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Mushball tournament coming
A community tour
A pair of local cyclists, Shawn Loughlin and Jeff Peters, hosted a 10-stop cycling tour
throughout the Blyth, Londesborough and Walton communities on Saturday, bringing over 50
cyclists to a number of spots of local interest including Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company, Blyth
Farm Cheese, MGM Townsend Tire, Leadbury Bat Company and Nostalgic Wood, the site of
the 2017 International Plowing Match in Walton, McGavin’s Farm Equipment and the Wonky
Frog Studio, among others. Here, Sarnia cyclist Michael Heno, right, chats with Mitchell
Godkin of Leadbury Bat in the Nostalgic Wood barn. While a final tally has yet to be reached,
the event raised thousands of dollars for the MS Society of Canada. (Photo submitted)
Brad Beuermann and Dan Fritz
are hoping that the first annual
Brussels mushball tournament won’t
just help raise money for the
proposed renovation of the Brussels,
Morris and Grey Community
Centre, but also kickstart a
renaissance of activities for the
community.
The tournament, called the First
Annual Brussels Recreation Co-Ed
Mushball Tournament, is set to be
held in Brussels on June 21-23, is a
three-pitch style tournament
that will feature 16 teams. Fifteen
teams have already signed up.
Mushball, according to Fritz, is a
less competitive variation of
baseball using a softer ball that lends
itself to a slightly less competitive
activity.
Registration is $200 per team and
rules will be available at the start of
the tournament.
The event will feature $1,000 in
prizes, split among the top four
teams, Fritz said, and should be very
exciting.
“We’re hoping to make a success
of it and make it an annual thing,” he
said.
The original idea for the
tournament was Beuermann’s, Fritz
said. Both of them are on the
community centre’s renovation
committee and he said the event
would be a bit of a callback to what
he called “the good old days” of the
community.
“Looking back on those days,
there used to be a whole lot going on
in town,” he said.”We would like to
see a bit more going on now.
Hopefully, if we start it with this,
others will pick up the ball and make
the summer in the community more
exciting.”
For more information, search for
the tournament on Facebook, contact
Fritz at 519-357-7824, Beuermann
at 519-525-5865 or e-mail
bmgmushball@gmail.com.
The world premiere of one of the
biggest stories in the history of
southwestern Ontario, the story of
Jumbo the elephant’s fateful final
performance, opens the Blyth
Festival’s 45th season this week.
In Jumbo, playwright Sean Dixon,
who brought Blyth Festival
audiences plays steeped in local lore
like The Wilberforce Hotel, Lost
Heir, and The Outdoor Donnellys,
now focuses on the legendary story
that September night in 1885, when
P.T. Barnum’s Greatest Show on
Earth stopped in St. Thomas. When
the circus cars were packed up, an
unscheduled freight train travelling
unbrakeably fast through the railyard
ended the career and the life of the
biggest superstar in the world... but
not before he gave his final
spellbinding performance.
The play bursts on the stage with
live circus acts, acrobats, a massive
puppet, original music and a vibrant
set reminiscent of Barnum’s circus.
“This play will be like nothing
we’ve seen before on the Blyth
Festival stage. Our Circus Master,
Manon Beaudoin, has created a
circus within a play that will leave
audiences giggling in awe,” said Gil
Garratt, artistic director of the Blyth
Festival and director of Jumbo.
Returning to the Blyth Festival
stage for Jumbo are actors: Peter
Bailey, The Wilberforce Hotel and
World Without Shadows, Tiffany
Claire Martin, The Devil We Know,
Michael McManus, Ceili House,
Tony Munch, Wing Night at the
Boot, Our Beautiful Sons, and many
others. Newcomers making their
Blyth debut: Kurtis Leon Baker,
Julie Tamiko Manning, Lucy
Meanwell and aerialist Mark Segal.
The creative team for Jumbo is: Eric
Bunnell, set and costume designer;
Leigh Ann Vardy, lighting designer;
Deanna H. Choi, sound designer and
composer; and Gemma James-
Smith, puppet designer and
constructor. Stage management is by
Heather Thompson and Katerina
Sokyrko.
Reserve your seats by calling the
box office at 519-523-9300 or online
at blythfestival.com.
There is one stable rock amidst the billows
of the sea of life!
(Charles Spurgeon)
“Be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age!”
Matthew 28:20
It is well that there is One who is ever the same, and who is ever with us. It is
well that there is one stable rock amidst the billows of the sea of life. O my
soul, do not set your affections upon rusting, moth-eaten, decaying treasures--
but set your heart upon Him who abides forever faithful to you. Do not build
your house upon the moving quicksands of a deceitful world--but found your
hopes upon this rock, which, amid descending rain and roaring floods, shall
stand immovably secure!
My soul, I charge you--lay up your treasure in the only secure cabinet; store
your jewels where you can never lose them. Put your all in Christ; set...
all your affections on His person,
all your hope in His merit,
all your trust in His efficacious blood,
all your joy in His presence,
and so you may laugh at loss and defy difficulties.
Remember that all the flowers in the world’s garden wither and die--and the
day is coming when nothing will be left but the black, cold earth. Death’s black
extinguisher must soon put out your candle. Oh! how sweet to have sunlight--
when the candle is gone! The dark flood must soon roll between you and all
you have!
So wed your heart to Him who will never leave you. Trust yourself with Him
who will go with you through the black and surging current of death’s stream,
and who will land you safely on the celestial shore, and make you sit with Him
in heavenly places forever!
Go, sorrowing son of affliction--tell your secret troubles to the Friend who
sticks closer than a brother. Trust all your concerns with Him...
who never can be taken from you,
who will never leave you, and
who will never let you leave Him, even “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and
today, and forever.
“I am with you always,”is enough for my soul to live upon--though all others
forsake me!
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THIS WEEK:
Seaforth’s Fisher elected Huron East Deputy-Mayor
4-H Clubs
awarded
Seaforth Councillor Bob Fisher isHuron East’s new deputy-mayor,
besting two others who put their
names forward at the inaugural
meeting of Huron East Council on
Dec. 4.
Fisher, Tuckersmith CouncillorRay Chartrand and Grey CouncillorAlvin McLellan all let their namesstand for the municipality’s second-in-command position. This came
after Huron East eliminated the at-large deputy-mayor position,reducing the size of council from 12members to 11 just ahead of
October’s election.
It was Fisher who nominated
Chartrand for the position.
Chartrand then paid the favour backby nominating Fisher. FormerDeputy-Mayor Joe Stefflernominated McLellan for theposition.Fisher told his fellow councillors
that he has lived in the community
for over 40 years. In addition, he hasbeen a councillor for 12 years andspent nearly 40 years in business, allexperience he felt would aid in being
the deputy-mayor.
Fisher also listed a number of
projects he’d like to see undertaken
or continued both in Huron East andin Huron County.In Huron East, Fisher said hewanted to see the municipality’scommunity centres better utilizedand to promote a harmonious
relationship between residents
of all of Huron East’s five wards.At the county level, Fisher said hewanted to see a greater focus ontourism, saying that Huron County
could easily be the Prince Edward
County of southwestern Ontario. He
also said that while the county’s
accessibility advisory committee hasdone a lot of great work, there is stillmore to be done.Fisher also said that, as someonewho is legally blind, he also hopedthat being named deputy-mayor
would inspire others with disabilities
saying that if they “get [their] ass offthe couch and do something” like hehas they can accomplish anything.McLellan said that his decades of
experience as a councillor and on
numerous boards and committees
would make him an ideal choice for
the deputy-mayor position.
He said that being self-employedwould ensure that he wouldn’t missany meetings, adding that he hates tomiss any council meetings.He said he had been asked if he
The Huron County 4-H Leaders’
Association Awards Program was
recently held at the SeaforthAgriplex, recognizing 4-H membersfor their efforts throughout the year.COUNTY AWARDSLoretta Higgins won the MurrayCardiff Award for Top All-Round
Member.
The Don Pullen Award for highest
overall score in the county went to
Evy Verschaeve. She also won theDedication Award for dedication tothe club. The Warden’s NoviceAward for first year competitivemember with the highest score wentto Emily Datema.
The Ben Lobb Award for the
junior member with the top essay
went to Kayla Drennan.
Emily Franken won the OntarioPlowmen’s Association Award foroutstanding agricultural 4-Hmember as well as the LongstandingGraduating Member Award. Shealso received her graduation seal.
The Citizen-Rural Voice Awards
for press reporter book competition
awards went to Dugald McIntosh
(first) and Mercedes Prout (second).The Huron County 4-H Leaders’Association Award for clubsecretary book competition wereawarded to Emily Bieman (first) andKayla Drennan (second).
The winning team for the county
Go for the Gold Competition was
the South Huron Sheep Club Team
which consisted of Amanda Bos,Rachel Gras, Grace Hallahan andEvy Verschaeve.The Top Gate Sign Award for the
White Christmas
The snow was falling on Friday night as Clinton held the
final Santa Claus parade of the Huron County season,
bringing residents and visitors out to the town to help
celebrate the holiday season. One of the main attractions of the
parade every year is the Clinton Pipe Band, seen here appealing
to the ears of all in attendance. (Nick Vinnicombe photo)Continued on page 12
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‘Jumbo’ to open
Festival season
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
A new skill
As over 50 cyclists made their way through Blyth,
Londesborough and Walton to raise money for the MS
Society of Canada, they also stopped at local businesses to
have their passport stamped. Here, a pair of cyclists get a
pottery lesson from Cat O’Donnell at the Wonky Frog
Studio. (Submitted photo)
Continued from page 1
is comprised of Huron and Perth
Counties, featuring nine fall fairs in
Huron County and four in Perth.
Past tours have really featured
every sector imaginable, Schlosser
said, and have tried to provide a full
spectrum of farms along the way.
The cost for the tour is $5 for each
adult and children under the age of
14 are free. There is no pre-
registration for the event. If you’re
interested in attending, simply show
up at either Nature’s Nest in
Londesborough or the Brussels Four
Winds Barn on Sunday, June 16
after 11:30 a.m. and get your
pamphlet.
Schlosser said he’s excited for the
communities of Blyth and Brussels
to be featured on the tour. The
communities have so much to offer,
he said, it will be great to show it
off.
The top comment those who
attend the tour have responded with,
Schlosser said, is that they had no
idea what was in their own
backyard. Schlosser hopes this year
will also deliver that level of
wonderment to those who attend.
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