May 26.2007.
MOONSHINE is proud to announce the marriage of Melissa
Diebold and Jason Barry.
A fantastic day with all of the necessities, friends, family, Harley
Davidson's and music.
Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Barry !!!
MOONSHINE NEWS:
Moonshine adds new member...
After many months of looking we are excited to have Steve Todd
join in on the fun.
As of May 2007 Steve Todd has been brought in to the
Moonshine line up.
Many of you may recognize him from years ago as he was once
lead singer for us.
Steve is multi-talented singer/musician playing guitar, fiddle,
mandolin, and banjo.
Welcome back Steve!
October 8th another great OKTOBERFEST parade!

We are very excited for this is the second year in a
row that MOONSHINE has won
"MOST ENTERTAINING FLOAT"! ! !

Special thanks again to Nicholson Realty for their
continued support!
December 31st another night to remember check out what they had to say . . .
With fireworks, church bells, fun and music, a crowd of people in downtown Fergus rang in 2008 — twice.
The Fergus 175 First Night celebrations included New Year’s Eve activities for children and families, places to get out of the cold, and a large dose of
great music for all ages – plus two New Year’s countdowns through the evening.
“It was great great fun,” said Fergus 175 organizing committee chair Mary Lloyd. “To have a free event in downtown Fergus — it was a tremendous
success.”
The night’s events help “set the stage” for the Fergus 175 celebrations and activities planned for the coming months, Lloyd said. “Now people will be
looking for more things to come, which is good … It will be a good memory to kick off the year.”
Organizers estimate about 2,500 people took in some part of the evening’s fun, which got under way at 7 p.m. with a variety of activities for children
and families.
A long lineup for horse-drawn trolley rides kept them running past their expected 9 p.m. finish.
The trolley rides sustained the only mishap of the evening, as far as Lloyd knows, when one of the two horses pulling the trolley fell on its first trip. But
the horse sustained only minor scrapes and was able to continue through the rest of the evening.
More than 500 people went through the library’s two-hour storytime, according to branch supervisor Judy Howard. Children got to hear favourite
stories, and parents got a break from the cold — hot chocolate was available as well.
About the same numbers dropped in through the evening at Melville United Church, which stayed open throughout as a warm haven where people
could sit, eat, and have a hot drink.
Snacks and drinks were also available at the Grand Theatre, where cartoon characters Shrek, Fiona, Donkey and the Gingerbread Man greeted
children and posed for pictures.
“The turnout was just tremendous everywhere,” Lloyd said.
Entertainer Sandy MacDonald got the music underway at 7 p.m. on the street-wide stage, with favourites for young and old — getting kids involved in
a singalong of “Old McDonald’s Farm” and “The Unicorn Song” plus upbeat hits like the Barenaked Ladies’ “If I Had a Million Dollars.”
Michael Tyndale-Biscoe followed with ballads, and then Centre Wellington District High School Idol winner Samantha Dirksen entertained with a
couple of selections, before country rockers Moonshine took the stage for a set leading up to the 9 p.m. New Year’s countdown.
Getting a group of children involved in that, event host Gary Bryant conducted a “first footing” ceremony — something still practiced in Scotland
before Hogmanay, the Scottish New Year.
According to tradition, Bryant told the crowd of onlookers, the first person across the threshold after midnight should be a tall, dark-haired male. This
not only bodes well for the New Year, but the gifts that he carries symbolize good fortune — wood or coal for the fire, yarn, a coin or two, food and
drink.
With a “tall and dark” child handing over a tray of symbolic gifts to the “lady of the house”, the event led to a quick countdown to 2008 and fireworks
by the Weinstein Group shooting over the stage. Crowd numbers swelled after 9 p.m. for the youth rock band The Unbreakable Clocks — with
teenagers and families showing up to support the young musicians, Lloyd said.
“That was a very nice, pleasant surprise for me,” she said. Moonshine’s second set followed. “From quarter to 11 to midnight people just kept walking
down,” Lloyd said. A late snowfall added to the atmosphere. “It was very pretty with the snow coming down and the fireworks going off.”
Organizers estimate between 800 and 1,000 people stayed in the street to ring in the New Year officially at midnight — led by Centre Wellington
mayor Joanne Ross-Zuj.
Earlier in the evening, Lloyd thanked members of the First Night committee and other volunteers who worked hard to bring the event together —
along with the township and other sponsors for helping the evening run free of charge.
Providing a free, family-oriented evening to kick off the town’s 175th birthday was important to organizing committee members.
And she reminded the evening crowd there are many more events coming up in the next few months to celebrate the anniversary. “Please please
support all your volunteer groups who are coming forward with these events,” she said.
At the end of June, the 175 committee is planning a big festival/homecoming series of events running from Saturday, June 28 through to the township-
hosted Canada Day celebrations. An art walk, Doors Open event, and concert featuring local bands are among the events being considered for the
June event.
December 2008
And we finally put the finishing touch on the line-up!
That's right Moonshine is very proud to announce
that Terry Battell has joined Moonshine.

Terry is a very talented singer/songwriter/musician
with a killer guitar sound and a vocal intensity that
will make ya wanna cry.

A lot of you will remember Terry from his famed
days with the very popular group Transit.

It's great to have you with us Terry!