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SHDHS
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Exeter PUC workers
helpoutin
eastern Ontario
EXETER - Three Exeter Puhlic
Utilities Commission 'employees
are in Casselman. southeast of Ot-
tawa to help. restore- electricity. to
the community. Steve • Skinner.
Scott Eveland and Randy. B.iilcke as
well as 'Adam Wilson of the Clin-
ton PUC left for Casselman Friday
after work.
- Dennis Hoekev of the PUC:said a
number of - crews fr-om the . area
went to eastern Ontario to help 're-
pair the- damages from last week's
ice storm. The Exeter/Clinton crew
is working within Casselman
_straightening and setting poles
"The' area's deyastated."
plained Hockey.
According to Hockey. a 'hydro
- line is constructed to withstand a 50
mile per hour 'wind and an inch of •
ice..
"Our guys say there are two to
four inches of ice. They saw 'one
pole that was literally driven into
the. ground from the sheer. weight of
it all: Poles are snapping- like tooth-
picks." Hockey said.
The crew is working '7. a,in.- , 6 •
p.m. and the community ap-
preciates their -efforts.. .
"The people are really supportive
and treating them like • royalty."
Hockey said.
He expect'. the crew to return to
.Exeter at the end of this week. -
"Ther are hoping -to get in other
crews. There's so much • needed in
the whole area that -being a small
community. 1 don't know whether •
they are on the priority list." said
Hockey,
Gerth step in
Hornulh started as rice -principal at GDCl/BSS three and -a
, 'half years ago and became principal there Iasi year. She is a
SHDHS graduate and taught English there Irian 'K5-92..Be
fore that she was a co-ortlinator'oul of the .board office and she
darted her career as an elementary teacher in Oxford County.
Hornulh iv looking lin-ward tri Dimling the halls of her alma
mater again.
• "1 was a Panther and my heart is still niece though.1 became
a Viking in Goderich." Honiuth said. "But this is like ranting
home to rnc_.l feel really. really lucky though (.;n a little ner-
vous coming honk to a new job and experience." •
She is also looking fin -ward to a less hectic schedule at
SHDHS. - -
"Having only one school to look after will he a hrinus in any
mind." Honiuth said. "It will be nice to focus on one place."
• Although the work at BBS was quite different than GIX'I
due to the behavioral problems of the young offenders. it was
not an unpleasant experience. she said.
Hrmtuth has been on nna1ernity leave after giving birth to Ler
sixth child. Denver. who is five weeks old. Homuth's
"I feel really', other children with husband Stu. an Exeter chartered
really lucky accountant. are Zak. 12. Mitch. II. Clint. 10. Jake. 8,
though I am a and Grayson. 3.
•
little nervous Homuth's father. Joe Wooden, was principal at
SHDHS for 22 years during two separate stints and
coming home to was CHSS's principal for about seven years. He start -
a new job -and cd his teaching career at SHDHS in '55. He also tried
experience." to introduce co-op education in 'the. '70s at a time it
was "not in vogue," Carroll said.
"And look what we're doing now:" he said..
Wooden is also a noted -local historian and penned a hook on
the history of Exeter 24 years ago to coincide the the-tOwn's
IOOth anniversary.
South Huron's new, boss. Exeter's own Debi
Honiuth takes over as -principal at. -South Hu-
ron District High School on Jan: 27. .Here Ho-
muth is pictured with one of her six sons,
Grayson. 3,- and their' dog' Max:- Honiuth re-
places Bill Gerth' who Is moving on to Chilton
Central Huron after two years at SHDHS. -
By Craig Bradford
T -A Reporter
EXETER - South Huron t)istnct High School is getting a
new boss later this month.
Exeter native Debi Honiuth is leasing her principal post at
Godench District Collegiate Institute and Btuewatcr Sec-
ondary School to become (he first female principal' .at
SHDHS. Cunni SHDHS principal Bill Genh is leaving for
Clinton's :Coital Huron Secondary- School while current
('HSS principal Linda McKenzie will move to Goderich's
two schools. All three w ill start their new duties on Jan. 27.
Avon Maitland District School Board education director
Paul Carroll said the Moves were made now for a few rca
sons. One is that the principals are moving closer to their
homes: Honiuth and her family live in Exeter. Gerth lives in
Belgrave located north of .Clinton .and McKenzie lives in
Gbderich.
Both Gerth and Honiuth have long
had requests to be transferred closer to
home. -
"These folks should he working dos-
er to home." Carroll concurred.
• Another reason for the move is to
have principals in place during the tran-
sition between the• old school boards
and the new amalgamated one and to
prepare to institute the. new four-year
secondary school package announced
by the, pros ince on • Friday for the beginning of the next
school year. -
-We wanted to do this before the holding pattern after the
new board is established." Carroll said. "This allows prin-
cipals to take inventory and prepare for the changes be-
ginning at the stan.of the new school year (in '98/99)."
Carroll added principals will stay at the noposts forsev-
cral years to pros•ide "stability that hasn't been there for five
years...
has been a kind of bumpy ride." he said. • ,
• Another reason for the moves is'that McKenzie has "a sol-
id history" with GDCl/BSS which educates young offenders
in the.-Biucwater Youth Centre. Carroll said..Her prior ex-
periencc at GDCl/BSS as a vice-principal will come in
handl through the changes.coming after recent problems at •
the correctional facility. he said.
"it's obviously a hit of a pleasure for me to see her hack' at
' the old school." Wooden said.on'his daughter's appointment.
"She's done good work and I'm sure shc'II continue to do
good work." -
Genii said he will miss his adopted home at SHDHS.
"I'm immensely sad about going." he said. "It takes a while
for a place to seem like home. It isn't achieved easily. I'm go-
ing to miss (SkIDHS) a lot though I'm not going to miss the
drive "
• Principal 'al SHDHS or the. -past. ass. two:years. Gerth was a
sice-principal at CHSS for five years. -
County takes over
connecting (inks
EXETER - Huron County is now
responsible for the maintenance of
County Road 83 and Highway 4
within Exeter's town limits.
Under the agreement. the county
will. receive the one-time capital
grant from the province for #83 •It
will also be responsible for mainte-
nance costs en Highway#4 he-
- tween the curbs within the town
limits. As well: the county will pick
up any capital costs on Highway #4
- not covered by the province.
Huron County engineer Sandra '
Lawson and Exeter public works
superintendent Glenn Kells have al-
ready discussed the budget and ex-
penditure procedures for 199$.
Bylaws to incorporate the con-
necting links in Clinton. Hensall.
Zurich and Wingham into the
county road system are also being
completed.
Syrup and berry yields expected to be low
.By Chantal! Van 1Raav'
. T -A Reporter -
HURON COUNT!', - Straw-
berries and ice cream and maple.
syrup on waffles may be a .,, 'mSon
breakf4st Or desScn to. ',Mire: but
don't take adsantage of these treats
-11 the weather continues as -it is. we
• rnighi hose a la.k of straw henies
andsyrup in the spring
in Huron Ciiunts the -weather has
been changnig rapidly. fluctuating
from wane to cold and loom wet tai
dry. Because of
this. a low
s kid 01 ben ies
is expected.
This pa'sfall
was ..unusually
warm and so
far the winter
has been unsex_
sunahh set.
Warm and wet
weather arc enemies t', berries A. -
carding. to Jude Dougall. owner of
Dougall's Ben res outside of Hen-
sall. the ideal weather lin straw
bevies is cool and dry-. Because of
ttie •oppusilc weather .!tells --, lar
said "Vl'c ha �. t„ a ail arid see
what'the weather brings as."
Ont thing . she can .see is -that
:rime, berries are already starting to
grow:
"Thc� could Stan to grow earl
and w hen a frost conies the can
experience winter ki1L'
Uougall said .,,the)-- hoe, .cx-
perient.cd winter -kill "in the past
and could possihis experience it
again this tear. hut the kill has
ncser leen so .csere ;that they
were 1or.'ed it, plow' the entire field
'under because Of rt.
But Dougall
cant guarantee
anything yet.
"There are so
tram s artahles rn
the spring Each.
scar it is different
hecause • of -the
Dougall's Berries weather,"she said.
Maple syrup also
requires continuous cold weather
to be states fel Because of the
present situat yr 111 1 -..astern Can -
the forecast for maple syrup
supply throughout Ontario 'locks
hls.i}, •- -
"They could start to
grow early and
when a frost comes
they can experience
winter kill."
Judy Dougall -
this year. sortie tarries arc ahcaus
starting to sprout. -
Dougall said beeause•of the long.
warm fall the trust did not go +•cry
deep into the ground.'She said this
can cause-dornianc-y rn the• plants;•
Dcinnancy is when juice gets out of
the•plants early and it goes into'the
ground.:
In the fall a layer. of straw is put
on the berries to insulate them
against the fluctuation in weather.
. In. order to grow ripe herr,ts. con-
tinuous cold weather throughout
the fall winter is art asset.
obvious fluctuations• in weather in .
Hurrm'County user the' past year
suggest the berries will not he as
ripe and for berry growers. there's
not much they can do about it. -
"You don't know what it's going
to be like until the spring." site
1:adei n Canada supplies a, great
amount :u1 Syrup across Canada.
explained secretary treasurer of-
Ontario
fOntario Maple Sy rup Producers'
Association Ken McGregor.
Currently". the assessment of '
damage is in 'its'preluiiinary stages.
-Ws easy to go off the deep end.
Out st -real!% don 1 know the -dam-
age yet MsCriegur said. adding
sonic estimates say abrin• ins to
10 ler cent damage has been done.
while others say almost 90 per cent
damage has been caused.
"1 dont thank people have both-
ered to open the bushes, yet. Every-
thing has been .shut down. They're
Jusi trying N) surae. They're ask-
ing where can 1 get a•cup u1 coffee
or a bowl of soup. • 1 don't think
people have even bothered to go
into the !tushes yet. All 1 can say
right now is that significant damage
has been done to the crops." he ex-
• plained. adding he heard there is'an
inch and a half to twos inches of ice
on everything. causing the limbs of
trees to be weighed down. '
•- "Some trees are losing limbs left.
• right and centre." he said.
But the situation is not all doom
and gloom. McGregor said.
• "There`s a significant amount of
lose in Montreal and Quebec." said
McGregor. adding these areas sup-
ply about .10 times the production of
'syrup than -Ontario. But he quickly
added the ,Bois area. north of St.
•Lawrence. 'is also a heavy pro-
duction area and they haven't been
hit at all.
"ft's six weeks until the start of
the syrup season." he said. "A lot
can happen between now and then."
Carl Mills is a maple syrup hobby-
ist in Huron County and is- not very
optimistic about the weather so far
this year.
- But like Dougall's Berries. he too
will wait -and see what the yield will
be when spring arrives.
"The weather is something we just
lane to live with. There just isn't
much we can do. all we can do is
hope it turns colder." he said.
• Mills explained when he. visited
-St. Marys one time this winter he
noticed that someone had trimmed
some rnaple trees and there were ici-
clesof sap dripping.
"The sap had already started to
run because of the warm weather,"
• he said. adding although that may he
atypical it 4 not tar serious.
"it gets more serious when it
reaches about eight, nine or 10 de-
grces. Then the trees think it's
"ring."
Mills explained that during cold
weather, sap. goes down to the roots
of the trees "where the trees stores
the life blood in its roots." When it
gets warn again the sap comes up,
the leaves start to grow and once a
spigot is put into the hark the sap
flows out.
When• -the weather fluCtUlfTer •
from warm to cold the, sap goes up
and down the trunk many times and
this can make for a had -tasting syr-
up. Mills explained.
The ideal weather condition for
maple syrup is a cold fall and
winter while the tree is dormant
and a mild spring.
"We don't start until the first
of March so there's no usc wor-
rying about what's happening
yet." lie said.
Strawberry fields forever. Judy Dougall from Dougall's Ber-
ries outside of Hensall checks to see how the strawberries
are doing with the frequent changes in the weather. She
said she will not know for sure how the berries coped until
spring.
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