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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-08-27, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2009. Hands-on learning Dwain Forrest with Timbers Outfitters demonstrated to the Grey 4-H Wild Walkers how to start a fire with a couple of sticks. Members all had a chance to try their hands at it next and although the wood got very hot, they didn’t quite get a spark. (Photo submitted) By Sam Fretz It was a busy week for the Grey 4-H Club as they complete their A Walk on The Wild Side project. The Wild Walkers had their fifth meeting at the Wawanosh Nature Centre. Members set out for an evening owl prowl with Esther Buck from the Centre. When they were finished the hike they had a chance to hear and see the owls. They finished off the night with a campfire including hotdogs and marshmallows. The last meeting of the club was held at the home of leader Barb Terpstra. The meeting opened with the 4-H pledge. Secretary Sam Fretz read the minutes of the last meeting and Jonathan Blake gave the treasurer’s report. Eric Vannes was the secretary for this meeting. The guest speaker was Dwain Forrest with Timbers Outfitters in Seaforth. He explained to the members about choosing a good campsite, which food to take when camping and about what to wear in your sleeping bag and which ones are the best. He then showed them all the necessities he had in his backpack that they should take along when going hiking or camping. There was a flint stick for starting fires, emergency blanket (that the members got to try out), a flare, manual chainsaw (the boys thought that was pretty cool), folding saw, very tiny binoculars and a first aid kit. The highlight for the members was when Dwaine started a fire without matches. There are many different ways to do this, all a little tricky when it is damp outside, but he easily succeeded with the flint stick, cedar bark fibre and wood shavings. President Chelsey Terpstra presented him with a 4-H bag. Dwain then drew a name out of a hat for a very fancy marshmallow tree fork that will hold about 10 marshmallows at a time. The winner was Johanna Blake. The meeting ended with roasting wieners and making s’mores over a roaring fire. The achievement program was held in Newton at the Ontario Corn maze. Members got lost in the maze for almost two hours trying to find all the towns in Ontario that were on the list. Once they were done, they played some mini golf and enjoyed looking at all the artifacts in the shed. Brussels Ambassador enjoys time at CNE Busy week for Grey 4-H as they Walk on Wild Side The Ontario Trillium Foundation helped the Brussels Flying Club slap a new coat of paint to its 1968 182 Cessna recently, donating $15,000 to the club. This is the first paint job the plane has had since the Brussels Flying Club took ownership of the plane over 40 years ago. The plane, which remains stored in the hangar year- round, was repainted with its original colours at Sky Harbour Aircraft in Goderich. While the plane now looks much like it did on the day of its first flight, the process was done in a much more environmentally-friendly manner. First it was stripped with an environmentally-friendly chemical stripper, then sanded and then repainted with original colours, but using modern paints, which are more environmentally- friendly and last longer as well. Al Murray, president of the Brussels Flying Club says that the plane is offered to anyone in the community who wants to go flying and he hopes the plane’s new appearance will help boost its popularity in the community, hopefully attracting more members to the Brussels Flying Club in the coming years. Not only is the club open to pilots, but the club will help to train people to become pilots as well. Brussels Fall FairAmbassador Kari Bell was inToronto all weekend longarriving at the CNE earlyFriday morning by limo. Allthe ambassadors fromDistrict 8 shared the limo ride to the Ex leaving from Stratford on Friday morning. From then on Kari and the other 65 young men and women representing their fairs/agricultural societies from across the province were kept extremely busy.They attended seminars,listened to guest speakers,attended a formal dinner,toured the CNE grounds,enjoyed entertainment,watched the Warrior's Day parade, and participated in two Mardi Gras parades, and of course were interviewed by the judges. The weather co-operated for this year’s CNE with only a light shower on Saturday night. Bell said that herfavourite part of the CNEwas being involved in theparades. She also commented thatshe had a lot of peoplecoming up to her and wanting a picture with her. She said it must have been the fact that she was wearing her crown and sash. Bell said that she was honoured to have her picture taken with so many people. The Ambassador of theFairs competition was heldon the Sunday at the QueenElizabeth Theatre. Inattendance, were Bell’s momMary Jean Kernaghan, RuthLowe, and Brussels Ag Society rep Nicole Noble. The top seven semi- finalists for the competition were: the Ambassadors from Embro and Zorra, Forest, Glencoe, Harriston-Minto, Ilderton, Lucknow, and New Liskeard. Each semi-finalisthad to give their speech.The top three finalistswere: Embro and Zorra,Glencoe, and Ilderton. These contestants had toanswer an impromptu question and then from there the 2009-2010 CNE Ambassador of the Fairs was announced. Winning this title was the Ilderton Fair Ambassador. The winner is required to stay in Toronto and attendCNE events for the durationof the CNE. The CNE runsfrom Aug.21 - Sept.07.Missing from last week’sannouncement of thecompetition for the 2009 Brussels Fall Fair Ambassador in the paper was the fact that Felicia Souch was named first runner-up. Souch was sponsored by the Huronlea Ladies Auxiliary. Brussels Flying Club gets boost from Trillium fund WANTED 7 HOMES THAT NEED ROOFING 7 homes in your area will be given the opportunity of having an INTERLOCK metal roofing system installed on their home at a reasonable cost. This lifetime product is capturing the interest of homeowners across the country who want to know this will be the last time they will have to re-roof their home. Our product is environmentally friendly and comes with a transferable Lifetime Limited Warranty with an excellent choice of colours to complement your home and is going to be introduced to your local market. Your home can be a show place in your neighbourhood and we will make it worth your while if we can use your home. Please call Paul: 1-866-447-7969 Toll-Free 24 hours 7 Days a week The Friday night euchre at the Cranbrook Hall had 7 1/2 tables at play. It was hosted by Eleanor Stevenson with the help of Judy Hahn. Share the wealth was won by Jean Dewar and Murray Hoover. Travelling lone-hand winner was Leona McDonald. Other winners were: ladies’ high, Myrna Burnett; ladies’ low, Helen Cullen’ ladies’ lone hands, Judy Hahn; men’s high, Adrian Verstoep; low man, Allan Edgar; men’s lone hands, Allan Martin. Lucky tally winners were: Sharon Freeman, John Subject, Helen Dobson, Grace Stewart, Viola Adams, Neil Hatt, Joyce Alexander, Margaret Peebles, Dorothy Dilworth, Delphine Dewar, Beryl Smith, Joan Jacobs, Marion Harrison and Verna Crawford. The next euchre at the hall will be on Friday, Sept. 4 at 8 p.m. 7 1/2 tables in play at Cranbrook euchre party A ride to remember Approximately 200 motorcycles, including some from Brussels and Blyth, took part in the Ride for Heroes Saturday. The event was to benefit a scholarship in the name of fallen Wingham soldier, Matt Dinning, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2006. The ride travelled from London through Mitchell and Listowel before coming west on Amberley Road to the Richard W. LeVan Airport outside Wingham. There, a number of events took place throughout the day. (Vicky Bremner photo)