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Huron County Food bank working hard
Demand for services at Huron
County food banks has increased
dramatically since 2008. Mary Elven
Zielman at the Huron County Food
Bank Distribution Center. hopes
World Food Day on Oct. 16 will
draw attention to how Huron County
residents can help eliminate hunger
in the County.
Zielman said one Huron County
food bank has seen their numbers
double from last year, another has
gone from serving 20 families a
month to 80 families in a month, and
yet another had a monthly increase
of over 100 clients.
"People using the food banks
reflect all Huron County -- they are
single, married, with and without
children, seniors. Poverty doesn't
discriminate," said Zielman.
The Huron County Food 'dank
Distribution Center is a charitable
not-for-profit organization. It is
funded by donations from business-
es, community groups and individu-
als. They work with the county's
food banks and the Huron- County
Health Unit to provide food to
everyone who has a need.
"We need partners and volunteers
in the community to get involved
and donate time, money and food
products — it will all be part of the
solution," said Zielman.
The Center has distributed over
30,000 pounds of food. For every
pound of food donated, local food
banks are able to provide a meal for
a family.
"This shows the generosity of
local people who have already
helped to provide 30,000 meals to
their neighbours," said Zielrnan. "I
know Huron County can respond to
the real need in our communities."
To find out how to get involved,
contact the Huron County Food
Bank Distribution Center at 1-866-
276-7338 or www.huroncounty-
foodbank.org.
Blyth Art. Gallery looking for artists
The Blyth Festival Art Gallery
wants to encourage local artists to
exhibit their work during the 2010
and 2,011 seasons.
Besides the annual community
show, an open (non-juried) showing
of regional art work, and the Student
Show (works by Huron and Perth
high school art students) the Gallery
mounts three special art exhibits
each year. Usually three weeks long,
they may be solo, two -person or
group showings on a particular
theme. Individual artists or groups
may submit a proposal to the Art
Gallery for consideration for the
next two seasons. Work in any
media (painting, print making, pho-
tography, textiles, ceramics, sculp-
ture, etc.) is acceptable and will be
selected on artistic merit. All work
must be professionally finished and
famed for exhibition.
Application packages must
include artist contact information,
anent biography and CV, an artist's
statement, exhibitionconcept and
quality images of the work. These
may be submitted in hard copy form
or digitally on a CD and sent to Greg
Sherwood, P.O. Box 1201,
Wingham, ON, NOG 2W0, to arrive
by Nov. 8.
If you have any questions,
please contact Robert Tetu at 519-
345-2184.•
Boys will be boys no matter what happens
I used to worry most about my, son Duncan
because he is the closest to becoming an adult. My
concern stemmed from the fact that for the first
twelve years of his life (he is 13 now), instead of
teaching him how to be a "guy", I frittered away my
time whining about how tired I was, how busy I was
or how it wasn't fair that his mother paid more
attention to him than to me.
But somehow I think that the boy will
make out okay. All the tell-tale signs are
there: He is great at making fart noises with
his armpit, he writes songs about boogers and
he loves lighting fire, crackers off in the back
yard. These are things that make a father
proud!
Another thing I love about the boy is
this thought that constantly runs
through his head: "I bet I could..."
Case in point: He gets bored easily. I mean, if
there is not a screen somewhere flashing music,
video (or just plain flashing), he doesn't know what
to do with himself.
The other night my wife was on the phone and
Duncan had used up his screen time so he had "noth-
ing" to do. We set a limit on the amount of time our
kids spend in front of a screen so that they don't
starve to death. Duncan decided that, in order to
escape boredom he must attract his mother's atten-
tion (he gets that from me).
"I bet I could make her laugh if I tied my knees up
to my chest," he thought to himself.
So he grabbed his belt, wrapped it around himself
and tied a knot.
(No response)
"No problem;" he thought to himself, "1 bet I
could waddle around on my bum bones and make
her laugh."
After a few minutes, she did notice but he didn't
quite get the laughs he was looking for.
Then, in true "guy" fashion, he decided to raise
the stakes: "Mom! Watch me! I bet I can walk
down the stairs like this!"
So my son, the one I'm depending on to carry
the family name forward, bum -waddled over to
the top .' of our basement stairway and
stood on the ledge.
"Mom!" He called. "He -e -ere I go -o -
o!"
The most priceless moment was the
next half second where Duncan realized
that gravity was about to play the bully. His eyes lit
up like spotlights and he tried to suck all the living
room air into his lungs!
Then he bounced. Down all seven steps. Striking
each one with a different part of his scrawny, no -fat -
for -protection' body. Then he landed at the bottom
with a busted foot.
The next week was spent recounting the story to
all his friends. Lots of hugs from the girls and dares
to the boys to do better.
He'll make a perfect guy!
Mark Thrice is our nationally -syndicated humor
columnist and the award-winning author to Halfway
To Crazy.
Submitted photo
jennelie Smeltzer from Ripley -Huron Community School placed
first in the tyke division for cross country at Saugeen Bluffs onM
Oct. 14.There were over 100 runners in the division.
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