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4-H Chocolate Lovers experiment with cocoa creations
It's pronounced MOH -lay
While chocolate as a main course may sound like a child's idea of a perfect meal, the Grey
Township 4-H Chocolate Lovers club learned that there are certain entrees, such as bean
mole, that make use of the natural flavours of cocoa. Shown preparing bean mole, from left,
are Courtney Gubelmann, Simon Gubelmann, Katrina Gubelmann, Shawna Terpstra, Carsen
Flood and Emma Baan. (Photo submitted)
By Ann Fear
The Grey Township Chocolate
Lovers 4-H Club met on Friday, Jan.
29 night at leader Monique Baan's
house for their fourth meeting.
Members learned about the history
of chocolate, how it used to be used
as currency and how Christopher
Columbus was the first European to
encounter chocolate.
Members then made a recipe
called bean mole pronounced Moh-
lay. Mole is a sauce originally used
in Mexican cuisine, and it contains
cocoa powder. Members were not
too sure about chocolate in a main
dish, but those who normally like
beans in tomato sauce loved this
bean mole recipe.
The group also met in early
January to start its chocolate project
with members Amanda Morrison,
Anna Fear, Carson Flood, Courtney
Gubelmann, Emma Baan, Jacob
Flood, Jolande Oudshoorn, Justin
Morrison, Katrina Gubelmann, Kyle
Stevenson, Nicole Alexander, Sarah
Alexander, Shawna Terpstra, Simon
Gubelmann and leaders Reg
Vinnicombe and Monique Baan.
It's the perfect time of the year for
the 4-H Chocolate Lovers! During
our first meeting, Matheus, an
exchange student from Brazil, taught
us how to make a delicious Brazilian
bonbon recipe. It is called
"Brigadeiro" and has only three
ingredients and it tasted amazing!
We all enjoyed making and eating it.
In our second meeting, we learned
that chocolate comes from the seeds
of the cacao tree and that the seed
pods grow right on the tree trunk.
Cacao trees grow 20 degrees on both
sides of the equator in areas such as
Africa Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico,
Ecuador, Costa Rica and the
Caribbean. After all our learning we
enjoyed trying out a new recipe
called fudgy microwave brownies.
We also want to thank McCall
Livestock and Jim and Evelyn Blake
for Ivomec labels that they have
donated for the 4-H BoxBack
Program. The company Merial, that
makes these products, donates
money to our 4-H Club for sending
these labels in.
In our third meeting, we judged a
class of "one cup measuring
utensils" and we all gave our reasons
to the official judge, youth leader
Jolande Oudshoorn. We also made
chocolate chip pie, we used dark
chocolate chips on one side of the
pie and milk chocolate chips on the
other side of the pie. Then we taste
tested the two sides for comparison.
They were both very good, but the
milk chocolate was extra sweet.
Next, we made hot chocolate mix
that we took home so we could
Snowarama raffle has big prizes
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popsicle sticks which can be traded
in for darts at the North Huron Trail
Groomers Club House located west
of Blyth. The darts can be used to
pop ballons with cards inside and the
best poker hands will win.
Participants are asked to raise a
minimum of $25 from the event,
which goes to the Easter Seals
campaign.
Easter Seals provides assistance
for individuals living with
disabilities and Snowarama is the
group's only major local fundraiser.
A raffle will also be held,
according to Bergsma, with prizes
including four tickets including
camping to Music in the Fields in
Lucknow, an approximate $700
value, and a keg fridge.
"The tickets are $5 and available
through myself," Bergsma said,
adding that people can get in touch
Man gets house arrest
An East Wawanosh man has been
sentenced to 45 days of house arrest
and 18 months of probation after
being convicted on one count of
uttering threats.
Terry Brake of East Wawanosh
will also have to pay a $100 fine in
connection with the conviction,
stemming from an event that took
place on Feb. 11, 2014 at the Huron
County courthouse in Goderich.
Brake was charged with two
counts of uttering threats, but was
convicted on only one, directed
towards Forest Conservation Officer
Dave Pullen.
While the Huron County Crown
Attorney's office was pushing for
Brake to spend three months in jail
followed by three years of
probation, Brake's defence said
Brake had no criminal record and
the suggested sentence was far too
harsh.
Brake was sentenced on Jan. 27
after being convicted late last year in
front of the Honourable Justice
McHugh.
with the organization through its
Facebook group.
Bergsma said the group hopes to
have a second successful year in a
row as, in 2015, they brought in
$18,000.
"We're hoping to be able to make
that much again," she said, adding
that having the snow available on the
trails and great weather in 2015
helped significantly with
fundraising.
Breakfast for the event starts at 9
a.m. with the trail ride beginning at
11 a.m.
The dart rally starts at 3:30 p.m. at
the North Huron Trail Groomers
Club House and all riders must be in
attendance to be considered. The
raffle draw will be held shortly after.
For more information, contact
Bergsma at 519-319-0089 or visit
the North Huron Trail Groomers on
Facebook.
MEETING NOTICE
Municipality of
Morris-Turnberry
The upcoming meetings for the
Municipality of Morris-Turnberry will be held:
Tuesday, February 16 at 7:30 p.m. Regular Council Meeting
Thursday, February 18 at 7:30 p.m. Budget Meeting
compare it to the hot chocolate mix President Amanda Morrison then
from the store. We will report on that closed the meeting with the 4-H
the next meeting. motto "Learn To Do By Doing".
The right building materials
North Woods Elementary School students enjoy a lot more
snow than some of their peers who attend classes at an in -
town educational site. The open fields that surround the
school and environmental learning ground make for a lot of
extra snow which helps when building everything from
snow forts to snowmen. Student Jack Nicholson, shown
above, was putting some of that snow to good use during
recess last week. (Denny Scott photo)
SPECIAL MEETING OF
MORRIS-TURNBERRY COUNCIL
TO DISCUSS THE REVIEW
OF THE
MORRIS-TURNBERRY
OFFICIAL PLAN
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry
will hold a Special Meeting under section 26 of the Planning Act to
discuss revisions that may be required to the Morris-Turnberry Official
Plan.
SPECIAL MEETING will be held:
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 7:40 p.m.
Council Chambers
41342 Morris Road (west of Brussels on County Road 16)
BE ADVISED that the Morris-Turnberry Official Plan was adopted in
2006 and is now being reviewed. The review will consider provincial
plans, provincial interests and provincial policy statements as well as
comments from Council, the public, and agencies.
The Morris-Turnberry Official Plan is available for review at the Morris-
Turnberry Municipal Office, 41342 Morris Road, Brussels and at the
Huron County Planning and Development Department, 57 Napier
Street, Goderich, and on the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry website
www.morristurnberry.ca (click on Administration/Departments/Planning
and Development Department/Morris-Turnberry Official Plan).
ANY PERSON may attend the Special Meeting of Council and/or make
written or verbal representation about what revisions may be required.
Dated at the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry this 28th day of January,
2016.
Administrator Clerk Treasurer,
Corporation of the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry
41342 Morris Road, Box 310 Brussels, ON, NOG 1H0
Phone: 519-887-6137
E-mail: nmichie@morristurnberry.ca