), and his sister Louise. Visitation was held on March 11, 2014 from 2 - 4 & 7 - 9 PM at MACKENZIE & MCCREATH FUNERAL HOME, Lucknow, where the funeral service was conducted at 2:00 PM on March 12, 2014. Lynne Wilson officiated and Marilyn Scott was organist. Donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, Lucknow United Church or Londesborough United church were appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Spring interment at Dungannon Cemetery. Memorial information and condolences online at www.mackenzieandnnccreath.com 20iNd'q Excitement builds for 40th season of Blyth Festival For QMI Agency Artistic Director Marion de Vries is thrilled to announce the directors and creative teams for the 40th Season of Blyth Festival. "I'm really excited as the play- wright of Kitchen Radio to be working with one of Canada's hottest new directing stars, Kelli Fox. Kelli is a brilliant, award-winning actor who has recently begun to direct plays, and Kitchen Radio is the launch of her mainstage career," says de Vries. "I saw her very first directing gig at a one-night event in Toronto a couple of years ago, and was struck by her clear vision and inventive staging?' "The other new directing tal- ent I'm pumped about appointing, to the helm of the 2014 Young Company, is our very own Jamie Robinson, well known to Blyth audiences as a fabulous actor over many sea- sons," de Vries says. "Jamie is currently doing an MFA in directing and specializes in devised collective theatre crea- tion, so he is a great fit for the Young Company." "I'm over the moon about directing St. Anne's Reel," says de Vries. "Gil Garratt has been writing this drama for Blyth for the past couple of years and it's a beauty." "Finally, on the occasion of our 40th Season it's a pure joy to welcome back beloved former artistic director Janet Amos to stage John MacLachlan Gray's iconic Billy Bishop Goes To War, and long-time Blyth direc- tor Miles Potter to bring Mark Crawford's hilarious new com- edy Stag and Doe to life with his usual flare," says de Vries. The creative teams include a mix of new faces and familiar friends: The design team for Kitchen Radio is Laura Gard- ner (set), Jennifer Triemstra- Johnston (costumes) and Rebecca Picherack (lighting); Billy Bishop Goes To War is designed by Steve Lucas (set and lighting) and Jennifer Triemstra-Johnston (cos- tumes); Stag and Doe will be designed by Pat Flood (set), Allie Marshall (costumes), Steve Lucas (lighting), and Todd Charlton (sound); St Anne's Reel will be designed by Joanna Yu (set and cos- tumes) and Steve Lucas (lighting). "I'm so excited with the cre- ative team of directors and designers that we have assem- bled for this anniversary year," says de Vries. "The best and brightest theatre artists from mid -western Ontario and Toronto are all so happy to come to Blyth for the summer and be a part of the Festival's 40th Season. For many it is a homecoming, for others it is a debut at one of Canada's top regional theatres staging new plays and Canadian classics. Our audiences are in for a real treat!" Tickets are on sale for Blyth Festival members and also for groups. The box office opens to the general public on April 1. Call 519-523-9300, toll free 1-877-862-5984 or online at blythfestival.com Director biographies Janet Amos directed the immortal Blyth Memorial History Show at Blyth Festival in 1977. Since then she has been artistic director twice, 1979-1984 and 1994-1997. She has acted in Cricket and Claudette, Heat Wave, Barnboozled, Sometime, Never, and The Bootblack Ora- tor. She was an assistant pro- fessor at the University of Regina 2003-2006 and guest artist at the University of Ottawa in 2008. Marion de Vries previously directed Wilbur County Blues by Andrew Moodie for Blyth Festival. Other directing cred- its include Girl Who Loved Her Horses by Drew Hayden Taylor, Jumping Mouse which she co - wrote with Columpa C. Bobb, and The Red Moon by Dawn Dumont (Centre for Indige- nous Theatre); the musicals Ship of Fire, co -written with Suzanne Pasternak, Bernie Gaw and Tom Leighton, Picton Papers by Leslie Arden, and Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave by Maynard Col- lins (Festival Players of Prince Edward County); Yes Yoko Solo (Loud Mouth Asian Babes/Fac- tory Theatre/AGO) and The Yoko Ono Project by Jean Yoon (LMAB/Theatre Passe Muraille); Little Dragon by Keira Loughran (k'Now Thea- tre/TPM); and her own play idiot (left hand theatre/Sum- merWorks). Marion holds a BFA Honours Theatre from York University. Kelli Fox directed This Wide Night at the SummerWorks Festival 2013 and Anthro- pocene for The Wrecking Ball and With Individual Desire, a play still in development and based on events in the life of American poet Edna St. Vin- cent Millay. She has assisted Tadeusz Bradecki on Candida at the Shaw Festival and Max Reimer on The Last Resort for the Globe Theatre in Regina. Most recently she has been busy as an actor, appearing as Mistress Page in Merry Wives of Windsor for the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and as Amanda Wingfield in Glass Menagerie for the Royal Mani- toba Theatre Centre. Other act- ing credits include twelve sea- sons with the Shaw Festival and three with Stratford, National Arts Centre, Geva Theatre Centre in Rochester, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, and the Segal Centre. Miles Potter directed numer- ous productions for Blyth Fes- tival. For over 35 years, he has directed and acted across Can- ada, working on classics and developing new Canadian plays. Directing: productions at Stratford Festival, The Grand Theatre, The National Arts Cen- tre, Canadian Stage, Mirvish Productions among many oth- ers. He has also been a guest director and teacher at the National Theatre School, George Brown College, Hum- ber College, Dalhousie Univer- sity and The University of Mis- souri at Kansas City. Miles has received a Dora nomination (Directing, Molly Sweeney, Grand/Canadian Stage), a Dora Award (Directing, The Drawer Boy, Theatre Passe Muraille), and a Jessie Award (Directing, The Taming of the Shrew, Bard on the Beach, Vancouver) Jamie Robinson is a familiar face to Blyth audiences: Beyond the Farm Show, Garri- son's Garage, The Drawer Boy, Filthy Rich, Stolen Lives, and Corker. Other selected theatre, film and TV credits include: Four seasons with the Stratford Festival of Canada, Angels in America Parts I & II (Winnipeg Jewish Theatre), Title role in Richard III (Metachroma Thea- tre), Romeo & Juliet (Canadian Stage in High Park), Murdoch Mysteries (Shaftesbury), The Rick Mercer Report (CBC) and Celeste in the City (ABC). Jamie is co -artistic director of the Grey -Bruce Arts Collective in Meaford, and co-founder of Montreal's Metachroma Thea- tre. He is an MFA Candidate, York University theatre direct- ing and education program.