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Rankin Sisters perform for the holidays
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The Cape Breton family that made
fiddle music trendy and became
the quintessential Canadian Celtic
sound, the Rankin sisters, will per-
form in Goderich Friday, Dec. 4.
One of the most famous Canadian
musical families, the Rankins, have
created musical memories across the
country and for many fans, the most
memorable aspect of their perfor-
mance was the exquisite three-part
harmonies of the sisters. On Dec.
4 at North Street United Church,
patrons will be afforded the unique
opportunity to hear the trio of Ray-
lene, Heather and Cookie Rankin at
a live tour performance, A Maritime
Christmas.
Sponsored by the Parkhouse, pro-
ceeds from the one-night concert will
help support cost of improvements to
The Livery theatre on South Street.
The conceit, which builds on the
success of the town's famed Celtic
Roots Festival and recent Bluesfest
held at The Livery, serves to illus-
trate that local patrons will support
top-flight entertainment.
"I believe there is an appetite for
good entertainment in Goderich and
there has 'been great support for the
Celtic Festival and most recently,
Bluesfest," Herb Marshall of the
Parkhouse said. "People deserve the
arts here in Goderich but it becomes
a question of economics and to bring
in good entertainment
requires a substan-
tial budget. Ticket
sales for the Rankins
proves that people
will support such
entertainment and
North Street United
Church, which seats
500, is a beautiful
venue,"
Tickets for the
concert are offered
at $30, a bargain
considering that they
sell for $45 and up in
other locations on the
sisters' latest tour.
Proceeds from the
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The Cape Breton family that made fiddle music trendy and became the quintessential
Canadian Celtic sound, the Rankin sisters, will perform in Goderich Friday, Dec. 4.
the cost of improvements and up-
keep to The Livery, a theatre that
could only support about 250 seats,
which would not make staging a
concert there economically viable.
People in the area will definitely
support good entertainment, Mar-
shall claims, adding that the town
requires the proper facilities to host
such events.
"If you bring in the right entertain-
ment, people will come and it will
bring more acts to town," he said.
Mairi Rankin, a cousin of the
Rankin sisters and a performer at the
town's Celtic Roots Festival, initiat-
ed a discussion with Marshall about
recruiting the Rankins for a local
concert. Through the group's agent,
the concert was arranged
Tickets for the Dec. 4 concert
at North Street United Church are
available at The Livery, Parkhouse,
North Street United Church, Ernie
King and Goderich Print Shop.
The following clinics will offer
Huron County Health Unit ,1111
519-482-3416 or 1-877-837-6143. HURON
www.huroncounty.ca/health c o U N T Y
You can receive
both vac s
H 1 N 1 and EA NAL FLU
WINGHAM Royal Canadian Legion, 183 Victoria W
Thursday, November 26 from 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
CLINTON Royal Canadian Legion, 95 Kirk Street
Monday, November 30 from 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
GODERICH Royal Canadian Legion, 56 Kingston Street
Thursday, December 3 from 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
EXETER Precious Blood Parrish Hall, 200 Sanders St. West
Monday, December 7 from 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Some doctors' dffices and family health teams are offering vaccine for their patients.
Check with your health care provider if you are unable to come to a dinic.
Please come
to clinics with
• driver's license
• OHIP card
• short sleeves!
Think you have the flu? Not sure what to do? Take the self-assessment questionnaire at
www.huroncounty.ca/health
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