The Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-10-18, Page 5cr
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Lest We Forget ... a series
Editor's note: We continue with a
series of award winning poems and
essays on Remembrance Day, Each
selection is a national winner in the
Royal Canadian Legion's 1987
Literary Contest. This week's
selection is the intermediate Essay
winner, "Crimson and Bittersweet"
by Nadine Shelly of La Rouge,
Saskatchewan.
CRIMSON AND BITTERSWEET
Remembrance! Spoken softly it is
a low chord of sorrow, spoken
proudly .. it is a note scarlet and
bright. Each of us has been touched
by the world wars ina different way,
and the word "remembrance"
les a separate tone for each of
es of the old man selling
e it has a painful
d grey with death
till clear eyes
ire him in
of war
ugh
of loss and grief to me, there was
still a proudness and a strength to
her remembrance. She told me of
the courage and hope that pulled the
country together, a vision of peace
and security that bound wives and
fathers and children together.
Movies tell us of the glory of war,
not the cold loneliness of death or of
the unforgiving low skies that hung
over fields of Europe. The silver
screen remembers wars our soldiers
did not fight. To know of the difficult
reality each proud young man faced
in the barrage of a terrible enemy,
we, who have not known a war, must-
listen
ustlisten to those who fought for us so
many years ago. This is a
remembrance we must share in
order to face the future armed with
an understanding of our past and a
unified dream for global freedom
and peace. On Nov. 11 the - world
draws closer for a time, silently
recalling the men and women. we
owe our lives to, and in the beautyof
a dream of universal peace which
e share.
each poppy pinned lightly to our
every wreath set upona
every dream and hope
trance. The -word is
et, and we will
re
IT WAS APPLE DAY in Wingham
last Saturday and the • Beavers
were out in full force, including
Wesley Stapleton and Kent
Readman, who made a sale to
Mrs. Ernie . Merkley of Alfred
Street. Beavers -in -training Kyle
Readman and Scott Stapleton
helped their big brothers.
Annual meeting
The Huron County Federation of
Agriculture will hold its annual
meeting this Friday, Oct. 14 in the
Blyth Community Centre.
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
and Food Centennial presentations
will highlight the event.
.Writer. praises
Homemakers
Dear Editor:
Praise for .the Town and Country
Homemakers who have helped me
stay at -.home, enjoyingrelatively
good health.
I am 94 years old and I look for-
ward to
orward:.to the days , the ladies come,
and for.1 a Oxeelieat work :t that they
dolorme.
vesuniece of mind to my family
who Iive long, distances from me.
Sincerely
i ordoa +aa
Just a reminder !�* Nn.. hUrriaine.Mt. Phillip' Said
are raved, g for photograph off.,. at:the hOrricanehad a devest ug
Huron County scenes. These - Impact . on Jamaica's economic
used ma riding calendar *bteh: f w -strUctnre.
be publishing n early January.
All amateur and professional
photographers are. Invited to par-
ticipate by sending their favorite
photos of Huron County ® past or
present scenes are vireleome. The. 12
best will be used inthe calendar,
with names of the photographer
prominently displayed. Prizes will
be awarded to all whose photos are
used. The pictures should be either 4
by 7 or 5' by 7, preferably "black and
white" as it reproduces better.
Because the calendar itself will also
be black and white, the composition
of the photo ® rather than the color
- will be most important.
All photographs must be received
in my Toronto office byOct. 30 in
order to meet oin' printer's deadline.-
Please print clearly on the back your
name, address, telephone number,
and the exact -1 'afior at''whichille °#° .ReeyelingFunds•
picture was taken. Markhambecomes" 1We 70th
Mail to: Junk°'1dell;Pe'oY�iiri'tyii'�h� aPioV-hce. to
Huron, 801 Bay" fi't;1 iHli r r, "°esta�il f� ` ' hib kit) Multi -
Toronto, OntariCONA Pte: J iss iw w :Iiiater14I:ittyaingelf46.0.61. with
Hurriennitilidion Eli= not, Li?ifl 1fc`alh assistanee/ Tto ii the
Citizenship Mi is 1iGerrig ,-Qna!rioAtifinistry3(4fi they won
.Phillapsrecently tepo#rted cabinetmAnenL--,7,
on the Ontario government Mission The ' announcement that the
to Jamaica. Mr, Phillips and Skills ministry has committed over
Development Minister Alvin Curling $500,000 to Markham's new curbside
were invited by the Jamaican recycling project was made by
government to assess the situation Durham -York :MPP, Bill , Ballinger
on the island in the aftermath of _ on behalf _ of : Environment Minister
Hurricane Gilbert. Jim Bradley: - F = ' *.
The ministers met with the Mr. Bradley's aim is to expand
Canadian High Commissioner ' to recycling so that at least 15 per cent
Jamaica Kathryn McCallion, of Ontario's household garbage is
Jamaica's Deputy Prime Minister diverted from landfills.
Hugh Shearer, and several mem- The Markham project is funded by
hers of Jamaica's cabinet. the ministry's municipal recycling
Discussions centred around, the support program. The program,
country's current economic part of the: ministry's comprehen
situation and its immediate needs. sive funding program for waste
Both ministers, as co-chairmen of management, helps, municipalities
an interministerial committee .on implement recycling as a compon-
assistance to Jamaica, visited areas ent of their waste . management
of the islands most severely affected systems.
Mr. Phillips reported that "the
island. nation is facing_ a, major`
challenge in rebuilding its eeettatar
and that the country is workingwith
less than one quarter of its electrical -
capability, paralyzing most in-
duatries
The Ontario ' government has
contributed $100,000 to the Red Cross
for relief efforts in Jamaica, while
the ministry of health has provided' •.
$255,000 More in medical supplies.
Mr: Philips has also contacted
several businesses who- have
generously -supplied food and other
materials to thehurricane torn -
country.,
" Mr. Philips will consult'with"" his
cabinet -colleagues to prepare a plan
of action for further assistance from
the people of Ontario.
First snowfall causes
damage around town
The season's first significant
snowfall, which came one month
early, caused a numtler of . oblems
in and around the to "ft fingham
last week.
Last Wednesday morning, area
residents awoke, to"3iii bil"anrket of
snow covering thelkiiiiturghd. more
°titt►e way.Ingeor1 nsibsnfis 3 In spite of all the trouble it may
Numerous -peoole i li nd tl ,have caused, -the snow ,was gone in
Selves ditch-bro Idnasrroad-vont,-just over a,day, with mild weekend
ditions grew worse. The Wingham temperatures taking care of any
detachment of the Ontario leftovers. However, it did give area
Provincial Police reports several residents a taste of what is yet to
small incidents, none of which in- come.
volved injury
In addition to causing havoc to
power lines, the weight of the snow
on the still-unfallen leaves caused
many trees around Wingham to split
under the pressure or, at the very
least, lose branches. The town works
department was kept busy cleaning
up the brush.
Ken Saxton, manager of the
Wingham Public Utilities Com-
miSsion, said snow -laden tree,
branches touching wires caused
power outages, especially in the
Carling Terrace area, CKNX, the
hospital and the F E. Madill
Secondary School were withoUt
power for approximately one and
one-half hours Iasi Wednesday
morning. •
Power- Was r+tored to the
Wingham Public SCtol at 11a.m.,
but not until after staff members,
had considered settdtng the
yotingsters._ home at.. noon as .the.
school building was coining down
gkly.
Students at Sacred Heart SchooLjn
Wingham were sent horne at noon-
hoar due to the-povrer outage..
Contract awarded
George Radford Construction of
Blyth and John McKercher, RR 2,
Bluevale, have been awarded
contracts to plow snow in Morris
Township this winter.
Radfords.wJl plow Con. 8 and 9 for
per hoar aid Mr. McKercher will
plow °yet-to.be-.determined route in
the north' of the township for $50 per
. hour.
The standby rate for both is $30
per day.
Last year the Radford's plowed
-snow in Morris' for $47 per hour,
while Mr. McKercher's hourly rate
was$42.
Snow plow contracts were
awarded at the first October
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