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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1996-05-01, Page 22Peacekeeping award Cheryl Cronin, right, a teacher at Blyth Public School received a certificate of recognition from the Huron County Board of Education, for her dedication to the Peacemakers project at the school. Blyth and Hulett Twp. HCBE Trustee Lynda Horbaniuk presented her with the award April 25. Algebra, Canada keep Grade 8 students busy By John Schedler Leading off this week's new releases is How To Make An American Quilt **** (MCA), an absolutely wonderful film about a group of women and the loves that shaped their lives. Winona Ryder stars as a young woman having second thoughts about her impending marriage while spending the summer at the home of her grandmother (Ellen Burstyn) and great aunt (Anne Bancroft). What makes this film special though is the group of women sewing her wedding quilt while they tell their stories of loves won and lost. This film not only boasts a superb supporting cast that includes Maya Angelou, Jean Simmons, Alfre Woodard, Kate Nelligan, Kate Capshaw and Lois Smith but, Australian director Jocelyn Moorehouse knows how to get the best from all of them. Outstanding! (Rated PG) Mark Twain's classic Tom Sawyer has been filmed many times before but the latest version simply called Tom & Huck ***1/2 (Disney - $22.95 or less) manages to seem fresh and also be highly enjoyable thanks in large part to delightful performances from TV's Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Brad Renfro. The movie filmed on location in rural Alabama also looks terrific. Very enjoyable! (Rated PG) Although Money Train (Columbia/Tristar) may well be a very good action film, I for one found the language to be so foul that I hit the old eject button on my VCR at about the 15 minute mark. As for the rest of the movie I simply don't care whether it's good or bad. (Rated 14A or so they tell me). Among the other new and unpreviewed releases is White Man's Burden (HBO) a drama in which traditional colour roles are reversed. John Travolta plays a white factory worker who looses his job and takes his rich black boss (Harry Belafonte) hostage. (Rated R) River Rats (Sullivan Releasing) is a new suspense thriller by new Canadian filmmaker Eric Nicholas. The plot involves three teenagers who find a fortune in stolen diamonds while hiking in the woods and are then pursued by three killers set to retrieve the goods. (Rated 18A) Also from Canada you will find Rude (Cineplex/Odeon) a film festival favourite from filmmaker Clement Virgo about being black in Toronto. (Rated 18A) video .X. IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY... J.R.'S GAS BAR & TAKE OUT LTD. 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Everything you wanted to know about mortgages - no experience necessary at - CIBC BLYTH BRANCH Date: May 8th, 1996 Time: 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. May is Sexual Assault Prevention Month Stop Woman Abuse Now is sponsoring a CREATIVE CONTEST Please submit an entry related to Sexual Assault Prevention ADULT (18+) Youth (14 - 18) Poetry Poster Essay Essay 3 prizes in each category 1 $75 2 $50 3 $25 deadline is May 17, 1996 please mail or fax entries to: Women's Resource Centre Box 128, Seaforth, ON NOK IWO phone & fax (519) 527-1108 Reporters: Angie Martin, Stephanie Muehlethaler, Diana Bakelaar, Jenni Jackson and Sharon Hartman GRADE 2-3 The students in Mrs. Bosman's Grade 2-3 have just started an Environmental Studies unit on "The World", and with the help of Mrs. Johnston, have a centre with games and activities set up in the classroom. We watched a video called, "A Kid's View of Canada" which we enjoyed very much, and as a result of that wrote our own ideas of what we would do if each of us could be Prime Minister. Here are some of the ideas. 1. If I were Prime Minister, I would make a gun law so that only if you were under 20 years old, you could not have a gun. I would have at least 100,000 acres of land which no poachers and hunters could go into. If you had any sort of weapon, you could not go in. In Bosnia, I would send 15 F-14 Tomcats, and 5 F-18 Hornets to blow up the Stealth ships, and we might win. I would try to make sure the homeless people get enough to eat, and I would make sure the animals got enough food. Matt Archibald, Grade 3. 2. If I were the Prime Minister, I would help everyone and every animal in the world. Any. bee, bird and bear. I would help every sea and ocean and pond so they dqn't get polluted. I would take care of the woods. Jeremy Farr, Grade 2. 3. If I were Prime Minister, I would'not allow real guns to people under 20. I would put the speed limits up a little higher. When the paper companies cut down a tree, they have to plant another tree. I would send soldiers to help other people when they are in war. I would leave the real bad criminals in prison, so they learn their lesson, and I would not allow taxes. Julian Bolinger, Grade 2. MISS WHYTE, GRADE 1 Each child is researching an animal that lays eggs. They are drawing a picture of the egg and the animal. People have to guess which animal goes with the egg. SLICE OF HURON Mr. Livermore's Grade 4 class and Mr. Gingerich's Grade 5 class travelled over to the Seaforth Agricultural Fairgrounds on Friday, April 12 to see the agricultural exhibits of the Slice of Huron_ Each grade was divided into six different groups. The groups were red meat, rainbow, dairy, poultry, vegetable gardening and grains. Each of the students was impressed with all the excellent displays there. One group of students got a first hand look at making sausage. Another group got a chance to feed baby lambs. The students are now busy making small projects on their findings. Some of these projects will be on display at the Agricul- tural Building on April 27 for the Slice of Huron committee to enjoy and look at. SWIMMING CLASSES Mr. Gingerich's Grade 5 class and Mr. Livermore's Grade 4 class has the opportunity this year to take swimming lessons at Vanastra pool every Thursday afternoon in the months of April and May. Thanks to the Blyth Legion for their gracious donation for these swimming lessons. Schneider Haus hosts herb fair, flower exchange For the most avid to the casual gardeners who are itching to get out to the backyard or balcony and get their hands dirty, Joseph Schneider Haus museum in Kitchener may have a spring tonic. May 4 from 10.a.m. until 4 p.m., the museum will host an Herb Fair and Perennial Exchange, allowing visitors to buy everything from her- itage plants to seeds, books and gardening tools. At the perennial exchange, gar- deners can trade extra plants or bulbs, taking home new treasures. The event will also feature local garden columnist Jim St. Marie who will present an illustrated lec- ture on 'Perennials Worth Knowing and Growing'. Advice on planting an herb gar- den will be available from Karen Michaud of Country Lane Herbs. At the Herb Fair, the Victoria Park 100th Anniversary committee will be selling a limited edition "Victoria Park" rose along side vendors with herb oils, vinegars and creative arrangements of dried herbs and flowers. A demonstration by Neil Brook- banks will show crafters how to make beeswax candles or a visit inside the historic house will reveal the secrets to creating a woven heart basket. On Sunday, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m., the museum's Supervisor of the Historic Garden, Mara Hol- lands, will preside over the annual heritage seed exchange. Questions and interesting seeds for the exchange, are welcome. Welcome the long awaited spring at Joseph Schneider Haus, May 4 and 5, 486 Queen Street South, Kitchener. Admission is $1.75, for adults, $1 for seniors or students, $.75 for children and $4.50 for a family. For more information, contact Cathy Blackbourn at 519-742- 7752. Huron East WI meets Huron East District WI held their ACWW church service at the Brus- sels United Church, Sunday, April 28. Ruth Sauve, president of Majes- tic WI, had the children's story, "The Lord Our Shepherd", with a real live lamb and shepherdess in attendance. Ruth Bauer president of the dis- trict read from the scriptures of John 14. Jean Wilson, past presi- dent explained the work of ACWW and how it serves people world- wide. Following Rev. Cam McMillan's sermon, "Jesus the Way the Truth the Light", the congregation and WI members enjoyed a social time and lunch provided by Walton and Majestic branches. PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1996 Hullett Happenings Grade does worldly studies Continued from page 21 proving to be quite exciting. Models of some French Canadian homes are displayed in the Resource Centre along with various modes of transportation in New France. There are many talented artists among the Grade 6/7s. GRADE 8 Grade 8s have been busy! They wrote an algebra test last week and will have a Canadian Studies test this week. To celebrate Earth Day the class will transplant about 50 young trees from Goderich Twp, • to the schoolyard. The trees will help create amore natural environment for the students at the school. _ SPECIAL THANKS! Special thanks to Keith Roulston, who supplied our school with an incubator, quail eggs, and a viewing enclosure. Through his assistance the students were able to watch the eggs hatch. We now have four baby quails enrolled at EWPS! GRADE 6 The Grade 6s have been very busy lately. They are performing an operetta in May with the Grade 4/5 class called Going West. It is sure to be a big hit. In math they have been complet- ing adding and subtracting of fractions. They are also beginning to divide and multiply fractions. Elizabeth Goll and Candace Procter have recently presented their Class Spotlights. The Grade 6s are starting a unit on Survival. They have each completed a picture on the unit and a story about the challenges they face or are now facing. Last but not least the students are each doing a large project on a specific country which is to be completed soon. This activity is called the World Travellers' Club. To help them with this project they are using PC Globe and World Atlas on the CD ROM.