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The Citizen, 2009-05-07, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009.Editorials Opinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie GroppAdvertising, 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 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 PAP REGISTRATION NO. 09244 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON N0G 1H0 email: norhuron@scsinternet.com Letter to the editor May 6, 1965 The Brussels Post front page told of the weddings of Marlene Jacklin and Brian Rutledge and Bill Stephenson and Joan Knoblauch. The engagement of Edith Shaw to John Pipe was announced. Grant’s Shoe Store was broken into and a number of shoes and men’s pants were taken. Five pairs of shoes were recovered when a car stolen from the driveway of a local residence the same night was found south-east of Brucefield. The thief had apparently abandoned the car when it ran out of gas. The Brussels 4-H beef calf club held its organizational meeting. Club leaders were James and Ross Smith. President was Jean Roe, while vice-president was Neil Gowing. Secretary was Betty Roe and press reporter was David Gowing. The Three Stooges in The Outlaws is Coming were on the playbill for the Lyceum Theatre in Wingham. “The fastest kooks in the west meet the fastest guns — the result is a loud explosion of fun.” Huron County council doubled its grant to assist the University of Waterloo in providing $1,200 in bursaries and scholarships. Jim Scott’s Orchestra was playing for a dance in Walton, sponsored by the hall board. Weekend specials at Willis’s were: a 12-oz. tin of Prem for 39 cents; the six-oz. size of Maxwell House instant coffee for $1.09 and a half a dozen grapefruit for 43 cents. McCutcheon’s specials included two-pounds of York peanut butter for 89 cents and a package of Schneider’s cheese slices for 29 cents. It was a double feature at Brownie’s Drive-in in Clinton. Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall starred in Lover Come Back and Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin starred in If A Man Answers. May 1, 1974 The Huron County Board of Educatio held an open house for its new Clinton headquarters, to let residents see the results of a renovation project. A well-known local artist passed away. Ann Fairservice, widely known in south-western Ontario died at the age of 38. After receiving her education in Michigan she eventually returned to her home in Londesborough. In her studio she taught pottery, oils and watercolour painting. Her opening night brought dignitaries among them, AA.J. Casson one of the few living artists of the Group of Seven at that time. Two of Fairservice’s paintings hung in the Rothmans Gallery in Stratford. She had exhibited in many south-western Ontario towns and cities. At the area movie theatre people could catch Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Sleeper, Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw in Getaway, Paul Newman in Judge Roy Bean and Burt Reynolds, Sarah Miles, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Warden and George Hamilton in The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing. The Country Pals were playing at the Brussels Queen’s Hotel. April 30, 1986 Robert Brak received first prize in the Maitland Valley Anglers fishing derby in the trout category. Brak hooked a 12/25-pound rainbow. Cal Krauter was named Citizen of the Year for Brussels and area. Brussels Lions Club celebrated its 40th anniversary. The first president was Roy Cousins. Brussels got a new clerk- treasurer. Hugh Hanly of Goderich was chosen from nearly 30 applicants for the position. The championship playoff team for the Bluevale mixed bowling league was Marj Adams, Mary Ross, Mike Darling, Jeanne Ireland, Herb Kenyon and Steven Johnston. The season champs were Caroline Greenaway, Elunid McNair, George Fischer, Carl Freiburger, Pauline Dickison and Kevin Hickey. Raffi Armenian of the K-W Symphony Orchestra and the Canadian Chamber Ensemble brought the music of Mozart, Haydn and Salieri to Blyth Memorial Hall. May 1, 1996 Dr. Daniel Rooyakkers was to be the new physician at the Seaforth/Brussels Clinic. A century-old postal subsidy which helped keep the price of receiving a community newspaper lower, ended. This led to increases to some Citizen subscriptions, but savings to others. The change put an end to the ‘free-zone’ a 40-mile radius in towns and villages of under 10,000 people. Instead, all newspapers would cost eight cents to mail or $4 per subscriber per year. The subscription rate as a result went up $2 to $27, which still did not fully recover the additional postage costs since it had to pay the GST on those. For those living farther from the area, however, the total had been reduced to the eight cent amount. Brussels Crusaders took home awards from the annual banquet. Corey McKee was leading scorer for the regular season, while Steve Fritz got the most playoff points. The coaches’ award went to Brian Campbell. Margaret McInroy was installed as president of Walton WI. Vice- president was Ruth Axtmann and past president was Marjory Humphries. THE EDITOR, The educational-political at- mosphere in Huron County is replete with smoke and mirrors. So much so that it is difficult to conduct a rational conversation about what the powers that be are up to. However, there are a few factors that are crystal clear, and we need to keep these factors in mind. The proposal coming from the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) staff offers nothing that will improve the quality of education in this county. There is no evidence that they care a whit about that quality. Their agendas are completely hidden. It is clear that the AMDSB has no respect for the wishes and opinions of parents or the general public in the area and that the consultation meetings have been nothing more than a sham. It is clear that the elementary school population is being used as pawns to be shuffled around helter skelter perhaps to preserve some secondary schools, the entire exercise based on no valid educational criteria. The educational standards of the AMDSB are deplorable and there is no evidence that the board and senior staff care enough to improve the levels of achievement. We must not stand by and allow this arbitrary, mindless, subversive, undemocratic and destructive process to continue. Brock Vodden We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our mailing costs. We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright It’s an epidemic, alright A disease has been spreading like wildfire around the globe and it isn’t the influenza epidemic first discovered in Mexico late last month. The disease has been the panicky reaction to that flu, and those infected most seem to be media editors and officials of some governments. The influenza story has dominated the media for nearly two weeks now, sometimes taking up half of the newscast on national networks. The “spread” of the disease is breathlessly reported. As of Monday night Canadian cases had increased to 140, we were told. There’s isn’t much perspective added such as the fact at the peak of the normal flu season you’d probably have 140 cases in Huron County alone. The panic goes further. After a carpenter, who had returned from a trip to Mexico to help build a church, inadvertently infected a small herd of pigs on an Alberta farm with the flu, 10 countries announced bans on Canadian pork, even though all medical evidence shows you can’t spread the flu by eating pork. Canadian health officials have tried to strike the right balance between cautious preparedness and reassurance. Certainly we must be watchful and prepared. Panic, on the other hand, helps no one. As well as the people who have suffered from the disease, mostly in Mexico where people have actually died, there has been collateral damage for many others, because of the panic. The Mexican economy has suffered. The travel industry has been hurt. Travellers have been quarantined in foreign hotels due to fear they might spread the disease. And close to home, Canadian pork producers, already going through one of the worst periods in their history in the last four years, are faced with new problems. Prices for pigs dropped $20 a hog last week as the panic over “swine” flu raged. The panic epidemic could be slowed if media decision-makers and panicky government officials took a pill: preferably a Valium. — KR Inspiring confidence U.S. President Barack Obama marked the end of his first 100 days in office last week flying higher than ever in U.S. public support. Given the economic turmoil that had seized the U.S. and the world in the last days of his predecessor, it’s amazing that polls show Americans are in a relatively upbeat mood, reassured they have a government that has a plan for getting out of the mess. Certainly Obama has inspired that confidence, speaking openly and often to the American public and taking action, not only on the economic front, but in many other areas as well. Leaders who can inspire their people are rare. Inspirational leaders who come along just when their country most needs them are even rarer. Canadians can still look in envy across their southern border, wondering when we’ll find a leader to inspire, too.— 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. 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