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The Citizen, 1998-01-21, Page 9THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1998. PAGE 9. Blyth Atoms down Hensall The Blyth Atoms took an early lead in their Jan. 17 match up against Hensall on their way to a win. Cody Anderson popped the first goal at 6:47 of the first, with an assist by Nathan Witherspoon. A goal by Brett Bean put the visi- tors up by two until the hometown squad managed to achieve a tie before the buzzer. Tyler Kemighan earned an assist. Hensall took the lead for the first time, half way through the second before Blyth went ahead for good with three quick goals of their own. Goals were scored by Bean (two) and Witherspoon. Assists went to Anderson, Kemighan and two for Darcy Cook. Though Hensall attempted a comeback in the third, Blyth added two more to their total for the 7-4 win. Third period assists were earned by Darren Austin, Jeff Elliott, Kendall Whitfield and Kemighan. • ' . Diving effort Plays like this helped the Brussels Junior C Bulls (in black) earn a tie against the Kincardine Bulldogs when they took to the ice Sunday afternoon, in Brussels. All-Stars play in Goderich HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF ONTARIO Fun and frolic It was a game of pure enjoyment as the Blyth Beginners took on the Seaforth squad in a Saturday matchup. Beginners game a treat for fans Blyth fans were treated to a game of hockey and a reminder of what the game is really all about on Saturday, Jan. 17 in Seaforth. Although from the first face-off it was clear they were outranked in size and age the Blyth Bulldog Beginners were as tenacious as their title. The face-off style of centre Grant Sparling and wingers Adam Cronin, Tyler Stevenson and Lukas Witherspoon had all engrossed. Defencemen Colin Whitfield, Colton Kerr, Kirby Cook and Michael 1Vic-I`owell stood their ground as Seafoi•th swept by numerous tinies to swarm the Blyth end zone. There were many exciting The scoring was high for Brussels Novice Reps in both Friday night and Saturday morning games. _ Friday night Brussels met with the Elma-Logan Novices and defeated them 13 - 1. Scoring for Brussels was Christopher Jutzi with one goal and two assists, Matt White with two goals and three assists, Chris Corbett with six goals, Adam McClure with two goals and four assists, Greg Bowers with one goal and two assists, Adam Corbett with one goal and one assist, Cory Chapman one assist, Chase Chapman and Mitch Blake each assisted on three goals. Continued from page 8 winner with only seven seconds left in period two. Defenceman Ansley made an uncharacteristic rush deep into the Clinton zone and fired a bullet through heavy traffic that found nothing but twine. Clinton narrowed the lead to 5-4 with an early. third period goal but goaltender Scott Bromley and a moments during the game such as the breakaway by Lucas Cooke, Jeffery Vidito and Matt Chalmers which was ground to a halt as the buzzer rang to signal the end of their rush; All team members took their turn between the pipes to turn away many Seaforth shooters. The scoreboard was not in favour of Blyth at the final buzzer, but the Bulldogs skated off with as much hustle and smiles as big as they started with. Each team member knew they were the best hockey player to hit the ice since Gretzky, thanks to Blyth Coach Pat Cronin and his Trainer/Manager team of Dwight Chalmers and Derek Cook. Scoring for Elma-Logan was Jared Collinson. Saturday morning, the novices travelled to Bayfield and came away with a 13 -0 shutout. Cory Chapman and White notched hattricks each. C. Corbett and Bowers had two goals each, McClure, Jutzi and Jordan Campbell scored one. Points for assists were as follows: Chris Corbett, five; McClure, four; Jutzi, three; Bowers, three; White, two; Adam Corbett, two; Blake, one; Campbell, one; Cory Chapman, one. The team did an excellent job of Continued on page 10 solid defence led by Black, Ansley, Darryl Postma and Cory Bragg kept the Clinton shooters at bay until Haggitt iced the win with an unassisted empty-net goal with 19 seconds left in the game. The teams" playeda spirited but clean game with both teams registering only two minor penalties each. The 7th annual WOAA Senior Hockey All-Star Game was played in Goderich Saturday night and while Brussels no longer has a team to participate ex-Crusaders dominated the home team line-up. Brent Vandenakker, Ted Sills, Corey McKee, Jay Evershed, Dale Timmermans and Hugh Nichol all represented their new teams as the East Division defeated the West 9- 7. Sills, with a two-goal performance, was named West Division Player of the Game while Property matters were brought before the Jan. 6 meeting of Hullett council. Council had no objections to the severance consent application for Lot 21, Cone. 11, subject to condi- tions of a tree buffer, chain link fence all the way around with a proper set-back from road on the retained parcel. The public meeting for the rezon- ing of Part Lot 7 and 8, Conc. Mait- land Block, was scheduled for March 3, at 8:30 p.m. A bylaw was passed to accept Station Street, Auburn, previously After discussing an unsafe condi- tion on an unopened road allowance, West Wawanosh coun- cil agreed, at the Jan. 6 meeting, that those responsible would be charged under the Highway Safety Act. Council was advised a log was blocking the road allowance, with a large hole dug on one side. Though concerned about the safety, coun- cillors commented that the town- ship was not responsible for the maintenance or upgrading of an unopened allowance. The township will repair the damage, but bill the work to the person or persons liable. All landowners affected by the Purdon Drain, were invited to the Vandenakker and McKee each added an assist. Evershed enjoyed an excellent period of hockey holding the East to a two-goal second period. Other local players involved included Milverton 4-Wheel Drive captain Jeff Smith of Monkton and Brad Robinson of Belgrave, currently a member of the Lucknow Lancers. Smith assisted on the West's opening goal while Robinson scored once and set up another. In typical All-Star fashion, the game was fast paced and penalty Huron County Road 22, into the road system of the township. A resolution from Morris Twp. council regarding the protection of livestock such as emu, ostrich, lama, elk, wild boar, deer, buffalo and bison, was filed by council. Robert Trick was appointed as the animal control officer on a con- tract basis. Drainage Superintendent Geoff King was authorized to attend the land improvement contractors con- vention at a cost of $53.50. The cost of memberships for Karl McNaughton, the building Feb. 3 meeting to hear a discussion on problems with the drain and whether an engineer should be appointed to deal with improve- ments and a maintenance schedule. Drainage Superintendent Geoff King was authorized to have a map prepared, detailing all township drains. The municipality will reimburse King for one-third of his costs to attend the Land Improvement Con- tractors of Ontario convention. It was noted by council that some landowners are digging on town- ship property. All residents are asked to advise council of their intentions and receive approval from council. Road and general accounts. in free with all five second-period goals coming in a six-minute span while the six third-period tallies were scored in the game's last 10 minutes. The East held a 3-2 first period lead with the teams tied at 5-5 with one period to play. Durham's Jeremy Franks' third of the game was the winner breaking a 7-7 tie with four minutes remaining while Thundercat teammate Scott Betts added an empty netter, his fifth point of the game, to seal the win. inspector, was $365, a quarter of the total charges due to his shared services. Total general accounts of $403,376.34, were approved for payment. At a special meeting held Jan. 7, council approved the hiring of Jane Bennett as office support staff, effective Jan. 20. A motion was passed to authorize the closing of the municipal office on Wednesdays, effective Jan. 21. Council sent a letter to the North Huron restructuring committee to ask permission to attend and partic- ipate in the next meeting. the amounts of $15,014.45 and $58,922.36 respectively, were approved for payment. A bylaw was passed to allow the municipality to borrow up to $600,000, for necessary expendi- tures prior to the collection of 1998 taxes. A bylaw to regulate manure pits in the township was also passed. Find out the answers by calling the Heart & Stroke Healthline at 1-800-360-1557. Novices play high scoring games Haggitt ices the Blyth victory Hullett council talks property W. Wawanosh will repair, but not pay