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Dedication
The Blyth Brussels Minor Hockey Association held its annual awards ceremony on
Wednesday, April 13. Aside from awards given to a member of each team like most
sportsmanlike and most improved, several special trophies are also presented. Above, the Dan
Beuermann Award for the most dedicated PeeWee hockey players was presented by Dan's
brother Brad. Receiving the awards are, from left: Colby Dale of the PeeWee Rep team and
Logan Long and Joel Nesbit of the PeeWee Local League team. (Denny Scott photo)
Trips, sports keep students busy
By Principal Angela Cowley
Welcome to the month of April
everyone. I am fortunate enough to
be able to give you the opportunity
to peer into life at Maitland River
Elementary School once again. As
always, there are so many things that
I could share. I have selected
something that we are especially
excited about.
Maitland River Elementary
School is adding a new twist to its
Setting an example
Several special awards handed out during the Blyth
Brussels Minor Hockey Association's annual awards
ceremony including the Luke Anderson Award for
dedication and ambition in Novice players and the John
Bokhout and Blake Hesselwood Dynamic Duo Award
presented to two Midget hockey players who demonstrate
co-operation and love of the game. Above, Diane, left, and
Ken Anderson present the Luke Anderson award to Kaeden
MacDonald, second from left, and Peter Albers. Below,
association executive Mike Kerr presents the Dynamic Duo
award to Brett Glousher, shown, and Logan Finlayson who
was absent. (Denny Scott photos)
Positive Behaviour School program.
Early in the month of April we are
going to place each and every
student and staff member on one of
our 18 house teams. Our house
teams will be named by colour (e.g.
Black A, Black B, Blue A, Blue B).
House teams will be multi -aged
groups with at least two staff
members on each house team. Once
our house teams are established, the
possibilities for using them as a
means to promote positive behaviour
are endless. We are going to start
small and evolve our house team
work as part of our Positive
Behaviour School.
For instance, on Thursday April 21
we will all dress in our house
colours for the first time. It will be
fun seeing who is on each house
team and meeting fellow team
members.
I will include updates with regards
to our house team work in the future.
There are a few other April events
to highlight. On April 5, some of our
junior students participated in our
annual junior basketball tournament
and we had a special Subway lunch
day organized by our amazing
School Council, our Grade 4
students went to the Agriculture and
Water Festival on April 13 and all
students from Grades 1 to 3 classes
were anticipating a visit to Blyth
Memorial Hall to see a Robert
Munsch play.
We are busy, but happy as usual.
Until next time, know that Maitland
River Elementary School remains a
great place to be.
EW reunion group
looks for photos,
local family stories
As part of the East Wawanosh
150th anniversary, scheduled for
July, 2017, two committees involved
have set their sights on community
involvement as a way to hype the
pending celebration.
The 150th East Wawanosh Pow
Wow Anniversary history book
committee is looking to mark the
event with a comprehensive guide to
the history of the area while the
anniversary committee is looking for
budding photographers to share their
vision of East Wawanosh with a
photo competition.
The book, which the committee
believes will be a medium-sized,
hardcover, coffee table -style book,
will be filled with photos and stories
from the community.
The group is looking for historical
events, funny or serious situations,
family events or pictures of farms or
businesses as well as scenes from
the community. It has also brought
on board two professional
photographers, Tefler Wegg and
Bonnie Sitter, who were part of the
group of photographers for the book
The Beauty and Bounty of Huron
County, to take photos of local
families, farms, businesses or
organizations at a cost.
Write-ups and photos can be
brought to the monthly meetings of
the board for the reunion, which are
advertised, or e-mailed to
snippet@gmail.com. The deadline
for submissions is Sept. 1.
Photographs for the book should
be sharp and can either be colour or
black and white while stories should
be typed or neatly written.
For more information, contact
Melanie Pletch at 519-357-4227,
Linda Logan at 519-357-1602 or
Sylvia Nonkes at 519-357-4851.
Photographers Wegg or Sitter can
be reached at 519-799-5325 or 519-
235-1909 respectively.
The photography competition
consists of six different categories
including a heritage treasure,
budding and blooming, happy times,
landscapes, agriculture at work and
rural residents. A youth contest will
also be hosted with two categories:
people of East Wawanosh and nature
and/or animals in East Wawanosh.
Photos for the contest must be
submitted before June 1, 2017 by 4
p.m. to the North Huron Township
office at 274 Josephine Street in
Wingham.
The photos must be taken in East
Wawanosh, include identification of
the location shot, measure either 5
by 7 inches or 8 by 10 inches in size,
fit into one of the six categories, not
be framed and be on glossy or matte -
finished photo paper and include a
completed entry form, which can be
found at the township office or at
150powwow.com. No online
submissions will be accepted.
Each of the six categories will
have a first- second- and third-place
winner as chosen by a panel of
judges who will receive a prize. The
works will also be on display during
the anniversary.
For more information, contact
Nonkes or Vicky Bremner at 519-
523-4870.
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Reaching for the goal
Greg Wilson of the Brussels Optimist Club, left, was at
North Woods Elementary School last week, presenting a
cheque for $2,500 to the school council's outdoor space
fundraising project. With a goal of $25,000, school council
members say they are nearly halfway there. Accepting the
generous donation were Elizabeth White, centre, and
Heather Logan, right. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
Knott brings drainage,
flood problem forward
Councillor Bill Knott informed
North Huron Council that problems
had arisen from the recent rash of
heavy rain and thaw events in Blyth
and that those problems were being
further compounded by less -than -
neighbourly conduct.
Knott explained that several
people were having problems with
flooding, both in basements and
lawns, because their neighbours
were running submersible pumps
and the water was being sprayed on
to adjacent properties.
"I'm wondering if we can
somehow put together an
information package with staff,"
he said. "I don't want us flooded
with complaints."
Knott asked if there was any kind
of rules about submersible pumps
and said the township should clarify
its position on them.
Chief Administrative Officer
Sharon Chambers said pumping
water onto neighbouring properties
isn't allowed while Public Works
Director Kelly Church said that a
few such complaints had been
addressed and letters had been sent
out.
Reeve Neil Vincent said this
further illustrates the importance of
the Mill Street project in Blyth
which staff have put a priority on
throughout this budget process.
Wash & Fold Services
Blyth Laundromat
191 Westmoreland St., Blyth
519-523-9687
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