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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-08-13, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015. PAGE 9. Thursday August 20, 7:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Free admission! Please bring a flashlight. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Wawanosh is located at 38854 Nature Centre Rd., north of Blyth, west of County Rd. 4. For information visit www.mvca.on.ca or call the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority at 519-335-3557. WBMAWANOSH Y OONLIGHT Evening Hike at the Wawanosh Nature Centre Love talking about food? Join us! Share your love of food with the community. Become a Community Food Advisor Volunteer. Recruiting now for fall 2015 training. Join our volunteer team! Call 1-877-837-6143 ext. 2260 or visit huronhealthunit.ca/CFA Huron County Health Unit Brewers top Belmore Stingers 6-2 in HCFL action A three-run second inning helped the Walton Brewers defeat the Belmore Stingers 6-2 in a Huron County Fastball League contest played July 28 at the Walton Ball Park. The Brewers scored single runs in the first, third and fourth innings. Belmore scored single runs in the fourth and sixth innings. Walton had the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning, but they were unable to score a runner. Shawn Bromley had three singles for the Brewers, with Jamie Wicke and Mark Verkley each rapping out a pair of singles. Adam Cronin and Brett Stackhouse each hit a double. Single base hits were contributed by Blain Marks and Adam Verkley. Cronin went the distance on the mound for the Brewers, striking out five. Scott McDonald of the Brewers said good pitching held them in the game. “We had good sticks tonight,” he said. “Overall, it was a good game.” The game played July 26 against Sebringville Sting, as part of the Brussels Tigers tournament, counted as a league win, as it was used as a make-up game from the June 16 game that was postponed due to poor field conditions. The Brewers played host to the Brussels Tigers on Tuesday and travel to Goderich on Monday for an 8:30 p.m. contest against the Grizzlies and then host the Wingham Hitmen on Tuesday, beginning at 8 p.m. at the Walton Ball Park. By Jim Brown Special to The Citizen Cross-country trip is complete Continued from page 2 refreshing, new conversations came about and old habits got bumped. I had a binder with maps cut to size of the provinces, so that the girls could see how many pages it would take to get there, but also readily see the towns as we approached. Canada is a marvel and seeing it anew was great. Lake Superior has new status in the girls’ eyes as we stopped to view the changing scenes, all with the water in view. Mind you moose tracks on the beach one night also gave it increased position. Fields of canola and flax were beautiful. The size of Ontario was re- enforced as we made our way into Manitoba and soon Saskatchewan. A visit to Onion Lake, Saskatchewan, a native community, was an eye opener for the girls as we stayed with Nic, brother Jim’s daughter in Springtown, Alberta. Nicole lives right on the border, sleeps in Alberta and teaches in Saskatchewan, so a lesson in the time zones was confusing for the girls. The land mass of Onion Lake is massive with all the schools in one spot, 27 buses bring the kids to four schools and the native pride is evident in the architecture of the buildings. So another experience on our trip. Keen to get to Uncle Philip’s and out of the truck perhaps, the girls were introduced to the joys of West Edmonton Mall and all it has to offer, they were not disappointed; the mall remains one of the top tourist attractions. Chris and Lara flew in on the same evening as brothers Bob and Bill, so lots of fun and stories to share as catch-up time had begun. Jordan, Robyn and Jill were very kind in the details they shared. Oh yes, we went for a wedding and it was good. Between Phil and my brother Clif, house sleeping spots were available on request. Several took the opportunity to make this a holiday and did other tourist things as well. Carl and Bonnie, Frank and Kathy, Ben and Coral, Cody and Katie, Terry and Merial, Dillion and Sarah, Bethany and Nick and Jeff came from Ontario for Phil and Lauren’s wedding and enjoyed the western hospitality offered all around. Peter Workman came from Yellowknife to supervise the Cranbrook couple, that’s Kathy and Frank, and act as chauffeur for their personal tour from Calgary via a wedding in Edmonton and on to his new home in the north. Oh, you’re a good son, Peter. We drove back to Ontario unattended; it was very quiet without the girls and four weeks away was long enough – home always looks so good. So celebrate August and all our blessings. Bye now, Betty G.W. 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, stretchednearly 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’sAssociation President BrianMcGavin says this year’s HuronCounty Ploughing Match was everything he hoped it would be and more, despite concerns aboutweather 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 hiscommunity and all of the peopleinvolved in making the match happen. The attendance numbers were about what McGavin expected, hesaid, as were the number ofcompetitive participants, but what surprised him was from how far some of the participants came. “We had people come from Peterborough, from Owen Sound and then from the south,” McGavinsaid. “It was great to see.”McGavin said that not only did he receive a lot of positive comments about this year’s match, but he also heard from a lot of people who arealready looking forward to the 2017International Plowing Match, which will 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 MattShortreed and family was anyindication, the 2017 match is going to be one for the ages. As for the Shortreeds, McGavin says he had high expectations for thefamily as hosts, but exceeded them.“You couldn’t have asked for better 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 the impossible 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 all came 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 bad service 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 Queen Street for a massive outdoor meal. Featuring as much local meat andproduce as possible, the meal hasbeen counted as a success byeveryone who The Citizen has spoken to and, according to Rutledge, that’s because of all thevolunteers who helped out.“We just couldn’t have done itwithout all the people who helped out,” he said. “Norpac Beef brought us meat smokers, the Lions let ususe their barbecue, the volunteersjust really saved us.”Gusso agreed, saying the prep work was all done perfectly, the serving was amazing and everythingthat could have gone right did.“I’m still in awe,” he said. “I can’tbelieve it went so well. Everything I have heard about it is positive.” Approximately 100 people helpedwith the meal between volunteersdoing prep work and actuallyserving the meal, and that number included Smith, Rutledge and their respective staffs. “I’m just dumbfounded on howwell everything went,” Rutledgesaid. 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The Citizen Proudly Community-Owned Since 1985 Knight evaluation issue handed to admin. committee The ongoing saga of Huron East Chief Administrative Officer Brad Knight’s job evaluation has now been referred to the municipality’s administration committee. An evaluation form that made waves with several councillors last month, with some feeling the suggested evaluation was misguided and even underhanded, has been discarded and the process will now begin again from scratch. The discussion at council’s Aug. 4 meeting began with a motion made by Councillor Dianne Diehl, who said that the process should begin again and that every councillor’s and staff member’s evaluation form should be tailored to them specifically. Diehl cited questions on the first form asking councillors how Knight prepared the mayor for council meetings, something she said there is no way any councillor could properly evaluate. Councillor Alvin McLellan was the first to suggest that while he agreed with Diehl that the process should start over, it should begin at the committee level before returning to council. He said the initial process felt “backhanded” to him and he wanted nothing to do with it. He also said that he’d like to see Knight have some input as well, something that was not encouraged in the first attempt. A motion to send the job evaluation process for Knight to the administration committee was then passed by council. SHEAR TALENT Hair Design & Tanning Shampoo & Set $1400 + tax 45 West St., Goderich 519-524-6555 By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Got Married... Call for pricing & details 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 Share your news by placing your announcement in The Citizen