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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2012-04-26, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012. 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The equipment, including photo-typesetting machines, was originally used to create The Citizen when it was first published in 1985. Here Jim Aitken, left, and Lee Littlechild of Gardiner’s in Goderich load up an old typesetter that had been in the basement of The Citizen offices since 1990. (Denny Scott photo) Continued from page 1 Works Department every year. While some councillors were skeptical about such a high increase in a year the municipality began with a deficit of $352,878, others felt that while the municipality was technically in a deficit position, the only reason the deficit existed was because council took advantage of a grant for an expensive sewer system project in Vanastra. “That was good money after good,” MacLellan said of the money spent in Vanastra last year. “It really was when someone else is footing two-thirds of the bill.” Huron East paid just one third of the project’s costs, while the federal and provincial government each picked up a third of the cost. Councillor Larry McGrath asked for a recorded vote on the budget, which passed with nine votes for the budget and just three votes against it. Councillors Fisher, McGrath and Alvin McLellan voted against the budget. Grouped with the Huron County and education levies, the municipality-wide tax rate increase is 3.5 per cent. Facing the smallest overall tax increase in 2012 is Grey with a 2.02 per cent increase, followed by McKillop with 3.11 per cent, Brussels with 3.51 per cent, Tuckersmith with 3.88 per cent and Seaforth with 4.57 per cent. The overall municipal portion of the tax increase (one third of the overall increase) is 10.06 per cent. Brussels will see the lowest municipal increase at 9.06 per cent, followed by Grey at 9.24 per cent, Seaforth at 10.24 per cent, McKillop at 10.49 per cent and Tuckersmith at 10.62 per cent. HE ends 2011 in defecit due to Vanastra project Continued from page 7 to me. I came away from both conversations, which were lengthy, refreshed and with new perspectives. Along the same line was enjoying Women’s Day Out in Blyth. I encountered many ladies that day whom I don’t meet on a regular basis and the catching up was invigorating. The Blyth United Church ladies had organized a most interesting, informative and entertaining day as well. I came home grateful I had accepted the invitation to join friends that day. The Happy Gang Seniors hosted 10 tables of euchre players at the community hall on Tuesday as part of the area Card Cavalcade to benefit the Clinton Public Hospital Auxiliary. Pie making bee set for May 8 Continued from page 7 board of stewards at the community hall. Camp Menesetung clean-up day is May 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers are needed for this annual ‘get ready for the summer camping season’. Lunch is provided. Students can get credit for volunteer hours by helping that day. During the business part of the evening the ladies learned that $1,277.50 has been dedicated to helping youth of the congregation with a camping experience this summer. The UCW will be holding a bake sale at the church on the Saturday, May 19 of the holiday weekend from 9 to 12 a.m. Donations for that event would be appreciated from all families of the congregation. In preparation for that sale there will be a pie making bee the evening on May 8 beginning at 6:30 p.m. All hands would be welcome that evening. The pies will be frozen until the sale day. Card Cavalcade benefits local Hospital Auxiliary Local to start missionary work with African Impact Jasmine deBoer should bone up on her Afrikaans as she prepares to spend three weeks in South Africa later this year as part of a volunteer scholarship she received. The Londesborough-area teen attends Central Huron Secondary and recently found out she won a scholarship that will allow her toindulge her love of travel while, atthe same time, allowing her to helppeople. “I’m going to South Africa to work as a volunteer with African Impact for two weeks,” she said. “Then I’ll spend a week travelling and trying to see the sights.” The trip is courtesy of McCall MacBain Foundation, a group whose goal is to improve the welfare of humanity, who awarded deBoer $5,000 to help pay for it. “The scholarship is available for any student in Grade 11 or higher,” deBoer said. “That’s the only requirement. You can take a trip anywhere as long as you’re volunteering or experiencing culture and as long as it’s beneficial.” The group that deBoer will be working with, African Impact, is a non-profit group that tries to help improve the lives of people in South Africa. “They help to educate people, rebuild homes and help people become self-sustainable,” deBoer said. “I found them by doing some research online and it seemed like something different to do while travelling. Helping others sounds like it will be unique.” Because she’s done some travelling in the past, deBoer says it was those previous trips that inspired her to seek out this opportunity. “I’ve been a tourist in other countries,” she said. “I work a part- time job at Edward’s Fuels in Clinton and save up to go places, butthis time I was interested in doingmore.”She said that her friends have told her that doing this kind of volunteer work is enjoyable because it’s for a good cause and a great learning experience. After leaving on June 30, deBoer will arrive in South Africa on July 2 and board a plane to return home on July 24. For the first two weeks she will likely spend her mornings teaching at orphanages and her afternoons volunteering in nearby communities. “At the orphanages I’ll be teaching children up to 6 years old who havenever had that kind of opportunitybefore,” she said. “During theafternoon I might be helping to rebuild homes or I might be educating people about HIV and AIDS since it’s such a big problem over there.” No one individual really directed deBoer towards the scholarship, she had just heard people discussing it. “People who have done trips like this said that it’s a great experience,” she said. “I wanted to make it my last trip before I graduate and get ready for university.” Africa-bound Jasmine deBoer was recently told she was named the recipient of a scholarship from the McCall MacBain Foundation which seeks to improve the welfare of humanity. The scholarship is given to a student who plans to travel with the intent of enriching themselves and the world around them. To both learn and make a difference in the world deBoer will be heading to South Africa in late June to work with a group called African Impact. (Denny Scott photo)