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The Citizen, 1989-07-26, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1989. Bly th Workshop entertaining way to spend summer Dramatic pose The members of the Blyth Festival’s Young Company ‘89 helped set up the Caravan Theatre last week. Members standing on Caravan from left are Jane Dykstra, Karen Dykstra, Adam Mair, Workshop co-ordinator Heather Morton, Ian Morton, Philip Pace, Stephanie Shore, Jill Collings. Standing on ground are: Peter McDonnell, Sarah Jane Hood, Sarah Chandler, Becky Westheuser, Holly Horton, Lee Anne Wammers. Next row: Megan Shore, Rachel Thompson, Joanne Olsen, Severn Thompson. On hands and knees are: Karen Watson, and Virginia Van Gorder. W. Wawanosh supports minor sports groups Allan Webster appealed to West Wawanosh Council at their meet­ ing of July 4, on behalf of the Dungannon Bantam Boys ball team. The team is lacking in proper equipment. Deputy Reeve Rhea Hamilton- Seeger made a motion, that was seconded by Joseph Hickey, that Council should consider making grants available to minor sports groups that are geared to youths 18 years of age and younger. The motion was carried unanimously. It was then decided that a grant of $250 would be given to the Dun­ gannon team and that a letter should be forwarded to Recreation Director Bill Hunter commenting on the “shoddy” treatment of the local teams concerning equipment, playing time, etc. Clerk-Treasurer Joan Armstrong Letter to the editor Scottish guests enjoy hamlet hospitality THE EDITOR, My wife and I arrived in Canada on June 28. I stayed with my brother James Murphy and his wife Anne in Cranbrook. Since my arrival, everyone has been so friendly and made us welcome. I would like to thank my brother James and his wife Anne for giving us a marvellous holiday, the best ever and the people of Cranbrook especially the Engel families. Overall our lasting impression of your country is one of friendliness and beauty. Tom and Theresa Murphy Clydebank, Scotland. was instructed to write a letter to the Wingham Day Care Centre stating that Council will give serious consideration to contribut­ ing the 20 per cent municipal share of subsidizable children from the Township who attend the ceptre. They would, however, like a cost summary of the 1988 municipal share for West Wawanosh children in order to have an idea of what the cost may be. A building permit was issued to NOTICE Effective July 31,1989, Hunting and Fishing Licences will not be sold at the Ministry of Natural Resources, Highway #4 South of Wingham. Hunting and Fishing Licences may be purchased locally in the Brussels and Auburn areas at the following locations: Oldfield’s Hardware Maxine’s Snack Bar For the Names of Licence Issuers in other locations within the Wingham District, please contact: The Wingham District Office Ministry of Natural Resources R.R.#5 Wingham, Ontario NOG 2W0 Tel: (519)357-3131 Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources David Sproul for a new house upon septic tank approval from the Huron County Health Unit. The Road Superintendent repor­ ted that the road department would lift and remove the old sidewalk where it is being replaced in Auburn, upon one week’s notice from the trustees. The road accounts totalling $61,869.67 and the general ac­ counts totalling $30,416.70 are to be paid. Vincent G. Kerrio Minister Youngsters from as far away as Montreal have flocked to Blyth this month to become part of Young Company *89, a drama workshop for youths provided by Blyth Festi­ val. Associate Artistic Director Peter Smith, along with Belgrave resi­ dent Heather Morton, have co-or­ dinated the program, which has the 12, to 15-year-olds involved in story telling and game playing. In addi­ tion they are working on an actual play based on the stories of Harry Boyle. The script, written by Keith Roulston, depicts Christmas in the thirties and the young people agree it has been a lot of fun. Megan Shore of Stratford says that it has been “great”, while Rachel Thompson of Montreal, whose sister Severn, was in “The Cookie Wars” and whose father is Paul, founder of Theatre Passe Muraille, describes the workshop as “superb”. In addition to playing characters in the production the Young Com­ pany also act as props. For exam­ ple, Jayne Dykstra of Clinton plays a shelf and Blyth’s Peter McDon­ nell plays a door as well as the part of the uncle. Lee Ann Wammes, who is also of Clinton, is a stove. This is Lee Anne’s second year in the Company. Last year she played a tomato and a worm. Another veteran of Blyth’s Young Company is Heather’s bro­ ther Ian Morton of Belgrave. Last Year Ian was the romantic lead, Moby Wheeler, and thisyear he has the part of Harry’s father “a laid-back guy, who doesn’t say much”. Holly Morton of Toronto is another two-year veteran of the Young Company. Holly, who is presently residing in Londesboro, is the narrator of the story - a magician. She is really excited about the play and feels the innovative “crazy ideas incorporat­ ed by Mr. Smith are going to be good”. The group’s recollections of the first day are amusing and varied. Jilliane Callings of Exeter explains P.O. Box 429 cup P.O. Box 152 Blyth, NOM 1H0 f ° Brussels, NOG 1H0 SUBSCRIBE TODAY Enclosed please find my cheque for $17.00 for a 1-year subscription to The Citizen. Name......................................................................................... Address..................................................................................... City............................................Postal Code........................... -_ _____ ____ that they had to tell stories off “the top of our minds”. It was really different.” Sarah Chandler of Bel­ grave laughingly comments on the “annual scream that they do every day”. She also stated they devise a special word for each day. Adam Mair of Teeswater and Karen Watson of Exeter also enjoyed the story-telling. For some the experience offered by the workshop is a first but there are those who have had previous theatrical training. Karen Dykstra of Clinton has studied theatre at the school she attends in London. Becky Westhauser of Belleville has been involved in workshops before and Philip Pace of Toronto has been in theatre since he was eight-years-old. He had heard about the Blyth Young Compnay and thought it would be good. He was not disappointed. “It is better than amateur theatre,” stated Philip. For this enthusiastic troupe the reasons for joining the Young Company this summer are fairly similar - a love of fun and a love of theatre. Stratford’s Stephanie Shore said she felt it would be something different to do for the summer and she has found it interesting. For Virginia Van Gor­ der of Brucefield it was the suggestion of one of her teachers that prompted her decision to join the company. “I adore theatre and have always wanted to be involved in some way,” she explains. Like­ wise it was a love of theatre performing that piqued the interest of Sarah Jane Hood of Monkton. Blyth’s Young Company ‘89 will be previewing their production of “Christmas in Clover” on August 10 with two shows - the first at 11 a.m. and the evening performance at 7 p.m. On Friday, August 11 there will be the official opening again with two performances and on the 12, the shows will be at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tickets are available at the Box Office.