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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-08-24, Page 1News ■ Community ■Recognition Sports \ Brussels Cemetery Bd. recognizes man’s contributions See page 2 Hundreds gather to remember years at old Blyth school See page 3 West Wawanosh honours H. Boyle with plaque See page 7 Brussels Bulls gear up for season with training camp See page 10 Jayne Marquis off to Croatia Jayne Marquis Jayne Marquis, a long lime resi­ dent and business woman in Blyih, has joined a five-member team, which is being assembled to help refugee children from Bosnia and Croatia. The team, part of an on­ going initiative by Light the Way— Children's Fund International, is scheduled to depart for Croatia on Sept. 3 and will return Oct. 7. Ms Marquis's interest in the pro­ ject began about two months ago with a day-long training course, after which she filled out an appli­ cation and was accepted. "I wanted a chance for growth,and learning, a chance to help others," said Ms Marquis. "I didn't know what area I'd be able to do this in, but when this came up it seemed perfect." The goal of the trip is to signifi­ cantly raise the spirits of the many refugee children in the area by offering love, friendship and kind­ ness to children who otherwise feel forgotten and without hope. "We will be doing mostly creative thera­ py, going into the camps and cen­ tres to dance and sing and listen to their stories," said Ms Marquis. "We want to make as much of the moment as we can in the moment." The area of operations for this expedition will be centred around Split, Croatia, a peaceful coastal city around which hundreds of thousands of displaced person and refugees are gathered. These people have been 'ethnically-cleansed', have in many cases seen family members killed and there is little that they can do but sit and wait for change. "We will be showing them that people care and helping them move on from this," she said. As for risk, Ms Marquis said the dangers are minimal. "The Split area is relatively quiet." Light the Way is comprised of five dedicated individuals commit­ ted to bringing hope to needy and displaced children around the world. The group has conducted previous Light the Way campaigns for children in Chernobyl, the Ukraine and Bosnia. Two of its co­ founders, Tony Cox and Jon White wilt be accompanying Ms Marquis as well as two other Canadians on the trip. A fundraising and 'informational' "Cafe" will be held at the Blyth Memorial Hall on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m. This will be an informal social evening with local entertainment and plenty of pas­ tries, cake, coffee and good cheer. "It will be a great chance to find out more about the Light the Way organization and to contribute posi- Continued on page 7 CitizenTheNorthHuron Vol. 10 No.33 Wednesday, August 24, 1994_____600 gst included R. Hall ah an farm, plowing match site East Wawanosh Township will host the 1994 Huron County Plow­ ing Match this week when the farm of Ray Hallahan near Westfield is the site of the match Thursday and Friday. Thursday is the junior match and achievement day for the Sodbusters 4-H club. Coaching for the young plowers, aged 14-15, will be held in the morning with the junior match in the afternoon. Friday will be the biggesl day of activity. Plowing competition in various categories will take place all day long. There will also be machinery demonstrations and a horse-shoe pitching competition. Highlight of the day is the Queen of the Furrow competition. There are nine contestants for the title this year. As well as demonstrating their plowing abilities the young women will deliver a speech on agriculture during the speaking competition starting at 1 p.m. The speeches will follow the main luncheon meal which will cost $8 for adults, $4 for children. Getting a jump Neither rain nor mud could slow the progress of the competitors who took part in the Trans Can National Motosport race held this past Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Walton-area home of Chris and Judy Lee and sons. Spectators were treated to some fast driving, high flying spectacles as dirt bike enthusiasts tore up the track, often times defying the laws of gravity. Rain doesn’t slow racers OPP charge area men in stabbing Two Ethel area men have been Centre than to St. Michael's 1 charged with aggravated assault in connection with an incident in Tobermory. Miroslav Pallo, 40, and Peter Thiede, 31, were arrested after Joseph Mclssac of Mississauga was stabbed in the back. The incident occurred at 3:10 a.m. on Aug. 13 in a parking lot near Little Tub Harbour. The 29-year-old Mclssac was transported to Tobermory Medical Centre than to St. Michael's Hospi- tai in Toronto. Later the same day, the two Ethel men were apprehended, without incident, on a small boat near Rump Island in Georgian Bay, approximately five miles northeast of Tobermory. The bail hearing was held on Aug. 17 in Walkerton. The men were released on their own recog­ nizance to appear before the court on Sept. 1. The wet weekend did not deter motocross enthusiasts from travel­ ling to Walton to witness the Trans Can National Motocross Champi­ onships held at the Lee farm. Matt Lee says, "The weekend went very well and everyone walked away happy." "We are still tabulating the num­ bers from the event, but we believe there w.ere 4,000 to 4,500 specta­ tors present to watch the 527 riders race," he says. Even though the track was wet on Saturday, "it was cleaned up by the end of the day and all went well." Matt says, "The Pro racing was intense and spectacular as the riders switched the lead several times. " "The series championship was decided in the final moto with Mike Jones of Pennsylvania capturing the Canadian National Number 1 rank­ ing." The runners up were Carl Vail­ lancourt of Drummondvile, Que. and Ray Sommo of Callifomia. "Marty Burr of Caledonia, Bill Wallin of Barrie, Blair Morgan of Sask., and Jean Sebastien Roy of Que. challenged for the title, but were unable to mount a sustained effort," says Matt. Some of the local winners were: Justin Jankowski, Clinton, First in 125 Junior; Jeremy Lee, Stratford, third, GP Junior; Steve Wemham, Winthrop, 11th, 60cc; Lome Wem­ ham, Winthrop, fifth, 80cc expert; Tim Lee, Stratford, fifth, 50cc Pee- Wec; Rob McIntosh, Walton, ninth, Veteran Masters; Tracey Bisback, Seaforth, sixth, Ladies; Mandy Hadenko, Zurich, eighth, Ladies and Chris Lee, first, 40 plus. Matt says, "It was also great having TSN here interviewing some of the riders" (races were also filmed). The story will air on TSN, Thursday, Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. Matt says, "The planning for next year's event has already begun."