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Hensall. village -wide village -wide yard sale, the superbowl of yard sales
By Kate Monk
T -A Reporter.
f-fLVALL - [f -you had visited Ffensall on
Saturday looking for peace and quiet, you
would have been-disappointed..The village of
1,300 was buzzing .with over 3,000 visitors, alt.
looking for bargains at the.13th annual V;Ilage-
Wide. Ya rd Sale: -
Homeowners, businesses and service clubs
worked together•to hold a comrrkunity event
that is to yard Saleswliat the Superbowl is to
lobtba11.
' Visitors Started arriving.at 6 a.m. to get the
jump:on .sales. The adge "You sno-oze,you
lose" must have .heencoined at the Ffensallvarl
sale. • .•.• •
- What made the Hensall e*traordinar.:
Was the cOmmunity-wide involvement in the
day's eifents..La rger streets generally had more
'tban a dozen booths.
"At one time, nearly all the street S were full
of people:. said Hensall Business Improvement
AssociatiOn_Chairmanfohn Baker.
When people weren't working at their homes.
they were volunteering .at their -service clubs
site; •
. .
• . ?kt the Firemen's Breakfast, firefighterS-served.
:90 dozerreggs to a steadystrearrinf people.
.
-According to -Bob Campbell of the fire
depaitrnent, 4:41.unteers started setting up at 5
• am.2and hada line of people by 7:30
Through their efforts,.the firefighters raised
funds to purchase rescue equipment.
Once the energy from -breakfast Wore ott
Visitors enjoyed lunch at the United Church
including sandwiches and homemade pies. ,
SerVice'clubs had '‘inUricibet.of foodbooths
throughout the village. Many people -Used a
grazing technique to maximize their time on the
street. .
• Pony rides cVere available beside the railroad
tracks to provide.some Variety for youngsters.
Judging by the .beauty of the,lawns and
• •-gardens,,it was apparent people spent.. •
• • Onsiderable time;to ensure their hornes'and,
yards were in top condition .for the event.
_ Thanksto the Hensall Flortictiltural Society
• plant.sale;.people could• take home flowers to
beautify their own yards.: •
'It was a very successful day. (t's a nice place
to meet people.and pick up.bargains.
Everything went well,— Baker said.
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Above, shoppers search 'for their favorite titles at .the
Hensall Library bobk sale' li'roceeds from the sale will
contribute td the librarys computer fund tr rternet access'
Above. right. Bradley Apps of Craig catcres a nap while
his mother, Kik'1. tours the streets. At ieft. ryler Carroll and,
Cole Holly examine their new books,. BelOw.,everything was
for sale, even'the kitchen' sink.
1 .
Where Are They Now?
Where Are They Now? is an extended series on South Huroii
District High School graduates .and.their career. choices
1:1113 Homuth: high school principal
• GODERICH - "-Teaching was something. I did ..ili the 77,.! i.[fl :t
enough." aid high school principal DebHomuth.
Although she atitnits she was "a 'cry reluctant teacher • in her first :-ear oa the p -t -
beginning of her career marked her realization of the importance of teaching and sbcuuc!,,
• dio‘er, "there's no more Important work in society than doing work with kit's
With her sights set on law -school. the )975 South- Huron District High Schik.)I Graduate had
other plansan mind . . •
"Dad was a popular principal."- she noted Of her father. a former principal at 41 -{DHS
gucss 11 was too lantiliar- • • .
Nevertheless. she ended up in theFaculty' of Education at the University of Western
Ontario. A job teaching Grades 3 and 4 at Tillsonbury Public School followed. But teaching
Was not new to Homuth. who had already been j lifeguard. dance teacher and fitness instructor
"Teak:lung hurt your•feelings,- she discovered that first year in Tillsonburg. following. the
death of one of her students and the sexual assault of another. '
A few'years later. she was asked to run a program for ;gifted students throughout Oxford
•
Cotinty,, she created a curriculum and "travelled a lot..with the kids.... This led to a three-year •
caching stint. at SHDHS vvhere'she was hired as a transition years coordinator. •
"It's nice, to give back to the school System that I was part of as a kid." said the Exeter •
native. • • • '
•, She recalls numerous high school highlights: athletics. being editor of the yearbook. setting
up.a Christinas tree frotn Hay Swamp. roller skating in Grand"Bend: teaching boys a can -can.
.dance and renting a Winnebago with a group of girls travelling.to Flonda. Last Jul. Homuth
• hosted a SHDHS reunion for about 230 graduates.
Drama was a big part of Homuth'shigh schoot life. She remembers taking part in travelling
' Show s v.ith het dramatic
arts teacher. Homuth
continued on to obtain her
UWO English and
d
•
degree and later directed her ,)wri Mows in Oxierd Cceni• ind SHDHS. Her aiesi
drama irldtt was the:recent -SHDHS production •if 'Fliti.Lion Kini ri tin zhe prothiction were
. of her live sons, who are aied three to 1
. Homuth became vice pnncipal u Goderich District Collegiate' Institute .thd as of December.
beeameprincipal -of both GOCI and Bluewater Secondary School.
1 was a Panther through and through...Now I'M a Vikine." she latatheiL
The principal is ultimately responsible for e%rything in the school.- she explained of her new oi
inch involVes dealing with:both the Nlinistry ‘31-EducatiOn and the Ministry -of Corrections..
like to teach as .t he added. '1 really iike. the time- with the kids that Different
from the administration time".As princrPal. you're ultimately
there by yourself."
Homutii. who has taught many subjects from drades 2 to OAC.
indifferent schools. claims teaching keeps her irounded in•
reality. and helps her with principal duties. the main challenge being
keeping organized while meeting needs. -
.-reaching is teaching. regardless of the grade 'r :;ubleef." she
pointed out.. "The challenge is always how You otter a broad range
of programs and quality learning with less and less resources. •
a principal. she added. "it's hard:to watchthe frustration."
However, she feels change presents opportunity and admitted.
• Thai's sort olthe creative edge•that we,need.-
Homuth. who lives in Exeterwith her husband. Stewart. and • •
keeps busy with her sonsmusical and spurts activities.'admits it's
_challenging managing two schools while Juggling family
responsibilities. She never thought she would end up sealing in
Exeter and describes it as ''a great place to raise kids."
"I don't really buy the notion that small town (has) limited
ooppoortrtuunniittimess:: she added.1 think you just create the
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Hensall. village -wide village -wide yard sale, the superbowl of yard sales
By Kate Monk
T -A Reporter.
f-fLVALL - [f -you had visited Ffensall on
Saturday looking for peace and quiet, you
would have been-disappointed..The village of
1,300 was buzzing .with over 3,000 visitors, alt.
looking for bargains at the.13th annual V;Ilage-
Wide. Ya rd Sale: -
Homeowners, businesses and service clubs
worked together•to hold a comrrkunity event
that is to yard Saleswliat the Superbowl is to
lobtba11.
' Visitors Started arriving.at 6 a.m. to get the
jump:on .sales. The adge "You sno-oze,you
lose" must have .heencoined at the Ffensallvarl
sale. • .•.• •
- What made the Hensall e*traordinar.:
Was the cOmmunity-wide involvement in the
day's eifents..La rger streets generally had more
'tban a dozen booths.
"At one time, nearly all the street S were full
of people:. said Hensall Business Improvement
AssociatiOn_Chairmanfohn Baker.
When people weren't working at their homes.
they were volunteering .at their -service clubs
site; •
. .
• . ?kt the Firemen's Breakfast, firefighterS-served.
:90 dozerreggs to a steadystrearrinf people.
.
-According to -Bob Campbell of the fire
depaitrnent, 4:41.unteers started setting up at 5
• am.2and hada line of people by 7:30
Through their efforts,.the firefighters raised
funds to purchase rescue equipment.
Once the energy from -breakfast Wore ott
Visitors enjoyed lunch at the United Church
including sandwiches and homemade pies. ,
SerVice'clubs had '‘inUricibet.of foodbooths
throughout the village. Many people -Used a
grazing technique to maximize their time on the
street. .
• Pony rides cVere available beside the railroad
tracks to provide.some Variety for youngsters.
Judging by the .beauty of the,lawns and
• •-gardens,,it was apparent people spent.. •
• • Onsiderable time;to ensure their hornes'and,
yards were in top condition .for the event.
_ Thanksto the Hensall Flortictiltural Society
• plant.sale;.people could• take home flowers to
beautify their own yards.: •
'It was a very successful day. (t's a nice place
to meet people.and pick up.bargains.
Everything went well,— Baker said.
Tg awed*
•
'444. Aord
•
,
A '
-A
z
Above, shoppers search 'for their favorite titles at .the
Hensall Library bobk sale' li'roceeds from the sale will
contribute td the librarys computer fund tr rternet access'
Above. right. Bradley Apps of Craig catcres a nap while
his mother, Kik'1. tours the streets. At ieft. ryler Carroll and,
Cole Holly examine their new books,. BelOw.,everything was
for sale, even'the kitchen' sink.
1 .
Where Are They Now?
Where Are They Now? is an extended series on South Huroii
District High School graduates .and.their career. choices
1:1113 Homuth: high school principal
• GODERICH - "-Teaching was something. I did ..ili the 77,.! i.[fl :t
enough." aid high school principal DebHomuth.
Although she atitnits she was "a 'cry reluctant teacher • in her first :-ear oa the p -t -
beginning of her career marked her realization of the importance of teaching and sbcuuc!,,
• dio‘er, "there's no more Important work in society than doing work with kit's
With her sights set on law -school. the )975 South- Huron District High Schik.)I Graduate had
other plansan mind . . •
"Dad was a popular principal."- she noted Of her father. a former principal at 41 -{DHS
gucss 11 was too lantiliar- • • .
Nevertheless. she ended up in theFaculty' of Education at the University of Western
Ontario. A job teaching Grades 3 and 4 at Tillsonbury Public School followed. But teaching
Was not new to Homuth. who had already been j lifeguard. dance teacher and fitness instructor
"Teak:lung hurt your•feelings,- she discovered that first year in Tillsonburg. following. the
death of one of her students and the sexual assault of another. '
A few'years later. she was asked to run a program for ;gifted students throughout Oxford
•
Cotinty,, she created a curriculum and "travelled a lot..with the kids.... This led to a three-year •
caching stint. at SHDHS vvhere'she was hired as a transition years coordinator. •
"It's nice, to give back to the school System that I was part of as a kid." said the Exeter •
native. • • • '
•, She recalls numerous high school highlights: athletics. being editor of the yearbook. setting
up.a Christinas tree frotn Hay Swamp. roller skating in Grand"Bend: teaching boys a can -can.
.dance and renting a Winnebago with a group of girls travelling.to Flonda. Last Jul. Homuth
• hosted a SHDHS reunion for about 230 graduates.
Drama was a big part of Homuth'shigh schoot life. She remembers taking part in travelling
' Show s v.ith het dramatic
arts teacher. Homuth
continued on to obtain her
UWO English and
d
•
degree and later directed her ,)wri Mows in Oxierd Cceni• ind SHDHS. Her aiesi
drama irldtt was the:recent -SHDHS production •if 'Fliti.Lion Kini ri tin zhe prothiction were
. of her live sons, who are aied three to 1
. Homuth became vice pnncipal u Goderich District Collegiate' Institute .thd as of December.
beeameprincipal -of both GOCI and Bluewater Secondary School.
1 was a Panther through and through...Now I'M a Vikine." she latatheiL
The principal is ultimately responsible for e%rything in the school.- she explained of her new oi
inch involVes dealing with:both the Nlinistry ‘31-EducatiOn and the Ministry -of Corrections..
like to teach as .t he added. '1 really iike. the time- with the kids that Different
from the administration time".As princrPal. you're ultimately
there by yourself."
Homutii. who has taught many subjects from drades 2 to OAC.
indifferent schools. claims teaching keeps her irounded in•
reality. and helps her with principal duties. the main challenge being
keeping organized while meeting needs. -
.-reaching is teaching. regardless of the grade 'r :;ubleef." she
pointed out.. "The challenge is always how You otter a broad range
of programs and quality learning with less and less resources. •
a principal. she added. "it's hard:to watchthe frustration."
However, she feels change presents opportunity and admitted.
• Thai's sort olthe creative edge•that we,need.-
Homuth. who lives in Exeterwith her husband. Stewart. and • •
keeps busy with her sonsmusical and spurts activities.'admits it's
_challenging managing two schools while Juggling family
responsibilities. She never thought she would end up sealing in
Exeter and describes it as ''a great place to raise kids."
"I don't really buy the notion that small town (has) limited
ooppoortrtuunniittimess:: she added.1 think you just create the
pp