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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1999-02-24, Page 10Remember when... On Jure 30 to Jt. y 1, 2000, Seoeab Karon District Nigh School i if cetebrate its 30th Anniversary. The Exeter Tinges Advocate would like top*: f: in the celebrations by shar- ing articles or pictures which have appeared over the years: YEARS 194770 1950 - Ht HIGHLIGHTS Gleaned from Exeter District High School Registration at Exeter District High School reached an all-time high this week when the number of pupils enrolled totalled 306. The large attendance has made conditions quite crowded ` under existing circumstances and both teachers and pupils can hardly wait until the new school is available for use. A last year's commercial graduate, Doris Swartz, is the new secretary in the principal's office. The school plans its first field meet of the new term for Friday afternoon. Physical training instructors G. M. Mickle and Miss L. G. Siegner will be in charge. Higir School Board Meets Equipment for the new school building took up most of the board's time at its regular meeting last Tuesday night. All the members were present except A. W. Morgan. Mr. W. J. Berry and Mr. T. MacMillan, rep- resenting Hay Stationery Company, displayed several pieces of school furniture including teachers' desks, a commercial desk, an art desk, and three kinds of chairs. On the table, also for the inspection of the members, were samples of china for the cafe- teria, submitted by two tenders, and samples of drape material submitted by the Simpson tender. Applications for the position of stenographer were opened and passed along to the princi- pal for action. A list of capital accounts m (tinly for equip- ment was studied in relation to a budget of capital funds. Per E. Chambers and A. J. Kalbfleisch that the secretary be authorized to request a transfer of $50.00 from the debenture pro- ceeds and make payment on the accounts. Carried. • Tenders for drapes, Venetian blinds, kitchen equipment, and china were presented by the chairman of the property committee and dis- cussed by the board. Per A. J. Kalbfleisch and Jas. McAllister that the board accept Simpson's tender for drapes on the south exposure with black -out lining on the science room windows and on the library windows, also the tender for stage curtains by the same company at an estimated cost of $4,000. Carried. Per C. S. MacNaughton and E. L. Mickle that the board accept the K. and E. Tender for kitchen equipment in the approximate amount of $2,400 and the property chairman be authorized to select the china required for cafeteria service. Carried. Two teachers' desks offered by Hay Stationery, with chairs to match, were pur- chased, on the motion of E. L. Mickle and James McAllister. The problem of advertising for caretaker and fuel was referred to the architect and construction company for information. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHDHS "ALL -YEARS REUNION" CONTACT KENDRA ARTHUR 235-4006 (H) OR 235-4587 (W) on PAT ROWE 236-7167 What about the other victims? Dear Editor: This letter is in response to the front page of the Times Advocate of Feb. 17, 1999, with the heading Overhol.ts and Clarkes Okay. What about Debbie Brock and Frank Alexander? The "occupants of the pickup truck" as you so mention, that the Overholt vehicle hit. Were you aware that Debbie rock was admitted to- the hosiiital, and is still in hospital, awafting transport to Stratford hospital where she may have to have surgery. And lets not forget her husband Frank, who will be missing several weeks off work as well: Deb will be missing at least six to eight weeks of work. Did you neglect to mention them because they are from Hensall, not Exeter? Or was it that you just did- n't bother to get all the facts straight. I feel for the little girl who missed her skating recital, but Deb is missing a surprise 40th birthday party we had planned for her. She is a kind and lov- ing individual who has helped out many people in need inthis community over Christmas, albeit anonymously to most. We had planned. the event for Saturday night, Feb. 20 at Murphy's in Exeter. Her birthday is Feb. 24, and she will be 40: She has never had a surprise party before, and I guess she will not have one now either. How will she spend her birthday? In a wheelchair and on crutches, away from. her friends and her work. Could we at least mention that? Also, her daughter is about to lose a baby any day, and where will Deb be for that?' -They were heading to a close friend's father's funeral when the accident occurred. The weather was bad, and it was no one's fault. Karen Overholt has stopped in to visit Deb, and Deb has reassured her there are no bad feelings. Deb is just glad that they are all just fine. Her words to me, were that she would rather see herself in pain than those little boys. She has broken bones in her ankle and toes, but after the accident, she jumped out to see if everyone was okay. She ended up the worst for wear. I would just appreciate • it if you would mention these facts to the readers, about who was in the other vehicle and it's occupants. Deb has lived for over 12 years in this area, and she has been employed at Nabisco, Exeter for just as long. Maybe she keeps more to herself and is not so well known, but that doesn't mean you just neglect to mention what she has lost oyer this whole ordeal. Sincerely, Deb's little sister, KAREN STANLAKE Also from Hensall, Ontario PS... A special thanks to the doctor and nurses, and x-ray technician, and the rest of the staff at South Huron Hospital, and to the ambulance drivers, who helped keep everyone calm, and treated them all with kindness and compassion. It was a very busy day at our little hospital! When will enough beenough? Dear Editor: When will we blow the whistle on what we are allowing to be called 'health care'? When will we refuse to pay so much to get so little? Canadians have poured billions of dollars into the 'fix it' system we allow to be called 'health care', and what have we got for our money? Things only get worse. All around us we see tragic health problems. A glance at the daily obituaries declares that our war on disease is a catastrophic farce. What's wrong. w this- picture? A car owner pays outthousands of dollars to get his car fixed, and after each Width just gets wore•-much'worse. Who in his right mind would ' keep that up? But isn't that what we are dling with our present health care system? Is anything really getting better? On the positive side, there's so much in the media to indicate thatthere is great preventative and heal- ing power in nutrition. Most of us never. dreamed it was possible, but it is. Tomatoes can prevent cancer. Really? There are nutraceuticals that are amassing solid science in order to qualify as Standard of Care with the medical profession. But what until then? Are we going to stand around and just watch things get worse? Who's to say that we won't be the next statis- tic? If we had been on the sinking Titanic, would we have demanded proof that the lifeboats would 'work' before getting in? Come on, folks, let's open our eyes before it's too late. Thank God for our overworked health care pro- fessionals --and take charge of our own health by seeking out verified nutracet , ts. They're there, and they're not hard to find. EUGENE Fox, Forest, Ontario Why pickon the working man? Dear Editor: The sailboat skipper had just anchored -up in the lee of an island, and the family were get►tjng ready for an afternoon of scuba diving, relaxing, or what- ever. One of the kids spotted a school of feisty bass that had moved into the shade of their sailboat keel, and his dad had got out a rod and reel for him. The bait was hardly in the water, when a park ranger's patrol boat pulled alongside. "Doing a little fishing", he asked. "Do you mind reeling in, so that I can see what you're using?" he continued. I -le obviously was- n't interested in the red-anthwhite bobber, or the nightcrawler that was impaled on the hook, but he latched right onto the 1/2" long rubber core lead sinker. Out came his "offenses" book and he pro- ceeded to write the skipper up a ticket for using a lead sinker in a National Park. Since late 1996, it has been illegal to use lead. sinkers or jigs in Canada's national parks or wildlife areas. It's even prohibited to have them in your pos- session while fishing in a park. Environmentalists are concerned that any lead that is lost actually cont- aminates the water as it leaches -out. The sailboater got into trouble might question just how much of a problem one little 1/2 ounce sinker could cause. After all, the school of fish were hiding in the shade of his sailboat .keel that was 4000 pounds of solid lead. Since his sailboat spends six months of the year in the marina with 100 or so other big keel -boats, there's probably more lead con- centrated in that one small area than in all of the fishing lead weights that have been used in Canada for the last 100 years. Check-out the bottom of the keel on any of the sailboats in winter storage, and you'll find a long exposed stretch of raw lead. If they paint it over in the spring, as soon as they touch the first hard bottom on their maiden voyage, the nasty gash of raw lead is exposed for the rest of the sea- son. Banning lead sinkers for angling, while doing noth- ing about the gross misues of lead keels on sailboats just shows that our federal politicians are only inter- ested in taking on this country's working man. They don't dare crack down on the real lead pollution problem. PETER E. STICKLEE Thornton, Ontario Clinton should save some REM a21°N POINT TO PONOSIt Notes and Quotes: "Yes the president should resign. He has lied to the American people, time and time again, and betrayed their trust. Since he has admitted guilt, there is no reason to put the American people through an impeachment. He will serve absolutely no purpose in finishing out his term, the only possible solu- tionis for the president to save some dignity and resign.", - 12th Congressional District ty and resign as president Hopeful William Jefferson Clinton during the Nixon investigations. "No question that an admission of making false statements to government officials and interfering with the FBI is an impeachable offense... If a President of the United States ever lied to the American people, he should resign." - Clinton on President Nixon, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Aug. 6, 1974 "The other thing we have todo is to take seri- ously the role in this problem of...older man who prey on underage women... There are conse- quences to decisions and... one wayy or another, people always wind up being held accountable." -Clinton, June 13, 1996, in a. speech endorsing a national effort against teen pregnancy (as quoted in U.S. News and World Report) "I ask that all Americans demonstrate in their personal and public lives... the high ethical stan- dards that aro essential to good character and to the continued success of our Nation." - Clinton, October 17, 1997 "National Character Counts Week" • Federal Register, Presidential Document 1#7043j