HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-07-03, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2008. PAGE 7.
Tyler Smith of Brussels came
home from Kitchener’s Royal
Legion track and field meet after
putting on a little bit of weight.
Smith came back from the
competition four medals heavier
and with a date to return to
Kitchener to compete further. He’ll
be back in Kitchener on July 18 and
19 to try his luck once again with
the elite athletes selected to move
on.
Smith placed second in the 15 and
under shot-put and the 15 and under
high jump, while he finished third in
the 15 and under 100m race and the
15 and under 200m race.
Sean McLean also participated in
the competition on behalf of the
Brussels Legion and placed sixth in
the 15 and under long jump, seventh
in the 15 and under high jump and
ninth in the 15 and under triple
jump.
Brussels
teen
brings
home gold
from meet
Efforts to boost public school
participation among the Mennonite
communities in northeast Perth
County have been provided
increased funding.
At a regular meeting of the Avon
Maitland District School Board on
Tuesday, June 24, trustees approved
a $166 million 2008-09 budget that
provided for an additional staff
member in a program called
“CASE.”
The program, located in a portable
classroom on the grounds of
Listowel District Secondary School,
provides alternative scheduling and
course set-up geared towards
families who don’t wish to
participate as part of the larger
community.
“These are families who, in the
past, have not participated in our
system but who are becoming aware
of the increasing importance to their
children of having a high school
diploma,” explained Avon Maitland
education superintendent Ted
Doherty.
“The program is still based on the
Ontario curriculum,” he said, adding
there’s a heavy emphasis on co-
operative education placements.
Also at the June 24 meeting,
superintendent Marie Parsons told
trustees about two separate $12,000
grants from the Council of Directors
of Ontario – a group of education
administrators – for English as a
Second Language (ESL) instruction.
One grant targets early learners of
ESL from a range of cultural groups,
while the other is geared specifically
towards Mennonite children raised
through their early years speaking
only Low German.
“They, for the most part, have
never been funded (for ESL)
because they’re born in Canada,”
Parsons explained. Yet, when
children from these families begin
school, they don’t speak English.
The grant, specifically, is to
“support resource development for
students who are of Low German
descent,” Parsons said. Spending
from the grant will be concentrated
in the Milverton area.
Board gets funds to
boost participation
in Mennonite groups
TYLER SMITH
Advances to Kitchener meet
Tom and Marjorie Duizer and Bill
and Irene Bromley recently returned
home from a vacation in
Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
The holiday began with three days
in Amherst, N.S. where Marjorie
took a class in design and creativity
from Deanna Fitzpatrick. Deanne is
well known in the world of rug
hooking for her designs and style of
hooking.
She is the author of three books on
the art/hobby and has been featured
in a CBC documentary.
Then the foursome travelled toNewfoundland and spent 10 daysexploring some of the manyattractions found in this islandprovince. Because of the largenumber of icebergs this spring, theysaw many and got quite close tosome while on a cruise.They visited Tom and Marjorie’sdaughter, Lisa, and husband, Shane
Walker, in New Minas, N.S. before
returning home. They report
enjoying lots of great seafood,
spectacular scenery and beautiful
flowers while in the east.
Items for this column are more
difficult to come by in the summer
months for regular meetings are
suspended and school is in summer
recess. Therefore reports like the
previous one are welcome and keep
everyone informed about the
interesting activities of our
neighbours.
One of the reasons for continuing
with a Londesborough news columnis to remind the rest of the worldthat, despite not having a road signto designate the village, we are aninteresting hamlet.But, just how well do you knowyour village? Over the comingweeks I’m going to test you just alittle. I hope you find the exerciseinteresting.
Having been here for over 40
years does not, however, make me
an expert. So if the facts you read
here are not entirely accurate, I hope
you will call me and correct the
assumption.
This edition’s questions for your
consideration are: Who is the oldest
resident of Londesborough? Who is
the youngest? Who has lived here
the longest? and Who has lived in
the same home the longest?
Answers in next week’s column.
The Londesborough Happy Gang
Seniors met for their final meeting
before the summer break on
Wednesday evening, June 25.
Thirty-eight people dined on Dixie
Lee chicken, salads and ice cream.
Charles Reid, the field
representative for this district of the
USCO, was on hand to install the
officers for the 2008-2009 year.
The group heard that several
community persons, Barb Bosman,
John Jewitt, Gordon Shobbrook and
Harry Lear entertained at Huronlea
in Brussels for the June birthday
celebrants on June 10 and supplied
cookies and juice. Some others went
to the Seaforth Manor on another
occasion to help with a special
afternoon.
Guest speaker at the June evening
was Mike Powell, a geologist whose
work with the UWO, finds him
travelling around the world. The
amount of time he spends on each
assignment varies depending on the
study. He showed slides and spoke to
the seniors group about China.
On a map he pointed out Beijing,
the site for the Olympic Games in
August. He noted that agriculture in
China is difficult for a variety of
reasons. One very destructive feature
of the weather, sand storms, which
cover areas with sand, prevent plant
growth.
A sandstorm could, potentially,
have a devastating effect on the
Olympics. The Chinese are now
establishing towns near rivers and
waterways.
Other facts Mike mentioned
demonstrated that the outside world
is encroaching on China. For
example, many of the stores are
name brands Canadians would
recognize and are beautifully set up.
Moreover the Chinese build the
world’s cheapest motor vehicle.
Happy Gang breaks
for summer months
MEETING NOTICE
MUNICIPALITY OF
MORRIS-TURNBERRY
The upcoming Council and
Committee meetings for the
Municipality of Morris-
Turnberry will be held:
Thursday, July 3
at 7:00 pm
History Book Meeting
Tuesday, July 8
at 7:30 pm
Regular Council Meeting
NEWS
FROM LONDESBORO
By BRENDARADFORDCall 523-4296PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO
ON $5.00 THURSDAYS
Drop into either of our offices any
Thursday with your word classified
(maximum 20 words) and pay only
$5.00 + GST (paid in advance).
That’s $1.00 off regular rates.
The Citizen
By Stew Slater
Special to The Citizen
At their June 17 meeting, Morris-
Turnberry councillors reopened the
issue of a sign at the north entrance
to Wingham that would be erected
within Morris-Turnberry.
Councillors had asked that the
issue of the sign be brought back to
council after passing the motion at
the June 3 meeting to allow the sign
to be erected on County Road 4
north of Wingham.
It had been explained that no
suitable site could be found for the
sign, which will be paid for by the
Wingham Horticultural Society,
within the North Huron (Wingham)
boundaries.
In a recorded vote at that time
councillors Bill Thompson and Edna
McLellan had opposed giving
permission but the majority of
councillor agreed to allow the sign
to be erected.
After reconsidering the issue at
their June 17 meeting, councillors
reconfirmed giving permission but
asked that the sign read “Wingham
ahead” so that visitors would realize
it did not denote the edge of
Wingham.
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M-T re-opens issue
of sign at Wingham
By Keith Roulston
The Citizen
The Centre for Applied
Renewable Energy in Brussels is
holding a Green Economy
symposium in Goderich later this
summer.
The Merging With The Green
Economy symposium will take
place at the Columbus Centre in
Goderich on Aug. 22. There will be
a keynote speaker, plenary sessions,
breakout groups and round-table
discussions between 10:30 a.m. and
4 p.m. Registration will take place
between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
The Centre for Applied
Renewable Energy hopes to bring
together industry, educators,
financiers and workers to examine
what needs to happen in order for
rural Ontario to become a major
player in the “Green Collar”
revolution.
The symposium will examine the
training, financing and policy
responses that are needed for rural
and farm communities to take
advantage of the significant
opportunities the new green
economy can afford them.
Contact Laura Sheppard at
info@cfarhuron.ca
Green symposium
Aug. 22