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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2017-01-04, Page 66 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, January 4.2017 Year in Re July Farmers have had enough of litterbugs If you take a glimpse at sev- eral of the farms in Huron East that parallel our coun- try roads, a common find- ing is heaps of rubbish unless the farm owner keeps it up to par. Most farmers do this and John Eckert is one of them; it's becoming a taxing task clean- ing up other people's messes. On a typical hot, muggy summer day Eckert parks his truck on the side of the road and collects garbage with his most common findings being wrappers from McDonald's, Tim Horton's cups and empty packs of cigarettes. In from the farm just on the out- skirts of Seaforth, he joked that since a large amount of the trash comes from billionaire organi- zations that maybe they should give a hand in the mess that most often lands in his crops as well as on the gravel shoulder. "The truth is people are litter- ing way too much," stated Eck- ert's nephew Evan Eckert. "It's better than it used to be, but it's still not good because it'll blow into the fields." Seaforth Ambassador looks to make history Maranda wakes up every morn- ing and throws on her jeans and a pair of cowboy boots, agricul- ture is her life. To prove to the province those statements are correct she will battle roughly 90 other contestants, all are try- ing to establish themselves as literally the best in the field. An ambassador is a way of representing your commu- nity and from a farming aspect and being a Seaforth native. Maranda Klaver is pretty much a legend around these parts. Huron County as a whole pro- duces top -three figures for the number of farmers in the area, according to the Ontario Minis- try of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs so that is no mean feat. The 18 -year-old headed to Toronto to compete for the des- ignation of the Ambassador of the Fairs. a title more than 3,000 young persons have tried to do in the last forty years. Practically being born on a farm, Klaver knows all the ins and outs of livestock and cash crops, her family cur- rently produces corn, soy- beans, white beans and wi at and has for quite some time. This will mark the third Klaver to compete in the provincial con- test, she follows in the footsteps of her older sisters, Samantha ea s rt urs • x infitirgeim and Danika. If she could make it into the top seven she said it would be wonderful, to her knowledge. no other ambas- sador from Seaforth has made it that far. She joked by saying this would also come with brag- ging rights with her older sisters. "I want to do this so I can put Seaforth on the map, you know if I can make top three that would be awe- some," stated Klaver July 28. Fire ban still active, this is why Just as it's been for the past few weeks and as it stands for the time being there is a no open-air burning for all of Huron County; the Fire Depart- ment wants to make that state- ment clear to the region. According to the Fire Chief of Huron East, Marty Bedard, the ban is not an unshared pro- hibition for just the area; in fact, he said it is also for all of Southwestern Ontario. Bedard didn't rule out the sever- ity of these recent restrictions and their direct relationship to the infamous Alberta Fire, a dev- astation of close to 2,500 struc- tures, which resulted in the evacuation of roughly 100,000 Fort McMurray residents who were involuntarily forced to say goodbye for their own safety. However, more importantly, since this is a rural destination, Huron East is not focusing so much on forest fires, but dealing more with the agricultural aspect of it, emphasizing strongly towards the direction of wheat farmers. "We actually had Brussels and Grey stations responding to a wheat field fire last weekend," Bedard stated July 27, followed by adding that the mishap which occurred near Cranbrook, Ont. was caused by a vehicle sim- ply being parked in the field. "It doesn't take much, the farmer lost about 40 acres." Out-of-towners, here's the place for you Hotel, motel or simply a place to rest your head, it can be a chal- lenging undertaking at times in Seaforth. Pemberley House Bed and Breakfast on 145 Main St. North will somewhat allevi- ate these lodging difficulties. It is a Victorian -style home, assembled back in 1874 that newlyweds John and Nancy Wel- ter, originally from Alberta, now reside. The duo's 31 -hour trek from the much larger city of Calgary (Cowtown), Alb. to the small rural town of Seaforth has led them to enjoy a fresh start. After careful consideration the two struck down a potential wed- ding enterprise idea and instead went full-fledged into the bed and breakfast business. Besides rip- ping all the wallpaper off the walls for the last four months, they have added marble to the previously carpeted bathrooms. Without fur- ther ado, Pemberley House Bed and Breakfast will be open to the public with two fully furnished rooms. In the near future a third room will be ready for occupancy as well. In the past 25 years two other bed and breakfast opera- tions have occupied the building. The grand opening is on July 30, at 7 p.m., it's expected to be an Abbey themed garden party. "Wear your sneakers along with your Downton Abbey cloth- ing, please bring your own lawn chair," stated from the estab- lishment's new Facebook page. Two golfers play in an epic battle for the jacket The sun was beating down 27 degrees Celsius and it felt like it was 90, from the pressure of a tied match after 18 holes, you can almost guarantee the two golf pros battling for the jacket felt as though they were about to suffer a heat stroke. The crowd circled around the last hole at the Seaforth Golf and Country Club, it was time for a playoff, and win- ner gets the blazer and their name etched on the Seaforth Country Club Classic trophy. In first place from the first day of the 48-hour tournament, Dan Bowling's second shot on the par -four rolled quite a dis- tance over the green. Bowl- ing, a lefty from Brights Grove Ont., the same hometown as Canadian icon Mike Weir, had to sink his shot for par. It didn't go as planned -he shot a bogey with five strokes. The man responsible for Bowl- ing's demise is six-foot four, 26 -year-old Michael Gligic who shot par to win the title along with a huge bristle - board $10,000 cheque. "We tied and we had to go to playoffs, I hit a good shot about eight to 10 feet from the hole," stated Gligic after walk- ing around the 18th hole hold- ing the Seaforth Country Clas- sic trophy wearing the cham- pionship black blazer. Some of Huron East council angered over Mayor's actions towards shared service The Mayor of Huron East had previous arrangements and as a result he could not be at the scheduled July 19 meet- ing. His absence ignited a slew of comments towards the long- time politician from his fel- low colleagues, it got to the point where the Deputy Mayor told the political group he "didn't feel comfortable" con- versing about someone who could not defend himself. The back and forth 15 -minute debate about the mayor, Bemie MacLellan, commenced when never afraid to be verbal; Ray Chartrand (one of two Tucker - smith Ward representatives) told council he attended a South Huron council meeting the previous day. He then held up a photocop- ied article published by the Citi- zen newspaper. Chartrand went on to say MacLellan had stated in the story that he would be for- mulating a delegation relating to shared services with South Huron. "Now does any council mem- ber here ever remember talk- ing about sharing services with South Huron?" stated Char- trand, with concern in his voice. "This council has never talked or gave our mayor authorization to speak to them on our behalf." Chartrand said to the horse- shoe -shaped table that when MacLellan had previ- ously asked for permission to speak to Central Huron and Bluewater, the political gang granted the wish with ease. Nathan Marshall asked the deputy mayor, Joe Steffler who was filling in for MacLel- lan, if he possibly had previ- ous discussions connected to the delegation conversations. "I didn't even know it was there," responded Stef- fler to Marshall. Replying to Chartrand's accu- sations, Tuckersmith Coun. Larry McGrath said he has no bad -blood with the may- or's decision on attending out of council meetings. .. _ _ chuuRcH ,fircTORy You are invited to attend these area churches ST. THOMAS ANGLICAN 21 Jarvis St., Seaforth Church Office 519-527-1522 holyspirit@tcc.on.ca Rev. Shaun Eaton - Priest -in -Charge Sunday January 8 Worship at 9:30am Everyone Welcome Council meets Wed. Jan. 11 at 4pm Annual Vestry Meeting Sun. Jan. 22 EGMONDVILLE UNITED CHURCH Shared Worship Leaders: Gayle Coleman & Gloria Wilbee January 8 - 10:30 Meet & Greet Luncheon - 11:30 to Welcome Rev. Christine Hossack and Family Like us on facebook www.egmondvilleunitedchurch.com BETHEL BIBLE CHURCH An Associated Gospel Church 126 Main St. Seaforth 519-527-0982 Interim Pastor Rev. Laurie Morris January 8 - 11 am "Honour in Song" Sunday School -9:45 am January 15 - 11 am Guest Barry Hawkins Tuesday Evenings: Youth Group - 6:30 - 9 pm B & G Club - 6:45 pm Wednesday Evening: Men's & Ladies Bible Study - 7 pm (`\ EVERYONE WELCOME FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 59 Goderich St. W. Seaforth ' 519-527-0170 Rev. Dwight Nelson Lorrie Mann - Organist Sunday, January 8 -11am Sunday School 6.6 '' Nursery Provided as Needed ALL WELCOME ea s rt urs • x infitirgeim and Danika. If she could make it into the top seven she said it would be wonderful, to her knowledge. no other ambas- sador from Seaforth has made it that far. She joked by saying this would also come with brag- ging rights with her older sisters. "I want to do this so I can put Seaforth on the map, you know if I can make top three that would be awe- some," stated Klaver July 28. Fire ban still active, this is why Just as it's been for the past few weeks and as it stands for the time being there is a no open-air burning for all of Huron County; the Fire Depart- ment wants to make that state- ment clear to the region. According to the Fire Chief of Huron East, Marty Bedard, the ban is not an unshared pro- hibition for just the area; in fact, he said it is also for all of Southwestern Ontario. Bedard didn't rule out the sever- ity of these recent restrictions and their direct relationship to the infamous Alberta Fire, a dev- astation of close to 2,500 struc- tures, which resulted in the evacuation of roughly 100,000 Fort McMurray residents who were involuntarily forced to say goodbye for their own safety. However, more importantly, since this is a rural destination, Huron East is not focusing so much on forest fires, but dealing more with the agricultural aspect of it, emphasizing strongly towards the direction of wheat farmers. "We actually had Brussels and Grey stations responding to a wheat field fire last weekend," Bedard stated July 27, followed by adding that the mishap which occurred near Cranbrook, Ont. was caused by a vehicle sim- ply being parked in the field. "It doesn't take much, the farmer lost about 40 acres." Out-of-towners, here's the place for you Hotel, motel or simply a place to rest your head, it can be a chal- lenging undertaking at times in Seaforth. Pemberley House Bed and Breakfast on 145 Main St. North will somewhat allevi- ate these lodging difficulties. It is a Victorian -style home, assembled back in 1874 that newlyweds John and Nancy Wel- ter, originally from Alberta, now reside. The duo's 31 -hour trek from the much larger city of Calgary (Cowtown), Alb. to the small rural town of Seaforth has led them to enjoy a fresh start. After careful consideration the two struck down a potential wed- ding enterprise idea and instead went full-fledged into the bed and breakfast business. Besides rip- ping all the wallpaper off the walls for the last four months, they have added marble to the previously carpeted bathrooms. Without fur- ther ado, Pemberley House Bed and Breakfast will be open to the public with two fully furnished rooms. In the near future a third room will be ready for occupancy as well. In the past 25 years two other bed and breakfast opera- tions have occupied the building. The grand opening is on July 30, at 7 p.m., it's expected to be an Abbey themed garden party. "Wear your sneakers along with your Downton Abbey cloth- ing, please bring your own lawn chair," stated from the estab- lishment's new Facebook page. Two golfers play in an epic battle for the jacket The sun was beating down 27 degrees Celsius and it felt like it was 90, from the pressure of a tied match after 18 holes, you can almost guarantee the two golf pros battling for the jacket felt as though they were about to suffer a heat stroke. The crowd circled around the last hole at the Seaforth Golf and Country Club, it was time for a playoff, and win- ner gets the blazer and their name etched on the Seaforth Country Club Classic trophy. In first place from the first day of the 48-hour tournament, Dan Bowling's second shot on the par -four rolled quite a dis- tance over the green. Bowl- ing, a lefty from Brights Grove Ont., the same hometown as Canadian icon Mike Weir, had to sink his shot for par. It didn't go as planned -he shot a bogey with five strokes. The man responsible for Bowl- ing's demise is six-foot four, 26 -year-old Michael Gligic who shot par to win the title along with a huge bristle - board $10,000 cheque. "We tied and we had to go to playoffs, I hit a good shot about eight to 10 feet from the hole," stated Gligic after walk- ing around the 18th hole hold- ing the Seaforth Country Clas- sic trophy wearing the cham- pionship black blazer. Some of Huron East council angered over Mayor's actions towards shared service The Mayor of Huron East had previous arrangements and as a result he could not be at the scheduled July 19 meet- ing. His absence ignited a slew of comments towards the long- time politician from his fel- low colleagues, it got to the point where the Deputy Mayor told the political group he "didn't feel comfortable" con- versing about someone who could not defend himself. The back and forth 15 -minute debate about the mayor, Bemie MacLellan, commenced when never afraid to be verbal; Ray Chartrand (one of two Tucker - smith Ward representatives) told council he attended a South Huron council meeting the previous day. He then held up a photocop- ied article published by the Citi- zen newspaper. Chartrand went on to say MacLellan had stated in the story that he would be for- mulating a delegation relating to shared services with South Huron. "Now does any council mem- ber here ever remember talk- ing about sharing services with South Huron?" stated Char- trand, with concern in his voice. "This council has never talked or gave our mayor authorization to speak to them on our behalf." Chartrand said to the horse- shoe -shaped table that when MacLellan had previ- ously asked for permission to speak to Central Huron and Bluewater, the political gang granted the wish with ease. Nathan Marshall asked the deputy mayor, Joe Steffler who was filling in for MacLel- lan, if he possibly had previ- ous discussions connected to the delegation conversations. "I didn't even know it was there," responded Stef- fler to Marshall. Replying to Chartrand's accu- sations, Tuckersmith Coun. Larry McGrath said he has no bad -blood with the may- or's decision on attending out of council meetings.