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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1976-06-16, Page 4Page 4 -Citizens News, June 16, 1976 �dikQ�rial C�m���ts The news this week of the sale of the Citizens News to J.W. Eedy Publications will no doubt be the cause of some concern to the readers and advertisers. Once before in the history of the weekly newspaper business in Zurich, the commu- nity newspaper was sold to an Exeter firm. It was promptly closed down and absorbed into the pages of the Exeter weekly. This move so upset the citizenry of Zurich that it gave birth to the present Citizens News. Times change! Since that date, the week- ly newspaper field has undergone tremen- dous changes. Type is now set "cold" as opposed to the old fashioned "hot metal" linotype style. No longer are weekly newspapers printed down the street as huge web offset plants now handle as many as 30 or 40 weekly papers, making the oper- ation more economical and much faster. Perhaps because of these factors and changes in the economic picture of rural. Ontario, J.W. Eedy Publications have assured all that it intends to keep the Citizens News operating as usual, a paper the community can be proud of. Happenings in Varna and area Barbara Keys received her the university of Western Ontario Bachelor or Arts degree in Math- on Wednesday, June 9. Barbara ematics and Psychology at the was affiliated with King's College annual spring convocation of where a noon luncheon was held Marri©UN MG)wz Published Each Wednesday By Huron -Middlesex Publishers Ltd. Second Class Mail Registration Number 1385 Member: CCanadian Weekly. Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Subscription Rates: $6.00 per year in advance in Canada; 58.00 in United States and Foreign: single copies 20 tor the graduates and their families. The convocation was held in Alumni Hall followed by a post- convocation reception in the University Community Centre. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Keys and her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Keys attended the cere- mony. Darryn McAsh celebrated his fourth birthday last Friday. His mother, Mrs. Doug McAsh, held a party for several of his friends and cousins. There was a good turnout of ball players at the school for practice on Friday evening, and there will be another practice this Friday evening at 7:00. Thank -you to the coaches who have offered to help, and.we hope we will have several parents out to drive the children to the games After the furnace, the water heater is the biggest user of energy in your home. Waste hot water, and you're wasting valuable energy. That's a good reason for getting full value from your water heater in every way you can. By fixing leaky faucets. By insulating long runs of hot water pipe. By waiting until you have a full Toad before you switch on the clothes or dishwasher. By using cold or cool water when it will do the job. By taking shorter showers or shallower baths. By making sure that all the hot water that eventually goes down the drain works hard for you before it goes. The Cascade electric fes® water heater gives you a NCes dependable supply of hot water and it makes good use of all the energy it consumes. But it's up to you to use hot water wisely. Don't waste a drop. Hsi 5.5620A The Last Word by Ted Rowcliffe This is the last Last Word! Usually the well known "30", devoting the end, come at the end of a column but in this case it is more meaningful at the beginning. Those who read the announcement on the front page of this edition of the News will know by now that this column ends my association with the Exeter Independent News and the Zurich Citizens News, at least in the position of co - publisher. The firm of J. W. Eedy, present publishers of the Exeter Times -Advocate take over the reins as soon as this edition is printed and distributed. This all takes place with mixed emotions on my part; emotions of sadness, elation, regret and anticipation. The newspaper business, like any other, is undertaken for a profit. There is also a certain amount of pride of pro- duct involved as I am sure there is in any business. Nedless to say, an agreement satisfactory to all concerned was arrived at before the recently formed Huron- Middlesex Publishers was sold. But financial gain• is not the only criteria involved. Fortunately, the new owners of our publications have given us assurance that certain stipulations will be met. One of the foremost was the continued publication of the Zurich Citizens News as a separate newspaper. It had be- come obvious to us, after only seven or eight months of publication, that the people of the village considered this a matter of extreme importance. Secondly, the new publishers have indicated that there will be little change in the operation of the firm and that wherever possible, present staff will be maintained, at both our Exeter and Zurich offices. The one regret I do feel is a sense of disappointment some of our readers and advertisers may feel. The public and the retail section certainly supported us well and this was much appreciated. It was not possible, due to the mechanic of the business transaction changing ownership, to inform many of our loyal customers of the change prior to it's accomplishment. To all those, we are sorry we were not able to tell each of you personally before the news was made public. Its been fun, but it's also been a lot of hard work. We hope we have done a good job for the reading public during our short Tenure and as announced, we'll likely be around in the news business for some time yet. Golden Glimpses . e 8 BLUE WATER PEST HOME Even tho the calendar doesn't say that summer is officially here, the extreme temperatures lead us to believe that it must be just around the corner. On Tuesday morning we were pleased to welcome Mr. Lawrence Wein who joined the Residents in the dining room to sing along with them. He will be vacation- ing . for the remainder of the summer and we look forward to his visits in the fall. On Tuesday evening, the Ladies of Goshen United Church sponsored the June birthday party. Mrs. Bruce Keys was the Master of Ceremonies for the evening. Misses Jull & Judy Armstrong played the guitar and ukulele and sang several num- bers. Master Roger McKinley favoured with several numbers on the horn. Little Misses Beckey McKinley and Lisa Robinson also played the ukulele and sang and danced for the audience. Mrs. Audrey McKinley and Mrs. Joyce Armstrong added considerable humour to the programme. Birthday gifts were distributed, courtesy of the Ladies Auxiliary. Residents having birthdays during the month of June are Mrs. Fern Bowman, Mrs. Aimee Bedard, Mr. Peter Gingerich, Mts. Margaret Hunkin, Mrs. Ethel Munn, Mrs, Alexina McLaren and Mrs, Mary Sturley. Following the programme, a de- licious lunch was served by the Ladies of Goshen U.C.W. On Friday the Residents were given a special treat. Mr. & Mrs. Bill Horner of the Bayview Inn hosted as many residents as were able to attend a dinner. 25 of the Residents took advantage of the invitation to attend and were served a delicious meal at noon. This is one of a number of times that the Residents have been dinner guests of Mr. & Mrs. Horner, and needless to say, they are always delighted to accept the invitation. Next week is Senior Citizen's week. Anyone wishing to enter- tain the Residents with a pro- gramme of any nature, please contact the Home for arrange- ments. In addition to the people who are residing in Maplewoods Apartments who were mentioned , last week, Mrs. Elizabeth Gin- gerich of Zurich has also taken up residency there. On Sunday evening the chapel service was conducted by Rev. Bruce Pierce of Crediton United Church. Mrs. Leila Finkbeiner presided at the organ and ac- companied the trio consisting of Mrs. Lloyd Hey, Mrs. Martin and Mr. Pierce, Jr,