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The Huron Expositor • February 8, 2006 Pogo 5
Despite possibility of new facility, Vanastra
ec Centre is open for business now
To the Editor,
The board of the Vanastra Recreation Centre
would like to thank all the interested citizens of
the area who showed their support of the
Vanastra Rec Centre by attending the recent
council meeting or by sending their e-mails
voicing their concern.
We would also like to thank Susan
Hundertmark for her coverage of the event and
her editorial on the meeting.
While we are excited about the possibility of a
new facility for the future and are glad to flee
our elected representatives thinking to the
future, we are concerned that the residents of
East Huron, Central Huron and Bluewater who
use the .facility are hearing bits and pieces
about a new facility and thinking this means
that our current facility is closing down.
Nothing could be further from the truth!
The .Vanastra Rec Centre is open for business
and we plan to be here for your swimming and
recreational needs throughout the planning and
fundraising period, however long that takes,
until anew facility is in place.
Contrary to popular belief, we are not moth-
balling. our current facility, which would leave
us with nothing in the interim.
The Vanastra Rec Centre is the only indoor
heated pool serving our area, providing lessons,
aqua -fit, therapeutic and recreational swim-
ming as well as fully -equipped weight and car-
dio rooms with a trainer available, and facilities
for belly -dancing, clogging and Active
Community Teen programs.
Our facility serves people of all ages from the
surrounding municipalities. Swimming lessons
are available for all ages and there are public
swim times for everyone from Moms and Zbts,
to Families to Adults Only lathrLap Swims.
Seniors and residents of local nursing homes
and adult -care groups use the pool as part of
their exercise programs to help them maintain
their fitness levels.
Our local schools send classes for swimming,
lessons as part of their physical education pro-
grams. The Hurricanes and the Huron
Dolphins swim teams as well as our high school
swim teams practice here.
Kayakers and Scuba groups do their winter
practice in the pool and in the summer our day
camp programs and swimming lessons are
available for youth throughout our area.
Children come by bus from Bayfield, Hensall
and Zurich each summer for their swimming
lessons.
Programs are even available during PD days,
snow days and school breaks:
While we applaud council making plans for
thefuture, we" ask that they don't forget about
the `NOW.'
With taxpayer support, support from our sur-
rounding user communities and from our mem-
bers, we plan to continue running and upgrad-
ing our facility and equipment until it is no
longer needed.
We will be fundraising as usual with the help
of our dear friends and staunch supporters the
Vanastra Lions Club with our third (almost
annual) Harley Motorcycle draw. Ask any mem-
ber of the- Board or staff for your ticket to allow
us to continue to upgrade and improve to serve
your needs.
The Board of Vanastra Recreation Centre
Jeff Ryan
Maureen Spittal
Karla Crocker
Kay Johns
Facility Manager Lissa Berard
Lively race expected in 1981 provincial election
after Murray Gaunt's retirement announced
FEBRUARY 4, 1881
At 7 o'clock on Wednesday morn-
ing the thermometer registered 30
degrees below zero. This is the
most severe weather experience
here for years.
There is a larger attendance at
the Seaforth High School this win-
ter than there ever was before, the
average attendance being about 90.
Seaforth has had another fire
and this time an unsightly gap has
been made in one of our most
handsome and prominent business
blocks. About 1 o'clock on Saturday
morning it was noticed that the
interior of the building occupied by
the Montreal Telegraph. and
American Express and by George
Aff'ord's shoe store, was in flames.
The alarm was speedily spread,
a the. half -awakened citizens
hurried to the scene. When discov-
ered, however, the fire had gained
such headway in this building that
nothing could be done to save
either the building or the contents.
FEBRUARY 4,1906
Chas. Wright of McKillop has
rented the farm of Henry
Monteith, concession 3 of L.R.S.
Tuckersmith, familiarly known as
the Forsythe farm, for a term of
five years and takes possession on
the 1st of April. This farm contains
150 acres, has on it good buildings
and is one of the best in the town-
ship. Mr. Wright has got a good
farm and Mr. Monteith has secured
a first class tenant.
Some of the enthusiastic bowlers
in Seaforth had a game on
Saturday last. Bowling on the
green . on January 27th is some-
thing new for this country.
Another Seaforth boy who has
climbed well up the ladders of for-
tune is John McNaught, eldest son
of David McNaught of Rapid City,
Manitoba but who is now visiting
in Seaforth. John McNaught has
been railroading with Jim Hill, the
celebrated railway magnate, for 20
years.
FEBRUARY 6, 1931
Minnie Gibb, who has been a
very efficient clerk for T.C. Joynt
for the past number of months left
on Tuesday morning for Toronto
where she has been offered a splen-
did position with the firm she was
with before coming to Hensall.
Miss Gibb will be greatly missed,
not only in the store, but by a large
number of friends who will regret
to hear of her departure.
W.G. Willis moved his stock of
shoes into the store recently vacat-
ed by F.W. Wigg on Tuesday.
FEBRUARY 3, 1956
Alex McGregor, R.R. 2, Kippen
was elected president of the
Tuckersmith Federation of
Agriculture at the annual meeting
held in the Seaforth District High
School on Tuesday evening.
Hensall ratepayers on Monday
elected as reeve, Norman Henry
Jones, to fill the vacancy created
by the sudden death of -Reeve W.G.
Parke.
A Women's Progressive
Conservative Association was orga-
nized on a county level in Seaforth
Wednesday evening, at an enthusi-
astic dinner meeting held in St.
Thomas' Anglican Church hall.
Representatives of rural and urban
centres of Huron voted unanimous-
ly to organize, with two women
being named from each centre to
form a general committee.
FEBRUARY 5,1981
Chiselhurt United Church, one of
the few remaining buildings in
that crossroads community, was
destroyed by fire Wednesday morn-
ing. Congregation members were
unable to save anything from the
building.
Jean Fehr and her five children
were left homeless Thursday after
fire destroyed their farmhouse just
outside Winthrop. The fire resulted
in $15,000 to $20,000 damage to
the home and the family were
unable to save any belongings. ,
With the announcement Tuesday
by Huron -Bruce Liberal MPP
Murray Gaunt that he will not
seek re-election in the March 19
provincial election, a lively race is
expected fo?nomination in all
three m&jor parties in the Western
Ontario riding.