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Singers Go a Long Way to bring Great Music to Blyth!
Blyth Festival
Singers
Submitted
It's a "Long Way to Tipper-
ary" but it's not far to the
Blyth for "Songs of Wartime
and Peace" with the Blyth
Festival Singers and their
special guests, The Howlin'
Dog Vintage Jazz Band.
Join the Singers on April
12 at 3:00 pm for a tribute
concert commemorating the
70th Anniversary of the end
of WWII. Performed appro-
priately, on the stage of Blyth
Memorial Hall, "Songs of
Wartime and Peace" will fea-
ture nostalgic wartime melo-
dies like the "White Cliffs of
Dover", "We'll Meet Again"
and the "Boogie Woogie
Bugle Boy", to name a
few. The repertoire includes
songs from both world wars
as well as post-war and con-
temporary music inspiring
hope and peace in a better
world.
The Howlin' Dog Vintage
Jazz Band was formed in
2002 and plays a mixture of
traditional Jazz styles. Their
mission is to preserve vin-
tage jazz standards and to
perform them to a new audi-
ence. What a perfect fit for a
concert on the wartime era
when Jazz and Swing were in
their heyday! Based in the
Kincardine area, this six
piece group has performed
at many music festivals and
celebrations, in concert for
members of the London Jazz
Society, at the City of Burl-
ington summer music series
and in Jazz by the Bay in the
Blue Mountains. The front-
line is made up of
Dave Jewett on trumpet
and flugelhorn, Steve Has -
bury on clarinet and saxes
and Dave Schmalz on trom-
bone. Rhythm comes from
Ron Daniels on guitar, Karen
Weber on bass and Mike Kel-
ley on drums. Dave and
Karen look after vocals. The
Howlin' Dog Vintage Jazz
Band got its unusual name
when Karen's yellow lab,
Jake, insisted on howling
along with every tune in the
key of B flat!
The Blyth Festival Singers
is a county -wide community
choir under the professional
direction of Sharon Poelstra
with Lori Millian as accom-
panist. The choir averages
between 40-50 voices, per-
forms primarily in Huron
County and has endeav-
oured to present a high
standard of choral singing
since its inception in 1980.
"Songs of Wartime and
Peace" will be performed on
Sunday April 12 at Blyth
Memorial Hall, 423 Queen
Street Blyth at 3:00 pm. A
concert for all ages, the Sing-
ers would like to extend a
particular welcome to sen-
iors and Legion members.
Tickets for the concert are
only $6.00 for children ages 6
to 12, and $15.00 for adults.
They are available from any
Blyth Festival Singer or from
the Blyth Festival Box Office
at 523-9300. Tickets may be
purchased online at www.
blythfestival.com. There may
even be a few at the door!
The Howlin' Dog Vintage Jazz Band will be special guests of the Blyth Festival Singers at the tribute
concert "Songs of Wartime and Peace" at the Blyth Memorial Hall on April 12, 2015.
Mike and Amy Cronin chosen as Ontario's Outstanding Young Farmers for 2015
Submitted
Pork producers Mike and
Amy Cronin of Bluevale,
Ontario were chosen as the
2015 Outstanding Young
Farmers (OYF) for Ontario at
a recent OYF event in
Ottawa. The event included
five farm couples, nomi-
nated for the Ontario hon-
ours, and special guest
Federal Agriculture Minister
Gerry Ritz brought greetings
and congratulations to the
honourees.
Mike and Amy have
always been passionate
about agriculture. They both
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grew up on family farms in
Ontario, and knew their
future would be on the farm.
As a young married couple,
they saw opportunity in the
hog industry, starting Cronin
Family Farms, and have
never looked back.
"Mike and Amy represent
everything positive and pro-
gressive about family farm
businesses in Canada," says
Jack Thomson, president of
Canada's Outstanding
Young Farmers program.
"They have thrived in the
hog business, despite very
challenging times in this
sector, by establishing goals,
being ahead of the curve on
production practices and
diversifying to safeguard
their business for succes-
sion planning."
In 1998, Mike and Amy
bought their first farm, an
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Limos
Chad Mann
519-357-3015
www.kruzinmannlimos.com
A Division of Lloyd Collins Construction Ltd.
1,800 farrow to wean hog
operation that included 150
acres. Over the years, their
business and their family
have continued to grow.
Their six children are at the
heart of everything they do.
And they've grown their hog
business with Canadian and
U.S. operations by expand-
ing their land base and pro-
duction, always with a keen
eye on risk management.
Innovation drives many of
their decisions, and in 2014
they built the first crate -free
farrowing system in North
America after researching
the newest technology from
around the world. Their barn
includes a thumb print entry
system, electronic sow feed-
ers and video cameras.
Giving back to the com-
munity and industry is a
high priority for Mike and
Amy. Mike is involved in the
Huron County Pork Produc-
ers, the local parish and as a
youth soccer coach for more
than 20 years. He was
recently invited to be one of
two Canadians to join the
21st Century Pork Forum in
the U.S. Amy is a school
board trustree, vice chair of
the local credit union and is
on the board of the Catholic
Community Foundation of
southwestern Ontario. She is
the current chair of Ontario
Pork and a recently
appointed vice -chair of the
Growth Steering Committee
of Agriculture in Ontario.
Celebrating 35 years,
Canada's Outstanding
Young Farmers' program is
an annual competition to
recognize farmers that
exemplify excellence in
their profession and pro-
mote the tremendous con-
tribution of agriculture.
Open to participants 18 to
39 years of age, making the
majority of income from
on-farm sources, partici-
pants are selected from
seven regions across Can-
ada, with two national
winners chosen each year.
The program is sponsored
nationally by CIBC, John
Deere, Bayer CropScience,
and Agriculture and Agri -
Food Canada. The national
media sponsor is Annex
Business Media, and the
program is supported
nationally by AdFarm,
BDO and Farm Manage-
ment Canada.
Canada's Outstanding
Young Farmers for 2015 will
be chosen at the National
Event in Edmonton, Alberta
from November 17-22, 2015.
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Federal Agriculture Minister
Gerry Ritz brought greetings
and congratulations to the
honourees.
Mike and Amy have
always been passionate
about agriculture. They both
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birds NOW. We're also ready to serve you with
Lake Country Feed and related products to meet
your production goals.
*Order before April 9 for.... May 15th pickup
*Order before April 30 for .. June 5th pickup
*Order before June 1 for.... July 7th pickup
*Other delivery dates available upon request
With Every 10 Bags Of Poultry Feed Purchased
Receive 1 Bag FREE
AvIt
DISTRICT
Cry -OPE DATIVE
II .
ham ®TM Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading
-• Opp • B.V. Used under licence by Loyalty Management Group
Canada. Inc. and GROWMARK, Inc.
LUCKNOW 519-529-7953
I![�i ilL� ► ► YI1 11iIfRFIsJH
grew up on family farms in
Ontario, and knew their
future would be on the farm.
As a young married couple,
they saw opportunity in the
hog industry, starting Cronin
Family Farms, and have
never looked back.
"Mike and Amy represent
everything positive and pro-
gressive about family farm
businesses in Canada," says
Jack Thomson, president of
Canada's Outstanding
Young Farmers program.
"They have thrived in the
hog business, despite very
challenging times in this
sector, by establishing goals,
being ahead of the curve on
production practices and
diversifying to safeguard
their business for succes-
sion planning."
In 1998, Mike and Amy
bought their first farm, an
�
KrrrxlH
Limos
Chad Mann
519-357-3015
www.kruzinmannlimos.com
A Division of Lloyd Collins Construction Ltd.
1,800 farrow to wean hog
operation that included 150
acres. Over the years, their
business and their family
have continued to grow.
Their six children are at the
heart of everything they do.
And they've grown their hog
business with Canadian and
U.S. operations by expand-
ing their land base and pro-
duction, always with a keen
eye on risk management.
Innovation drives many of
their decisions, and in 2014
they built the first crate -free
farrowing system in North
America after researching
the newest technology from
around the world. Their barn
includes a thumb print entry
system, electronic sow feed-
ers and video cameras.
Giving back to the com-
munity and industry is a
high priority for Mike and
Amy. Mike is involved in the
Huron County Pork Produc-
ers, the local parish and as a
youth soccer coach for more
than 20 years. He was
recently invited to be one of
two Canadians to join the
21st Century Pork Forum in
the U.S. Amy is a school
board trustree, vice chair of
the local credit union and is
on the board of the Catholic
Community Foundation of
southwestern Ontario. She is
the current chair of Ontario
Pork and a recently
appointed vice -chair of the
Growth Steering Committee
of Agriculture in Ontario.
Celebrating 35 years,
Canada's Outstanding
Young Farmers' program is
an annual competition to
recognize farmers that
exemplify excellence in
their profession and pro-
mote the tremendous con-
tribution of agriculture.
Open to participants 18 to
39 years of age, making the
majority of income from
on-farm sources, partici-
pants are selected from
seven regions across Can-
ada, with two national
winners chosen each year.
The program is sponsored
nationally by CIBC, John
Deere, Bayer CropScience,
and Agriculture and Agri -
Food Canada. The national
media sponsor is Annex
Business Media, and the
program is supported
nationally by AdFarm,
BDO and Farm Manage-
ment Canada.
Canada's Outstanding
Young Farmers for 2015 will
be chosen at the National
Event in Edmonton, Alberta
from November 17-22, 2015.