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It's a, long w11Y taint)* stages the Dutch
Opera Foundation In,erdamt to , a
Canadian dairy farm at R 3 Auburn, Out
Renee Stalenhoef Van Haarlem seems to be
making the tranlsition from European
songstress to Canadian farm wife with ease.
After 12 years and more than 800
performances . in France, Germany and
Holland as. an accomplished' opera and
oratorio singer, Renee Van Harlem retired
from her career and married Walter
Stalenhoef, a Dutch farmer and opera fan
whom she had met at one of 'her concerts.
Walter, who had -Worked in Canada ten
years ago, always had a yearning to return
to this country. He took Renee on a tour
through Ontario during their honeymoon in
1981 and last May they emigrated from
Holland to Canada after buying their dairy
farm here.
Renee says she really didn't miss her
career as a singer' after her marriage and
the move but, as fate would have it, her
career wasn't over. With her husband's
urging and support, she auditioned for L,otfi
Mansouri, General Director of the Canadian
Opera Company in Toronto. She had met
Mr. Mansouri once before at a concert in
Holland and he had complimented her on
her performance. He was impressed once
again at her audition and invited her to
perform for the Canadian Opera Company.
The Company will stage six productions in
total this year. Before each production, a
preview concert is held for subscribers, a
she states matter-of-factly. Both her
paternal grandfather and great-grandfather
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tin: of 4argt up" far the actual event.
Renee will perform May 9 at the
On. rant ha UMW' In the preview
oAced for. Anna Bolena, an opera Witt ut ;ae
proud,, spirited and ambitious second queen
of Henry VIII. She Will sing the soprano role
of Anne Boleyn and will also be the
Understudy for Dame Joan Sutherland who
will Play- that role in the main production
which rune.. May 22, 255, 28, 31 and June 3,
Maestro Richard Bonynge, general
manager of the Sydney Opera House in
Australia, will be the guest lecturer at the
preview perforrnance and will conduct the
orchestra for the main event.
During the past several months, Renee
has been travelling from her farm home to
Toronto every week for intensive training
with voice coaches from the Metropolitan
Opera Company in New York. This week she
will move to Toronto until her understudy
role is finished next month.
She will be singing her role in Italian (she
speaks as well as sings several languages)
and is looking forward to working with
Maestro Bonynge who she says is "a
specialist in Italian Romantic repertoire"
and Dame Sutherland who she says is "a
great artist",
Always Wanted to Sing
From the time she was just four or five
years old, Renee says she wanted to be an
opera singer. "It was just in my nature,"
were opera singers but she says her father
"had no voice at all". He did play the piano
very well however and he started training
Renee in operatic singing at a very young
age.
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and she will also be perforrning some ti
next season at the Blyth Centre ter the Arts.
"I may continue to perform in a few
productions each year around the area but I
won't be performing every night like I was
in Holland," she says.
With her new role as farm wife and the
occasional performance as an opera singer,
Renee feels that she has the best of both
worlds. She loves her new home in. Canada
and she enthuses, "I am a very, very happy
person!"
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Rene} Stalenhoef Van Haarlem of R.R. 3 Auburn will be performing May 9 in a preview
coneett for the Canadian Opera Company's production of Anna Bolena. She will also be the
'understudy for Dame Joan Sutherland who has the role of Anne Boleyn in the main
production.
Tenders for Highway 4
Ontario Transportation and
Communications Minister James Snow
announced that tenders have been called for
resurfacing and structure rehabilitation on •
Highway 4 from 0.1 km south of Clinton
north limits northerly for 14.9 km.
This resurfacing and structure
Agricrew prograri
The Agricrew program will soon be onyits_
way to serving Huron County farmers, v�nth
1984 marking its seventh year. The program
is designed to provide summer employment
to students with agricultural backgrounds,
',as well as providing extra help for area
armers. .
There will be thI E crews working in
Huron County again this year, and they will
begin work on June 25.
Each crew will consist of one foreperson,
and three crew members. Each foreperson
will be responsible for the transportation of
each crew member from -a. designated pick-
up point to the actual work location daily.
Each of the crew members will he between
rehabilitation project on Highway 4 will
provide a new riding surface, prolong the
life of the south Maitland River structure
south of '.Londesboroand reduce the
necessity for frequent maintenance.
Tenders will be opened for this project at
ministry headquarters in Downsview June
begins 7th year
the ages of 16 and 24 years, and will have
had some agricultural experience.
An estimated 1,000 farmers are expected
to employ Agricrew this summer province -
wide, so farmers' response should be well
receivgd .
Eartheiswifl Shill pay only .$90 :per eight
• Nord' Workday` whidltwiill' exclude travel'
time and lunch breaks.
This program only lasts until August 24, so
if you have any unfinished jobs to do, with no
one to do them, or you would like to gain
more information on the program, contact
Chris Robson at the-O.M.A.F. office- in Clin-
ton at 482-3428.
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for warden
The race for warden in Huron County
promises to be a meet excittin.8. Qfle.
'At the regular moat* meeting.,of Huron
County Council Wed. esday, fou' councillors
declared their candidacy in the December
election of the 1985 warden.
'Reeve Bob Bell was the first to declare his
intention to seek the nomination after
advising council that he would "seek
support and consideration."
Family tradition had a bearing on the
announcement by Grey Township Reeve
Leona Armstrong who told fellow
councillors that it "took a lot of nerve to
decide to run." While Grey Township has
produced three wardens, one off them was
Armstrong's father.
"My father was warden of the county in
1952," she told council. "It has always been.
my drean to follow his footsteps."
Subsequent to Armstrong's
announcement, Stanley Township Reeve
Paul Steckle declared his intention to run for
warden.
"I made the decision some time ago," he
said. "I love my county and it has been my
dream to be warden of Huron."
The three declared candidates were
joined by Goderich Reeve Harry Worsell,
who lost to Cunningham in last year's
election. Worsell, the former mayor of
Goderich, said the town has not produced a
warden since 1939 and he wanted to "give it
another go."
The election for warden,will take place in
the council chambers in 17ecember.
Blood donations
CLINTON - The May 8 meeting of the Ex-
emplar Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi was call-
ed to order by President Ann Adams at the
home of Marguerite Falconer.
Ann introduced John Jury, area manager
for blood donor recruitments for the Red
Cross Society. He explained the importance
of the sorority members in contacting the
blood donor to remind them of the upcoming
clinic.
The next clinic will be held Wednesday
May 16 at C.H.S.S. from 1:30 - 4 p.m. and
5:30 - 8:30 p.m. He specified the need for
group 0 blood which is the most universal
blood type.
Public health nurse Ruth Linton was the
second speaker for the evening. Ruth
presented the program on your child and
sexuality, by showing the film "Family
Talks About Sex".
She explained the importance of being
available to answer your childs questions
about sex and to give them and -answer, be
honest, tell your child that you will get the
information for them at a later time but
make sure you do.Keeping the lines of com-
munication open is very important. Ruth
also had a variety of booklets that are
available from the Health Unit.
Following the speakers the usual business
meeting took place. Members were remind-
ed that May 12• is hospital day. a letter was
read from Family and Children's Services
in Goderich stating -the needfor sleeping
bags, tents and send children to
summer camp.
The meeting concluded with lunch served
by Betty Jo and Marguerite. .
On May 12, 17 members and relatives met
for their annual Mother's Day luncheon at
Robindale's in Goderich. Mothers were
_ presented with a_ yellow rose corsage with a
' delicious lunch following. •
Sarah Stewart Toronto
Jonathon Vanderhaar R.R. 2 Bayfield
Shane Collins Vernon, B.C.
Jared Petteplace clinton
Scott Rathwell Brucefleld
Mark King clinton
David Wammes R.R. 2 Seaforth
Craig McAsh Varna
Patricia McAsh Varna
Merry Nicole Potter R.R. 3 Clinton
Kristine Boland clinton
Amy Horton West Hill
Fraser Fitzgerald clinton
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Poisonous Tomatoes?
Many years ago people thought that tomatoes
were poisonous. Sure, they'd decorate their
homes with tomato plants. but everyone was
warned not to eat the juicy red vegetable. One
bite would mean certain death
Then one day a very brave man named Colonel
Robert Gibbon Johnson did what everyone consid-
ered a suicidal thing. One day in 18:10 he marched
up the steps of the courthouse in his home town of
Salem, New Jersey with a whole basket of toma-
toes. He was going to eat them in front of every-
one just to prove they weren't poisonous.
As he lifted one to his mouth, the crowd gasped.
He took a big bite and somebody fainted. One by
one he ate the whole basket of fruit; and when the
last tomato was gone, he smiled, raised his hand,
and walked healthily away. The tomato was
proven safe to eat.
Now thousands of bushels of tomatoes are
grown each year in North America. and every
one is eaten. Almost every day we eat tomatoes.
either raw or as juice, soup, sauce, or ketchup.
And to think they used to he considered poi-
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