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PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2004.
Job well done
Madill drama students Josie McDonald of the Blyth area,
Jontue Kuyvenhoven arid Jessica Spink of Brussels
accepted their school's award of merit for an ensemble
performance at the ceremony following the Sears Drama
Festival on Saturday night. Other local Madill students
involved were Justine King and Drew Thomas of Brussels
and Orie Falconer of Blyth. (Vicky Bremner photo)
In the mood
Drama students from 11 secondary schools converged in Blyth last week for the annual Sears
Drama Festival. In addition to public adjudicated performances, the students honed their skills
at various workshops, including this one on swing dancing. (Bonnie Gropp photo)
Parenting workshop Mar. 24
Watch for
of tundra
Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area
may not have swallows that return
every year in March like the San
Juan Capistrano mission but it
certainly plays host to thousands of
tundra swans during the spring of
every year.
The swans, which winter along the
Atlantic coast in the Carolinas, will
have travelled about 1,000 km
before they arrive at their first rest
stops in southwestern Ontario. After
two to three weeks of rest and
feeding they will continue on to the
northern prairies before a final
• journey to the tundra of northern
Canada where they will breed.
For some ' birds the massive
migration will exceed 4,000 km. It is
undertaken at a leisurely pace
however, with the birds leaving their
wintering grounds throughout
February and arriving in the Arctic
breeding grounds between mid-May
and Mid-June.
The stop in the Great Lakes region
is essential for the birds' survival.
The time spent consuming grains
and submerged aquatic plants
On March 4 at 9:45 a.m. OPP were
notified of a break-in at a residence
on Division Line in Huron East.
Sometime overnight the house was
entered when a window was
smashed. No one was home that
night and the victim discovered the
break-in when he arrived the next
morning.
return
swans
provide the swans with the fat
needed to fuel the return flight to the
prairies. The food consumed at each
stop on the migration means the
swans arrive at their Arctic breeding
areas shortly after or during the
spring thaw with sufficient fat and
protein reserves to produce and
incubate a clutch.of eggs.
The tundra swan is one of the
largest species of waterfowl in North
America. Although it is often
mistaken for the trumpeter swan
because of its white plumage, and
black legs and bill, it can be
distinguished by a yellow teardrop
under the eye.
The swans arrive at the Hullett
Marsh as the ice begins to disappear
in March and the migration through
the wildlife area will last for up to
two months. During the peak
migration period 10,000 of these
majestic birds may be on the Hullett
property at one time.
If you would like more
information about this spectacle
please contact the Friends of Hullett
at 519-482-7011.
Stolen from the house was a 32"
RCA television, two Stihl
chainsaws, one Echo chainsaw,
crossbow with scope and a toolbox
containing assorted drywall tools.
The total theft is approximately
$5,000.
If you have information call the
Huron OPP or Crime Stoppers.
The Huron County Parent
Education and Resource Committee,
formed in early 2003, is hosting the
Parenting Teens Workshop series,
beginning on Wednesday, March 24.
The committee whose mandate
includes identifying gaps in Huron
County services for families and
children, is offering the series to
parents who wish to learn more
about parenting strategies and
understand better the needs of their
teens.
"Not unlike other communities,
there is a huge gap in Huron County
services for children and parents
who have children beyond the age of
six years. We are particularly
concerned about our teens and the
lack of parent programs and services
for this group," notes Jane Falconer,
chair of the PERC 7+ group.
"Offering these sessions is a first
step to ensuring that parents
understand what their teens are faced
with and how they can effectively
respond to situations they will
encounter."
The series will include sessions
entitled, Surviving Your Adolescents
— improving your relationship with
your teen, Drugs and Alcohol — how
to talk to your teen about substance
abuse, what they are using and what
to look for; Sexuality — how to talk to
your teen — the facts, and Who Stole
My Teenager?
Guests speakers from local
agencies and an OPP officer will be
speaking on these important issues.
Speakers will be available to respond
to parent's questions.
Sessions will be held at Goderich
District Collegiate Institute Library,
for four Wednesdays commencing
March 24 from 7 - 9 p.m. Pre-
registration for individual sessions is
required.
Contact Jennifer at Huron County
Child Abuse Prevention Committee
(519) 482-8777 or 1-800-479-0716
(ext. 217) to sign up.
OPP investigate
Huron E. break-in