HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-07-16, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2009.
By Sophie Jefferson
The fifth meeting of the
Wawanosh Balanced Bodies started
at the North Huron Wescast
Community Complex.
One of the employees at the
fitness centre, Crystal, introduced
the members to exercise possibilities
the facilities have to offer. Half of
the group tried out the fitness
equipment while the other half
participated in a fitness class that
Crystal led.
The members found some of the
exercises difficult, such as the plank,
but others, such as those on the ball,
were fun and challenging.
After their workout, the members
moved on to the business and
discussion part of the meeting.
President Melissa Higgins led the
roll call asking how often members
read nutrition labels, which was
something that they had learned
about at the previous meeting. Most
members said that they did glance at
labels at least occasionally.
Leader Marita Oudshoorn divided
the members into groups in which
they did skits about the different
types of exercise: flexibility,
strength and endurance, as well as
the meat and alternatives food
group. The skits were very
entertaining and educational as
usual.
The members then took turns
judging physical activity routines,
while the rest of the group had a
snack. The leaders also reminded
the members about the Lucknow
Horticultural Society flower show
on July 15 before the meeting was
closed with the motto.
Wawanosh 4-Hers
visit fitness centre
Through the paces
The U-6 soccer players had a fun night of games on July 8.
Taking a break were Colton Smith, left, and Shayna
Hunking. (Vicky Bremner photo)
The Happy Gang Seniors of
Londesborough hosted their July
card party at the Community Hall on
Friday, July 10. There were 16 1/2
tables of euchre players that
evening.
Declared the first-place winners
were Stu and Joyce Wilson with 80
points. Charlie and Sandra Cameron
finished in second place with a score
or 76. Close behind with 75 points
for third place were Harold and
Doris McClinchey.
Five successfully played lone
hands proved to be a popular
number. Sharing that prize were
Helen Nolan and Betty Hulley,
Murray and Marlene Forbes, Leona
and Edna and Louise Cunningham
and Marie Parks.
The seniors group will host its
next evening of cards on Aug. 14.
Looking for a way to mark Canada
Day, we decided to take in a matinee
performance of Bootblack Orator.
Ted and Janet gave an authentic
performance typical of the times,
1886.
Two comments during the playgrabbed my attention and I decidedto explore them further. One wasabout there being salt production inSeaforth. Some of you may know allabout this but I thought onlyGoderich was known for saltproduction.Here is what I discovered.In the notes about the play, one
learns that Ted Johns attended
Mitchell District High School. An
acknowledgement in the notes is
made to Dean Robinson. Dean also
attended Mitchell District High
School and has authored a number of
early history books about small
towns in this area. The one I
consulted is Seaforth Beginnings.Salt was originally discoveredsouth of the railway tracks inSeaforth and the first salt block builtin 1870. The Seaforth Salt Works,owned by two doctors, T.T. Colemanand W.C. Gouinlock, had a capacityfor 500 barrels a day. It operated intothe early 1900s under the name ofColeman estates.
The Coleman Wells were rented to
Richard and John Ransford of
Clinton in 1903.
Another salt works, the Eclipse,
situated at the end of Railway Street,
began operations in 1871 and
produced up to 300 barrels of brine a
day. It shut down in the late 1880s.
The men involved in its operation
were Wm. Gray, Nicholas Young and
Frank Sparling.
The names, S. McCaughey, A.
Armitage and J. Kidd were
connected to a third operation, theMerchant Salt Company on the northside of the railway tracks. Iteventually fell under the control ofSeaforth Salt.Pure brine was pumped into tanksthat could hold enough brine for 48hours of boiling. The evaporatingpans were situated in sheds orblocks. The resultant salt residue
was packed in barrels for shipping.
This being in the days before salt
was needed for winter driving,
marketing the salt was always a
problem. One comment mentions
“soft markets”.
Fire was another problem. The
sheds suffered more than one blaze
for the fuel for evaporating was an
open fire of birch, beech and maple
wood. In 1907 fire destroyed the
Ransford operation and ended
Seaforth’s salt production.
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FROM LONDESBORO
By BRENDARADFORDCall 523-4296PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO
At 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 11,
47 persons teed off for an afternoon
of fun golf at the Atherton Golf Club
or Bill Lobb’s on the Maitland
Line.
This ‘best ball’ tourney was
organized by the Londesborough
United Church.
Couples and families mixed with
singles to form foursomes for a
pleasant outing.
Every golfer was able to take
home a prize/remembrance of the
day thanks to donations from area
businesses and individuals.
Golfers enjoyed the hospitality of
Leo and Lynda Horbanuik for
supper following the tourney. They
were joined by others who came just
for supper.
The children amused themselves
in the pool and pond.
The afternoon proved to be a
worthwhile fundraiser for
Londesborough United Church
thanks to a good turnout of people
and great weather.
On Aug. 8, Robert Goodall, son of
Don and Joan, and Sara Plant,
daughter of Dave and Stacey, will be
married at Hessenland.
Robert moved to the village about
18 years ago. As has been the village
custom over the years, a collection is
being made as a sign of
congratulations and best wishes to
one of our own. For more
information contact Karen Dolmage
or Brenda Radford.
Donations can be left at the post
office until July 31.
Church members tee off
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Slop!
on sunscreen
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Slap!
on a hat
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