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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2016-07-21, Page 11Horticultural garden tour makes a Pulling ahead Elfi Enns, one of the artists featured at the Blyth Festival's new art show "Common Ground", welcomed the Auburn Horticultural Society's annual garden tour to her home on Westfield Road on Monday evening. Enns talked about various plants on her property including the Scottish Thistle, the national flower of Scotland, shown above. (Mark Royal' photo) Festival to open `If Truth be Told' In 1978, a group of puritanical thinkers who called themselves "Renaissance Canada" successfully convinced the Huron County School Board to put three books on its list for banning, and finally voted to forbid any student at one of the five high schools in the county from reading Margaret Laurence's iconic, Governor General's Award-winning, The Diviners (arguably one of the single most influential Canadian books of the 20th Century). At the same time, Alice Munro's Lives of Girls and Women was removed from the Peterborough high school curriculum. This real life flashpoint is the inspiration for If Truth Be Told, a gripping new play by Beverley Cooper receiving its world premiere this summer at the Blyth Festival from July 27 to Sept. 3 in Blyth's Memorial Hall. Reserve your seats by calling the Box Office at 519- 523-9300, Toll Free 1-877-862-5984 or online at blythfestival.com. With If Truth Be Told, Festival favourite Beverley Cooper Eyes of Heaven, Innocence Lost: A Play About Stephen Truscott and The Lonely Diner: Al Capone in Euphemia Township has approached this significant moment in Huron County history with passion, sympathy, and daring. Peg Dunlop is an internationally celebrated writer, with a long list of distinguished awards, living with her family in Vancouver. Peg is the most famous and successful writer ever to come out of the small town of Wayford. In spite of her influential career and accomplishments, Peg is no local heroine. Far from being celebrated in her hometown, many of the locals despise her work, and deeply resent her writing about life in Wayford. When Peg unexpectedly moves home, few in the town embrace her return. Unaware of the apparent controversy surrounding Peg, Wayford's eager young high school English teacher assigns one of Peg's books to her Grade 13 class, and invites the writer to come and speak at the school. As news of Peg's return spreads, and details of her book emerge, a group of concerned parents, led by a local pastor, endeavour to have her book banned. As the townspeople begin to choose sides, Peg befriends a teenage girl named Continued on page 15 Burn ban announced for county Continued from page 1 midnight only. After midnight, all fires must be completely extinguished. If you discover a fire in the open, it is very important that you report fires immediately by calling 911. Residents are encouraged to use the following tips to prevent grass and brush fires: • Clear all combustible materials such as tree limbs, leaves and other dry materials away from buildings and propane tanks. • Keep barbecue propane tanks at least three metres from buildings. • Wood piles should be stored a safe distance from your home. • Trees should be pruned to create a good vertical separation from the ground. • Clear out any accumulated dry or dead debris from your property. • Carelessly discarded cigarettes continue to be a major cause of grass fires during these dry periods. Smokers are reminded to please use care when butting out. Do not throw lit cigarettes out vehicle windows. • Take care when refueling equipment, and avoid idling hot engines over or near dry vegetation. • Check with your municipality about yard waste pick up and or landfill site hours. Most landfills accept yard waste, brush, etc. free of charge. If you have any questions regarding this order, please contact your local Fire Department, listed below. • Howick Township – Fire Chief, Shawn Edwards 519-335-3202 • North Huron – Fire Chief, David Spading 226-523-9500 • Morris Turnberry – Community Fire Safety Officer, James Marshall 226-523-9500 • Central Huron & Bluewater– Fire Chief, Dave Renner 519-525- 6530 • Huron East – Fire Chief, Marty Bedard 519-527-0160 • South Huron – Fire Chief, Andrew Baird 519-235-1981 • Goderich – Fire Chief, Steve Gardiner 519-525-6028. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016. PAGE 11. reat date night PEOPLE AROUND AUBURN By Mark Royal! Call 519-441-2223 I promised my wife a great date night last Monday night in Auburn and get this, it was only going to cost me $2 and it included refreshments. Want to hear more? My wife Glenda and I joined the Auburn Horticultural Society annual garden tour. I've got to tell you, I really enjoyed this evening out. What better way to unwind at the end of the day than to take a stroll through beautiful gardens on a lazy summer evening. About 22 of us met at the community centre in the village and then headed out to our first garden in Auburn Horticultural Society convoy style which got slightly lost the first time around. We began the tour at the home of Elfi Enns who lives on a beautiful secluded piece of paradise on Westfield Road along the Maitland River. Their certified organic farm has charming vistas including my favourite, off -the -barn deck which looks over a pond then across fields towards a hardwood forest. Elfi has lived here with her husband for 22 years and together they have worked hard restoring the farm and planting trees and gardens throughout their property. I was inspired by the fact they were growing garlic in one of their gardens. I think I am going to try this next year. We moved on down the road to Cindy MacDonald's place on Moncrieff Road. She lives in a home built around 1850 that is surrounded by quiet peaceful countryside where there is always a breeze she says. Cindy had pictures of her house showing how it had changed over the years and shared plans of what they would still like to do in the near future. I enjoyed the areas she had at the side and front of the house where you could gather with friends beside large old maple trees and admire the colourful flowers and gardens all around you. Finally we headed over to Jane Smyth's in Blyth to end our tour. Jane had us begin at the front of her house walking down a descending walkway made of small and large field stones surrounded by wonderful flowers, bushes and tall lofty grasses. There were plants here that were very unique I had not seen before. One was a Yucca flower which Jane says grows wild in the Auburn area. We were all caught off guard when Jane brought us to the back of her house where we stepped into a very large yard surrounded by more gardens. At the back of the yard was a larger garden area complete with a little bunkie that housed bunk beds. I could see children loving it out here. Their dog loved it. I watched in amazement as Jane's little dog ran up and down the bunk bed ladder with ease. Refreshments were served to cap off a very nice evening. Unfortunately we couldn't stay due to another appointment but I wish we could have. If you are just wanting to get out of the house and lazily stroll through serene settings and chat with neighbours then I highly suggest you join in on one of these garden tours. FROM AUBURN Find a job or advertise a job on the Jobs In Huron section of our website at www. northhuron.on.ca fitir--------- Reg. $18999918 42" Lawn Sale ju eoia 1"1- Poulan Tractor $119999 ❑ Pro Great 4 Greenhouse oulan Pro Sale $74 —Reg. Poulan Pro Front Sale _ , , ' h Month or July only! Deals in the Rear Tine Tiller 99 5 hp 589999 Tine Tiller 5 h p `'_ .. 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