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Brussels Fall Fair returns

By Denny Scott The Citizen

Leading the way The Brussels Fall Fair kicked off last Tuesday night, but long-time fans of the event know that, for local students, the celebration is on Wednesday. Normally, the day starts with a parade, however this year, students were treated to a special event at the Brussels Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion first where they

learned about horses and First Nations peoples. Following that was a slightly truncated version of the traditional parade, including all the students of North Woods Elementary School.

Above, the school’s Grade 1 class banner is proudly carried by, from left, Connor White, Nelson Mitchell, Noah Guenther, Dax Bachert and Jessica Huffman (Denny Scott photo)

Nominations open for Citizen of the Year With one week left until the deadline, now is the time to nominate someone for one of North Huron Publishing’s Citizen of the Year Awards.

The deadline for submissions is Friday, Sept. 30.

Since The Citizen began publishing in 1985, North Huron Publishing has been handing out Citizen of the Year Awards for outstanding volunteers from both the Blyth and Brussels communities. However, as the newspaper’s coverage area has continued to grow, the editorial department has received an increased number of nominations and inquiries about honouring volunteers who don’t live in Blyth, Brussels or their immediate surrounding communities. To honour one of these individuals each year, North Huron Publishing is creating a third Citizen of the Year Award to honour Huron County’s Citizen of the Year.

On the Citizen of the Year

nomination form, which can be found in this issue of the newspaper, there will now be three boxes available to tick. If you’d like to put forward the name of an outstanding volunteer who lives outside of the Blyth or Brussels areas this year, it’s now a possibility.

You can fill out the nomination form included in this week’s issue of the paper or you can e-mail your nomination directly to Citizen Editor Shawn Loughlin at editor@northhuron.on.ca. Please include your nominee’s name and brief comments as to why you think your nominee should be the Citizen of the Year, as well as your own name and contact information.

The Citizen has been handing out the awards, which celebrate volunteerism and community spirit, since 1985, the year the newspaper was founded. Last year’s winners were Huron East Councillor and prolific volunteer Zoellyn Onn in Brussels and long-time Scout leader

and church volunteer David Cartwright, who was also honoured posthumously just months after his untimely death.

Later this year, North Huron Publishing also hopes to return to an in-person event that would celebrate the winners of 2020, 2021 and 2022 after successfully launching the event in 2018 in Blyth and building upon that success in 2019 in Brussels.

The Citizen encourages residents and readers to nominate someone who has made a difference in the community and with this year going as it has, there are plenty of people who have stepped up and helped their neighbours and friends.

The annual Citizen of the Year Award winners are chosen from among reader nominations. Readers nominate residents who make a difference in their communities.

Those nominations are then considered by a panel of past Citizen of the Year Award winners,

who then choose the current year’s winner.

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The Brussels Agricultural Society was able to successfully return The Brussels Fall Fair to an in-person event this year according to society president Zoellyn Onn. “Everything went really well,” she said. “It was definitely challenging, but everything turned out great.”

The fair had to be held at various locations throughout the community due to the renovations at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre starting just before the fair was officially opened, which Onn said provided some additional planning hurdles.

“It’s hard being in different venues, but it all worked out,” she said. “Everything went well in the spaces we were able to use.”

While the move provided a challenge, she said that the Four Winds Barn, which served as a primary location for many of the fair attractions, exhibits and events, was appreciated by the attendees.

“It amazed people,” she said. “It really lent itself to a different experience with the fair.”

She said there were some drops in exhibit participation, but judges expected that after two years without an official in-person event.

Beyond that, however, she said everyone loved the attractions including the inflatables and Huron East Fire Department challenge course.

While official numbers are yet to be finalized, Onn said she was happy with how the event played out, the number of people in attendance and the different vendors and attractions that were offered.

Watch future issues of The Citizen for results from the fair.

Knights set to return

By Denny Scott The Citizen The London Knights are returning to Huron County this weekend with a special memorial fundraiser game at the Central Huron Community Complex on Saturday benefiting Huron Residential Hospice.

On Saturday, Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. the Knights will host the Otters at the complex in honour of the late Steve Siertsema who passed away earlier this year. Organizer Brent Scrimgeour said that Steve’s brother Mike was looking for a way to honour Steve with hockey and benefit the hospice. At the same

time, he had received a call from representatives of the Knights organization looking for an off-site game, and the squad wanted to return to Clinton.

The game will be a very community-focused event, Scrimgeour said, with the Blyth United Church Women cooking for the players, local Kinsmen Club members hosting a barbecue and Cherrey’s Dog House providing food outside the arena. Steve Sabourin will emcee the event, Eastlink Television will broadcast the game and Seaforth’s John Lamont will open the game with the singing of ‘O Canada’. The Clinton Continued on page 2

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200 brave the rain for Wingham Terry Fox Run

Big day The Wingham Terry Fox Run was a big day for the annual fundraiser on Sunday, bringing in nearly $27,000. After more than three decades at the helm, Dale and Linda Edgar, who started the local run 34 years ago, passed the torch to Scott Miller and Steve Jackson who say the event went extremely well despite the wet weather. Online donations are still being accepted. (John Stephenson photo)

The Wingham Terry Fox Run ended up raising an amazing $26,949 on Sunday.

Approximately 200 participants braved the rain to walk/run/stroll/bike in the Wingham Terry Fox Run held on Sept. 18, and another 175 donated online before the event at https://run.terryfox.ca/3139, where donations are still being accepted until the end of the month.

First-time organizers Steve Jackson and Scott Miller took over this year’s run from Dale and Linda Edgar who started the Terry Fox Run in Wingham 34 years ago. A ceremony marking their volunteer milestone, including a letter from Fred Fox, Terry’s brother, and a gift from the Terry Fox Foundation, highlighted the pre-run ceremony.

The event wouldn’t have been possible, according to Miller, without the support of local businesses, volunteers and families and fundraising teams. A few teams of note from the event included, Team Newson, in honour of Dean Newson, Taylor’s Team, in honour

of Taylor Mann, and Ange’s Superheroes, in honour of Ange Chester, who raised a combined $7,500.

This was the first in-person Terry Fox Run in Wingham, since 2019.

“We are over the moon with the support from the community. The enthusiasm and support for this event is amazing. Dale and Linda Edgar have laid a foundation for Steve and I to follow. Our goal is to continue the great tradition they have started in Wingham, while honouring those we’ve lost to cancer, celebrating those that survived and are fighting cancer, and carrying on Terry’s legacy, to try and eradicate cancer from the world,” says Miller. “Our new registration volunteers handled the 10:30 a.m. rush like seasoned pros.

We can only hope to carry on this enthusiasm into next year, and beyond. Thank you, Wingham and area.”

The Terry Fox Foundation has raised over $850 million over the past 42 years, to fund over 1300 unique cancer research projects.

In-person Brussels Terry Fox Run brings in $8,000

By Denny Scott The Citizen The Terry Fox Run in Brussels surpassed expectations by a wide margin according to organizer Gord Mitchell.

The event, held on Sunday, marked a return to an in-person activity after two years of virtual participation. Mitchell said the event brought in more participants than previous years and, with $8,000.30 raised, it was a very successful event.

The Optimist Club, running a

boot toll near the sign-up station for the event at the organization’s clubhouse, brought in $2,900 alone, he said, while online donations helped as well.

Mitchell said the volunteers, including the Optimists, were well represented and that there were more than 40 participants in the event, and the Optimists provided a meal for those interested.

“It was really good, and that was thanks to the volunteers,” he said.

“We’re pleased with how it turned out.”

Locals support game Continued from page 1 Radar senior hockey team will be handling the bar, he said, meaning everything will be tied to local organizations.

Aside from ticket sales, other fundraising activities will also be held at the game benefiting the hospice, Scrimgeour said, and he hopes that the organization will receive a needed boost from the fundraiser.

The game will also be the last exhibition matchup of the season for the Knights, he said, with their home-opener set the following weekend, meaning that rosters for both teams will be close to being finalized, guaranteeing an exciting match.

The Knights will be available for autographs afterwards, while the Otters will leave autographed memorabilia which Scrimgeour said will be distributed through fundraisers for the hospice.

Tickets are still available at Tim Hortons in Clinton and Blyth, the Blyth Ultramar and Blyth Festival Box Office.

Back to form After two years of virtual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns, the Brussels Terry Fox Run returned to the streets of the village on Sunday.

Coming back to an in-person event left organizers wondering how the event would fare, however with more than 40 participants and just over $8,000 raised, Gord Mitchell says the event was well-received by the community. Above, two groups of walkers strike out from the Brussels Optimist Clubhouse where the run started. (John Stephenson photo)

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A Village that Vanished Glimpses of the Past with Karen Webster Some calm summer evening, take a drive 3.5 kilometres west of the intersection of London Road and Amberley Road and stop at the modern cement bridge that spans the Maitland River.

If you are lucky and the conditions are right, you may be able to hear the voices of men enjoying a game of baseball. You will not be able to see them as these voices are merely the echoes of a time gone by. It was here, on the west side of Gibbons Line that a village called Zetland flourished for a number of years. The village was surveyed and laid out by William Beckett. There were three streets in the village plan: William (now Gibbons Line), Thomas and John Streets and there was provision for 103 lots though only a half dozen permanent houses were built here.

In its heyday, there were two hotels, a hotel shed and stables, a butcher shop, two shingle mills, Brace’s big sawmill, a post office, a blacksmith shop and a store.

The original impetus for this

village was the abundant lumber surrounding the site. William Beckett built the first sawmill here.

It was a steam sawmill, not powered by the flow of water from a river or stream, but instead by the steam produced in a boiler by burning fuel, in this case, likely the scrap lumber and scrub brush. The boilers were encased in stone and mortar and were located outside the mill building and the engine was inside the building itself.

The location close to the Maitland River was a big factor in choosing this location because local farmers could float their harvested logs downriver to the sawmill. The first saw used here was one that travelled up and down on a frame and only cut on the down stroke, thus a very time consuming affair.

When a subsequent owner, Lewis Brace, secured a contract to provide lumber for a railway company, he converted the saw to a circular one that cut continuously.

Another owner of the sawmill was

George Thomson. Weekly, he ran advertisements in the Wingham Times offering “lumber of all kinds, first class shingles and cedar posts.” The mill burned in 1888, was rebuilt but then closed in 1895 at which time it was moved to Goderich.

The sawmill employed many men who were housed in shanties.

In addition to the mill workers, there were railway builders in close proximity.

At one time, this village hosted two hotels, namely the Zetland and the Crown. In 1888, the Zetland correspondent for the Huron Expositor newspaper noted that “Mr. Passmore has vacated the Crown Hotel and left it to the winds and rats. We hope it will remain vacated. There is no place for a drinkshop in Zetland”. The Zetland Hotel burned in 1895.

Zetland was quite the lively place in 1872 as described by Malcolm Lamont in his book of recollections that he penned in 1933 called Bush Tales.

“In June and July, when the evenings were long, the boarding shanty men and the sawmill workers, and a lot of the farmers’ sons and those that boarded at farmhouses, all gathered at Zetland, to see jumping, wrestling, horseshoe pitching and ball playing etc.,” he wrote. “I have counted 100 men on the green behind the Zetland Hotel”.

A post office, operated by William Beckett for two years, was opened in 1856. Other postmasters were James Laidlaw, John Bowman, and Lewis Brace from 1864 until 1875 at which time the post office closed.

Lewis John Brace was quite an interesting character. A tall, good looking man, he was a shrewd businessman and was always dressed in his best attire. Besides running the sawmill and being the postmaster, he was a justice of the peace, and a municipal councillor for Turnberry in 1861, 1862 and 1867 while also finding time to be an auctioneer.

Over time, there were three schoolhouses built here, the first being a mere “low shack, made of round logs with small windows and banked high with earth to keep out the cold”. Pupils sat on narrow backless benches. Few pupils attended this school as attendance was not compulsory at that time.

This description came from Nellie

R. Currie (née Crozier), who taught at the Zetland (SS#7 Turnberry) school for the years 1922-1926.

The first school was replaced within a couple of years by one made of hewn logs. Again, benches were used by the students with a few stationary desks installed along the walls to which the students could draw their benches as needed. Enrollment here numbered around sixty children. Because there was no school in Wingham at that time, about a dozen students from Wingham attended for a couple of years.

In 1879, a stone school was erected and, with the exception of a few years in the 1920s, remained open until 1938 when declining enrollment forced its closure.

As with many other small communities, the school was the focal site for many activities.

Sunday school was held here as were some church services.

When the Department of Highways was improving Highway 86, now Amberley Road, in 1952, this school was dynamited and the stones were used to build up the sides of the highway.

Today, there are no relics of Zetland in the quiet meadow where it once stood. All that is left of this little village is its name on the bridge spanning the Maitland River and memories of its time of glory.

A head full of froth!

(Charles Spurgeon) “I hate vain thoughts — but I love Your law!” Psalm 119:113 Many of you know more about your magazines and novels — than what God has written! Many of you will read a novel from the beginning to the end, and what have you got? A head full of froth when you are done! But you cannot read the Bible — that solid, lasting, substantial, and satisfying food goes uneaten, locked up in the cupboard of neglect — while anything that man writes, a best-seller of the day — you greedily devour!

“Set your minds on things above — not on earthly things!”

Colossians 3:2 A Grace Gem Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church, Listowel, ON 519-492-1359

Breakfast for everyone The Auburn Lions Club held the first of its relaunched Sunday-morning breakfasts after they were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Above, some of the volunteers take a chance to fuel up after working hard to make meals. (John Stephenson photo)

‘Citizen’ award honours locals Continued from page 1 award annually, celebrating volunteerism and community commitment in the Blyth and Brussels communities.

Past winners of the award in the Brussels area are: Cal Krauter, 1985; Wayne Lowe, 1986; Jack Bryans, 1987; Ida Evans, 1989; Bessie Johnston, 1990; Betty Graber, 1991; George Langlois, 1992; Howard Bernard, 1993; Joanne King, 1994; Frank Thompson, 1995; Audrey Cardiff, 1996; Leona Armstrong, 1997; Neil McGavin, 1998; Beth Earl, 1999; Lyle and Alice Brothers, 2000; Nelva and Spence Scott, 2001; JoAnn McDonald, 2002; Kathy Bridge, 2003; Jeff and Cathy Cardiff, 2004; Clara Blake, 2005; Phyllis Mitchell, 2006; Doug McArter, 2007; Nora Stephenson and Fran Bremner, 2008; Rene Richmond, 2009; Jim Prior, 2010; Cathrine Campbell, 2011; Jim and Lois Lee, 2012; Yvonne Knight, 2013; Dave Stephenson, 2014; Sandra Cable, 2015; Jean Davidson, 2016; Elaine Armstrong, 2017; Doug Sholdice, 2018; Mary Douma, 2019; Bob Kellington (posthumous), 2020 and Zoellyn Onn in 2021.

Past winners of the award in the Blyth area are: Evalena Webster, 1985; Frank and Cenetta Bainton,

1986; Winona McDougall, 1987; 2014; Nellie Mason, 2015; Ernie Margaret Whyte, 1989; Simon Phillips, 2016; Ric McBurney, Hallahan, 1990; Dr. Richard Street, 2017; Carl Nesbitt, 2018; Jane 1991; Bill and Maxine Seers, 1992; Smyth, 2019; Annie Sparling, 2020 David Cartwright Margaret Caldwell, 1993; Helen and Gowing, 1994; Don Scrimgeour, (posthumous) in 2021.

1995; John Stewart, 1996; Janet Amos, 1997; Betty Battye, 1998; Robb Finch, Dave Cook, Brent Scrimgeour and Doug Walker, 1999; Murray Siertsema, 2000; Charlie Shaw, 2001; Lavern Clark, 2002; Bev Blair and Thelma Johnston, 2003; Steven Sparling, 2004; Don “Barney” Stewart, 2005; Lois van Vliet, 2006; Janice Henry, 2007; Joe Hallahan, 2008; Brock and Janis Vodden, 2009; Jean Nethery, The Lake Huron Coastal Centre, 2010; Kay alongside a number of other groups, Hesselwood, 2011; hosted Froggy Fest in Goderich over Steve Howson, the weekend. Above, a young 2012; Barbara attendee makes a new scaly friend.

Bosman, 2013; (John Stephenson photo) Marian Hallahan,

Making a new friend

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Editorials & Opinions

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Pandemic or endemic?

While President Biden’s declaration of the pandemic being over during a 60 Minutes interview earlier this week may be more politically driven than fact-based, the World Health Organization does believe that the end is in sight. With weekly deaths from the dreaded COVID-19 now at their lowest since March 2020 when the pandemic began, we are getting much closer to the illness being considered endemic, which means constantly present but with a predictable spread so that it is manageable by our health care system.

While Biden wants to reassure a weary nation and bolster a sagging economy, even his White House COVID-19 team admits that there is still work to be done to get to the actual end.

Countries need to push for as much vaccination as possible, especially in high-risk populations and to keep testing, as well as maintaining supplies and health-care workers at levels that can handle future waves of infection and the possibility of new variants.

If individuals can follow simple health guidelines, like staying home if you are sick or wearing a mask when needed, we will get across the finish line much faster. – DS

Confidence is waning Earlier this year, amid rolling emergency room closures and staffing concerns at local hospitals, this very editorial board wondered aloud if areas like Huron County were the canary in the coal mine for Ontario’s healthcare system. We had come to expect weekend emergency room closures at some of the area’s smaller hospitals and then, a few months later, when closures either occurred or were threatened at hospitals in cities as big as Toronto, the whole country took notice.

Now, a report from Angus Reid shows that two in five Canadians were unable to access essential healthcare services over the previous six months. However, the more shocking metric from the report is that, based on the opinions of the nearly 3,500 Canadians and Americans surveyed, our neighbours to the south have more confidence in their healthcare system than we do here in Canada.

This is a devastating blow to Canadian pride, a pillar of which has long been the country’s universal healthcare system. While some have incorrectly blamed COVID-19 vaccination mandates, experts say there have been whispers of staffing shortages on the horizon for decades.

In the Angus Reid report, 70 per cent of Americans were confident they’d be able to access urgent care in a timely fashion, compared to just 37 per cent of Canadians thinking likewise. That’s something that should frighten us all. Delayed surgeries and long waits are one thing, but when in an emergency, people need to know there’s help.

This could be the perfect storm that brings privatized healthcare to Ontario, something pundits have long suspected is on Premier Doug Ford’s agenda. Regardless, when it came to healthcare, Canadians have long held up their way as the gold standard, especially when compared to the U.S., where a freak injury or sustained illness can bankrupt a family, but that tide, sadly, appears it could be turning. – SL

Online, Hybrid or offline?

With newly-elected councils taking over local municipalities in the coming weeks, council members, both green and veteran, will be faced with a number of choices, including how virtual and hybrid meetings should be handled going forward.

It seems like there are as many options for online council meetings participation as there are councils, but it can be boiled down to four main situations: councils that refuse to meet online, councils that use hybrid meeting models, councils that will occasionally meet online and councils that broadcast their meetings.

Using Huron County as an example, Huron East recently put an end to online council meetings due to the time involved and the finances that would be necessary to host hybrid meetings. North Huron has, for years, offered a chance for people to view meetings through YouTube broadcasts. Finally, Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (ACW) Township Council hosts hybrid meetings, the best of both worlds.

While ACW was able to accommodate hybrid meetings through renovations to its council chambers, not every municipality has that option, so, for other municipalities, when do online meetings work?

The answer is they work when they are purpose-driven. If a meeting will be short or deal with relatively straight-forward matters, then onlineonly meetings aren’t just feasible, they are an option to save money on everything from mileage to staff participation. They can also make sure that meetings can be held during the harshest winter storms going, provided power and internet stay on.

While we may all want to put COVID-19 in the rearview mirror, local councils should consider not throwing out the baby with the bathwater when it comes to digital participation in meetings. There is a way to do it right, and, if it’s done right, the change can be worth the savings. – JDS

Looking Back Through the Years September 23, 1965 Duff’s United Church in Walton held its centenary services, which attracted a capacity crowd to the small church.

The Brussels Post reported that the officers and directors of the East Huron Agricultural Society were working hard to make the 1965 Fall Fair the most successful one yet.

The team of Reg Watson, Carson Watson, James Smith, George Smith, William McWhirter and Archie Riley won the Labatt Trophy in the Brussels Area Dart League for the 1964/1965 season.

The trophy for the high score went to George Oster of Blyth, while Archie Riley was honoured for winning the most games.

September 24, 1975 Murray Gaunt, a 12-year veteran of the provincial legislature, topped every poll in the Blyth area on his way to winning the Huron-Bruce riding once again.

Gaunt defeated William Walden of Wingham for the Progressive Conservatives by nearly 11,000 votes. Gaunt garnered the support of 16,276 voters, compared to Walden’s 5,883 votes. Donald Milne of the New Democratic Party received just 2,613 votes.

Clinton native John Cooper took over the position of manager at the Blyth branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. This followed the transfer of Oscar DeBoer to the Ottawa area.

The Village Restaurant in Blyth, which had been closed for more than a year, had a new owner in Jim Watson, a native of Alberta.

The restaurant had sat closed since former owner Jim Seid moved to Goderich to open the Esquire Restaurant. The site was

then purchased by Mason Bailey, who renovated the building and renamed it before selling it to Watson.

Nov. 5 had been set as the date for the official opening of the HuronPerth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board office in Dublin.

Harry J. Boyle, a St. Augustinearea native and the author of several books, had been named the acting chairman of the Canadian Radio-Television Commission.

This came after serving as the organization’s vice-chairman for several years.

He said he would fill the position despite having “no great desire to be chairman” and being happy with the way things had been. The changes came, however, in the wake of Pierre Juneau, the former chairman, being named federal minister of communications.

September 24, 1997 Dorothy Cummings, president of the Brussels Agricultural Society, said that, despite the wet weather, attendance at the 136th Brussels Fall Fair was excellent.

Pastor Ben Wiebe had made his way to Brussels Mennonite Fellowship by way of Hamilton after the church had spent several months without a full-time minister.

He had years of experience as a pastor in Hamilton, Toronto and Thunder Bay after attending college in Texas and living and preaching in India for some time.

Knox Presbyterian Church in Belgrave celebrated its 133rd anniversary with the help of guest minister Rev. John Neilson.

September 27, 2012 With changes at the local school level in the wake of the closure of Brussels Public School and Grade 7

and 8 students from North Woods Elementary School near Ethel being taught in Wingham, attendance at the Brussels Fall Fair was down noticeably, according to the Brussels Agricultural Society.

Nicole Lowe, president of the society, said North Woods students were in attendance and participated, but that was where the student presence ended at the fair, which really affected attendance. At the time, F.E. Madill School in Wingham had denied the fair’s request for students to attend the fair.

Having said that, Lowe was encouraged by the fair and by those who did attend, saying it was a great two days for the village.

Morris-Turnberry Council began the process of restructuring, passing two motions pertaining to council, reducing the number of councillors by two and abolishing the ward system, meaning all positions would be elected at-large.

Mayor Paul Gowing, citing a report to council comparing Morris-Turnberry to nine other municipalities, said theirs was one of the larger councils in the area, but with close to the fewest electors.

The former Blyth Public School and grounds went to an anonymous bidder for the purchase price of $210,000. At the auction, the final bid reached $110,000, but the reserve bid was set at $210,000, which eventually led to the deal being made.

To celebrate the Blyth Christian Reformed Church’s 50th anniversary, several pastors from years gone by returned to the church to help mark the occasion, including the church’s first pastor, Pastor Raymond Sikkema.

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Hockey history brings memories

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fter having the last week dominated with the extended ceremonies surrounding the death of Queen Elizabeth II, it’s likely there will be plenty of air time devoted in the next few days for the 50th anniversary of the Canada-Russia hockey series, of which I have some rare memories.

It’s hard for younger Canadians to understand the hockey world that existed so long ago. Until only four years earlier, there were just six NHL teams, two of which were in Toronto and Montreal. When the National Hockey League (NHL) expanded, all six of the new franchises were awarded to U.S. cities.

Almost all the players were born and trained in Canada.

Internationally, Canada had gone from a time when we could send just about any team to the Olympics or World Hockey Championships, supposedly for amateurs, and win, to having our clocks cleaned regularly by the Russian team. Though they qualified as amateurs, we all knew that most of the Russian team played hockey full time for the Soviet army. If only we could have our best players in the NHL play the Soviets, we’d show them who was best, Canadian hockey fans said with certainty.

Finally, in September 1972 a Canada-Soviet series was set up with four games in Canada and four in Moscow between the best Soviet players and the best Canadians with the NHL teams featuring such all-time-great players as Bobby Orr, Ken Dryden, Phil Esposito and Bobby Clarke. Now we’d show them, Canadian hockey fans said knowingly.

The first four games were in Canada and the final four in Moscow. Canadians were shocked when the first game, in Montreal, ended up with a 7-3 Soviet win. As the series went on Canadians would learn to appreciate the skill

Keith Roulston From the cluttered desk and determination of Soviet players like Alexander Yakushev, Valeri Kharlamov and goaltender Vladislav Tretiak.

Things returned to the expected when Canada won game two 4-1, but the two teams played to a tie in game three and the Soviets won the fourth and final game in Canada to take a 2-1 lead home. Back in Russia, the Soviets won the first game to take a 3-1 lead.

For shocked Canadians, the future seemed helpless. Things looked better after the Canadians won the next two games to tie the series.

In the final game, however, the Soviets led by two goals heading into the final period. In that period, the Canadians surged back under the leadership of Esposito and his less-wellknown linemate Paul Henderson. In the end, Henderson scored the series-winning goal with 34 seconds left. Canada went crazy.

I missed all that. I’d gone to cover the International Plowing Match which was just outside Stratford that year. In nearly every booth the radio was broadcasting the series which, since being in Moscow, was several hours ahead of us. It wasn’t until after “the goal” was scored that I found out about it and I didn’t see it until I saw the replay, again and again and again.

I did, however, have a special connection to the hero since Henderson was a native of my hometown of Lucknow. At the now-defunct

Lucknow District High School, many track and field records were held by Henderson. Though he was older than me and had left Lucknow to play in Goderich and Hamilton before joining the NHL with Detroit and then traded to Toronto, I was in a class with his sister Marilyn and played on a softball team with his brother Bruce.

The entire Canadian team came home to a hero’s welcome. But the pressure on Henderson was so great (he had scored the game-winning goals in the sixth, seventh and eighth games) that he disappeared from the Toronto Maple Leaf lineup, needing to escape the attention.

Much later, I learned that his escape had been to stay with his mother in Lucknow, who lived very near my parents. He stayed there until the atmosphere cooled down and he was ready to rejoin the team. It was then that my parents heard the story of his refuge in his hometown.

He’s been back to his hometown many times since, of course. There’s a huge mural on the side of a main street building recalling his joyous celebration of the most famous goal in Canadian hockey history at that time.

Like most arenas of the pre-1970s period, the ice surface he played his hockey on has long since gone, replaced by a new sports complex, but the name of Paul Henderson still has a special place in Lucknow and area lore.

He later bolted the NHL to join the rebellious World Hockey Association before it joined the NHL, leading to more Canadian teams in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and (originally) Quebec City. Vancouver was also awarded an NHL franchise. All have foreign-born players now.

So when the Canada-Russia series is commemorated I’ll have my own memories.

Proto-Snowflakes - the sneaky pandemic

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his week’s editorials, on the page to the left, focus on some interesting topics like virtual meetings, whether the COVID-19 pandemic is over (having possibly become endemic) or not and a lack of faith in the Canadian healthcare system following the problems it has run into over the past two years. While my publisher Deb Sholdice handled the COVID-19 pandemic versus endemic issue, it really hit home for me on Monday night when North Huron Councillor Chris Palmer, representing the East Wawanosh Ward, mocked me (while being recorded) for wearing a mask to the council meeting.

When the meeting had taken a break before council entered an in-camera (closed-to-thepublic) session, I thanked Councillor Palmer for helping me out because I’d been struggling with finding a column topic this week and his referencing my “stupid mask” reminded me that, as much as it’s my choice whether to wear a mask or not, there will always be people who have to judge everyone.

Palmer, when I told him about his gaffe, doubled down, asking me why I still wear a mask, as if it had any bearing on him whatsoever. I explained to him that my six-year-old (though I said five at the time, my bad) goes to school where diseases thrive, and I’m trying to protect the people around me, him included, from anything she brought home. I suppose I could have also mentioned I could have been exposed through illness at work or through immediate family members working in healthcare, but at the time I felt the one reason was enough. Not that the answer mattered - he had made the remark before even asking me if I had a reason.

On my way home, absolutely incensed that anyone would question or mock me for

Denny Scott Denny’s Den doing something that could only serve to benefit them, I had some time to think about Councillor Palmer and came to a realization: he has to be one of the first snowflakes, or Proto-Snowflakes, as I like to call them.

That term Snowflake gets thrown around a lot, so, before I get angry letters, let’s make sure they are penned for the right reason.

Snowflakes are, according to a prominent reference website, someone who has an inflated sense of uniqueness (the kind that lets you judge others), are easily offended (like railing against a Pride Flag being up for a month because it doesn’t align with your very narrow set of values) and are unable to deal with opposing opinions (like seeing someone choosing to do something different than you and having to go all high school bully and snickering about it to the classmate, or councillor, beside you).

For just over two years, these ProtoSnowflakes have come out of the snow banks. It’s not enough that they have the freedom to choose (in this case, the choice to wear a mask), they have to belittle those who make a different choice. You have to be careful handling these more mature Snowflakes because they’re so sensitive that anything that is different from their own belief results in these kinds of situations. Repeated exposure has led me to a practice of putting on a pair of

metaphorical Snowflake-handling gloves.

Maybe, while many of us have been worried about the COVID-19 pandemic, we should have been worried about the proliferation of the Proto-Snowflake pandemic, which has been growing unchecked alongside COVID-19.

What’s funny is so many of these Proto-Snowflakes seem to fall on the right wing of the political spectrum, you know, the wing of the spectrum that is responsible for the creation of the term snowflake.

Thanks to the climbing number of Proto-Snowflakes, those metaphorical gloves have been getting a workout over the past 30 months. It’s nice to finally be able to take them off and speak plainly: Councillor Chris Palmer screwed up. He mocked me, in the seconds before North Huron Township Council’s Sept. 19 meeting started, for wearing a mask. He chose to lean over and try to whisper an insult and got caught on camera.

He felt he just had to remark, in a ridiculing way, on something that had literally no impact on him whatsoever.

Did it bug me? Well obviously at the moment it did, however when I had a chance to sit down and reflect on it, what bugged me more is that old rule of thumb: if he was caught doing it once, it’s likely not the first time. If he’s doing it to me, only he knows what kind of comments he’s making about other people, other voters who attend council meetings.

One could also say the move reflects poorly on the rest of council, however Reeve Bernie Bailey reached out to me the morning after the meeting to assure me that wasn’t the case. He said the comments had no place before, during or after a council meeting and that council did not endorse or believe Palmer’s remarks.

Shawn Loughlin Shawn’s Sense

Culinary symbiosis

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eventy-four restaurants in Toronto were recognized by the Michelin Guide last week. Twelve earned one star, while just one achieved two-star status and no one earned a third star, the highest rating in the guide.

When the Michelin Guide announced it was coming to Canada, beginning in Toronto, I pitched it as an editorial topic at our weekly meeting here at The Citizen. Michelin-Starred restaurants are often quite fancy, rather pricey and not overly accessible in terms of some of the food that arrives on the plate. How does that fit with Huron County (with all due respect to great local chefs like Peter Gusso and James Eddington)? The farming.

In an episode of Parts Unknown, Anthony Bourdain spoke with René Redzepi, the chef and owner of Noma, which has been named the best restaurant in the world multiple times.

Redzepi said that no culinary school teaches young cooks about the symbiotic relationship they need to have with their producers. On an episode of Chef ’s Table highlighting Dan Barber of Blue Hill Farm, Barber said he’d yet to hear anything that flew in the face of the idea that good ingredients make good food and that good farming creates good ingredients.

So, while Huron County may not be home to any Michelin-Starred restaurants right now (again, all due respect to James and Pete), it’s not inconceivable to think that food grown in Huron County could be on the plate at a restaurant with a Michelin Star or on the Canada’s Top 100 list in the near future.

When Jess and I honeymooned in Ireland, we ate at two Michelin-Starred restaurants.

Aniar in Galway and Chapter One in Dublin.

We also ate at two Michelin-recognized spots, The Pig’s Ear in Dublin and Ubiquitous Chip in Glasgow, Scotland. Places like these are on the guide’s radar - like the 61 other Toronto restaurants, some of which we’ve eaten at as well - but aren’t quite at Michelin Star status.

Dining at these restaurants, or any of the other life-highlight places I’ve been over the years Raymonds in St. John’s, Liverpool House and Joe Beef in Montreal and Langdon Hall in Cambridge to name a few - you hear a lot about what you’re about to eat and drink. The cooks will tell you about how your food has been prepared, but mostly, I’ve found, they tell you about where your food is from. The beef comes from this farm and the vegetables come from that farm and the sauce is made from this and that from this organic garden. As someone who has learned more about agriculture every year that I’ve been working for The Citizen, I found these things to be fascinating.

While plenty in the food industry have their problems with the Michelin Guide for a variety of reasons, it’s hard to argue that it isn’t a rising tide that could raise all boats. Those 13 first restaurants, surely with more to come as the Michelin Guide takes a closer look at cities like Vancouver, Montreal and the rest of the country, could raise the stakes for all other restaurants in Canada, inspiring everyone to try a little harder at the stove. Furthermore, a Michelin Star can work wonders for tourism, so, the more people who come to Canada to learn about its food, the better.

This has to be good news for the farmers of Huron, the most agriculturally-productive county in the province. Whether it’s largescale producers or smaller, specialty farms, our food surely would put a smile on the face of any Ontario chef. So, while it’s the aforementioned chefs who may be striding across the stage to accept their Michelin Stars, perhaps the farmers of Huron County will be taking pride in such wins soon enough.

PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022.

News from the Gentlemen’s Club with the Kansas Farmer Special correspondent to The Citizen as curated by Paul Nichol

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t has been a good summer for the gardeners. Of course, mine always excels. I expect it’s because of my most diligent studies of the lunar system, the tides and the effects of the moon on a man’s mentality.

I contemplate, compare and often contradict the world’s greatest astrologers and scientists. I can tell you the exact minute when the bore tide reaches New Brunswick. I know when the tides at the Bay of Fundy are at their highest and lowest. And I know exactly when to plant my garden.

Now, you take that Marguerite Thomas. She’s always going on and on about her luscious tomatoes.

(Marguerite was never one to hide her tomatoes under a bushel basket, if you get my drift). This May, she stops in to have a chin wag with my

better half. She looks at me and says “My goodness you are awfully late planting the garden this year. Are you intending to let it lay fallow? It’s too late now for anything but buckwheat.”

I told her she should know more about the moon before criticizing my expertise. She says she’s never thought the world of me to begin with and if I don’t start showing my wife some more respect, she will personally help her file the divorce papers.

Anyway, here comes the perfect moment in June when the moon rays were striking the earth just right, and I planted my garden into the wee hours of the morning. Well, by July 12 , I had new potatoes as big as any head that Muzzy Lowe ever cut. But it was the cucumbers that were astonishing. The vines grew so fast

they pulled the cucumbers over the ground and wore the skin off the bottoms. The only way to pick one was to spear them with a fishhook as they zoomed by.

One morning I heard a terrible bawling from Ross McCall’s barn.

Seems the cucumber vines had wrapped themselves around a steer and were carrying it away.

Fortunately, that young Peachey lad was there and gave the vine a couple of good clouts with an axe and saved that cattle beast. Good thing for me too, otherwise Ross might have started charging me for his snow blowing this winter.

I also had a bit of trouble with my sweet corn. The other day just when the sun started to warm things up, I heard a terrible rattle which I mistook for machine gun fire. Then I realized it was the sun popping the

corn. That darn Mary Ann Thompson at the hardware store had sold me popping corn seeds instead of peaches and cream. I headed out immediately to warn the neighbours.

After the popcorn barrage, the windows had busted out of Audrey Cardiff’s house. Betty Cardiff’s silo was knocked over and Doug Hiller’s place looked like the Juno Beach on D-Day (but luckily the popcorn had missed them altogether).

Anyway, poor Marguerite shows up for supper the other night. All she had to bring was a few paltry handfuls of herbs and weeds. I didn’t wish to gloat, as it was a shot to her pride when her garden failed so miserably this year. But in the spirit of selfless mentorship, I had to remind the poor soul about paying attention to the phases of the moon.

She says, “If you say one more word, I’ll show you some phases of a moon you’ll wish you had never seen!”

Sorry now folks, but I have to go

harvest the pumpkins with a skid steer and a high-hoe crane.

Truthfully Yours, The Kansas Farmer.

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Future firefighter?

Nate Baillie was one of a number of North Woods Elementary School students who ran the Huron East Fire Department’s mini Fire Fit challenge course at the Brussels Fall Fair on Wednesday. The course was run by firefighter Meghan O'Hara, above, and Chief Marty Bedard, not shown, and included strength and endurance challenges as well as hose practice, as seen above. (Denny Scott photo)

At the Branch

Special fish fry held for fair

By Jo-Ann McDonald The Brussels Legion Branch held a fish fry on Tuesday evening as a part of the Brussels Fall Fair.

Volunteers welcomed a great turnout of approximately 115 people who enjoyed the fish dinner.

Cooking outside were Eric and Deb Ross and Kathy Burkholder, the runner was Lisa Glanville, and the inside help included Judy Lee, Marni Knight and Jo-Ann McDonald. It was a great night.

Many headed to the Barn for the opening of the fair.

On Wednesday morning the children and teachers of Northwoods Elementary School arrived for the children’s program being held in the green space behind the Legion. They learned about First Nations and their horses from two wonderful handlers. The children really enjoyed the time with them.

The students then headed into the Legion to wash up, have a bathroom break and enjoy a lunch

of hot dogs, apples, cookies and milk provided and donated by various local businesses.

Helping in the Branch were Deb Ross, Deb Seili, Judy Lee, Mabel Glanville and the Fair Ambassadors.

There was no Catch the Ace draw on Sept. 16 but it will return this Friday, Sept. 23. The pub grub will be fish burgers.

On Saturday the Branch was a stop on a mystery tour by Branch 128 Mitchell. They dropped into the Branch about 11:30 a.m., had a refreshment and snack and then boarded the bus to head to their next stop on their tour. There were a few members on hand to greet them before they left.

The fish fry crew went to Stratford to cook for the Stratford Lutheran church. They fed over 200 people. Working for the Branch were Deb Ross, Sandra and Jim Brown, Keith White, Joe Seili, Kathy Burkholder and Judy Lee. They are a great bunch who did a

great job.

It was District Golf on Saturday and Eric Ross and Bob Richardson represented the Branch. They played in Clinton and had a good day but didn’t bring home the trophy.

Monday was the service to honour Queen Elizabeth II and her passing. The service was led by President Jamie Mitchell and Padre Sandra Cable. Flag bearers were Eric Ross and Jo-Ann McDonald.

There were 10 Comrades of Branch 218 and 10 community members who attended the memorial service for the late Queen Elizabeth II. The Branch was the venue for the funeral luncheon for the late Comrade Lorne Brown. Lorne had been at Braemar in Wingham for a while. He was the father of Robert, Sharon, Betty Ann and Carolyn.

Lorne loved to go to the casino and he was a familiar face on the mail routes with the late Ross Alcock.

Our sympathies are extended to the Brown family.

2022 Municipal Elections Municipality of Huron East Invites All Ratepayers To An All Candidates Information Session Grey Ward Ethel Community Centre Monday, September 26, 2022 – 7:00 P.M. Brussels Ward Brussels, Morris & Grey Community Centre Tuesday, September 27, 2022 – 7:00 P.M. McKillop Ward Cavan United Church, Winthrop Thursday, September 29, 2022 – 7:00 P.M. Seaforth Ward Seaforth & District Community Centres Wednesday, October 5, 2022 – 7:00 P.M. Tuckersmith Ward Vanastra Recreation Centre Thursday, October 6, 2022 – 7:00 P.M. Jessica Rudy, Clerk Returning Officer for the 2022 Election Municipality of Huron East

THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022. PAGE 7.

N. Huron to review parking bylaw with community

By Denny Scott The Citizen

After weighing feedback from the Blyth Festival and Director of Public Works Jamie McCarthy, North Huron Township Council decided to seek public input on its parking bylaw.

The bylaw, which already

prohibits parking for more than two hours in Blyth or Wingham, was the topic of significant debate during North Huron Council’s Mondaynight meeting, resulting in council wanting to take the entire bylaw back to the drawing board.

The evening started with Blyth Festival General Manager Rachael King speaking out against the two-

hour parking limit, saying that enforcing it would hurt downtown businesses with the Festival set to be performing shows at Blyth Memorial Hall in 2023.

“Two hour [limitations] mean attendees would be actively discouraged from eating dinner or shopping,” she said. “They would attend a show and leave right after.”

Legendary eats Blyth’s Trinity Anglican Church held a yard sale and lunch earlier this month including the church’s well-known back bacon on a bun. Above, volunteers keep the sandwiches and sides flowing during the event. (Denny Scott photo)

She said that, for local businesses to benefit from people attending the Festival, who spend an average of $13 in the community for each $1 they spend on a ticket according to a recent study, theatergoers need to stay as long as possible in the village.

Councillor Kevin Falconer had a different concern with the bylaw both as it exists and as it was proposed to change - enforcement.

He said that North Huron has no one checking parking and that the only way it could be enforced was if council was willing to have people marking tires and checking.

Deputy-Reeve Trevor Seip said that was the reality for almost all the municipality’s bylaws: they are complaint driven. That said, he wanted to see changes to help both Wingham and Blyth capitalize on people visiting, suggesting that the two-hour limit only be applied during business hours.

Councillor Chris Palmer agreed, saying that the Blyth Festival created a special situation where two hours may not be the right time limit.

Reeve Bernie Bailey said the situation was indeed special, because the same businesses that should benefit from people parking and taking in a theatre show are the ones worried about long-term parking on Blyth’s main street.

North Huron Director of Public Works Jamie McCarthy said the rule had been in place since 2012, and that the Blyth Business

Palmer questions county developing site

By Denny Scott The Citizen

North Huron Councillor Chris Palmer questioned whether Huron County was getting “into the development business” during North Huron Council’s Mondaynight meeting.

Palmer, referencing a complex

proposed for Goderich that will include apartment units for homeless and low-income families, said that council needed more information about the build, later saying he was “surprised the county is getting into development.”

Reeve Bernie Bailey explained the purpose of the home, and said that it wasn’t really development,

but using funds to address a problem in which the county is already investing significant funds.

Palmer said he was fine with the purpose, but still questioned tax dollars being used for it. *** At the urging of Councillor Anita Van Hittersum, North Huron Township Council is supporting a letter from Ashfield-ColborneWawanosh (ACW) council requesting changes to the Ontario Wildlife Damage Compensation Program.

The program provides funding for municipalities to offset losses suffered by local farmers to wildlife predation, and the funding provided isn’t covering the costs associated, Van Hittersum said.

Council voted to support ACW in its bid to have the program’s administration fee reviewed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to bring it in line with current costs. *** North Huron Township Council will be holding its Oct. 3 meeting through virtual means.

The meeting, originally slated to take place at the Wingham Town Hall Theatre, would clash with a performance on the stage, leading council to move the meeting online.

As a result of the decision, Councillor Van Hittersum asked for a list of upcoming events at Blyth Memorial Hall to be aware of its availability in the future.

Touch base with friends From Marilyn’s Desk

By Marilyn Craig Call 523-9318

we do and to be mindful of others.

Stay safe this coming week and call someone you haven’t talked to in a long time to let them know you are thinking of them.

Improvement Area (BIA) had expressed a desire to get long-term parking off of main street. She said she was trying to match that request.

Bailey suggested that council send the issue back to staff to have them meet with the Blyth Festival and the BIA, however McCarthy pointed out the bylaw wasn’t specific to Blyth and that Wingham stakeholders should be consulted as well. Council members agreed, citing performances at the Wingham Town Hall Theatre which may result in vehicles being parked for more than two hours.

Council did entertain passing a bylaw that would update the traffic bylaw and keep the two hour limit in place, however the motion to approve it was defeated, leaving council to direct staff to work with the various groups in Wingham and Blyth on updating the bylaw.

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A dip The Village of Blyth saw its population dip last week as the approximately 500 campers from the annual reunion of the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association called it a weekend and headed home.

Above, the daily parade gave a chance for people to show off all manner of antique vehicle and implement.

(Denny Scott photo)

Happy birthday to Elaine Chamney who will celebrate Sept.

27 and Jesse Hakkers, Sept. 29.

Hope you both have a great day We have had beautiful weather so far in the month of September.

Mother Nature has given us beautiful warm weather during the day and the nights have cooled down making it great for sleeping.

Most of us have returned to normal life as much as we can after the COVID-19 pandemic. Churches have returned to their normal services. The pandemic has taught us to be careful in what

The third 2022 tax installment for the Township of North Huron is due on Monday, September 26, 2022. Interest at 1 1/4% per month will be charged on unpaid accounts as of September 27, 2022 and the first day of each month thereafter.

NOTE: Persons who have acquired properties and have not received a tax bill should contact the Municipal Office. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve a taxpayer from responsibility for payment of taxes, nor from penalty for late payment.

Please contact the Treasury Department in regards to the various payment options available. Pre-authorized payment sign-up forms are available at www.northhuron.ca or at the Town Hall.

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PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022.

Brussels Fall Fair returns to in-person event

Young and young at heart The Brussels Fall Fair, after two years off due to COVID-19, returned to an in-person celebration to honour agriculture and allow people to have a lot of fun. Clockwise, from top left: Carter Kellington looks very excited sliding down the exit of one of the inflatables while Lukas Otten peaks over the ledge with a grin; Bridget McCallum, front, and Mrs. Van Camp of North Woods Elementary check out some of the exhibits at the show; 4-H Club members get ready for the beef show; fair-goers enter the raffle for the gift baskets and local dignitaries start the fair including, from left, Brussels Agricultural Society President Zoellyn Onn, Huron East Mayor MacLellan, MorrisTurnberry Mayor Jamie Heffer and Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb. (Denny Scott photos)

THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022. PAGE 9.

Fair offers activities for students to seniors

Smiles and surprises The Brussels Fall Fair filled the village’s downtown core with the sound of fun and games last week. Clockwise from top left: Alexis White, left, and Landry McDonald carry the banner for their Grade 3/4 class at North Woods Elementary School in the truncated parade; from left: Austin McIntosh, Kinlee Maize and Nancy Hiebert take in Dave Onn’s train display; visitors take in the exhibits; music filled the Four Winds Barn; Ambassador Deanna Haanstra, left, Little Ambassador Paislee Ribey, centre and Brussels Agricultural Society President Zoellyn Onn lead the walking contigent of the truncated fall fair parade and Hannah Reibeling, left, waits her turn while Llewelyn Kuepfer looks like she might be questioning her decision to get her face painted. (Denny Scott photos)

PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022.

Harvest celebration takes over downtown Clinton

Fun and games There was more than just a little something for everything in Clinton on Sept. 17 when Harvest Fest took over the community’s downtown core. Clockwise from left: some aspiring rock climbers take a break to wave to the folks on the ground; carriage rides were available to take in the downtown core in old-fashioned style and vendors offered all sorts of unique buys and (John Stephenson finds. photos)

LAST !

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Pictured from left, Zoey Onn being presented her 2021 Citizen of the Year award by North Huron Publishing member Ralph Watson.

37th Annual Citizen of the Year Award Nominations Open There are so many people out there who do so much to improve their community.

This is your opportunity to show your appreciation for all they do.

Each year a committee chooses an outstanding citizen from each of the Blyth and area and Brussels and area communities to receive an award for contribution to the community. If you know someone you think should be honoured, please fill in the form and send it in. You may attach a longer explanation of why you think your nominee should win, if you like. If you have nominated someone before and they didn't win, we encourage you to submit again.

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Summer Sports 2022

THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 PAGE 11.

Featuring players from across Northern Huron County Special thanks to all who submitted photos.

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Summer Sports 2022

Belgrave T-Ball:

Blyth U11 Fastball Team “Gritty’s Girls” :

Back row, from left: Ryker Vincent, Evelyn Davenport, Leah Marks, Bailee Holden, Blakely Louitt, Abigail Wharton. Front row, Camille Donnelly, Ava Chester, Harper Vincent, Nigel Blackwell, Karter Elston.

Back row, from left: Nathan Shannon, Raymond deBoer, Cassie Bernard, Kelly Wharton, Mike Ansley. Middle row: Isla deBoer, Kylie Ryan, MacKenzie Shannon, Emma Howson, Jordan Shannon. Front row: Alexis Ansley, Lourelei Shortreed, Summer Shannon, Kyla Shannon, Lauren Wharton.

Brussels T-Ball “Beginners”:

Brussels T-Ball “Red”:

Back row: Coach Zach Jacobs. Middle row: Cole Rammeloo, Oliver Verschuere, Pearl Lee, Iris Pipe, Derek W. Front row: Kendry Noble, Lucy McDowell, Andrew B., Eric Kellington, Benjamin Verschuere, Luke B., Noella Pardy. Absent: Kaitlyn Pardy.

Back row, from left: Coach Anna Wilson, assistant coach Amanda White. Middle row: Abbey W., Nash Gillis, Brynlee Armstrong, Tucker Wilson. Front row: Eli Csoff, Connor White, Weston Lee, Emilia Kellington, Jack Lee, Ellie Wilson, Claire Rammeloo.

Congratulations to all the Teams!

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Summer Sports 2022

Brussels T-Ball “Black:

Brussels U9 “Red”:

Back row: Coach Stephanie Cronin. Middle row: Leyland Vanveen, Dax Bachert, Warren Larocque. Front row: Reid Cronin, Jackson Needham, Kentyn Zyta, Harmoney Howard, McKinley Zyta. Absent: Kai Milinovic.

Back row, from left: Assistant coach Peggy Procter, head coach Tim Strickert, manager Coral Gingrich. Middle row: Lenyx Campbell, Adalyn Campbell. Front row: Jansen Strickert, Luke Norlock, Layton Buchanan, Riley Marks, Korlee Campbell, Parker Gingerich, Carter Kellington.

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Brussels U11 Boys:

Back row, from left: Trainer Michael McDonald, head coach Jodi Houston, helper Maddy Bernard. Middle row: West Bachert, Isla Fischer, Memphis McDonald, Landry McDonald. Front row: Jordyn Laffin, Brayden Shortreed, Wes McDonald, Sawyer McCall, Emmett Houston, Colt Ripper, Brycen Reid. Absent: Assistant coach Matt McCall, Case Smith.

Back row: Coach Becky Jamieson. Middle row: Tyler Vanveen, Ryker Dewitt, Connor Kellington, Logan Burkholder, Liam Egli, Aiden Albers. Front row: Harlen Bootsman, Hayden B., Conner Shortreed, Lukas Balon, Vaughn Bachert, James N., Mason Blake, Nathan Baillie, Foster Blake. Absent: Assistant coach Chris Blake, manager Jason Kellington.

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Brussels U11 Girls — “A Runners-Up”:

Brussels U13 Co-Ed:

Back row, from left: Manager Coral Gingrich, assistant coach Ty Campbell. Middle row: Bridget McCallum, Mackenzie Gingrich, Brielle Campbell, Kathleen Wright, Claire McCutcheon. Front row: Adel Fischer, Alana Jeffrey, Lauren Reigling, Katana Ripper, Clara Olson, Kaylah Lassaline, Jesa Fischer. Absent: Head coach Mark Olson.

Back row, from left: Assistant coach Tim Strickert, head coach Jordyn Sholdice. Middle row: Brook Laffin, Wade Baillie, Cole Mason, Clarissa Strickert, Patrick Mahon. Front row: Leah Walker, Liam Fischer, Brooklyn Lassaline, Aiden Hallahan, Brook Beuermann, Colin Hallahan, Seth Moffat, Adrian Egli, Maxx Logan.

Brussels U15 Boys - “Perth League A Champs”:

Brussels U15 Girls:

Back row, from left: Trainer Spencer Baird, head coach Beau Riegling, assistant coach Kathy Herd. Middle row: Jacob Long, Kaden Wilson, Colban Herd, Colin Snyder, Caleb Koch. Front row: Nate Fritz, Peter Albers, Jack Nicholson, Jack Riegling, Kaden Bootsman, Nathan King, Graham Baird. Absent: Reed Fischer, Luke Fischer.

Back row, from left: Assistant coach Manny Taylor, head coach Crystal McCallum, manager Katie Wilson. Middle row: Julia Egli, Kodi Schedler, Devyn Willie, Rayna Johnston, Rylea McDonald-Inglis, Ava De Boer. Front row: Regan Grubb, Hailey Beuermann, Addison Stevenson, Kaliegh McCallum, Casey Bernard, Macie Taylor, Breelle Walker. Absent: Sydney Bromley, Callie Anderson.

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Brussels U17 Girls:

Ethel U7 T-Ball:

Back row, from left: Assistant coach Erica Koch, head coach Sheena Haines, manager Jenn Nicholson. Middle row: Madison Koch, McKenna Cochrane, Sierra Chambers, Marley Gaspric, Lola Johnston. Front row: Kailey Hallahan, Camryn Logan, Allison Riegling, Kiley Nicholson, Kierra McPherson, Maddy Bernard, Gabby Johnsotn. Absent: Cailyn Johnston, Dianna DeBoer, Haven Sutton.

Ethel U9:

Back row, from left: Coach Kyle Beirnes, coach Sam Cochrane, coach Christine Boyer.

Middle row: Callen Lefor, Avery Cochrane, Aden Lefor, Olivia Cochrane, Hope Rassman. Front row: Austin McIntosh, Jacob Beirnes, Colton Boyer, Hunter Long.

Absent: Cloe Keffer, Lucas Otten, Allana O’Neil.

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Back row, from left: Coach Mike Reibeling, coach Christine Boyer, coach Nik Boyer.

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Londesboro Legends T-Ball:

Londesboro Legends U7:

Back row, from left: Shawna Nelemans, Morgan VanBakel, Cayden Nelemans, Silas Hayes, Finnley McDowell, Brynlee Greidanus, Weston Gatecliffe, Mike Prescator. Front row: Braelyn Cooper, Marley Reinick, Rory Johnston, Kinsley James. Absent: Layne Thompson, Owen Dalton, Brielle Ryan.

Back row, from left: Anna Lapp, Bryce Salverda, Chet Merner, Logan Gross, Kyla MacLeod, coach Brad Lapp. Front row: Bowey Nurse, Ireland Nurse, Barrett Nurse, Callie Merner.

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Back row, from left: Assistant coach Natalie Stewart, Rileigh Cox, Brooke Mackenzie, Macy Smith, Reese DeBoer, Brynn Beauchamp, Briony Bosma, assistant coach Erin Dale. Front row: Assistant coach Cassie Elliott, Lucia Dale, Gavriella Garrity, Hailey Hanna, Heather Bannon, Blakely Hanna, coach Dawn Smith.

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Londesboro Legends U17 “Lyons”:

Back row from left: Coach Steve Stewart, Kate Reid, Alexis Taylor, Sydney Kootstra, Audrey Cook, Madison Reid, assistant coach Derek Campbell. Front row: Natalie Stewart, Brylie Campbell, Cassie Elliott, Myra Caldwell. Caliegh Ditner, assistant coach Jenn Elliott. Absent: Peyton Dale, Alyssa Slotegraaf.

Back row from left: Coach Tim Lyons, Malia Lyons, Grace Hallahan, Kristen McClinchey, Halley Truckle, Jillian Hummel, Gracie Hoggarth, assistant coach Pete Albers. Middle row: Jessica Toll, Cara Thomson. Front row: Alyssa Albers. Absent: Riley Arthur, Jillian Shortreed, assistant coach Matt Thomson.

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Cows, fed steers and heifers sell actively Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending Sept.

16 were 1,555 cattle and 634 lambs and goats.

On Tuesday, fed steers and heifers sold actively at steady prices. Choice steers and heifers sold $180 to $186.

Second cut cattle sold $167 to

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The next crawl is set for Oct. 15. (Denny Scott photo)

$179.00. Aged and medium-fed steers and heifers sold $135 to $165. Holstein steers and heifers sold $115 to $148. Cows sold steady.

On Thursday, veal sold on a strong active trade at higher prices. Lambs, goats and sheep sold steady.

On Friday, calves and yearlings sold actively at fully steady prices.

Grass cattle sold on a stronger market.

L&A Black of Proton Station, consigned 12 head. One red steer averaged 1,495 lbs. and sold for a price of $186.

Connell Farms of Palmerston, consigned 22 head. Seven black steers averaged 1,448 lbs. and sold for an average price of $185.50.

There were 225 cows on offer: Beef sold $100 to $128; good holstein cows, $99 to $116; medium holstein cows, $74 to $98.

Bulls sold $128 to $168.

There were 135 head of veal on offer. Good holsteins sold $178 to $204 with sales to $206; SL heavy holsteins, $175 to $203; heavy holsteins, $137 to $181; medium

holsteins, $160 to $175; plain holsteins, $135 to $155.

James Frey of Chesley, consigned six head. One holstein steer weighed 725 lbs. and sold for a price of $206.

Larry Graul of Walkerton, consigned two head. One holstein steer weighed 785 lbs. and sold for a price of $203.

Bennewies Livestock of Bornholm, consigned six head. One holstein steer weighed 705 lbs. and sold for a price of $230.

Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $225 to $250; 50-64 lbs., $223 to $280; 6579 lbs., $253 to $290; 80-94 lbs., $216 to $282.50; 95-109 lbs., $197 to $212.50; 110 lbs. and over, $193 to $220.

Sheep sold $100 to $275.

Goats: Billies sold $150 to $400; nannies, $100 to $250; kids: meat, $300 to $395; dairy, $200 to $330.

Blyth Hill Farms Inc. of Blyth, consigned 28 head. One lamb weighed 82 lbs. and sold for a price of $282.50.

Brian and Craig Salverda of Londesborough, consigned 30 head.

Seventeen lambs averaged 70 lbs.

ACW to review waste collection contract

By Denny Scott The Citizen

Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (ACW) Council will be considering the future of waste collection in the municipality despite warnings that changing its current contract could result in significant price increases.

Deputy-Mayor Roger Watt requested council consider the issue at a previous council meeting, and Public Works Superintendent Thomas McCarthy put forward a report during council’s Sept. 20 meeting outlining waste collection costs.The purpose was to have council consider expanding the weekly pick-up season along the lakeshore and look at expansion of that service to the rest of the municipality.

McCarthy explained that, in April of 2020, the township entered a five-year agreement with Waste Management of Canada Corporation for curbside collection.

“The work to be done by the contractor under the agreement comprises the collection of household bagged waste within the township limits, and the dumping of the same at the township landfill site,” McCarthy reported. “The work also includes the collection of curbside/roadside blue boxes and recyclable processing at a Materials Recycling Facility.”

McCarthy went on to say that clear bag recycling is still acceptable at lakeshore roads that aren’t accessible by recycling collection trucks.

The contract cost the municipality $217,923.72 plus HST for 2022, and includes bi-weekly collection for most of the municipality with weekly garbage and recycling pickup in Area 3 (everything west of Highway 21 in the municipality) from June to the end of September.

McCarthy said, in his report, that changing the contract to weekly

collection across the municipality, as some council members had suggested, with only a few years left in it could result in significant expenses for additional machinery and employee hours. Further, he said that council should expect that any negotiation would likely see a price increase due to the cost of fuel, equipment and labour.

“There is no option in the existing contract for the addition of days or areas of the [weekly pickup] service for additional months,” he said.

“Additionally, the contractor currently allows for the use of plastic bags for recyclables which may be removed if the contract is renegotiated.”

Taking McCarthy’s concerns into account, council decided to have

other pricing options brought back near budget time for council to consider municipality-wide weekly garbage pickup.

Deputy-Mayor Roger Watt also asked that Bluewater Recycling Association (BRA) be considered, especially if council decided to not change waste collection until the current contract ends in 2025.

Chief Administrative Officer Mark Becker said he could bring that back but cautioned that BRA had proven to be very expensive in the past.

“We looked at BRA in 2003 and it was over $200,000 at that time,” he said, indicating that, two years later, it was even higher. “We’re at $217,000 right now for the whole municipality.”

and sold for an average price of $290.

Top quality stocker steers, 400 – 499 lbs. sold $293.50 to $334; 500 – 599 lbs., $281.50 to $332.25; 600 – 699 lbs., $254.50 to $289.50; 700 – 799 lbs., $254.75 to $279; 800 – 899 lbs., $231 to $250; 900 – 999 lbs., $237.50 to $244.25; 1,000 lbs. and over, $212.75 to $ 232.

Top quality stocker heifers, 500 – 599 lbs., sold $261 to $270.50; 600 – 699 lbs., $203 to $257; 700 – 799 lbs., $192 to $219; 800 – 899 lbs., $193.50 to 209; 900 lbs. and over, $193 to $210.

Paul Murray of Ripley consigned 33 head. 17 black heifers averaged 939 lbs and sold for an average price of 201.00.

Samuel H. Weber of Clifford, consigned 32 head. Twelve black heifers averaged 965 lbs. and sold for an average price of $203.75.

Jonathan W. Hoover of Bluevale, consigned 21 head. Fourteen charolais steers averaged 734 lbs. and sold for an average price of $266.25.

Bruce Hicks of Centralia, consigned 19 head. Thirteen charolais steers averaged 703 lbs. and sold for an average price of $276.

Several council members said they would like to see plastic recycling bag options removed regardless of the contract negotiations, saying they weren’t environmentally friendly. Watt agreed with the sentiment, but said that seasonal property owners often put their recycling out days ahead of collection, so open containers may be detrimental there.

Becker reminded council that no one needs to use plastic bags for their recycling. Recyclables could be put at the curb or roadside in a traditional plastic blue box or cardboard box.

Council agreed to have options brought back for review regarding the future of waste collection in the municipality.

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The ideal candidate will possess: • Secondary school diploma or equivalent • Previous customer service experience and the ability to deal with difficult situations • Strong attention to detail • Strong conflict resolution skills Qualifications include: • Ability to work alone with very little supervision • Strong time management skills • Valid “G” drivers’ licence, personal vehicle and vehicle insurance all maintained in good standing • Previous experience working with animals is considered an asset • Commercial liability insurance with a limit of no less than $2,000,000 This is a temporary contract that will begin in October 2022, and will be completed no later than February 2023. Compensation for this role is $10 per dog tag, plus vehicle mileage.

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JACKLIN. In loving memory of Joyce Jacklin (Kellington), who passed away eight years ago September 29.

They say there is a season, They say that time will heal, But neither time nor season, Will change the way we feel.

For no one knows the heartache, That lies behind our smiles, No one knows how many times, We have broken down and cried.

Gone from home that smiling face, Those cheerful, happy ways, The heart that won so many friends, In bygone, happy days.

We want to tell you something, So there won’t be any doubt, You’re so wonderful to think of, But so hard to live without.

We cannot bring the old days back, When we were all together, The family chain is broken now, But memories live forever.

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Cable to lead service PEOPLE AROUND BELGRAVE

By Linda Campbell Call 357-2188

Passing it down A love for the farming practices and equipment of yesterday is a constant theme at local fall fairs, like the parade at the Seaforth Fall Fair shown above. (John Stephenson photo)

On Sunday, Sept. 18 Susan Barnett Licensed Lay Worship Leader was the guest speaker at Knox United Church, Belgrave.

Sandra Cable is the guest speaker

on Sunday, Sept. 25. Church is at 10 a.m. and everyone is welcome.

The next community coffee break is on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 9:30 a.m. at the Belgrave Community Centre. Everyone is welcome to come for coffee, snacks and fellowship.

We have been enjoying our September weather with sunshine most of the days. The rain has helped when we needed it.

The farmers have been busy harvesting their crops.

Mother Nature has been busy with some of the trees starting to change colour. Go for a walk and enjoy.

NEWS FROM BELGRAVE

Obituaries Condolences may be left at riversidefuneralhome.ca.

LORNE STANLEY BROWN Lorne Stanley Brown passed away peacefully on Sept. 15, 2022, at Braemar Nursing Home in Wingham. He was in is 95th year.

Lorne was the father of Robert (Judy) Brown, Sharon Brown and Ron Sage, Betty Ann, and Carolyn Brown. Lorne is survived by sisters Jean Vachon, Violet (Archie) Newby and Marie Cowan.

Lorne was predeceased by parents Henry and Louise, brother Milt (Dorothy) and granddaughter Lucinda. He will always be remembered by Brian and Dianne Huether and family.

Friends and family were invited for visitation and the funeral service on Sept. 19 at Riverside Funeral Home, Brussels Chapel. Interment was at Brussels Cemetery. Alex Jebson officiated.

In lieu of flowers and as expressions of sympathy donations to the Brussels Legion would be appreciated.

GAILYA WOOD “GAIL” LEAR Mrs. Gail (Manning) Lear of Goderich passed away peacefully at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, Goderich, on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. She was in her 90th year.

Gail was the beloved wife of the late Harry E. Lear and the loving mother and mother-in-law of Danny and Debbie Lear, London and Dave and Lori Lear, Clinton. She was the grandmother of William Lear and the dear sister and sister-in-law of June and Stan Johns, Tuckersmith Twp., and June Crawford, London.

Gail will also be loved and missed by several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents William and Mary Manning, inlaws Doris Lear, Helen Underwood, Stan Crawford, George Underwood, niece Amber Underwood, and nephew Marc Crawford.

Gail was, for many years, the organist and choir director at Londesborough United Church. Playing music was a passion and Gail never missed an opportunity to play when called upon.

At Gail’s request cremation has taken place. A celebration of Gail’s life will be held at Londesborough United Church on Saturday, Oct. 1 with visitation commencing from 12:30 p.m. until time of the service at 2 p.m.

As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to Londesborough United Church, Clinton Public Hospital Foundation, or the charity of one’s choice would be appreciated.

Messages of condolence for the Lear family are welcome at www.falconerfuneralhomes.com

Saturday, Sept.17, 2022. She was 83.

Joanne was the devoted wife of the late Alan Mill who predeceased her in 2009 and the loving mom of Brian and Heather Mill, Owen Sound and Andrea Mill, London.

She was the cherished grandma of Brian Gibson (Rhys Paterson), Drew Gibson and Connor Mill and furry granddaughter Molly. Joanne was the sister of Dan and Donna Pearce, Tilsonburg and Elaine Wright, Thunder Bay and the sisterin-law of John DeWetter. She was predeceased by her parents Edwin and Ada Pearce, parents-in-law Chester and Annie Mill, sisters-in-law Vicky Feldbusch (Heino) and Mary DeWetter and brother-in-law Canon, The Honourable John de Pencier Wright.

A private burial will take place on Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Wingham Cemetery followed by a celebration of Joanne’s life at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club at 1 p.m. with words of remembrance being shared at 1:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial

donations to the Wingham and District Hospital Foundation Ladies Auxiliary or the Wingham United Church would be appreciated.

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From the Minister’s Study

Jesus challenges the rules of the Sabbath and heals

By Rev. JoAnn Todd Trinity Anglican Church, Blyth and St. John’s Anglican Church, Brussels She had gotten used to looking at people out of the corner of her eye, by looking up and sideways. After 18 years, she could hardly remember any other way of seeing the world. On this particular Sabbath, there was a special excitement at the synagogue where she regularly went to worship.

A Galilean preacher and prophet, Jesus of Nazareth, had arrived in town and would be teaching there.

She and the others in town had heard reports about Jesus; how he talked about God’s reign arriving soon and how he healed sick people. She was not sure how many of the rumours to believe, but she was trying not to get her hopes up.

Her life already had too many disappointments to count.

When she entered the synagogue, the place was abuzz. As Jesus began to teach, however, the room hushed.

Moments later, his words turned from teaching to invitation. He had caught her eye - no mean feat, given that he had to lean over and incline his head to do so. “Come here,” he said to her. She slowly made her way to the front of the assembly.

What happened next amazed the whole congregation. “Woman, you are set free from your ailment.”

When this man, Jesus, spoke those words and put his hands on her broken, bent body, she felt power surge through her. Without hesitation, she straightened her once-crooked back. She stood tall and praised her God. The synagogue leader, incensed that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded, “There are six days during which work is permitted. Come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath day.”

Jesus heard the leader’s outburst, and noticed there were some in the crowd who were nodding their heads in agreement, he could hear the grumbling. Jesus addressed the crowd, saying, “You frauds! Each Sabbath every one of you regularly unties your cow or donkey from its stall, leads it out for water, and thinks nothing of it. So why isn't it all right for me to untie this daughter of Abraham and lead her from the stall where Satan has had her tied these eighteen years?”

When he put it that way, his critics were left looking quite silly and red-faced. The congregation was delighted and cheered him on.

The above is a retelling of the story sometimes known as the

healing of the bent-over woman.

It is such an intense story; so full of emotion. It’s a kind of story that can really draw the listener in and can create an emotional response, if you’re so inclined. So often with scripture readings that we’ve heard over and over, our response is, “yeah, yeah, yeah, I’ve heard this before, I know this story; maybe even heard a half dozen or more ministers preach on it. It’s so familiar it may no longer have much impact on us.” I hope by reading it a new way, it will be like “hearing it with new ears”.

Have you ever known anyone bent over like the woman in our story? I’ve known a couple of women with this ailment. In fact, I saw a woman just this week who had a severe kyphosis; the top of her back was so humped over her head was deeply angled forward and I doubt she’d be able to move her neck or head. I knew another woman so severely bent that her back was almost 90 degrees flexed.

She looked perfectly normal sitting in a chair, and when she stood up, her back didn’t move, so, when she

was standing, she looked at the ground. Can you imagine what it might be like to see the world from this viewpoint?

Jesus noticed the bent-over woman in the crowd, and knew he could free her from her condition.

So, he called her to come to him.

She was now the centre of attention.

Imagine her feelings... maybe some embarrassment and trepidation, mixed with hope, yet tempered with the fear that maybe this really wouldn’t work - she’d had this condition for so long now.

Jesus touches her. What does she feel at his touch? How does she feel about being touched by a man in public, I wonder? In this culture, men weren’t supposed to touch women who were strangers to them.

And then another feeling, a loosening, an enormous sense of relief. It worked. She really could stand up! Her breath came so much easier as her lungs now had space to fill, her neck able to move, abdominal muscles stretching that hadn’t stretched in years, her stomach no longer cramped into a small space. And she could actually

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know, in fairness, he had a point!

Jesus could have healed her the next day. What difference would one more day have meant, after all, she’d been bent over for 18 years!

The leader was doing what he truly thought was best, I suspect. This could be the thin edge of the wedge.

Jesus’ response is immediate and impassioned. He feels deeply about this. He calls them hypocrites. It was alright for them to untie their animals on the Sabbath - wasn’t that work? But not for him to release this woman from her disability.

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look people right in the face! Praise be to God! She shouts out her joy!

And no wonder, she has been set free! Thanks be to God, working through this man Jesus. Do you think she cared that the healing happened on a Sabbath day?

But the leader of the synagogue did. Probably some of the others in the crowd did too.

The laws said no work was to be done on the Sabbath. How do you feel about that synagogue leader?

Do you think him a hard-hearted stick in the mud, more concerned about ensuring the laws were adhered to than caring about an older woman’s disability? But you

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Crafters look to give back

Looking ahead The Brussels Four Winds Barn will be hosting its Holiday Market on Nov. 13. The market will feature photos with Santa Claus, like the one above set up earlier this month featuring Iris Pipe and River Stevens, as a fundraiser for Huron Safe Homes for Youth. Watch The Citizen for more information closer to the event. (Denny

Continued from page 22 the Sabbath and keep it holy” - no longer applied?

Was he disrespecting the traditions of his own people? You can almost see the debate happening in the crowd, dividing them as they decide which side to support; the leader who was upholding the tradition or the liberal upstart who challenged the status quo to heal a crooked older woman a day early.

So, what was Jesus’ purpose in taking such a stand, creating such a furor? He was creating quite the teaching moment. Those present would not soon forget this dramatic message. Jesus challenged their strict adherence to the law, to the tradition for sake of tradition and he must have known it would create some resentment.

Their unbending attitude actually became a stumbling block for them, putting adherence to the rules before compassion, head before heart, as it were. By forcing them to look at it from this perspective, he reframed the principle on which their attitudes and tradition were based. He wanted them to look at the old tradition in a new way; a different light.

Having one’s principles challenged, particularly the principles on which one’s attitudes are based, can be uncomfortable, to say the least. People respond differently when challenged like this; it flat-out ticks some people off. Some will stick to their guns at all costs, while others become uncertain, fearful with the discomfort of not knowing for sure any more, not knowing where you are in relation to the world and some people hate controversy and just withdraw; they leave. Being challenged, like Jesus challenged the synagogue leader, demands that people re-think the boxes in which they’ve become quite comfortable living and thinking.

This story shows a very passionate side of Jesus. A chapter before, in Luke’s gospel, Jesus told the crowds that he had come to bring division to the community.

Today’s story, unique to Luke, shows us how. Jesus was challenging the people to check themselves on which priorities guided their behaviours, compassion or correctness. What is

within you that binds you, ties you down, and prevents you from seeing the world through the compassionate eyes of Jesus?

This hard-heartedness can damage our own inner spirit as much as it can cause hurt to others. If compassion can’t come from you, it’s hard to open yourself up to receive the compassion and caring love of others, and to the healing touch of Jesus. Hardheartedness is like a wall between us and whoever that other group or person is; a barrier that prevents caring and compassion from going either way! These “notions”, as my mother-in-law called them, these hard set beliefs we hold, should be challenged every so often, as an internal check for ourselves. Do our strongly-held beliefs lead us to Christ’s way of living and being, or direct us another way?

Jesus wants us to be whole, in body, mind and spirit. Jesus sees our hurts, our pains, our needs, and like Jesus called the bent-over woman to him, Jesus calls us all to himself for healing, if we are open to it, including healing from ways that are not of Jesus.

We all need a reminder now and again, to be called out on those notions that cause our eyes to close, and hearts to harden against our fellow humans - or ourselves. The first step to our own healing is an awareness that we have these notions - and we all do - these walls that we hide behind that actually bind us into ourselves, because they block, they prevent us from being truly whole, from receiving Christ’s compassion, God’s love and the Spirit’s healing touch; or those ideas that prevent us from even seeing the person instead of the label.

The bent-over woman first is a woman, who has a malady that causes her to be bent over. By being open to God’s love and Christ’s healing touch, we too can be healed of our own hurts, and then see the needs of others and share the love of Jesus with them. As the prophet Micah so beautifully wrote, “…what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6.8)

showing your support and gratitude for Huron’s long-term care staff.

Create a handcrafted gift of your choice. Drop off your gifts to Stitches with a Twist until Oct. 3. If you cannot make it to Blyth, you are welcome to drop off your gifts at any branch of the Huron County Library until Oct. 1. Look for the Huron County C4C donation bins or ask the staff at the desk. All gifts will be collected and returned to Stitches with a Twist to be tagged with a Huron C4C gift tag and then distributed to long-term care facilities in time for Thanksgiving, or shortly after.

For more information on the project, contact Kellins at 519-5239449 or Bolen at 519-523-9340 or find it on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/huroncountc4c.

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Twist. Bolen knew that with Kellins’ needlework knowledge and network, she’d be the perfect cocoordinator for the project. And so, Huron County C4C was created.

The idea is to demonstrate gratitude for what the region’s longterm care workers have done and continue to do every day. The project motto is “Our gratitude is in every stitch”, and our goal is to have a hand-crafted gift for every longterm care worker in Huron County.

Any crafter - whether knitter, crocheter, sewer, quilter, or any other creative artist is welcome and encouraged to participate. As the donated gifts come in, the group has been inspired by the generosity and creative energy this area has to offer.

If you are a crafter, Kellins and Bolen invite you to join them in

The Huron County Crafters for Caregivers is seeking people to help them in expressing gratitude to longterm care workers at Huron County’s local facilities, by crafting gifts.

Huron County Crafters for Caregivers (Huron County C4C) is a volunteer-run project seeking to recognize long-term care staff at Huron County facilities for all they have done during the COVID-19 pandemic to care for our senior residents and keep them safe.

The original idea for the Huron County C4C came from Huron County Tourism Development Officer, Rick Sickinger. Sickinger suggested the idea to Sharlene Bolen, a Blyth resident and knitter.

Bolen then recommended the involvement of Irene Kellins, the owner of Blyth’s Stitches with a

Municipal Election Notice is hereby given to the Voters of the Township of North Huron that an Election will be held for the following Offices: Reeve (one to be elected) Paul HEFFER

Bernie BAILEY

Ranko MARKELJEVIC

Trevor SEIP

East Wawanosh Ward Councillor (two to be elected) Anita VAN HITTERSUM

Kelly TIFFIN

Chris PALMER Wingham Ward Councillor (two to be elected) Stacey BOYD

Stephen (Buck) HILL

Tanya Jane WILLIAMS

Mitch WRIGHT

Amy SCHIESTEL

Lonnie WHITFIELD

English Public School Board Trustee (Avon Maitland District School Board) Representing North Huron, Howick and Morris-Turnberry (one to be elected) Michel STARENKY

Patricia Elaine SMITH

Ray BERG

French Public School Board Trustee (Conseil Scolaire Viamonde #58) Representing the Counties of Huron, Perth, Waterloo, Wellington & Middlesex (one to be elected) David O’HARA

Joseph VANDERMEER

French Catholic School Board Trustee (Conseil Scolaire Catholique Providence) Representing the Counties of Huron, Perth, Bruce, Grey & Lambton (one to be elected) Sylvie C. BARBEAU-CHMIELEWSKI

Meghan REALE

Kevin FALCONER and Ric MCBURNEY have been declared Acclaimed to the positions (2) of Councillor – Blyth Ward. Jim MCDADE has been declared Acclaimed to the position of Trustee for the Huron Perth Catholic District School Board (representing North Huron, Goderich, Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, Howick, Central Huron & Morris-Turnberry).

METHOD OF VOTING The 2022 North Huron Municipal Election in October will be convenient and accessible to all eligible voters.

Identical to the voting method used for the 2018 Municipal Election, electors will be voting by internet and telephone only. There will not be any polling locations and there will not be any paper ballots. In early October, electors who are on the Voters’ List will be mailed a Voter Information Letter which includes a Personal Identification Number (PIN) and detailed instructions on how to vote.

Internet and Telephone Voting opens at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 and closes at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, October 24, 2022 Vote in the privacy and comfort of your home (or anywhere in the world) 24 hours per day, using a device of your choice. If voters require assistance or access to the internet, Voting Kiosks will be available.

VOTER KIOSK AND REVISION CENTRE HOURS Township of North Huron Municipal Office, 274 Josephine Street, Wingham October 11th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

October 12th to October 18th during regular office hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

October 19th from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

October 20th to October 21st during regular office hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

October 24th from 8:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

ADDITIONAL VOTER KIOSK HOURS Blyth Community Centre, 377 Gypsy Lane, Blyth October 19th between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Belgrave Community Centre, 12 Queen Street, Belgrave October 19th between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

For additional assistance, call the North Huron Election Help Line at 519-357-3550 ext. 121 or email vote@northhuron.ca Dated this 21st day of September, 2022 Carson Lamb, Returning Officer/Clerk Township of North Huron

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Items from Knox now at chapel

This week’s thought comes from a daily meditation book and no author is noted. “The end may be in sight, but today’s journey is all I really have. Let me make the most of it” and “I can choose to bestow the gift of my love.”

The Ball’s Chapel and Cemetery Board have taken great pains in recent years to maintain the building and site and add little touches to make it welcoming and comfortable. When Knox United Church in Auburn closed in late June, several items from their sanctuary were bequeathed to Ball’s Chapel. They are lovely additions to the chapel.

Every September the Auburn and Londesborough United Churches held a joint service on the hill at Ball’s Chapel. It was always a pleasant and unique morning service and Londesborough decided to continue the tradition and held their morning worship there on Sept. 18.

Rev. Jan Aylward led the worship based on Luke 16: 1-13. Jesus told this strange parable for listeners and followers to figure out. Its premise, as Aylward noted, was to reinforce the idea that man cannot serve two masters, wealth and man.

It is true that in today’s world, people get all caught up with their own concerns and lose contact with what is really important.

The parable in Luke speaks of giving forgiveness. Aylward asked each of us to start the seed of forgiveness growing in our hearts recognizing that God forgives us all over and over while loving us. In other words, serve Man. The sacrament of communion will be offered by Aylward on Sept.

25, a week earlier than scheduled.

Sunday is another chance to bring along a non-perishable food item or toiletry for the Thanksgiving food drive for the less fortunate in our community.

In this space last week you were introduced to the teachers at Hullett Central. However there are a number of other persons in those halls entrusted also with the education and well-being of the pupils there.

Ray Ramnarine is this year’s Special Education and Resource person; while Donna Douglas, Freida Hill and Keela McIntrye are the Educational Assistants. Two ladies, Denessa Choptovy and Dana Thompson handle Prep Coverage.

Kristin Workman is the FSL (French) teacher and Lynda Wagner holds the TRA position. Meaghan Anderson, DECE, is assisting in the Kindergarten B room.

In the office handling a multitude of chores is secretary Shelley Kirkconnell.

Also to be spotted in the halls and the yard are custodians Larry Dalton and Rob Bundy.

Hullett plans to mark Terry Fox Day with a run on school property on Sept 23. If you are in the area of the school that day, honk your encouragement to the children.

They need to know the village supports them and their causes.

September 30 will be orange shirt day at Hullett to mark the federal government’s designation of that day as The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The children will be learning about the residential schools and wearing orange clothing in remembrance.

I have been following the reports the media carries about the work Julie Sawchuk continues regarding accessibility matters. All people deserve the same ease in living a full and productive life as those with no disabilities. We need the presence of all people in our daily lives in order to become more accepting and make the whole world inclusive. And I applaud the efforts of the public and municipal governments to make her suggestions happen.

However, I do have a suggestion of my own; something that has been bothering me for some time.

Seniors are becoming the largest segment of the population and many of us don’t necessarily have obvious accessibility issues.

However, I am finding that public spaces like arenas and grandstands don’t have nearly enough handrails in the tiered seating areas. Many seniors have bad hips, poor knees and balance issues and find climbing steps without those railings very worrisome.

That’s just a pet peeve of my own.

The start of something Two young Clinton Harvest Festival attendees may have had a love for all things auto awoken within them at the festival’s antique car show. The event was held over the weekend and saw the community’s downtown core transformed. (John Stephenson photo)

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THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022. PAGE 25.

Seaforth Fall Fair celebrates agriculture, rural life

Big winners Whether it was midway games, ambassador competitions or the 4H Achievement Day, there were plenty of trophies, ribbons, prizes and titles to go around at the Seaforth Fall Fair this year. Clockwise from top left: some young fair goers, with a little help, aim to win a stuffed animal; Seaforth Fall Fair Junior Ambassador Layne McGregor takes a tour around the village in her car; fair Little Queen Jordyn Kamerman and King Coby Dalton, who traded his crown in for a cowboy hat, did the same; 2021-22 Seaforth Fall Fair Ambassador Kirsten McIntosh, left, and 2021-22 Junior Ambassador Ava Stirling, right, congratulate 2022-23 Ambassador Kiara Driscoll; 4-H club members prepare to show their swine and competitors in the Little King, Little Queen, Junior Ambassador and Ambassador competition decorate some cakes. (John Stephenson photos)

PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022.

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Laviolette missed the historic mark

Editor

THE EDITOR, The oddest and most ironic thing about the recent letter from Ralph Laviolette, MBA, PEng, Chair of the Board of the Huron County Historical Society, was that he made a substantial error in history.

The Farm Show was conceived, developed and first staged (I was in the audience) at a farm north of Holmesville, close to 10 kilometres from the Balls Bridge/Little Lakes area, thereby making a mockery of Laviolette’s attempt to use

history to curry opposition to aggregate operations near Balls Bridge.

Almost just as odd was Laviolette’s attempt to garner sympathy for his cause by using the Canadian equivalent of the “George Washington slept here’ narrative so popular in the U.S. If something should be preserved because noted local author, Alice Munro, may have walked through it, the same argument could be used to preserve every house in Clinton she walked by on her way to the post office to pick up her mail.

While Laviolette and the Huron County Historical Society are no

doubt passionate about the matter, they would be far more credible if they knew their history and didn't use disingenuously weak “George Washington slept here” arguments to bolster their cause.

Stephen Thompson, Clinton, ON.

Reunion, large events important THE EDITOR, After two years of no Thresher Reunion and a fantastic, successful event, I hope our elected officials and municipal and county staff were paying attention.

Our town was busy! The importance of holding large events, especially camping events in Blyth, was highlighted.

Fun fact: Blyth has the largest campground with serviced sites in Ontario; the second-largest in Canada.

There are larger campgrounds, but they are not serviced and they put campers in a field miles away from a town. Our campground is walking distance

from everything a camper may need.

Another fun fact: overnight tourists spend significantly more money than day-trippers.

Surely with the help of technology, our municipal staff could put together a few packages and find the hundreds of large camping groups out there and invite them to come to Blyth. The internet is a wonderful thing.

The economic impact to our

town, surrounding areas, the municipality and the county is huge. We are leaving money on the table, as they say, by not promoting this wonderful asset: our campground.

All of the businesses and service groups in our area are ready and waiting. Are we going to continue to leave money on the table? Please make this happen now.

Dana Weber, The Village Barber, Blyth.

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Good weather lends itself to farming and fall fair PEOPLE AROUND WALTON

By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570

Last week was a great week of weather for everything; school, fair and farming.

The farmers have a wide variety of choices on what farm practice to do today. Many have been combining white beans and soybeans. Others are taking off haylage and some corn silage.

Others still are planting wheat.

Some are spraying wheat stubble to work down by plowing, chisel plowing, maybe cultivating or vertical tillage is used.

Let’s not forget spreading fertilizer for the wheat or maybe manure for other fields. Time to work on emptying the manure tanks.

Tractors, buggies, wagons, combines, transport trucks and many other types of farm equipment are used at this time of year. Yikes!! The fuel bill!

Congratulations to Jesse and Katelyn Rapson who were married two weeks ago on their property.

The bride is the daughter of Danny and Patricia McKay and the groom the son of Dave Rapson and Sharon Rapson. The couple lives on Morris Road. Congratulations to all.

Our get-well wishes to Nanci Ducharme. She had shoulder surgery a couple of weeks ago and is coming along well. Happy healing.

Our thoughts are with the Harrison family as they were involved in a serious car accident last weekend caused by a herd of deer crossing the road. Julie sustained serious injuries and was in London Hospital for a day or so and Josh, Katie and Caden sustained more bumps and bruises.

We wish them all a complete recovery.

While out on my travels I saw George Adams making his rounds cleaning out the birdhouses he has put on the hydro poles. Can you imagine? He has put over 1,000 houses out from Adelaide Street (just north of London) all the way to Hanover. A bird will not use the same nest next year, so they either get cleaned out or the birds will build a new one on top of the old.

His birdhouse boxes can hold up to six nests so they are good for five or six years.

George prefers to try and keep them cleaned out. He has another 50 ready to go and is heading to Lakelet, where a friend is going to help put them out.

Keep an eye out for George and his truck and check that he is getting safely to and from the boxes. He does well for a man of 94.

We are sad to hear of the passing of Susan Murray. She had been a

Correction In the Sept. 16 issue of The Citizen, the winner of the Billy Joe Hallahan Memorial Award at the annual reunion of the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association was incorrectly identified. Wayne Eggleston of Goderich won the award.

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

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We are into week three of school and most children are settling into the routine of the bus. Parents can help by reminding children to behave, remain seated on the bus, no eating and do as the driver says.

There are only 173 school days to go.

You can also look at it as it is only three months until Christmas, so it is time to start shopping. A little gift here, a little gift there, soon the budget is shot!

The past weekend was the tournament for the Brussels Walton Ladies slo-pitch league. There were 11 teams participating in the double knockout tournament. The Belgrave Wild Things team was in charge of the event.

The 20-game tournament began Friday night and played through until the final game at 6:30 p.m.

The tournament is for fun so teams dress up with some very interesting costumes. We had tourists, play dough, TV moms, boats and holes, golfers, tacky tourists and pilons – some great costumes as usual.

The ultimate winning team for the weekend was the Brussels Chicksters team going undefeated in their five games. Congratulations to the ladies.

The top team for the summer was presented with their winnings, to be donated to charity, on Friday evening at the Belgrave Park. The Chicksters won the league play and matched the league prize plus

added some additional funds to donate $1,290 to the Inspiring Future Campaign for the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre renovations.

We have had visitors from afar in the area. Weldon and Joanne (Knight) Black were here from New Brunswick for about 10 days. It was nice to see them. They travelled around to see the relatives, went to a Blue Jays Game and enjoyed dinner with friends and family.

Randy and Cathy (Sholdice) Fischer have been around for about a week to visit with mothers Liz Sholdice and Donna Fisher and their siblings. I believe they reside in Prince Edward Island and it was nice to see Cathy at the fish fry.

Coming the farthest were Jack and Colleen (Aitcheson) Willis here to visit with Bill and Peggy Aitcheson and the extended family.

They had their children Clayton and Grace and made the trip from

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NH Council pay could increase

By Denny Scott The Citizen

North Huron Township Council will be considering increasing its base honorarium and per-meeting pay for council members at its Oct. 3 meeting, as well as considering a cost of living adjustment to be applied to remuneration every year.

During council’s Monday night meeting, staff indicated that North Huron council members were being paid less than the average when compared to other municipalities in Huron County.

The Reeve was estimated to be paid $10,814.27 in 2022, which includes payment for 24 meetings, less than the average of South Huron, Goderich, AshfieldColborne-Wawanosh (ACW), Central Huron, Morris-Turnberry and Howick which worked out to $18,127. Despite being below the average, North Huron’s Reeve wasn’t the lowest, with two municipalities below them. Both South Huron, with a $31,562 honorarium for its mayor, and Goderich with a $22,134 honorarium for its mayor, drove up the average with the remaining five municipalities lower than the average. South Huron, however, does not pay per meeting, leading to the higher honorarium.

A similar situation exists for the Deputy-Mayor who, in North Huron, is estimated to receive $8,646 in honorarium and meetings, lower than the $14,029 average.

All municipalities surveyed, however, were below that mark save South Huron at $25,585 and Goderich at $17,517.

Finally North Huron Councillors are estimated to receive $7,398.78 in honorarium and meeting payments for this year, less than the average of $11,678. Again, comparators in South Huron ($19,883) and Goderich ($13,325) are the only municipalities with payment above the average.

North Huron council member’s per-meeting payment, which is $65.01 for meetings up to two hours, $108.35 for meetings between two and four hours long and $130.02 for meetings more than four hours is again below the average of $100.43 for two hour meetings, $125.59 for two-to-four hour meetings and $173.25 for meetings greater than four hours.

As a result, staff suggested increasing the Reeve’s pay from an estimated $11,204 in 2022 to $12,600 in 2023, the DeputyReeve’s pay from an estimated $9,036.06 to $10,8000 and councillors’ pay from $7,789 to $9,000. Meeting payments would also increase from $65.01 for a two hour or less meeting to $80, from $108.35 for meetings two-to-four hours to $125 and from $130.02 for a meeting longer than four hours to $175.

On top of that, staff recommended a cost of living adjustment, meaning council would no longer set its pay and not have it change until addressed, but remunerations would automatically increase by the cost of living adjustment determined by looking at inflation from October of the past year to September of the current year.

The honorarium increase would cost the municipality nearly $12,000 next year, with each meeting costing between $14.99 and $44.98 per council member.

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Staff also suggested several other changes to the council remuneration bylaw including cutting training funds carried over from one year to the next and bringing the expenses, like mileage, in the document in line with staff values.

Deputy-Mayor Trevor Seip said the optics might be bad for council to approve a wage increase for itself, but the relatively low number of people running in the election proved that the position wasn’t attractive enough to bring out applicants, and pay could be part of that.

He said it didn’t make sense to ask people to give up time from their family and social lives without appropriate remuneration, and the fact that North Huron was lower than the average proved the pay wasn’t where it should be.

Seip went on to say council needs to be accountable and find a way to

fund these remuneration increases without turning to increased taxation.

Councillor Chris Palmer agreed, saying that councillors’ jobs were vital and that the cost of the increase is minimal.

Reeve Bernie Bailey said the current session of council has worked harder than any he’s aware of in North Huron’s recorded history, and proven that councillors deserve higher remuneration.

He also said that no one would “work cheaper tomorrow than yesterday” so this had to happen.

In a recorded vote requested by Councillor Paul Heffer, council members Bailey, Seip, Palmer, Kevin Falconer, Anita Van Hittersum and Ric McBurney voted in favour of having the bylaw, including the remuneration increases, brought to council’s Oct. 3 meeting for consideration, while Heffer voted against it.

Champions The Brussels Tigers, shown above during a game late last month, captured the Huron County Fastball League championships over the weekend. Check next week’s edition of The Citizen for a rundown of the year-end tournament that saw the Tigers finish first. (File photo)

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