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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-12-06, Page 4PAGE 4, THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2000 Editorials & Opinions Publisher, Keith Roulsfon 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.nc4hhuron.on.ca Aocna^NA Member of the Ontario Press Council BEEM Communities run on volunteers The past week has been another one of those times in northern Huron that prove that small communities run on volunteer power. Both Brussels and Blyth hosted Santa Claus parades last week, which required many, many hours of organization and of building the floats. For Brussels, which has held a successful parade for years, this has become “old-hat” but it still requires a huge amount of work. Hundreds of people turn out to enjoy the parade, but few can imagine how hard it is for people in clubs and businesses to find the time necessary to devote to putting on the show. The Santa Claus parade in Blyth was the first one in many years and both the organizers and those who created the floats, deserve applause for a fabulous effort. It was a night-time parade, which is becoming common in the area but still increases the challenge of putting together a float. The spectacular result was worth it. At the same time as this was going on, village merchants in Blyth were holding a chili-testing contest (won, we’re pleased to say by The Citizen's entry created by Jeannette McNeil). And over at Memorial Hall on both Friday and Saturday evening, volunteers were serving dinner and performing the Blyth Festival’s Christmas pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Give or Take). This is the kind of effort it takes to keep our small towns alive and lively. Sure it’s hard work, but those who participate get a real sense of reward and a sense of being part of something important and fun. The legal names of our communities may be about to disappear but as long as people get together to make things happen, the communities themselves will stay alive. — KR So much for efficiency Ah American ingenuity. While we Canadians refuse to join modern times and actually still vote by making an “X” on a ballot, the Americans have embraced technology and use machines to speed the process. Except something went wrong. Within a couple of hours of the closing of the polls, last week, Canadians had a winner of their election. The Americans are still arguing over the winner weeks after their presidential election, having gone all the way to the Supreme Court. Thousands of people in the U.S. may have been cheated out of their votes because of voting machinery that didn’t work as it was advertised. Ordinarily this might not have mattered but with the presidential race so close, this time it could mean someone is elected who got fewer votes than the guy who got defeated. But such is American faith in technology, that Republicans claim the machines should count, not the actual voters. There shouldn’t be a recount, they argue, because people are apt to make poor judgements about which ballots went which way. Here in Canada where we actually are prepared to trust the judgement of human beings, several recounts were held with no fuss at all, even though it meant some people who thought they had won, ended up losing. Maybe leading-edge Americans would be better off to be old-fashioned after all.— KR A season jor smiles photo bvVick? Bremner Looking Back Through the Years Dec. 15, 1960 Winners at the Brussels Legion turkey bingo were Beth Pennington, Dorothy Elliott, Mrs. Lawrence Jacklin, D.A. Rann, Sylvester Fox, Doug Lowe, Bev Riley, Jack McWhirter, Mary McCall, Tom Willis, Mrs. Ed Henderson, Joe Smith, Mrs. Mac Baeker, Murray Lowe, Cliff Bray, Bill Stephenson, Mrs. Stewart Humprhies, Mrs. Albrecth, Mrs. Ray Bronson. The Legion elected its officers for 1961. They were: president, Stewart Humphries; past president, Ross Duncan; first vice-president, Ted Wilson; second vice-president, Herb Travis; secretary-treasurer, Ray Bronson; Sgt.-at-Arms, Leonard Ward; executive, C.L. Workman, Russell Hall; Ross Bennett; welfare officer, C.L. Workman; public relations, Ray Bronson; chaplain, Rev. H. Jennings; building committee, Gordon Workman, Orwell Elliott, Russell Hall; canteen committee, C.L. Workman, Subject, Orwell Elliot, Russel Hall; canteen committee, C.L. Workman, Russell Hall and Vernon Grenke; poppy committee, Walter MacFarlane, Norman Young, Eldon Mann, J. Mac Baeker; membership committee, William Elston, Tom MacFarlane, and Morris Wineberg; auditors, Vernon Grenke, Orwell Elliot. The WMS of Melville Presbyterian Church met in the church parlor for their Christmas meeting. Miss Bessie Moses presided for the meeting and Mrs. W. C. King was pianist. The devotional period on the Christmas story, was in charge of Mrs. William Little, Mrs. George Evans and Mrs. John Yuill. Short annual reports were given by Mrs. Dan Huether, Mrs. Charles Davis, Mrs. James Mair, and Miss Millie MacFarlane, secretaries for Glad Tidings, welcome and welfare, Literature and library and supply, respectively. Mrs. John Bowman reported for the nominating committee and pesented the new officers for 1961. They were: past president, Mrs. J. H. Greene; president, Mrs. W.W. Smith; vice-presidents, Miss Bessie Moses, Mrs. W. A. Williams, Mrs. W. L. Speir; secretary, Mrs. D. C. Matheson; assistant secretary, Miss Nellie Jardine; treasurer, Miss Amy Speir; assistant treasurer, Mrs. John Yuill. North Huron County Orange Lodge met in Wingham for its annual meeting, with a large attendance. Bro. Harvey Jacklin, of Brussels, was re-elected for 1961, along with Dept. Co. Master Ross Errington, Dungannon; chaplain Wm. Taylor, Belgrave, recording secretary, Henry Pattison, Belgrave; finance secretary, Milo Casemore, Wingham; treasurer, Robert Hibbert, Fordwich; Marshal, George Brook, Wingham; lecturers, William Henderson, and Harold Hutton, Wingham, and Tyler Emerson Mitchell of Brussels. Dec. 10, 1975 Ken McKinnon, district representative to the Ontario Milk Marketing Board spoke to a gathering of disgruntled dairy farmers at the Huron Federation of Agriculture meeting in Clinton. Mr. McKinnon told farmers not to overreact to the government’s cutback on industrial milk subsidy. Any cut in production, he said, could lead to a milk shortage. A nominating committee of Mrs. J. McNichol, Mr. Howard Campbell and Mr. H. Sillib were instructed to bring in a slate of officers for Blyth Swinging Seniors. The public was made aware of a scare in cattle lice and proper precautions were given. Dec. 10,1986 Snow didn’t stop the Seaforth District High School Girls Band from entertaining people at the Brussels Santa Claus Parade and didn’t stop hundreds from watching the parade. The new executive of the Huron- Perth Shorthorn Club was named at the organization’s annual meeting in Brussels. President of the club was Cam Proctor; vice president was Jack Currie; past president, Frank Falconer, and Bob Higgins was past vice president. Bruce Falconer has turned his longtime interest in canoes into a new business as he builds cedar-strip canoes at his new home near Goderich. He gave up his construction business in Blyth last year. Bruce McCall, vice chairman of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority spoke to members at the Authority’s annual general meeting. With him on the platform were Les Tervit, MVCA general manager, and Vince Judge, MVCA chairman and provincial representative. The new board of directors of the Huron County Holstein Club was installed at the Club’s annual meeting in Brussels. They were: Neil Vincent, Paul Gibbings, John Weirsma, Bob Eckert, Joe Winkel, Paul Meyer, David ten Pas, Robert Vodden, Secretary Betty Jones, Lyle Martin, Terry Buchanan and Director Alan Carter.