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The Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-03-30, Page 66 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, March 30, 2016 Goderich Livery Theatre production of 'Next to Normal' runs April 7-16 "Next to Normal", is the final GLT play of the season at the Livery Theatre this April 7-9, 2016 at 8 p.m., Sunday April 10 at 2 p.m. and April 14-16 at 8 p.m. in Goderich. It's a dramatic musical directed by Jordan Henry about the life of a family dealing with Mental Health issues. The mother is schizo- phrenic. Her husband and children are trying to lead a "normal" life. A psychiatrist is involved and a young man is in love. This is a sensitive, real, and entertaining play. The Goderich Little Theatre's cast stars Susan Armstrong, Jor- dan Henry, Matt Hussey, Liv Hussey, Ben Hearn, Cara Ste- phenson. There will be a live band with musical direction by Louise Dockstadet "Next to Normal" is a rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. Its story concerns a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effect that her illness and the attempts to alleviate it have on her family. The musical also addresses such issues as grieving a loss, sui- cide, drug abuse, ethics in modern psychiatry, and the underbelly of suburban life. The musical opened on Broadway in April 2009. It was nominated for eleven 2009 Tony Awards and won three. It also won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, becoming just the eighth musical in history to receive the honor. In awarding the prize to Kitt and Yorkey, the Pulitzer Board called the show "a powerful rock musical that grapples with mental illness in a suburban family and expands the scope of subject matter for musicals." Every family that has lived with mental health issues will recognize the love, the confusion and the concern shared by all. This play will help the audience; and we hope the community, to appreciate and to accept that mental health and wellness are a family affair. We feel that our community in Huron County will benefit from the dialogue this play will encourage. For an opportunity to see the recent Broadway Musical Play, that re -invents the musi- cal genre, join us at the Livery Theatre for the GLT's final play of its 67th Season. Dean Wha- len is the producer. Tickets for the production are on sale on March 22: $25 adults/$22.50 seniors (65 and over)/$15 youth (under 18), or $20 adults/$18 sen- iors/$15 youth with a Livery membership. For more information call the Livery Theatre box office at 519-524 6262 during box office hours: Tuesday 10-1 and Wednesday/Thursday/ Friday 3-5.30; or, book online at thelivery.ca/buy-tickets. Purple Grove mourns with Elliott family The Purple Grove commu- nity extends their condo- lences to the family of Earl Elliott whose funeral was on Thursday March 17. Our thoughts and prayers are with June and family -Ste- ven and Janice, Nancy and Paul, John and Joyce and Ian and Shari and their families. Monday March 21, Bruce UCW Presbyterial Annual Gathering was hosted by Pine River United Church. President Lynda MacKenzie welcomed almost 80 women to a day of music, worship, education and fellowship. Guest speaker was Kevin Martin explaining the cur- rent scams in our local area and how to avoid being fooled. Scams can be com- puter, telephone, mail and door to door generated. Thank you to Pine River UCW for a lovely day and to Arthur UCW who will be hosting our June Joy Day. The Houghton and Simp- son families have been visit- ing with their parents- Doug Submitted The Goderich Livery Theatre's `Next to Normal' runs April 7-16, 2016. and Shirley MacDonald last week and for Easter. Glad to see that our area got through last week's ice storm without too much damage. Sympathy is also extended to Shirley Mackay and her family on the passing of her partner Phil Hayden in Dray- ton on March 9. A celebra- tion of Phil's life will be held on Saturday, April 2 from 2-4 p.m. at the Drayton Kinsmen Hall/Old Arena, 49 Elm Street, Drayton. Poor turnout for TWP plan meetings has Mayor Twolan wanting to 'see people get involved' Darryl Coote Reporter Huron -Kinloss mayor Mitch Twolan is urging resi- dents to participate in ongo- ing discussions concerning the township's Official Plan. Following the scheduled council meeting the night of March 21, Mayor Twolan told The Sentinel he has been disappointed with the lack of public participation in recent meetings on the Official Plan that maps out Tina van Diepen 90th Birthday! Come celebrate Tina van Diepen's 90th birthday! April 3, 12-4 p.m. - Lunch will be served. St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church Parish Hall Best wishes only please, no gifts. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society gratefully accepted. land usage throughout the township. "So far we've had a very poor turnout to be honest with you," Mayor Twolan said. Mandated under the Ontario government's Plan- ning Act, all municipalities must update its Official Plan every five years to ensure it conforms to pro- vincial plans and policies. Huron -Kinloss began the process to update its plan last fall when Mac - Naughton Hermsen Britton Clarkson Planning Limited, a consulting firm that spe- cializes in commercial, res- idential and aggregate resource planning, pre- sented its recommenda- tions to council that included relegating 97.5 hectares of settlement land to mostly agricultural use. The settlement areas within the township include: Lucknow, Ripley, Lakeshore, Amberley, Holyrood, Kinloss, Kin - lough, Pine River and Whitechurch. The township had sched- uled another open house at the Ripley -Huron Commu- nity Centre to discuss this topic on Monday, March 28 at7p.m. "I'd like to see more peo- ple being involved in this process," he said. Mayor Twolan was quick to repeatedly mention the importance for people to have their say concerning potential updates to the plan and to convey it to council. If they don't voice their Lucknow UCW recaps March meeting Lucknow UCW Afternoon Group met on March 1 at River Valley Apts. on a very snowy, blustery day with eleven members present. Shirley Brooks welcomed everyone and opened the Easter and Spring program with prayer. Scripture was Psalm 91. Nancy Walden read an article from the Feb./16 Observer comparing aspects of Lent with the Muslim month of Ramadan. We sang along with a recording of "The Old Rugged Cross': Shirley read "Death or Birth", both being transitions to new life. Nancy read a Helen Steiner Rice poem about "...this Easter grandeur that Spring lavishly imparts....". Everyone shared potluck FOR MOVIE INFDR ATION... www.mawielinks.ra poems and readings about Spring and Easter includ- ing symbolism of the Easter lily, the legend of the dogwood blossom and tree, and Easter being a time of hope and charity. Elaine Errington had a St. Patrick's Day quiz of "green" words. Karen Latour read a thoughtful piece about being older and "in Tune" with things around you. Business began with Roll Call being monetary dona- tions for Church outdoor plants. Shirley Bolt gave the Treasurer's report. Least Coin newsletter writ- ten by ladies in The concerns, he said, their property may undergo redelegation without their input. "In the past people ... didn't come out, people didn't get involved in the process and next thing you know your property is in a different designation it didn't have before," he said. "Then people get upset. Then they come into coun- cil chambers after that. This is why I'm saying get out, be heard and listen to what's going on." Bahamas, centred on Jesus's washing his disci- ples feet, and asking us to show comfort to others. We repeated the Prayer of the Least Coin. Our next meeting will be a joint meeting at the Church with the WWAM group on March 29 at 2 p.m. Karen closed business reading humourous and true "Everything I need to know I learned from Noah's work." We repeated the UCW Prayer and enjoyed continued fellow- ship with a light lunch pre- pared by Sherrin Hanson and Edna Alton.