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Sports
The tying mark
While they weren’t able to maintain the momentum, early in the second period the Blyth
Brussels PeeWee LL Burgundy team were able score back-to-back goals, putting them up 2-
1. Unfortunately, their competitors, the PeeWee BCH Ice Dogs 2 squad, eventually skated
away with the 4-2 win at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre last Saturday. (Photo
submitted)
Blyth minor soccer
elects new executive
The Blyth and District Minor
Soccer Association voted in its first
executive in recent memory during a
Jan. 15 meeting held at the Blyth
Legion.
The executive includes Rob
Campbell as president, Dianne
Siertsema as secretary and Harvey
Kikkert as treasurer.
Campbell, who recently became
involved in the organization, agreed
to become president with the help of
Siertsema who has been running the
organization for several years.
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Registration for Blyth Minor
Soccer will be held earlier this year
to allow time to review the number
of players and how teams can be
split.
Registration dates are set for Feb.
24 and March 3.
The executive also agreed to
include more information on
registration sheets in regards to how
older players will be handled if a
team has to fold like the U18 Boys
and Girls leagues have in previous
years.
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A motion to have Jerry Bremner
investigate building or purchasing
improved line painting equipment
for the field was carried.
Bremner explained that a proper
sprayer, versus the paint-bomb
system he currently uses, would
create thicker, more visible and
more permanent lines.
Bremner’s research will be
discussed by the next meeting for
the organization which will be held
after registration.
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At a previous meeting of the North
Huron Soccer League, joining with
the West Middlesex Youth Soccer
league was discussed.
After some discussion by the
Blyth association, a consensus was
formed that Blyth isn’t interested in
merging the younger leagues with
West Middlesex as there are
sufficient players and teams locally.
For the older leagues (U16 and U18)
it was decided that the merge might
be beneficial.
A motion was passed to have the
Blyth and District Minor Soccer
Association’s official stance to be
that older leagues may be joined if
it’s beneficial but younger leagues
will stay the same.
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
Alzheimer Society Walk for Memories set for Jan. 31
The Alzheimer Society Walk for
Memories, locally presented by
Investors Group, is a province-wide
event to raise awareness and funds
for Alzheimer’s care, support and
education.
Residents of Huron County are
stepping forward on Saturday, Jan.
31 to support people affected by
Alzheimer’s disease and other
dementias. Over the past 19 years,
Huron residents have raised more
than $530,000 for programs and
services for the more than 1,100
individuals living with dementia in
the county, and for other critical
activities like education and public
awareness.
The Alzheimer Society Walk for
Memories, locally presented by
Investors Group, is the most
important fundraising activity for
Alzheimer’s disease and other
dementias in Canada. Huron is one
of 65 communities in Ontario to
raise funds and awareness, a
movement expected to gather
thousands of Ontarians taking steps
towards a world without
Alzheimer’s. Supporters can donate
or register to walk and collect
pledges at
www.walkformemories.ca
Alzheimer’s disease is the most
common form of dementia, affecting
men and women of all races,
religions and socio-economic
backgrounds. No one is immune,
and changes in the brain that lead to
dementia can begin more than 20
years before symptoms appear.
Today, one out of 10 Ontario seniors
is living with Alzheimer’s disease or
another dementia. But Alzheimer’s
is not a normal part of aging.
“Age remains the biggest risk
factor to dementia. With huge
numbers of baby boomers now
entering the years of highest risk, if
they live long enough one in three
will eventually develop Alzheimer’s
disease,” says Cathy Ritsema,
Executive Director at the Alzheimer
Society of Huron County. “When
you walk, you send a message of
hope to the more than 1,100 people
living with dementia in our
community, and to the thousands
who love and care for them. When
you fundraise, you make them the
promise that help is available now
and will continue to be for the
future.”
Walk for Memories is also a great
way to stay healthy and lower the
risk of dementia. Regular physical
activity, like walking, gets the heart
pumping, which benefits the brain
by encouraging the development of
new cell connections, a process the
brain is capable of doing at any age.
Walk for fun, fitness and raising
much-needed funds and awareness.
This will be the final Winter Walk
for Memories, as the Alzheimer
Societies across Canada prepare to
launch the national springtime Walk
as we move forward in our fight
against dementia. Join in, as we
celebrate 20 years and the final Walk
for Memories in Huron County.
There are five indoor Walks
locally, in Clinton, Exeter, Goderich,
Seaforth and Wingham.
Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.
Welcome ceremonies begin at 10
a.m. To join the Walk, donate to the
cause, or for more information about
the Walk for Memories, visit
www.alzheimer.ca/huroncounty or
call 519-482-1482.
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Huron County locations and
residents are being showcased in a
new active transportation video
series from the Huron County
Health Unit.
Active transportation is any
method of going from one place to
another using your own body. This
includes walking, cycling, kayaking
or cross-country skiing.
The “What’s Your Here to There?”
video series features Huron County
residents showing how they use
active transportation.
“The purpose of these videos is to
raise awareness of what active
transportation is and where it can be
done in Huron County,” says Public
Health Promoter Laura Dekroon.
“We also want to get residents
excited about active transportation
opportunities in their communities.”
Places and people in the videos
include an outdoor sports camp in
Walton, Bayfield trails, a Seaforth
farm, a Goderich school and a
bicycle club in Wingham.
The videos can be found online at
www.huronhealthunit.ca Residents
can also see them by tuning into
local broadcasters Eastlink and
Hurontel’s Channel One.
The Huron County Active
Transportation Report: A Call to
Action, released in 2014, looks at
ways to support active transportation
in Huron County. It includes
recommendations for the county,
lower-tier municipalities, local
groups, individuals, and businesses.
Part of the report calls for more
awareness of active transportation.
These videos are an excellent
starting point to see how active
transportation is being used in
Huron County.
Health Unit shows
active transport videos