The Citizen, 2004-07-08, Page 1e Citizen
Serving the communities of Blyth and Brussels and northern Huron County
Volume 20 No. 27
Thursday, July 8, 2004
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Inside this week
Pg. 6
Pg. 9
Program gets
youths in business
Combined team
takes silver medal
Di," lc Local St. Anne's
LS. 1 ) Ontario Scholars
9 area Madill
Pg. 17 students among
scholars
'Anything Goes' at Pg. 17 Avon Theatre
Blyth
farmers
market
starts
July 10
Blyth's first weekly farmers'
market will begin business Saturday
afternoon.
The market, which will run from
1-4:30 p.m. -each Saturday until
Sept. 11, will be held on Dinsley
Street West next to the Maiwn,
Electronics building, for former
village municipal office.
The market grew out of a
successful one-day experiment last
August with 11 vendors selling
everything from vegetables and
baking to woodworking.
After that market day several
vendors and asked if the market
would become a regular part . of
downtown Blyth.
A meeting was held in February
to explore interest among vendors
and about five indicated they'd like
to be regular 'participants in the
market.
Vendors who have indicated they
will participate offer everything
from fruit and vegetables to baking
to meat, honey and maple syrup to
frozen 'meat products to woolen
products.
The market will be held on
Saturday afternoons in order to
allow vendors to offer their products
to the Saturday matinee audience at
the Blyth Festival as well as to local
residents.
It's not too late for new vendors to
- be accepted at the market. Vendors
can. take part eyery week or for
shorter periods of time.
Anyone interested can contact
Keith Roulston at 523-9636
(evenings and weekends) or 523-
4792 (days).
By Elyse DeBruyn
Citizen staff
A big surprise was waiting in
Blyth for local hockey hero Justin
Peters who returned home _ last
Sunday after being drafted by the
Carolina Hurricanes.
About 250 people gathered at the
Lions Park in Blyth to shcok their
undying support for Peters, who
spent a week. -near Myrtle Beach
with his family after receiving
the thrilling news of being draf-
ted.
The surprised goalie said he had
no idea the community was having a
Harlequin's Masque, a show of
recent works by Clifford artist
Wesley Bates will be exhibited in
Blyth from July 8 to July 30.
Experience a mix of theatre and art
through bold charcoal drawings
which depict the traditional
characters of historic Italian theatre.
"In spirit the characters in this
exhibition are akin to the traditional
Commedia dell'Arte" said Bates.
"The early Commedia troops
performed on rough stages in
markets and central squares of their
day. Working without a script the
players improvised on a minimal
plot outline. Pitched at the edge of
social bounds, often transgressing
they sought to bring their audience
out of their routine with humour and
sly wit."
"Keep your eye on Harlequin who
has a secret to tell, Columbine who
has little time for masks but loves a
celebration in his honour.
"It was really overwhelming. I
want to say thank you to everyone
that ;turned up and showed their
support," said Peters.
Local , residents were given the
opportunity to-meet and greet Peters
(if they hadn't already) while he
served cake to the eager chil-
dren.
Dave Partridge of the Huron-Perth
Lakers, presented Peters with -a
Huron-Perth Lakers t-shirt in honour
of his accomplishments.
Peters, the 17-year-old son of Jeff
and Janice Peters of Blyth, was
ranked 38th overall and chosen by
disguise and Old Pantolone who has
impure thoughts and needs a mask to
speak' the truth? There are other
characters like Dottore who knows
the value of power but he is poor,
Pierrot who looks beyond and
wonders if there is_meaning and the
Spanish dancer whose gift is
pleasure. In the end it is the monkey
who has the last hook and he is
looking at us."
. Born in the Yukon in 1952 and
raised in southwestern
Saskatchewan, Bates moved to
Hamilton after leaving Mount
Alison University in 1977. He
pursued a career as a painter and
printmaker in Hamilton where he
had numerous exhibitions.
In 1981 he took up wood
engraving and freelance illustration.
He also established West Meadow
Press, a small private press through
which- he has illustrated and
the Hurricanes in the second round.
The draft was at the RBC Centre
in Carolina and was televised
nationally throughout Canada and
the United States.
Peters said his immediate family,
grandparents, aunt, uncles and
cousins met in Carolina to show
their support.
"It was awesome to have everyone
there and to look over and see my
parents' and grandparents' faces was
a great feeling. It was a big rush,"
said Peters.
He explained that since the
Carolina Hurricanes chose him, the.
team owns his rights now and within
published limited edition books
since 1983.
Primary known for his work as a
wood engraver, Bates has worked
for many of the major publishing
houses including McClelland &
Stewart, Penguin, Random House,
Porcupine's Quill and Gaspereau
Press. He has illustrated books by
such authors as 'W.O. Mitchell,
Stuart McLean, Timothy Findley,
Russell Smith and Don McKay.
Bates' work is represented in
public collections including the Art
Gallery of Hamilton, Laurentian
University, Glenbow Art Gallery,
Grimsby Public Galleiy, University
of Kentucky; Thomas Fisher Rare
Book Library and San Francisco
Public Library -Special Collections.
His .work is held in private
collections in Canada, the United
States, England, Ireland, Australia,
Spain, Japan and China. In 1993
the next two years, they will sign
him.
Peters said that. in September he
will begin training camp for the
Hurricanes, but next season he will
return to the St. Mike's Majors, for
which he has a fitness test once a
month.
In August, Peters said he "will
be back on the ice" for hockey
school and will train with a goalie
coach.
Until then, he said he is just
enjoying his time off by working out
five times a week, hanging out with
friends and working at his parents'
lawn care business.
nine works were presented to China
by the province of Ontario.
In 2000 Bates received the
Hamilton Arts Award from the
Hamilton and Region Arts Council.
Bates now lives in Clifford, Ontario
where he works at Wood Engraving,
Painting and Fine Press Printing.
The Blyth Festival Art Gallery's
Community Art Show of local artists
opened on June 5. The final exhibit
of the Blyth Festival Art Gallery's
2004 season is an exhibit of the late
Walter Sunahara's large works in
collage - a tribute to his remarkable
achievements as an artist and
creative administrator at the Ontario
Arts Council.
The Blyth Festival Art Gallery is
operated by group of community
volunteers.
Exhibits are housed in the Bainton
Gallery located adjacent to Blyth
Memorial Hall.
Hail a local hero!
It was a big day for Blyth residents on Sunday as they out to celebrate the young athlete's success and take
welcomed home Justin Peters, recently drafted by the some credit too, acknowledging that Peters came up
Carolina Hurricanes NHL team as a goalie. Locals came
through the Blyth Minor Hockey system. (Dianne Josfing photo)
Peters gets big hometown welcome
Wesley Bates exhibit opens today