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The Citizen, 1997-06-25, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25,1997 Mosquitoes miss the B On June 21 the Blyth Mosquito soccer team took part in an invite soccer tournament hosted by the Goderich Legion. They were sponsored by the Blyth Legion which paid the registration fee. It included teams from Ripley, Kincardine, Exeter, Goderich, Lucknow and Clinton. In the first game Blyth was matched against a strong Exeter team. As the game began, Blyth showed a lot of talent and spunk and kept up with the competition. Exeter managed to get the first goal but that didn't dampen the Blyth team's spirit. After a pep talk at half time, Blyth outsmarted the Exeter team and a quick pass from Rachel deBoer to Robbie Archambault resulted in a beautiful goal. However, Exeter maintained their energy and scored another goal. Blyth kept playing strong but didn't quite have the finesse to out-muscle Exeter. The final score was Exeter 2, Blyth 1. This loss put Blyth on the "B" side. In the next game Blyth played against the Clinton number two team. Even after a long wait between games and sun shining full strength on the field, Blyth again played excellent. Although a little rougher than the first game the Blyth players stood their ground and worked together. A pass from Sabrina Buffinga to Archambault put Blyth ahead 1-0 Brussels Bs tie Newton After building up a three-goal lead, the Brussels B U-18 team held on to tie Newton on June 18 at Brussels. The Brussels team's forward line scored four goals and had numerous other chances, but in the second half the Newton team was able to tie the game 4-4. Brussels' Terry Brown opened the scoring. Bronwyn Dunbar added the second goal when she picked up a loose ball and beat the Newton keeper. Adam Garness scored on a well placed shot to the comer of the net. Andrew Exel played a strong game as outside right forward. He was able to get the ball into the Newton comer and direct passes in front of the net. Rolf Frischknect was the Brussels’ keeper in the first half before he moved to the forward position. In the second half Newton worked away at the Brussels' lead. Phil Graber was very strong as outside half. Terry Brown scored the final Brussels' goal before moving to the fullback position where his close marking of Newton's Andrew Shaver ended their offensive threat. The Brussels B team has two ties and three losses in season play. Bears beat Panthers One June 17, the U-6 Houseleague Bears met the Panthers for a fun game of soccer.- Scoring for the Bears were Randy Zwep with one, Taylor Prior with five goals, and Danica Zwep with one. Morgan Deitner put forth an excellent effort, and Emily Prior played hard also. The end result was a 7-1 victory for the Bears. The next Bears game is Thursday, June 26 at the mini­ soccer field near the arena. after the first half. Strong defense and halfbacks and aggressive forwards allowed Blyth to keep their lead and win. The final score was Clinton 0, Blyth 1. This was enough to put Blyth into the finals against Goderich McDonald's. After only a half-hour rest between games, Blyth was ready. Goderich got a quick goal in the first half to take the lead going into the second half. Blyth put forth incredible effort, but Goderich, who had a lot of extra players, got another goal. Blyth still gave it all they had and were rewarded with a goal by Greg Bechtel after a Effective Parenting A Lesson from our Killdeer family By Linda Henhoeffer Financial Advisor It's spring! and in our farming community that means lots of babies are being bom! This morning, the first baby killdeer hatched in our asparagus patch. Most of our local birds sensibly build their nests in trees. The mother bird dutifully sits on the eggs in the nest to protect them from predators and to keep them warm. Father birds usually bring food to the mother bird or takes turns with the nesting duties. But, killdeers do it differently. They choose to make a nest on the ground, even though they can fly. When someone approaches their nest, both parents make a lot of noise and fuss. They try to lead the enemy away from their nest by faking a broken wing and squawking loudly. When we were planting our garden, Ron and I were given the broken wing routine and loud squawking treatment by two adult killdeers. It was only later when we were cutting asparagus for supper that we discovered their nest: four large mottled eggs carefully placed together with pointed ends down lying in a slight hollow lined with small gravel stones. We added our vigilance to the parent killdeers. Large sticks were placed around the nest site so we wouldn't accidentally step on the eggs. Our curious cat was monitored. When the weather turned extremely hot this week, we worried about the exposed eggs cooking in the heat while the parent killdeers continued with their broken wing and squawking maneuvers. But today, at long last, the babies have hatched! Now the battle for survival continues as the young hatchlings would make a tasty treat for many hungry predators or our well fed cat. Wouldn't it be easier (and quieter) if the killdeers would just make their nests in trees? Can we human parents learn a lesson from killdeers? Do we also make parenting harder than it has to be? As I read local newspapers this time of year, there are many proud graduation photos. Other articles describe the huge debt load of present graduating students with warnings of even greater financial stress in the future. Government cutbacks are forcing universities and colleges to greatly increase tuition fees. What kind of nest can parents make today to protect their children and give them the best possible start to their education? There are several choices for building a savings program to provide for children's education expenses. With today's lower interest rates traditional savings plans, such as bank accounts and Canada Savings Bonds, are less appealing. Setting up an 'in trust' account for our children and investing the savings in an equity based mutual fund is becoming very popular as it has many advantages. The monies can be used by the child at age 18 for any purpose agreed to by the parent and the child, not just to pay for university or college costs. Perhaps the child would like to set up then- own business or buy a home with the savings. The parent or grandparent can possibly reduce income tax on his savings by setting up 'in trust' accounts for their children or grandchildren. Only interest and dividend income on these accounts are taxable to the adult. Capital gains are attributed to the child. This income tax break is one of the reasons why 'equity' mutual funds are preferred for these savings accounts. The lesson to be learned from our killdeer family is that by planning ahead and building good nests for our children and grandchildren we can help them get a good start in life. EDUCATION SAVINGS PLAN * Lump sum or monthly contriubutions * Start with as little as $30. per month * Reduce income tax For more information, call Linda Henhoeffer 335- or 1-800-667-3887 | noestmerrf Centre________________ scramble in front of the Goderich net including all Blyth's forwards and Goderich's defense in the last minutes of the game. The final score was Goderich 2, Blyth 1. Each Blyth player was given a medal as "B" runner up. Members of this team were: Greg Bechtel, Sabrina Buffinga, Cody Anderson, Sarah Slotegraaf, Steven Van Amersfoort, Devin Shannon, Robbie Archambault, Kyle Irving, Raymond deBoer, JC Beacom, Nathaniel Peel, Rachel deBoer, Jesse Hakkers and Brad Bouman. Coach was April Van Amersfoort. Congratulations team! Golden occasion Lifelong Grey Twp. residents, Helen and Alex Cullen celebrated 50 years of marriage with family and friends at an open house in Grey Central Public School on Sunday. Cullens celebrate 50th The bride's family home was the setting 50 years ago, when Alexan­ der Cullen wed Helen Elliott Rev. S.W. Hahn performed the ceremony at the Lot 61, Cone. 1, home on June 21, 1947. Attendants were Bruce Chambers and Isobelle Bremner. Ina Purcell was a junior bridesmaid. Both lifetime residents of Grey Twp., the couple, following a hon­ eymoon in Northern Ontario, returned to Grey to farm. They also drove school bus for a time, while Alex did carpentry work as well. Helen is a realtor and has for sever­ al terms served on Grey Twp. council. E thelThe news from Compiled by Margaret McMahon Phone 887-9250 14 tables in play at euchre Dorothy Dilworth hosted 14 tables of euchre at the Ethel Hall, June 16. Winners were: 50/50, Allan Edgar; high lady, Shirley Verstoep; high man, John Subject; most lone hands, Marjorie McCourt, Iola Sub­ ject, Walter Harrifield, Helen Dob­ son; low lady, Margaret Crowe; low man, Bob Bremner; tally cards, Margaret Huether, Ross Stephen­ son, Marguerite Beirnes, Allan Edgar, Becky Rupple, Keith Turn­ bull, Dorothy Hamilton and Harold Metcalfe. The next euchre is June 30. The sacrament of baptism was held at the Ethel United Church on LOVELL'S STRAWBERRIES^ YOU PICK...WE PICK Open June 26th. For picking info 'Ij CALL 263-6418 1 st farm west of Kippen intersection on south side. Berries sold by quart or litre. Open: Mon.-Fri. 8 am-8 pm Sat. 8 am-6 pm Sun. 10 am-3 pm (no picking in pots or pans) They are now semi-retired. As well as always being busy at work and on the farm, the Cullens raised four sons, Elliott, James, William and Andrew. They are now the proud grandparents of 11, Lori, Steven, Amanda, Mark, Keri, Calvin, Becky, Leanne, David, Dennis and Jason. Members of St. Andrews Presby­ terian Church, Molesworth, the Cullens enjoy camping, bowling and curling. This past Saturday, family and friends paid tribute to the Cullens for their golden milestone at an open house held at Grey Central Public School. Sunday, June 15 for Amelia Grace Badley, daughter of Kathy and Richard Badley of Blyth and for Travis Wayne Brubacher, son of Wayne and Charlene Brubacher. Minister was Rev. Chris John­ ston. Congratulations to Helen and Alex Cullen on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. Congratulations to recent gradu­ ates Brian Alexander from the Uni­ versity of Waterloo and Cathy and Becky Earl from Mohawk College. Charlene Brubacher and Sarah Smith hosted a baby shower for Angie Kroelsier.