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Used book sale set a month early with $lOk goal
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
The annual Blyth Festival book
sale is aiming higher this year and,
due to the extended theatre season
starting earlier, will be held a month
earlier than normal.
The 38th annual book sale will be
held May 3-6, after traditionally
being held at the beginning of June.
Organizer Lisa Harper said the
Festival has set an ambitious goal
this year, aiming to raise $10,000
through the event.
"Last year we raised $6,200," she
said. "We're bringing in some new
activities to help us hit this
aggressive new goal."
With the increased goal, Harper is
looking for as many book donations
as possible.
"We're taking everything and
anything except encyclopedias or
text books," she said.
Anyone looking to donate should
call the Blyth Festival office, Harper
said. Donations of 12 or more boxes
of books can be arranged to be
picked up or dropped off closer to
the date of the sale, while smaller
collections can be dropped off
whenever possible.
The book sale has become famous
not just for its book selection but
also for its homemade pies. This
year will also feature children's
activities and the Blyth Festival cafe
featuring homemade soup,
sandwiches, slices of pie, coffee and
tea.
Book signings are also scheduled
at the event, Harper said. While not
all the authors have been confirmed,
Harper said that Rick Hundey,
author of the Huron County -based
Jack Beer mystery series will be on
site. Local cookbook author Dorothy
Henderson will be a part of it as will
Bonnie Sitter and Teffler Weg, co-
authors of two photo books focused
on the area, The Beauty and Bounty
of Huron County and Agriculture
Today: A Portrait of Family Farms in
Ontario.
The event will also feature draws
for filled, Blyth Festival -branded
book bags.
"People can win the bag and it will
have a nice selection of books in
there," Harper said. "We'll also be
selling grab bags with assorted
books for $15."
The sale will run 4 to 9 p.m. on
Thursday, May 3, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on
Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday
and 12 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Harper said the hours were
extended on Friday to coincide with
the Tanner Steffler Foundation's
evening with Michael Landsberg,
allowing people attending the
fundraiser to take advantage of the
event.
The event has become a passion
for Harper, who is taking a week's
vacation from her position of
Audience Services Manager and
Volunteer Co-ordinator for the Blyth
Festival leading up to the event to
help prepare for it. She said that,
with all the donations that come in, it
takes significant volunteer hours to
get everything separated.
"It's volunteer -run," she said.
"There's myself, Ann Webster and
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Joe
Winners
For the second time in two weeks, a Blyth Brussels team has triumphed at the Western
Ontario Athletic Association level. Last week it was the Novice Rep team, but it was the Atom
Rep team that first blazed the trail in late March with a 3-2 win over the Goderich Sailors. The
squad fought back and forth throughout the series, which they won 2-1, and the game which
required more than half an overtime period to decide on a winner. Back row, from left are
coaching staff Ron Strome, Shawn Nicholson, John Groves, Pete Albers and Erica Koch.
Middle row, from left: Ava Strome, Peter Albers, Colton Radford, Caleb Koch, Tyson Finch,
Bryce Shortreed and Graham Nesbitt. Front row: Jackson Hallahan, Kayden McDonald, Jake
Bromley, Jack Nicholson, Luke Fischer and Landon Hallahan with Hayden Lee in front with the
trophy. (Denny Scott photo)
Walton Kirk to host Alan Rhody
"Cinnamon" Jim Lee has
organized a concert for country
musician Alan Rhody at the The
Walton Kirk, the former Duff's
United Church, on May 4.
The event, which will include
dinner in the basement of the former
house of worship before the show, is
being organized by Lee alongside
musician Al Richardson, who, with
his wife, purchased the church.
The event, according to Lee, has
come together thanks to
Richardson's desire to have the
Walton Kirk become a place
synonymous with great music,
himself being a professional bass
player.
"He's connected with a lot of
people in the music industry and he
wants the Kirk to be a performance
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venue as well as a place music is
created," Lee said.
For such an end goal, Rhody, who
is a writer and performer, is
certainly a great first performer for
Richardson and Lee to work
together to bring to Walton.
Lee said Rhody is "old country",
having written songs and played
with some of the biggest names in
classical country music including
the Oak Ridge Boys, Tanya Tucker,
George Jones, the Good Brothers,
Murray McLauchlan, Lorrie Morgan
and Ricky Van Shelton.
Last year he released his 1 lth
independent album "Farther On",
which is described as a testimony to
Rhody's life lessons and
storytelling.
In an e-mail to The Citizen, Lee
explained the project also includes
Zoellyn Onn and Thom Chisholm,
who run Riverside Funeral Home in
Brussels, as they have been
interested in hosting a dinner at the
church.
Tickets for the full evening,
including the dinner, are $40, while
tickets for the concert alone are $15.
Lee said some tickets may be
available at the door but are
available now through the Lees at
519-887-9181.
For more information on Rhody,
visit www.alanrhody.com.
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Wendy Hutton that have
spearheaded the event and others
help out with sorting and selling. We
couldn't do it without the
volunteers."
Harper said the event has found
success, undoubtedly because of the
breadth of the books and the good
cause, considering it's one of the
Festival's biggest annual fundraisers.
"It's drawn a loyal following
because there is something for
everyone," she said. "People think
it's just about the books but, over the
years, we've found it expand
through people giving us donations."
She said that, in previous years,
there have been puzzles, board
games, CDs, VHS cassettes, video
games and, somewhat recently, 8 -
track cassettes.
"We had a box of 8 -tracks come
in and, sure enough, a collector
found them and bought them all,"
she said.
The sale also features an extensive
children's book section every year.
The breadth of material available
has led to some unique shoppers at
the event, as Harper explained. She
said that representatives from local
shelters have come and purchased
large numbers of books to keep on
site as have buyers from a men's
penitentiary.
It was March 30th, the year of '73
Stories to be told, it was something to see.
Groom in a suit, bride in white,
The photos show a wonderful sight.
Forty-five years, you've stuck together,
Ever growing stronger, enduring the weather.
So enjoy this year, and may you be alive,
To be together for the next forty-five.
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