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?v t groit9ttp sf ss a f thnh o"' eae ttenti l ; ` "A positive commis ity fe eling�iis" au asts� very lit'ttl�e'fun. •' "Maybes, there ought to be a
rakl`b , ri, f d to the,,totvn..It may, attrct industry or people little bit iiiore• sociability . ,, •
ev 1 atypotentia salt r Armes told a wlio want' to leave a large, city and. itipve, rhe BIA Chris tmas„party was, a ,good
wet 1g,,of cuitura ,grow s last wcbk Mr• - somewhere.else •said lr.„ Armes. esarllple:-of attracting,, a, ci tion because
Joe,a'lr,eprepentettr: a local ;.,Architectural ' Attracting tourists LM ,nec as ar :for the' • o , the;,sgei t IRO a ni t1 a i'444449.gbss(meetings .
Co ;•,rSerava AO.,Advisory C1� �taco, at:, the ,'` success of the bi�l0Iess•tnPPIIPItiinty; staid ;, MaY,D0:1 s i/ 1 t1$111ts)mess;?ii�e9,tiitgs:is
1i of ow.a'p meed g of last fall's recreation , Charlie Campbell,' representative' of the. .tooboring. A mot thl dinner' eetin ^might
efieilee ,; r: l;.usiness.lmprov"emeot Area -i,.„. e -.have- to ,:;be-i'he a nswer. Butygetting people to�nd then
pups Should keep,,,in mid' their hh, a soitiethiig to keep the traffic Here, he time tq ll'o the leg wank and sel tickets' to- the
tryotenttal „>fpeople enjoy the said, it dinger meeting -would be tfie'hard part,” he
df�a gt•,ouf , maybetswitieone outside Tourism is•i> portant foc.all `oto its f t s' ;'s`atd • .
so enjoy tltet ,"" he said; like keepil g .y } r.; lump clean IF.", yeu'•re Of the`•d0,meinbers of thelBtA, only six of,
+Seaf.,orth has no �atitral 'tourist expecttiig;guests. It ets�the money. coming ,etn,-regularl • a., end meetings and Rhin .. -.
y f ch ilbh as a beach, Ile town must , :la and gives us the ilm ictus to keep it.com ing promotions `even. though "tali• -stand to gain
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ern n ,1rLA,CA r is disc iasis ideas fo in ' Said'Mr Ariite's z. ,/finiancially,l' ;ssys ;Mr Cai4%pbell .
040 ore,tr'afficin`toTown t*cladin flood - ,LACK OFf.014140110001''' J s• a
t fs'on'thr 'towtl 4 towers, hese and other , ' 'Lacltof particition in conthi ity groups' `P T,1141IQND mos.. ;
�I ts,aM'ililib ;Prese tell t a piitbli imeeting was another , concern of the' four ;cultural ipa o a W , s' & . to w
ea,, �'artic tt r`is , I sly ere fest when the
ernfn t'S;esfiori s'ie,�rifage Conser=va- groups at':the Meeting •• community'is working towards „a,• ring, or
tt9 ,: dict-' fan .iii• IV ' y,- her said, t -:''I d like :to have programs for,adultstbutl • ; butldin.,.. a triehity-+inktown, Said „r.. Armes.
.'-,,} II Jlevers be ;a Jtourist Itrate <,but - dont know; it4anyone would cotpe, I even ,°Once thy; facility!; is finished, tibt'e. fun and
Aiteof.ol1ror, ,anizgtiotnss�liasscirA00ing have, trouble ,with •older-lids�'eomin -to•,^',therefore,; tl<ie-par'.ticipa ion arops off, ,
t m lotxo pe`opler zap down highway 'existing . prp,8ratns, aid;. ,4the , Seaforth ;'r. "When"wve we; ,Yactually'trying,to:,get.Biat
It Mh ve no Idea ,flat ,hdp firms in library representative, Trg, y, roome. ,; _ poor,'vire ic, ofto house fired",up, .e "got a let
ea 8 r.. .,, r } dU,' r ,+ ;,; •' : Adding,a Little pleasure tc �thh' b sines'S or , of hel .. But, n '.Vit: a'c'ts✓ facility rich and
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� iregreat�igtt coif erence tacit I�oyember, "-iliteotii4$� might attract more participation,; members�i#�t,poonI. W@ seeg?to rlle,t more and
n i is o , positive„ ,,step towards attraac,pting, said Mr Armes who also_ :representb'd' the, buyer facilities, and les and ,less . iartieipta-
t {toil st's since tt increased ,communication ; ' I a gmond Foundation :' ,,� ,. •tion, How+much o the : n is in :the' doing ,et
at cooperation betwe ni�Seaforth orgatitza', ;` If you go.,to `ai `meeting 'off the': Want the thing rather than the•'using :of it?'' he
tior s 1 ,1 •- . -/ s ?" .+ . Eginond6Foundation, you go to works there's " asked. " ,
FORGIVENES¢ . WEEK Is over, 'blit 75
readers took advantage of returning overdue
Seaforth library books, without having to pay
a five cent fine. Peqpie really liked It, says
library supervisor Trudy Broome. (Wassink
photo)
Forgiveness week a
About 75 bookworms were forgiven this --
week by the Seaforth library. The library
held their first annual Forgiveness Week, a
week where those who have overdue
library books; could return such books
without paying a penalty.
Keeping on top of delinquent book
borrowers at their 18,000 book librar is no
easy/ask for library staff f!Thc'nj j1 idea
of Forgiveness Week was ta- e • back
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that were lost, or long d �d a �>� says
librarysupervisor, Trudy!i„
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The Exeter library heldr:tdtnill r'' •race
period in 1983 and the idea,wasiinl ' ' aced
throughout the ,Hurop oU t ' 'rrry
& latent it was• a success • ,. eld •
each year in Seaforth in January.
People with overdue books -usually pay a
five cent, per day, per book fine, up to a
maximum of S2. "But we're pretty
lenient," says Mrs, Broome, "We can't'
force people to pay."
But the library does want their books
returned. The library staff reminds readers
through a phone call to return books that
are overdue, "Some weeks I spend two
hours a week calling people and I gall.
everyone who has an overdue 'book. I've
always phoned. It's cheaper than sending a
letter,'
But if a customer of the library has to be•
reminded two or three times and still no
action is taken, their name is forwarded to
"headquarters" in Goderich. "They send
a registered letter•," says Mrs. Broome,
For those who hope to beat the system of
not paying fines, forget it. You can't
borrow d book from another library in the
- county until books are returned and fines
are paid. If a book is lost, it mus' be paid
.forttdlase , t'
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Although no%long,
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long, overdue - books,
such as ones that have held Up one end art
table for 30 years, were . returned, of the
books returned during Forgiveness Week,
most were borrowed' • by high school
students who used the books for school
projects. Forgiveness Week co-incided
' with the end of a . school semester.
"it was good for the students because it
saved them some money," she said,
EVERYONE'S INVOLVED --A story that reunited with his mother, has received
appeared in the Huron Expositor in exposure in the London Free Press and
November about John Jew's fight to be FPL TV, (Hundertmark photo)
No injuries in two traffic
accidents last week
Two traffic accidents in Seaforth last week
resulted in damages as high as 54,700 but
there were no injuries and no charges were
laid,
On Thursday, Jan. 19, Wayne Butt, 27, of
Seaforth and Catherine Kelly, 17, of Dublin,
collided at the corner of Side and North Main
Street, Driving a 1979 Chev pick-up, Miss
Kelly drove into the intersection and failed
to see the other driver in time to stop.
An eight foot snowbank on the corner,
which was removed the next day, obstructed
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Owed@ ve@c ll
the driver's view at the intersection, says
police chief, Hal Clans,
Damages to the pickup was $1,000 and
approximately $1,200 to Mr. Butt's vehicle,
On Friday, Jan. ,20 at 3:30 p.m., Lori
Strong. 17. of Egmondville slid into the side
of a 1978 Chev station wagon when the
brakes of her 1977 Thunderbird locked. She
was travelling south on Victoria Street, when
she hit the northbound station wagon driven
by Patrick Malone. 30, of Seaforth. Damages
totalled 52,500,
I try new system
new, On-traccomputerized bookkeep • 4 Leach,. '!Part of the teat is covered tbrou h present_ -syst tri is •weals` on recording
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f e- piemenfeo at,`the , RACPAC bat �t won't cost $5,000 to, get t o conitnitttnent .'...;doesn't :'.pttevide monthly
g 'sy'stetn will , ii
bS a, orth municipal •, calor a three month :..• system going.
Altho" gh some: -readers are too mbar',:' al period, b, tnnin , ,tn Feb. The actual bookkeeping time
�, , $.� ... �� f•; ,,� a plug at the.town The; three, ,oath Mal,r. gat'iod'will, allow'
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rassed to ret rn overdue reading material ,", "`At,the Jan.::l •nieetingt:of Seaforth. council, pfftce should be reduced. • The Ont»tr ct„ cou cl the , chance to , see.: if'the: new
a book drop Is loca, ed in the librarydoors •, - Archie • Leach;'of ,tli;;accounting firm , of - system is nottime consuming "Mid boo
t" } uch + $ Y 9 as a t , klceehtt Sy" tetris fjrjancially Viable and
But smile will point tint to the librarian that f • a a iioss.santthe,main advantage of, 1 'e removes the mundane' part of the jbb," he
their .book is overdue and pay the fine ;system is up to;date financial -records. - ;ith , said. :
without :question. ' • 't a resent boo ' ee in s stent • council ore - •
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"Smitsay, they never have any mone rt yyiso seek G.f nancial ,nf¢rmation about "I think it's great. We can spend the first
and some refuse to. a ," Mrs;" Broo e t•
"':Seaforth; deal. with":rate tial that is s e- week of eve month co
,P Y m � }' pi?r "rY mpil'ing financial
says. "But esu �
y thgy,aren t allowed to'take oti'G . •`t4m p toy; l hb wellies, old. .. � ;^Information for committee �neetings, .said
any more books' unless their fine is.paid." ,,In an a, ee'noit to •sttti'ndardize municipal clerk Jim Crocker, "The system will givens
Mrs 13roome'h ii-�atd
aVb a fiaaticlrl- - • '' ' ri inform ationrandwe have theihne to
oasts fioiyg. ", ` . •
as,. excuses ttnag n to r : Ming up o a 5 . ,'.grant to reventl s. plow we wjl
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if information R more readily obtained,
MORE ACCURATE
"We're Mill the town' of• Seaforth with a
population under` 3,000:'.;We're not the
metropolitan- of ,Seaforth, ;Last year we felt
we'd n'tnn d: someone-fulltime to do
liOkdcs,?f,° itidtcotincillotr Paul rEoss. "Ir' this
bookkeepi 'sgstetns. the •proyincial'govern- more- Hide to analyze expenditures':and . something "we (Ceejlly 'need?: I feel We et
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incentive for0 ye-toile'.'A ,r tu_ ti ifs i t ri pas Crocker soltf o.• wash, inf _ ft atiau a< e o take thet i
works, andP forgiveness Week , made'the , By using the n'trac computtr• system happy' k'ath interim repotting,to, council, tiien`iljAt:itfine,' saiti•Mr,°Leach.
librarian's ddb that much easier. "People which is available through the Touche-Ross
,system
Particularly concernin)3 financial matters. ' •'” system is',oi'e accurate: Look at.
really liked it. One lady even Asked fora information such as statements, " l' agree we need more information.` lira the $ ,000'dt ficin you had last.yetltr.'I3Caybe
! g m arIsons are forever asking how much is left in the this ' toil 'h v b n ld d -with .the
rain check."
As for her own family, Mrs. Broome says
they aren't negligent, "if t return their
books. They take it for granted the
librarian will tape their books back."
office,rma o
general leder, and budget comparisons
availablewithin two days. With the old
system, figures first had to be entered into
the proper ledgers manually. •
"The cost is approximately $250 to $300
per month to maintain the system," said Mr.
budget," said councillor Henry Mem: "But ,On•tr$cc,systeam. You have to ask yourselves
it would be wise on our part to.try it for one if $250 per month is. worth having accurate
month to see if ,we like it." - and 'up -'Yo -date financial information or if
So as to avoid Set-up charges, Mr. Leach you're happy being six weeks behind with
suggested a . three month trial. "Your your informtatiob,' he said,
Winter carnival
is /big.gestyet
The co-operation between The Seaforth McMillan with .3 A's. 18 winning SS.
Optimist Club and several winter sports For non-snowmobilers the winners were
groups helped to give this year's Winter Doug Smile with full house J's over 3's
Carnival one of the largest turn -outs in winning $15, Dorothy Mellin, with full
years, says Optimist president Bill Hen-
derson.
Over 200 people attended the Atom
hockey tournanient during its first week-
end, about 145 poker hands 'were sold in
the snowmobile poker rally and approxi-
mately 40 hands were sold hi -the cross
country ski poker rally.
The food sold over the weekend also
points to good 'participation since 500
pounds of french fries, 60 pounds of bacon
and 60 loaves of bread were consumed.
Saturday's temperatures which ranged
in the -20's resulted only in the cancellation
of one event - the snow sculpturing.
"The kids started but it was too cold to
finish. Everyone got a silver dollar,
though," says Mr. Henderson.
The snowmobile poker rally, organized
by the Seaforth and District Ringette
Association for the first time attracted
about 100 machines despite the bumpy
trail caused by high winds and drifting
snow earlier in the week.
"We heard that many people thought
the trail was very well marked and one of
the best they'd been on for some time,"
reports organizer Marg Dale.
inners of the rally were first Cathy
Cottle with 51(Q776 winning $50, second
John Hamilton with Ss, CtQ422 winning
S40, third, Roy Gingerich, Q high straight
winning S30, fourth and fifth Lyle Haney
and Frank Bragger 3 A's, J8 and sixth Bill
house 's over 4's winning S10, Keith
MacLean and Paul Gridzak with 3Q's
winning S5 and Peg Roweliffe with 2 pair of
A's and 6's winning SS.
Over 30 skiers participated in the cross
country ski poker rally with Linda Coleman
winning first, Kathy Turnbull, second, and
Bill Scott third, The Seaforth ski club was a
first year participant in the carnival.
Seaforth's curling club, another first
year participant in the carnival, attracted
about 30 curlers; 12 of them were first time
curlers for the two Saturday games.
"A lot of people are scared to try curling
in front of everybody but since it was a fun
day for the carnival, we had some people
trying the sport says organizer Gord Pryce.
Hopefully, next year, it will be even
bigger and better."
All participants received a provincial
lottery ticket per team while each team
member of the two winning teams won a ;
lottery ticket. Winners were the Peter
Jansen rink and the .team of Brian Nuhn.
The Atom hockey tournament continues
into finals this weekend. Teams competing
for the "C" consolation prize are Huron
Park and Oakridge, London, for the "C"
championship are Lucan and Parkhill, the
"B" consolation- are Seaforth and Clinton,
"B" championship are Forest and Walker-
ton, "A"dconsolation are Waterlooand WINNING and "AA""championship aree Byron HAND—Katrina Lindemann, 13,
and Paris, - holds up a poker hand that would be hard to
beet. About 30 people participated In the
cross country ski poker rally on Saturday,
Sunset Club gets
federal grant/ All
Brussels figure skating
club hosts carnival/ Aly
First principal of Ryerson, Howard Kerr, •
Seaforth native dies/ A3
Pee Wees defeat Mitchell 5-2,
but lose to Clinton/ A9
Hensall has 47 beard growers for centennial/ A16
OWdc ix
Births /A6
Brussels 1.415
Classified /Al2, 13
Community Calendar 1.43
Dublin 1.44
Entertainment /A10, 11
Family /A5, 6
Hensall 1,1116
Kids /A7 -
Lb»detsboro 1,413
Obituaries 1,45
Sports /A8, 9
Walton /A14