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The Huron Expositor • December 14, 2005 Page 5
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Seaforth's reading of 'A Christmas Carol'
one of best heard by CBC Radio reporter
To the Editor,
I want to express my thanks and appreciation
to all of the musicians, Cheryl Ann St. Onge for
her powerful renditions of two contemporary
Christmas tunes and piano accompaniment for
Miss Laura Elligsen.
I had never had the pleasure of hearing her
before and was thrilled by her performance.
Thanks to Liz Dore and Audrey Vorstenbosch
of the Knox Bell Ringers of Mitchell.
My husband and I and others really enjoyed
watching Susanna Lyman of Walton play the
flute.
The organist at St. Thomas, Helen Southgate,
was most helpful before the performance and
her contribution to the carol sing, brought
warm memories of singing all the favorite songs
of the season.
I wanted to share with your readers, how
impressed Marsha Lederman of CBC Radio was
with the calibre of talent among the readers as
well as the musicians.
Over the past eight years, she has volun-
teered her time to attend community readings
of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" all over Canada
and she stated that the readings were by far the
best she had participated in anywhere else!
In choosing the readers, we had no plan, no
other criteria, simply seeking out people in the
community that have supported Hospice in the
past.
To my amazement, the readers gave such ren-
ditions that I was sitting on the edge of my seat.
Kimberley Payne, from Huron United Way
was given stave two and to my surprise read
the words of the two gentlemen who come to
Scrooge seeking money for the less fortunate.
Scrooge of course told them to send the poor to
prisons as a form of relief.
How fitting for the United Way Director to
have be given that chapter to portray.
Nick Vandermey told us afterwards, how
much fun he had reading the final stave. I
didn't know he was so theatrical! Tom Melady
was perfect as the opening reader.
We certainly hope that the 80 people who
attended, left with the true meaning of
Christmas in their hearts and we look forward
to asking community singers and readers to
assist us next year with another reading of this
timeless classic.
Thank you,
Janis Bisback
Chair of Huron Hospice
Santa parade praised from North Pole
To the Editor,
What a great Lions Club Christmas Parade in
Seaforth!
It really was wonderful to see all of the kids
and parents on the streets along the parade
route, especially since it was such a wintery
night.
It was also great to have so many beautifully
decorated floats entered to make it fun for all,
including myself. The downtown looked great
too with all of the bright lights and festive deco-
rations! I know it's a lot of hard work for the
Seaforth Lions Club, businesses and other orga-
nizations to get all of the floats decorated for
that night, but it does make it extra enjoyable
for us to visit Seaforth.
I was also nice for the Seaforth Optimist Club
to invite me for breakfast last week!
Hopefully, you invite Rudolph and myself
back for next year's events!
-Kris Kringle,
North Pole
(A.K.A. Santa)
P.S. Please don't forget the cookies and maybe a
carrot or two for the reindeer.
McKillop farmer earns $49.44 for two pigs
weighing 824 pounds total in 1880
DECEMBER 10, 1880
John Kerr, of the 7th concession
of McKillop sold this week to Frank
Case two pigs which weighed when
dressed 824 pounds. They were
sold for 6 cents per pound thus net-
ting the handsome sum of $49.44.
We were shown a few days ago, a
magnificent large grey owl, which
had been captured by Master John
Chesney, a young lad 11 years of
age, grandson of James Chesney of
the 4th concession of Tuckersmith.
This king of birds had been caught
in the mink trap in Mr. Chesney's
barnyard. It measured 5 feet, 2
inches from tip to tip of its wings.
At the time of gong to press, it
has been snowing steadily for four
days and four nights. This is the
severest snowstorm we have had
for years.
DECEMBER 11,1905
Henry Cash of McKillop, while in
the west picked up *gime ancient
relics. Among the number is a large
sheath knife which had evidently
been used by the Indians in old
times. He also got the piece of a rib
of a buffalo. This was found in a
ravine about 300 feet deep and
seven feet below the surface. How
it got there is the mystery.
With the new rink, hockey
promises to be the popular winter
sport in Seaforth and although we
may not have a championship team
this year, it is only a matter of time
until we will. A meeting for the
purpose of organizing a club was
held on Monday evening and the
attendance and enthusiasm dis-
played bids well for the future suc-
cess of the game.
DECEMBER 19, 1930
R.E. Bright ismaking his snooker
golf parlour into a sixteen hole golf
course, with hazards that will tax
the skill of the moat expert golfer.
He hopes to be ready to open in a
few days.
R.J. McMillan of Seaforth was
elected first vice president of the
United Farmers Co-operative
Company, Limited, at their annual
meeting held in Toronto this week.
DECEMBER 9, 1955
Hensall . council took action
Monday night to strenghthen its
by-law governing hawkers and ped-
dlers, when it amended the by-law
to provide • for an increase in
licences of $65 in the case of per-
sons peddling baking products.
Previously, all peddlers using a
vehicle were licenced for a fee of
$10 while persons peddling on foot
paid $5. These rates continue to
apply in all cases, except those ped-
dling bakery products, where the
licence now will be $75.
One of the highlights of the
Seaforth hockey season will be the
appearance here of Farmer
McFadden's Burlington team.
DECEMBER 11, 1980
Following the recent fatal acci-
dent at the intersection of Hwy. 8
and Perth County Road 10 in
Dublin, Hibbert council and Dublin
trustees are requesting traffic
lights be installed at the intersec-
tion.
Hibbert clerk Charles Friend said
there have been five people killed
at the intersection in the past 10
years. Council and trustees have
asked James Snow, Minister of
Transportation and
Communication, to install traffic
lights, pointing out at least eight
school buses use this intersection.
Lloyd Eisler Jr. 17, of
Egmondville and his partner Lori
Baier, 17 of Mitchell are represent-
ing Canada in the 1981 world
junior figure skating champi-
onships at London's Thompson
Arena this week. Although this is
the third time the skaters have