The Citizen, 2004-03-25, Page 11Keeping busy
The winter-like chill last week didn't stop local students from enjoying their March break as
many area events were planned to keep the kids occupied during their time off. The Youth
Group from St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church in Brussels, hosted a Youth Day at the
church. First the group went skating at the arena before returning to sing songs, make crafts
and eat yummy treats. Eric Van Nes and Kristin Pipe decorate their cookies with a variety of
different toppings like gummies, chocolate and sprinkles. (Elyse DeBruy n photo)
Country Fare
By Patricia Ham, Auburn School House
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family food that teenagers and 3 large onions quartered'
parents will enjoy. 3 large carrots halved
To make soup you must have good 1/2 turnip cut up
stock. 2 celery ribs broken
WHITE STOCK Pile all the above in a roasting pan
2 lbs. chicken necks and backs or a and brown in the oven for an hour at
large carcass 350°F.
2 qts. water Add 1 quart water to loosen all the
2 large onions brown bits and heat for 30 minutes.
1 tsp. poultry seasoning Pour and scrape all the roaster
1 tbsp. parsley contents into a large stock pot. Pour
2 carrots in three quarts water.
2 or 3 ribs of celery Add 5 or 6 large garlic cloves, 2 -
handful of lovage leaves 3 tbsp. tomato paste, a handful of
Put everything in a large pot, bring parsley. Simmer slowly 5 - 6 hours.
to a boil. Turn heat down and Cool overnight refrigerated. Pick off
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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2004. PAGE 11.
HPCDSB s library revitalization well on the way
By. Stew Slater
Special to The Citizen
With a third of about $1 million
spent and about a third of 17
elementary school libraries now
upgraded and staffed, the Huron-
Perth Catholic District School Board
Men share
poety,
illustrations
Continued from page 10
experiences with the Ironman
Competition.
Clifford Coultes shared his
recitations of -old-time poetry and
Tim Cummings assisted with
illustrations for writings.
Mr. Bundy conducted the finale
for the literacy celebration by
sharing with everyone the
humourous co-operative story the
Grade 5-8 pupils had written.
An enthusiastic group of children
performed a Hullett school cheer
that was written as part of Rob
Bundy's activity. Miss Wyatt now
has that cheer so all the school will
practise it as a school spirit chant.
However; the improvement of
reading and subsequently, literacy,
requires resources. Many extra
resources are raised - at Hullett
through a variety of fundraisers. The
school parent council is hoping the
community and parents will come
and enjoy this year's silent auction
and kid's carnival to be held on
Thursday, April 8 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Proceeds from the evening will be
earmarked for reading and literacy
resources.
If you have an article(s) you wish
to donate for the auction, please let
the council know by the end of
March to facilitate the preparation of
a listing. Articles may also be
donated to the gently-used book and
toy tables, or the bake sale.
is well on the way to full
implementation of its Library
Revitalization Program.
"We are moving fairly
aggressively on the library plan,"
explained business superintendent
Gerry Thuss, as he provided trustees
with a 2003-04 financial update
during a regular meeting Monday,
March 22.
The Library Revitalization
Program was instituted in May,
2003, with Phase 1 being funded by
an unexpected surplus in the 2002-
03 budget and money for Phases 2
and 3 set aside during planning for
subsequent fiscal years.
The goals of the program,
projected -to cost about $1 million
over-all, include providing trained
staff in all elementary school
libraries, upgrading facilities and
cataloguing systems, purchasing
new books, and increasing computer
availability.
Interviewed following the March
22 meeting, director of education
Larry Langan said Phase 1 is now
complete, with upgrades in about a
third of the board's elementary
facilities ranging from "new
furniture, new carpets," to "new
computer set-ups and new librarian
stations."
He noted that some school
libraries, including those located in
recently renovated buildings in
Exeter and St. Marys, needed very
little work, while others — Langan
cited a complete tear-down of the
room in Our Lady of Mount Carmel
school — required considerably
more attention.
Between $15-20,000 worth of
books were purchased for each
school. And in an effort to turn
around a long-standing trend
towards fewer trained professionals
and more parent volunteers in school
libraries across Ontario, the board
has hired enough graduates of
college-level "librarian assistant"
programs to provide half-time
service at each site.
"It is pretty exciting (for the
school communities) because
they're seeing. new facilities,
upgraded facilities, and they're
. seeing new books and new staff,"
Langan said.
In some cases, consultants have
been contracted to suggest the best
way to reshape computer space or
lighting. Some school c9uncils also'
had input in the design stage, as well
as launching their own fundraising
campaigns for such things as buying
extra books beyond those provided
by the board.
"We're getting excellent support
from school councils," Langan
enthused. "They're really getting
behind us on this."
The board is currently in the
design stage for library upgrades in
the next portion of its elementary
schools, and Langan expects the
hiring of librarian assistants and
much of the other Phase 2 work will
be completed by this June.
Then in September, 2004, Phase 3
of the Library Revitalization
Program is expected to begin.
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