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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-09-13, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007. Continued from page 1 Music, a big part of the Reunion, was better than ever this year, Hallahan said. “The music was excellent. There was music all over the place and most shows were very well-attended,” she said. “People were playing music everywhere. On stage, and by their trailers and that’s what it’s all about. People just had their jam sessions by their trailers.” Head of music and entertainment Gladys Van Egmond agrees, saying that this was one of the best years for music in recent history. “At the fiddle competition this year, the entries went down, but the quality of play went way up,” Van Egmond said. “These young kids can really play.” Van Egmond said that the Thursday night fiddle workshop was well- attended and very educational. “There were 41 fiddlers playing in unison on Thursday night,” she said. In addition, the evening jam sessions in Shed 3 were all full houses, she said. Winners of the fiddle contest were Gerry Smith of Exeter in the 70 and over class, Karl McNaughton of Clinton in the 60-69 class, Ray Pettigrew of Forrest in the 31-59 division, Arthur Ross of Appin in the 18 and under class, Ashley Giles of St. Marys in the 12 and under class, Celine Murray of Dorchester in the 10 and under class and Mark DeLong of Embro in the open category. There were 26 entries in the fiddle competition. The step-dancing competition had 23 entries, which is slightly up from last year. Winners of the step-dancing competition were Kristen Walsh of Egmondville in the nine and under class, Paige Ballagh of Teeswater in the 12 and under class, Heather Norris of Staffa in the 18 and under class, Janice Ballagh of Teeswater in the 19 and over class and Devan Ballagh of Teeswater in the open class. Winners in the junior group open class were The Step Sisters of Wroxeter and Canadian Steppers of Milverton, who tied for first place. The winner in the senior open group were the Ballagh Bunch from Teeswater. Van Egmond said the music only got better as the night went on, with the Twilight Serenaders taking the main stage between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., offering a break from the traditional country-western style. She said they were a huge hit. The Ken Scott Orchestra played in the arena on Friday night to a large crowd and Pierce’s Orchestra played to a nearly sold-out crowd on Saturday night. Sunday morning’s church service was standing room only, featuring Pastor Les Cook presiding over the service and local singing talent KirbyCook as the guest soloist.The food, as always, was a bigseller, with the Legion LadiesAuxiliary selling out their dinner onSaturday night, while most other booths reported increased sales. The firefighters breakfast was a big hit again, attracting between 1,500 and 1,600 people Saturday and Sunday. This is up slightly from the 1,400 plates that were served at the fire hall last year. Fire chief Paul Josling also reported that thankfully it was a very quiet weekend for injuries. Even with the high contingent of bees in the area, they treated just a few stings, way down from last year and what they were anticipating this year. Students were on hand from Blyth and Wingham to learn about some pioneer history. All student events were well-attended, with fun educational games that the children lined up to play. The Reunion’s special events chair, John Lowe said there were a lot of new faces at the adult games over the weekend, making for stiff competition among the contestants. Best times on the bag tying were Jean Pentland for the ladies with 43.3 seconds on Saturday and then again on Sunday with 44.3. The best mens time on Saturday belonged to Glen Matheson with 55.28 seconds and then to Brian Courtney on Sunday with the best time of the weekend at 39.13 seconds. Log sawing saw Bob Machan and Jim Sloan best the rest on Saturday with a time of 7.56 seconds, while Heidi Brak and Jean Pentland were the best female team with a time of 19.69. The best mixed team on Saturday was Jim Sloan and Heidi Brak with a time of 8.75 seconds. Sundays times were slightly higher, with the Miller Boys besting the competition with an 8.5 in the mens class. The best female team was againJean Pentland and Heidi Brak with18.8 seconds, slightly better than theirSaturday time and Jean Pentland andWalter Miller took the honours for amixed team with 12.59 seconds. 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