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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2004-02-18, Page 5Opinion THE HURON EXPOSITOR, FEBRUARY 18, 2004-5 Story that goes along with collection is every bit as important as books, bears or photos From Pogo 4 best part about it is that it doesn't have to cost much money. I went on the internet to try and get some facts and figures to include with this write-up, but there were more than three million websites listed about collecting. I just did not have the time to look at them all, but I did notice that no matter what you decided to collect, there would be some information available. The internet has certainly become a valuable resource for those interested in seeking particular items. I bet if you were looking for a napkin used by Paul McCartney while eating lunch in Chicago in 1965 after playing Wrigley Field the night before, you could find it. What an amazing world of commerce that the internet has opened up. People once traveled all over to go to swap meets to buy and sell items of a particular interest. Now they just have to point and click. (And hope like heck they don't get taken!) Collecting stuff is great, as long as you can keep it in perspective. Whole rooms devoted to an item are probably a little excessive, especially if you own a small place. Most people start collecting because an item has a personal story to it, then they get more, and people probably buy them as gifts for the person because they know they are interested in that item. I always find the story that goes along with each item is every bit as important as the item itself. You can learn so much from collections, both your own and other people. When I was young, my brother and I collected stamps. You used to be able to buy a whole bag of stamps from all over the world for about a dollar. Then what fun examining each one and attaching it to the right spot in the stamp album. We would fight over the ones that came on letters in the mail, rushing to be the first to spak it off and mount it in our book. 1 also remember collecting 100 different books of matches for my Brownie collector's badge. Of course, that would never be allowed today - probably too dangerous! These days I have amassed a fairly large (not surprisingly) collection of hooks that 1 have read and enjoyed. 1 also have dear friends who send me postcards from all over the world, and I hang on to them. I like teddy bears, but have strict rules about color, style and texture. I just love the really old family photos that I have collected. 1 spend a lot of time looking at them and Letters People worried about corporate control should vote NDP To the Editor, Recently I found myself in a well-known Canadian store staring at something I could not believe. On display was a sweatshirt with the word Canada emblazoned upon it. What had caught my eye was the label - a label that clearly identified that this "Canada" sweatshirt, on sale in a store that is a Canadian icon was made in China. How has our country come to this? Do we really want a country where the clothes we wear to announce our national pride are made by workers mired in abject poverty; workers that do not have basic human rights like the ability to fight for better working conditions and pay? We must stop electing governments that care more about corporate profits than our own workers and our communities. it is time for all people worried about growing corporate control' to come together and work for real change. Recent moves by Martin henchmen to force out Liberals like Sheila Copps and others show Paul Martin is doing something similar with the Liberals. It was our parents and grandparents and their parents and grandparents that built and shaped this country to become the envy of much of the world. They realized that working people, whether they are farmers or factory workers, small business owners or child care workers, could only prosper by using government to work for all of us. It was these people who passed onto us the legacy of health care for all, good public education and all the other things that made Canada such a great place in which to grow up. With Paul Martin now in charge of our government, that legacy, already under strain, is at even greater risk. We have been down the road Paul Martin wants to take us before; we all know it doesn't work because we all remember Brian Mulroney. The recent revelations of the Auditor - General's report of $100 million of your tax money going to Liberal cronies is just the most recent evidence. Really, how could then Finance Minister Paul Martin not have been following the taxes paid by you and about 12,000 other hard working Canadians? Only one political party is standing with working families, our communites and the futures of our children and grandchildren. That party is the NDP. Under the progressive leadership of Jack Layton the NDP is on the move in Canada and more relevant today than the bad Mulroney -like plans of the Martin Liberals. I want to encourage you to check out today's NDP. You owe it to yourself and our communities to join a team that shares your values. Grant Robertson President Huron Bruce NDP Seaforth man, 30, charged with assaulting spouse Huron OPP A 30 -year-old Seaforth man was charged with assault and a number of other charge's after a Seaforth woman's employer called Huron OPP on Feb. 12. Police learned that the woman had been assaulted twice during the past week by her spouse and was threatened with more harm. They were also told she had been assaulted by her spouse several months ago. The man was found by police in the kitchen of a Seaforth residence where suspected marijuana and cocaine, along with paraphenalia, were seized. The Seaforth man was held in custody awaiting a bail hearing Monday afternoon. He is charged with three counts of assault and one count each of uttering threats, overcoming resistance to commit an indictable offence and possession of marijuana and cocaine. 41Pri Church Services BEREAN COVENANT CHURCH A CHURCH PLANT OF GRACE TRINITY COMMUNITY CHURCH 527-0029 Fellowship at 7:00 pm Pastoral Team: Pastor Bob Penhearow Pastor Ron Matthews Pastor Royal Hamel St. Thomas Anglican Church A Congregation of the Parish of The Holy Spirit Jarvis St-,Saforth Michael Atkins Parish Office 482.7861 The Last Sunday Mist the Epiphany Worship - 9:30 am Semon Senn: Glaring Vn Iv Christian LM' Pan It cahiq Confidence PPrryayar (lrotq • tl 7 00 p� Pian Z A4ssiatr - at 730 v �yS• Tuesdaice-r,4 pnn00 pm i10 Ash Service - etwsry, 2511. � 0 00 a, Bethel Bible Church An Associated Gospel Church 128 Main St. Seaforth 527-0982 Sunday School 9:45 am Sunday Worship Hour 11 am Jim Wyllie - Pastor NORTHSIDE - CAVAN UNITED CHURCHES Cavan 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Nodhside Winthrop 54 (ilodefch St. W. Sunday February 22, 2004 (3uest Speaker: Melissa Snyders Northside Annual Meeting following Service & lunch You are invited to attend these area churches Catholic Church St. James RC Church 14 Victoria Street, Seaforth 527-0142 Weekend Masses: Sat 5:15 pm Sun. 11:00 am St. Columban RC Church Saturday Mass at 7:30 pm Father Lance Magdziak Egmondville United Church Sunday School 10:00 am Worship Service 11:00 am Sunday February 22 Steve Hildebrand Lay Pastoral Minister In training First Presbyterian Church Goderich St. W. Seaforth Rev. Ted Nelson Interim Minister Sunday, February 22 11:15 a.m. wondering what their lives were like, who were their friends, what did they do when they were young. One of my favorites is a snapshot of my (maternal) grandmother, her sisters, and my grandfather. It was taken about 1920 and shows them all dressed in their oldest clothes, in a field on the family farm in Stanley Township. They had been picking potatoes the hand written caption says, and the expressions on their faces are priceless. Sometimes a collection says everything about a person, and you aren't surprised to find out that they collect, that particular item. Other times, when you find out that someone collects a specific thing, you may be surprised, shocked or even disgusted. "To each his own" applies well here. Most people have some sort of collection of things they have amassed over time, even if they don't realize that they have collected that item, and it is always a great conversation topic. People always like to talk about what they are interested in, and usually want to share that topic with others. So, if you are ever stuck for conversation, just ask someone, "What do you collect?" You may be amazed at the answer. DVD player stolen in Brussels A DVD player was stolen from an apartment on Turnberry Street in Brussels during a break-in sometime between 11 p.m. Feb. 9 and 6 p.m. Feb. 10. The brand new silver JVC DVD player was still in the box and taken from an apartment where the tenant had just moved in. Anyone with any related information is asked to call the Huron OPP or Crime Stoppers. Elliott's. • & Auct on Inc. Another HUGE Load This Week Fri. 10-6, Sat. 9-4, Sun. 12-4 Bayfield Rd. Clinton 482-9364 • ,6 '1'44 01‘szi F NEW ARRIVALS Visit us for the area's largest selection of giftware! Shop Early for Best Selection! Nifty Korners ®RadioShack -}}-B-m-4- 33 Main St. Seaforth 527-1680 CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS March 1st to March 12th APPOINTMENTS RESUME March 15th **********,r****,►**,►******************** • Now Offering Tera Mai Reiki * * * 1 Hour Reiki • 1 1/2 Hour Reiki & Massage Combo * 1 Hour or 1/2 Hour Massage * *************************************** BECKY CAMPBELL Registered Massage Therapist 527-2058 See You Soon In Our Fresh New Room /#8a'iiiiiIi/tr CRA/G N/CHOLSON GETTING GAS by Craig Nicholson (©2003 by Craig Nicholson. Al! rights reserved.) Whomever invented carbide runners deserves an award. Despite numer- ous advances in snowmobiling technology and design, the ability to steer precisely still depends significantly on how the carbides bite the snow. However. no one has yet invented a device that enables perfect sled steering on asphalt. as any snowmohiler trying to turn in a gas station well knows. Now my first question is: why do gas stations who cater to snowmobilers plough off all the snow leading to the pumps? Surely one lane could be left covered so riders could maneuver in and out without looking like fish out of water (i won't even discuss why stations persist in leaving that black signal hose out where it can be cut to ribbons by carbides). But it's a safe assump- tion that most station approaches will remain bare, so snowmobilers need to learn how to get in and out as easily as possible. Given that sleds can't turn well on pavement, my pnmary tactic is to plan my approach before entering the station property. What 1 want to do is approach the pumps in a straight line. not having to make any tums or course corrections once on bare pavement. So I try to get lined up before 1 leave the snow I'm on. even if it means doing a loop or Iwo to gain a more advanta- genus position. But sometimes. i've had to leave the trail behind to follow a road shoul- der before even getting to the station. When the station is in sight, my best advice is to take the time to study the various approach possibilities. i always check to see if and where the nearest snow or ice cover is. Often. while the pump area is bare, there is a packed area off to the sides) some- where. If so, my approach is usually three prong: first, from where i am to any available covering near the pumps; second, use that packed surface to turn and reposition my sled to set a straight run in; and finally, a bee line to the pump of choice. However, getting there is only half the battle. 1 also preplan how to exit after filling up. Sometimes that is just a continuation of the straight line right out to the other side. if there's a packed surface there too. Then i reposition to get the optimum angle of approach for returning to the trail. It really pays to do some observation first, because often, there is more than one way to get from the trail to the pumps and back. Other times, a station does have one pump unplowed or has left a patch of packed cover nearer to one set of pumps than another. Sometimes. even though the station is on my side of the road. I'll even cross over to the other side to get the best angle of approach when 1 cross back. it all depends on the terrain and location of any packed surfaces. That said, my secret weapon is reverse gear. Reverse makes it much easi- er to reposition my sled for a straight run. it means 1 have the option (fre- quently taken) of backing out the same way !entered. And for some reason, et least with Bombardier's Ski -Doo Precision Skis, it's often easier to tum on pavement by backing instead of moving forward. Two final tips: Upon arrival, move the signal hose before you run over it so that the station owner won't be angry at all snowmobilers. Then, as a courtesy to incoming riders and even drivers after filling up, move your sled away from the pumps and then go in to pay! Until the next time, remember that snowmobiling is an off-road activity, so you ride OFSC trails at your own risk. For the Tour Planner and Trail Condition Reports check out www.ofsc.on.ca and look under trails. U Craig Nicholson is a contributor to Snow Goer, Canada's Snowmobiling Magazine. The opinions expressed are solely those of the author. EVERYBODY'S DOIN' IT s(v-dna Engineered For The Way You Ride •SALES •SERVICE •ACCESSORIES 1 1/4 Miles North of Seaforth 527-0120 ) POLARIS The Nay out. 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