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SHDHS students raise
awareness about teen
homelessness
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Quilt show
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INDEX
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Sports 18
Announcements 22
Classifieds 25
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Touch down — Parachutist Bob Wright from Grand Bend Sport Parachuting
Centre lands on square 363 Monday morning on the SHDHS soccer field, to make a
winner out of Laura Nokes of Hensall in the South Huron District High School
(SHDHS) "parachute plunge" which raised money for SHDHS council programs. First
place winner Nokes received a $1,500 "Dirty Dancing" trip toToronto, courtesy of
Ellison Travel with second place winner Gerald Johns of Exeter receiving $1,000 cash.
In third place was Mary Lou Bilcke of Exeter who won $500 with Don Winters of
Exeter in fourth and winning $200. Below from left are SHDHS principal Jeff Reaburn,
Wright, fifth place winner Brianne Skinner who won $100, Mary Wright and school
council chairperson Jim Brintnell.The event, which raised $5,500 after expenses,was
the wrap-up to the school's `Futures Week' which saw a series of sessions on appren-
ticeships, small business ownership and other career exploration. (photos/Pat Bolen)
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"Major eyesore"
to be studied
By Scott Nixon
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SOUTH HURON — Provided it receives a 50 per cent
grant, council will enter into a study to look at what it
can do to improve the appearance of the pond near
the MacNaughton Park Dam.
The matter arose at South Huron council's Oct. 15
meeting during discussion of a letter the municipality
received from Riverside Drive resident Gerald Smith,
expressing concerns of the "green mess" in the
Ausable River and property owners spraying chemi-
cals on their lawns.
After discussing the issue, council decided to enter
into a study of the dam with the possibility of doing
away with it and restoring the area to a natural river
course. Acting chief administrative officer Don
Giberson said the study would cost about $30,000, but
there is a 50 per cent grant available. The municipali-
ty's involvement in the study is dependent on being
successful at receiving the grant.
Mayor Ken Oke said the Ausable Bayfield
Conservation Authority (ABCA) has told him the green
vegetation in the water is not algae, but is "duck-
weed," and is indicative of a healthy water environ-
ment. He attributed the duckweed to high tempera-
tures and low rainfall over the summer.
Still, residents have complained about the unsightli-
ness of the green vegetation that covers the water in
the area.
Giberson said a study would give the municipality
options of how to proceed to improve the appearance
See SH page 2
"Green River" —The MacNaughton Park Dam,
photographed Sunday, was the topic of conversation
at a recent council meeting, as councillors responded
to complaints from residents about the green
unsightliness in the water. Council voted to hold a
public meeting and enter into a study to determine
the dam's future. (photo/Scott Nixon)
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