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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29,1997. PAGE 27.
Belgrave seniors
take to the lanes
McDermott transcends time
World renowned singer John
McDermott, who is well on his way
to selling one million copies of his
newest album “When I Grow Too
Old To Dream”, will be visiting
Blyth Memorial Hall on Nov. 8.
McDermott, who refers to him
self as a hopeless romantic, with a
smile in his voice and then some,
is one of the most popular and best
selling recording artists to emerge
in Canada in recent years.
One of McDermott’s most suc
cessful releases was Danny Boy
which sold more than 200,000
copies. His second album, “Old
Friends”, earned nominations for
two Juno Awards, and was fol
lowed by “Christmas Memories”,
which turned into yet another plat
inum release.
His last record, “Love is a Voy
age”, became his hallmark and
earned him a 1996 nomination for a
Juno as “Best Male Vocalist.”
However, when he visits Blyth
next week, he will also bring a taste
of centuries past.
The most contemporary of his
new selections is a piece from the
1920s-1930s era. Much of his inter
est in his latest work has been the
Celtic sounds of the 15th century.
“There is a different dimension to
the music and I have an apprecia
tion for it,” says McDermott.
The melody may be familiar
though the words may have
changed somewhat as McDermott
and a researcher- acquaintance
from Scotland, delved into the his
tory of the songs to discover the
origins. In other cases, it is the
music which has changed over
time.
These are some of the best and
most authentic songs, he says.
“They are unique. They were writ
ten by someone for a particular rea
son. They have an historical
purpose.”
His love for the history of the
song came from his father, a man
who would regale his family with
the history of the tune before per
forming.
Being one of 12 immigrant kids
whose parents came from Scotland,
McDermott developed his talent at
St. Michael’s Choir School in
Toronto.
He started working at parking
cars for less than $2 an hour, gradu
ated to factory jobs, and was pro
moted to sales positions, where he
succeeded with his willingness to
work and get the job done right.
McDermott went from an office
job to the stage, on his way to
becoming a near instant success.
Having previously only sung for
family and friends in Toronto, he
went on to perform in large theatres
across the country. Those perfor
mances included shows for politi
cians and patrons at the Democratic
National convention south of the
boarder.
The relatively late career change
came at the urging of his father.
After recording Danny Boy,
McDermott’s label asked him to
help promote the song. It was
McDermott’s father who told him
to take a leave of absence from
work.
Though the senior McDermott
did not live to see his son’s success
in only four years time, he did see
him perform at the Royal Alexan
der in Toronto.
“It was great,” says McDermott.
“Dad was quite an influence.”
To add to McDermott’s list of
accomplishments, he also obtained
the title of honourary member in
the Canadian War Veterans' Asso
ciation, which had used McDer
mott’s music in an educational film
containing war footage.
His fall tour will take him
through Southwestern Ontario and
the northeastern United States.
McDermott, who has captivated
audiences across Canada and
around the globe, will bring a show
with the sense of another time to
Blyth.
Continued from page 18
years ago.
During their three-week vacation
the Roberts' enjoyed excellent
weather conditions which was an
added bonus at this lime of the
year.
Thanksgiving weekend guests
with John and Kay Roberts were
Mark and Alison Miculan and their
children Alexandra and Ian of
Binbrook; Howard, Sherill Roberts,
Emma and Evan of Mitchell and •
Norma Miculan of Hamilton.
Linda, Jeremy and Justin
Campbell spent last weekend at
Grand Bend.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sproule of
Bayfield visited last week with
their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Stonehouse.
The seniors bowling scores for
Oct. 22 were: Evelyn, 79, 88;
Helen Underwood, 53, 125; Jean
Walker, 87, 175; Mabel Wheeler,
112, 100; Kay McCormick, 148,
140; Laura Johnston, 175, 131;
Louise Bosman, 165, 140; Ann
Hawkins, 216, 128; Marj Coultes,
109, 148; Nancy Tucker, 116, 111;
Evelyn Galbraith, 139, 127; Doris
Michie, 167, 110; Peter Tucker,
161, 168, 165; Raymond Neil, 122,
157, 182; Lome Campbell, 165,
173, 111; Ross Anderson, 125,
135; Jim Coultes, 102, 124, 150;
George Michie, 110, 168, 175; Al
Meyer, 108, 129, 198.
There were six tables of euchre
in play on Wednesday, Oct. 22.
Winners were: high lady, Louise
Bosman; second high lady, Norma
Moore; lone hands, Ada Taylor;
low lady, Alice Nicholson; high
man, Gordon Bosman; second high
man, George Michie; lone hands,
Milt Boyd; low man, Ross Taylor.
The next euchre is Wednesday,
Oct. 29 at 8 p.m.
On Friday, Oct. 24 there were 10
tables of shoot in play at the
Community Centre.
Winners were: high lady, Nell
Johnston; second high lady, Lillian
Appleby; most shoots, Agnes
Gaunt; low lady, Ada Taylor; high
man, Norma Moore; second high
man, Alice Nicholson; most shoots,
Garner Nicholson; low man,
George Inglis.
The next shoot is Friday, Nov. 7
at 1:30 p.m.
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Continued from page 26
what her class was studying.
She said, "We have just finished
studying Puzzle Island. It is a book
full of puzzles. You use the
solution to all the puzzles to solve
the coded message at the
conclusion of the book. This novel
is a diary of a scientist who finds
the last two living animals of a
certain kind. He can only take one
to safety in his hot air balloon. He
has hidden the other on Puzzle
Island. We had to find the hidden
animals by solving 11 puzzles by
unscrambling words, searching for
hidden animals in the illustrations
of the book, and decoding two
messages."
"We worked in groups. We found
what we were searching for. We
liked searching for the hidden
animals. Some were really tough."
Doesn't it sound like this class has
been extremely busy so far this
year?
By Katelyn Linner
I interviewed Mrs. Speed to see
what is happening in her class.
She said "Every day one person
in the class gives a four-minute
book talk on a novel they are
reading or have read. They tell us
about the book and then read a
section to us." Mrs. Speed's class
has been very busy, and will
continue to enjoy many more
interesting activities this term.
REGIONAL CROSS
COUNTRY MEET
By Alicia Marshal)
On Wednesday, Oct. 17, 28
students visited Hullett Public
School to represent Blyth PS at the
cross country tournament.
The people who participated
were Meagan Campbell, Alyssa
Gross, Stephanie Sanderson, Jenna
Taylor, Kerissa VanAmersfoort,
Gordon Brigham, Raymond
deBoer, Richard Gregg, Drew
Taylor, Adam Young, Nicole
Bailie, Amanda Cook, Michelle
Cook, Korey Machan, Justin
Peters, Kirk Stewart, Courtney
Bakker, Candi Bearss, Rachel
deBoer, Veronica Edwards, Jamie
Lewis, Brad Schmidt, Steven
VanAmersfoort, Charlene Bromley,
Sonya Schultz, Ashley Taylor,
Steven Empey and Shaun Henry.
The school team showed good
sportsmanship and placed fifth
overall.
Congratulations to all of the team
members for their fine efforts, and
to Meagan Campbell who placed
third, Jenna Taylor and Candi
Bearss who placed second and
Raymond deBoer and Ashley
Taylor who placed first in their
divisions.
Special thanks to Mrs. Bakker,
Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Gross who
accompanied the team to the meet.
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