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The Citizen, 2002-09-04, Page 4Publisher, 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 newsscripfs or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are 0 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 Canadian Publication Mail Agreement No. 40050141 The Citizen P.O. Box 429, BLYTH, Ont. NOM 1H0 Phone 523-4792 FAX 523-9140 P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, Ont. NOG 1H0 Phone 887-9114 FAX 887-9021 E-mail norhurondscsinternet.com Website www.northhuron.on.ca ocna. C 4.5NA ,s1k. Member of the Ontario Press Coundil M:;.91=1 A. gESTOLON anihnesp@wincom net PARENTS MAY REST ASSURED THAT THE PROVINCIAL SUPERVISOR WE APPOINTED TO TAKE OVER THIS SCHOOL BOARD WILL PUT THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS FIRST. Looking Back Through the Years PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2002 Editorials Opinio s Are we too good to our kids? Last week a group of young people swarmed a police car, smashing a window on the cruiser. Some urban street gang in a big city? No, the "quiet" village of Brussels. As the summer wore on, the streets of Blyth were taken over more and more by young people with time on their hands. Luckil), nothing as damaging as the Brussels incident occurred but when bored young people congregate, it can take just one thoughtless person to spark trouble. Talk to teenagers and they'll tell you there's nothing to do in small towns. Of course city kids will say there's nothing to do in Scarborough too. Young people's huge energy and desire to be part of the crowd has always created the potential for mischief. Still, our prosperity hasn't necessarily been good for teenagers. Once most teenagers needed summer jobs to earn for the little extras they wanted. Now many seem to have the extras without the jobs. Those jobs gave them a sense of purpose and used up some of their time and abundant energy. Now they have time and energy to.burn. Adults have some responsibility here. We've created the situation where kids don't have enough productive things to do. Either we have to get kids back to work or we have to find enough leisure activities to keep them busy. Summer holidays are over for now, but by next summer we need to take a long hard look at what local kids are going to do with their time. — KR Problem could be opportunity With Prime Minister Jean Chretien announcing Parliament will be asked this fall to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gases, big business is predictably forecasting massive job losses. But what is the cost if we don't reduce pollution? Suppose you were the chief executive officer of a major corporation and the vast majority of your advisers said you should take a certain course of action, for the long-term health of your company. Would it be wise to ignore that advice because it might have a short-term impact? Many of the world's best scientists have been warning for years now we must do something to reduce greenhouse gases or we're going to see uncontrollable environmental changes. Yet big businesses, especially those involved in fossil fuel production, grab onto the opinions of the minority of scientists who say global warming is just a figment of people's imaginations. The Canadian Manufacturers and Exports claims meeting the requirements of the Kyoto Protocol could cost Canada 450,000 manufacturing jobs by 2010. Petro-Canada warns it may shift investment out of Canada if it has to meet the new requirements. Yet others claim if Canadian industries became a leader in new technology to reduce greenhouse gases we could actually gain 80.000 jobs. Just a year or so ago big business was saying we must adapt to new technology, to stop being stuck with old "buggy-whip" industries. If the way of the future is clean energy and industry, then shouldn't we grab it? Locally, we could benefit. Our Lake Huron shoreline could be a site for more windmills generating power. A speaker at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock next week will talk about community co-ops to generate electricity from livestock manure, an abundant local resource. Kyoto provides opportunities Canadians should be grabbing. — KR • Letters to the Editor THE EDITOR, The editorial in Aug. 28 Citizen touched a nerve in me to the extent that I just cannot resist some reaction.. It is indicating that a committee has been set up to deal with the economic troubles of rural communities. I certainly hope that it can produce some real results. However, I have my doubts any recommendations won't be too little and too late. I have twice served on government-appointed committees that were to bring recommendations to government for needed action. In both instances these committees were top heavy with civil servants and bureaucrats. No recommen- dations ever resulted that I am aware of. If there was, no active by government has happened. You have suggested that they could find a system that would facilitate the investment of rural money back into rural and small- town business and industry. What a novel and exciting idea that is. However, that idea was implemented in our area about 50 years ago. At that time some people with initiative and imagination without any help from special government committees, initiated a local credit union. The purpose of that was to provide a service that chartered banks could not provide. That credit union was the source of funding for money of the local businesses that have existed for many years. However due to various reasons, the government now imposes rules on credit unions which negates the original purpose of the credit union movement. If the public is concerned for the future of local development, I believe they should not wait on action from government in the distant future, but get more interested in strengthening the system we now have, which means more public involvement locally. I served for 12 years on the board of directors of our credit union. The annual meetings intended for member involvement, consisted more lifted than not of a majority of staff and officers. Rarely ever much Continued on page 5 Sept. 8, 1960 Beginning Grade 1 at Brussels Public School were Nancy Adams, Colleen Cardiff, Kathryn Ebel, Joan Elliott, Donald Gibson, Kim Grenke, Patricia Jamieson, Bonnie Kregman, Patricia Machan, Cheryl McCutcheon, John Wayne McCutcheon, Connie McWhirter, Shirley Pipe, Bruce Raymond, Doreen Riley, John Rutledge, Joan Stephenson, Rickey Somers; Brian Stratychuk, Julie Valiance, Carolyn Waite, Sharon Willis, Kathryn Work and Donna Workman. Five times at bat, five hits. That was the pace set by Gale Wilson in a game against Listowel in which the Brussels Junior Girls trounced their opponents 20-5. Who Was the Lady, starring Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh and Dean Martin, and Edge of Eternity with Cornel Wilde and Victoria Shaw were the double feature at Brownie's Drive-in theatre in Clinton. At the Llashmar Drive-in it was Van Johnston and Ruth Roman in Bottom of the Bottle and Richard Widmar and Felicia Farr in The Last Wagon. A dozen plain buns could be purchased at Willis's for 27 cents, while a package of Maple Leaf cheese slices was selling for 30 cents at McCutcheon Grocery. The new executive for the Brussels Lions Club was: president, Jack McDonald; first vice- president, George McCutcheon; second vice-president, Donald Dunbar; third vice-president, Cecil McFadden; directors, Ralph Pearson, Wm. Stratychuk, Ken Ashton, Russel Knight; secretary, Cecil McFadden; treasurer, Cecil Parker; tail twister, Charles Thomas, Robert Walker; Lion tamer, Lloyd Brown; Selwyn Baker. It was back to school at Smith's Rexall Drug Store with matched pen sets and two extra refills selling for 99 cents, while four ruled ink exercise books could be purchased for 29 cents. A plaque was unveiled in memory of Dr. William "Tiger" Dunlop at Dunlop's Tomb, just north of Goderich. Sept. 2, 1987 Angela- Nethery, the 1986-87 Huron County Dairy Princess was selected as one of 10 semi-finalists vying for the title of Ontario Dairy Princess at the Canadian National Exhibition. Brussels' own world-class figure skating champion Kevin Wheeler won the gold medal in yet another international event, placing first with his pairs partner Michelle Menzies of Preston at a competition in St. Gervais, France. The Brussels -Legion received a letter on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II thanking the branch for its ceremonial "Address of Loyalty", which was delivered to Buckingham Palace by Brussels Legion Pipe Bane Major Charles Procter. At the Mustang Drive-in in Goderich it was Back to the Beach with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, and Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop 11. The Lost Boys and The Witches of Eastwick were playing at Brownie's. Sept. 6, 1989 New principals and teachers at area schools were: Blyth, Dorothy Morgan, Michelle Hencher, Allan Sygrove; Grey, Wayne Tessier, Suzanne Rose. James Binns; Walton, Don Tremeer, Nicolette Spenser; East Wawanosh, Sandra Thompson. Marie Black; Brussels, Joan E. Clark, Cathy Elliott. Annette Lindsay, Dale Wanless. Sept. 2, 1992 Susan Terpstra of RR3, Brussels was crowned 1992 Queen of the Furrow at the Huron County Plowing Match. Other contestants were Melissa Whitmore, first runner-up Kim Maloney and Michelle Murray. The Blyth PeeWee Boys captured the A title. Members were: Mark Wilson, Chris . Stewart, Ian Caldwell, Shawn Clark, Trent Richmond, Kirk Krieger, John Walden, Jeff Ferguson, Craig Empey, Chris Bromley. Chad Haggitt, Kevin Hallahan, Greg Toll, B. J. Cullen, Ryan Hallahan, Mark Nesbit. The Squirt team, also A champs were: Nathan Hubbard, Scott Bromley, Jamie Taylor, Mike Haggitt, Brad Mason, Shane Hesch, Willy Fitzgerald, Jamie Black, Darryl Bromley. Dan Little, Dennis Higgins, David Craig. Alan Gibbons, Tim Caldwell, Chris Sears, Greg Cullen, Dan Sanve. Sept. 3, 1997 Helen and Graeme Craig bought the Walton Inn. New faces on staff at area schools were: Blyth, Jill Sygrove, Margie Wise-Hellinuth, Dianne Grail, Joanne Drennan, Jean Speed: Brussels, Terri larusso, .Lisa Anguish. Carolyn Regier.. Leslie Johnston; Walton, Diana Dolmage; Grey, Erin Owen, Julie Johnston. David .Perrie; East Wawanosh, Lisa Gardiner, Kim Martin. A late summer and quick change to autumn-like temperatures had some agriculturalists comparing the growing season to 1992. In sports the Blyth Bantams won the Tri-County, while the Beigrave PeeWee Boys were also champs. The Belgrave/Brussels Bantams captured the B and the Brussels Crusaders took a one-year leave of absence from the WOAA hockey program.