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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-01-27, Page 22 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, January 27, 2016 MILPS Gala, dressed to impress This night was for the ladies and local hockey A night for the ladies, all dressed and dapper, with a Ronald McDonald feast, the 2nd annual MILPS Gala made its way to Seaforth for the love of hockey. This year the event outdid last year's attendance by roughly 80 women, 275 women made an appearance all in expectations of having a good time at the Seaforth & District Community Centre on January 16. The evening event known as the Moms I'd Like to Party With (MILPS) welcomed a list of festivities including the Shut the Front Door Improv comedy troupe from London Ont., one of many that kept the late-night party going. "My favourite part of the night was the 400 hamburg- ers and cheeseburgers from McDonald's," said BIA chair- woman, Melody Hodgson, who initially created the bash with the help from the Huron East Centenaires front execu- tives, Bill Tremeer and Brett Lee (Hodgson's husband). With all the proceeds going towards the Cents hockey club, Hodgson is not yet clear exactly how much money was raised, but she is certain the event will be able to cover enough expenditures to last until next year. This deed is needed especially since the post -season is coming up soon and if the team does manage to qualify, some of their opponents' hometowns are costly to travel to. "Going into the playoffs depending on what kind of area we have to do the play- offs in, because if we're heading to Shallow Lake, it gets pretty expensive," stated Hodgson. "So it's nice to kind of have that cushion." Currently the team is sit- ting in fourth place in the South and according to the Cents Twitter page that rank- ing anking must stay the same or higher to maintain a spot to further their season. "As you can see the points that are on the line tonight are massive as the Cents try to hold on to fourth place and make it into that AA playoff," stated the Cents in a Tweet prior to taking on the third placed Petrolia Squires, which they ended up losing 4-2. Whatever the future holds for Huron East's hockey team, whether the season ends or it's extended, Hodg- son went on to say that she expects the MILPS to con- tinue in the future. Photo courtesy of the Huron East Centenaires Twitte A handstand for the ladies at the 2nd annual MILPS Gala in Seaforth. "I figure I have one more year under my belt, maybe we'll see if someone else wants to take a go in 2018,"Hodgson told the Expositor. A plan to enhance Huron East's economy Shaun Gregory Huron Expositor A strategic arrangement put forth by Brussels Ward Coun. David Blaney, to attract more people to Huron East was approved by the municipality January 19. Blaney, the chair of the Eco- nomic Development Com- mittee approached his fellow colleagues with a "forward planning" incentive with the initial objective of improving profit activity for the entire financial system of Huron East. And he suggested five goals to do so. • Support for current busi- nesses and industry with an emphasis on promotion. • Implement a way -finding strategy to identify Huron East's attractions and draw people to them. • Implement a tourism strat- egy by promoting various attractions and events. • Conduct a brown field strat- egy because of the numerous properties that are abandoned. • Support agricultural in small areas. "Agricultural is such a huge part of Huron County," added Blaney, also mentioning that the region has the most pro- ductive farming in Ontario. "And I'm told Huron County has a bigger farm print ATTENTION ADVERTISERS! EARLY DEADLINE 40.41 1 EARLY DEADLINE FORS February 3rd T Seaforth Huron Expositor ALL ADS must be in by loam on Thursday, January 28 OFFICE HOURS: Mon. - Thurs. 9am - 5pm • Fri. 8am - 4pm CLOSED TUESDAYS ,Iron Expositor 8 Main St., Seaforth PH: 519-527-0240 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com in terms of financials than all of the four Eastern provinces:' With the guidance of the Ontario Ministry of Agricul- ture, Food and Rural Affairs, Blaney said he's confident this arrangement will assist the community's growth. And since the project does not have a substantial amount of funds tied to the venture, according to Blaney a few stu- dents from the University of Guelph will be helping the cause free of charge. The Mayor of Huron East, Bernie MacLellan, responded to Blaney's proposal and said the economic strategy may be more successful and receive further funds, if it was brought to the attention of a broader aspect. Contributed photo From the left, Sandra Melady, Melody Hodgson and Brenda Campbell all dressed up at the 2016 MILPS Gala. "If we actually had an initia- tive that would encompass the entire county or a large one that could encompass a number of municipalities, there is a good chance the province may fund a large chunk of it," stated MacLellan. "I just don't want to lose fact if we can find things to work with our partners, we may get some of that funding we've never got before." Blaney responded to the mayor. "The whole cohesive marketing strategy for Huron East would functionally be at part as a county -wide strategic initiative, I can't see any other effective way of doing it!' Blaney said he plans to endorse this at a larger scale by bringing it to the attention of Huron County's council. But for now, his partners of council have approved it and he's poised to start the future preparations with Huron East's economic development officer, Jan Hawley. If success- ful, Blaney alleges this cam- paign will exchange currency from outside the region, rather than recycling funds from the locals. "In a small area like we are, if you're only using the money from people that are there, we are really just passing each others money back and forth. When you bring other people into your municipality then you're actually getting a cash infusion and that increases the economic activity within your area," Blaney said. The Huron County Museum Welcomes Community Curators The Huron County Museum is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit, "Community Curators!' Five members of the communitywere asked to select one object from the col- lection to be placed on display at the museum. They were asked to choose an object they felt a connection with - a story to share perhaps? The choices were surprising to both museum staff and to the community curators themselves. "We strongly believe that the museum should develop opportunities for the community to partici- pate in creating exhibits. We want to make connections between the community and objects in the collection." said Will Kernohan, Curator of Engagement and Dialogue. This is a new initiative that the museum is experimenting with and hopes that when vis- itors see this exhibit they will say, "Hey, I want to do that': The Community Curators exhibit will be unveiled at an informal reception at the Huron County Museum on January 23 at 1:00 p.m. Light refreshments and great con- versation will be served. The Huron County Museum is located at 110 North St, Goderich. Winter hours are currently in effect from Tues- day- Friday, 10 am - 4:30 pm (open until 8 pm on Thursday evenings) and Saturday from 1-4:30 pm.