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Local youth will witness poverty
BY TIM CUMMING
Expositor Editor
Five local youth will come face-
to-face with poverty this March.
Unlike the people they visit, how-
ever, they will be able to leave after
10 days.
The five students, all from
Seaforth and area, will join ten
other teenagers and five adults in a
Poverty Awareness Trip to the
Dominican Republic. While there
they will be visiting and participat-
ing in development and work pro-
jects, a children's hospital, a sugar
factory and a school.
Participant Steve Van den Hengel
explains his reasons for going:
"I thought it would be an interest-
ing experience to see what it's
really like because we don't have
the same experience (of poverty) in
Canada."
The trip is organized through an -
ecumenical, non-profit group called
Rayjon Share Care but is financed
by the young people themselves in
conjunction with local donours,
churches and service groups. Each
student funds $500 of the $1,100
cost of the trip. The youth are now
trying to raise the additional $600 TIM CUMMING PHOTO
per member cost from local sup- WORLD TRAVELLERS - Participants in the Rayjon poverty awareness trip are Steve Hicknell, Joe Van
porters. Bake', Mike Moylan, Christine Dale, Mike Etue and Steve Van den Hengel. The youth, all residents of
The five local young people tak- the Seaforth and Dublin area, are headed to the Dominican Republic.
ing the, trip, all students of St. years. The organization, which
Michael's School in Stratford, are receives some funding from the
Christine Dale, Mike Etue, Steve Canadian International Development
Hicknell, Mike Moylan and Steve Agency (CIDA), has three people
Van den Hengel. None of the young hired to work on various missionary
travellers have visited any country
other than Canada or the United pr0Jcets•
States. The students have been encour-
One local person who took a aged to take the trip by the Roman
Rayjon trip abroad for seven clays Catholic church in St. Columban
in January of 1993 was Joe Van and will be escorted by Father
Bakel, of Dublin. He said partici- Hardy.
pants feel a range of feelings Joe Van Bakel, who may also join
including guilt and sadness at see- the five other students on the trip,
ing the abject poverty. said young people are interested in
"There's an aspect of cult more than their own backyard.
shock," he said, noting it's some- 'People want to know about the
times fun trying to break through world, they want to see what's
the language barrier. (The Domini- going around them on a global
can Republic is a Spanish-speaking scale."
country). He said the money spent on the
He explained that Rayjon has trip is justified not so much for its
been sending groups of young development benefits but because it
people on these trips for about eight is a community awareness project.
"We won't be tourists
when we go down
there..."
When the travellers return they tallc
to area groups about their experi-
ences.
When the 18 -year-old Dublin
resident returned from his excursion
he noted how the people often
appeared happy despite their pov-
erty. This made an impression on
Steve Hicknell, who is about to take
the trip.
"It's amazing how people can be
that happy with nothing,". he said.
For—lvl e Moylan, of RR 5
Seaforth,
poverty firs
different peo
of Egmondville, also wants the
Seaforth backs 'responsible' gun use motion
trip is a chance to see
-hand and "see how
le live." Mike Etue,
At the November Town Council
meeting Seaforth endorsed a resol-
ution entitled "Responsible Recre-
ational Firearm Use" sent by Inky
Mark, President of the Dauphin
Handgun Club and Deputy -Mayor
of the Town of Duphin, Manitoba.
"Without your support the privi-
lege to own and use firearms by
Canadians may become a thing of
the past in ,the near future," 'states
Inky Marks in his letter to the,
Mayor of Seaforth.
Obituaries
MICHAEL HERBERT
Michael Andrew Herbert of RR 2
Kippen, died suddenly as the result
of an automobile accident on Sun-
day, January 9, 1994. He was in his
18th year. Beloved son of Robert P.
and Judith Rose (Heimbecker)
Herbert of RR 2 Kippen. Dear
grandson of Mrs. Clara Herbert of
RR 1 Ripley. *Dear brother of
Teresa Herbert and her husband
Iain McMorland of RR 2 Kippen
and Cathy and her friend David
Prance of RR 1 Woodham. Dear
friend of Jeni Mae Pfaff. Dear
uncle to Gordon and Tyler
McMorland. Predeceased by his
grandparents Harvey Herbert and
Milton and Verna Heimbecker. Also
surviving are several aunts, uncles
and cousins. Michael was a student
of South Huron High School,
Exeter. Visitation was Tuesday,
January 11 in the Hensall United
Chapel, 120 King St., thence to
Hensall United Church where the
funeral service will be conducted on
Wednesday, January 12 at 1 p.m.
with Rev. Henry Annen officiating.
Spring interment in McTaggart's
Cemetery. Donations to charity of
choice would be appreciated.
Michael P. O'Connor Funeral
Homes entrusted with arrangements.
MERVIN GODKIN
Mervin Edmund Godkin died at
Wiarton on Sunday, January 9,
1994. Mervin Godkin of RR 1,
Mar, was in his 63rd year. Beloved
husband of the former June
Rodgers. Dear father of Linda and
Paul of Toronto; Bryan and Susan
of Walton; Brother of Lavern and
wife Marion; Olene and her hus-
band Murray Dennis all of Walton;
Audrey and her husband Lloyd
Beuermann of Mitchell; Merle and
her husband James Burns of Sarnia
and Lois and her husband Glenn
Sinclair of Essex. Also survived by
four grandchildren Anita, Alex,
Matthew and Kaley. The family
received friends at the` Davidson
Chapel, Lions Head on January 10
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Com-
plete funeral service conducted
from the chapel on Tuesday, Jan-
uary 11. Spring Interment Eastnor
Cemetery. Donations to the charity
of your choice would be appreci-
ated.
GEORGE NESBITT
After a courageous battle with
cancer, George Albert Nesbiu died
peacefully at his home on January
8, 1994 in his 67th year. Beloved
husband of the former Florence
Williamson whom he married on
November the 1st, 1947. Born in
Morris Twp. he was the son of the
late Albert Nesbitt and Della Potter.
Loving father of Linda Nesbiu and
Art McMichael of London, Brenda
and Jim Kitching of RR 7 St.
Marys, Murray and Connie Nesbitt
of Blyth, Maurice and Kathy
Nesbitt of Shedden. Proud grandfa-
ther of Richard, Ann Marie and
Christine Trentelman, Mark, Scott,
Tim and Carla Kitching, Jeff and
Cathy Nesbiu, Lee, Rae Lynn and
Jessica Nesbitt. Dear brother of
Eileen and Bruce Barrie of
Goderich. Known to many as a
local Farm Drainage Contractor, he
was a member of Hullett Lodge AF
& AM #568 and Ontario Street
United Church, Clinton. Visitation
at the Whitney-Ribey Funeral
Home, Seaforth Monday from 2-4
and 7-9 p.m. where funeral service
was held on Tuesday January 11 at
2 p.m. Expression of sympathy may
be made to the Canadian Cancer
Society or the charity of your
choice. A Masonic Service was
held at the funeral home Monday,
January 10.
Pallbearers were Carl Nesbitt,
Dave Renner, Ray Hallahan, Bodie
Craig, Murray Govier, and Jack
Armstrong. Rev. David Woodall
officiated. Spring interment Blyth
Union Cemetery.
LLOYD WORKMAN
Lloyd Cudmore Workman passed
away on November 29, 1993 at the
Oshawa General Hospital in his
86th year. Beloved husband of Jean
and is lovingly remembered by two
daughters, Ann (Abgott) of
Williamsville N.Y. and Barbara
(Cassin) of Calgary and six
grandchildren. He is also survived
by one brother Orville Workman of
Kippen. He was predeceased by his
wife Mary in 1969.
He was born and raised in
Kippen, Ontario, and was a grad-
uate of Seaforth Collegiate. He was
employed by General Motors in
Oshawa where he retired as Assist-
ant Director of Sales for all of
Eastern Canada in 1968.
The funeral was held on Wednes-
day,, December 1, 1993 from the
Armstrong Funeral Home Oshawa.
His six grandchildren acted as
pallbearers.
MARY BRUXER
Mary Ellen Bruxer, of RR 1
Dublin, died at the Hillside Nursing
Home, RR 5 Stratford on Wednes-
day, January 5, 1994 in her 90th
year.
She was the former Mary Ellen
Delaney and was born at Dublin,
January 7, 1904. She was a daugh-
ter of the late James Delaney and
the former Sarah McQuaid. On Feb.
20, 1928, she married Louis Bruxer
who died April 17, 1968. Following
their marriage, the couple farmed at
RR 1 Dublin in McKillop Town-
ship.
She was a member of St.
Patrick's Roman Catholic Church,
Dublin, and CWL of the parish.
Surviving are sons, Gerald of RR
1 Dublin, and Frank and wife
Maureen, of Dublin; daughters,
Marie White and husband Clarence,
of RR 2 Gadshill, and Helen Cook
and husband Larry, of Dublin;
brothers, Joe Delaney and wife
Mamie, of RR 1 Dublin, and Jim
Delaney and wife Dorothy, of RR 2
Dublin; sisters, Helen McLaughlin,
of RR 4 Walton, Evelyn O'Neil and
Anna Blonde, of Windsor, Loretto
Shea and husband Joe, of RR 1
Dublin, and Frances Melady, of RR
2 Dublin; 20 grandchildren and 30
great-grandchildren; also nieces and
nephews. She was predeceased by a
sister, Teresa Malone, a brother in
infancy, grandsons, Robert Bruxer
and Patrick Cook, and great-grand-
daughter, Elizabeth Murray.
Friends were received at the
Lockhart Funeral Home, Mitchell,
and Mass of the Christian burial
was celebrated 11 a.m. Saturday,
January 8 at St. Patrick's Roman
Catholic Church, Dublin with Rev.
Henry Cassano as celebrant. The
readers for the Mass were Sharon
Walsh and Kathy O'Reilly.
Offeratory bearers were Jacob
Bruxer, Shawn McIntosh, Jim
Delaney and Frances Melady and
the cross bearer was Brendan Cook.
The adult choir was in attendance
with Jayne Walsh, organist. Casket
bearers were Ray White, John
White, Don Bruxer, Ken Bruxer,
Sean Cook and Brian Cook.
Spring burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Prayers were said 7:30 p.m. Jan-
uary 7 at the funeral home.
As expressions of sympathy,
donations may be made to St.
Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
building fund, the Hillside Nursing
Home or a charity of one's choice.
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chance to see how Third World
people live. Christine Dale, of
Seaforth, anticipates it will be a
"life -changing" experience.
"We won't be tourists when we
go down there," she said.
The young people will begin their
trip (which runs during the school
break from March 14-23) in Santa
Domingo. They will help in the
construction of an orphanage as
well as a clean-up project.
The students will each be taking
two suitcases down, one for per-
sonal belongings and the second
full of much-needed medical sup-
plies to donate to the country.
If you care to make a donation of
cash or goods to the Poverty *
Awareness trip please contact:
Mike Etue 522-1318
Stephen Hicknell 345-2948
Mike Moylan 345-2155
Stephen Van den Hengel 527-0845
New belt laws
The following is a report of the
Seaforth Police Services.
Starting Jan. 1, 1994 the Highway
Traffic Act, Regulation 578 was
amended to include the following:
Subsection 106(3) "Drivers failing
to wear complete seat belt assem-
bly" will lose two demerit points
off their driver's licence. In addi-
tion a driver failing to ensure pass-
enger under 16 wears complete
seat -belt assembly will also lose
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