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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2009-08-05, Page 5Opinion 'i 104iE q)s. nolyti Wil' • 2 Tib^� �i�e' urori EiPosiior • Aug. 5, iS 411111MINESED nightSuccess of free outdoor at Optimist movie Pcould lead to another partnering BIA As well, for the first time, we host- Thanks also to everyone who as- you, or someone you know, would To the halfoEditor, is- ed a free outdoor movie night at the silted in pulling these events to- like to become a part of this youth_ On behalf of the Seaforth and D lease don't hes - extend Optimist Club, I --would like to Optimist Park that same evening. gether - you commitment and en- base organization, p extend m sincere thanks and ap- With well over 100 people . par- thusiasm is truly appreciated! itate to contact us. i tion to the Seaforth BIA for ticipating in each of the Optimist The Seaforth and District Opti -Yours in Optimism, Harper prec a Lisa hosting another successful Main events, and based on feedback and mist Club is a community-based, President Street Mayhem event on July 17, comments, we are looking forward non-profit organization whose o and f r t e opportunity to partner to partnering with the BIA again mandate is to support ouryouth by Seaforth and District Optimub ist with them tope un the MaiStreet and potentially doing another out- "bringing out the best in kids" - new. Cl Bowling that night. • door movie night. members are always welcome, so if �cost-effective and needs to be Gree n power' from wind turbines livingclose bon those y h effects ut halt from the Ripley area speak on the to the farm to look after the animals "green power" forces all manufac- - illnesses he and his wife have had and attend to other necessary farm turing to go elsewhere because of recently at chores. Since moving, their health the high cost of electricity. issues have started to diminish in I would ask everyone who reads severity. this letter to review information on Not all farmers have the financial the "Wind Concerns Ontario" web - means to purchase alternative liv- site. If you agree that we need more ing accommodation nor should they .research into the health effects •of have to. this "green power" please support I am very much in favour of "green their submission and the recom- power" but only if it is cost effective, mendations made therein. competitive and does not, have neg- Mary Cooper ative health effects to those living Stratford, Ont. close by. At present, wind turbines are not cost effective and nothing will be gained for Ontario if our To theEditor, My husband an tended an informattidn evening on to endure as a result of these wind wind turbines in Seaforth I will turbines. • admit we went as "skeptics." In desperation, he contacted a However, listening to individu- real estate agent with the intent of als living near these wind turbines selling the farm he has owned and speak on the ill effects they are suf- operated for the past 30 years only fering prompted me to write this to be told "your farm is no longer letter. saleable." Please keep in mind that The health issues raised by these for our Ontario farmers their land people should not be taken lightly - is their pension plan for their re - there must be some research done tirement. before any more wind turbines are The solution for this farmer was built. After is too late. to purchase a home in Kincardine We heard from a large beef farmer for him and his wife - he only goes Curfew bell rings out in 1934, expected to have `beneficial effect' on kids under 15 July 25,1884 William Murray, the veteran thresher has purchased another steam engine for threshing purpos- es and will run two steam threshers during the coming season. Mr. Haughton has purchased the house and lot immediately opposite the waterworks from Dr. Gouinlock for $500. The lot contains one acre of land and the house cost more than the purchase money. Mr. Haughton has a good bargain. Mr. A.G. Van Egmond has added something new to his woollen mills in -the shape of a whistle, which makes three different sounds, all at the same time. The • Egmondivlle flouring mills have run constantly night and day for a year until last Saturday night when they were shut down and are now being run only 18 hours each day. July 30, 1909 The rural free mail delivery will be inaugurated on Monday Aug. 2 on Route #1 Huron. The is the Sea - forth Harlock route. All the boxes are not to hand yet, but those who have boxes and that are in position will be served. The pecul ar birds found in McK- illop cKillop recentl�r by James H. Hays are being exhibited in the show window of S. Everitt and Son. Most of the farmers of the Beech- wood area are giving all their spare time to the work of preparing for • the new church to be built in St. Columban in the coming months. July 27, 1944 Children returning to the public school in September will be sur- prised to find that the double seats that have been in the school for years have been turned into desks seating but one student. The Board is having the old desks cut down by Harry Hart. First passed about 40 years ago, Seaforth's curfew bell bylaw is at last coming into its own after a rest of many years. The bell was rung first on Saturday night at 9 p.m. and is expected to have a beneficial effect on children 15 years of age and under. _. July 24,1959 Patricia Marshall, 1$ -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Marshall, Kirkton, won over three other contestants in the contest conducted by dairy groups of Huron for Dairy Queen. She will represent Huron in the milking contest to be held at the Canadian National Ex- hibition to select a Dairy Queen of Ontario. More than 12,000,000 eggs were handled by the produce division of Seaforth Farmers Co-operative last year. The Co-op is holding an open house on Saturday when the public is invited to visit the new Co-op egg grading station. August 1, 1984 Bruce McDonald, 30 -year-old in- surance broker from Mildmay will take the Huron -Bruce Liberals to the polls in the Sept. 4 federal elec- tion. Mr. McDonald earned the Liber- al nod on July 26 in Clinton when more than 650 people filled the high school auditorium to pick their can- didate. Two wheat field fires on Seaforth area farms during the past week were caused by vehicres driven into the fields, says Seaforth fire chief Harry Hak. On Thursday, July 26 at lot one concession three of Hullett Town- ship, 15 to 20 acres of grain were lost on the farm of Bob Dalton when a car driven onto the field caused a fire. The field contained about 95 acres of wheat. The 1984 federal election has been billed as one of the most important elections for Canadians. For young Progressive Conservative support- ers in Huron -Bruce, the election announcement meant the timing was right to form a Young Progres- sive Conservative (YPC) group in their riding.