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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1997-05-07, Page 44-1111 NUUON UPONTON. May 7. 111117 Your Community Newspaper Sins 1860 TERRH.YNN DALE • General Manage & Advertising Manager KEVIN CARDNO • Advertising Sales PAT ARMES • Office Manager PANNE McGRATN • Subscriptions & Classifieds PAVE SCOTT • Editor GREGOR CAMPBEtl, • Reporter BARB STOREY • distribution A Bowes Publishers Community Newspaper WBSCRIPTION RATEI LOCAL 32 50 o year, in advance, plus 2 28 G -S.5 SENIORS - 30.00 a year, ,n advance, plus 2 10 G S.T. • USA 8 Ferre an 28 44 a year in advance, plus S78 00 passage, G.5 T exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 100 Main St., Seofooh. Publication moil registration No 0696 held at Scaforth. 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Box 69, Sederth, Onion°, NOK two Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Associonon, Ontario Community Newspapers Association and the Ontario Press Council V4* Views expressed on our opinion page(s) don't necessarily represent those of The Huron Expositor or Bowes Publishers. The Huron Expositor reserves the right to edit letters to the editor or to refuse publication. Editorial Election date not changing Give to flood relie at local banks Whether you agree with him or not, Canada's chief electoral officer, Jcan-Pierre Kingsley, has decided not to postpone thc June 2 federal election because of the "flood of the century" which has ravaged Manitoba in recent weeks and is still wreaking havoc. At least one western newspaper columnist has suggested that if the same thing was happening in Ontario or Quebec - like the flooding of the Ottawa or St. Lawrence Rivers - the election would surely be halted until order was restored. The cabinet has thc final say on the election date but the Prime Minister has stood by Kingsley's decision. It will be interesting to see if the issue affects voter turnout and support for Liberals in the western province or whether Manitobans respect the electoral officer's view of them as "resilient" Regardless of when the election is held, the lives of'thou- sands of people have been tragically affected. For those who want to offer financial assistance to flood victims in Manitoba, donations can he made locally at the Seaforth branches of both the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and the Toronto Dominion Bank. - DWS rs Letters to the Editor Big chicken event for three days in July Editor scooped on `wing -fest' idea by group from Clinton Dear Editor: We read with interest, your editorial regarding Scaforth and arca coming up with some sort of festival and thought it may be of interest to you to know that Clinton is in the process of holding thcir first annual Pluc'kin' Fest, set for July 4, 5 and 6, 1997. The theme is focused around the vast poultry industry in thc surrounding arca. The inion Kinsmcn and Kinetics have been busy planning is event since early fall st year and it promises to a fun time for the whole fa sly. A few of the events tha have been planned arc s follows: downtown strec dance with an airhand cont t and wing cook -off. T c Fire Department will e holding an Open House wi h displays and demonstration , and the BIA will be workin on some special downtown events, Hole -in -One Golf c mpeti- tion, outdoor beer gar n, co- ed baseball tournamen , chil- dren's events, chicken bar-b- qucs, live entertainment with the "All Star Tribute" band, Firemen's breakfast and much, much more. These arc just some of the events planned with involve- ment from many community groups. All profits from the individual events will he going to certain community projects such as minor sports, the hospital, daycare etc. Oh, by the way, we do have a chicken mascot, however, we can't promise that he will be wingless as you men- tioned in your article, but rumor has it he may he plucked. Keep a look out, for him, he may be visiting your town soon with further details on the upcoming fes- tivities. Mark your calendars and plan to be in Clinton for our first annual Pluc'kin' Fest, July 4, 5, 6, 1997. Yours in kin, Brenda Macisaac and Matt Langendoen Chairpersons, Clinton Pluc'kin' Pest Committee Acting, beer and political propaganda Acting is an adventure. That sounds like a recruit- ment ad for the Canadian Armed Forces but it's true. As Duncan McGregor, direc- tor of Gail cued Brad's Marvelous Wedding Adventure - a fundraiser mys- tery dinner theatre show (that's a mouthful) for Blyth Festival which was held Friday and Saturday night - said to the audience after, it was like a military operation preparing for the show which featured about 50 participants when you included the choir and the Nasty Habits - hilari- ous cross-dressing, singing nuns. I had fun playing an annoy- ing inexpensive photographer (which wasn't much of a stretch for me). Knowing which part of the theatre I was supposed to spring from at any given moment and blind someone with my flash was a bit of a challenge. Luckily I didn't have as many Tines to memorize as most - I just had to make sure 1 had enough batteries for my flash and maintain my focus To Board of Eduction: of being annoying. Actually, my character was eager to please but managed to bug almost everybody at one time or another - sort of the defini- tion of a newspaper editor. Thanks to everybody who came out w enjoy all of the crazy characters who hammed it up right through dinner and all evening. (Who knows what writer Rob Bundy has planned for next year!) * * * If you noticed the letter on this page about Clinton and its chicken celebration, it looks like the idea was "plucked" from under my nose. Oh well, back to the draw- ing board... (Fish -Fest? Rabid -Skunk - Shooting -Fest? Cook-Your- Own-Roadkill-Fest? Okay, okay...1 got it. BEER -Fest - with food of course and some physical challenges - like who can switch through the channel -changer the fastest, but also sponsored by all the major breweries, hence no overhead for refreshments. Sort of a summertime Oktoberfest with the empha- sis on responsibility. Maybe all the insurance companies could also pitch in for liabili- ty coverage and possibly get the hospital involved from the liver disease angle. I've gotta work on it...) e*e Election paper race update Week Two: The volume of political propaganda has increased considerably. Reform has jumped into the lead. After starting strong with 34 pages, the Liberals have slowed to a trickle and have only 11 total of 43. But the Reform party has picked up the slack and is firing faxes faster than we can facil- itate. With just eight pages last week Reform is up to a whopping 66 -page total - a 23 -page lead on the Liberals. The NDP has made an appearance with 12 pages of where Alexa McDonough will be campaigning - all places hundreds of miles from Seaforth. And we're still not sure the PC party exists - not a peep from their fax machine (unless they can't afford one). So, a total of 121 pages from three par- ties to this point. As well as party propagan- da, we've received four fax transmissions from Elections Canada for a 1 3 -page total and one from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation about the election. (Those poor trees. Don't worry, we will recycle - after making the grand tally). Consider future of valuable band program The following letter was addressed to the Board of Trustees al tile Huron County Board of Education. Dear Editor: As parents of members of the Seaforth District High School (SDHS) All Girls Marching Band we are writ- ing to request your serious consideration of the future of this valuable hand program. This unique group, which enjoys the support of the Huron County Board of Education, has a 40 year his- tory in Huron County. Since 1978, the hand has evolved from a simple drum and hu, lc corp to its present day form under the excellent leadership of Charles Kalbflcisch. The SDHS All Girls Marching Band currently has a membership of 90 to 100 girls aged 12 to 20 years. Band members live in com- munities all over Huron County. Even girls with no musical background are wel- come to join the group as dancers, traditional flag bear- ers or twirling flag wavers. Many go on to learn percus- sion instruments. Girls who spend their high school years with the band have the chance to dramatically improve their instrumental music skills and some band members learn to play two or three different instruments during their years with the band. The group travels through- out Ontario each year per- forming at parades and spe- cial events such as music fes- tivals and grand openings. They can be seen performing at the prestigious Toronto Santa Claus Parade which is televised in North America, Europe, Russia and Australia. They are well known by their distinctive handmade winter uniform of plaid kilts, ties and tams and more recently a summer uniform of shorts, t - shirts and caps bearing the band emblem. The band is also known for the upbeat contemporary musci that they perform with choreographed footwork during parades and field drills. Over the past few years, the hand has been privileged to perform at Disneyworld and Busch Gardens in Florida and at Can -Am Days festivi- ties and the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Recently, the well chaperoned group trav- elled to Dunedin, Florida where they performed at a Blue Jays game. Our own soloist, tenor sax player and six year. band member sang the national anthem. The Blue Jays and the spectators loved the performance and "Snowbirds" from all across Canada came to congratulate and visit with the group after the performance. These enthusiastic young women are great ambassadors for their community and country. No hardworking band member is ever refused admittance or travel with thc band because of financial hardship. The very active par- ents Booster Club works con- stantly for community sup- port through fundraisers and donations from local service clubs, businesses and individ- uals. The band gratefully receives some funding from the Huron County Board of Education which is used to help pay transportation costs and assists towards the cost of music and instrument repairs. Thc SDHS All Girls Marching Band has been a very valuable part of growing up for many young women in Huron County. The hand teaches leadership, mentoring and responsibility to young women who arc willing to work hard for thc privilege of belonging to this unique group. Please consider seriously the future of the SDHS All Girls Marching Band. It jti, a valuable part of education for the young women of Huron County. Yours truly, Penny Breen, Ed Breen. Shirley Bruggcr, Bob Bruggcr, Dianne Duskocy John Duskocy Egmondville 17 7 adopt dog, pups were blown out. FROM THE PAGES OF THE HURON EXPOSITOR MAY 21, 1897 SOUR GRAPES - The Galt Reporter, in commenting on thc recent football match between thc Galt and Scaforth Collegiate institute teams, reflects unfairly and unjustly on the Scaforth team. The Reporter's first grievance is that the Scaforth players wcrc "far bigger.' Our tcam will average about 135 pounds in weight, not very gigantic surely. Complaint No. 2 is that the referee did not understand the game. During the first half, Mr. R.E. Jackson acted in that capacity, and we doubt if there is another gentleman in the province better qualified than he; in the second half, Mr. Spalding, of Clinton, replaced Mr. Jackson, and the Galt players were quite agreeable to the change. They also accuse Scaforth of win- ning the game by unfair tac- tics, and while crediting themselves with the better combustion game, they have conceit enough to imagine that they can defeat Scaforth. With a score of 7 to 2 against them, and only kept so low by the generosity of thc Scaforth boys, it certainly looks like a case of sour grapes with the Galt players, and in any event it is a little unbecoming on their part. They should learn to take an honest defeat like gentlemen. ANOTHER FIRE - On Sunday afternoon last the usual quiet of the day was disturbed by the sounding of the fire alarms. in a few min- utes thc streets were filled with people running to see the cause for the alarms. It was soon ascertained that the fire was in Whitney's block on Main street. Dense vol- umes of smoke were issuing from the windows of the clothing store of Mr. Harry Speare and the photograph gallery of Mr. Henderson. The fire, however, originated in Mr. Spcarc's store. It had started about thc centre of thc store and had worked its way up the wall to thc ceiling, and then ran along between the joints to the front of the building and across into Henderson's photo rooms adjoining. The fire brigade wcrc promptly on hand and as soon as they got the scat of thc fire located, a liberal sup- ply of water soon extin- guished the flames. MAY 12, 1922 Death of Archibald Scott - The death occurred at his home on Goderich Street West, on Wedrtcsday evening of one of Seaforth's pioneer business men and prominent and respected residents, in the person of Mr. Archibald Scott. The deceased was a son of the late Robert Scott, of Roxboro. In the early days of Seaforth, he and his broth- er, Mr. James Scott, now of Edmonton, organized the firm of Scott Bros. and car- ried on a musical instrument store here for many years. Later they built the first elec- tric light plant in Seaforth, which supplied the town with light and power until the advent of the Hydro a few years ago. They were also extensively interested in western lands. Mr. Scott is survived by his wife and a family of one son and one daughter, Mr. C. Melvin Scott, of Edmonton, and Miss Clarissa Scott, of the Civil Service Department, Ottawa. interesting Debate - An interesting debate was held on Monday evening, in the Egmondvillc Presbyterian church, under the auspices of. thc Young People's Christian Endeavor Society, on the sub- ject, "Resolved that Picture Shows do more Good than Harm." Those on the affirma- tive were Mr. W. Eyre, Mr. A. Alexander and Miss Howatt, and on the negative, Mr. Leslie Bell, Edwin Chesney and Miss Wilma Chesney. Thc subject was ably discussed. The negative succeeded in getting the most points, hut they called it a tie. There was a large attendance, and a pleasant social evening was spent. MAY 16, 1947' The district experienced its worst rain and thunder storm of the season Tuesday evening. A torrential down- pour, accompanied by thun- der and lightning, resulted in certain areas of the town being flooded, to an extent reminiscent of the floods that inundated large areas early in April. Streets were under water from curb to curb at number of points and many cellars were flooded. As a result of the storm two sections of the town were without hydro power for four hours when transformers MAY 25, 1972 Egmondvillc children have adopted a dog and her eight pups. When the dog they have christened Ben was found abandoned in a shed in thc village south of the Tuckersmith Township build- ing, arca children assumed the responsibility of looking after her and her eight newly arrived puppies. They scur- ried for supplies and have made certain the new family has food and water. Now they arc looking for homes for the orphans and they say they find this the toughest part of all. So far thcy have had two pups accepted and arc continuing to seek homes for thc remain- ing six. Pictured in the paper with eight pups arc David Alexander, Ricky Coombs, Theresa Chapman. Garry Coombs, Charles Green and Raymond Brown. Seaforth's senior citizens housing program advanced this week with the announce- ment by the Federal Government that funds had been approved for the pro- ject. The site, on which is locat- ed thc former Canadian Furniture Manufacturing fac- tory, has been purchased by the town who in turn will sell it to OHA when it has been cleared. At special council meet- ing Tuesday evening, council, accepted thc tender of John McLlwain to demolish the, factory building. Four tenders were received ranging from, $2,000 to $9,500. The. McLlwain tender was foil $5,400.