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Huron Country Playhouse
GRAND BEND
Blue Champagne
A Musical Flashback to the 1940's
Conceived & Written by KEN JOHN GRANT
Musical Arrang n,cnrs I'9y BOB ASHLEY & FEL) SHADBOI I
Additional Arr.tngetnents by DAN PARR
Directed Choreographed by DAVID CONNOLLY
Jump and Jive through the heyday of the hepoat in
a bubbly production that swings, scats, stomps, and
soars its way Through more than 65 timeless songs
of the '40s. May the good times flow on and on!
June 24 to July 4
Box Office: 519-238-6000
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Photo by Dominique Milburn
Making a
difference
The Dungannon Agricultural
Society hosted an evening of
community thanks at the fair-
grounds on June 2. while the
Huron County Emergency
Medical Services set-up a
CPR information session
indoors. Part of the evening
gathering was intended to pay
thanks to the Huron OPP.
Dungannon residents say that
police patrolling has been sig-
nificantly higher in the village
in 2009. Shown is Patty Harris -
Seeley from Calgary learning
lifesaving technique from EMS
technician Mason Halstead
during the EMS CPR info ses-
sion. The next EMS session is
June 25 in Brussels.
Relay ready to start the rounds
Dominique _Milburn
signal -star stuff'
Following a path lined with can-
dlelit memorials, against the glow-
ing canopy of the setting sun, nearly
100 pairs of shoes got to work in
2(X)8 navigating a route towards
hope, each step closer than the last
in a bid for a cure for cancer
This y'ar, the scene will be set
again for survivors to lead the charge
around the Goderich District Colle-
giate Institute track as they kick-off
the seventh annual Huron County
Relay For Life with a victory lap.
Beginning on the evening of June
19, more than 30 teams are expected
to circle the course until the early
hours of June 20 for the event that
organizers say has become a beacon
of hope for community members
who are beginning, enduring or
closing the chapter on a fight with
this class of disease.
"It's a way to come together and
face something that threatens our
own lives and those of family and
friends," said event chair Jason Fear.
"I think what people really enjoy
about this event in particular is how
much hope it gives them that every
year we're getting closer."
As in previous installments,
teams of 10 will pursue the
goal from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m.
at the GDCI track while Local
entertainment drives the pace.
Luminaries will again line the
track, each a glowing represen-
tation of a loved one lost or an
encouraging honor to one still
fighting.
Beginning at 5 p.m., the
springy steps of the Dancepi-
rations dance crew will get
things started with a demon-
stration and performance fol-
lowed at 6 p.m. by musical duo
Anne Potter and Allan Keith.
After a quick warm-up with
the YMCA, the official open-
ing ceremonies and victory lap
get started at 6:20 p.m.
"It's going to follow closely
the same sort of set-up as pre-
vious years that people have
become pretty familiar with,"
Fear said. "It works, and ev-
eryone who comes out has a
lot of fun."
Since it's first lap in 2(X)3, the
Huron County relay has tallied
up more than $637,(XX) for the
ongoing research and efforts of
the Canadian Cancer Society.
In NM, the event raised more
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than $97,000 alone.
"This year we're hoping to come
as close as possible to last years ,to-
tal," said Canadian Cancer Society,
Huron -Perth Unit fundraising coor-
dinator Laura Pethick. With money
tight across the board, she said any
amount is a success.
"We want to maintain a total con-
sistent with last year, so if we break
$90,000, we're going to be thrilled,"
she added.
Throughout the evening, more
acts will take the stage and track, in-
cluding the Celtic Blue Highlanders,
Carry On Cloggers, The Tasty Jams,
Boy In December, Yellowbird and
John Powers, Katy Dockstader and
Benson Brown along with DJ ser-
vices by 101.7 The One.
"It's going to be an amazing event
again this year. We've added new
acts, and welcomed back some relay
veterans like Boy In December and
the Highlanders," said Fear. "It's just
such a great event, I think that's why
every year we have more and more
people taking part."
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The Canadian Cancer Society is a
national, community-based organi-
zation of volunteers -whose mission
is the eradication of cancer and the
enhancement of the quality of life of
people living with cancer. The Soci-
ety is the largest national charitable
funder of cancer research in Canada.
Last year, it contributed $49.5 mil-
lion to fund hundreds of research
projects in the country across a
broad range of disciplines and types
of cancer.
There's still time for survivors to
register online for the victory lap,
and luminaries will be available for
$10 purchase prior to and during the
event.
For more. visit www.cancer.ca, or
call the Huron -Perth Unit at 1 -8(X)-
294 -(X)86. For a complete event itin-
erary. see the ad on page 10.