The Citizen, 2009-10-08, Page 18A few light sprinkles didn’t seem
to interfere with the enthusiasm of
all the boys and girls involved in the
regional cross-country meet hosted
by Hullett Central School on
Wednesday, Sept. 23.
Runners from Huron Centennial
School from Brucefield scored the
most points overall to put that school
in first place. Clinton Christian
School placed second and the host
school won third place.
Several of the 60 runners from
Hullett placed well. Winning a first-
place in their various groups were
Jason Wilts, Catie MacDonald and
Lexi Aitkin.
A second-place finish was
achieved by Myea Fleet and William
Miller. Josh Plunkett, Teresa
Atkinson and Faith Allen managed
third-place finishes.
Mr. Coups and Mr. Caldwell and
several Grade 7/8 pupils managed
the meet.
Interested runners/regional win-
ners can participate in the next round
of competition on Oct. 22 in
Benmiller.
The character attribute for October
at Hullett is ‘empathy’ – under-
standing how someone else feels.
The fall book sale from Sept. 14-
17 resulted in $1,600 for resources
for the library which will benefit all
pupils.
Magazine sales are a major
fundraiser for the local school every
fall. The monies raised fund special
projects and events at the school.
The pupils will be canvassing for
subscriptions beginning this Friday,
Oct. 9 - 27. Consider helping them
out.
PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN,THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2009.If one closed their eyes one couldimagine they were sitting in theRyman Auditorium in Nashvillerather than the LondesboroughUnited Church.The concert began with Way
Down Yonder and ended the The
Orange Blossom Special, two
favourites of most country music
fans. From beginning to end the
Beckett Family pleased the audience
with traditional country, bluegrass,
western swing and gospel music.
The members of the Beckett fami-
ly performing that evening comefrom a long line of musicians whohave had roots in this music genrefor generations. Many of the tunes they sang havebeen picked up from country record-
ing artists.
They thanked those musicians in
the first half of the concert by per-
forming a medley of Grand Ole
Opry selections.
Linsey has toured with the Don
Messer Tribute Show and the group
also favoured the audience with a
medley of well-remembered tunesfrom that era of television.The small community of Kembel,north of Owen Sound is home to theBecketts. Those roots and rural val-ues are important to the family and a
number of songs conveyed a mes-
sage – Where I Come From and I’m
Using My Bible for a Road Map for
example. Gospel numbers included
Little Mountain Church and How
Great Thou Art.
Linsey has been performing since
she was three-and-a-half years old
and is certainly at home on stagewhether playing the fiddle or step-dancing. During her impersonationof Minnie Pearl, complete withbright calico dress and hat, Linseysang, May the Bird of Paradise Fly
Up Your Nose.
Another fun tune featured
Canadian Country Music Hall of
Fame inductee and member of South
Mountain, Steve Peticco performing
The Chew Tobacco Rag. Mel
Aucoin, a regular on the Grand Ole
Opry, was featured in the perform-
ance of “It’s a Wonderful World.”
At some point during the concert
everyone in the appreciative audi-
ence sang along, clapped in time
and/or tapped their toes. It was a
great way to spend a dark and rainy
Saturday evening.
Fiddling
The Beckett Family showcased their skills last weekend at
Londesborough United Church playing many old favourites
including some songs people may have remembered from
the Grand Ole Opry. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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Your presence brightened up what
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and you were all very generous with
donations for the Alzheimer Society
of Huron County. You truly made
your coffee count that day. See you
next year.
At the last gathering of the
Cheerio Club at Lil’s on Sept. 16,
there was some discussion regarding
their October date.
It has been decided that the ladies
will dine on Oct. 21 at the Betty
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Things seemed to have picked up
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LONDESBORO
Beckett Family performs at United
The Happy Gang Seniors of
Londesborough held their first meet-
ing of their new year at the
Londesborough Community Hall on
Wednesday, Sept. 30.
A couple of items of business
were brought to the attention of
members following their noon
potluck meal.
The regional fall rally will be held
in Dungannon Thursday, Oct. 8 with
registration taking place at 10 a.m.
Former USCO president Marie
Smith will be the guest speaker.
The group’s Christmas gathering
will be Nov. 25 at the hall. The
Londesborough UCW will be asked
to cater.
Dr. Beverley Lee, daughter of Jack
and Helen Lee, was guest speaker
for that afternoon. Bev has retired
from a career in public education but
continues to study and be active in
educating others.
Currently she works with groups,
families and communities as a medi-
ator. Her involvement is intended to
resolve conflicts, repair the harm
done by stress and restore relation-
ships either in families or the work-
place.
Beverley offered tips for getting
along with people and coping with
stress in general. She advised the
group to work toward a peaceful
community in which all persons
work together. Suggestions were
made on how to resolve conflict.
Lee remarked that it is important
for everyone to stay active in mind,
body and spirit.
The seniors were reminded that it
is always good to step back some-
times, to take some deep breaths and
always sleep on a problem or deci-
sion.
Happy Gang begins a new year
Hullett Central cross-country team
finishes regionals in third place