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The Huron Expositor, 1999-03-17, Page 44 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, March 17, 1999 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Terri -Lynn Dale - Publisher Scott Hilgendorff - Editor Susan Hundertmark - Reporter Larry Dalrymple - Sales Pat Armes.- Office Manager Dionne McGrath - Subscriptions/Classifieds A u"d'e°' of Su" "x'° Corponrion - a Quebecor Bowes Publishers Limited E-mail us at Seaforth @bowenet.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 32 50 o year, in advance, plus 2.28 G.S.T. SENIORS: -; 30.00 a year, in odvonce, plus 2.10 G.S.T. • USA 8 Foreign 28.44 a year in advance, plus 378.00 postoge, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 100 Main St., Seaforth. Publication moil -registration No. 0696 held at Seaforth, Ontario. 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Box 69, • Sea/00M, Ontario, NOK 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper 0.3t -� Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association Publication Mail Registration No. 07605 Seaforth hospital gets boostershot with accreditation Things are looking good for the Seaforth Community Hospital. While it can be an overwhelming and concerning experience for the community and particularly staff to see the changes that are taking place at the facility as the Huron Perth Hospital Partnership continues to evolve, from the outside, the white walls of the hospital seem to be shining particularly bright. An incredibly favourable accreditation has just been received with the most minor of suggestions being made for improving the facility. Staff continues to do much work at ensuring the hospital is tightly run with the best patient care it can provide. Surveyors working on the accreditation found patients were happy with the treatment they received, both medically and professionally and a community that is generally pleased with the role its hospital plays. Normally, when a hospital undergoes an accreditation process, even successful ones come back with some recommendations. Seaforth had no formal recommendations at all. On top of that, the hospital has been identified as the central location for the new Huron Perth Hospital Partnership, becoming the headquarters for that organization's management. That can only serve to strengthen the hospital's role beyond the realm of patient care. And that partnership, of which Seaforth is a part, is currently in a strong position as it prepares a report of the province's hospital restructuring commission. That commission has asked-fdr a report from all rural and northern hospitals that were recently asked to form alliances. They have until September to outline how the alliances plan to share services, cut costs and improve- patient mprovepatient care. The Huron Perth partnership is well on its way to. performing those tasks with its newly appointed management team that took the helm barely a month ago. It's hard to believe barely a year ago, there. was fear area hospitals could close. STH How to access us Letters to the Editor and other submissions can be made to us by noon on Mondays at: huronexp @ odyssey.on.ca All letters and submissions must be sigged and accompanied by a day -time telephone number. All submissions are subject to editing for both length and content. - Don't forget to check out our homepage at: www.bowesnetecom/expositor/ Business retention committee plans open house on its report To the Editor: 1 have been in Seaforth for most of my life and 1 live here by choice. Although my father is from Seaforth, my mother is from thousands of miles away, yet she too, has made this small rural town her home. Most of my family lives here and many of my relatives have been born, raised, educated, and now work, socialize, and choose to raise their families here. Seaforth has much to offer. 1 have travelled and worked in other cities, provinces, and even other countries. It has been fun and challenging as well as enlightening and educational. Yet in spite of exotic island settings, Mountain vistas, or bustling city streets, it is the Main St. of Seaforth; the surrounding farmland and the grid system of dusty gravel roads that provide the landscape of my life...and I am not alone. Sometimes I wonder and worry about our little town. What will become of it if this happens or that happens? i remember when Boshart's Furniture factory closed and the old toy factory on Market St. then there -was the closing of the shoe .factory that employed many area residents. Even the closure of Crick's seemed devastating. Yet, Seaforth continued. While at University of Guelph in the early 70s I did' a project on the rural communities of Huron County and I found it interesting and disturbing to note that Seaforth was the only town with no significant growth in Letters population over the years, especially in comparison with other Huron towns. I still wonder why. Every Christmas (whether I actually bake or not), I root out an old Christmastime cookbook that was printed and distributed by the Huron Expositor in November of 1980, nearly a generation ago. The recipes are good, but for me it's the advertising that is the most intriguing. Intriguing and assuring because although many of the businesses are no longer a part of the Seaforth Main Streetscape, Hoine's Major Appliance, Graves Wallpaper and Paint, David Longstaff Optician, Campbell's Crown Hardware, Bauer Travel Service, Canadian Tire, The Leisure Den, The Forge, The Tree Trunk; Frank Kling Ltd., and Larone-Spittal to name a few, our town marches on. The cycle of life exists on a Main St. and within a community just as it does in the rest of life. Businesses close for a number of reasons retirement, moving, economic difficulties, marketing changes, trends, and who knows what else. Seaforth has proven its stubbornness and resiliency. When the old Scott Memorial Hospital became outdated, the town's people assisted in the construction of the hospital on the hill, continued to support it when an addition • was required, and even later when closure was threatened. When the arena was condemned we rallied and fundraised in very hard times and with the help of our neighbouring municipalities we built a beautiful ice rink and community center that is the focal point of many area activities and the envy of many towns our size. When the Canadian Tire relocated from its "anchor" position on our Main St. it shook the town .io its core. Yet two years later I see a busier and expanded Co-operative, hardware store and service station. Sometimes there is a silver lining. A group of concerned citizens in our town has been very busy in the last months interviewing many business people in our community. This group, called the Seaforth and Area Business Retention and Expansion Committee, wanted to find out what business people from the farming industry, the service industry, the retail industry, the industrial sector, and any other business owners and operators felt about Seaforth and its surrounding markets. We wanted to use the information to assist in creating a proactive plan to help Seaforth succeed in the coming years. Interviews were conducted, questionnaires were answered and then analyzed, and the data has been compiled for presentation to the general public. It has been a lot of work and it has been done with the help of many volunteers, business people and government assistants including our own local government. We were fortunate to be chosen as a part of a pilot project that has allowed us to tap into the resources and expertise of many with much more experience than we have. We want to share the information we have gathered. We want you, the people of Seaforth and surrounding area to give us your ideas so that we can formulate a plan to insure that Seaforth and area will have a prosperous future. I invite you, on behalf of our committee, to join us at the Seaforth Legion Hall on Monday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. for our public meeting. We'll discuss the results of the BR&E surveys. identify actions for issues, network with other community members, and enjoy some light refreshments. Bring a friend and both of your ideas. There is no doubt in my mind that in spite of a continuous cycle of change and ever • increasing challenges, the people of Seaforth and area will rise to the occasion and head into the next millennium with optimism and hope. Let's do it with a plan for co- operation and support that will strengthen our community and raise our spirits at the same time. . Please join us for our Business Retention and Expansion Committee's Open House on April 12 at the Seaforth Legion. See you there. Carolanne Doig Seaforth Resident Woman searches for local descendents To the Editor: Angus and twins Maggie living on a farm near 1 am a direct descendent (possibly Margaret) and Powassan, Ontario where of Angus Munro (1823- Annie (possibly Nancy family still live today. It is 1911-) .and Elizabeth Christine) were born after possible that some of the MacGregor (?-1921) who the move to the area. older children stayed in the settled in the it is known ' Angus area. Listowel/Seaforth area Munro owned brick kilns, Would anyone know of sometme before 1867 with making prize winning this family or of their brick their family of Isabella, bricks in • the making business? I would John and Murdoch. Listowel/Seaforth area. By appreciate hearing from Children Hugh, Philip, 1880, this family was anyone who might be a descendent of Isabella Munro. We are told that John. Murdoch and Annie never married. Jean Pedersen 1726 Colonization Road West Fort Frances, Ontario P9A 3T4 1-807-274-7250 New postal note system introduced to people of Egmondville March 10, 1899 Robert Scott, of Hullett, sold a fine Shorthorn bull to In the Years Agone Henry Cumming ofWhitewood, Ma. for $75.00. Chas. Manning sold an extra and treated the young people good -Shorthorn bull to J. to a dance at night. McBride of Smith's Hill. it Messrs. Geo. Miller. pays to raise good stock. Andrew McLaughlan and The business .transacted at Alex Herron left this week John B. O. Kemp. formerly of Seaforth, was inducted into the Quarter Century Club. He is a former well known resident of Seaforth The people of Seaforth and now resides in Oakville. were greatly surprised and The Seaforth Women's shocked on learning of the Institute held a very death of Mrs. J. M. Wilson. successful euchre and dance She was born at Roxboro, the in Cardno's Hall. March 14, 1974 The former Huron County Jail in Goderich has been declared an historic site by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. The announcement was made by the Huron County branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario at a meeting Wednesday. An historical plaque will be placed on the jail site but conservancy members did not know when it would be erected. The heavy sleet storm on friday of last week left roads" - in a treacherous driving condition in Dublin. No serious damage was reported except a car driven by Mrs. Wm. Flanagan slipped off the road into a ditch and deep water one-half mile north of Dublin. Mrs. Flanagan escaped through a window but fortunately was not injured. A gust of wind caught his trailer truck as driver Paul Nicholson prepared to dump 27 tons of 'soybeans into storage at the Seaforth Farmers' Co -Op Tuesday morning. Mr. Nicholson, a driver for Lou Rowland Transport of Dublin, had the trailer up only two notches on the lift arm when the wind flipped it over. The Rowland office said Wednesday that only the metal top of the trailer appeared to have been damaged. the Brucefield station is very' for Manitoba. daughter of the late James much on the increase, owing March 15, 1924 • Scott. to prompt and obliging agent, The auction sale held on G. W. Spencer, Principal of Mr. John Rose, the farm of Wm. Staples in the Seaforth Collegiate E. E. Faust of Zurich is McKillop was the record sale institute purchased the home, but he leaves next for of the season. Everything residence of Miss Lukes, on Berlin, where he has secured was sold and was in good Wilson street. a good situation. condition. The total sale Mr. C. Dietz of Manley The people of Egmondville realized 53,400. had the misfortune of losing are pleased to be able to A very pleasant evening one of his herd by announce that the new postal was spent at the home of Mr. administering salt peter note system is being and Mrs. Andrew instead of salts. .introduced into their office. McLaughlin of Cromarty, March 18, 1949 The spring crow and the when a number of friends and The Federal Riding of wood saw are the chief neighbours gathered to spend Huron -Perth has long and musical instruments heard a social evening with Mr. and ably been represented at these days in-Egmondville. -MrS. Alex McLaughlin who. Ottawa by Wm_- H. Golding Major Anderson's carnival are here from the west. and his home town of proved very successful in. Euchre was played, the Seaforth regrets his plan to spite of the poor weather. - winner being Henry retire. Liberals and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hoggarth. Conservatives alike regret his Govenlock have returned to Many sleigh loads of retirement. town from their sojourn in young people from St. C. W. Ironside who owned the Southern States and will Columban attended the and operated the variety store soon be domiciled in their euchre and old.time dance in on Main St. for the past seven new home on North Main St. Seaforth. years, has sold his business to Robert Charters of the Mill The many friends of A. T. Elmer Larone of Chatham. Road, Tuckersmith, is in Scott, of Brucefield, are sorry Rev. Hugh Jack of Sydney, Canton, Ohio, enjoying a to learn that he fell and broke N. S. will preach over the holiday., his leg above the knee. Church of the Air. Messrs. Hugh McDermid, Mr. Samuel Cudmore of On Sunday March 20th, Huron Rd. and Ernest the London Road is loading Ken Doig, son of Mr. and McIntosh of McKillop left several car loads of hay at the Mrs. Paul Doig, Tuckersmith, Seaforth for Colorado. station at Kippen. who in playing hockey in D. D. Wilson of town has John Dallas of Hensall is Scotland, informed his taken into partnership with starting in on a fine Targe parents. that he had recovered him in the egg business his hennery and has erected a from injuries received in the son John A. Wilson and J. K. building near his home in the game played at Christmas. Richardson of Fergus. village., J. McKenzie of Bayfield is Neil Brown of Tuckersmith The carnival held in the convalescing with a broken has sold his farm to a Mr. Palace was favored with ideal leg, sustained when he fell Hays of North Easthope. The weather and a good from a ladder at the home of price paid was 55,100. attendance. Excellent music his sister, Mrs. J. Richardson.- - ichardson:- James Rivers of Cromatfiy '3/as furnished by the Tuckersmith School Board held a successful wood bee Highlanders band. will buy new equipment.