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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2002. PAGE 23.
Entertainment & Leisure
Festival performer brings blues to town
Former Blyth Festival performer
and Ernie King look-a-like returns
to Huron County with a hit
Canadian blues act.
Raoul Bhaneja, known to area
audiences for his performance in
Barndance Live! at The Blyth
The Donnellys are back in town.
Rehearsals for The Outdoor
Donnellys — the Blyth Festival's
outdoor extravaganza have beg-
un.
The cast and crew are excited to
The Huron County Historical
Society held its annual meeting on
Thursday evening, May 16 at 7:30
p.m. in the Kirkton-Woodham
Community Centre.
President Ross Duncan, Wel-
comed everyone. The secretary,
treasurer and membership reports
were read.
Officers elected are: president,
Ross Duncan, Wingham; past presi-
dent, David Yates, Goderich; secre-
tary-treasurer, Rae McFarlane,
Bayfield; membership chair, Jean
Fraser, Ethel; publicity, Jean Fraser;
councillors, Mac Campbell,
Goderich; Ross Carter, Clinton; Joe
Hogan, Exeter; David McClure,
Grand Bend; Janeth Sangster,
Hensall; Isabel Theedom, Clinton.
For the year 2003 the membership
fee will be increased to $15.
An invitation was extended to an
afternoon tea and tour for the
Celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's
Golden Jubilee at the Canadian
Royal Heritage Museum (The
Diefenbaker House) in Neustadt,
ON from 1 - 5 p.m. on Sunday, June
2.
By Lois van Vliet
The Blyth Horticulture Society
held its annual spring invitational
meeting Monday, May 13 at
Memorial Hail with 45 people in
attendance including visitors from
Brussels, Goderich, Clinton,
Seaforth and surrounding area.
Betty Battye, president, opened
with a brief business meeting, wel-
coming everyone. She told about a
proposed stand-up plaque for the
Horticultural Park on Dinsley Street.
This would be the Society's contri-
bution to the walk-about museum
which is in the planning stages for
Blyth's 125th anniversary.
Continued from page 19
us right now."
Councillors William Teall and
Ferg Kelly agreed that current budg-
et restraints made the proposal look
attractive.
Councillor Dick Burgess pointed
out another advantage he felt the
proposal possessed - someone else
would do it.%He stated, "We know
how to make the savings, but we
just don't do it."
At the request of McGrath the
matter was put to a recorded vote.
Festival in 1996 and 1997 brings his
award-winning brand of
"Toronto/Chicago/Hollywood
Blues" back to his old stomping
ground.
Winners of a Maple Blues and
Real Blues Award for Best New
get back into their roles which enter-
tained more than 9,000 people in the
2002 season.
All but one of the original cast
members are back.
Tickets are still available for The
Guest speaker was George Burgin
whose topic was the very early his-
tory of the Kirkton-Woodham area.'
The first settlers arrived in
1848.
The hamlet of Kirkton is situated
on the boundary between Usborne
Twp. (Huron County) and
Blandshard Twp. (Perth County)
and was originally known as Kirk's
Corners, being named after the five
Kirk brothers who settled here. -
In 1856 James and Timothy Eaton
arrived and built a store here — the
first Eaton store in Canada. When
the post office was established in
July 1856 this hamlet was called
Kirkton.
In 1860 Timothy Eaton moved to
St. Marys where a ready supply of
material was available.
The hamlet of Woodham is also
situated on the boundary between
Usborne Twp. and Blanshard Twp.
Development at this corner began
when Walter Unwin opened .a store
in 1859.
This hamlet was originally known
as Hamlet in the Woods. The name
was changed to Woodham when the
John tewart is looking into the
problem of cleaning out the cairn
and bird bath at the Horticulture
Park. /
Ann Elliott gave a brief account
regard ng Communities in Bloom.
Blyth / will be twinned with
Wingham, a first-time entrant.
Guest speaker was Robert
Hunking of Hullett Twp. He talked
about planning and maintaining a
gar en.
" eep it simple"; he said. '"Do it
forl yourself and your own enjoy-
mnt, not for your neighbour."
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lanning is important.
;He talked about pruning shrubs.
I
nerShare was authorized to pro-
eed with a detailed study by a vote
f 8 to 4 with councillors McGrath,
eJong, Sharon McClure and
Graeme MacDonald opposed.
WEDDINGS
Performed - your location or our
indoor or outdoor chapel
(non-denominational)
For brochure call:
REV. CHRIS MORGAN
ALL FAITHS PASTORAL CENTRE
BENMILLER, 524-5724
CHRISTENINGS
Artist, Raoul And The Big Time has
performed at festivals and clubs all
over the province. Since forming in
1998 they have appeared nationally
on Canada AM, TVO Studio 2,
Rogers Daytime and several times
on City-TV BTV.
Outdoor Donnellys! The following
performances have bleacher seating
available: June 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26
and 27.
The Outdoor Donnellys will begin
once again at the Blyth Fairgrounds,
post office opened in March 1865.
Previously the mail came to Kirkton
and was picked up there.
Churches, schools and many busi-
nesses were built. Each settlement
always accommodated the other in
many ways.
The next meeting will be held on
Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at
the Huron County Museum in
Goderich. The topic, The
Great Lakts and Her Ships - a multi-
media presentation including sam-
ples of local heritage marine photog-
raphy, is a presentation by Mac
Campbell.
This will be part of a 10-day
Marine Heritage Festival in
Goderich sponsored by the Huron
County Museum and Port of
Goderich Marine Heritage commit-
tee (Sept. 20 - 29, 2002).
The annual dinner meeting will be
held jointly with the IODE on
Friday, Oct. 25 at the Knights of
Columbus Hall in Goderich. Guest
speaker Andrew C. Holman is the
author of A Sense of Their Duty:
Middle-Class Formation in
Victorian Ontario Towns.
Pruning is encouraging new growth
where you want.
He concluded with a question and
answer period.
Special musical entertainment
was provided by the Huron String
Ensemble featuring young violinists
from Blyth and Goderich.
Jessica Sparling, Emily
Nicholson. Phoebe and Amelia
Aitkin played several numbers
including Song of the Wild, Go Tell
Aunt Rhody, the Happy Farmer and
others.
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Mark Robinson
& Kendra Becker
3 Saturday, May 25th
3 Belgrave Arena
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3 .. Age of ma,ority required
$5. per person
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This well-respected outfit released
their debut CD Big Time Blues to
strong reviews around the world and
is now distributed in Europe on
Cross Cut Records and in Canada on
Indiepool. They have been featured
in articles in Scene Roots and Blues
where audience members will be
transported by tractor-drawn wagon
to various locations around the vil-
lage.
This year there are eight vignettes
to choose from.
Call 1-877-862-5984 to reserve
tickets. The Outdoor Donnellys sold
out before it opened in 2001.
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Buck Gt. 'Doe
for
Brian McNichol
and
Kara Pepper
Saturday, June 1st
at the Blyth Arena
$5.00 per ticket
9 pm - 1 am
Music by DJ
Age of Majority Required
Lunch Provided
For Info Call:
Lesley: 887-9384 or
Jeff: 482-1589
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Magazine, Maple Blues Magazine,
The London Free Press, The Ottawa
Citizen and many more.
Raoul And The Big Time will be
appearing at 9 p.m. Saturday, June 1
at The Fireside Cafe in Wingham.
For reservations and information
call (519) 357-4484.
For more information about Raoul
And The Big Time, visit them
on the web at www.raoulandthebig-
time.com
ENGAGEMENT
BARBECUE
for
Lori Boyes
and
Mark Nolan
Sat., June 1
Meal at 6 p.m.
Tickets $10
For further information
Contact 522-1523
Jim and Mary Ellen Keller
are proud to announce
the engagement of
their daughter,
Laurie Ann
to
Michael James Miller,
son of June Miller and
the late James Miller
of St. Catharines.
The wedding will be held
in Lislowel
June 15, 2002.
Recorded vote deides issue [
Soe. hears Kirkton history
45 at Hort. Society meeting
Rehearsals underway for `Donnellys'