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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-11-22, Page 1l Parade -i---;:i.-Don't forget about -\ the'Santa Claus _J J parade this Friday fat 7 p.m. down .Main St., Seaforth 3. Education SDHS shop class designs, builds and markets product. see page 7 fv_ Hockey Peter Flanagan Memorial Novi Hockey Tournament a success. see page 14 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 — Seaforth, Ontario Briefly Rabies alert Rabid skunk shot near school At least one rabid skunk., has been wandering in Seaforth recently. Paul Haley, of Goderich St. West, reports that on Oct. 27, a skunk wandered through the neighbourhood. Haley's house is located beside the north entry to Seaforth Public School. He spotted the skunk in the afternoon. "I thought it was unusual because they're usually nocturnal," he says. Haley called police, who in turn told him to call Robert Trick, the 'animal control Officer. Trick shot the skunk. It was sent away to be tested for rabies and came back positive. Just last Thursday, .Haley spotted two more skunks wandering through the neighbourhood. One headed toward Harpurhey, the other went to the public school yard. It was just as classes were being released for the day. The Goderich St. resident immediately called police to see if they could get the animal officer down immediately. He was out on assignment so Const. Harro Maydell came to the school with Larry Dolmage. Dolmage managed to corner the skunk and shoot it. This skunk has been sent .away for testing. The results are not yet in. Two Seaforth youths steal car Two young offenders from the Seaforth area were arrested for stealing a car on Monday night. Sebringvillc OPP Const. Ross Marshall reported that officers were called to the scene of an accident at Hibbert Concession Rd. Lot 6 where a 1992 Buick rolled at 9:41 p.m. The owner reported that the vehicle was stolen from Seaforth sometime between 6:30 and 11:30 p.m. Mon- day night. Teen not injured A Seaforth teen escaped injury after the vehicle he was driving struck a guard rail early Saturday morning. Scbringville OPP Cons. Ross Marshall reported that Christopher Gridzak, 19, of Seaforth, was westbound on Highway 8 at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday. Near Foliation Sd. 15, he passed an unknown vehicle, returned to his lane, oversteered, lost control and hit a guard rail. He was not injured but the 1986 Chevrolet he was driving received severe damage. Book donations being accepted , The Seaforth Library is now accepting book dona- tions for the Huton County Christmas Bureau. Other county library branches arc also taking books for dona- tions to the bureau. "We like to encourage literacy. People don't think of giving books. They buy toys instead," said Seaforth librarian Trudy Broome. November 22, 1995 — 75 Cents Plus GST Future of Seaforth Town Hall uncertain BY GREGOR CAMPBELL Expositor Staff What are we to do with our Town Hall? It is a fairly sound and big old building with lots of space that is not being used and a long history, more than a cen- tury old. Our historically -designated Town Hall also isn't very accessible for the physically disabled which makes it illegal as a polling place, and at odds with the spirit of Seaforth Council's expressed desire to be within easy reach of all the citizens it serves. To get to council chambers right now you have to go .up two lengthy set of stairs, not an easy task for some of the elder- ly in this community and im- possible ' for most disabled people. So Seaforth Council is star- ting to talk about a feasibility study for Town Hall, more now that police have moved from the back alley to a bright and renovated station on Main Street;:ai,dhe:.front of the buil-, ding. Council wants to know what Seaforth wants to do with the building in the future and is trying to figure out the best way to get the answer. Administrator Jim Crocker has been asked to submit draft terms of reference for a ,pos- sible feasibility study covering long-term objectives and their possible costs. It is an interesting building. Built after frisky public debate for about $10,000 and opened in May, 1894, after fire destroyed Seaforth town offices in the market building in 1891, Town Hall, including its 1957 addition, is now insured for a replacement value of about WHERE PIGEONS DARE - A Street. Some don't give a hoot keep their distance. Council is building. It wants public input. $1.3 -million, and costs an estimated $18,500 annually to operate, for heat, hydro, main- tenance and insurance. Historically accurate improvements, mainly at the front of the building, cost about $35,000 in 1987. MICHAEL HAMON PHOTO TREE OF LIGHTS - The Seaforth Community Hospital Auxiliary held its annual festive tree -lighting ceremony at the hospital on Sunday night. GREGOR CAMPBELL PHOTO pigeon's -eye view of Seaforth's Town Hall taken from the second floor looking out on Main about old buildings but the fake owl in the middle of the photo is to make sure those pigeons currently considering a feasibility study to try and figure out what to with the 101 -year-old VITAL STATISTICS The top floor and bell tower of the three-storey building are now closed off, except for minor storage, and aren't heated. The ground floor is about 4,620 square -feet, and the second and third floors are each about 3,000 square -feet. Seaforth's municipal offices, the Seaforth Public Utility Commission and the OPP are now the main tenants. Council Chambers are cur- rently on the second floor, Harmony Kings concert More than 200 to perf�triEi t even where one room is used for a Seaforth high school adult education program, another houses the Betty Cardno Resource Centre and next door a room is used for storing the recently -catalogued and his - Continued on page 13 BY DAVID SCOTT Expositor Editor Singing will. make Christmas happier for residents of Huron County. Approximately 225 per- formers will gather this Sunday at Northside United Church in Seaforth for a fundraising concert for the Huron County Christmas Bureau. The Seaforth Harmony Kings are hosting the annual Barbershop Christmas Concert on Nov. 26 at 2:30 p.m. The Harmony Kings belong to the Western Division of the SPEBSQSA, an international barbershop organization. The Seaforth singing group also includes members from Mitchell, Zurich, Exeter, Hensall, Clinton and Goderich. The church has made arrangements to move their worship hour to 9:30 a.m. so that preparations can be made for the 2:30 show time. Groups from out of town will be able to rehearse from 12:30 to 1:30. This is the third year the West- ern Division has held a Christ- mas concert. Last year the event was held in Woodstock. The year before it was in St. Thomas. The barbershop mass chorus, which will feature about 100 singers, is the finale but the concert will have 125 other performers includin? the Seaforth Harmony HI -Lutes and their quartet "Carousel," two church choirs from Clinton and Seaforth, a youth bell ringer choir, a harpist and the 50 - voice Penh County young ringers from Mitchell. "Proceeds of this concert will be presented to the Huron County Christmas Bureau so that some less fortunate fam- ilies might be blessed with a happier Clwlitmas season this year," states Bruce Whitmore of the Harmony Kings in a press release. He says the group decided to donate the money raised to the bureau so it helps people locally. "We're hoping for 100 barbershoppers - our own group plus singers from Lon- don, Chatham, Sarnia, St. Thomas, Woodstock and Simcoc. That's our goal. Last year (in Woodstock) there was 70," says Whitmore. In the past, performers travelling from out of town were asked to the host city for two rehearsals. But to alleviate travelling difficulties, Seaforth has arranged for rehearsal time prior to the concert. The show will ran at least one and a half hours or more, said Whitmore. Tickets are $4 for individuals .and $10 for families and are available at the door. "I think we've got a really good show." Landfill unsure of new waste plan BY DAVID SCOrf Expositor Editor Members of the Mid -Huron Landfill Site (MHLS) Board are inviting Francis Veilleux, president of the Bluewater Recycling, to their December meeting to answer questions about how the association's new plan will affect the Holmesville landfill site. Bluewater recently proposed a pilot project for 1996 which would see the recycling com- pany pick up both garbage and recyclables in a specially designed truck to be tested in three municipalities. The asso- ciation plans to eventually convert its entire fleet of trucks to the new design It also plans to establish a solid waste trahs- fer station at its location in Huron Park. The association presently serves 19 municipal- ities in Huron County which represents 75 per cent of the population. Bluewater recently scnt a letter to the county asking for support of the proposed solid waste transfer station. "They're not asking every municipality for approval (of the transfer facility), just the county," said board secretary Larry McCabe, of Goderich. Board members asked if the remaining waste, if any, would be sent t� Mid -Huron or to some other "high-tech" place. Board chair Laurie Cox, of Continued on page 2