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Food recognized 18 times in July
Here we are in the first full month
of summer and all of us are ready for
some summer living, lazy days and
easy food. The ‘authors’ of the dates
to observe in July seemed to have
that in mind. July is hot dog month.
And there are no less than 18 food
days on the list I have. They begin
on the first with creative ice cream
flavour day and end on the 29th with
hamburger day.
The foods you might try in
between (I’m sure you’ll hit the
right day at some point) are –
sidewalk egg frying day, barbecue
day, fried chicken day, national
cherry festival day, don’t put all
your eggs in one omelette day, sugar
cookie day, pina colada day, french
fries day, beans and franks day, cow
(beef?) appreciation day, ice cream
cone day, caviar day, lollipop day,
peaches and cream day and coffee
day. And there is a salad week.
We have already observed CanadaDay and are enjoying the visit of theDuke and Duchess of Cambridgewhich began in time for them to take
part in the festivities in Ottawa. How
memorable must it be to have been
presented your citizenship papers by
the couple as several new Canadians
were.
The flower for July is the larkspur.
July 6 is the running of the bulls
day in Spain, a centuries-old
tradition. July 8 is video games day
and the teddy bears picnic on the
July 10. Some fun dates are get out
of the doghouse on July 16, ‘hot
enough for ya?’, July 23 and act like
a caveman, July 25.
July 1 was also praise a postal
worker day, but considering the
situation with Canada Post right
now, there may not be too many
compliments flying around.
Although any new mail that has
been posted since the back-to-work
legislation is getting through, I have
a suspicion that disgruntled inside
workers are taking their time
clearing away the backlog.
Anyone who picked up a baby
bottle in order to support the
“Room2Grow” centre in Clinton
and has forgotten to return them to
Londesborough United Church can
drop them off now at the
Londesborough post office.
Monday, June 27, the fire trucks
spent some time at the farm of Don
and Katrina Greidanus. Passersby
noticed a fire just as it started and
had things somewhat under control
when the trucks arrived. Seems a
power washer shorted out and got
hot enough to explode its gas tank.
The fire could have been nasty with
a barn full of calves and bales of
straw.
The sympathy of the community
is extended to family and friends of
Greg Maize who passed away
suddenly on June 27. Greg, Roxie
and family lived in the village for a
few years before moving out on the
13th of Hullett.
The school year 2010/2011 has
ended and children are enjoying a
break from classes until Sept. 6.
When the fall of 2012 rolls around,
Hullett Central Public School will
welcome pupils from the area who
choose not to take the bus to the new
school in Wingham.
There has been a suggestion by
the board that Hullett Central Public
School might be renamed to reflect
its changed status. If you have an
opinion on this matter contact Fred
Kreuger or Michelle Hoggart,
members of the transition
committee. Or you can log onto the
school website.
NEWS
FROM LONDESBORO
By BRENDA
RADFORD
Call
523-4296
PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO
Accompaniment
Piper Jim Craig and the Harbouraires Men’s Choir from
Goderich provided music for the Ball’s Cemetery
Decoration Service on Sunday, July 3. (MS photo)
Hullett bids adieu to graduates
The end of the school year is
always somewhat emotional for
young folk. Although they are keen
to move on with life and have a
holiday, they recognize they will be
leaving their friends for a time. Then
there is the concern as to what the
next grade and teacher will be like.
But when they are leaving Grade 8
and graduating from the first phase
of their education, the emotions are
intensified. They know there are
friends who will be moving on to a
different high school than the one
they have chosen and this next grade
is a whole different step. And then
there is the excitement of planning
and decorating for the event.
Thirteen students from Hullett
Central Public School experienced
all those emotions when they
graduated on June 27, Rebecca
Airdrie-Forrest, Lexi Aitkin, Emily
Bergsma, Jillian Boyce, Jordan
deBoer, Stephanie Disher, Leah
Filiatreault, Kenneth Huether,
Rebecca-Lynn Lowey,
Connor Rodger, Nick Rozell, Jeroen
Van de Wetering and Valerie
Westerhout.
Congratulations to all of you and
best wishes for the future.
Their evening began with pictures
and a formal dinner at the
Londesborough Community Hall
before ceremonies back at the
school. The teachers and students
had transformed the auditorium for
the occasion and the setting made
the event even more memorable.
Thanks is extended to NJS Design
and Greyhaven Gardens for their
help with the decorating.
As is the tradition at Hullett,
the more formal part of the
ceremonies ended with a fun slide
presentation of pictures of the
graduates through the years at
Hullett.
Then the graduates ended their
time at Hullett with a dance.
Clinton cyclist killed in crash
A cyclist has died following a two
vehicle crash that occurred on July 4
at approximately 7:30 p.m. The
cyclist was travelling westbound on
Huron Road between Kinburn Line
and Sanctuary Line in Central
Huron when he was struck from
behind by a westbound pickup truck.
The cyclist, Jonathan Valenta of
Clinton, 21, died at the scene. The
driver of the pickup truck was not
injured in the crash.
Huron Road remained closed
between Kinburn Line and
Sanctuary Line while OPP Technical
Collision Investigators pieced
together the evidence.
The investigation is continuing
and charges may be pending.
Cyclists are urged to be vigilant of
vehicular traffic when riding on busy
highways.
Use extreme caution, wear a
helmet and remain aware of traffic
around you.
Motorists are reminded that
cyclists are allowed to use the
roadway as long as they stay close to
the right edge. It is the responsibility
of a motorist to move out to the left
as they pass a slower
moving cyclist in order to avoid a
collision.
Central Huron fire hall open
The new Central Huron Fire Hall
opened on June 23, improving safety
and emergency services for area
families.
The new hall is more than 8,000
square feet and contains a disaster
training room, three large truck
bays, dispatch offices, the fire
chief’s office and an Emergency
Operations Centre. By incorporating
geothermal heating and cooling,
energy-efficient lighting and
rainwater harvesting into its design,
it is 45 per cent more
energy efficient than the hall it
replaces.
With additional space, a well-
equipped training room and an
improved building layout, the new
hall will help local firefighters keep
Central Huron safe.
“Ontario’s infrastructure
investments are making our
communities safer and stronger,”
said Carol Mitchell Huron-Bruce
MPP. “The Government of Ontario
is proud to have contributed to this
very important project, which has
given our firefighters the tools they
need to improve safety
for our families and children in
Huron.”
The governments of Canada and
Ontario each contributed $435,000
toward this project. The
Municipality of Central Huron
contributed the balance of the total
eligible project cost of $1,305,000.
“Central Huron is truly proud of
this new state-of-the-art facility,”
said Jim Ginn, Reeve of the
Municipality of Central Huron.
“The safety of our residents comes
first and foremost. It is only
with the partnerships that have
been created with both
the federal and provincial
governments that have made this
dream a reality.”
Read Rhea Hamilton Seeger’s
Gardening column
on the
Huron Home and Garden
Guide
section of our website
www.northhuron.on.ca