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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2005-08-11, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY. AUGUST 11, 2005. Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Advertising, Heather Armstrong & Dianne Nonkes The CitizenEditorialsThe 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 ($28.04 + $1 96 G.S.T.) in Canada; $85.00/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 PAP REGISTRATION NO. 09244 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON NOG 1 HO email: norhuron@scsinternet.com Canada We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our mailing costs. P.O. Box 429, P.O. Box 152, BLYTH, Ont. BRUSSELS, Ont. N0M 1 HO NOG 1 HO Phone 523-4792 Phone 887-9114 FAX 523-9140 FAX 887-9021 E-mail norhuron@»csinternet.com Website www.northhuron.on.ca jXpcna eg™ Member of the Ontario Press Council We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright How do we come together? Speaking to a meeting sponsored by the Blyth Business Association last month, Cynthia Moyer of Phoenix Marketing urged community leaders to envision where their community could be 25 years from now and work together to make it happen. The advice was wise and visionary but accomplishing Moyer’s recipe for a successful future may be harder than it looks for Blyth, or Brussels or other small communities. For one thing, while these communities have a proven record of working together to accomplish amazing things like building arenas or medical centres, rebuilding the community seems to be a goal that alludes people. It’s not something visible like an arena. It’s not something with a definite ending like having a community facility built and paid for. Revitalizing a community also mi st be a partnership between community and private enterprise. Moyer’s vision included a unified identity for the village but the money for renovations of main street stores must come from the building owners. Given the unprofitability of many main street businesses in these days of out-of-town shopping, it’s going to be hard to persuade building owners to fork out money. Leadership is also a factor. While local municipal councils were never really the drivers of activity in communities like Brussels and Blyth, they were a starting point. Let’s face it, most people don’t feel nearly as comfortable going to a nearby town to make a proposal to a council of a larger, amalgamated municipality as they did when they could talk to their neighbours who were village councillors. The villages are becoming rudderless with a sense of not knowing to whom to tum to alter the course of a current downward spiral. Finally, people must care deeply and be ready to work to change the current course. Sadly, many people just want to live their own lives these days and let someone else worry if the community needs help. — KR How quickly we forget The 60th anniversary of the only use of atomic weapons against a human population was hardly noticed last week as the world’s attention concentrated on modem concerns about terrorism. Though the mushroom cloud of nuclear explosions spread fear through the world’s populations for 40 years with the threat of a war that would end all wars between the U.S. and Soviet Union nuclear arsenals, few people think about the possibility much today. The collapse of Communism in eastern Europe seems to have soothed our concerns, even though most of the nuclear stockpile still exists. Today, the images of destruction that haunt westerners are of planes flying into office towers or wounded and dead being pulled from commuter trains in England or Spain, not the destruction of an entire city by the bomb that dropped on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945 or the one that levelled Nagasaki three days later. It’s thought 140,000 people died at Hiroshima, though we’ll never know for sure because many people were vaporized by the heat of the blast. Many others were horribly wounded, or they died of radiation sickness. Such is the short-term nature of human memory that anti-nuclear protesters, including survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki blasts, were jeered recently at a protest march against nuclear weapons in Washington. Some Americans, traumatized by the attacks on their country on Sept. Il, 2001, weren’t in any mood to have anyone question their government over anything related to defence. In fact, after years of not testing any nuclear weapons, the U.S. has resumed testing since the terror attacks of four years ago. Terrorism is a problem of the moment. It’s tragic that people must die because of the hatred of a small group of fanatics. But atomic warfare remains a far greater danger to the future of humanity than terrorism. Deadly as they can be, terrorists wipe out trains or buildings, not cities or countries. We must remember the lessons of Hiroshima and pressure governments to curtail nuclear weapons. —KR Oohkay, Mr. Hufferman, the doctor is finally going to have time to look at that nasty cut on your leg. Looking Back Through the Years Letter to the editor THE EDITOR, The United Way was thrilled to be involved in the first annual Warden’s Walk, led by Warden Doug Layton, held on June 23. Warden Layton demonstrates that walking is a great way for everyone to get out and get active. This event was a fantastic opportunity to be outdoors, and enjoy the scenic views from the boardwalk in Goderich. We are very pleased with the participation of various students and educators from across the county in this event geared to kicking off an active summer. Certainly we were delighted to see the many municipal leaders that were able to join the walkers at elementary schools in their communities. Thank you to the Huron Health Unit, the YMCA of Goderich Huron and especially Warden Layton for your enthusiastic involvement in this first annual event. Next year we hope to see even more participation! Sincerely, Kimberly Payne Executive Director Huron United Way Aug. 11,1948 A Belgrave district farmer narrowly escaped death when he was attacked, and thrown to the ground by an infuriated bull at his farm. The man was rounding up his cattle prior to milking when the bull bolted at him and held him to the ground twice. Luckily, he was able to make it over the fence and into a tree, where he waited until neighbours rescued him. He was rushed to Wingham General Hospital. He suffered several severe bruises, and was treated for shock. It was rumored that Hollywood was getting read to begin a large anti-daylight saving time campaign early the next year. Many movie bigwigs were convinced that moving the clocks an hour ahead ruined summer theatre attendance. They were said to be willing ’to spend a large sum for lobbying pur­ poses. During a severe electrical storm in the early morning hours of Aug. 1, a bam located on Lot 16, Cone. 12, West Wawanosh Twp., was destroyed by fire. Neighbours who gathered to help fight the blaze found they could do nothing but watch as the property went up in flames. Among the losses were 15 pigs, two sows, a season’s crop of oats and hay, several loads of wheat, a truck and a wagon. Aug. 9,1972 Three men working on a new Morris Twp. bridge came close to severe injury when the reinforcing steel form on which they were working collapsed due to a high strong gust of wind that swept through the area. The men were taken to Wing­ ham and District Hospital where they were treated for abrasions and possible concussions. A meeting was held at the home of Carl McDonald, Municipal Chairman of the Huron Federal Liberal Association for Grey Twp., where the following poll captains were elected : 1. Lawson Doig, 2. Norman Hoover, 3. Don McDonald, 4. Scott McLean, 5. Carl McDonald, 6. George McDonald, and 7. Ken McDonald. The Liberal candidate for Huron, Charlie Thomas, was present at the meeting and discussed the progress of the campaign. Aug. 8,1973 A preliminary report by town engineers in Blyth reported that possible repairs to be made to the Memorial Hall could cost up to $12,000. Arguments were made that at that cost, it would be better to tear it down than to make all the repairs. However, it was also brought to attention that the cost to tear it down would likely equal the cost of repairs. Finally, a decision was made to have the engineers do a full study on the building and make recommendations and estimates for costs. The deadline for the report was made to be Sept. 5. A team of young athletes from the Blyth area successfully gave outstanding performances and went on to win the Lake Huron Zone annual track and field meet. The team included the following athletes: (Girls 13 and under) Lori Ann Hesselwood, Christine McNall, Kim Oster, and Charlene Campbell. (Boys 13 and under) Kevin Carter, Gary Nicholson, Dale Whitfield, Bobby Hull and Sam Cook. (Girls 10 and under) Bernice Passchier, Shelley Patterson, Sharon Westberg, and Adrienne Schipper. (Boys 10 and under) Bruce Hunking, Dean Shobbrook, Daryl Youngblut, Anten Passchier, and Franklin Snell. (Girls seven and under) Darlene Hunking, Trudy Peckit, Kendra Youngblut, Amanda Snell, and Lori Charter. (Boys seven and under) Scott Miller, Kurt Whitfield, Peter Boven, and Kent Hallahan. Other teams participating were from St. Marys, Teeswater, Mount Forest, Kincardine, and Port Elgin. Aug. 13,1986 A car owned by a Windsor woman was parked in the alley behind the Memorial Hall when it began to roll backwards, north down the lane, managing to miss all other vehicles parked along the way. It crossed Drummond Street went downhill and finally crashed into a house. The person inside at the time compared the sounds of the incident to ‘a bomb going off’. The damages to the house were estimated at $1,000, and also $1,000 in damages to the car. The woman, who had been attending a play at the Hall at the time of the incident, was charged as a result of the incident. The Mustang Prive-In in Goderich was showing a double feature, The first film starred John Candy in a comedy called Armed and Dangerous. The second had an all-star cast and crew including Jim Henson,. George Lucas, and David Bowie in the movie The Labyrinth. Aug. 10,1994 Two Belgrave area children were hospitalized after being affected by E. coli food poisoning, The children, both under the age of five, were very ill, and were taken to a London hospital for treatment. Although the source of the illness was still under investigation, a press release was made by the Huron County Health Unit reminding everyone that the most common cause of the deadly bacteria is undercooked hamburger and unpasteurized milk.