HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1991-12-18, Page 22PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18,1991.
Blyth UCW holds Christmas meeting
The annual Christmas meeting of
the Blyth U.C.W. was held at the
home of Rev. Lorenzo and Norma
Ramirez on Monday, December 9.
Joan Clark led in a Christmas
worship. Year-end reports were
given by all the convenors and unit
leaders.
The U.C.W. along with the Chil
dren's Aid Society will sponsor a
“Child Reach” program in Blyth
United Church from January 23 to
March 12.
Two hundred dollars will be
given to a special mission project
of the Church to be sent to the
Philippines.
1992 marks the 30th Anniversary
of the U.C.W. A special “Loonie”
offering will be held and given to
help with the travel expenses for
six ladies visiting from Kenya and
to Missions.
The new executive for 1992-93
was installed by Rev. Ramirez. The
new president Susan Howson was
presented with the gavel and the
past president June Peck was pre
sented with a gift in appreciation
for her years of service.
A delicious lunch was served by
the Evening Unit and the Ramirez'.
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Early Santas
Alex Blair (back left) and John Battye (back right) got to play Santa to the 1st Blyth Scout
Group Committee when they presented cheques for $500 from the Blyth Lions and Blyth
Legion to Connie Bromley (centre back) treasurer of the Group. Among the Scouts, Cubs and
Beavers benefitting from the gifts are (front row, left to right) Aaron Bromley, Jason Hulzebos
and Russel Bromley Bowes.
Community play planned for ’93
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rentals jumped by $36,000 because
of sets from Blyth productions that
were used in other theatres, primar
ily the co-production of The Stone
Angel with Toronto's Theatre Passe
Muraille.
On the expense side, the Festival
slashed $102,000 from its produc
tion budget from a year ago while
its administration budget grew by
only 1.6 per cent to $292,646.
The financial report showed the
Centre still owe $453,917 on its
capital expansion of Memorial Hall
and the building of its own
"garage" facility and administration
offices. Donations from individuals
increased by nearly $50,000 this
year. Fundraising projects such as
the 12th annual book sale, the din
ner auction and special benefit per
formances by the Royal Canadian
Air Farce and Loreena McKennitt,
and the fall murder mystery dinner
theatre, helped raise $74,570.
Festival Artistic Director Peter
Smith read parts of his annual letter
to the Canada Council in summing
up the success of the past season
and his plans for the future. He said
the lesson he learned from his first
season of a theatre producing five
new plays was to "allow time" for
writers to develop their plays. With
that in mind, plays are already
being developed for the 1993 sea
son even though the 1992 season
won't be announced until January
15. He said the Blyth Festival audi
ence is involved in taking risks no
other audience takes, coming to sec
plays being performed for the first
time. He reiterated the importance
of new plays, saying "The culture
of the land is in the stories of the
people in that land".
He announced he is working with
the public and separate school
boards in Huron, Perth and Bruce
counties to establish a Regional
Arts Co-ordinator who would work
from the Festival with the school
boards. A committee has been set
up to examine the plan.
The Festival will also take over
the organizing of what was the
Central Huron Drama Festival, a
festival of high school drama clubs.
The festival will be renamed the
Crossroads Festival, and will be
organized by students.
Mr. Smith announced that he
would reshape the old program of
workshops in the summer season
into a series of workshops in act
ing, production and design for the
people who work at the Festival,
rather than the current workshops
for playwrights. Plays will instead
be workshopped in fall and spring
sessions. It is Mr. Smith's hope to
have a small company working al
the Festival year 'round to work
shop plays from writers, then
become the core of the summer
company.
The Festival is helping Paul
Thompson develop a play for Lis-
towel's upcoming homecoming cel
ebration and also plans a
community play in Blyth in 1993.
The play will involve amateur
actors from the community with a
professional writer and director to
tell a story from the community. Il
is a concept that has been used in
other communities in Canada and
in England where it has helped
rejuvenate community spirit in the
towns where it has been used.
At a board meeting following the
annual members' meeting, Gayle
Waters of Bayfield was elected
Board president, succeeding Carol
Irwin of Blyth who is stepping
down after three years as president.
Carol McDonnell of Blyth is vice-
president. Don McCaffrey of
Exeter is treasurer and Rob Bundy
of Holmesville is secretary. Re
elected to the board are Mrs. Irwin,
Marian Doucette of Clinton;
Robert Evans of Goderich; Jim
Fitzgerald of Clinton; Helen Gow-
ing of Blyth; Marie McGavin of
Walton; Sheila Richards of Brus
sels; Margaret Webster of Wing
ham and Doug Whitmore of Blyth.
New members elected to the board
include Frank Cameron, a lawyer
from Clinton; Gail Grant, a social
scientist living in Bayfield, Gary
Jewitt, a school principal from
Clinton and Joanne Rowecliffe, a
businesswoman from Hensail.
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