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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2013-01-31, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013.Cancer benefit book sale to kick off Feb. 4 What a ‘roses’ day that was last Thursday! After two very nasty and cold, stay-at-home days, Thursday had a glorious, blue sky with not a flake in the air. And it was a beauti- ful day with snow coating every-thing. Late in the afternoon in thesouthwest sky were large sun dogsending the day in a treat of nature.Sun dogs, also called mock suns orphantom suns, are an atmosphericphenomenon caused by ice crystalsin the air. And it certainly was coldenough for the ice crystals to form.The crystals act as a sort of prism to refract the light at the same level in the sky as the sun. If conditions are perfect one can see a complete ring around the sun, a halo. Far out from the sun as these were, the colours range through oranges and blues and are always muted. They are thoughtto indicate a weather change.Sunday morning was a treat also.The hoarfrost made for a beautifulworld. The snowmobilers were busyboth Saturday and Sunday riding thetrails and carving up the landscapeon a couple of perfect riding days.The cancer benefit book sale atRadford’s Farm Equipment/Post Office officially gets underway on Feb. 4. It will run weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4p.m. There is already a great selec- tion of books for young and older readers. Take time to stop by and check out the tables.Villagers were shocked to learnlast week that former residentWilmer Glousher was killed in theaccident just west of Blyth lastTuesday in the stormy weather.Wilmer and his first wife, Norma,came to Londesborough when theysold their farm to Ed and MarySalverda. They built their home justeast of the school property on Londesborough Road. Wilmer drove truck for Flemings until his retire- ment. Wilmer and his second wife, Marie, left the village recently when they found maintaining the property difficult. The couple continued to beactive members of theLondesborough Happy GangSeniors Club. The village offers con-dolences to the families and friendsmourning Wilmer’s passing.John Lyons has been put on kidneydialysis three times a week at aLondon hospital. If you feel youcould spare a few hours to helpHelen out with the travel please don’t hesitate to give them a call. By Jenna McDonald Today I got the chance to talk to a few students and hear what they did on their snow days. I will start with the Kindergarten Class (B week). In this class Sheldon said he went sledding with his family and when they were done they went and warmed up with a cup of sweet hot chocolate. I also talked to Lily and she also went sledding. In the Grade 1 room Cassie made a snow fort and after that she had a snowball fight. In Grade 2 Shyanne went tobogganing and also got to feel the cold breeze when she was flying down a hill on her sled. By Ben Stewart Hi everyone, I hope you are all staying warm and safe in this weath- er. We at Hullett Central had two snow days in a row, so with no news I went to each class to see what everyone did on the snow days. In the Grade 3 class I talked with Brette. Brette went to Niagara Falls and went on the Sky Wheel. This was possible as there was not much snow there as it was so mild. In the Grade 4/5 class I spoke to Jaden and Faith. Jaden made a fort with her lit- tle sister and went for a sleigh ride. On Friday we had ‘twin day’ where everyone was to dress up as a twin to show school spirit. Braden and Joey from Grade 3 dressed up as twins wearing their San Francisco 49ers jerseys, because that is their favourite NFL team, Faith, from Grade 4/5, said twin day was fun and it was an easy way to get points for the ice cream party at the end of the year. She also said spirit days are important because that is how you show your school spirit. That’s all for now, I will be back to you soon. By Colton Rodger This week at Hullett Central Public School, people have been enjoying the snow days. In the Grade 5/6 class Kayla watched TV and had hockey over the snow days. Jazlen Wright who is also in the Grade 5/6 class, played in the snow and had a snowball fight with her lit- tle brother Aexton Wright. In the Grade 7 class, Carson Richmond played shinny, (he also said that Friday’s twin day was cool). In Grade 7/8, Mrs. Armstrong loved the snow days. She wrote report card learning skills and marked writing assignments and novel responses. Remember, report cards come out on Feb. 11. I hope you like my col- umn and I am excited to write for you next week. Continued from page 1 the coyotes were directly involved with a livestock kill in the munici- pality. The number, he said, is high, especially considering the high con- centration of the animals in such a small area. He also added that less than one month into 2013, there have already been between 10 and 20 compensa- tion kills. He said that the coyotes killed in 2012 were all related to livestock kills, meaning that there are likely many more in the area that have not been accounted for. He said the coy- ote population in Hullett was into “big numbers” and that he and coun- cil would have to continue keeping an eye on it. He traced the large population back to last winter, which was one of the warmest winters in recent mem- ory in Huron County. He said that the cold temperatures associated with Huron County winters can usu- ally be counted on to at least cut the coyote population in half before spring. However, with the warm temperatures, coyotes lived through the winter and were able to produce strong litters of coyote pups, result- ing in an average of eight surviving pups per litter, as opposed to four, a more regular number of surviving pups. In addition to his concern over coyotes, as part of Trick’s year-end report, he also noted the high num- ber of sick raccoons, most being affected with canine distemper or roundworms. Trick also voiced his concerns on the Huron County Health Unit and the provincial privacy legislation that is keeping him from obtaining valuable information on dog bites. He said that because of provincial policies, Trick is not able to obtain information on dogs that have been written up for one dog bite. That information isn’t made available to him until the dog has bitten someone a second time, which he thinks is dangerous. Council agreed with Trick and said they would send a letter to the Huron County Health Unit and Huron County Council for support. Deputy- Mayor Dave Jewitt said that he has brought the issue up at a Health Unit meeting (he represents the county on the Health Unit board) and the only answer they were able to provide was that the Health Unit is simply following provincial regulations. Trick also told councillors about two bear sightings that took place in Central Huron. He said there had been reports of sightings of a solo bear and a mother bear with her cub. He said the mother bear and her cub is the most troubling, because moth- er bears are extremely protective of their cubs. He said there were reports of the bears being seen near Belgrave, in addition to Central Huron and Goderich. Students granted several snow days Coyote rise could be due to weather By BRENDARADFORDCall 523-4296PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO NEWS FROM LONDESBORO Blyth ~ 519-523-4792 • Brussels ~ 519-887-9114 The Citizen We have books and DVDs ~ stop in and see our selection... 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