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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2006-05-17, Page 4Page 4 May 17, 2006 • The Huron Expositor Opinion Proprietor and Publisher, Bowes Publishers Limited, 11 Main St., Seaforth, ON, NOK 1W0 teaching us to become global itizens Forget bell bottoms, mini -skirts and leggings any of the teens and young adults of the new r; illennium, adoptn a new trend- r mission topi ork for dove ng so often, the your: " is en ; © pop, a portrayed as being a materialistic, self-centred d apathetic generation. However if the recent Sots of local young people is any indication, that ew will become a thing of the past. e've all been keeping tabs on the recent umanitarian efforts of the Bokhout (and McShane) family, spearheaded by CHSS graduate Jessica, who is currently working with CARE Zambia as part of her university of Toronto co-op program. With the amazing support of Huron County behind them, this family collected well in excess of $20,000 to provide necessities to Zambian orphans and send them to school. While studying abroad at York University in England, Londesboro's Liz MacGregor hitchhiked over 2,000 kilometres from London to Morocco to "raise vital funds for the development of education in Africa. Clinton resident and recent nursing graduate Karen Dalgliesh is planning to leave July 8 for a small Kenyan village, to volunteer in an outpost health for the native African Maasai people. And, Seaforth-area youth Tyler VanderMolen recently returned from a three-month stay in Peru where he worked in an orphanage and helped teach English. A number of CHSS students were. recently recog- nized by the Avon Maitland board for their role in raising funds for Bokhout's campaign through the school's Global Village Club. St. Anne's students in the Social Justice Club are rallying against the privitization of water. While giving of themselves, these young people are also serving as prole models for those who will soon follow in their footsteps. Many area elemen- tary schools have joined in the various causes by organizing their own mini -campaigns. It's encouraging to see our future leaders taking an active role in international issues. It's impor- tant we stand proudly behind them. Clinton News -Record Pearl Jammers can't get enough of our favourite band My eyelids are heavy from the lack of sleep and my throat feels so coarse that when I open it to talk it feels like nothing is going to come out. These are just two of the symptoms I'm feeling this Thursday morning as I sit down and write this col- umn with thoughts and sounds from the previous two night's concerts I attended in Toronto for the same band, still fresh in my head: And for whom you ask, would I be willing to drive to Toronto two straight nights to see? Well, just the greatest band ever to grace this planet (in my view of course) - Pearl Jam. Now for a quick history lesson: Pearl Jam started in the early `90s, and were essentially a product of the `grunge' era. Today, they've transformed into, to put it simply, a no-frills rock band. But I use `no- frills' in the best sense of the word. Pearl Jam plays a concert on stage with nothing but its five members and their instruments. No elevated stage or walkways, fancy light shows or fireworks going off behind them. They just stand there (or to be more specif- ic, jump all over the place) and play a rollick- ing concert each night with nearly 30 songs, lasting nearly three hours each. And I did it two nights in a row keep in mind - singing along to every song and cheer- ing louder and louder each time they'd finish another (hence the coarse throat). Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 E-mail us at seaforth@bowesnet.com Visit our home page at www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com OUEBECO1 MEDIA "We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada, through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP), toward our mailing costs." Canada $UN Mss As a bit of a side note, I must say Pearl Jam has some of the most devoted fans of any band or per - .former today. It is not unusual for fans to attend upwards of five shows a tour. Some that I know of have attended upwards of 50 in their life. Myself, I've now attended a meager eight Pearl Jam concerts, but I'm working on it. As a member of the Pearl Jain. fan club, I receive four newsletters each year, filled with writing from the bands' members, discounts on merchandise, a Christmas record, with previously unreleased material, and best of all, priority seating at concerts (19th and 20th row from stage for the last two nights). The band has also released over 90 concerts on CD or through download .off of their web- site, and are doing so for this year's 50 shows, an unheard of service in the music industry. Now knowing this, maybe you have an idea as to why us Jammers (I just made that up but it's kinds of catchy) adore this band to the extent we do. You still might be thinking though that I'm totally nuts to see the same band eight times, and you're not alone. I'm used to hearing the' same thing from my parents and girlfriend. I guess they just don't understand, not that I mind either way. Like I already said, Pearl See ANOTHER, Page 6 Ron & Wive I'm building a Burmese Tiger Trap! First, you have to dig a big M then you cover it with grass so the tiger doesn't see it. Then you hide in the grass and wait for the tiger to fall in. by ba vid Lacey Did we catch one?. It's y' dad. . SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 35.85 a year, in advance, plus G.S.T. SENIORS; - 33.85 a year, in advance, plus G.S.T. 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