The Huron Expositor, 1995-10-11, Page 3News and Views
'Ugly is
good for
giant
pumpkin _
growers
Continued from page 1
mist for spray. Coons got
another runner. They fed that
250 -Ib. pumpkin to the ducks.
UGLY IS GOOD
One pumpkin was too well-
proportioned, too perfect. They
may look nice but they don't
grow big. Ugly is good when it
comes to big pumpkins.
So one big pumpkin
remained. It was their pride
and joy. And it kept glowing,
went off their chart. There is a
complicated formula for
measuring pumpkins, three
ways, that will give you an
approximate weight. But you
never really know until it is out
of the field and on the scales.
But seeing was believing.
The legend grew. Neighbors
wanted to see where all their
manure was going. Friends
popped in for a look-see, but
no touch. The patch was sur-
rounded by corn fields, so the
lads didn't have much fear of
vandals. Still, they wanted to
keep it as much of a secret as
they could. You never know
who might be spying, and
picking up tips in the com-
petitive world of Pumpkin-
meisters these days.
Donny says sometimes he
couldn't waitto get off work
just to look and see how much
it had grown since the last time
he saw it yesterday.
"It was like something I've
never' seen before," he says.
In one five-day span in early
August the boys figure it put
on about 100 lbs, according to
their chart. It stopped getting
bigger about two weeks ago,
on Sept. 24.
Just in time for this year's
Pumpkinfest.
The boys loaded her up
Friday night, with tcnderloving
cafe: ,
OOPS !
They didn't want to be like
the fellow froni York region
from around Toronto who
figured he had the $50,000
won a few weeks ago with a
1,000 -pounder, that got
smashed while loading with a
tractor and made it all over the
evening TV news. Some now
say that pumpkin was rotten
anyway. It's hard to know who
to believe.
The Staffa pumpkin tipped
the scales at an official 667 lbs,
good enough for 10th place at
Port Elgin.
Norm Craven of Stoufville,
the holder of the Guiness Book
of World Records record for
the biggest pumpkin ever.
grown won this weekend's
ninth annual event with a 789 -
pounder.
So the search for "The Great
Pumpkin" continues. The local
lads are keen and plotting once
again for next year.
They brought their baby
home. They can sell the seeds
now.
Not much else you can do
with the big suckers when the
contest is over. The big
pumpkins arc no good for pie.
And you don't want to scare
the kids to death with the ugly
old orange monster on Hal-
loween.
David Scott photo
HAVE A SHOT - RN Karen Van Bakel administers a flu shot to Dr. Alan Kosasric recently
at the Seaforth clinic. There will be a clinic for flu shots tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. People at high risk for the flu virus include: adults and children
with chronic cardiac or pulmonary disorders, people of any age who are residents of
nursing homes and other chronic care facilities, seniors, people with chronic conditions
such as diabetes and other metabolic diseases, cancer and persons who are HIV-posi-
tive.Children under age nine require two doses with an interval of four weeks; the second
dose is not needed if the child received one or more doses of influenza vaccine prepared
for a previous season. Tylenol may decrease the frequency of some side effects of the
flu shot in adults.
New county plan replaces 1973 version
BY BLAKE PATTERSON
SSP News Staff
A scheme to revamp the
county's official plan for devel-
opment was announced
Thursday. And according to
Warden Bruce Machan, the new
plan will be more community-
based than its predecessor
which was drafted in
At a press conference •held at
the Huron County Court House
following the monthly meeting
of County Council, Oct. 7,
Machan and county officials
were on hand to explain the
phases of the project and to
answer questions,
"Many changes have
occurred in Huron's communi-
ties and economy," said
Machan.
In building the new plan,
therefore, Machan said the
county will focus on
community and economic
change. "Through publi dis-
cussion," he said, "strategies
and policies will be developed
for Huron's communities."
Senior planner Wayne
Caldwell said, "Planning very
fundamentally affects the pub-
lic. If there arc issues in the
planning process that don't sit
well with the puhlic it results in
a certain attitude that leads to
change in policy and an evolu-
tion in policy."
And Caldwell said it is that
attitude' which the planners
hope to use during a planning
process. -
A new plan is required under
new provincial legislation and
is to he adopted by Dec. 1997.
Caldwell explained the
process as follows: between
November and February,
community action kits will be
provided to groups, municipali-
ties and individuals as a way to
develop a profile of county-
wide issues, and from February
until May 1996, public work-
shops will he held throughout
the county to discuss the issues,
determine what is being done,
individual responsibilities and
list options for action. Draft
policies of the official plan will
then be written and between
January and July 1997 they will
be reviewed and discussed at
another round of puhlic meet-
ings before the county council
gives its final approval.
Caldwell said the plan will be
done with existing resources
and added the priority of some
community programs may
change -- but in the long run he
said everyone will benefit from
having a plan based on policies
which reflect the wishes of the
entire community.
More taxes despite cuts by board of ed
The Huron County Board
of Education says it is cut-
ting costs and spending less
but taxpayers will still pay
more for education here
because the provincial
government has raised
property values for
education tax purposes.
In a press release the
Board states the Ministry of
Finance has raised next
year's property tax rates for
public education in Huron
"by an estimated five to six
per cent through a 20 per
cern upward adjustment of
property values for
education tax purposes, first
introduced in 1994. The
impact is calculated for the
second year of a five-year
phase-in period. It is based
on projected spending levels
which are lower than 1995.
"Unless the new
governmentchanges the
funding formula for
education," the press release
continues, "local property
taxpayers will be hit with an
additional four to five per
cent as the new minimum
levels for the property tax
share of education funding
are set by the new Minister
of Education."
The Board claims it is
now spending $62 -million
annually "down from spen-
ding headed towards $66 -
million in 1993," and local
boards control only a por-
tion of the property tax 'mill
rate for education with the
Ontario aovcrnment control-
ling moic khan two-thirds.
Board Chair Roxanne
Brown and secretary-
treasttrcr Paul Carroll es-
timate an additional $3 -
County Museum
Internet users will he able
to find out information
about upcoming events at
the Huron County Museum
in Goderich by accessing
the Guide to Canadian
million in costs will have to
be cut. They say the
government has indicated it
will cut educational costs by
reducing spending at board
and administrative levels but
that the Huron Board al-
ready has one of the "lowest
levels around" for head -
office administration, "about
3.5 cents per dollar"
HEI4SALL
SHUFFLEBOARD
Oct 3 - 6 -game winners
Hazel McEwen, 476; Gert
Eagleson, 449; Dave Kyle, 432;
Edna Dietz, 413; Dave
Woodward, 387; Ina Williams,
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now on Internet
Curator Claus Brecdc says
information on exhibits,
special events, activities and
services is also now
electronically available on
computer networks at tourist
Museums, information centres
throughout Ontario.
A news release outlining the
new plan said a letter will be
sent to community groups pro-
viding further details and invit-
ing them to participate in the
development of the plan.
Any person or group wanting
to become involved in the
development of the plan can
contact the county's planning
and development department at
524-2188.
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Ootob.r 11, 195-3
Huron County Community
Cancer Support Program
invites interested persons to become
volunteer support group leaders
We are seeking cancer patients or their family members to
facilitate supportive small groups dealing with cancel and
related issues, in their home communities. Complete training
will be provided and ongoing support will be available.
If you are interested in a leadership role, or if you would be
interested in attending a support group ie your community,
please contact
Mindy Gough at 519-237-3892, collect if necessary.
Or, contact Hospice of Huron at 519-527-1650.
Closing Date: October 13, 1995
Groups to begin early November
Seaforth District Community Centres
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