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After turning away attacker after attacker, the Blyth Brussels Minor Hockey Association Atom
Rep Crusaders were bested while short-handed in overtime on Sunday. The team played to a
1-1 tie against the Wingham Ironmen during regulation, but an ill-timed penalty in overtime
gave Wingham the chance the team needed to end the game. (Dennyscottphoto)
Long-term directors honoured
In place
The Huron County Beef Producers honoured several long-time directors during its annual
general meeting in Brussels last week. Doug Marriott, Tim Prior and Barry Mulvey were
honoured for 10 years, 25 years and 50 years with the organization respectively. From left:
Advisory Councillor Harvey Hoggart, Prior, Mulvey, President Matt Shortreed and First Vice -
President Elliott Miller. Mariott was absent from the meeting. (Shawn Lou
gnirn photo)
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
The Huron County Beef
Producers (HCBP) met for their
annual meeting on Jan. 13 at the
Brussels Legion.
In his annual report, HCBP
President Matt Shortreed spoke of
the great presence the group had at
local events in the previous year,
hosting barbecues at local schools,
fairs and hockey fundraisers and
thanked the organization's directors
for their excellent support in his first
year as president.
He also looked ahead to next year
when the HCBP will be teaming up
with other local commodity groups
to host a food court at the 2017
International Plowing Match set for
Walton.
As part of the portion of the night
that dealt with new business, Kevin
McArter suggested that the Huron
County Beef Producers consider
hosting a barbecue and food tent at
the Livestock Markets Association
of Canada's auctioneering
championship, which will be held at
Brussels Livestock on May 13 this
year.
No firm decision was made, but
members felt it was a good
idea and that it was worth
considering.
The evening's guest speaker was
Sarah Brien of Farm & Food Care
Ontario. She encouraged Huron
producers to engage in dialogue with
locals to help them get to know the
face behind the farm.
Also speaking that evening was
Lois Sinclair from the Huron Soil
and Crop Improvement Association.
She updated those in attendance on
the Growing Forward 2 program and
the various avenues of funding it
provides.
She implored the producers to take
advantage of government funding
when it's offered, lest it be clawed
back.
When funding is offered from the
government, she said, if it isn't used,
the various levels of government will
be left with the impression that
farmers, from whatever commodity
group, aren't in need of the funding,
and that money will be allocated
elsewhere in the government's
budget.
That night the organization
honoured a trio of long-term
directors: Doug Marriott, 10 years;
Tim Prior, 25 years and Barry
Mulvey, 50 years.
DELEGATES
The Huron organization will be
sending a dozen delegates to this
year's BFO annual meeting in
Toronto on Feb. 17-18: Elliott
Miller, Kevin McArter, Terry
Greidanus, Matt Shortreed, Bob
Bennett, Ron Bennett, Neil Rintoul,
Dan Hoggart, Doug Scott, Matt
McCall, Ian Caldwell and Jim
Weigand, while Brett Stevenson,
Ron Stevenson, Ralph Scott and Les
Falconer will serve as alternates.
Harvey Hoggart will serve as the
HCBP Advisory Councillor with
Matt Shortreed as his alternate.
DIRECTORS
Over 25 members let their names
stand as directors for 2016, with two
additions made from the floor,
including the group's youngest
member.
This year's directors are: Ian
Caldwell, Joanne Cook, Paul
Coultes, Ralph Scott and Don
Sholdice, all of North Huron, Pete
Baird, Matt Shortreed and Ron
Stevenson, all of Morris-Turnberry,
Terry Greidanus, Harvey Hoggart
and Kittie MacGregor, all of Central
Huron, Matt McCall and Les
Falconer, both of Huron East, Ron
Bennett and Bob Bennett, both of
Howick, Drew Black, Elliott Miller,
Neil Rintoul and Doug Scott, all of
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, Tim
Klopp, Jim Weigand and Co
Zondag, all of Bluewater, and Kevin
McArter, Chad Pickering and Alan
Powe, all of Bluewater. The two new
directors nominated from the floor
are Brett Stevenson of Morris-
Turnberry, son of Ron, and Glen
Walker of North Huron.
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016. PAGE 9.
Huron FC considers
expansion teams for
outdoor soccer
Soccer players looking for a more
competitive league locally now have
an option to play at home as Huron
FC plans to field several outdoor
soccer teams.
The club has primarily dealt in
futsal, or indoor soccer, up to this
point.
Teams will be available this year
for players born between 2001 and
2007. The specific number of
squads, however, will be determined
by how many players sign up.
"With futsal, you need eight or
nine players for a team, but with
soccer you're looking at 15," Huron
FC Manager Annie Sparling said.
"We're going to see what kind of
numbers we get and go from there."
Existing competitive team Huron
Heat, a team comprised of players
born in 2003, has joined Huron FC
according to Sparling.
"We're also looking like we'll
have a 2004 team and we may or
may not have enough for a 2001
team," she said. "It's looking pretty
good, however."
The squads will have academy -
style practice twice a week with
home games in Huron County and
away games in London and the
surrounding area.
Training and coaching will be
provided by the London Athletic
Canadian FC under direction of
Edwin Saraccini who was brought
on to help with the futsal clubs this
past year.
Saraccini's involvement lead to a
marked improvement in the futsal
squad's performance last year,
according to Sparling.
She said that having players as
young as those born in 2007 was a
choice based on Saraccini's
involvement as he runs his own U9
team called the Youth Whitecaps.
The club's season will consist of
18 regular season games and 36
training sessions.
Sparling said that the
achievements of the FC's 2004
Futsal team was the catalyst for the
expansion.
"The success of our 2004 futsal
team inspired it," Sparling said,
referring to the fact that the squad
had tied for first in its major
tournament of the year.
Due to Saraccini's involvement,
players who excelled on that team
and other Huron FC teams will be
able to play on all-star teams for the
league. Sparling said three players
from Huron were signed to a higher
tier team for the provincial
futsal championship happening in
March.
"Part of why we're doing this is to
give players an opportunity to train
with a club that allows them to
advance if they are able," Sparling
said. "Our relationship with
Saraccini allows players to join his
team, which represents the best of
the league."
For more information, contact
Sparling through Facebook at
Huron.F.C.Soccer, email at
huronfcinfo@gmail.com or call
519-524-0609.
See histories and historic
photographs on the
Huron History section
of our website
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