HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-07-05, Page 13THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2007. PAGE 13.
The kids have had their last day of
lessons until September and are free
to fill their days more or less in an
unstructured manner.
The past part week at school at
Hullett Central Public School found
all the pupils doing some fun
activities to ward off the heat and
spend time away from textbooks.
Rumour has it that even those ‘oh
so sophisticated’ Grade 8 graduates
were back at school to help out and
be a part of the last days.
Tuesday the student council held
a fun day for the entire school from
the morning nutrition break until
the afternoon break. Extra clothes
were brought to school that day for
some activities involved water. If
you recall that was a scorcher of a
day and it’s a good bet the kids
didn’t mind getting wet and cool.
New Orleans Pizza in Clinton
supplied the school with free pizza
on Wednesday, making a neat
change from what Mom might
usually have sent to eat.
An invitation to showcase
personal talents was offered to all
pupils for a talent show on
Thursday morning. Mrs.
Vandendool and Mrs. Gilroy
emceed a show which featured 17
acts for the enjoyment of
schoolmates.
If you have been by the school in
the past couple of weeks perhaps
you noticed the new sign. It was
donated by the student advisory
council with funds from the
community fun night and auction.
The sign features the school name
and an announcement board to help
you keep abreast of the school
activities.
The meeting of the Londesborough
UCW was held in the church
basement on Monday, June 18.
Following the reading of the
treasurer’s report, the group agreed
to make a donation to the church’s
board of stewards. The UCW’s
healthy balance is a result of many
willing hands helping with a variety
of caterings.
As well, meals requested over the
summer months were discussed and
organized. The ladies struck a
committee to serve food at the
Penfound auction on Saturday, July
14 on site.
A theatre outing is planned for
Wednesday, Aug. 8. This evening
features dinner at the Dashwood
United Church and a performance of
Legends, a tribute to musical
pioneers, at the Huron Country
Playhouse in Grand Bend. Tickets
can be reserved by calling Joan
Goodall 519-523-9021 or Barb 519-
523-4286. Cost is $42 per person.
Guest speakers that evening were
Dave and Darlene (Hulley) Pullen.
As they began their presentation,
Darlene pointed out that the
socializing the ladies had enjoyed
over a strawberry dessert prior to the
meeting was one aspect of the
experience they had come to talk
about.
Last fall the couple attended a
Slow Food Symposium in Italy. The
symposium was about the cooking,
serving and enjoying of good food;
taking time to find pleasure in food
and the company of friends and
family.
The symposiums have been held in
Italy since 1989. Why Italy? one
might ask. The country is striving to
keep fast foods out of Italy.
Moreover, the world knows how
Italians love to cook and dine. And
there is a strong community for chefs
and their training in Italy.
Involved in the conference were
5,000 farmers and 1,000 chefs. Each
day, 140,000 persons from 140
countries discussed issues
concerning food. Attendees, such as
Dave and Darlene, watched food
preparations and got to sample
wonderful and tasty dishes.
The farmers involved in the
conference are striving to convince
the world to prepare foods according
to their original tastes and to produce
foods without the use of chemicals.
They also feel farmers should be
allowed to farm without marketing
restrictions, etc. and to receive a fair
price for their products. They feel
that with their help there would be
For 50 years, the Royal CanadianLegion has given athletes acrossCanada a chance to compete in trackand field events outside of the schoolsetting. This program is brought tothe attention of athletes through theschools each spring.Anyone wishing to participate can
contact the local branch of the
Legion and apply. Crystal Taylor is
co-ordinator of this region for the
Blyth Legion, Branch 420.
The aim of the program is to
promote physical activity in our
youth and give them another avenue
of competition. The groupings are
under 13, under 15 and under 17
years of age. This region extends
from Owen Sound to Exeter and
from Goderich to Guelph.
On Saturday, June 16 a district
meet of 250 participants was held in
Kitchener. There were 20 youth
from this region there. Alanna Roy
and Vanessa Wilts, recent graduates
from Hullett school, competed. All
expenses, transportation, meals and
entry fee were/are paid by the
Legion.
Both girls had excellent results,
Alanna won a first and Vanessaplaced second. As a result, Alannawill compete again in Ottawa in Julyat the provincial level. Vanessa hasbeen placed on a first-to-be-calledlist in the event someone else is unable to compete.At the national level ofcompetition the youth stay in anOlympic-style camp for a week inGagetown, N.B. There they meetand are counselled by Olympic athletes. It seems 85 per cent of Canadianathletes have been a part of thisLegion initiative as youth.Congratulations to Alanna andVanessa and good luck in Ottawa.
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FROM LONDESBORO
The fry guys
Dalton, left, and Wyatt Carey dug in to dinner at the Blyth Legion fish fry, served up by
neighbourhood friends from the Brussels Legion. The dinner was part of Blyth Legion’s fun
and games day on Saturday at Lions Park. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Girls perform well at Legion meet
UCW
plans
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