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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2004-11-17, Page 44 -THE HURON RXPOSITOR, Nov 17, 2004 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Tom Williscraft - Publisher Susan Hundertmark - Editor Dianne McG c - Subscripliau/Ckasifieds Bemie h - Office/Advertising Jason Middleton - Reporter Anne Rn - Distribution OUE&ECOR MEDIA Email us at seaforthfdbowesnet.com Visit our home page at www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 35.85 a year, in odvarce, plus G.S.T. SENIORS: - 33.85 a year, in advance, plus G.S.T. USA 8. foreign: 35.85 a yeor in odvonce, plus $83.20 posroge, G.S.T. exempt Published weekly by Sun Media at 11 Main St., Seaforth. Advertising is accepted on condition that in the event of o typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. 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Canada Editorial Positives are happening despite Seaforth's challenges While it might be tempting to fall into pessimism while looking at the challenges facing Seaforth's hospital and its Main Street recently, it's important to remember that positive developments are occurring as well. At the same time that Dr. Craig Albrecht has decided to make a change in his life that leads him out of Seaforth, Huron -Perth Healthcare Alliance recruiter Gwen Devereaux is working hard, with the recent achievement of bringing two new doctors to town during the past month. And, she says she's hot on the trail of a third doctor she's hoping wants to relocate to Seaforth. As well, while one Main Street business has closed up shop and four others are up for sale, four new businesses have also opened up recently in Seaforth. Huron East's economic development officer Ralph Laviolette points out that there is a normal ebb and flow of businesses opening and closing in any community. But, hes also urging us to continue making the community more attractive to newcomers, a process that should always be ongoing if we're to remain a vital place to live- and do business. Another positive to celebrate is the recent groundswell of support for Seaforth Community Hospital with both community members and doctors fighting to come up with methods and ideas to keep the hospital offering as many services as possible as the Alliance faces provincial pressure to get rid of a $7 million deficit. The municipality's and the Seaforth trust's recent contribution towards the renovation and operation of the local medical clinic is also expected to help. While some of us may moan that we're tired of the never ending challenges that seem to come with increasing frequency to small towns like Seaforth, we can be uplifted and inspired by the energy of those still engaged in the fight. It's important to keep looking at the glass as half full - but these days it's a drink you're going to have to work for. Susan Hundertmark ow to access us Letters to the Editor and other submissions can be made to us by noon on Mondays at: seaforth@bowesnet.com All letters and submissions must be signed and accompanied by a day -time telephone number. All submissions are subject to editing for both length and content. Don't forget to check out our homepage at: www.seeforthhuronexpositor.com 'Dpii lot) Let tui Reader questions using, time off during high school literacy test To the Editor, The following is an open letter to Mr. Geoff Williams, Education Director of the Avon Maitland District School Board Dear Mr. Williams, On Oct. 27 and 28, the Grade 10 literacy test was written. I understand that there were rules and regulations set down by the government pertaining to how the testing was done. I fail to understand why the rest of the student body was not allowed to attend school at the same time, but were bused in at noon for two classes. Some of these buses only had one or two students on them. How is this financially viable? I know that other school boards accommodated the testing without disrupting the regular school day for their students. When reading the local paper, there is an article concerning the A.M.D.S.B needing more money for transportation. The thought that first comes to mind on the literacy testing days is why not run the buses full of students once rather than twice with just a few students? As a parent of a Grade 12 student, I feel his education was put on hold for two days and this gives to me the impression that his education is not as important. This is his last year in high school and missed classes affect, to some degree, his marks, which are very important to be accepted into college. Communication is very important. The testing days and bus schedule was put in the Clinton newspaper, and I'm from Seaforth and do not buy the Clinton paper. It was also put on the cable channel and living in the country does not give me the option of that channel. Yours Sincerely Dale Ann Mckichan R#1 Londesborough Growing up in Gretzky's town didn't make me a hockey player "He shoots,he scores," were four words never said about me when I was child growing up in Brantford. Yes, that's right, I have never played a season of hockey in my life. Being from the home town of "the Great One" (Wayne Gretzky, for the folks uneducated about hockey), you would think I'd at least picked up a hockey stick, strapped on some skates and headed for an outdoor rink. I didn't. So instead, every hockey season I'd hunker down in the basement and wait for the spring and summer to come. I didn't have a wasted childhood. I played two season of basketball, baseball and flag foot ball before giving up on sports and finally settling with guitar lessons in Grade 8. My summers were filled with days of riding my bike, playing road hockey and basketball and swimming, but I couldn't convince my parents to let me play ice hockey in the winter. My parents told me that hockey was just too expensive. I thought that was just an excuse to not let me play, but now when I look at the price of hockey equipment, even for kids, I Mi ddle Ground realize they were right. I still long to pick up a stick, head to the ice and play a game of pick-up hockey. A few years ago during my college "spring break" in February, I did just that. I was in Brantford and decided to head to an outdoor rink at a school five minutes from my parents' house. Armed with my hockey skates, an orange hockey ball, a puck that looked like it had been chewed up by a Rottweiler and two hockey sticks - one that my parents had given me as a Christmas present when I was 10 and an another my uncle used 15 years ago - I hit the ice. That night the temperature was hovering around - 5 C and the snow was lightly falling. For a while, I skated around by myself and shot the puck around in the fenced in outdoor rink. The first stick I tried using was my uncle's old stick that felt brittle in my frozen hands. After a hard slap shot, the blade broke. Sob UNTIL, Popo 5 Minister of Education opens $io,000 addition to Seaforth high school in 1954 NOVEMBER 14,1879 At the sale under the direction of the estate of the late R.R. Hays, the hotel property of Mr. Carroll, was purchased by John McClure of McKillop for $3,300. We understand that R. Runciman, who was for several years manager of the Goderich Foundry and manufacturing Company, has decided to locate in Seaforth. He will give his personal attention and supervision to the foundry business here. The old adage that misfortune seldom comes singly is being verified in the case of Messrs. Coleman and Gouinlock of town. A few weeks ago they had a couple of their salt blocks destroyed by fire and on Wednesday evening last their premises were again visited by the fiery fiend. Mr. Cottle of of the Thames Road has erected a very commodious building of scantling frame 20 x 60 for Mr. Fyle who had his stables burned last summer. NOVEMBER 18,1904 The many friends of Peter McKay of Thckersmith, were pleased tb see him in town. He has been laid. up with typhoid fever and his first venture out was on election day. The handsome Beck shield won by the Seaforth Collegiate Cadet Corps has been on exhibition in the Alex Wilson drug store window. Alex Lowrie of town, who has been on the Expositor staff for several months, leaves this week for Calmet, Mich. where he had been Years Agone... previously been working. D. Hay of Kippen is putting a brick foundation under his residence. This week a number of our citizens have been having their coal bins filled in anticipation in anticipation of the cold weather. John Sparrow, well known horse man of Varna, this year carried off the red ticket at the Exeter, Seaforth, Goderich, Brussels, Blyth, Dungannon and Bayfield shows for his handsome team of chestnut carriage horses. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mustard of Brucefield were returning home from Bayfield and they met with a serious accident. Mr. Mustard was driving a spirited horse in a covered buggy when a couple of dogs ran out, frightening the horse which jumped into the ditch. The buggy capsized and Mr. and Mrs. Mustard were both under the rig. Mrs. Mustard had an injury to her arm and escaped injury. Gordon McDonald of Walton and one of the star players of the Huron football team is in St. Louis playing with the Galt team who are taking part in the championship games at the Great Fair. NOVEMBER 15, 1929 The gang of men who have been engaged on the county crusher in the McNaught pit have been dispersed as they have completed the roads through the pine swamp which leaves a beautiful scenery through the once wilderness. Mr. Pullman of Mitchell has leased the blacksmith shop of the late Thomas Clark of Walton and has opened up for business. M.G. Dietz, lineman for the Hay Municipal Telephone System, received a painful injury to one of his eyes when a small piece of wire flew up and struck him in the eye. County Traffic officer Lever has asked the Expositor to draw the attention of the farmers to the fact that all horses, cattle, dogs and livestock of any kind must not be permitted to run at large on the county roads. Very impressive Armisice services were held in Seaforth over the weekend. On Sunday evening the veterans paraded to St. Thomas Anglican Church, where Rev. T.H. Brown preached the sermon to the well filed church and on Monday morning, service was held in Victoria Park. The checker season opened on Thursday evening when Brussels visited Seaforth at the Carnegie Library. NOVEMBER 19,1954 A new $150,000 addition to Seaforth District High School was officially opened on Tuesday evening by Hon. W.J. Thompson, Minister of Education for Ontario. Lots of water in a near by pond and the arrival of an employee who discovered the blaze combined to save a large building at Scotts Poultry Farm early Friday from destruction. The fire was discovered by Kenneth Chambers when he arrived for work at 5:30 a.m. In addition to the damaged building, 200 hens were destroyed by smoke. Friends and former neighbours in McKillop honoured James T. Scott at a party held at the home of his son Gordon Scott, Roxboro. The occasion was Mr. Scott's 60th birthday. While at their home in McKillop a few days ago, Wilfred and Elmer Dennis found a large balloon which had settled to earth. NOVEMBER 15,1979 Tuckersmith Township council was asked at a ratepayers' meeting Monday night to consider a plebiscite in the township, asking people if they are for or against the proposed quarter of a million dollar addition to Vanastra recreation centre, prior to any construction. A few properties in town are grossly over assessed and a few under assessed, a survey just conducted to see what changes Seaforth would face if it adopted the province's new equalized assessments as the basis for next year's tax levies shows. Seaforth people may be paying $2.70 more on their monthly water bills soon. concerned that costs for the use of Seaforth's sewage lagoon are $40,000 over what the present sewer surcharge of $5, per flat rate water bill is brining in, council agreed with its clerk's recommendation that the surcharge go up to $8.70 or to 145 per cent of the water bill. Ron ave Hal That'll take you forever. You'll bean old man before you're done. riayseronanddave.con WILL NOT1 I'll have this finished before Christmas) by David Lacey How's that model of yours coming? Almost dont.