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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-10-18, Page 11FROM BELGRAVE Club hears of Safe Home The Belgrave Community Club met on Oct. 6 with a good attendance. Their guest speaker was Arnold Mathers from Exeter talking about Safe Home for Youth in Huron County. These homes provide a refuge for a period of time for teenagers who feel they can no longer live at home. Counselling is provided for the teen and also the parent. The next meeting will be Nov. 3 with Nelva Scott discussing exercise for seniors. There will also be shoot parties on Oct. 13 and Oct. 27. The first euchre will be held Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. in the WI Hall. A social time followed the meeting. 36 play shoot There were nine tables of shoot in play at the Community Centre on Oct. 13. Winners were: high lady, Aileen Leddy; second high lady,. Joanne MacDonald; most shoots, Lois Chamney; low lady, Janet Mathers; high man, Nell Johnston; second high man, George Inglis; most shoots, Jack Taylor; low man, Ivy Cloakey. The next shoot will be on Friday, Oct. 27. There were seven tables of euchre in play on Oct. 11 in the WI Hall. Winners were: high lady, Nell Johnston; second high lady, Ruth Johnston; lone hands, Mary McIntosh; low lady, Iona McLean; high man, Stewart Musgrove; second high man, Dennis Leddy; lone hands, George Inglis; low man, Laura Johnston. The next euchre is Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. Cty, seeks rumble strip alternatives Residents of another part of Huron County have complained about the noise from rumble strips in the road and requested they be removed. At the September meeting of the agriculture and public works committee a group of homeowners living at the intersection of County Rd. 84 and Hwy. 21 complained they couldn’t sleep, watch television or sit on their front porches because of the noise of the newly installed strips which are designed to warn drivers they are approaching a stop sign. But Jim Love, reeve of Hay Twp., told county council Oct. 5 that there is no need for the warning strips at this particular location because drivers should already have slowed down. The discussion reminded Hullett Reeve Bob Szusz that he had complaiined on behalf of Londesboro East Wawanosh PS news THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2000. PAGE 11. Soccer teams compete in tourney By Leanne Mullin This year’s soccer tournament was held on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at Grey Central Public School. Each school did very well. The East Wawanosh Grade 7/8 boys were coached by Mr. Lobb, and the grade 7/8 girls were coached by Miss Schaefer. Both coaches did an excellent job teaching their students soccer skills and rules of the game. Both the girls and boys did exceptionally well, and each team played five games. The six schools that attended were, Turnberry, Howick, Brussels, Wingham. Grey Central, and East Wawanosh. Each team showed pure sportsmanship, and they all had a lot of fun. The girls won on?, tied two, and lost two. The boys won three, tied one, and lost one. The girls’ team consisted of Nicole Meier, Leisa McClory, Amy Cook, Bridget Kellington, Nicole Walker, Leanne Elston, Lindsay Malhiot, Nikki Van De Walle, Rachel Bell, Ellen Procter, Katie Mullin, Janisa Cloakey Leanne Mullin, Ashley Gaunt, and Camerra Yuill. The boys’ team consisted of Levi Cook, Jeremy Robinson, Mark Campbell, Lee Losch, Trevor Hopf, Kyle Nixon, Andrew Procter, Mark McCracken, Bett Mason, Kyle Procter, Kevin Frieburger, Josh Bruton, Bruce McGrail, Craig Folkard, and Jacob Dettweiller. It was a perfect day for soccer. Each game lasted for 25 minutes, and half-time was two minutes long. By Margaret Vincent This year’s book fair was very successful, raising $1,120.56, compared to last year’s $698.73. The winner of $25 worth of books for their class and $25 worth for themselves was Nicole Robinson from Grade 3. Congratulations! There was great turn out for the PEOPLE AROUND BELGRAVE By Linda Campbell Call 357-2188 Visiting at Jean Cook’s for a Thanksgiving dinner were Polly and Peter Neczkar of Winnipeg; Fay, Jim, Avie, Alycia and Jonathan Cook of Owen Sound; Joy Salerno and Chris Palmer of London; Bonnie Palmer of Goderich; and Terri and residents two years ago. “Is there any way they (the strips) can be spread out farther or raised higher so they’ll make more of a thumping noise,” he asked county engineer Vehicles collide on County Rd. 12 On Oct. 7. at 1:45 p.m. two vehicles collided on County Rd. 12 in McKillop Twp. The collision occurred near the Hullett- McKillop Road. Denise Krieger, 22, of Essex was northbound in her 1992 Ford when she lost control of her vehicle on the slushy road. Her vehicle slid across the road into the southbound lane. Bernice Pollett, 57, of West Wawanosh Twp. was travelling southbound in a 1992 Pontiac and couldn’t stop. Both vehicles collided head on. The two drivers were taken to Seaforth Public Hospital by night of Thursday, Sept. 21. Thanks to the funds made from the book fair we will now be able get 145 new books. By Adel Dodds On Thursday, Oct. 12 at 1:30 p.m. there will be a special fire prevention assembly presented by the Wingham Fire Chief Harley Gaunt. All classes will participate. By Nikki Van De Walle East Wawanosh school pictures for the whole school are on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 12 at 9 a.m. is the time for the alternate kindergarten class (Kindergarten B) and any students who were away on Wednesday. If you have any younger children that don’t go to school yet you can come to the school at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12 and get their pictures taken. By Nikki Van De Walle This year the East Wawanosh Grade 7/8 class is going to Tech 21 in Listowel once a month with the exception of May. They are going to the Bly th Theatre to see the production of Romeo and Juliet on Thursday, Oct. 26. In geography, the students are working on Corel presentations in the computer lab on the country of their choice. In French, they are making a presentation and a wanted poster to enable them to identify a suspect using props and the vocabulary they have been learning. In gym, they are playing touch football and will be soon moving on to frisbee football. In science, they are investigating environments and ecosystems. By Margaret Vincent This year’s book fair at EWPS was very successful, raising $1120.56, compared to last year’s $698.73. The winner of $25 worth of books for their class and $25 worth for themselves was Nicole Robinson Murray Cook of Ashfield. Visiting with Donna and Les Shaw for Thanksgiving were Sharon and Geoff Viglianti, Stephanie and Michelle of London; Carol and Brian Shaw, Mark and Graeme of Kintore; Pam and Richard Gethke, Shawn and Bradley of Goderich and Pauline Richards of Fordwich. Lillian and Lome Campbell and Gladys and Clare Van Camp of Brussels visited with Lyle and Dorothy Ansley of Tessalon on the occasion of the Ansley’s 50th wedding anniversary. They also travelled to Algonquin Park to visit Clare Van Camp’s cousins; Joyce Brownell and Sam Van Camp, and returned home on Oct. 12. Sandra Lawson. “Right now it’s a noise disaster in villages and built- up areas.” Lawson promised to look into alternatives. ambulance and treated for minor injuries. Both were wearing their seatbelts. No charges will be laid over the collision due to the road conditions. www.participacfion.com from Grade 3. Congratulations! There was great turn out for the night of Thursday, Sept. 21. Thanks to the funds made from the book fair we will now be able to get 145 new books. By Adel Dodds On Thursday, Oct. 12 there was a special fire prevention assembly presented by the Wingham Fire Chief Harley Gaunt. All students watched a movie and were encouraged to make a fire escape plan for their own home and to practise it. By Nikki Van De Walle On Friday, Oct. 6, the 7/8 class at Lovely Marilyn Fogal of Wingham holds a birdhouse on display at the Belgrave craft sale held on Saturday at the WI Hall. (Vicky Bremner photo) * Morris Twp. council passes fire agreement Numerous bylaws were passed at the Oct. 5 meeting of Morris Twp. council. A bylaw pertaining to an amendment for the Wingham Fire Area agreement was authorized. A bylaw was passed to establish administration fees for line fences hearings and awards. A bylaw was given approval for the municipal civic addressing system in urban areas. Taxes will be collected from the capped tax classes with the passing of a bylaw. The hours allotted for voting will be reduced for institutions and retirement homes. Property at Plan 415, Lot. 8 in Wingham was declared as surplus and will be sold. A request for maintenance of the Women's Recreational Hockey Blyth Arena Starts Sunday, October 22 @ 7:30 p.m. Full Hockey Equipment Needed For more info call 523-9040 or 523-9725 Come out for fun and exercise Previous hockey experience NOT a necessity. 1“ 1111 11 East Wawanosh Public School participated in a special project to help students understand what really happened in World War 1. Leslie and Patty were the instructors for the course. The students dressed up in old fashioned clothing and got to act out different parts. The students read different passages from real people who were in the war or who had a loved one in the war. They heard details about the war through'the war albums which had three different books. The students got to see and touch real waf artifacts. Rintoul Drain at Lot 25, Cone. 6 was accepted. Clerk-Treasurer Nancy Michie was authorized to attend the Association of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario meeting, Oct. 19. Morris Twp. will donate to the Bly th Christmas parade. There were no objections to a lottery licence for the Alzheimer Society. The general and restructuring accounts, in the amounts of $212,719.11 and $95.96, were approved for payment. Road accounts, totalling $24,913.93, were approved for payment. During the recreation meeting, approval was given for the payment of accounts, in the amount of $7,168.66. I I