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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2007-07-11, Page 5Wednesday,July 11, 2007 Times—Advocate 5 Opinion Forum News 10YEARS AGO July 9, 1997 - The top female and male students at SHDHS this year are Sharlene Beierling and Jason Glavin. Ontario Scholars are Jason Glavin, Simon Desjardine, Eric Clay, Eric Hundey, Melanie Neil, Brad Horton, Michael Schwindt, Melissa Seabrook, Jessica Brown, Sharlene Beierling, Lisa Stewardson, Colleen McKay, Jayne Westlake, Amanda Jennison, Stephanie Pearson, Jeff DeBlock and Holly Steinman. Other grade winners were Sarah Gardner in Grade 9, Jessica Haddon in Grade 10, Kristine Cowell in Grade 11 and Jill Ramer in Grade 12. The incoming president of the Lucan and District Lions Club, Clarence Haskett has been a Lions member for all of the club's 50 years and last held the gavel in 1953-54. 20YEARS AGO July 15, 1987 - Usborne township building inspector Herman Van Wieren recently successfully passed the third of a series of provincial courses for building officials. Area township reeves have not put a great deal of substance in reasons cited by Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw for seceding from Huron county or building a moat around the town. But, one has indicated Exeter should seriously consider the ramifications of such action. Usborne reeve Gerald Prout noted that Exeter gets its water from Usborne, dumps its sewage in Stephen and deposits its garbage in Hay. 40YEARS AGO July 15, 1967 - A number of local students of music teacher Lawrence Wein passed exams with the Western Ontario Conservatory of Music. They are Judy Price, John Godbolt, Sylvia Cann, Jack Kraft, Larry Shapton, Barbara Stanlake, Julie Palmer, Catherine Ecker, Gary MacLean, Noel Skinner, Linda Middleton, Paul Shapton, Barbara Dougall. The Canadian Tire store in Exeter is advertising a rotary lawn mower for $51.25, reduced from $56.95 Al's Food Market in Hensall is selling chuck or rolled pot roasts for 53 cents a pound this week. Chocolate bars are 12 for one dollar and grapefruit 39 cents for a half dozen. 50YEARS AGO July 14, 1957 - Juliette became "Everybody's Pet" in Grand Bend, Wednesday. She came, saw and conquered with a smile that had thousands applauding, cheering and laughing. The hearing of the Dr. L.G. Hagmeir flood dam- age suit at Grand Bend is estimated to cost over a thousand dollars a day for lawyers, engineers and other officials. 55 YEARS AGO July 16, 1952 - The Lions Dream Home at Southcott Pines in Grand Bend was open to the pub- lic for inspection last week. Proceeds of sales of tick- ets on the house will go to South Huron Hospital now being built. After spending 20 months in Australia and practi- cally travelling around the world, Miss Helen Penhale has returned home. She says "There is no place like home". Marilyn Bissett, 13 year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bissett of Exeter won first prize in the juvenile contest at Kirkton's eighth annual Garden Party, Wednesday evening. 65 YEARS AGO July 14, 1942 - Richard Etheringotn leaves next week for No. 9 Training School at St. Johns, Quebec to work as a wireless operator for Canadian Airways. Mr. Thomas Appleton, aged 87 was one of the oldest Orangemen to walk in the recent Orange cele- bration in London. Mr. Harry Lewis who has been connected with Hydro in Exeter for 11 years has been appointed foreman for the Lucan Rural Hydro District. 90YEARS AGO July 15, 1917 - The year-end school report from S.S. No. 1 Usborne is as follows; Senior IV -Harold Wood, Edgar Cudmore, Clarence Down, Anna Moir, Earl Mitchell. Senior III - Gordon Cudmore, Melvin Moir, Vera Dunn. Junior III -Olive Wood, Lorene Dunn, James Oke, Al MacDonald, Junior II - Mervin Cudmore, Cora Cooper, Nora Oke, Pearl Harris, Lloyd MacDonald. Grade I - Mabel Strang, Melville Down, Pearl Wood, Alex Rhode. ROSS HAUGH BACK IN TIME Seniors' Perspective By Jim Bearss SENIORS' CORRESPONDENT The good Lord didn't create anything without a pur- pose, but mosquitoes come close. Tips: Essential oils are used to clean the air rather than mask smells in the home. To rid a room of stale tobac- co or cooking smells use cinnamon, eucalyp- tus, lavender, lemon, orange tea tree, rose- mary or lime for their ability to freshen and cleanse the air of stagnant smells throughout the house. Saturate cotton balls and place in corners of a room, in cupboards or out -of - way places. The July winner for Dining for Seniors is Ruth Anne Negrijn. Enjoy your meal Ruth Anne. Notice... Effective immediately, I will only be advertising not- for-profit fund raising events. The Exeter Times Advocate will accept your announcements up until 10 a.m. on Mondays. Excluded are Grand Bend News, Legion announcements and Health and Wellness non profit events. What is happening in Grand Bend? July 17 "Magic Mystery Adventure" Grand Bend Youth Centre July 17-19. Learn about magic with a real magician! Wednesday "travel" to exotic locations like Hawaii. Call 238-1155 July 17 "Port Franks Garden Club Campfire Meeting" to be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Port Franks Community Centre July 24 "Port Franks Senior EUCHRE-A-RAMA" Port Franks Community Centre at 10 a.m. sharp. (Coffee will be served at 9 a.m.) Cost is $5. per person and includes lunch. Call 243-3844 for details July 26 "Diabetes Support Group" Meet at Grand Bend Area CHC, 69 Main St East. 11 a.m. in the Adult Day wing. Please bring a healthy dish to share at our pot luck lunch. Call Aileen 238-1556 ext 4 for details. Legion Upcoming Events: Legion Fund Raiser! Royal Canadian Legion RE Pooley Branch #167, Exeter ON is sponsoring a Fundraiser Golf Tournament (Texas Scramble) and a Chicken BBQ on Sat., Aug. 25. The location is the Exeter Golf Club. Registration is at 12 Noon and shot gun start at 1 p.m. Prizes for all golfers and enter- tainment. This event will help raise money for roof and furnace requirements for the legion. For more information contact: 235-2322, 235-2962, 235-6213 and 235-2309. Entry is $40 and BBQ only is $15. Fish Fry on Sun., Sept. 16 upstairs at the Legion and entertainment by Li'l Audrey. Advance tickets $12 or at the door $14. Contact: 235-1167 or Legion 235- 2962. Steak BBQ on Sun., Oct. 14. Music by Ben Shane and Bobby K. Advance tickets are $10 or at the door $12. Contact: 235-1167 or Legion 235-2962. If you want to attend and listen to the entertainment only, the cost is $5 per person. Aggressive driving targeted... In light of the recent tragedies on Hwy 440 and a serious crash east of Exeter last Sunday, Huron OPP state aggressive dri- ving continues to be a problem. While traffic crashes injure and kill thousands of Canadians every year, the truth is that most can be prevented. With a few tips, you can reduce the risk of injury on the road. Reducing your speed and obeying the speed limits may increase your reaction time enough to save your life. Ensure you follow other vehicles at a safe dis- tance. If you tailgate the car ahead of you, you run the risk of rear ending them if they brake suddenly. If you choose to pass the vehicle ahead of you, ensure you have the right of way and time to do so safely. Taking a proactive approach to safe driving can help all dri- vers avoid a serious or deadly motor vehicle collision for a lifetime. If you see an aggressive driver report it, call 911 or*OPP. A nice sentiment... One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was car- rying all of his books. I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd." I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a foot- ball game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on. As I was walk- ing, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sad- ness in his eyes. My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye. As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks, "they really should get lives." He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!" There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real grati- tude. I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before. He said he had gone to private school before now. I would have never hung out with a private school kid before. We talked all the way home, and I car- ried some of his books. He turned out to be a pretty cool kid. I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends and he said yes. We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him, and my friends thought the same of him Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again. I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are going to really build some serious muscles with this pile of books every day!" He just laughed and handed me half the books. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. When we were seniors we began to think about college. Kyle decided on Georgetown and I was going to Duke. I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem. He was going to be a doctor and I was going for business on a football scholarship. Kyle was valedictorian of our class. I teased him all the time about being a nerd. He had to prepare a speech for graduation. I was so glad it wasn't me hav- ing to get up there and speak Graduation Day, I saw Kyle. He looked great. He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school. He filled out and actually looked good in glasses. He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him. Boy, sometimes I was jealous! Today was one of those days. I could see that he was nervous about his speech. So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!" He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled. "Thanks," he said. As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began, "Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends... I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. I am going to tell you a story." I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. "Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable." I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this hand- some, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his Mom and Dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize its depth. Never underestimate the power of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person's life for better or for worse. God puts us all in each others lives to impact one another in some way. There is a monkey in the bar... A man walks into a bar and orders a beer. He takes his first sip and sets it down. While he is looking around the bar, a monkey swings down and steals the pint of beer from him before he is able to stop the monkey. The man asks the barman who owns the monkey. The barman replies, "The piano player". The man walks over to the piano player and says "Do you know your monkey stole my beer." The pianist replies "No, but if you hum it, I'll play it." Saving All the Seats A man lay sprawled across three entire seats in the posh theatre. When the usher came by and noticed this, he whispered to the man, "Sorry, sir, but you're only allowed one seat." The man groaned but didn't budge. The usher became impatient. "Sir, if you don't get up from there I'm going to have to call the manag- er." Again, the man just groaned, which infuriated the usher who turned and marched briskly back up the aisle in search of his manager. In a few moments, both the usher and the manager returned and stood over the man. Together the two of them tried repeatedly to move him, but with no suc- cess. Finally, they summoned the police. The cop sur- veyed the situation briefly then asked, "All right buddy, what's your name?" "Sam," the man moaned. "Where are you from, Sam?" With pain in his voice Sam replied, "The balcony." Jim Be arss