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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2004-06-02, Page 1PRINTER 1 CARTRIDG AT WiFiRIV! PETE PAPER C 51 Main St., Seafo 527-1681 Wednesday, June 2, 2004 $1 .25 inckides GST GICs & Mutual Funds •RRSPs •RRIFs •RESP= *Life & Disability Insurance •Employee Bens *Retirement & Financial Planning litheimaikamsalkike 15 527-0794 In brief Firecracker thrown into apartment window, causes fire in Seaforth A firecracker was thrown into an open window of a High Street apartment on May 24 at 4 a.m. starting a fire that an occupant was able to extinguish, reports the Huron OPP. The firecracker burned holes in Venetian blinds after it exploded. Huron OPP are looking for the person responsible. Anyone with related information is asked to call the Huron OPP or Crime Stoppers. Huron East driver charged after reaching 170 km/h driving in Brussels A 43 -year-old Huron East man was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, flight from a police officer, escaping lawful custody and assaulting a police officer after he refused to stop for police in Brussels on May 26 at noon. When police tried to stop the manfor traffic offences, he attempted to ram the cruiser and fled through Brussels at speeds up to 170 km/h, failing to stop at several traffic signs until Cardiff. Road, where he pulled into a private driveway. When the driver got out of his vehicle. an officer attempted to arrest him and was assaulted. He was taken into custody after several minutes of resisting arrest. The man is scheduled, to attend court in Wingham on Sept. 16. Shakespeare sings praises of tourism in Seaforth, Huron By Susan Hund ert mark Expositor Editor Joking that the Van Egmond House is a "fairly modern building" since it was built in 1846 - at least by Shakespearean standards - William Shakespeare sang the praises of tourism in Seaforth and Huron County last Thursday. Played by Duncan MacGregor, of Blyth, Shakespeare toured through Seaforth and Egmondville in a red convertible - a new- fangled "carriage" whose "reins" the driver would not allow him to hold - as part of the Shakespeare to the Shoreline' project that promotes tourism throughout Perth and Huron Counties. Introduced by local musician Tom Melady as "a rather well-preserved aged fellow here to put quill to parchment to scribe his thoughts on Huron County," Shakespeare praised the "extraordinarily beautiful trail" of Highway 8 where "the stars are the homes and gardens that we pass." "I went on the internet last night - I was always very innovative in my time - and found 35 different events to attend locally tomorrow night," he said. He pointed out that while the seven themed tours through the region will attract Stratford's one million tourists into the area, they will also allow people who live here to "see what they have here." After a tour of the historic Van Egmond House, Susan Hundertmark photo William Shakespeare, played by Duncan MacGregor, of Blyth, rolled through Huron East to promote tourism locally last Thursday. Shakespeare lauded the vision of Van Egmond, as well as John Galt and Tiger Dunlop - to create the Huron trail for the area's pioneers. "They realized settlers were going to have trouble enough when they got onto their land and had the vision to give them a walkway and inns where they could stop and stay and grow," he said. See TRAVEL, Page 2 First meeting held for skate park in Seaforth.. pope 3 Rain plagues local farmers during planting season By Susan Hund ertm ark Expositor Editor While he doesn't know of anyone who's had to do any replanting yet, Huron County Federation of Agriculture President Neil Vincent says local farmers are having difficulties with the wet weather this. spring. "May has been very wet and some won't have been able to get on the land yet. And,, of the ones who have, I expect a certain number will have to replant," he said last week. Any farms across Huron County with clay -based land will have experienced difficulty with standing water during the last few weeks. And, if water stands on a piece of seeded land for more than three days, Vincent said the seeds will die. "Many are still waiting for the water levels to go down. They haven't been about to get into the fields and see if the seeds are rotten yet," he said. He said many farmers have been able to plant corn, spring grains such as barley, Sea WET, Page tt Suspected tornado devastates Winthrop farm Close to 200 people help clean up damage to house, drive she, grain bin, trees By, Jason Middleton Expositor Staff A farm hit by a suspected tornado near Winthrop on May 22 brought more than 150 people out to help clean up the damage. The Packer family farm sustained $150,000 in damages when strong winds blew away both their drive shed, grain bin and several trees. "We're grateful to the Lord for his protection and also to our friends, neighbours and family for their help and the care we received," said Lynn Packer. At 6:55 p.m., on May 22, a blown over tree knocked out power to their home where Lynn was alone. 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