The Citizen, 2008-04-03, Page 27Country artist and songwriter
Willie Mack is on the road and plans
to make his way through Blyth next
week.
In support of his recent album,
Headlights & Tailpipes, Mack will
be in Blyth on April 10 at Memorial
Hall, just one day after a date in
Toronto, where he’ll be performing
for Country Music Television.
Mack got his start writing songs
for Sara Evans, Collin Raye and
George Canyon, but now he is
singing his own songs on the road.
Mack was born in Texas and based
in Nashville, giving him the born
and bred background of a country
singer.
Mack’s new album features songs
that transition between rockabilly
and ballads, while lyrically, Mack
deals with real problems like family.
More information on Willie
Mack is available on
www.williemack.com.
Ever since Ontario’s Public Sector
Salary Disclosure Act was enacted in
1996, requiring the publication of
the names of all public servants
earning over $100,000 per year,
there has been a trend for an
increased number of names to be
made public every year. And that
continues in 2008.
“For the first time, principals have
started showing up on this list,”
commented Avon Maitland District
School Board director of education
Geoff Williams on Monday, March
31, after the release of the board’s
$100,000-plus club for this
year.
In the case of the Avon Maitland
board, the annual salary disclosure
list has gone from including just one
name – that of Williams’s
predecessor in the director of
education post – to including the
names of several superintendents.
Now, in 2008, it also includes 26
principals and one vice principal.
The director of education still tops
the payroll, with Williams – who’s
set to retire effective September,
2008 – earning $165,822.
Williams noted, however, that the
provincial government is
considering revisiting the $100,000
figure as a threshold for public
disclosure.
Inflation in the cost of living,
particularly in large urban areas but
also elsewhere in the province,
demands that pay scales must
steadily increase.
“In a board like Toronto, for
instance, you’re now getting
enormous lists out of the (salary
disclosure) report,” Williams
explained.
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008. PAGE 27.
The Blyth Festival is hosting an
exclusive, once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for you to Get in the
Programme.
On April 11 Truscott’s Journey to
Justice will host James Lockyer,
from the Association in Defense of
the Wrongly Convicted (AIDWYC)
to speak about Steven Truscott’s
journey and ultimate acquittal in
2007.
This special presentation will be
held in Blyth Memorial Community
Hall at 8:30 p.m.
Lockyer, a well-known social
justice activist in Canada, has been
involved in exposing more than 10
wrongful convictions in Canada,
including the cases of Steven
Truscott, Guy Paul Morin, and
David Milgaard.
This event is the perfect prologue
to the Blyth Festival’s summer
première of Innocence Lost: a play
about Steven Truscott by Beverley
Cooper. The story will explore the
far-reaching effects of crime and
punishment in Canada. The case of
Steven Truscott is of national
interest and is well-known to people
all across Canada.
Most people in this area still have
strong feelings about these events
which took place in Clinton. The
Blyth Festival feels that it’s
important to stage this provocative
play now, while it’s still relatively
fresh in people’s minds. This play
will examine many aspects of the
case, but most notably, the impact
that the case has had on the
community.
Lockyer’s visit to the Blyth
Festival is a much anticipated event.
Tickets are $15 each and are
available now by calling the Blyth
Festival Box Office at 1-877-862-
5984 or 519-523-9300.
Local illustrator creates Noted designAs the time nears for the releaseof the Noted CD, that features themusic of Huron County femalemusicians, things like the look andpackaging for the CD have becomea major priority. Taking on the daunting task of
creating a look and design for the
CD is local illustrator, Natalie
Hussey, who has created a vibrant
and colourful image for the Noted
CD cover.
The image that Hussey created
shows the outline of a female
singing into a microphone against a
backdrop of bold colour and pattern
that make up waves, the sun and
sky.
“The Noted committee really
wanted a visual representation that
expressed music, female
expression, energyand Huron County,said Hussey. “I amhappy with the imageI was able to create, Ibelieve itencompasses what
the committee was
looking for as
well as being
representational of
the kind of work that
I do,” she added.
“We are thrilled
with the work Natalie has done on
behalf of the Noted CD,”
commented Louise Fagan, Noted
producer. “She really captured the
essence and ideas that we felt were
inherent in the project, plus I am
delighted that we have an
opportunity to promote another
Huron County woman of
remarkable talent through this CD
project.”
The image has proven to be such
a hit that Noted organizers are now
having fine art prints made of the
image. The prints willbe offered for sale atthe CD LaunchConcert on May 8thand throughout thesummer to aid infundraising for the
project.
Hussey, who
graduated from
Sheridan College in
Interpretive Illustra-
tion in 1997, has
lived in Huron
County since graduating.
In the past 10 years she has been
developing herself as an
accomplished artist, as well as
being a mother of three.
“I believe that each painting has a
piece of magic which takes each
viewer on a personal visualadventure,” expressed Hussey. Shehas also enjoyed professionalsuccess and worked on a steadystream of commissions, many ofwhich have made their way acrossCanada. In the last few years
Hussey has also been heavily
involved with arts instruction and
education for children.
The Noted CD launch concert is
on May 8th at the South Huron
Recreation Centre in Exeter. For
tickets and details please call the
Huron United Way at 519-524-
7900. Noted is a joint project
between The Huron United Way
and Heritage and Culture
Partnership with sponsorship from
Mildred Grimes Trust and Huron
Economic Development Matters.
Names on board’s salary disclosure list increasing
Festival hosts special evening
‘STEP IN TIME’
VARIETY SHOW
SAT., APRIL 5, 2008
at SEAFORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL
2:30 PM & 7:30 PM
TICKETS: ADULTS $10, UNDER 18 FREE
LIMITED NUMBER AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR
Proceeds to Seaforth Hospital Radiothon & Cystic Fibrosis.
Presented by Sherry McCall & The Huron County Cloggers.
Tickets available at Nifty Korners, Pete’s Office Pro,
Winthrop & Walton Stores & Brussels Variety.
NOTICE
Blyth Rd., Auburn 519-526-7759
Stickers Family Restaurant
We will be closing at 4 pm
on Saturdays effective immediately
Buck & Doe
for
Dan Laidlaw
&
Terri Tinnion
Friday, April 11
9 pm - 1 am
Listowel Ag Hall
Call Shawn
519-503-4308
for tickets
$8.00 advance
$10.00 at door
Music by DJ
Lunch provided
Londesboro United Church
28th Annual
SONGFEST
Sunday, April 6, 7 pm
Featuring:
Elvis Gospel Tribute
The Journeymen
Maegan deJaeger
Ken Scott, Bob Mann
& Bob Stoner
Junior & Senior Choirs
Admission: $10
12 years & under free
Lunch to follow
You are invited to a
Come-And-Go Tea
for John Roberts’
80th Birthday
Belgrave
Community Centre
Sunday, April 6th, 2008
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Best Wishes
only please
Happy Birthday
71
and still not done
Thanks to my community
family and my church family
who have made my journey
much easier.
Carol
Buck & Doe
for
Donna Glousher
&
Scott Young
April 12
9 pm - 1 am
Brussels Community
Centre
Tickets
$5.00 in advance
or $7.00 at door
Age of majority required
Contact Deb
519-523-9347
By Stew Slater
Special to The Citizen
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