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The Citizen, 2005-09-29, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2005. Editorials Opinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Advertising, Ken Warwick & Marcie Riegling 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 ($28 04 + $ 1 96 G S T.) in Canadg. $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.Canada The Citizen P.O. Box 429, BLYTH, Ont. N0M 1H0 Phone 523-4792 FAX 523-9140 P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, Ont. NOG 1H0 Phone 887-9114 FAX 887-9021 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.com Website www.northhuron.on.ca PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON NOG 1 HO email: norhuron@scsinternet.com We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our mailing costs jLpcna (*cna Member of the Ontario Press Council We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright Where there s a will. . . The most important happening of the Blyth Business Association’s Sept. 20 meeting to discuss the future of main street was not the vision outlined by guest speaker Steven Sparling on behalf of the Blyth Idea Group, but the fact 52 people, the largest gathering of business people in years, came to hear it. The old saying goes, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way” and the turnout of business owners and landlords shows there’s a will to do something to turn around the recent decline of the village’s main street. Sparling encouraged those present to help create a sense of excitement, that something unique is happening in Blyth. and showed them examples of how this can be accomplished with minimum cost through creatively restoring the historic Victorian look of the village. He gave them a goal of accomplishing this by 20G8. He also gave them the sense that this is part of a larger plan to celebrate the village’s fascinating history through murals and signage throughout the village. Sparling and BIG need to be applauded for their leadership, but leading means nothing if no one is following. The encouraging part of the meeting is that nearly every business place on main street was represented, showing there’s a determination to make things happen. Hopefully Brussels businesses will also take up the challenge of looking at their strengths and weaknesses and planning a future and that both of northern Huron’s villages can demonstrate once again they can accomplish through community spirit what seems impossible by the rules society seems to be operating under right now. — KR The Clarkson legacy The importance of the office of governor general seems directly proportional to the strength of the position’s occupancy. Adrienne Clarkson made the role more important than it has been in decades. Often, governors general in Canada have been almost invisible but there have been people in the office, like Georges Vanier who have used their position to inspire Canadians. A good leader in this role can do something prime ministers can’t, even though his or her role is ceremonial. Because the position is aloof from politics, an inspirational governor general can unite Canadians as a politican can’t. Because they have nothing to gain, people may listen more. Adrienne Clarkson was an inspirational leader, going to Afghanistan to visit our troops and touring the country tirelessly. Yes she spent a lot Looking Back Through the Years of money but which is the better ba who spends less or one who makes Commentary By Neil Currie, General Manager, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Ontario Premier McGuinty heard directly from Ontario’s farm leaders when they met opening day of the 2005 International Plowing Match near Listowel in Perth County. The meeting provided an opportunity for the leaders to outline to the premier what Ontario agriculture needs to survive and prosper. OFA's president, Ron Bonnett, was there and encouraged the premier and the Ontario government to produce a budget for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture. Food and Rural Affairs that will make more funds available to the ministry to respond to agriculture’s needs, now and over the long term. In the past decade, Bonnett said, the OMAFRA budget has been cut in half, now representing 0.7 per cent of the total provincial budget. If the government is serious about supporting and encouraging a progressive and dynamic farming sector in Ontario, that amount needs to be doubled. Following the meeting Premier McGuinty and OMAFRA Minister Leona Dombrowsky had with Ontario agriculture’s leaders, a news release from OMAFRA said the province's 30-billion-dollar agri- lood industry is critical to the strength of the rural economy. Minister Dombrowsky, in the same release, said “the challenges in, an invisible governor general the position important? —KR faced by many Ontario producers are the direct result of international trade policies.” She called for a joint effort with the federal government to find solutions for these challenges. Ontario’s farm leaders are prepared to work with provincial and federal officials to achieve improvements in the global trading arena. They have developed new risk management and production insurance partnership programs that both levels of government have to support if Ontario producers are to be protected from the damaging impacts of international trade activities. These international trade activities have devastated incomes for our producers, and our governments need to act immediately to solve both long and short-term income needs. Otherwise, producers will not be able to sustain the industry as their equity disappears. Ontario’s farm leaders made it clear to Premier McGuinty and Minister Dombrowsky that a successful farming sector is critical to the success of environmental stewardship programs, rural economic development and the production of nutritious and safe food to meet the needs of healthy Ontarians. There needs to be enough money in the OMAFRA budget to support an aggressive agriculture awareness Continued on page 6 Sept. 29, 1948 Blyth’s hydro consumption was at an all-time high, and with the Ontario Hydro Commission ready to step in, residents were urged to help out. The quota allowed by the Ontario Hydro Commission was 1,375 kilowatt hours for a 24-hour period. Blyth citizens were consuming well over double that quota. The consumption was up to 3,200 kilowatt hours at the beginning of the week, and climbed to 3,400 by the end. In an attempt to conserve, the power was to be cut between 11:30 and 12:30 p.m., and all residents were given several suggestions to reduce their energy consumption. A three-year-old boy was recovering from an accident (hat took place at his family’s farm. The boy was playing while his father was cutting corn. The child’s hand became entangled in the machine. He was rushed to the hospital in Clinton. Once there, it was found that two fingers on his right hand were broken, and both fingernails had to be removed. The boy was soon returned home where he recovered from his traumatic experience. Mrs. Roselle Coe became the third woman in Canada to make a perfect score, 6,000 put of 6,000. and win the Dominion marksmanship expert shield. She also happened to be a housewife, and a mother of one robust baby boy. She had her eyes next set on winning the Canadian Open Sporting Rifle Shooting Championship. Sept. 27, 1972 Walton Women’s Institute celebrated its 75th anniversary. The Hon. Charles MacNaughton, Huron MPP, announced the appointment of William H. Musser, of Exeter, as local registrar of the Supreme Court of Ontario. He was also named county clerk and surrogate registrar for the County of Huron. Mr. Musser succeeded Mrs. Jean Clements, of Saltford Heights, who retired earlier that year. Sept 26,1973 Margeret Eckert of Seaforth, was crowned Huron County Dairy Princess at the 109th annual Zurich Fall Fair. Miss Eckert attended Seaforth District High School and would go on to compete in the Ontario Dairy Princess finals the next year at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Jean E. Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clair Campbell of Seaforth, formerly of Blyth, graduated from the Victoria Hospital School of Nursing, in London. She had accepted an employment position at Victoria Hospital. Sept. 24, 1986 A Brussels girl was involved in a car accident that took place on Mill Street in Brussels. The car she was riding in veered off the road, and hit a hydro pole. The teen was taken to the Wingham hospital by ambulance as was the driver of the car and another passenger, both young males of Teeswater. All three were treated and released. The damages to the 1978 Honda were estimated at $ 1,500, and damage to the pole was estimated at $150. The driver was charged with careless driving. Members of the Blyth Legion donated a total of $330 to the Clinton hospital. The donation was to go towards the purchase of a water bed which was to be used for the care of veterans and others in the long-term care facility. Hospital administrator Terry Adshead accepted the cheque from Blyth Legion Poppy Chairman Alan Caldwell and treasurer, Donna Govier. An Auburn man was in fair condition after being stabbed in a Goderich brawl. The man was involved in a fight which erupted in the street after an argument in the Bedford Hotel in Goderich. He was stabbed a total of eight times in the chest and back with a five inch knife. He was rushed to Alexandra Marine and General Hospital and then was transferred to University Hospital in London. A London man was charged with attempted murder and was released on $25,000 bail. A spokesperson for University Hospital, London, was unable to say at that point when the man would be released from hospital. Knox Presbyterian Church celebrated its 125th anniversary. Playing at the Park Theatre in Goderich was Extremities, starring Farah Fawcett. Also playing was the comedy Nothing In Common with Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason, as well as The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Sept. 27,1989 Two men confessed to, and were charged and sentenced with, the fire at the Brussels Legion Hall. The fire gutted the building and damages were estimated at over $200,000. Both men were scheduled for trial by jury in Ontario Supreme Court in Goderich but changed their pleas to guilty before trial began. The first man was sentenced to two and a half years in a penitentiary, four months consecutive for the break-in and two months for theft. The second man was sentenced to one year in a reformatory with a recomendation he be assessed for alcohol problems. Ontario Scholars received special awards at Central Huron Secondary School. The scholars included: Jeromy Ten Hag, Susan Gavenlock, Deanna Lyon, Elaine Poore, and Christina Roulston.