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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-02-23, Page 19THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012. PAGE 19. Saturday, March 17th, 2012 at 8:00 PM Blyth Memorial Community Hall 431 Queen Street, Blyth Admission: $15 — Net proceeds to Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario The Dutch Store 55 Albert Street, CLINTON The Gift Cupboard 414 Queen Street, BLYTH Advance tickets available at The Woodstock Dutch Theatre Group presents “Wie Kaatst...die Wint” Een komisch blijspel in drie bedrijven door Hans van Wijngaarden directed by Gerard Hamoen or contact Marita Oudshoorn ~ 519-529-3656 Tickets also available at the door Also playing at Market Centre Theatre in Woodstock Friday, March 9th, 2012 at 8:00 PM Saturday, March 10th, 2012 at 2:30 PM Saturday, March 10th, 2012 at 8:00 PM London Dutch Canadian Hall in London Friday, March 23rd, 2012 at 8:00 PM Great Lakes Christian College in Beamsville Saturday, April 14th, 2012 at 2:30 PM More info: email woodstockdutchtheatre@yahoo.ca or find us on Facebook 3 0 y e a r s o f D u tch Entertainment1983 2012 Continued from page 3 unit on dinosaurs that will run from February to March. The Senior Kindergarten students are starting a unit on waste and reduction that will also run from February to March. By Courtney Bachert This week, the winners moved on from their classrooms to the gymnasium to present their speeches to the rest of the school. Everyone enjoyed them and all of the contestants did very well. Moving on in the junior division is Kayla Gauthier, who placed third. Great job Kayla! Greg McDonald placed second and did an awesome job as well. Jaden Shortreed is moving on and placed first. Congratulations Jaden. Good job to Logan Chalmers who was the runner-up. All of the other contestants: Clarissa Gordon, Nathan Bachert, Drew Van Wyk, Carson Richmond did a good job and good luck next time. The Intermediate speakers also did very well. Ward Verschaeve placed runner-up, with Chantel Van Schaik just beating him. Kathryn Chalmers placed second with a job well done and Courtney Bachert placed first. Courtney will be away for the Blyth/Hullett competition, but is the representative for the Lions competition. Samantha Kerr and Morgan Howson also did a great job and all of the wins came very close. Mrs. Middleton’s class is also enjoying what they are doing in science class. They are learning about structures and are discussing how people and animals build structures, and their need for their structures to be strong and stable. They are also distinguishing between strength and stability and the ways these two properties affect the usefulness of a structure. The students are investigating the centre of gravity and how that all works as well. In social studies, they are learning about Medieval Times and the Middle Ages. They are discovering the major features of daily life in medieval European societies and the major events and influences of the era. The students are comparing communities in Medieval Times with their own community. In Mrs. Todd’s Grade 7 math class, the students are learning about integers and will do the adding of integers as well. In her Grade 3 math class, the students are reviewing subtractions and then using a number line to show the difference between two numbers. In the Grade 3 reading class, they are identifying characteristics of a non-fiction text. Public speaking held at school Local curls at provincial level Fuel for winter fun The Belgrave Kinsmen put on breakfast at the Belgrave Community Centre on Sunday, Feb. 19 as part of the annual Family-Fun-Apalooza-Winter-Luge-Athon put on by the Township of North Huron. (Jim Brown photo) Matthew Cottrill of Belgravecompeted as a member of theFanshawe Falcons curling team atthe Ontario College Provincial Curling Championship held in Sault Ste. Marie on Feb. 16-19. The team went through round- robin play with a perfect 8-0 record to advance to the gold medal game. In a hard-fought battle with the host Sault College, team Fanshawe lost on the final shot of the game tobring home the silver medal.The second-place finish for theteam qualifies them for the Canadian College National Championship to be held in Peterborough on March 21-25. The Fanshawe mixed team also came home with a silver medal and the women’s team came home with a bronze. Matthew’s dad Mike travelled with the team to Sault Ste. Marie to cheer them on and enjoy a great week of curling. Happy 1st Birthday February 28 Eva-Marie Cullen Love from Mommy & Daddy & family By Linda Campbell Call 357-2188 PEOPLE AROUNDBELGRAVE Sec. 10 policing complex Section 10 policing for Blyth and East Wawanosh Wards in North Huron may be a more complicated matter than first anticipated by council. Following a request originally made by Deputy-Reeve David Riach, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and North Huron staff began looking at the costing for Section 10 policing, a more comprehensive system than the existing agreement. The problem is Section 10 covers all manner of policing practices and isn’t necessarily meant to be implemented as one project. “Section 10 is like a buffet, there are a lot of things to pick from but we don’t necessarily want or need them all,” Reeve Neil Vincent said when council was discussing the issue at their Feb. 6 meeting. Council agreed that a list of service options should be brought forward and evaluated before they considered changing the existing system. The only specific change that council members have ever discussed in relation to a section 10 is bylaw enforcement. Councillors want the OPP to be able to enforce their local bylaws and not make it necessary for residents to call a bylaw enforcement officer or face the reality that said officer may not be available. Correspondence with the OPP and a list of the possible services will be discussed by council at a later date. NEWS FROM BELGRAVE Happy Birthday Neil Dale Feb. 24 60th Birthday Jim Dykstra Feb. 27 50th Birthday From the staff at Dale Pump By Denny Scott The Citizen Flower pots for Wingham The hanging flower pots from light poles in Blyth were enough of a success that a similar project is going ahead in Wingham. North Huron Council, during its Feb. 6 meeting, decided to buy similar, but smaller, hanging pots for the area for $9,500 and to buy flowers for those hanging pots as well as the ones in Blyth for approximately $6,500. Director of Facilities and Recreation Pat Newson explained the hangers actually save the township money as the previously used models needed to be watered every day whereas these need to be watered two to three times a week. “Last year we saved enough from not watering the ones in Blyth to justify the initial cost of the planters,” she said. Newson explained that the flowers are chosen by local horticulture societies. Public Works Director Ralph Campbell stated that the flowers were bought from local vendors as well. Council approved the $16,000 expenditure. By Denny Scott The Citizen