HomeMy WebLinkAboutLucknow Sentinel, 2009-10-07, Page 6Life with kids is an adventure and very rewarding
Life with kids is an adventure. You never know
what •will happen next. One minute you maybe
working like crazyto get
• your lawn mowed
before it rains and the next minute you are glu-
ing the headlight of your minivan back together
and asking your son what he THOUGHT would
happen when he swung a bat at it.
Despite the expenses, the most important
thingou as a father can
Y do is to encour-
age your children to throw themselves
into activities that are meaningful, fun and
most importantly, take up lots of time
The other day I watched my youngest son
Benjamin go into the shed with his friend Matthew
and grab a piece of plywood (5 minutes). Beingan
experienced father, I knew at the very
least that this
meant I would soon be picking a piece of plywood
off of my front lawn.
Next, they combed the driveway, the lawn and the
cul-de-sac (translation: dead end), picking up rocks
of every shape and size (1 hour). This, in itself, made
it worth cleaning up the. pieces at a later date. After
gathering all the stones they could find, theyset them
all on plywood l wood sheet and
y labeled them with my
sharpie (25 minutes). Finally, they carriedthe board
to every house in the neighbourhood, offering
their wares to our unsuspecting but wealthy
neighbors (1 hour, 15 minutes).
This activity had a score of 165 TMD's (Total
Minutes Distracted) and I was able to write this
column and have a nap! Hurray!
Not only that, but the two boys actual-
ly sold eight dollars worth of stones!
Yes, it's true. The activity that Dad
sponsored (by not stopping them and
by letting them use all of his stuff)
took a long time AND made some pretty
sweet coin! I have to give some credit to Ben as well
as he was able to actually take plain old stones off of
my drive way and get our neighbors to pay real
money for them! In fact, he even sweet-talked my
wife AND me into "investing" into some "product"
we promptly ourselves which p
( p p y returned to the road)
(which was promptly returned to the plywood sheet).
The highest marks go to Matt, however. Once the
money was split up, he got the greater percentage
because he was going to give it to his grandparents,
who were raising money for Breath Cancer.
Mark Thrice is our nationally syndicated humor
columnist.
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Dear Editor,
The 2009 Taste of Huron celebrations, a week long
festival of flavours and feasts wrapped on Sunday,.
Aug. 30 with a savoury brunch and presentation by
renowned chef Michael Stadtlander.
The Huron County Heritage and Cul qre
Partnershi (HCP)•
... p extends sincere appreciation . and
-thanks to individuals and organizations for their hard
work and suppoxt.
Rick Sickinger, co-ordinator for Heritage and
Culture Partnershipalongwithg
staff � from. the
County of Huron Planning and Development
Department including Jenna Ujiye, intern Brittany
played important roles `i
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� � p n conceiving of the
events and activities and making community con-
nections to assure success ` for this first Taste of
Huron celebration.
The : Taste of Huron Committee also \ included;
TonyMcQuail, cQuail, Scott Evans, Frank and :"Elizabeth
Ihng, Melina Hussey, Denise. Carnochan, Steph
Alien, Scott Evans and Sam Gundy who each con-
tributed ideas and energy supporting the dining .cele-
brations held in locations throughout the countydur-
ing the last week of August.
Chefs who assisted deserve a special mention too:
Colin Corriveau and Matt Huether from The Docks,
Andrew McIntosh from the Black Dog Village Pub
8 Bistro, Mike Baker from Beninller Inn and Steve
Bland. Gala Dinner and Brunch events were coor-
dinated by Bill Crowley from Forage Foods 'and we
send a special thankou to Ted and
y • Kathleen
McIntosh: from the Black Dog Village Pub & Bistro
in Bayfield.
Thanks to Adrian and Cass Bayley for their assis-
tance in hosting the Huron County Country Corn
Pig Roast in their remarkable barn outside of
Hensall. Thanks go out to volunteers and supporters
who provided ideas and helped with events hosted
throughout the busy week.
With the support of the Huron Tourism
Association and: Huron County's. Heritage and
Culture Partnership, we look forward to continuing
this special initiative and send our special thanks to
our hardworking associates who created an impor-
tant and successful celebration of the bountiful talent
and harvests in Huron County.
Karen Stewart,
President, Huron Tourism Association
ShelbyPhoto by Gait Reid
fir', King and Claire Howard l on the play-
ground p� Rai►
equipment having st ` fun during the LCPS meet -the-
teacher eight on Sept, 23.
Health unit asking parents to track illness
Health units and school boards in Huron and
Perth Counties are asking parents to help track local
illness. The Huron County Health Unit, Perth
District Health Unit, Avon Maitland and Huron
Perth Catholic District School Boards have created
a new School Health Monitoring Program. In the
past, schools had to report absenteeism due to ill-
ness when 10 per cent or more of the student body
was ill. The new program, starting Oct. 5, will
require all Huron and Perth County schools to
report illness each week, regardless of the number
of students who are ill.
"This will help us to see any trends or patterns
among those who are getting sick, especially during
the H 1 N 1 and seasonal flu season," said Dr. Nancy
Cameron, medical officer of health/chief Executive
officer of the Huron County Health Unit. "Having
this detailed information will helpmake sure we
have the right response
g to any outbreak so we can
help prevent further spread of illness."
"This program is .designed to help us keep a close
eye on illness in Perth and Huron .counties," said Dr.
Miriam Klassen, acting medical officer of health for
Perth County.
Parents will be asked to provide a description of
they call the
their child's illness whenp
school to
report that their child will be absent. The school
will ask the parent to identify whether the child is
experiencing:
- A respiratory or breathing -related illness (i.e.
coughing, sneezing, trouble breathing, sore throat),
- A gastrointestinal or stomach -related illness (i.e.
vomiting, diarrhea), or
- Any other type of illness (e.g. injury, medical
appointment).
Privacy will be protected because the names of
students will not be given when the schools report
the information to the health units.
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