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I OYEARS AGO
November 20, 1996 - Les
Wernham, brewmaster and
owner of Pints Unlimited in
Exeter won a number of awards
at the Taste of the Great Lakes
Craft Beer Brewing competition
held recently at Frankenmuth,
Michigan. From six entries sub-
mitted Wernham received three
firsts, one second and one third
place award.
20 YEARS AGO
November 19, 1986 - At the Queensway Nursing
Home in Hensall, 80 year-old John Kats lets his
memory slip back for decades to when German
troops began their occupation of his native Holland.
The only first World War veteran to attend the
recent Remembrance Day banquet at the Exeter
Legion was Comrade Reg Knight.
Area winners at Friday's Huron County 4-H
Awards Night were Dan Weigand, R.R. 1,
Dashwood; Rob Hern, R.R. 1, Woodham and Janice
Bishop of Exeter.
35YEARS AGO
November 18, 1971 - Wednesday afternoon, the
South Huron Panthers under the direction of coach-
es Doug Ellison and and Dave Cox won their third
straight Huron -Perth Conference junior football
championship by defeating the Goderich Vikings
25-6. It was also their 27th straight victory
Stephen township council has approved a bounty
of $15 for wolves captured in the township. This is
in addition to $25 paid by Huron county.
45 YEARS AGO
November 17, 1961 - The double bill this week-
end at the Lyric Theatre contrasts historical excite-
ment in "Carthage in Flames" and childhood
warmth in "My Dog Buddy".
The new $40,000 Bethel Reformed Church on
Huron Street was dedicated Tuesday night before a
full congregation.
South Huron Hospital Association has purchased
the property of Miss Vera Rowe on Huron Street, for
expansion of the nurses residence.
Ladies Auxiliary to the Exeter Legion has pur-
chased a baker -treater for South Huron Hospital to
provide heat treatments for patients.
50YEARS AGO
November 18, 1956 - Over 25 boys and girls have
joined Exeter's junior band. Practice sessions have
commenced under the leadership of Jim Ford of
London.
Captain J. Grant Mills, M.D., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Mills of Woodham expects to sail for Egypt this
week with the first contingent of the Queen's Own
Regiment, which will represent Canada in the
United Nations police force.
60YEARS AGO
November 19, 1946 - More than 400 men are
employed on the construction work of the new
buildings at the R.C.A.F Training School at
Centralia.
Eighteen year-old Jack Kinsman of Cromarty was
awarded the King's Guinea's and sold his calf for
$4,950 at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto.
Membership in the Exeter Chamber of Commerce
is nearing the 100 mark according to membership
chairman W.G. Cochrane.
85 YEARS AGO
November 20, 1921 - The Hensall Hall was
packed to capacity for nominations for the South
Huron riding. The candidates are J.J. Merner of
Seaforth for the National Liberal Conservatives;
Thomas McMillan of Hullet for the Liberals and
William Black of Tuckersmith for the UFO.
Mr. William Sillery has disposed of his 100 acre
farm in Usborne township, situated on the corner of
London Road and Thames Road to Mr. Peter Moir
of Usborne.
The fiftieth anniversary of Oddfellows in Exeter
was celebrated Wednesday evening when Exeter
Lodge No. 67 gave an At Home in the Opera House.
I I 0 YEARS AGO
November 19, 1896 - C. Fritz has moved his stock
of boots and shoes into the Hartleib Block, one door
west of Paulin's Hardware store in Dashwood.
The deer hunting season closed on Saturday.
Though the number of licences issued was large,
the deer have not fared badly. The bush was so wet
that both men and hounds found it next to impossi-
ble to enter.
ROSS
HAUGH
BACK IN TIME
Seniors' Perspective
By Jim Bearss
Seniors' Correspondent
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're
the pilot."
Local Churches Re-enact the Christmas Story at
Bethlehem Walk:
The congregations of eight local churches are busy
preparing for the Christmas season with the pre-
sentation of a Bethlehem Walk. This re-enact-
ment of the Christmas Story will take place in a
country setting on Fri., Nov. 24 at Kirkton-
Woodham Community Centre and the adjoining
fairground. Beginning at 7:30 p.m., congregation
and choir members of the St. Paul's Anglican
Church and Kirkton, Woodham, Thames-Road-
Elimville, Zion West, Centralia and Crediton
United Churches and Maple -View Mennonite
Church will present the sites and sounds of
Bethlehem. Refreshments will be served follow-
ing the presentation. For more information, contact
Helen Kadey at 519-228-6484.
Bake Sale & Dessert:
Old Fashioned Christmas Bake Sale, plus sit down:
Soup, Roll, Dessert, Tea/Coffee $3, Craft Table. Come
out and buy your Christmas baking and sit down and
socialize Sun., Nov. 26 - 12:30 - 3:00 p.m. at the Caddy
shack Grand Cove Estates, Grand Bend. For more infor-
mation, contact Agnes Voyer at 519-238-6267
Important Announcement:
A flu clinic will be offered at SHHA. It will take place
on Wed., Nov. 29 from 4 - 7 p.m in the boardroom of the
hospital. Contact # 519-235-5153.
Seniors! Book your ride to the Flu Clinic: Call Town &
Country Support Services, cost is $5 for a round trip in
your area. Call Clinton at 519-482-9264 or Exeter at
519-235-0258
Euchreama:
Plan to attend a fall Euchreama for the Exeter & Area
Senior Games on Fri., Nov. 24. The cards start at 10
a.m. and chance at prizes, share the wealth and you will
get a great lunch for only $5. For more information
contact June Hodgson at 519-235-2194
Blyth Festival Singers - Make Us Merry!
On Sun., Dec. 3, 2:30 p.m. at North Street United
Church, Goderich featuring the award winning St.
Mary's Children's Choir and for tickets contact 519-235-
0258 or 519-482-9264 or the Blyth Festival at 519-523-
9300.
Email Protection: How to Protect Your Address Book!
I learned a computer trick today that's really inge-
nious in its simplicity. As you may know, when/if a
worm virus gets into your computer it heads straight
for your email address book, and sends itself to every-
one in there, thus infecting all your friends and associ-
ates.
This trick won't keep the virus from getting into your
computer, but it will stop it from using your address
book to spread further, and it will alert you to the fact
that the worm has gotten into your system.
Here's what you do: First, open your address book
and click on "new contact," just as you would do if you
were adding a new friend to your list of email address-
es.
In the window where you would type your friend's first
name type in "A". For the screen name or email
address, type AAAAAAA@AAA.AAA. Now, here's what
you've done and why it works: The "name" "A" will be
placed at the top of your address book as entry #1. This
will be where the worm will start in an effort to send
itself to all your friends. But, when it tries to send itself
to AAAAAAA@AAA.AAA, it will be undeliverable
because of the phony email address you entered. If the
first attempt fails (which it will because of the phony
address), the worm goes no further and your friends
will not be infected. Here's the second great advantage
of this method: If an email cannot be delivered, you will
be notified of this in your Inbox almost immediately.
Hence, if you ever get an email telling you that an email
addressed to AAAAAAA@AAA.AAA could not be deliv-
ered, you know right away that you have the worm
virus in your system. You can then take steps to get rid
of it! Pretty slick huh? If everybody you know does this
then you need not ever worry about opening mail from
friends. Pass this information on to all your friends.
Information from Esther Mawson
Chocolate Sings:
One day I had a date for lunch with friends.
Mae, a little old lady about 80 years old, came
along with them - All in all, a pleasant bunch.
When the menus were presented, we ordered
salads, sandwiches, and soups, except for Mae
who said, "Ice Cream, please. Two scoops,
chocolate."
I wasn't sure my ears heard right, and the
others were aghast. "Along with heated apple
pie," Mae added, completely unabashed. We
tried to act quite nonchalant, as if people did this
all the time. But when our orders were brought out, I
didn't enjoy mine. I couldn't take my eyes off Mae as
her pie a -la -mode went down. The other ladies showed
dismay. They ate their lunches silently and frowned.
The next time I went out to eat, I called and invited
Mae. I lunched on white meat tuna. She ordered a par-
fait. I smiled. She asked if she amused me. I answered,
"Yes, you do, but also you confuse me. How come you
order rich desserts, while I feel I must be sensible?
She laughed and said, with wanton mirth, "I taste all
that's possible. I try to eat the food I need, and do the
things I should. But life's so short, my friend, I hate
missing out on something good. This year I realized
how old I was. (She grinned) I haven't been this old
before." "So, before I die, I've got to try those things that
for years I had ignored. I haven't smelled all the flowers
yet. There are too many books I haven't read. There
are more fudge sundaes to wolf down and kites to be
flown overhead. There are many malls I haven't
shopped. I've not laughed at all the jokes. I've missed a
lot of Broadway hits and potato chips and cokes. I want
to wade again in water and feel ocean spray on my face.
I want to sit in a country church once more and thank
God for His grace. I want peanut butter every day
spread on my morning toast. I want un -timed long dis-
tance calls to the folks I love the most. I haven't cried at
all the movies yet, or walked in the morning rain. I
need to feel wind in my hair. I want to fall in love again.
So, if I choose to have dessert, instead of having dinner,
then should I die before night fall, I'd say I died a win-
ner, because I missed out on nothing. I filled my heart's
desire. I had that final chocolate mousse before my life
expired."
With that, I called the waitress over. "I've changed my
mind," I said. "I want what she is having only add some
more whipped cream!" This is my gift to you - We need
an annual friends day! Live well, love much and laugh
often - Be happy. Be mindful that happiness isn't based
on possessions, power, or prestige, but on relationships
with people we love and respect. Remember that while
money talks, "CHOCOLATE SINGS"
Did You Know?
Chocolate is derived from cocoa beans; the first patent
for chewing gum was issued in 1869 to William F.
Semple, a dentist from Mount Vernon, Ohio; The Swiss
consume more chocolate per capita than any other
nation on earth.
Farmer's Thought:
Look at what a loaf of bread is worth compared to a
bushel of wheat now or a bushel of barley to a beer.
And how many loaves of bread that are made or as
many bottles of beer in a bushel of barley. Do you really
think they will pay us producers any more for the prod-
ucts we sell for absolutely nothing compared to that
bushel of wheat or the barley? The large companies
will always tell us what we will get for our produce.
Jim B
earss
Unhappy with
comments
Congratulations to all the South Huron
council members on their election wins.
Some new persons and thoughts with
some experienced and well thought of
council members should serve South
Huron quite nicely.
I was pleased to read the comments
from George Robertson giving praise to the
"good South Huron candidates going down to defeat."
On the flip side, I was disappointed with our new
Mayor Ken Oke, who chose to kick the non -victorious
mayoral candidate when he is down. He said the peo-
ple have chosen a positive person not a negative one.
Our new mayor's lack of graciousness toward the los-
ing candidate leads me to think the charges brought
against Mr. Ducharme were in fact dirty politics.
Did anyone actually believe the timing was just
coincidental? When Mr. Ducharme was at his most
vulnerable in the elections and unable to properly
defend himself, the proverbial stuff hit the fan.
/! LetterIf the issue were something requiring the
to then actions taken, would waiting one or two more
Editor weeks not have been the better course of
action?
Our new mayor owes all of South Huron,
as well as Mr. Ducharme an apology for such
ungracious behaviour in the comments he made.
With his experience one would have thought he
would know better. With so much bitterness towards
the unsuccessful mayoral candidate how can the resi-
dents of South Huron trust our new mayor to proper-
ly represent our residents and community needs?
IAN J. TUCK , Exeter