HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-08-16, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012.DeBoer returns from volunteer experience in Africa
Jasmine DeBoer has just returned
from what she refers to as a once-in-
a-lifetime experience she will never
forget. During this past year as a
student at Central Huron Secondary
School (CHSS) in Clinton, Jasmine
won a Travel Fellowship Award of
$4,625 from the McCall MacBain
Foundation.
Students applying for this award
must submit a well thought-out
travel plan to be approved first by
their teachers. Then those applying
for the monies must justify to the
entire student body why they shouldbe chosen for the award. Afterhearing the speeches, the students atCHSS awarded the honour toJasmine.With this money Jasmine travelledto South Africa to volunteer withAfrican Impact for two weeks. WhenI asked about her choice she told methat she had always wanted to visitAfrica. Moreover she noted that shehad never done any major volunteer
work and decided to combine the
two aspects. Jasmine writes:
“I volunteered in two Zulu
communities right outside of St.
Lucia called Khula and Ezwenelisha.
I worked with children almost every
morning. The afternoons were spent
building a stall for women to sell
their handmade jewellery or teaching
English to adults or giving HIV
education to women.
“The volunteering exceeded my
expectations. I thought I knew what
to expect working with the people of
South Africa but it was more that Iimagined it would be. I saw peopleliving in simple one room homeswith no running water, yet they werethe happiest people I’ve ever met.They are happy with what they have.“For me having grown up in asociety where to always want moreis the norm, it was really eyeopening. I went there to teach thembut I think our society could learn alot about what is really important
from them.”
Jasmine’s parents, Gary and
Glenda, joined her for her third week
to travel. They went on a four-day
safari in Kruger National Park and
saw lions roaring just 20 metres
away from their open safari truck.
They toured Nelson Mandela’s
house on his birthday learning about
his role in changing Apartheid. The
trio also travelled to the Cradle of
Humankind and toured Soweto and
Johannesburg.
Jasmine says she will be forever
grateful to everyone who supportedher endeavour.Jack and Helen Lee were marriedin the manse of the Blyth UnitedChurch on Dec. 26, 1947. That wasalso the 41st anniversary of themarriage of Helen’s parents, Albertand Alice. This December Jack andHelen will celebrate their 65thanniversary. However we’ve allheard about families holdingChristmas in July because of travel
difficulties, schooling and family
vacations, etc. So the Lee family
held a celebration on July 22 at the
Londesborough Community Hall.
The partnership of two, Jack and
Helen, has now grown to a family of
30. Twenty-eight of those people
were on hand.
Moreover this year marks
milestones for others of the family.
Both David Lee and Stewart
Mustard, Barbara Lee’s husband,
turn 60 in 2012. David and Rosie
Lee celebrated their 40th anniversary
in May. So it turned into a greatparty, one to be remembered.By BRENDARADFORDCall 523-4296PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO
NEWS
FROM LONDESBORO
Council decides to support severance despite concerns
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request if they applied for a
severance on Concession 5,
Turnberry Ward.
The issue, explained Carol
Leeming, the Huron County
Planning Department planner
assigned to Morris-Turnberry, is that
the house to be severed is only 641
feet from an existing barn when the
minimum distance requirement is
803.
A second issue is that Weber and
Martin want to keep more land with
the house than the planning
department normally allows.
Weber told council that a steep
hillside that’s included in their
request, wouldn’t lend itself to the
use of the large equipment operated
by the owner of the retained
farmland.
The severed land would have no
intensive livestock, Weber said, with
the land probably used for
vegetables for a tree farm with
enough pasture for horses.
“I don’t see any problem with it
[the severance]” said councillor Neil
Warwick.
Noting that the house was not in
particularly good shape, Mayor Paul
Gowing noted it was a case of
having buildings, or seeing them
torn down. “It seems like a remedy
for that property and for everyone,”
he said.
Council passed a motion that it
would support the submission of a
severance application.
***
Steve Fortier, chief building
official, reported 13 building permits
had been issued in June, bringing the
total to 46 for the year, seven ahead
of last year.
The value of the construction so
far is $2.67 million, down slightly
from last year with half the year to
go.
***
Council agreed to apply under
the Community Infrastructure
Improvement Fund for $385,000 to
complete Clyde Line construction
and to double-surface 2.5 miles of
Clyde Line. Council was told
consulting engineer B.M. Ross and
Associates would charge between
$1,500 and $2,000 to prepare the
application.
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Local hospitality enjoyed
As the organizing committee for
the Ontario Square and Round
Dance Camporee, we wish to thank
the merchants of Blyth and area for
their contributions to our goody bags
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camping families who attended. To
both the merchants and residents –
friendship and kindness meant a lot
to all of us who visited over this past
Civic Holiday weekend. All of the
North Huron personnel were always
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