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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2006-10-04, Page 66 Exeter Times–Advocate Wednesday, October 4, 2006 Opinion Forum News Seniors' perspective Continued from page 5 Nobody owned a purebred dog. When a quarter was a decent allowance. You'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny. Our mom wore nylons that came in two pieces. All your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers had their hair done every day and wore high heels. You got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, without asking, all for free, every time? And you didn't pay for air? And, you got trading stamps to boot. Laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box. It was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents. They threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed... and they did. When a 57 Chevy was everyone's dream car...to cruise, peel out, lay rubber or watch submarine races, and people went steady. No one ever asked where the car keys were because they were always in the car, in the ignition, and the doors were never locked. Lying on your back in the grass with your friends and saying things like, "That cloud looks like a ..." Playing baseball with no adults to help kids with the rules of the game. Stuff from the store came without safety caps and her- metic seals because no one had yet tried to poison a per- fect stranger. And with all our progress, don't you just wish, just once, you could slip back in time and savor the slower pace, and share it with the children of today? My Dad is a Father: A little boy got on the bus, sat next to a man reading a book, and noticed he had his collar on backwards. The little boy asked why he wore his collar that way. The man, who was a priest, said, "I am a Father." The little boy replied, "My daddy doesn't wear his collar like that." The priest looked up from his book and answered "I am the Father of many." The boy said, "My dad has 4 boys, 4 girls and two grandchildren and he doesn't wear his collar that way." The priest, getting impatient, said, "I am the "Father of hundreds" and went back to read- ing his book. The little boy sat quietly thinking for a while, then leaned over and said, "Maybe you should wear your pants backwards instead of your collar." Contributed by Bill Tinney Commencement at SHDHS this Fri., Oct. 6 EXETER — Hey there, Pantherinos! September is over, can you believe it? I sure can't, but I am looking forward to what looks to be a heck of an October. All right then, if you're heading off to university or college next year, check this out: Niagara College is visiting today, Huron University College is visiting Oct. 10, and Georgian College is visiting Oct. 11. Next up, a reminder that the Public Health Nurse will drop in on the first and third Tuesday every month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. No appointment is necessary. The next visit will be Oct. 17. Turning to sports, last Thursday the tennis team traveled to Stratford for Huron -Perth competition. All players played well and represented the school well with two doubles teams advancing to WOSSAA in the spring. Congrats, guys. Also coming up, Friday there will be an awards assembly at 10 a.m. where we will honour SHDHS's best and brightest. At 7:30 p.m. Commencement will be held (grads are to meet in the cafeteria at 7 p.m.) I'm excited, can you tell? All the grads are coming home! It's been lonely without them. The Senior Band will play and us grads will all get pretty pieces of paper for our four years of labour. I would also like to add that I love pasta. The name comes from Italy but this wonderful food is enjoyed all over the world. I'm offering a reward to the person who can tell me what the Italian style of pasta is made from. Coming events: CRAIG SKOCHINSKI PANTHER PRO- FILE Oct. 4 — Niagara College presentation at 12:40 p.m. Oct. 6 — Awards Assembly at 10 a.m. Commencement at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 — Huron University College presentation at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 11 — Georgian College presentation at 10:15 a.m. Rotary Club raises over $43,000 GRAND BEND — The 3rd Annual Autumn Indulgence hosted by the Rotary Club of Grand Bend raised over $43,000 Sept. 23 supporting the Rotary Club's clean water and beach enhancement projects. Over 400 people attended the event, complete with dinner, entertainment and a live and silent auction. In previous years the event has raised $40,000. Orgnizers are pleased with the community support and the over $3,000 increase this year. Hearts support loved ones Helping cancer research —About $10,000 was raised Sunday in Exeter at the annual Run for the Cure at MacNaughton Park. Eighty people took part, with proceeds going to the Canadian Breast Cancer Forum for research. Pictured above in back from left are organizer Janice Brock and event founder Diana Cusveller,while in front from left are organizer Melissa Brock and volun- teers Shannon Ryan and KendraWindsor.At left on the trail are Amanda Thiel, left, and Tamilyn Daters, both of Zurich. (photos/Scott Nixon) Pink hearts bulletin — About 175 Biddulph Central students participated in a run or walk Sept. 29 supporting the Terry Fox Foundation. Students also watched a movie, educating them on the difference Terry Fox has made, and cut out pink hearts displayed on a bulletin which each student dedicated to a loved one affected by cancer.Above from left, students Jordan Joyce, Katie Butt, Lauren Kennedy, Nicole McComb and Connor Brown stand in front of the bulletin in the front lobby of the school.The amount raised by the school for cancer research was unknown as the T A was going to print. (photo/Nina Van Lieshout) Discussion necessary I recently had the pleasure of talking to Mayor Rob Morley and two councillors concerning the Crediton/Centralia sewer project. No voices were raised, there was no name calling, yet once again (this has happened the past couple of times the subject has been brought up) Mayor Morley ends the discussion with, "I'm not going to argue!" The sewer project is a hot topic and not everyone will agree with council's opinions or decisions. This is a free country last I checked and discussions and debates from people of different opinions is what it takes to find a compromise that all involved can live with. I know many council members are not returning next year but until the election is over, they still have an to Letters e Editor obligation to listen to the public that put them in office. Since the residents of our two vil- lages are expected to foot the estimated $6.2 million for this project, whether it takes one meet- ing or 50, discussions must contin- ue to reach a compromise so people don't lose their homes or businesses due to the financial hardship this project will bring. TINA PREMONT, Centralia