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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-01-01, Page 15Wednesday, January 1, 2014 • Huron Expositor 15 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com Whitney South Huron Expositor Nov. 20, 2013 HMA chair Frank Palen presents the award for Employer of the Year to Philip Ashwin of Sun -North Systems Ltd. Sun -North went on to win two more awrds including Huron County Manufacturer of the Year. CONTINUED FROM > PAGE 7 Women's Amateur in Quebec for the first time. AUGUST, 2013 A big storm that blew through north of Seaforth last Friday around 4:30 p.m. destroyed sheds and silos, downed tree and hydro lines. Huron Public Works Coordinator Barry Mills said a dozen hydro poles were snapped on Huron County Road 12, closing area roads as firefighters and hydro workers secured the scene. In a close race to the finish, David Markle, of Shelbourne thanked his competitors for pushing him to the top of the Seaforth Country Classic, which he won by one stroke last Sunday afternoon. Matt Thompson of Marshall, Michigan, ended the tournament one stroke behind with a 197 tied with Greg Doherty, of Mississauga. Seaforth's Gateway Rural Health Research Institute has become the gateway for new local industry as Biosential Inc. began production of a natural sleep aid at Everspring Farms n Seaforth last week. The Vanastra pool is back open following an incident on Aug. 9 that sent 16 to the hospital. A faulty check valve on the chlorine feed into the pool resulted in a release of muriatic vapour during a public swim. There were 19 people in the pool at the time. Tom Phillips and Carol Carter are the reason the Ontario League Pro- vincial Lawn Bowling Champion- ship will be returning to the Sea - forth Lawn Bowling Club next year. The team came in first place at the championship held in Seaforth Aug. 10. The event is held each year at the home green of the previous year's winners. The fire that destroyed the Sea - forth Foodland grocery store has also wiped out most of the dona- tions to the Seaforth and District Food Bank over the summer. But, a ountiful harveset at the food bank's community garden and a now dwindling financial reserve has kept the sevice supplying hep to the 83 families a month that have been seeking assistance over the past five months. John McCarroll has returned to familiar surroundings. The new principal at both St. Columban and St. Patrick's, Dublin Catholic ele- mentary schools may be a new face in the classrooms and hallways, but is no stranger to the school. Egmondville's Logan Lammerant shot a 74 to win the Huron -Perth high school boys' golf champion- ships at the Woodlands in Clinton, Sept. 17. The St. Anne's student and Seaforth Golf Club member, 17, fin- ished one stoke ahead of Drake Jef- ferson of Central Huron. OCTOBER, 2013 Every day, Kerri Lyn Grainger strives to make learning fun and interesting. The grade 7 teacher at St. Columban Catholic School recently received the Ontario Teach- ers Insurance Plan (OTIP) award for teaching excellent in the Beginning Teach category. St. James elementary school office assistant sheds her locks for cancer. With the school's Terry Fox Run coming up, everything added up and Judy Renner stepped up to the plate, deciding on her commu- nity to work that day to let students chop her locks. Students donated their left -over lunch money and allowance and they held a soup luncheon fundraiser, earning over $2,000 for the cause. A Seaforth business received a boost in its operations through an investment from the federal govern- ment. Huron -Bruce MP Ben Lobb, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, was at Everyspring Farms Ltd. In Huron East on Oct. 2 to announce the $155,000 loan to the business. Canadian author Alice Munro has been awarded the Nobel Prize in lit- erature. Munro, who lives in Clin- ton, is the 17th Nobel laureate born in Canada, and the 13th woman to receive the prize in literature. Businesses and residents of Main Street in Seaforth were evacuated from the down around 3 p.m. Mon- day, Oct. 21, due to a gas line break. They break occurred at 95 Main Street, according to an emergency services worker and as of press time, emergency personnel were still responding to the leak. NOVEMBER, 2013 Seaforth firefighters have been kept busy with an unusually large call volume in the area of late. There were two residential fires in Sea - forth, both on London Road, within the space of a week. Both of those situations lef to smoke and water damage in homes. Things got fired up when Huron East Against Turbines (HEAT) vis- ited council chambers this week. HEAT spokesperson Gerry Ryan and Jeanne Melady addressed councilors at the Nov. 5 meeting, voicing a number of the group's concerns. With the holiday season fast approaching, thoughts turn to peace on earth and goodwill towards men. But, what about man's best friend? Thanks to a spe- cial delivery, Seaforth's four -legged friends in need won't have to go without this winter. Arriving by truck, skids of pet food and cat litter found their way to the Seaforth and District Foodbank, donated by Pet Valu stores in London, Exeter and Listowel. An evening of local food and fes- tivities welcomed members and guests at the Huron Manufacturing Awards on Nov. 14. Huron East was the evening's big winner, with eight awards presented to companies from Seaforth and Vanastra, includ- ing the night's top honour, Huron County Manufacturer of the Year, going to Sun North Systems Ltd. DECEMBER, 2013 There are 475 pupils who can scratch iPad off their Christmas wish list. The Avon Maitland District School Board has spent about $200,000 on iPad2s, which will be given to grade 7 and 8 students in five schools - Seaforth, Hullett Cen- tral and Huron Centennial public schools, as well as Mitchelle District High School and Clinton. For stu- dents, education is going to look drastically different as a result. The days of sitting around with a text- book, pencil and large eraser to solve math problems will be a thing of the past. Dozens of excited shoppers line up outside Seaforth Foodland despite some chilly early -morning temperatures, eager to get their first glimpse inside the new grocery store during its re -opening celebra- tion Dec. 6. A day anxiously awaited by Seaforth residents, the doors opened at 9 a.m. sharp. Joe Steffler, deputy mayor of Huron East, defeated Howick Reeve Art Versteeg in the election for Huron County Warden, held in Goderich. Sworn in Dec. 4, Steffler will serve as warden in 2014, replac- ing George Robertson. The case against Huron East mayor, Bernie MacLellan has been dismissed, almost a years after he was charged with assault following a dispute over a trailer. At its meeting of the board on Dec. 10, Avon Maitland School Board trustees voted Al Sygrove, representative of Northwest Huron, to the position of chair of the board for 2014. In a 5-4 decision, Huron East council voted against a bylaw that would have seen the municipality collect funds from the St. Columban Energy Limited Partnership over the course of a 25 year agreement. The vote, which took place Dec. 18, had been a con- troversial one, sparking debate at several council meetings over past weeks. The community benefits fund in question was opposed by members of Huron East Against Turbines (HEAT), who had contin- ued to voice their objections to the agreement both in and out of coun- cil chambers. Whitney South Huron Expositor Dec. 11, 2013 Vera Lyons, along with Seaforth Foodland owner Steve Delchiaro and wife Barb, cut the ribbon during the store's grand re -opening Dec. 6.