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The Citizen, 2000-01-19, Page 18I PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2000. Dyed and spiked Blyth Public School students had fun with coloured hair and gelled spikes when they participated in Wacky Hair Day last Friday. Classroom winners were, in back, from left: Justin Ritchie, Rose Wood and Brit Cook. In front, Amelia Carter-Brown and Tyler Root. BMG rec board news Grey Central school news Playground equipment gone The first regular meeting of 2000 for the BMG Rec Board was held Jan. 12 with the following appointments being made by their respective municipalities for the new term: Village of Brussels - Mary Stretton (Council), Abi Corbett, George Langlois, Brian Deitner; Twp. of Grey - Alvin McLellan (Council), Mervyn Bauer, Steve Knight, Darwin Ducharme; Twp. of Morris - Edna McLellan (Council), Mary Bernard, Allan Krotz. Alvin McLellan was acclaimed chairman. George Langlois is Vice-Chairman by acclamation. Joe Seili, president of the Brussels Optimist Club, informed the board that the club will make a $5,000 donation to the board for the purchase of a new sound system for the BM&G Arena. The only condition is that the various service clubs who use the system have an input to the type of system that is purchased. Arena Manager Murray McArter was instructed to obtain some prices for a new system. The member contacts for each designated community organization are: Brussels Lions Club, Alvin McLellan; Brussels Optimist Club, Steve Knight; Brussels Branch of Royal Canadian Legion, Mary Bernard; Brussels Fair Board, Mary Stretton; Brussels Women’s Institute, Edna McLellan; Brussels Curling Club, Mervyn Bauer; Brussels Minor Hockey, Allan Krotz; Brussels Minor Ball, Abi Corbett; Rebecca Morning Star Lodge, Mary Stretton; Oddfellows, Alvin McLellan; Brussels Hockey Town League, George Langlois; Brussels Fire Department, Brian Deitner; Brussels Park Develop­ ment Committee, Abi Corbett; Brussels Minor Soccer, Brian Deitner. The Board authorized McArter to renew the contract for the elevator with OTIS. He indicated that a contract should be drawn up this year for the company awarded the job of opening the pool for the season. McLellan said that one or two members of the Lions Club should be appointed to the Pool Committee for 2000. The Pool Committee will be formed at the February meeting of the board. McLellan asked McArter if the net on the backstop at the ball park could be taken down or rolled back because the weight of the snow on it is causing the poles to bend. The Valentine’s Dance is to be held in partnership with the Brussels Optimist Club on Feb. 12. The dates for the Christmas dances and Halloween dance will be discussed at the February meeting. Prices for the hall, kitchen and ice rentals were reviews. It was moved by Corbett that the following changes be incorporated into the 2000 Brussels Morris and Grey Community Centre price list: dishwasher user fee per plate of 10 cents be omitted, primetime ice rental per hour $75 plus GST and a new fee of $5 per child be charged if children want to rent the ice when it’s not being used during non-primetime hours. Bauer was asked to discuss the problem with the ice rental rates for the Curling Club with the curling club members at their next meeting. The budget committee will meet at the Grey Twp. Municipal Office on Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. DISNEY CRUISE LINE’S NEW 7-DAY CARIBBEAN CRUISES MILLENNIUM CELEBRATION “An event like no other in the world!” 2?o° HOPPER PASS DEAL EXTENDED “Buy one 7-day Hopper Plus Pass and get the 2nd at 50% off” We are one of Canada’s top 10 Disney Agencies EXETER (519) 235-2000 or 1-800-265-7022 SEE: www.ettravel.com/hot deals In December several pieces of old playground equipment (slides and trapeze apparatus, sand tires) at Grey Central Public School were condemned by the playground review and removed by the board. Replacement of these items with a new sand box on the primary playground are being investigated. Students and staff wish Miss Harrison the best as she begins her new position at Turnberry Public School as Grade 5/6 teacher. They welcome Mrs. Goodall back to the Grade 1 class for the mornings and Miss Burkholder for the afternoons. The school is again offering the Grey Central Ski Trip which is scheduled to run on Feb. 24. Until the March Spring break, the primary students (Grades JK-4) are travelling to the Brussels arena for skating. For your children’s safety, it is recommended they wear a East Wawanosh PS news New teacher at school East Wawanosh School welcomes Mrs.C. McGregor who is teaching kindergarten Class A. Students and staff hope she enjoys her time with them. The classrooms are bustling with activity as students start to get ready for speeches which will be started in late January. Resources such as texts, encyclopedia and the Internet are being used. Miss Schaefer’s Grade 5/6 class has started the New Year by studying the systems of the body in science, doing comprehension sheets in language and playing hockey in physical education. The Grade 5 class is working on division and the Grade 6 class is mastering perimeter, area and volume. Down the hall, Mr.Lobb's class has just finished a unit on soil erosion and the many projects displayed in Room 8 help to explain the problems and solutions to this type of erosion. The Grade 7/8s are looking forward to a trip to Tech 21 in Listowel on Jan. 24 and to the annual ski trip to Talisman on Jan. 27 CSA approved hockey helmet, have skates that fit properly and that they wear appropriate clothing. Skates must be properly transported with skate guards. With Grade 9 around the comer, . the surrounding secondary schools will be setting up visits for Grey’s Grade 8 students. A representative from Listowel District Secondary School will be visiting the Grade 8s at Grey Central Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1 the Grade 8s are invited to visit LDSS for the morning. Parents of Grade 8 students are invited to LDSS Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. (LDSS Library) to hear about the Secondary School Program. F.E. Madill Secondary School Student/Parent Night was Monday, Jan. 17. Registrations are due Jan. 20. Seaforth District Secondary School visited Wednesday, Jan. 19. Grade 8s have just completed a drama unit culminating with the Christmas concert play Scrooge and Friends. Most of the class was involved, save for a few hockey players, and the feedback from the students is that they really enjoyed the experience. They are involved with fractions in math this month and are adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing them - sort of refreshing and reminding ourselves of material past learned. Language Arts finds them finishing the novel Cowboys Don’t Cry by Marilyn Halvorsen as well as the required compositions, spelling pages and grammar sessions with adjective and adverb phrases. Confederation of Canada is almost accomplished in Grade8 history and Grade 7 is learning about the early indigenous people of North America. In science, cells and kinds of organs and systems have been the focus and geography climagraphs of Canadian and world cities have been accomplished.