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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2004. PAGE 13
Howick family involved in education
By Stew Slater
Special to The Citizen
Discussions around the Versteeg
family dinner table, on a dairy farm
in Howick Twp.. must certainly have
taken on a few new twists since last
November's municipal election.
That's when mom Jenny Versteeg
was acclaimed as the only candidate
to serve North Perth on the Avon
Maitland District School Board. And
to anyone who finds it Strange that a
Huron County resident represents a
Perth County jurisdiction on
educational matters, the Versteeg
family has an answer: Versteeg's two
daughters are graduates of Listowel
District Secondary School (LDSS),
and her two sons presently attend.
Indeed, fifth-year student Willy
Versteeg is so keenly involved in the
life of his high school that he
actually preceded his mother to a
position serving the school board, by
being elected LDSS student trustee
for the 2003-04 school year.
"Yeah, it was his- idea first,"
smiled Jenny Versteeg at a recent
Avon Maitland board meeting,
explaining how both she and her son
ended up making twice-monthly
trips to Seaforth for meetings, and
keeping up on the board's between-
meeting affairs.
Willy accepted the role as LDSS's
student representative at the board
last' May, and Jenny Versteeg was
quick to' point out that he actually
had to campaign for support in a
student election. She, by contrast,
was acclaimed to replace outgoing
trustee Don Brillinger.
She says mother and son usually
must travel in separate vehicles to
Seaforth, since the student trustees
often convene their meetings earlier
than their board counterparts, while
the full board meetings usually
conclude well after the student
trustees have wrapped up.
However, two of the 10 student
trustees normally attend the full
board meeting, and Jenny Versteeg
noted her son was keen to be in the
room in early February, when
trustees discussed and voted upon a
recommendation to allow secondary
schools to partially revert to
semestered timetables.
During the Morris-Turnberry
council meeting on Feb. 17, council
had no objections to the request from
Braemar Retirement Centre in
Wingham, to change 719 Josephine
St. to 719 A and 719 B Josephine St.
to make directions more clear for
emergency response vehicles.
***
Council decided to have Dietrich
Engineering prepare a new
maintence schedule for the Hastings
Underwood municipal drain and that
it be incorporated in the proposed
report.
***
The Huron Plowmen's Association
sent council a letter, asking for
donations to assist the association in
hosting another year of the event.
Council decided to donate $100 to
the association.
***
The Huron Federation of
Agriculture invited members of
council to their annual Member of
"(Willy) has really enjoyed
learning the techniques for running
an organization," the North Perth
trustee explained, adding both
mother and son agree trustees and
student trustees are "really well-
supported (in the Avon Maitland
board) in terms of learning how to
run meetings and how to make our
points known."
Those dinner table discussions —
so common since the mother-and-
son team started travelling to
Seaforth — aren't always
characterized by such consent,
however. "We do talk a lot about
school board issues, and we don't
necessarily see it eye to eye all the
time," she said.
Parliament luncheon meeting at
Vanastra Community Christian
Reformed Church. Council decided
to send Dorothy Kelly, mayor, and
Councillor Paul Gowing.
***
Councillors sent their best wishes
along with a municipal pin to Albert
Kitchen in celebration of his 80th
birthday, pursuant to the family's
request.
Along with this request, council
decided to prepare a policy to send
congratulatory greetings for special
birthdays or anniversaries when
requested by ratepayers in the
municipality.
Classifieds advertisements
published in
The Citizen
are now available on our
website at
www.northhuron.on.ca
Outdoor fun
As the warm temperature rises, spring weather may be just around the corner and the students
from East Wawanosh Public School took full advantage of it when they went to the Wawanosh
Nature Centre on Feb. 27. These Grade 4 and 5 students played the Food Chain game where
groups of students are_ either carnivores, herbivores or omnivores, chasing each other around
the centre. Jessica Lucas takes a stumble after being chased by a student-carnivore while
Christopher Shiell, who proudly walks away from catching fallen Sean Golley (behind) before
realizing that Margaret Bissonnette wasn't just a volunteer, but part of the game. (Elyse DeBruyn
photo)
M-T council briefs
Council okays
address change