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Times Advocate, 1998-11-25, Page 20Wednesday, November 25, 1998 Tuned in Exeter Times -Advocate Community Huron County talent takes the stage at IPM By Kate Monk • dren's hour, musical trib- 'r;Mrs-nov(x:A'rr: STAFF utes. a stand up comedi- e South Huron NTY - District !high School band, e tented the Barvinok Ukranian flatly the Dance Troupe and other come to musicians. omeone Saturday, the last day of 'national the IPM, • will feature Central Iluron highlight - ►pp and ing the Blyth Centre for Events. the Performing Arts, eople to Blyth Festival Orchestra, Huron--communityshows and d talent children's entertainment.e 1999 The show ring will rea- d. Lure the West Coast has Equine Showcase under p of tai=. the direction of Adrian')ay plow- Brand. Each' day of the venues II'M will includ'' a' morn- nty for 'ing and afternoon show ()I'I' ' show Iluron •County .horse tug of. breeds. plow-' Horses and their riders will compete in team pen- is will ning Thursday and Friday nt for in the show ring: ►95;" Ill !;ON COU Plowing and th city arc traditio • first things that mind when s thinks of the inter . Plowing Match. But Heather Kis her Special Committee want p • also think of County venues an when they visit th IPM near. Dashwou Klopp's team announced a lineu ent for the five -d• ing match from throughout the coil the main stage, ring, horseshoe and war area and VII' irig. ""The special even provide entertaini)rc people aged live to Klop.p said. an th Karen Passmore and Matt Seabrook were two of many talented musicians at Sunday's concert at South Huron District High School The. main stage will fea- Festival Singers present `Messiah' tore talent from a differ - . area of the county 'MYTH - With more Catherine Green, mezzo each day. than 60 voices, the Blyth soprano Susanne - East Iluron will provide Festival Singers will pre- Ilawkins, tenor John De entertainment Tuesday, sent Nandel's Messiah on Jager and bass Chris the first day of the match, Saturday, December 12th Biernacki.. 1'tie linea , p includes the in Goderich and on The Blyth Festival Seaforth Marching Band Sunday, December 13th Singers will perform two and other local talent. in Seaforth. _ . hours of the great work The parade and opening The December 12th including the choruses, ceremonies will also' be. performance in 'Goderich And he Shall Purify, 0 held at the main stage on will be at Knox Thou that Tellest Good Tuesday. Presbyterian Church at 7 Tidings to Zion, Glory 'to Wednesday, North PM. The December 13th God, Behold the Lamb of Iluron -takes the main performance in Seaforth God, and the famous. stage highlighting_ the will be at Northside Hallelujah Chorus. CKNX Barn Dance and United Church .at 3 PM. Tickets for- the Blyth the Wingham Heritage Handel's classic work Festival Singers presents- Theatre. Fiddle and step will be conducted by tions of Messiah are dancing are also part of Richard Hansen of St: available in advance or at the schedule. Marys, with special organ the door. Tickets are West Huron .shines on accompaniment by- Dr. available from members Thursday with talent Ronald Fox of London. of the Blyth Festival from the Goderich area. As conductor and choir Singers; Nifty Corners, Queen of the Furrow leader, Hansen serves as Seaforth; Dutch Store, speeches will -also take the new Artistic Director Clinton; of the •Blyth Festival •Photography, Goderich; place m. onat 1 main0 a.m. and 3 Singers. He alsorecentl Snyder Studios, Wingham Soup'm' th stage. has a full founded the-Stonetown or the Blyth Festival Box scheduleofentertainment Choral Society, and is the Office at 523-9300. co-director of the on Friday including a chil- Georgian Bay Children's Choir in Owen Sound. Ile also works as Director of Music at St. Marys United Church. Hansen's musical skills encompass a wide spec- trum. As an accomplished organist, Ilansen was awarded the Associate Diploma of the Royal Canadian College of Organists in the summer of 1998. Hansen was born in Windsor, Ontario. Ile started organ lessons with Victor Batten and contin- ued with Arthur Woitte and later with David Palmer. Hansen currently studies withthe renowned British - Canadian organist, fan Sadler. Ile also studied choral conducting under Richard householder. For the December pre- sentations of Messiah, organ accompaniment . will be provided by Dr. Fox. Additional special music will be offered by soloists: soprano Capsule Comments_ with Ernie Miatello In menopause, lower levels of the female hor- mone, estrogen, can increase the risk of osteo- porosis but also can raise cholesterol levels. Estrogen replace- ment therapy (ERT) can be helpful in modifying these problems. "OTCs" are Over The Counter medications that can be pur- chased without a' prescription. OTC use increases with age, especially in women. Most OTCs are self -prescribed and about 20% of seniors take them without telling their doctor. if an OTC hasn't helped ina week; stop it and check with your doctor. if . Losing weight is a national pastime. Here's another way of look- ing at the problem. A pound of fat contains about. If you eat 3500 calories, it is either used up or storedbss . Exercise helps to use it up. Try walking at least 20 minutes a day and you will lose a pound per month. Neck and shoulder pain might be due to sleeping on the wrong pillow. We spend 5-8 hours each night with our pillow and it should be the right one. Some people get immediate relief from therapeutic pillows that have a neck support area and a hollow for your head. Something to look into. HURON APOT EGARY ��. 4 Phone 235-1982 440 Main St., Exeter "Your Health Care Pharmacy" Horseshoes and tug of ' war competitions are also on the agenda of special events. No IPM would be com- plete without the VII' ('lowing competitions. • The first day of the' Match kicks off with media, .MI'• and MIT .plowing. The Queen of the Furrow competition takes place on Wednesday. Mayors and deputy may- ors show oil' their skills un Thursday while wardens and regional chairs vie for the trophies on friday. .The Saturday competition is open to anyone. The IPM executive has given the go-ahead lnr the special events to have a higher profile than previ• - ous matches. • Klapp hopes the special events will draw more people to the 1999 19 International Plowing Match and make the event more interesting for rural and urban visitors, alike. If people are unsure of what days they'd like to attend the IPM, the spe- cial events may help them decide. Klopp said. Each .special events pre- sentation is an hour or Jess in duration, giving people a chance to relax yet not interfere with the ,rest of the activities. "It's also an investment in the future," Klopp explained.. "It'll give peo- ple .a preview so they'll conte :back to the. attrac- tions in the future." The 1999 International ('lowing Match is Sept. 21'-25 Mirth of Dashwood. 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