The Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-07-02, Page 11Obituaries
Obituaries
SHAW, Les - At Wingham & District
Hospital on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, Les
Shaw of Be!grave, age 83 years. Beloved
husband of Donna (Anderson) Shaw.
Cherished father of Sharon and Geoff
Viglianti of London, Brian and Carol Shaw
of Kintore and Pamela and Richard Gethke
of Goderich. Loving grandfather of
Stephanie and Michelle Viglianti, Mark and
Graeme Shaw and Shawn and Bradley
Gethke. Brother of Ross and Patricia Shaw
of Beamsville, Lorraine Blackwood of
Burlington and Robert Shaw of Fergus.
Visitation at MCBURNEY FUNERAL
HOME LTD., Wingham, Ontario on
Wednesday, 2:00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 pm. A
masonic service will be held in the funeral
home on Wednesday at 6:45 pm. Funeral
service will be held at the funeral home
chapel on Thursday at 11:00 am. Elly Dow
officiating. Interment in Brandon Cemetery,
Be!grave, Ontario. Memorial donations to
Knox United Church, Belgrave or the
Be!grave Arena Board would be
appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
Online condolences at
www.mcburneyfuneralhonne.com
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014 • Lucknow Sentinel 11
Celebrating the Big 4-0
Benmiller Inn & Blyth Festival
Lori Carter
Benmiller Inn & Spa
Two of Huron County's
most noteworthy institu-
tions, the celebrated Ben -
miller Inn and Spa and the
renowned Blyth Festival, are
both celebrating milestone
anniversaries this year.
For the Benmiller Inn, it
has been 40 years since
Peter and Joanne Ivey first
recognized their vision of
converting an old woolen
mill into a beautiful inn.
It took two years of reno-
vations to convert the 1877
limestone mill into a wel-
coming hotel for guests.
Over the next few decades
the inn would continue to
grow, adding a pool and
several buildings: the River -
mill Building, Mill House,
Gledhill House and Sharpe's
Retreat.
On August 21, 2011 the
Benmiller Inn & Spa was
damaged in the F3 tornado
that swept through Goder-
ich. Undeterred, the inn
renovated, repaired and
upgraded its buildings.
Over the last four decades
the Benmiller Inn and Spa
has amassed an impressive
array of awards, including
receiving the CAA Four Dia-
mond award for accommo-
dations 18 years in a row
and the CAA Four Diamond
award for dining for 10
consecutive years. The inn
was also recently recog-
nized by the world's largest
travel website, receiving the
TripAdvisor Certificate of
Excellence.
To celebrate, the inn is
offering special travel pack-
ages for July in partnership
with the Blyth Festival
which is celebrating its 40th
season this year.
The Blyth Centre for the
Arts, including the Blyth
Festival, was founded in
1975. The goal for the Festi-
val was to produce profes-
sional repertory theatre
reflecting the culture and
concerns of the people of
southwestern Ontario and
beyond.
With few scripts that
reflected southwestern
Ontario, the Festival began
creating their own. For a
time, the Festival was the
only summer theatre pro-
ducing original Canadian
plays and one of the very
few, if not the only, 500 -seat
theatre in Canada produc-
ing Canadian plays
exclusively.
Now the Blyth Centre for
the Arts is a vital hub of
Canadian culture, support-
ing the Blyth Festival Art
Gallery, Blyth Festival
Orchestra and the Blyth Fes-
tival Singers.
The slate of plays for the
Festival's 40th season
include "Kitchen Radio,
"Stag and Doe", Billy Bishop
Goes to War", "Radio :30",
"St. Anne's Reel" and "Out of
this World':
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Submitted Photo
Lots of interesting creations were constructed at the
Kid Zone Lego tables in the Community Centre during
Lucknow Strawberry Summerfest. June 21, 2014.
Submitted Photo
Mayfair Training held its Grand Opening during Lucknow
Strawberry Summerfest on June 22, 2014. Along with
her own offerings, owner Marilyn Murray -Scott featured
local artisans, including 2 local authors and live music.
Traffic into the store was steady and iincluded a drop-in
by Val E. Joy, clown who presented Scott with a balloon
bracelet on her successful Grand Opening day. Scott
will be creating a display of photos chronicalling her
ventures and adventures.