The Citizen, 2009-02-19, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009. PAGE 3.
The North Huron Police Services
Board elected a new chair and vice-
chair at their January meeting. The
positions had previously been held
by James Campbell and Archie
MacGowan respectively.
Under the direction of Campbell
and MacGowan for the past two
years, the board was successful in
negotiating a three-year working
agreement with the members of the
Wingham Police Association.
Filling the role of chair for 2009
will be MacGowan. Moving into
MacGowan’s vacated vice-chair
position will be Rob Enders.
Looking forward, the board will
be working on a new business plan
for the North Huron Police Services
Board in preparation for the audit of
the board by the Ministry of
Community, Safety and
Correctional Services, Public Safety
Division.
The audit will be conducted in
May.
Video games are a part ofeveryone’s culture now. They are notjust for children anymore and theyhave been linked to forms of
addiction and are often cited as a
cause of violent behaviour.
However, Sony and Microsoft
preach on-line capability with their
Playstations and XBoxes, and
Nintendo has broken new ground
with the Wii, facilitating a very
active style of gaming never seen
before.
With both endless good and bad
consequences stemming from video
gaming, Kathy Douglas, Huron-
Perth Presbytery’s youth minister,
thought up an information night for
both parents and children
surrounding video games.
The Joys And Woes Of Gaming
will happen this Thursday (Feb. 19)
at 7 p.m. at Clinton United Church.
Douglas says the evening will
hopefully inform parties on both
sides of the controller so parents can
feel confident with a better
understanding of their child’s
gaming and children can understand
the risks and benefits involved with
gaming.
The night will begin with a
demonstration with an actual XBox
and a Wii present to familiarize both
parents and children with some of
the systems’ games and then there
will be a presentation by arepresentative from GamersAnonymous and Huron Addictionsto discuss the dangers of excessivegaming.“I’m hoping this evening willbreed a better understanding in
everyone. I’m hoping parents will
have conversations with their kids
and now they’ll have the knowledge
to go to them and say ‘this is what I
don’t like about the game.’”
Douglas thought up the evening
after she heard some concerns from
area parents about their children and
video games. However, she doesn’t
want the evening to turn into an anti-
gaming night. She thinks there are
benefits and that all that’s required is
more understanding.
“If we were wholly negative with
gaming, we would be closing doors,
which isn’t very helpful,” she said. “I
hope we can help bring more
understanding to everyone.”
For more information contact
Douglas at 519-523-4380 or e-mailher atkathymdouglas@hotmail.com.Snow date for The Joys And WoesOf Gaming is Feb. 26.
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Thank You! Thank You
Congratulations to everyone in the community who
helped with the incredible fundraiser for Ang, B.J.
and Jake Cullen Feb 6th.
Thank you seems insufficient for all the outpouring
of donations for the auctions, donations at the door
and the time the members of these communities
gave for this benefit.
The love and support from that evening has made
this “bump in the road” for this family a little easier.
Words cannot describe the feelings one gets from
knowing that we live in such a caring, loving
community who understands that we can make a
difference.
Thanks again
Clinton Kinsmen and Kinette
Clubs
Londesboro Lions Club
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SUPPERSUPPER
Tuesday, February 24
5 pm ~ 7 pm
Blyth Memorial Community Hall
Adults: $7.50 Children (5~12): $4.00
Preschoolers: Free
Sponsored by Trinity Anglican Church
Hit the ice
In a big thanks to the public over the weekend, there were
several free skates throughout North Huron as part of the
municipality’s Luge-a-thon. This young skater took to the
ice in Blyth on Saturday night for the moonlight family skate
that started at 8:30 p.m. while the adults enjoyed music and
some beverages upstairs at the arena. The event raised
just under $1,000 and 14 loaded carts of groceries for the
local food share. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
By Shawn LoughlinThe CitizenGaming takes centre stage
New chair
for board