HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-10-20, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2011.Harvest hurt by rain
For the last time
The final service in the long history of Knox Presbyterian Church in Bluevale was held on
Sunday. The church’s history was celebrated at the special service, highlighting the founding
of the church in 1857 and the over 150 years the church was operating. (Vicky Bremner photo)
We all enjoyed that great weather
two weeks ago, but this past week,
we have had a miserable week of
weather. Unfortunately, there are
still white beans and lots of
soybeans in the field to harvest.
Farming has come to a halt with so
much water lying in the fields.
Hopefully, another change in the
weather will be for the better.
A small correction to make from
last week’s article. Lorne Glanville
did not have his combine in
Monkton. Sorry for the error.
Celebrating Thanksgiving in a
very special way was Henk and
Agnes TenPas. Their son Paul, who
lives in Toronto, has a trailer in the
woods, at Apsley, near Ottawa. It has
no hydro and is a quiet and peaceful
getaway in the bush. Henk and
Agnes went on Saturday and
enjoyed walking in the woods, and
having deep-fried turkey in the
moonlight. They stayed at a hotel for
the night and had another visit with
Paul before leaving for home on
Sunday.
Jack and Liz Coultes had an
amazing experience a while ago.
They were the winners of the RedCarpet Contest at Hanover Raceway.They were picked up by limousineand taken to Mohawk Racewaywhere they enjoyed hors d’oeuvres
and dinner. They had a tour of the
raceway and of the paddocks and
barns and the judge’s box. They
were also presented with jackets.
Jack had the exciting privilege to
ride in the starter car and said it felt
like the horses were going to run
right over top of them.
They saw the horse “Muscles from
Brussels” win his race and saw
Murray and Ruth Lowe have their
picture taken with the horse, but they
were unable to get down to the
winner’s circle in time to have theirs
taken. The limo then transported
them to the Staybridge Hotel in
Guelph for a night’s stay. They
found a beautiful gift basket of
goodies in their room and enjoyed a
continental breakfast in the morning
before the limo returned them to
Brussels. They report they were
treated just like royalty and enjoyed
their wonderful weekend.
NEWS
FROM WALTON
By Jo-Ann
McDonald
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887-6570
PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON
Get information
on Huron County
attractions on the
Stops Along The Way
section of our website
www.northhuron.on.ca
Another successful event on the
weekend was the Health Care
Heroes Radiothon on Saturday. The
16 hospitals all did very well with a
total of $666,000 being raised. The
Seaforth Hospital raised the entire
goal of $50,000 for a pill dispensing
unit. Congratulations to everyone for
being part of another very successful
fundraiser for the hospitals.
The Walton Duff’s United Church
is very pleased with the sale of the
cookbooks and more are being
ordered. They will be available at the
Walton Turkey Supper being held on
Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the Brussels,
Morris and Grey Community
Centre. Tickets for the supper are
available from UCW members. All
church members are reminded to set
aside some time to help the day
before or at the supper. Many hands
made the load lighter for all, and
don’t forget men and students,
needing volunteer hours are
welcome to help.
Celebrating birthdays this past
week include Brian Love, Rob
Little, Jim McDonald, John Lowe,
Lisa Glanville, Maxine Marks,
Owen Taylor, Randy Fraser, Sarah
Grobbink, Jessica Kelso, Mary
Helen McLachlan, Adam Bauer and
Travis Wilts. Happy birthday to all.
Radiothon helps Seaforth Hospital
Despite an enrolment drop in
Grades 4 to 8, the number of
students entering the Huron-Perth
Catholic District School Board
(HPCDSB) is catching up to the
number graduating.
Gerry Thuss, superintendent of
business and treasurer, presented
updated enrolment projections at the
HPCDSB Sept. 26 meeting.
Thuss compared a student count
taken March 31, 2011 in HPCDSB
schools with another count taken
Sept. 14, 2011. Numbers were
represented both as students and as
Full Time Equivalencies (FTE) a
measurement that takes into
account part-time Kindergarten
students.
He found that 34 students in
Grades 4 to 8 had left the HPCDSB
system. He told trustees that a loss of
one or two students in a school can
usually be attributed to relocation to
another area.
Looking at the 34-student drop,
Thuss speculated that some Grade 6
and 7 students may be switching to
Avon Maitland District School
Board (AMDSB) secondary schools
which offer Grades 7 to 12 at one
facility.
Holy Name of Mary Catholic
School in St. Marys dropped from
237.50 FTE spots to 222 spaces.“
Holy Name was a fairly big hit,” said
Thuss.
Jeanne Sauve Catholic School in
Stratford saw losses in every grade,
which Thuss said could be due to
students deciding not to continue
with French immersion.
Thuss found a positive trend at
Sacred Heart Catholic School in
Wingham, where FTE spots rose
from 115.50 in March to 130 in
September. The increase was in JK
to Grade 3, which Thuss said
indicated good long-term
sustainability.
Overall, Thuss said the number of
students entering the system –
298.50 – was a good sign,
approaching the number of
graduates per year. Thuss said that
previously, the number of graduating
students had been about 100 more
than the number coming into
Kindergarten.
Catholic enrolment
catching up to grads
By Rita Marshall
Special to The Citizen
Additional salary and expenses
will add an unbudgeted $10,000 to
the costs of the history book project
this year, Morris-Turnberry
councillors learned at their Oct. 4
meeting.
A reconciliation of expenses
showed that $4,937 was spent for
student salaries this year and $4,600
extra in mileage and salary for the
editors this year, amounts not
included in the budget.
Nancy Michie, administrator
clerk-treasurer said the committee
has applied for a second grant from
the New Horizons program to help
offset some of the book’s costs.
Municipal contribution to the two-
volume history is projected to be
$174,133.
Questioned about when the book
may finally be finished, Michie, said
the last update was that all
information should be collected by
Feb. 15, 2012.
“Quality and accuracy of the book
is important,” said Mayor
Paul Gowing. “The worst thing we
can do it rush it just to meet a
deadline.”
The reconciliation showed book
sales to date had totalled $34,710.
The budget calls for sales of
$110,210.
History book expenses were also
among the subjects council
discussed in the closed session at the
end of the meeting.
M-T history book causes
unbudgeted overages