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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2019-03-21, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2019. The Citizen Great Books available at...541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114 413 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4792 Spring Reads GROWING TASTY TROPICAL PLANTS Here’s a guide to adding interesting indoor plants to your home that also provide tasty foods like lemons, limes, kumquats, figs, olives, coffee, tea, cinnamon, vanilla, chocolate, black pepper and passion fruit. $23.95 AGRICULTURE TODAY A Portrait of Family Farms in Ontario Photographers Telfer Wegg, Bonnie Sitter and Fred Helwig capture the complexity of modern farm life: crops from planting to harvest, livestock and specialties. Includes informative text. $45.00 EGGS & POULTRY MADE AT HOME Tips on choosing and breeding chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys, house small flocks, hatch chicks, gather and use the eggs and process the adult birds plus recipes on how to make the most of the eggs and meat. $19.95 RESTLESS ON HURON For many people visiting Port Elgin and Southampton in the years between 1937 and the mid- 1960s, a highlight was a tour of the lakeshore on the tour boats Restless or Restless Too. This book brings back those memories in words and photos. $15.00 HATS, HATS, HATS Further adventures with Ralph, the cuddly, stuffed door-stop dog, this time with Erin who comes to visit her grandmother where Ralph resides. Seaforth author Fran Hook and illustrator Patti Armstrong provide a delightful picture book where even a hat, plus a little imagination, can become fun. $10.00 TAN YOUR HIDE Learn how to tan your own leather and fur to create handsome and durable homemade goods with little cost other than your own time: what tools and chemicals you’ll need, how to select the hide, steps in tanning, how to make your own dyes, etc. $19.95 STOREY’S BARN GUIDE TO SHEEP A highly-visual guide to managing sheep that can hang in the barn where needed. Information and illustrations on everything from determining age to castration and tail docking to difficult births. $37.50 AT KNIT’S END: Meditations for Women who Knit Too Much Humorous and philosophical readings about knitting and crafters. Quotes from famous personalities often trigger the meditations by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, “The Yarn Harlot”. $16.95 North Huron approves ‘Mikayla Ansley Day’ request At the request of the Blyth Lions Club, North Huron Township Council decided to name April 14 “Mikayla Ansley Day” in honour of the Blyth youth’s recent international success. Ansley penned an entry for the Lions Club’s Peace Essay competition, which progressed through the competition’s tiers before she made history by being the first Canadian to win the international level of the competition. Her essay, “Kindness Matters”, netted her international acclaim at Lions Day at the United Nations in New York City as well as a $5,000 U.S. cash prize. Youth Opportunities Committee Chair Shawn Loughlin wrote to council on behalf of the Blyth Lions Club requesting that council recognize Ansley’s work by naming April 14 as “Mikayla Ansley Day”. The Blyth Lions Club were already marking that day with a special open house at Blyth Memorial Hall celebrating Ansley’s work. “The scale of Mikayla’s achievement cannot be overstated and, as she said at the United Nations earlier this month, the competition isn’t just about writing an essay,” Loughlin said, “it’s about providing opportunities for visually- impaired students and creating a platform for these amazing young people to use their voices and express themselves.” Loughlin’s request found resonance with council, as some suggested that a day may not be enough to recognize Ansley’s work. “I would be more in favour of a week,” Deputy-Reeve Trevor Seip said. “We can’t offer that, but that’s the type... of notoriety this particular student deserves.” Councillor Ric McBurney, a Blyth Lions Club member, suggested that council approve the request, noting that Ansley is a talented speaker. Councillor Kevin Falconer agreed, saying she is a great representative for Blyth and the surrounding area. “She’s been quite a representative for not only the local Lions Club, but for children in general from our area,” he said, ‘being quite well- spoken and well-read.” Falconer went on to call Ansley “a local phenomenon” that is gaining world-wide recognition. Seip said her essay was a testament not only to Ansley, but to her ability to speak, as writing it was only a portion of what has made her successful. “Everyone in the municipality should be thanking her for saying what this world should be about,” he said. Councillor Chris Palmer suggested that, on top of approving the recommendation, Ansley should be invited to a future council meeting so council can express their appreciation for her efforts. Other council members agreed, directing staff to take care of the issue. Council unanimously approved the request. “Mikayla Ansley Day” will be set for April 14, and the Blyth Lions Club will be holding their special event at Memorial Hall for Ansley from 3 to 5 p.m. By Denny Scott The Citizen SHEAR TALENT Hair Design & Tanning Open Saturdays ~ Evenings by appt. 45 West St., Goderich 519-524-6555 Stretch! The Blyth Brussels Crusaders Tyke team took on the Wingham Ironmen at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex on the weekend. (Nick Vinnicombe photo) The Seaforth Lions Club is looking for more funding from the Municipality of Huron East to aid in the upkeep and maintenance of the town’s pool. Mike Ash of the Lions Club spoke to Huron East Council at its March 5 meeting, pointing out that the municipality’s funding for the pool has not increased in over five years, remaining at $7,500. While Huron East Council had some early discussions surrounding potentially increasing the grant, no firm action had been taken since the first draft of the budget was presented last month. Ash detailed a number of improvements made to the pool over the years, funded entirely by the Lions Club and members’ fundraising efforts, including over $200,000 for pool upgrades just over 10 years ago and over $85,000 since then for ball diamond upgrades, lighting upgrades, a new lawn tractor and bathhouse and security lighting, all tied to the park that is home to the pool. The club is hoping to invest just under $20,000 again this year to convert the ball diamond lighting to LED. Ash said he was concerned about donor fatigue in Seaforth, as well as the aging demographic of the club membership. He reminded council that the municipality actually owns the pool, but it’s the Lions Club that maintains it. If the members age and can’t raise the money or do the work to keep the pool up to an acceptable standard, it will have to be turned back over to the municipality, he said. Ash also compared the running of the Seaforth pool to the Brussels pool, saying that total costs, after revenue, for the Brussels pool have ranged from $29,550 in 2016 to $28,435 in 2018, which is four times what Huron East invests in the Seaforth pool. Mayor Bernie MacLellan said that while comparing the Seaforth and Brussels pools and their operations wasn’t exactly a true comparison, Ash’s point was well taken and hinted at a conversation council had already begun earlier this year when the first draft of the budget was presented by Treasurer Paula Michiels. MacLellan told Ash that council had referred the issue to one of council’s subcommittees for further discussion, a report and, eventually, a recommendation to council on how to proceed. By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Seaforth Lions request extra funding for pool Got Married... Call for pricing & details 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 Share your news by placing your announcement in The Citizen