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The Citizen, 1999-09-08, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1999. Rainy days and foggy mornings signal back to school for thousands of students and teachers across the region. There are several new faces join­ ing the familiar in the teaching ranks at area schools. At Brussels Public School, Cindy McKee teaches Grade 3, April Shoemacher has the Grade 5/6 class and Jeremy Block is with the Grade 6/7 class. French is taught by Priska Menzi and the resource educational assis­ tant (REA) is Sonya Reay. Blyth Public School welcomes a new principal as Willie Laurie returns to the area and Shari Mac­ Donald takes over with the Grade 2/3s. At East Wawanosh Pubic School: Laurie Miller teaches kindergarten Monday and Wednesday, Greg Lobb, Grade 7/8 and Kathy New­ man, REA. Ken Lee moves from Turnberry Central School to become the new principal at East Wawanosh. Newman is also an REA for Grey Central Public School with Michelle Hemingway teaching Grade 6/7 and Becky Harrison fill­ ing in for a maternity leave with the Grade l class. Several new people join the Hul- lett Central Public School staff with Nancy Pickell in Grade 4, Jim Rap- son in Grade 7/8 and Crystal Whyte Kids head back to school in Grade 5/6. Alice Yuill is an REA with an educational assistant (EA) still unconfirmed. The new secretary is Annette teRaa. Walton Public School has a new EA in Amanda Poppe and an REA/EA in Wendy Merner. Enrollment varies across the region with Blyth PS seeing their numbers rise slightly to 195 and Walton’s down to about 83. Brussels is holding steady as is Grey Central with aproximately 215 students. Hullett’s population sits at aboui 200 while East Wawanosh has roughly the same as last year at 180. Blyth, Chepstow split games Continued from page 7 Chase Chapman and Keffer, along with a single to Wedow in the fourth. Hopf got on base to begin the fifth and scored after singles from Albrechtas, Ortman and Procter. Chepstow retook the lead in the bottom of the inning when they scorde three. Holding Blyth off the board in the sixth, Chepstow cemented their win with five runs in the inning. Coach Moore said, “The team played well and a break in our favour could just as well have meant a win for us.” Spin out The action slows for one rider during the Saturday competitions at the motocross races, at Auburn Hills, near Wawanosh Park. (Ashley Gropp photo) AFP Wealth Management HELEN M. HETHERINGTON, CFP Financial Planning Consultant WHEN CONSIDERING YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE, RETAIN PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. Call me at 887-9964 or I-800-869-8922 Head Office: 800-20 Erb St. W. Waterloo. ON N2L 1T2 519-886-8600 ING At) Group Peters walked then stole his way to third before coming home on a passed ball. Stryker also took a walk. When Albrechtas shut down Brussels in the fifth, Blyth earned their second straight 16-3 victory and the B championship. The following night, the team welcomed Chepstow to town for game one in their WOAA consola­ tion championship. Kyle Gibson was steady on the mound in the first, getting the first two batters to fly out and striking out the fourth after a lone single. Blyth went up 4-0 off a walk to Cook, singles by Albrechtas and Miller, a Brent Wheeler double and Hopf getting on base on an error. Gibson held Chepstow to a single hit in the second, striking out two, but allowed three in the third. Wheeler kicked off the bottom of the inning with a homer and Ort­ man doubled. Down 6-3, Chepstow was held off the board in the fourth as each out was made on a fielder’s choice. Held scoreless in the fourth, Blyth added one in the fifth when Wheeler tripled then came home on a ground out. The tally was brought to eight in the sixth when Cook doubled and reached home on an overthrow. On two ground outs and a pop fly back to catcher Miller, Blyth took the first game. Coach Warren Moore said the team was “really pumped” for this game. “The defense was strong and the bats really came to life.” Blyth got off to a slower start in game two as they were held score­ less through two. Chepstow tallied three in the bot­ tom of the second to take the lead. Blyth got one back in the top of the third when Miller walked, stole his way to third and crossed the plate on a passed ball. A great throw from Albrechtas in the outfield earned a double play in the bottom of the inning to end the at-bat for Chepstow. Blyth tied the game at three in the fourth when Albrechtas reached on an error and Procter walked. Both scored on passed balls. They took the lead for the first time in the top of the fifth. Peters and Cook walked, but a grounder by Hopf left Peters in the open and he was tagged out. Two runs came in on an Albrechtas double. "Catch the Spirit! AND JOIN US FOR A YEAR OF FUN, FRIENDS, AND ADVENTURE! II Parents ~ When you sign your kids up for SCOUTING this fall, make sure you look for the Scouts Canada logo SCOUTS CANADA Scouting programs offered in your area include: Beavers - youth ages 5-7 Wolf Ctibs - youth ages 8-10 Scouts - youth ages 11-14 Venturers - youth ages 15-17 Rovers - youth ages 18-26 1st Brussels Scouting group will hold its registration on September 13th & 14th at 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at the Legion Hall Contact Karen Slater - 887-6933 1st Blyth Scouting group will hold its registration on September 15th at 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Blyth Arena Contact Barb Knox - 523-4290 Contact SCOUTS CANADA today for further information on a group near you, call 1-888-SCOUTS-NOW (1-888-726-8876). Remember, if it doesn't say SCOUTS CANADA, it is not Scouting! Please be informed that a Group referring to itself as the Baden Powell Service Association is not affiliated with SCOUTS CANADA. This organization is not entitled to use any Scouts Canada materials. This includes Program materials, uniforms, Scouts Canada logo, and Scouts Canada Insurance coverage. This group is NOT recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement, and is not part of the Scouting movement. 3 3 8 S 8 3 a 8 a 3 3 a