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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2018-05-17, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2018. PAGE 9. Hullett SAC carnival fundraiser raises $14,500 By Denny Scott The Citizen Last week, The Hullett Central Public School Advisory Council's (SAC) carnival fundraiser raised a total of $14,500, which will help install new playground equipment at the school by the end of this month. SAC Chair Amanda Anderson explained there are expenses to running the event, but, thanks to the amount raised, the council will be able to continue the work it does to benefit the school on an annual basis. "We do a $10 trip subsidy per student for approximately 280 students and that usually contributes to year-end bus trips," she said. "We pay for the planners and give each teacher $200 to spend on extra resources for their classroom at the beginning of the year. We also pay for graduation." The funds from the auction and carnival will first cover the expenses, but because the group has been saving up, 2018 will be a good year for contributions to the school. Anderson explained that earlier this year a set of soccer goal posts was installed in the primary yard allowing younger students to have their own games at recess. The installation brings the total to four soccer fields at the school. "They can't really play with the older children because there is some risk to that," she said. The council also, for the first time, ran a meat calendar this year. The calendars were sold in December and those who purchased them had an opportunity to win a meat prize daily throughout January. The prizes were valued at $50 every day. "We made $13,000 on that, so that allowed us to purchase this equipment this year," she said. "We were pretty happy with the results on that." The carnival, meanwhile, raised $1,500 more than it has in previous years, also helping. The event featured a silent auction, food booth, games, a penny sale for children, prizes, face painting and a photo booth. Many of the activities are run or helped along by older students, Anderson said. Several years ago, The council discovered it was more difficult to have programming for the older children, however many seemed happy to help. The event also relies on parents and teachers volunteering. The carnival has, in previous years, been the only fundraiser for the council. Through surveys, Anderson said the council found parents preferred that over fundraisers like pizza, chocolate or cheese sales. Going forward, however, Anderson said the committee would consider the meat draw calendar again due to its success. Arrest made in Vanastra murder A 29 -year-old from Vanastra has been charged with the homicide of 27 -year-old Laura Wigelsworth, also of Vanastra. The victim was reported missing to Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) just after 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 10. A few hours later, a civilian discovered her body just off of Front Road, north of Vanastra. As a result of an investigation, led by Detective Inspector Randy Wright of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), members from the Huron County OPP Crime Unit arrested the accused Saturday afternoon without incident. Corey Volland from Vanastra has been charged with second degree murder contrary to section 235 (1) of the Criminal Code. He has since been remanded into custody with a court appearance scheduled for May 14 at the Ontario Court of Justice - Goderich. Volland has been identified by several sources, including the deceased's obituary, as Wigelsworth's fiance. The two were set to be wed in August. A tip line has been established and anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact investigators at 519-272- 3202. Investigators encourage anyone who may have seen anything suspicious relating to this incident, to contact the tip line or the Huron County OPP Detachment at 1-888- 310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000. A GoFundMe fundraising page has been set up to help cover funeral costs and support Wigelsworth's 10 - year -old son, eight-year-old daughter and three-year-old step- daughter. As of Monday morning, the campaign had raised nearly $18,000 of its $20,000 goal. Wigelsworth's funeral was held on May 15 at Falconer Funeral Homes in Clinton. Looming mail changes detailed PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO By BRENDA RADFORD Call 523-4296 Rev. Alun Thomas led the worship service at Londesborough United Church on Sunday, May 13. Marsha Szusz was in charge of music and accompanied the senior choir in the hymn anthem, "The Wonder of It All". Last Thursday, the Christian faith celebrated the Ascension of Jesus Christ. Rev. Thomas tied the family nature of Christ's time on earth with the celebration of Christian Family Sunday. During the children's time, Rev. Thomas told them about an old Scottish saying, "There's a mother's heart in the heart of God." Conversely he noted that obviously the flip side is also true, that there is the loving heart of God in every mother's heart. This Family Sunday is a reminder to everyone to keep our hearts open for the love that flows to and from each other — parents, fathers, mothers and children. The message to congregants was titled "Jesus Goes Home". Supporting scriptures were Psalm 47 and Luke 24: 44-53. Mary and Joseph always recognized Jesus' destiny but they were commissioned to give Him an ordinary life — receiving a mother's love and care and learning a trade from His carpenter father. They were asked to care for heaven's Son until He left them to do God's work on earth. It was easier to spread His theology to others who recognized Him as one of them. Parents, no matter the passing of years, always feel responsible for their children and what happens to them. They just need to remember God is always there guiding, loving and caring for all of them. Rev. Paul Ross will lead the service on May 20. The May 21 meeting of the UCW will have a gardening theme. The coming of change around postal service in Londesborough has spawned many questions. Although I felt the letter every boxholder received from Canada Post was self- explanatory, folk are still somewhat confused. First of all, not everyone who has a box at Radford's Farm Equipment pays a yearly rent for the box. If one owns property in the village, a mail box is free. If one lives outside the "catchment area" but wishes to pick up mail in the village, a yearly rent is charged for these "convenience" boxes. As Canada Post moves to community mailboxes at the first of June, village property owners will receive mail to their own box identified by Canada Post by their civic/street address. Their responsibility in the coming weeks is to inform the people who send them mail of that civic address. Your new keys will be delivered to me this week. Parcel delivery will be handled in new ways. However, Canada Post has decided not to have "convenience" boxes any longer. Consequently those families will need to make other arrangements for receiving their mail. Many families have decided to take a step back in time and put a mailbox at the end of their lane. The other choice is to rent a box in an alternative post office, like Blyth or Clinton. That, too, needs to be settled by month's end. Helping out The Hullett Central Public School Advisory Council (SAC) held its school carnival, its primary fundraiser, at the Blyth and District Community Centre earlier this month. 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