The Citizen, 2012-09-13, Page 32REACH Huron is very excited to
welcome the 39 students who will be
attending the University of Guelph –
Ridgetown, Performance Horse
Handling Course. This is the largest
class in the three years that the
program has been running. The
students are from all over Ontario.
“We’re very happy to welcome the
students to Clinton. It’s exciting for
them, many of them leaving home
for the first time and moving out on
their own. I want to wish all of them
good luck throughout the school
year,” said Jeff Marshall, executive
director of REACH Huron. “It’s
great for REACH Huron and for
Central Huron to have so many
students studying at our facilities
and living in our community. The
University of Guelph-Ridgetown is a
terrific partner and we’re proud of
the program. We look forward to
many more years of working
together.”
Sharon McMaster, Program Co-
ordinator for University of Guelph –
Ridgetown said, “We’re glad to be
back at REACH Huron. This is a
terrific facility for our program and I
know that the students will have a
great year.”
IVAN WIGHTMAN
Charles Ivan Wightman of
Brucefield, formerly of RR 1,
Belgrave passed away at Stratford
General Hospital on Aug. 27, 2012.
He was in his 92nd year.
Ivan was the beloved husband for
64 years of Mary Grace Wightman
and the brother of Alberta and
Vaughan Munro of Kincardine.
Ivan will be missed by John and
Shelley Brigham of Corunna,
Jennifer, Mary, Kendra and Gordon
Brigham (the children of the late Jim
Brigham) and many nieces, nephews
and cousins.
He was predeceased by his parents
George and Marion (Smith)
Wightman, Jim Brigham, infant
brother Douglas Smith Wightman
and in-laws Jim and Nellie
McCully.
Ivan was named after his Uncle
Ivan who died at Passchendale in
World War I. Ivan served in the
Royal Canadian Air Force as an
aircraft mechanic during World War
II. After two-and-a-half years
overseas, Ivan returned to the
home farm. He was the fifth
generation of Wightmans to live
there.
In 1948 he married Mary Grace
McCully from Brucefield and they
farmed in East Wawanosh for 30
years. Jim and John Brigham lived
with them for many years. In 1980
they retired to Brucefield and
recently to Huronview.
Ivan enjoyed fishing, making
maple syrup, telling stories and all
his extended family and friends.
Friends were received at the
Falconer Funeral Home, Clinton
Chapel on Aug. 29. The funeral
service was held Aug. 30 at the
Brucefield United Church. Colin
Snyder officiated. Murray Cardiff
delivered the eulogy.
Flower bearers were Mary, Kendra
and Kelly Brigham. Pallbearers were
Joe McCully, Micheal Gorse,
Christian Culp, Lyle Smith, Bob
Gibbings, Chris Brigham, Ian
Scott and Ralph Scott. Interment
was in Baird’s Cemetery,
Brucefield.
Donations to the Brucefield
United Church, the Heart and
Stroke Foundation or a charity of
one’s choice would be appreciated
as expressions of sympathy.
CHERYL ANN GLOUSHER
Cheryl Ann Glousher of Teeswater
passed away at South Bruce Grey
Health Centre, Walkerton on
Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. She was in
her 49th year.
Cheryl Ann was the cherished
daughter of Shirley Glousher and her
friend Don Crigger of Chesley and
the dear sister of Larry and Lisa
Glousher of Clinton, Darlene
Glousher and John Bakker of
Seaforth and Colleen Staffen of
Mitchell. She will be remembered
by her aunts, uncles, nieces and
nephews and missed by her
community support workers and
friends at Community Living,
Wingham and District.
She was predeceased by her father
Lloyd Glousher (2011).
Friends were invited to visit at the
Falconer Funeral Homes Ltd, Blyth
Visitation Centre prior to the funeral
on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Pastor Les
Cook officiated. Interment was in
Blyth Union Cemetery.
Donations to Community Living,
Wingham and District or a charity of
one’s choice would be appreciated
as expressions of sympathy.
BRIAN ALBERT JAMES
Brian Albert James of RR 5,
Brussels passed away at his
residence on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012.
He was 49.
Brian was the beloved son of the
late Glen and Annie (McNaughton)
James, dear brother of Gwen Hinz
and Peter Buckley of Seaforth, uncle
of Stacey and Jim Bradley, Ben and
Laura Hinz and David James. He is
also survived by great-nieces Alexis,
Mya and Lila. He was predeceased
by his brothers Murray and Calvin
James.
A celebration of life will be held at
the Brussels Legion on Friday, Sept.
14 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.,
followed by a service and funeral
luncheon.
Online condolences may be left at
www.mcburneyfuneralhome.com
PAGE 32. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012.Blyth’s Gusso named Huron County’s top chef
The cream of the crop
One of the new attractions at this year’s reunion of the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby
Association was the cream separator, which introduced dozens of area students to how
cream was prepared decades ago. This demonstration took place on Friday, as hundreds of
area students made their way to the grounds to learn about the pioneer way of life. (Denny Scott
photo)
Blyth’s Peter Gusso is Huron
County’s top chef for 2012 after he
came out on top at the Taste of
Huron’s Chef Challenge on Labour
Day weekend.
In just under 90 minutes Gusso
wowed the judges with a pork dish
that moved him past chefs from the
Benmiller Inn and Goderich’s
Thyme on 21.
The three competitors drew
numbers to determine who was
given first choice for the protein they
would use in their dish and Gusso
drew last as the other two chefs
scooped up turkey and chicken,
leaving him with pork.
The competitors were then given
$20 and 15 minutes each to shop at
the Goderich Farmers’ Market for
the rest of their dish’s ingredients.
They then had 70 minutes to prepare
their dish and present it to the
judges.
Immediately, Gusso said, he
zeroed in on purple fingerling
potatoes and began to build his pork
dish from there.
With dozens of spectators there to
take in the event, Gusso said it added
some confusion to the project, but he
did his best to stay focused.
Everything in Gusso’s dish was
coin-sized, he said, preparing thepotatoes with onion and garlic andpreparing pepperettes with a
raspberry pepper jam alongside the
pork.
He also worked with heirloom
tomatoes of various colours, making
a salsa.
Gusso only had a small barbecue
to work on, adding to the pressure he
was under, he said.
This isn’t the first time Gusso has
participated in one of these
competitions, he says. He was in one
at Fanshawe College in London,
where he was a member of a team of
four who participated in the
challenge.
Given the time and ingredient
constraints he was under, Gusso says
he is happy with how his dish came
out and clearly the judges agreed.
“It was really good,” he said. “I
was quite nervous, but when I was
all finished and I saw what we did, I
knew we stood a chance.”
When Gusso’s dish was
announced as the winner, he said he
was “super stoked” especially to
have won the competition against
such seasoned chefs from such
established restaurants throughout
Huron County.
“We’ve been here for a year and
these are well-known restaurants
with well-known chefs,” Gusso said.
“To come out on top is prettyamazing.”In addition to having last pick of
the protein for his dish, Gusso says
he found out after the competition
had begun that he could have
brought any equipment he wanted to
help him cook. He only brought a
kettle to boil water.
Gusso said he was spurred along
by members of his family, as well as
members of his wife Sarah’s family,
who were all in attendance for the
competition.
Gusso had originally been
contacted about participating in the
competition last year, but when the
Goderich tornado swept the eventaway, he wasn’t able to participate.He does, however, look forward to
defending his title next year, vying
for the title of Huron County’s top
chef once again in 2013.
“I’d love to participate again,” he
said. “It was fun.”
Gusso, owner and chef at the Part
II Bistro in Blyth, is currently
working on the restaurant’s fall
menu that he says he’s hoping to
launch in October.
He says he’s hoping the menu will
include seasonal favourites and
“comfort food” as the weather turns
colder.
He says that some of therestaurant’s main dishes will remainthe same, but that some will change
and new items will be incorporated.
He says the summer has been a
time of adjustment and a lot of work
with the restaurant opening, but that
he has members of his staff to thank
for getting the business through the
summer.
Another change that will take
effect in the fall is the inclusion of
wine into the menu, as the
restaurant’s liquor licence was
approved last week. Gusso says that
liquor will be incorporated into the
menu “effective immediately”.
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