The Citizen, 2016-05-19, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016.
Familial familiar tunes
Ava, left, and Steve Dawe, two-fifths of The Honey Sweethearts, played an extensive set
during the Londesborough United Church's annual Songfest on Sunday night. The event had
been postponed from April due to weather. (Denny scoff photo)
Lot size discussed in report
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been received.
The letter came from a neighbour
who said that five -acre parcels of
land, like the one the Bos family
hoped to create with their severance,
often turn into junkyards and are
kept poorly.
The neighbour's argument didn't
hold water with councillors,
however, who said the Bos
family shouldn't suffer if other
properties, the size of five acres
or otherwise, had fallen into
disrepair.
Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn, in
addition, looked at some of the
properties the neighbour used as an
example and said that at least two of
them are actually zoned salvage
yard, which means being in that
state would be allowed.
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Council adopted a report on
agricultural lot size and meeting the
diverse needs of agriculture in
Huron County, which was presented
by Sanda Weber of the Planning
Department.
The report aimed to address a
number of issues, specifically in
Mennonite communities in Morris-
Turnberry and Howick, asking for
smaller lot sizes for small farming
operations.
Councillors praised the report,
saying it would do a lot of good in
the northern communities of Huron
County in terms of getting younger
families involved in agriculture and
economic development.
While there was some discussion
that even further research should be
conducted because the issue was so
important, eventually the decision
was to distribute the report to Huron
County's lower tier municipalities
for adoption.
Clowning around
Catherine Fielding, left, Hannah Boven, centre, and Brook Ohm, right, were just three of the
many Hullett Central students doing their best to clown around last week at the school's spring
operetta in Blyth. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Obituaries
VERNA KATHLEEN WEBER
Verna Kathleen Weber, formerly
of RR2, Brussels, passed away on
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Royal
Terrace Nursing Home, Palmerston.
Born on August 11, 1926 in Carrick
Township, Verna was in her 90th
year.
Verna was the beloved daughter of
the late Harvey and Malinda Weber
and dear sister of Nelson and Wendy
Weber, Flesherton; Dorothy and Ron
Dill, Stratford and Ken and Evadale
Weber, South River. She was also
loved by her many nieces and
nephews. Verna was predeceased by
her brothers Lloyd and Lorne and
sisters Florentine, Ruth, Beatrice,
and Jean.
Friends were received one hour
prior to the funeral service being
conducted at the Schimanski Family
Funeral Home on Saturday, May 14.
Interment took place in Calvary
Cemetery, Walkerton.
As an expression of sympathy,
memorial donations to the charity of
one's choice would be appreciated
by the family.
Online condolences may be left at
the funeral home's website at
www. schimanskifamilyfuneral
home.com
Submissions accepted
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pitched the concept and found
immediate support among the
members of the society.
For the first year, Cable agreed to
take the lead, but she hopes to
involve additional members of the
society in future years.
While Cable's intention was
initially to involve children from
ages eight to 13, the more she
discussed it with other members of
the society, the bigger the age gap
became.
That has led to the creation of two
new ambassador positions: the Little
Ambassador, which will be a young
person between the ages of eight and
10 and the Junior Ambassador, who
will be between 11 and 13.
At 14, young people can go on to
compete in the Fall Fair's
Ambassador competition.
The competition will centre
around written submissions by the
contestants that will be judged ahead
of the actual competition the same
night at the Ambassador
competition, scheduled for Saturday,
Aug. 13 at the Brussels Legion.
The theme for this year's fair is
"Finding Fun at the Brussels Fall
Fair" so contestants will be asked to
write an essay of between 300 and
500 words on the topic of fmding fun
at the Brussels Fall Fair.
Once the essays are judged and
winners are chosen, the contestants
will then read those submissions
aloud for those gathered that night.
The program is aimed at getting
young people involved with the fair
and perhaps interesting young
contestants in the Ambassador
program. Cable said the goal would
be to introduce young people to
essay -writing, the Fall Fair and
speaking in front of a group, all
skills they'll need if they become
Ambassador one day.
She also said that it will be great to
have young people shadowing the
Ambassador, helping him/her out at
the fair and riding in the parade.
It's important, Cable said, for this
program to get off the ground this
year — one year before the Brussels
Fall Fair will be held at the 2017
International Plowing Match for one
of the biggest events in Brussels Fall
Fair history.
All entrants will receive a
certificate of participation and there
will be prizes for the finalists.
Submissions can be e-mailed to
Cable at cables@ezlink.ca or mailed
to her at PO Box 55, Brussels,
Ontario, NOG 1H0.
For more information on the
Brussels Agricultural Society or this
year's Brussels Fall Fair, visit its
website at brusselsfallfair.ca.
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