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The Citizen, 1994-11-23, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1994. Brussels welcomes new CIBC manager By Bonnie Gropp The banking needs of Brussels residents will now be addressed on a full-time basis. Scott McDonald, the former account manager of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in Wingham, has recently assumed the position of fulltime manager of the Brussels branch. For some time the branch had shared the services of the manager with the Blylh branch. The reason for the change, Mr. Students do earthy projects By Crystal Semple, Pres. Grey Steering Committee and Bronwyn Dunbar, Secretary In the past at Grey Central Public School in Ethel there have been many earth conscious activities such as reforestation, two nature walk trails through our hardwood bush done. Students and staff have also been involved with com­ posting biodegradables and recycling paper and cans. To the students and staff this seemed like a lot then, but they have taken a giant step into the future. Grey Central Public School has become very earth conscious, setting goals to make the school and community more environ­ mentally aware. All of the activities have been carefully planned by a steering committee composed of students, parents, teachers, staff, and resource staff from the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA). Projects they are presently doing are finishing the landscaping of the fen or pond area, which was dug Brussels PS news School holds Read-in By Jonathan Wolstenholme and Ashley Gropp The Grade 7s had their second of three Hepatitis B shots on Thursday. It was an exciting event for everyone. Reading has become an essential part of this week. To start the Community Read-In week Paul Carroll, Huron County director of education read poems by Edgar Allen Poe and Robert Service to the whole school. Julie Harrison, Sue Nichol, Betty Graber, Kim Lorimer, Cathy Cardiff, Barb McLellan, Peggy Aitchison, Jean Ireland, Jamie Thomas, Rhonda Higgins, Janna Speers, Sandra Josling, Susan Backhaus, Nancy Machan, Winona Marlin, Debbie Bennewies, Graeme Craig, Marleen Hill, Sharon Bondi, Sheila Cousins, Sue Mastnak, Margret Roetci- soender, Jacquic Gowing, Marleen Richmond, and Claudia Spink read their favourite stories to Grades kindergarten to eight. On Friday, the Grade 7/8s went to the Centre in the Square to see Fiddler on the Roof. The story takes place in Anatcuka, Russia in the late 1800s. The Great Owl Book Fair opened on Monday. Students volunteered to aid Mr. Prior with it during recess, before and after school, and in the evenings. The Fair ends Thursday. Hot dog days arc here! Wc thank the people who volunteer their lime to help with this. Hot dog profits go towards class trips. McDonald says is that it was real­ ized that a full-time manager was required. "It was the only way to maintain the level of service that was expected by the community," he said. Mr. McDonald, who resides in Listowel with his wife Janet and their three daughters, Lindsay, Tara and Brittany, has no plans to move to the village, but will be getting involved in the community. He plans to join a local organization and has already been out visiting out this summer. This was done after they had taken an elevation report with the help of Chris Hart from the Maitland Valley Conser­ vation Authority. They also made more reforestation areas in the back field, in attempt to grow more trees. Putting in meadows has also been a high priority, as has been the reforestation and butterfly garden, that was recently put in by the younger students to attract beautiful butterflies. This plan is to create different ecosystems. These will be places where students can go and view more closely and experiment with the environment first hand. They are proud of their school learning grounds, which this fall were well used by all staff and students. Mr. Braun's room did a meadow and soil study, and also used the woodlots for leaf projects. Mrs. Starkey's class used the fen area to find water life. The butterfly garden has been used by the kindergartens and Mr. Park's class to find crickets. The school has also made a new trail in the softwood bush. Groups of students from Grades 6 to 8 co­ operated in cleaning out the leftover debris. These paths are used for cross country running, skiing, walking, and nature study. A small area around an old apple tree by the river has been cleared out for classes to share stories and ideas. It is continually being used by a school poetry group who get great ideas and inspirations when in this environment. The students of Grey Central enjoy the facilities they have but they're not done yet! In the future they have plans to see animals and wildlife in the fen, butterfly garden, Thank You I deeply thank the good ratepayers for support shown in the 1994 Hullett Township election and wish them a Merry Christmas and best in the years to come. Hugh F. Flynn Thank you to all who voted in Morris & Turnberry If you have concerns about education issues, please contact me. Doug Garniss Trustee H.C.B.E. "357-1939 the customers. "I plan on being here (the branch) for awhile. I expect to be here for the long-term not the short-term," he said, adding that the minimum long-term stay is five years. "The community needs that sta­ bility," he said. "There is a lot to be achieved here, a lot of businesses that are needed. I hope to be recep­ tive to any business proposal I hear. I will look for ways to get things done as opposed to watching things decline." and meadow areas. A group of 12 students have formed a second committee to plan for reforestation around the fen area. Once more Chris Hart from MVCA and Ken Maronets of the MNR have helped the planning committee. Plans have been made to join both forests over the years by using shrubs that will also serve as animal protection and a wind break for the school. A major planting of trees and shrubs took place Thursday, Nov. 18. The students are very privileged to have these different ecosystems. The students themselves have said it. Rodney Dammeier said, "It's good. We should try to use it as resourcefully as possible." Debra Schlumpf a new student from Switzerland in Grade six, said, "It's nice. Maybe we could add more." Missy McLellan Grade 7 and Steven Oldfield in Grade 8 added, "Our outdoors are a great learning resource. It is fun to learn out there." Grade 5 student Jill Speiran said, "All of the wildlife is nice to see. The bugs and insects and beautiful birds." The students enjoy the facilities. Other schools even enjoy coming to bask in the wide variety of ecosystems. One incredible fact is that all of the new projects have been funded by CWIP this year which means none of the money used for these endeavours was taken from the school budget. Prior funding has come from the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Introducing Scott McDonald is the new manager of the Brussels branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Mr. McDonald is a resident of Listowel and the former account manager of the Wingham CIBC. HURON COUNTY KABLE In recent years, the advanced technology has allowed cable TV subscriptions to be delivered to town and country residences anywhere via a wireless personal cable system. The expense of running cable lines or installing new fibreoptic lines to each resident in the country is not feasible. Installing a wireless cable unit into each household allows the subscribers to have access to over 120 free channels, with the option of subscribing to specialty channels on an individual basis (thus bypassing the middleman, "the cable company"). 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