HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-11-03, Page 22PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011.ESTC serves as base for emergency response vehicleThe Blyth Emergency ServicesTraining Centre (ESTC), whichrecently became home to the FireDepartment of North Huron’s Blythoperations, is now home to a HuronEmergency Services vehicle.Which vehicle is stationed there isdetermined by the season according to Chief of Emergency Services forHuron County David Lew.“There will either be a transport [atypical ambulance] or a RapidResponse Unit there depending onthe time of year,” Lew said. “Duringthe summer Bayfield will have a fulltransport and a Rapid Response Unitwill be in Blyth. During the winter,when Bayfield isn’t as populous, thesituation will be reversed.”The Rapid Response Units are achange that Huron County approvedrecently to help improve reactiontimes throughout Huron County.“The province recently mandatedthat there was an eight minuteresponse time needed forambulances,” Lew explained. “InHuron county more than 90 per centof the coverage area is over 15minutes.”The Rapid Response Units aresmaller vehicles which are operatedby a single paramedic and are able toget to emergency sites more quickly.Once there they will attempt tostabilize anyone injured and preparethem for transport for when a fully-equipped ambulance arrives.The adoption of the new units hassaw a drastic drop in initial responsetime, according to Lew, who said the average response time for Augustand September was 8.3 minutes,nearly the government mandatedeight minutes.“It’s important for us to meet thatresponse time,” Lew said.The unit that will be stationed inBlyth was formerly stationed inClinton at the new fire halltemporarily, until the ESTC wascompleted.By Denny ScottThe Citizen
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former Blyth and Brussels Minor
Hockey Associations to get to know
each other.
The trip to London was especially
exciting for the BBMHA Novice
Rep and Atom Rep teams who sold
the highest and second
highest amount of tickets
respectively.
“The Novice Reps sold the most
tickets and got to practise from 4:45
p.m. to 5:30 p.m. before the Knights
game,” Scrimgeour said.
The Atom Rep team got a tour of
the JLC and got to visit the dressing
room of the Knights during the
second intermission.
Novices, Atoms get
ice time, tour at JLC
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said.
There is no word yet on how many
silent auction items there will be, but
Howson says he imagines there will
be “quite a few” at the event.
“This is a real joint effort among
all the service clubs and the whole
community really,” Howson said.
Johnston sustained several injuries
all over his body when a routine
shopping trip to Goderich turned
into a nightmare as 4 p.m. on Aug.
21 came around and a tornado struck
the area.
Johnston was down on the shores
of Lake Huron waiting for his dinner
of fish and chips to be prepared
when the tornado approached and he
was rolled over by the fish and chips
trailer.
As a result of the event, Johnston
sustained serious injuries to his foot,
while he also suffered a broken
clavicle, bruised ribs, a fractured
pelvis in addition to plenty of bumps
and bruises.
After the storm he was brought to
the Alexandra Marine and General
Hospital in Goderich before being
airlifted to London for further care.
After being sent home and now
being provided with regular visits
from a nurse, Johnston, a self-
employed carpenter, will be on his
back and unable to work until the
spring when his foot should be able
to support his weight.
Johnston is hoping to make a
claim to the Goderich and Area
Disaster Relief Fund for lost wages
due to the tornado, but in the
meantime, the community has
stepped up to help Johnston until he
can, literally, get back on his feet.
The Dec. 3 event will run from 8
p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets are $10 each.
For tickets or to donate an item to
the silent auction, contact Howson at
519-523-9704.
Erin Nicole Moore,
daughter of Donna (and the late
Warren Moore) has successfully
graduated from Lambton
College, Sarnia in the nursing
program as a Registered Practical
Nurse. Erin attended Blyth Public
School and F.E. Madill Secondary
School, Wingham.
Congratulations on all your hard
work. We are very proud of you.
Love from, Mom, Adam and
your dog Stella. (Your Dad would
be so proud).
Graduation
Fundraiser to be held for local carpenter
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with 13 players taking aim at the
boards. Winners were: first, Ron
Schmidt and Linda Bird; second,
Harry Smith and Sandra Josling;
high, Marlene Rutledge, 112 and
Ron, 156. Darts are every Thursday
evening at 8 p.m. and just come
when you can. Teams are picked
after you pay your $1 to play. Come
out for some fun.
The Friday night supper of roast
beef was enjoyed by a good crowd of
over 50 hungry folks. Mary
Bradshaw and Jo-Ann were kept
busy making sure everyone was
served. Deb Caan did her part
preparing the potatoes and delicious
desserts were prepared by Helen
Dobson. Next Friday supper will be
chicken breast.
November is the month of
Remembrance. The annual poppy
canvas was held on Saturday with
Comrades and members of the Cadet
Corp 2967. The door-to-door
campaign was very successful with
many great helpers. There were 18
members of the Cadet Corp and one
Parent Support Committee member.
Branch Comrades helping by
canvassing or driving Cadets to the
further neighbourhoods of town
included Glenn Bridge, Ross
Bennett, Wanda Walker, Sandra
Josling, Jo-Ann McDonald, John
Lowe, Lisa Glanville, Deb Caan and
Norm Dobson.
The Branch hosted the family of
the late Nancy Currie for the funeral
luncheon on Saturday. They had
lunch and a time of visiting. Our
condolences to the family.
Comrades helping on Saturday
afternoon included Judy Lee, Mabel
Glanville, Mary Bradshaw and Jo-
Ann McDonald. Two students
helping for community hours were
Jenna Thompson and Samantha
Thyssen.
The Saturday afternoon euchre had
13-and-a-half tables of players at
play. Winners were: first, Viola
Adams and Ruth Sharpin, 82; second,
Jean Nethery and Lillian Appleby,
81; third, John and Edna McLellan,
75; low, Tom and Eileen Sloan; lone
hands, Ethel Walker and Lorna.
The Kids Care group met at the
Branch on Sunday afternoon and
used it as a base for their town
canvas. They went door to door
collecting canned goods for the local
food bank. They had a group of
young people participating in the
cause to help those who are
struggling to feed their families. A
good job by all collecting cans of
food.
The Sunday night dance featured
the band Backroad Country. There
was a good crowd of 75 enjoy the
music. The hall had some Halloween
decorations and the helpers for the
evening had costumes. The twin
devils of Jo-Ann and Judy and
double trouble witches Mary and
Mabel made the evening fun for all.
Some of the dancers wore costumes
and prizes were given to the five
people who dressed up.
The early bird membership
campaign is still on and Comrades
are encouraged to pay their dues
before the end of November. You
will save a few dollars and have a
chance to win your dues for 2013.
Dues can be paid at the Branch daily
from 4 to 6 pm. or can be sent by
mail to Box 128, Brussels.
November and Remembrance is
upon us and again the nation is
saddened by the death of another
Canadian soldier in Afghanistan to
remember. Canada has lost 158
Canadian soldiers in this war. The
death of Master Corporal Byron
Grebb coincides with the beginning
of the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy
Campaign. Every year, two
weekends before Remembrance Day
on November 11, the Legion
conducts is annual Poppy Campaign.
The campaign is designed to raise
funds for needy Canadian ex-service
members and their dependents.
The poppy emblem was first made
in 1922 by disabled veterans under
the sponsorship of the Department of
Soldiers Civil Re-establishment.
Until 1966, Poppy material was
made at sheltered workshops run by
Veterans Affairs Canada in Montreal
and Toronto. The work provided a
small source of income for disabled
ex-service persons and their
dependents, allowing them to take an
active part in maintaining the
tradition of Remembrance. They are
now made by a private company.
The Poppy Campaign is intended
to remind Canadians of the debt they
owe those who died in the military,
merchant navy and ferry command
services of Canada during the two
World Wars, the Korean War and
other theatres throughout the world.
Donations for a poppy are not
mandatory and for example, are
distributed to school children,
without any expectation of
remuneration, but with the hope to
perpetuate the tradition of
Remembrance among Canadians.
The history of the poppy began
during WW1. Over 66,000
Canadians died and simple wooden
crosses were erected to mark the
graves and soon, bright red poppies
grew among them. Canadian army
doctor, John McCrae, saw the
poppies and soon made them famous
in his poem In Flanders Fields. The
Poppy is still worn today as a symbol
of Remembrance. Each Nov. 11,
wreaths of poppies, oak and maple
leaves are placed on war memorials
across Canada. To wear a poppy is to
show respect; respect for those who
died in service of our country. There
have been over 112,016 Canadian
service men and women killed in the
line of duty in service for Canada
and that number is growing with the
conflict in Afghanistan. We wear the
poppy on the left lapel, above the
heart. A reminder of the many loved
ones lost to families because of
conflict. It is the purpose of the
Royal Canadian Legion to distribute
the poppy for all to proudly wear and
to encourage all Canadians that “We
Will Remember Them.”
After working as a producer for
Rogers TV for a number of years,
Karin Schroecker-Archer went
back in 2010 to Wilfrid Laurier
University to earn her master
degree in psychology, which she
received in October of 2011.
She is currently working for
Educational Development at the
University while also completing
her PhD.
We are proud of you Karin
Your family and friends
Congratulations
Poppy history rooted in flower’s growth over graves
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been practising things like straight
lines, vertical lines and scooped and
circular lines so they will know a lot
for when they start to study each
letter of the alphabet in November.
They focused on sharing in the
month of October and had lots of fun
on their “Sharing Day” on Oct. 31
where they shared milkshakes, treats
and had fun playing games together.
The Senior Kindergartens have
been continuing on their “Colour
Fall” unit. They are learning about
the colours that aren’t really colours.
Those are white (a tint), black (a
shade) and grey (a tone).
They ate marshmallows, yogurt-
covered pretzels and water
chestnuts, painted spooky ghosts
with white paint and printed using
white chalk on white day. On black
day, they talked about words that
rhyme with black and found that
sack, back, pack and tack and many
other words rhymed with black.
On grey day, they painted the word
grey, cut out grey pictures from
magazines, played in grey
water and ate eggplant dip. They all
had lots of fun with their Colour fall
days.
The Grade 1/2 students were
working with pumpkins. They
learned about the pumpkin’s
lifestyle and seasonal changes and
they used descriptive words to talk
about the unique characteristics of
their own pumpkin. They read
pumpkin stories and identified
fiction and non-fiction texts and read
pumpkin poems for reading. In
math, they practised number sense
by counting the seeds of the
pumpkin. For geometry they used
pattern blocks to make pumpkin
faces.
The Grade 2 students have been
“getting to know their pumpkin”.
They have been their own pumpkin
to do some descriptive writing as
they focus on the unique
characteristics that make their
pumpkin different from most others
in the class and have been doing
various measurement activities using
their pumpkins.
They are learning the different
ways to measure things such as
length or height, width, weight and
circumference using standard and
non-standard units of measure.
C’est l’hallowe’en in all of the
French classes as they learn spooky
and fun vocabulary.
Sr. Kindergartens learn about colours that aren’t