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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-05-07, Page 5Seaforth Community Hospital receives new ultrasound unit Whitney South Huron Expositor Due to an overwhelming response from the community, Seaforth Com- munity Hospital has received a new portable ultrasound unit for its emer- gency room. "The new ultrasound will definitely improve patient care," said Dr. Andrzej Kluz of the Huron Community Family Health Team. "It will help us make a better, more informed decision quicker therefore utilizing the public resources much more efficiently!' Last summer's CKNX Radiothon, as well as several Christmas campaigns, brought in an estimated $29,945, which helped allow the Huron Perth Health- care Alliance (HPHA) to purchase the machine. Donations are always needed to help ensure the best possible patient care here in Seaforth, as well as other sites in Huron County. To learn more about how to make a donation, or for more information, visit www.hpha.ca. Whitney South Huron Exposito Hospital Foundation Chair Ron Lavoie; Anne Campbell, Vice President of Partnerships and Patient Experiences; Dr. Andrzej Kluz and Board Chair, Dick Burgess. letters 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. RO. Box 69, Seaforth, Ont. NOK seaforth.news@sunmedia.ca Choosing the future of our province CONTINUED FROM > PAGE 4 The Liberals have made their mark on the province, for better or for worse. The NDP and Conservatives have to realize the voters of Ontario do not want to hear about the past transgressions of the Lib- erals, they want to know about the future. The Liberals need to reali 7e now is not the time for finger pointing and deflecting blame, it is time to provide a plan for the future and show voters why they have been allowed to run the show for over a decade. After all, when the campaigning, debates and political ads are done and over with, the voters are truly the ones who have the power to decide the future of this great prov- ince. - DF Wednesday, May 7, 2014 • Huron Expositor 5 IN THE YEARS AGONE Huron becomes a 'dry' county May 3,1889 • We understand that Dr. Cole- man has been selected as one of three to value all the Salt works in the United States for an English syndi- cate that is about to purchase them. • The contract for supplying the stones for the paving of Main Street has been awarded to Mr. R. Common, at $4.50 per cord. • Mr. Hugh Grieve has sold his hundred -acre farm near Sea - forth to Mr. R. Common, for $8,500. Mr. Grieve is prepar- ing to erect a handsome brick residence on North Main Street. He still keeps 20 acres of the old homestead farm. • Messrs. McMann and Dick- son shipped a carload of horses from Seaforth station for Detroit last Tuesday. • The Signor Giavonni Novelty Company has been giving entertainments in Cardno's Hall every evening this week to good houses. The trained canaries are a real curiosity and worth seeing, while the distribution of the presents each evening gives the enter- tainment increased interest. • Cows are now free common- ers from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Cow owners should not forget this and garden owners, ditto. MI Mr. John Robb, of Brussels, a retired farmer and one of the pioneer settlers of Morris Township, one day last week dug 26 post holes in two hours, and they were all three feet deep. Unless they were all in a sand pit, there are not many men nowadays who could accomplish a similar feat. May 8,1914 • The liquor license question, which has been the cause of considerable uneasiness for several weeks, seems at last to have been solved. The License Commissioners of North Huron decided not to issue any licenses for this year, nor to extend the exist- ing licenses. As a result, all the licenses in that riding ceased on the first of May and consequently that part of the county is dry. Some of the hotels have closed, but we believe most of them are to continue as temperance houses. In Centre Huron the Commissioners decided to issue licenses for three months, as did commission- ers in South Huron. At the end of three months the legal sale of spirituous liquors in the entire County of Huron will cease for at least three • years and nine months. • Mr. R.B. Scott, of Harpurhey, has left with The Expositor an egg laid by a hen in this vicinity, which beats the record. This egg weighs half a pound and measures six and a half inches one way • and eight inches the other. It is the product of a hen of the Andalusian breed. If eggs were sold by weight, as they should be, Mr. Scott would have a small gold mine in this hen. • The old mail route between • Seaforth and Brussels that has been in existence for over 60 years has been dis- continued, being replaced by rural delivery. The stage has also ceased running. May 5, 1939 • • The first step in a larger and more fully equipped Lions Park was taken Tuesday night when the park com- mittee was authorized to purchase additional land adjoining the park from E.B. Goudie. III A number of rabbits, the • property of John Regier, were destroyed by dogs Tuesday night. The rabbits were in boxes at the rear of the prop- erty, but the dogs managed to break through the fence which surrounded them. Chief of Police Helmer Snell is investigating. • While working at the Walton • Flax Mill on Tuesday after- noon, Frank Kirby had his arm caught in a belt and suf- fered injuries. Two ribs were broken and he was badly shaken up. He is confined to his home. • Pupils of the Seaforth Public School presented their first music festival to Northside United Church on Friday evening with nearly 100 stu- • dents taking part. The festi- val was largely attended. April 30, 1964 • Seaforth District High School Board agreed Monday it was prepared to retain Grade 9 pupils of the hour and five year technical and commer- cial classes at SDHS and make available necessary shop facilities, providing the arrangement was of a con- tinuing nature. Such a per- manent agreement, the board felt, would be the practical solution. Seaforth Legion Branch 156 was host Sunday to Legion branches across western Ontario, when District C convention met here. More than 300 delegates, repre- senting branches, were in attendance. An early start on construc- tion of the Seaforth Commu- nity Hospital was forecast when the annual meeting of Scott Memorial Hospital was held Tuesday evening. Ten- ders for the new hospital close May 19. Plans to repeat the Victoria Day fireworks display, which was such a popular feature last year, are well advanced, according to John F. Scott, Fire Chief. May 3,1989 The Seaforth Home and Gar- den Show has another strong season, and next year may be expanded to include a trade show. Not only was the public traffic up from 2,000 people last year to 2,600 this year, but the number of exhibitors rose as well. Barry Comeau, charged with careless use of a firearm and possession of a prohibited weapon in connection with a four-hour standoff at a Walton house last June, received a two-year sus- pended sentence in Provin- cial Court in Wingham April 19. The last full day of the 41st annual Kitchener -Waterloo Kiwanis Festival brought forth a wave of outstanding performers, including one Seaforth violinist. Carol Ann McQuaid was awarded a score of 93 Friday in the open concerto, 16 years and under class - the highest reported score for stringed instrumental soloists. Pour weather made for lousy fishing at the annual trout derby at Seaforth Lions Park on Saturday morning. Only 40 fish were taken from Lions Park Pond by the young fishermen. Larry Dol - mage, a member of the Sea - forth Fishermen's Club and an organizer of this event, says the fish just weren't bit- ing on the cold, cloudy Sat- urday and the 40 caught was the lowest number ever.