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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2017-12-21, Page 40PAGE 40. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2017. County to consider Carbon Footprint Initiative in 2018 Contined from page 1 Huron has invested $4.1 million in private land stewardship projects that have a water quality benefit. The county is theoretically carbon - neutral due to the reforestation component of the Clean Water Project," White said. "For instance, the trees planted in 2013 through the Clean Water Project will, in their lifetime, sequester nine times the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by the county that year. There are additional carbon offsets, such as improved forest health as a result of the Clean Water Project incentive funding for forest management plans by professional foresters or the cover crop incentive, which builds soil organic matter." While what the county is already doing is certainly a good start, White said that there would be more to it if the county wished to be a full- fledged member of the Carbon Footprint Initiative. "The county is currently implementing several energy-saving initiatives through the conservation and demand management plan, Telling the tale Huron Christian School nixed the idea of a traditional Christmas concert this year, instead opting for short skits and plays along a guided walk. One stop included Mary and Joseph or, as they're better known, Noah Vanderlaan, left and Kyla Vandendool (Lisa Pot photo) Soccer, skating among HCS traditions Continued from page 27 to stories and someone makes gold stuff. He made gold leaves and swords for me and my brother Elliott" Levi "I like to go skating with my sister Sierra. We go skating at the arena and I like it because of all the fun we have together. Skating is the most fun thing you can do on the ice." Dallas "After we open our presents, we play with them and sometimes we get games. One time I got a mini soccer game in a box that I like to play with my family. " Seth "I play baseball in my house with my sisters at Christmas. It's fun but we get in trouble for playing in the house sometimes." Josh "I like to play hockey with my dad in the basement at Christmas time. I like to play it with him because I play, and we play with real hockey sticks in the basement and I can pretend we're really playing." Hayden "Half our family, actually most of it, like, all the kids, all play soccer, but we don't play it every Christmas. One of the games we play every Christmas is where we have a board and pick up square things and put them on the board. If we have three, we have to put them on the right numbers. I don't know the name of the game, but I like it and it's fun to play." Felicity "I like to skate in London at the arena with the whole Poortinga family. I like to go because we get to have candy there and I like skating." Kyleigh "We normally get a bin and fill it with paper and act out what's on the paper. We play with our family and it's fun and we do it every year and everyone laughs and has fun" Emily "My family gets to do our chocolate Christmas calendar. The calendar has a lot of chocolates in it. Sometimes we have to answer questions to get our chocolate. That's kind of a game." Clarissa "We have a soccer ball and a big backyard so we play soccer in the snow. I play with my three sisters and I like soccer because it's my favourite sport. That's why I love playing it at Christmas." Kathryn "I go snowmobiling with my dad. It's fun. We go to my cousins' house. It's fun because we go on the GT sleds after we snowmobile." Brody "I like to go sledding with my mom. We have a big hill of snow by my barn. One time I almost went all the down by myself. I like sledding at Christmas." Zachary "Sometimes at Christmas we go skating on our uncle Paul's pond. My mom, my dad and my sister skate with me. I'm not really good at skating, but I have fun." Avery "We play a game called `Unwrap the Present'. We sit in a circle and take turns unwrapping the wrapping paper. Whoever gets to the middle first gets the present. Every year it's something about the Jesus and Christmas story." Kayla "My family goes to Grandma and Grandpa and play a game in the basement. One person is a wolf and they have to catch the lambs. It's fun. I play with my brothers and cousins and uncle." Drew "Sometimes, at Christmas we play a Christmas game to make a snowman. I play with my mom and my sisters. It's fun because I get to play with my family." Gabriella "I play hockey with my dad on Opa's lawn. My dad, my mom and me play with my brother and sometimes my sister. It's a fun sport." Micah "My favourite sport is hockey. We play parents against the kids. My dad and my sister and my brother play. 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