HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-07-14, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011. PAGE 7.Talent show ends school yearOn Wednesday, June 29 the lastday of school for 2010/2011, HullettCentral Public School held itsannual talent show. Mrs. Gilroy
remarked that every grade in the
school was represented in the acts
showcased that day.
The idea here is to build
confidence in the performers and to
let classmates see the talents others
may be hiding from their peers at
other times. And it was a fun way to
spend their last hours together.
There were dance numbers by
Brooke and Val, Elianna, Jazlen and
Leah and Mary Kate; piano solos by
Mary Kate, Nicole, Colin, Alex and
Catherine; Emily, Aaly and Brooke
combined their talents of piano
playing and singing and two young
girls from the village, Chloe and
Cassie played piano duets. Brittney,
Brianna, Sara, Nicole and Catie
favored the audience with vocal
solos. Brittney and Kelton and
Chelsea and Regan sang duets andplaying the violin was Naomi.A talent of a different sort wasdemonstrated by Shayna who
performed a skipping routine to
music. Three brave young fellows
Jacob, Owen and Tyler allowed
themselves to be laughed at as they
told jokes for everyone’s
amusement.
In previous columns I made note
of the athletes from Hullett who had
advanced to district levels as a result
of their performances at regional
levels of track and field meets. One
young athlete from Hullett placed
first in the district meet in her age
division, Lexi Aitkin. She advanced
to Guelph for another round of
competition. At that meet she
competed in the 300-metre race, the
high jump and hurdles. Most local
competitions do not feature hurdles
so when Lexi competed, she had
been doing some major practising.
Congratulations, Lexi, forrepresenting Hullett.
NEWS
FROM LONDESBORO
Defying gravity
Griffie Bromley of Blyth and Ethan Scrimgeour of
Londesborough were two of the dozens of children involved
in a game of capture the water balloon at the Vacation Bible
School at the Huron Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church
in Auburn last week. The game, which was one part freeze
tag, one part water balloon fight and one part capture the
flag, took place on Friday morning. (Denny Scott photo)
A group of concerned parents
spoke to Central Huron Council at
its June 6 meeting about the
potential loss of a Clinton dance
school due to the instructor’s
retirement and their plan to revive it
with a new instructor.
Jodi Whetstone spoke to council
about the continued use of the town
hall auditorium for dance classes as
she, and several other parents with
children in the dance program, had
gone to great lengths to procure a
new instructor willing to open up
shop in Clinton.
Currently the parents have a
commitment from over 70 students
who would continue to study one of
the several disciplines of dance that
would be offered at the studio
running through from ballet to tap.
The floor of the town hall
auditorium, the parents said, is
perfect for the needs of the dance
students, who range from ages four
to 17.
Whetstone said the girls
participate in four or five
competitions per year and the town
hall would have to be in use six days
a week; the nights of
Monday through Friday, as well as
Sunday.
Whetstone insisted that the dance
studio would continue to boost the
Central Huron economy. The studio
also draws students from all parts of
the county. While the majority (60
per cent) of the students hail from
Central Huron, there are also
students from Mildmay, Bayfield,
Goderich and Exeter, Whetstone
said.
CAO Kevin McLlwain did raise
some concerns that councillors and
staff have had for some time,
however, with the noise created
above the municipal staff offices
when staff members have to put in
extra hours.
“We don’t want to see you leave
Clinton,” said Reeve Jim Ginn, “but
we do have some concerns with our
staff.”
Lessons at the dance studio begin
at 5 p.m., right when staff would be
leaving on a normal day, but
McLlwain said that when there is
more work to be done or a tight
deadline needs to be met, staff
members can stay working much
later than 5 p.m.
With those concerns in mind, the
parents said the nightly schedule
could be shuffled slightly to ensure
that ballet (the discipline with the
least amount of jumping and
movement) could start at 5 p.m. to
ensure at least one more
hour of a relatively quiet work
environment.
McLlwain said there would still be
concerns, but the parents insisted,
saying that lessons couldn’t be
pushed back further into the night.
Whetstone said that a full schedule
(meaning the full current nightly
schedule, as well as a full day on
Sundays) would be essential to both
attracting a new instructor and
ensuring that students would be fully
prepared for their four or five annual
competitions.
Along those same lines, there
were concerns about Tuesday night
availability, which had received
some interest. Facilities Manager
Steve Campbell said there was
another group that had asked to use
the auditorium on Tuesday nights
and that they had asked first.
Campbell outlined the
municipality’s policy on the use of
its facilities, saying that it has
always been the municipality’s
policy to award a facility to whoever
asks first.
Again, the parents said this would
be unacceptable, saying the
agreement would have to be “all or
nothing” as Councillor Alex
Westerhout put it.
A motion was then approved
stating that a contract be drawn up
with the dance studio for use of the
auditorium for one year with an
option for a second year.
Parents concerned
over centre closure
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The racing association was
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24 of those years; we missed year
one.
Yes, in spite of a bum knee, for
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the heat, dirt, smells and noise of the
Honda Indy.
Why is it that a hot dog
with everything just seems to taste
better at an event like that?
Seems there will be Radfords at
the races for some years yet for
grandson Braden has
enjoyed the Saturday fun for two
years now.
It was an exciting and chaotic race.
There were eight cautions in the 85-
lap race.
One crash involved five cars, yet
no serious injuries were incurred in
any of the accidents.
The technology and safety features
of these race cars are eventually
incorporated into the cars that you
and I drive every day, making our
travelling safer.
The Londesborough Happy
Gang Seniors held their regular
monthly card party on Friday,
July 8 at the Londesborough
Community Hall. There were 17
tables of card players that
evening. Winners were: first,
Marie and Lois, 81 points;
second, Stuart and Joyce, 75
points; third, Helen and Harry, 71
points; most lone hands, Doreen
and Rita, seven.
The group will hold its next
euchre party on Aug. 12.
The seniors held their last
meeting until September on June
29. It was an evening potluck
meal.
Lois Elliott has agreed to be the
president for 2011/2012
beginning in September.
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JUNE 25, 2011
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
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