HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2017-04-05, Page 3The Hensall Heritage Hall Society held an event with food and refreshments March 30 for the After 5
Business Appreciation Night. Roughly 85 businesses were recognised. In the middle is the chair of
HHHS, Kay Wise.
Hensall Heritage Hall
Society recognizes
businesses for their support
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
It's been a long road to
becoming the entity known
as the Hensall Heritage Hall
Society; understanding how
much time and effort it took
to achieve such a status, the
organization recognized sev-
eral businesses in the area
that helped in their journey.
"We want them to know
what we're doing and what
we still have to do," stated
chair of the HHHS, Kay Wise
March 30 at the event they
named -After 5 Business
Appreciation Night.
Roughly 85 businesses
from Hensall and the area
were acknowledged for their
support.
HHHS is a non-profit
organization compiled of 16
members that first set up
shop in Wise's backyard
three years ago. Initially they
went by the Town Hall as
their committee's name.
They longed for a change
of setting, so they
approached the municipal-
ity of Bluewater about the
space on top of the town's
library that has had its doors
closed for the last 40 years.
Thanks to a federal herit-
age grant as well as funding
from the Ontario Trillium
Foundation, last November
the HHHS had a place to call
home.
Once they had the Tril-
lium money in hand they
installed an elevator.
They are currently leasing
from Bluewater and renting
out the space to organiza-
tions and businesses for
meetings and
congregations.
"We've been waiting a
while for this and it's here
now," said Wise.
The hall is fundraising to
cover costs for curtains for
the stage as well as lettering
for the front of the building.
Wise said with the hall cre-
ating such a buzz presently
there's an event booked
about once a month.
Wednesday, April 5, 2017 • Huron Expositor 3
Lower numbers than usual
not stopping fun at Seaforth
Big Buck Day and Gun Show
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
Hunters and firearm
enthusiasts enjoyed a fun -
filled day at the Seaforth Big
Buck Day and Gun Show.
Similar to past events,
which have been held for the
last six years, the Seaforth
District and Community
Centre leased the entire
building.
Seaforth Big Buck Day and
Gun Show Organizer, Larry
Dolmage also known around
town as Mouse, said that
although both attendees and
vendors are down from pre-
vious years, "It's still a great
show."
Last year they opened the
doors to greet more than 800
people while last Saturday's
event saw about 700.
Mouse said in the past he's
witnessed 1000 plus attend-
ance numbers.
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Mouse was asked by the
Expositor if he knew how
many years he expects this
event to last for, he replied,
"it will keep going as long as
there (are) hunters."
Rob Faulhafer won for the
largest typical deer with a
170 score and the non -typi-
cal deer victor was Darrel
Faber's deer, which scored a
136.
"That's a big deer,' said
Mouse.
Mouse said the event
attracts people from Lon-
don, Huron County, Bruce
County, and Perth County
with travellers as far as Parry
Sound.
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