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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2000-03-22, Page 44-THR HURON EXPOSITOR, March 22, 2011 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Terri -Lynn Hart - Publisher Pat Armes - Office Manger Scott Hilgendorff - Editor Dianne McGrath - Subscriptions/Classifieds Susan Hundertmork - Reporter Katrina Dietz - Sales & Distribution iiiBowes Publishers Limited SJulban y S.. Melba G,puw. -.4 Quebto C.•pa., E-mail us at seaforth@bowesnet.com 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 & Foreign: 28.44 o year in advance, plus $78.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 100 Main St., Seaforth. Publication mail registration No. 0696 held at Seaforth, Ontario. 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Wednesday, March 22, 2000 lditaAel sod Sesieess Offices - 100 Mein afreet.,feafetrfb Telephone (519) 527.0240 fax (519).527-2551 Meiling Address - P.O. h: 69, foebrtls, Ontario, NOK 1 WO Member of the Conadion Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association Publication Mail Registration No. 07605 Editorial • Forcing • teachers into extracurricular activities a no -winner for all Education Minister Janet Ecker is thinking about making it mandatory for teachers to be involved in extra curricular activities as part of their regular work day. , Meanwhile, teachers angered by a government movement to force extracurricular involvement and require competency testing, have already begun to halt their involvement in after school events in some school boards. The situation is heading toward another battle between teachers and the provincial government. The province needs to take a hard look at what it is suggesting. Teachers are, regular people with regular interests; the same as the students they instruct. Students get involved in sports and clubs because they are interested in them, find them fun and find them fulfilling. Teachers who coach teams and lead club activities do it for the same reason. Forcing teachers to take part in after school activities is a mistake that would only hurt the extracurricular events. If a teacher isn't interested in helping put a yearbook together but is forced to be involved, where will the extra enthusiasm come from to encourage the students to give it their best effort?. Where will the energy and drive to do their best come from when a volleyball coach takes on the sport because he happens to• know the rules but really doesn't share the kids enthusiasm for the game? It's the same kind of mistake they have made with the forced community involvement of the students. They have no choice but to complete 40 hours of community service. Sure, the kids have a chance to pick something they are interested in to support and help but in smaller communities, there isn't enough coordination or places for the students to make their efforts really productive. Instead, there is the risk they are just putting in time. Some of the teachers will also end up just putting in time. Scott Hilgendorff Row to access us Leans to the Editor and other submissions can be Madel, to us by noon on Mondays at sesforth @ bowesnet.com AD lows and submissions must be si and sc n .� Ambit for Weibon t h 51 Opinion Letters Game on, says Success Committee To the Editor: 1 want to write this letter to inform the general public about the progress we're making in our efforts to keep the Seaforth District High School open. It was difficult to hear that we were not granted an extension on the injunction. However, the good news is that the judge feels that we have a strong case to be presented on May 19. Now I want to use the metaphor of a hockey game to remind people to hang in there until the final buzzer. At 'first I felt like we were in the playoffs and the score was two nothing for the board of education. They scored when they voted to close all three schools in the. Seaforth area. They scored again when the judge allowed them to proceed with implementation of their decision. But the game is not over yet. We still have the third period to play and we've got some time to psyche ourselves up for it and get ready to go out and win. We' know we have a good case. We know that what we're fighting for here is the right thing. I believe that if we work together as a team we can win - and we all know from our own experiences in this sporting community that winning a close game in the dying moments of the third period only makes the win more sweet. Some communities have accepted defeat without even lacing up their skates. Some played the first period and then conceded the game - perhaps because. they felt that even the referees were one-sided. The people of Seaforth have never been quitters. This game is not over yet. We're still in it. We're tired. We're angry. We're hurting. But we're not done and whether you're on the ice with us or watching from the stands we need your help. Perhaps you can't afford to give a lot of financial assistance. Perhaps you can't speak publicly. But just as the fans at a game can turn the tide by cheering on the home team, you too can assist us in this most crucial game. We need your continued support); - financially, verbally and in writing. What do we do now? Well, there are a number of things that can happen between now and the hearing on May 19 where the courts will decide whether or not to give the community more time to propose to the school board alternatives to closing the school. Some we will be able to control and some we won't. The board has its own agenda and will proceed accordingly. We will carry on in an effort to prove to the courts that we have been treated unjustly and deserve better. We will do everything we can to insure that Seaforth will continue to have a high school within its community. In order for us to continue to support our case from a legal standpoint, we will have to do some more fund raising. We need everyone's support no matter how little. We need people to come up with ideas for fund raising and to- organize some events. We need people to participate in fund raising activities and donate their time and their money to our cause. We have already come up with some ideas that we are developing such as a fund raising golf tournament, a dance, a "Golden Bear" family tribute wall, a silent auction, a celebrity auction, a town mail blitz, and a pledge challenge. The members of our committee have done everything they can to keep our school in Seaforth. We will continue to do so - with your support. Send your donations to "Save Seaforth High. School," P.O. Box 997, Seaforth, On. NOK IWO. If you're not in a financial position to send a cheque right away send a note telling us how much you will pledge and send this to the same post office box. We will put your name on our pledge sheet and trust that you will get your donation to us as soon as. you can. ' Remember our high school motto means "Hope nourishes Success" and remember too that there were many times, when it seemed all hope was gone, Seaforth prevailed and scored the winning goal. Game on. Carolanne Doig Seaforth School's Success Committee Owning a .car will cost more this year, warns CanadianAutomobile Assocation The -Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) says that Canadian motorists will be paying more this year for owning and operating their vehicles. Based. on 18,000 km per year, it will cost Canadian motorists about, $8,060 to drive their vehicles in 2000. Fuel and oil account for 15% -of the total driving costs. "The impact of escalating gasoline prices is definitely driving vehicle operating costs higher and motorists will have to dig deeper in their pockets to stay on the road," says CAA. Here are some other highlights of the study: • The national average owning and operating cost is up $460.00 (6%) from $7,600.00 the previous year. Fuel and oil account for 43% or $198.00 of this increase. • Driving costs are comprised of ownership costs and operating costs. Although ownership costs (such as depreciation and insurance) have increased by 4% over the past year, operating costs: have increased by 14% from $1,747.00 in - 1999 to $1,989.00. ' • Fuel and oil represent the largest component of the operating costs. • They account for 62 per cent of overall operating costs or $1,229.00. • At the time the survey data was collected, the average gasoline price was 64.6 cents per litre. Gasoline costs, have since jumped even higher to a national average of 72.6 cents a litre. Since November 1992 the Canadian national average has increased 11%. Newfoundlanders will feel the greatest impact as this year's most expensive province in which to own and operate; a vehicle, followed by motorists in Quebec and Ontario. Westerners will not feel the pinch on their wallets as much as the rest of Canada with Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba enjoying the least expensive costs. CAA publishes annual vehicle ownership and operating costs in its Driving Costs brochure, now available to its 4 million mernbers-and will soon be on the web site at www.caa.ca. The information is based on data provided by Runzheimer Canada, a firm - specializing in automobile expenses and automobile reimbursement ' plans. Figures were calculated• using a 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier LS sedan (2.2 Titre. 4 cylinder) which is typical of what Canadians 'drive. CAA is a federation'of 11 automobile clubs serving over four million members through 130 offices across Canada..CAA provides a wide range of member services, has affiliates in 95 - countries and works to improve travelling and motoring conditions at home and around the globe. 'Very creditable' examination passed March 26, 1875 James R. Ross of town has sold his property 7 Main St. to Robert Hays of Brussels for $2,700. Mr. Hays intends continuing the hotel business in Mr. Ross's stand. We notice with pleasure that Wm. R. Powell. son of Mr. S. Powell'of Seaforth, passed a very creditable examination at the Philadelphia College of Pharniacy. Thos. Kelly of Brussels sold his farm in Morris Twp. to Robert Holes of Tuckersmith for $4,500. The farm of John McNeil of Grey was sold by auction by J.P. Brine, to Wm. Monteith of Usborne for the sum of $3,600 cash. Alexander Robertson of Tuckersmith has sold his farm. near Kippen, to Peter Moore. The farm contained 50 acres and sold for $2.375. There is a good frame barn and a log house. J. Mason of Hullet, has bought a fine 3 yr. old heavy draught colt from Wm. Peck, Stanley. It is between a dark bay and brown in colour and stands over 17 hands high. Wm. Grieve of McKillop showed us a specimen of wool taken from a Lincoln Shearling ewe which measured 16". He informs us that he has several sheep with wool 15" in length. . The several departments of the Seaforth Public School were examined by Mr. Dewar and Mr. MacFaul, the Principal and Dr. Coleman. March 23, 1900 From an announcement in a Toronto daily paper, we learn that Miss Annie Simpson, the amiable young teacher in the Walton school, and her pupils subscribed nearly ten dollars to the Patriotic Fund of the Empire. Munn Bros. of Leadbury are still getting Targe quantities of logs at their saw mill. James Storey of Leadbury is hauling material for the purpose of erecting a handsome brick residence during the summer. Isaac McGavin of Leadbury intends building a brick residence and John Scarlett is building a new house. Henry Talbot of Blake has given up Years agone farming and is engaged in running the stage from Bayfield to Grand Bend. A silent party of young people enjoyed a pleasant evening at the residence of Wm. Ross at Winthrop. Music was furnished by Misses Calder and Johnston. Harry McIntosh of Winthrop, while working in the bush. met with a painful accident by a small tree falling on him and breaking some ribs. Miss Mary Hagan of Hensall has returned from London. where she has been in_the interest of her,business as dressmaker. The concert in Cardno's Hall for the benefit of the 23rd battalion and the Seaforth Volunteer Company was well attended. The veterans of '66 received a great ovation, when they marched on the stage under the command of Lieut. Geo. E. Jackson.. -Mrs. John Hannah and family of Tuckersmith left here for Portage La Prairie. where they will join Mr. Hannah. On Saturday last St. Patrick's Day, the Irish flag floated over the town hall. James Thompson of Brucefield left with two carloads of horses and supplies for the north west March 27,1925 While coming to church, Mr. Garrett's horse of Londesboro, slipped on the ice. He took it to the shed but when coming out to go home he found that the horse had broken its leg. It had to be shot. Miss Amy Love is home at Walton after having contracted scarlet fever. Miss Elizabeth Taylor of Tuckersmith entertained at a quilting here last week. Joe McLellan's buggy upset while returning home from the play in Chis lhurst, Herbert Mousseau of Zurich has purchased part of a lot owned by the Bank of Montreal, and it is reported that he intends erecting a cement garage. Miss Violet Whitesides of Hensall met with an accident and broke a small bone in her ankle. Dr. J.A.Munn, who recently purchased a dental practice of Dr. R.A.Ross is having handsome new offices fitted up over G.A.Sills Hardware. Mrs. Alex Gordon of Roxboro, brought into the Expositor two eggs that would take a lot of eating. One egg from a Rhode Island hen, measured 8 x 6 3/4 inches and the other from a Black Minorca hen measured 7 3/4 x 6 1/2. March 24th, 1950 The law firm of McConnell and Hays has tnoved its offices from the Smith block to its new location in the building formerly occupied by the Province of Ontario Savings Office. The new office has been completely redecorated and outfitted for the firm's requirements. Elton B. Goudie, held a successful sale. Harold Jackson and A. Brubacker & Son of Kitchener were the auctioneers and the bidding was brisk all afternoon. The cattle were all thoroughbred Holsteins. • Brucefield and district were without mail when a combination baggage and express car was totally destroyed by fire. In addition to the large amount of mail destroyed a considerable express was also burned. The citizens of Seaforth and district may with justifiable pride take part in the ceremonies in connection with the official opening of the memorial arena and community centre. A reception was held in the Town Hall, Hensall, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Munn. Mrs. Munn was the former Jean Taylor. During the evening they were presented with a bedroom suite, the honors going to Geo. Tinney and Jack Corbett. "Tiny" a pet dog, was credited with saving the lives of his owners. Mrs. Floyd Adair of Hensall was sleeping downstairs with her children when she was aroused by the barking of the' dog. When she opened the door she was met with a burst of flames. Mrs. David Ritchie plans to fly to Scotland on Nov. 20th to visit her two sisters and a brother whom she has not seen for 38 years.