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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2004-10-21, Page 1Trick or treating set for Sunday By Elyse DeBruyn Citizen stuff Although Halloween falls on Sunday this year the municipalities of Central Huron, North Huron. Morris-Turnberry, Huron East and Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh all agree there's no need to change the day for trick or treating. Some people think that Halloween should be changed to Oct. 30 this year. Cathy McKay of Blyth said Saturday night is "a better idea for the kids' sake". "I think it should be held on Saturday night for the kids because they would have school the next day if it were on Sunday," said McKay. Beth Whitmore of Blyth disagrees with this theory and believes the spooky festive eve should stay on Sunday. "It shouldn't be about candy, whether kids get to spend half an hour or three hours trick-or-treating, it's not relevant," said Whitmore. Changing Halloween to Saturday night wouldn't be a problem for Jill Sholdice of Brussels, because it would be "nicer for the kids to have the next day off." "If there were a choice between a week night or a weekend night, I think it would be better for the kids to have it on a Saturday night," said Sholdice. Laurie Hill from Blyth agrees that the Halloween date shouldn't change. "It's never been changed before and it has fallen on a Sunday in the past," said Hill. Paster Brent Kipfer of Brussels, said although moving Halloween from Sunday to Saturday isn't a question he has "given a lot of thought to," he thinks it should be changed. "It's not something I feel strongly about, but I do have mixed feelings about it," said Kipfer. "It's a fun time for the kids to dress up and meet their neighbours, but I don't like the occult commentary people bring to Halloween." He said he wouldn't want to spoil the chance for kids to dress up and have some fun, but he doesn't like the stuff that "glorifies" Halloween like "violence, death and evil spiritual powers," "The night it falls on is not an issue for me as much as how it's done," he said. "Sunday is a day when Christians get together to worship, but to me every day should be worshipped so it doesn't matter what day it falls on." Sholdice said from a religious aspect, it doesn't matter to her that Halloween lands on a Sunday. "I'm just thinking of the kids and how much more fun it would be if they could go out on the weekend and not have to worry about school the next day," she said. Pastor Ernest Dow of Blyth said he isn't in favour of Halloween to begin with, but for the children's sake, he would opt to have it on Saturday. "In some ways it might be better for the kids because the next day they have school, but from- a religious point of view, it shouldn't be any day." He said Halloween has "so-called overtones" like witches, ghosts and "practices that the Bible does condemn." "I don't like Halloween, but I would prefer to have it on some other day than Sunday if it has to be I guess," said Dow. Whitmore said she "hardly thinks Halloween is a religious" holiday so there is no need to change it from a Sunday to a Saturday. "It was put on that date for a. reason and if we change it for our convenience we might as well start changing Christmas and New Year's," Whitmore said, Halloween, or the Hallow E'en as they call it in Ireland means All Hallows Eve, the night before the Continued on page 10 NH NORTH HURON PUBLISHING COMPANY INC Inside this week pg Breast cancer survivor shares story pg Home improvement 11 section begins 1 Sheep industry 1 Pg. ,Qh, struggles P p 28 Knox United celebrates let Food Share kicks is,. 4,7 off campaign Tragedy_ A Kincardine-area woman, who was a passenger in this Intrepid, died after the car she was riding in collided with a van at the intersection of Blyth and London Rds. just south of Blyth. Const. Russ Nesbitt was one of the officers at the scene. (Vicky Bremner photo) It was a tragic weekend in the area as crashes claimed the lives of two victims. On Oct. 16 just before 1 p.m. Huron OPP responded to a call at the intersection of Blyth Rd. and London Rd. at the south edge of Blyth. According to police, an eastbound 2002 Chrysler Intrepid had proceeded into the intersection after stopping. The driver, police said, had failed to see a 2003 Pontiac van. which was travelling north. The van struck the passenger side front door of the car. Sharon Collins, RR5, Kincardine, who had been sitting in the passenger's seat managed to get out of the vehicle on her own but then collapsed. She was rushed to Clinton Public Hospital but died. Her 55-year-old husband, who was driving, was uninjured. Four people in the van, who were all from Stratford were taken to hospital, examined, then released. The road was closed until 6 p.m. while officers from the technical traffic collision division investigated. At 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17 officers were called to a two-vehicle crash on Amberley Rd. in Huron East, just west of Molesworth. Police said that a 2004 dumptruck, pulling a flatbed trailer was being backed across the southbound land into a private drive. The driver of an eastbound 2000 Impala didn't see the truck and struck the front left corner of the trailer. David Allan Bregman of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, who police said would have been celebrating his 40th birthday in two weeks, died instantly. At the time of the crash it was dark and raining heavily, reducing visibility. Grey firefighters extricated the man from the car, assisted by police officers. Ambulance personnel from both Huron and Perth were also on the scene. The road remained closed until 1:45 p.m. while technical traffic collision investigators gathered information. The truck driver, a 45-year-old man from Sharon, has been charged with a Highway Traffic Act offence. e Citizen Serving the communities of Blyth and Brussels and northern Huron County Volume 20 No. 41 Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004 $1 (93c + 7c GST) Witches Walk in Myth Saturday 2 killed in area car crashes By Bonnie Gropp Citizen editor The ghouls and goblins make an early visit to Blyth with the annual Witches Walk at the Greenway Trail. This year's event, the third annual, will be held Saturday. Oct. 23 from 7-9:30 p.m. And organizer Bev Blair said the walk's popularity just keeps getting better received. "We had busloads of people show up last year." With participation by donation, the event raised $1,800 in 2003 and $1,100 in 2002 for the Blyth Fire Department. Blair explains that visitors are taken in groups from the starting point, located behind the coal sheds by (lowson's Mills. They are then led along the darkness of the bush-shrouded trail by the riverbed, full of ghoulish surprises. There are about 30 volunteers who devise the new and creative features with one goal in mind — spine-tingling fun. Last year's walk culminated in a haunted house. The plan for this year, said Blair, is top secret. Refreshments follow the walk, which takes about 30 minutes to complete. The tour is open to all ages. However, Blair said, "the back part is scarier, so anyone with little ones can cut off at the gazebo."