HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-02-12, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015.
Hosted by The North Huron Trail Groomers
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Londesborough Lions Community Hall
Breakfast served 9 am - Noon
Snowmobile Dart Rally Registration: 9 am - Noon
Minimum $25.00 to register
Community “Penny Auction”
Raffle Tickets $5.00 each
for Music in the Fields Tickets and Keg Fridge
9 am - Noon at the Hall
Pledges online: www.snowarama.org
Call our Hotline for more information:
Nicole 226-378-6666 • Audrey 519-237-3419
11th Annual
K2 Wind North Huron
Snowarama
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Sports
Blyth Lions annual
snow volleyball
tournament coming
The annual Blyth Lions Club’s co-
ed snow volleyball tournament is
approaching and spots are filling up
quickly.
The event, which is in its sixth
year, its second as a memorial
tournament in honour of Blake
Hesselwood and John Bokhout who
died in a house fire, will be held on
Saturday Feb. 21 at Blyth Lions
Park.
Mark Nesbit, one of the organizers
of the tournament, said the event
should be a fun-filled day.
Featuring a maximum of 14
teams, with 11 already signed up, he
said things are looking good for the
tournament.
“We’re going to have a heated
beverage tent, four courts set up and
a lot of fun all around,” he said.
“We’ll have hot dogs, hamburgers
and we’re trying to get fries, so
we’re happy with the way things are
shaping up.”
The matches will be best-of-three,
with a maximum of five servers per
team. Each game will go to 15 with
the winner needing to clear by two
points. Each team must have two
girls per team and one girl on the
court at all times. Sign-in starts at
10:30 a.m. and matches will start at
11 a.m.
Last year, the event had 13 teams
and raised more than $1,500, all of
which goes to betterment of the
Lions Park. The money from this
year’s tournament will be going to
the same cause.
For more information or to sign up
for the event, contact Nesbit at 519-
531-0399.
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
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Call for prices and detailsAction on the ice
On Saturday, there was plenty of action on the ice of the Brussels, Morris and Grey
Community Centre as the Blyth Brussels Initiation Blue team took on their counterparts from
Wingham, the Ironmen. Here, two Blyth Brussels players found themselves skating in
opposite directions, both attempting to reach the puck in play. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Groups, facilities receive grants
At its meeting on Feb. 3, Huron
East Council approved a number of
grants that are provided to
community groups on an annual
basis.
After budgetting $22,000 for
grants in 2014, council reduced its
grant budget to $20,000 this year
and left room to spare when all was
said and done.
Council approved a grant of
$1,000 to the Van Egmond
Foundation, up from $700 the year
before.
Councillor Ray Chartrand called
the house a “jewel in the
municipality” and said council
should support it.
Chief Administrative Officer Brad
Knight said council’s grant to the
foundation had been $700 per year
for a number of years, so the
foundation requested a raise in grant
funding this year, asking for four
times that amount, $2,800.
Several councillors found the
request unreasonable, but said they
would support an increase, settling
on $1,000.
Council also decided to drop a
number of grants from 2014,
including a graduation award to
Huron Centennial Public School,
the Clinton Public Hospital gala
event and the United Way
Social Research and Planning
Council.
The grant to the Huron Plowmen’s
Association was reduced from $500
in 2014 to $250 in 2015. The
justification, said Mayor Bernie
MacLellan, is that it was bumped to
$500 in 2014 because the Huron
County Plowing Match was being
held in Huron East. In 2015,
however, it will be held in Morris-
Turnberry, as it has historically been
held in the home municipality of the
Huron County Warden, which is
now Morris-Turnberry Mayor Paul
Gowing.
A number of other grants were
approved by council for the same
amount requested in 2014: $1,000 to
the Brussels Agricultural Society for
the Brussels Fall Fair, $550 to the
Brussels Horticultural Society, $500
to the Brussels Santa Claus Parade,
$500 to Ethel Minor Ball, $250 to
Huron County Farm and Home
Safety, $250 to the Huron Perth
Agriculture and Water Festival,
$7,500 to the Seaforth Lions Club
for the club’s pool, $1,000 to the
Clinton Lions Club for park
maintenance, $400 to the Maitland
Bank Cemetery, $140 for
Remembrance Day wreaths for the
Hensall, Seaforth and Brussels
Legions, $1,000 to the Seaforth
Agricultural Society for the
Seaforth Fall Fair, $550 to the
Seaforth Horticultural Society,
$2,000 for the Seaforth Santa Claus
Parade, $500 for St. Columban
Soccer, $500 for the Walton Area
Sports Club and $500 for the
Winthrop Ball Park.
The total amount in grants
approved by council is $18,390,
leaving just over $1,000 for late
requests that may come in over the
course of the year, said Treasurer
Paula Michiels.
Family Day at
Falls Reserve
Conservation Area
Monday Feb. 16,
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join us for
Snowshoe rental $3 per pair
Free admission
Free hot chocolate and coffee
Bring your skis and explore
the groomed trails
Sleigh rides $4 per person
Two campfires
Falls Reserve Conservation Area is located at
80900 Falls Reserve Line at Benmiller. Call
519-524-6429 or visit www.mvca.on.ca
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen