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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2015-01-07, Page 5Wednesday, January 7, 2015 • Huron Expositor 5 1 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com HealthKick looking for summer students Students interested in summer jobs in the healthcare sector are encouraged to review the job opportunities posted on our website. The deadline for applications is Feb. 2, 2015. These place- ments offer students from Huron County the chance to work in a position that offers exposure to the healthcare envi- ronment as well as skill devel- opment opportunities. Health - Kick offers support to local health organizations to encour- age mentoring and learning positions in the healthcare system. "This program seeks to sup- port linkages of our future healthcare workers and profes- sionals to local employers in this sector. It provides students with the chance to learn and grow." says Laura Overholt, pro- ject manager for HealthKick. In 2014, Alyssa Taylor worked at the Clinton Family Health Team. "I am very satisfied with my experience. I have very much enjoyed my work placement. I was able to learn many new things and was provided with lots of opportu- nities," said Taylor. Another participant, Austin Sjaarda, says of his time with the Bluewater Area Family Health Team, "The experience has been a great fit for my healthcare goals and I have learned a lot from working at the clinic. I have always been very inter- ested in pursuing a healthcare career and this job has really solidified my aspirations to work in the medicine field." HealthKick has offered this program since 2005 and it has provided experience -building opportunities to local post -second- ary students interested in health- care careers. When these students graduate they have an increased interest in living and working in our local communities," said Overholt, manager of HealthKick. "It is a wonderful opportunity to share the healthcare organization's pas- sion and role in healthcare and engage these future healthcare professionals in the benefits of rural practice." The program for 2015 has been made possible through funding for HealthKick through the County of Huron. "We thank the healthcare sector for the continued interest in this wonderful opportunity to help build our local healthcare work- force," said Overholt. To view the job postings visit www.healthkickhuron.ca. For information or questions please contact Overholt at HealthKick by email healthkick@smallbusi- nesshuron.ca or by phone at 519- 600-2273 ext. 261. IN THE YEARS AGONE Brussels reeve acclaimed in 1890, donates street lamp Jan. 10,1890 • Reeve Graham of Brussels acknowledges the honour done him by his return by acclamation on nomination day, and to mark this era in history of Brussels, has donated a brand new street lamp for the bridge. It was ascertained that the lights at present are not sufficient to do the work at the bridge, hence the gift of Reeve Gra- ham. Long may he live. • The town elections did not create a great deal of excite- ment this year. The principal contest was for the Deputy Reeveship, and the voting was pretty close. The day was wet and disagreeable, and the roads about as bad as they could be, so that it was not very pleasant getting around. There will be considerable new blood in the council this year. The council consists of G.E. Henderson, Deputy Reeve; James Watson, North ward; James Gillespie, South ward; Robert Wilson, Mayor; D.D. Wilson, Reeve; A. Davidson, George Good and John Darwin, East ward. Jan. 8, 1915 • Miss Mary E. Vanstone of Benmiller was the fortunate winner of the Singer sewing machine offered by Mrs. L.B. Tape of Goderich to the person making the closest guess of the number of beans there were in a glass jar displayed in the window. The judges said that there were 5,138 beans in the jar, and miss Vanstone's guess was 5,180. The guesses ranged from 500 to 1,200,000. • The days of the "Black Maria," the old horse-drawn wagon used for conveying prisoners to jail in Toronto, are gone forever. Last week the last day of the old year, saw the last of it, and the new year sees the automobile replace the horse, as the police are now in possession of two motors, one of which is convertible to an ambu- lance in case of necessity. The prisoners will in future have more room, as the new patrols an travel much faster that the old ones, and can make several trips in the time taken by a horse. • Among those in training at Winnipeg for the second contingent are two Huron boys, Wishart Houston, formerly of Clinton, in the Army Medical Corps, and Campbell MacCordie, son of Mr. Robert MacCordie, for- merly of Kippen, and now of London. Jan. 12,1940 • One of King Winter's worst and most persistent outbursts of the present winter is still in progress. Concession roads have been closed to motor traffic for a week, but county and provincial ploughs have succeeded in keeping open main highways. A heavy rain and thaw on Sunday, which provided badly needed water on many farms, was fol- lowed the next day by intense cold and a blinding snow- storm, which is still in progress. • Fire destroyed the stately school building of S.S. No. 6 Hibbert, commonly known as Cromarty school. The fire seemed to have started just inside the wood shed door, and had a good start in the 20 cords of dry wood before noticed. The cause of the fire is unknown. The school was built in 1906 and was con- sidered one of the finest rural schools in Western Ontario. • Mr. James McClymont of Kippen has had hydro light installed in his house. Jan. 14,1965 • A misunderstanding resulted in a 40 -mile round trip for Zurich firemen. It all began when fire broke out in the henhouse on the farm of Bernard Westerveldt a mile northeast of Seaforth. Seaforth firemen were fighting the fire when Mr. Westveldt remembered an order of chicks was due from McKinley Hatchery in Zurich. Call- ing the hatchery, he explained about the fire, but his message was misunderstood and the hatchery alerted the Zurich fire department. Within minutes, a pumper was on its way to Seaforth followed by a long line of cars. In the meantime, Seaforth firemen had brought the fire under control. • Hibbert Township has joined with McKillop and Logan and the Police Village of Dublin to protest a suggestion that the CNR station at Dublin be closed. • A Seaforth rink, skipped by Mrs. Robert MacDonald, won the first round in District 5, 'A' Division of the Southern Ontario Ladies' Curling Association playdowns. The rink will play the next round in Kitchener. Along with Mrs. MacDonald were Mrs. A.Y. McLean, vice; Mrs. R. Box, second; and Mrs. L. Slade, lead. • The high quality of gladiola bulbs from Tyndall Gladioli gardens at Brucefield has resulted in orders from across Canada and abroad. Now the Tyndall glads have pene- trated the Iron Curtain. Murray Tyndall this week received a later from Frydak, Mistek; Czechoslovakia ask- ing sking for a catalogue. Jan. 11, 1990 • The success of the Huron County Crimestoppers pro- gram is fitting testimony to the dedication and com- munity concern of the men and women who worked to get it off of the ground. Ken Cardno of Seaforth is one of those men. • Workers laid off from Genesco Canada Inc. in Seaforth will be one of the first group of Ontarians who maybe eli- gible for help under a program for Older Worker Adjust- ment (POWA), announced by federal Labour Minister Jean Corbeil and Ontario Labour Minister Gerry Phillips. • The Knights of Columbus held their first euchre game for the season on Friday evening in the K. of C. hall is St. Columban. Six tables were in play and Jerry Murray, in charge of the event, welcomed everyone. • Eighteen Seaforth and area hockey players are home after spending 10 days in Denmark where they played six exhibition games including one against Sweden. For the players and the 15 adults who went along it was a chance to renew friendships made last year when a team from Kerley was hosted here in Seaforth. The Sea - forth bantam midget selects mustered only one win on the wider, longer ice surfaces in Europe. seaforthhuronexpositor.com