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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-03-29, Page 1,Expos Huron • ��to 70 cents plus 5 cents G.S.T. (75 cents) The Huron Expositor, Seaforth, Ontario, March 29, 1995 COMMUNITY y' The men of Seaforth and ;£ area may be a little .;` hairier in coming 4. , months. 527-0430 Briefly Grits vie for Huron candidacy A provincial election must be held soon, although exactly when remains anybody's guess, certainly before the end of this year. Incumbent Huron MPP Paul Klopp, from the Zurich area, will once again run for the New Democratic Party, which won the Huron riding for the first time in history as part of party's stunning upset of the Liberal's David Peterson in the last Ontario election in September 1990. Klopp got the nod in the local NDP's nominating meeting last November. Helen Johns, from Exeter, will carry Progressive Conservative colours for Huron in the coming election. And Huron Liberals will select their candidate this evening (Wednesday) in Clinton. Liberal party members will have four choices at the nomination meeting at Central Huron Secondary School, that starts at 7 p.m. with voting scheduled between 8:30 and 9:30. The Liberal candidate for Huron will be one of: Doug Gamiss of RR 4, Wingham; John Jewitt of RR 1, Londesboro; Rick Mclnroy of RR 1, Walton; Sharon Wurm of Hcnsall. The provincial Liberals currently lead in the latest public opinion polls, although their leader Lynn McLeod remains a relative unknown to voters. NDP leader Bob Rae remains the highest -ranked as a "leader" but his party is well back in popularity, according to the polls. Mike Harris is the leader of the provincial Tories. Children raise money for MD Youngsters from the Seaforth and District Co-operative Children's Centre will be doing more than jumping up and down in a couple of weeks at the Seaforth Fire Department. They will be participating in a Hop-a-thon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada. The bunny hop is a fun group activity that helps others and combines learning about the disabled, counting skills and coordination. The money collected will be presented during the 1995 Labour Day Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy. All the action at the local fire station will take place on April 10 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Turn clocks ahead in April Don't forget it's time to turn your clocks ahead! The clocks go ahead on April 2 at 2 a.m. INDEX Entertainment... pages 17, 18. Sports...pages 10, 11. Rec Preview...page 18. "Your community newspaper since 1860...serving Seaforth, Dublin, Hensall, Walton, Brussels and surrounding communities." The OBVIOUS Alternative 1: This space could be yours! Call 527-O240 TRAVEL A young man from Scotland chose Canada for a farm work program. TIM CUMMING PHOTO COLLISION RESULTS IN MAJOR INJURIES - The Goderich Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police report that three people were taken by ambulance to Seaforth Community Hospital with major injuries after a two - vehicle collision on Huron County Road 3, the Brucefield Road, on Thursday at 5:05 p.m. The Seaforth Fire Department and the Brucefield Fire Department Extrication unit were called out. The two cars met in the intersection. There were major injuries suffered by Francis Christopher, 29, of Kitchener, the driver of one vehicle and also to Stanley MCCarthy, 30, of London and his passenger Todd Phillips, 33, also of London. Investigation is con- tinuing and charges are pend- ing. Harmony Kings plan mass male chorus for Homecoming Plans are afoot to have a mass male chorus add some kick to Homecoming celebrations. The Seaforth Harmony Kings are sponsoring this Homecoming Chorus and are optimistic they can attract 75 local men, young and old, "anybody and everybody" and a good cross-section of generations, to sing three songs at the beginning of the Variety Show at 7:30 in the evening on Saturday of the Homecoming weekend, Aug. 5. Bruce Whitmore, a member of the Harmony Kings and the Homecoming entertainment committee, says rehearsals begin Tuesday May 2 at the Seaforth and District High School gym from 8 to 9 p.m. He adds the three songs this chorus will sing a capella (like the Nylons) at the Variety Show between the barbecue and big barn dance are If My Friends Could See Me Now, Down By the Riverside, and a Stephen Foster medley. Whitmore says The Harmony Kings are having their 13th annual show April 8 and the group currently has between 24 and 30 active members, and between 35-40 ex -members many of whom they hope will come back and join this Homecoming Chorus. He adds the Harmony Kings have about 1,000 business cards now in circulation prorhoting the event, and commitments from some to participate. They regularly practise at Tuesday nights at the local high school, but once their big event is out of the way near the start of next month one hour of this practice time every Tuesday will be devoted to the Chorus. Will there be no Cider Fest in '95? BY TIM CUMMING Expositor Editor There will be no Ciderfest in 1995 unless volunteers come for- ward to help organize the popular annual event. The decision to cancel or continue the event will be made at the April 19 annual meeting of the Van Egmond Foundation, held at 8 p.m. "Our membership is dropping off and growing older," said Dorothy Williams, Chair of the Van Egmond Foundation. "Some of them said we can't carry on." Ciderfest has been taking place for 22 years. The Van Egmond Foundation would need about 15 new volun- teers to put on the event, said Williams. The Van Egmond House has been the single, most prominent historical landmark in the immediate area. It has been the site of weddings and wedding receptions as well as a locale for wedding photos. Twenty- one grade four and five students from Michigan recently visited the site. The facilities of the Van Egmond House are available year-round for such events as picnics or Christmas parties. The Foundation recently con- structed two horseshoe pits at the site, which have proven to be very popular. Although the future of Ciderfest is threatened the immediate future of the Van Egmond House is not, said Williams. The Van Egmond Foundation discussed the possibility of cancelling Ciderfest at its meeting on Monday, March 20. Williams acknowledges that Ciderfest is "a nice way of bringing the Egmondville people together." The April 19 annual meeting is open to the public. For more information on the Van Egmond Foundation or the Van Egmond House call Dorothy Williams or Milton Dietz. Perth, Huron plans rejected BY TIM CUMMING Expositor Editor Long-term care committees in Huron and Perth have both been turned down for a 525,000 program development grant. Committees in the two counties applied for the grant to help them develop and plan for a Multi -Ser- vice Agency (MSA) to coordinate Tong -term care. The Perth proposal was turned down by Ontario's Ministry of Health in February, the Huron -Perth District Health Council (DHC) was told on Thursday in Mitchell. The Perth County Long -Term Care Planning Committee has since redrafted and resubmitted its propo- sal to the Minister. The grant requests were turned down after the Ministry of Health clarified (or changed) its guidelines to the committees. Transformer damage 'severe' The report is in and it is not good. Officials at General Electric at Burlington have assessed the damage done by vandals to the Chalk Street transformer late in December and termed it severe. The unit had to dismantled completely and the technical report from General Electric's Industrial Service Centre actually reads • "catastrophic", with tests indicating evidence of core damage. Commissioners decided to have the transformer repaired at the Seaforth Public Utility Commission's regular meeting earlier this month, March 8. They are obtaining quotes now and repairs are expected to cost between $50,000 and $60,000, and take from two to five months to complete. A unit on loan has taken up the 1 r slack and is providing power for the time being. Some person or persons stole some strings of Christmas lights from houses in the area then threw them into the 5,000 volt transformer at the corner of Chalk and Gouinlock Streets in late December, causing an explosion and a major power outage in much of Seaforth. No charges have been laid. 4 The Perth and Huron committees should have some joint meetings on long-term care issues, said Sandra Hanmer, Chair of the Perth County Long -Term Care Steering Commit- tee. On Thursday the Perth group expressed its commitment to become a project committee of the DHC starting April 1. St. Marys Memorial Hospital Chief Executive Officer Terry Fadelle again raised the issue of chain of command for the long=term care committees and the District Health Council. "To whom is the long-term care committee accountable?" he asked. Hanmer responded to the ques- tion. "We were responsible to the London long-term care office in absence of the District Health Council," she said. "As of April 1, as a project committee of the Dis- trict Health Council, we will then become responsible to the DHC." The amalgamation of Huron and Pe th County long-term care com- mittees isn't etched in stone, said Jeff Wilbee, Chair of the Huron - Perth DHC. "There is the possibility of becoming one committee," he said at Thursday's DHC meeting in Mitchell. "I think the committee will be glad to hear it's not a fait accom- pli," said Gloria Workman, speak- ing on behalf of Hal Claus, outgo- ing Chair of the Huron Long -Term Care planning committee. The Huron County committee next meets on April 20. It is in the process of looking at models for a Multi -Service Agency. It may also discuss the idea of becoming a project committee of the DHC. * * * The Executive Director of the Huron -Perth District Health Council is in the process of hiring an administrative assistant. The Huron -Perth District Health Council doesn't want to be seen to be "using up" government funds just because they have been included in a budget. Executive Director Fraser Bell said surplus funds will not be used at the end of the budget year. "Surpluses when reported would be absorbed back by the govern- ment," he said. "We won't make an effort to spend those monies unless we have a pressing need for them." St. Marys Memorial Hospital CEO Terry Fadelle, however, said if the Executive Director needed anything he should use money from this year's budget because cash flows are anticipated to be tighter in upcoming budgets. *** The District Health Council will be seeking three price quotes before awarding work of more than $2,000, in accordance with a finance committee recommendation. The finance committee was also given the authorization to hire an auditor for this year.