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Rutabaga Festival works
with local service clubs
People
Preliminary discussion has been
held with various Blyth service
clubs to seek their co-operation
Volunteer training
Volunteers from across the county gathered in Blyth Thursday night to organize before taking
on fundraising for the Blyth Festival's "Catch The Spirit" capital campaign. Among the
volunteers getting pointers before they hit the fundraising trail are: (front row, left to right)
Doug Whitmore, Blyth and Marg Webster, Wingham; (back) Aileen Craig, Clinton, Reta
Kelland, Londesboro and Joanne Rowcliffe, Hensail. The volunteers hope to raise money to
reduce the $447,000 remaining from the Festival's $2.2 million expansion program.
Festival launches fundraising blitz
The Blyth Festival officially
launched its "Catch the Spirit Com
munities Campaign" this past week
with a kick-off meeting of area can
vassers at the Blyth Inn.
Catch the Spirit is a naming
opportunity campaign whereby lhe
donors can choose io have their
name on one of the many parts of
lhe new facilities recently complet
ed by the festival's Board of Direc
tors. The total goal of Catch lhe
Spirit is $447,000 representing lhe
final phase of a$2.2 million cam
paign.
Already over $120,000 has been
raised, led by three major area
donors as well as past and present
board members and staff. A corpo
rate team entertained at a gala
reception in Toronto last week,
introducing their guests to lhe festi
val's critically acclaimed produc
tion of The Slone Angel by James
United Way under way
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among lhe companies donating
start-up money for lhe initial cam
paign.
For Bill Thompson, unanimously
elected chairman of lhe Huron
United Way Board of directors, the
most attractive aspect of a united
appeal is lhe fact all money collect
ed within a campaign's boundaries
is spent in that area. Mr. Thomp
son, a former senior vice-president
of Standard Tube now living in
Huron Woods, was an active sup
porter of the United Way during his
22 years in Woodstock.
Vice-chair Mike Sully, an execu
tive of Champion Road Machinery,
is equally enthusiastic about the
Huron campaign, after participating
in the United Way in South Caroli-
in ‘JJairstyfing
OFFICER FRIENDLY
Nichol which has played at Theatre
Passe Muraille following its Blyth
premiere in the summer.
Nearer to home, teams of volun
teers are preparing to visit "Blyth
Festival lovers" in the various com
munities of the area. The teams are
being organized by Board Member.
Marie McGavin and Hensail area
resident Joanne Rowcliffe. “I am
very pleased that so many people
have agreed to Catch the Spirit as a
volunteer canvasser” enthused
Marie at lhe kick-off meeting.
Included on the teams are Board
members Carol Irwin, Helen Gow-
ing and Doug Whitmore of Blyth;
Bruce Shaw and Kim McLean of
Exeter; Board member Jim Fitzger
ald, Don Pullen, Liz and Jeff
Hearn, Aileen Craig and Nancy
Parker of Clinton; Harry Lear and
Rcta Kelland of Londesborough;
Terri Britnell, Bruce Whitmore,
Also serving on the executive
committee are Henry Krech,
Cook's; Tim MacDonald, Ross,
Ross and MacDonald, and Darlene
Prouse, Service Employees Union.
The other directors are Graham
Brown, Sifto Salt; Elgin Farewell,
Centralia College; Allan Halls,
Clinton Public Hospital; Ross
Hamilton, Blackbum Group Inc.;
Bill Howson, Howson Mills; John
MacKinnon, County of Huron;
Brad Oke, Oke Woodsmith; Don
Saunders, International Association
of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers and Dave Sykes, Signal
Star Publishing.
Anyone wishing to help with this
exciting and rewarding new venture
may call 482-7643.
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For the month of October, all
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Paul Carroll, and Betty Beutten-
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Marg Webster of Wingham; Janis
Bisback of Hensail; Dorothy Wal
lace, Eileen Beauchemin, Libby
Lambert, and Elsa Haydon of
Goderich; and Board member
Gayle Walers and Gail Grant of
Missing Blyth senior found Join in the Fun!
The search for an elderly Blyth
man ended when he was discovered
draped over the guard rail of Hanna
Bridge on Highway 4 at the north
end of Wingham.
According to a spokesperson
from the Wingham OPP, 84-ycar-
old Jack McGee of 400 Gypsy
Lane was reported missing al 10:30
p.m. on October 8, by his neigh
bour Jane Bolk.
A community search was con
ducted by lhe Blyth volunteer fire
department, OPP officers from
Wingham and Goderich detach
ments, as well as lhe canine unit
from District Headquarters in Mt.
Forest.
The search continued until 3
a.m., Wednesday, the spokesperson
said, and at 3:30 police were noti
fied that Mr. McGee had been
located at the Wingham bridge. He
had, police said, apparently fallen
into the river and was suffering
from hypothermia.
Blyth
Lillian Leatherland and Alice
Buchanan had the high scores at the
Oct. 7 euchre party at Blyth Memo
rial Hall. There were 10 tables in
play.
Margaret Nesbit and Nancy
Slater had lhe low scores. Lois
Haines and Ted Fothergill had the
most lone hands. Jane Giousher
won the special prize. There will be
a euchre party every Monday night
at 8 p.m.
Visitors at the home of Jill and
Keith Roulston on the weekend
included Jennifer Roulston, home
from University of Waterloo for the
weekend.
Visiting for Sunday Thanksgiv
ing dinner was Mamie Roulston of
Lucknow.
Bayfield.
Donors will be able to make their
pledges over five years and choose
from a number of naming opportu
nities. Organizers hope to raise
over $150,000 in this part of the
Catch the Spirit campaign.
Mr. McGee was taken by police
to Wingham and District Hospital
for treatment.
This Is your
Invitation to a
HALLOWEEN
PARTY
Coma at night
and give us a fright
on October 26 from
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Blyth Public School
If not dressed up bring a
used toy for our
Toy Sale
which Is coming up
• Parents welcome
•Free coffee
Sponsored by
Blyth Optimist Club
' Ages from up to 12 yrs.
Contact Fred deBoer 523-9500
‘Tfie Mane Choice
131 North St., Blyth
523-4719
with the Blyth Rutabaga Festival,
Festival committee chairman Bruce
Papple told a recent meeting of the
committee.
Mr. Papple said that with co
operation of all the clubs, the Festi
val could be a fun, and profitable,
weekend for everyone. •
Tickets for the Suitcase Dance
are selling well, he reported and
and exciting evening is shaping
with one couple winning the grand
prize of a weekend at the Valhalla
Inn in Kitchener.
Committee Secretary Elise Brady
has resigned her position but has
been replaced by Mary Ann How-
son.
Plans for the 1992 Festival arc
beginning to lake shape although
nothing is final yet.
Skatathon
Blyth Arena
Sat. Nov. 2
9:30 - 2 p.m
HELP SUPPORT
MINOR HOCKEY
& FIGURE
SKATING
YOU'LL SMILE
AT THE SAVINGS
20% Off
All
Children's
Clothing
‘Excluding socks and
undergarments
Webster’s Clothing and Footwear
523-9709