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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2015-07-16, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015. Brussels Farmers’ Market Fridays ~ 2 pm - 6 pm July 17 Food booth by Market Management Music by Just Fun ~ Don, Dale & Company Downtown Brussels Many vendors offering flowers, produce & more Horse-drawn carriage rides At the Branch 100 take in Legion Sunday dance By Jo-Ann McDonald It was a quiet week around the Brussels Legion Branch, but that’s alright. Members have been resting while they can before the busy Brussels Tigers tournament weekend. The schedule is filling in nicely, so call and volunteer to help either on Saturday or Sunday for a shift. The Saturday afternoon euchre had 12 tables of players. Winners were: first, Joann MacDonald and Dorothy Carter, 75; second, Areil Wood and Pauline Bennett, 72; third, Judy Hahn and Edna McLellan, 70; lone hands, Alma Finnigan and Flo; low prize, Bruce and Carol Hoelscher, 42. Euchre is every two weeks. The Sunday night dance had a wonderful crowd enjoying the music of the Country Versatiles. Approximately 100 people attended the evening and enjoyed the cool dancing. CAR WASH & BBQ Saturday, July 18 10 am - 1 pm Brussels Car Wash Hosted by Jack Pipe, Ben Newell and Logan Kellington to offset costs for the Canadian Fastball Championships in Saskatchewan. by donation Bring your empty bottles or call for pickup NEWS FROM BRUSSELS BUY? SELL? TRY CLASSIFIED Leading the song The Brussels Mennonite Fellowship and Camp Kintail are running the Kid’s Corner Vacation Bible School at the church this week. The event brings counsellors from the camp to lead events and teach kids about their faith. From left are instructors Fennec (Robin), Shea (Hunter), Dandelion (Danielle) and Pika (Lauren), who adopted alter-egos for the week. (Denny Scott photo) Huron East Council has now officially appointed members to the Brussels and Seaforth Community Development Trusts, establishing them as trusts and not as committees of council. At Huron East Council’s July 7 meeting, council received a legal opinion from municipal solicitor Greg Stewart, who stated that the trusts are indeed trusts, rather than committees of council, and that council has the sole authority to select and replace trustees. The question had been raised at a previous council meeting and led to some controversy in reference to the trusts and where, exactly, they belong in the municipal picture. In his report to council, Chief Administrative Officer Brad Knight said that the Seaforth Trust had raised concerns about its status within the municipality, while also questioning insurance coverage for both errors and omissions, as well as property insurance. In addition, one member of the Brussels Trust had refused to sign the “Declaration of Trust” document, leading to council seeking a legal opinion on the status of the Trusts. Appointed to the Brussels Trust were Ralph Watson, Doug Sholdice, Charlie Hoy, Paul Nichol, Joseph Seili and Councillors David Blaney and John Lowe, while Lin Steffler, Maureen Agar, William Teall, Neil Tamp, Christie Little and Councillors Bob Fisher and Nathan Marshall were appointed to the Seaforth Trust. The terms will all coincide with the term of the current council, ending on Nov. 30, 2018. As a result, Knight said that all Trust members will now be given a copy of the Declaration but don’t have to sign it. The Citizen will be closing for holidays The Blyth Office will be closed on July 29 at 2:00 pm until Monday, August 10 at 9 am The Brussels Office will be closed on July 27 at 2:00 pm until Monday, August 10 at 10 am There will be no paper printed on August 6th. All advertising must be in by July 27th at 2:00 pm in Brussels and 4:00 pm in Blyth for the July 30th paper. 413 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4792 541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114 Stay Connected ➤➤➤ In print, online or on the go, your local newspaper keeps you connected to what’s happening in your community and surrounding area. CitizenTh e $1.25 GST included Serving the communities of Blyth and Brussels and northern Huron County Thursday, August 28, 2014 Volume 30 No. 34 PICTURES - Pg. 12-13 HC Ploughing Match, Fare on 4 in pictures FESTIVAL- Pg. 22 Artistic Director looks back at her first season SPORTS - Pg. 7 Aitken places sixth in Youth Olympics in China Publications Mail Agreement No. 40050141 Return Undeliverable Items to North Huron Publishing Company Inc., P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, ON N0G 1H0 INSIDE THIS WEEK: Walton proves excellent host for match Fare on 4 works to perfection, delights community An event for the ages Fare on 4, a Campaign 14/19 initiative to feed 1,419 people on Blyth’s main street was a resounding success on Sunday evening as food was delivered hot and Mother Nature co-operated with beautiful weather. The event, as seen here from the top floor of The Blyth Inn, stretched nearly to Radford’s Gas Bar in the south, left, and to the Blyth post office in the north, right. It was made possible by the hard work of approximately 100 volunteers and a number of staff members from The Blyth Inn and Part II Bistro. The night’s hardest working men, however, were chefs Peter Gusso and Jason Rutledge who worked overtime to make the meal happen. (Denny Scott photos) Huron County Plowmen’s Association President BrianMcGavin says this year’s HuronCounty Ploughing Match waseverything he hoped it would be and more, despite concerns about weather early last week.McGavin said he received anumber of positive comments about the level of competition, the site and the hospitality that Huron County displayed and he’s so proud of his community and all of the peopleinvolved in making the matchhappen. The attendance numbers were about what McGavin expected, he said, as were the number ofcompetitive participants, but whatsurprised him was from how far some of the participants came. “We had people come from Peterborough, from Owen Sound and then from the south,” McGavin said. “It was great to see.”McGavin said that not only did hereceive a lot of positive comments about this year’s match, but he also heard from a lot of people who are already looking forward to the 2017International Plowing Match, whichwill be held in Walton. McGavin says he was told on numerous occasions that if the Huron County match at the home of Val Shortreed and family and Matt Shortreed and family was anyindication, the 2017 match is goingto be one for the ages. As for the Shortreeds, McGavin says he had high expectations for the family as hosts, but exceeded them.“You couldn’t have asked forbetter hosts,” McGavin said. “If you The road is open, the tables are cleared and the dust has settled andthe reviews are coming in statingthat Campaign 14/19’s record-setting Fare on 4 was a hit. “We pulled it off,” said Campaign 14/19 Administrator Karen Stewart.Stewart, who is being credited byeveryone involved as doing theimpossible by arranging the entire meal, said that everything came together as well as organizers couldhave hoped, a sentiment that wasechoed by others.“It was awesome, just unbelievable really,” Jason Rutledge, Chef of the Blyth Innsaid. “I”m still flabbergasted at whathappened and how smoothly it allcame together.” “It was amazing,” Peter Gusso, Chef of Part II Bistro said. “There’san old saying about chefs that youeither have a good service or a badservice and that was the best service I’ve ever had.” Rutledge and Gusso were the headchefs for Fare on 4, which saw 1,419people seated along Blyth’s QueenStreet for a massive outdoor meal. Featuring as much local meat and produce as possible, the meal hasbeen counted as a success byeveryone who The Citizen hasspoken to and, according to Rutledge, that’s because of all the volunteers who helped out.“We just couldn’t have done itwithout all the people who helpedout,” he said. “Norpac Beef brought us meat smokers, the Lions let us use their barbecue, the volunteersjust really saved us.”Gusso agreed, saying the prepwork was all done perfectly, the serving was amazing and everything that could have gone right did.“I’m still in awe,” he said. “I can’tbelieve it went so well. Everything Ihave heard about it is positive.” Approximately 100 people helped with the meal between volunteersdoing prep work and actuallyserving the meal, and that numberincluded Smith, Rutledge and their respective staffs. “I’m just dumbfounded on howwell everything went,” Rutledgesaid. More than the volunteers, Radio :30 an Ontario government agencyun organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario Starring Chris Earle and featuring Sam Earle from TV’s Degrassi 1.877.862.5984 blythfestival.com SEPT 4 - 5pmSEPT 5 - 2pm & 8pmSEPT 6 - 2pm & 8pm #bfRadio Phillips Studio Presentation A Man. A Mic. By Denny Scott The Citizen Continued on page 15 By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Continued on page 20 The Citizen www.northhuron.on.ca Facebook www.Facebook.com/NorthHuronCitizen Twitter @TheNHCitizen Brussels 519-887-9114 Blyth 519-523-4792 The Citizen By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen HE Trust members appointed Chartrand against evaluation A proposed job evaluation for Huron East Chief Administrative Officer Brad Knight made waves at council’s July 7 meeting, with several councillors refusing to participate. At the July 7 meeting, which was held at the Brussels Library, it was Councillor Ray Chartrand who first raised the topic, saying he was uncomfortable with several aspects of the proposed evaluation. First, he said, he felt as though the evaluation questionnaire, which had been distributed to councillors in their agenda package, came to councillors in an underhanded way. Chartrand said it felt as though it was a secretive process and that Knight didn’t know about it, which he felt wasn’t right. Secondly, he said that there was no way that he, as a councillor just elected in October, could speak ‘Citizen’ offices prepare for August vacation The sun is out and weather has turned warm, which means it’s almost time for The Citizen’s annual summer break. There will be no Aug. 6 issue of the newspaper, meaning that The Citizen offices will close the last week of July. The Brussels office will close Monday, July 27 at 2 p.m. and the Blyth office will close Wednesday, July 29, also at 2 p.m. Advertising or editorial submissions for the July 30 issue must be submitted by 2 p.m. on July 27 in Brussels and by 4 p.m. on July 27 in Blyth. The Citizen offices will then re- open on Monday, Aug. 10 at 9 a.m. Municipality of Huron East NOTICE Huron East Municipal Council Regular Meeting Schedule July, August and September, 2015 Monday, July 20th Tuesday, August 4th Tuesday, August 25th Tuesday, September 8th Tuesday, September 22nd Brad Knight CAO/Clerk Municipality of Huron East 519-527-0160 By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Continued on page 7