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Leap Year, a day given along with some cans for those in need
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
It was not your ordinary
February 29, which nor-
mally is required once
every four years to remain
in the proper arrangement
with the Earth's movement
around the sun and to
ensure consistency during
the remainder of year, the
only wise decision is to
add an extra day to make
up for lost time. The Grade
1/2 split class from Sea -
forth Public School had
something else in mind.
Leap Year, so the stu-
dents marched in a rea-
sonably straight line from
the school to the Seaforth
and District Food Bank
with 30 cans in hand.
"We have one extra day
and we wanted to make it
count, so we decided on
our extra day of the year
that we are going to help
people, animals or the
earth. The kids came up
with the idea to take food
to the food bank," said the
Gradel/2 teacher at Sea -
forth Public School, Shan-
non Nelson.
"These kids will be in
Grade 6 the next Leap Year,
some will be in Grade 5."
Seaforth and District
Food Bank committee
chair, Bob McDowell
showed the youngsters the
inside of the building fol-
lowed by a 20 -minute
information session in
which he explained the
mechanics of the volunteer
organization.
"They do a lot, this isn>t
Shaun Gregory
The Grade 1/2 class from Seaforth Public School donated 30 cans
of food to the Seaforth and District Food Bank last Monday. They
were shown inside the freezer of the charity organization.
the first time," adding that School and St. James Cath -
Central Huron Secondary olic Elementary donated
School, Seaforth Public about 3000 cans of food
The students were in awe at the Seaforth and District Food Bank,
when the committee's chair, Bob McDowell opened the freezer
door.
last fall.
After the field trip
ended, clustered in the
back parking lot, the class
Huron County's O'Reilly brothers switch places in the NHL
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
A twisted chain of events
has one brother sidelined
resulting in the eldest fill-
ing the void as former Sea -
forth Stars, Cal and Ryan
O'Reilly trade places.
About two weeks ago
Ryan, the leading scorer
for the Buffalo Sabres with
17 goals and 32 assists sus-
tained a lower -back injury
during the team's 4-0
steam roll victory over the
Columbus Blue Jackets. It's
expected that the NHL All-
Star will be off the ice for
three to four weeks from
the time of the initial mis-
fortune. One brother's loss
is another brother's gain as
O'Reilly received a call
from the Sabres organiza-
tion that he would be fill-
ing in for Ryan. At the time
he was in the AHL for the
Rochester Americans- the
Sabres farm team.
"They told me they
needed another player, so I
To keep my spot, I
need to play with
confidence that's
the biggest thing,
show them I
belong,"
Cal O'Reilly told the
Expositor during a
phone conversation
March 3
would be going up. That's
just the way it worked out,"
explained O'Reilly about
taking his younger brother
Ryan's spot.
This advancement is the
third time O'Reilly's been
asked to step in, a proce-
dure he calls a 'back and
forth' escapade, a change
of location he admitted to
enjoying since the
Americans and Sabres are
less than an hour drive in
distance from one
another. To make the stay
more cozy when his fiance
decides to visit he has the
choice to either bunk at
his brother's home or
indulge in a hotel that's
fully paid for courtesy of
the Sabres. Meanwhile,
the 29 -year-old, 190 -
pound center is adjusting
quite well to the fact that
he has not played in the
NHL since the 2011-2012
season when he wore a
Pittsburgh Penguins jer-
sey. In the first six games
with the Sabres the Huron
County native had one
goal and an assist. If
O'Reilly can prove to the
organization he has what
it takes to play in the big
league, the short-term
employment may turn
permanent.
"To keep my spot, I need
to play with confidence
that's the biggest thing,
show them I belong,"
U19AA Provincial ringette settle with a tie
The locals started the first
half a little scrambled but
regrouped and started a
good offensive charge five
minutes in. The teams each
had great scoring chances;
Explosion Rachelle Keys
wrapped the ring around the
top corner post on a close
call late in the half. As the
first half came to a close
Cambridge capitalized on a
power play and netted the
first goal of the game and
finished the first ahead by
one. Cambridge added
another six minutes into the
second, but the locals
responded on a perfectly
executed centre ice play,
Alyssa Vanderkuylen started
the ring with a pass to Jes-
sica Quinn, she found a
passing lane to Amanda Ver-
beke who sent a bullet into
the mesh to come within
one. The fast paced game
continued with end-to-end
ring movement. Explosions
goaltender and defence
turned away some great
scoring chances while
offence Amanda Hodgert
managed the tying goal on a
Keys pass with 9 minutes to
play. In the dying minutes
the locals overcame a two -
played penalty kill to settle
for a 2-2 tie.
O'Reilly told the Expositor
during a phone conversa-
tion March 3.
With no more than 20
games left in the standard
82 games of an NHL sea-
son, O'Reilly said he's liv-
ing in the moment playing
in Buffalo and is optimis-
tic about his brother's
return.
"I see him every day,
he's doing good, he's get-
ting closer. I'm not sure
when he'll be back, he will
definitely be back before
the end of the season,"
stated O'Reilly in a recent
interview.
screamed loudly "Awe-
some Sauce", a term they
came up with to celebrate
their day of giving.
Jay LarreteiAr rnoto
Last month Buffalo Sabres All-Star and Huron County native Ryan
O'Reilly was injured,resulting in his older brother Cal O'Reilly
being called up from the minors to fill the void.
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