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The Huron Expositor, 1995-08-02, Page 1ro-&do-/e ett/-4 /WYKO-174e001744;?, 4;J -4 -me HOMECOMING A front page from 1955 is reprinted or memory's sake. see page 20. a orth 6' trict 'Tfomecoming Briefly C entrali a not part of buyout The former Centralia International College is not part of a prospective bankrupt- cy buyout that involves ,two other Ontario business col- leges, according to receiver Martin Clarkson of BDO Dunwoody. The buyout may he announced within three weeks. Clarkson said a purchaser is interested in Shaw Business Colleec of Toronto and Park Business College with cam- puses in Hamilton and Durham. owned by Dr. George Lewis and Russell Sorichetti until they declared bankruptcy on July 18, 1995,,but the deal hasn't been finalized. "I expect someone will con- tinue some of the colleges but not Centralia. I'm anticipating we'll have a deal in tl>zee weeks," he said. In the meantime, Clarkson is still seeking additional buyers. Illness keeps Boyd from under -18 team Seaforth's Boyd Devereaux has been_ dropped from the roster of Canada's under -18 hockey team because of illness. That team begins play today in Japan in the Pacific Cup. Boyd has a swollen spleen resulting from a• recent bout with mononucleosis. He was the third pick overall, and the first 17 -year- old chosen, in the Ontario Hockey League draft earlier this summer. He was picked by the Kitchener Rangers. Boyd has played for the junior B Stratford Cullitons for the past two seasons, after coming up through Seaforth's minor and ,junior hockey ranks. Historic ads reprinted but prices history • In the spirit of Home- coming some local advertisers have sponsored the re -printing of old advertisements from previous Homecomings in this week's Homecoming issue. • The ads are reproduced for nostalgia's sake and 1,214 and 1955 prices (unfortunately) do not apply. INDEX Sports...page 7 Bill Thomas...page 6 Entertainment... page 18 "Your community newspaper since 1860...serving Seaforth, Dublin, Henson, Walton, Brussels and surrounding communities." SPORTS A local athlete may not be in the NBA... but he has excelled in his sport. Aff Roads Lead to August 3 orthd' trict ?fomecoming `I — 6, 1995 LOCAL Hospice of Huron selling bulbs to support its work. see Welcome home! All. roads .lead to Seaforth and District Homecoming . BY TIM CUMMING Expositor Editor Thousands of people • are preparing to take to the streets of Seaforth for what may be the biggest party this commun- ity has seen in twenty years. Three years in the making, the Homecoming '95' district reunion takes place this week- end, August 3-6. "It's taken a lot of work, it's been a lot of fun too," said Joe Steffler, Co-chair of Home - co " t just grew and w and grew." The event has been a long time in preparation. Itarted with a meeting of three people at the fire hall. Since then, more than 20 -committee mem- bers have met at least once a month for three years. Meet- ings, since Christmas, have. been held every two weeks. The Homecoming weekend would not be possible if it weren't a community effort, said Steffler. "The community has I?een behind us in the whole effort," he said, stressing that the Homecoming is for Seaforth and District. The event was the vision of Bill Pinder, a former town councillor and active commun- ity member who died in Jan- uary 1994. The originator of Homecoming '95 will be fond- ly remembered during the festivities. "This is, as far as I'm con- cerned, a tribute to Bill," said Steffler. "I can honestly say we're not letting Bill Pinder down." More than 2,000 people have already registered for the dis- trict reunion. The weekend has a projected budget of close to $70,000. Now, the committee's work is almost done and all organ- izers can do is wait for the people to come and hope the weather co-operates. The Homecoming Committee opened new facilities at the former Stewart 'Brothers store on Seaforth's main street on Saturday. The historic location is a site for both registration and the purchase of souvenirs. Avail- able for sale are such mem- entoes as a Seaforth collector's plate, the souvenir Home- coming edition, T-shirts, golf shirts, sweat shirt, sweat pants, pens, tote bags and many other goods. Historic photos and artifacts are also on display at Home- coming headquarters. Those who have photos for display are invited to take them to the Homecoming headquarters. Tickets for some of the Homecoming events are avail- able at the committee head- quarters. Some events, such as the Seaforth Agriculturaj Society 1950's dance i HOMECOMING COMMITTEE OPENS HEADQUARTERS - The Seaforth 'Homecoming '95 Committee opened new headquarters at the historic site of the old Stewart Bros. store on Saturday. Shown at the opening are (kneeling at front) Jean Ross, Carol Baker, (back row) Joe Steffler, Jim Eddie and the Edsels, are sold out. Homecomers are urged to buy tickets early for events such as barbecues so the organ- izers know how many people to coot for. There are more than 60 individual events taking place during the four days of celebra- tion, from Thursday night to Sunday night. They include beer tents and lounges, a Jail-a-thon, a slo- pitch tournament, entertain- ment, street dances and other dances, a clogging workshop, a hole -in -one competition, a car rally, a Teddy Bear's Picnic, a flower show, organization reunions, a variety show, a car show, a band tattoo, a roast beef dinner, a fishfry, fire- works and many other events. For a complete list of events see the Seaforth Business Improvement Association flyer inside this week's Huron Expo- sitor for details. Even the chyrches are getting involved with the Home- coming. St. James Roman Catholic Church will be h itding a special service on Saturday evening at 5:00 and an open house after Mass on Sunday. Egmondville United Church is holding a breakfast in Seaforth on Saturday morning. First Presbyterian Church is holding a Sunday open house. St. Thomas Anglican Church is holding a Saturday afternoon Health council meets in Wingham The Huron -Penh District by the ad hoc proposal review Health Council held its July committee. meeting at the Wingham and Ad hoc review commiuee District H spital last Thursday. chairman Terry Fadelle sug- The council approved several Bested that the council lump alt" Community Investment Fund the proposals together with the submissions earlier considered dollar amounts presented in the report. opcn house. A community church service will be held on the Arena ice surface at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Murphy Bus Lines is supply- ing a bus service from 10 in the morning until about 6:00 Saturday evening. The business will also provide service on Sunday from 9:00 a.m. until about 6:00 p.m. The Clnton Fish and Game Club is supplying a shuttle to 11M CUMMING PIIOTO Sills, Ray Hutchinson, Tim Sills, Ken Moore, Bill Teall, Bill Price, Lois Moore, Bessie Broome, Lyle Haney, Helen Garrick, Ann Wood, Mannie Quinn, Garry Osborn and George Garrick. and from Clinton on Saturday from 2:00 to 2:00. One of the highlights of the Homecoming is the parade on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. Parade Chair Lyle Haney says there will be about 60 floats and 170 entries in the parade. New entries were still being added at press time. The parade route begins near Janet's Country Donut Caff, through the lights north to Duke Street. Joe Steffler has good things to say about 'all the volunteers for the Homecoming. He has special praise for his co-chair, Carolanne Doig. "She has kept us under con- trol," he said. "She's the best organizer, you can't say enough , about what she's done." Organizers say there will be plenty of police coverage and private security during the Homecoming weekend. • SiEAFOATH 1S SOME TOWN • Those words are -as true today as' when they were reproduced on this historic post card lent to the Huron Expositor by Ruth Cluff of Seaforth.