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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1998-02-04, Page 44—THE HURON expcikro11. F.Mwry 4. 1998 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 TERRI-LYNN DALE - General Manager & Advertising Manager LARRY DALRYMPLE - Sales PAT ARMES - Office Manager DIANNE McGRATH - Subscriptions & Classifieds JACKIE FiTTON - Editor GREGOR CAMPBEII, Repor$er BARB STOREY - distribution A Bowes Publishers Community Newspaper SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LCKAM • 32.50 a year, in advance, plus 2.28 G.S.T. SENIORS: - 30,00 a year, in advance, plus 2.10 G.S.T. USA d Fore7an: 28.44 a year in advance, plus $78.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION PATE$: Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 100 Main St., Seoforth. Publication mail registration No. 0696 held of Seaforth, Ontario. 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Telephone (519) 527-0240 Fax (519) 527-2858 Mailing Address - P.O. !ox 69, Sealants, Ontario, NOK two Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association and the Ontario Press Council Publication Mail Registration No. 07605 Letters to the Editor Students speak out In regards to the closure of uisites for university courses Seaforth District High are offered at SDHS. In fact School, we the students SDHS has the second highest would like to express our number of OAC (Grade 13) concerns in an attempt to pre- courses in Huron County. serve a school %ye feel ,is There are a wide range of worth saving. courses also, from arts to Our school has many quali- computers, tech to phys ed. tics that are due to the size, The courses allow all SDHS the atmosphere and the great students to achieve their community support given to required courses for universi- our school. These qualities ty or college and in turn con - enable our school to have a tribute to their respective relaxed setting, making communities in the future. access to team sports and Finally the relationship other extra -curricular activi- between community and our ties readily available. Closer student teacher relationships and community involvement are also direct results of the wonderful assets of our school. One unique quality about the size of our school is the amount of one-on-one time spent between teachers and students during and after classes. As well, the teachers are awarc of the different learning styles and abilities of each of their students, so they can adapt their lesson plans to suit individual stu- dent needs. Not only do stu- dents benefit academically, but social opportunities are always presented to the stu- dents of SDHS. Students can comfortably and easily ask for help from fellow class- mates and staff. The first name basis . that students are on leads to the comfortable, relaxing atmosphere. Seaforth 'District High School presents an environ- ment for its students where "everyone knows your name'. Students are repre- sented by a name, not a num- her, enabling, students to school is eery important. Many local businesses bene- fit greatly from the business provided by our students especially around lunch time during the day. In turn, the businesses in the community support and sponsor many events at SDHS. For this We are grateful. In conclusion, neither the community or the students at SDHS will benefit by its clo- sure. Local businesses will lose money and struggle to survive in the years ahead. The over 300 teenagers who attend SDHS will lose impor- tant friends, important educa- tion and an important, friend- ly close-knit atmosphere. Sit back now and think about that, and the number of lives that the closure of SDHS would effect. Now lets not let it happen... Brent Ribey, Prime Minister. Scan Ludwig, Deputy Prime Minister. Marion Lansink, Minister of Communications. Cheryl Workman, Student Trustee. And concerned students at establish themselves as indi- SDHS viduals and find out impor- lanelle Wood and Stephanie tant things about themselves MacDonald. during their high school career. Graduates from SDHS con- tinue on to excel and achieve much success in their given careers. Following their graduation, graduates are treated to a commencement ceremony that hands out more money in bursaries or awards than any other school in Huron County. Before their gradua- tion, graduates are presented with a vast number of oppor- tunities to become involved with various groups and clubs within the school. Becoming involved at SDHS is easy due to the small enrollment numbers. Almost any student who tries out for sports team will get a chance to play. There are also many clubs to be part of, such as debating, athletics, student council, 'pumped' drama and peer mentors. SDHS has something for everyone. SDHS has something for everyone in course selection also. All high school prereq- More than financial RRRkobbie Burns Night My hands are sweaty and I'm very, very nervous. It's Friday night and I'm sitting on a sofa scat in a large windowless room with sixty men %% ho are all drinking whisky. Fiddle orchestral music is playing on a portable cassette player in the corner and candles, placed tastefully around the room cast a dreamy orange glow over this slightly surreal scene. Half the men are wearing skirts. ' Sitting alone at a table and off to one side, I reach for my drink and I think -- to avoid an ugly incident, I suppose I'll -have to dance- the Gay Gordons with one of these brutes but if he so much as nibbles on my earlobe -- it's a war! I know, it sounds like the opening prison scene in the David Milgaard Story. In fact it was Robbie Burns Night at the St. Catharines' Soccer Club -- hairy legs and single malts, highland flings and haggis. It was a wonderful evening. I don't think that many men have had that much fun together since the Toronto steam bath raids of the 60's. Okay, half the guys were wearing kilts, not skirts. Now I know the first question that pops into your mind when the word "kilt" comes up so let's, get that out of the way. I asked. And when I got no satisfactory answer, I looked. I did. I walked right up behind the biggest, most bow-legged Scot in the place and lifted up his kilt and yup, it's true: 100% wool, hand wash and hang dry. Let's move on. The kilts were a valuable clue that I was indeed in a room with Scots because if I'd have only heard them talking 1'd have guessed I was attending a Help Rebuild Beirut fundraiser with a bunch of guys from Lebanon. At no point in the evening did I understand a word of what was said. Rrrrr's were being rolled faster than joints at the editorial offices of High Times magazine. I felt like the judge in Tim Horton's Roll Up The Rim To Win contest. `Shynt ye lakit kying o'fayr an' wee wiggler, Billie?' And that was just,�, iy buddy Don Treschak, a '5lbvak, offering me a Cuban cigar. Much like any stag, they had some. very hot entertainment. At precisely midnight a scantily -clad Scottish stripper jumped out of a scone. • No, it was a proper gathering of gentlemen in the best traditions of Scotland's most beloved son, poet and folk hero Robbie Burns. Piped in and loudly applauded, three young talented ladies put on a stirring rendition of traditional Scottish dancing. At first I thought the swords were for their personal protection but actually they were parts of the dance., Five single malts were tasted and discussed, each. typical of a particular classic William Thomas production area in Scotland. And of ee�trse‘ave were treated to the traditional presentation of the haggis. As best I'could tell a very funny Scot roams the room reciting a long and earthy poem and when he notices the haggis is not laughing he runs over and stabs it to death with a big butcher knife. - Now we've all heard stories about this ancient Scottish staple and how it's prepared and frankly I was not looking toward to eating it. In fact it's just a spicy stuffing that's made from oatmeal, onions, some seasonings, bits of liver, heart and lungs of a sheep as well as the suet, the ear of a fair maiden, the sock of a golfer who's played St. Andrew -By - The -Sea, the eyes of a rat captured at Balmoral Castle, tiny pieces of celluloid nickel from a 16mm copy of Brigadoon, a half a heather, a thimble of thistle and a dash of DNA of Robbie Burns himself. Now before they finally cook this concoction in the stomach of a sheep, it's put into a trout pouch and dragged behind a row boat crossing Loch Ness, tenderized by the brick of a Free Mason, hung for a month in Earl of Arse pub in the east end of Glasgow, rolled over Dbpplin Moor with a caber by two guys named Duncan, blessed by a defrocked Presbyterian and shipped to Canada by second class mail where it sits in the sorting station in Mississayga until ripe. And honestly, it's delightful. I'm sure the sheep that donated the vital organs and the stomach isn't real happy, but I found it quite tasty. Besides, as the Scottish TV ads for sheep stomach haggis say: "We'll just clone more." It was a grrrreat and hearrrrty meal with roast -beef and mashed potatoesThe bottle of HP Sauce, the jar of Bick's beets and the four dry oatmeal biscuits for dessert are the three main reasons why you'll never see a star beside the name of a Scottish restaurant. A fine time was had by all except the guy in the kitchen who was hoping for a tip. Aye, a Scot and a penny are seldom seen in two places at once. We all sang Scotland The Brave and I signed up for the Highland Tank Division in their upcoming war of separation with England. Apparently the Scots and English got along fine until England tried to have the haggis included in that international ban on land mines. O'McTavish `Was it ever lavish . The Plowman would be proud. 1884 discussions of annexation The following is an article from the October 31, 1884 edition of The Huron Expositor: ANNEXATION - We understand that there is a very strong feeling among the people of Egmondville for annexation to Seaforth. They feel.that there are many advantages which they would enjoy if their village were united to Seaforth, of which they are now deprived, and owing to the situation as well as the identity of interests between the two places, they feel that they should be one municipality. The present time, also, is particularly opportune so far as Egmondville is concerned, ,. for the change. A new public school building is urgently required in Egmondville, and must soon be erected. If the village remains as at present, Dear editor: As. a '96 SDHS O.A.C. graduate, your article on the web regarding the possible closure of my former high school is very saddening. The school and community spirit that SDHS is so well known for, is now in jeopardy. As a second year honors history and political science student here at McMaster University, that same community spirit which surrounds SDHS is not present at this institution. During my years at SDHS there was talk of the school bcing closed, but the Commu- nity and students rallied and were able to keep the school open. i hope Mr. Carroll will realize that the larger issue surrounding SDHS is not just financial, but also that of a community's identification, and historical past, and will play a vital part in Seaforth's futurb. Rob Linden McMaster University part of the country section, the existing ' site is the best and most central place for the new building, but in the event of its being united to Seaforth, the new building, which would form a ward school, should be more cen- trally located. While annexa- tion might be mutually advantage90 tp F.glporidville and Seaforth, the greater advantages would undoubt- edlv accrue to the former, and hence the people of the vil- lage, if they desire the change, should take the ini- tiative. Let them mature a scheme and lay it before the Seaforth Council, and we have no doubt but it will receive due consideration, and we are sure any proposi- tion from Egmondville would be courteously treated by the people of this town, whether they be favourable to In the Years Agone annexation or not. very soon, according to ice dealers. Bayfield March 5 1937. Usually between 80 to 100 loads arc harvested each win - A $100,000 bridge at ter from the Lions Park Bayfield will be constructed swimming pool, but so far by the department of high- this year only a few loads ways this year with some have been taken off and this nine miles of retread pave- at.inferior quality. ment will be laid on the Blue "We may gel enough for Water Highway from ourselves," said E.B. Goudle Drysdale to Port Blake. At an of the Silver Creek Dairy approximate cost of $100,000 who depends on the lions making a total of $200,000 to pond for his ice. "but I don't be expended in the district know what the others will this summer. do." The ice is only about six or seven inches thick. One local user said the ice was available from Barrie, but the cost would be consid- erable because of freight and handling charges. March 12 1937 Seaforth will be faced with an ice famine during the coming summer unless weather conditions improve All thatglittersgold is not take a can of gold spray when housekeeping to cover the on his rounds and spray the boxes when not in use! offending piles, we could Maybe i am missing some - then consider them part of the thing here but if Mr. Trick t received only four cat com- plaints in 1997, why would there even be a discussion of a cat bylaw? There is an old saying "if it ain't broke don't fix it." P. Seaforth. Dear editor: ' in response to Gregor Campbell's reporting of the very serious matters facing council, 1 have a few com- ments. With regard to Animal Control Officer, Bob Trick's observations of the "dog poop" on Main Street, i am noticed this before. Since he is in the business of counting piles he might venture if he dares onto some of our other pc! streets. strectsca Be forewarned though you will have to do the two step like the rest of us. i would suggest that since this prob- lem docs not want to go amazed that he has not away, he (Mr. Trick) might Responding to Coun. Robinet's statement' that many people in her area are concerned with cats gctting into their children's sandbox- es, it would simply be good Question of the weeks what would you least like for Valentines Day? f1111) Jason MacKenzie, Seaforth "chia pet." Shannon Craig, London "tickets to a hockey game." Nancy Hak Seaforth, "bathroom scales." Bob Lawson, Tockersmith Township "bad news."