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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-12-07, Page 5Wednesday, December 7, 2005 Exeter Times -Advocate 5 Opinion Forum News ROSS HAUGH BACK IN TIME I 0 YEARS AGO December 6, 1995 - The local economy received a $2,000,000 vote of confidence when the Hensall District Co -Op officially confirmed a major expansion will proceed at once for a large agricul- tural supply and hardware and building products operation in Hay Township. 20 YEARS AGO December 6, 1985 - At the town of Exeter annual appreciation dinner, Marshall Dearing was named citizen of the year for his efforts with the Exeter curling and bowling clubs. Also honoured were Paul and Perry Pooley who have signed pro hockey con- tracts with the Winnipeg Jets. 25 YEARS AGO November 29, 1980 - Retiring mayor Derry Boyle and Dorothy Chapman were named Exeter's citi- zens of the year at Wednesday's annual town ban- quet. Norm Stanlake was honoured Wednesday for his 21 years of service on the Exeter Cemetery board. The world's men's figure skating champion for 1962, Donald Jackson was in Exeter Saturday con- ducting a seminar for figure skaters from Exeter and Zurich. At the annual meeting Friday night of the Exeter District Co -Operative, patrons learned an all-time high in sales was achieved in the year ending on August 31, 1980. Sales for the year reached $4,488,783. Net savings amounted to $90,915. 35 YEARS AGO December 5, 1970 - Approval for the use of an old church as the new Whiting's Furniture store was given this past week. It required a change in the zoning bylaws. 40YEARS AGO December 5, 1965 - Driver training classes will resume at SHDHS in January it was announced last week. Ray Lammie of Centralia has been installed as Master of Lebanon Forest Lodge AF & AM. The cer- emony took place before a packed hall. 50YEARS AGO December 4, 1955 - Miss Trudy Pickard of Exeter and Bill Yungblut of Zurich, students at London Teacher's College are practice teaching at Centralia Public School this week. Freshmen councillors in Exeter include business- man Glenn Fisher and Bill Musser who are believed to be the youngest men to hold municipal office. Mrs. Albert Fletcher, whose bequest of $1,000 to South Huron Hospital was announced last week, also left $5,000 to the board of stewards of Zion United Church and $1,000 to the Zion Cemetery. 55 YEARS AGO December 3, 1950 - The RCAF base in Grand Bend is being reopened as an auxiliary base to the one presently located at Centralia. Alonzo McCann bounced back to defeat three other candidates for the position of reeve in Stephen township. His upset victory puts him in the reeve's chair for the second time. Proximity, a trotter owned by Clint Hodgins of Clandeboye was acclaimed the harness horse of the year. Mr. Hodgins a top driver on the harness rac- ing circuit drove his horse to most of her victories during the year. 60YEARS AGO December 6, 1945 - Mr. John Essery who has been associated with the Usborne and Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company for 54 years, first as director and then as president and then as agent has resigned his position. Under the spur of organized effort by the Huron Federation of Agriculture, registration of hog pro- ducers in Huron county for the vote now being taken on proposals to organize, has reached a total of 1,740. 80YEARS AGO December 4, 1925 - Mr. N. Contine, the founder of St. Joseph is now in Montreal in the interests of that enterprising town. A big boom is looked for when he returns. I I OYEARS AGO December 6, 1895 - Potatoes are a glut this year and J.H. Roy of Fullarton reports having 40 loads, but turkeys are scarce in town this week selling for six cents a pound. Seniors' Perspective By Jim Bearss ADULT ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR Lucan & Area Heritage invites you to join them on Thurs., Dec. 8 for a Christmas Light Tour of St. Thomas, over 125 beautiful displays of lights, a step -on host — guide will give us a city tour, see and taste the making of wine, at the Meadow Lane Winery, enjoy a turkey festi- val (Christmas) meal at 5 p.m. then to view the lights. Pick-up at Exeter Legion 10:15 a.m., Lucan Arena 10:45 a.m. Cost includes bus, meal, host, admission to the park. Tell your friends because a Christmas tour usually fills up early. Don't be disappoint- ed. Contact Harry Hardy at 227 4887, or 227 0444, Box 249, Lucan, ON NOM 2J0. Bring Care Home this Christmas - Give a gift certificate to someone you love from Town and Country Support Services. Gift Certificates are available for Meals on Wheels, frozen meals, home care, house cleaning, seniors diners clubs and other services and a great gift for seniors. All funds support the community work of Town and Country Support Services. Call Wingham 257-3222, Clinton 482-9264 or Exeter 235- 0258. Founded in 1978 in Huron County, Town and Country Support Services is a not-for-profit agency pro- viding in-home care and community programs for seniors, frail elderly and disabled adults in Huron County. Shelley McPhee Haist; Town and Country Support Services 519.357.3222 shaist@tcss.on.ca Meet Santa: at Stephen Township Arena on Sun., Dec. 11. Time 1:30 — 3 p.m. Come for the free skating, free hot dog and drink. Donations to the Food Bank greatly accepted. Sponsored by Stephen Township Fireman's Association. Lunch Out Program is back! If you missed it last year, never fear! VON Senior Support Services is here to tell you our llderton, Lucan, and Ailsa Craig/Parkhill Lunch Out Program is back! Everyone is welcome to come to our annual Christmas lunch -out to enjoy a turkey dinner with all the trimmings! Lunch will begin at noon and entertainment to follow. Please join us on: Fri., Dec. 9, Lucan Community Centre. If you have any questions or would like to make your reservations please call Pam Tweddle or Anita Windsor at our office, 227-4546 or 1- 800-561-1555. Christmas Holiday EatingTips: 1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit in fact; if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go to next door, where they are serving rum balls. 2. If something comes in gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand-alone, pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat. 3. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission. 4. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello? 5. Under no circumstance should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10 -pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog. 6. If you come across something really good at the buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the centre of attention, they're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again. 7. Same for pies. Apple, pumpkin, mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or, if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labour Day? 8. One fmal tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Reread tips; start over, but hur- ray because January is just around the corner. "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well pre- served body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand and a martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO H0O what a ride!" Have an amazing day. What's Happening in Grand Bend for December Dec. 8th "Coping with Grief Through the Holidays" please join us at the Grand Bend Area CHC from 2-4:00 p.m. for this supportive workshop. Holidays are a very stressful time after losing a loved one, learn coping strategies to make it a little easier for you and your fam- ily. Follow up meeting Jan. 5 2-4 pm. Call Mickey or Cindy at 238-1556 ext. 6 Dec. 9 "Greater Grand Bend Community Association Meeting"; Time 4:30 p.m. at Grand Bend Municipal Office/ Council chambers. Dec. 11 "Breakfast with Santa" Port Franks Community Centre 10 a.m. Breakfast is sponsored by The Ausable Port Franks Optimist's. Bring your chil- dren, grandchildren or friends. PS. Big Guy in Red will be there! Dec. 13 "Women's Probus Meeting" Grand Bend Legion 9:30 a.m. Presenter Liz Putherbough, topic: Easy and Affordable Christmas Decorations to make at Home" Dec. 13 "Living with Cancer Support Group" 7 p.m. Grand Bend CHC boardroom. Everyone wel- come. Contact Pat at 786-5290 for details. Dec. 31 "New Years' Eve party at the Port Franks Optimist Centre" Beach theme this year! Prizes for best costume of the evening.. Cost of ticket includes lunch call 243-3034 for tickets. arss Crime Alert: Scams are being used to defraud people. Identity theft is one of the latest and one should not give out per- sonal information over the telephone. Nigerian bank accounts are another. It is illegal for a lottery to ask for a fee from prizewinners. Fake invoices are sent espe- cially to businesses for items not ordered or authorized. If you call a 1-900 telephone number, there is a minute charge billed from a foreign country. Counterfeit money is also a problem even in five -dollar bills. Exeter Library News: Exeter Library will be closed the following days over the holiday season: Sat., Dec. 24, Sun., Dec. 25, Mon., Dec. 26, Sun., Jan. 1 and Jan. 2. Stock up on books to enjoy your holidays and on a snowy night. Children's programs will begin again in the new year. Register three and four -year-olds for Story hour and children eighteen months to three years for Toddler - time. Both programs will be held at the library on Friday mornings. Call 235-1890 to sign up. New recipes for the festive season can be found at the library. Choose a book from our Christmas display for inspiration. Legion News: The Youth Education program of the 167 R. E. Pooley Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion held its Remembrance Day literary and poster contests. Five out of the six schools participated with a total of 160 entries. An increase of 32 more entries from last year, following is a list of the winners: Literary (Essay) Category 1 — Senior grades 10, 11 and 12. 1st Justine Johnston — South Huron District High School. Literary (Essay) category 3 — Junior grades 4, 5 and 6 1st Kennedy Warren — Exeter Public School, 2nd Rachael Mattucci — Exeter Public School and 3rd Will Porter — Exeter Public School. Literary (Poetry) — Category 2 — Intermediate grades 7, 8 and 9 1st Aaron Jarrett Bullock — Stephen Central Public School, 2nd Teri Stuckless — Stephen Central Public School, 3rd Kara de Lange — Stephen Central Public School. Literary (Poetry) — Category 3 — Junior grades 4,5 and 6. 1st Emily Hartman — Exeter Public School, 2nd Rebekah Dawn Kleiber — Exeter Public School, 3rd Matt Barker — Exeter Public School. Poster (Colour) — Category 2 — Intermediate — Grades 7, 8 and 9; 1st Joshua Gerber — South Huron District High School, 2nd Jackie Smith — South Huron District High School, 3rd Leanne Hoffman — South Huron District High School. Poster (Colour) Category 3 — Junior — Grades 4,5 and 6; 1st Taylor Speirs — Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School, 2nd Shea Robinson — Stephen Central Public School and 3rd Jena Glavin — Precious Blood Catholic School. Poster (Colour) Category 4 — Primary — Grades — 1,2 and 3; 1st Autumn Ducharme — Exeter Public School, Danielle Smith — Exeter Public School, 3rd Bradley Regier — Precious Blood Catholic School. Poster (Black & White) Category 1- Senior — Grades —10,11 and 12, 1st Megan L Hodgson — South Huron District High School, 2nd Magen Overholt — South Huron District High School. Poster (Black & White) — Category 2 — Intermediate — Grades 7, 8 and 9; 1st Robert Allsop — South Huron District High School, 2nd Shahriar Sabri — South Huron District High School, 3rd Samuel Christie — South Huron District High School. Poster (Black & White) Category 3 — Junior — Grades See PERSPECTIVE page 6 Jim Be