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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2002-08-14, Page 4NO NEED FOR SUCH LANGUAGE, BOO . THE PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED WITH HAMMER AND SCALES. MY, DID I JUST SAY SCALES? I MEANT NAILS, OF COURSE . PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2002 Editorials & Opinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Advertising, Alan Young & Mary Jean Kernaghan 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 that 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 © Copyright We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our mailing costs. Publications Mail Reg. No. 09244 Canodlan Publication Mall Agreement No. 40050141 OCna +CNA Member of the Ontario Press Council onialIMI P.O. Box 429, BLYTH, Ont. NOM 1H0 Phone 523-4792 FAX 523-9140 E-mail noth.ironOscsinternet.com Website www.northhuron.on.ca The Citizen P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, Ont. NOG 1H0 Phone 887-9114 FAX 887-9021 How do we keep kids home? A recently released federal study predicts rural areas will continue to lose their young people because the kids see their communities in # generally negative terms. The researchers asked rural youth to compare their communities, and larger communities farther away, with characters in the TV show The Simpsons. Most equated their towns with dull old boring Homer Simpson. "This place is like Homer," one said, "he doesn't do much and has no interest in improving himself." The loss of our young people is one of the greatest challenges for our rural areas. Year after year we send our brightest and best off to create growth in cities that sucks more life out of our communities and makes the loss of the next generation even more inevitable. The fact that our young people must leave to pursue post-secondary education will always create an exodus. Once equipped with their university degrees many young people can't find jobs back in the towns and villages of their community even if they want to come home. Ironically, however, there are jobs going wanting in Huron County. Many of our larger industries are actually handicapped by a lack of skilled tradespersons. Part of the problem may be a perception that blue-collar trades jobs are not as attractive as white-collar jobs. The provincial government is trying to overcome this with a clever advertising campaign showing tradespeople can earn as much as white-collar professionals but the stigma still exists in society and in our education system as well. But the perception that our communities are dull and hold no future also must be overcome. Since young people acquire a professional boredom with all things familiar along with their shot of teenage hormones, this will be difficult. We must, however, rally our communities to create a sense of excitement. We must enlist our young people in trying to make our towns and villages more interesting to them. There are things we can't control but we must control those we can.— KR Save your history Looking Back Through the Years The staff at The Citizen has been having a lot of fun in the last few months looking at old photos of Blyth as we prepared for that village's 125th anniversary. A couple of years ago we were equally intrigued while preparing our Millennium issue to see photos from all our area communities and tried to imagine the life the pepple in the photos lived. Those photos that intrigue us today wouldn't have been extraordinary in their day, other than the fact that photography was a strange new technology at the time. People were just living their ordinary lives and were captured by the camera. Taking a photo today seems even less like a big deal but we are recording history for those 50 or 100 years from now. We are fascinated, for instance, in what the main street of our towns looked like a century ago, yet we seldom think to take photos of it today for people in the future. Seldom do we take photos of our homes for those who will come after us, and if we do, many of us don't mark on the back when the photo was taken. Similarly, our older people have precious information in their heads about what life used to be like, and even younger people have information that curious future generations will crave. We should whenever possible record the stories of older residents while they can still tell them and get our own information about our families, our businesses or our communities, set down on paper. While there are many fascinating stories and photos of the past in all our communities, there are also frustrating gaps when you actually try to dig into history as The Citizen's staff did. We cart prevent those gaps for future generations by recording and preserving our history today. — KR Letters to the Editor THE EDITOR, On behalf of Epilepsy Huron- Perth-Bruce, I would like to take this opportunity to extend our gratitude and appreciation to the community for their participation during our recent Glad Day Campaign in Blyth. Special thanks to our co-ordinator, Kathy Bromley, and to all of the faithful volunteers who work so diligently year after year. Thank you also to Scrimgeour's Food Town for graciously allowing us to sell on their premises. Also, a heartfelt thanks is sent out to all those who purchased Glads, raffle tickets, or made a donation during this campaign. Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders affecting members of our community. The funds raised through this event will be used by our Chapter to continue to provide informational, counselling and educational programs in Huron County in the future. By raising funds, we have also raised awareness about epilepsy and helped to eradicate some of the commonly held misconceptions about the disorder. For more information about epilepsy please call 482-5527 or email: epilepsy@tcc.on.ca Sincerely, Caroline Simons Executive Director Epilepsy Huron-Perth-Bruce P.O. Box 1058, 52 Huron St. CLINTON, ON NOM 1L0 Aug. 11, 1960 The Ross Urquhart Construction Company of London commenced preparations for the new Brussels- Public School. Bulldozers were levelling the ground to start construction of the new building which was to cost $117,695. Results of the field crop competition sponsored by the East Huron Agricultural Society were: Jas. W. Smith, 86 points; Clifford Bray, 84; Campbell Wey, 83; Wm. Dennis, 82.5; Wm. Turnbull, 82; Wilbur Turnbull, 81; Ray Houston, 80; Goldie Knight, 76. The double feature at Brownie's Drive-in Ltd. in Clinton was The Wonderful Country with Robert Mitchum and Julie London and The Lost Missile with Robert Loggia and Ellen Parker. At the Llashmar Drive-in the feature presentation was The Greatest Show on Earth starring James Stewart, Charlton Heston, Cornel Wilde; Betty Hutton, and Gloria Graham. • A giant size box of Super Fab was on sale for 59 cents at Willis's, while a five-pound pail of Bee Hive Corn Syrup cost 75 cents. Cousins Dairy was advertising lemon chiffon ice-cream. Aug. 12, 1987 Brussels street numbers were to be determined around a central point of Mill and Turnberry Streets village council decided at a meeting. Gypsy Lane Apartments, one of the largest privately owned building projects in Blyth history opened for public tours. The apartment complex, owned by Robbie and Carole Lawrie was officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony by Blyth Reeve Albert Wasson. While combines whirled on nearby farms around them a group of pioneer threshing enthusiasts brought back a scene .from another time was they stooked grain. -Preparing for the annual Huron Pioneer Thresher Reunion were Bill Andrews, Joe Hallahan, 'Norman Cook and Frank Hallahan. Several Blyth residents were on hand to meet Premier David Peterson when he attended the annual barbecue of Jack Riddell. Passing music exams were Katherine J. Procter, Lori D. Millian, Anita Gross, Brent Weber, Angela Marie Van Den Elzen, Lisa Watson, Keith Riker, Christa Keller, Alison Rose Jongejan, Jennifer Procter, Jason Douglas Erb, Penny Ann Janet Clutton, Cheri lyn Bylsma and Jill Wheatley. East Wawanosh farmer Murray Scott was the recipient of a conservation award certificate from the Maitland Valley.Conservation Authority. Norman Alexander of Londesboro was the first person ever to receive a conservation award of Distinction from MVCA. The new award was in recognition of Alexander's many years of conservation work and public education. Bruce McCall of Brussels was elected as chairman of the MVCA board of directors. Aug. 16, 1989 Winners of the bike rodeo were Brad Anderson and Adam Blair. Traffic in Auburn met an unusual sight when the old Bakelaar house was moved by tractor trailer to a Mennonite home in St. Helens. Westfield Church turned 100. The delegates from Huron-Bruce for the NDP convention in Winnipeg were youth candidate Ben Barnes, Tony and Fran McQuail and Keith Cleveland. United Kingdom Junior Farmers visited Huron. Graham Wood from Scotland, Gaynor Shotten from England and David Russel from Ireland were guests at the homes of Robert Hunking, RR1, Auburn; Ross McIntosh, RR4, Seaforth and Debbie Craig of Blyth. Jack Cardiff and Glen Sillers were the winners in the barley and mixed grain classes respectively for the Brussels Fall Fair field crop competitions. Aug. 12, 1992 A Blyth family had a rude awakening one night as an out-of- control car came crashing through their front window. Two weeks after a news release announcing its financial crisis the Blyth Festival still found itself roughly in the same boat. However, thanks to a few friends, things were looking up. The Blyth Mini Mart changed hands when Fred Tilley sold the store to Arlene Wood. Walton library re-opened due to public demand. Harvey and Deanna Snell celebrated 25 years of marriage as did Hans and Audrey Boonstoppel. Aug. 6, 1997 Steve Bearss opened a laundromat on Westmoreland Street in Blyth with two one-bedroom apartments located in back. Though the total dollar value might not have been considered sizeable, the effort was considerable. With less than one week to put together a sandcastle building contest Kelsey Clary, 12, of Ethel had registered 8 families to participate. The proceeds went to the Canadian Cancer Society. Janet Bosma, Audrey Bos, Dan Baarda, Beth Bylsma, Emily Slotegraff, April VanAmersfoort, Jeff Klassen and Rachel Bylsma travelled to Mississippi to help out the community on a SERVE project, a program arranged by the Christian Reformed Church,