The Citizen, 2013-08-29, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013.Annual school fair in Belgrave coming soon
Beef Club tours
Hensall’s Iceculture
On Tuesday, Sept. 3 the UCW will
meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Knox
Church lower hall. The official
board will meet on Wednesday, Sept.
4 at 7:30 p.m. in the lower hall at
Knox United Church. There will be
a congregational meeting on
Thursday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at
Knox United Church. Please mark
this date on your calendar and plan
to attend as the official board needs
your input as plans are made for the
future of the Knox United Church in
Belgrave.
Choir practice will be held in the
sanctuary Sept. 1 and Sept. 15 at 10
a.m. Chime In (Adults and Young
People) practice in sanctuary, Sept.
15 at 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Stepping into Change - Parts 1 and
2 is at Sebringville United Church,
Sebringville on Saturday, Sept. 14,
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Prerequisite
for “Stepping into Change” -
Part 3. (For details see poster in
church).
The community congratulates LenArchambault who celebrated his85th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 24.
Congratulations is extended from
the community to Ruby Leishman
who celebrated her 90th birthday on
Aug. 25.
The 93rd Annual Elementary
School Fair will be held on
Wednesday Sept. 11. Schools
competing are Maitland River
Elementary School, F. E. Madill
and Hullett Central Public
School.
The Elementary School Fair has
been part of our community for
almost 100 years. The fair began in
1920 and is the only remaining fair
open only to exhibits and school
work created by our local students.
In 1920 the fair included students
from nine schools across Morris and
East Wawanosh Townships. Over
the next few years more
schools from East Wawanosh and
Turnberry joined the fair. At
one point 21 schools were
participating.
A number of buildings in
Belgrave, such as the Women’s
Institute Hall, Orange Hall and local
churches, were used to house the
students’ entries which included
everything from cross-stitch and
milk stool building to home churned
butter.
Some of the special competitions
held were hitching a horse to a
buggy, public speaking, music and
class marching. Today marching
into the fairgrounds is still a major
part of our day and the winning
grades are awarded with special
prizes.
In 1967 local one-room
schoolhouses were closed and
amalgamated into the Blyth,
Brussels and East Wawanosh Public
Schools. It was feared that this
change may be the end of the fair,
but a small group of people rallied
together and ensured the fair
continued.
In 2012, with another
amalgamation and a transition to the
Maitland River Elementary School,
F.E. Madill and Hullett Central
Public School, a new group, which
includes some grandchildren of the
1967 group, came together and with
the continued support of the
community and our amazing
students, the Elementary School Fairwill carry on strong for many moreyears.
Thank you for your participation
and support. The Elementary SchoolFair Executive is: Steve Hallahan,President; Margaret Vincent, First
Vice-President; Ron Taylor, Second
Vice-President; Margaret Beck,Secretary; Rob Gordon, Treasurerand Ambassador Grace Caldwell,
Maitland River Elementary School.
By Laura Higgins
It was a cold one! But it was
definitely worth it! On Aug. 19 the
Belgrave Brussels Beef Club toured
Iceculture in Hensall. We were all
amazed by the pictures of the
sculptures we saw as we entered,
that this internationally-known
company is located right here in
Huron County. The company
originally started out as a hobby of
creating ice bowls for Julian Bayley,
although it has developed into much
more.
The tour started at the beginning
of the ice process, the freezing of the
water. There were rows of large
rectangular freezers that worked to
freeze the water from the outside in.
Our guide explained to us that they
are known for creating their crystal-
clear ice.
Once she went through the
process of creating the ice she asked
us if we could see any ice in the
cooler. None of us could see any, but
when we stuck our hands in the ice
cold water, at least three-quarters of
the water was solid ice. However,
this was only the beginning of our
amazement.
Next we saw the machines that do
some of the carving, some of which
the company has created and
patented. They can send an image to
a computer and it will turn the block
of ice into a masterpiece, though our
guide stressed that all the sculptures
are still finished by one of their
carvers. Then we had the
opportunity to see one of the carvers
at work. The amount of detail he
could put into a design in such a
short amount of time was incredible.
The next destination required
members to put on coats, as they
entered the ice lounge they had set
up in a walk-in freezer. Most of our
jaws hit the floor as we gazed at the
bar, the chairs, the palm tree and the
art on the wall, all made of ice. The
company has made hundreds of ice
lounges and bars around the world.
The experience is especially popular
in places such as India and African
countries where the people have
never seen snow. They carve all of
the pieces of ice in Hensall, then
they ship it all to the destination,
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