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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2016-01-07, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016. Midget Crusaders take OMHA title in March A provincial victory In early 2015, the Blyth Brussels Midget AE Crusaders took the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) crown and, in turn, the Eric Wesslby Memorial Trophy. Seen riding a Brussels fire truck on March 22 are, from left: Craig Raynard, Tim Waechter, Curtis Raynard, Scott Dolmage and Hunter Dale. (Fite photo) 9.436f4____7,44) REVIEW JANUARY 2015 Reports of someone with a weapon resulted in the lockdown of Central Huron Secondary School for several hours on Jan. 12. The reports, however, turned out to be false, as an individual was placed under "investigative detention" by police, but was then later released. As a precaution, nearby St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School was also placed under lockdown for a short time, but it was soon lifted as well. North Huron Fire Chief David Sparling spoke to Huron County Council, making his case for a county grant to help the Emergency Services Training Centre, just south of Blyth, for the next three years. Sparling told councillors that the grant would help the centre by addressing a number of its needs and help to make it self-sufficient going forward. Walton's Matt and Julie Shortreed were parents of Stratford's New Year's baby, when Brayden arrived just after 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 1. The couple was at a New Year's party when Julie began experiencing contractions six weeks ahead of her due date. In addition to he and his wife's second child, Matt would also have his hands full after being elected president of the Huron County Beef Producers for the next two years. The election was made at the group's annual meeting, held at the Brussels Legion on Jan. 7. Walton farmer Wayne Cantelon was named Innovative Farmer of the Year by a number of organizations, Teresa Dykstra, Plunkett's partner, due to his work with zone tillage, and Austin Plunkett, their son, were which began in the late 1990s. the recipients of the generous 94 941.WA 13 71 ?" REVIEW FEBRUARY 2015 A potential partnership between the 2017 International Plowing Match (IPM) in Walton and the Brussels Fall Fair was first discussed at the Brussels Agricultural Society's annual meeting. IPM Chair Jacquie Bishop spoke to the group and said she hoped to be able to host an authentic rural fair at the match to showcase all that's good about Huron County and that fair being the Brussels fair made the most sense, she said, for a number of reasons. Blyth Festival Artistic Director Gil Garratt detailed his slate of directors for the 2015 season, who were all artistic directors in their own right. He said this was important to him, as Blyth has had a reputation as a "closed shop" over the years, and he wanted to open the Festival to some new faces. The Wingham Police Services Board was set to look into the expansion of the Wingham Police into the rest of North Huron. The recommendation came from North Huron Councillor Bill Knott who opined that perhaps expansion of the Wingham force would be a more cost-effective option than the Ontario Provincial Police and its consistently -rising costs. A Family Day event held at the Courtney farm just west of Blyth raised nearly $10,000 for the Plunkett family after Kenny Plunkett died in an ATV accident. donation, which came from local businesses, those in attendance and the Blyth Lions Club. MARCH 2015 The Blyth Brussels Midget AE Crusaders were marching towards the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) final, with wins over Tweed. The team would have to defeat Tweed to advance to the next round of the OMHA playoffs. Discussion officially began surrounding the potential of hosting the 2017 Brussels Fall Fair at the International Plowing Match in Walton. In the first meeting of the Brussels Agricultural Society since its annual meeting when the partnership was proposed, members of the society began discussing the logistics of a partnership and which parts of the fair could and couldn't be hosted at the IPM. The majority of those voting spoke in favour of closing the historic Duff's United Church in Walton after decades of service in the community. The group set a final service date of Sept. 27 for Duff's. The Midget AE Crusaders won their first OMHA final game against Lambton Shores by a score of 4-2 on their way to a sweep to the title. The team would win its next two games at home at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre to take the title of provincial champions, as well as the Eric Wesslby Memorial Trophy, over the Lambton Shores Predators. Huron County began discussions regarding the potential merging of the Health Units and Emergency Medical Services of Huron and Perth Counties. A group consisting of senior administrators and councillors from both counties was to be formed soon to explore the feasibility of a merger. We € k_ 1 flEVIEW APRIL 2015 The Citizen was honoured nationally with a silver medal at the Canadian Community Newspaper Awards in three categories, including Best Overall Newspaper. The local, community -owned news organization was bested only by The Osoyoos Times. The Blyth Brussels Atom Local League Burgundy Crusaders finished an impressive season with being crowned Western Ontario Local League (WOAA) champions. Mike and Amy Cronin of the Bluevale area were named Ontario's Outstanding Young Farmers for 2015, meaning they would move on and compete for the national title later in the year. On the first day of sales for the season, the Blyth Festival doubled sales of the previous season's opening day. Garratt said that after crunching the numbers, the Festival sold one ticket per minute, all day. At the annual meeting of the Blyth Horticultural Society, it was decided that the society would disband and perhaps seek new life as a gardening club or similar organization. After a second Central Huron Council meeting in less than five years was reported as being illegal, the Ombudsman deemed Central Huron's meeting to be legal. A statement released by Goderich- to-Guelph (G2G) Inc. said that the proposed rail trail was scheduled to open on July 1. The two-time Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) champion Senior A Crusaders (1987/1988 and 1989/1990) held a reunion 25 years after their final victory. Most of the members of the team and coaching staff were able to attend. REVIEW MAY 2015 In response to the G2G Inc. claim that the rail trail would be ready to open July 1, North Huron disputed the trail's readiness, commenting specifically on a portion of the trail to which North Huron held a lease through Blyth. An ambitious garden project was in the early stages at the former Blyth Public School, starting with a "comet garden" where the school's yard had previously been. Doug Scrimgeour of Blyth launched a project that would put discarded fire and emergency medical equipment in the hands of underprivileged Mexican departments and the positive results Continued on page 7 JANUARY CLEARANCE OLD 111IiT T 1 mile south of Blyth - 519-523-4595 Central Huron Secondary School Opens its Doors to All Grade 8 Students and their Parents TUESDAY JANUARY 12TH (snow date - Wednesday January 13th) The excitement begins at 5:00 pm With a Spaghetti Dinner in the Cafeteria Band performs at 6:00 pm in the Large Gym Information Session 6:15 pm Tour of School 6:30 pm Refreshments available and Prizes to be Won ,,