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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2005-10-26, Page 5The Huron Expositor • October 26, 2005 Page 5 Opinion Kindergarten initiative will make three -year-olds eligible for JK this fall To the Editor, A new initiative involving Junior and Senior kindergarten registration is being held this fall for children who will begin or are considering Kindergarten in September, 2006. Children who are three years of age by Dec. 31, are eligible for Junior Kindergarten registration and children who are four by Dec. 31 are eligi- ble for Senior Kindergarten. Key partners of this new initiative include the Avon Maitland District School Board, Huron Perth Catholic District School Board, local health units, local libraries, SmallTalk, Ontario Early Years, Huron County Child Abuse Prevention Committee, Huron Perth Resource Consultant Program, Huron Perth Centre (0 — 6 Program) and CPRI Home Visiting Program for Infants. To celebrate the registration, there may be activities at many schools, such as crafts, story time, music and refreshments. Children and their parents/guardians from Seaforth Public School are invited to the initial registration at 9 a.rn. on Wednesday, Nov 2. Please call your child's school for details and to inform them that your child will be attending their school in September 2006. We look forward to meeting with you and your child and sharing in this exciting project. Sincerely, Moore still driving for Cancer Society To the Editor, Contrary to the article in last week's Expositor regarding no volunteer Cancer Society drivers in Seaforth, I would like to make it clear, that I still live in Seaforth and I'm still a volunteer driver for the Society. I have been for 15 years and I do so whenever they ask me. It is true, we do need more drivers. Ken Moore Seaforth Kim Black Principal Have an opinion? Write a letter to the editor High cost of coal in 1880 causes homeowners to replace coal stoves with wood stoves OCTOBER 22, 1880 The cold snap and snow storm on Sunday and Monday will cause farmers to think about taking up their roots. Mr. Counter has presented the congregation of St. Thomas' Church of this town with a beauti- ful church clock. Owing to the high cost of coal this year several of our citizens are abandoning the use of coal stoves and are having them replaced by stoves that burn wood. Twelve street lights have been ordered for the town of Seaforth. At the last meeting of the McKillop Council it was reported that the Roxboro bridge had been completed in accordance with the plan. OCTOBER 20, 1905 Many of the farmers of this vicin- ity are this week taking up their roots and potatoes while others are leaving their orchards of apples and thus, all are making prepara- tions for the coming winter. There is what almost can be called an epidemic of dysentery in Bluevale. There have been two deaths from it and may have been very ill. Auction sales have been numer- ous and well attended in St. Columban of late. The foundation for the new rink in Seaforth has been completed, a quantity of other material is on the grounds and work is being pushed forward as rapidly as possible. Thursday next being Thanksgiving Day will of course be observed as a holiday in town. Thanksgiving day there will be a football match between the employ- ees of the Furniture Factory and the Engine works on the recreation grounds. OCTOBER 24, 1930 Manley was under a blanket of snow for three days, but the mois- ture is not enough to put out the swamp fires, and the water famine still continues. Rarely since the war has our com- munity received such shocking news as that of the death of Alan MacKenzie at the hands of an assassin in Cuba. He was the son of the late Roderick MacKenzie and Mrs. Margaret MacKenzie of Brucefield. The Oddfellows of Hensall Lodge are looking forward with much pleasure and interest to their fifti- eth anniversary Wednesday evening, October 29. OCTOBER 21, 1955 The second dance of the school year was held in the gym of S.D.H.S. The dance was a Sadie Hawkins affair and was a sell out. Letters from former residents which each day reach J.E. Keating, treasurer of the Lions Pool Campaign, tell of the broad inter- est there is in ensuring that the pool campaign is a success. G.A. Whitney, Seaforth on Tuesday was elected secretary of the Ontario Funeral Services Association during the final ses- sions of the Association's conven- tion in Niagara Falls. The most valuable award to be won by a South Huron District High School, Exeter graduate has ben given to Mary Elson, 18, of Hensall. Clinton's town fathers do not object to a Halloween party for the kids in the town hall, but they do object to the youngsters making the night of fun last for three weeks. Already the soaping of win- dows has begun. OCTOBER 23, 1980 Seaforth council, after an hour in private session supported a resolu- tion to have the Ontario Police Commission (OPC) investigate the local force. Council is asking the OPC to "conduct an informal inves- tigation of the Seaforth Police Department concerning morale, discipline and administration of the department as well as the rela- tionship between the police com- mittee and the police department." There will be a race for mayor, the six seats on council and for the Public Utilities Commission in Seaforth while the reeve and deputy reeve posts have been filled by acclamation. A delegation from the Seaforth branch of the Royal Canadian Legion asked council to suggest cit- izens take two hours off on Tuesday, Nov. 11 in honour of Remembrance Day and came away with a council resolution proclaim- ing the whole day a holiday.