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The Citizen, 2000-11-22, Page 4PAGE 4, THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2000 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 $27.00/year ($25.24 + $1.76 G.S.T.) in Canada; $62.00/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 Canadian Publication Mail Agreement No. 1374990 The Citizen RO. Box 429, BLYTH, Ont. N0M 1H0 Phone 523-4792 FAX 523-9140 RO. Box 152, BRUSSELS, Ont. NOG 1H0 Phone 887-9114 FAX 887-9021 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.com Website www.northhuron.on.ca Xocna^ckA Member of the Ontario Press Council Leading by example A group of Walton people have set an example of how people in our small communities will have to act if they hope to have some control over their own destinies. Walton had been hit hard by the closure of the village’s school. That school had been a rallying point for community spirit with parents and volunteers playing a big part in the school’s success. So when the auction to sell the school came up, it was a painful reminder of the loss the community had already suffered. That’s when the community-spirited local residents stepped in. Faced with a buyer who would have used the building for something they didn’t think they wanted, a group of eight local people quickly came together and put their money where their mouths were, paying $117,000 for the school building. At this point they apparently aren’t even sure what they will do with the building but wit1 such community spirit, something positive seems bound to result. That kind of community action was also shown in Stratford where local resident, and internationally-famous singer, Loreena McKennitt paid $630,000 for the former Falstaff school to keep the property from being redeveloped for housing. Both school purchases are examples of people deciding to take control of a situation in their community. Others can learn from these community-minded leaders. — KR What Canada do you want? Election campaigns have become’ a terrible time to make judgements about who you want to vote for. Party strategists are usually doing anything but talking about the big picture, their vision of Canada. Instead they’re trying to hone in on the perceived weaknesses of their opposition. They’re trying to get the media to pay attention to the issues they want to focus on, and not let the television, radio and newspaper reporters set the agenda. The media, meanwhile, seems obsessed with covering the campaign like a horse race — or perhaps a boxing match: who’s ahead on points, who has scored a knock-out blow. Media coverage takes a day-by-day, blow-by-blow approach and never seems to look at the big picture. In the long run, it’s up to the individual to sort through it all. Many people will take the easy way out and focus on one particular issue. It could be health care and your idea of what the country should be doing on the issue. It could be taxes, comparing the size of the cuts each of the parties has promised. It could be the perceived need for change or the fear of the people supporting of one party or another. In the long run, however, let’s hope that voters take into account not individual issues but a vision of what kind of country would result from the election of this party versus that. This is the important reason to choose, not individual issues. It’s the hard choice though. It means you have to find out where parties stand on various issues and project that into a vision of the kind of Canada that would result from that party forming the government. It’s hard .work, but Canada deserves it.— KR look Photo by Janice Becker Looking Back Through the Years Nov. 24, 1960 The winners of the Canadian Legion turkey bingo were: door prize, Mrs. Ken Sholdice; special, Clarence Johnston, Mrs. George Pollard, Mrs. William Ward, Mrs. Carl Graber; ordinary. Pearl Baker, Mrs. Watson Sholdice, Mrs. Alvin Logan, Barry Currie, Harry Harrison, Mrs. Jack Wheeler, Kenneth Stephenson, James Smith, Ronald Adams, Mrs. Ray Bronson, Mrs. John Armstrong, Mrs. William McWhirter, Mrs. John Armstrong, Mrs. Chris Fischer. The winner of the Ontario Horticultural Society essay contest for the Brussels Branch was Marlene Smith. Her prize, donated by The Toronto Star was $10. The branch donated a silver dollar to the others taking part: Patricia Chapman, Margaret Nichol, Irma Bernard, Mary Watson, John Watson. Nov. 20, 1974 Nearly three years after it produced its last copy of The Blyth Standard, the old press was dismantled. Auburn trustees were named by acclamation. Elmer Trommer replaced Robert Slater, who resigned. Other trustees were Fred Wagner and Keith Arthur. The village clerk was Frank Raithby. The Maitland Valley Conservation Authority received a provincial grant of $18,500 for the proposed Morris Conservation Area. The Authority proposed to buy 210 acres of land in Morris, located about 25 miles east of Lake Huron and'about two miles north-west of Brussels. John Elliott was running for the position of Clinton, Blyth, Hullett and McKillop representative on the Huron County Board of Education. Wolves were causing livestock losses in West Wawanosh Twp. Two girls from the Walton 4-H Clubs were presented with Advance Honours with the completion of 18 clubs. They were Bev Stevenson of RR2, Blyth and Diane McNichol, RR4, Walton. Fran Blake, RR2, Brussels was commentator of the Walton II 4-H Super Hostess Achievement day. She received her county honours. Walking Tall, No Sex Please-We' re British, California Split and What's Up Doc, which starred Barbara Streisand and Ryan O’Neal, were playing at the Park Theatre in Goderich. Blyth Lions hosted bingo on Saturday night with a jackpot of $150 in 60 calls. Main street in Blyth got a new spruce up with the installation of a new front on the former Huron Grill. The restaurant had been closed for some time but owner Mason Bailey decided to renovate anyway and a modem looking building was the result. Nov. 21, 1990 Elementary teachers received a 6.1 per cent raise. Bodmin Ltd. of RR5, Brussels was named the premier exhibitor of market hogs at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto for the fourth year in a row. Other royal winners were Vista Villa Farms Ltd., RR4, Walton, Paul and Lorraine Franken of Auburn, Fred Armstrong of Auburn and Eldon and Lorraine Cook of Belgrave. Blyth Scouts apple day raised $385. McKillop council voiced no objection to a liquor license application for Family Paradise Campground. Annie Engel retired as Cranbrook correspondent. Mrs. Engel, a life­ long resident of the area had been writing the community news for the Brussels,- Seaforth and Listowel papers for at least 40 years. Brussels hosted the fall banquet of the Huron Women Teachers’ Association. The Brussels Bulls downed the Acton Sabres. Renee Stalenhoef, the former Dutch opera singer, living near Auburn opened her voice training school. Nov. 22, 1995 In recognition of his efforts on behalf of the village Everett Scrimgeour was presented with a plaque by Reeve Mason Bailey. The latter said that he had been made aware by Union Gas that had it not been for Scrimgeour there would not have been natural gas service in the municipality. A proposal from the county’s agriculture and public works committee was to eliminate all winter maintenance on county roads between midnight and 5 a.m. The total precipitation for the first two weeks of the month equalled the total for all of November 1994. Skaters raising the most in pledges for the Brussels Figure Skating Club’s skate-a-thon were Troy Backhuas, Tyler Jutzi, Carolyn Exel, Tanya Franken, Crystal Gibbons, Ryan Jutzi, Christopher Juzti, Michelle Smith. Blyth winners for the Legion’s Remembrance contest were Alicia Marshall, Sony Schultz, Joy Cullen, Derek Doerr, Andrea Cardiff, Jeremy Van Amersfoort, Ross Clark, Julie Ritchie, Jamie Leurs, Mike Walsh, Brianne Schultz, Heather Elliott, Rachel deBoer, Meagan Campbell, Drew Corneil, Bryan Toll