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Hullett CPS curlers advance to play-offs
FROM LONDESBORO
The virtue being examined this
first week of March at Hullett
Central Public School is
understanding. Principal Lois
Tebbutt has chosen an anonymous
quote to support this virtue. “What
the heart understands today, the head
understands tomorrow.”
The rest of the news from the
school this week has to do with
sports.
The Blyth Legion has again this
year donated monies so the Grade 5
pupils can participate in a swimming
program at Vanastra. Swimming
classes will begin on Wednesday,
March 19 for eight weekly sessions.
Mr. Caldwell and Mrs. McDonagh
will accompany the pupils. Busing
will be shared with Blyth Public
School.
Basketball was added to the
school’s tournament roster last year
and intramural basketball has been
enjoyed by many pupils either as
participants or spectators. This
year’s regional tournament was held
on Thursday, Feb. 27 at Central
Huron Secondary School. Huliett’s
basketball coaches were Mrs.
Turcotte-Lapaine and Mr. Caldwell.
The girls team placed second to ,
Blyth while the boys team was third
overall.
A few years ago, curling was
offered to the pupils at Hullett by
interested parents who took on the
coaching duties. This winter sport is
held at the Vanastra Curling Club.
On Feb. 20, two teams from Hullett
journeyed to the nation’s capital to
participate
Annual
Provincial
were four
tournament
hundred teams from across Ontario
were entered.
Team one from Hullett, Brad
Lapp, Kendra Falconer, Eric
Radford and Katie McClinchey,
coached by Julie Falconer, finished
first in their pool with a record
in the Timbits 15th
Elementary School
Championships. There
area schools in this
at Carleton Place. One
of four and zero and advanced
to the playoffs. This team won
their division on Sunday after
noon having curled, eight games in
total.
Team two from Hullett, Molly
Horbanuik, Lindsay Gibson, Robyn
Lobb, Michael Roy and Geoff
Gibson, coached by Lynda
Horbanuik, also advanced to
playoffs with a two and two
record. This team won the Ruige
Publishing event on Sunday having
curled seven games in the weekend
event.
Congratulations to all those
curlers on a successful weekend.
Rev. Schwindt talks of
knowledge for 2003
While Old Man Winter served up
another blast of cold air outside.
Garnet and Margaret Wright served a
warm welcome inside Londesboro
United Church of coffee, muffins
and juice to churchgoers.
Rev. Wilbert Schwindt titled his
message on Sunday, March 2,
Knowledge for 2003. His supporting
scripture passages were Psalm 19: 1-
14 and John 3: 1-5, 14-16.
All women of the community are
reminded about the World Day of
Prayer Service at 1:30 p.m. on
Friday, March 7.
The Sunday school invites all to
join them for an evening of crokinole
at the church on Thursday, March 13
from 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Minutes from the last Session,
stewards and board meetings are
available in the narthex of the
church. Members of those
committees are encouraged to pick
up their copies and peruse
before the meetings on March
Senior choir will practise
a.m. on Sunday, March 9.
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PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
By BRENDA
RADFORD
Call
523-4296
It is still cold and we have only
just begun the month of March, but
even the most winter-weary of you
mus* have enjoyed the beauty of last
Friday. Although we awoke to fog, it
quickly disappeared. The sight of
everything covered in a thick layer
of hoar frost against a clear blue sky
was amazing.
The B'yth-area tai chi group made
a second visit to Londesboro on
Wednesday, Feb. 26. This time they
demonstrated their traditional form
of Chinese exercise for the Happy
Gang .Seniors at the Londesboro
Community Hall. The benefits of
these exercise movements were
explained and the seniors were
invited to a tai chi open house in
Blyth on Tuesday, March 16.
The Happy Gang Seniors will
meet again on March 26.
The best wishes of the community
are extended to Josephine
MacGregor for her 80th birthday.
You can help her celebrate on
Sunday, March 9 at the Betty
Cardno Centre in Clinton.
Wednesday’s edition of The
London Free Press carried the death
notice of Kazimierz Kiezik. Kaz and
his wife, Jadwiga, were the previous
owners of the honey business at the
south end of Londesboro. When
they sold their home and business to
current owners, the Stepans, the
Kieziks moved into Clinton. Kaz,
who made his own skis, carved
many a trail on the frozen Maitland.
According to the paper, Kaz was 90
at the time of his passing and living
in London.
The race is on
Blyth Cubs challenged each other to Kub Kar races last week in preparation for the big event
in Exeter on the weekend. Waiting for the release by Leader Rob Kolkman are, from left: Cody
Ducharme, Jason Hallaban, Raven Phalen and Cody Richmond. (Janice Becker photo)
IF YOU’RE HEATING WITH WOOD, BURN IT SMART!
Here are some tips on burning and storing wood:
• Always bum clean, dry and properly seasoned wood.
• Split wood into pieces that are 10 to 15 centimetres in diameter. The
more surface area the wood has, the better the fire will bum.
• Store wood in a cool, dry place outside of your home, off the ground and
covered. Bring in only the wood you need for the day. Keeping too much
wood in your house can create mould problems.
• Burn small hot fires - they produce much less smoke than ones that are
left to smoulder.
• Never burn garbage, plastics, cardboard and styrofoam, or painted,
stained, pressure-treated and salt-laden wood.
• Consider changing to a high-efficiency wood stove, fireplace or insert
that is certified as “low-emissions.”
• Check the gaskets and flues on your stove regularly, and have your stove
and chimney inspected by a certified professional at least once a year.
• Have the air in your house checked by an indoor air quality inspector or
heating contractor to make sure that no smoke is escaping from your stove,
and install a carbon monoxide detector.
• Make your house more energy-efficient so that you will need less heat.