HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-01-08, Page 7Times -Advocate, January 8, 1992
Page 7
Steeir"s
Sesqulcentenntal
celebration got off to
a flying start with a
New. Year's Day levee
In Dashwood: Cutting
the --cake. are from she
left, Karen Tiernan,
Huron warden Bob
Fisher, Alan Walper,
reeve Tom Tomes,
Huron MPP Paul
Klopp and Huron
Bruce MP Murray
Cardiff.
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Stephen kicks off celebrations
LASHWOOD - Close to 400 res-
4Voridents, former residents, friends and
neighbours helped kick off Stephen
ownship's Sesquicentennial year
on New Year's Day in Dashwood.
Speaking at the levee, reeve Tom
Tomes said, "Its people is one of
Stephen township's greatest assets.
Whether one has lived in Stephen
for generations or is new to this
arca, one soon learns to appreciate
the township and the values of the
people who live here."
The township's sesquicentennial
committee headed by chairpersons
Alan Walper and Karen Tieman or-
ganized a very informal afternoon
of activi,ies including lots of 'visit-
ing, scanning numerous historical
pictures and displays and enjoying
good food and hot cider.
Visiting politicians included may-
ors Bruce Shaw and Tom Lawson
of. Exeter and Grand Bend respec-
tively, Huron warden Bob Fisher,
Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff,
Huron MPP Paul Klopp, councillor
Jim Love of Hay township, reeve
Grant Stirling of Goderich town-
ship, McGillivray reeve Charles
Corbett and reeve Earl French of
Biddulph.
Reeve Tomes continued, "This is
our -chosen township. 1 was raised
in the Clandeboye area. In fact. I'm
a direct descendant of Col. James
Continuous piano music was provided for Stephen Town-
ships' Sesquicentennial levee in Dashwood. Grouped around
the .piano are the four participants Geraldine ,Schenk, Doug
Ct±lll, Lois Hodgins and Dave Sheppard.
•Hodgins who was the first reeve of
Biddulph, representing them at the
first session of Huron County
Council."
He went on to say, "Back 150
years who would have envisioned
the township as it is today. After
all, the early settlers were still
struggling and farmers had just
started to harvest wheat which was
the most popular crop of the time.
I don't suppose for a moment that
farmers ever dreamed of tractors
and farm equipment that would do
half of what they are now doing.
Still farming and agriculture related
businesses and industries are still
the way of life in Stephen.
Farming today may appear to be
in a poor state, but do you suppose
that it is any more discouraging
now than it was for the early set-
tlers. One wonders how they sur-
vived with the problems they faced.
What direction will farming take? I
—believe' that agriculture will contin-
ue to be the basic economic activity
in our township for years to come.
In 1871 the population of Ste-
phen township was 4,349. The
present population is only 4.200,
about 150 less. This is hard to be-
lieve considering the fact we now
have Grand Cove Estates and Hu-
ron Park.
In the last 25 years, we have seen
the creation of Centralia College
and the development of Huron In-
dustrial Park. This has become a
major employment area not only
for us but for the surrounding area.
Further employment will be created
with the opening very soon of the
airplane maintenance company.
At the present time of Huron's 16
townships, Stephen is the fourth
largest in area with _24,113 (-
tares, but in assessment we are
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Tomes stressed The friendly and
co-operative relationships enjoyed
with the neighbouring municipali-
ties of Exeter, Grand Bend, Hay,
Bosanquet, McGillivray, Biddulph
and Usbome.
In closing he said, "We don't al-
ways agree on all subjects with our
neighbours, but we seem to be able
to reach some sort of compromise
because in different parts of the
township we share fire, recreation,
water, sewage and road services."
To help promotion of Sesquicen-
tennial year, the committee and the
souvenir committee are selling a
variety'of souvenirs. These include
coffee mugs, hats, T-shirts, sweat-
shirts, limited edition prints and
hasti-notes.
The next celebration will be a St.
Patrick's Day dance on March 14 at
the Huron Park Rec Centre. This is
to be followed by an R.C.A.F. Cen-
tralia reunion June 5 to 7 and cele-
brations will windup with a Home-
coming Weekend in Crediton on
June 27 and 28.
Other members of the sesquicen-
tennial committee in addition to
chairpersons Walper and Tieman
arc Evelyn Pickering, Don
O'Rourke, Stefan Pertschy, Reg
Finkbeiner, Jack Malone, Wilmer
Wein and Ross Haugh.
.Thanks to all Stephen
residents, neighbours
and friends who made
our Sesquicentennial
Levee such a great success
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