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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2009-12-02, Page 5Opinion The Huron Expositor • December 2,, 2009 , Page .5 Memory tree will help to make season easier for bereaved To the Editor, Our senses are acute and take in With the first fallen leaf of Au- everything: the holiday songs play- tumn, we begin to anticipate the ing on the radio, the stores filled holidays ahead. with Christmas decorations, sparkle Decision to pay $125,000 towards development is `bumbling mistake' To the Editor, Re: Huron East's Decision on the $125,000 to the old Public School prop- erty developer. Well, I think our current Huron East council has to start being a little more publicly responsible with regards to the bumbling mistake in which they are paying out the $125,000 to the developer at the old public school property. I am sorry to say, that we have lived here 25 years and I do care about what the "old reserve the Seaforth people put there is used for, because a lot of us helped put it there through our taxes, as commented by councillor Joe Steffler. I do not think, as many others will agree, that this error should have been allowed. Yes, Mayor Seili, I do believe all Seaforth residents are going to have to remember this event, when it comes to re-election time, next October. Things like this don't get forgotten. Bob Litt Seaforth and cheer, the sound of laughter. But for those of us who are experi- encing illness, grief, or the loss of a loved one, the holidays can be a time of sadness, pain, anger or dread. The empty chair at the table, the one less person around the Christ- mas tree, the family gatherings.... remind us of the losses we have ex- perienced. Huron Hospice Volunteer Service wants to help in making this season more bearable. We have placed a Memory Tree in the Seaforth Community Hospi- tal. Anyone can come and place an. ornament on the tree in memory of their loved one. Bring a special me- mento of your own, or use one pro- vided by Huron Hospice. Come, sit a while with the memories of your loved one, and write a note about that person in the memory book. We hope this Christmas season will become a time of "remember- ing" your loved ones. Shirley Dinsmore Huron Hospice Volunteer Service PM's decision to attend climate change meeting brings some hope From Page 4 He's stopped saying the deal is un- likely and is now calling it difficult - an attitude change that is just the tiniest bit hopeful that he has begun to take . the threat of climate change seriously. It almost makes you want to start singing Christmas carols in the rain. Students get a day off school in honour of .wedding of Duke. of Kent in 1934 November 28, 1884 At a meeting held in the Mechan- ics Institute rooms on Tuesday eve- ning what is now popularly known at "Mock Parliament." Mr. M.Y. McLean was appointed Premier and leader of the government and John McMillan leader of Her Majesty's Opposition. Peter MacGregor of Brucefield has a pair of fine heavy draught Cana- dian bred fillies. One of them a two- year-old also took first prize at the Western Fair in London last fall. At the last meeting of the McKil- lop council at McNamara's Hotel . in Leadbury, it was moved, seconded and carried that the clerk be in- structed to notify Mr. Wm. Alexan- der, owner of lot 31, concession 10 and Dr. Coleman, owner of lot 10 to obey the award made by the Town- ship engineer on a ditch running through their property. And if not completed forthwith as directed, the engineer will . have the work completed as the law directs. November 26, 1909 The first sleigh for this season appeared on the streets on Friday morning last. It belonged to Mr. P. Kelly of Tuckersmith. It was pretty tough scratching and by night the snow had mostly disappeared. At a special meeting of town coun- cil on Monday evening, the matter of the drain from George McGonigle's to the culvert on North Main Street as arranged with Mr. T. Dickson was left in the hands of the street committee. It will be gratifying to the people of Seaforth generally, that the es- timates presented in the House of Commons the other day contain a vote of $15,000 towards the new post office in Seaforth. November 30, 1934 John Boshart and Sons who re- cently purchased the Avon Chests factory have commenced refitting the building and making minor al- terations. It is expected actual pro- duction will be well underway in the course of a few days. The firm will manufacture bookcases, desks and bedroom furniture. School children . of Seaforth and district are enjoying a holiday, Thursday in honor of the wedding of His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece. A lengthy argument ensued over a charge of reckless driving laid against Ross Cardiff of Morris town- ship, as a result of an accident on Nov 9 when the car driven by young Cardiff crashed with a car driven by Sheriff C.G. Middleton. A counter charge of reckless driving against Mr. Middleton was preferred by Car- diff. Both charges were dismissed. November 29, 1959 Cathie Eckert was selected snow queen at Seaforth District High School, with Marjorie Hoggart and Dorothy Boyes her attendants. They will be in the Santa Claus parade on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John K. Cornish of Brucefield who are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary, were pleasantly surprised on Saturday evening by a number of cousins who met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Taylor and presented them with a gift. November 28, 1984 Property at the Seaforth lagoons is being considered as a possible landfill site. And technically, it's a very good looking site, says Burns Ross of the engineering firm of B.M. Ross and Associates of Goderich. But many residents of Seaforth, Eg- mondville and Harpurhey feel the site should never have been consid- ered. Break-ins continued in Seaforth this week as three businesses on Main Street reported thefts. Piet's Place, Anna's Dress Shoppe and Box Furniture were the vic- tims of the latest robberies Friday night. Seaforth police reported the ambulance garage which joins all three businesses at the rear was the main means of entry to the shops. A cash sum of $445 was taken from the three shops as well as a quanti- ty of costume jewellery from Anna's Dress Shoppe, and a Mitsubishi VCR valued at $900 from Box Fur- niture Store.