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Volume 38 No. 48
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McNeil remains Warden By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen
That time of year The holidays are quickly approaching and in Huron County that means it’s time for Santa Claus parades. Over the weekend, Jolly Old St. Nick made his way to both Seaforth and Wingham. This weekend, he has appointments in Clinton and Brussels before rounding
out the season on Dec. 10 in Blyth. Above, members of the Seaforth Agricultural Society were among those on hand to wish the fine people of Seaforth a Merry Christmas as part of the annual holiday tradition that made its way down the town’s main street last Friday night. (John Stephenson photo)
Ironmen win two over the weekend By Denny Scott The Citizen The fourth-place Wingham Ironmen picked up two significant wins over the weekend, shutting out the second-place Hanover Barons by a score of 1-0 and posting a convincing 4-1 win over the third-place Mitchell Hawks. WINGHAM 4 MITCHELL 1 The fourth-place Wingham Ironmen pushed Mitchell hard on Saturday, Nov. 26, nearly doubling the third-place Hawks in shots to capture a 4-1 win. Wingham’s Kyle Stanbury struck first, scoring two unassisted goals, one in the first period and one in the second. In the third period, Wingham’s Matt Tolton scored, assisted by Stanbury and Tayt Bramhill, before Mitchell’s Mark Cassidy broke the shutout with a goal assisted by Callum Ferguson and Andrew Gysbers. The last goal of the game was a short-handed, empty-net marker
scored by Wingham’s Coleson Fischer. Wingham’s Garrett Golley got the win in net, stopping 20 of 21 shots, while Mitchell’s Joshua Jackson stopped 37 of 40 shots. Wingham served 17 penalty minutes over eight infractions while Mitchell served 11 minutes over five infractions. Mitchell’s Ferguson was the first to head to the penalty box for a twominute interference call. Wingham’s Bramhill was next, serving two minutes for cross checking. The last penalty of the first was served by Turner Mckenzie, who was called for slashing (two minutes). The second period saw Mitchell’s Connor Lockhart called for goalie interference (two minutes). Eightand-a-half minutes into the second, Nigel Kreager of Wingham and Aiden McMann of Mitchell dropped the gloves, each earning a five-minute fighting major and a game misconduct penalty. Kreager was also penalized for being the
instigator, resulting in a twominute power play for Mitchell. Wingham’s Josh Dales served the last penalty of the second, a twominute head contact call. Dales’ teammate Brandon Bishop was called for tripping in the third period. Less than 30 seconds later, the final two penalties of the game saw Tolton serve two minutes for a Wingham bench minor and Mitchell’s Charlie Rankin serve two minutes for tripping.
WINGHAM 1 HANOVER 0 On Friday, Nov. 25, the Ironmen outshot the Hanover Barons 30-22, resulting in a 1-0 shutout for the Ironmen. The only goal of the game, an even-strength marker, was scored by Jonah Burley, assisted by Nate Bloemberg and Josh Dales. Golley claimed the shutout win with 22 saves while Hanover’s Riley McCabe saved 29 of 30 shots. Continued on page 8
On Wednesday afternoon, A s h f i e l d - C o l b o r n e - Wa w a n o s h (ACW) Mayor Glen McNeil was acclaimed to a second two-year term as Huron County Warden. McNeil declared his intention to seek a second term as the county’s top politician early last month after he was acclaimed to a second term in ACW as its mayor. He ran unopposed for the position. First elected as a councillor in ACW in 2014, McNeil was the top vote-getter in the Colborne Ward (before the township abolished the ward system). In 2018, McNeil stepped up to run for mayor after long-time Reeve Ben Van Diepenbeek (the title has been changed from reeve to mayor) did not seek re-election that year. McNeil was acclaimed to the position in 2018 and was then acclaimed again in 2022. After being acclaimed to the position of warden, McNeil thanked his fellow councillors, staff and family for their support and confidence in him. He also thanked several past Huron County Wardens who were in attendance, saying they had been an inspiration to him. He pledged to treat all councillors and staff members with respect and fairness, bringing integrity and humility to the position. McNeil also said that the next two years would be important for the council, which he called forward-thinking and progressive. McNeil thanked his wife Vanda, their children and grandchildren for their support and patience as he undertook what he called his civic duty. He also thanked the staff at ACW and his newly-elected Deputy-Mayor Bill Vanstone for their support and friendship. Bill Strong, representing HuronBruce MPP Ben Lobb, brought greetings to the meeting, congratulating council and calling McNeil a born leader.
Klaver day coming to Seaforth By Denny Scott The Citizen The Huron County Plowmen’s Association will be holding a special open house at the Seaforth Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion on Dec. 11 to honour Maranda Klaver being crowned the Ontario Queen of the Furrow at the International Plowing Match (IPM) earlier this year.
Klaver beat out 18 other contestants at the IPM in Kemptville in September to be crowned. Jeff McGavin of the association said that Klaver had joined an elite group of Queen competitors in Huron who had brought home the provincial crown. In total, there have been three before her. The event follows tradition, McGavin said, as the group did the
same when Melissa Veldman, (then Sparling), won the title in 2010. “We want to celebrate her achievements,” he said. The event will run from 2-4 p.m., McGavin said, with no official program. “We’re going to have the awards she’s won and pictures of her for people to see,” he said. “Due to COVID-19, she had a three-year Continued on page 9