HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-11-09, Page 27THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1988. PAGE 27.
Entert a inment
Singers prepare concert
Joining the Blyth Festival Singers
on Sunday, November 27 at 3 and 8
p.m. will be the 42-member Mitchell
Children’s Choir to present “An
International Christmas” at the
Blyth Memorial Hall.
This annual family Christmas
concert features music of all styles,
The charm and fun of Walt Wingfield’s observations about rural life return to
the Blyth Memorial Hall stage Saturday night when Rod Beattie stars in
“Winfield’s Progress”. Only a limited number of tickets are available for
this sequel to the popular “Letter from Wingfield Farm”.
Steve Souch busy
on Norway adventure
Through two or three telephone
calls by Murray and Joanne Souch of
Blyth to their son Stephen living in
Norway until August 1989, and
through his newsy letters of the last
three months, it is quite clear that
Stephen can’t thank the Goderich
Rotary Club enough for giving him,
as their Rotary Exchange student,
the opportunity of learning first
hand about the geography and
peopleofanewcountry. Rotary’s
selection for Steve was Norway,
where he is already enjoying the
adventure.
Steve likes being busy, and busy
he is in his school in Kirkenaer,
Norway, and after school at the
Community Sports Centre, where he
has entered, already, several com
petitions in the Track Club at the
Centre. In one, he broke his own
Ontario record in running the 3000
meters; in another 3000 meters, he
came second for which feat he will be
proudly displaying, when he returns
to his Blyth home, a silver medal,
which to him resembles a Canadian
army medal. It is massive.
As for school, Steve writes that it
has one disadvantage - no lockers.
He has to carry his text and note
books from class to class, a task
which hewas not used toatC.H.S.S.
His studies are: French, History,
Religion, English, Business Econo
my, Gym and Norwegian which he
can read better than speak. How
ever, his steady improvement in
comprehending the spoken word is
making class instruction profitable,
he writes.
Steve gets the idea that Nor
wegian students attend school only
to learn and master curriculum
subjects. There are no school clubs
or other extra-curricular activities
conducted at his school. The well-
equipped Community Sports
Centre, which is nearby, provides
excellent facilities for all kinds of
sports.
Steven has mentioned, in a letter,
food. Whatactive boy wouldn’t! The
four daily meals are good. People eat
out rarely, for food is expensive.
Steven soon found this out. He went
to Burger King just once, where he
paid $10 for a burger, french fries,
and a small pop. One should not
complain about the price of gas here.
It is $1.00 a litre in Norway.
Each year there is what is known
as International Week, when each
studentis given ajob for one day.
Steven’s was in the city of Oslo on
October 28, where he worked for the
Canadian Embassy rearranging
books in its library. All the money
earned that day they donate to help
intheeducationofyouth in South
Africa.
Steve feels ‘‘at home” among his
teachers and fellow students, and
also in the home where he is
presently staying. (Before returning
home, he will have lived with three
host families). Here are at least two
reasons for this feeling - Norway’s
climate is similar to ours. Up to a day
or two before the end of October they
had had no snow in Kirkenaer
Steven’s fair complexion and slight
build might fool people on the street,
who have not met him, into thinking
he is a native too. This makes it easy
forhimtofeelathome. Butthe major
reason tor Steve’s rapid adjustment
to another country’s life style is, no
doubt, the friendly caring attitude of
Norwegians towards exchange stu
dents. But let’s not leave Steve out.
His disposition makes it natural for
him to reciprocate.
This Christmas will be Steve’s
first away from home. To help
prevent symptoms of nostalgia from
occurring his Blyth and C.H.S.S.
friends might like to send a note or
card. (The Round Robin method
saves time and money).
His present address, correct until
after Christmas, is:
Mr. Stepehen Souch,
c/o Mr. Svenn Broch,
Furustien 24,
N - 2260
Kirkenaer, Norway.
different languages and an oppor
tunity for the entire audience to join
in the singing of favorite Christmas
carols. The Knox Presbyterian
Handbell Choir and its 16 members
will perform under the direction of
Lome Dotterer a beautiful Dutch
composition and will accompany the
choirs. Soloists Phil Telfer of Clinton
and Pam Shaw of Belgrave and
trumpet soloist Ann Coulter of
Goderich will add their own special
touch to portions of the concert.
Mary Hearn of Clinton will accom
pany on harp the beautiful carols
“WhatChild Is This” and ‘‘Child In
The Manger”.
“Much of the music we’re
performing represents countries
around the world”, says Choral
Director of the Blyth Festival
Singers, Angus Sinclair. “Carols
from Scotland, Canada, Spain,
Germany, the Ukraine, USA, Hol
land and Czechlosovakia. After
excellent coaching, the choir can
sing in a variety of languages. The
Dutch carol, “Nu Syt Wellecome”
will be a great favorite in addition to
the ever-popular, “White Christ
mas” and “Silver Bells”. There’s
something in our concert for every
musical taste with a special treat
following the concert of mulled cider
and special treats.”
The Blyth Festival Singers, now in
its ninth year with musical accom
paniment by Carol Carter of Sea
forth, has over 40 members who
comefrom all over Huron County
and beyond: Exeter, Blyth, God
erich, Seaforth, Clinton, Wingham,
Brussels, Belgrave, Varna, Bay
field, Londesboro, Auburn, Strat
ford and beyond. In 1980 the choir
was formed because many people in
the area wanted to sing together with
groups outside their own Church
choir to do a broad repertoire of
music. Formed under the Blyth
Centre for the Arts, the Blyth
Festival Singers is another area of
community support and develop
ment.
Mary Clark is director of the
Mitchell Children’s Choir who will
be participating in the concert too.
They will be singing with the Blyth
Festival singers a delightful Spanish
carol and the English carol “A
Maiden Most Gentle”. With nearly
one hundred people on stage, the
exquisite music filling Blyth Memor
ial Hall will be a concert to
remember.
Tickets for “An International
Christmas” are on sale now at the
Blyth Festival Box Office and may be
reserved by calling the Blyth
Festival Box Office at 523-9600/
9225. Tickets for adults are $5.00
each and $1.50 for children. Buyers
of the Blyth Festival of Entertain
ment series have a voucher for one
free ticket to the Sun day evening
concert and they may trade their
voucher in for a ticket to the 8 p.m.
performance. For more information
about “An International Christ
mas,” call Blyth Festival Box Office
at 523-9300. ’
Big egg reported
in old paper
They just don’t lay them any
more like the egg reported in a
40-year-old copy of the Stratford
Beacon-Herald brought to the
Citizen’s office recently by Everett
Scrimgeour of Blyth.
In an item in the July 3, 1948
paper the Blyth correspon
dent tells of a 7.5 inch by 8.5 inch
egg laid by a hen in the flock of
Orville McGowan. The egg had
three yolks and was laid by a
Leghorn-New Hampshire-cross
hen.
The egg might help keep that
henfromgoingtomarket. Inthe
same paper a Mitchell firm
advertising for poultry offered 25
cents a pound for Leghorns, 35
cents for springers and 30 cents a
pound for poultry overfive pounds.
Another item in a June 30 paper
announced the transfer of the Blyth
Library from the Standard office
where it had been since 1939 to the
addition at the south side of the
Memorial Hall. Miss Dorothy
Popplestone was appointed the
librarian.
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MOM AND DAD
JOHN & JANIE McEWING
The family wishes to invite
friendsand relatives to join
them at a reception in Sea
forth Community Centre on
Saturday, November 26, 1988
at 9:00 p.m. Music by Wil-
bee’s Orchestra. Best wishes
only please.
BRUSSELS CURLING CLUB
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NOV. 12,1988
9:00 to 1:00 - S5.00/PERSON
“Come Help Us Celebrate”
Everyone Welcome
PROCEEDS TO COVER EXPENSES
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INVITES YOU TO
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& DANCE
SAT. NOV. 26, 1988
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(UPSTAIRS)
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(Limited to 200)
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