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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2017-07-06, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017. Classified Advertisements Tenders Tenders Qntr Municipality of Central Huron Clinton Skatepark at 95 Park Lane RFP No. 16301-3 Sealed quotations addressed to the Brenda Maclsaac, Clerk, Municipality of Central Huron, 23 Albert Street, Box 400, Clinton, Ontario, NOM 1L0 will be received by her until: 12:00:59 p.m., Friday, July 21, 2017 The work includes approximately: • Construction of a skatepark (approximate dimensions 32.6m x 22.5m) • Installation of armour stone retaining wall • Installation of perimeter sub -surface drainage as well as other work incidental thereto. Plans, specifications and RFP forms may be obtained from the office of the undersigned. A certified cheque or banker's draft in the amount of $5,000 must accompany each bid. Lowest or any quote not necessarily accepted. B. M. ROSS AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED Engineers and Planners 62 North Street Goderich, Ontario N7A 2T4 Phone: (519) 524-2641 Fax: (519) 524-4403 www.bmross.net Hoonaard recounts `building' Lauren Hoonaard By Lauren Hoonaard It sure doesn't seem like 10 years ago when we first began as little builders! It has been quite a project, but we are finally at the end of building. We have had good, sunny days on the construction site and bad, rainy days as well, but through sun, rain or snow, on most days, we showed up each day and didn't give up! And through it all, we always kept in mind the foundation of our building and of our lives: Jesus Christ. When we first arrived at the construction site in 2007 we were greeted by Foreman Soer. She made 'Mustangs' exceed water goal Continued from page 18 have had many accomplishments. To begin with, the track team did well with many athletes moving on from regionals to districts and setting new personal bests. Our soccer and volleyball teams trained very hard and had successful seasons. This year both boys and girls basketball teams trained long and hard with the girls and boys getting first in their year-end tournaments. In addition to our sports teams, we had many different clubs reach their goals, such as the drama club. The actors and actresses practised many days a week and performed a comedic play at the Sears festival, earning lots of laughs from the audience. This year the Mustangs Making a Difference participated in a fundraiser to help get clean water to people that didn't have access to it. They set an initial goal of $500, but did so well the first week, they bumped the goal up to $1,000. They then proceeded to get nearly twice as much as that! So, I guess you could say that all of the students around us are extremely talented. All of the graduates should be proud of all that they have accomplished in our Grade 7 and 8 years. I hope that all of you use this year's successes to reach your goals next year, not only in your extra- curriculars but in your high school career as well. Famous coach, Vince Lombardi once said, "The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling but in rising again after you fall." The accomplishments of Madill's students prove that we know how to work as a team and family. And, like any other family, we have many good memories that we shared with each other. Many of us participated in the colour run — so many in fact, that the walls and floor were coated with colour. (Sorry custodians, but we had a great time!) We all enjoyed our trip to Celtic, where we bonded with the people in our cabin and the counsellors who worked hard for us to enjoy ourselves. Many of us went for a dip in the grotto, and many of us regretted it once we felt how cold it was! The games, campfires, skits and songs were awesome and memorable. Most people were in a club or team of some kind, and we all enjoyed the talks and laughs we had with our teammates and fellow club members. As you can see, we all experienced an amazing year, and we'd like to thank the people who made it all possible. First, our families — we would like to thank you for helping us with our homework, driving us to our sports and clubs, and supporting us when we need it. Next: the teachers. Without our amazing teachers we wouldn't have been able to go to Camp Celtic or participate in the Grade 7/8 sports and clubs. Not only did these teachers give us amazing memories, but they gave us an amazing education. We all know Grade 8 students aren't perfect listeners, but they stuck by us and kept teaching. Now we are all here, graduating into high school! The year seemed to fly by, but the beginning seems so far away. When I think about how much we have all grown, it seems impossible that we have all changed and learned so much in just 10 months. So our advice to all the graduates is to keep growing, keep changing, keep making mistakes and learning from them, try new things and somewhere along the way, discover yourself. It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not. And remember, education is key. The true goal of education is intelligence blended with character. We are working on both. Whoever and whatever you decide to be, we wish you luck on your journey and hope you all enjoy high school and whatever lies beyond that for you. us feel very welcome in our new environment and taught us the basics for our future building. We all got introduced to each other but did not all get along right away. Construction builder Soer must of had an awful time with us with all the fighting! Joshua seemed to think it was alright to hit Emma in the head with toys and Ally went around poking Josh in the back. Maybe spending so much time together wasn't such a good idea at the beginning, but as we planned the blueprints for our building, we became closer each day. We began building our first floor with Foreman Vanwyk by our sides. Our team basically doubled in size that year because we were put with an older group of builders. Sam joined us this year as well. While building our first floor, we reviewed a lot of the basics for building and started learning some more complex skills. Floor two was a very interesting year! Foreman Huls was our supervisor while this floor was being built! Foreman Huls had a lot of experience; he was even working as a foreman when some of our parents were junior builders! And he always mixed up our names, so in return, he would give us a cracker! Sometimes, when he ran out of crackers, he would find other candy to share with us! Foreman Huls must not have wanted us to continue our project without him, because he led us again for floor number three. We must have shown progress, because this year, we were put in with a group of younger builders! Our group continued to grow as Josh Goudy joined us too. There was a lot of fooling around on the construction site this year. During lunch break one day, Sam decided it would be funny to put staples in Meghan's yogurt! Ever since, Meghan has had a fear of staplers. There sure have been some crazy moments here on the construction site! Floor four was a big year for us builders. We were back with the older group of builders and that must have been too much for one foreman to handle, because we had two! Foreman Dejager and Foreman Frielink were our supervisors this year. Foreman Deboer was with us for floor five. Foreman Deboer was a little strict, but he always enjoyed joking around with us! We had a lot of fun this year with multiple projects and many new things to learn. Foreman Deboer joined us again for floor six. We continued to work hard and as a reward we got to take a break and travel to the Toronto Zoo. During the long bus ride home, Meghan and Emma kept singing their made-up Smeagol song over and over and over. That sure was a long ride home! I'm sure Foreman Deboer was ready for us to move on after two years of work with us! Foreman Scott was with us for floor number seven and Makayla joined us this year as well. Foreman Scott made it clear that this year there would be no coughing, no burping, no yawning, and no fiddle - farting around on the construction site! Although there were a lot of rules that year, we had a lot of fun and even got to take a break from building and travel to Ottawa and Montreal! For our first night, we stayed in Ottawa. But not in any regular hotel, we stayed in a jail! As much fun as it was, us girls got a little freaked out after Ally read us a ghost story from the book "Haunted Canada" about the jail we were sleeping in! Apparently it was haunted! Then, at around 1 a.m. Sam came up the stairs and yelled "Who wants Bugles? 50 cents a Bugle!" What a night that was! Although our sleeping arrangements weren't exactly ideal, we all had a super fun time that first night! The next day we did more exploring in Ottawa and then headed to Montreal. We got to see many different things, such as the Canadian War museum, the Canadian Art Gallery and St. Joseph's Oratory. At the end of this floor being built, we said goodbye to the older group of builders, who moved onto the next step in their lives. Foreman Vandenboogaard joined us for our final year at the construction site, as well as Brooke. The eighth floor was as new to him as it was to us, considering this was Mr. V's first year as a foreman. If you were to walk onto the construction site this year, you probably would have heard a lot of singing. Besides Joshua and Makayla, I think we could all agree that most of us aren't the best singers. But when we do sing, everyone joins in! Mr. V sometimes even sings with us! And when we're not working, and well, sometimes even when we are, we are almost always talking and laughing. And when Meghan starts to laugh, we all laugh louder because sometimes she sounds like a seagull when she laughs! Mr. V always joins in the fun too when we play games like grounders and capture the flag after a long day of work. Our crew is rather small — only 13 of us — but since we are a smaller Continued on page 22 Christian School students awarded Huron Christian School in Clinton marked the end of its school year late last month and with it the Grade 8 class was honoured with graduation awards. The graduation and awards ceremony was held the evening of Thursday, June 22 at the school with parents, family members and community members all attending the special night. Lauren Hoonaard was named the school's Valedictorian. She was also one of the winners of the school's Memory Work Memorization Award and she was on the Honour Roll. Emma Hordijk was named the school's top female athlete, while Joshua Guichelaar was awarded as the school's top male athlete. Hordijk was also honoured as the school's top scholar and she won the Bakker Scholarship. Both Hordijk and Guichelaar were also on the Honour Roll and received Memory Work Memorization Awards. Josh VanDorp won the school's service award, while Travis Buffinga won the school's art bursary, which is presented in the memory of Bethany Blanchard. Buffinga was also on the school's Honour Roll, as were Josh Goudy, Meghan McMichael and Makayla Hahn. Other winners of the Memory Work Memorization Award were Makayla Hahn and Sam Sparling. All word ads in The Citizen classifieds are put on our webpage at www.northhuron.on.ca