Huron Expositor, 2006-06-28, Page 5Working a job I enjoy,
a nice place to be
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Then there was the fun little weekly duty of feeding the
four -foot -long sharks with pieces of squid that I'd have cut
and cleaned. It was known as the feeding frenzy and it
attracted a weekly audience of children who'd come to
watch.
The task was usually quite uneventful, until that is, the
one night when the frenzy got a little out of hand and a
shark jumped out of the tank and onto the floor, in front
of the screaming children.
Yep, maybe the fish store wasn't for me either.
Next was a job at Biway, which was rather uneventful
and short, as I found a job at Canadian Tire soon after.
And surprisingly, I stayed there for over five years and
left just this past September to begin pursuing my career
in journalism here with the Huron Expositor and Mitchell
Advocate.
Finally, I get to go to work each day and enjoy what I'm
doing. It took me a while to get here, but it sure is a nice
place to be.
And, for anyone out there who may be looking for sum-
mer work now that schoo'ls just about finished, no matter
what you're doing this summer just keep telling yourself,
"At least I'm not dressed up like a giant chicken dodging
'flying sodas."
Opinion
The Huron Expositor • June 28; 2006 Pogo 5
Gairbraid Theatre Company
congratulated for `walkabout'
To the Editor,
Bravo, Gairbraid
Bravo!!!
This past Saturday
(June 17) several of us
went on a journey back in
time through the eyes of
the Gairbraid Theatre
Company.
The `Walkabout' was
entertaining, educational
and incredibly well done.
Michael (a bit of a
scoundrel, but loveable)
and his lovely wife Mary
led us on the historical
tour about town, and we
were thoroughly enter-
tained not only at every
destination, but along the
walk to each stop.
The period costumes
were extraordinary and
authentic language and
associated accents were
entirely believable.
The whole event was
captivating from begin-
ning to end, featuring
scallywags, political plots
and even the temperance
movement. (Yes that was
us marching around The
Square Saturday at noon,
to the beat of a temper-
ance drummer)!
Thanks so much to the
performers; you brought
Tiger and Van Egmond to
life for us through dance,
song, humour and your
performance was all any-
one could ask for in out-
standing live theatre.
Being outside was an
incredible bonus and
made us all a part of it.
Congratulations on a job
well done!
Kimberly Payne -
Goderich
Gaetanne Schinarr
Port Albert
Marcel Bruneau -
Midland
Faye and John
Stanbury - Bayfield
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Price of postage for packages sent from
Hensall post office increases in 1931
JUNE 24, 1881
A few days ago a number of
vagrant pigs broke into the garden
of F. Holmested, at his residence in
Harpurhey, and rooted up and
destroyed a number of beautiful
flower beds, besides doing other
damage.
We have in our possession a por-
tion of the front sill of the Seaforth
passenger station house. When the
improvements mentioned last week
were in progress, the front sill was
exposed to the atmosphere and it
crumpled away almost like snuff,
and a friend picked up a few of the
rotten splinters and presented
them to us.
We are informed that one night
not long ago some villainous person
entered the stable where Mr.
Carter's stallion, "Old Wellington,"
was when on his regular rounds
and with a knife or some other
sharp instrument inflicted a bad
wound upon the animal's tongue
from the effects of which he has
since been laid up.
JUNE 29, 1906
Mable C. McLean, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W.B. McLean,
Hensall is spending part of her hol-
idays with Mrs. John Sproat,
Tuckersmith. Miss McLean has a
position in Winnipeg, where she
has been for two years.
H.S. Welsh, son of Mr. J.S. Welsh
of Seaforth has been elected Noble
Grand of Unity Lodge Independent
Order of Oddfellows, Hamilton and
assumes the chair on the 1st of
July.
The click of the mower is again
heard in Kippen and T. Mellis, our
village vulcan is on hand as usual
and prepared to keep all machinery
in good repair.
JUNE 26, 1931
The graduating exercises of the
1931 class at the Scott Memorial
Hospital, Seaforth were held on the
beautiful hospital grounds on
Wednesday afternoon.
It will be well for the public to
remember that commencing July
lst, the postage on letters sent
from the Hensall post office will be
three cents instead of two cents,
letters going to the Old Country,
Great Britain and possessions, will
be three cents and for other, or
what is termed foreign countries,
the rate will be five cents.
JUNE 29, 1956
Highlights of the 21st annual
Seaforth Lions Club Summer
Carnival which occurs on
Wednesday and Thursday nights
July 11. and 12, will be the official
opening of the new $40,000 Lions
pool.
Parking on Goderich Street,
Seaforth became an offence on
Monday when street superinten-
dent Harold Maloney and his staff
erected some 35 "No Parking" signs
along the street.
General Coach Works of Canada
Limited will play host to district
residents next weekend when an
open house will be held at the
newly enlarged plant at Hensall.
JUNE 24, 1981
Active and alert at 99 years the
Rev. J. Ure Stewart continues his
busy life. Tuesday he ws trans-
planting ferns in his large flower
garden which he and his wife
maintain where many birds visit
the feeders and bird baths.
In an effort to improve the
appearance on Main St., the
Seaforth Horticultural Society pro-
vides box planters for shrubs and
trees, but evidently some charac-
ters don't think the greenery is
necessary. Last week and over the
weekend, several of the decorative
planters were attacked by vandals,
much to the chagrin of society
members and merchants who work
together to maintain the boxes.
Prosomillet, an annual grass that
can reduce crop yields by up. to 50
per cent, has gained a foothold
across the province but its most
serious concentration is in the
Seaforth area, according to spokes-
men from the Ministry of
Agriculture and Food and
Centralia College.