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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2005-08-03, Page 44-TM1 HURON IXPO$ITOR, Aug. 3, 2005 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Tom Williscrnft - Publisher Susan Hundertmark - Editor Dionne McGrath • Subscriptions/Classifieds Bernie P9, h - Office/Advertising Jason Middleton - Reporter Anne Rn - Distribution Adrienne Peckitt - Composing OUESECOR 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 o year, in advance, plus G.S.T. USA & Foreign: 35.85 a year in advance, plus $83.20 postoge, G.S.T. exempt Published weeldy by Sun Media at 11 Main St., Seoforth. 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 allowance for signature, will not be charged, but the balance of 4* advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rale. 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Canada i..(IituriI Come Home to the Country another successful homecoming They came home to the country. They met old friends. They reminisced. And, they parted, vowing to get together again the next time. Another successful homecoming was held over the weekend and close to 1,000 former Seaforth residents returned to remember their formative years in the greatest small town ever. Blue skies and warm breezes cooperated with beautifully -run events from start to finish. Packed dance floors, good food, nostalgic music and festive Main Street decorations were all backdrops to reunion as people hugged, chatted and caught up with a decade's worth of news since the last homecoming. Maureen Agar deserves a lot of credit for spearheading the effort to organize the latest homecoming but the volunteers who made the weekend happen are numerous. If her aim was to raise spirits in town, the smiling faces everywhere throughout the weekend showed how she exceeded her goal. And, we have to agree with her - there was so much to do over the weekend that if you didn't have fun, it was your own fault. But, she raised another good point. Seaforth should start thinking about a yearly festival it can host. While homecoming is always a good reason to celebrate, it probably loses something if offered too often. And, it narrows the scope to those who already know what Seaforth has to offer. Seaforth has all the raw ingredients to hold a festival that extends that small town feeling to those who haven't experienced it before. Gems like Cardno's Hall and the third floor of town hall could be buffed up to their former glory. Actors could be hired to reenact periods of history, especially those pertaining to the Van Egmond family. Heritage is truly Seaforth's treasure but as visitors to the Doors Open program pointed out over the weekend, we need to interpret it for tourists to understand its value. With some brainstorming, some funding from government or heritage foundations and a lot of work, Seaforth could become everyone's quintessential small town. Susan Hundertmark How to access us Letters to the Editor and other submissions can be made to us by noon' on Mondays at: seaforth@bowesnet.corn 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.seaforthhuronexpositor.com Opt O' MALLEY! ALL THE PRISONERS HAVE ESCAPED! Don't worry Sorge. It's all part of Seaforth's boors Open event. MEM Church service organizers thank willing workers for their help To the Editor, We are so fortunate to have a mosaic of talented and willing workers in the Seaforth community which all came together to offer an uplifting worship service to visitors and locals alike on Sunday, July 31. Special thanks to Lisa Hilvers, Allan Carter, Wayne and Joyce Hugill for working behind the scenes, as well as volunteer ushers from various churches who were on hand to greet those coming to the service. First, it was an inspiration to see eight young people from area See COME, Page 5 Gravol could only do so much to soothe anxiety during balloon ride From Page I Although she knew I was joking, it was a little nerve- racking flying 20 feet over her head as we took off. As we launched, we started floating southwest. We passed over trop of Seaforth Public School, (where janitors, you'll be happy to know, there are no balls on the roof) past St. James school (again, no balls on the roof) and over Main Street. The further we travelled the higher we went and the more comfortable I got. By the time we reached the Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club, the lights over top of the greens looked like tiny Lego pieces. Egmondville seemed miniature as we passed it and then we hit the most magnificent part of the whole trip - the country. As we looked out into Huron County, thc fields seemed as if they formed a giant quilt with each farmer's field representing a tiny square. The roads almost seemed like tiny strings of black licorice, surrounded by squares of brown or green fields depending on what the crops were. While there were no scary moments in the balloon, 1 have to admit I was a little scared in the hours leading up to the balloon ride. Even though I'm not prone to motion sickness, I packed a Gravol just in case my stomach started to turn while we were in the air. We asked the pilot how high we were. "Two -thousand, three hundred feet," he replied. I gulped and took half of a Gravol out of my pocket and swallowed it, thinking it would make my fear of heights go away. Gradually my fear disappeared, but not because of medication. I realized that the experience wasn't scary. In Jason Middleton Middle Ground fact, it was quite peaceful. There was no wind at 2,000 feet or any bugs. All there was was me and my thoughts, which were directed at staying in my corner of the balloon and not moving an inch. I completely calmed down after seeing what we thought was a deer, running through a field of corn. As we flew closer it turned out to be a coyote running through the rows of corn to fjnd cover in a nearby bush. One of the funnier moments in the balloon was passing a farm southwest of Seaforth, where an inquisitive cow looked up at the air balloon and "mooed" almost as though she was asking a question. I'm sure it would be odd for a farm animal to see something that big flying in the sky. I'm pretty sure there were some farmers who looked up in the sky, still drinking their morning coffee, and rubbed their cycs to make sure they really saw a hot air balloon flying 1000 feet over their property. When it was time to land, our pilot chose three acres of grass beside a farmhouse as our landing strip. As we got close to the grass, we were getting lower in the field. We could not only sec individual ears of corn, but I saw the dew on the leaves of corn. Right before we landed, our basket bottomed out on the tops of the the corn. The basket hit the grass with a huge bump, followed by four more forceful bumps where I hit my knee against the basket each time. And after a 49 -minute ride, it was over. What do 1 have to show for it? A few pictures, a bruised knee and an open mind. Sounds great to me. Automobile has miraculous escape from train collision in 1930 AUGUST 13, 1880 One night last week some person or persons entered the pasture and cut all the hair off and otherwise lacerated the tail of a two- year-old heifer belonging to John McLauchlan, Grey Twp. Mr. McLauchlan has his eye on certain parties and if he can secure sufficient evidence, he will give them the full benefit of the law. John S. Wagner of Wawanosh had one of his best cows killed by lightning during the great storm on Tuesday night. The fall crops around this part of the country promise a splendid yield this season. It does one good to see the smiling faces of the farmers coming into town. Thc clothing store of Messrs. T. Jackson. and Son, Clinton was broken into on Saturday night and goods to the value of about $300 carried off. Entrance was made by forcing a back window. AUGUST 11, 1905 A number of our young people are talking of going out west. YearS Ago tie ... Wednesday was a civic holiday in Seaforth and the town was deserted. After 8 o'clock the streets were quieter than on a Sunday. A young son of Robert Steele, who was working for Kennedy Bros., was severely kicked in the face by a horse on Tuesday. Thc lad was going into the stall to feed the animal when it kicked him. Picnic parties to the lake still continue the order of the day. The wheat is not turning out as well as was expected. About 20 bushels to the acre are reported. The toot -toot of the threshing whistle is again heard throughout the land. AUGUST 15, 1930 The weather is somewhat cooler after ,the long heat wave. We had a nice shower of rain Saturday night, but need a lot more. George .Spotton was re- elected to the Federal House for North Huron in the rdcent election. An automobile party of seven from Kippen had a miraculous escape from collision with a C.P.R. freight train on Tuesday. As soon as thc driver sighted the approaching train he rapidly applied the breaks but the car went about three rods from the tracks, turned to the right, crashed through a fence of the embankment and landed upside down in a ditch. None of the occupants were injured. Miss Ethel Murdock has been assisting at the Hensall post office for the past week owing to the continued illness of Mrs. lieddcn, assistant. AUGUST 19, 1955 Lieutenant -governor Louis 0. Brcithaupt will open the 110th Seaforth Agricultural Society Fall Fair on Sept. 23. ' Seaforth raised its tax rate to 79.1 mills, the highest in the history of the town. The meeting of the council was held on August 8. Like so many Seaforth and district young people, Lynda Savauge, Ann Troutbeck and Phyllis Bryans are looking eagerly to the day when the Seaforth Lions Pool will be opened. They have held a series of sales and bazaars to raise money. They raised $5.30 which they donated to the pool fund to speed up its opening. Chairmen of the Old Boys' Reunion committees wish to extend appreciation to all who worked so hard to make the celebration a success.' AUGUST 14, 1980 Plans are in the works to bring a second grocery store to Seaforth, perhaps within the next two months. The severe storm which struck Tuesday afternoon was restricted to Seaforth and the immediate area and left crop damage and flooding in its wake. One out of every three homes in Huron County is affected by alcohol abuse, said Gran Ellson,,chairn'tan of the Committee for Action on Alcohol and Other Drugs in Huron County.