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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-01-01, Page 66 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, January 1, 2014 Year in Review - 2013 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com JANUARY, 2013 Learning about an $82,000 cost overrun for the new $175,000 clubhouse built by the St. Columban Soccer Associa- tion for the first time at the Dec. 18 Huron East council meet- ing, councilors were not pleased. But, as owners of the seven - acre soccer fields and the new building, municipal concillors agreed to contribute an additional $20,000 from the munici- pality's parkland reserves and hold the remaining $65,000 bal- ance as an interest-free load to be paid when fundraising projects are completed. With treats, decorations and crowds of family members gathering round to watch and cheer, it wasn't just your typical haircut as 14 girls and women had their long locks sheared off at Total Image II. The "Kindest Cut of All" event in Seaforth raised $5,149 got the Huron -Perth office of the Canadian Can- cer Society as participants from Clinton, Seaforth, Walton, Brucefield and Goderich donated their hair for wigs for cancer patients. After 40 years working as a personal support worker at the Seaforth Manor, Jannette Stoll says she's not sure she can give up the job. Stoll, who was honoured on her 40th anniversary at the Manor on Jan. 9, says she applied to three places when she moved to Seaforth at age 18 as a young bride. Huron East council has no objection to a 100 Kw solar project planned for the roof of a building south of Walton on Canada Company Road, councilors decided at their Jan. 8 meeting. Bill King, of KW Power Logic, presented the details of the project his company has been contracted to install a new building on the home farm of Albrecht and Annelles Ringgenberg with plans to being con- struction in early 2014. A $147,167 grant from the federal gov- ernment will "go a long way to help" with costs for the renovations to the Brussels Library, Huron East Mayor Bernie MacLellan told Huron -Bruce MP Ben Lobb when he visited Huron East council's Jan. 8 meeting. "It's a great investment for the community and will preserve a bit of history," said Lobb, add- ing that renovations to the Brussels Library have been "a going concern" since he was elected as Huron -Bruce's MP. MDL Doors manufacturing facility destroyed by fire. Close to 40 firefighters, with 11 trucks from four fire stations in Huron East and North Huron fought with frozen hoses, nozzles, pumps and masks in minus 20 -degree weather as they battled a blaze that destroyed the 60,000 -square -foot MDL Doors near Brussels last Wednesday. The cause and origin of the fire are not yet known. FEBRUARY, 2013 Just seven days after a fire destroyed the manufacturing facility, employees of MDL Doors were told the company will not reopen or be rebuilt. "It's still a fresh wound, hearts are still breaking and there are rough days still ahead," said Human Resources Director Trevor Seip. Seip said that while a small staff will stay on for a short time, the 112 employees were "effectively terminated" at a meet- ing at the company's temporary office at the Brussels Business and Cultural Centre. Two top administrative positions in Huron County have now been filled after the hiring of Susan Cronin as County Clerk. Cronin has served as the Clerk of the Minicipality of West Perth for five years. "I am very pleased to welcome Ms. Cronin to Huron County on behalf of myself and council," Warden George Robertson said in a press release. Two goals from Seaforth's Sheldon Pryce contributed to the first place showing for the Huron Perth Lakers Major Atoms at the Preston Interna- tional Tournament held recently in Cambridge. Pryce, the only Seaforth player on the team, earned eight points during the five -game tournament, with his two girls and six assists. After 137 years on the job, the penny had a retirement party at TD/Canada Trust in Seaforth last week. While the penny officially retired last Monday when the Royal Canadian Mint stopped circulating it, local businesses and con- sumers were unfazed by the change. Fundraising is beginning in Vanastra for a 2,400 -square -foot addition to the Vanastra Recreation Centre that will cre- ate a new entrance for the building and give a facelift to the existing hall. Parishioners at St. James Catholic Church will be praying and watching with interest as the news Pope is chosen to lead the Roman Catholic Church after the surprising announcement last week by Pope Benedict XVI that he is Whitney South Huron Expositor Nov. 20, 2013 (Left to right) Pet Valu driver Peter Hegger, along with wife, and Pet Valu district managerm Leona Hegger present food bank coordinator Herb McGowan with a special delivery Nov. 14 resigning, says Father Chris Gillespie. Gillespie says that while the 85 -year-old Pope Benedict "took the world by sur- prise," when we announced his retire- ment, becoming the first leader of the Catholic Church to resign in 600 years, he thinks the decision was understandable. MARCH, 2013 Brotherhood Night is not just for brothers anymore. A 50 -year tradition started by the local Knights of Columbus was opened up to include women last week after a discussion between the men representing five local service clubs at the annual Brotherhood Night ad the Seaforth Legion. While the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation has given high school teachers the green light to rein- state extra- curriculars, high school sports, clubs and other activities are only "as back as uor members want them to be," said Jeff Denys, OSSTF District 8 president. "There is no direction given by the union that they have to (reinstate extra -curricular activites). It has always been a voluntary decision," he said last week. When Canada turns 150, Huron County will be celebrating 100 years of plowing as it hosts the 2017 Interna- tional Plowing Match. A committee from the Huron Plowmen's Association returned from the annual convention of the Ontario Plowmen's Association in Stratford recently as the successful bid- ders for the 2017 IPM, says spokesper- son Melissa Spading. The buckets are out and the sap is flowing. The recent bout of weather has been a huge help for this year's maple syrup season, which needs below freez- ing temperatures during the day. Blind curlers from Seaforth come sec- ond in provincial championship. Bob Fishers and Herb McGowan competed with the London Blind Curlers in pro- vincials against blind curlers from Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Kitchener and Oshawa. Curling against Ottawa in the finals, whose team members had been curling for close to a decade, the London team lost 8-4. "We were very pleased with the result considering most of us had never curled before," said McGowan. "We were so full ofjoy going into the finals - we felt so good after win- ning the second game." The Seaforth U16A Storm will be tak- ing off their Seaforth jerseys and putting on their Team Ontario jerseys after becoming Ontario Ringette Association provincial champions last weekend in Nepean. Posting a 5-1 record after round-robin play, and a workmanlike 6-2 win over Burlington in the semi- final, Seaforth stunned top-ranked Kitchener 1-0 in the gold metal game. APRIL, 2013 Facing a season without enough girls to field hockey teams at various age lev- els, both the minor hockey associations in Seaforth and BCH (Bayfield, Clinton and Hensall) decided to come together last year. The results was 90 girls playing on six different teams, two of them at the bantam level, with close to half of the players from each team coming form both centres. Wind blew the focus of the Premier's visit to Clinton away from agriculture. About 80 anti -wind turbine protestors lined the entrances to the REACH Cen- tre in Clinton on March 26, waiting for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's arrival at the Huron agri-summit hosted by the Huron Chamber of Commerce. While outside, the protestors were chanting "stop the turbines" and CONTINUED > PAGE 7 t "Mr M 0 e -47111 :1 You are invited to attend these area churches ST. THOMAS CHURCH ST. JAMES ROMAN 21Jarvis St. Seaforth CATHOLIC CHURCH Rector The Rev. Karine Farmer WELCOMES YOU Rectory 519-482-9071 14 Victoria Street, Seaforth Church Office 519-527-1522 Sunday, January 5 519-345-2972 Worship at 9:30 a.m. Sun. Mass 11 a.m. Epiphany Sunday with Blessing of the ST. PATRICK'S, DUBLIN Doors followed by King's Cake Everyone Welcome Sat. Mass 5 p.m. ACW meets Tuesday January 7 at Sun. Mass 9 a.m. 1:30 p.m. in the hall FR. CHRIS GILLESPIE BETHEL BIBLE CHURCH EGMONDVILLE An Associated Gospel Church UNITED CHURCH 126 Main St. Seaforth 519-527-0982 Pastor Mark Kennedy Pastor Steve Hildebrand Sunday School for all ages 9:45-10:45 Youth Coordinator - Laura Nakamura SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 11 a.m. Worship Jan. 5th, 11 a.m. Wednesday Evenings • Youth Groups - Junior & Senior High Everyone is Welcome 6:30 to 9 p.m. Youth Sunday School at 11 a.m. • Boys & Girls Club JK to Gr. 6 7 - 8:15 p.m. Adults at 10 a.m. • Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Website: 6. EVERYONE WELCOME www.egmondvilleunitedchurch.com NORTHSIDE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH UNITED CHURCH 59 Goderich St. W. Seaforth MINISTER MARY FLETCHER 5 1 9-5 2 7-0 1 7 0 Rev. Linda Moffatt Sunday, Jan. 5th, 11 a.m. Happy New Year Lorrie Baker - Organist You are welcome to Worship worship with us. Sunday, Jan. 5th, 11 a.m. 54 Goderich St. W. Happy New Year 66. 519-527-1449 www.cavannorthsideunited.ca N Sunday School & Nursery Provided. Office Hours Wed. 9 a.m. - noon. Ringgenberg with plans to being con- struction in early 2014. A $147,167 grant from the federal gov- ernment will "go a long way to help" with costs for the renovations to the Brussels Library, Huron East Mayor Bernie MacLellan told Huron -Bruce MP Ben Lobb when he visited Huron East council's Jan. 8 meeting. "It's a great investment for the community and will preserve a bit of history," said Lobb, add- ing that renovations to the Brussels Library have been "a going concern" since he was elected as Huron -Bruce's MP. MDL Doors manufacturing facility destroyed by fire. Close to 40 firefighters, with 11 trucks from four fire stations in Huron East and North Huron fought with frozen hoses, nozzles, pumps and masks in minus 20 -degree weather as they battled a blaze that destroyed the 60,000 -square -foot MDL Doors near Brussels last Wednesday. The cause and origin of the fire are not yet known. FEBRUARY, 2013 Just seven days after a fire destroyed the manufacturing facility, employees of MDL Doors were told the company will not reopen or be rebuilt. "It's still a fresh wound, hearts are still breaking and there are rough days still ahead," said Human Resources Director Trevor Seip. Seip said that while a small staff will stay on for a short time, the 112 employees were "effectively terminated" at a meet- ing at the company's temporary office at the Brussels Business and Cultural Centre. Two top administrative positions in Huron County have now been filled after the hiring of Susan Cronin as County Clerk. Cronin has served as the Clerk of the Minicipality of West Perth for five years. "I am very pleased to welcome Ms. Cronin to Huron County on behalf of myself and council," Warden George Robertson said in a press release. Two goals from Seaforth's Sheldon Pryce contributed to the first place showing for the Huron Perth Lakers Major Atoms at the Preston Interna- tional Tournament held recently in Cambridge. Pryce, the only Seaforth player on the team, earned eight points during the five -game tournament, with his two girls and six assists. After 137 years on the job, the penny had a retirement party at TD/Canada Trust in Seaforth last week. While the penny officially retired last Monday when the Royal Canadian Mint stopped circulating it, local businesses and con- sumers were unfazed by the change. Fundraising is beginning in Vanastra for a 2,400 -square -foot addition to the Vanastra Recreation Centre that will cre- ate a new entrance for the building and give a facelift to the existing hall. Parishioners at St. James Catholic Church will be praying and watching with interest as the news Pope is chosen to lead the Roman Catholic Church after the surprising announcement last week by Pope Benedict XVI that he is Whitney South Huron Expositor Nov. 20, 2013 (Left to right) Pet Valu driver Peter Hegger, along with wife, and Pet Valu district managerm Leona Hegger present food bank coordinator Herb McGowan with a special delivery Nov. 14 resigning, says Father Chris Gillespie. Gillespie says that while the 85 -year-old Pope Benedict "took the world by sur- prise," when we announced his retire- ment, becoming the first leader of the Catholic Church to resign in 600 years, he thinks the decision was understandable. MARCH, 2013 Brotherhood Night is not just for brothers anymore. A 50 -year tradition started by the local Knights of Columbus was opened up to include women last week after a discussion between the men representing five local service clubs at the annual Brotherhood Night ad the Seaforth Legion. While the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation has given high school teachers the green light to rein- state extra- curriculars, high school sports, clubs and other activities are only "as back as uor members want them to be," said Jeff Denys, OSSTF District 8 president. "There is no direction given by the union that they have to (reinstate extra -curricular activites). It has always been a voluntary decision," he said last week. When Canada turns 150, Huron County will be celebrating 100 years of plowing as it hosts the 2017 Interna- tional Plowing Match. A committee from the Huron Plowmen's Association returned from the annual convention of the Ontario Plowmen's Association in Stratford recently as the successful bid- ders for the 2017 IPM, says spokesper- son Melissa Spading. The buckets are out and the sap is flowing. The recent bout of weather has been a huge help for this year's maple syrup season, which needs below freez- ing temperatures during the day. Blind curlers from Seaforth come sec- ond in provincial championship. Bob Fishers and Herb McGowan competed with the London Blind Curlers in pro- vincials against blind curlers from Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Kitchener and Oshawa. Curling against Ottawa in the finals, whose team members had been curling for close to a decade, the London team lost 8-4. "We were very pleased with the result considering most of us had never curled before," said McGowan. "We were so full ofjoy going into the finals - we felt so good after win- ning the second game." The Seaforth U16A Storm will be tak- ing off their Seaforth jerseys and putting on their Team Ontario jerseys after becoming Ontario Ringette Association provincial champions last weekend in Nepean. Posting a 5-1 record after round-robin play, and a workmanlike 6-2 win over Burlington in the semi- final, Seaforth stunned top-ranked Kitchener 1-0 in the gold metal game. APRIL, 2013 Facing a season without enough girls to field hockey teams at various age lev- els, both the minor hockey associations in Seaforth and BCH (Bayfield, Clinton and Hensall) decided to come together last year. The results was 90 girls playing on six different teams, two of them at the bantam level, with close to half of the players from each team coming form both centres. Wind blew the focus of the Premier's visit to Clinton away from agriculture. About 80 anti -wind turbine protestors lined the entrances to the REACH Cen- tre in Clinton on March 26, waiting for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's arrival at the Huron agri-summit hosted by the Huron Chamber of Commerce. While outside, the protestors were chanting "stop the turbines" and CONTINUED > PAGE 7