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The Citizen, 2019-10-31, Page 20Cole McLean of Brussels has a new piece of hardware for his trophy cabinet after the business owner claimed second place in Victim Services of Huron County’s recent Dancing with the Stars competition. Dancing with the Stars is Victim Services’ major fundraiser for the year and it was held on Oct. 19. McLean of McLean Brothers Concrete said he was happy about coming in second. “It’s better than third place,” he said with a laugh. “It went really well. I’m glad I placed. For a concrete guy, it’s nice to place.” McLean said that it was a long road to the event, saying he started practising months ahead of time. “[Professional dancer Reanna Ramaker and I] started practising in March,” he said. “It’s been pretty much two hours a week since then.” He said Ramaker is a great teacher and a great dancer and she did a great job teaching him. McLean said he was vacationing in Jamaica when he received the phone call asking if he wanted to participate. At the time, he said he would love to. Over time he discovered it wasn’t going to be easy to compete. “It was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be to dance,” he said. “I didn’t know what I was getting myself into.” After a few practice sessions, however, he said he started picking up the dancing. “It was nice to see everying come together,” he said. Ramaker and McLean performed two dances, a salsa to Prince’s “Kiss” and a paso doble, a fast- paced Spanish dance, to Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero”. “I’m so sick of both those songs now,” McLean said laughing, “I must have heard them a thousand times a piece.” McLean had no dancing experience before joining Ramaker aside from cutting an occasional rug at a buck and doe. He does plan to continue dancing, however, saying Ramaker will teach McLean and his fiancée to dance for their nuptials next year. When asked if he had any tips for next year’s crop of dancers, McLean said jump in with both feet. He admitted that everything wasn’t easy, saying he could barely button his shirt for his second dance because his hands were shaking with nervousness, but it was all worth it. “When you see it all come together and people are hooting and hollering, it’s all worth it,” he said. PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019. Brussels’ McLean earns Dancing with the Stars silver Cutting a rug Cole McLean, left, and his dancing partner Reanna Ramaker were able to secure a second- place finish at the Victim Services of Huron County Dancing with the Stars competition. The pair danced to Prince and Bonnie Tyler to secure second place. (Photo courtesy of Dianne Brandon) II O nternn OOur bi net salel iggest isiisisi II iss s on n nntern sonnsonnns ss oonnon n wwww!w!w!wwnownownow! net sa owwwowwwowwnoonnowow INSIN le 33TION!ALATASTAAL FREE TTALL N! Speed s up to 2 1 1 year term 25 Mbps m required. for just $69.99/m month2 ! Call 1-866-953-2099 tod xplornet om/legal. 2Offer is available until November 30, 2019 for new customers only bility at your location. Site check fee may apply. If installation requirements go net Communications Inc. day! t.com e available. T 1Speed online may vary based on Internet traffic, servers, computer/router co wher Taaxes apply. Monthly service fee includes rental cost of equip beyond the scope of a basic installation, additional fees apply. See dealer for onfigurations and other factors. Traffic Management policy applies, see xplornet.co pment, except optional Xplornet Wi-Fi router. 3Plans are subject to network availab details. Xplornet® is a trade-mark of Xplornet Communications Inc. © 2019 Xplor By Denny Scott The Citizen Drop by our office in Blyth or Brussels and check out our wonderful selection of books. We have books for all ages. 541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114 405 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4792