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The North Huron
itizen
Vol. 9 No.34 Wednesday, August 25 1993
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Off the track
As the motocross racers literally took flight round the dirt
track at the Trans Can National Race at Chris Lee's
Walton-area farm this past weekend, the shirt on the
spectator, left, pretty much sums up the personality of the
participants. These athletes provided spectators with quite
a spectacle as they demonstrated skill, technique and a
good deal of bravado executing hairpin turns and daredevil
leaps along the race course.
Nursing school gets new life
News
6 vie for
Queen of the Fair
crown
See page 2
Sports
Brussels PeeWee
80s Girls win
Tri-County A title
Feature
Playwright finds
success on TV
and theatre
Web, a chance to
watch artists
at work
See page 19
Area riders do well
at Trans Can races
Another Trans Can National
Motocross Championship weekend
has passed in Walton and host
Chris Lee says things are returning
to normal.
The event was held from Aug. 19
to 22 on the Lee farm in Walton
and drew a crowd of approximately
2,000 over the four days.
There were 375 entrants who par-
ticipated in the various classes.
Mr. Lee says, ''We succeeded in
passing the budgeted amount for
the event and are pleased with the
results. Everyone had a good time."
Partial results from the champi-
onships are as follows:
Ross Pederson -first, 125/250 Pro
(Canadian Champ)
Bill Wallin -first, GP Pro
(ranked 4th)
Brett Lee -first, 125 Intermediate
M. Bailey
opens retail
outlet
A new retail outlet for farm fresh
apples will soon open in Blyth.
Mason Bailey, owner of Blythe
Brooke Orchards, is renovating a
building north of town on Hwy. 4.
It will be used for cold storage of
his apple crop as well as a retail
outlet.
Mr. Bailey says, "We have
bought an apple press so at some
point, fresh apple juice will be
available."
He felt the building was in a
good location for such a business
with the traffic flow into town and
the cold storage facilities already
on site.
Mr. Bailey says, "It is hoped the
building will be ready for sales
when the fall harvest begins to
come in."
There are other plans for the
future but, "we will see how this
project goes first," he says.
A grand opening date has not yet
been set.
Man teaches
proper
composting
The Brussels Library will be the
site for some environmnetal educa-
tion on Wednesday, Aug. 25.
Mr. Jack Harley, a high school
teacher from Palmerston, will be
making a presentation concerning
composting. He will show how
everyone can become involved,
says Janet Speers, a member of the
local environmental group.
Ms Speers says those attending
the meeting will be informed about
the proper ways to compost as well
as vermicomposting (the use of
worms).
"Mr. Harley has been speaking
on the subject for a long time and
has attended the Minto Environ-
mental Fair," she says.
Ms Speers says everyone is wel-
come to attend the meeting and
asks all to "lug a mug".
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
Matt Lee -first, 250 Junior
Chris Lee -first, Oldtimers
Rob Mitchell -fifth, 60cc PeeWee
Rob McIntosh -second,
Vet./Masters
More results will be available in
the next issue of The Citizen.
Wingham and District Hospital
announced at a press conference on
Aug. 18, that its Nursing Assistant
Program will continue this fall in
its 52nd year with a revised man-
date.
Board CEO Lloyd Koch says the
hospital board was informed by the
Listowel office of Canada Employ-
ment that there were funds avail-
able, through the UIC retraining
program, to allow the classes to
continue. The funding will allow
for the training of people presently
receiving unemployment benefits
to enter the healthcare profession as
Registered Nurses Assistants.
The program is a joint effort
between the Listowel and Goderich
offices of Canada Employment,
says Mr. Koch. Final approval was
received frOm Ottawa , through
local representative Murray
Cardiff.
Mr. Koch says the program and
curriculum will remain the same
and students will still have to write
their exams in accordance to the
College of Nurses Registered Nurs-
es Assistants standards.
"The management of the program
will be handled by Conestoga Col-
lege and it is hoped they will carry
the program next year as a satellite
course," says Mr. Koch.
Linda Keifer, a long time teacher
in the program will be the co-ordi-
nator and others will be hired to
help deliver the courses load, he
says.
The classes will be open to 20
students chosen from last years
For the third and final exhibition
of the season the Art Gallery
Committee of the Blyth Centre For
The Arts proudly presents - "Herb
Ariss, Mastery of Media and the
Figurative Tradition." The show
opened Aug. 19, in the Bainton
Gallery and runs to Sept. 18. The
exhibition schedule has been
extended into the school year to
accommodate Huron County
school tours.
Herb Ariss, for many years Head
of Art at H.B. Beal Technical
School in London, has nurtured
several generations of art students,
many of whom are now active in
applicants as well as those who
meet the criteria set out by the
employment office.
Mr. Koch says the hospital is
very pleased with the continuation
of the program.
As stated in a press release, many
of the graduates of the school live
and work in the community and
their support for this program has
been evident all along.
the Canadian art scene. He was
instrumental in turning London into
a major art centre. His work hangs
in many private, public and
corporate collections throughout
Canada, including the National
Gallery, the Art Gallery of Ontario,
the Vancouver Art Gallery, the
Glenbow, the London Regional,
and the McIntosh, to name a few.
The imagery of the current
exhibition focuses on the Ariss
preoccupation with the First World
War, "I chose the First World War
as a subject because it had perhaps
more effect on our lives than any
The healthcare facilities and
homecare programs in the larger
region of Huron, Perth, Grey and
Bruce Counties will benefit by hav-
ing continued access to highly
qualified graduates.
Mr. Koch says, "Information ses-
sions will be held on Aug. 25, 27
and 30. Anyone interested should
contact Canada Employment
immediately."
single event this century."
Throughout his working life as
an artist he has presented the
human image as something
essentially dignified and worthy of
depiction. His superb draftmanship
and "bravure" painting technique is
rooted and inspired by the great
masters of the Western figurative
tradition - Velasquez, Goya, Piero
della Francesca, Gericault and
Degas. The current exhibition
reveals his mastery of media and
includes oil paint, graphite,
charcoal, pastel and watercolour.
Exhibition opens at Gallery