HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2019-10-17, Page 29THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019. PAGE 29.
Finches claim victory in Rutabaga soap box derby
Blyth’s Brady and Tyson Finch
brought home the inaugural soap
box derby win from the revival of
the Blyth Rutabaga Festival earlier
this month and the brothers have
some words for those looking to
follow in their footsteps.
The win felt good, Tyson said, and
netted the brothers a trophy and $25
to split.
“We haven’t decided what to do
with the money yet,” Tyson said,
with Brady saying they may just
split it evenly and put it in the bank.
The two bought their racer from a
seller on Facebook two months
before the event and set to work
personalizing and working on the
racer to get it ready for the Rutabaga
Festival race.
Aside from painting it to represent
their team name, The Flying
Finches, Tyson said that there were
few changes to make to get it race-
ready, including replacing the brake
system.
From there, they practised in their
driveway to get ready for the race,
and, at one point, ran the vehicle
over to the hill on Gypsy Lane
which would host the competition
for a single trial run.
Their competition in the race,
team Mac Attack, are friends of the
Finches, so Tyson and Brady both
said they wanted to make sure
having fun was the focus, but they
didn’t mind the win.
The two have put their racer on the
bricks, storing it in their
grandmother’s shed for the time
being, saying they plan to compete
when the Rutabaga Festival returns
in three years.
While Tyson offered some helpful
tips to racers looking to repeat their
win, like weighing down the vehicle,
his brother Brady simply said good
luck to their future competitors.
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
The flames make it go faster
Tyson, back, and Brady Finch, also known as The Flying Finches claimed the first-ever revived
Rutabaga Festival soap box derby championship earlier this month. (Photo submitted)
Mac Attack!
While the Flying Finches came first in the revived Rutabaga
Festival soap box derby, it was a tight race with their
competition from team Mac Attack. (Denny Scott photo)
In September, the unemployment
rate for the Stratford-Bruce
Peninsula economic region
decreased slightly, by 0.1 percentage
points, to 4.2 per cent which
represents the lowest unemployment
rate in the province. The provincial
unemployment rate also saw a slight
decrease to 5.8 per cent.
Overall employment in the region
increased by 1,000 with full-time
losses (-300) offset by part-time
gains (+1,300).
The number of goods-producing
sector employees increased by 400
in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula
economic region. The greatest gains
were in construction (+600).
Employment in the services-
producing sector increased by 600,
with the greatest gains in healthcare
and social assistance (+1,500) and
business, building and other support
services (+800). These gains were
offset by losses in educational
services (-1,300) and
accommodation and food services (-
800).
News for the region’s economy
includes: Clinton is celebrating 11
new stores that have opened
downtown.
In Hensall, General Coach
celebrated a major expansion at its
Mill Street facilities, with plans to
increase staffing from 189 to 200.
K’mon Let’s Play, an indoor play
centre, has recently opened in Owen
Sound. Pine River Cheese Co-op in
Bruce County is closing after 134
years in business; the company
employs 25 people.
Unemployment rate decreases