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McGavin family recognized
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Emily Semple, of Clinton, Jynelle Nearing, of Seaforth, Shawna Duff, of
Seaforth and Sabrina Popernitsch, of Goderich play the snare drums during the
Seaforth and District All Girls Marching Band's annual spaghetti dinner on
Sunday. About 330 people attended the dinner, which is the band's main
fundraiser for the year.
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In what Huron County Federation of what a humbling experience receiving
Agriculture President Stephen the award was.
Thompson called an "unusual type of
presentation, even for us here in the
Federation of Agriculture," the Huron
County Recognition Award was given
to the McGavin family.
"Normally the award is given to an
individual, or possibly to an individual
and his or her spouse," said
Thompson. "Tonight's award is the
first time I can recall the award being
given to a family."
The award was given last Thursday,
Oct. 25 at the HFA's annual meeting
in recognition of the family's contribu-
tions tothe community.
They've been involved in 4-H, the
Huron County Plowing Association,
their church, and Junior Farmers.
They've acted as speakers and MCs
for events in public and have been
involved in many issues of the day,
including finding a way to keep the old
Walton school used by the community
after it closed.
Neil and Marie McGavin were there
with some of their family. Their sons
Brian and Jeff were there, and so was
Shannon, who is married to Jeff. Neil
and Marie's daughters Cathy and
Heather and Brian's wife Shelley
couldn't make it.
Being the only one in the family who
knew they were all getting the award,
Marie spoke.
She thanked everyone and spoke of
MUNICIPALITY OF HURON EAST
CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT
PHASE I - SEPTIC SYSTEM
INVESTIGATION
COMMUNITY OF EGMONDVILLE
NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT
The Municipality of Huron East is undertaking a Municipal Class
Environmental Assessment (Class EA) to investigate the need to extend
municipal sanitary sewers to the community of Egmondville. Phase 1 of
the study will assess the condition of existing private sewage disposal sys-
tems servicing the community and to determine potential impacts associ-
ated with the operation of these on the surrounding environment. The
study will involve on-site interviews, as well as bacterial sampling of
storm sewers, drainage ditches and natural watercourses.
A survey will be mailed to all residents of the community within the next
several weeks asking for general property and septic system information.
The survey will also request contact information so that a date and time
can be established to conduct a detailed on-site interview. For more
information on the Class EA process or components of the study, please
contact:
Kelly Vader, Environmental Planner
B. M. Ross and Associates
62 North Street, Goderich, Ontario, N7A 2T4
Telephone (519) 524-2641 Fax (519) 524-4403
(e-mail: kvader@bmross.net)
It is anticipated that the Phase 1 Study will be completed by spring of 2008.
Upon completion, the results will be presented to Huron East Council for
consideration. Public input and comments on the study investigations are
invited and will be received until December 14, 2007.
This Notice Issued October 31st, 2007
Jack McLachlan, Clerk -Administrator
Municipality of Huron East
"We're proud of all our family," she
said, mentioning their four children
and 14 grandchildren.
"I don't know how we all got here,
but we kept coming in batches," she
said.
"I also just wanted to tell you what a
pleasure it is to serve agriculture," she
said.
Thompson said that the contribution
of the McGavins to the agricultural
community has been "significant,
unique and ongoing."
"In this particular family, every gen-
eration seems to take the responsibili-
ty of contributing back to the commu-
nity that much more seriously than
the generation before," he said.
He said the McGavins seem to
believe that with intelligence and
doing well in life comes the responsi-
bility to give back to the community.
"This family doesn't sit at home very
much with its feet up," he said, noting
they always seem to be out there
doing something.
Thompson said that since he also
wears another hat in the farm book-
keeping business, he knows the
McGavin family has been "way more
than generous in helping a number of
us here weather our way through
some of the tougher times by allowing
us to keep going when other creditors
might say, No, we've got to have that
money. We've got to have it now.'"
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