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The Times Advocate, 2008-10-29, Page 66 Times -Advocate Wednesday, October 22, 2008 OPINION FORUM NEWS Panther field hockey team headed to WOSSAA tourney EXETER South Huron District High School (SHDHS)'s most recent field hockey games could not have been played in worse conditions, according to coach Jim Workman. "It was very cold and there was continuous torrential rain and hail, with the field being half covered in large pools of standing water," Workman said in an e- mail to the Times -Advocate. "This removed any skill from the game and made it a game of slash and dash." In the first game, against St. Anne's, South Huron started slowly as they tried to get used to the conditions, Workman said. The first half ended in a 0-0 tie. After the interval, Emily Lacasse poked home a loose ball to give the Panthers the lead. Staci Miller scored a second goal to put the game out of reach. After only 10 minutes, Lacasse added her second goal to make the final score 3-0 and secure equal points with Goderich and set up the deciding game of the Huron -Perth championship. "In that game, the fresh legs of Goderich showed," Workman said. cooking with memories BY DEBBY WAGLER ZIPPY SI MMSBURY STEAK I HAVE COOKED SINCE I WAS YOUNG. AT HOME MY FOLKS TOOK MONDAYS OFF AND I WAS THE DESIGNATED COOK FOR SUPPER. WE HAD A VARIATION OF CHILI, SPAGHETTI OR LASAGNA MOST TIMES! THE RECIPE TODAY COMES FROM MY HIGH SCHOOL HOME ECONOMICS CLASS WHERE I HAVE MANY FOND MEMORIES OF THE TEACHER AND THE FOOD! THE RECIPES ALWAYS CAME HOME TO MY MONDAY NIGHT COOKING EXPERIENCES. I LOVE THE SIMPLICITY OF THIS RECIPE. 1 1/2 pounds of lean ground beef 2 TBSP olive oil 1/2 cup sliced onions broken into rings 2/3 cup water 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 TBSP Worcestershire sauce 1 TBSP prepared mustard 1 tsp salt SHAPE BEEF INTO OVAL STEAKS. BROWN IN OIL AND COOK ON LOW HEAT TILL THOROUGHLY COOKED, KEEPING THEM COVERED HELPS THEM TO STAY MOIST. REMOVE PATTIES AND ADD ONIONS TO PAN DRIPPINGS. SAUTE TILL SOFT. ADD ALL OTHER INGREDIENTS AND BRING TO A BOIL, STIRRING LOTS. ADD PATTIES BACK INTO PAN AND SIMMER FOR 5 -1 0 MINUTES WITH COVER IN PLACE. SERVE WITH RICE OR SIDE PASTA AND A SALAD. WONDERFUL FLAVOR! Panther Profile Last week was busy at school, since it was our Agricultural Week. There were a number of activities during the week, like line dancing, a hay bale toss and I saw a fair number of trac- tors driven to school Friday. Last Thursday was the Agri- cultural Week Dance, our sec- ond dance of the year, and it went well. Also last week there was an information meeting regarding financing your post secondary educa- tion as well as parent -teacher interviews. This week is of course the week of Halloween and we will have some Halloween activities going on Thursday. Music students going on the trip to Chicago can also hang out in the music room Thursday night for some more fun. Friday is of course actually Halloween, which is always an awesome time. Since this is the last Friday of the month it is also hat day, which makes it pretty much the greatest day ever. On the agenda for next week, music students have Huron Musicfest on Thursday, which is al- ways a fun time. Lastly, Friday is a P.D. day, which is always nice after a long week of school. Well that does it for this week. I m going to go find my favourite toga -making sheet for this Fri- day. Have a great Halloween. JACE DOUGALL "They took an early lead and never really looked back. Lacasse had to leave the game mid -way through the first half, after getting hit on the head with a stick. The injury required stitches, Workman said. "The cold wet conditions tolled on the Panthers as they could not get their game working and just before the final whistle," he added. "Goder- ich put the game out of reach to win 2-0 and the Huron Perth title." Both teams travel to Ingersoll on Thursday to play in WOSSAA com- petition. The Panthers will play at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. The first game pits them against Medway, with Glencoe forming the opposition in the second game. In the other pool, Goderich, Parkside and Sarnia Collegiate will com- pete. The semi finals will be on Friday at 10 a.m. with the first place teams playing the second place teams from the other pool, Workman said. The finals will take place at 12 p.m., with the top two teams advancing to OFSAA in Peterborough the following week. Old Hensall Public School building holds many memories By Ben Forrest TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF HENSALL Hensall hosted an open house at its former public school building on Oct. 26. The building, which dates to the 19th century, was opened to the public by current owner Albert Hovius. Hovius took ownership of the building in July, and says he received many requests from people wanting to see inside. Rather than entertain individual requests, he opted to open the building from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, inviting all comers to have a look. Well over 200 people attended, including a number of for- mer students. Among them was 64 -year-old Carol Carter (nee Brown), who attended the school from Grade 1 through Grade 7. Carter said she and her parents visited the building 24 years ago and decided she had to come back to see it again. "Hensall's my roots," she said. "I lived here the first 18 years of my life." Carter admitted she had a number of memories of the place, reminiscing as she clutched her Grade 2 report card. "I remember for recess going out and playing skipping, and playing Red Light/ Green Light," she said. She added that there were no school trips in those days, and no P.A. days. "We still loved school just the same," she said. "We didn't need all that." Hovius bought the building in an auction from its former owner, Wedge the Mover. His interest at the time was not the school itself but a shed that sits nearby. He said in an inter- view he is unsure what he will do with the old school. "I thought, 'Before you do anything with it, it would be nice to give everybody one day of memory for old time's sake,"' he said. "Today's the day." Hovius expressed doubt that it will be feasible to preserve the building, but reiterated he has no firm plans. "I don't know what I'm going to do with it," he said. "I'm just going to sit on it for a while and think about it. I'm always open for ideas. If people want to give me some ideas, that's fine." He noted that well over 200 people attended the event, many of whom knew little of the place. "There's a lot of people that walked through here that never knew what this place looked like," he said. "I was one of them until I bought the place." Carter is among those who remembered it well, recalling aloud which grades occupied the lower -floor rooms as she walked through the building. During an interview with the Times -Advocate, she said she had encountered only one person she knew that day, but that this was fine. "I came late today because I had other commitments," she said. "But it doesn't matter. I'm just having fun." History of the school The early history of schools in Hensall is difficult to discern, according to a book that lay open for viewing at the open house. This is because a quantity of the town s records were lost in fire at the office of the town clerk in 1900, the book states. Still, the first Hensall school is believed to have been located at the corner of Richmond and Nelson Streets. In 1879 it was decided that a new school be constructed on the outskirts of town a one -room school for senior classes only, the book states. A second room was added to this building, then a third was added due to increased enrolment. In 1924, a science room and library were added. Modern washrooms were installed, as was a furnace. A playground of two acres was acquired in 1926, the book states. In the 1950s, with the building deteriorating and enrolment having grown to 120 students, it was decided that a new school building be erected on York Street. Opening ceremo- nies were held there on Oct. 18, 1957. If these walls could talk... Carol Carter (above left) was among the former students who attended an open house of the old Hensall Public School building on Sunday.The building was replaced in the 1950s and was sold in an auction earlier this year. Carter said she attended the school from Grade 1 to Grade 7. (Photo/Ben Forrest)