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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-06-11, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 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 10, 1965 Rev. H. Jennings of St. John’s Anglican Church and Brussels Legion padre, was the guest speaker at the annual IOOF decoration service of Western Star Lodge and the Brussels Legion at the cemetery. Jack “The Ripper” McCutcheon of Brussels had a very good night of stock car racing at Flamboro Speedway near Hamilton. McCutcheon took two firsts and a third. Out of a possible 60 point total, he scored 56. McCutcheon also won his first feature at the Delaware Speedway the night before. Carling Black Label beer, “enjoyed in Canada and 55 other countries!” was now available in zip-open cans. Two Brussels homes were listed for sale. The first, located on Turnberry had a modern bath, new furnace, full basement and asphalt driveway. It was listed for $7,500. The second was a duplex with two- bedroom dwellings, a greenhouse and workshop. The list price was $13,500. The Carry On Gang starred in Carry On Cruising playing at the Lyceum Theatre in Wingham. The drive-in feature at Brownie’s in Clinton was The Wheeler Dealers with James Garner and Lee Remick. June 5, 1974 Huron West District of the Women’s Institute held its annual meeting in Belgrave. Among the dignitaries present were Mrs. Ivan Wightman of Belgrave, first vice- president of Huron West; Mrs. Gordon Elliott of Seaforth, president of Huron South; Mrs. Donald Haines, Auburn, president of Huron West; Mrs. Graham McNee, Dungannon, secretary of Huron West; Mrs. E. Bradnock, Auburn, president of London area and Celia Taylor of Auburn, curator for Huron West. A large turnout of more than 40 attended the first quarterly general meeting of the Blyth board of trade. The guest speaker, R.G. Shrier, president of Signal Star Publishing Co. Ltd. in Goderich said small town merchants must realize that the competition is not the person across the street selling the same product, but merchants in other towns and cities within driving distance. He told his audience that local merchants must fight harder to keep money in their own community. Deals at Strickland Toyota in Goderich included a 1971 Mustang fastback for $2,795; 1969 Pontiac GTO, $2,195; 1969 Mustang, $1,995; 1969 Dodge 340, $1,995 and a 1973 Chevy Nova SS, $3,495. The double feature at Brownie’s drive-in was Sleuth with Laurence Olivier and Michael Cain and Neil Simon’s The Heartbreak Kid. Woody Allen and Diane Keaton starred in Sleeper playing at Goderich’s Park Theatre. June 4, 1986 Dave Boynton resigned from Brussels council. Stefan Wrobel of Detmold, West Germany arrived in New York, then travelled by bike to Niagara Falls and eventually arrived in Brussels. His plan was to travel to Vancouver, then down through the States to San Francisco to visit relatives. Wrobel expected the trip would take a year and said it was the best way to see the country. While in Brussels he stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Herb Stratton. The new executive of the Brussels Legion Ladies Auxiliary was: Verna Tunney, Isabel Janes, Bonnie Brewer, Kitty Rutledge, Barb Graber, Bernice McFarlane, Marg Taylor, and Jayne Ross. On the Legion executive were: Kathy Burkholder, Marg Bennett, Eugene Janes, Bob Frazer, Forrest Whittard, Charlie Proctor, Frank Rutledge, Ross Bennett, Rev. Carpentier, Eric Ross, Gord Nichol and Tom McFarlane. The 1985-86 playschool graduates were: Kevin Mutter, Mike Cooper, Shawn Engel, Kyle McDonald, Becky Rapson, Craig Gillis, Michelle Mitchler, Kendra Wilson, Ashley Gropp, Matthew Snyder, Lorraine Blake, Christine Yoon, Sarah Exel, Stephen Oldfield, Ellen Workman and Stephen Beyersbergen. The junior track and field winners at Brussels Public School were Tykes Jeremy Albrecht and Stacey Hahn and Mites Sheri Huether and Tim Machan. Taking home ribbons in the Atom division were Sharie Jacklin and Gerald Devries while Sean Morris and Lori Wilie won the Bantam division. A former Morris Twp. school trustee, Kenneth Middleton Taylor passed away in his 84th year. June 5, 1996 Blyth council approved a bylaw allowing the animal control officer to shoot any dog found running at large that he couldn’t catch. Sparks and Brownies in Brussels were part of a special flying up ceremony. They were: Laura Armstrong, Kelly Coulter, Erica Thalen, Melissa Souch, Ashley Thornton, Tara Martin, Paige Steep, Stacey Smith, Michelle Nichol and Justine King. Four new Blyth Guides were Kayla Durie, Sarah Kelly, Amanda Bearss and Tasha Cook. The Brussels Lions Club was gearing up for its 50th anniversary with one of the largest elimination draws in history. 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 Taking up the slack With the closure of Campbell Soup and Volvo and staff reductions at Wescast, tourism is more important than ever as a way of taking up the slack in job creation in Huron. It means we must be more creative in finding reasons to visit the county. As Bill Allen, president of the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario said in an interview prior to addressing the Huron Tourism Association (HTA) last week, “We need to inject more money in the industry to offer something different to keep people returning.” One of the untapped areas for tourism growth that would build on what we already have and also help our farming sector is food-oriented tourism. People travel to far off destinations like Tuscany to enjoy the local food. Huron County should be able to capitalize on the fact it is a county that produces as much food as any of the Atlantic provinces, but we’ve made little headway. Compare this to our neighbours in Perth, who are working to define Stratford and Perth County as the province’s next culinary destination, following on the heels of such hot-spots as the Niagara region and Prince Edward County, with the help of an $89,000 grant from Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affair’s Ontario Market Innovation Fund. While it’s good that the province is helping Perth define its uniqueness, here’s hoping the trend for top-down decision making doesn’t extend to tourism. Allen updated the HTA on a provincial report on competitiveness in tourism which gave high priority to the formation of 11 tourism regions in Ontario. He wondered where that might leave local tourism groups. Surely the bigger-is-better theory should have been demolished by recent failures like General Motors. We must leave room for local initiatives in tourism and every other aspect of the economy. — KR Chasing the wrong scandal The media is scenting blood and moving in for the kill as Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt battles scandal over leaving a secret briefing book in a television studio and being taped demeaning a colleague. Meanwhile what should be a bigger concern goes uncontested. With no election in sight, Steven Harper’s Conservative Party has been running ads attacking the patriotism of Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff. For a short period, it seemed the media was ready to make the prime minister pay a price for his mean-spirited attacks but they quickly backed off and the attacks, many downright dishonest, continue. It will be up to the Canadian public to punish this kind of negativity. Here’s hoping Harper isn’t rewarded instead by undermining an opponent using cheap shots instead of honest debate. — 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