HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-01-11, Page 19Nature's Miracles
Monte Hummel
President of World Wildlife Fund Canada
Tracking good winter fun, even for city folk
you cast a practiced eye
on the line of fresh
animal tracks crossing
the snowy field. Your companions
quietly await your findings.
You begin your analysis. "The
animal was obviously an ungulate,
since these are hoof tracks. And
see how the hoof is split, with two
distinct points ... a deer, no
doubt." You pause for effect,
playing with your attentive
audience.
You continue, "The tracks of the
hind hooves fall a little inside
those of the fore hooves. This
indicates a male since the males of
most mammalian species have
narrower hips than females, whose
tracks usually show the hind feet
falling a little outside the fore
feet." You pause again'and scan
the surrounding area.
"See how that sapling is
scratched about a metre up the
trunk? That's a 'rub', where a male
deer has used his antlers to mark
his territory. Look, over there's a _
'scrape', where he's pawed the
ground for the same purpose. Yep,
I'd say he was a buck Whitetail
Deer ... and a pretty big one,
judging from the depth of the
tracks and the height of the rub."
Your audience murmurs apprecia-
tively and gazes into the distance.
"Shall we follow him?" you ask.
No, everybody's for getting back
in the car and going to the nearby
shopping mall for hot chocolate.
Tracking is an ancient art that
even modern city dwellers can
practice. Surprisingly, downtown
ravines and the city's fringe areas
are often ideal animal habitat,
supporting many interesting
species. Pets account for many
tracks, but you'll soon learn to
recognize the fox's neat, linear trot
or to follow the investigations of a
hungry coyote.
Tracking is a way of learning
how the animals around us live.
Accomplished trackers can tell an
animal's species, sex, size, when it
passed, what it did while it was
here, where it was going and why
— all without seeing the animal
itself. •
Buy a good tracking guide
book. Take notes and
photos. Learn and enjoy. wwi
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Busy season at Huronlea
`Citizen' looking for
romantic proposals
The Citizen is putting together its
annual Bridal/Romance issue and
we are asking our readers to help us
make it special.
We are looking for ideas for
romantic proposals, so if you have
an idea, have planned a romantic
proposal or been lucky enough to
be the recipient of one and don't
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Colleen Renkema, Chris Kaastra
and Emily Slotegraaf.
Intramurals will begin in the
second week of January. Students
in Grades 3-5 will play catch ball
while those in Grades 6-8 will play
volleyball. All of the students are
expected to participate.
The guidance departments from
several local secondary schools
have served notice that they wish to
talk to potential Grade 9 students.
On Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 9:30
a.m. a guidance teacher from the
Central Huron Secondary School
(CHSS) hopes to visit CDCS to
Continued from page 15
and the Huron-Perth County
Roman Catholic Separate School
Board - $24,393.38.
Beth Feagan of Banter, MacEwan
and Feagan Insurance Brokers Ltd.
was present to review the township's
municipal insurance requirements for
the upcoming year.
Council authorized payment of
1995 memberships to Association
of Municipalities of Ontario -
$818.41; Association of Municipal
Clerks & Treasurers of Ontario -
$230.05; Ontario Association of
Cemeteries - $114.49.
Council declined invitations to
membership to the International
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Mayors'
Conference; the Ontario Municipal
Management Institute; and the
Ontario Tennis Association.
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Send your suggestions to The
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speak to the Grade 8 students who
plan to go to CHSS.
The Grade 8 orientation day at
CHSS will be held on Jan. 17 from
12:45 to 3 p.m.
With kindergarten registration
just around the corner, the board
and staff of CDCS is gearing up for
yet another record kindergarten
class. All interested persons are
encouraged to call the school for
information soon so that the
necessary plans can be made for
next year.
The staff and students at CDCS
wish all their supporters, neigh-
bours and friends a very blessed
and happy new year.
Deputy Reeve S. Steenstra,
Councillors R. Desjardine and E.
Gosse and Road Superintendent R.
Smith have been registered to
attend the Ontario Good Roads
Association Conference in Toronto,
Feb. 19 to 22.
Council received an agreement to
purchase for the township property
located at Park Block 'A' for the list
price of $79,000 as advertised. The
closing date for the deal is Jan.27.
Council has changed their meet-
ing time for regularly scheduled
council meetings to 7 p.m. The
dates of the meetings, being, the
first and third Tuesdays of each
month remains the same. Council
meetings are held at the Colborne
Township Community Hall and all
regularly scheduled meetings are
open to the public.
By Mary Gibbings
Program Director and
Volunteer Co-ordinator
Along with the regular programs
on a day to day basis, such as Fun
and Fitness,_ Happy Wanders,
Caring and Sharing, Adventures in
Friendship, on their weekly time
schedule December was a very
busy month at Huronlea.
With the new Advent Wreath in
the Chapel, Sunday afternoon
services were held lighting the
candle, on each Sunday led on Dec.
4 by Rev. Cam McMillan, on Dec.
11, by Pastor Jim Came from
Auburn and on Dec. 18 by Rev.
Mary Jane Hobden-Rush along
with a group of young boys and
girls from the Belgrave United
Church who sang carols.
Instead of a church service on
Christmas Rev. Randy Banks from
Walton, conducted the service on
Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.
The month started out with
travelling to Blyth to the Public
School Christmas concert rehearsal
on Dec. 5 at the Blyth Festival
Theatre. For the residents that
could not go, the sing-a-long group
entertained at the home.
Dec. 6 was the monthly visit
from the Grade 4 class of Brussels
school in the fitness room, and
apartment dining room.
Dec. 7 was Beauty Boutique time
with Rita Mulvey on the first and
third Wednesday mornings. We
would like to welcome Rita as a
volunteer at Huronlea.
In the afternoon at 2 p.m. it was
the monthly birthday party put on
by the Gorrie Seniors. A good time
was had by all.
On the second and third
Thursdays it is baking with Roda at
2 p.m. in the activity room.
Every Thursday morning at
10 a.m. Mass is held in the chapel.
Not to forget every Friday at
2 p.m. it is Bingo time in the fitness
room. Many thanks to all the
volunteers that come to run the
Bingo.
Of course every Monday it is
sing-a-long at 2:45 p.m. in the
chapel. Many thanks to the Cook
family for leading the sing-a-long.
On Dec. 13 it was residents
council meeting in the fitness room
at 10:30 a.m. then in the afternoon
Grades 1 and 4 put a program on
for the residents. Gloria Wilbee
shared her gift of music and sang
The Wings Beneath My Feet
dedicating the song go the teachers
and in memory of Shirley Lyon.
On Dec. 14, we were honoured
by the Grey Central Choir who
came to entertain the residents
under the leadership of Margaret
Whitmore. Christmas songs by the
choir, solos, piano solo and musical
instrument numbers were enjoyed
by our residents.
On Dec. 20 it was music time
with Phyllis Mitchell in the sitting
room. Then at night the Salvation
Army had a special Christmas
hymn sing and gave out their
sunshine gifts to the residents. The
Salvation Army visits the residents
every Tuesday night of the week.
Dec. 21, our Christmas Tea was
held in the front lobby. We had the
pleasure of having Don Dunbar on
the keyboard to entertain with all
kinds of tunes.
Along with the Festival Season,
Santa Claus took time to come and
wish all the residents and staff a
Very Merry Christmas at the tea.
After the tea, Dave Goodland,
Pastor Tom Warner and the choir
from the Mennonite Church came
and sang carols to the residents.
They also left presents-under the
big tree for the residents. Thank
you very much for your generosity
at this time.
On Dec. 22 the Brussels hymn
sing time was held in the Chapel.
Yes, as you can see we did have
a busy December. The home
looked very much like Christmas
with all the decorations, our big
tree in the front foyer with the
1,000 lights.
On Dec. 28 in the afternoon at
2 p.m. "The Old Tunes" entertained
in the sitting room.
Our deepest sympathy go to the
families who have lost a loved one.
To anyone in the hospital, a speedy
recovery to you.
"Welcome to our home" goes to
Mr. Mac Davidson and Mr. Jack
Wheeler, as well as a welcome to
our new apartment tenants , Mrs.
Dorothy Logan, Mr. Jack McCut-
cheon, and Mrs. Alice Scott. We
hope you enjoy your stay with us
and do take part in our programs in
the home.
At this time I would like to wish
Buck& Doe
for
Chantelle Stephenson
& Arnold den Dekker
on
SATURDAY, JAN. 21st, 1995
at the BMG Community Centre
9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
D.J. Age of Majority
Lunch Provided - Tickets - $5.00
everyone a "Happy New Year" and
a very Prosperous 1995.
The year has ended with many
changes at Huronview and
Huronlea. We will be missing the
smiling face and the "Good
Morning" from Mr. Wayne
Caldwell, who is going back to his
office in Goderich. Thanks Wayne
for all your encouraging talks and
we hope you will come back to
visit us.
It is also my pleasure at this time
to welcome Miss Cathy Brown to
Huronview and Huronlea. Cathy
has been appointed our new
administrator. Cathy we hope 1995
will be a challenging year for you,
with hands wide open. We all
welcome you to Huron County.
Thought For The Day: The rung
of the ladder was never meant to
rest upon. Its purpose is to hold a
foot long enough to put the other
foot on the one higher.
Orientation, Jan.
Colborne meeting times change