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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-09-23, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010.Editorials Opinions Publisher: Keith Roulston Acting Editor: Shawn Loughlin • Reporter: Denny ScottAdvertising Sales: Ken Warwick & Lori Patterson The CitizenP.O. Box 429,BLYTH, Ont. N0M 1H0 Phone 523-4792 FAX 523-9140 P.O. Box 152,BRUSSELS, Ont. N0G 1H0 Phone 887-9114 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.com Website www.northhuron.on.ca Looking Back Through the Years CCNA Member Member of the Ontario Press Council The Citizen is published 50 times a year in Brussels,Ontario by North Huron Publishing Company Inc. Subscriptions are payable in advance at a rate of $34.00/year ($32.38 + $1.62 G.S.T.) in Canada; $105.00/year in U.S.A.and $175/year in other foreign countries.Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error,only that portion of the advertisement will be credited. Advertising Deadlines: Monday, 2 p.m. - Brussels; Monday, 4 p.m. - Blyth. PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40050141 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON N0G 1H0 email: norhuron@scsinternet.com September 22, 1948 Prize winners at the Blyth Fall Fair were announced in categories such as horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry, grain, roots and vegetables, fruit, domestic science, domestic needlework, arts and crafts, plants and flowers and school competitions. Rev. John Honeyman was announced as the preacher for the Presbyterian Church’s anniversary service, which was set to be held on Sept. 26. Singers from London were tapped as the musical component for the celebration. The Blyth Lions Club held its first fall dinner meeting and there were over 30 Lions members and guests in attendance. September 26, 1968 Officers were elected for the Brussels Area Men’s Dart League on Sept. 11 with Willis Knight being elected as president, Jim McNeil being elected as secretary and Ross Alcock being elected as the treasurer. After a warm-up night on Sept. 18, the first official dart night for the new league was set to be held on Oct. 3. The Brussels Fall Fair was set to take place on Sept. 27. Attendance was viewed as crucial, with The Brussels Post stating, “attend your fall fair this year or there may not be one to attend next year.” President of the Brussels Lions Club Jan van Vliet presided over a Monday night supper meeting of the Brussels Lions Club and welcomed Zone Chairman Lloyd Casemore to the meeting in Brussels. Casemore made a presentation to the club, discussing Helen Keller and the need to assist the blind. Lorne Allan and the Huron County Boys were performing on Friday and Saturday night at the New American Hotel, while Doreen Danbrook was on the piano at the Queen’s Hotel on Friday and Saturday night. The Huron Plowmen’s Association was in the midst of planning for the 41st Huron County Plowing Match, which was going to be held at the farm of Maurice Love in Usborne Township. September 26, 1990 Local businesses were preparing for the implementation of the new GST, which was reported to be costly to many of the local businesses. The Citizen won third place at the Ontario Community Newspaper Association’s annual awards for its advertising design. The award was for best special section for newspapers with a circulation under 6,500. In addition to that award,The Citizen also received honourable mention in the general excellence category for newspapers with a circulation under 2,500. The Blyth Festival wrapped up another successful season, reporting that over 44,000 people had taken in shows at the Festival throughout its 1990 season. While the attendance was down slightly from the Festival’s record- breaking 1989 season when over 90 per cent of the Festival’s total show seats were filled, 1990 came close, with just under 85 per cent of the year’s total seats being sold. The season’s top draw was Colleen Curran’s comedy,Local Talent, with over 13,000 people taking in the show. The Blyth Lions Club marked its 45th anniversary on May 3. The club began with just 34 Lions members. The Brussels Bulls finished their exhibition season with a record of 5- 0, wrapping up the pre-season with a win against Mount Forest. September 25, 2008 Brandon and Jacob McGavin did the area proud the previous week at the International Plowing Match (IPM) in Teeswater, bringing several awards back to the Walton area. Brandon won the Ontario Junior Tractor Championship, booking his spot in the Canadian Championship Plowing Match in Alberta, which would be held in 2009. He also received several other awards as a result of his performance at the IPM. Brandon’s cousin, Jacob, was the top performer in the 16-and-under class, winning several awards including one from Townsend Tire in Londesborough, a pocket watch and the Fred and Helen Davenport Memorial Award. A federal all-candidates meeting was set for Sept. 26, sponsored by the Huron County Federation of Agriculture. The meeting, which took place in Holmesville, was planned by organizers to focus on the state of the Canadian agricultural economy. The Green Gallery in Blyth closed its doors, but passed its custom framing services on to The Gift Cupboard, which had just opened. Mario Gagne took over as the principal at Grey Central Public School after working in Stratford as well as Hong Kong. OPP officer and Blyth resident Dave Mounsey was honoured at the sixth annual remembrance service at the Blyth Greenway Memory Garden. The tribute was performed by Blyth Fire Chief Paul Josling and OPP inspector Dan Grant. The Blyth Legion donated $500 to the CT Scanner fund at the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital in Goderich. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright Time to pay attention The candidates in upcoming municipal and school board elections have their work cut out for them between now and the Oct. 25 election but we voters also need to do our homework to find out who will best serve the needs of our communities. Municipalities and school boards probably do more to affect our daily lives than any other form of government, but usually get the least consideration from voters. Voter turnout is often pathetically low. It’s hard to avoid the issues in federal and provincial elections as television, radio and newspapers are filled with stories about what the party leaders are promising and their latest gaffs. If the local candidate isn’t familiar on his or her own merits, we often vote for the person who represents the party we most agree with (or least disagree with). Municipal politicians don’t have that kind of profile. We have to get to know each one individually and too often people just don’t make the effort. Often the only time people pay attention to local politics is when they get their tax bill and they complain if taxes go up. Despite the best efforts of community newspapers like this one to keep people informed of what’s happening at meetings of their local municipal council or school board, many people just don’t take the time to stay informed. If you’re not aware of the issues, it’s hard to know who best represents your interests. In general, the people who offer themselves for local office have no grand designs of promoting careers in politics. They’re in it to make their community a better place. Still, some people will share your way of thinking more than others. With terms for council now being expanded to four years, it can be a costly mistake to elect the wrong person to represent you. Now is the time to find out as much as possible about the candidates, then take a few minutes to vote come election day. — KR Frustration grows Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a frustrating disease for patients, as simple tasks that once were so easy become difficult, then impossible. For sufferers, however, the frustration gets worse when government and health officials refuse to undertake clinical trials for an experimental therapy some people say has changed their lives. On Monday, MS sufferers gathered on Parliament Hill to call for therapeutic clinical trials of the so-called liberation therapy, an experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis. Earlier, an expert panel advised the federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, not to fund trials, claiming there is no proven link between blocked veins and MS, which is the theory behind the vein-clearing treatment pioneered by Italian researcher Dr. Paolo Zamboni. Meanwhile, patients who can afford to, are travelling to Europe and India to have veins in their necks opened up and many are reporting that, in the short term at least, they are rejuvenating their lives and their health. The frustrating thing for MS sufferers is that the experts are saying there’s no scientific proof the liberation treatment works, but also advise against the scientific tests that might show there was proof the procedure works. It’s a sort of “Catch 22” that causes demonstrations like Monday’s. Caution is warranted. “Miracle” cures for many diseases, including cancer, have often proved cruel (and expensive) hoaxes in the past. For the established medical community that has been working on the MS puzzle, it’s heretical to suggest that at least some sufferers are having their symptoms due to a vein blockage when theories have been that this is a neurological disorder. But people suffering from MS, watching their health deteriorate week by week, deserve to at least have trials conducted to see if there is something to this new procedure. Thankfully, some provinces have decided to go ahead and sponsor their own trials to see if liberation therapy works. For the sake of suffers, here’s hoping the research shows it helps.— KR & Letters Policy The Citizen welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed and should include a daytime telephone number for the purpose of verification only. Letters that are not signed will not be printed. Submissions may be edited for length, clarity and content, using fair comment as our guideline. The Citizen reserves the right to refuse any letter on the basis of unfair bias, prejudice or inaccurate information. As well, letters can only be printed as space allows. Please keep your letters brief and concise.