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Here we are in September. Every
year I am amazed at how fast the
summer slips by. Would that the
winter and the cold could slip by so
quickly. The coming of September
always makes me a little blue and,
please don’t talk to me the day
school reconvenes. Each year that is
a bad day for me.
Although fall means returning to
normal; sometimes normal can be
boring.
When we receive a baker’s dozen
of anything we suppose the giver is
being generous or hoping to
promote future business. However
the expression or deed dated back to
a time when bakers could be fined if
they served/sold underweight bread.
To ensure the weight of the purchase
was sufficient, a baker would
include something extra, a roll or
loaf. This 13th item made a baker’s
dozen. Ponder this week on ‘taking a
rain-check’.
By the time you receive this paper,
the yellow school buses will be once
again prowling our roads and classes
will be started for the 2015-2016
school year.
Staff returned to Hullett Public
Central School last week in
preparation to welcome
approximately 275 pupils, roughly
the same number as last year.
Returning students would be
comforted by the familiar faces
greeting them on Sept. 8. Mrs. Cathy
Goetz is principal again this year
and supported in the office by Mrs.
Morag Watt, recently returned from
her summer in South Africa. Mr.
Bosman continues in his role as
custodian.
Introducing new pupils to
schooling are Mrs. Moir and Mrs.
Brooks in Kindergarten A and Mrs.
Bell and Mrs. Anderson in
Kindergarten B. Primary classes
have been set up as follows: Grade 1
- Mrs. Stanley; Grade 1/2 - Mrs.
Taylor and Ms. Elder; Grade 2 -
Mrs. Ireland; Grade 2/3 - Mrs.
Plumsteel and Grade 3 - Mr.
Caldwell.
Junior pupils will be instructed by
Mrs. Larder and Mrs. Van Veen in
the Grade 4/5 room; Mrs. Fritzley in
the Grade 5/6 classroom and Mrs.
Gilroy in the Grade 6 room. Mr.
Coups will be teaching the Grade 7
pupils and the most senior pupils
will have Mrs. Gerber for their final
year at Hullett Central. Returning as
educational assistants are Mrs. Hill
and Mrs. Brewster. Mrs. Barnett is
the music instructor. French is
taught by Mrs. Workman and
Physical Education by Mr.
Campbell.
When I spoke with Mrs. Goetz,
she noted that the ‘playground team’
had been busy over the summer
improving the playground, adding
new pieces of equipment and setting
up the outdoor classroom. Helping
with this naturalization aspect of the
school yard during June were the
Grade 7 pupils who made, painted
and hung birdhouses and the
Kindergarten children who hung
butterfly feeders.
The cutoff date for buying tickets
for the smoked pork chop supper
sponsored by Londesborough
United Church is Sept. 20. There
will be no tickets available at the
door on Sept. 26, the night of the
supper. Advance sales help the
organizers ensure food supply is
sufficient.
Tickets are available at the post
office and Nature’s Nest as well as
from members of the Board
of Stewards.
The UCW will hold their first
meeting of the fall on Monday, Sept.
21 beginning with coffee/tea/snack
at 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker that
evening will be Keith Roulston and
all members of the community are
invited to attend.
New equipment, outdoor classroom at Hullett CPS
By BRENDA
RADFORD
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PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
NEWS
FROM LONDESBORO
BIA cycling safety issue discussed
Continued from page 3
a motorist.
“We received the request,” North
Huron Chief Administrative Officer
Sharon Chambers explained during
the BIA’s Sept. 3 meeting. “Our
director of public works [Kelly
Church] is coming back with a
report.”
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The BIA is looking ahead in its
planning, keeping both the 140th
anniversary of Blyth in 2017 and the
Rural to Rural Conference, set to be
hosted by 14/19 Blyth Arts and
Culture Initiative in 2016 firmly in
mind with future planning.
The group has put the anniversary
on its agenda to keep it a topic of
conversation. The conference is set
for September, 2016 and will be the
topic of a special presentation made
by representatives from the initiative
during the BIA’s next meeting on
Oct. 7.
Purses
Downtown Blyth
519-523-4740
Bainton’s
Old Mill
First day
The 2015/2016 school year got off to a grey start on
Tuesday. Students at the school arrived under an ominous,
dark sky but still had smiles on their faces. Shown are, on
the bus, from left: Chandler Bromley, Jacob Josling and
bus driver Sandra Nicholson. Stepping off the bus is
Rachel Wilts and looking ahead to class is Emily Josling.
(Denny Scott photo)
Lining up
The Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association reunion may officially open on Sept. 11,
but the Blyth Campground, where the event is hosted, will be filled with campers all week.
Tuesday morning, despite the dark and dreary weather overhead, the site opened to campers
resulting in a lineup out Thresher’s Lane and on to County Road 25, as is expected. The
campsite will see those in attendance reconnect with each other, enjoy jam sessions and get
ready for the big event this weekend. (Denny Scott photo)
See histories and
historic photographs on
the Huron History
section of our website
www.northhuron.on.ca