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ATV, worth
$12,000
stolen in
Huron East
An all -terrain
vehicle, valued at
$12,000, was stolen
sometime between
June 5 at 7 p.m. and
the morning of June 6,
reports the Huron
OPP.
Police say thieves
forced their way into a
locked shed at a
residence on Blyth
Road in Huron East.
Stolen was a red
2006 Honda Rubicon
ATV VIN:
1HFTE265064505699,
Ontario license 39KA3.
Anyone with related
information is asked to
call the Huron OPP or
Crime Stoppers at 1-
800-222-8477 (1 -800-
222 -TIPS).
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Brooklyn Proctor, of Upper Thames Elementary School, has little trouble imagining the real thing while Bill Farnell simulates an
amputation with a bone -cutting handsaw on Brent Bannerman as Nicholas McLellan holds down the patient during a discussion of
pioneer medicine last Tuesday at the Van Egmond Foundation's new educational program for Grade 3 students.
Pioneer times come to life for Grade 3
Upper Thames is first school to try new Van Egmond school program
Susan Il u n d e r t m a r k
Dressed in pioneer costumes of their
own, two Grade 3 classes from Upper
Thames Elementary School in Mitchell
got a chance to step back in time at the
Van Egmond House last week.
A new program, offered by Van
Egmond Foundation volunteers - some
of them retired teachers - had its first
run through with the first school visit.
"It went very well," says organizer
Peter Spittal. "We enjoyed it and the
kids seemed to enjoy it."
The half-day visit to the Van Egmond
House offered hands-on activities for
the students who learned about pioneer
medicine, pioneer gardening and the
history of the area, including a tour of
the Van Egmond House.
"The program was fantastic," says
Grade 3 teacher Emily Agar.
She says the students loved being
able to taste the molasses, ginger and
licorice root used as herbal remedies
and to be able to plant seeds and taste
cooking herbs at the gardening station.
"It was very hands-on. They didn't
mind the children touching the
artifacts in the house which was great
for the kids," she says.
"They like to pick things up and look
at them," agrees Spittal. "In the house
they really enjoyed the fact that there
See PIONEER, Page 24