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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2006-11-08, Page 5Opinion The Huron Expositor • November 8, 2006 Page 5 Children of Chernobyl looking for host families To the Editor, Are you a family looking for an amazing experience next summer? Huron County for Children of Chernobyl is looking for loving families to host a child from Belarus in the summer of 2007. Our charitable group was formed in 1998 for the purpose of bringing children here to Canada for a respite visit. They are still suffering from the effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986. Their homeland is affected by thetoxic pollution —found in the soil,plants, food, air and water. Our fresh air and nutritious food helps to improve their immune sys- tems and reverse the ill effects of radioactive contaminants they are exposed to on a daily basis. Our tender loving care gives them a reason to smile and a fighting chance. We fundraise as a group to cover all travel expenses to bring the children to Canada. There are many benefits and rewards to be gained from hosting a child and a wonderful learning experience for our own children. Host families may request a child, boy or girl, who they think would be best suited to fit in easily with their family life. They are invitedto attend an information meeting on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Central Huron Secondary School library, Clinton to learn more about the program. For more information please call Lynn Dawe at 527-2060 or Jack Bender at 565-2243. Lynn Dawe Chairperson Huron County. for Children of Chernobyl • Seaforth native sends poppy poem To the Editor, Please find my tribute to our veterans, this Nov. 11. I am a native of Seaforth, a poet, teacher and free-lance writer now living in Sudbury District. I Wear Today, On My Lapel... I wear, today, on my lapel A poppy scarlet red In memory of those soldiers brave, Our noble, valiant dead. I wear it proudly... sadly... lone.. . For all who defended hearth and h o For all who fought to keep us free,. Who stood for faith and liberty And sacrificed for thee and me, To guarantee democracy I wear on my lapel today, A flower of crimson flame, To show to all the world that, "they" have not died in vain. And, we, who live, remember, still, Their sacrifice, their strength of will, Their bravery, their fortitude, their strength of heart, their supreme good. - - --- Their lives of sacrifice and pain We shall not see their like again. And in memory, bow down each head And lay a wreath of poppies, red. Sincerely, Judy Eckert -MacLean Deputation attends Seaforth council over condemned, closed arena in 1981 NOVEMBER 4, 1881 The Curling Club of Seaforth has leased the skating andcurling rinks from the proprietor, L. Murphy, for a term of three years for $1,260 per annum. Hereafter these rinks will be run under the management of the Curling Club and we believe it is the intention to considerable reduce the price of membership tickets. Wm. Logan of Seaforth has pur- chased the residence in which he now lives from Mrs. Adam Gray for the sum of $1,200. He has got a very cheap property. This looks as if he intended remaining with us. Robert Govenlock of McKillop near Seaforth has had six valuable young sheep worried by dogs. NOVEMBER 9, 1906 M.G. Cameron M.P.P. for West Huron and Mr. Roberts, engineer for the C.P.R. at Goderich, repre- senting the Maitland River Power Co. had an informal interview with the members of the town council and several of the business men of the town in the council room on Friday evening last. The object of the gentlemen from Goderich was to lay before the council and busi- nessmen of the town a proposition for the furnishing of Seaforth with electrical power for manufacturing and other purposes. Messrs. Jackson Bros. of Seaforth have just completed a beautiful and lifelike group photograph of the team of the Huron football club that played with the Corinthians. Wm. Chesney of Tuckersmith has earned a wide reputation as a grower of good apples. Last week he received an order from a gentle- men in Montreal for his winter supply and shortly after was favoured with an order from Winnipeg for 20 barrels. NOVEMBER 6, 1931 Thomas Shaddock, section fore- man ofthe C.N.R. has moved into the dwelling on the corner of Nelson and Richmond Street North, Hensall which he has had greatly improved particularly so in the interior and has "now very com- fortable premises. Mrs. Andrew Dantzer of Dublin returned home on Sunday evening after spending some time with her son Joseph in Logan. Mr. and Mrs. Sol. Williams, Goderich Street East, Seaforth entertained in honor of their daughter Madeline, whose birthday it was last Saturday. NOVEMBER 9, 1956 • Construction of substantial addi- tions to buildings owned by E. Durst of Seaforth Machine . Shop and Smith Bros. of Canadian Tire here, are well advanced. Pupils in Grade 2 of the Seaforth Public School accompanied by their teacher Ella Elder visited Topnotch Flour Mills on Tuesday and were shown flour being manufactured. Brucefield Library has moved to a new location. Mrs. Wm. Scott is the new librarian and members will be accommodated at her home. NOVEMBER 4, 1981 The condemned and now closed Seaforth arena was a recurring hot potato at Monday afternoon's regu- lar meeting of McKillop Township council. Council received a 21 - member deputation from the town- ship led by Ken Campbell, which wants a new arena including audi- torium for Seaforth and an area arena board to oversee its construc- tion and operation. Ontario Hydro wants to build 300 kilometres of transmission lines and about 1,664 towers from the Bruce Nuclear Power Development south to London then east to the Middleport transformer station near Hamilton, at a capital cost of about $350 million in 1981 dollars. The line will run just west of Seaforth. A group of concerned citizens from Seaforth and the townships of McKillop, Tuckersmith, Hibbert and Hullett will meet at the Legion Hall in Seaforth on Tues. Nov. 17 to consider the establishment of an area community centre. The township office at Winthrop at times seemed as busy as Eaton's Centre Monday afternoon when McKillop council met. A delegation of 10 led by Mae Govenlock protest- ed a Seaforth and area waste dis- posal site proposed for a property now owned by Jack McLlwain at lot 24, concession 4 of McKillop.