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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2005-09-14, Page 1TRAVEL —RUGNISUCTIIErar- FlEcTIVAL OF MOM 3 day bus tour with Local Pick up Nov 19 Featuring Brenda Lee, Ray Price, Bobby Vinton in concert. 482-7771 Toll-free 1-800-668-7477 45 Albert St., Clinton Ont Reg 2420885 111 brief Huron East man returns to Brandon Road home to find break-in in progress after half hour absence Close to $5,000 in property was stolen from a Brandon Road residence in Huron East on Sept. 8 during a half hour when the owner was away, reports the Huron OPP. The owner, who had left his home at 12:45 p.m., returned half an hour later to find a blue Chev/Pontiac he didn't recognize backed up to his garage. As well, his garage door and house door were wide open. When he entered the house, he found it had been ransacked. Then he heard a squealing of tires and saw the blue car leaving the residence at a high rate of speed with two men inside. The vehicle went around the laneway block and left traveling westbound on Brandon. Taken from the home were a Garmin GPS/Map, a 17" Envision flat screen LCD Monitor, a V -tech cordless phone and some jewelry including a locket and a diamond ring. Anyone with related information is asked to call the Huron OPP or Crime Stoppers. Car stolen in Huron East A vehicle stolen from Brandon Road on Sept. 8 was found Monday on Mount Pleasant Line in Huron East, reports the Huron OPP. The silver 1986 Lincoln Town Car with 'Ontario licence plates AXCY-988 was taken from the driveway, where it was parked unlocked with the keys left inside. Also inside the car were the owner's wallet and personal identification. Stolen items included $350 in cash and two baseball bats. The car was seen driving down Brandon Road sometime between 6 and 6:45 p.m. The car was found with extensive damage to its engine. Anyone with related information is asked to call the Huron OPP or Crime Stoppers. Seaforth lawn bowlers win provincial silver ...page 15 Wednesday, Sept, 14, 2005 $1.25 includes GST :tea ,+� .. ;•t i,: . Doug ENiott, CFP. B.Matti Financial Rome( Bost ,eIsc. Rates 3.0'5% :3 % Wiwi" g Nrasai�d %Misdose ilia' 3 rM gIMMM s wrrNu� 11;1111 4:11 26Main , Seafodh 527-2222 A swinging time Aaron Mason, I1, of Seaforth, enjoys the midway at the Seaforth Fall Fair on Friday afternoon, following the annual school parade down Main Street to the fairgrounds. Susan Hundertmark photo Fair benefits from warm, sunny weather and the midway's return By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Editor Warm and sunny weather and the return of the midway brought crowds to the Seaforth fall fair on Friday, while attendance was a little slow on Saturday. "It was a great fair. The people there enjoyed themselves and the midway people were happy about the school children there on Friday," says Seaforth Agricultural Society president Marie Hicknell-Feeney. To celebrate the fair's 160th anniversary, close to 35 past presidents of both the Agricultural Society and Ladies' Division attended along with a third of the past fair ambassadors chosen during the past 35 years. • A special anniversary dinner, held before the ambassador competition Friday night, attracted more than 180 people to honour past presidents and past ambassadors. "The dinner was very well done. The whole evening was very well attended," says Hicknell-Feeney. One of the highest ever amounts was raised for the Seaforth fire department during the annual pie auction with a total of over $3,000. As well, the youth dance Friday night and the BX93 dances Saturday, both for teens and adults, were well attended, with a total of 600 of all ages at the Saturday dances. "BX93 dances have been very successful for us," says director Gordon Glenn. Hicknell-Feeney says she was also pleased by the eight contestants in the fair ambassador contest, which was won by Kora Bennett with the friendship award going to Karen Del Vecchio. "There were a good number of ambassador contestants, lots of babies for the baby show and a lot of children entering their pets in the pet show..Everybody was doing their part and that's what makes up the fair," she says. A few proposed new events, such as a bale -rolling contest and a three -on -three basketball tournament did not come off because of a lack of volunteers but volunteer Gwen Good says See AGRICULTURAL, Page 16 Farmers have 'cash day' at Seaforth fall fair By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Editor With cattle selling at prices 30 to 40 per cent higher than last year, Seaforth Agricultural Society director John Bennett was feeling emotional Saturday about the "exceptionally good support" farmers received at the Seaforth fall fair. "This was a cash day for the farmer and one •of the happiest days of my life," he said Saturday afternoon. "Nobody knows how tight it got (during the BSE crisis) and now it's looking up again instead of down," he said. While the number of participants was down in several of the livestock shows and sales, those who did participate receive a higher price than they have during the past four years. "They were mostly local buyers and they appreciate that youth are getting involved in agriculture and that these animals are all locally grown," said Brent Ribey, a member of the calf club committee. "All the kids got a good pay cheque for their hard work this year," he said. "I think it goes back to the idea that if you buy directly from the farmer, you get more value for your money. People are starting to see that," added Bennett. While numbers of participants were close to the same in the Hereford and Limosin categories, they were down by 25 per cent in the beef calf category and the Charolais class had no participants because of a show in the Owen Sound area the same weekend. See CATTLE, Page 3 Mackenzie Fisher, 18, of Egmondville, dies after 20 -month battle with leukemia By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Editor Mackenzie Fisher was a quiet, thoughtful and perceptive student who sat in the front row and worked hard on all his assignments. But. he was also the tall redhead with the crazy smile whose favourite game with his brother Matthew was trying to soak the lifeguards at Lions Pool while jumping off the diving board. Mackenzie, who has been fighting leukemia for the,past 20 months, died last Thursday at age 18. The Egmondville teen was the focus of several Seaforth blood donor clinics over the past year as community members, were asked to help donate blood used in his treatment to counteract the debilitating effects of chemotherapy. "During the 20 months Mackenzie had cancer he never ever complained about the pain or how bad he felt. He took it all in with strength, looking ahead to when he'd feel better," said his friend Bobby Mair at Mackenzie Fisher his funeral Monday Egmondville United Church. at Mair described Mackenzie as "a great friend to everyone who knew him" and asked his friends and family to "take that selflessness that he showed and live it everyday of your life" Mackenzie's Grade 11/12 History teacher, David Yates said that even though he missed two-thirds of his classes after he'd been diagnosed with leukemia, he never missed handing in an assignment and ended up with an A in the class. Yates said he watched Mackenzie grow "wise beyond his years" as he battled cancer with "courage, strength and humour" In an address read by Pastor Steve Hildebrand, Mackenzie's brother Matthew reminisced about "adventuring" together from Lego battles to games of golf and said "choosing Mackenzie as a big brother was one of my better career choices." Diagnosed in January of 2004, Mackenzie went through a series of treatments, including a stem cell transplant from a donation by Matthew, until three weeks ago when doctors told his family there was nothing else the medical profession could do. In a speech written by his parents Bob and Sandra and read by Hildebrand, they said from the diagnosis to the last days, Mackenzie's only concern was how his family was doing. "We were blessed by a kind, caring, intelligent young man who taught us many good things," they said. They said hockey, basketball and all sports in general gave Mackenzie "a great deal of pleasure" and that school was "a joy with new friends and new discoveries." "He was a 6 -foot, 2 -inch, 205 pound gentle huggy bear," they said. He was survived by his parents Bob and Sandra, his sister Courtney and brother Matthew, grandparents Don and Sylvia Smithers, of London and several aunts, uncles and cousins.