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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-03-21, Page 44PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1990. Padded seats installed at Blyth Memorial Hall BY LISA BOONSTOPPEL After being empty for more than a month, the Blyth Memorial Hall will now have comfortable padded chairs to seat its patrons since the original chairs of the theatre were upholstered, restored, repaired and installed last week. Over 500 seats were removed from the theatre on February 5 and were reupholstered and repaired by the Canadian Chair Service in antique beige. The chairs are in terrible shape, said Joel Harris, general manager at the theatre. “The wood was rotting and the metal was starting to fatigue.’’ The repairs will ensure that the chairs will have a longer life than the 70 years they’ve already been in the theatre said Jane Gardner, director of communications who said the seats originally came from the old YMCA in London and not the Grand Theatre as rumors would have it. Mr. Harris said the redoing and installation of the chairs cost about $40,000 but the theatre plans to defray the costs through their Blyth Festival Great Canadian Seat Sale that will continue all year. Already 283 seats have been bought by 181 people at the cost of $159 for one seat and $229 for two seats. Buyers are honoured with a special brass plaque seat plate which will appear on the seats in June of this year. Ms. Gardner said that many of the seats have been bought by community members and people that have been involved in the theatre. “It’s a nice way for the community to have some kind of ownership in the theatre,’’ she said. As well, it continues with the tradition of naming things said Ms. Gardner in reflecting that the hall itself is named in memory of the veterans for World War 1 and II. The first people to enjoy the padded seats and the newly refin­ ished floor (done by Paul Josling of Blyth and Paul Rintoul of Wing­ ham) will be approximately 200 children and their parents who watched a mime troupe, ‘Jest in Time’, last Saturday. Restored and installed Patrons of the Blyth Memorial Hall will be happily seated now that padded chairs have been installed on the newly refinished floor. Here, Frank MacEachen of Scarborough works on getting the seats fastened on Wednesday and they were finished by Saturday for the children and parents who went to see ‘Jest in Time’ perform. The seats are actually the old ones that have been repaired and redone in antique beige. Federation of Agriculture speaks to McKillop council Two representatives from the Huron County Federation of Agri­ culture spoke to members of Mc­ Killop Council on March 6 and indicated that an increase in the township’s grant would be appre­ ciated. Brenda McIntosh and Ken Scott told council that more farmers are renting their land and getting jobs in urban areas. The pair also stressed their concern about the Goods and Services tax, agricultur­ al and environmental issues and top soil preservation while adding that there are 150 Federation of Agriculture members in McKillop township with a total of 1,500 members in the county. McKillop council was also visited by Scott Tousaw, a Huron County Planner who outlined the proce­ dure for deeming lots to the five council members present. Council received numerous let­ ters concerning the French Langu­ age Services Act that were given consideration and direction. The letters were from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs; Richard Pear­ man of the Sault Ste. Marie Association for the Preservation of English Language Rights and from Metropolitan Toronto reaffirming its recognition of two official langu­ ages. All letters were filed. After dealing with correspon­ dence, McKillop council authorized some of its members to attend meetings. Reeve Marie Hicknell will attend the 1990 Ontario Budget Regional Campaign Meeting in London on March 23 and she will be one of the three councillors including Lome Glanville and Sharon McClure to attend the Huron County Municipal Officer’s association annual meeting on April 6. Council as a whole agreed to register for the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority annual media-council competition on March 25. The road superinten­ dent, Wayne Dolmage will attend the C. S. Anderson Road School from May 6 to May 9 and Mr. Dolmage along with William Sie- mon are registered for the Mait­ land Valley Conservation Authority tree management seminar. Various vouchers were aprpoved at the meeting including the road superintendent’s voucher number Maple syrup season starts as sap flows at Maple Keys Sugar Bush The sap is running and that means maple syrup season has arrived at the Maple Keys Sugar Bush. The Maitland Valley Conser­ vation Authority invites everyone to visit Maple Keys and enjoy the sights and sounds of the season. Maple Keys will be open on weekends from March 17 until April 8, weather permitting, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Historical methods of syrup pro­ duction will be on display and the sugar shack open to visitors. When sap is being boiled the sugar shack is filled with the sweet scent of syrup. Come and see how ‘sweet water’ is transformed into pure maple syrup. A self-guiding trail through the sugar bush allows visitors to ex­ plore Maple Keys at their own pace. Maple products are available for sale, weather permitting. The annual Pancake Weekend Festivities will be held March 24 and 25. Pancake meals will be served 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. by the Molesworth and Ethel Women’s Institutes. Throughout the weekend guided tours of the sugar bush will be given. Conser­ vation authority staff will be on hand to answer questions and children's activities will be avail­ able. three of $12,635.88 and another voucher titled number three was approved for payment in the amount of $257,722.12 from the general account. As well, a tender from Donegan’s Haulage Limited was accepted in the sum of $113,400. In other council news, council supported the resolution passed by On Sunday, March 25 media and council teams compete for the Maple Madness Award. Contest events include log sawing, nail driving, and pancake flipping. The Maple Madness contest begins at 1:00 p.m. Ethel Compiled by Mrs. Margaret McMahon. Phone 887-9250 Institutes hear talk on hydro Guests from Molesworth, Wal­ ton, and Majestic Women’s Insti­ tutes were welcomed to the Ethel Hall to hear Kathy Werner, an excellent speaker from Ontario Hydro in Clinton. Ontario Hydro has undertaken an energy efficient plan to help meet consumer demands over the next 25 years. Kathy told how hot water heaters, heating systems and lights are hydro’s biggest users of electricity. Right now, new light bulbs are being introduced to the public. The wattage is lower but the price, for the present is quite high. When buying new appliances Kathy said to be sure and check the energuide the Seaforth and District Commun­ ity Centres Management Commit­ tee that the municipalities be invoiced quarterly instead of semi­ annually for their portion of the Seaforth and District Community Centres operating budget. Reeve Hicknell reported on the workshop “Working Together to the Year 2000” which she found informative Maple Keys Sugar Bush is located 10 km. west of Listowel, 2 concessions south of Hwy. 86 on Grey Township sideroad 30-31. For more information contact the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority at 335-3557. label. There are also products on the market which are good for plugging holes in order to keep heat in the house. There is also a water heater blanket now available as well as covers for your hot water pipes. Kathy was thanked for her informative talk. Members were reminded Sun­ day, March 25 is Pancake Day at the Sugar Bush. The next meeting will be the annual meeting held at the Ethel Hall. 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