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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1996-01-03, Page 1310 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, January 3, 1996 Spotted mistakes for Dec. 20: I) Pg.2 - "Planned" instead of "Plans" - Jean Bernard 2) Pg. 12 A - "Penny, Anne" instead of "Penny Anne" - Ina McGrath Expositor Exposed for Dec. 20 & 27 ta, The Ex -files: 1. Spotted mistakes for. -Dec. 27: 1) Pg. 5 - "Casey" instead of "Case" - Elizabeth VanMaanen 2) Pag. 12 - Mix up in Recre- ation Preview - Ethel Walker Unemployed Canadians shouldn't get weekends off Working Canadians don't automatically get their Weekends off - so- neither should the unemployed. New federal unemployment insurance proposals will change a "working day", at present defined as any day except Saturday or Sunday. But those "have become working days for a significant part of the labour force," notes a report outlining the proposal released last week. A senior policy advisor with the- federal. human resources department said the unemployed will still only have to be available for work five days a week, but they'll be able to select their days off rather than have them selected for them. Water rates are corning down by about 7.5 per cent in Goderich. The new flat rate for residen- tial customers in Goderich is $15.95, compared to last year's figure of $17.24. The commercial and in- dustrial rates are falling in the same proportion. Broomball Scores Raiders couldn't buy a goal DEC. 20 RESULTS • PARRLINE 1 SOCIALS 0 Wow! Parr . Linc brushes through this game as Heidi Elliott shoots from the blue line and the ball just happens -to travel through thousands of legs and feet and into the net it goes. The opposing goalie could see nothing as it was like a- centipede in front of her: Nothing - but legs everywhere. Heidi thanks Sandra Wilson for the quick wrist -action pass. Well, the Socialites' players I'm sure have a few bruises to remember this game by as Tanya Eckert keeps drilling the ball on net and pinging off players one by one but 'Barbie' slowed her down. Wow! Thank God say the Socialites' ladies. - WINTH I POLAR ICE 3 'Polar Ice' or known as "Perth' came alive in the second half of the game .as Jill Wood, Darlene Smith and Kim Finlayson knobbed up three quick goals. Great passes came from Cindy Moore and Diana Copeland.. Winthrop's lone goal is scored by • Heather McMillan assisted by Jacquie McNichol. Great goal .tending Mary Vcrberne. 'Oops' - hick up - hick up or 'o ops'- I missed the ball as I gradually kick at it and skim over it and .now the little critter (the ball that is) goes right into the net. Oh well, happy birthday Mary, you had fun! RAIDERS 0 RIDERS 4 Poor Raiders couldn't buy a goal. The Easy Riders had luck everywhere as goals were scored by Al Wynja, Terry Morey, Rob Hunking and Lawrence Vink. Keen passing by Martin Wynja and Gary Souch. DEC, 21 RESULT'S ROYALS 1 DUMPERS 9 A round of applause for Chris Talbot as he slap shot the ball right past the Dumper goalie, Chris. Thanks Chuck Mills and Mikc Waugh for the great pass. The Dumpers line up on goal scoring was Jerry Wright, Stephen and Darrel Eckert, Gary Dill, Mike Smale, Kevin Van Den Neucker and Bill Dale. Excellent passes came from Bob McKenzie and Don Henderson. The Royals goalie, Mr. Rob, worked up a sweat during that game stopping zillions of shots. KNIGHTS 1 WINTHROP 1 Very close game put Knights' Paul Janniaat does the honours and scores the first goal unassisted. Winthrop perks up Hith only nine seconds left in the game and Mike Thomas takes a. slap shot and scores the tying goal. Great game - by both trains. CYCLONE 1 PARRLINE 3 Parr Line takes the lead and keeps it on goals by Claude Poricr, Ed Salvcrda and Dennis . Dolmage. Quick passes by Mark Ryan, Lawrence -Bergsma and Tim Bylsma. Cyclones didn't seem to have a good game as their only goal was scored by Dan O'Neil assisted by Rob Cornelis and Brian Ropp. Feasibility study on town hall Continued page 9 wake of Ontario government funding cut-back announ- cements. Seaforth Community Hospital is cautiously optimis- tic that cuts won't be across the board, but Huron County Chief Librarian Beth Ross says its services will be seriously affected. from Council begins to talk about the possibility of a feasibility study on future uses for Seaforth's 101 -year-old Town Hall on Main Street, built for about S 10,000 in 1894 but now insured for a replacement value of about $1.3 -million. NOVEMBER 29 A float entered by the local company.Qoilcrsmitlt Ltd. wins best .overall prize in Friday night's annual Lions' Santa Claus parade. * * * The Iluron Expositor, along with its eight sister community newspapers in. the Signal -Star Publications chairs based at Goderich, is sold to Bowes Publishers of London. * ** Onc of two skunks -recently shot in Seaforth and Harpurhey tests positive for rabies. One of the animals was first spotted wandering in broad daylight at Seaforth Public School. DECEMBER 6 All local churches approach Seaforth Council with. a proposal to soon establish a food bank in the now vacant municipal police offices of Town Hall. "It's an idea whose time has come," notes Rev. Bruce Cook of Northside United Church, who spoke to council for a delegation of five. s*s The municipality of Scaforth doesn't expect any big budget problems until 1997, in the DECEMBER 13 The Huron County Library Board decides to close six smaller branch libraries, among them Walton's, as a way to save about S23,000 in the aftermath of the recently -an- nounced 40 per cent cut in provincial grants over the next two years. Rarely has regular winter sanding been as early or as constant here in Seaforth, notes Public Works Superintendent John Forrest. He tells town council winter road main- tenance began in earnest here more than a month ago, back on Nov. 8. DECEMBER 20 Scafonh Council unanimous- ly approves the request of Seaforth .churches to set up a food bank at Town Hall. *** Mike Watt, 19, of Eg- mondville become only the second Seaforth-arca hockey player to cam a spot -on Canada's National Junior . Team. Final roster cuts were announced at Campbcllton, N. B., where this year's team is preparing for next week's World Championships in the Boston arca. HAPPY ENDING - At least one story had a happy ending in Seaforth last year. These pups abandoned in the cold outside the Seaforth Veterinary Clinic in the late fall ended up all being adopted by concerned pet lovers who couldn't bear to see them put down, which would have happened if they hadn't found a home. Goderich doesn't approve OPP BY MONA IRWIN SSP News Staff "Looks like the bureaucracy won over common sense," says Goderich Mayor Deb Shewfelt. ' "I don't understand why Exeter. Kincardine, Clinton, Seaforth, St. Marys were all approved for OPP policing, but not Goderich," said Shewfelt, who is also a member of the Goderich Police. Services Board. "Docs Goderich not have the right to save money?" Shewfelt was responding to a moratorium on OPP cost pro- posals, announced Nov. 22 by thc Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services. The memorandum, by Fred Peters. assistant deputy minister. Policing Services Division. said 14 communities are in the process of negotiating for OPP services and those requests arc exempt from the moratorium. Goderich is not on that list,. said Stephanie Bolton, a min- istry representative. in'a tele- phone interview last week. According to Peters' memo- randum, the ministry is -plan- ning a comprehensive review of policing in Ontario. with an eye towards making the delivery of policing services more efficient and cost-effective. The last one was done in 1974, Bolton said. In February Goderich Council voted 8-1 in favour of entering into negotiations with the OPP, but thc Goderich Police Services Board voted 3-2. against. STOREWIDE Sale starts Jan. 4, ends Jan. 20th AT Main St., Seaforth 527-2010 DS: INTREPID SNOWMOBILER ON COUNTY ROAD EI SNOWMOBILE COUNTRY STRATFORD CYCLE CENTRE Where Service Counts! YAMAHA The Power To Satisfy War a Immo It uneta sob a suit. RIDE SAFE RIDE SOBER OrTUIO SoorsoIIIE Stint forwRRt By: Craig Nicholson EVERYBODY'S DOIN' IT WHAT GOES IN by Craig Nicholson (©1995 by Craig Nicholson. All rights reserved.) It's true that my snowmobiling motto is "Never miss a chance to gas up." By topping up frequently, I've snowmobiled well over 100,000 klicks without run- ning on empty or breaking down. I've also learned a few tricks. One of which is to have a back up for electronic gauges, so.I_ routinely replace the original gas cap with an old stand-by stick 'n' float type. This way, I have two measures of remaining gas. I don't ride high performance sleds and my Ski -Doo Grand Touring runs just fine on regular, so I save a buck or two. I usually add gas line anti -freeze and at season's end, run stabilizer through the system. For insurance, I have a Water Eliminator in the tank. I use Produmax Oil because a premium lubri- cant keeps my engine running smooth over my normal 10,000 kilometre sea- son. I drain the last drops of each empty into the gas tank. I make a habit of filling up before trailering home, so I won't forget. That also cuts down on condensation build-up inside the tank. I always shut off the gas line valve while the sleds are trailered and keep at least one full red plastic jerry-can on the trailer. Speaking of jetty -cans, over the years I've acquired a dozen.which I fill en masse at the start of the season, whenever I spot gas at a rock bottom price. Each is pre-treated with gas line anti -freeze and comes in handy. for quick fills at the cottage. With January designated as OFSC Environment Month under their 'Conserving Ontario's Last Frontier" slogan, it's appropriate to review gas pouring options. One of which is not to spill gas all over your sled, the snow and worse, the ice on your lake. But those heavy jerry-cans are awkward and getting the yellow spout into the tank before gas starts flowing is tricky. You can reduce the flow significantly by holding your thumb over the breather hole until you're ready to pour. Putting a funnel in place first helps. Many hardware stores carry replacement spouts that are more flexible or contain a valve that stops now until you're ready. My personal favourite is Amaze -A -Hose (705-378-5217). It's a flexible tube that fits snugly over the end of the regular yellow spout, extending its length and allowing insertion into the tank without having to lift the can to the point where gas starts flow- ing. On tour, I carry a small jerry-can in case anyone runs out. I also have a length of syphon tubing, secured with plastic fasteners, wound around my steering column. I've discovered that some sleds have air locks in their tanks - another litre 'or two can always be squeezed in by lifting a front ski while filling. If touring is your game, check out the tank size on the new sled that's caught your eye. A smaller lank than your riding males can leave you stranded in the boonies. Always confirm what's going into your sled. Last winter, a friend bought infec- tor oil at a pitstop only to discover that he'd just mixed transmission fluid with his oil. After swallowing several mouthfuls in a futile attempt to syphon it out we finally turned the sled upside down to drain. A nearby gas station provid ad more litres of injector oil - but surprise, surprise - half of them turned out to be transmission fluid too! Fortunately, we'd checked before pouring, but shame on the manufacturer who bottles different products in identical con tainers. At season's end, I top up the tank, stabilize and anti -freeze the gas, shut oft the gas line valve and run the engine dry, then fog the cylinders with light oil Several pulls over the summer keep things ship-shape until next winter. Until next time, happy trails and remember to Ride Responsibly: Leave Tracks, Not Trash. Bring A Buddy to Snowarama. For club or driver training information, contact the Ontario Federation 01 Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) at (705) 739.7669. To plan your Ontario tour, call 1.800.263 -SLED. FM Snnw rAma r'Adl 1 •itn1-4R1.11Q1 Engineered For The Way You Ride. • SALES • SERVICE • ACCESSORIES 1 1/4 Miles North of Seaforth 527-0120 Alcohol can leave a -lasting impression. Thera are no snood charms. RIDE SAFE RIDE SOBER ONluio SN04MOIIIE SUM Col MrnTit Rushin' Roulefte. Sooner or la/cr you're gonna loss. RIDE SAFE RIDE SOBER 0111u10 Swam Stam CiiohIIfl