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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2011-01-06, Page 24Continued from page 22silo on August 26. Bray was 59. The Huron County Plowing Matchwas held at Huron County Warden Bert Dykstra’s farm near Clinton. Belgrave hosted the 90th annual School fair on Sept. 15, welcoming students from Blyth and East Wawanosh public schools. Central Huron Deputy Reeve and former Huron County Warden John Bezaire decided not to run for council again, declaring his intention to represent Huron-Bruce as its Progressive-Conservative candidate. White bean producers were concerned with anthracnose disease. Brought on by damp, moist weather, the disease causes black marks on both the pod and seed. The disease was not as prevalent as originally thought, but was still present in crops. The 49th annual Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association’s Reunion experienced an increase in attendance across the board. The Brussels appeal of the ARC process to the Ministry of Education was denied. ACW council expressed an interest in revisiting fire coverage with North Huron as ratepayers were concerned they weren’t receiving the best coverage. Jim Prior was named Citizen of the Year in Brussels and Jean Nethery was named Citizen of the Year in Blyth. Blyth-area resident Mark Nonkes mounted a second attempt to collect bicycles with Bicycles for Humanity. Leannne Middleton, a teacher at Blyth Public School, completed and released her first book –Sweetest Joy. A fire in Auburn could have been far more deadly than it turned out to be. After dousing the fire that the lone resident of the house had found, firefighters found that all the smoke alarms in the house were dead. The Citizen celebrated its 25th anniversary with open houses at both its Blyth and Brussels offices. Deceased OPP officer Vu Pham, who was shot during a traffic stop in March 2010, was named Huron County’s Police Officer of the Year. The election in mid-October saw many new faces coming to council, including two new members for North Huron Council, five new members in Morris-Turnberry, three new members in Huron East, four new members in Central Huron and two new members in ACW. Huron East held a meeting to have local councils collaborate on a Low Frequency Noise (LFN) bylaw. The event proved to be contentious, and results were later distributed to the attending councils. Duncan McGregor, a Blyth- resident, directed Doctor Barnardo’s Children, a play about British Home Children. The play, which was held in Goderich late October at the Livery, was held due to 2010 being the Year of the British Home Child. McDonald Home Hardware Building Centre in Brussels opened a new warehouse featuring a large solar array on its roof and a special system for stacking and retrieving inventory. A Halloween crash cut two lives short as 72-year-old Heinrich (Henry) Exel off Brussels and 20- year-old Roman Sturzenegger of Auburn died when Sturzenegger’s vehicle appeared to have crossed the centre line of London Road at 6:30 p.m. and struck Exel’s vehicle head- on. Repairs costing between $10,000 and $20,000 were estimated to be necessary for the Blyth Festival theatre by North Huron township. The repairs, all involving the electrical system, were necessary to bring the building up to code. North Huron Township’s election practices and advertising were questioned by candidates, successfully elected councillors and ratepayers during the meetings following the election. Complaints ranged from the location of polls and advanced polls to advertisement to signage for the polls. Fire coverage discussions continued without resolution between ACW council and North Huron council. The AMDSB announced it will not negotiate with appellants to the new ‘super school’ proposed in Wingham. Appeals will be forward to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) who will mediate the proceedings. Blyth and Brussels Minor Hockey associations presented information to their members regarding an amalgamation of the two clubs. The amalgamation would give the clubs enough players to create competitive teams where players’ skill is matched to the team they play for and against. Auburn residents were informed by their representatives that they were in a ‘wait and see’ position, with both ACW and Central Huron councils waiting on responses from North Huron regarding their respective coverage options. Bluevale’s Shayrina Sheep Farm dominated the Market Lamb Auction at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. Many other local competitors also received recognition. Grant Sparling, a Blyth high school student, was part of a group that created V720 – a non-invasive pill that delivers the influenza vaccine. The product is under a provisional patent. The Blyth and Brussels minor hockey associations fielded questions at information meetings regarding their proposed amalgamation. Most concernsregarded the viability of the plan,finances and if players’ centreswould change. The 25th anniversary of the Wingham Silver Stick tournament saw several games being played in the Blyth arena. Local teams did not make the finals in the tournament. A false alarm shed light on the confusion surrounding fire coverage in Auburn, a village that is split among three municipalities; ACW, Central Huron and North Huron. A false alarm inspired residents to approach Huron County’s planning department to start having the hamlet moved into one of the three municipalities. Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Huron County Council will retain its size throughout the 2011- 2015 term. Blyth Ward’s councillor David Riach was acclaimed deputy-reeve in North Huron at their inaugural meeting. Former deputy-reeve Murray Scott did not run for council this term. North Huron Reeve Neil Vincent was acclaimed to Huron County Warden. Huron East’s councillor Alvin McLellan was named to represent Huron East Council on the Grey Central Public School’s Environmental Learning Grounds Committee. McLellan was appointed ot the position at Huron East’s inaugural Dec. 7 meeting. Councillor Neil Warwick made good on one of his election promises in attempting to get rid of a dumptipping fee in Morris-Turnberry.Despite a heavy dumping of snow,and as many as six school days missed, the AMDSB has not made any plans to adjust the school year to make up for lost time. According to the Huron County Public Works department, as much as $50,000 per day is spent clearing roads in the area during heavy snowfalls. The constant use of the vehicles and manpower exhaustsboth. North Huron Council rejected arequest from ACW council to enter into an Automatic Aid agreement during their last regular council meeting of the year. 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