Citizen june 30 2016

INSIDE THIS WEEK:

HISTORY - Pg. 8

BRUSSELS - Pg. 10

THEATRE - Pg. 19

Masons’ impact on Blyth great says Vodden

Residents’ concerns brought to committee

‘Birds and the Bees’ brings comedy to Blyth

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Serving the communities of Blyth and Brussels and northern Huron County

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Grey Township’s 160th hailed as success

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen

Cruising in style Grey Township’s 160th anniversary celebration over the weekend was a great success. The weather co-operated, the volunteers were many and the crowds were robust. The jewel of the weekend was Saturday’s anniversary parade, which featured floats from local businesses, organizations, services groups and established farm families. With plenty to see, the parade lasted over an hour. Here, the faces of

the 2017 International Plowing Match (IPM) in Walton made their way through Grey in style on the IPM’s custom-made, motorized picnic table. From left: Huron County Princess Emily Terpstra, former Princess Lexi Smith, Queen of the Furrow Kate Higgins, former Princess Kabrina Bishop and IPM Plowing Co-ordinator and champion plowman Paul Dodds. The match is set for Sept.

19-23, 2017 in Walton. (Vicky Bremner photo)

Shared services debate back to councils

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen All three councils involved in Monday night’s massive shared services meeting in Clinton – Central Huron, Huron East and Bluewater – will now return to their respective home bases to further discuss the idea.

Councillors and staff from the three municipalities met in the Libro Hall at the Central Huron Community Complex Monday night to discuss the potential for sharing services. This comes after the initial meeting between Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn, Huron East Mayor

Bernie MacLellan and Bluewater Mayor Tyler Hessel and then a second meeting that followed, which brought in each municipality’s chief administrative officer (CAO).

North Huron and MorrisTurnberry CAOs Sharon Chambers and Nancy Michie, respectively, conducted a presentation on the newly-forged shared services agreement between their municipalities, punctuated by thoughts from North Huron Reeve Neil Vincent and Morris-Turnberry Mayor Paul Gowing.

Chambers told those in attendance that North Huron and MorrisTurnberry are both still new to the

process and learning about it along the way. Along those same lines, she told councillors that many figures are far from complete, including exactly how much money will be saved by the two municipalities by

the end of the proposed pilot project in 2018.

Discussions began with the public works departments, she said, which, in many cases, were travelling to Continued on page 15

By all accounts, Grey Township’s 160th anniversary weekend was one for the record books that those in attendance will remember for a very long time.

Alvin McLellan, Huron East councillor and co-chair of the event, said he couldn’t have asked for better conditions or a better turnout.

The festivities began on Friday night with the opening ceremonies.

It was Brad Knight, Huron East Chief Administrative Officer and former Grey Clerk, who threw out the first pitch of the co-ed softball tournament. He was joined on the diamond by former Grey Reeve and Huron County Warden Leona Armstrong, who had served as chair for Grey’s 150th anniversary.

The ball diamonds remained busy throughout the weekend, with games taking place all day Saturday.

The Saturday parade then took over an hour to work its way through the route. With local families, businesses, politicians and the fire department, the community was well represented by a diverse group of residents.

Once the parade concluded, McLellan said he headed for the Grey Fire Hall, where music was the order of the afternoon. He said the building was nearly full with people wanting to hear the music.

He also said that Leona Armstrong’s historical exhibit was also well attended at the Ethel Community Centre.

As with so many community events though, it was food that brought people together. Dianne Diehl, Huron East councillor and event co-chair, said that organizers fed over 400 people at Saturday night’s pork chop supper and over 1,100 people at Sunday’s firefighter breakfast, which is close to an alltime record for the department.

Diehl said that by Monday morning she had already received a number of phone calls to congratulate her on bringing together such a fun weekend for the residents of Grey.

The weekend wrapped up with a decoration service at Mount Pleasant Cemetery just west of Ethel. Diehl said that nearly 100 attended the decoration service, which is a great crowd.

Diehl said that organizers couldn’t have asked for a better weekend.

Knights tickets sell out in days

By Denny Scott The Citizen In a turn of events that pleasantly surprised many of those involved, the tickets for the London Knights exhibition game in Central Huron sold out in just three days.

The game, set for Sept. 8, had 1,400 tickets available. Brent Scrimgeour explained to The Citizen that he hand-delivered the last batch of 40 to the Blyth Festival box office on Friday night last week and, by Saturday morning the last remaining tickets had been sold, he said.

“I got a call on Friday around supper time and apparently the Blyth Festival box office had been selling the tickets like crazy,” he said.

Scrimgeour said the Festival box office was the last place to find tickets before they finally sold out Continued on page 11

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Many enjoy reunion A NOTE FROM BETTY

By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-9231

Wave left, wave right The Brussels Cemetery was the site of a dedication service on Sunday. Members of the Brussels Legion Branch 218 participated in the service which was led by Padre Sandra Cable, left. Music was provided by the Brussels Legion pipe band. (Vicky Bremner photo)

At the Branch

Decoration service well attended

By Jo-Ann McDonald It was a quiet week but a busy weekend at the Brussels Legion Branch. The Saturday afternoon euchre had 14 tables of players hoping to be the big winners. Bush Whittard returned to run the euchre for the day in the absence of Glenn Bridge.Winners were: first, Anne Laidlaw and Joyce Hodgins, 89; second, Doug and Anne Hugill, 72; third, Frank and Betty Hulley, 71; lone hands, Al and John Brown, six and low, Ruth Picard and friend Marie, 44. Euchre is every two weeks. We are still looking for volunteers to help on the occasion so

contact the Branch or Glenn Bridge.

The fish fry crew went to Mitchell Legion to cook for a small crowd.

Working for the Branch was Deb Ross and Cam and Kim Ross. The trio just had to cook fish and got along very well.

The Cemetery Decoration service was held at Brussels Cemetery on Sunday afternoon. The service was led by Padre Sandra Cable and President Jo-Ann McDonald for the Legion. It was nicely attended by approximately 35 people. The Pipe Band led the procession and the Branch flags were carried by Deb Cann and Eric Ross. The Pipe Band

played two numbers during the service and Jamie Mitchell played the Lament during the Act of Remembrance.

Padre Sandra Cable did an excellent job with the scripture and reflection. The names of those who now rest in Brussels Cemetery who passed away from 2014-2016 were read by Padre Sandra and President Jo-Ann, as no representatives of the churches were present. Sergeant-atArms Lisa Glanville ordered the parade at the conclusion of the service.

As usual Brussels Cemetery looked its very finest due to the wonderful job done by Dale and Starr Bachert and the many relatives who place flowers on the graves of their loved ones. We thank all who make the effort to make the cemetery look so nice and for attending the service.

The Sunday night dance had a great crowd enjoying the music of the John Heaman Band for the first time this year. John winters in Florida and this was the first opportunity for him to come to the Brussels Legion. Approximately 80 people were thrilled to hear him play his old songs and some new songs for the performance. John will be back in August.

Ah, the rain came, what a blessing, what a relief. The balance in nature is pretty precarious and so often we don’t even notice – so it was lovely to sit on the porch and just watch the precious liquid fall on Sunday.

The excitement of the school kids as the days of June slip away is joy in motion. Whether they’re going up a grade, changing schools or graduating, all of the above are worthy of celebration and excitement. Let the holidays begin.

Fun and fair weather were all in the program as Grey Township celebrated 160 years as a precious part of Huron County. The organizers held their breath as the last details came about and only the weather and the people could make or break their efforts. All was well.

Smiles came as the balmy weather lured residents and visitors to party and participate in Ethel and Grey township. History, visiting, games, food and the parade were all appreciated and well attended. So good job to the workers and organizers. May prosperity continue in our rural corner of the world.

The United Church sees camping as an important part of growing up.

New directors at Camp Menesetung, near Goderich, joined Rev. Gary Clark at worship on Sunday to share their enthusiasm for children in God’s world. Mary Ross and Clayton Peters’ enthusiasm was contagious as songs and stories of camp were shared and past memories of church camping surfaced for many in the

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Brussels Legion Fish Fry Wave left, wave right The Huron County International Plowing Match truck was a part of the Grey 160th reunion parade and featured host farmer Jack Ryan, left, and 2017 IPM Chair Jacquie Bishop. (Vicky Bremner photo)

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congregation. Makes one wish for a moment you were a kid again.

If you want to admire a piece of Mark Breckenridge’s skill as a sculptor of steel, pop onto Graham Road. Mark has a great talent that makes things of nature take on life.

His talents have been recognized at competitions, a globe with an eagle perched and a stallion in gear come to mind. A wee drive-by will show you a life-like bear that makes you admire skill and artistry all at once.

Pretty fine work Mark.

Don’t forget to come to the market. Yes, it too needs your regular Friday attendance to keep it a viable venue.

Take care of yourself.

Betty G.W.

NEWS FROM BRUSSELS COMING EVENTS at the BRUSSELS LEGION for July FRIDAY, JULY 1 Fish Fry with all the fixin’s from 5-7 pm.

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SATURDAY, JULY 2 Closed.

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SATURDAY, JULY 9 Euchre Tournament at 1:00 pm.

Bring your own partner.

Cash Prizes. Lunch. $5.00 per person.

Door prizes.

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SUNDAY, JULY 10 Sunday Night Dance from 7-11 pm. $10.00 per person.

Lunch. Enjoy the music of the Country Versatiles.

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SATURDAY, JULY 23 Euchre Tournament at 1:00 pm.

Bring your own partner.

Cash Prizes. Lunch. $5.00 per person.

Door prizes.

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JULY 22, 23, 24 Food Booth at Brussels Fastball Tournament.

Drop by for a burger and fries.

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SUNDAY, JULY 24 No Dance.

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TUESDAY, JULY 26 Executive meeting at 7:00 pm ———————— Look for this ad the first week of the month only.

Auditorium and small meeting room available to rent.

Catering available.

Info and general inquiries 519-887-6562 or 519-887-6570

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VBS starting soon From Marilyn’s Desk

By Marilyn Craig Call 523-9318

Through her lens Wendy Orr ran into some difficult times while preparing for her show, “Quiet Time” at the Blyth Centre for the Arts. Orr’s pieces, according to her, changed from an exterior focus to an introspective time. The show opened on June 17, the same day as the official opening of the Blyth Festival’s 2016 season, and runs until July 9. (Denny Scott photo)

Community service set July 17 Greeting worshippers at Blyth United Church on Sunday, June 26 were Donna Moore and Marilyn Craig. Ushering were Laurie Sparling and Lissa Kolkman.

Marilyn Scott was pianist and Katie Dockstader was choir director. Rick Elliott ran the power point.

Emily Phillips welcomed everyone to church on this very hot Sunday. She also welcomed the directors of Camp Menesetung, Mary Ross and Clayton Peters. She drew everyone’s attention to the announcements printed in the bulletin. Special mention was that next Sunday, church will begin at 11 a.m. She also reminded everyone that on July 17 there will be no church service at Blyth United in order that the congregation can join in the community service at the Lions Park and to bring a lawn chair.

Rev. Gary Clark invited Taylor Wharton to come to the front and light the Christ candle and the other candles on the altar table. The first hymn “Lord Prepare Me to be a Sanctuary” was sung. The opening prayer was said responsively with sign language in the response.

Rev. Clark invited everyone to greet one another and to tell of a

camp experience if you went to camp. The hymn “Praise Ye The Lord” was sung with Mary Ross leading one side of the congregation and Rev. Clark leading the other side. The scripture reading was from 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 – the story of Elijah, the teacher and Elisha the student. The choir sang the anthem “A Thousand Voices to Sing.”

Rev. Clark’s message to the congregation was “Swing a Little Lower Sweet Chariot.” Elijah and Elisha encountered three times schools of 50 people along the way.

Camp sometimes conflicts with other things going on, like Vacation Bible School. Mary Ross and Clayton Peters both talked about their experience at camp. Mary went from a camper to a camp councillor to a co-director. Camp is a place to discover ourselves and to know that God is near. We learn to be open to new ideas and we learn many songs.

Both Mary and Clayton thanked all the churches that support the camp because without them the camp would be struggling to exist. If you ask kids what they need, they often say that church should be like camp. Camp is a place with open skies, the trees provide protection,

Sign here!

(F.B. Meyer, “The Blessed Life”) Dear Christian reader, seek some quiet spot, some still hour, and yield yourself to God. Make a definite consecration of yourselves to God. With most it would be sufficient to write out Miss Havergal’s hymn, “Take my life, and let it be,” and to sign your name at the bottom.

Take my life and let it be--consecrated, Lord, to Thee.

Take my moments and my days--let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Take my hands and let them move--at the impulse of Thy love.

Take my feet and let them be--swift and beautiful for Thee.

Take my voice and let me sing--always, only, for my King.

Take my lips and let them be--filled with messages from Thee.

Take my silver and my gold--not a mite would I withhold.

Take my intellect and use--every power as Thou shalt choose.

Take my will and make it Thine--it shall be no longer mine.

Take my heart it is Thine own--it shall be Thy royal throne.

Take my love my Lord, I pour--at Thy feet its treasure store.

Take myself and I will be--ever, only, all for Thee!

Sign here____________________ A Grace Gem Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church, Listowel, ON 519-291-1956

you can hear the birds singing, you can hear the waves lapping at the shore and God seems closer at camp.

God comes a little lower just like the chariots of fire. Mary sang a song that she had written about life at camp.

The hymn “Worship the Lord” was sung as a round. The offering was received with the loose change going to help send a child to Camp Menesetung followed by the singing of the response “Your Work, O God, Needs Many Hands,” the offertory prayer, the prayers for the people and the singing of the Lord’s Prayer.

The last hymn “We Are One” was sung the way we would sing it at camp followed by the benediction and the singing of the response “God Be With You ’Ti We Meet Again.”

Everyone was invited for coffee and treats and to talk with Mary and Clayton.

Happy Canada Day to everyone.

Have a safe and happy holiday weekend.

Happy birthday to Larry Blake who celebrates, July 2; Eileen Barrie, Kitchener, and Stephen Thompson, July 3.

Community Vacation Bible School is coming up July 11-14 at the Blyth Christian Reformed Church. This year’s theme is “Following Jesus the Light of the World.”

Kids in the Kitchen and Masterchef return to Blyth United Church from July 11-15. Contact the church at 519-523-4224 or Kathy Douglas at 519-523-4380 for more information.

Dunk-A-Hunk Streetfest July 23 Blyth

Township of North Huron 2016 Council & Committee Meeting Schedule Regular Council Meetings 7:00 p.m.

Location: North Huron Council Chambers Dates: Monday, July 4 Monday, July 18 Tuesday, August 2 Monday, August 15 Tuesday, September 6 Monday, September 19 North Huron Police Services Board Meetings Location: Police Station Board Room at 7:00 p.m.

Dates: September 20 P.O. Box 90, 274 Josephine Street, Wingham, Ontario N0G 2W0 Phone: 519-357-3550 Fax: 519-357-1110

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During the last postal disruption in 2011 CUPW began rotating strikes but Canada Post soon decided to lock out union members. Many local post offices such as Blyth, Brussels and the smaller hamlets are not operated by CUPW personnel but Canada Post refused in 2011 to let them accept and deliver local mail such as The Citizen.

We don’t know what rules will be imposed at local Canada Post offices in the event of a strike this time.

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Editorials & Opinions

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One year to go Friday marks Canada Day, the 149th anniversary of the founding of our country in 1867. If we’re going to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday in our communities the planning can’t be put off any longer.

It would be a shame not to take advantage of next year’s milestone anniversary to celebrate our own communities and their place in the country. Those old enough can remember that Canada’s centennial in 1967 was an occasion that mobilized communities to work together to make our towns and villages better places. The positive effects of those efforts lasted for years, both in terms of facilities added to our communities and in the community spirit that was the side effect of people working together for the good of their community.

Let’s capture that sense of celebration of both the country and your community for Canada’s 150th birthday. As you mark Canada Day this year, think of what could be done for July 1, 2017 to make this an event to remember for Canada or your town or village. – KR

The way it’s supposed to work Peace and harmony seldom brings headlines, so when Canadian premiers and the federal government worked out a plan last week to help secure the retirement years of future generations of senior citizens by extending the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), the good news quickly got shunted aside by tragedies from around the world.

Instead, we should have been celebrating that Canada’s political leaders were able to work together and find compromises to come to a workable agreement. For far too long we’ve become accustomed to bitterness and shouting.

Certainly there were some power-plays behind the scenes. Ontario’s intent to go ahead with its own pension plan unless the other provinces agree to increase CPP coverage, and then its imposition of a fastapproaching deadline, put pressure for a quick decision. At least Ontario was willing to compromise to accept a plan less ambitious than its own, and in doing so, it made the plan less of a burden for employers.

For once we saw the country work the way it should. Here’s hoping this is just the beginning of a new working relationship. – KR

Frustration must be dealt with There are reasons why people make seemingly self-destructive choices such as those Britons who voted to leave the European Union (EU) or Americans who support Donald Trump. From a distance these might not seem reasonable, but there are reasons.

To an extent, residents of rural Ontario feel somewhat similar frustrations to British voters who voted to quit the EU. Many Britons feel frustrated and angry that bureaucrats and politicians in the EU capital of Brussels are making decisions that affect their lives when they don’t know what the day-to-day reality of British life is like. People in rural Ontario have been frustrated with the current Ontario government and the increasingly urban-centred, indeed Toronto-centred, nature of provincial decision-making.

Voters in both Britain and the U.S. seem to be reacting to the sense they have lost control over their lives because their jobs are in danger of being shifted abroad, aided by free trade deals. A recent poll showed that even after more than 20 years, only 25 per cent of Canadians like the North American Free Trade Agreement. As for lost jobs, local residents have only to look at plant closures such as the Volvo move to the U.S. to feel powerless.

Unlike Britain where people’s anger turned against immigrants, with halting immigration as the goal of many voters, or the U.S. where Trump has proposed banning Muslims from entering the country and wants to build a wall across the Mexican border, there are few visible minority residents in rural Ontario to bear the brunt of people’s frustration.

What the British referendum decision and the popularity of Trump’s divisive campaign south of the border have demonstrated, however, is that the frustration, anger and sense of powerlessness of some areas or parts of the population can’t be ignored. We must be sure all Ontarions and all Canadians feel they have some ability to control their own lives and futures. – KR

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Looking Back Through the Years July 1, 1959 Guests from Sarnia, Toronto, Shallow Lake, Forest, Windsor and Teeswater were at Blyth United Church to watch Rev. E. McLagan, assisted by Rev. C.J. Scott join Mildred Jean Christie Pollard and Grant Rufus Sparling in marriage.

Mildred, who was given away by her brother Russell Christie, wore a floor-length gown for the ceremony.

Dorothy Shouldice, sister of the bride, served as the maid of honour for the ceremony.

Thirty-three members of the Blyth Women’s Institute travelled to Hamilton where they enjoyed a trip to the city’s botanical gardens and continued on to the botanical gardens in Niagara Falls.

July 2, 1970 As part of a special ceremony, Grey Central Public School handed out a number of awards to help honour its athletes.

Darlene Ducharme, with her 28 points, was tops for the Senior Girls track and field competition, while Bruce Fischer was first in the Senior Boys competition with 26 points.

The boys softball team, named the Tigers, was another success and featured the talents of Bruce Wilbee, Monty Engel and Murray Cardiff.

Three of the school’s students were also successful at the Wingham invitational field meet, which had been held June 19. Bruce Fischer was the Senior Boys champion at the meet, Dave McClory was the Senior Boys runner-up and Darlene Ducharme was the Senior Girls runner-up.

June 25, 1986 At the 79th annual general meeting for the Wingham and District Hospital, some in attendance expressed concern with a plan that would close

16 of the hospital’s beds.

With beds due to be closed, N.M. Hayes, the hospital’s executive director, said there wouldn’t be any additional cutbacks and that no one would lose their jobs. The statement, however, was met by laughter by some in the room.

A major addition to the Brussels shopping community officially opened its doors, as the new 6,000square foot EMS supermarket opened for business in the footprint of the old Queen’s Hotel.

More than 100 members of the tourism community from across Ontario made their way to Blyth for a special production of Another Season’s Promise, the Blyth Festival’s opening play for the 1986 season.

Ross Daily, agriculture and business editor of CPFL Television in London told those at the Blyth Festival’s opening night gala dinner that they should be watchful over the potential cost of free trade to the country.

Nearly 150 people were in attendance as Daily said that the issue of free trade has something to do with every member of society and everyone should be aware of it.

In the afterglow of the official opening of the new Brussels, Morris and Grey Pool, a number of floats were honoured as best in the parade.

Sarah Exel took home the prize for the prettiest float, while Jeremy Van Kuelen took home the award for most creative float.

July 3, 2002 After a lengthy court challenge, Seaforth District High School would finally close.

A three-judge panel with the Ontario Divisional Court in Toronto dismissed the community-based challenge against the Avon Maitland

District School Board, allowing the school to close as the board has intended.

The challenge stated that the accommodation review had been an unfair process and shouldn’t have been allowed.

The court challenge was initiated in April after the board voted to close the school in February.

Blyth Public School was set to be the site of a pilot project that would see Junior and Senior Kindergarten students split into separate classes for the 2002/2003 school year.

Blyth’s School Council requested the change as a way to examine the benefits and drawbacks of separating the classes.

A small, but enthusiastic group of business-owners and those in the world of agriculture met at the Walton Hall to discuss business with Bonnie Lafontaine, the new Huron East economic development officer.

Huron East Mayor Lin Steffler said she was proud of the municipality and of Huron East Council, which had the foresight to hire an economic development officer, a relatively new position at the time.

Howson and Howson Ltd. made their presence felt in the Blyth community, donating $50,000 to the Heart and Soul campaign to be used towards the renovation of the Blyth arena.

At a joint service held on Sunday, June 30, the congregations of Auburn and Londesborough United Churches bid farewell to Rev. Paul Ross after he had announced he would be leaving the charge.

Ally and Mikayla Henry of Blyth were set to become stage stars with roles in the upcoming Blyth Festival productions of The Outdoor Donnellys and Goodbye, Piccadilly.

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Other Views

Honk if you hate noise pollution One of the greatest sounds of all—and to me it is a sound—is utter, complete silence.

– André Kostelanetz n 2007, a research team at Stanford University undertook a study into how we sleep. Over the next eight years, they pored over the case histories of 15,863 subjects. They incorporated data downloaded from satellites to find out how much outdoor light the subjects were exposed to on a nightly basis.

For eight years they toiled – amassing, correlating and extrapolating their findings.

Here is what they concluded: People living in cities don’t sleep as well as people who live in the country.

A conclusion to which any reader right down to and including Homer Simpson might respond, “Doh!” But of course city people don’t sleep as well as country folk. In the city the night is infested with car horns, truck brakes, ambulance sirens, fire engines and drunken louts staggering loudly homeward.

And light pollution – blinking neon signs and streetlights blazing through the night. The Stanford study found that urban dwellers complained more about poor sleep quality, day-time drowsiness and interrupted sleep

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Arthur Black patterns.

“Our world has become a 24/7 society,” opines Maurice Ohayon, author of the study.

“We use outdoor lighting, such as streetlights, to be more active at night and to increase our safety and security. The concern is that we have reduced our exposure to darkness, and it could be affecting our sleep.”

Again, the only response is a massive “Doh!” Eight years crunching data to conclude that? My aged granny could have saved them a bundle.

Which is not to say that sleeping beyond city limits is akin to jumping into a sensory deprivation chamber. I live in the country and while I don’t have to wear a sleep mask to ward off headlights strobing across the bedroom wall or ear plugs to drown out the din of traffic, my nights are still punctuated with

sounds. The wind soughing through fir branches. The far-off hoot of a barred owl. The sonorous ticking of the wall clock in the hall.

The skittering of my dog’s claws on the floor as she dream-hunts some just-out-of-reach cottontail.

Difference is, the sounds I hear are all familiar and non-threatening. There are no firetruck sirens, burglar alarms or SWAT teams checking out man-with-a-gun reports in my boondocks neighbourhood. Nothing dangerous going on out there – it’s too dark for that.

Mind you, it’s not ideal for everyone. Not far from where I live there’s a charming country inn nestled in a poplar grove at the end of a gravel road. A while back a couple from Vancouver won a free weekend at the place.

They arrived Friday evening and settled in for the night.

Or so it was thought. The next morning the owners of the bed and breakfast found a note thumb-tacked to their front door. It was an apology from the couple. Nothing wrong with their room – they loved it, but the entire rural bed and breakfast experience freaked them out.

Everything was just “too dark and too quiet”.

Grades, measurables and achievables

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here are few things that mark my frustration with the generations that follow me than the idea that we don’t need measurables.

Whether it’s grading, achievements or some kind of athletic competition, goals give us something to strive for. When I hear the argument that the education system fails people because it encourages them to take tests and not to pursue knowledge that interests them I say, “Of course, because that’s how it’s supposed to be.”

It wasn’t until I was in my last couple of years of high school that I decided that I wanted to pursue a career in journalism. Why? Well, because I was figuring that I was going to be a video game developer or a comic book writer. Prior to that, I’m pretty sure I had my heart set on Montreal Canadien defenseman, astronaut or outer space hockey player.

Children and teens don’t realize the wall that they are going to hit, at some point, that forces them to realize that some career options just aren’t viable for them.

For example, when I was 15 and sure I was destined to make amazing video games, I failed to realize that video game development is pretty much just computer science with a more colourful user interface – that means it takes a lot of math and coding and programming knowledge that I either wasn’t good at or didn’t want to get good at.

It’s a good thing that my teachers forced me to learn things about math and science because, if I were pursuing the knowledge I wanted to pursue, I likely would’ve spent all my time reading J.R.R. Tolkien and hockey statistics and playing video games.

As much as people bemoan the fact that there isn’t a class that teaches you how to do your taxes or how much to tip or all that life stuff people are supposed to figure out, what education does, at the primary and secondary levels, is to teach kids how to learn and give them the basics so they can figure out more important things later on.

Sure, I don’t change the oil in my own car, but, thanks to shop class, I know how to break down a weed whacker and build it back up. If I wanted to extrapolate on those skills, I’m sure I could figure out how to fix many of the vehicular problems my family runs into.

Maybe I don’t know how taxes are figured

Denny Scott Denny’s Den out without the book, but I can tell you right now that what I learned in math class gives me everything I need to unlock the mystery that is my tax documents.

Why? Because you had to learn about these things to pass the test and, as much as some people may say they can’t remember it, I think they’re wrong. I think they use the skills they learned every day and just chalk it up to common sense.

Add on to that the fact that, without grades, you don’t know whether teachers are worth their salt or not, and you see that evaluation is important.

So, when I see someone saying that schools are more focused on grades than what you learn, I feel like I’m in one of those old V8 commercials where I should smack them upside the head for being so thick. Of course they are focused on grades, that’s how you know if someone learns something.

Unfortunately, what inspired this rant, this column, aren’t the generations that followed me but those that preceeded me.

As a reporter I’m privy to a lot of documents that have been prepared by so-called experts or consultants for every level of government in the area and you know what is the one thing they are missing? Some way to measure whether the document (and thus the consultant or expert) was worth the money and time put into it.

Take, for example, the Food Charter prepared by the Huron Food Action Network.

I’m not trying to pick on anyone here, but when North Huron Council was presented with the document, they didn’t think it was worth their time to investigate it. Why? A good majority of them felt it was ‘too utopian’ to ever come close to actualization.

However Councillor Trevor Seip was the one to point out the biggest problem I saw with the document and many others like it: what is the end goal and what are the steps towards it?

How many documents do municipalities have sitting on their shelves that say, “Well, we should do better at X,” but don’t give instructions, measurables or achievements? I don’t want to know.

I don’t want to know because each one of those documents represents tax dollars being spent and another consultant being given a cushy contract that requires them to have nothing but a feel-good document about how things could be better instead of the steps necessary to make things better.

How is this connected to what we learn in school? Grades.

Grades give you something to aim for. Ask someone who got a 90 how important their grade is and you might not get a very fulfilling answer. Ask someone who got a 69.5 in English when they needed a 70 to get into their school of choice and you will find out exactly how much that person wishes they could go back and read more and learn more so they did better.

Without grades, without achievables and without measurements we have a society of people who are happy to produce a document that says how things could be when they should be producing documents that explain what steps need to be taken to make things better right now.

Don’t waste my tax dollars producing an infographic telling me about a living wage, show me the steps necessary to make sure every single person in Huron County makes that money and show me how municipalities can contribute to it.

Don’t waste time saying that people need to eat food produced closer to home. Instead, find a way to make eating closer to home more affordable and accessible.

Finally, and this is to municipal and county councillors and staffs, don’t waste your constituents’ time by continually hiring or funding people who do nothing but produce feel-good documents to sit on shelves.

Find people who are going to show you how to make the world a better place and try and follow their steps. Even if the plan fails, at least it had a goal in mind when it started.

As far as I’m concerned, we could all use a little more examination in our lives to remind ourselves to strive to be better.

Shawn Loughlin Shawn’s Sense

Watching some puck

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his week, Huron County once again proved its insatiable appetite for the one thing we can all agree on. The passion that unites us all. Hockey.

Yes, in just over two days residents of Huron County purchased 1,400 tickets to see the London Knights play the Erie Otters at the Central Huron Community Complex in September, a game organized by local hockey fan Brent Scrimgeour.

Selling that many tickets, regardless of price, in that short time period, is astonishing, especially in a small community like Huron County.

People love their hockey in Canada and nothing is going to stand in the way of Canadians watching 12 guys chase a puck around a sheet of ice, whether it be in person or on television.

Denny Scott and I had a chuckle at a comic drawn for a Canadian newspaper last week that perfectly illustrated this nation’s love affair with the game of hockey. A man stands on the street, observing three front pages from three newspapers – one American, one British and one Canadian. On the American newspaper, the gun control debate rages, while in Britain, talk of the country leaving the European Union is all the buzz. Meanwhile in Canada, all we could talk about was that hockey guru Ron MacLean would be returning to our beloved Hockey Night in Canada, supplanting George Stroumboulopoulos in his rightful spot atop the hockey world.

Yes, it’s great to have Ron back. Few people know more about a single subject than Ron knows about hockey. I have often marvelled at the stories he comes up with. Only a historian with decades and decades of research under his belt could possibly know the things Ron knows about hockey.

For us in Canada, we understand it and the country’s passion for hockey is something we’ve grown up with, so it’s nothing new.

Explain it to a non-Canadian. It’s impossible.

There is no equivalent in the U.S. In other countries throughout the world, their passion for soccer may be comparable, but in the U.S. where so much is always on the menu – whether it’s food, sports or music – there isn’t one thing that completely unifies the nation like hockey does with Canada.

Over the Christmas holidays, my cousin Mike and his family came to Blyth to visit from their native New Jersey. Mike is one of the few, proud American hockey fans and as we sat in a bar and watched World Junior Championship games, he was amazed that he had never heard of the tournament. The tournament that is so popular in Canada every holiday season hasn’t even scratched the surface in the U.S. Meanwhile, Mike absorbed ads for the World Cup of Hockey, which will be played in Toronto later this year. He said he’d love to come back to Canada and attend a game, perhaps when the U.S. plays Canada.

While I too would love to attend that game, I tried to communicate to him that neither he nor I will have ever accumulated enough money to buy tickets to such a game. There is just no way, but I praised him for being idealistic.

So while I was a little surprised to hear that Huron County residents snatched up 1,400 Ontario Hockey League tickets in just over two days, I can’t say I was astonished.

I pounced early and ensured my fanny would be in the seats. Maybe now I’ll sell the tickets – it’ll get me that much closer to the Canada/U.S. game at this fall’s World Cup.

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Huron Chapel to host Bible School next week

A trip around the world Julie Garland will be the leader of this year’s Vacation Bible School at Huron Chapel in Auburn.

Each year, the program focuses on a new country and this year the focus is on Norway. The school runs July 4-8. (Mark Royall photo)

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The stage is set literally, for Vacation Bible School to take place next week at Huron Chapel in Auburn. Every year a particular country is highlighted and this year it is Norway. The stage at Huron Chapel is set up with the kind of houses and trees one

would expect to find in Norway.

Heading up Vacation Bible School for the first time is Julie Garland.

She and her husband Andrew have been an absolute blessing in the Huron Chapel church family. This young couple is not content to just take a seat on Sunday mornings.

They are involved in missions, nursery, small group ministry, Julie plays piano on one of the worship teams, Andrew is an Elder in the church and now they can add

Vacation Bible School co-ordinator to their list.

I hope God will allow me the pleasure to be present on that day when He welcomes them into heaven so I can cheer them on as God says those highly anticipated words every Christian wants to hear, “Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.” One piece of interesting

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side trivia: Julie’s parents are also a pastor and wife named, Mark and Glenda.

“Last year 170 kids came out to Vacation Bible School and it looks like we are on track with registrations for the same amount this year,” Garland said. With the theme being on Norway, she told me the children will be doing some fun things like having a viking photo shoot where kids will be able to dress up like vikings and have their picture taken. For crafts they can make viking shields and viking axes.

There will also be the opportunity to make some jewellery and do some painting as well.

One of the highlights for this year is a team of graffiti artists who will be here on Thursday to teach and work with the kids in this art form.

Later that evening there will be a barbecue at the church for the children and the parents of registered children where these graffiti artists will put on a show demonstrating their craft in action.

Eighty volunteers from the church are stepping forward to pull off Vacation Bible School next week.

Every year I am personally amazed by the fact that men will use their holiday time or take time off work to come and help out at the Vacation Bible School.

Parents can visit huronchapel.com

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Grade 1 class learns maps by exploring village PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO

By BRENDA RADFORD Call 523-4296 The Happy Gang Seniors are meeting for their last gathering until the fall, on Wednesday, June 29. This 12:30 p.m. potluck is to be a salad plate meal. There will be a speaker offering tips for seniors. Members are encouraged to bring along a friend.

Some weeks when I sit down to fill this space and wrack my mind about something interesting to write I wonder if anyone is reading. Wow!

The response I received regarding the swallow structures tells me you are. And I thank everyone who took the time to satisfy my curiosity. The fellow who called Friday evening also told me swallows are considered good luck.

Last Thursday villagers may have seen a group of children led by their teacher and Barb Bosman out and about the village. This little excursion out of the Grade 1 classroom has become an annual event. It is the children’s first experience with maps. Barb, who knows the village and its history as well as anyone, tours them around to points of interest and businesses.

The children place a marker on a simplified map at every stop. Along the village streets they toured Nature’s Nest, Hensall Co-operative, the church and Radford’s Farm

Equipment/Post Office. I believe their last stop is always at the Bosman house.

Recently the Londesborough Lions Club honoured one of their own, making John Hoggart, a Melvin Jones Fellow. The Melvin Jones Fellowship [Program] is named after Melvin Jones, the founder of Lions Clubs International. Fellowship program contributions help the Lions Clubs International Foundation meet humanitarian needs in communities around the world.

The Londesborough Lions Club works for from three to five years to accumulate enough funds to donate to the program in the name of one of their faithful members. In 39 years they have awarded this fellowship only five times. John Hoggart has been a Lion member for 30 years

having served more than once as Director, Tail Twister, Lion Tamer and as President for 1993/1994. His fellow Lion members felt he was a most deserving recipient of this prestigious award. Congratulations, John.

That was a most welcome cloudburst we received Sunday around the supper hour. It’s to be hoped the ground opened up and received it and not too much just ran off. The farmers and the gardeners will be grateful. It gave many of us a night off from watering those thirsty flowers.

Villagers were sorry to learn this past week that Betty Hulley has been having some health issues the last of which found her in hospital with pneumonia. She is recuperating at Ken’s but would surely appreciate your cards, a call and your prayers.

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Ball’s Cemetery decoration service set July 3 Rev. Terry Fletcher titled his message at Londesborough United Church on Sunday, June 26, “Unexpected Results”.

His supporting scripture passage was Luke 8: 26-39. These verses are an account of Jesus commanding demons to leave a man and enter a herd of pigs.

Terry suggested that belief in this event may be difficult and other explanations sought for this man’s illness. However he quoted J.R. Tolkien who suggested people need to open their minds to fantasy and allow a willing suspension of disbelief.

The Jewish leaders of Christ’s time considered Him a rabble-rouser and gave Him little credit for His leadership and teachings. However the scripture passage shows that the demons controlling this man recognized His power. They wished not to be banished to hell and requested being sent into the pigs.

Circumstances around this miracle don’t support other explanations for the man’s behaviour and healing.

Christ sent him out to tell his friends about the healing; to be a disciple.

Rev. Fletcher suggested that the demons of today may well be the evil thoughts and actions that result in terrorism and mass shootings, etc.

These things may be caused by pride, desire for power, greed, fear, etc. He expressed the hope that no congregants of Londesborough United would come face to face with these demons. His second hope was that should these thoughts confront us we would rely on the protection of our Saviour.

The senior choir offered two numbers that morning. They gave a very relaxed rendition of the message-filled song, “Count Your Blessings” during the service. At the close of the morning service they sang, danced and did a little acting to send the congregation off on a

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holiday month in a joyous frame of mind. Solos and choral singing were also a part of their number “All

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There will be no Sunday services

The Decoration Service for Ball’s Cemetery is Sunday, July 3 at 3 p.m.

in July at Londesborough United.

However Terry will be in the area for the month and is available in the event of a need. There will be no “Coffee and Conversation” gatherings during July as well.

Early notice was given of the annual smoked pork chop supper to be held on Saturday, Sept. 24.

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A quarter-century At a recent awards gala for the Huron and Perth Counties Scouting groups, Blyth Scout leaders David Cartwright, left, and Lavern Clark were both honoured for their dedication and 25 years in the world of scouting. The ceremony was held in Goderich earlier this month. (Photo submitted)

MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY TAX INSTALLMENT NOTICE The second installment of the 2016 property taxes is due on Thursday, June 30, 2016.

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Sports Letter to the Editor Mason family has long history with Village of Blyth

Looking back Ron Mason, a highly decorated college hockey coach, is part of a family that has been in the Village of Blyth for generations, as shown by this historic photo that is part of the Repository of Blyth History. (Photo submitted) THE EDITOR, We were sorry to learn of the death of Ron Mason on the sports page of The Citizen, June 23, 2016, as his family never forgot their Blyth roots.

The writer refers to the Mason family’s involvement with a hotel in this community and assumed that the hotel in question was what is now the Blyth Inn. However, in early days there were as any as five in operation. The Masons’ impact on Blyth began long ago in the Central and Queen’s Hotel, not the

Fastball teams earn big runs Teams in the Huron County Fastball League continued to score plenty of runs over the past two weeks, including some games where double digits were just the beginning.

On June 26, the Fullarton A’s visited Tavistock Athletics and bested their hosts 11-6.

Walton also traveled to Wingham that day, however the Brewers were unable to best the hometown Hitmen, losing 11-4.

The Belmore Stingers also hosted a game that day, welcoming the Milverton AW Millwrights and triumphing over the visitors 8-4.

On June 25, the Sebringville Jr. Sting hosted the Wroxeter Royals and managed a 9-2 win.

On June 24, Fullarton visited Wroxeter and handed the home team a 9-2 loss.

Sebringville was bested by visiting Milverton 5-4 on June 23.

The Brussels Tigers visited the Belmore Stingers on June 22 and bested their opponents 12-5.

In an extremely high-scoring game, the Walton Brewers bested visiting Tavistock 20-14 on June 21.

On June 20, Tavistock traveled to Goderich only to lose by a score of 9-2.

June 19 marked several games, including Fullarton visiting and beating the Mitchell Jr. Mets 24-5 and Belmore hosting and defeating Wroxeter 11-4.

On June 14, Sebringville nearly shut out Tavistock 11-1 while Walton trumped Milverton 16-9.

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Commercial which is now known as the Blyth Inn. These Masons were known as the “Hullett Masons”. John Mason came to Blyth around 1893 to run the Central Hotel which was located on the west side of Queen Street. When R.J. “Bob” Cook owned this hotel there was a “zoo” attached to it to draw customers. (Ref. Huron Expositor Feb. 20, 1879.)

John Mason, a Hullett farmer, turned his farm over to son Benjamin in February 1889, who then sold it to William Waymouth in November 1892.

Around that time it seems that John and Frances (Nott) Mason took

over the Central Hotel in Blyth.

An advertisement in the Blyth Standard of May 31, 1893 lets people know that a dentist from Clinton, T.C. Bruce, would be at Mason’s Hotel, Blyth each Monday.

The same ad was still being placed in the Jan. 3, 1895 issue.

In the years around 1900 it seemed that an arsonist was on a rampage in the village filling residents with fear.

Many of the businesses along the creek were destroyed by fire as were the businesses where the Pretoria Block stands today. One of the next victims was the Central Hotel, Mason’s and other businesses north of it to J.H. Chellew’s furniture store in this period.

John Mason died on Aug. 15, 1900. Perhaps he had been negotiating to buy the Queen’s Hotel (sometimes called the Victoria) on the north east corner of Queen and King Streets, because his wife, Frances bought that hotel from John P. Kelly for $5,200 according to the Huron Expositor on Jan. 4, 1901 – Huron column. J. Kelly, brother of Patrick Kelly, moved his family to Goderich by 1902. Census records show it to have been a boarding house for teachers and people who worked in Blyth businesses.

In 1900, Ben’s son Harvey, father of Ron, was born.

When charges were laid under the Scott Act’s liquor laws they were sometimes against Frances Mason and sometimes against William, her youngest son.

The sign on the hotel announced “Mason Bros.”(see picture) which

would include Ron’s grandfather, Ben, who in 1887 had married Harriett Manning and his youngest brother, Billy.

The Blyth Standard of April 30, 1903 announced that an addition was being added to the Queen’s Hotel. In the May 23, 1907 issue it was noted that some of the rooms were being papered.

On page ix of Blyth a Village Portrait, the editor, Susan Street, says Masons continued at the Queen’s Hotel until 1916. The building was torn down in 1920 after a part had been removed and taken to a farm in East Wawanosh where it still stands.

Imagine the courage it took for Frances (Nott) Mason, recently widowed, and her son, to take on another hotel.

Ron’s grandmother, Harriett (Manning) Mason was an amazing person, too. Her husband Ben fell victim to a debilitating disease, and from 1917 to 1942 she tended him herself at home. Doctors came from many places to study his puzzling case.

By then, Ben and Harriett were living in the west unit of the Dinsley Street Terrace.

Throughout their ordeal they were supported by neighbours and businesses and church and by medical doctors near and far.

Neighbour children ran errands for

“Nanna Mason” as they still remember her. And she always rewarded them with homemade cookies. She welcomed neighbour children into her home and some remember the Mr. Peanut colouring books, with which she entertained them. They were one of the families who showed by example that a family and a village can recover from terrible disasters by positive action.

This amazing family could have left the village when the village had its darkest period but they did not.

They set a wonderful example for us to follow even today.

After many years of suffering, Ben Mason died August 2, 1942 and his loving and dedicated wife died the next year.

These then, are Ron’s greatgrandparents and grandparents who were involved in the hotel business on two sites in Blyth and are among our local heroes.

In the Repository of Blyth are many pages related to this Mason family should anyone wish to know more.

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Watch for children as school year comes to a close PEOPLE AROUND WALTON

By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570

The publication of today’s paper on June 29, signals the final day of the 2015/16 school year. The buses will be parked and during the summer, cleaned and serviced from top to bottom, readied for the fall.

Drivers will be breathing easier, accomplishing another year of safe driving. They will be sleeping in maybe or a full day of shopping away during the week, travelling or enjoying a vacation. Endless possibilities for the next weeks until

it all starts all over again.

But with the end of school means children out playing. Be wary and watchful as their play sometimes spills into the street. Everyone have a safe and happy summer.

The big excitement for the weekend would be the celebrations held for Grey Township 160th party.

Congratulations to the organizers for a job well done. Only a small turnout for the euchre party, but those attending enjoyed it a great deal. The

Keeping the beat The Brussels Legion Pipe Band was out in full force for the Grey Township 160th Reunion parade over the weekend. The parade, which was reported to be nearly an hour long, was one of many events scheduled to mark the special occasion including food, music and fun throughout the township. (Vicky Bremner photo)

Potential shared service job losses concern HE councillors At Huron East Council’s June 21 meeting, several councillors expressed concerns with the shared services planning meeting scheduled for June 27 with councils from Huron East, Central Huron and Bluewater.

The meeting, which took place at the Central Huron Community Complex, brought together all three municipalities’ councils to hear a presentation on the North Huron/Morris-Turnberry shared services agreement made by Mayor Paul Gowing and Chief Administrative Officer Nancy Michie of Morris-Turnberry and Reeve Neil Vincent and Chief Administrative Officer Sharon Chambers of North Huron.

The presentation was followed by a session that was closed to the public, as it referred to identifiable individuals, which included municipal or local board employees.

Ahead of the meeting, however, several councillors were concerned with the steps being taken by Huron East in order to solve the municipality’s increasingly precarious financial position.

Whether it be increasing hydro costs, decreasing revenue or disappearing provincial funding, several councillors felt Huron East is attempting to balance its budget by eliminating staff members through

the scheduled shared services meeting.

Brussels Councillor David Blaney asked about the status of the “incamera meeting” in which council would be discussing “reducing staff” referring to the upcoming shared services meeting.

Mayor Bernie MacLellan said the meeting would be public and that the three councils would only go into closed session if necessary.

Grey Councillor Alvin McLellan said the meeting gave him a “sick feeling” knowing that Huron East was considering eliminating some employees.

“We’re trying to balance our budget on the backs of our employees,” McLellan said. “I don’t feel right about a closed session to

talk about people’s jobs.”

Seaforth Councillor Nathan Marshall defended the session, saying it’s for informational purposes only and that nothing had been decided.

The mayor halted the conversation, saying that the information raised by Blaney was originally presented in a closed-tothe-public session and never should have been raised in the manner in which Blaney raised it.

Conversation ended there, ahead of the June 27 meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Central Huron Community Complex in the Libro Hall.

For full coverage of the meeting, see the front page of this week’s issue of The Citizen.

parade was great, except for the heat maybe, but well attended by both entries in the parade and those who came to watch. The ball tournament and beer garden were as popular places, I guess because of the heat!

There were good turnouts for both the pork chop barbecue and the firefighters’ breakfast. All in all – a wonderful weekend to celebrate Grey!

There were a few local couples away for the weekend to a wedding in Elk Lake, which means, there were local grandparents on the job!

Making the journey to attend the nuptials of Kevin Murray and new wife Jamie at the Elk Lake Eco Lodge (near New Liskeard) were Scott and Alicia McDonald, Barry and Sarah Young, Chris and Erin Blake and Devin and Sarah Blake.

The Murray/McClure family from Seaforth, and many relatives from the Seaforth area attended. The wedding was held in the bush and the reception was at the lodge.

Reports are they had a great time with the nearly 60 Seaforth/Walton area relatives and guests attending.

They report that a forest fire was burning in the area and it was really interesting to see the water bombers dropping into Elk Lake to pick up the loads of water, but they were not in any danger Congratulations to the newlyweds Kevin and Jamie!

The grandparents on duty survived including Rick and me. Our little ones, Brea and Wes, were the very best for grandma and grandpa. Great eaters and sleepers and the time flew by. Admittedly, grandma did not travel very far, but enjoyed her time with them.

Celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary on the weekend were Lloyd and Mabel Glanville. A small family party was held at the home of Lisa and Joan and they enjoyed a meal and good time together.

The Walton Raceway had the Thames Valley Riders at the track again and had a great turnout. It sure must have been hot riding and we could hear the races at our house quite well.

Our condolences to Margaret and Ross Bennett on the passing of sister-in-law, Lois Bell, from Elora.

Our deepest sympathies to all.

Jean Bridge is still a patient in Stratford Hospital but is waiting to come back to Seaforth. That could

NEWS FROM WALTON happen at any time, so check with Glenn where she is, before going to visit!

Last week’s weather had the hay farmers very happy, but the million dollar rain on Sunday evening made all the rest of the farmers happy. The predicted rain for most days last week seemed to miss the Brussels area, but Sunday night was our turn.

Two inches in our rain gauge and reports of more in other places. You could almost see the beans and corn growing on Monday morning!

Celebrating birthdays in the last week of June includes Jill Fritz, Maya Armstrong, Quinn Driscoll, Kendra Wilts, Nora Humphries, Stephen Todd, Norah Schlosser, Ken McCallum, Jenn Rea Thompson, Sandy Rijkhoff Terpstra, Kevin Huether and Caden Lee. Happy birthday to all!

A correction In an article about Nick Zwep apprenticing at a Walton company last week, the company Ryan Enterprises Truck Repair Inc. was misidentified as Ryan Enterprises.

The Citizen apologizes for any inconvenience the error may have caused.

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PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016.

Brussels concerns brought to admin. committee

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen A meeting hosted by former Huron East Mayor Joe Seili, and attended by current Mayor Bernie MacLellan, raised a few eyebrows around the council table last week.

As reported in last week’s issue of The Citizen, Seili organized a meeting with MacLellan and a number of concerned Brussels ratepayers, held at the Brussels Legion June 16. At the meeting, Seili told those in attendance that while Brussels Councillors John Lowe and David Blaney were aware of the meeting, they chose not to attend.

The issue was raised at Huron East Council’s June 21 meeting by Grey Councillor Alvin McLellan, who

asked if a report from the meeting was forthcoming.

The mayor said he was planning on bringing all the issues raised at the Brussels meeting to the next Huron East Administration Committee meeting, which was scheduled for June 28.

Ray Chartrand, a councillor in the Tuckersmith Ward, was troubled by the meeting, asking why the four Brussels and Grey councillors had not been invited to the meeting.

MacLellan, reiterating Seili’s comments at the Legion meeting, said that it was his understanding that the councillors were invited to the meeting, a statement with which Brussels Councillor David Blaney disagreed.

Upon further discussion, however, MacLellan said that to the best of his

knowledge, the councillors were aware of the meeting, and Blaney said that being aware of a meeting and being invited to it are two very different things.

Grey Councillor Dianne Diehl agreed with Blaney’s assessment, saying that to her, the meeting was presented as a gathering in which she could chose whether or not to “show up and defend [herself]”.

When councillors weren’t at the meeting, Chartrand asked, didn’t MacLellan think the meeting was inappropriate?

MacLellan said he felt the meeting was appropriate, adding that as the mayor of the municipality, if a ratepayer contacts him with concerns, it’s his job to meet with that person and address his concerns.

He told council that he was

contacted by one ratepayer who said there were some in Brussels with concerns. Anything that happened after that in regards to the meeting, he said, was not of his doing.

Diehl said that the meeting was advertised on Facebook as being a “meeting with the mayor” for members of the public. MacLellan said he didn’t care how it was “advertised” to the public, but that he knew how he felt about the meeting.

Chartrand persisted, saying that he felt the whole concept of the meeting wasn’t right.

“If that happened in my ward, I wouldn’t be happy,” Chartrand said.

MacLellan reiterated that he was invited to the meeting and that he hadn’t set it up. Even so, Chartrand

said, one of the first questions out of MacLellan’s mouth should have been whether or not the Brussels and Grey councillors were going to be there.

Chartrand said that if the mayor was interested in operating the municipality as a team and presenting a united front, he would have included the councillors.

Diehl agreed, saying she felt it was “pretty low” that the councillors weren’t invited to the meeting, adding that she felt it was “disrespectful”.

MacLellan reiterated that the issues raised at the meeting would be addressed at the Administration Committee’s June 28 meeting.

For coverage of that meeting, see next week’s issue of The Citizen.

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Cup engraver Phillips to drop puck at Knights game Continued from page 1 on Saturday morning.

“I ran them over 40 tickets and then, I knew, there were none left with us at Scrimgeour’s Food Market and none left at the other locations,” he said. “Saturday morning came and they had maybe two tickets left so I knew we were completely sold out.”

Scrimgeour said he heard tales and had received calls explaining how upset people were that the tickets sold out so fast.

“We’re happy that it happened but we understand people who waited and didn’t get tickets are upset,” he said. “It’s a problem not having tickets for everyone, but it’s a good problem.”

Scrimgeour said that people had

even asked if he was going to try and have a second game hosted, however he explained that, after working on this game for the past four years, he wasn’t sure it would work that way.

The speed with which the tickets sold out shocked Scrimgeour.

“It was crazy,” he said. “I’ll be honest, my initial estimation was that the tickets would be sold out in two weeks if we were lucky or a week if we did a really good job of marketing it. I did not expect two days.

“We had 1,400 tickets so I was thinking if we could sell 100 tickets per day, we would be good,” he said.

“Then Thursday, the first day the tickets were available, ended and we had come close to selling half of them out. I thought that was just a

rush and that we would take a week or more to sell them out, but that momentum kept going and, like I said, we were sold out Friday night.”

Scrimgeour said the rush is going to set a new standard for people trying to host OHL exhibition games.

Chris Drinkwater, the Knights’ Group Sales Manager, said the success of the ticket sale is impressive.

“I’ve only been a part of one other exhibition game outside of London, and it wasn’t like this,” he said. “It’s pretty crazy.”

Drinkwater said the news showed just how excited the community is and said the organization was very happy with that enthusiasm.

“Usually for our exhibition games

we don’t sell out our building,” he said. “We would for a regular season game but 1,400 tickets in two and a half days is exciting.”

Drinkwater said it was too early to say if the enthusiasm would lead to additional games down the road and said the team would be looking at how the event itself goes before considering anything else, but he did say he was very happy about the decision to pursue the exhibition game.

Scrimgeour said that now that ticket sales aren’t a concern, he is going to be able to focus on some special events and guests he wants to have at the game like local Stanley Cup engraver Ernie Phillips who Scrimgeour hopes will drop the puck at the big game.

“It just kind of hit me that Ernie would be the perfect guy for the game,” he said. “How many people have engraved for the Stanley Cup?” Scrimgeour said he had tentatively scheduled Phillips, alongside local dignitaries to do the ceremonial puck dropping at the game.

“It’s going to be great for everyone around here but I think it will be great for the Knights’ management and players,” he said. “They may have never met someone like that.”

Scrimgeour also said he is working on some entertainment for the event between periods.

For more information about what the exhibition game will look like and special guests and events added to the itinerary, watch future issues of The Citizen.

North Huron critical of HFAN food charter

By Denny Scott The Citizen

The most important meal of the day Jim Pearson, left, and Tyler Deitner, both Grey firefighters, were busy cooking scrambled eggs and getting them to hungry diners on Sunday morning as the department held its annual breakfast. This year, the meal coincided with Grey Township’s 160th celebration, which attracted hundreds to the area. The firefighters served over 1,100 people on Sunday, making the breakfast one for the record books. (Vicky Bremner photo)

Doherty named CAO The Council of the Municipality of Central Huron is pleased to announce that Steven Doherty has been named Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)/Deputy-Clerk/ Deputy-Treasurer.

The mayor and council have been very happy with Doherty since he was appointed to the role of CAO in an acting capacity for a trial period of six months.

Doherty has over 20 years experience in information and/or project management in both the private and public sectors. Prior to the appointment in December he had been Deputy-Treasurer with Central Huron for over five years.

Doherty holds a BA in Communication Studies and Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Bookkeeping Accounting Diploma from Willis College of Business and Technology. He has also completed the Municipal Tax Administration Program (MTAP) via Seneca College.

Several North Huron councillors feel the Huron Food Action Network’s food charter is “too utopian” and lacking necessary components for them to support it.

“It is giving the people of Huron all things from all directions, many of them that we have no control over and the way it’s written is so utopian that I have a problem supporting something that I know cannot happen,” Reeve Neil Vincent stated when the issue was brought up on June 20.

Council had previously received the charter after a presentation on June 6. Any action on the document was deferred until council could process the document.

Councillor Bill Knott agreed with Vincent, stating the document is very utopian and addresses many areas that are “way out of the control of this lower tier municipality” and Huron County.

“Quite frankly, there are portions of that I read through that I will say are not quite correct,” Knott said. “I cannot support it. It’s never going to

happen, it’s unachievable and it’s bordering on actually interfering with the operations of the agricultural industry in some ways.”

Councillor Brock Vodden said that council had raised a question as to how North Huron Council should be involved in such a document.

While Vodden said he didn’t get an answer, Nathan Swartz, who presented the document on behalf of the Huron Food Action Network did tell council the best way to help was to help producers navigate bylaws, especially those surrounding land use.

“I think feedback that would be relevant to the group would be asking them to specify what the role of a municipality is,” he said. “They need to go through that process of attaching it to lower-tier governance.”

Councillor Trevor Seip said the document didn’t outline achievables or how the ‘utopian’ goals of the document were to be addressed.

“I would like some direction from Huron County,” he said. “How do they assume we are going to impact on this charter. [I want] some Continued on page 18

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and heifers sold $150 to $154 with sales to $160. Second cut sold $147 to $150. Cows sold on a strong demand at prices $2 to $3 higher. On Thursday veal calves sold on a good demand at slightly higher prices.

Lambs sold under pressure, sheep sold steady while goats sold lower.

On Friday calves and yearlings sold steady.

Chris Smith of Brussels, consigned 14 steers that averaged

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1,579 lbs. and sold for an average price of $155.50. One black steer weighed 1,640 lbs. and sold to Cargill Meat Solutions for $160.

Wayne B. Martin of Drayton, consigned 11 steers that averaged 1,612 lbs. and sold for an average price of $153.68. Two simmental steers averaged 1,608 lbs. and sold to Cargill Meat Solutions for an average price of $154.

John Richardson of Palmerston, consigned five heifers that averaged 1,053 lbs. and sold for an average price of $150.08. One blue heifer weighed 1,160 lbs. and sold to Green’s Meat Market for $159. Lyle Kinsman of Kippen, consigned six heifers that averaged 1,157 lbs. and sold for an average price of $155.27.

One black heifer weighed 1,200 lbs. and sold to Green’s Meat Market for $158.

There were 215 cows on offer.

Export types sold $96 to $101 with sales to $107; beef, $105 to $113 with sales to $118.50; D1 and D2, $94 to $98; D3, $89 to $93; D4, $85 to $90. Scottslea Farms Ltd. of Blyth, consigned one charolais cow that weighed 1,550 lbs. ands old for $118.50.

There were eight bulls selling $107 to $130. Earl Vessie of Durham, consigned one charolais bull that weighed 1,880 lbs. and sold for $130.

There were 240 head of veal on offer. Beef sold $150 to $210 with sales to $245; good holsteins, $115 to $130 with sales to $140; medium holsteins, $105 to $114; Sl heavy holsteins, $115 to $125; heavy holsteins, $105 to $115. Matt

REACH renews contract with Fanshawe

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen A new agreement has ensured that Central Huron’s Regional Equine and Agricultural Centre of Huron

(REACH) will continue to be a busy place for at least the next three years.

Matt Lee from REACH spoke to council at its June 20 meeting and announced the signing of a threeyear agreement with Fanshawe

Paying respects To wrap up the weekend’s festivities for Grey Township’s 160th anniversary, a special decoration service was held at Mount Pleasant Cemetery just west of Ethel. Elwin Garland conducted the service, which was attended by nearly 100 people. Co-chair of the event Dianne Diehl said it was the perfect conclusion to a great weekend. (Vicky Bremner photo)

College to continue its work in Huron County.

The agreement aims to continue the building’s current work for the college, which includes facilitating several healthcare-related courses and serving as the school’s headquarters for its satellite locations, including a fully-stocked college book store. The agreement will also include providing classroom space for the courses that continue to be provided at the Clinton location.

Lee said that with the new agreement, REACH will “continue to support all [Fanshawe’s]

satellite locations up here.”

He said the agreement is good news for the municipality and for the county as a whole.

Mayor Jim Ginn agreed, congratulating Lee on his work in securing the agreement and all that it means for the community.

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Ferraro of Hanover, consigned five calves that averaged 818 lbs. and sold for an average price of $186.

One limousin steer weighed 855 lbs. and sold for $245. Lamar Frey of Listowel, consigned nine calves that averaged 861 lbs. and sold for an average price of $189.80. One blonde steer weighed 840 lbs. and sold for $220.

Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $225 to $235; 50 - 64 lbs., $260 to $300; 65 - 79 lbs., $250 to $266; 80 - 94 lbs., $250 to $261; 95 - 110 lbs., $251 to $263 / lb.

Sheep sold $75 to $130.

Goats: kids sold $150 to $300; nannies, $80 to $100 with sales to $125; billies, $150 to $300 / lb.

Top quality stocker steers under 400 lbs. sold $272 to $295; 400 - 499 lbs., $221 to $237; 500 - 599 lbs., $213 to $250; 600 - 699 lbs., $220 to $236; 700 - 799 lbs., $186 to $200; 800 - 899 lbs., $177 to $184; 900 999 lbs., $158 to $170; 1,000 lbs. and over, $153 to $163.

Top quality stocker heifers, 400 499 lbs. sold $213 to $240; 500 - 599 lbs., $187 to $235; 600 - 699 lbs., $176 to $192; 700 - 799 lbs., $166 to $178; 800 - 899 lbs., $162 to $180; 900 lbs. and over, $150 to $159.

Dwayne McLaughlin of Forester Falls, consigned 127 head that averaged 788 lbs. and sold for an average price of $175.92. Fifteen black steers averaged 820 lbs. and sold for an average price of $184.

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From the Minister’s Study

Be comfortable in your own skin says Clark It’s summer time and since most churches aren’t air conditioned, those who attend worship know how hot it is. The heat loosens us up, the choir gowns stay on the hook, many folks show up in shorts and short sleeves and I get ‘more’ casual than usual. This is not a bad thing in my opinion.

Formality gives way to practicality and ultimately comfort wins the day.

Being comfortable in what you wear and in your own skin is important. I was listening to an interview with our Minister of Defence, the Honourable Harjit Sajjan who spoke of the importance of being comfortable in your own skin. He basically said there will always be people who want to make you into their biased opinions of who they think you should be. The only way to truly counter the prejudices of others is to choose who you are going to be and then be that person regardless of what others say or think about you.

He admits that this awareness comes to him from being on both sides of the prejudice coin. He tells the story of a visit back to India when he was about 10. A young girl entered a bus the family was riding on and begged for anything. Sajjan offered her a piece of an orange he was eating. She immediately ate it and asked for a second piece. He remembers looking down his nose at that poor beggar girl as he reluctantly handed her a second piece but as he did he looked into her eyes and saw that she knew who she was and that even though he was from a family with money, he was no better. Then, Sajjan says, as an 18year-old recruit in the Canadian army, he himself faced prejudice and the eyes of that girl came back to him. It called him to remember who he was and not let others determine who he would be.

This is solid wisdom for our children but how does that selfawareness come about? Our children are bombarded with ads. One study states that children aged two to 11 see an average of 25,600 ads a year and more than 40 per cent of them come from non-children shows. A whopping 85 per cent of companies that market food to kids have websites with content for children, like viral marketing, online TV ads and branded items for download.

Every ad tells our children who they should be and how they should dress, act, believe, and behave. This is the world in which our children live.

Unless we as parents and grandparents are actively involved in their lives and personal development we abdicate the right to help our children formulate their identity to ad companies.

Living Water Christian Fellowship Sunday, July 3

Blyth and Brussels United churches had Mary Ross and Clayton Peters, the new Directors for Camp Menesetung, as guest speakers this past week. They said their goal was to create a camp experience which specifically helps children ask the big questions about who they want to be and how they want to act in the world. Mary and Clayton are Christian but accept that the children who come to camp may be of other faiths or no faith at all.

They want to help them decide about what life characteristics they value and how to live those characteristics out in their own lives.

They are not shy about saying that God plays a large part in helping them decide what they believe to be the best characteristics but that others must decide for themselves.

Living what you believe is the best way to communicate those beliefs and feel comfortable in your own skin.

This leads me to reflect on how we

as parents and grandparents can best guide our children. Send them to camp! Well yes, but just as importantly, be aware of how our actions influence the lives of our children. They will learn respect, compassion, generosity, forgiveness, patience and every positive characteristic through how we act and they can pick up the worst of who we are as well.

I am very aware that when I am around children my every action communicates who I am and what I really believe. No action is insignificant or goes unnoticed!

Once again referring to Mr. Sajjan he said in the interview that his choice to wear a turban was not taken lightly. Not only is it a very public statement of what he believes

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Leaders or Masons. If we wear an emblem of an organization, than we are called to be at our best lest we communicate something about that group that is less than flattering.

Being comfortable in our own skin really means believing the precepts or morals of our faith or organizations so deeply that there is no dissonance between our public face and our private one. Then we are free to be and act consistently with what we hold dear and who we want to be in the world.

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People will immediately associate his actions with how he dresses and so he had better be at his best.

I wonder if we Christians are as conscious about our behaviour?

Whether we wear a cross or not, others are watching and our behaviour should be at its best to communicate the best of our faith.

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Cards of thanks SNYDER. Thank you! I’d like to thank Mayor Bernie MacLellan, Joe Seili and community members for their continued support of the BMGCC and all the hard work that they do. – Matt Snyder.

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Cards of thanks Coming events Help wanted TO THE LIMO GANG AND Future Residents Of C.E. – you know who you are! Wow! Thank you! Totally unexpected and sincerely appreciated! Our host and hostess outdid themselves! What an amazing meal! We are truly blessed to be with you all on the “inner ring”! – L&W. 26-1 -------------------------------------------VERSTOEP. The family of the late Adrian Verstoep wishes to thank neighbours, friends, and relatives for the tremendous support shown in the loss of our father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. The flowers, food, cards, prayers, visits, phone calls, and donations were all greatly appreciated. Thank you to Dr. Steele and also to the CCAC staff for the excellent care given. Thank you to Dr. Matthews and the Listowel Memorial Hospital staff for the wonderful care. A special thank you to Jim and Judy of the Brenneman Funeral Home in Atwood for your very thoughtful and professional service and guidance. You guys go above and beyond. Thank you, Ruth Long, for your words of comfort and for the very fitting service, and to the Atwood United Church ladies for the delicious lunch. Words cannot express our appreciation for all the kindness and love everyone has shown. We will miss him.

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Coming events

EAST WAWANOSH’S 150TH Anniversary Kick-Off Event July 2 at the Belgrave arena starting at 3 p.m. Live and silent auctions, Kinsmen Beef BBQ and BX93 dance. Tickets: Jamie 519-357-4669.

26-1 -------------------------------------------BBQ FOR GERALD BOWLES and Chrissy McKenty, Sunday, July 10, Drayton Ag. Hall. Advance tickets only. Stacey 519-502-0384 or Paula 519-276-9483.

22-26-27 ---------------------------------------------BALL’S CEMETERY DECORATION Service, Sunday, July 3 at 3 p.m. at Ball’s Cemetery, Baseline Road (between Clinton and Auburn).

Guest speaker Rev. Paul Ross, Exeter (former minister of Londesboro and Auburn United Churches) with special music by The Harbouraires.

Everyone welcome.

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Help wanted NEEDED: HOUSECLEANER FOR two hours a month to make bathrooms and kitchen sparkle.

Dawn 519-887-2623.

25-2p -------------------------------------------GENERAL FARM WORKER wanted: We have a position open on our swine and cash crop farm. This position can be full or part time.

Please send résumé to janemonoway@hurontel.on.ca or fax 519-887-9837.

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In memoriam

Come and Go Community Bridal Shower for

Laura Bowers St. Ambrose, Church, Brussels

Tuesday, July 5 7 pm - 9 pm Registered at: McDonald Home Hardware

Brodhagen & District Chamber of Commerce

Chicken Barbecue Saturday, July 9 4:30 pm & 7:00 pm Brodhagen Community Centre

Adults $15.00 Children 12 & under $7.50 Limited number of tickets at door For tickets call 519-345-2209, 519-345-2248; 519-348-0940, 519-345-2523

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SUMMER VACATION BIBLE School, July 4-13, Zion Mennonite Church, 2 1/2 miles east of Cranbrook, 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Ages 3 1/2 to 14. Call Mike 519-5803659.

26-1 -------------------------------------------ATTENTION HOME SCHOOLED Families: look for posters in Brussels store windows for Brussels Fair Junior and Little Ambassador Contests. Children ages 8 to 13 eligible. Deadline to enter is July 15, 2016. For particulars call Sandra at 519-887-8267.

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CALDWELL. In loving memory of a wonderful father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Ralph Caldwell who passed away June 30, 1999.

He never looked for praises, He was never one to boast, He just went on quietly working, For the ones he loved the most.

His dreams were seldom spoken, His words were very few, And most of the time his worries, Went unspoken too.

He was there… a firm foundation, Through all our storms of life, A sturdy hand to hold on to, In times of stress and strife.

A true friend we could turn to, When times were good or bad, One of our greatest blessings, The man that we called Dad. – Love your family.

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Class AZ Driver Howson Transportation Inc. and agriEXCEL Ltd, have an opening for an Experienced Class AZ Driver based out of Blyth, ON. Requirements: • Class AZ Licence • Clean Driver’s Abstract • Able to work efficiently as part of a team and independently • High level of personal integrity • Strong work ethic Interested persons can forward cover letter, résumé and driver’s abstract to: Email - rick@howsons.ca Fax 519-523-4920 Mail Howson Transportation Inc. / agriEXCEL Ltd. Attn: Human Resources P.O. Box 390 Blyth, ON N0M 1H0 We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Trucking Coordinator (Job#: 206) Hensall Global is an integrated logistics company providing multimodal transportation and logistics services to a global customer base. Our core competencies include international freight forwarding, intermodal (ocean container) trucking and bulk agricultural trucking.

The Trucking Coordinator will report to the Trucking Operations Manager and must be able to handle a high volume work load in a fast paced environment. This position will be responsible for scheduling the pickup and delivery of loads with customers, HDC locations and third party locations. You will be required to dispatch the fleet according to scheduled loads ensuring efficient and timely delivery while taking into account driver’s hours of service. You will also maintain a variety of spreadsheets on statistical data and code/forward invoices for approval.

This position requires a strong understanding of the Ontario / U.S. trucking rules and regulations including hours of service. Individual must be selfmotivated with very strong attention to detail and must possess excellent organization, customer service and teamwork skills. The successful candidate will have 2 years previous experience in a similar position and a post-secondary diploma in agri-business or similar program would be considered an asset. An AZ driver’s license would also be considered an asset.

If you would be interested in joining the Hensall Global team, please forward your résumé and cover letter to the address below:

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SEALED BIDS, on forms supplied by the Municipality, will be received at the Office of the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry until: 12:00:00 p.m. (noon), local time Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1) Rintoul Municipal Drain Improvement South Part of Lot 24, Concession 5, Morris to the North Part of Lot 26, Concession 6 Morris.

2) Peacock Municipal Drain Improvement Lot 46, Concession 1, Morris upstream to Lot 52, Concession 1, Morris A digital copy of the Bid Documents may be obtained, free of charge, from the Municipality by contacting mail@morristurnberry.ca In addition to other provisions in the Bid Documents, the lowest or any Bid will not necessarily be accepted.

Owner Nancy Michie, Administrator Clerk-Treasurer Municipality of Morris-Turnberry 41342 Morris Road, PO Box 310, BRUSSELS, ON N0G 1H0 Phone: 519-887-6137

Down the pipe Former Grey Clerk-Treasurer and current Huron East Chief Administrative Officer Brad Knight threw out the first pitch of the Grey Township 160th anniversary slo-pitch tournament, which began Friday night. (Vicky Bremner photo)

Three municipalities look to share services Continued from page 1 similar areas of the community with both municipalities having to pay for a full department’s work. The plan continues to grow, Chambers said, with the goal of fully merging the two municipalities’ administrations by 2018.

Chambers told councillors that the process has taken a lot of staff time and effort and it is especially strenuous on the CAOs. She also said that it’s important to be as honest and upfront with staff, as early as you can, about the project.

Michie agreed, saying that throughout the process, councils

will have to remain committed and be sure not to make any promises they can’t keep.

Michie also discussed the importance of the steering committee, which includes both CAOs and three councillors from each municipality. The body is important, she said, but it’s also important that a quorum is never reached, which means no official council decisions can be made by the steering committee.

She also included several lessons learned along the way, saying that if the three municipalities were to consider sharing services, they

should start small, perhaps with one department. She said that the North Huron and Morris-Turnberry service sharing has grown faster than anyone ever thought it would.

Bluewater Councillor Bill Whetstone began the questioning, asking about measurements for success throughout the process.

Michie said that a measurement process has not yet been set up, but that will happen soon. One way to gauge their success, she said, is that the public seems to be pleased, which indicates they’ve made a positive first step.

Huron East’s Kevin Wilbee asked

Getting inked Dan Cochrane, right, didn’t feel quite ready for Grey’s 160th anniversary celebration on Saturday – he felt he needed a tattoo to complete the look and that’s where Sheridan Smith came in, providing Cochrane with some temporary ink for the weekend’s festivities, beginning with Saturday afternoon’s fun fair at North Woods Elementary School. (Vicky Bremner photo)

where the money came from.

Chambers said that the process began with $250,000 of seed money in the first year divided among the two municipalities.

Wilbee said that Huron East doesn’t have any “spare money” in its budget, so he was curious as to how the project is being funded.

Michie said that because discussions became serious around budget time, they were able to budget for it.

Going ahead, for purchasing, Chambers said that North Huron will be paying 55 per cent of joint purchases, compared to 45 per cent

by Morris-Turnberry.

Michie said that in the first two years of the project, through various avenues, it is anticipated that the two municipalities will save a total of $600,000. Already, however, it’s looking like that number will increase significantly due to a number of new efficiencies, whether it be through attrition or working together to find more efficient ways of doing the same job.

Huron East CAO Brad Knight said that when comparing roads budgets, the proposed combined North Huron/Morris-Turnberry roads budget is $3.7 million. Huron East, he said, is 15 per cent larger than North Huron and Morris-Turnberry put together and its roads budget is $1 million less – so a $600,000 saving over two years “wouldn’t cut it” for him.

Huron East Councillor Bob Fisher also disagreed with the proposal, saying it felt like what Huron East did 15 years earlier when it amalgamated Grey, Tuckersmith, McKillop, Brussels and Seaforth – although Huron East amalgamated all the way.

He said the only possibility he saw through sharing services would be an increase in bureaucracy similar to

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that which he felt was happening at the Huron County level.

MacLellan, however, rebutted Fisher, saying that things at the county are more efficient than ever and the level of service is higher than it’s ever been.

Hessel presented Bluewater’s proposal, which, like Michie had suggested, would start small. He likened his idea to central billing for credit card companies and said all municipalities in Huron County, and perhaps beyond, could centralize their tax and utility billing.

Knight disagreed, asking Hessel if he had ever asked his tax clerk what he does and Hessel said he had not.

There is much more to the job than simply issuing bills, Knight said.

Hessel agreed, but also felt there is room for efficiencies to be found.

Hessel also addressed the “elephant in the room” which is staff wages. He said that Bluewater has done more than its fair share of hiring recently and every time a new employee is hired, costs rise. All three municipalities, when they face replacements or retirements, are going to pay out more in salary than they did before – a proposal that’s not sustainable.

Before the meeting was adjourned, a short closed session was held so the councils could receive information. Knight told MacLellan that he disagreed that the information had to be presented in closed session, but the session proceeded anyway.

Before the meeting closed, Ginn suggested that councils now return to their home municipalities and discuss the idea on their own and decide if they want to move forward and, if so, how they want to move forward. He also suggested that if they are going to move forward, a third party should be engaged, and both Hessel and MacLellan agreed.

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WI shares experiences PEOPLE AROUND BELGRAVE

By Linda Campbell Call 357-2188

Lunch outside With the school year winding down, students can expect a few unique events to highlight that special time of the year. One such event was an outdoor lunch at Maitland River Elementary School last Thursday. The lunch and the following Walk-A-Thon, were projects set up through the school’s Positive Behaviour System (PBS) colour groups and the parent council alongside staff at the school. (Denny Scott photo)

Nine members were present for the Women’s Institute meeting on June 21 at Knox United Church, Belgrave. Branch president Verna Norgate welcomed everyone and the usual opening ode and collect were recited.

Wilma Higgins gave her reports, as she is now the secretary-treasurer of the branch. Roll call recorded the volunteer hours spent. Invitations were received to attend a Tweedsmuir workshop at Henderson Hall, Ingersoll on Aug. 9. Also the Southern Area Convention in Thorndale is on Oct. 20.

President Verna shared email information she had received from the WI ROSE report, EBlast and June area board meeting. Discussion followed. A monetary donation will be given to the school fair which is held in Belgrave.

An interesting program entitled “Anything and Everything� was next. Nancy Jardin showed products and gave information on a lavender farm located near Harriston, Doreen Marks had everyone sample a fruit she is growing called “haskap�.

Some of her newest sewing projects were also admired.

summer. We hope to see you in the fall.

Margie (Gordon) Beck won first place in the strawberry pie contest held in Lucknow on the weekend in conjunction with the Strawberry Fest. The pies were auctioned off to the top bidders.

The Brandon Cemetery Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, July 3 at 2 p.m. In case of rain it will be

Dorothy Coultes told of a project to use up various yarn leftover’s by making 9"x7" rectangles to then be turned into useful blankets. Dianna Robinson told a humorous, touching, true story of a stranger showing up at their farm – he had worked on that farm 70 years ago.

While Sharon Bondi and Dianna Robinson served refreshments the meeting continued with plans for outings and programs for the coming WI year. Ruth Olson will assemble a member’s booklet when these plans are finalized.

Verna wished the ladies a healthy, happy summer. Regular meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month and will resume in September. New members are most welcome.

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Cards done for summer season There were four-and-a-half tables of shoot in play at the Community Centre on Friday, June 24. The winners were: high pink card, Judy Hahn; second high pink card, Joann MacDonald; most shoots pink card, Muriel Taylor; high white card, Charlie Shaw; second high white card, Anne Laidlaw and most shoots white card, no winner.

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Blyth native named Victim Services director The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the new Executive Director of Victim Services – Deborah Logue, commencing her duties on May 30.

“I am confident the County of Huron and the many crisis responders will be served well by their new Executive Director,” said Board Chair Jim Dietrich.

Deborah Logue was born and

raised in Blyth. She moved to Ottawa in 1993 to pursue her education at Algonquin College from which she graduated from the Child and Youth Worker program in 1996.

She went on to complete over 18 years in Ottawa working directly with youth and their families in many diverse settings including Children’s Aid Society Relief Foster

Parent, Young Women’s Shelter, Youth Justice in both Open and Secure Custody, Multi Systemic Therapy, Residential Crisis as well as an Intensive Family Support worker.

In 2014, Logue returned to Huron County in order to be closer to her family and once again embrace all the benefits of rural living. She currently resides in North Huron.

“It is an honour to be chosen as the Executive Director for Huron County Victim Services and given the opportunity to work closely with the dedicated and hard-working members of the Victim Services team. I look forward to embracing this opportunity to build on existing relationships with community partners as well as generating new and lasting partnerships with the

multiple diverse support networks in Huron County,” says Logue.

Victim Services is currently recruiting for additional volunteer crisis responders and board members. If you are interested in this great opportunity to get involved and give back to the community send a résumé to info@victimserviceshuron.ca or call 519-524-4108 for more details.

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Charter’s lack of end goal frustrates councillor Continued from page 18 direction as to what impact we can establish to this. I look at it as – give me some clear guidelines as to what the measurables are to see what success is. If they can provide some of that then maybe I might be able to support it.�

Councillor Yolanda RitsemaTeeninga, however, felt the document was less a goal and more a step in the right direction. “I think, in principle, this is a good idea and they are asking us to support whatever ideas and suggestions they come up with,� she said. “Obviously this is going to require partnership with a bunch of organizations in the county to make it feasible. Perhaps it is a little utopian in its ideas and natures but that doesn’t mean we can’t support the initiative that this is to help get

better local foods on the table of our families.�

She said she didn’t feel it was a huge issue for council to lend its support as the group worked towards a clear plan.

Vincent said that the World Trade Order is one of the biggest impediments to following the document. “We have international deals that dictate the lowest prices for commodities,� he said. “Whoever can produce commodities for the cheapest is the market. It doesn’t matter if it’s local. The World Trade Order goes against having local stuff because [it] demands that whoever can do it the cheapest gets to do it.�

Seip said he didn’t disagree with Ritsema-Teeninga, but said he has witnessed council dealing with many of these documents, but he can’t remember any of them coming back

and stating whether a goal was being achieved. “It’s not that I don’t want to support them,� he said. “We need to get some hard facts and hard measurables in order... That’s my biggest concern – not with the charter itself but how they are going to measure [success].�

Vodden said there were three options for the document: ignore it and not adopt it, approve it at face value or try and set up a discussion with the group to move forward with it. “My suggestion is we answer this group and say they have to tell us more,� he said.

Chief Administrative Officer Sharon Chambers said the document was more of a broad policy statement and there were no actionable items associated with it,

however she cautioned against rubber stamping it. “We have identified agriculture as one of our top employment sectors in North Huron when we did our strategic plan so we do have to drill down and see what kind of strategies we have to support agriculture,� she said. “You could choose to support this if you agree with the broad concept that was put forward but if you are wanting to see something that’s going to mean something to your community and be actionable, you could also initiate that discussion and figure out how we can incorporate some of that into our community.�

Knott explained that he is currently a business development manager for a large agricultural employer that farms 3,000 acres of field crops and runs a 22-acre greenhouse.

He said the company doesn’t do much of its business locally and has to employ off-shore workers to fill their staffing needs because people in the area are either not eligible for the positions or would rather work in other industries. “Seventy per cent of everything we produce is [shipped] outside of this country,� he said. “All of this emphasis, spending time and money on local this and local that is not going to solve this problem. It is far broader than that and it goes back to some of the trade agreements we

have to deal with on a day-to-day basis. That’s what we should be talking about.�

Knott said that local farmers’ markets should be supported, but the document goes far beyond that. “At this point in time there’s nothing this council or Huron County can do unless we want to waive taxes on all our farmland,� he said. “This document, it’s nice, but that’s all it is.�

After some discussion, Seip moved to have the document pushed back to the Huron Food Action Network with a strong emphasis on benchmarking and measurables and some direction as to discussions with the provincial and federal governments.

The motion was carried.

The family of Brock & Janis (Morritt) Vodden invite you to a celebration of the 60th Anniversary of their parents and the 80th birthday of their mother, Janis.

Come and Go Tea at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall, Blyth Branch 420, Dinsley Street, Blyth Sunday, July 10 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm No gifts, please

Forthcoming Marriage Ashton Quesenberry is excited to announce the marriage of her parents

Cory Scott Quesenberry &

Bethany Lynn Kresky

Pulling ahead There was fun for everyone at the 160th Grey Township reunion over the weekend including parades, slo-pitch and musical interludes. Shown playing at the Grey Hospitality tent is the band Just Fun which consists of, from left: Gary Pietrek, Don Chesher, Dale Chesher, Gary Clark and Ron Howatt. (Vicky Bremner photo)

M-T schedules special meeting Morris-Turnberry Council will meet on July 12 to discuss several planning matters that staff felt would be too taxing to be dealt with during the July 21 planning meeting for council.

On the agenda will be discussions regarding official plan amendments, a report on small lots throughout the county and discussion on Lower Town properties including interested stakeholders. *** Morris-Turnberry Council approved the replacement of the CLine Road Culvert (Structure T080) after approval for the project was

received by the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority.

The culvert will be replaced by Reeves Construction Limited of Mount Forest for $187,885.21. *** Morris-Turnberry received its audit report from Vodden, Bender and Seebach for the 2015 year.

The municipality, due to some reduced drain and taxation income, saw a defecit of over $1.5 million in its revenue. However, due to expenditures being $300,000 less than anticipated, the 2015 actual revenue of $5,459,707 was higher than the actual expenditures of $5,097,566.

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Actors bare all in Festival’s ‘Birds and the Bees’ situation and joke after the initial exchange between Sarah and Nora McLellan’s Gail comes faster than the last, leading up to a dramatic conclusion.

This is undoubtedly a by-product of the first act happening over a very short period, in terms of the story, while the second act happens over several months and has a decidedly more somber and sober tone to it.

Everything seems to happen a little more slowly in the second act and is more focused on the characters than the comedy.

There are deep connections, deep problems and a big reveal, that while not totally surprising was still handled well by the actors.

The character development arcs are aided by this gap in time as the audience can see Gail, Ben, Sarah and John Dolan’s Earl change from

isolated individuals into a kind of extended family.

Day and McLellan portray a somewhat unique mother-daughter relationship. While a lot of media is directed at familial relationships in which one person feels underappreciated, Sarah actually seems to be the forgotten child.

From Gail’s reluctance to welcome her daughter into her home to the news that Gail’s ex-husband has a cat, which Sarah is allergic to, it actually seems like Sarah is the child that is thought about last.

Typically, in those situations, it comes to light that it is a “grass is always greener” situation, however Crawford has created a dynamic that definitely paints Sarah as harder done by than her sister.

While the story has a more Continued on page 20

Stripped down Playwright Mark Crawford has dialed up the laughs, as well as the skin, in his most recent production, The Birds and the Bees starring Nora McLellan, left, Christopher Allen, centre, Marion Day, right, and John Dolan, not pictured. The man who brought the Festival Stag and Doe two seasons ago wrote The Birds and the Bees while the playwright in residence in Blyth last year. (Terry Manzo photo)

By Denny Scott The Citizen After finding success, not only on the Blyth Festival stage but well beyond, with Stag and Doe, playwright Mark Crawford’s most recent offering, The Birds and the Bees had big expectations.

With a more risque subject matter, more flesh flashed than any show at the Blyth Festival in recent memory and some intense drama thrown in the mix, the play will find audiences that will enjoy it, however some of the comedy and references may limit that.

The story itself would feel quite at home in a Thursday night situational comedy, and that isn’t a bad thing – it has an approachable kind of comedy that almost everyone who

walks in can enjoy. However being able to enjoy it at its fullest requires some lifetime experience that not everyone may have.

For example, the music that main character Sarah, played by Marion Day, puts on to try and find common ground with Ben, a visitor to Sarah’s mother Gail’s farm, is straight out of my formative years.

While that was great for me, to be taken back to my teenage years, anyone a little younger or older than I am might not recognize the tunes or find Ben’s reaction, played by Christopher Allen, quite as humorous as they could.

Other events occur in the play that, while everyone can enjoy, are likely closer to home and therefore more valuable from a storytelling standpoint to the people who have

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experienced them firsthand.

On the whole, the play was funny, though not as much as Crawford’s past offering Stag and Doe though that isn’t necessarily a critique.

Whereas Stag and Doe was humour from curtain up to curtain down, The Birds and the Bees goes deeper than Crawford’s preceding smash success.

The first act is steeped in comedy and comes on very quickly. It feels like being on some kind of comedy roller coaster where every line,

Community Living Wingham & District held their AGM June 20th.

Among those recognized from left to right are Doug French (volunteer), Terry Sweiger (volunteer), Pat Graham Roberts (volunteer) and Jack McPherson (10 year Board member). Other volunteers recognized but absent include Jane McQuarrie, Dave Wall, Sandra Hopf, Wilma Clarke and Doris Walker.

PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016.

Festival Art Gallery seeks exhibition artists The Blyth Festival Art Gallery is looking for artists for exhibitions in the 2017 and 2018 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 in length, they may be solo, two-person or group showings on one theme.

Individual artists or groups are invited to submit a proposal to the art gallery for consideration for the next two seasons. Work in any media (painting, print making, photography, textiles, ceramics, sculpture, etc.) is acceptable and will be selected on the basis of artistic merit.

Application packages must include the artist’s contact information, a current biography and CV. An artist’s statement and exhibition concept are also required,

as well as good quality images of recent work in the same style as will be represented in the show.

Applications may be submitted in hard copy form, digitally on CD/DVD, or by e-mail to arrive by July 20.

Submissions will be reviewed by the Exhibition Committee and shortlisted artists will be interviewed in their own studio by the committee members.

Application packages should be mailed to Lauren Marshall, 430 Murray Blvd., Kincardine, ON N2Z 3B2 or e-mailed to lauren.w.marshall@gmail.com

Actors bring play’s characters depth

Representing Huron East Council and staff, including Chief Administrative Officer Brad Knight, in blue, who was the former Clerk Treasurer of Grey Township, were out in full force for the parade held as part of the 160th Grey Township reunion. Knight also delivered the first pitch for the slo-pitch tournament that was a part of the weekend. (Vicky Bremner photo)

Continued from page 19 intense focus on Day and McLellan’s characters, Dolan and Allen do magnificent jobs of bringing to life and filling out their characters.

Allen’s Ben, a grad student investigating bees and Dolan’s Earl, a cash cropper with a penchant for dating who could easily be run into at any local coffee shop, could have walked on the stage and been explained with a few simple adjectives.

Ben, who could be a hippy grad student, and Earl, who could be a stubborn farmer, are instead wonderful characters created by Crawford and given threedimensional life by Allen and Dolan, respectively.

The play is one that shouldn’t be

missed, though those, like myself, walking in expecting another wallto-wall comedy will find something else.

The play could be called a comedy with a lot of drama or a drama prefaced with a lot of comedy, however, regardless of the nomenclature, it shouldn’t be missed.

Also, don’t be put off by the amount of skin shown – while it definitely sets a different tone than most other plays to premiere in Blyth, it serves to show the characters at their most vulnerable, both physically and emotionally, rather than shock the audience.

The Birds and the Bees runs until Aug. 6 at the Blyth Festival this year. For more information, visit www.blythfestival.com

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