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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2006-03-29, Page 5O .,inion The Huron Expositor • March 29, 2006 Poge 5 Reader complains about minor sports coverage in Huron Expositor Ib the Editor, You have got to be kidding me! Does local sports and the Expositor not mix or am I missing something here? I have just enjoyed one of the most exciting weeks of the hockey season here in Seaforth and I open up the pages of the Expositor and there it is...nothing. O.K., O.K.; there is a single picture with a cut - line mentioning the Knights of Columbus hockey tournament. No mention of who won, the score of the final game, the scorer of the wining goal or even that the arena was packed for the event. And of course, there's Young Canada Week. Yes, yes, 1 know the event took place in Goderich. It's only been taking place there for 57 years. that's what makes it news- worthy. Seaforth's pee wee teams had an excellent showing at this very prestigious event. The girls won the 'B' Division Championship and the Sportsmanship Award while our local league boys' team were the Championship Runner Up. The boys tied their game at 2-2 with just 27 seconds left on the clock and lost a nail -biter in over- time. That's newsworthy! And then there's the March - Break Mites Tournament held right here in our own arena that brought in little guys and girls from all over the area. Not one mention of the tournament (except for the thank you to the main spon- sor of the event). Sorry, but a little box -score summary is not coverage. I ask again...what's going on here? As a journalist myself I have an idea of what makes events newsworthy and as far as local news goes I believe the Expositor does the job. Sports is also part of news, .if it weren't it wouldn't be covered by absolutely every newspaper you can pick ,up. Let's face it, often times the biggest "news" story of the day is "sports." The Expositor is missing the mark here .big time. Seaforth teams participating in championships and winning those championships is newsworthy. Seaforth teams winning awards of recognition is newsworthy. Seaforth hosting teams from other areas for tournaments is newswor- thy. You have the power of the press. That's one of the greatest tools, particularly in smaller communi- ties. Your coverage can encourage children and adults, promote self- esteem for the participants and the volunteers who make it all happen, whatever the event or sport. It can do wonders to boost the morale of a town. It can also destroy it. Please use that power wisely. Gerry Gibbs Seaforth Sports Fan and Parent Huron farmers bringing attention to income crisis To the Editor, The unity and strength. of pur- pose of Huron's agricultural com- munity to ensure that government is aware of the income crisis in agriculture, continues to grow and solidify despite or because of gov- ernment action. Attendance at recent rallies and meetings has been exceptional in numbers. People have been deter- mined, respectful and responsible. To everyone, thank -you for a strong "united voice" as we focus on the economic health of rural Ontario. A special note of thanks to our local media for their coverage of the issue. Special recognition is sent to the North Huron Trail Groomers for See KEEP, Page 6 Hensall's `onion kings' ready their iarge shipments for rail travel in 1 MARCH 25, 1881 The bell on the English church in Seaforth has been so arranged that it can now be used as a fire alarm. Around 4 o'clock on Tuesday evening, the large barn at John Beattie's flax mill, and used for storing undressed flax, was discov- ered to be on fire. The building being frame and filled with inflam- mable material, the fire spread so rapidly that before the alarm was sounded through the town, the entire edifice was in flames. Nothing could be done to save either the building or the contents. George Habkirk of the 5th con- cession of McKillop has a hen of the Poland breed which hatched out a brood of chickens on the 23rd and they are all living and lively. MARCH 23, 1906 Preparations are being made for resumption of operations at the Seaforth woollen mills. It is hoped to have them in full operation in about a week, and on a much larg- er scale than formerly; a lot of new machinery has been installed and a ready-made clothing department added. Thomas L. Grieve• has sold his farm on the 5th concession of Tuckersmith, to Mr. Alex Gordon of Egmondville for $6,800. It is an extra good farm and has first-class buildings on it. MARCH 27, 1931 Hensall has become known for many years past as a great centre for onion culture and large ship- ments are made by rail every spring and at the present time and for the past several weeks out onion kings, as they are.. often termed, have been very busily engaged with a number of helpers in sorting and getting the onions ready for shipment to all parts, which aggregate a great many car loads. I.H. Close of Seaforth has pur- chased the building lot on North Main Street from Mrs. J.G. Mullen, and on Wednesday moved the Robert Scott cottage from Harpurhey onto the property and will remodel it into a modern resi- dence. MARCH 23, 1956 A mother and her two small chil- dren were driven from their McKillop Township home Saturday morning scant minutes before flames levelled the two-storey frame building to the ground. Damage is estimated over $5,000. Don Dennis and Roy Wildfong of McKillop returned this week hav- ing successfully completed a course in auctioneering at the Reisch School of Auctioneering in Mason City, Iowa. The well-known school is said to be the largest of its kind. MARCH 26, 1981 Loss is estimated at over $25,000 in a fire that destroyed a large frame barn Sunday afternoon on 31 the farm of George McClure of R.R. 2, Seaforth, located five miles northwest of the town in McKillop Township. Judges in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina confirmed what area resi- dents have known for some time - the Seaforth Girl's Marching Band, directed by Charles Kalbfleisch of Varna, are prizewinners. The band placed second Monday in an inter- national competition held in the South Carolina resort community. Tuckersmith animal lovers take note - your neighbours may not be as enamoured of your "furry friends" as you are and Tuckersmith council intends to do something about it. At their recent meeting, councillors discussed a proposed bylaw to limit the num- ber of domestic pet, livestock and poultry that can be kept in the township's residential areas in Vanastra, Egmondville, Harpurhey, Kippen and Brucefield.