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Irish jig
Mary Broadfoot, left, danc-
es with friends during a St.
Patrick's Day celebration at
the Queensway Nursing
Home in Hensall on Friday.
The Hensall Legion and La-
dies Auxilary sponsored
the event and put on a vo-
cal concert. Music was pro-
vided by Gladys Van Eg-
mund and her Merry
Makers.
Mozart Gelinas, from Zu-
rich plays the fiddle during
a St. Patrick's day celebra-
tion at the Queensway
Nursing Home in Hensall
on Friday.
Lambton
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GRAND BEND - According to
Grand Bend Public School's March
22 newsletter, the Lambton County
Board of Education passed a mo-
tion at its, Feb. 26 meeting to offer
thaitinioir Kindergarten program on
a full day, every other day basis
for the 1996-97 school year.
This means all noon hour bussing
in Lambton willbe eliminated at an
annual savings of $82,500.
Enrolment forecasts at GBPS in-
dicate two classes will he necessary
next year. One will be held on
Mondays, Wednesdays and alter-
nate Fridays while the other class
will occur on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and alternate Fridays. Fridays will
he used a a balancing factor for P.A
days and school holidays.
Registration will take place on
April 24 for JK ani' a school calen-
dar for the entire year will he avail-
able by early September.
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Life and times of CKNX barn
dance recreated on Blyth stage
BLYTH - Barndance Live!, a
play celebrating the great touring
radio show, The CKNX Barn
Dance, kicks off the Blyth Festival
season this year with previews June
18th to 20th and gala opening June
21st.
It is sponsored by CKNX AM
920. The CKNX Barn Dance start-
ed as a recorded program in 1937
when Broadcasting Station CKNX
in Winghatn thought that a rural au-
dience who set their dials to the
920 spot, might enjoy a program of
old-fashioned songs and home chat-
ter as a source of relaxation after a
week of hard work.
According to early promotional
materials, when Johnny Brent
joined the CKNX staff and became
involved with the Barn Dance in
1942, he made the show a travel-
ling unit, enabling listeners to see,
as well as hear, the program.
Professional talent was hired, the
broadcast lengthened and the terri-
tory for travelling thrown wide
open to enable Barn Dance to visit
many centres in its l0 -county cov-
erage area.
It soon became known as "Cana-
da's Largest Travelling Barn
Dance." Each year, more than
40,000 people attended the remote
broadcasts and the show could
boast 150,000 listeners every Satur-
day night.
Barn Dance stuck in the child-
hood memory of Canadian theatre
director Paul Thompson who grew
up in the Listowel/Atwood area.
He remembers lively discussion
amongst family members about
whether to listen to hockey or Barn
Dance broadcasts on Saturday
nights. • Barn Dance was quite a
phenomenon. Doc Cruickshank
(CKNX founder) was way ahead of
his time. It was also a terrific train-
ing ground for musicians like (fid-
dler) Al Cherney. Some of them
got very attached to the area and
wanted to stay but of course there
were financial limitations, says
Thompson.
About four years ago, Thompson
got the idea to turn the Barn Dance
phenomenon into a play using the
collective process. Thompson
honed this process during his years
with Theatre Passe Muraille direct-
ing plays like The Farm Show and
1837.
Thompson sees the collective
process as "responding to a hunger
for our own ( Canadian) stories
which aren't written down." The
actors themselves do first-hand re-
search, then develop situations and
dialogue through improvisation. At
a later point, it all comes together
into a set pattern of scenes. "It al-
lows the actors to use other creative
parts of themselves," explains
Thompson. "They are going to get
a big understanding of this amazing
(Barn Dance) event".
Thompson is calling on people in
the area with special memories of.
the Barn Dance to contact him
through the Blyth Festival. These
memories could become part of the
research which forms the show.
Thompson is also looking for me-
morabilia from the show since a
fire at CKNX in 1962 destroyed
some of the archives.
If you can help out, call the Festi-
val at (519)523-4345. The Blyth
Festival Box Office opens to the
general public April 15th. For tick-
ets to Barndance Live! or any of
the Festival's other three plays this
season, call the Box Office at
(519)523-9300.
Ontario
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
The Ministry of Health is seeking applications for volunteer board
members for the new Huron County COMMUNITY CARE ACCESS CENTRE.
The Community Care Access Centre is a new approach to providing
simplified access to health and support services at home, in Nursing
Homes and Homes for the Aged. It will combine existing Home Care
Programs and Placement Coordination Services to provide access to a
range of gong -term care services including nursing, therapy, homemaking
and long-term care fpcilities. It will also provide information about other
related community services such as Meals -on -Wheels. The Board will be
responsible for the overall management of a budget in excess of
$6,500,000.
Applications are invited from residents who are or have been users of the
above services, family caregivers and community members who have work
or volunteer experience in health or social services. Volunteers with skills
in finance, human resources and management are particularly needed.
Applications should be in writing and should state the applicant's interest
in long-term care, experience and pertinent background information.
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 15, 1996
For more information and application forms, call the Ministry of Health,
Landon Long -Term Care office at 1-800-663-3775.
Ministry of Health
Long -Term Care Area Office
#201-231 Dundas Street
ondon, ON, N6A 1H1
Phone: (519) 675-7680
Toll Free: 1-800-663-3775
Fax: (519) 675-7685
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