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Cottrills named to
elite training group
PEOPLE AROUND
BELGRAVE
Taking it all the way
The Blyth and District Community Centre was the place to be over the weekend, as it played
host to an adult broomball tournament catering to both male and female teams. Here, in action
in the female bracket, the Yogis took on the Twisted Sisters on Saturday morning. The contest
went deep into overtime where the teams played without goalies for over 10 minutes before
the Yogis ended the games, winning by a score of 2-1. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
By Linda
Campbell
Call
357-2188
There were four tables of shoot in
play on Friday, Jan. 8 at the
Belgrave Community Centre. The
winners were: high pink card,
Dorothy Carter; second high pink
card, Muriel Taylor; most shoots
pink card, Louise Hammond; high
white card, Ken Speer; second high
white card, Mary McIntosh and
most shoots white card, Ross Taylor.
The next shoot party is Friday,
Jan. 22 at 1:30 p.m. Everyone
is welcome.
The community congratulates
School program focuses on empathy trait
By Maitland River Elementary
School Principal Angela Cowley
Happy New Year Everyone!
Has anyone ever shown empathy
to you? Have you shown empathy to
others? Empathy is one of the 10
character traits that the Avon
Maitland District School Board
and thus, Maitland River
Elementary School, promotes and
develops.
Schools have many ways to do
this. At Maitland River Elementary
School, one of the ways we do this is
through our Roots of Empathy
program. Roots of Empathy was
developed by Mary Gordon. This
unique program carefully fosters the
development of empathy and
encourages emotional literacy.
Ultimately, it reduces the levels of
bullying, aggression, and violence
because it encourages, and
specifically teaches, pro -social
behaviour.
As well, it increases students'
knowledge of human development,
how babies learn, and increases their
understanding of infant safety. It
prepares students for responsible
citizenship and responsive parenting.
Four babies, usually with their
moms or another familiar caregiver,
make a visit to our school at least
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Q Avoid being outdoors in the
coldest part of the day.
El Wear a hat and layers of
clothing made of tightly woven
fibers, such as wool, which trap
warm air against your body.
Q Keep vulnerable areas
such as fingers, toes, ears, and
nose protected and covered.
Q Drink plenty of warm fluids
to help the body maintain it's
temperature. If hot drinks are
not available, drink plenty of
plain water. Avoid caffeine and
alcohol, which hinder the body's
heat -producing mechanisms.
Q Take frequent breaks from
the cold to let your body warm
up to better withstand brief
periods of exposure to extreme
cold.
t
Canadian Red Cross
once a month. Our Kindergarten
students look so forward to Baby
Lux, Baby Ray, Baby Lyla, and
Baby Kailyn's visits.
If you would like to learn more
about Roots of Empathy, please go
to: www.rootsofempathy.org
While on the topic of empathy I
want to highlight something that I
saw for my first time as the new
principal at Maitland River
Elementary School. The North
Huron Firefighters collected toys for
needy students and families. The
office staff worked together to
identify families, provided a list of
the students' genders and ages to the
firefighters, without mentioning any
names. A few weeks later wrapped
toys arrived with a little tag on each
that matched with the age and
gender of a student on the list. Our
custodian, Karen van der Voort,
organized the toys into family
groupings and then myself, Diane
Heibein, Marie McDade and Kathy
MacDonald placed sunshine calls to
the families to let them know we had
something special for them. Families
came and picked up the toys at a
time that was convenient for them.
The process was streamlined, well
organized and kept the dignity of our
families intact while providing
needed support at a very special time
of year. What an example of
empathy!
Every day the staff at Maitland
River Elementary School works
tirelessly to meet the many needs of
the students in our care. It is
reassuring and encouraging to have
the support of like-minded people in
our community.
It is our first day without the buses
running (Monday) as I write this. I
hope you are safe and warm! Until
next time, know that Maitland River
Elementary School remains a great
place to be.
Katie Cottrill and her husband
Shawn on being accepted into an
elite provincial training program for
mixed doubles curling, an event that
will make its Olympic debut in 2018
in South Korea. The Cottrills,
members of both the Palmerston and
Listowel curling clubs, finished as
runners-up at the 2015 Ontario
Mixed Doubles Championship.
They are wished all the best in their
many curling events.
Epiphany Sunday was celebrated
at Knox United Church, Belgrave on
Jan. 10. A "Beat the Blahs"
breakfast and bake sale is being held
in Knox United Church basement on
Saturday, Jan. 16, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Donations to the bake sale are
most welcome.
This is a fundraiser for student
minister Brian Hymers' education.
Everyone is welcome.
FROM BELGRAVE
Looking for local heroes
There are so many people out there who do
so much to improve their community.
Now you have a chance to say thanks.
Nominate that special person for the 31st
Annual Citizen Citizenship Awards.
Each year a committee chooses an outstanding citizen from each of the Blyth and area
and Brussels and area communities to receive an award for contribution to the
community. If you know someone you think should be honoured, please fill in the ballot
and send it in. You may attach a longer explanation of why you think your nominee
should win, if you like. If you have nominated someone before and he or she didn't win,
please feel free to try again.
I nominate
as Citizen of the year for
Blyth Brussels
& area & area
I feel she/he deserves this award because
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Nomination Deadline July 31, 2016.
Name and phone number of nominator