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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-09-20, Page 44 -THE HURON RXPO$ITOR, September 20, 1995 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 TERRI-LYNN DALE - General Manager & Advertising Manager NARY MELLOR • Sales PAT ARME5 - Office Manager DIANNE McGRATH - Subscriptions TIM CUMMING • Editor GREGOR CAMPBEL( • Reporter BARB STOREY Distribution A Burgoyne Community Newspaper ,SUBSCRIPTION RATE,: LOCAL - 28.00 o year, in advance, plvi 1.96 G.S.T. ,4E��4RS 25.00 o year, in advance, plus 1.75 G.S.T. Goder'ch. Stratford addressed: 28.00 a year, in advance, plus 7.28 postage, plus 2.47 G.S.T Out -of Of-Areo: 28.00 a year, in advance, plus 11.44 postage, plus 2.76 G.S.T VSA & Foreign: 28.00 a year in advance, plus $76.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt Plt�SS1RRI TES: ublished by Signal -Star Publish_irsg at 100 Main St., Seaforth. Publication mail registration No. 0696 held at Seafodh, Ontario. 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Box 69, ' Seafodh, Ontario, NOK IWO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association and the Ontaril Press Council Young people our future The future of any province lies with its young people with vision and energy who, when they see a need, are prepared to fill it: That need may be anything from saving a friend's life, to helping those less fortunate or demonstrating a desire to make their community better. In this community and right across Ontario we are lucky to have an abundance of young people who fit this description. We often only hear of the bad apples, but everyone reading this knows at least one young person who fits the 'good' category. It's these young people who deserve, but seldom receive, proper recognition. For that reason the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards program was founded in 1981. We, The Huron Expositor, are proud to play a part in recognizing the youth of our community. The program, a project of the Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA) with the assistance of Bell Canada, has over the past 13 years paid tribute to 180 exemplary individuals or groups between the ages of six to 18. Those chosen to receive this prestigious award, along with their families, are guests of honour at a luncheon in Toronto during the annual OCNA convention. Award recipients are joined by Ontario's Lieutenant governor for a family portrait at Queen's Park, and are presented with $200 and a Junior citizen label pin. Many young people in Seaforth and area are worthy of the attention and encouragement provided through the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Years Awards program. It is up to all of us to find them and make sure they are nominated. Every nominee receives a certificate stating they were considered for this distinct honour and contribute greatly to their community. They will also have their story told through the columns of this newspaper. Invest a little bit of time in the future of Ontario. Say 'thank you' to a special young person or group by filling out an Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year nomination form. They are availble now at The Huron Expositor and we will be pleased to work with you. Deadline for nominations is October 31, 1995. Good young people are all around us. It's up to us to see them. Lung Association combats asthma The Lung Association, Huron -Perth Counties, is sponsoring an Asthma Information Evening entitled 'Asthma -Triggers and Treatments' on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. This program, aimed at adult asthmatics as well as parents and caregivers of asthmatic children, will be held in the Griffith Auditorium, Spruce Lodge, 643 West Gore Street, Stratford. Dr. Brian Lyttle of London is the featured speaker. Dr. Lyule is a pediatric pulmonologist at the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario and an assistant professor at the University of Western Ontario. He has been involved with clinical trials of various asthma treatments and has published a number of articles in professional journals. He brings a great deal of expertise and insight to the topic of asthma. Almost 1 million Canadians suffer from asthma, a lung disease characterized by wheezing, shortness of breath, chronic cough and chest tightness. Acute asthma is the most common medical emergency in children and is responsible for increasing hospitalization and death rates. Asthma therapy works best when parents and patients are well-informed and confident in taking an active role in prevention and treatment. The Lung Association feels that Asthma Information Evenings provide an opportunity to learn more about living with this disease. For more information call The Lung Association, Huron - Perth Counties at (519) 271- 7500. Weggie does what comes naturally My cat Weggie (pronounced with "wuh" like if you were making fun of Reggie Jackson at an olatimer s baseball game by riling him Weggie Wackson) kills birds. Birds, bees, rodents, rabbits, any- thing that moves in a field, is smaller than a cow and is not paying attention. Weggie has several entrees in his fowl menu of open-air dining. Stupid. Robins and starlings that fly into freshly cleaned windows and wake up to find themselves in a head- lock. Semi Stupid. Birds frolick- ing in my bird bath, having too much fun to notice a striped Tabbie approaching from the rear of his belly. Really Stupid. Birds that fly into the neighbours feeder who have not seen Weggie enter the aformentioned feed- er, earlier the same day. Smart And Therefore Rare. Humming birds who are cruis- ing another township while he's still swinging by his front paws on the humming bird feeder. (He's no quitter!) Where Weggie's concerned, I have always looked upon -birds around here as either nutritional supplements (his) or forms of home entertain- ment (mine). Never have I considered a bird as an auto- matic homing device. Not until last week. At eight o'clock in the morn- ing Weggie bounds out the kitchen door totally ignoring his breakfast bowl of dry pel- lets because within 30 minutes over in the dense field, down by the creek, he's certain he'll have a little frog legs and wing -thing happening. He no sooner hit the patio bricks than he was verbally assaulted by what I thought MUM be a squirrel. It was a high-pitched, death -threat kind of nattering coming from a nearby maple tree. No matter which way -. Weggie turned, this excited jabber followed him, getting louder with each move. As I went around to the other side of the tree I saw it -- shriller than an angry squirrel and barely bigger than a humming bird -- a tiny bird with the vocal cords of Sheila Coppe. Weggie ran under the neigh- bour's pine tree and the bird perched on its peak. Weggie ran in under the neighbour's cottage and the bird was wait- ing for hon when he came out on the other side. Wherever Weggie goes, this natural alarm system follows, scream- ing and bussing overhead. It looks like a midget spar- row, it could be a small wren,. but there's no doubt about its name: Beeper. Yes, 1 now have a Beeper for Weggie. For several years I've been cowering behind trees and crouching in ditches, stalking Weggie to make sure he he doesn't go across the road. Well, worry and wonder no more -- now I've got a Beeper on the little bugger. And this is not a nest -protec- tion ritual. Beeper doesn't care where Weggie goes. His only job is to torment him. It's like a vengeance thing. Although I can't prove it, 1 believe the bird is of an Italian species and Weggie ate his brother. Oh yeah, this is a family vendetta that's only going to end when one of thein has his body outlined in chalk on my patio. Can you believe it? A bloody bird belled my cat. It's mother nature's first venture into the electronic alarm busi- ness. Beeper is like the bird world's equivalent or a parolee's ankle bracelet. Either that or he could be one more annoying new fea- ture from Bell Telephone I'm paying for but didn't order. Anyway., I'm a happy man and for the moment, this little feathered runt is my bird of paradise. -Meanwhile Weggie's walk- ing around like the Mounties have his flea collar tapped and I'm receiving hourly updates. Now when 1 want him home, there's no whistling or beg- ging, promising fresh liver or shaking the treat can. No, 1 just follow the sound of the embittered Beeperand there's my guy, sitting on his haunch- es and glaring skyward. Weggie figures either I'm psychic or he's badly underes- timated my tracking abilities. Like all good things, this too will come to an end. Winter's on the way, and Beeper will likely fly south. (This bird is such a pest. he probably spends his winters causing false starts at the dog track in Hollywood, Florida.) Or worse, he could get just a little too close one day and • Weggie could have him for lunch with some falva beans and a nice Chianto. Then I'll have the whole damn family of Beepers descending on my house seeking vigilante jus- tice. Yesterday things took an ugly turn. Yesterday I scraped off a few drops of white paste stuck on the top of Weggie's head. I didn't have to take a sample down to the lab to find out what it was. Hey: even I think this kind of warfare is going a bit too far. Walton soldier returns from overseas FROM THE PAGES OF THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEMBER 27, 1895 There is a water famine in Londesboro. John Crozier of Leadbury had a successful bee hauling out manure. After the yard was cleared up the boys played football. * * * During a thunder storm the bane on a farm belonging to John Cairns of Hibbert was struck by lightning and the adjoining stables were com- pletely destroyed by fire. * * * Messrs. Hugh Grieve and Geo. Murray shipped from Seaforth a car load and a half of geese, in all 2,500 birds. * * * A box social was held at the home of Wm. McIntosh, Winthrop and the proceeds went towards paying for the organ. * * * The Village of Staffa has greatly improved in appearance this summer. Two new houses have been erected. Mr. Sadler has built a stone wall for his grist mill and Frank Carlin has put a fish pond on his prem- ises. Last week two painful acci- In the Years Agone dents happened in the Broadfoot & Box Furniture factory. A Hingston had his left hand caught in a joiner and had the tops of several of his fin- gers taken off. On the follow- ing day, John Lowery was running the same machine and he also had his left hand caught, taking the top of his finger off. * * * A pleasant time was spent at the residence of Frank Crich, west end, Tuckersmith, when the choir and congregation of Turner's Church surprised Newton Crich and presented him with a well-filled pursc. SEPTEMBER 24, 1920 Thos. Kyle's two boys, of Kippen, met with painful acci- dents. Master Willie Kyle, while attending a threshing, jumped off a gangway and fell breaking one arm and spraining the other and his brother Emmerson, while cranking a car, also fractured his arm. * * * Messrs. Aubrey Crich, Garnet Chapman, Russel Bristow, Everett Rivers and Harvey Burrows, left on Monday for Toronto to attend the Dental School. * * * John Scott of Constance has purchased a Fordson Tractor from J. F. Daly of Seaforth. * * * Much interest was taken in the sale of property known as the Estate of the late Wm. Woods. The bush was bought by Mr. Baechler of Goderich for $28,000, the parcel consist- ing of land connected with buildings by T. McCurdy of Stratford for $5,700. * * * Messrs. Douglas Beattie, Harry Hinchley and Arthur Archibald have returned to Guelph to resume their studies at the Agricultural College. * * * Harry Livens,liof town, has been appointed organist of St. Thomas Church, Scaforth. SEPTEMBER 28; 1945 Peter McCowan of Roxboro has a field of hybrid corn that for size and quality is outstand- ing in the district. * * * flashback FRANK MUM PHOTO CURLERS - These Seaforth Curling Club curlers 'are (front row), unidentified, unidentified, Merton Reid, Frank Kling, (bask row), Padre Lane, Dr. Jim Munn, Bill Duncan, (unidentified) Ed Keating, Charlie Barber, Harry Ball, Judge Fingland. Kenneth Ritchie of Walton has returned from overseas. * ** Kuno Hartman, of the Goshen Line South, was ren- dered unconscious when a plank came tumbling end -first, striking him on the head, cut- tiu, a deep gash. * * * Mr. and Mrs. John McClure of Winthrop were at home to their friends on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary. * * * The property of the estate of the late Thos. Purcell on Crombie Street has been sold to Herbert Smale of Hibbert Township. Also, the property owned by Joseph A. Broome of Atwood, to C. P. Vanmill of Seaforth. * * * An appeal is being made for shoes, clothing, blankets and anything else that will clothe the war -devastated people of Europe and other allied nations who are facing winter absolute- ly destitute of clothing to pro- tect their bodies. SEPTEMBER 24, 1970 Miss Angela Devereaux has been awarded an entrance scholarship of $400 at Brescia College, London. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Art Devereaux, Seaforth. « «« Seaforth Chamber of Com- merce on Wednesday honoured Mrs. Bern Henderson at a dinner dance in the Legion Hall. « «« The following parents pres- ented their babies for baptism by the minister, Rev. J. C. Britton at Cavan: Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wilbee, their son, Thomas Jeffrey; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harburn, their son, Christopher William; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Glanville, their son, Dean Edward Kenneth. Thomas Jeffrey Wilbee, besides his parents, had his four grand- parents and three great-grand- mothers present for the cere- mony. At Northside, parents present- ing their babies for baptism were: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Parsons, their daughter Phyllis Mary Jane; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Campbell, their daughter Deborah Jean; Mr. and Mrs. David Tremeer, their daughter Victoria Christine; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gordon, their daugh- ter, Vicky Lynn. At Cavan all the babies were boys. At Northside all the babies were girls. « ** • A stone cairn was dedicated Sunday at the former site of Turner's Church on the second concession of Tuckersmith to commemorate the more than 100 years of service seen by the church which was torn down last year.