The Citizen, 2011-02-24, Page 19THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2011. PAGE 19.
Lisa-Marie Claire Kelly, daughter
of Gisèle and the late Peter Kelly
received her Masters in Teaching
on September 25, 2010 from
Griffith University, Queensland,
Australia. She has been accepted
into the Ontario College of
Teachers and will be working for
the Huron-Perth Catholic School
Board. May you have a wonderful
teaching career. We are all very
proud of your accomplishments.
Love, your family.
Huron County Playhouse 2011 tickets availableDrayton Entertainment hasunveiled its 2011 season. Smash-hitBroadway musicals, a tribute to one of the greatest pop stars of all
time, a sentimental and warm-
hearted play and laugh-out-loud
comedies are planned for a
sensational 40th anniversary season
at the Huron Country Playhouse in
Grand Bend.
“Each year we pull out all the
stops to create a playbill that offers
theatregoers a taste of many genres,”
says Artistic Director Alex
Mustakas. “We are excited to
provide audiences with opportunities
to try something new and to
experience the magic of professional
live theatre in a magnificent locale.
This year really promises something
special at the Huron Country
Playhouse.”
An ambitious renovation will be
completed to the facilities in
celebration of the 40th anniver-
sary season, including new theatre
seats for the main stage, a new
box office, lounge, washrooms,
gift shop, administration area
and brand new 300 seat Playhouse II
auditorium. Tickets officially
went on sale to the public on
Jan. 4.
“Drayton Entertainment strives to
provide audiences with the best
choices for their entertainment
dollar,” says Mustakas. “The diverse
mix of programming in our 2011
season reflects our commitment to
providing quality professional
entertainment at a price that is
accessible to everyone, with many
ways to save even more off the
regular ticket price.”
Hairspray, Broadway's musical-comedy phenomenon that inspired amajor motion picture and won eightTony Awards, including Best
Musical, it will be on stage June 8-
July 2.
From the author of Shirley
Valentine and Educating Rita comes
the legendary musical Blood
Brothers. One of the longest running
shows in London’s west-end, this
story about twin brothers driven by
fate and fortune running from July 6
through July 23.
Then the romance and comedy
with How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying. It’s no
ordinary day at the office in this
Tony Award-winning musical where
a simple window washer attempts to
climb the corporate ladder to the top
of the executive heap, July 27
through August 13.
Guys and Dolls is rich in romance,
comedy and show-stopping numbers
like “Luck Be a Lady”, the stakes are
raised in this smash-hit Broadway
musical, on stage August 17 through
September 3.
First on the playbill for the brand
new Playhouse II is How The Other
Half Loves. It’s a dinner party to
remember when three couples
become caught in a web of
mischief, misunderstanding and
mistaken identity in this delicious
comedy, on stage July 13 through
July 23.
Then it’s family that matters in the
play Italian Funerals & Other
Festive Occasions. Theatregoers will
delight in the colourful recollections
of a young man’s Italian-American
childhood as he tries to postpone
urgent decisions in this life-affirming story, on stage July 2through August 6.The rockin’ music of Elvis Presley
is showcased with Blue Suede
Shoes: Memories of the King. Relive
a jukebox of classics including,
“Love Me Tender”, “Hound Dog”,
“Suspicious Mind”, “Heartbreak
Hotel” and many more in
this energetic tribute, on stageAugust 17 through September 3.Drayton Entertainment offersflexible subscription packages to
enable theatregoers to book tickets
to any performance, at any theatre,
for any date.
When patrons buy tickets to four,
five, six, or even seven different
productions, they can save close
to 30 per cent off the regular ticket price.Individual theatre tickets are$37.17 + HST for adults; $19.03 +
HST for youth 18 and under, and
$31.42 + HST for preview
performances and groups of 20 or
more.
For more information visit:
www.draytonentertainment.com
The Township of North Huron is
initiating a strategic planning
process that will engage local
residents and stakeholders for their
input. One of the 2011 priorities
identified by North Huron Council is
the completion of a strategic plan.
“We need to establish a vision for
where we see ourselves in the next
3-5 years and beyond, and to
develop an action plan on how to get
there,” said Reeve Neil Vincent. “We
want to make sure that council’s
priorities are consistent with the
community’s and we welcome their
participation in this process.”
“Focusing our resources and our
decision-making will help to
position North Huron as a desirable
municipality for existing residents
and for future residents, growth and
economic development,” said
CAO/Clerk Gary Long. “A strategic
plan will be beneficial for municipal
staff and our senior management
team in that it will clearly outline the
goals and strategic priorities of
council and the community and
the action plan we need to
implement.”
The strategic planning process
will be led by Long and Community
Development Co-ordinator Connie
Goodall and they will be assisted by
a Community Advisory Committee.
Over the course of the year, this
process will:
• establish a vision statement
• conduct an environmental scan
and a SWOT analysis
• establish goals and objectives
• identify strategic priorities
• develop an action plan to achieve
goals and objectives
• outline a process to implement
and update the strategic plan
A key component of the strategic
planning process will be
consultation with the
community.
There will be many ways for
residents to participate and
contribute their ideas and feedback
by attending public meetings,
roundtable discussions, and
completing surveys that will be
mailed to residents and that will be
available on North Huron’s website
at www.northhuron.ca
North Huron Township begins strategic plan process
A Memorable award
Ashley Falconer was awarded third place out of students from all Huron County Schools for
her poster about Alzheimer’s Disease. Falconer, part of Blyth Public School’s Grade 3/4 class,
was awarded a certificate and board game for her poster by Kirsten Passchier, Community
Outreach Coordinator for the Alzheimer Society of Huron County on Tuesday, Feb. 15. (Denny
Scott photo)
Huron County councillors debate validity
of road conditions on county website
The possibility of the Huron
County Public Works Department
posting road conditions on the
internet was discussed at the Feb. 16
Committee of the Whole meeting.
Director of Public Works Dave
Laurie said the issue had been
brought to him several times. He felt
it was worthwhile to investigate the
idea, he said, but that it would be an
intensive job, requiring between 15
and 20 hours per week dedicated to
just that job.
He also indicated that on a simple
four-updates-per-day model, two
updates would fall outside of
common office hours (6:30 a.m. and
9 p.m.).
He said that highway closures are
dictated by the OPP and
subsequently the OPP is responsible
for notifying the media, then
spreads the word.
Different degrees of updates were
also discussed. The degrees varied
from simply stating if a road was
open or closed to stating a road’s
actual condition, whether it be bare
or wet, snow-packed or clear as well
as listing the level of visibility.
Laurie said that once conditions
were posted on the Huron County
website, Huron County would then
be responsible for the updates and
could be criticized if the updates
aren’t “up to date”.
A suggestion was made that the
Public Works Department
investigate the designation of a
portion of the Huron County
website to road conditions that
would feature links to local weather
and road condition sources.
Bluewater’s Tyler Hessel said that
links could be posted to the OPP’s
website, as well as Environment
Canada and various local media
outlets’ websites. That way, he said,
residents could check road
conditions on sites that are updated
regularly and Huron County
wouldn’t be responsible for the
information or its timeliness.
Councillor Paul Klopp said that
Huron County should “stay away”
from the non-mandated service,
saying that at the very minimum, the
Public Works Department should
list whether a road is open or closed.
He felt that going any further would
be asking for trouble.
Hessel made a motion to the effect
of his earlier comment, saying that
the Public Works Department
should investigate how much it
would cost to post links to local
websites where residents could find
timely road condition updates.
Not everyone was in favour,
however, with Morris-Turnberry’s
Paul Gowing voting against the
motion and Central Huron’s Brian
Barnim saying that the idea sounded
a lot like Roadwatch.
“We pay the OPP to do a job and
I think this would be doubling up on
a service,” Barnim said.
The motion was carried and a
report will be forthcoming.
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