HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen-39Th Annual Reunion, 2000-09-06, Page 24PAGE A-4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2000.
WITH T11E HIRED HELP
As is often the case with a collection there is always a story behind an acquisition.
Assocation President George Underwood, here with his bale loader, delights in
telling his story about George.
CIDERFEST 2000
Sunday, September 24 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
at the historic VanEgmond House
Adults $2.00 Students $1.00 Family $5.00
• Cider making • Rope making • Threshing
Spinning • Weaving • Rug braiding demonstrations plus
tea cup readings
• Clowns and live music
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New ideas challenge for pres.
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next year which will offer washroom and
shower facilities to campers. He wants to
encourage more of the exhibitors to stay with
their equipment and "'show it off”.
Building on the tremendous and continuing
success of the Reunion requires constantly
fresh ideas, says Underwood. “There is a
wonderful team, and I want to be part of lead
ing the membership in getting those new ideas
for the show that will bring people back.”
“As president it is my challenge to make
sure things don't stagnate, to keep people
thinking about new ideas and to accept their
new ideas.”
Strategies begin forming often over a year
ahead of each Reunion, says Underwood. But
there is little question that the hard work of the
volunteers has paid off. With 980 members
and counting, plus campsites booked a year in
advance and thousands of attendees annually,
the Thresher Reunion in Blyth is one of the
most successful of its kind.
The secret, Underwood feels, is the music
and camaraderie. “These have been the heart
of this show. Every place you walk around
those grounds whether at a campsite or in a
building, there's music.”
Camping too has contributed to the success,
he says, noting that other shows he has visited
did not have the facilities and thus a different
atmosphere. “Here, campers are what I call
the permanent residents of our show.”
All this said, however, Underwood feels
that the true success may be best attributed to
a conviction he too shares, that of history and
agriculture.
“As a newer person (to the committee) I
recognize that the Blyth show has happened
as a combination of community and the
Association,” he says. “It has basically been
spawned by a rural village and community.
These people are genuine farm people inter
ested in farming.”
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Annual Pioneer Thresher Reunion
September 8, 9 & 10
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Thresher Reunion and a warm welcome to all our visitors.
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