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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1992-07-22, Page 17Youths write own script The Blyth Festival's Young Com pany will give six performances of an original script in Blyth starting August 12. The Young Company consists of area youths between the ages of 14 and 20 who have interest and expe rience in theatre. This summer there are 16 members in the com pany, under the direction of Jen nifer Brewin, who have undergone interviews and auditions to join. The script is a collective creation, meaning it is written by the compa ny members. This summer, as last, the theme is an environmental one. Area boy hit of Charlottetown season Ten-year-old Craig Fair of RR 4 Wingham is the talk of the Charlot tetown Festival in Prince Edward Island. Craig plays one of two lead roles in the Festival's patriotic new musi cal The Great Adventure. The Charlottetown Guardian hails him as a "regular little dynamo with a great big voice who literally steals a number of scenes in his festival debut". The big break that brought Craig to stardom occurred at the Fergus fall fair last autumn when Vaile Henry spotted him. He was singing in a band with his father. Henry is a friend of Jacques Lemay, the Program for disposal of pesticides announced A province-wide program to assist Ontario farmers in the safe disposal of de-registered, outdated and unusable agricultural pesticides was announced July 6 by the Members of the Environment and Agriculture and Food. The program, co-ordinated by the two provincial ministries, AGCare (Agricultural Groups Concerned About Resources And Environment) and the Ontario Council of the Crop Protection Institute, gives farmers the opportunity to dispose of unwanted agricultural pesticides in a safe and efficient manner. "This collection program is yet another milestone in the pollution prevention initiative. I am pleased to see that through partnerships, we can offer this program to Ontario farmers free of charge," said Environment Minister Ruth Grier. AH pesticides collected will be disposed by a licensed waste management company. Empty pesticide containers, treated seed or other waste such as oil and paint will not be accepted. "The success of last year’s pilot program demonstrated Ute fanners' resolve to protect the environment and I'm pleased we can offer them a way to safely dispose of waste pesticides stored on farms," said Minister of Agriculture and Food Elmer Buchanan. The collection depots will be set up in 26 sites across the province. Each depot will be open for one day starting Aug. 5. To pre-register and obtain information on collection sites, farmers are asked to call their local Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office. Pre-registration is important to allow for proper planning and staffing of collection depots. Farmers are responsible for the safe handling and transportation of waste pesticides to depots. Information on handling and Backing is given to the group by the Ministry of the Environment under its Environmental Youth Corps program. The Blyth Young Company is one of the few theatre and cultural groups to receive this grant. To prepare for the performances, members sit down and do written work as well as improvisation, and performance work. There are four weeks of rehearsal and the play runs one week. Ms Brewin says the group is afraid and anxious about a play concerning recycling and environ- Charlottetown Festival's new artis tic director, and she told him about the "dynamite" kid—Craig—she’d seen after Lemay was having prob lems casting his play. Lemay thinks Craig has all the ingredients he needs to make the atre a career, although there's no telling whether puberty will improve or ruin his singing voice. As for Craig, who won't turn 11 until November, he's not so sure about the future. He has already formed the impression life in the theatre offers no guarantees. "This is really fun," he said, " but if you didn't get called for a job, what do you do?" transportation of waste agricultural pesticides will be mailed to all farmers when they register. Representatives from the sponsors will distribute educational materials on waste pesticides management to farmers and will be available to answer any questions at the sites. The province-wide program is funded by the two provincial ministries and Agriculture Canada. Closest depots are: Mitchell Co op, Aug. 12; Sprucedale Agro Mart, Walkerton, Aug. 13; Drayton District Co-op, Aug. 19 and Agrico Ltd., Orangeville, Aug. 5. Cut down fatty foods advisable If you don't enjoy eating because of a fear of fat or boring diet food, something is very wrong! Canada's Guidelines for Healthy Eating do recommend that Canadians cut back on their intake of fat. But, healthy eating is not so strict that you can’t enjoy the foods you nor mally eat. While you may need to eat less of them or prepare them in a new way - great taste and good nutrition can go hand in hand! It can be difficult to figure out what the recommended 30 per cent of the calories from fat means when our nutrition labelling system lists grams of fat. To give you an idea, an average man would need to cut back by about 24 grams of fat a day in order to lower his intake of fat to 30 per cent of calories. The average woman would have to cut back by 17 grams of fat a day for the same result. Don't make the mistake of trying to cut out fat completely. Some fat is necessary for good health. Here are some easy and practical ways to lower your fat intake. If you switch from whole milk to one per cent milk, you can save 12 grams of fat a day on your two servings of milk. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22,1992. PAGE 17. Orchestra seeks manager mental solutions. They are search ing how to make the play personal to everybody. "We don't want to wave banners, but we do want to wave banners," expresses Ms Brewin. She continues that they have had a hard time defining what they want to talk about since they don't want to drive people away with a preachy play. Some of the different styles the members have looked at are myths, fables, and folklore. They have been considering having an outdoor performance if possible. In the end, all the group wishes to accomplish is to entertain. Dynamo Craig Fair of RR 4 Wingham is making quite a name for himself at the Charlottetown Festival. Learning the Ropes Pays Off Clowning around Rachel Thompson and Monica Walker-Bolton participate in an acting exercise during a rehearsal for the Blyth Festival's Young Company. In August they will be performing an original script written by the 16 members of the company. Orchestra London announced recently it will seek a new General Manager to assume executive responsibility for the organization in the fall of 1992. Current General Manager John Melnyk will be leaving the Orchestra effective August 31, to pursue other career opportunities. Gail Brent, President of the Board of Directors for Orchestra London, said that the search for a new General Manager will commence shortly. A committee consisting of representatives from the board, advisory council, musicians, and staff has been struck to conduct the search. Under Melnyk's administrative direction since January 1990, the Orchestra staff was restructured and new initiatives in marketing, fundraising and programming were undertaken. These initiatives, together with the artistic leadership of Music Director Uri Mayer, resulted in a period of growth for the Orchestra, both artistically and financially. Over this time, the Orchestra achieved a higher performance standard, benefitted from increased national recognition through CBC broadcasts and increases in total revenue and subscriplion sales. In speaking of the contributions made by Melnyk over his three year tenure as General Manager of the Orchestra, Brent said: “Everyone at Orchestra London wishes him well in his future endeavors and thanks him for his service to the organization.” NOTICE GREY TOWNSHIP OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES: Friday - July 24th/92 Tuesday - July 28th/92 Wednesday - July 29th/92