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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-06-04, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 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 June 3, 1965 Huron County’s Historical Society held an open meeting at Howick Central Public Shcool with guest speaker Norman Wade. There was an antique fashion parade. Brussels United Church congregants were planning a ham and strawberry supper. The Ethel 4-H garden club elected its officers: president Rosemary Brown, vice-president Donna Dobson and press reporter Linda Raynard. The first agitator washer engineered from the ground up to take a full 15-pound load was selling at Oldfield Hardware. The Westinghouse heavy duty top loading machine was a top value at $325. Benjamin Moore paint was $9.95 a gallon at Machan Hardware. Morning Star Rebekah Lodge was sponsoring a cold meat supper on Ralph Pearson’s lawn. Cost was $1 for adults and 50 cents for children 12 and under. James Darren and Pamela Tiffen started in For Those Who Think Young at Brownie’s Drive-in in Clinton. Also on the playbill was a short feature about the British pop group, The Dave Clark Five. May 29, 1974 John Lyndon, a Goderich theatre manager was named Huron- Middlesex Liberal candidate for the federal election. Shirley Weary of Goderich was chosen as the NDP’s candidate. Karen Glousher and Sherry Marshall of Blyth were among the performers appearing on the CKNX- TV annual Arthritis Society telethon. Spring specials at Cook’s Superior Food Market included two, two-roll packages of Delsey bathroom tissue for 79 cents and a five-pound box of Fab detergent for $1.35. Palmolive dish soap was 89 cents, while one pound of beef steakettes was 99 cents. The Walton girls group visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dunk of the village, where they saw 80 chinchillas. Bainton’s in Blyth was celebrating its 80th anniversary. Jesus Christ Superstar led the playbill for Goderich’s Mustang Drive-in. The second feature was Dean Martin and Rock Hudson in Showdown, while Clint Eastwood starred in the third offering, Joe Kidd. At Brownie’s it was Roger Moore as James Bond in Live and Let Die. May 28, 1986 Registration for swimming lessons at the new Brussels, Morris and Grey community swimming pool exceeded expectations with more than 300 youngsters registered. Belgrave Women’s Institute held its 75th anniversary. Taking part in the cake cutting were program convenor Wilma Higgins, president Isabel Campbell, the oldest active member Sara Anderson and secretary Dorothy Coultes. Due to a system that the Huron County Board of Education devised the previous year, area principals were moved. Ken Scott, principal of Brussels Public School was moved to East Wawanosh, while Jim Axtmann left Grey to come to Brussels. His replacement was newcomer Rick Whitely, the vice- principal at Wingham. The Wingham Sales Arena had “sizzling new sumemr styles” on sale. Sundresses were $13.95, while skirt sets were $24.95 and blouses were $12.95. Blyth Public School track and field winners were: Kevin Souch, Tammi Medd, Conrad Bos, Erin Bolger, Craig Bauman, Jennifer Allan, Darryl Elliot amd Julie Bromley. Steve Souch, a Central Huron Secondary School student qualified for the regional track and field championships. Radford’s new store in Brussels opened, staffed by partner and general manager Tom Cronin, store manager Albert Roetcisoender and bookkeeper Donna Wattam. May 29, 1996 Government plans to reduce staffing at several ministries took the Clinton officer of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as its latest victim. Four positions were determined to be surplus. Max Oldfield of Brussels marked 50 years in business. Blyth Legion held a special evening to celebrate 50 years of community service. Winning track and field at Walton Public School were Ben Bachert, Tyler Elligsen, Carrie Leonhardt, Heather Dietz, Darcy McCutcheon, Sarah McDonald, Robert Johnston and Jennifer McClure. Bachert and Leonhardt took firsts at every event. It was the Federated Women’s Institute of Ontario day at SkyDome and Walton-area resident Margaret McInroy sang the national anthem. Playing at the Lyceum Theatre in Wingham and the Park Theatre in Goderich was Twister. At Listowel’s Capitol Theatre it was the matinee James and The Giant Peach and in the evening was The Craft. The second feature was Twister, held over for its fourth week. Over 120 student took part in the Optimist Club’s annual Bike Rodeo in Blyth. Taking the kids through the motions was OPP Const. John Marshall. 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 Prove they’re safe At a recent Huron East council meeting, a group of McKillop ratepayers demanded council halt a 10-turbine wind project in their area until more research is done into the effects on health of living near such wind farms. They’re not alone. Residents living near a Ripley windfarm have been making headlines complaining some have been driven from their homes by the adverse effects of the turbines on their health. Across the province, others also have been raising alarms. Those complaints get the backing of Dr. Robert McMurtry, former dean of medicine at the University of Western Ontario. He’s concerned about the health complaints he’s heard from people living near wind farms, including sleep disturbance from the noise of the turbine blades. He’s called for the government to carry out studies of the effects on people living near turbines. But meanwhile the approval of wind-generated electricity projects will increase under the provincial government’s Green Energy Act. Under the Act, the province can override local planning decisions that might slow approval of a project. Any adverse effects of wind farms will be totally felt by people living in rural areas. Areas like Huron County, with strong winds off the nearby lake, will be particularly affected. The main benefit will go to urban areas of the province that have the largest electrical needs. Under the circumstances, the provincial government has a responsibility to prove the wind turbines will have no adverse effect on the health of neighbours. Until they can, or at least until they commit to an independent study of their safety, it’s time to halt the expansion of wind farms. — KR Sniping from life’s sidelines Governor General Michaelle Jean made an extraordinary gesture toward Canada’s Inuit people last week, and ended up being condemned world wide for a barbaric act. Guest at a Rankin Inlet feast, Jean shared in butchering a seal and even nibbled on a piece of raw heart meat. The explosion of outrage from animal rights supporters and others far from the real world of the Inuit people was immediate and deafening, slamming her for perpetuating the barbarism that has no place in modern society. What critics were really saying was that the Inuit people are barbaric, their way of life has no value and they should just get on with moving to the city where they can eat meals and have no idea the ramifications of what providing that meal meant in nature. Jean’s critics view the life of a seal (which by the way is carnivorous) as sacrosanct, but the lives of meat-eating Inuit as something that deserves no respect. Surely people matter as much as seals. — KR & EDITOR’S NOTE: — Newspapers are always looking for ways to help their readers understand how to properly prepare a letter to the editor. The following appeared in a recent edition of the Rocky Mountain House (AB) Mountaineer. One of the best read parts of any newspaper is the letter to the editor column and there are usually more than enough to make issues lively and interesting. Rules of writing letters are quite simple. Stick to these and we will be quite happy to print them, if not one week, then the next. • Address your writing to the editor.With "Open letters" to someone else, we always get the feeling of snooping in someone else's mail. • "Thank yous".Please use our card of thanks column in the classified section, or have your group budget for display advertising space, rather than using a letter to the editor. Letters are the place to express opinions and carry on debates. • Bad taste.This is a family newspaper. People can make their points without vulgar language. • Libelous material.To bad mouth someone in public is slander, to do so in print is libel. If we allowed someone's character to be unduly attacked, we are just as subject to a libel suit as the author of the letter. • Illegible and incoherent letters. Our typesetters are renowned for their ability to read bad handwriting. However, the most ideal situation is to have the letter typed and double spaced. Some letters ramble and make no sense, no matter how nimble our mental gymnastics. If we can't make heads or tails out of the letter, we won't make our readers try. If we can edit the letter to make it clear, we will. • Length.This is not the place for a textbook of personal opinion. We suggest that most people can get their point across in fewer than 750 words. Keep it short and to the point. It is in the best interest of the writer for the letter to be interesting and understandable to other readers. • Prose and poetry.We are a newspaper and not a literary magazine. There are places for short stories and poetry. The only time we will publish such material is if the item is, in itself, newsworthy. Winning a competition with a poem or story is a good reason. On occasion we will invite such material as we do annually for our Christmas edition. • Anonymous letters.If the writer doesn't believe the letter is worth signing, we can't believe it is worth reading. The opinion is more valid if the writer is willing to stand behind it. If a person does not want his name to appear, he must make a strong case to us in person. • Unsubstantiated facts.If you want to quote "facts" in the letter, tell us where they come from so readers can check on them. • End of Debate.After we feel all sides of a debate have been thoroughly aired and letters on the subject become repetitive, we will put an end to it. • Local Interest.Any topic is fair play, but letters should be of interest to the people of our community. EDITORIAL POLICIES