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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2017-08-31, Page 1INSIDE THIS WEEK: IRONMAN - Pg. 10 Walton native places fourth in Quebec Ironman comp. IPM - Pg. 14 Dodds, Townsend ready to represent Huron at IPM PILGRIMAGE - Pg. 17 Local pastor makes once- in-a-lifetime trip to church Publications Mail Agreement No. 40050141 Return Undeliverable Items to North Huron Publishing Company Inc., P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, ON NOG 1H0 4Citiz Volume 33 No. 34 n WELCOME TO BLYTH ESTABLISHED 1877 $1.25 GST included Serving the communities of Blyth and Brussels and northern Huron County Thursday, August 31, 2017 Trudeau pays visit to Goderich, Stratford An important visit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Goderich on Friday, where he put in some time at the local branch of the Salvation Army stuffing backpacks for students heading back to school in a few days. Of course, anywhere Trudeau goes, the adoring crowds follow. This was the case in Goderich as plenty of people came out to meet the man leading the country. When he was done in Goderich, he then made his way to Stratford. (Denny Scott photo) By Denny Scott The Citizen Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Salvation Army in Goderich last week to help prepare some students for the coming school year. The Salvation Army's volunteers were preparing backpacks to make sure no student would have to go without the supplies needed for the school year when Trudeau stopped by and participated, filling up a bag to be delivered to some local students. Trudeau greeted the dozens of people gathered at the volunteer store including local youth groups prior to heading into the Salvation Army facility on Sunset Drive in Goderich. He took time to shake hands, pose for photos, sign autographs and get some high -fives from the younger members of the audience. After greeting the volunteers, signing a special document for the official visit and taking part in the backpack -stuffing, Trudeau explained how the event was indicative of the help he wants to make sure every family has. "Canadians are there for each other," he said. "That's who we are. That's the core of the Salvation Army." He said the volunteers coming together to make sure every child has a chance to succeed was important and was one of the reasons the government moved forward with the Canadian Childcare Benefit, a tax-free monthly payment made to families with children under the age of 18. Trudeau congratulated the group on its work before heading to the Stratford Festival for his next engagement. While in Stratford, Trudeau met hundreds of adoring fans before taking a tour of the Festival Theatre. While there, Trudeau also said he was supportive of the reconstruction of the Tom Patterson Theatre, a project that officials are hoping will receive federal funding. 56th Thresher Reunion ready to come to Blyth By Denny Scott The Citizen The annual reunion of the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association is once again approaching fast. Starting next Friday, the event will see steam, music and antique tractor afficionados as well as those interested in any of the other numerous activities at the event descend on the Blyth Campground. The festivities start on Sept. 9 when the gates open at 8 a.m. By 9 a.m., the display areas, craft shops, outside vendors and working displays will be open. The grand opening ceremony will start at 12:30 p.m. at the main stage just inside the main gate to the grounds beside the Blyth and District Community Centre. Points of interest in the schedule for Friday include an antique potato digging presentation at 10 a.m., the fun tractor pull at 1 p.m., a threshing demonstration at 1:15 p.m. and the daily parade at 4 p.m. The Country Versatiles will headline a dance at the community centre from 8 p.m. to midnight. On Saturday, a firefighters' pancake breakfast starts the day at 7:30 a.m. at the Emergency Services Training Centre on County Road 25 hosted by the Fire Department of North Huron. The gates to the campground will open at 8 a.m. Several activities, including working displays, crafts and the parade will be repeated on Saturday. The fiddle competition, at Shed 3, starts at 12:30 p.m. Following shortly after, the children's pedal tractor pull and children's garden and lawn tractor rodeo both start at 1 p.m. The dance on Saturday night is headlined by the Country Classics Band. Sunday starts with another pancake breakfast at the ESTC at 7:30 a.m. Gates open at 8 a.m. again and the annual church service is set to start at Shed 3 at 9:30 a.m. At 12:30 p.m., the step -dancing competition takes the stage at Shed 3 Following the daily parade at 4 p.m., the Blyth Lions Club host a pork chop supper at Lions Park. The dinner is for advance ticket -holders only. Association President Peter Hendriks said he is looking forward to a regular, well -attended show and said that several new additions to the ground will give visitors something new to see. Hendriks said the new veranda around the log cabin is exciting as is an antique mid -1800s printing press that will be part of the working displays. For more information, watch for The Citizen's special Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association reunion section included with next week's issue or visit blythsteamshow.on.ca.