The Huron Expositor, 1985-08-28, Page 19MENHEERE— McNAIRN
Thomas Peter Menheere and Karen
Elizabeth McNairn were married in a double
ring ceremony on Saturday, July6, 1.985 at St.
James Roman Catholic Church in Seaforth.
The ceremony was officiated by Monsignor
Adams. The groom is the son of Hugo and
Hilda Menheere of Seaforth and the bride is
the daughter of Larry and Mary Ritchie and
James McNairn of Seaforth. Maid of honor.
was Cheryl Read of Seaforth and bridesmaids
were Sandra Jansen and Trish Menheere,
both of Seaforth and sisters of the groom and
Tanya Cameron of Mitchell, cousin of the
bride. Best man was Dave Menheere of
Dublin, cousin of the groom and guests were
ushered by Lee Dorssers of Seaforth, Brian
Van Aaken of Bayfield, both friends of the
groom, and David McNairn, of Seaforth,
brother of the bride. Music was provided by
Lucille and Jayne Delaney of Dublin. After a
dinner and reception at the Seaforth Legion
Hall the couple honeymooned in northern
Ontario. They now reside in Exeter.
FALCONER— ARMSTRONG
Debrah Armstrong and Leslie Falconer
were married at the Wingham St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church on Saturday, July 27,
1985. The double ring ceremony was
performed by Rev. B. Armstrong. The groom
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Falconer of
R$5 Clinton and the bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Armstrong of RR 3
W alkerton..The maid of honor was Wendy
Armstrong, sister of the bride. The brides-
maids were Mary Peckitt, friend''of the bride;
Karen Wilson, sister of the bride and
Elizabeth Armstrong Crichton, sister of the
bride. The flowergirl was Kristin Wilson,
niece of ,the bride. The best man was Fred
Peckitt, friend of the groom. The ushers were
Ken Proctor, friend of the groom; Art
Veenstra, friend of the groom and Bill
Armstrong, brother of the bride. The
ringbearer was Collin Corriveau, nephew of
the groom. After a wedding reception at the
Brussels, Morris and Grey Community
Centre, the newlyweds honeymooned in
western Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Falconer are
now residing at RR 5 Clinton.
FAMILY
® THE HURON EXPOSITOR, AUGUST 28, 1985 — A19
Small town people a streetwise group
There are certain memorable events which
stay with you a lifetime. Your first job, your
first real romance, the day you leave home
are all experiences burned indelibly into your
memory.
Most of those things have happened to me
this summer.
This is my last column for The Expositor.
As I mentioned last week, I'm going back to
Toronto to complete my education, after
which I'm planning on being a learned but
unemployed bum.
I'm sure there are people here to whom my
presence in Seaforth must have seemed like
an eternity. In actual fact, I've only been here
for four months.
I receivedmy firkt death •threat from a
disgruntled reader during my second week
here. I've seen and done things and covered
events which until now didn't exist as far as I
knew. What an education.
I've been accused of everything from
outright lying and misrepresentation to
senility and muckraking. Whether or not
those accusations are true is for somebody
else to decide.
As a parting message, I'd like to commit to
paper some random thoughts about things
which have impressed me about small-town
life, especially Seaforth-style. For better or
for worse, herewith are those thoughts:
Small town people care a lot more than city
people. Thatmay sound trite, but such
cliches are only truths which have been
beaten into submission by.overuse.
They care a lot more about each other,
about their living environment, about what
they see (and just' as importantly don't see) in
their newspaper and about the state of the
world in general. In general, I find them
much more willing to express those views (if
not always "on the record") than their city
cousins. Apathy may be a problem every-
where, but nowhere is it more severe than in a
faceless city of three million people where
TILL WEDNESDAY
by Larry Till
finding out who's responsible for anything -
whether it's a problem with your bank or the
name of a government official who's playing
games or even the source of a scurrilous
rumor - can take more energy than the end
result is worth.
I also find small town people much more
streetwise. They know more about the way
the real world works, about the relationship
between people in other worlds, than I have
ever experienced anywhere - especially in
People in areas like this one, on the other
hand, tend to elect farmers. I suspect that's
because farmers' concerns can best be
reflected by farmers, which is a pattern of
thought city people would do well to
duplicate. Hey city people, how about
electing a construction worker or a cabbie for
a change? That would certainly change the
face of politics.
Finally, I'm going to miss the harassment
and antics around The Expositor and around
university. Formal education is good for town; Nobody who caught my "perform -
teaching you how to search out knowledge, anceat the circus earlier in the month has
but if you want a first-hand initiation in let me forget it yet. I kind of like that, in some
real-life politics, try living in a small town for strange way, As I've said before, it makes me
six months. feel good when people let me know what they
think of something I've done. Whether they
This common sense approach to existence like it or not is really immaterial; what
is reflected in the politicians small town matters is that somebody has taken the time'
people elect, for the most part, That's true, (and effort) to respond.. I like that, and it
incidentally, of both local -level politicians really happens very rarely in the city.
(town or township councillors) and big- In closing, a special message to The
timers, such as MPs and MPPs. In the city, Expositor staff (and the next-door neigh -
most 'politicians are lawyers or engineers or bors): You guys have gone out of your way to
other professionals. Since only about two per give me a rough time, which; if you're not
cent of the population has a formal education, careful, might just make me think you care. I
however, you have to wonder who they really thank you from my. heart for everything.
represent. So long Seaforth.
Local WI studies banking system
Mrs. James Nolan was hostess forthe
Citizenship and World Affairs meeting of
tate Seaforth Women's Institute in August.
Mrs. R. Gordon opened the meeting with a
poem. Joe Magri, Administrative Officer of
the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
You Can Deal With Confidence
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gave an interesting and informative talkon
the Banking system, followed by a question
and answer period. Mrs. A. Crozier had a
paper on "Peace only prevails among nations
when it prevails in the' heart of every human
being." Mr. G. MacKenzie gave a report on
the A.C.W.W. Convention in tendon. A
contest prepared by Mrs. 0. Smith was
conducted.
Mrs. A, Crozier and Mrs. 0. Smith were
in charge of the program.
GRADUATES
RUTH McCREIGHT, daughter of Matt and
Celest4McCrefght of Dublin was granted her
Honors Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychol-
ogy and Music from Wilfred Laurier
University May 26, 1985. Ruth is a graduate
of St. Patrick's Separate School in Dublin and
Mitchell District High School. She is
currently employed by Canada Employment
Centre for Students in Kitchener -Waterloo.
She had July off to act as group leader for the
Kitchener delegation attending the Interna-
tional Summer Village in Knoxville Tennes-
see. Ruth will resume her studies in the fall in
the Faculty of Education at Queen's Univer-
sity, Kingston, Ontario.
BRIAN K. RUBTON, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Keith Ruston received his diploma in the
Business Administration Marketing Program
on June 22, 1985 from Conestoga College.
Brian is a graduate of Seaforth District High
School and is presently employed by Klassen
Bronze, New Hamburg, Ont, Best of luck,
Brian.
BIRTHS
. DALTON: Don and Pat would like to thank
God for the gift of their precious son, Gerrid
Parker. He arrived August 15. 1985.
weighing 7 lb. 6 oz. Spoiling privileges go to
big sister Carla. Grandparents are Percy and
Mavis Dalton and Harold and Dorothy
Parker, great-grandparents Carl and Janet
Dalton.
EDEY: Ken and Lois Edey )nee Beacom) of
Shaunavon, Saskare pleased to announce
the birth of Mary Elizabeth born July 30 at
Regina, Sask. A wee sister for Lori, Brenda
and Jeffrey.
OBITUARIES
CECIL AUSTIN LYDDIATT
Cecil Austin Lyddiatt of Blyth died at the
Seaforth Community Hospital Aug. 25. He
was 83.
He is survived by his wife, the former Janet
Richie, sons Murray of St. Agatha, Frank of
Rexdale, Keith of Stanley Township, and
daughters Dorothy (Mrs. Murray Johnston)
of Clifiton, Marie Whetstone of Goderich,
and Isabel (Mrs. Gerry FSezell)of London. He
is also survived by 13 grandchildren and one
great-granddaughter, as well as his brother
Albert of Gravenhurst.
He was predeceased by one granddaugh-
ter.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.,
August 28 at the Tasker Funeral Home in
Blyth. Interment was at the Blyth Union
Cemetery.
Donations may be made to the Heart and
Stroke Foundation