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I'M AFRAID YOU HAVE SOME
HARD OPTIONS, MR. ROSS —
ROOT CANAL, EXTRACTION, OR
RADICAL RECONSTRUCTION
WELL, DOC, THAT'S CHILD'S
PLAY COMPARED TO THE
CHOICES I JUST FACED
IN THE VOTING BOOTH !
Looking Back Through the Years
PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2006.
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THE EDITOR,
We are the St Joseph's Kingsbridge
Youth Group a group of over 60
young people (with an average
attendance of 45) from Grades 6-13
who meet every two weeks in the
basement of our church. We are
writing you, our area churches and
neighbours to help us.
The London Diocese of the Roman
Catholic Church is undergoing
reorganization. Tragically, St.
Joseph's Kingsbridge has been
recommended for closure. The main
trigger for this recommendation is not
money, or our building's condition,
but rather the projected population in
the year 2020.
The Bishop, will make his decision
between March-May. We are asking
you to -join us in a letter writing
campaign.
Our church means everything to us,
the youth of our parish. St. Joseph's is
our place of worship, but it is also our
place to gather as a group—a
community—to exercise our faith and
enjoy the company of friends.
Without our church it would be
unrealistic to find another location
that all of our members could attend.
As a result the program and the youth
group would die. We won't just lose a
building; we will lose our entire
identity.
In the face of possibly losing our
school and our church- our little
hamlet will be wiped from the map by
the very people who are supposed to
be helping us in our faith journey. We
feel that we, the youth, are the future
of this church, not a projected number
on a Deanery piece of paper.
We also know that when anything
affects you in the country, it also
affects your neighbours. Many of
you, our friends of different faiths,
have expressed your disbelief,
outrage, sadness and dismay. We have
sung with you in the Lucknow
Carolfest, prayed with you in the
annual World Day of Prayer,
tremendously enjoyed your garden
parties, and welcomed many of your
youth as our members.
And, as is usual in times of crisis,
you have flooded us with offers of
help, encouragement and support.
We are asking that you try to e-mail
your letters as soon as possible for
maximum effect. The letter needn't
be long, and we suggest your subject
line should explain who you are eg
"neighbour/ neighbouring parish
supports Kingsbridge".
Send to: Bishop Fabbro c/o
bketelaars@rcec.london.on.ca
Council of Priests c/o
pkeller@ rcec.london.
Council of Priests c/o
ddalton@rcec.london.on.ca Bishop
Fabbro Chancery Office, Diocese of
London, 1070 Waterloo St, London
Ont, N6A 3Y2
Our contact is our leader, Jennifer
Miltenburg at 519 529 7640 or e-
mail: esteem@hurontel.on.ca Your
support would mean more to us than
we can express in words.
The Executive of the St Joseph's
Kingsbridge Youth Group; Patrick
Miltenburg, Youth Leader, John
Dalton, President, Michelle Lewis
vice president, Julia Hogan,
recording secretary; Missy Kuik,
correspondence secretary, Amanda
Gorel, treasurer, Liz Lalonde, past
president.
- Jan. 29, 1959
The World Day of Prayer was held. _
on the first Friday in Lent. The
prayer service was to be held in
Cairo, Egypt, and would be watched
by millions around the world.
Firefighters worked hard to
prevent a major fire after a 76-car
New Haven freight train jumped the
tracks near Stamford, Connecticut.
The crash resulted in almost 20 of
the train cars piling into each other.
Some tumbled down an
embankment.
There were no passengers on any
of the cars, and no-one was seriously
injured, however all tracks on the
main line were blocked by the
wreckage.
Jan. 27, 1960
A talented young local boy placed
second overall in a public speaking
competition held in the area. Louis
van Lammeren of Blyth won second
prize at a contest held at the Legion
Hall in Clinton. His topic was
People of Canada. Louis was a
Grade 9 student at Clinton District
Collegiate Institute.
Famous actress Brigitte Bardot
was featured in a photo holding her
own newborn son Nicolas. The boy
had been born in Bardot's spacious
apartment in Paris, France. She was
also pictured with her husband, also
an actor, Jacques Charrier.
Jan. 22, 1969
A special delivery to the Blyth
Singer Centre's pet department
proved to be quite an unusual
attraction. An African lion was to be
held at the Centre for a time before
being picked up by the future owner
who lived in Gorrie. The lion was
only four months old and already the
size of a large German shepard dog.
Visitors could come 'see the lion in
Blyth until it went home with its new
owner.
There were several different
incidents being investigated by the
Wingham detachment of the Ontario
Provincial Police.
The first incident was a two-car
collision that took place on Sideroad
25/26, in Turnberry Twp. A 1969
Rambler, driven by a Teeswater
man, was southbound when it
collided with a 1968 Valiant, driven
by a Wingham man. There were no
serious injuries reported, and
damages were estimated at $345.
The second was another two-car
collision that took place on Sideroad
10, in Turnberry Twp. A 1968
Chrysler, driven by a Wingham man
was pulling out of a laneway when it
was struck by a 1969 Chevrolet
driven by a Hanover man.
There were no serious injuries,
and damages were estimated at
$450.
Th final incident was a single-car
crash. A 1968 Mercury pick-up truck
was being driven by a Wroxeter man
when he lost control of the vehicle
on the icy roads and rolled over into
the ditch. The accident took place on
the "B" Line in Turnberry Twp.
Damages were estimated at $400
and there were no injuries.
Jan. 28, 1987
A devastating fire broke out in a
Londesborough-area barn in the
early morning hours. Blyth
firefighters arrived at the scene to
find the barn already engulfed in
flames. There was nothing to be
done to save the barn, but the
brigade stayed on site for several
hours, dousing flames, because the
strong winds were fanning the fire
towards the farm house.
Sadly, a total of nine sows, several
feeder pigs, 500 chickens, and a
small number of cattle were lost in
the fire. The total damages were not
known yet, but it was reported that
residents of Vanastra were able to
see the flames of this horrific
fire.
The 1987 board of directors of the
Brussels Agricultural Society were
appointed at the Society's annual
banquet and meeting, held in
Brussels.
Among the newly appointed
members were: Edith Pipe, ladies'
division secretary; Betty Cardiff,
ladies division, president; John
McIntosh, president; Rose Marie
Bishop, secretary; Joan Bernard,
ladies' division first vice-president;
Keith Williamson, past president;
Jim Hunter, first vice-president and
Allen Cardiff, vice-president.
Harvey Craig was presented with
an Agricultural Service Diploma for
meritous service to agriculture in
recognition of more than 50 years of
service to the Brussels Agricultural
Society, as both director, and an
associate director.
Keith Williamson, retiring Society
president, made the presentation at
the annual banquet and meeting held
in Brussels.
Playing at the Park Theatre in
Goderich was a film called Stand By
Me. The film was acclaimed as
"absolutely wonderful, a film I may
never forget", says Jim Lyons of the
Sneak Previews Independent
Network News.
Also playing was the Disney
classic, Lady and the Tramp.
Jan. 24, 1994
For reasons unknown,
nominations for the Citizen of the
Year award for Blyth and Brussels
were significantly down from
expected numbers. The nomination
period was almost half over, and the
nominations definitely were not
flowing in at overwhelming
paces.
The awards were meant to honour
the deserving people in the
community and were presented by
The Citizen newspaper.
Test-driving a government
It's fascinating how a country can be made up of more than 30 million
individuals with widely-differing points of view but in an election, a kind
of group personality appears that mirrors the combined mood of the land.
In the 2004 election the mood seemed to be that people wanted to
punish the Liberal government for its sins in the sponsorship scandal but
wasn't ready to replace it so the result was a Liberal minority. The mood
reflected in Monday's election seemed to be that people were encouraged
by Stephen Harper's platform offering moderate policies yet weren't sure
whether they'd get those policies or his former Reform Party beliefs if he
formed a majority government. Why not test-drive the government for a
couple of years by giving the Conservatives a minority, the nation's group
personality seemed to say.
So Mr. Harper will get his chance to form a government but on a short
leash, always having to build a coalition to stay in power. Experience in
the past has often shown that a new minority is able to blame the
opposition for obstructing its ability to govern and go to the public for a
stronger mandate, which they get. This will be the hope of the
Conservatives, that they've got their foot in the door to really getting to
implement their policies with a strong majority down the way.
It should be an intriguing couple of years ahead, Will those Canadians
who formerly feared the Reform/Alliance influence on the Conservative
Party warm to what Mr. Harper is able to offer in power and be ready to
give him a bigger mandate? How will all those former Reform supporters
and those former Harris government cabinet ministers Tony Clement and
Jim Flaherty deal with the restrictions of trying to please middle-ground
Canadians when they entered politics to institute a much more radical
change?
Locally, it's interesting how the Huron-Bruce riding, has grown to
mirror the national mood much more than in the past. Many thought Paul
Steckle's popularity was so strong he wouldn't be threatened by the anti-
Liberal feelings in the country. In the end he survived, but barely as the
voters nearly repeated their pattern of the 1993 election which saw
Steckle first elected. Back then who'd have thought the locally-popular
Murray Cardiff would be a victim of the Progressive Conservative
unpopularity either?
So the voters have spoken. Now, whether you support the
Conservative agenda or fear it, we must live with the results. — KR
Letter to the editor