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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-04-23, Page 5Wednesday, April 23, 2014 • Huron Expositor 5 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com letter to the editor Have an opinion? The Huron Expositor welcomes let- ters to the editor. They must be signed and accompanied by a phone number for information clarification. It is important to note, letters will not be able to be printed without the author's name attached. All letters are subject to editing due to possible space restriction. Letters can be dropped off at the office, mailed or emailed: The Huron Expositor 8 Main St. P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ont. NOK 1W0 seaforth.news@sunmedia.ca Photo submitted A warm welcome to Seaforth Seaforth Public School welcomed 17 students straight from Mexico City. Visiting the area as part of a foreign exchange program, the kids arrived April 13 and have already been quite busy with trips to the sugar bush and Niagara Falls. This week, the group will be traveling to Goderich and Toronto, and will also be touring Ice Culture in Hensall. IN THE YEARS AGONE Winthrop church burns mortgage April 19,1889 • A checker match will be played in the mechanics insti- tute on the evening of Good Friday between 10 repre- sentatives of the Mitchell club and a like number of our town players. Any interested in seeing the games will be admitted. • At a meeting of the Public School Board held on Mon- day evening the contract for the erection of the new wing to the public school building was awarded to Mr. Wm. Sleeth for the sum of $1,579 to complete the whole building. The tenders were all very close but Mr. Sleeth's was lowest. The work will likely be proceeded with at once and will be completed and the building ready for occupancy by the close of the mid -summer holidays. • The Stock Fair, under the auspices of the Tuckersmith Agricultural Society was held in Seaforth on Tuesday last. The weather was delightful, being a genuine spring day. There was a good crowd of people in town and there must have been as many as 50 horses of all kinds, besides several bulls. Many of the horses, both light and heavy, were among the best in the country. They were shown on the market square instead of on the Agricul- tural Grounds. This was a mistake, as there was not room enough to show the animals to advantage. There was no judging done and no prizes awarded, but the merits of the several animals were pretty thoroughly canvassed by the onlookers, most of whom seemed to be deeply interested. • Mr. William Whitesides has gone to Regina where he will join the Northwest Mounted Police. • Farmers in this vicinity are now all busy seeding. The ground is in splendid condition, and with favourable weather many will be through next week. April 24, 1914 • Rev. B.S. Smillie, B.A., of the London Road, Tuckersmith, has been appointed a missionary to Central India by the Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church. • A very happy company gathered in Cavan Church, Win- throp, on Friday evening last, for the burning of the mortgage which was place upon the church property, when the church was opened six years ago. ■ The fine weather of the past week has set the thrifty housewives housecleaning and the good man has to take his meals from a barrel head in the wood shed. • There was a heavy frost on Wednesday night which will be hard on the fall wheat and clover. April 21, 1939 • Mr. and Mrs. William Butt, highly respected residents of Tuckersmith and later of Seaforth, quietly celebrated the 52nd anniversary of their wedding at their home here. Mr. and Mrs. Butt were married in Hensall on April 20, 1887, by Rev. Mr. Torrence. • Working in conjunction with a central committee and the town council, the Seaforth Lions Club is making arrangements to see that children of the district are taken to Stratford to see the King and Queen on June 6. ■ President Elmer D. Bell, of the Seaforth Amateur Athletic Association, was in Exeter Friday where he attended a banquet and meeting called for the purpose of forming an athletic assiciation in that town. Mr. Bell told of Sea- forth's experiences and of the success the association has proved to be here. April 16,1964 • Seaforth council will press for early recognition of the Egmondville road as an Ontario development road. ■ Winthrop Warriors lost the fifth and deciding game of the Intermediate "D" semi-finals series to Kurtzville, by a 7-4 score. ■ When a farm bridge collapsed Tuesday morning a milk truck dropped 18 feet into the Maitland River. The accident occurred on the farm of Gordon Papple, Concession 5 McKillop. Gerald Mathers, Stratford, a driver with Black Creek Dairy, Sebringville, was almost across the 30 foot bridge when it slowly collapsed. The truck came to rest with theback in the water and the front even with the top of the bridge abutment. Feb. 1,1989 IN There is a move afoot to turn Seaforth into an active Block Parent community. The Block Parents program has existed in Seaforth for years, but in recent years it has lost some of its vitality. Two local women, Kathy Fer- guson and Mary Longstaff, hope to reorganize and revi- talize the Block Parent program in this community. • The future of the Seaforth Post Office, in its present loca- tion, is questionable. Following contact with Public Can- ada, owners of the building, about the streetscaping planned for Seaforth, the town was advised Public Works Canada is "unable to foresee a long-term need for the Seaforth Post Office" and as a result is contemplat- ing its disposal from their inventory. • The Town of Seaforth may attempt the reconstruction and resurfacing of more Seaforth streets in 1989 than anticipated. In recognition of the fact the federal govern- ment may not provide funding this year for Seaforth's proposed Sanitary Sewer Expansion, council has author- ized B.M. Ross and Associates to prepare the pre -engi- neering specifications for the reconstruction of several area streets. • Seaforth Public School principal Gary Jewitt will be spending two months in Liberia, and is likely in his last year at SPS. Mr. Jewitt has been at SPS for 10 years, including the past five and a half consecutive years when he was principal of SPS and Walton PS, but next year he will be taking a leave of absence, and will be spending January and February in the African nation of Liberia. There he will teach academic and professional upgrading to principals and administrators in Liberia.