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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2004-10-20, Page 44—THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Oct. 20, 2004 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Tom Williscraft - Publisher Susan Hundertmark - Editor Dionne McGrath • Subscriptions/Cbuifieds Bernie Pugh - Office/Advertising Jason Middleton - Reporter Anne Roden - Distribution OUEIECOI MEDIA E-mail us at seaforth@bowesnet.com Visit our home page at www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 35.85 a year, in advance, plus G.S.T. SENIORS; - 33.85 a year, in advance, plus G.S.T. USA & Foreian: 35.85 a year in advance, plus $83.20 postage, G.S.T. exempt Published weekly by Sun Media at 1 I Main 5t., Seaforth. Advertising is accepted on condition that in the event of a typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable ollowance for signature, will not be charged, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. 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CariadIT Editorial Main intersection dangerous place for pedestrians Cautious and courteous driving seems to have become a rare commodity in Seaforth if it's necessary for the municipality to erect four florescent orange "yield to pedestrian" signs at our only traffic lights so that a local visually impaired man can cross the intersection safely. The signs went up last week after Bob Fisher complained to Huron East council that he's almost become a "fender ornament" at least once a week during the past three years when he began losing his eyesight. Close to three weeks ago, he ended up on the hood of a car that was making a rolling stop at the intersection and he now waits through three or four lights until it's perfectly safe to cross. Fisher has said that the late afternoon around 4 p.m. is often the most dangerous time for him to make his way across Seaforth's main intersection. And, that's also the time when local school children could be making the same trip through the intersection on their way home from school for the day. Unlike in big cities where waiting in traffic jams is an everyday occurrence, Seaforth drivers have the convenience of travelling briskly around town at all hours of the day. Waiting for more than two vehicles to pass when you round a corner is rare. But, despite the steady traffic flow locally, drivers seem to be in just as much of a hurry as anywhere else. And, that can cause danger to anyone travelling on foot. While the bright orange signs might work for awhile, it's human nature to ignore the familiar and we question if they'll just become another part of the landscape in a short while. Perhaps, along with the signs, the Huron OPP should be encouraged to issue some tickets to drivers who can't stop long enough to allow pedestrian traffic in Seaforth. Hitting drivers in the pocketbook with fines might be the most effective way to jog their memories that rolling stops, or not stopping at all, are a public danger and against the law. Susan Hundertmark OW O 8 1S' Letters to the Editor and other submissions can be made to us by noon on Mondays at: seaforth @ bowesnet.Co Alt letters and submissions must be si and accompanied by a day -time, tele number. All submisgions are subject to for both length and content. Don't forget to check out our homep Opinion Letters High school reunion should be part of Come Home weekend, says reader To the Editor, Like many others, I am excited about the Come Home to the Country plans for next summer. Whenever it is mentioned, people recall the fun they had at the last Homecoming in Seaforth. For former members of the community, it's all about coming back and meeting school classmates and friends that they haven't seen for a long time. My concern is that I haven't seen any mention of a high school reunion. To me, this is the main reason that former residents will return to Seaforth. It provides a common meeting ground which most other activities cannot accommodate. While Seaforth District High School no longer exists, the building is still there. Many people will be interested in seeing it in its current form. From what I have read, the committee has lots of good ideas to keep people busy. I just hope that a school reunion will be added to give former residents from hundreds of kilometres away a reason to Come Home to the Country. Doug Procter Grand Bend There's a lot to read between the lines of plans for future of Seaforth hospital I don't know about anyone else at the open forum held a while ago for the future of our hospital, but all I heard from the "officials" there was an endless litany of "blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah." I wanted to walk up to the microphone and say, "You already know what you are going to do, so why don't you go ahead and do it." As for their promises of not closing the hospital, well that is just doubletalk to me. Just because the building is open does not necessarily mean that the hospital is still "open." There is a lot to be learned from reading between the lines of any prepared information handed out at meetings such as those. Sure, we could fight the good fight, protest, write our MP and MPP, hold open meetings to try and get people stirred up, and generally make a lot of noise voicing our disapproval over the way things are going. But you know what? It very likely won't make a bit of difference. Yes, I know. All you optimists out there are going to quote a lot of statistics about towns elsewhere facing similar situations, and fighting and winning. And even more are going to say that if you don't fight, you can't win. But I am going to ask, what is it exactly that we are going to "win"? Another few years of an operational hospital? Another few years of living on the verge of closure? Another few years of people going elsewhere for medical care because they don't want to start a medical relationship with someone, and then have to go to a different town to go to the hospital? All this hospital commotion sounds a lot like all the problems that municipalities are having with the amalgamation. How many communities are now trying to "secede the union"? How many times do we, as society, have to be told that combining elements such as municipalities or hospitals is going to be more beneficial and advantageous to us, only to find out differently? How far down each "road" do we have to go only to find out we were better off where we started? How much public money has to be spent in forming all these new "combined governances," only to end up spending Seo LITTLE, Pogo 5 Tuckersmith council agrees to build addition to Vanastra Rec Centre in 1979 OCTOBER 17, 1879 A great breadth of fall wheat has been sown in the vicinity of Goderich and is looking well. John Wallace, Bayfield Road, has 180 acres in and James Burk about 60 acres. James Houston of Tuckersmith met with a painful accident. He was chopping wood with a hand axe when he struck his wrist making a deep wound. Michael Heffernan of Tuckersmith, at the recent southern fair in Brantford bought the first prize Leicester ram. Mr. Brummett, well digger, showed us a curiosity in the shape of a lizard which he fished up from a spring in the bottom of a well. Thos. Adams of Seaforth has shown us a bunch of fall wheat 24 inches in length. A spelling match was held at Winthrop when Robert Burns and Maggie Sales were elected captains. The side chosen by Mr. Burns came off victorious. OCTOBER 21,1904 Cantelon of Hensall is and has been shipping a number of car loads of green apples. The contract for redecorating the audience room of the Presbyterian Church has been awarded to Mr. McQueen of Shelbourrie. A. Calder of this town has rented his farm to Chas. Riley for five years. C. Hoare, the well known piano man of Clinton, has recently, disposed of a car load of Newcombe pianos. While out lythe country Wm. Cudmote had a slight Years Agone... mishap. He and his son came to a beech tree and they tied their horse to the fence and started to gather nuts. The horse broke away and started off at a lively gait and collided with a telegraph pole. John Bulger has purchased the west half of the double house belonging to Mr. J. McLaren on Market Street. The beautiful weather of the past week has been agreeable to the politicians and everything else. J. Martin of the old Hannah farm, west of Egmondville, shipped a care load of sugar beets grown on his farm to the Berlin factory. Wm. Graham of Clinton, Inspector for the Berlin Sugar Company has in his possession a sugar beet grown by Thos. Newson of Brussels which weighed 7.5 pounds. W.R. Davis, editor of the Mitchell Advocate, was in town on Thursday. M.Y. McLean of the Expositor and Mr. Davis were office mates in Ayr and their friendship has never grown cold. OCTOBER 18, 1929 Miss Alice Archibald of town has leased her residence on Goderich Street cast to P. Benn of London. Henry Henderson had the misfortune to fall from an apple tree in Egmondville and badly injured his foot. Oscar Ducharme Jr. has sold his 95 acre farm on the Blue Water highway to his neighbour James Masse. Edgar Butt of Kippen is having a fine new cement veranda put on the front of his general store which will improve its appearance. The oyster supper and concert held in Carmel Presbyterian Church, Hensall was quite largely attended. Rev. J. Mcllroy gave a short address. Miss Kathleen English as reader and Willy Bell, comedian of London, delighted the audience after the supper. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Dorrance, McKillop, were taken by surprise when members of Edelweis Rebekah Lodge called at their home to wish them happiness in their wedded life. A few happy hours were spent in euchre. At the annual meting for the Ontario Medical Association to Woodstock, Dr. E.J. Burrows of town was elected as the counsellor. OCTOBER 22, 1954 Appointment of a new post master in Seaforth was announced when Frederick E. Willis was sworn in office. Always active in the Middlesex Huron Regiment. Mr. Willis was sworn in office. Always active in the Middlesex Huron Regiment. Mr. Willis enlisted soon after the outbreak of war and served overseas from June 1940 to October 1945. A new slate of officers elected to the Men's club of First Presbyterian Church includes: president, James A. Murray; vice president, Scott Cluff; secretary - treasurer, K.I. McLean and executive Ross Hamilton, Elmer Rivers, Wm. Ball and Keith Sharp. Seaforth assessment has increased to $87,290 it was revealed at council Friday evening, when assessor W.E. Southgate presented the roll for 1955. The Home and School met in the public school and Miss Mabel Turnbull introduced the guest speaker Miss Rena Fennell. A bale of clothing recently completed by the Seaforth branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society was shipped to headquarters of the Ontario division of Toronto. OCTOBER 18, 1979 Although the percentage of residents over 65 here doesn't need any more senior citizen Ontario Housing Corporation (OHC) apartment statement, drafted by the provincial housing ministry and adopted by council last week. Tuckersmith Township council agreed Tuesday to call a meeting of its ratepayers before going ahead with the construction of the addition to the Vanastra Recreation Centre. The Ministry of Housing has announced the town of Seaforth receive a community planning study grant totalling $13,846. A $65,000 fire on Sunday night destroyed a barn and live stock owned by Terry Taylor of RR 4 Clinton. Ron & Dave Wow ! Look at that I It's a super stock 386 hemi with overdrive and a souped up high speed transmission, daveerorsonddave.cotn by David Lacey Cool. Wow ! Look at that l It's a 3 gigahertz with a 90 gig drive and a high speed internet connection! r i SO • Cool.