HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association Thresher Reunion, 1987-09-09, Page 2PAGE A-2, THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1987.
Thresher Reunion presents 3 days
of events to delight the eye and ear
The 26th Annual Huron Pioneer
Thresher and Hobby Association
Reunion, or the “Blyth Steam
Show,” as it is affectionately
called, gets underway this Friday
with some foot-stompin' music on
stage from the minute the gates
open at 1:30 p.m., and continues
with jam-packed events to delight
both the eye and the ear until the
final Parade of Engines at 4:30
p.m. Sunday signals the end of the
show for another year.
Although the official opening of
the show doesn't take place until 1
p.m. on Saturday, September 12,
(with Huron County Warden Brian
McBurney as guest of honour), the
steam engines, antique equipment
and vintage automobiles are on
display at all times, as is the giant
arts and erafts show and sale inside
the arena.
Old-time music and home-style
meals are available at almost any
times at various locations, and
special entertainment, including
threshermen’s competitions, fid
dlers’ and step-dancers’ competi
tions, and clown acts and puppet
showsfor the kids come hard on
each other’s heels throughout the
three-day show.
From 1:00 to 1:30 and again from
2:00 to 2:30 on Friday afternoon,
the Huron Strings orchestra, with
Marie Flynn, Wilson McCartney,
Warren Whitmore, Stanley Hillen
and Lome Lawson, entertains on
the main stage. From 1:30 to 2:00
p.m. there will be a display of local
talent, and from 2:45 p.m. on, the
country and western band, “Dus
ter,” with Hughie Hodges, Doug
Young and Marie Harkness will
entertain on the main outdoor
stage.
The first Parade of Engines
takes place at 4:30 p.m. on Friday,
and again at the same time on
Saturday and Sunday, with every
working machine on the grounds
fired up and running ready to go for
the run.
At 7:30 Friday evening, the
Old-Tyme Fiddler’s Jamboree be
gins at the Arena Auditorium, and
continues until the last musician
has performed. This event will be
MC’d by Johnny Brent, formerly of
CK.NX, and program chairman
Gladys Van Egmond says that any
and all musicians in the area are
welcome toperform - all they have
to do is to register at the door.
There is no registration fee.
The gates open at 9 a.m.
Saturday, with music by Owen
Sound’s Dave Chittick Band,
beginning at 11 a.m. on the outdoor
stage. The country and western
band, with Dave Chittick, Glen
Eden and Murray Dobbington, has
performed at the Blyth Reunion for
a number of years, and always
attracts a wide audience of delight
ed fans.
The show’s official opening
ceremonies take place on the main
outdoor stage at 1:00 p.m., and
both the threshermen’s special
Fiddlers of Komoka. The dance is
held under a special occasion
permit, and no minors will be
allowed.
Official
opening
at 1 p.m.
Custom Leather Products
On Sunday, the gates again open
at 9 a.m., while Dave Chittick and
his band will perform sacred music
on the outdoor stage, beginning at
11 a.m. The Step-dancing competi
tion begins at 2 p.m. on the outdoor
stage, opening with a class for
children nine and under perform
ing a reel; continuing with classes
for 12 year-old and under, and then
movingon toopen competition.
Junior Group and Open Group
classes will be held at the end of the
contest. Again, there is no entry
fee for any event, but all contest
ants mustpre-register, with re
gistration beginning at 1 p.m.
Marie Flynn of Clinton and Arnold
Craig of Goderich will accompany
the step-dancers with music.
The Cameron Highlanders Pipe
Band from Mount Forest will be on
stage with their pipes and drums
for several performances through
out Sunday afternoon as well.
Excellent meals, with every
thing from sandwiches and sub
marines to full-course hot meals
will be available at almost any time
in the Arena auditorium, where
everything has a home-cooked
flavour since it is prepared and
served by community groups who
are master chefs. The meals on
both Friday and Saturday are
sponsored by the Blyth Legion
Ladies’ Auxiliary, while the roast
beef dinner on Sunday (beginning
at noon) is hosted by the Blyth
Lions Club. As well, the popular
annual Pancake Breakfasts will be
prepared and served again on both
Saturday and Sunday morning at
the Blyth Fire Hall by the Blyth
Fire Department.
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events (belt setting, log sawing
and bag-tying competitions) and
the Old Tyme Fiddler’s Competi
tion begin at 2:00 p.m. There is no
entry fee for either the special
events or the fiddle contest, but all
competitors must pre-register.
Registration for the fiddle contest
begins at 1 p.m., while competitors
for the threshermen’s events can
be done when the events are
announced.
From 5:30 to 6:4*5, the No-Note
Jug Band from Goderich will
perform during the supper hour in
the arena auditorium, and at 9 p.m.
the Old Tyme Dance gets under
way, with music by the Heritage
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