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Susan Hundertmark photos
A chilly Easter
Decked out in their snowsuits instead of
Easter bonnets, Seaforth's children still
joined in the Easter egg hunt at Victoria
Park and St. James School despite
unseasonably cold weather. Above,
Jeffrey Fritzley, 4, of Seaforth and his
brother Christopher, 2, have fun filling
their baskets with eggs while at left,
Alivia Brown, 19 months, of Seaforth,
shows off the egg she found in the snow
during the hunt.
THE HURON EXPOSITOR. March 30, 2006 -7
Local schools juggling
IPM and Terry Fox Run
By Stew Slater
Special to the Expositor
The 2005 International
Plowing Match (IPM) and
Rural Exposition is on a
crash course with the 25th
anniversary of Terry Fox's
Marathon of Hope in Perth
County, but officials of the
Avon Maitland District
School Board hope
schoolchildren and
administrators can adequately
juggle their schedules next
September.
At a regular meeting
Tuesday, March 23, trustees
voted 8-1 in favour of
"strongly encourag(ing)" all
schools to take part in a
nationwide Marathon of
Hope celebration on Friday,
Sept. 16.
The motion arose from a
report from the board's
delegate to the Ontario Public
School Boards Association
(OPSBA), North Perth trustee
Jenny Versteeg, who related
details of a presentation at the
provincial lobby group's
February gathering.
"The goal is ... students
running at the same time,"
Versteeg wrote in her report,
"with British Columbia
starting at 9 a.m., Ontario at
noon and so on. The
organizers are advertising this
as the largest event ever in
Canadian history. They want
to get students involved."
Perth County students and
school administrators,
however, will face a
particular challenge due to
the 2005 IPM, set for Sept.
20-24 at Carson Farms and
Auction Services just outside
Listowel.
The IPM, an annual
showcase of all things rural
and agricultural that sets up
its extensive Tent City in a
different Ontario location
each September, traditionally
has a heavy focus on
education and students.
Schools from the entire host
region become involved.
Perth East trustee Tina
Traschel -- who, like
Versteeg, is a farther --
acknowledged the scheduling
challenge.
But she led the call among
trustees to encourage schools
to take part in the Marathon
of Hope celebration.
She pointed to Versteeg's
OPSBA report, which
suggested the benefits of
participation could include
"fostering good relationships
with .. . community at the
beginning of the school
year" "good opportunity for
character education", and
"being part of a 'defining
moment' in Canadian
history'."
"1 realize it's right around
the Plowing Match, but I
really think it will be valuable
to be a part of this," Traschel
said. "1 know I'll be out there
on that day, at whatever
school is taking part."
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