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look back. Final score was 13-1 in
favour of the Caps earning them the
2012 All-Ontario Squirt A
Championship title.
Congratulations to the boys on a
great weekend of fastball and well-
earned championship victory.
The Walkerton Capitals Squirt
team would like to thank Postform
Ltd. of Kitchener for their team
jerseys and Appliance Doctors
of Walkerton and Howick
Mutual Insurance of Wroxeter
for their team sponsorship this
season
Walkerton bests
K-W twice to
claim gold
Auburn gardener to host talk
Artistry in plants
Rhea Hamilton-Seeger, master gardener and Rural Voice
columnist will be talking to the Goderich Co-Op Gallery
about the artistry of gardening. (Photo submitted)
Auburn-area gardening expert
Rhea Hamilton-Seeger will be
sharing her passion for colours and
composition with some like-minded
artists at the Goderich Co-op
Gallery.
September 10 Hamilton-Seeger
will be addressing the members of
the Co-op to explain to them how
maintaining a garden is really a kind
of art.
“I’m going to talk about how
growing and maintaining a garden is
just like painting,” she said. “I
recently started re-learning how to
paint and I realized that looking at
an art piece is very similar to
growing a garden.”
The idea came to Hamilton-Seeger
when she found some older pictures
of her property when she arrived.
“The photos are from 35 years
ago,” she said. “There were three
cedars, each was about 18 inches
high in the middle of the lawn and
that’s how I started.”
As part of the presentation she
plans on contrasting those pictures
with pictures of how her landscaping
looks now with gardens sprawling
over her lot.“You have to do some of the sameprocesses when painting that you dowhen gardening,” she said. “You
start with your anchor point and you
follow your feelings. That’s the
important part: you have to do what
you want to do. If you want gnomes
in your garden, have gnomes in your
garden.”
She likened a blank canvas to a lot
without much gardening done to it.
“My pallette and my colours are
the plants and the canvas is the blank
landscape,” she said.
Both this event, and any event
where Hamilton-Seeger is asked to
speak, is something she enjoys.
“I’m always honoured when I’m
asked to speak to a group,” she said.
“It’s a thrill.”
Usually, when speaking to groups,
she said she knows at least one or
two friends in the audience and she
can really be comfortable and speak
to people on a personal level. That
reality will likely be the same since
she was part of a group in artists in
the past that shares some members
with the gallery.
Hamilton-Seeger’s green thumb
was also displayed during theHuron-Perth Garden Tour held onJuly 14.“It was really interesting to see
people coming through,” she said.
“We had about 40 people here.”
She said that she re-discovered the
fact, through talking about other
gardens, the difference between
gardening in the country and the
city.
“We rely on different things in the
country,” she said. “We use rain
barrels and wells whereas in the city
they have municipal water.
“They also have a bit more
structure because, usually the lots
are smaller,” she said. “That can lead
to a lot of concentrated lush
gardening opportunities where, in
the country, you can sprawl out a bit
more.”
Hamilton-Seeger’s presentation on
Sept. 10 will begin at 7:30 p.m. at
the Goderich Co-Op Gallery on The
Square.
Hamilton-Seeger also writes a
gardening column for The Rural
Voice that can be viewed on the
gardening portion of The
Citizen’s website.
By Denny ScottThe Citizen
NICOLAS DANIEL GOWING
Nicolas is the son of Paul and Jacquie Gowing of RR 2
Bluevale. An Ontario Scholar from F.E. Madill Secondary
School, Nicolas will be attending the University of Western
Ontario in the fall to study Engineering.
MATTHEW WILLIAM HALLAHAN
An Ontario Scholar from F.E. Madill Secondary School,
Matthew is the son of Kent and Julie Hallahan of Belgrave.
He will be attending Conestoga College to study Electronic
Engineering Technology in the fall.
GRACE MACKENZIE HILDEBRAND
The daughter of Raymond Hildebrand and Gwen
Richardson of RR2 Auburn, Grace is an Ontario Scholar
from F.E. Madill Secondary School is attending the
University of Guelph to study Animal Biology in the fall.
MAISY MICHELLE JEFFERSON
Maisy is the daughter of Gerald Jefferson and Mary Ellen
Foran of RR2 Auburn. This Ontario Scholar is an F.E.
Madill Secondary School graduate who will be studying
Medical Radiation at McMaster University in the fall.
BONNIE JASMINE NETHERY
An F.E. Madill Secondary School Ontario Scholar, Bonnie
is heading to the University of Guelph to complete her
Bachelor of Commerce - Hotel and Food Administration
degree in the fall. Bonnie is the daughter of Larry and Cathy
Nethery of Blyth.
ETHAN ROSS NICHOL
Ontario Scholar Ethan is the son of Paul and Kathy Nichol
of RR5 Brussels. In the fall, this graduate will return to F.E.
Madill Secondary School.
MITCHELL ALBERT SHIELS
Mitchell is the son of Kevin and Juanita Shiels. An Ontario
Scholar from F.E. Madill Secondary School, Mitchell will be
attending the University of Waterloo in the fall to study
Social Development Studies.
MICHELE CAROLINE STUDHALTER
An Ontario Scholar from F.E. Madill Secondary School,
Michele is the daughter of Josef and Susanne Studhalter of
RR2 Blyth. She will be attending Wilfrid Laurier University
to attain her Bachelor of Business Administration degree.
CODY JAMES STUTE
The son of Gord and Donna Stute of RR4 Brussels, Cody
is an Ontario Scholar from F.E. Madill Secondary School.
He is currently employed.
MERCEDES MARY ANNA TEN PAS
Mercedes is the daughter of Brian and Melinda Ten Pas of
Brussels. This Ontario Scholar is an F.E. Madill Secondary
School graduate who will begin studying Wilfrid Laurier
University to earn her Bachelor of Arts.
CARLY SONJA MAE WHITFIELD
An F.E. Madill Secondary School Ontario Scholar, Carly
is heading to the University of Toronto to get her Bachelor
of Arts in the Humanities program. She is the daughter of
Dale Whitfield of Belgrave and Sharon Westberg of
Wingham.
F.E. Madill Secondary School Ontario Scholars
Don’t Forget Grade
9
Orientation Day at C
H
S
S
Wednesday, August 29th
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
- Meet the Student
Council
- Receive your timetable
- Find your classrooms
- Attend a barbecue
- Play games
Acting Fire Chief Keith
Hodgkinson informed North Huron
Township Council that, through
using an agreement that had
previously been hammered out
between the recently deceased
chief John Black and then-
dispatch-provider Hanover,
they were well on their way
to a new agreement with Owen
Sound.
“There were minor changes
made by the Owen Sound lawyers,
just changing the wording and the
location of some clauses, but it is
ready to go,” Hodgkinson said at
council’s August 7 meeting. “This
will bring us to a dispatch standard
we want to be at and the staff
at the Owen Sound dispatch
centre will begin training
immediately.”
The change-over from the
current dispatch system in Hanover
will occur by Jan. 1, 2013, or
sooner if it’s able to be done
according to Hodgkinson. To carry
the dispatch signal to North Huron,
a broadcaster will need to be
installed in Hanover, and, as soon
as that work is done, the system
will be ready.
North Huron
fire dispatch
agreement
nearly ready
By Denny Scott
The Citizen