HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-09-30, Page 1L. A t 0 Y
ComfortStudio
GET IN 111017;".
�� uA■■CC r
Open Track; 10:00 am -12:00 noon
Open Gym; 1:00-3:004 m
Olitpenakate, 4:00-5:0 pnt
pen Swim; 7:45-8:45 pm
(J-ibrevei
'
i tt1 111ture
!dip ufft)F(furth.r
PM40064683R07602
Week 40
Year 160
www.golorlellsluaalstar.com
$125
gst included
Wednesday, Septembe
House of blue
■ Students poured out in
droves clad in white and
blue to support a dal of BS
Viking field hockey Pg.
Tree of life
■ St. Peter's Catholic Church
marked its 175 anniversary
with a blessing firm Bishop
Ronald Fabbro P9. 14
*Sports ..... pg B1
*Editorial pg br
ntertainment pg 111
Photo by Dominlque Milburn
A quack of a race
The f7th annual Benmiller Forresters Duck Race wrangled in one of its biggest
attendances yet Sept. 26. Above, Hannah Grant, 6, of Goderich joined best
bud Sandra Culbert, 6, of Nile to welcome the first duck through the gates.
RONA
155 ANGLESEA ST.
519-524-8382
Mon. -Fri.
7:30 am -5:30 pm
Saturday
8 am -5:00 pm
First Nations to
be celebrated at
weekend festival
signal -star staff
This weekend, delve fur-
ther into Huron's past to a
time before European settlers
cleared the tract and sowed
the seeds of our cunent coun-
ty during the second annual
Celebration of First Nations
Festival, taking place Octo-
ber3 and 4.
Beginning on Saturday,
Oct. 3 at the Goderich Li-
brary, graphic novelist Chad
Solomon will kick-off the
event with a reading and
live demonstration at 1 p.m.
Solomon is the Fust Nations
writer and artist of the graph-
ic novel/comic series Rabbit
and Bear Paws. The series is
set in 18th Century colonized
North America, and follows
the story of two mischie-
vous Ojibwa brothers as they
stumble into adventure using
a traditional Ojibwa medicine
that transforms them into anis
mals for a short time. All of
Solomon's stories are based
on the Seven Grandfathers;
the wisdom of the Anishin-
abek community.
Later in the day at 3:30
p.m., the Huron County Mu-
seum in Goderich will play
host to an intimate talk ses-
sion featuring Canadian folk
icon Buffy Sainte -Marie. An
Academy Award-winning
Canadian Fust Nations musi-
cian, composer, visual artist,
and educator, Sainte -Marie
is expected to chat with her
small audience in the muse-
um's intimate theatre gallery
about her life, culture, and ca-
reer. Sainte -Marie will follow
up her talk with an evening
concert at the Blyth Festi-
val at 8 p.m. Tickets for the
free museum appearance are
available though the Blyth
Festival Box Office, however
the event is nearly sold -out.
Concert -goers will also be
treated to a , reading by re-
nowned First Nations female
author Lee Maracle at 7 p.m.
Manacle' has been called one
of the most prolific aboriginal
authors in Canada, and a rec-
ognized authority on issues
pertaining to aboriginal peo-
ple and aboriginal lift attire.
She is an award-winning
poet, novelist, petfonnance
storyteller, scriptwriter, ac-
tor and keeperimythmaker
among the St6:1 people.
OnSunday, Oct. 4, the
event will culminate at the
Clan Gregor Scinaiein Bay-
field for an afternoon of song,
dance, drums and storytell-
ing. Beginning at noon, the
community square will trans-
form into a First Nations cel-
ebration destination with Six
Nations group White Pine
Dancers displaying tradition-
al dance, attire and melody
See CELEBRATION, Page 4
•
1" MONTH
FREE ACTIVITIES
ALL MONTH
Split -1101&11/1
YMCA
We build strong kids,
strong families, strong commnunities.$)'
190 SVraast
. otton.ca Codei• 524-2125
www.ymcasar.Org