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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2001-06-27, Page 1NORTH HURON PUBLISHING COMPANY INC I Inside this week pg. 2 Blyth gardens stops .7 on tour 0 E.Wawanosh pg' / woman Wingham hospital bd. chair pg 12 Old Walton building gets makeover pg. 15 Decoration service in Brussels D. 12 Stratford's 'Woolf' r g. good, but not for all Painting the town When Blyth Communities in Bloom committee put out a challenge to paint the town's fire hydrants, the creative came forward. Painting the hydrant behind the post office for the Legion last week were, from left: Deanna Durcharme, her son Cory and her mother Bonnie Bearss. The contest will be judged July 13. Citizen WELCOME 70 LAY T I-1w)r--,- ESTABIJSRLD 1977 (' . • '1 s. Volume 17 No. 26 Wednesday, June 27, 2001 75 Cents (70c + 5c GST) Dog days come back to Blyth Schenk named OPSBA vice-chair • Avon Maitland District School Board Vice-Chair Colleen Schenk was elected the new Western Region Vice-President of the Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) at its annual general meeting held in Kingston on June 16. Schenk is currently serving her third term as a school board trustee, first with the Huron County board of Education and now with the Avon Maitland District School Board. She has been actively involved in OPSBA for the past four years in her capacity as a member of the board of directors. Through OPSBA she has chaired the policy committee and for the past two years was Western Region Vice-Chair. Schenk has been actively involved in the school communities in her zone (Area 3 Huron-Northeast) and attends school council meetings and school functions at many of these schools. She has also been a director on Huron-Bruce Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) since 1995. There are five ,district school boards in the OPSBA Western Region, including Avon Maitland, Thames Valley, Bluewater, Lambton-Kent and Greater Essex. Schenk is well known as having a strong voice at the OPSBA table on behalf of the Western Region Boards. Some of her new duties include acting as executive liaison with the policy committee, serving .with the National Children's Agenda and the Special Education Committee. Schenk is married to husband John and has three children. By Mark Nonkes Citizen staff The dog days have returned to Blyth for the annual Bluewater Kennel Club's dog show. Hundreds of dogs and their owners will embark on Blyth in the three-day event, July 3, 4 and 5. This year marks the first agility competition, where dogs and their handlers move through an obstacle course of hoops, tunnels and zig- zags as quickly as possible. There are 45 entries every day for the agility competition, something that pleases dog show spokesperson Florence Pullen. The agility competition adds to the two already existing obedience trials and the By Mark Nonkes Citizen staff Children have been complaining that the Brussels-Morris-Grey pool is simply too cold. The pool relies on solar heat, and when there is not enough sunshine, the water gets too cold, parent Rose Kellington said. A parent committee was recently set up by BMG recreation board to investigate the possibility of a new pool heater. The group began raising funds and confirmation competition. In the obedience competition there are three levels of skill. Dogs are categorized into novice, open and utility sections. The novice section has the basic training skills, like telling the dog to sit and come. The open section is a bit tougher than the novice, as dogs must stay for a period of five minutes, without the trainer in the ring. In the utility category dogs have to find items with their owners' scent on it. "It takes a lot of training," Pullen said. The confirmation competition compares the dogs' appearance. Those dogs are judged in categories is looking at new ways to warm the water. One type of heater highly_ recommended was the same type that was installed at the Gorrie pool four years ago. It is an electric heating system with two pumps. "The initial cost for the pumps offset by the low operating costs," Kellington said. With a new heating system the pool could be used for more swimming lessons, Kellington said. More could be offered from June to September. of age, breed and sex. The dogs walk around the ring and the judges watch their movements, then holds them for closer examination. "it is a beauty contest, of sorts," Pullen said. Every year Goderich-area dog- owner Linda Stainforth enters one of her rare Japanese breed, the Shiba, Inu. She is one of seven breeders in Ontario registered with the Canadian Kennel Club. A lot of work goes into a dog before a competition, Stainforth said. Dogs need to be well groomed, teeth cleaned and nails clipped before a competition. This year Stainforth is entering a black and tan Shiba Inu called Hanna. Stainforth owns eight Shiba Registration for swimming lessons in Brussels is down this year. Head lifeguard Amy Ross believes parents are taking their children to heated pools in places like Wingham and Vanastra. - Living in a moderate climate zone where weather temperatures often drop at night, a heater would make the morning water temperature more controlled, Kellington said. The group is looking for funds for the new heating system from local businesses and organizations, as well as more people to become involved Inus and two other dogs and keeps them in the house at RR3 Goderich. Stainforth only does the local competitions in Blyth, .Woodstock and Chatham, but some of her competitors travel all over North America. In this year's show there are many American entries, Pullen said. Blyth is the perfect location for the dog show, Pullen said. It has great camping facilities, good rings and extraordinary food. The dog show has been hosted at the Blyth fairgrounds since 1982. Entry into the gates for the general public is $2 for adults and $1 for children, under 12 are free. in the project. "I hope that the parents, lifeguards and various service clubs. organizations and businesses in Brussels and area, can work together towards this worthwhile goal." Kellington said. For more information contact Kellington at 887-9078 and George Langlois at 887-6727. Donations can be given to head lifeguard Amy Ross, Murray McArter and any recreational board member. Police make arrest As a result of a police investigation, a 20-year-old Vanastra man has been charged with criminal negligence causing death and impaired driving causing death. Police have determined that Paul Sherban was the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a Jennifer Randall, 21 of Exeter, Jan. 16. The woman was walking with two other people along the side of 7th Avenue at 2:15 a.m. when, police say, she was hit by a 1989 Ford Thunderbird, that was travelling east at a high rate of speed. Police interviewed the people in the car and asked for public assistance in determining who the driver was. The vehicle was detained tOr expert examination and forensic testing. Sherban is to appear in court in Goderich, Aug. 13. Citizen office open Monday With the Canada Day weekend there will be link c'iange at The Citizen. As staff holiday.; will be split between the Friday and. Monday. the Blyth office will be open both days. However, deadline will be moved ahead to noon on Monday The Brussels office will be closed on the Monday. lite editorial and advertising copy can he slipped under the door for pickup at noon that day. Have a sate and happy holiday weekend. Colleen Schenk OPSBA Western Region Vice-President Brussels fundraises for much-needed pool heater