Huron Expositor, 2007-04-25, Page 19News
The Huron Expositor • April 25, 2007 Page 19
Aaron Jacklin photo
Local volunteers plant trees in the yard behind Starlight Lanes last Sunday to celebrate Earth Day. Above, Andrea Klaver,
organizer Pete Klaver, Karen DelVecchio, Lynn Devereaux, Susan Hundertmark and John Munro plant spruce trees while at
left, Lynn Devereaux plants a silver maple on a Harpurhey-area farm.
Earth Day tree planters begin project
Aaron J a e k 1 i n
A handful of tree planters
joined Pete Klaver in the
yard behind Starlight
Lanes on Earth Day,
Sunday, April 22.
They planted trees in
what Klaver called a
"practice run" behind the
bowling alley before
splitting up and heading to
two local properties.
"Trees are an integral
part of the environment
and I do believe that people
make a difference," said
participant Karen
DelVecchio, 26, during the
practice run.
"Everywhere I go, I plant
trees," said John Munro,
another participant. "I
probably have 85 on my
acre at home."
Half of the volunteers
planted trees along the
edge of Ron and Colleen
Janmaat's property in
Travelling auctions the real concern
for Seaforth BIA, says chair
Susan Hundertmark
111.111111.
The Seaforth BIA (Business
Improvement Area) is
actually only concerned about
travelling auctions, not local
auctions, says BIA chair Pete
Klaver.
Responding to a story in a
recent edition of the
Expositor about complaints
by the BIA about auctions
taking business away from
Seaforth's downtown, Klaver
says it's transient traders
that concern the BIA.
"We have no problem with
local auctions and
auctioneers doing estate and
farm sales," he says.
"We're just worried about
the people who go from town
to town dumping a bunch of
stock in one area and moving
on. That makes it really
tough on the local
merchants," he says.
Klaver says local
auctioneers are established
and have contributed to the
community over the years are
not of concern.
"Some auctions are part
and parcel of a rural
community," he says.
Clerk -Administrator Jack
McLachlan said at Huron
East's last council meeting
when the topic was raised
that arena managers are
gathering information about
auctions in other
municipalities and will
present them to council.
Harpurhey. The rest went
to Carl Bolton's property
near Winthrop.
Klaver said 50 trees were
provided by the
Municipality of Huron
East. He also distributed a
number of his own trees to
particpants to plant on
their own property and had
them sign up for another
tree planting day this fall.
Community Calendar
WED. APRIL 25
10-1 1:30 a.m. Rhyme Time Ontario
Early Years Program at Duff's United
Church
2-4 p.m. Parent and Tot Indoor
Soccer on the arena surface
5:30-6:30 Seaforth and District All
Girls Marching Band Free Lessons at
Seaforth Public School. Info: 519-
565-2244
7:30 p.m. General Cancer Support
Group, Seaforth Manor. Info: 1-880-
294-0086.
THURS. APRIL 26
10-11:30 a.m. Baby and Toddler
Time, Seaforth Co -Operative
Children's Centre
FRI. APRIL 27
9-10:30 a.m. Ontario Ea Years
Program at Brussels Public Sc I
10:00 a.m. Morning Out at Bethel
Bible Church, Seaforth
10:30 -11:30 -Story Hour at Seaforth
Public Library
MON. APRIL 30
9:30-11:15 p.m. Play and Learn
Early Years Program, Grey Central
School, Ethel
10-11:30 a.m. Little Scrapbookers
Ontario Early Years Program at St.
James School Library
TUES. MAY 1
10-11:30 a.m. ABC 123 Ontario
Early Years Program, Seaforth Public
School
WED. MAY 2
10-1 1:30 a.m. Rhyme Time Ontario
Early Years Program at Duff's United
Church
2-4 p.m. Parent & Tot Indoor Soccer
on the arena surface
5:30-6:30 Seaforth and District All
Gids Marching Band Free Lessons at
Seaforth Public School. Info: 519-
565-2244
If you're organizing a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area
residents, phone the Expositor at 519-527-0240, or maul the information
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