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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-07-05, Page 3Bevy of information The Blyth Tourist booth, operated this summer by Christy Pardys, left, and Kelly Cook, will offer visitors to the community valuable information on local and county attractions. People SWIMMING CLASS REGISTRATION WILL BE TAKEN JULY 13TH AND 14TH at the Blyth Clerk's Office during regular business hours. Children must be aft. 2" to chin height. Registration fee $35.00 per child. Swimming starts July 31st to August 11th from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Transportation to Vanastra Recreation Centre provided by the Blyth and Londesboro Lions Club. • Business Forms • Brochures • Flyers • Carbonless Forms • Labels WE CAN DO IT ALL! • Colour Printing • Posters • Letterheads • Envelopes • Business Cards THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1995. PAGE 3. From a country porch Urbanite actor Michael Healey has some interesting views and observations about life in rural Huron, which he will be sharing with readers in a letter home column. A transplanted urbanite, Healey is discovering many pleasant surpises in country living. Booth operators ready to supply the answers Actor writes home to Toronto By Bonnie Gropp They arrive with the warming temperatures, yet for many of us their lifestyles and views are enig- matic. What is it like living the life of an actor? What do they think when they arrive in Blyth for the first time, especially if home has always been Toronto? Michael Healey, appearing this year in Blyth Festival's Ballad for a Rum Runner's Daughter and Jake's Place, is going to be providing some insight into these very ques- tions through a weekly column in The Citizen. Promising a lightheart- ed approach Healey will share his thoughts on Blyth and area, the people who live here and life as a transient actor, in letters back home. "One thing, the tone I would like to strike as an example was when I first arrived here. I parked just out- side the theatre and as I got out of Blyth Visitors last week with Mrs. Audrey Uyl were her grand- daughter, Mrs. Jackie Bedard and her husband and their two children from Montreal. Mr. and Mrs. James Boyce of Goderich visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Daer. 1110111,4(evire6428._6-60. the car a woman looked at me and said, 'Good Morning.' "My first thought was, 'What does she mean by that."' Healey's literary talents have been published before. A few years ago, he and a friend began a "vani- ty" press called "Twisted Syntax". Their first publication was Dear Mr. Newton, a series of letters that Healey had written to Christopher Newton, the artistic director at the Shaw Festival, asking for an audi- tion. A recent graduate of theatre school, Healey's letters dealt, he says, with the first year of an actor's life. "They told about find- ing work bartending, selling shoes, acting. I actually did do a couple of plays during that year." "The tone was meant to be light- hearted and keep me in his head." It must .have worked; he got the audition. A second book, which is straight theatrical satire, will be excerpts from an actor involved in a play at Mr. and Mrs. Alden Crich of Lucknow visited with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Daer. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Moffatt of Lucknow visited on Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Daer. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. De Jong of Listowel visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Daer. The Tarragon. "It's about the trials, twists and turns about working as an actor." He has also written articles for The Toronto Star on theatre, which are heavily satirical, exposing what actors go through when not work- ing. Being an actor is part of what Healey hopes to share with readers in this column, he says. "I want to talk about what it's like to be an actor, to take apart that experience for the people who come to see us in the show and wonder. They may start to think about us in slightly different terms." Born in Toronto, raised in Brockville and educated in Toron- to, being transplanted into a rural setting has held some surprises for Healey. "There are a couple of odd things about being here. Most obviously, the people, the lives they lead are practical. What I do is not. That's a real sort of gap that's fun to look at." His 'letters home' are certainly not going to demonstrate any yearning for the big city. "I am enjoying Blyth. These days I feel as if Toronto is too close. The first couple of weeks I was driving back on weekends for the least provoca- tion. Now, I don't care if I ever get back." The Blyth tourist booth is once again open for business as the the- atre season shifts into high gear. This year, handing out the huge selection of pamphlets will be Kelly Cook, 22, and Christy Pardys, 19. The veteran of the pair, Christy returns for a second year as a booth attendant and information resource person. Kelly, a freshman to the booth will share the duties, offering infor- mation on restaurants, bed and breakfasts, directions to local attractions as well as any other queries which may arise. The booth is open seven days a week from 4:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. and from 1 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. when there is a matinee per- formance. When a mosquito bites, saliva is injected into the victim to help extract the blood. This is what causes the itching sensation. Children tend to react more than adults. BLYTH BROOK STREAM REHABILITATION DAY PLANNED IN BLYTH Over the past two years, the Blyth Brook watershed has had almost 6 km of habitat improvements, primarily below the village of Blyth. This has included increasing instream cover, restricting livestock access, installing alternative watering devices, and tree plantings. As part of the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Blyth Optimists and Village of Blyth's commitment to this project, a stream rehabilitation day is planned for Saturday, July 8, 1995. This also coincides with Ontario Family Fishing Weekend where people are encouraged to not only get out and fish, but also to participate in activities taking place in their local areas. The location for the work day is within the village of Blyth upstream of Hwy. #4. The work day will start at 8:00 a.m. and run till mid-afternoon with a lunch provided at noon. If you can volunteer for even part of the day, please contact Kevin Coultes at 357-3131 at work or at 523-4927 at home. This Is your opportunity to do something worthwhile for fisheries management in your "own backyards". The Blyth Brook Project Is lead by the Maitland Valley Anglers Inc. of Goderich, and has a total of 16 substantial partners contributing over $250,000.00, 19 landowners, and over $100,000.00 worth of "in-kind" volunteer hours for habitat protection and improvements to the Blyth Brook watershed. The partners include the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, Nine Mile Steelheaders, Blyth Scout group, Village of Blyth, Blyth Optimist Club, Blyth Public School, Friends of the Environment, Ciba-Giegy Canada Ltd., Fish America Foundation, Forest City Fly Fishing Club, Thames River Anglers Association, Golden Triangle Steelheaders, Goderich Venturers, and the Environmental Partners Fund through Environment Canada.