The Citizen, 2007-08-02, Page 22PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2007.Renewable Energy Summitat Goderich Columbus Centre
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It wouldn’t be a Brussels
parade without the presence of
the Legion Pipe Band. The
group were in top form as they
led the way down the
Homecoming 2007 parade
route behind the firetruck.
(Shawn Loughlin photo)
On Aug. 8, there is a RenewableEnergy Summit at the GoderichColumbus Centre. Admission isfree.
This event showcases energy
technologies and efficiencies,
featuring an array of renewable and
sustainable energy sources
available to today’s energy
consumer, in their home, cottage,
farm or business.
Browse trade show exhibits
featuring local businesses and
organizations displaying everything
from energy efficiencies to
sustainable building designs.
Meet the people who can help
you lessen your environmental
footprint.
From 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. Scientists
in School will provide interactive
educational and fun activities
appealing to children aged five to
10. They can create a solar-powered
painting, conduct energy
experiments, and view species at
risk due to climate change.
View Ben Underwood’s display,
Cultivating Cultivators.
Underwood, a local Grade 7
student, received top honours in the
junior division at the Canada Wide
Science Fair in Truro, Nova Scotia.
At the micro sessions, learn about
energy efficiency options for home
or workplace and about energy
efficient landscaping design.
The Blue Sky Solar Racing Team
from the University of Toronto will
be in attendance to demonstrate
their solar car at 5 p.m., weather
permitting. Then at 7 p.m., Victoria
Serda, one of Al Gore’s climate
change presenters will give a slide
presentation of An Inconvenient
Truth, followed by a panel
discussion. She has adapted the
presentation to provide local
examples.
Panelists include Bob Budd, Kim
Delaney and Patrick Donnelly.
Donnelly, with the Lake Huron
Centre for Coastal Conservation, is
a 15-year veteran of coastal zone
management with experience inland use planning, shorelinestewardship, and coastalgeomorphology.
Budd has lived in an energy-
efficient off-grid home for the past
18 years. Electricity and hot water
ware provided by solar panels and
an owner-built wind turbine.
Delaney lives in a beautiful,
energy-efficient straw bale
home. She brings practical
examples of using renewable
energy sources.
During the day, the Knights of
Columbus will be operating a
barbecue (12 p.m - 2 p.m. and 4
p.m. - 6 p.m.) and there will be acash bar starting at 4 p.m.Huron Small Business EnterpriseCentre, the Centre for Applied
Renewable Energy, Huron Business
Development Corporation, the
Ministry of Small Business and
Entrepreneurship sponsor the
Summit as a Bridges to Better
Business event.
This Employment Ontario project
is funded in part by the Government
of Canada.
For more information contact
Joan van der Meer at 519-887-2694
x 201 or Allison Lobb at 519--527-
0305 x35.
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Call for a pick up location near you
Deluxe motorcoach transportation.
Call 1-877-839-8687
Reservations a must!
Patrons arriving by bus Monday to Wednesday will receive a
Complimentary Lunch Buffet valued at $13.75 or $19.50 Dinner Buffet
based on time of arrival. Patrons arriving by bus Thursday and Friday may
be eligible to receive 200 bonus points and $5 meal coupon. Bonus points
are redeemable for $10 in cash or $10 in Players Passport merchandise. To
be eligible, patrons must have a valid Players Passport card upon arrival.
Bonus points and meal coupon are non-transferable. You must show
government issued picture I.D. showing you are 19 years of age to board
buses to Casino Rama. Programs are subject to availability and may change
without notice. Program is valid until Dec. 31st, 2007.
Midland Tours
$5.00
2nd Wednesday
Morning Each Month
Forthcoming Marriage
Auke and Chris Bylsma
of Blyth
and
Brian and Lynn Hardyman
of Grimsby
are happy to announce
the forthcoming marriage
of their children
Adam Christopher
and
Holly Jean
The wedding will take place, Lord willing,
on Friday, August 10, 2007
at 2:30 pm
in the
Grimsby Mountain View Christian
Reformed Church
Forthcoming Marriage
John and Ann Reinink
of R.R. #1 Auburn
and
Bill and Ann Kabbes
of R.R. #4 Arthur
are pleased to announce
the forthcoming marriage
of their children
Kimberly Ann
and
Andrew Scott
on
Saturday, August 4, 2007
at the home of
John and Ann Reinink
In case of inclement weather the ceremony will be held at the
Clinton Christian Reformed Church
Since the dawn of humanexistence, humans have looked up atthe night sky, pondered its secrets
and savored its beauty. A dark,
pristine night sky never fails to
amaze and delight our senses.
Astronomers, professional and
amateur alike, are known as
‘naturalists of the night’. They probe
the stellar vistas studying objects
like planets, moons, star clusters,
nebulae and galaxies.
In the limitless abyss of space we
see objects that are unlike anything
in our wildest imagination. Massive
spiral galaxies on the order of
millions of light years away. Be
enchanted in a globular star cluster
swarming with nearly a million stars,
or a gaseous emission nebula – a
cosmic furnace where new stars are
born. There are truly awesome
sights to be explored and taken in
with a modest sized telescope or
even a pair of binoculars.
Have you ever seen a meteor
‘shooting’ through the sky or looked
through a telescope? If not, get a
chance to do both on Aug. 11 at
Hullett as we celebrate the wonders
of astronomy.
Aug. 11 is also the peak of the
annual Perseid meteor shower.
These ‘shooting stars’ come at a rate
(on average) of 90 per hour. The
faintest meteors visible to our naked
eye are the size of the tip of a
ballpoint pen! Most of our brightest
meteors are only a half inch in
diameter. There are some larger
celestial bodies that can make it
through the earth’s atmosphere and
reach the ground, these are called
meteorites. Meteor shower
You’ve probably looked up into
the sky just in time to see a bright
object falling towards earth, that is
what is called a sporadic meteor.
Sporadic meteors can be seen
approximately seven per hour from a
dark sky location. However, if you
continue to watch and you see more
radiating from a similar starting
point, you’re seeing a meteor stream.Streams (meteor showers) happenseveral times annually and can
produce up to 120 meteors per hour.
Meteors from streams originate from
ejected gas and dust of comets as
they pass through the inner solar
system on their trek around the Sun.
As the earth moves into these
streams we see a predictable meteor
shower on that date range annually.
More meteors can be seen with the
Moon absent from the sky (in a
darker sky) and after midnight (as
the Earth’s rotation moves into the
path of the oncoming stream).
On Astronomy Night, we will also
take a look at Jupiter through a
telescope. On nights of steady
‘seeing’, you can make out dark
banding on the planet’s surface and
possibly see the ‘Great Red Spot’, a
massive, swirling wind storm about
12 times the size of the Earth! As
well, see the four ‘Galilean’ moons
of Jupiter – Io, Europa, Ganymede
and Callisto. These were first
spotted in the 1600s by Galileo.
In addition, we will be able to view
a wide array of star clusters and
nebulae in the summer Milky Way.
Amateur astronomers are welcome
to come out and bring their
telescopes/binoculars and share their
instruments and experiences with us.
There will be a 4 1/4-inch reflector
and a 9 1/4-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain
telescope available for views of the
night sky. The general public is
encouraged to bring binoculars,
however if you don’t have a pair
that’s okay as the best way to enjoy
the meteor shower is with the naked
eye. All are welcome!
For more information, call the
office at 519-482-7011 or email
outreach@hullettmarsh.org. Check
out our Astronomy Night page at
www.hullettmarsh.org. We hope to
see you out Saturday Aug. 11,
starting at 8 pm at the Hullett Office,
41378 Hydro Line Rd. Everyone is
Welcome, bring the whole family!
Hullett MarshHappeningsScotRussellOutreach Co-ordinatorFriends of Hullett
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