HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-02-28, Page 34Bly th country music concert
features top regional groups
Blyth Memorial Hall will be
rocking with the sounds of country
music under the direction of master
of ceremonies, Gary Ballagh on
Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m. and
Sunday, March 25 at 2 p.m.
This evening of down-home en
tertainment features the fiddling
talents of Frank Leahy, Canada’s
open fiddle champion; Canada’s
stepdancing sweethearts - the Mc
Michael Sisters, the music of old
Stratford sets
new record
It was anticipated that when the
^Stratford Festival’s phone lines and
ticket counters opened to the
general public on the morning on
Saturday, February 24, more than
<1 ''90 orders and $4.5 million in
*11 /bers’ and mailing list sub-
' scribers’ advance ticket orders will
have already been processed by the
(Festival Box Office. This repre
sents the highest advance sales,
both in terms of dollars and
number of orders processed, that
the Festival has experienced over
938 seasons.
Strong interest is being express
ed in all 15 1990 productions
(Macbeth, As You Like It, Guys &
Dolls, Julius Caesar, The Merry
Wives of Windsor, Home, Love for
Love, Ah, Wilderness!, One Tiger
To A Hill, Memoir, Forever Yours,
S-Marie Lou, Phaedra, The Knight of
I the Burning Pestle, The Lunatic,
The Lover & The Poet and a double
bill of The Grand Inquisitor and
Swan Song). There are plenty of
good seats still available, but
Festival ticket buyers would be well
1 advised to act quickly if they wish
to avoid disappointment.
PIZZA PIZZA PIZZA
THURS., FRI., SAT.
* 5P.M.-12A.M.
- BLYTH INN
EAT IN OR TAKE OUT
523-9381
WELCOME TO SEAFORTH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL: Student Co-operative Program
Participants include Valerie Overholt who will assist secretarial staff and Shelley O’ Brien who
will work with Nursing Staff.
Adult Co-operative Program Participants will be rotating between various hospital
departments. Darlene Naylor and Janis Bisback will provide secretarial staff for the
Laboratory, Purchasing Department, Nursing Department and Medical Records.
NURSING DRAW: Ticketsareavailableatswitchboerdorfromall NursingStaff foradraw May
21 at $1.00 each.
See the display at switchboard. All proceeds to the Hospital Building Fund.
First Prize-a beautiful white and rose motif afghan made by F. Craig, R.N.
Second Prize-a lovely blue ceramic wreath
Third Prize-cuddly teddy bear
UPCOMING MARCH PROGRAMS: Diabetics-Learn to Balance Your Act.
A two day class will be held Tuesday, March 6 and Wednesday, March 7 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. in
Conference Room 2. All aspects of diabetic care will be covered and is for all diabetics and their
families who are interested in knowing how to better manage their body’s use of sugar.
Call 527-1650, ext. 262 to register.
BECOME A SUPER SHOPPER-SHOP SMART SUPERMARKET TOURS: To celebrate
Nutrition Month, March 1990, Huron County Nutrition Committee will be conducting 1 hour
in-store nutrition education sessions at selected locations in Clinton, Exeter, Goderich,
Seaforth and Wingham. No fee is required, but registration is necessary. Call Nutrition
Services, Huron County Health Unit 482-3416 or 1-800-265-5184, ask for Clara Alexander.
PUBLIC BOARD MEETINGS: Effective Tuesday, February 27, 1990 all Board Meetings will
be opened to the public at 8:00. All subsequent meetings and dates will be announced in the
Health on the Hill column.
tyme fiddler, Gerry Smith with
familiar and new tunes of his own;
the beautiful voice of Paulette
Lippert and the zany barbershop
quartet “Here Comes Treble”.
Ron Dann acts as musical direc
tor of this musical extravaganza.
He’s also acted as musical director
for artists such as Murray
McLauchlin, Ian and Sylvia, the
Good Brothers and many more.
Tickets are on sale now to this
fabulous evening of entertainment
presented by Good Intention Pro
ductions and the Blyth Festival of
Entertainment series.
The McMichael Sisters have
danced on The Tommy Hunter
Show as well as on stages through
out Canada from Nova Scotia to
Saskatchewan and New York State.
Dancing for nearly 17 years togeth
er, sisters Janice, Karen, Judith
and Rhonda live in Wroxeter.
Frank Leahy of Waterloo was the
Canadian international open fiddle
champion in 1984 and he has
performed all across Canada and
the United States. He was selected
to entertain the Queen of England
on her visit here in 1984. A violinist
and fiddle player, Frank performs
both traditional and contemporary
music including jazz and he recent
ly recorded a new album. Gerry
Smith of Exeter, another outstand
ing old tyme fiddler, is also
featured in A Touch of Country. He
is sometimes known as a ‘‘mara
thon man” at fiddling contests and
step-dancing championships where
he has been known to play for
hours upon end, popular and new
tunes.
The renowned barbershop quar
tet, ‘‘Here Comes Treble” features
Gary and Byron Ballagh of Tees
water, Doug Inglis of Wroxeter and
Ben Blackwell of Teeswater. Sing
ing together for ten years, “Here
Comes Treble” won second place
last year in the prestigious Ontario
District competition of the Society
of the Preservation and Encourage
ment of Barbershop Quartet Sing
ing in America. This zany and
talented quartet uses ten different
musical instruments in their reper
toire. They have performed inter
nationally, in New York and Michi
gan with performances in Massey
Hall, National Arts Centre and
Hamilton Place. Paulette Lippert of
Teeswater is an accomplished sin
ger who has won numerous con
tests. She is currently studying
music at the University of Western
Ontario. Gary Ballagh of Teeswater
plays master of ceremonies of this
musical extravaganza and is also
know to CKNX listens as a farm
news reporter.
Tickets to “A Touch Of Country”
which is sponsored by CKNX are
on sale now at the Blyth Festival
Box Office. Tickets are $13 each.
Special discounts for groups. For
information and ticket reservations
call 523-9300/9225.
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February 26th
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Aimee and her family would like at
this happy time to thank everyone
fortheirkind thoughts and prayers.
Aimee would also like to say that
her hearing aids work great and she
would be lost without them. It was a
hard start but watch me go now.
Thank you all so much again for
everything that you have done.
Love: Aimee, Allan, Waneta
and Jeremy LeiShman
HEALTH ON THE HILL-
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Saturday, March 10, 1990
5:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
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