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Each •year, the Ontario Community
Newspaper Association, of which The -
Huron
heHuron. Expositor is a member, hosts the
Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards.
The owords are designed to recognise
young people between the`dges of six and
18 who are outstanding in their
communities. '
-Nominees may be involved in worthwhile
community. service, be special young
people contributing to their community
while living with physical or psychological
limitations, youth who have shown a
commitment to making life better for
others, doing more than is typical for
someone their age or people who have
engaged in acts of heroism or bravery,
Every. town has- its heroes, young and old.
This is an opportunity for the community to
look at its youth and the contributions they
make.
Up to 12 youth and one .group of young
people will be selected from the nominees
to receive the award from the Lieutenant
Governorduring the Ontario Community
Newspaper Association's convention this
April.
Nominationsmust be completed and.
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Nomindtion forms are also available at
The Huron Expositor.'
There are youth in this community who
have done wonderful things. The Expositor
has reported on them. •
Now's the -chance for the rest of the
community to help recognize them.
Scott Hilgendorff
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Opinion
Letters
Volunteers at fair show Bahai way of
Tb the Editor: literature. pencils and bookmarks
Bahai's from Huron and Perth decorated with a prayer for spiritual
Counties collaborated to arrange and growth. The friendliness and sense of
staff our "Bahai Community Salutes, cotrtmunity were wonderful.
the Falmer" display at -the Seaforth Baha' u' Ilah (1817-1892) wrote
Agricultural Society's Fall Fair. extensively on many subjects. His
We were so pleased with the Harm writings acknowledge agriculture as
welcome we received from fairs, the basis of the local and global
organizers and visitors. economy and society. He praised the
Many people stopped' by to pick up value of farmers' work and lifestyle.
saying that "the country is the home of
the soul." •
At Seaforth's fair we saw this spirit
in action with; ndividuals and families
participating together to display the
fruits of their land, labour and love.
Community involvement made this
fair special for us. '
Sandra Johnstone
SDHS enrolment decisions not tied
to closure issue: education director
. To the Editor:•.
Last week's edition of The Huron Expositor carried two
items regarding admission of students to Seaforth District
High School which appear to imply that there isan attempt
to keep enrolment down.
The number of students enrolled at SDHS 1267.25 full-
time equivalents - FTE as of the first week of school is very
close to the number projected 2751FTE). In fact. in applying
existing attendance rules equally at all"schpols. a number of
student requests to transfer out of Seaforth District High
School have been denied.
In a front page story headlined "Students fight to get back
in high school." the fact that students who dropped out of
school last year are being required by the principal to
demonstrate good faith by showing academic progress prior
to being re -admitted was placed near the end of the -article
on an inside page. This requirement of -the students. is not
unusual.
Please allow me to provide information regarding children
who are 'potential school students and who have visitor
_status under the Immigration Act. Such children must be
charged tuition if they are registered in a school in Ontario
, (Education Act. section 49. subsection 6). School boards
may not place children who hold this status on an attendance
register.
School boards are not eligible to collect grant monies for
such children .from the Ministry of Education. Registering
children who- have visitor status as resident pupils without
charging tuition fees is not an option open to school boards.
It would be possible for us to allow such children to attend
school without pupil status: This would permit the students.
to.audit courses, but not to receive credit for them. If
allowing such' students to attend school triggers staffing
increases to maintain the required Class size& this would
result in increasing staffing costs with no corresponding
income.
Given the obvious concern in the community'about.school
enrolments. it may be natural t� assume that -these kinds of
decisions are tied .to- the school closure issue. The school
board is being scrupulous in, treating all of .our schools
exactly the'same. There is no favouritism being shown to
any school nor is any school being discriminated against.
We have to make individual decisions about pupils based on
the law. board policy and on the best interests of all of the
pupils. We will continue to do so.
Lorne Rachlls
Director of Education
We'd have more
to be thankful for
if recent ambulance
decision was reversed
To the Editor:
Thanksgiving, the day we celebrate our blessings with our
family, and friends has passed. but every day is a day for
thanks, even for those of us who feel very sad at times.
There was such a 'feeling of
"community" recently as congregations from the area
United and First Presbyterian churches joined in a worship
service, a close comfortable feeling of togetherness, that has
been darkened in the past couple of years in oar community
and area with feeling of resentment and division over school
issues. It was a breath of fresh air to see those feelings
gradually dissipating..which we are thankful for.
Now. if we could just get a director for Avon Maitland
school board who lined within our area. and who had an
interest in our area. and then get those members of our
county council who voted to move the Clinton and Seaforth
ambulance out onto Highway 8, the first highway to be
closed during our winter blasts, to have a brain transplant
and reverse their "stupid" decision, we all would have so
much more to be thankful for.
Jean Ross
Seaforth voters list revised by judge
October 8, 1875
John McCandless has
sold his farm on Conc. 9,
Tuckersmith to Robert
Elgie for 55,000. The
farm -contains -J00 -acres___ -
The trustees of school
section No. 4 Stanley
have engaged as a
teacher for.next year, J.
Smiley_who who now leaches
on the Parr line.
T Dinsdale of Stanley'
Township has purchased
the west half of Lot 5;
Con. 2, Stanley
.containing 50 acres to
Wm. Phillips for $2,800. •
- Qn Friday evening last
a new .,Grange. • was
- organized in S.S.: No. 1
Osborne.
The auction- sale of
village. - lots, at the
prospective' village of
Hensall came off and was
largely attended and ,very
successful. The lots sold
• at, enormous prices.;
Most sold for'speeulation
purposes:
An examination .of a•
• number. of the scholars of
the Presbyterian Sabbath
school -was held. Six
..prizes were given as
follows l st prize John
Ballantyne, ` 2nd.
J.Duncan; 3rd. Chas.
•McKay; 4th, A: Dewar;
5th Mary Crass ford and
6th Maggie Brine.
The first locomotive•.
entered Fitter un
Monday last and the
event was a source of.
great rejoicing on the
part of the citizens. -
Oetober 13, 1900
An old and wen
beloved resident of
Huller► Twp. passed away
in the person of Mrs.
Thur Quigley aged 70
years. In religion he was
a staunch member of the
Roman Catholic Church.
St. James' 'Church wa
the scene of an
interesting event when
Robert Devereaux and
Josephine McGrath were
married. Miss Lena
Ge►smeyer was the
Years agone...
bridersmaid while Louis
Det'ereau.r 'supported the
groom. —•
Judge Mason held a
court in -Seaforth' for the
revision of the Seaforth
voters list. 24 Liberals
were- added -and: 11
Conservatives 'struck off.
R.S. Hays appeared on
behalf of the Liberals
and Mr. •Holmsted for the
Conservatives.
A' gentleman -in the
Township of Osborne,
who is building a Jorge
barn, . , purchased 3
carloads of lumber, from
Keating and Lamb.
Ed. Latimer of town
was working hs tilt a pair
of .Zippers in•Mullett'.s
tin- shop and 'had .the
misfortune to -have the
ends of two fingers cut
off
Miss . Bessie • .Young,
daughter of Mr. A:: Young,
-leaves for Boston where
she will become a student
of the Emerson College
of Oratory.
.Mr. , and Mrs. 'D.D.
Wilson and Thos. Wilson -
-left for the Old Country.
Thos. Wilson will
Practice. dentistry in
India.
We learn that Mr.
James McCully, brother
of Joseph McCully .of
. Stanley ?`pup. has lost his
crop in Manitoba by hail.
His buildings were also
destroyed by wind.
Henry Reichert of
Hillsgreen held a paring
bee and succeeded in
getting a large quantity
of apples pared.'
• A. Cane of Hillsgreen
has taken the contract of
rplilting wood for Mrs. 1.
Jarrow.
Robert Dalrymple who
has been threshing with
Mr. Thompson of Kippen
goes to Her, salt to learn
the engineering in Mr.
Urquhart's Mill.
•
Mr. Paterson . of
Brucefield, who has been
boring. : for water,
succeeded in strikin.g'a
good spring'. He was
working for Geo. Baird.
October 9, 1925
The fiftieth anniversari•
of Cavan Church.
Winthrop was celebrated
by special services, when
Dr. Gaudier occupied the
pulpit. On the Monday
night a fowl supper was
held and'-A.A. Cuthill
read a history of the
church at the program
whichfollowed• the
supper
A.Dundas of Walton
bought - . --the Clark
property which was sold
by auurion. F. Miller
hough( one-quarter acre
lot for $900.00:
There is some talk of
getting street lights in the
village of Walton.
Benjamin -Riley of
Constance was injured,
while excavating for a
bridge when the earth
caved in.
Two beautiful -vases
were' presented at St.
Thomas Church by Mrs..•
Peters and- . Miss
Punchard, both . of
Toronto. • The
presentation was made by
John 'H. Best.
Wm. Rinn, well known,
stock man of Hallett paid
his 52nd subscription to
the 'Expositor.
Harold Stark of town
has been transferred to
the Welland branch of the
Dominion Bank.
Harry Edge of Seaford'
is busy building the
retaining walls of the
Welsh bridge and putting
on the extension of the
road al Manley;
Word Was received in
Manley'of the death of
Mrs. M. Johnston in
London Hospital in her
71th year.
October 13, 1950
Norman Hubert was
installed as Noble Grand
of the 1.O.O.F. at an
interesting ceremony
carried out by D.D.G.M.
'Alex Boyce and his staff.
Other officers installed
included Wm. Forrest,
V.G.:. John Stevens,
secretary; Dr. F.S.
Harburn, treasurer; and
J:A. IVestcott, Financial
Secretary. •
The Winthrop area were
sorry to hear. of Austin
Dolmage falling while
painting his garage and-
breaking his -left arm.
Miss Wilma McLean
was presented with a,
chenillebedspread.
pillow cases. and towels
a► • home of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur. Nicholson; Karen
Nicholson drew in the
gifts in a decorated
wagon and Mrs. Howard
Nicholson read the
address.
Mr. and Mrs. John
Carnochan also
entertained for ' Miss
McLean when ,she was
presented with a
miscellaneous shower.
Mrs. Harry McLeod read
the address. Misses
Phyllis Boyes and
Margaret Moore also
entertained. -
Miss Helen McDougall,
formerly of Egmondville,
now - of . Detroit;
celebrated her' ' SOth
birthday at the home of
her niece.
Mrs. Mary Geminbardt
raj Bayfield left for
Toronto, where she will
spend the winter months.
Oflcers elected for the..
Hospital. Aid were: Hon.
Pres. Mrs. Charles.
Holmes; • President,
Dorothy Parke; Mrs. A.W.
Sillery; Vice Pres.; Treas.
Mrs. Bruce McLean;
Press Sec. Mrs. F. Kling;
buying com. Misr
Drope, Mrs. D.H. Wilton,
Mrs: J.A. McDonald: