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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2004-09-16, Page 4The Citizen P.O. Box 429, BLYTH, Oht. NOM 1H0 Phone 523-4792 FAX 523-9140 P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, Ont. NOG IHO Phone 887-9114 FAX 887-9021 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.com Website www.northhuron.on.ca Looking Back Through the Years PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2004. Editorials Opinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Advertising, Alicia deBoer 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 $30.00/year (S28.04 + $1.96.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. PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40050141 PUBLICATIONS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM REGISTRATION NO. 09244 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON NOG 1 H0 email: norhuronescsinternet.com Canad'i Aocna + CNA 1 i We acknowledge the financial support of Member of the Ontario Press Council Mll6M1 the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscrlpts or toward our mailing costs. photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright Paying for past mistakes The federal government last week announced nearly a half-billion dollars in aid to a hard-hit beef industry trying to survive the closure of borders to Canadian cattle following the discovery of one Alberta cow sick with BSE. To urban taxpayers it seems like a lot of money. Spread among thousands of cattle and sheep farmers, it doesn't seem like much. Either way, the cost of BSE has been staggering, not Just in Canada but around the world. That cost, paid by thousands of innocent victims, came because some people thought they were smarter than they were. Scientists generally accept the spread of BSE came from using rendered protein from sheep suffering from the brain-destroying disease scrapie, in feed for cattle. No doubt it seemed like a good idea at the time. No doubt some people made money from the practice. A whole different group of people are paying the price for that fatal error. There may be other bills still to pay for humans' folly. Recently there was the frightening revelation that the emerald ash borer has jumped the "firebreak" which had been created in Essex and Kent Counties by cutting all the ash trees in a wide swath across the counties. Officials have been trying to prevent the insect from spreading intn the rest of Ontario from Michigan, where it has killed millions of trees. Meanwhile in Toronto thousands of trees have been cut to try to halt the spread of the Asian long-horn beetle which kills maple trees. Both insects are thought to have entered Canada in wooden pallets used to import Chinese goods. Those who benefitted by importing those goods and their hidden hitchhikers will not be the people paying the price if the insect kills off all the maples and ashes (Ontario's two most prominent hardwoods now that elms are gone). Valuable woodlots will become worthless. Mills that turn logs into lumber and factories that turn that wood into furniture and other products will be lost. Our environment could change because those trees moderate our climate. There's a terrible price paid when humans think they can outsmart nature but fail. Unfortunately as long as others pick up the tab for those who make the error, there's no incentive for change. — KR THE EDITOR, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many Guiders of this area for giving so freely of their time to help keep Units active. Their contributions, and those of Guiders before them, have helped many thousands of girls over the nearly 95 years that Girl Guides has existed in Canada. Many women become Unit helpers when their daughters join Girl Guides and that 'extra hand' is needed. A large number of these women go on to become registered Guiders because of the fun they have while helping. Others join because they want to help make a difference in the lives of the girls or because they need to challenge themselves. Most also enjoy being part of a huge organization whose main purpose is the nurturing of girls in an environment where girls are allowed to be themselves without the competition inherent when both boys and girls are present. Teaching these girls to become responsible citizens and future community and world leaders is very rewarding. Whatever the reason for joining, many women stay in Guiding for themselves, for the friendships that develop within the Unit, District and beyond. These things are what keep most women involved, but there is a great deal that they also get back from Girl Guides. They learn time management, budgeting, record keeping and public speaking to name just a few advantages. They also learn games, songs and crafts. Camping helps teach teamwork as well as survival skills. And then there is the training available for all Guiders and required for new Guiders. Here they learn much of what they will need to run a Unit, go camping, plan a trip and just have a lot of fun. This is also an opportunity to share problems and their solutions with other Guiders. If you have a daughter who is interested in becoming a Spark (ages six to seven), a Brownie (seven to nine), a Guide (nine to 12), a Pathfinder (12 to 15) or a Senior Branches member (15 to 17 plus), or if you are a woman aged 18 plus who would like to become a Guider, please call Janet at 887-6618. Look for the Girl Guide booth at the fair and register there. Elaine Doig, Commissioner Clysdale Division Girl Guides. Sept. 17, 1952 The Brussels Lions Club Boys and Girls Band performed its last concert of the summer at Victoria Park. The Huron Juveniles won their second game against Chatham 5 - 2. Sept. 18, 1969 Two barns in Morris Twp. were completely destroyed by fire from an electrical storm. Robert Wheeler lost a large amount of hay, straw and some crop, but the grain was saved. Ronald Gordon lost that season's crop of hay and straw as well as a combine and other machinery. Fortunately the cattle were in the field at that time. The Brussels Fall Fair was on the verge of non-existence with talk of all grants towards the fair being discontinued. Sept. 20, 1972 East Wawanosh Public School students participated in the annual Belgrave school fair. The Huron - Perth TB and Respiratory Disease Association held an educational display during the International Plowing Match in Sebringvi I le. Confirmed cases of rabies in animals had increased markedly in Huron County during the first eight months of 1972. The total confirmed cases involving both domestic and wild animals was 52, presenting an approximate increase of 50 per cent over 1971. The Heritage Foundation presented the Van Egmond committee with a cheque for $7,000. A further donation of the same amount was to follow if the committee raised $7,000 through public donations. Residents in McKillop Twp. were to vote on the sale of liquor in the township. Ray Geiger Philom, the editor of The Farmers' Almanac visited Ontario to help the distril;utiOn of the 1973 Canadian edition of the book. Sept. 17, 1986 Charlene Stephenson was the runner-up for the Brussels Queen of the Fair title, Leanne Armstrong was the winner of the congeniality award while Linda Ten Pas was crowned Queen. A total of 10 girls were entered in the competition. The show went on despite the worst rainfall in the 66-year history of the Belgrave, Blyth and Brussels School Fair. An Auburn-area man was listed in serious condition in University Hospital in London, after being stabbed eight times with a knife in a fight outside the Bedford Hotel in Goderich. He was stabbed once in the arm, four times in th stomach area and three times in the back with a five-inch "fishing-type" knife, after he and another man got into an argument inside the hotel and were ejected onto the street. Record rainfall of six to seven inches over much of Huron County, left the white bean harvest "really hurting" . Henry Van Keulen v, as the centre of attention when he arrived at the Brussels Flying Club's Fly-in in an armed forces jet helicopter. He is a CP air pilot and served in the armed forces reserve. The new principal at East Wawanosh Public School was Ken Scott. Both Jack Riddell and Murray Elston announced their intention to seek the Liberal nomination in the two new ridings created in a shift in riding boundaries. Riddell, the Minister of Agriculture for Ontario and MPP for Huron-Middlesex was seeking the nomination for the new riding of Huron. Elston, the Minister of Health, and MPP for Huron would run in the new riding of Bruce. The new Blyth Lions Club executive was Ernie Phillips, John Stewart, Don Stewart, Stewart Ament, Murray Musty, Charlie Shaw, Paul Kerr, Frank Hallahan, Ken Cucksey and Gerald Kerr. Sept. 21,-1994 The smile on her face was as sunny as the day as Terry Team Member Joanne King led off the 14th annual Terry Fox Run in Brussels. There were 159 people registered for the event and $4,236 was raised. The white bean harvest was well underway in the southern region of the county. Loose cattle caused an accident in East Wawanosh Twp. Three bikes were stolen in Blyth. Mark and Jayne Marquis delighted the audience at the Light the Way Cafe in Blyth with their ballroom dancing. Verna and Lewis Cook of Belgrave celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. - Bainton's celebrated 100 years in the leather industry with an open house. Laurel Campbell returned from Australia after spending six weeks there as a representative for the Auburn Lions in the youth exchange program. Sept. 15, 1999 Four people were taken to hospital after a two-car collision on London Rd. by Westfield Rd. in East Wawanosh Twp. The slowpitch team, A Few Good Men, hosted a fundraising ball tournament with proceeds totalling $3,200 going to Jesse's Journey. Katie Harrison was crowned 1999 Brussels Fall Fair Ambassador. Jack McCutcheon of Brussels was to lead the way when participants departed for the annual Terry Fox Run. Making the dollars sound big Who could possibly know whether the provinces or the federal government come closer to the truth in this week's battle over funding for health care. The same dollars seem to be spent over and over again. Most people want the government to make things happen but resent paying taxes to make it happen. Governments, particularly Paul Martin when he was finance minister, seem to have found the perfect answer: - announce money then announce it again. He announces a big figure and it sounds good unless you hear that it is spread over several years. Then for good measure he announces the money again in a few months. It's a big-money version of the old shell game. — KR Letter to the editor