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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1996-10-30, Page 44—TRI HURON EXPOSITOR, Oeteber 30, 1011 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 PAVE SCOTT • Editor GREGOR CAMPBELL - Reporter BARB STOREY - distribution TERRI-LYNN DALE - General Manager & Advertising Manager MARY MEI.IOR - Sdes PAT ARMES • Office Manager DiANNE McGRATH - Subscriptions 8 Classifieds A Bowes Publishers Community Newspaper SUBSCRIPTION RATES. LOCAL - 32.50 o year, in advance, plus 2 28 G.S T SENIORS. 30 00 o year, in advance, plus 2.10 G.S T • USA & Faein 32 50 o year -in advance, plus $78.00 poitoge, 0 S.T exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 100 Main St , Seaforth. Publication moil registration No 0696 hekJ of Seaforth, Ontario. Advertising is accepted on condition that in the event of a typographical .error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged, but the balance of the advertisement will be poid for at the applicable rate In the event of o typographicd error, advertising goods or services at wrong price, goods or services may not be sold Advertising is merely on offer to sell and may be withdrawn of any time The Huron Exposibr is not responsible for the loss or damage of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or other materials used for reproduction purposes Changes of address, orders for subscriptions and undeliv- erable copies are b be sent b The Huron Expositor Wednesday, October 30, 1996 Editorial and Business Offices - 100 Man Streef.,Seaforth Telephone (519) 527-0240 Fax (519) 527-2858 Moiling Address - P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK two Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association and the Ontario Press Council • Views expressed on our opinion page(s) don't necessarily represent those ..of The Huron Expositor or Bowes Publishers. The Huron Expositor reserves to right to edit letters to the edi- tor or to refuse publication. Leiters to the Editor You think you're having a bad day? publisher, the box of books I need forthe reading in Thunder Bay finally arrived and is sitting on a loading dock in northeast Toronto. 1 rinse off the shaving . cream which comes off quite easily because it's been nicely meshed with the spider web. I'll shave in the car, • electrically. No shower, I wash up in the hack hall basin. i drive like a maniac to Toronto, which means on this day on the QEW, I'm able to keep up with everybody else. .1 grab the box of books. drive back to Pearson Airport. make my flight by mere minutes andait back to breathe calmly for the first time since i woke up. I reach .into my shoulder hag for my morning paper which is -- . you're getting ahead of me now -- in my shed with all • theold newspapers that are coming off a nice two-day outing to the road and hack. I get to the Airlane Hotel -in Thunder Bay and 1 lug -my hags and the box to my room which is conveniently located closer to the airport than the front lobby. i open the box -- it's the wrong book. But that's okay because • when f get to the grand reading and signing for my new book at Thunder Bay's -main Waverly Resource - ' Library at 7:30 in a room set up for 60 people -- one guy showed.up. Normally. i might insert the phrase ''i'm not making this up" here, bu_t please call the lihraryat -1- 804-344-3585 and ask for • So you're saying to . yourself, I've had kind of a lousy day I think I'll read this here humour column, maybe it'll cheer me up. You want to talk lousy days, let's circle Miserable Monday, October 7, 1996. Because I have a flight to Thunder Bay to catch at 1:30 p.m., I'd put my blue box material out the night before. Wearing only a robe I start my daily dash out to the road to retrieve my morning paper and I run face first into a large cob web just outside my kitchen door. . As I pick up my morning paper, I notice no other blue boxes along Lakeshore. It's next Monday. So I'm hauling my blue • box, a cardboard box full of water bottles and two bursting bags full of newspapers back to the house when the water man pulls in. I have not yet been able to take a shower because my cistern is bone dry. I throw the blue box stuff in my. shed and as I come around the house a car pulls in behind the water truck and i recognize the guy as the thermal pane window ' installer who was supposed to show up last August. .1 send him around to the lakeside to assess the . problem and I dash into the house to shave. As I lather up, I hear a ham honking in my driveway. in a place where f might not see anybody for a week or ten days, I peer out my window to see a traffic jam in my driveway. The mail lady, who normally just crams the ' - bundle of mostly junk advertising in my mail box by the road, honks again and I dash out of the house smack into the other half of the cob web i missed the first time. • She's laughing at the site of me so hard, she can't find a pen for me to sign for the registered mail. When she does. it doesn't.work. She goes into the glove compartment and comes out •with another one that also doesn't work, i sign anyway leaving an inkless etching of my name on the sheet. i run hack in the house, ditch the mail but before i can return to the bathroom, the phone rings. It's my • • •Leslie, the lady who. organizedthe reading and is still, a week later, shaking her head. (A rave review of my hook in the Thunder Bay Chronicle -Journal failed to mention I'dhe doing a reading that night.) Walter was my audience. Walter was a good audience .except being from Norway where the national sense of humour is centered around pickled herring anecdotes, some stories I told had to he repeated. Overall i think the one-hour reading went pretty well until the 45 -minute mark when my audience had to get up and leave the room to take a leak. And guess what'' After one hour with Walter. who thereafter becomes the only person to attend the signing. Walter didn't buy a hook. Not until the next afternoon at another signing at Sweet Thursday's Bookstore, where Walter showed up and purchased a copy..(I' m not making this I -807-34t- 2866). And then do you know what happened?.Walter drove me -to the airport for the trip hack. • to Toronto. • , . Okay. so it wasn't exactly a .. - day. on the hook tour with • Margaret Atwood hut i'm' guessing She's never had her audience show up and dove her to the airport the.next • day. ' i can hardly wait to get hack to Thunder Bay Walter - has children and he ad he might bring them next -time I. read. In response Wake up Seaforth and help our local health care Not many towns better Dear Editor: emergency service to physio, An all Brrrrng! for quality coaching wake tip,. already? Don't :to mention nine physicians local Oct. 30th, titne to lab and x-ray-facilities.,Not naire w reach for that snooze button running busy practices. All of Wednesd lease d important question- these decisions.•they will he as circulated with made 1nr us. Period. newspapers last 'Open Anuses will also he ay. if you • missed it. ' starting in the arca on Mon. by the Seaforth • Dec. 2 in each c Ommuntty for Dcar Editor: This letter is in response to the concerns expressed by . Mr., Elrookor •rrrgarding the "insanity of Minor hockey." Let mc start by saying that I will'agree with Mr. Brooker one hundred percent that there is no limit to the insani ty of minor hockey. -However, his letter regarding the local -ual or what is hest for a team system seems to imply that ' of fifteen and is it possible to the coaches in Seaforth are, 'do both? Should a bantam incompetent and make dcci-player capable of playing- - sions affecting the teams midget be allowed to do so? based on their friendships Would your answer change if with players' parents. I would it was your child •who may argue that what is "insane" benefit?. • about Seaforth Minor Hockey What is 'the real reason a is not the coaching, but the player is somehow shamed - parents' distorted view of by being placed on the "sec - ,their child's abilities and their ono" team-. his pride or his perception that any decision parents' pride? Is second that affects them adversely is team hockey not as fun as based on politics of some first team hockey' Or is it sort. that playing on the •`B" team Of the Rep (travel, first. A. automatically negates any all star) teams ill Seaforth chance of the NHL draft? (novice to midget) only one is it really possible. for a- - has a player's parent as a coach in a small community coach (whom. ['may add had' to make decisions on his to attend a coaching course team without any regard for on hockey skills and player the social implications that - sensitivity among other decision may have'' Would a things). The other teams are small business owner/coach all coached by former players miss a few customers. avoid - who havo played at least Jr. ing, his shop because of a D.. and are quite familiar decision he made at the rink with hockey skills. if you are that weekend? looking for quality coaching Can Mr. Brooker answer all for your son or daughter there of these questions. Are his arc not many towns better answers the same as those of than this ane. • every other parent'' If not, Unfortunately, these coach- then you have solved noth- es have to deal with many ing. But fear not Mr. Brooker. issues other than simply try- there will always be those of ing to develop hockey play- ers. Parents paying kids for goals, parents arguing coach- es decisions in front of play- ers, parents questioning other players' abilities. parents insulting referees and expect- ing players not to, parents feuding because Of players' conflicts, parents yelling at fifteen -year-old kids on the ice, parents, looking out for - number one and forgetting about numbers two through _seventeen. Is it the coaches job to do what is best for each' individ- us who show up to the rink to volunteer to coach and do our best and there will always be those of you. there to com- plain about it. Jason Papple Seaforth Midget Coach Every volunteer coach must complete course Dear Editor: Randy, you did not mention which coach, manager, train- er or minor hockey executive member you approached about the problem that exist - cd or you had within the minor hockey association. This newspaper is not like Ann Landers' column where answers and solutions to problems are often solved. Every volunteer coach, manager and trainer in our organization must attend and successfully complete a certi- fied course that has been set up by the O.M.H.A. and C.A.H.A. thus making them eligible to accept abuse from untrained parents. . Being attentive and respon- sive to the needs of each child is essential for coaches, but no more important than the young hockey player be attentive and responsive to the coaches' directions and needs. For example: it is unbelievable the number of phone calls the arena gets CONTINUED on page 6 'again, wake up Seaforth. these services to meet our Are we going to sit back health care needs - and ,don't and let the , Huron _Perth forget the needs of our chil- District Health Council slice „forget parents. friend` and and dice our existing health neighbors. , ' ' care system to meet their lis- Does everyone realize that cal realities, only to leave us • the "selection of three reeling from the massive options" is being made by the effects in '97? DHC on Nov. 21 three . Consider the wide range of weeks and one day away? services currently offered in ."it's too late" you say, riot this opportunity to state - our community ranging from at all. Now is the time for where changes may safely obstetrics, surgery and 24 hr. ,community input. occur. if we don't help make Work of youth group greatly .appreciated at Ciderfest Dear Editor, tem we have had in the past minutes al.l,.twelve were since we' were all volunteers Through your newspaper I getting help for Ciderfest at ' working. They worked all so were they. would like to reach all. of the the Van Egmond House, so day taking only a few -min-• A group such as this is .1 'members of the Youth Group this year. I approached the utes off to eat. -'During the credit,to the community and 1 of the Presbyterian Church. youth group., 1 was 'over- day' they traded jobs hut the Nope. the members of the All we ever hear about our whelmed at the response. At most popular• was sitting ' community supports them in young people of today is neg- nine o' -clock. on Ciderfest down pealing' apples for frit- any of their tundrai.i ng ative. I would like to thank a morning I was overwhelmed ters. events. . , positive approach and tell of when twelve young people When payment was later Thanks young people. You my experiences with 'young approached me and asked to offered to them. they -refused. arc a credit tothe town. people. be put to work. That was no saying they -did volunteer Dorothy Williams, Everyone knows the- prob- problem for me. and within work for the community and A Dorothy co-ordinator Lucan stolen car ends up in Seaforth accident in 1946 p Medical Clinic as copies of, it discussions with DHC mem- are available there. it asks • hers. There is also a toll,lrce you to till in the blanks. set_ number I -) -648-371 2_ to ting ,'priorities on ' what call with any questions. con - aspects of our health care earns or viewpoints you may system are frost important to have. you, and your family. Let's participate before -it Realizing change ; is• too late. inevitah,le. it only makes So•wake' up Seaforth and., sense to take advantage of smell the coffee. • Sincerely. Pauline Linton . R.R. 5'Mitcheil. Ont_ FROM THE PAGES OF -THE HURON EXPOSITOR In the YearsAgone • NOVEMBER 6, 1896 Tab Graig, the fellow who broke jail at Goderich some time ago and who escaped NOVEMBER 4, 1921 from constable Gundry by A dispatch from Wingham jumping from the train at to The Globe on Wednesday .Holmesville, was brought says: "Old Mother Nature before Judge Masson.. at herself took part in the Goderich. on Tuesday. to Halloween spirit at Wingham receive sentence for seven last npght by sending one of indictments, consisting of her celestial visitants in the - forgery. false pretenses and form of a large meteor. which larceny. He received for each crossed the sky. travelling in of five cases 23 months; for a southeasterly direction. one six weeks, and the'sen- about midnight. It was large tence for the remaining case .enough to light the landscape was reserved pending the brilliantly. and about two conduct of the prisoner after minutes after it passed from his term of imprisonment sight. a loud booming noise expires. The terms will run was heard." The reflection concurrently.caused by the passing marcor ' e e was noticed.by a number of The other afternoon Conrad .Seaforth citizens. Michael. 12th concession, + Grey. accompanied by his- Stewart Bros.' store is collie dog, went into Gerry showing a very unique win - Bros.' hardware store. dow dressing this week Brussels. After attending to which impresses one very his business. Mr. Michael forcibly that there has been a retired. but the collie dog had • very material reduction in the door closed on him. Not prices, at least as far as their wishing to remain any longer store is concerned. In one indoors he jumped into the half of the window they show northerly window among a a suit which last year sold lot of fancy lamps and lamp . for $45. In the other half of goods just received, and after the window they.show the a crash there of several same suit for $30, a hat for lamps, went through one of $3, a suit of underwear, $3, the large window panes, eight collars, $2; gloves, $2; breaking the glass to two ties, $1.50; shirts, $2; smithereens. Mr. Michael and you still have $1:50 in made good the damage. change coming to you out of k the original cost of the suit. In other words you practical- ly get a whole outfit this year for what the suit •alone cost last year. • NOVEMBER 8, 1946 •A minor accident in Seaforth Tuesday evening led to arrest and conviction of two Esser youths. Thomas Little and Lorne Lamont. -for car theft. Magistrate Donald Menzies. in police court. Lon.don. on Wednesday. remanded the pair one week 1 -OF sentence. Both men pled- guilty to a joint charge of stealing George Young's car from Lucan. They said in state- ments they drove the car to Seaforth where they were involved in a minor accident. Seaforth and district will mark Remembrance Day on Monday with a service arranged by the Legion. The day has been proclaimed a public holiday by Mayor J. J. Cluff. NOVEMBER 11, 1971 Sarnia Dante downed St. Columban 1 - () in a London and District Soccer League game played in Sarnia on Saturday. This was the final game of the season for both teams. Thc score was tied at Saturday on schedule. zero at halt -time but Sarnia was awarded a penalty -shot' in the last Live minutes of the second half and resulted in the only goal of the game to make the final score Sarnia. - 1. St. Columban '- 0. Thc St. Columban line up was. Paul O'Reilly. Murray McClure. Tom Mt;lady. Ron McClure. Dave Mclnally. Paul Malone. Gerald Ryan. Tom Love. Larry Martin. Larry Kale. Brian vlelady. - Tom Burke. Gard Moylan. John Gottschalk. 1t has been «a double cele - oration for -MR. and MRs. Russel Dallas. R.R.I. Brucelis ld. On Sunday Mr. and.Mrs.• Dallas celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and on Tuesday Mr. Dallas learned that for the third time he had won the World Championship for hay .0 the Royal Winter Fair. A small demonstration was held in downtown Scalorth Wednesday. November s. against the Amchitka Nuclear experiment. Demonstrators • armed with placards denouncing the Nixon administration and the -planned tests hlockcd traffic momentarily and paraded at the main intersection of the town. The protest failed to achieve desired results as the tests were carried out