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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2016-09-08, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2016. Kurtis Smith Excavating Inc. Supplying Brussels/Blyth area with all types of sand, gravel and stone • Full size Zero -Tail -Swing Excavator • Septic Systems • Mini Excavators & Compact Track Loader with attachments • Trim Dozer & Dump Truck Services • Excavating, landscaping, raking Brussels 519-887-8855 • Kurtis Cell 519-496-1871 Sports Read the latest issue on-line at... stopsalonglakehuron.com Wroxeter Royals to host year-end fastball tourney By Denny Scott The Citizen The Huron County Fastball League is quickly approaching its year-end tournament this weekend at George Hamilton Memorial Park in Wroxeter. The regular season officially ended on Sept. 1, punctuated by several one-sided games. The Belmore Stingers bested the Mitchell Jr. Mets 9-6 in a game in Mitchell, the Goderich Grizzlies posted a 10-3 win over the visiting Milverton AW Millwrights and the Fullarton A's hosted the Sebringville Jr. Sting, with Sebringville on the wrong side of a 10-3 decision. Wednesday, Aug. 31 marked three matches as well, as the Wingham Hitmen hosted and bested Sebringville 9-8, the Jr. Mets welcomed and beat Tavistock 3-0 and the Brussels Tigers devastated the Wroxeter Royals 13-1. Belmore beat Walton 6-4 on Aug. 30 while Fullarton beat Wroxeter 8-3. Sunday, Aug. 28 marked another busy day in the league as Walton visited Fullarton and left with a 16-5 win, Goderich bested Sebringville 4- 3 and Wingham beat the Tavistock Athletics 7-0. Tavistock beat Goderich 13-7 on A matched donation The Wingham Hitmen fastball team donated $500 to the Building Bridges to Our Future (BB2F) campaign, which is aimed at enriching the grounds around Maitland River Elementary School and F.E. Madill School in Wingham. The donation was matched by Trevor Seip ($250), not shown and Equity Bookeeping Solutions ($250). From left: Hitmen player Devon Connors, BB2F Committee members Karrie- Anne Cameron and Teresa Farrell -Becker and Steve Bourne. (Photo submitted) Aug. 25 while Milverton bested Mitchell 12-7. Brussels bested Walton 4-2 on Aug. 24. The Grizzlies nearly shut out Mitchell 4-1 on Aug. 23. Tavistock edged out Walton 6-5 on Aug. 22. Sunday, Aug. 21 featured three games throughout the league as Wingham bested Milverton 7-2 in a five -inning, rain -shortened game, Brussels once again devastated Wroxeter 13-1 and Belmore bested Sebringville 12-5. On Aug. 19, Wingham blanked Wroxeter 6-0. Fullarton bested Goderich 15-5 on Aug. 18 while Milverton beat Belmore 7-5. Brussels handed Mitchell a steep loss on Aug. 17 when the Tigers welcomed the Jr. Mets and dealt them an 8-1 loss. Wroxeter ended up on the wrong side of another high -scoring match on Aug. 16 when Walton beat them 15-1. Belmore bested Mitchell 7-1 on August 15. Sunday, Aug. 14 marked four more games in the league as Fullarton bested Milverton 8-5, Wroxeter beat Tavistock 10-8, Wingham edged out Brussels 5-4 and Tavistock beat Wroxeter 7-0. The draft schedule for the year- end tournament features three games in the first round with eighth -placed Walton taking on ninth -placed Tavistock on Friday night, while seventh -seeded Sebringville takes on 10th -placed Mitchell and Goderich, in sixth place, taking on Wroxeter, llth, on Saturday morning. Belmore, fourth place, and Milverton, fifth, start the next round, also on Saturday morning with first - place Wingham, second -place Fullarton and third-place Brussels all Dog park fundraising underway On Tuesday night, Auburn resident Jacqui Laporte was scheduled to pitch the idea of a dog park for the community to Central Huron Council. In Laporte's presentation, she told councillors that the park would be an off -leash, fenced area where dogs could run freely in a community setting. This concept is not to be confused with a kennel or a long- term housing solution where animals are left unattended. Laporte estimates that there are 45 dogs within the village of Auburn, a relatively small community. In her presentation, she said there would be many positives associated with a dog park in the village, but urged that dog owners would have to exercise good practices — cleaning up after their dogs and ensuring their dogs are spayed or neutered as well as vaccinated in order to use the park. Laporte suggested that the park could be located near the Auburn Hall, behind the village's baseball diamond, and consist of a fenced area with two dog runs (one for smaller dogs and the other for larger dogs) and a double gate for safety. She also suggested that the park should include a bag dispenser and a garbage can to manage waste and that it should be surrounded by native trees and shrubs to add aesthetic value to the site. A second option for the site would be beside the village's basketball court, although she said the area is historically wet and wouldn't be ideal for the park. Fundraising for the park is already underway according to Laporte. She says there are existing donations, as well as a request to the Auburn Lions Club. She also said that she will be making the same presentation to North Huron and Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Councils, as the three municipalities share the village. Laporte also said that a request has been made of the Auburn Horticultural Society for a donation of native trees, as well as a request of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority for shrubs. As far as in-kind services, Laporte hopes that one of the municipalities can help with the installation of a dog park sign, emptying the garbage can on a regular basis and the planting of the trees and shrubs. Between fencing, posts, gates and a sign, cost estimates for the park range between $2,685 and $2,985, which does not include costs for taxes, hardware, cement or labour. For further information on the proposal, check The Citizen next week. SKATING & POWER SKATING REGISTRATION 2016-2017 Friday, September 9th 2-6pm Brussels Farmer's Market Tuesday, September 20th 7-9pm Brussels Fall Fair brusselsskating@gmail.com www.brusselsskatingclub.webs.com earning a bye through the first round. The tournament winds up on Sunday with the final game at 3 p.m. unless the losing team in the final was undefeated up until that point, in which case a second final will be played at 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.hcfl.bravesites.com Raising money Christopher Pennington, shown working the grill, was the head of the Kidney Walk in Goderich over the week and also hosted a barbecue to raise money for the event at Scrimgeour's Foodland on Friday. Shown is his crew for the walk, from left: Braden Radford, Braidon Abell, Riley Good, Ethan Scrimgeour, Pennington and Jackson McDonald- Inglis. cDonald- Inglis. (Denny Scott photo) See histories and historic photographs on the Huron History section of our website www.northhuron.on.ca Broken Dryer? Blyth Laundromat 191 Westmoreland St., Blyth 519-523-9687 ATTENTION Youth Ages 7-19 BLYTH JUNIOR BROOMBALL REGISTRATION For 2016/2017 Season Wednesday, September 14, 7-9 pm Blyth Legion New players require COPY of birth certificate Players younger than 7 welcome, Atom team based on numbers EVERYONE WELCOME! Call Vicky 519-523-4870 www.blythjuniorbroomball.shutterfly.com ATTENTION ALL WINGHAM GOLF & CURLING MEMBERS Your Board of Directors are asking for your attendance at a special club meeting Monday, September 12, 2016 7:00 p.m. Wingham Golf & Curling Club 40290 Jamestown Road Wingham, ON NOG 2W0 Subject: Club Financials