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All-girlsband
to attend
this year's
Ciderfest
Along with all the old
favourites, the
Seaforth All -Girls'
Marching Band will be
entertaining the
crowds at the 34th
annual Ciderfest this
Sunday.
Van Egmond
Foundation president
Jim McIntosh says he's
very happy to be
involving a local group
in the annual
festivities, which runs
this year from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at the Van
Egmond House.
McIntosh says
organizers are hoping
to attract at least as
many vendors as last
year, and adds they
should _have no
problem - as long as
the weather
cooperates.
Other activities
include ropemaking,
rugbraiding, tea cup
reading, a flea market
and . of course, hot and
cold cider in addition
to much more.
McIntosh notes that
each year Ciderfest is
the largest fundraiser
for the Van Egmond
Foundation.
Keep on Jamming....
Six local teens plan to keep
playing in band after making
semi-finals at Western Fair
talent contest... pg10
$1 25
get included
Wednesday,
Sept. 20, 2006
Katrina Siebert, 9, of Seaforth, is joined for a leg of the six -mile Terry Fox Run by her grandpa
Ross and sister Kendra, on Sunday morning. Katrina raised $85.
Seaforth and area participates
in Terry Fox Run for 25th year
Susan Hundertmark
Whether it's their way of battling back
against cancer in their families or whether
Terry Fox is a personal idol, a core of close
to 60 Seaforth-area residents have been
participating in the annual Terry Fox Run
for 25 years this year.
"Last year was the run's 25th
anniversary but Seaforth didn't
participate the first year so this year is
our 25th anniversary," says organizer
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Local
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Brian Shypnla
Local Catholic elementary
students are tops in Ontario in
reading, writing and math for the
second year in a row, according to
the latest provincewide
standardized testing.
The Huron -Perth Catholic
District School Board had the
highest scores among 79 English
language school boards in Ontario
in 2005-06 results released by the
Education Quality and
Accountability Office.
The test results for Grade 3 and
Grade 6 students came within a
few percentage points of matching
the province's goal of having 75
per cent of students at or above
the standard by 2008, two years
ahead of schedule.
"We're very pleased. It's a lot of
hard work, good teachers," said
Larry Langan, director of
education, in lauding the efforts of
students and staff:
Although EQAO doesn't rank
the school boards, the Huron -Perth
board compared itself to the others
and found it finished on top again,
superintendent of education
Martha Dutrizac confirmed.
In Grade 3 testing, 79 per cent of
students were reading at the
standard, outpacing the provincial
average of 62 per cent. In writing,
the number was 73 per cent
compared the average of 64 per
cent, and in math 80 per cent
compared to 68 per cent.
Results were similar in Grade 6,
See LITERACY, Page 2