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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 1999-07-28, Page 2■ iummi m • O44 • G A■ •■ • Get your computer skills polished up a I before school starts again!• Create fun projects •• I Note pads, envelopes. bookmarks and more Create a video using Hyperstudio and incorporate 1 the internet into all the above projects. i ■ Bring your own fun ideas as well...after all it is camp! i THIS PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AGES 8 AND UP, WILL Q • RUN FROM AUGUST 9th - 13th, 1999 FROM 9:00 AM TO • iii • 12:00 NOON AT THE SEAFORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL a • REGISTRATION FEE WILL BE S75.00 PER PERSON • • PLEASE CALL THE RECREATION OFFICE TO REGISTER • • • 527-0882 ■ •,hOOamgM•••••••••••••••■■•■••■■•■■■•■••N THE HURON EXPOSITOR, July 2e, 1999 News Common interests shared with Brussels and Grey From Page 1 has recommended the original three continue -preparing their restructuring plan for the original three. and then bring the two plans together. • • McLachlan said it would . he a waste to have come this far and not finished the plan - since the committee has only one meeting left before its own agreement is ready to be worked out. The -committee has :alrcady worked Out restructuring issues such as how recreation and fire services would he shared and how sersices such as streetl ghting and sidewalks would he billed • to the. ratepayers in the ctimhined- municipalitics. McLachlan saidit's wiser for them to have the restructuring • report• completed as something, to go hack tri if an overall plan 'for all .five were to be rejected before -receiving provincial approval. He said it wouldn't take as long after to combine the two plans as it did for the committees to develop them the first time and he thinks they can still has.e the.final plan • approved by the individual councils by November or early December. which -was the deadline anticipated by the original three. . While Brussels and Grey will be attending the Seaforth area restructuring committee meetings, it won't officially become part. of -the process until September.'Scott said; County , council will. receive a progress report in September instead of an official. restructuring plan like it has requested from all municipalities. • - • But Scott said they have already welcomed comments and input from•the other two ;municipalities_ • . "They were included and 'they Were helpful." he said. adding there_ was some healthy discussion at the meeting. • "i' m very happy and hopeful• that things will progress. i know, there •s work ahead to. merge the two plans but you've•got people at the tahle,willing to do it." he said. • "Really, it's not a' bad fit where we're concerned:" said Brussels Reeve - Ralph Watson.' He and Broadfoot point to common interests' among Tuckersrtiith. McKillop. and Grey Township through agricultural issues and Watson. • and Scott. find Seaforth is a community with_ common interest to .Brussels. For example. the Seaforth -medical clinic operates a satellite office in Brussels and Seaforth Community Hospital is commonly used by Brussels residents. Watson also said the Brussels PUC will work.with Seaforth's when there is a project Brussels does not have the equipment to handle obits own. . However. Morris Township has also been a community interest for Brussels but Watson said the municipality wasn't. interested in linking- with Brussels and Grey. • He said Morris Township. is their only connecting link -to the other northern Municipalities and without them. they could not amalgamate into a larger municipality, in northern Huron County. And Broadfoot said there is a real strength in having a. larger municipality. He said with Brussels and Grey Township joining them. the new municipality would have comparable populations to other Huron County restructuring plans and they would be able to operate more cost effectively in -a larger group. •'I think: it's adsantageous to. keep our numbers up. I. think that's a• very crucial point." he said. Alcohol policy still in the works as council gives arena information Developing an alcohol policy will involve a lot -of detail. . Adminisuratoy Jack McLachlan has received'a package of informatioh through the Huron County Health Unit'. regarding a polies afte4 a request from Arena Manager. Graham Ne.hitt. . - This winter. the arena had 'ought approval for a liquor licence suggesting the Liquor Licence. Act would dictate a clear policy on the sale and. .control of alcohol at the facility. After a hearing held because e of community. protest. the licence was dented and Graham has since. asked council to.consid dc ' eloping a town -wide McLachlan told council at its July I? meeting. he would forward' the information package he received to Nesbitt ince.that is where the .request tor a polies originated .and .would eventually bring the. matter back to council's attention tor. - a • possible `recommendation. • • *It's . a fairly detailed. document. McLachlan. said. "It puts a lot of restrictions on the rental of your facility. It's something that has to be looked at very seriously." - Generators ordered for 1�'2K - The town is booking two generators that will be brought to town a fess days hefore.the calendar changed to- 2000. They'll he here in ": case the potential •computer problem, anticipated by a, computer glitch that might not rc.ognize the date and er cause computers to: crash. causes ha\oc in town.. ' One will. be available at the arena which is a centre of operation in an emergency and the other would be at the" town hall which 'is. the command centre.. for any major emergencies because it• can he restricted from the general public which would be using the arena. The _generators would ensure heat and hydro•at the two facilities but would also be available to. try to protect municipal property if needed. The town is also looking• into advertising for .members. of the public that would be willing co donate their generators if they were needed in an emergency. • Meanwhile.- a town •Y_K committee has been working on town property and equipment and meeting with the hospital and. nursing homes to help prepare for the potential problems. By Scott Hilgendorl9' Alumni's help will be sought as recreation complex group prepares its fundraising plans From Pope 1 acknowledgedssith a paw' print displaying the -family name .n in the pand. each child's name in the bear's toe prints. sass Johnston. adding that Seaforth General Hospital had a similar wall of gime with acorns. - !F hoard appn'v al is receivedin September. Johnston sas s grant proposals would he sent out. a local' fundraising • catnpaien would begin in October or November and by the _-en ls_.i1t No\cnthr- .t n1,tlor.lettet->snttnz Campaign...would begin to the 6.000 names of alumni collected during the Seaforth homecoming celebration a few years ago. "There are still a lot of loose ends but we're .very cimtident this is going to go ahead and by September,' 2000; the .community will have a new recreation'complex," sass Johnston. SEAFORTH MEDICAL CLINIC REMINDS P_ ATIENTS of Dr. Woldnik and Dr. Zettel To contact the clinic for appointments and other health deeds, and to bear with us as we seek replacement physicians. r • A 1. North of Dashwood Sept. 21-25, 1999 One of the only •issues Broadfoot said Tuckersmtth Township had with the idea was the location of the town hall for the new municipality. He said they were concerned there would have to be a secondaryoffice. However. he said. Brussel; and Grey -have already indicated they are alright with Seaforth becoming the Jocauon and could have -the Brussels library as a location for paying hills or picking up notices to eliminate -.concerns such as seniors not ah.le to make the drive to Seaforth . for town .hall. business. • -'i don't thank anybody sees any major issues.. [ don't see anything insurniountahle ' �31d Watson. - - . 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Robert HISCOx hosting 482-7861 Sunday, August t- NORTHSIDE - CAVAN UNITED CHURCHES Service of Holy Communion 11 15 a. m. Worship at 930 Nursery ava.raere Bethel Bible Church' An Associated Gospel Church Now Meebng at 120 Man St. Seatorth lftxrnerty Canadian Tire) 10.00 Worship Small Group Meebngs Weekly Pastor Rev Doug Cornveau 527 0982 You -are invited to worship at First Presbyterian Churcp, Seaforth for the month of August. To advertise your service call 527-0240 Catholic Church Masses Victoria St., Seatorth Saturday • 5 15 pm st James Parish. Seaforth Saturday - 7 15pm st Josephs Paris. Clinton Sunday - 900 am St Michael's Parish. Blyth Sunday - 11 00 am St Janes Parish, Sea/oral Father Dino Salvador 4 Complete Automotive Repair "Class A Mechanic" ' RE SALES SERVICE & REPAIR ARCHs IGS NW X27-088[ Raz 2-3 Goderich St. E. Seat ,rt BARBARA LESTER UPHOLSTERY' RESIDENTIAL b COMMERCIAL I 524-6069 FOR FREE ESTIMATES TRAILERS & BOATS DRAPES - BLINDS JUST RELAXING In order that The Huron Expositor Staff may enjoy the long weekend The Huron Expositor will be CLOSED MONI, AUG. 2nd DEADLINE FRIDAY JULY 30th -1 p.m. Please enjoy a safe holiday weekend. -- Huron I- I it1t.�E� Straight Talk From THE ,BUSINESS DocToPk Tell Them About Your Mousetrap It was Ralph Waldo Emerson who wrote. ''If a man wnte,a better book. preach a better sermon. or make -a better mousetrap than his neighbor. tho' he build his house in the-. woods. the world will beata_ path to his door." Forget it Waldo' The better book is in the top-drawer of my desk and last I checked. (early • this. morning) there weren't any footprints on my grass' . 1 would like to offer an alter natise to Waldo s much quos- edfline. It v.on t heyuit� as ' poetic but it b a lot more practical. Here goes. 'If.they . don't know you are living in the woods; if they don't know you .wrote. a better . book; if they don't know you can -preach a better sermon; • ifthey' don't know you built a better mousetrap; ain't nobody gonna beat a path to` your .fir,,, Now that isn't rocket surgery but it is reality. [f you are running a business. any busi- ness. and you wish to sur- wive you had better rise to your feet and blow your own hom. (If you don't, no one will do it for you.) Talent and quality of product.br service just isn't enough. You must promote yourself and your products constantly. They must know you are there'or they won't come. (Yes l know, mother taught you to be modest. What mother didn't tell you was that modesty for business people a highly overrated virtue'• Proritotmg .yourself (and your people: enhances the -potential customer view of - your product. But promoting yourself Is not easy nor is it inexpensive' Nor.will it hap- pen in a day. a week or even a year. It takes.nme. What`. you are attempting to do is implant -an image.and a rep- utation in the mental tiling cabinets of a large number of potential customers. That iakesWns.ant-spaced repet,- tion and comntencv. Once your message is .implanted- the .hances of . that potential customer call- `. ing you when they require your product or service esca- lates enormously. It is called positioning. In fact, that is what advertising is all about It. is about telling potential customers what a great mousetrap you have and exactly where you live in the woods. Without that infer - illation they won't know you exist never mind beat a path,. to your door. Of all the busi- ness skills you will need to develop the single most important one will be your ability to communicate • effectively. Tell them about your mousetrap or die. That • is what the game is about. Sony Waldo. The Business Doctor is available for annual meet- ings & sales conventions. • I►