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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2018-09-06, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2018. The Citizen413 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4792 541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114 We have a great selection of books at... Take in the end of summer with a great book! 100 NATURE HOT SPOTS IN ONTARIO: The Best Parks, Conservation Areas and Wild Places From Pelee Island to Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, this book has the province covered. Photos and text tell you why you should visit these spots. $29.95 AGGIE’S STORMS Grey County writer Donna Mann imagines the turn-of- the-20th-century, Grey County childhood that shaped the legendary Agnes Macphail, Canada’s first woman member of parliament and steadfast defender of rural life. $15.00 CLUELESS IN THE KITCHEN: A Cookbook for Teens Help your teenager prepare for life on their own with this guide to “alien territory” with tips on kitchen essentials, sanitation, shopping and dozens of simple, tasty, tempting recipes.$14.95 SAVING SEEDS Subtitled “The Gardener’s Guide to Growing and Storing Vegetable and Flower Seeds” this book guides you through the steps of choosing, harvesting and storing seeds. Preserve the seeds of old favourites or your best performers. $22.95 ROOT CELLARING Natural Cold Storage for Fruits and Vegetables Save money and help the environment by learning how to store your fruits and vegetables the natural way. Learn about simple tips for in-garden storage or more elaborate cellars and how to make them work. $18.95 PRESERVING FOR ALL SEASONS Practical hints, wonderful recipes and inspired pairings all lusciously photographed by Anne Gardon. $24.95 THE FLEECE AND FIBER SOURCE BOOK This extraordinary reference provides a fascinating look at more than 200 animals and the fiber they produce including the unique characteristics of their fibers. More than 400 pages of information. $45.00 ONE WOMAN FARM Jenna Woginrich left a desk job to take up farming in upstate New York. Here she traces a year on her farm where she raises Scottish Blackface sheep and keeps chickens, pigs, goats and bees. She also writes for several publications. $20.95 The Elementary School Fair has been part of our community for almost 100 years. The fair began in 1920 and is the only remaining fair open only to exhibits and school work created by our local students. In 1920, the fair included students from nine schools across Morris and East Wawanosh Townships. Over the next few years, more schools from East Wawanosh and Turnberry joined the fair. At one point, 21 schools were participating. A number of buildings in Belgrave, such as the Women’s Institute Hall, Orange Hall and local churches were used to house the students’ entries, which included everything from cross-stitch and milk stool building to home churned butter. Some of the special competitions held were hitching a horse to a buggy, public speaking, music and class marching. Today marching into the fairgrounds is still a major part of the day. In 1967, local one-room schoolhouses were closed and amalgamated into the Blyth, Brussels and East Wawanosh Public Schools. It was feared that this change maybe the end of the fair but a small group of people rallied together and ensured the fair continued. In 2012, with another amalgamation and a transition to the Maitland River Elementary School, F.E. Madill School and Hullett Central Public School, a new group, which includes grandchildren of the 1967 group, came together and, with the continued support of the community and amazing students, the Elementary School Fair will carry on for many more years. There were further changes in 2016 as the students of Sacred Heart School joined the fair. The eligibility to participate has also been further expanded to include all elementary students from North Huron and Morris-Turnberry. The fair is on Wednesday, Sept. 12. The parade will begin promptly at 11:15 a.m. from the end of Jordan Crescent (south end of the village) and the opening ceremonies will be held immediately following the parade of schools. Bicycles will be judged at the ball diamond immediately following the parade of students. Bikes will be judged as participants ride around the ball diamond. All exhibits may be picked up by the students or their families anytime after 2:15 p.m. The North Huron Food Share would appreciate fresh produce being donated to them by being placed on a designated table or being left in the arena. Any flowers that are left will be delivered to local nursing and retirement homes. The Community Coffee Break is every second and fourth Tuesday of the month from 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. at the Belgrave Community Centre. Everyone is welcome. NEWS FROM BELGRAVE By Linda Campbell Call 357-2188 PEOPLE AROUND BELGRAVE School Fair coming soon This October the Huron Arts and Heritage Network will be reviving Haunted Huron, an initiative that proved wildly popular when it was first rolled out 10 years ago. Huron County Cultural Development Officer Rick Sickinger said that Haunted Huron had always been a project that was on the organization’s back burner, due to its success, but they were always waiting for the right time to bring it back. In 2008, the initiative began in conjunction with Doors Open. It was the first time Huron approached Doors Open with county-wide programming and the “haunted” theme was chosen for a number of reasons. First, the events would be held in late October, just days before Halloween. Second, Sickinger said that he and other organizers found that ghost stories and haunted walks proved to be an effective vehicle for local history stories that proved ghostly, but accurate. The event proved popular and the county attempted to make it an annual event through government funding, but was unsuccessful and it eventually fizzled out. Sickinger said, however, that due to the event’s success, not a year went by that someone wasn’t asking the county to bring back Haunted Huron, so he and the rest of the organizers felt that 2018 was the time. While few communities have yet to finalize their programming for the initiative, the Huron Historic Gaol is in the midst of planning ghost tours in mid-October and a “Zombie Gaol” for late October. In 2008, Haunted Huron featured a number of special events with a significantly spooky side. There were ghost walks, special psychic events, a “Dawn of the Dead” breakfast in Bayfield and a midnight screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show in Goderich, among other events. For more information on Haunted Huron as events are added, visit the Huron Arts and Heritage Network’s website at creativehuron.ca. Arts group brings Haunted Huron back from the dead By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Season’s end The final day of the 2018 season at the Clinton Raceway was held on Sunday, featuring the 38th annual Charity Drivers Challenge. This year, the event served as a fundraiser for the Tanner Steffler Foundation, a group looking to improve mental health and wellness throughout Huron County with a focus on youth resources. (Shawn Loughlin photo)