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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-07-23, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015. 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 Brian McGavin says this year’s HuronCounty Ploughing Match waseverything he hoped it would be andmore, despite concerns about weather early last week. McGavin said he received anumber of positive comments about the level of competition, the site andthe hospitality that Huron County displayed and he’s so proud of his community and all of the people involved in making the matchhappen.The attendance numbers were about what McGavin expected, he said, as were the number of competitive participants, but whatsurprised him was from how farsome of the participants came. “We had people come fromPeterborough, 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 commentsabout this year’s match, but he also heard from a lot of people who are already looking forward to the 2017 International Plowing Match, whichwill be held in Walton.McGavin says he was told on numerous occasions that if theHuron County match at the home of Val Shortreed and family and Matt Shortreed and family was any indication, 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 and the reviews are coming in stating that 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 by everyone involved as doing theimpossible by arranging the entiremeal, said that everything came together as well as organizers could have hoped, a sentiment that wasechoed by others.“It was awesome, justunbelievable really,” Jason Rutledge, Chef of the Blyth Inn said. “I”m still flabbergasted at whathappened and how smoothly it allcame together.”“It was amazing,” Peter Gusso, Chef of Part II Bistro said. “There’s an old saying about chefs that youeither have a good service or a badservice and that was the best serviceI’ve ever had.” Rutledge and Gusso were the head chefs 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 has been counted as a success byeveryone who The Citizen hasspoken to and, according toRutledge, 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 broughtus meat smokers, the Lions let us use their barbecue, the volunteers just really saved us.”Gusso agreed, saying the prepwork was all done perfectly, theserving 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 volunteers doing prep work and actuallyserving the meal, and that numberincluded Smith, Rutledge and theirrespective staffs. “I’m just dumbfounded on how well 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 SHEAR TALENT Hair Design & Tanning Senior’s Day Thursday10%off 45 West St., Goderich 519-524-6555 Continued from page 7 continued development. • Whereas the G2G Rail Trail advisory committee is providing the management and expertise to organize the resources for repairing, upgrading, operating and maintaining the trail. • Whereas the G2G Rail Trail advisory committee is now working at their discretion on the trail sections defined by the interim lease, as required by the province and the terms of the lease. • Be it resolved that Huron County Council endorse in principle the development and completion of the G2G Rail Trail in a timely fashion and that the Huron Perth Working Committee be prioritized by the Huron County Planning Department to ensure completion of their report to council no later than Oct. 30, 2015. North Huron Reeve Neil Vincent said he was not in favour of endorsing it. He also stated that the October date would be during harvest, which would be troublesome for farmers throughout the community and along the trail corridor. “We need to get some facts and figures before we can understand the proposal from G2G,” Vincent said. Chief Administrative Officer Brenda Orchard said that council was under no obligation to consider or pass the suggested motion, and that council could simply just note and file it, which is what council eventually decided to do. Vincent feels harvest a bad time for G2G Rail Trail work NATALIE FEAR Natalie is the daughter of Paul and Ann Marie Fear of RR4, Brussels. This St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School will be attending the University of Guelph in the fall to study international development. HANNE NAUWELAERTS An Ontario Scholar from St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School, Hanne is the daughter of Dirk and Nancy Nauwelaerts of RR3, Blyth. She will be attending the University of Guelph to study food and agricultural business. RICK POT The son of Freddy and Lisa Pot of RR1, Auburn is an Ontario Scholar from St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School. Rick will be studying food and agricultural business at the University of Guelph next year. QUINTIN SJAARDA Quintin is the son of Bert and Brenda Sjaarda of RR3 Blyth. This Ontario Scholar is a St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School graduate who will be attending the University of Waterloo to study science and business. ERIC STEELE A St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School student, Eric will be studying planning at the University of Waterloo. Eric is the son of Richard and Margaret of RR3, Blyth. Local students named Ontario Scholars Find a job or advertise a job on our website at www.northhuron.on.ca TCC receives funding for M-T internet project Tuckersmith Communications Co- operative (TCC) received federal funding Monday to provide high- speed wireless internet service to Morris-Turnberry residents as part of an announcement in Kippen. At the event, Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb announced that TCC, alongside Xplornet Communications Inc., which provides wireless internet service through the riding, received funding through the federal government’s Connecting Canadians program. “This broadband infrastructure announcement is great news for Huron-Bruce,” Lobb said. “Our government believes that Canadians living in rural areas should have access to high speed internet in order to benefit from the same online opportunities as Canadians in urban centres. “Access to the internet is essential to create jobs, realize economic opportunities and link Canadians to online services,” Lobb said. TCC will receive $19,808 and provide its own capital to construct a fibre optic line and fixed-wireless system to serve Morris-Turnberry. Approximately 36 houses will be serviced in the area at a cost of $550 per household. The project is scheduled to be finished this fall. “It’s good news the federal government recognized the need for investment in broadband infrastructure in rural areas,” TCC General Manager Rob Van Aaken said. Xplornet Communications Inc. will receive $1,120,565 to add to its own capital to construct 16 fixed wireless broadcast and backhaul towers in Huron and Bruce counties. According to a press release from Lobb’s office, the upgrades will provide service for 3,292 households in Huron-Bruce at an approximate cost of $340 per household. The project is set to be completed in approximately two years. “We are thrilled to work alongside the Government of Canada towards our shared goal of getting Canada more connected, by providing fast and affordable high-speed internet service to rural Canadians,” added Bill Macdonald, Vice-President of Strategic Business Development at Xplornet. “For communities like Huron-Bruce, we will be able to accelerate the build of our fixed wireless broadband infrastructure and deliver speeds up to 25 [megabytes per second] so that residents can experience everything the Internet has to offer.” Have a seat... or two As part of the Blyth Lions Club’s 70th anniversary celebration, which took place earlier this month, two new benches were placed, and dedicated, at the Blyth Lions Park. One came through the efforts of community members and past club members who asked that money be left to the club after they passed away, and the other through former students of a school that held its reunion at the park last year. Above, the ribbon is cut on the S.S. #10 East Wawanosh School, also known as McGowan School, bench. From left: Lions Past-President Mary Lou Stewart, Joe Hallahan and Cheryl Cronin. Hallahan and Cronin, while both affiliated with the Lions, Hallahan as a member and Cronin as pianist, they also attended the school. Below, the Lions bench was donated thanks to the Richmond and Oster families, among others. Cutting the ribbon was A9 District Governor Joanne Klonikowski, left, and Keith Richmond, former Lions Club President. (Vicky Bremner photos)