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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2004-10-27, Page 5News OPP watching for Halloween vandals By Jason Middleton -------- ---- Expositor Staff According to Huron County OPP Const. Dave Gillen there's a lot more look for during Halloween than just little ghosts and goblins. At a Community Policing Meeting last Monday, Gillen encouraged citizens to be on patrol over the days leading up to Halloween. "The last couple years it's been reasonably good around here. There's been a couple incidents of marbles through windows and slingshot kind of thing. Other than that it hasn't been too bad in the last two years," said Gillan. Lynn Nearing, who decorates her Main Street front lawn, said that she hasn't had any problems with vandalism over the two years she's had decorations up. "The weather has been our worst enemy," said Nearing, who lost three of her styrofoam tombstones when they blew away. Nearing said that she has not come up with a plan to deal with vandalism. "If it happens I guess we'll look a little more closely at doing something," said Nearing. "Until then that happens we haven't had any problems." The OPP are looking for "extra eyes and ears in the community" over nights during this weekend. Gillan suggests that citizens keep a watchful eye on the community by walking in pairs around the community after dusk. He also suggests citizens keep a cell phone or paper and pen handy to describe what the vandals look like. "It's important to get identifiers on kids. Seven of them dressed up like ghosts doesn't really help us. We need a little more than that," said Gillan, who suggested getting information such as their direction of travel, where they were and what they did. In Vanastra, close to 30 people from the Vanastra Lions Club and members of the volunteer fire department will be making rounds in the town. "At any given time there should be 10 or 15 people out there Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights assisting with what I call citizens on patrol," said Gillan. He explained that problems dealt with during the days leading up to Halloween include the egging of houses and vehicles, mischief and more recently paintballs are being used more. Gillen said that schools are often targeted with paintballs, eggs, soap and toilet paper. Gillan also explained that the local OPP have a good working relationship -with stores in the area. "If a 14 -year-old comes in. and buys two dozen eggs it's not that tough to track down being in a small town," said Gillan. "It's not like they're going to London to buy their eggs." If you notice any suspicious activity in your neighbour hood phone the OPP at 1-888- 310-1122 Brussels library turns the page with new look Jason Middleton photo Amber Keupfer, 12,and Matthew Kingwell, 14, both of Brussels, enjoy the new reading room for teens at the Brussels Library. By Jason Middleton Expositor Staff Over the past several months, the Brussels library has been given a $4,500 face lift to help it appeal to the younger generation. "There just hasn't been anything done in a long time to the library. It's been the same old, same old," said Brussels Library branch supervisor Susan Nichol. The Brussels library decided to redecorate two rooms - one for teens, the other for children Grade 4 and lower. "We thought if we could get the money to rejuvenate that's what we could start with. So these are the areas we thought maybe we'd start with," she said. Nichol describes the teen room as being lime green, blue, purple and orange and looking "nice and bright. It is really wild, but it looks good." The teen room — which houses the library's videos, DVDs, CDs and books for students aged Grade 5 to young adult — also features two orange chairs, a cafe table with four stools and various board games. "We just find it really fun and kind of funky. The kids seem to like it," said Nichol. Twelve -year-old Amber Keupfer, of Brussels, who comes whenever the library is open, said she likes hanging out in the new teen room. "I think they (the new rooms) bring more people because it's nicer," said Keupfer, who explained it's a cool place to hang out. The kids room features several computers with children's programs, two discovery centres featuring the themes travel and fairy tales and all the children's books up to Grade 4. "It really is a cool room," Opinion Boxspring hampers move From Pogo 4 boxes searching for things that I don't need anymore and donating those items to charity. Some other disastrous parts of the move included a two-day attempt to get my queen -sized box spring up the stairs. After we realized that the box spring (or even the mattress) wasn't going to make it up the stairs, my parents decided to get a double mattress from their house in Brantford. Our second attempt at getting a box spring up the stairs was, to say the least, hope -less. About halfway up the stairs, which curve more than a pigs tail on a cold winter day, we realized that our prodigal boxspring wasn't making it up to my bedroom. Conceding defeat, we set the boxspring aside with both the queen -sized mattress and boxspring sitting up against the wall in the kitchen. Half way through the move my parents said to me that this has to be my last move for a long time. But really, who can blame them? They have helped me move in the past four years a total of seven times. Then again, after that many times moving you'd think I'd have figured out the importance of organizing my boxes. DR. SALSBURY'S PATIENTS Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2 -Spm Thursday, Oct. 20, 9:30am -12 noon DR. SALTER'S PATIENTS' Wednesday, Oct. 27, 9:30 am-12noon' Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2 -Spm said Nichol. Funding for the $4,500 project was split three ways by local community groups including the Brussels Optimist Club — who sponsored the youth room — the Brussels Lions Club and the Brussels Trust Fund. "The library's budget has been tight and there's no money to do anything. So we have to depend on partnerships with the community to do these things," said Nichols. "The community groups are fantastic," said Nichol. "We asked and they gave very generously with no prompting. They were quite generous and quite willing." H. REID ALLEN 1.1 It\111 Ili•: RESTORATION & REFINISHING SEAFORTH 527-2717 THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Oct. 27 20044 ord Cplakor ?/ eff/yeme)lf 100 James Street, Seaforth 519-527-0030 Come join us for some fun at our Grandparents Fall Festival under the big tent on the front lawn October 30th, 2004, 2-4pm * Face Painting *Clowns *Balloons *Treat Bags and More Personal tours of our beautiful common areas and suites will be available. For more info call Charlene at 527-0030 Getting the flu shot has never been more important. Or easier. We've all seen what can happen when serious infectious diseases invade our society. Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is an infectious disease that comes with new strains every year, some. more deadly than others. But unlike some other infectious diseases, the flu is largely preventable. , Just get your free flu shot. It's never been easier. Or more important. See your doctor, local pharmacist, employer or call for a clinic near you. 1 -866 -FLU -'N -YOU TTY 1-800-387-5559 www.health.gov.on.ca SEAFORTH INSURANCE BROKER LTD. 527-1610 • Home • Commercial ••Auto • Farm • Out of Province Travel Insurance 41 Main St. S. Seaforth Ken Cardin), Joanne Williamson, Christa O'Neil and Bath Watt , ; `r"' 4 Church Services BERE ' N COVENAN • CHURCH A BRANCH OF GRACE TRINITY COMMUNITY CHURCH Orange Hall, Seaforth 527-0029 4 pm Worship Service Pastoral Team: Pastor Bob Penhearow Pastor Ron Matthews Pastor Royal Hamel You are invited to attend these area churches i St. Thomas Anglican Church A Congregation of the Parish of The Holy SOI Jarvis St. Seaforth Fr. Michael Atkins Parish Office 527-1522 Sunday, October 31 Requiem Eucharist for All Souls Sunday Worship - 11 am Please note the service time change Mondays - Prayer Group at 7 pm Growers Group at 7:30 pm 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 Bethel Bible Church An Associated Gospel Church 126 Main St. Seaforth 527-0982 Sunday Worship Hour 11 am Sunday School 9:45 am Jim Wyllie - Pastor gmondville .. U i ed Church Sunday, October 31 Worship Service at 11 am Sunday School • Ages 6 8 up -10 am Steve Hildebrand Lay Pastoral Minister In Training Everyone Welcome - Turkey Supper Wed. Oct. 27 Sugar Plum Bazaar Saturday, November 13 10am•4:30 pm NORTHSIDE - CAVAN UNITED CHURCHES Cavan 9:30 a m 11.00 a.m. Northside Winthrop 54 Goderich St. W. Minister Rev. John Gould Sunday, October 31 11:00 a.m. Sermon: Back From the Future First Presbyterian Church Goderich St. W., Seaforth SUN., OCTOBER 31 11:15 am Service - Rev. Huberts Dedication of Clock - guest Mrs. M. Campbell Baptism for Madison (Shewan) Green ; Refreshments to follow ord Cplakor ?/ eff/yeme)lf 100 James Street, Seaforth 519-527-0030 Come join us for some fun at our Grandparents Fall Festival under the big tent on the front lawn October 30th, 2004, 2-4pm * Face Painting *Clowns *Balloons *Treat Bags and More Personal tours of our beautiful common areas and suites will be available. For more info call Charlene at 527-0030 Getting the flu shot has never been more important. Or easier. We've all seen what can happen when serious infectious diseases invade our society. Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is an infectious disease that comes with new strains every year, some. more deadly than others. But unlike some other infectious diseases, the flu is largely preventable. , Just get your free flu shot. It's never been easier. Or more important. See your doctor, local pharmacist, employer or call for a clinic near you. 1 -866 -FLU -'N -YOU TTY 1-800-387-5559 www.health.gov.on.ca