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'New Canadian Curling Club' opens Festival season
The world premiere of the
hilarious and inspiring story of an
unlikely group of would-be athletes
who face off against local prejudice
to become a true team in The New
Canadian Curling Club, will open
the 44th season of the Blyth Festival
later this week.
Playwright Mark Crawford, who
brought Blyth Festival audiences
smash hits like The Birds and The
Bees, and Stag and Doe, now brings
Informed national pride
The Blyth and Londesborough Lions Club, represented, respectively, by Mary Lou Stewart,
and Kittie MacGregor presented flags, pencils and a video about the projects the Lions Club
is involved in to Hullett Central Public School's Grade 1 students earlier this month. The
students learned about assistance dogs through the video before receiving their Canadiana.
Back row: Stewart, left, and MacGregor. Second row, from left: Brynn Beauchamp, Bailey
Smith, Abbey Haak, Macy Smith, Reese deBoer, Cole Greidanus, Miles Adams, Lincoln
Bolinger and Markus Heinrich. Third row: Peyton Badley, Austin McLaughlin, Rileigh Cox,
Matthew Bordignon, Corbin Hoonard, Clay Hoggart and Marie Bolen. Front row: Kaylee Haak,
Isla deBoer, Carlie Hakkers, William Howson and Brook Bergsma. (Denny Scott photo)
Knott resigns from North Huron
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
North Huron Blyth Ward
Councillor Bill Knott announced his
resignation from office during North
Huron's Monday night meeting.
Knott said he hadn't yet made it
officially, but his resignation from
council, would be effective June 30
and that Monday night's meeting
would be his last.
Speaking to his fellow council
members and staff, Knott thanked
them for his time on council and
saying he wishes everyone well.
Knott said he hopes initiatives like
the North Huron Economic
Development Committee and local
Business Improvement Areas (BIAs)
keep moving forward.
"They are critical to the future of
the municipality," he said.
He made note of the fact that
much of the staff has changed since
he joined council, but thanked all of
them for being a part of his time at
council.
Knott's departure comes as a
result of a decision to move closer to
"where he spends a lot of time" with
his wife.
He said he will miss members of
the community and wished everyone
luck with the future.
With Knott's announcement,
North Huron's Blyth Ward has no
chance for continuity in its
representation. Earlier this year,
Councillor Brock Vodden
announced he would not be running
in this fall's election.
Those looking to run for council
have until July 27 to file nomination
papers for the Oct. 22 election.
Papers can be filed at the North
Huron municipal office in Wingham.
his trademark brand of warm
humour to another uniquely rural
story. Picture a small town in
Southwestern Ontario with an ice
rink, a "Learn to Curl" class, and a
refugee resettlement program.
In an effort to welcome sponsored
Syrian refugees to the town, the
municipality offers a free,
introductory "Learn to Curl"
program, open to newcomers. In
addition to a young Syrian girl,
everyone who signs up has come to
town from all corners of the globe,
each with their own story. The night
before the very first class, the
woman from municipal parks and
recreation who organized the
outreach event falls and breaks her
hip, and so the duty to teach these
newcomers how to sweep hard, falls
on the custodian/Zamboni driver,
Stuart, a former champion curler
himself and, unfortunately, a man
with some unsavoury opinions about
immigrants in Canada.
What follows is the perfect
combination of comedy,
cantankerousness and crashing
granite, as this unlikely group of
would-be athletes face off against
local prejudice to become a true
team and compete in the most
prestigious local bonspiel: the highly
coveted Highlander Cup. And yes,
there will be real rocks on stage.
"With Mark Crawford's initial
throw hurling down the sheet toward
the house, and director Miles Potter
calling the sweep, this truly
Canadian comedy is going to land
right on the button," said Blyth
Festival Artistic Director Gil Garratt.
Director Miles Potter has a long
history with the Blyth Festival that
goes back to its founding. He
directed Crawford's Stag and Doe
when it premiered in 2014. He has
just finished directing Long Day's
Journey Into Night at the Stratford
Festival and says he's up for a few
laughs.
The New Canadian Curling Club
is performed by Matthew Gin,
Marcia Johnson, Lorne Kennedy,
Omar Alex Khan and Parmida Vand,
none of whom have ever previously
performed on the Blyth Festival
stage.
The creative team for The New
Canadian Curling Club includes:
Steve Lucas, production designer;
Michelle Bohn, costume designer;
and Verne Good, sound designer.
Stage management is by Heather
Thompson and Katerina Sokyrko.
Reserve your seats for this heart-
warming story by calling the box
office at 519-523-9300, 1-877-862-
5984 or online at blythfestival.com.
NORTH HURON COMMUNITY FOOD SHARE
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Wednesday, June 27 at 7 p.m.
at Wingham United Church,
217 Minnie Street, Wingham
AGENDA
- recap of the last year's events
- projects going forward
- nominating and voting in new executive
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Runners and organizers took a brief break from the Special Olympics Ontario Torch Run as it
passed through Blyth last week to receive donations from local organizations. Mary Lou
Stewart, representing the Blyth Lions Club, and Linda Brak, representing the Blyth Legion
Ladies Auxiliary, made presentations before the torch run participants moved on to Clinton,
their next stop before finishing in Goderich. From left: Jaxon Bromley, Colleen Bromley, Kendra
Carter, Russ Nesbitt, Stewart and Brak. (Denny Scott photo)
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