The Huron Expositor, 1996-02-28, Page 1Sports
Ontario champion
Varsity Blues
volleyball team
visits SDHS for
xhibition and clinic.'
See page 6
On Strike
-V) Huron joins
inprotests.
Plus - How are
we affected
by OPSEU strike?
See page 5
Agriculture
. Will provincial cuts
mean the end of
:: QMAFRA?
oss Daily speaks
to farmers.
., See page 2
Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 --• Seaforth, Ontario
`Briefly
Hospital hit by
2.5 per cent cut
Provincial funding for
Scalor h' Community
Hospita will he cut by 2.5
per cent his year which
%wilts Out to $114,5 CEO
Bill Thihcrt, , an need
Monday. .41
•
,"'1I'}4�:iebs than was expected
*h11nilicant cut," he
sttid h,oltpital was
prcpartttg for a cut in the
neighbourhood of five, per
cent. All other hospitals in
the' province with 50 keds or
more received cuts of
between 2.5 and seven per
cent.
Thihcrt -sail no decisions
.have been trade regarding
how the cuts will he implc-
mcntcd by the. hospital or
whether lay-offs or changes
in service will result. -
The hospital hoard pact last
night (Tuesday).
Eisler on TSN
A Scalorth high school grad
has produced a television
report on Seaforth native
Lloyd Eisler and his figure
'skating partner• Isahelle
Brasseur.
Mike Kelly. of the St.
Colurnhan area. whi' graduat-
ed from SDHS in 1988, is the
producer of a 10 -minute
piece on Lloyd and Isabelle
that're-caps their career from
amateurs to the present day in
the .pro circuit.
Kelly. .a graduate of
Conestoga College's radio
and television broadcasting
. • program. has hcen with TSN
(The Sports Network) for
about. a year. Although his
�rnain job is a writer for
Sportsl)csk. given -his
Seaforth background. -he was
an ideal .Candidate for pro-
ducing the piece on Lloyd!
Thr report will air this
Sunday (March -3) on TSN
between 11 a.m. and 12 noon
.on TSN Srurduv with John
Well..
"Most people will find it
interesting the adversity
Lloyd and Isabelle have Over-
- come during their career.-
said Kelly.
Car keys found
The Seaforth OPP detach-
ment report a set of Volvo car
keys in a magnetic holder
was turned into the station on
Monday morning. . •
The keys wcrc located in
\Tuckcrsrnith Township on
Concession 4.
Plcasc contact Seaforth
OPP if those are your keys.
Correction
Reeve Bill Bennett was
incorrectly identified as the
councillor who questioned
the need for a police services
hoard in Seaforth now that
the OPP has hccn contracted
for policing.
It was Coun. John Ball
who questioned this.
"I don't sec the need for it
(PSB)." he said. "Why don't
we just let the OPP run it."
February 28, 1996 —.75 Cents Plus GST
•. PHOTO BY DAVID SCOTT
IN THE COOL ti - These, four girls were keeping guard behind bars on two freezers full of, food in the Seaforth.& District Foodbank's "cooler" during the
official opening Sunday. From left: Shannon Brooker, Dawn Cook, Kora Bennett, Siarah Cook. The foodbank is located in the former police station.
Local churches join together to open Seaforth and District Foodbank
BY.. DAVID) SCOTT
Expositor Editor
Seaforth
toodhank.
now has its own
In a service of dedication
on Sunday afternoon. the
Seaforth and District
Foodhank was officially .
.opened at the rear entrance to,
town hall, in the location of
the former police station.
Representatives and clergy
from ,Bethel Bible. St. James
Roman -Catholic, First
Presbyterian. Egrnondvillc
United, Northside United. St.
Columhan Ro n Catholic
and St. Thom Anglican:
churches were in attendance
and read scripture, prayer.
dcdication.and -sung benedic-
tion.
Rig Rrotheys
of Stratford
&'Distrjct
Lloyd
says he
Wouldn't
his experience
for anything
BY ANDY BADER
SSP News Staff
It doesn't take much effort
to be a Big Brother its tong
as you're willing to offer
something, says Lloyd
Eisler, one-half c)f the World
Champion Pairs Figure
Skating team.
"Everybody has some-
thing to give that's what
it'has to be about," he said.
"The kids are the
important part."
Eisler, a See
now living in
1.i
"Com
important as
son in front
said, adding that he and Eric
write Ictters Ft d_ call SACK
other w
sonally.
"It catnc'4 owtt to puffing
priorities in order."
Hg admits that he quo'...
_ Seaforth now joins the
communities of Mitchell and
Clinton who have hoth had
. foodhanks operating for the
past few years or more.
Volunteer coordinators
Laura Crawford and Donna
Cook wcrc driving forces
behind the formation of the
Foodbank.. Both spent many
hours researching similar
existing facilities in the arca
*Id gathering the necessary
'Cupplics to start the opera-
tion: '
Everything was donated'
• including the sign in till! win-
dow. Two freezers in the old"
holdiaig cell will he used -for
bread and meat donations.
• One generous local merchant
donated a whole side of beef.
Shelves in the hack were
donated by the library and
already hold cans of soup.
peanut Nutter. Cheese Whir.
and other non-perishable
fixed items. •'
The centre •will he open
three days a week: Saturday
2-5 p.m.. Tuesday 9 a.ni. to
-noon. Thursday 1-2 p`.rn.
The Foodhank is only.
equipped to handle food
donations at this point in time
hut those wishing to•makc
donations of clothing can
drop off clothes at The Dick
Housc on Main St. South,
act'oss from the library. The
Dick House will coordinate
their hours with the Seaforth,
and District Foodbank so
those wishing to donate hoth
food and clothing can do so.
Food donation.boxes have .
also been placed at the front
of town hall. Seaforth
Grocery. store, Seaforth
Foodmarket (Kncchtcl's) and
Egmondvillc Country Store.
"it's an exciting opportuni-
ty for the churches. 1 Zook
forward to the challenges."
Said Chair Deborah Bennett.
Representatives from each
ocal church I'onn the food -
hank's committee which
ncludes: Sheila Dolmagc,
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