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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2017-02-01, Page 66 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, February 1, 2017 You want to dance, sing or play music live? The popular Tuesday Tunes is Ar back in the mix at the Seaforth Community Centre Shaun Gregory Huron Expositor At the Seaforth Commu- nity Centre, the sweet sound of fiddle music harmonized with the ears of the older folks. June's legs don't work as well as they used to, however there is much more for her tc/ $1 do at the weekly shindig, known as Tuesday "tunes. Over the phone June Zet- tel, 73, was asked, "is this music live?" She responded immediately with excite- ent in her voice. "Oh yes." "Ihis is the SCC's 16th year of hosting the gathering, Zet- tel has been making an appearance ever since, she honours her late husband who played the fiddle and guitar. On opening day - January 24, a mostly senior presence occupied the building, Zettel said nevertheless, "anybody can come play and sing, it's open to the public." Playing with the band mates from 'Twilight Tunes, which is a group of musi- cians who play at Victoria Park in Seaforth on Thurs- day's during the warmer months. "Zettel %%anted to make it clear; they are two "totally different" entities even though they often perform at both junctures. Well before the town's community centre wel- comed the event, Zettel remembers when it fell on a different date and they called it "Monday Melodies." Last Tuesday roughly 100 people attended, some came to sing and dance while oth- ers just came to meet a new friend. With most being seniors, the atmosphere took there on a little trip down memory lane. "It's music the old folk like that you can't hear on the radio anymore," stated Zettel. "It gives seniors some- thing to do." Falling in the category of wheelchair accessible, Zettel told the Expositor that this has attracted many organizations, including the Mitchell Nurs- ing Home as well as other retirement establishments .7M broadband expansion in Huron Justine Alkema Postmedia Network 929 homes, several small businesses and one school will now have better internet as a result of recent funding from the Small Communities Fund (SCF) and local inter - net providers. The SCF is a collaboration between the Governments of Canada and Ontario that supports priority infrastruc- ture projects in communities across Canada with less than 100,000 residents. In 2014, Huron Telecommunications Co- operative Ltd, Tuckersmith Communications Coopera- tive Ltd. and Hay Communi- cations Co-operative Ltd. sat down together and jointly made an application to the SCF titled "Huron Co-opera- tives Rural Broadband r cHuRcH ficToRy 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 February 5 Worship at 9:30am Everyone Welcome EGMONDVILLE UNITED CHURCH Rev. Christine Hossack Worship February 5 10:30 a.m. 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 February 5 - 11 am "Loving One Another" Sunday School - 9:45 am February 12 - 11 am "Salvation - Can We Know for Sure?" 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, February 5 11 am Sunday School Providas (.,\.,NurseryALL WELCOME ea ort uronex s ositor.co Improvement Project': "[They] put together pro- jects to do right away that were feasible and matched the fund's guidelines," said the county's Communica- tions Coordinator Scott Cur- rie. "They did the technical planning and made the busi- ness plan. They had to do a lot of background work to prove eligibility and that the project is worth investing in." On January 23, 2017, a joint federal/provincial news release announced they had received the funding. The Government of Can- ada and Government of Ontario will each invest $444,115 to the project. Comcentric Networking Inc., a consortium of rural tele- com co-operatives, will pro- vide the rest of the funds for the $1.7M dollar project. That's 25% of the project funded by the federal gov- ernment, 25% funded by the provincial government and 50% funded by Comcentric Networking Inc. The county has continu- ally identified access to high- speed broadband service as a priority. "This is a step in the right direction," said Jim Ginn, warden of Huron County. "County Council is going to continue to work hard with our local service providers to expand the broadband net- work in I luron County and bring our people online." This work is related to, but is independent of, the South- western Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) initi- ative of the Western War- den's Caucus - an initiative which Council continues to participate in. This project touches sev- eral communities in Huron County and is the largest that were attracted to the musical jamboree. At one point in time, there were close to 15-20 musi- cians and 300-400 people. 'things have changed how- ever, Zettel admitted to still being impressed with the numbers. At the front entrance, donations are always col- lected; in 2016 Zettel said they brought in roughly $3,300 with the proceeds going to the Seaforth and District Foodbank. County Contributed photo Warden Jim Ginn. The new warden has expressed that bringing high speed internet to the region is a number one priority for him. concurrent broadband expansion the county in over a decade. The areas affected by the project are Kinburn-Win- throp and Shipka-Green- way-Mount Carmel. Homes in these areas were identi- fied as priorities as they do not reach the Industry Can- ada minimum target down- load speed of 5Mbps. Huron Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson said on the sub- ject, "Rural communities such as Huron County play an important role in the global economy. As such, they deserve access to the tools—like high-speed inter- net—that will allow them to continue to grow and com- pete locally, provincially and internationally. Students will have greater, quicker access to knowledge and informa- tion, businesses can expand into new markets, and farm- ers can continue to deploy new technology in a faster, more efficient manner. The possibilities are endless. In December, the Cana- dian Radio -television and Telecommunications Com- mission (CRTC) ruled that high-speed internet is now considered a basic telecom service. I'm glad to see the federal and provincial gov- ernments are finally taking steps to make this a reality here at home, and I hope they continue to move in a timely fashion to ensure all rural and northern residents are connected, in every sense of the word."