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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1996-05-15, Page 54—TN■ HURON IXPOSITOR, May 11<, 11118 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 TERRI-LYNN DAL - General Manager & Advertising Manager MARY MELLOR - Soles PAT ARMES - Office Manager DIANNE MCGRATH - Subscriptions 8 Classifieds PAVE SCOTT - Editor GREGOR CAMPBELL - Reporter )OAN MELLEN • typesetter, proofreader BARB STOREY distribution A Bowes Publishers Community Newspaper SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL • 32.50 a year, in advance, plus 2.28 G.S,T. SENIORS• 30.00 o year, in advance, plus 2.10 G.S.T. USA & Foreign: 32.50 o yeor in advance, plus $/8.00 postage, G.S.T. -exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATS: Published weekly. by SignolStor Publishing at 100 Main 5t., Seaforth. Publication moil. registration No. 0696 held at Seaforth, Ontario. Advertising is occepted on condition thol in the event of o typogrophical error, the advertising spore occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reaionable allowance for signolure, will no be charged, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable role. In the event -of o typographical error, advertising goods or services of a wrong price, goods or services may not be sold.. Advertising is merely on offer lo sell and may be withdrawn at any lime. The Huron Expositor is not responsible kw the loss or damage of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or other materials used for reproduction purposes. Changes of addreis, order for subscriptions and undeliv- eroble copies are to be sent to The Huron Expositor.- w•dn•sd.v. May 15. 1996 Editorial and Business Offices - 100 Main Seeet.,Seofdrih Telephone (519) 527-0240 Fax (419) 527-2858 Moiling Address - P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK two Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspaper Association and the Ontario Press Council - Lettersto the Editor Bluewater students do great job at Van Egmond grounds • Dear Editor, In most institutions and schools; people who work to build up merit points arc rewarded in one way or another. This holds truc in the • Bluewater Centre as well. Inmates are given points for good hchaviour, obedience, courtesy etc., hut their reward is work. Only those in class A are allowed out to work. Anyone passing thc Van Egmond house on Tuesday would have seen. three of these boys hard at work clearing - the yard. They arrived at nine o'clock and by: eleven, they had the front yard all cleared and burned. Their two guards had visited the premises last weck tri see _what equipment they needed to bring for the job. They arrived with a trailer loaded with rakes. wheel barrows, lawn mowers and gas. Whcn they finished clearing the debris and leaves, they cut the lawn and did a super job of it. • I wcnt down at one o'clock to clear Out the flower beds and discovered washed-out lily of the valley. I asked one of the boys to load his wheel harrow with a couple of pail- fuls -of earth. He had a blank expression on his face and said, "Earth? What earth?" It was my turn to have a blank expression so I said, "Soil, clay mud." "Oh, now. 1 know," he said: He brought it to me and it was exactly what I wanted. I was most impressed with the three of them, especially in their attitude to their guards. They caHed the- male guard 'Sir' and the female guard 'Ma'am.' They were. excellent workers and hope to come.back every Thursday afternoon to cut grass. They looked to be about 15 -or 16 years of age and are learning something useful. Thc guard told me when they . go to. bed they are completely exhaust- ed after the exercise and fresh air. Dorothy Williams Seaforth Support for education blitz Dear Editor, The Huron Education Coalition of teachers' federa- tions wishes to extend a sir - cue thank -you to the public for their largely positive sup- port of our Education Blitz last weekend. Many people stopped to chat about the issues and almost • 100% - from young people, to par- ents, to senior citizens - indi- cated a sincere interest in the cuts to education and the need for education finance reform. We would also Iikc to thank the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic School Board and the Huron County Board of Education for thcir support and input into the campaign. More thanks go to the helpers who stuffed pam- phlets in record time. And of course, we are proud of and grateful to the 83 committed teacher volunteers from the elementary and secondary, public and separate systems, who worked together and gave up thcir Friday night and Saturday morning to dis- tribute literature to thc pub- lic! Yout dedication to the chil- dren cf this province is won- derful! • Huron Education Coalition Solve summer boredom Dear Editor, This summer you can solve horcc;om by looking .into the summer fun program. July 8 - August 9. The program is a communi- ty-hascd program designed to ensure an active and safe summer for your child(ren). Children from three to 12 years of age will he involved in child -centred activities promoting individual inter- ests. Thc child/staff ratio is: snoopy school (3-5yrs), 8 Children to one staff; playschool (6-8yrs), 12 chil- dren to one staff; playground (9-12yrs), 13 children to one staff. (Volunteers arc not included its this ratio.) Special trips include: bbq and swim, wcck one; Wally World/Storybook Gardens, weck two; African Lion Safari, week three; Goderich beach, week four; Pioneer Sports World, week five. The summer fun program is presented by the Seaforth Recreation Department work- ing in co-operation with the Seaforth Co-operative Children's Centre, as well as other community resources. 1 am looking forward to anoth- er successful summer. Games, sports, crafts and other exciting activities will be enjoyed byall! In closing, I would like to stress the importance of vol- unteering for future careers in childcare, teaching or recre- ation. Volunteers will he greatly appreciated. Registration flyers will be distributed to area schools within a few weeks. Please register early! Peggy Ryan How (not) to go salmon fishing At the mid -point of my (too short) one-week holiday last week, when I realized I couldn't finish painting my house and attain spiritual well being all in one.week, I went fishing. I was invited forthe second year in a row to the annual Grand Bend Salmoeland Trout Derby mediallay where a bunch of newspaper, radio and TV guys (and one gal - they like it when you call them `gals').whq know nothing about fishing try to catch something: And I did. A big red sunburn on my face. For the second year in a row we media -types came up - fishless. (Oops! I wasn't sup- posed to mention that). The real reason is wedon't know the first thing about catching fish and we wanted to leave them in the water for all the participants. I'm not goingto hide the fact that I'm t 'tying to -pro- mote the Grand Bend fishing derby. For two years in a row the organizers have delivered _sunny skies, all the barbecued fish, burgers, sausages and assorted food you could eat and endless supplies of liquid refreshments all for no chargc to us media people. (Ycs, I too, will endorse your community event -for the above arrangements). This year, l even had the Scotts Thoughts by Dave Scott privilege of being aboard - Grand Bend Harbourmaster Bob Roney's luxury liner. It • was by far the best of the three boats that hit the waters south of Grand Bend last Wednesday on the fishless expedition. It was like fishing off the side of the Love Boat. The harbourmaster has a huge 36 -foot, no it was 72 - feet, well it was large enough to.land a plane on, or at least a big seabird. Okay, it could hold a flock of albatross-. It was rig. It could've used an elevator. It'had a kitchen with it's own cooking staff. . • We had all thc modern fish- ing gadgetry - two fish find- ers, two of them -there things that drop your lines down deep with them "cannon- balls" on them - yeah, those things. We hooked upfour lines. One of them got tan- gled with another one and_we lost about 20 feet of good • nylon but I wasn't supposed to mention that. Then old - sports hound Chris Skalkos of the. Exeter T A (that's Times -Advocate for anyone who's still reading) shot a bungy cord into the waters of Lake Huron while trying to adjust one of them -there down -riggers - that's what they're called. - - Then one of the poles snapped in half as former Seaforth resident turned drag racer Ron Muir was diligent- ly reeling in a line wi.h noth- ing on it. Meanwhile, some- - where on the sixth floor of the boat, the.HARBOUR- - MASTER (a.k.a. 'The Candyman') was doing some navigational.charting and pouring refreshments for thc crew. - - I was enjoying the mid-day sun's maximum UV rays - the only thing I caught: - (Except for the mild -intoxica- tion of those drinks with the umbrellas in thcm, except we had no umbrellas). ,At feast this year factually got to reel in a line when,we had the first and only "false hit" of the day. -And that, to me, was the height of fishing excitement. 1 swear there was a fish -on that line, just for an instant. until it got close enough to.see the four of us bumbling at the end of the ; boat (some nautical types call that- `the stern') and then it laughed and the lure fell out. When it looked like we weren't going to catch any- thing for the day, that's when I dove in the icy lake with a knife between my teeth and . came up with that five-foot • - barracuda: Yep. At least, that was what I was imagining as • I was experiencing sun- stroke. . Yeah, we didn't have too many fishin' tales hack at the 'ol barbecue -after but every- • one had fun staring at my . sunburn and wondering if the bright red scared off the fish. No sun -screen for me, boy: - I'm -the type of guy who takes a roast beef out of the oven with his bare=hands. Ycp, builds up the calluses. (Please kids, don't try this at home). It sure was a fun vacation, especially when I went to the doctor -on Monday when it was all over -and he told me I had "persistent bronchitis" (or in Latin: harkius phleg= - mius). So as I sit hack in an anti- biotic daze, I can almost pie ture "the one that got away." (I mean my ot.e week of holi- days). . THE ART OF SALMON FISHING - Had nothing to dor with this photo in w1 " PHOTO BY DAVID SCOTT hich legendary Grand Bend Harbdurmaster Bob Roney, far left, Exeter Times -Advocate sports editor Chris Skalkos, and former Seaforth resident and Grand Bend drag. racer Ron Muir were alluded by salmon and trout at the 8th Annual Grand Bend Salmon and Trout Derby's mbdia day. The derby officially runs from May 18 -27. -(So heafi out and catch all the fish we left behind!) ' Fires leave two families homeless in `71 FROM THE PAGES OF THE HURON EXPOSITOR MAY 22, 1986 NEW ROAD GRADER - Mr. George Murray has been doing good work on several of the streets of Seaforth with his new grader, and particu- larly on North Main street, where he has rounded off the road in good shape. There are many roads in thc county which are becoming flat in the centre and high on either side, so that thc water lies on them and makes thcm soft and easily cut up and damaged by the traffic over them, whereas, if the sides were trimmed off and the road rounded up. they would shed the water and be much more easily and cheaply kept in good repair. By the use of this grading machine -thcy could he rounded up and put in good shape for a trifling cost. MAY 20, 1921 LOCAL BRIEFS - Many complaints are being made about the riding of bicycles on the sidewalks in town. The practice is a dangerous" one to pedestrians, and besides there is a town bylaw prohibiting it, and if offend- ers are wise they will heed this warning. *** DUBLIN NEWS - Mr. Joseph Shea left on Saturday for Calgary, Alberta. He spent a pleasant month renewing old acquaintances and was amazed to see how his own dative village had improved. The new continua- tion school, the L.J. Looby creamery, the Racho garage, In the Years Agone; the new Standard Bank, the new undertakers, furniture and piano dealer, the old opera house remodeled, Mr. Peter Dill's store remodeled, Mr. Wm. Mills' new hard- ware store opened on the cast side ofthe street; Mr. Wm. Stapleton's new flour and feed store, Mr. Joseph Nagle's new residence on Laurier ave. west, Mr. Nclmes' new butcher shop opened in the centre of the business district, Miss Mary McDaid's new home on Laurier ave. remodeled and several other new houses erected.. yes, and two new houses arc in course of erec- tion by Mr. John Bcnnewies, ex -MPP, and several other - improvements in the village made. Mr. Shea thinks that many, have prospered here in thc past eight years as well as in Calgary and Edmonton, where Mr. Shca makes his home. MAY 24, 1946 Expenditures . involving more than $1,000,000 will be made ;n a highway improve- ment program in Huron and Huron -Bruce ridings by thc Ontario Government, it has been announced by the sitting members. Dr. R. Hobbs Taylor and John Hanna. Included in the program is a new bridge at Bayfield, paving of a large portion of the Blue Water Highway and the resurfacing of the Hensall through Zurich to St. Joseph highway. The Seaforth High School Board has appointed two new teachers to -the staff, their duties to commence in September. Miss Audrey Hall, of London, will teach home eco- nomics, while F.A. Dobson, Toronto, will be in chargc of - physical education. MAY 27, 1971 TWO HOMES, BARN DESTROYED WHEN FIRE. STRIKES AREA - A series of unrelated fires in the Seaforth area this past week has caused damage approach- ing $100,000. The fires destroyed two farm build- ings, levelled two rural homes and destroyed an auto- mobile. On Tuesday night fire lev- elled a barn on the farm of Bob Walter, RR 3, Kippcn. Lost in the blaze were several registered hogs. a combine, mix mill, wagon, seed drill and a quantity of straw. About half the 134 pigs in the barn when the fire broke out were rescued. Loss was estimated at $25,000 when fire levelled a driving shed on thc farm of Harry Johnston, RR I Dublin, six miles north of Seaforth, about 11 p.m. Friday'night. The Johnstons praised quick action by the Sea:oiah and 'Blyth Fire Brigades `or saving their large barn, one wall of which was blazing when firemen from Scaforth arrived. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Malone, RR 3 Dublin, and" their three children were left - homeless when fire com- pletely destroyed thcir - Hibbert Township home Wednesday afternoon. The flames were fanned by gale force winds. No one was home when the fire broke out about 4 p.m. The Seaforth Fire Department, who answered the call, were unable to save the two-storey frame struc- ture located about four miles southeast of Seaforth. The high winds, gusting to 50 miles per hour had turned the structure into an inferno by 'the time firemen arrived. An automobile belonging to Ernie Pym was destroyed. Wednesday afternoon when it caught fire near Kippcn. The alarm which came to Scaforth moments after the Seaforth Brigade had left for Hibbert Township to fight the Malone fire was transferred to Brucefield. Fire levelled the two storey frame home of Mr. and Mrs. John Benjamin, RR 1 Blyth and thcir seven children on Monday evening. The Benjamin home was cast of Londesboro in Hullett. No one was home when the blaze was discovered by passerby about 9 p.m. The family hadgone to Londesbom to watch a fire- works display.