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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-09-03, Page 9COM Mil INTT Times -Advocate, September 3, 1997 Page 9 Fun day ends baseball season in Varna r��, card game with the By Joan Belerlinggovernment Varna correspondent VARNA - The Stanley Baseball Windup "Fun Day is September 14, the teams vs. the parents. The schedule of games is as follows: North Diamond: 1 1:30 a.m. Midget boys; 12:30 p.m. Bantam Girls; 1:30 p.m. Peewee Girls; 2:30 p.m. Squirt Girls; 3:30 p.m. Mite Girls; 4:30 p.m. Tyke I; 5:30 p.m. T -Ball; South Diamond: 1.1:30 a.m. Slo Pitch team; 1:30 p.m. Peewee Boys; 2:30 p.m. Squirt Boys; 3:30 p.m. Mite Boys; 4:30 p.m. Tyke II. There will be a potluck supper at 6 p.m. and a pickup game of ball afterwards. If you have any ques- tions, contact one of the coaches. A family afternoon and supper was held at Mona and Ralph Stephenson's last Sunday. The 25th wedding anniversary for Debra and Don Rathwell was recognized as well as August birthdays for Ralph, Ashley and Michael Stephenson. A community shower will be held for Shelly Hayter, September 4 at the Complex at 8 p.m. The Varna U.C.W. met on August 27 at Millingtons and had their supper with a short meeting. President Deb Rathwell welcomed everyone and thanked Shirley Hill and Janet Webster for making arrangements for the supper and the play. She also thanked the women who helped at the community shower held for Monica Hill and the women who helped at the food booth for the sale for Mary Keys. The Regional is in Walton on September 15 with guest speakers to be Mary Moffat and Dorothy Chapman. The Varna and Goshen U.C.W. are sponsoring a page in the Camp Book which is a history book of the last 50 years the Camp has been operating. Deb and Don Rathwell are cele- brating their 25th anniversary on September 13. The Five Alive Committee sent a thank you to the women who helped.The next Five Alive event will be November 8 and will be a "Guess Who is Coming to Dinner." September 14 Camp Menesetung is having a Camp Appreciation for the volunteers. This starts at 4 p.m. with a meal to follow the program. The cabins are to be closed up by October 20. On October 26 there will be a special Celebration Night at North Street United Church in Goderich for the 50th anniversary of the Camp. The History book will be available then. The Varna Church Anniversary is September 27 with Wilena Brown to be the guest speaker. Rathwell ended the meeting with the U.C.W. purpose. Everyone then went to the Huron Country Playhouse to see the play 'Brigadoon.' Students in the area off to high school this week are Melissa Hams, Danny Keys, Dan Rathwell, Nic Robinson, Gerhardus Steenbeek, Ashley Stephenson, Andrew and Graham Laurie, Laura Mustard, Leanne McCowan, Laura Wright and Matthew Trebner. Kim Taylor is off to Fanshawe College in London. Heather Laurie is off to McMaster University in Hamilton for her Bachelor of Music degree. Graham Keys is attending Guelph University for an Agricultural course and Greg Keys is apprenticing at Fanshawe College. Tim Garrets is at the University of Guelph for an agri- cultural course. The Mite Boys won the 'A' championship at their ball tourna- ment. Their coaches are Jack Bender, Pete Wilds and Butch Harburn: The Canadian image We are not so smug as to think or say that we are without inter- nal problems.... Dear Editor: Phone-in radio programs are common throughout our western Ontario region, especially during post - breakfast times. Themes are quite well chosen and responses numerous. During a recent one -such show the M.C. was inviting comments from listen= ers on the public image of Canadians held by Cana- dians themselves and particularly by resident immi- grants and visitors to Canada. The last-named classes of callers had come from widely scattered points of the globe but seemed in general agreement on the many advantages and pleasures that life in Canada had to offer, There was much support for the findings of the pollsters who have long been telling us that Canadians live in the best country in the wold. This is not news to most of us, I should ,guess, in spite of tardiness and at times hastiness in the actions of governments. The image of Canadians as held by tbg neighbor- ing world has gone through a rather amazing meta- morphosis from colonialism to adult nationhood in this dying century. During WWI our military contri- bution began as a colonial adjunct to that of our British motherland. But during the following dec- ades our march toward worldwide recognition of status as a nation among nations progressed. The Statutes of Westminster and the appointment of governors-general from Canadian leaders put the of- ficial stamp of approval on our nationhood. Expan- sion in worldwide travel and communication put Canada in touch with and represented in person at the international markets and councils. Immigrants and visitors to Canada like many things about our country and ourselves. They like the openness, the cleanness, our natural assets in scenery and bounty, and our social security, espe- cially for our aging population - I like that too. They also say that we Canadians are not too loquacious or boastful but hospitable and generous - I like that too. Our image abroad also seems to support those favorable ratings. Let's keep it that way, at home and abroad. We are not so smug as to think or say that we are without internal problems. The vast increase in im- migrants from once thought to be incompatible shores is worrying some of our old -family citizens. Tongues, customs and religions once totally foreign to us must be accepted as interest and even valuable additions to the Canadian mosaic. It is difficult to remember that all of us, with the exception of our native peoples, do not have to go back many genera- tions to realize that we too are the progeny of immi- grants, and that we are still a young and growing country. No greater praise could be accorded to any country than to say that it had provided sanctuary with freedom and opportunity for those who chose it as home. Buzzing with activity. While checking the new crop of hon- ey, Bill Ferguson of Ferguson's Apiaries remained cool, calm and collected in spite of the busy bees. HURON MOTOR PRODUCTS WWI 11111EA'= MUM MAID - /E1111E/lOt►'lr //i111 26 71V • CARS • TRUCKS • VANS CALL FOR APPT. 235-0363 •.eAU..Nun .. V......� El L!U�B <iYI • swim Amor whilst • Swift p.•tr•w. memo, .dA op Mil amor um 4 A coolirellOnd .N 'i* h•1, die t W prep" NW •$ wYS l. MN Gerry Dobrindt Honey harvest underway HENSALL - On Saturday, Fergu- son's Apiaries near Hensall was lit- erally buzzing with activity — hon- ey bee activity. Owner Bill Ferguson said this year's lack 6f heat units affected field crops and honey production. The queens were late getting start- ed this spring and delayed the worker bees which don't "start up until six weeks after the queens." On cooler days, bees are less likely to leave the hive to get the nectar. "We need two weeks of really nice weather to get back to a nor- mal position," explained Ferguson. Despite this year's less than ideal weather conditions, the honey crop is ready and Ferguson's Apiaries enjoyed a steady stream of custom- ers on Saturday. To the Editor: Like most of my colleagues in the field of education, preparation has been made over the last few weeks to greet a new school year. Like all previous ones, this one is filled with hope and promise. In the past those concepts were attributed to the students and their endeavors. This year we hear them es- poused by provincial union leaders in different ways. I recognize that the current atmos- phere of pending labor unrest extends beyond the teaching profession to in- clude civil servants and other public employees. We teachers do seem to be the better targets these days though since we are paid at least twice as much as the top -billing doctors and get more holidays than there are days in the year. As long as the public perception of those last two ideas is true then we de- serve all the heat we get. At the same time as we have a lousy public image we also have our own leaders threatening to call a province- svide strike in order to express displeas- ure with pending legislation. Like that's going to significantly improve our im- age. 1 have very little regard for our cur- reht provincial government. This 'group's agenda is mean-spirited and draconian. At the same time they gar- ner my admiration for their technique. We are being played like a cheap fid- dle. every time the Minister of Educa- tion makes a comment suggesting teachers could improve in some way he draws the bow across the strings. As with any cheap fiddle, the result is the most cacophonous din one could ima- gine. Response to the anti -strike bill has been typically pedantic, pompous, and puerile. I'm sure everyone in the province was enthralled by the perfor- mance of the union leaders in the pub- lic gallery of the Legislature when the bill was introduced. Disrupting the pro- ceedings with hoots and hollers is so sophisticated. What a fine example to set for others to follow, especially, in the case of teachers, for the students. How I wish our leaders would just cool their rhetoric and threats. It seems that it's like were in a card game with the government. On every hand dealt we wait for the first play or discard and then show all our cards and let the other person play them for us. I think the appropriate descriptor for this kind of effort is, "Like, Duh." Imagine a province -wide strike by all the public sector employees. Even if a million walked off the job the Tories would still have over six million other Qntario residents to convincethat they are on the right track if these overpaid, underworld malcontents disrupt life for the majority. Every day of such a strike would certainly go a long way to help- ing the cost cutting and reducing the deficit. There would be no public thank you's either. What a superb re-election • gambit. The strike would almost guar- antee the return of a government it was meant to discredit. It may be that I am alone in these ob- servations of the way things are. I just have to take comfort in the words of a child from and old story, "The Emperor has no clothes on!" 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They will have AFTERNOON AND EVENING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE AS OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1997 194 Main St., Lucan E NOMINATIONS NOTICE TO MUNICIPAL ELECTORS OF Towns of Clinton and Seaforth, Villages of Bayfield and Blyth, Townships of Mullett, Tuckersmith, McKillop, Stanley TAKE NOTICE THAT nominations may be filed betweeen 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Nomination Day, Friday, October 10, 1997, or during the period from Riesday, April 1, 1997 to Thursday, October' 9, 1997, inclusive immediately preceding Nomination Day, at a time when the Clerk's Office is open, at the office of the Clerk of the'Ibwn of Clinton, OFFICE FOR WHICH PERSONS MAY BE NOMINATED ONE MEMBER OF DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD No. 8 (Huron County Board of Education) Huron Town of Clinton Village of Bayfield Township of Hullett lbwnship of Stanley 'bwn of Seaforth Village of Blyth Township of McKillop Tbwnehip of Tuckersmith FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that nominations must be in the prescribed form, and be accompanied by the prescribed nomination filing fee of $100. The nomination will only be certified where the Clerk is satisfied that the person is qualified to be nominated and that the nomination complies with the Act. The nomination must be signed by the candidate and may be filed in person or by an agent as set forth in Section 33 of the Act. Nomination forms and full particulars to be followed may be obtained from the underaigned. Where there are more candidates than are required to fill the office, notice will be given of the location of voting places, the dates and times that voting places wiH be open for voting, manner in which electors may use voting proxies, and any alternative voting methods. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that where, at 5:00 p.m. on Tueday, October 14,1997, the number of certified candidates for an office is the same as or leas than, the number to be elected, the clerk shall immediately declare the candidate or candidates elected by acclamation. On Wednesday, October 15, 1997, between the hour. of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., additional nominations may be filed for the remaining vacancies in the office in respect of which there was an insufficient number of certified candidates, and the provisions of subsections 33 (6) and 37 (2) apply. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND this 27th day of August, 1997. AArta C.Marie Jefferson wn oi' Clinton.