The Citizen, 1999-07-07, Page 32PAGE 32. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1999.
All-Girls Band will receive funding from school board
By Susan Hundertmark
Special to The Citizen
The Seaforth District High
School All-Girls Marching Band
will receive its traditional funding
of $3,700 from the Avon Maitland
District School Board for the com
ing school year.
“We’re very pleasantly surprised.
It was a shock because we were
told not to expect anything,” says
License free fishing starts, July 9
The Sixth Annual Ontario Family
Fishing Weekend is coming soon to
a body of water near you! Prepare
to “Catch the Fun!” and fish
licence-free on the weekend of July
9- ll.
The Family Fishing Weekend
was created to remind people of the
recreational and economic value of
Ontario’s sport fishing and the
importance of sustaining and
enhancing the resource for future
generations. This year's focus,
“Take a Friend Fishing” reflects
that theme of the value and
importance of Ontario's, aquatic
resources. All anglers are reminded
to think of taking a friend-with
them to learn the art of angling
during the 1999 Ontario Family
Fishing Weekend.
For the entire weekend, 12:01
a.m. Friday, July 9 through to
1 1:59 p.m. Sunday, July 11, the
Ontario Ministry of Natural
New principal at Blyth PS
With the end of the school year
comes changes to the leadership
position at several Avon Maitland
District School Board schools.
Wilhelmina Laurie will become
the principal at Blyth Public
School, moving from her vice
principal role at Exeter Public
School.
Laurie taught at Blyth Public
School for three years prior to
working as the women teachers’
Grade 8s receive awards
Ten Brussels Public School stu
dents received special recognition
at the graduation ceremony, June
25, having achieved academic
excellence.
For attaining Level 3 or higher
in 60 per cent of their final aver
age, Nicole White, Brook Wheel
er, Megan Teeft, Jodi Sellers,
Laurie Prior, Corey Passmore,
Crystal McLellan, Jenna Krotz,
Jessica Kessel and Brittany
Kellington were awarded pins.
Wheeler and McLellan shared
the valedictorian honours.
White and Passmore received
the citizenship award.
McLellan was awarded the Good
Guy awarded by the Grade 7 stu
dents, the geography, math, and
music awards and recognized as
the student who had contributed
the most to school life.
White and Kessel shared the
French award while Wheeler and
Joshua Nichol were given the ath
letic awards.
band executive member Shirley
B rugger.
Brugger says she hopes commu
nity groups which have donated to
the band “won’t think they’ve
given in vain” since the band needs
to replace about $20,000 worth of
instruments since 90 per cent of the
band’s instruments are older than
20 years old.
“We’ve got duct tape holding the
Resources will lift the mandatory
licence requirement for all
Canadian resident adult anglers
under age 18 and over age 65. This
weekend of licence-free fishing
will give many people the
opportunity to discover, or
rediscover one of Ontario's finest
natural recreational activities.
Angling is a multi-billion dollar
industry in Ontario. Three million
people wet lines every summer in
this province! The Ontario Family
Fishing Weekend is a wonderful
way for people to rekindle an
interest in fishing, or to discover
the sport for the first time, and
that’s the key; people who are more
aware of the environment are more
likely to work to protect the
environment.
Anglers who fis)a without a
licence must abide by the limits set
by the province’s Resident
Conservation Licence. All other
fees and regulations apply during
federation president in Huron
County.
She served as a temporary vice
principal at Clinton PS before
moving to McCurdy PS and then
to Exeter as vice-principal.
Coming with Laurie to Blyth
will be Grade 4/5 teacher Sharri
MacDonald, a former student of
Laurie’s.
MacDonald has also taught in
Brussels and Hensail.
Krotz earned the history and sci
ence honours while Teeft took
home the art award.
Wheeler was given the math
award as well as English honours
E.Wawanosh students honoured
With elementary school com
pleted, the Grade 8 students of
East Wawanosh Public School
marked the end of the year with an
awards ceremony, June 28.
Award recipients were: Paul
Garniss, math and general profi
ciency; Michele Nixon, valedicto
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they're $4,000 apiece to replace.
Many of our instruments are get
ting very fragile and when a valve
gets stuck or the instrument just
won’t play, the girls have to fake it
during a performance,” she says.
Traditionally, the $3,700 grant
from the board went towards the
cost of buying new music so that
the band could play current songs
the weekend and will be enforced.
For details of fishing regulations
and the terms of Conservation
rules, please consult the 1999
Recreational Fishing Regulations
Summary, available at your local
angling licence issuer.
Be on the lookout for Family
Fishing Weekend activities in your
area! These events include active
education programs for kids and
families, tips, demonstrations and
guided fishing opportunities. You
can call 1-800-667-1940 for event
information in your area.
The weekend is made possible
through the work of a Steering
Committee which includes
representatives of the Canadian
National Sportfishing Foundation,
Conservation Ontario, Northern
Ontario Tourist Outfitters, Ontario
Federation of Anglers and Hunters,
Resorts Ontario and the Ontario
Ministry of Natural Resources.
Betty Beer will be the acting
vice-principal at Exeter PS.
Other recent changes include:
Shelley Blackmore, acting vice
principal at Wingham PS; Pat
Stanley, principal at Anne Hath
away PS; Janet Shivas, principal at
Central Perth PS; Doris Dunnell,
acting vice-principal at Listowel
Central PS and Janet Morton, act
ing vice-principal at Upper
Thames PS.
and shared the proficiency award
with Passmore.
Wheeler was presented with the
Ontario Principals’ Council Award
for student leadership.
rian, English and history; Ashley
North, geography, French, music
and academic proficiency; Kyle
Campbell, science; Kerri Meier,
top female athlete and Principal’s
Award for Student Leadership;
Scott Folkard, top male athlete;
Krista Hewitt, art and Igor Stojcic,
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each year and repairing instru
ments. But, Brugger says the
$3,700 hasn’t come close to keep
ing up with the demands for instru
ment repair and replacement.
She says that before the issue of
board funding arose, the band had
determined it was going to have to
Centre
extends
hours
Are you operating a business and
need to speak to someone about
financing, business planning or
exporting ... after five?
Have you been on maternity
leave, want to re-enter the paid
workforce but can’t leave your
children at home to look at job
postings until your spouse arrives
... after five?
Are you thinking of starting-up
your own business, securing a loan,
but can’t leave your current job
until ... after five?
In order to meet the needs of our
clients, the Huron Business Centre
in Seaforth has extended its hours
until 8 p.m. on Wednesday nights.
The Huron Business Centre is a
co-operative venture between
several community-based
organizations sharing a common
mandate ‘to help small business
succeed!’ Staff are also available to
answer questions about all facets of
business management including
sales and marketing, human
resources, inventory management
and exporting. Further, they
provide internet access for
research, and a library filled with
books, videos, statistics, pamphlets
and information on a wealth of
government services and programs.
All Huron County residents are
welcome to utilize the services
offered by this centre. The regular
hours are now 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays and Wednesday from
9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
For more information about
services, contact (519) 527-0305
or fax (519) 527-2240. The
Centre can also be reached
at http:www.huronbdc.on.ca
Graduation
Jim Johnston of Blyth and
Lynda Cressman of
Kitchener are proud to
announce the graduation of
their son Michael Douglas.
He received his diploma in
Woodworking Technology
on June 22, 1999 from
Conestoga College,
Kitchener. Michael is
presently employed at Lee
Valley Tools in London.
seek corporate funding to replace
the aging instruments.
“We were struggling to begin
with and in some ways the board
did us a favour because the situa
tion has brought it to the public eye
what’s been needed for years.,” she
says.
“I can’t believe the way Huron
County came together to support
the band. The best thing that came
out of this is the pride the commu
nity’s shown in the band and we
could become stronger because of
it,” says Brugger.
Education director Lome Rachlis
said the band will also be able to
continue operating the way it
always has by continuing to prac
tise and use storage space for free
at the Seaforth high school and
continue to use school board buses
while paying for gas and the driver.
Graduation
Heather Somers
daughter of Ross and Judy
graduated from
the Conestoga College
Advertising & Graphic
Design Program
on June 23, 1999
Heather is working at
Ignition Design &
Advertising
in Cambridge
Congratulations Heather
from family & friends
GRADUATION
Shannon Leigh-Anne Craig,
daughter of Graeme and
Helen Craig graduated from
the University of Windsor
with her Honours Bachelor of
Human Kinetics in Sport
Administration on June 5,
1999. Shannon is a former
graduate of Walton and
Seaforth Public Schools and
Seaforth District High
School. Currently, Shannon
is employed at Goodlife
Fitness in Windsor, Ontario.
& Congratulations
Dad & Michael
Well Done
Love Mom,