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The Huron Expositor • July 22, 2009 Page 5
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YHensail Union .Geneter pYpreares for annual
Dear Editor, Mienen of St. Marys as our guest finances are always in a precarious doing lawn maintenance for the
minister. Andy is presently the state. We are very grateful for the third summer. We have recently
On behalf of the Board of Direc- minister at Carmel Presbyterian financial support which many of had a number of monuments wand
tors for Hensall Union Cemetery, I Church in Hensall. Our musical you have offered to us. We are good their foundations repaired by
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would like to extend my invitatin guest this year is Linda Street of stewards with our money and have in Newman of Hanover. The rest of
to you to attend annual Memorial Clinton. Linda was last heard as spent it carefully on what was need- the property maintenance is done
and Decoration Day service which one of the soloists at the Music ed the most: maintaining the mon- by our volunteers and friends, usu-
will be held on Sunday, July 26 in May concert held earlier this uments, mowing the grass, keep- ally by our chairman, Bob Bell.
at 2 p.m. in the cemetery. Please spring in Seaforth. We will also be ing up the mausoleumand taking
bring your lawn chairs. However, pleased to once again hear Roy El- care of the grounds. This spring, in Joanne Rowcliffe,
if it is raining, then the service lis of Lucan play the bagpipes. an effort to beautify the property, secretary treasurer
will be held at Carmel . Presbyte- We take responsibilities for the Bill Gibson spearheaded a project Hensall Union Cemetery
rian Church in Hensall. This sum- care and maintenance of the cem- to plant ten Austrian Pines. The.
mer we are fortunate to have Andy etery very seriously however; our Penn Brothers of RR2, Hensall are
Wind farms should require turbine setbacks of 1.5 .kilometres
To the editor,
Wind turbines will have an im-
pact on all of us some day.
With the passing of the Green
Energy Act thousands of turbines
will be constructed in Ontario. My
view is simple, the World Health
Organization recommends that
wind turbines be placed no closer
than 1.5 kilometres to residences.
They have done their homework.
They have consulted with coun-
tries that have had turbines for
years• and talked to doctors and
professionals and have no financial
interests at stake. What
is our government's problem? If
you truly had the best interests of
Canadians in mind, the minimum
setback for wind turbines would be
no less than 1.5 kilometres.
This does not mean there will not
be wind turbines. It means it will
cost the turbine companies more
to install the turbines in safe loca-
tions. It will cost the turbines com-
panies more to get the power to
main transmission lines, but they
are the ones who make the money
in the end, not the citizens whose
lives are being impacted because
of unsafe setbacks.
Liz Gras
Dublin
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Two boys flee town by train after being caught by
mayor throwing eggs at Salvation Army in 1884
July 18,1884
Patrick O'Neil has sold his farm
of 50 acres on the Huron Road east
of town to his neighbor, Mr. Carlin,
for the sum of $3,250.
Miss M. Daley, daughter of John
Daley of Egmondville fell down
stairs on Saturday last and frac-
tured her leg and injured her side.
A couple of young men named Do-
nahue and Dugan were summoned
to appear before the mayor on Sat-
urday last to answer the charge
of throwing eggs at the Salvation
Army while assembled on Victoria
Square the previuos Wednesday
evening. They did not put in an ap-
pearance however, having left town
by the train on Friday evening.
James Broadfoot of the second
concession of Tuckersmith cut some
fall wheat on his farm on Tuesday
last. This is the first harvesting of
the season.
ated by the bowlers was the lunch dreds of children that patronize the D. Sills, committee chairman, said
served on Wednesday afternoon by pool and park each week. it was expected work of laying the
the members of the Ladies Bowling Anumber young boys in town have blocks would commence this week.
Club. succeeded in getting themselves
On Wednesday, the delivery horse into a lot of trouble in the past few July 18, 1984
of Messrs. McIntyre and Hills was days. After stealing a number of Tuckersmith Township council
standing in front of their store. It bags from a Main Street merchant, discussed a landfill site in Tucker -
was frightened by a piece of paper the boys proceeded to sell them to smith Township proposed by the
which was blown under its feet, another merchant. Chief of Police geologist as a possible site for the
and breaking away from its moor- Helmer Snell is investigating. Town of Seaforth, l'uckersmith and
ings, ran off at a furious rate down McKillop Townships.
street. When it reached John Street July 17, 1959 The West Branch-Seaforth games
it ran on the sidewalk passing be- Members of Seaforth L.O.L. 793 ended in Seaforth Sunday after-
tween the hydrant and Charles and of Winthrop L.O.L. 813 were noon. Though the games were
Aberhart's show window When it among representatives of 48 lodges over, new friendships were made
got on the sidewalk it fell, but soon who marched at .St. Marys Satur- and made to last longer than three
regained its equilibrium and tak- day celebrating the 269th anniver- days.
ing to the street again pursued its sary of the Battle of the Boyne. Up until 1980, the "sister cities"
way to the railway crossing where Large photographs of the Queentook turns each year to host a fun -
it was caught. No injury was done and Prince Philip which were fea- filled weekend of sporting events
to either the horse or the vehicle. tured in a window of Keating's for the youth of both communities.
Pharmacy during the Royal visit to Seaforth last visited West -Branch
July 20, 1934 this area have been donated to the four years ago and it's taken that
The Seaforth Highlanders Band Seaforth District High School, and long for the sister city to make a re -
will appear at the Band -Legion will be hung in the auditorium. turn visit.
'July 16, 1909 garden party tonight . completely Site of the new Legion building on The negotiating committee mem-
The 15th annual tournament of bedecked in brand new white spats. South Main Street was the scene of bers including Paul Ross, Wayne
the Seaforth Lawn . Bowling Club The new spats were only made pos- high activity, Saturday, as nearly Ellis and Bill Martin recommended
green was held on their on Wednes- Bible through the generosity of W.H. 100 yards oconcrete, were mixed at the July Seaforth council meet -
da and Thursday and was proba- Golding MP honorary president of and poured to form the footings that ing that council members be given
bl meet-
day
largest and most successful the band. will carry the 80 x 40 foot structure. a $5 increase for regular council
of them all. A new feature this year This week will see a number of The work was carried out by some meetings.
and one that was highly appreci- swings and teeters installed at 30 members of the branch under"the
Lions Park for the use of the hun- direction of the building committee.