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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-05-21, Page 14FAXING SERVICE We can send or receive faxes for you for only $1.00 per page. The Citizen, 413 Queen St., Blyth. Phone 519- 523-4792. Fax 519-523-9140. tfn TWO-BEDROOM COTTAGE WITH bunkhouse at Point Clark, includes fully-equipped kitchen, gas barbecue, fire pit, horseshoe pit and much more, close to lighthouse and beach. To find out more or to book your holiday call 519-523-4799 after 6:00 p.m. tfn PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015. All word ads in The Citizen classifieds are put on our webpage at www.northhuron.on.ca Classified Advertisements Help wanted Help wanted HURONWAY FARMS AZ Driver — Swine Livestock Looking for experienced AZ Drivers to move market hogs and/or feeder pigs. Local travelling. Will be home every evening. Competitive Wages and Health Benefits available. Wages will be depending on experience. Please send résumé to huronwayfarms@xplornet.ca or call 519-887-6181 As we move towards 80 years in business; we are looking to expand our team. Parts Counter Person Job Description: The successful candidate will be responsible for part sales, inventory control, stocking and ordering and be able to communicate with the public in a courteous and professional manner. Fast Paced, the applicant will need to handle multiple parts orders on a routine basis between customer and the service shop. Qualifications: • Computer skills • Must be organized and maintain a neat and clean work area • Excellent people skills • Ability to work under pressure • Mechanical aptitude, farm equipment background an asset • Willingness/ability to learn • Ambitious attitude • Marketing skills • Some physical labour required • Willingness to work 40 plus hours (including some Saturdays), Basic Computer skills an asset Equipment Setup & Assembly Person Job Description: Thesuccessfulcandidatewillberesponsibleforthetimely,accurateandcompletesetupofequipmentreceived from various equipment manufacturers.This position requires physical attributes to deal with large equipment assembly and the operation of necessary equipment to upload trucks and follow the assembly process of various pieces of farm equipment to their finished state. Qualifications: • Must be organized & maintain a neat & clean work area • Ability to work with others as needed for equipment assembly • Mechanical aptitude, farm equipment background an asset • Willingness & ability to learn new things • Ambitious attitude • Ability to handle physical nature of heavy equipment assembly • Exercise the safe operation of equipment, hand tools and motorized equipment • Willingness to work 40 plus hours (including some Saturdays), Basic Computer skills an asset Small Engine Mechanic Candidate must: • Maintain neat and clean work area • Have excellent people skills • Have ability to work under pressure • Have mechanical aptitude and engine knowledge • Have willingness/ability to learn • Have strong work ethic • Be a team player • Have apprenticed or completed small engine technician program • Willingness to work 40 plus hours (including some saturdays), basic computer skills an asset Ag Equipment Technician The successful candidate will be responsible for servicing farm equipment in a safe, timely, thorough and efficient manner. Qualifications: • Computer skills • Must be organized and maintain a neat and clean work area • Excellent people skills, be able to communicate with the customers in a courteous and professional manner. • Ability to work under pressure • Mechanical aptitude, farm equipment background an asset • Willingness/ability to learn • Physical labour required • Willingness to work 40 plus hours (including some Saturdays), Basic Computer skills an asset These positions offer competitive wages and benefit packages and only the successful applicants will be contacted. McGavin Farm Equipment has been in business for 79 years and are a multi-line dealer, handling New Holland equipment and numerous short lines. Please forward your résumé by email to: McGavin Farm Equipment Ltd.83145 Brussels Line, Walton N0K 1Z0 Email: office@mcgavinfe.ca Attention Jeff Services acation propertiesV Please Recycle This Newspaper See histories and historic photographs on the Huron History section of our website www.northhuron.on.ca Huron County is set to celebrate the short story form in the landscape that inspired Nobel Laureate Alice Munro. The Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story from June 4-7, will present readings, book signings, presentations and masterclasses with some of Canada’s most respected authors and literary figures, culminating the jubilee gala at which the Adult and Youth Short Story Competition Awards will be presented. Writers and readers alike have the opportunity to partake in writing masterclasses and facilitated discussions with celebrated Canadian authors. Heather O’Neill (2007 Canada Reads winner) will present a reading of her new collection of short stories, (Daydreams of Angels), best-selling author and Wingham native Andrew Kaufman will present a “Story Structure of the Screenplay” masterclass among other appearances; Man Booker Prize- nominated Lisa Moore is the jubilee gala keynote speaker on the theme of women and the short story in Canadian literature and a masterclass; Governor General’s Literary Award-nominated Merilyn Simonds will facilitate a book club discussion on reading Alice Munro stories; and Giller Prize-nominated Caroline Adderson will present two masterclasses - “Writing Linked Short Stories” and “Writing Narrative Scenes”. The Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story reaches across Huron County with the Readings in the Country series: Thursday, June 4 at the Clinton Town Hall with Heather O’Neill, and Sunday, June 7 at the Bayfield Town Hall with Lisa Moore, Caroline Adderson, and Merilyn Simonds. Readings in the Country are free events, although guests must confirm their attendance through the box office at the Blyth Festival. The Festival’s Short Story Contest has been in existence since 2003, and in 2014 drew over 250 entries in the adult and youth categories from across Canada and U.S.; finalists were from Ontario, BC, PEI, New York and South Korea. This year, short story contest finalists are judged by Lisa Moore (adult) and Andrew Kaufman (youth) and the 2015 awards will be presented at the jubilee gala at the Wingham Knights of Columbus Centre on Saturday, June 6. The event features a keynote presentation by Lisa Moore and a homemade local buffet dinner. The Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story is generously supported by the Township of North Huron, Huron County Libraries and Cultural Services, Municipalities of Morris Turnberry and Central Huron and Employment Ontario. Full masterclass and event descriptions, schedules and ticket prices are available at alicemunrofestival.ca or by calling Blyth Festival box office at 1-877- 862-5984 or 519-523-9300. Raceway busy with Mud Bog, Challenge Course Continued from page 7 and Tim Lee on the weekend. Our condolences are extended to the Sparling family on the passing of Grant Sparling, a well known businessman and a well liked community supporter. He will be missed by his children Jim, Jayne, Steven and David. Our sympathies to all. We send our best to Audrey Hackwell, who is doing rehab at Stratford Hospital. We hope she is improving daily in her therapy. The Mud Bog hosted at the Walton Raceway on Sunday was very well attended with nearly 300 campers on site Saturday evening preparing for the next-day event. It has been very dry this spring, so creating water holes or bogs, has been the order of business this week for the track crew. It was a very successful day. The Edge of Walton Challenge course is off to a very good start. They have had numerous groups in to try the course from church groups, birthday party groups, families and schools groups. Alice Munro festival re-imagined For the past year, several arts organizations in Huron County have been fundraising as part of a artsVest, a matched-donation program. The results of that year of work will be unveiled at a special celebration tonight, May 21, at Blyth Memorial Hall. ArtsVest, a project of Business for the Arts, in conjunction with Huron County, Canadian Heritage and the Ontario Trillium Foundation are providing dollar-for-dollar matched donations to the Huron Arts and Heritage Network, the Art Around Town program in Exeter, Goderich Little Theatre, the Bach Music Festival of South Huron and the Blyth Centre for the Arts. This evening at Memorial Hall, exactly how much money was raised will be announced at a special public presentation. Claire Hefferon, the artsVest national program director, explained the program to The Citizen, and said that, typically, it’s worked on with municipalities, not counties. “Usually municipalities apply for the program from Business For the Arts,” she said. “They apply for funds to go to the community and go through the application process. “A year ago, Huron County was selected for artsVest and we launched the program last May,” she said. “We invited organizations from across the county to come and participate in sponsorship training to help them get started.” Hefferon said that artistic groups often rely on several streams of revenue including funding, box office sales, advertisements and donations and the program looks to add to that. “We aim to get them to think about creating partnerships with the private sector,” she said. “These are real, beneficial partnerships, not the art organization asking for a hand- out. We take the organizations through the process to show them how to access and create these partnerships then provide funds based on how much they raised.” Throughout the year-long process, groups like the Blyth Centre for the Arts are getting steady mentorship from corporate partnership partners from across the country Hefferon said. “Some are familiar with the area, while some aren’t, but they all provide valuable mentoring opportunities,” she said. “The organizations get all this coaching to help them reach their goal.” To help with creating those partnerships, the event on May 21 starts with a public mixer of sorts. “The event’s first purpose is to get professionals from the county to come in and meet with the arts organizations and talk about volunteering, either through specific events or activities or by becoming part of the board of directors,” Hefferon said. “These boards are always looking for new blood, so that helps.” The event, which starts at 5 p.m., will begin with the meet-and-greet running until 5:30. Shortly after that, a wrap celebration will be held to celebrate the successes of the arts organizations and the partners they have found through the artsVest program. The event will feature speakers from the community, including Huron County Warden Paul Gowing. For more information, or to attend the event, visit www.artsvest.com/ events/huron-county Donation, connection program for art groups to be celebrated Have A New Addition? Call for prices and details 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 Let everyone know about your new bundle of joy! The Citizen