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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2004-05-06, Page 30HARVEY MCDOWELL farmer, fiddler, photographer, father, and friend celebrates 90 years on May 9. Love and best wishes from Ferne and family 887-8659 in Ethel ® titttY; >>'7rN PAGE 30. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2004. Students plan event By Elyse DeBruyn Citizen staff The time of year has come again to support cancer research through the enjoyment of coffee while watching student performances during the annual Coffee House for Cancer. • F.E. Madill . is hosting its annual Coffee House for Cancer on May 14, beginning at 7 p.m. in gym 228 at the high school. Jess Mann, Madill student co- ordinator for Coffee House. said they have lots of great performers lined-up for this year's show. Some Madill students who will share their musical talent include Lola Bridges, who will sing, Ronnie Higgins and Dave Prentice playing the guitar. Justine King performing a dance routine and Mr. Ryan, vice- principal of Madill, will sing and play the guitar. First time performers include Jessica Boonstra and Jackie Sewers, who will each make a debut singing performance for the audience as well as Vanessa McGlynn who will also sing, accompanied by Charmila Ireland. Mann said the Coffee House raised $1,100 last year and this year the goal is to hit above that. Aside from student performances, a silent auction will take place throughout the show. Mann said she wrote to National Hockey League (NHL) teams, the .CBC broadcasting network and many professional sports teams for donations for the silent auction. The Toronto Rapters sent an autographed picture plaque of Vince Carter and the Boston Bruins sent an autographed puck signed by Glen Murray. She also wrote to the Montreal Canadiens, who sent her a signed picture of Saku Koivu for the auction. Koivu took a year off hockey to fight cancer, made good recovery and is now back in the game. Mann was also able to get an autographed tie signed by Ron McLean as well as a signed picture of Kelly Rudy and Bob Cole. She said she was happy to get all the support from the teams who sent something back for the auction. She said community stores were also great in supporting the Coffee House as many donated items for the auction. To support cancer patients who have lost their hair, three generous girls have volunteered to cut eight inches off their hair and donate it to Spare Hair. Carolyn Courtney. of Shear Design in Lucknow will be on stage to cut the hair of Helen Litchsield, Jackie Sewers and Joelle Ritsema. Mann said Marieke Vandekolk and Shayn Greenspan voluntarily cut their hair last summer and donated it to cancer patients. A refreshment stand filled with tea, juice, delicious treats and of course coffee, will be offered throughout the show. Tickets for Coffee House for Cancer are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 for children. They are available at stores in Wingham and Lucknow. Helping hands Bev Blair, left, and Donna Longman of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Blyth, made a donation for a season sponsorship for the 2004 Blyth Festival season at the kick-off party celebration in Blyth, Saturday. Festival artistic director Eric Coates, accepted. (Keith Roulston photo) North Huron supports tourism initiative By Bonnie Gropp Citizen editor North Huron council at its Monday night meeting entered into a partnership with Blyth Festival to support a tourism initiative. Judy Crawford of Inbound Ontario and Karen Stewart from the Festival attended the meeting to talk about Cruising Ontario's West Coast, a committee created to solicit commercial passenger ships to sail into Goderich. Explaining that the cruise ship business is growing at a rate of 10 per cent a year, Crawford told Council that the Great Lakes are the "last untapped cruise market in the world". Cruising Ontario's West Coast, The Stratford Festival's first production of 2004 took the stage at the Festival Theatre last week for an audience of Festival members, kicking off a season that will include six prays by Shakespeare, three new adaptations, two Canadian world premieres and two musicals. The first performance of Guys and Dolls available to the public was Tuesday, April 20. Based on the stories of Damon Runyon, Guys and Dolls, is "a musical fable of Broadway," telling a story of sin, salvation and the unlikely match between the world's most daring gambler (Sky Masterson. played by Scott Wentworth ) and a strait-laced Salvation Army officer (Sarah Brown, played by Cynthia Dale). The show also features Geordie Johnson as gambler Nathan Detroit and Sheila McCarthy as his sweetheart, Miss Adelaide. she said, is a way of "capturing the opportunties that have fallen at our feet." Though Goderich is the port, Crawford stressed, "it is imperative that we work together on this project to make it successful." What the benefits could be to inland municipalites are the packages established for cruise passengers once they have docked. Crawford noted there could be a tremendous economic impact. The Nantucket Clipper, which has been confirmed for five trips to Goderich carries 100 passengers and 35 crew members. Using a formula based on the impact of cruise ships to Little Current, where four ships will visit a total of 24 times, Crawford estimated a total economic With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, Guys and Dolls includes such well-known songs as Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat. Bushel and a Peck and Luck, Be a Lady. rgy170--A,j. impact this season of $58,750. "It is estimated that each passenger will spend $100 and each crew member $50. Little Current has so many coming in they have had a traffic jam. When the tourists are there, they have two places of interest to show them. Just think how much more we can offer." . As well, she listed the other items that may be required, such as -fuel, repairs, paint, flowers or chocolates. "Who knows what might be needed when-the ship is here?" 'Stewart added that it provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs as businesses may open to meet the demand. Businesses are invited to submit information to Inbound Ontario, the licensed receptive operator so that they will be included in the directory of places to visit while in po-rt. said Crawford. She explained that Inbound 0-titari.o has completed a $40,000 marketing campaign that involved Huron, Perth, Grey and Bruce Counties, the Town of Goderich and the Canadian Tourism Commission. It has been creating four packages in the four county region for tourists. Crawford did caution, however, that while visitors will be encouraged to see other areas when in port, she cannot guarantee municipalities will see "cruise passengers walking down your sidewalks." Stewart spoke of the Festival's interest in the initiative and encouraged North Huron to be part of it. "We think there is potential for growth." Asked by council about money in the budget. clerk-administrator John Stewart said there was up to $500 that could be accessed from economic development. While the group was asking for $1,000 from supporters, Stewart noted that the Festival would partner with the township. A motion passed to support the initiative in the amount of $500 with the Festival matching that figure. 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