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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2002-05-01, Page 4tiESP*01.014 mithoorrOfIvincom.nrt O. K. MEN, WE'VE REACHED CONDITION RED. DO AS THE BRITISH MANUAL 5 "BREAK OUT EXTRA-STRENGTH DUCT TAPE AND MAXIMIZE CHEWING EFFORTS!" Looking Back Through the Years from the previous year and a light winter combined to keep...the Morris Twp. tax increase to 2.6 -per cent, despite hefty increases from the county and the school board. Ken Cucksey was elected Blyth Lions president. Sandra Howson was chosen as Klompen Feest queen. "Tanya Boonstoppel headed the new Huron vet club executive. Jean Yanchus of Blyth designed and created cut glass work at her new business Station Glass Works. A new light industry was established in the former Triangle Tire Store in Brussels. Owned and operated by Brussels Reeve Hank Ten Pas and his partner Doug Bertrand of Elmira, Grey Owl Enterprises manufactured light wooden solid boxes and ordinary slatted crates. Members of the Brussels Starlets collected trophies at the Midwest Majorette Fest. Senior winners were Angie Yoon, Amy Thomas, Deena Ropp and Kim Mulvey. Junior winners were Janice Jacklin, Lesley Stretton and Lesley Elliott. Central Huron student Vivienne Stephens set school records in the 200 m and the 100 m in the London track meet. In the latter event Stephens became the first female in CHSS history to break the 13 second barrier, running a 12.9 sec clocking. April 29, 1992 George Langlois was named Brussels' Citizen of the Year. Brussels budget was up five per cent. The Blyth Festival 18th season poster displayed an 1890 painting by East Wawanosh native George Reid. The original painting hung in the Winnipeg Art Gallery and was brought to Blyth during a five-week art exhibit. Rev. RAfttir Mnk's and fatifily were welcomed to the Walton- Bluevale pastoral charge during a weekend visit to the area. The family were to move into the manse in June. Guest speaker at the Huron Progressive Conservative Associa- tion's annual meeting was London North MPP Dianne Cunningham. Some 40 Grade 7 and 8 enrichment students from all over the county participated in a two-day workshop at Blyth Memorial Hall. The youths had the -opportunity to study many aspects of theatre. April 30, 1997 Cubs and Scouts from Brussels, Kincardine, Ripley and Lucknow took part in the Brussels Club's third annual obstacle course challenge for BMX bikes. It drew seven teams and 40 participants. Jan Johnstone Vas the acclaimed NDP candidate for Huron Brute. Blyth Lions hosted a Vegas Night. The campaign headquarters for Paul Steckle were officially opened in Goderich. Local artist, Paul Martellacci presented an original painting to the Friend of Hullett, The group used the donation as first prize in a raffle to raise funds to enhance and promote various uses of the Hullett Provincial Wildlife area. As a member of the Twin City Spinners Jason Shortreed of McKillop Twp. earned a gold medal at the Canadian Junior Wheelchair basketball championship in Kitchener. Duff's United Church hosted a possibility day for area youngsters. Dog obedience training classes were held at Blyth arena. Canadian author Timothy Findley autographed copies of his books following the sold-out world premier performance of The Piano Man's Daughter... and Others which 'appeared alSlyTh May 5, 1960 A 6-oz jar of Mother Parker's instant coffee could be purchased at McCutcheon Grocery for 89 cents. The Hon. J. W. Pickersgill MP, former minister of citizenship and immigration was the guest speaker at the annual meeting and banquet for the Huron Liberal Association. It was fresh strawberry ice cream season again at Cousins in Brussels. The double feature at Llashmar Drive-in Theatre in Listowel was Escort West starring Victor Mature and Elaine Stewart and The Man in the Net with Alan Ladd, Carilyn Jones, Cliff Robertson and Gia Scala. Joan Alcock was president of the Majestic Meat Minders. April 29, 1987 More than 3,000 fish died when intruders turned off the water to a tank of rainbow trout on a fish farm in East Wawanosh Twp. A reward ofisi. $500 was offered for the arrest and conviction of the culprits, whom the family thought, may have invaded the farm to make sure the first day of fishing season was successful by turning off the water to make catching the fish easier, then didn't turn it on again. Estimated loss was $3,000-$5,000. Brussels' 115th birthday party kicked off with the local figure skating club's gala fashion show. The club turned over $400 to the Homecoming committee. Results of the auction held to raise money for the handicapped lift at the Blyth and District Community Centre pushed the fund more than $2,000 closer to the $30,000 goal. Frank Szusz, chairman of the community centre board gave up his 15-year-old beard when it was auctioned off to raise money for the lift. Good management, a-large surplus PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2002 Editorials Opinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Advertising Manager, Jeannette McNeil 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 $28.00/year ($26.17 + $1.83 G.S.T.) in Canada; $80.00/year in U.S.A. and $100/year in other foreign countries. Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, only fhat portion of the advertisement will be credited. Advertising Deadlines: Monday, 2 p.m. - Brussels; Monday, 4 p.m. Blyth. We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are C Copyright We ocknovAedge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our mailing costs. Publications Mall Reg. No. 09244 Canadian Publication Mail Agreement No. 40050141 The Citizen P.O. Box 429, P.O. Box 152, BLYTH, Ont. BRUSSELS, Ont. NOM 11-10 NOG 1H0 Phone 523-4792 Phone 887-9114 FAX 523-9140 FAX 887-9021 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.com Website www.northhuron.on.ca ocna CNA Member of the Ontario Press Council Two different directions Despite a legal setback, the Ontario government is determined to sell Hydro One, the government-owned power distribution company. Competition, they say, will provide increased long-run benefits. This government has determinedly set out, since it came to office, to break up the monolith that was Ontario Hydro. Given the size of the company, perhaps it was wise. But why, if smaller and more competitive is good in the electricity business, has the government been going in the opposite direction in education? ,Not only has the government forced the amalgamation of local school boards, making them more remote from the.local schools they administer, but it has been centralizing more and more control in the ministry offices in Toronto. Recently a prominent local citizen was recalling when his father sat on the board of the local school. The trustees, he said, had a real sense of ownership of that school, stepping in to rake things happen as needed. It makes one wonder if we'd be going through so much pain of school closings if the same sense of ownership was present in the school system today. If there was a local board for each school, when there was a shortfall in funding as there currently is, community action would become an alternative to boarding the place up. If people of a community really cared about their school they'd be able to do something more than protesting at district school board meetings. They could get out and find innovative ways to make up the difference. In the days when each school had its own _board, much of the control of curriculum, etc. was centralized in Toronto. Creation of county school boards was supposed to bring decision-making closer to the people by creating a local structure large enough to handle it. Now, however, much of that decision-making is being taken back by the government and we're left with the worst of both worlds: a more remote school board and its accompanying bureaucracy which has many of its-poweriusurped by the ministry. People are left feeling they don't own their own schools. If we hope to cure the sickness in our education system we must find a way of making people feel their schools belong to them again. Perhaps the government could apply the same philosophy it's using in electricity, of breaking up huge monopolies, to education and bring the running of schools back to the community level again. Suddenly education could be a community building opportunity again instead of the community shattering event it has become too often lately. — KR Inspiration needed The rise of Jean-Marie Le Pen to the position of one of two candidates in the run-off for the French presidency revives frightening ghosts for Europeans who can remember the rise of Adolph Hitler in Germany in the 1920s. Again a leader who seeks_ simple solutions by blaming an identifiable minority (in this case immigrants) has won support of a significant portion of a population. Some people have pointed out it's not so much that Le Pen's support is growing, but that ordinary French voters, disillusioned with government, stayed home in the earlier round of voting. Once politicians inspired voters by arguing that governments mattered and promising voters new services to make their lives better. Now politicians say they can't afford to do that anymore as they redude government spending and influence. But even without going back to days of bigger government, surely there are ways that governments can inspire people. Surely creative politicians can invent inexpensive programs that encourage people to be active rather than passive. Changes in legislation or tax laws, for instance, could provide new ways for people in small communities to invest in their com- munities instead of sitting, disillusioned, as the towns die around them. We need leaders to inspire in the way John F. Kennedy or Pierre Trudeau did — not necessarily with their policies but by giving people a sense they can have some say in their future. If we don't give people a feeling their opinions matter, the door is Open for people like Le Pen.— KR Letters to the Editor THE EDITOR, Almost everyone is affected by cancer at some point in their lives, either directly or through a friend or family member. On Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m., F. E. Madill Secondary School will hold its fourth annual Coffee House for Cancer. This event showcases talent from the school and the surrounding area. Also included will be a silent auction and "Spare Hair" donation. Admission prices are adults, $6; seniors, $5; children, $4 with tickets available at the door. Refreshments are provided for a nominal cost. Through the donations of caring people, the Canadian Cancer Society has assisted in the funding of research advances that were unimaginable only five years ago. Please support the students in their worthwhile cause. "Let's make cancer history". Brigit Davies Jessica Mann Co-organizers -Coffee House for Cancer,.