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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1984-02-29, Page 4li y 'yr tial y. PQSITO t,FE flUARY 20 1984 3 �.i tr .I'EBRUARY 29, 1884 t rge qu ant'tiiss of square is timbertaking out for ►lprnettt at Kippen. The timber was peirenased from the farmers in the area. ,aa,Thernetittiers of the High School Glee i ,f„1ub :assisted ,by Mr. W,G. Duff and Mr. E B `;Hollis. ihtend• giving 'a musical and iterary entertainment in the school house at inthrop on Friday evening 'next. The five mile race between Mr. I. Stevens of Clihton'end Mr. C. Donagh of Goderich took place"last Tuesday night on the r)nk in Clinton, Considerable betting, took place - sortie had as much as 5100 on""th'eir man". ' The race, resulted in an easy victory for Stevens. A large numbgr, from Goderich were in attendance and a splendid evening's fun was spent. One day last week while Ghent Darland of Gorrie was chopping wood in the bush he had the misfortune to split one of his big toes. FEBRUARY 26, 1909 The Glenn trophy after a short stay of six days with our curlers here has been carried off by the sailors of Southampton. The Glenn trophy is a challenge cup and must be defended whenever the holding club i?‘', challenged. Tuesday Southampton came along, •played a game and the trophy is theirs. The score was 28-11, in favor of the Sailors. The Seaforth players were R.S. Hays. J. Beattie, W. McDougall and W. Arent. A small tire in enc of the rooms nfthe,t)ick House •called oat the brigade on Monday evening. Fortunately the blaze was .ex- tinguished without the aid of the fir men and before any serious damage w done. In Stewart Bros. advertisement of Feb. 26, 1909 we note'that ladies' kid gloves sold for $1.00 and suits to measure were 518, $20, $22,' and $24. And - butter and eggs were taken as cash.- The railway station and freight shed of the Grand Trunk Railway at Bluevale was completely destroyed by fire the other day. There was no appliance$ :or water at hand with which to fight the flames, MARCH 2; 1934 Charlie Woods, 13 -year; old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Woods; Goderich Street West was seriously injured when struck .by, a car travelling east on #8 highway. Young Woods suffered a broken arm and leg and was removed to Scott Memorial Hospital. In the company of, his brother Donald and Jack Rutledge the lad was proceeding to the gully at the east of the town. One of the boys was pulling a toboggan and the other two were riding on it. In some manner, young Woods fell off,directly in front of the approaching car. The driver of the car had no opportunity to avoid the accident. Chief Helmer Snell has been off duty for a' number of days suffering from a sprained back. John Cummings has been substituting on night duty for him. When the large Sunoco oil truck`belonging Stickers could savelives ` Aright orange stickers which will alert firefighters to the bedroom of children will be distributed by Seaforth's Junior Farmers during Junior Farmer Week (Mar. 10 to 1,7) to start their major project for the year. "With these stickers, it'll.be a lot easier for the firemen to spot the windows where children are." says Junior Farmer, Kathy Oldfield. By ordering 2500 stickers for their Save a Child campaign, the Junior Farmers hope to ;supply stickers to every child in the area a number will be left at the Seaforth Hospital for new babies, at the fire department and at insurance companies. Each child in the community will take a letter home from school so parents can order the necessary number of stickers. "The program is a good idea," says fire chief Harry Hak. "There's always the possibility that you'll need the stickers but you hope you'll never have to use them. At least we'll know where the kids are." JASON/FROM PAGE ONE - stairs galore," says Mrs. Shortreed. "You really have to plan in advance when you travel with the handicapped. We can still carry him but he's going to get heavier." Though the situation of the handicapped is better known these days, people in small towns still aren't as aware of it as those in the cities because the number of handi- capped people is fewer in rural areas. And, those who park in a handicapped parking spot really make things difficult for the handicapped especially in the winter since wheelchairs don't move very easily through snow, she says. Because equipment for the handicapped ` such as wheelchairs is so expensive - Jason's "Chariot" costs approximately $700 - assistance is given through the Ministry of Health groups like the Lion's Club and programs such as the Easter Seals program. With the Assistive Devises Program. the ministry will pay 75 per cent of the price of the equipment and the Lions club will pay 25 per cent. With this help, Jason is mobile. "He still gets stuck in the mud sometimes but we try to teach him to be independent. If there's something he wants to do, he can definitely do it," says Mrs. Shortreed. / Seaforth's Easter Seal Campaign starts in March and is run by the Seaforth Lions Club with chairman, Jim Gould. MARKET/FROM PAGE ONE Seaforth market twice last year. The first time 1 did very well and the second time 1 was satisfied. For me. it was an outlet to sell my produce faster." "Even if 1 only made S20 in a morning. I was satisfied. Its more than I would have got if I would have stayed home." said Mrs. Dolmagc. "It's more of a social lime for me. '• Several suggestions included moving the location of the Farmers Market from. Victoria Park to a more visible, highway location. Another was that vendors should supply their own tables if possible and that the market be held every Saturday. "starting with the second week in May•" said Mr, Vandcban. "Wouldn't that be too often?" asked Mr. Dinsmore. "We couldn't even fill the market three times last summer. If it's held every Saturday, will there be enough vendors to attract the people?" WON'T FORGET An excuse in the past is that people said they missed or forgot the market was being held a certain weekend. "if it was held every Saturday, people wouldn't forget," said Mrs. Dolmage. "With everything, we like to have success at once, but we have to keep at it. And we can't have a farmers market only once every two or three months." said Mr. Vandeban. "if I know a market is held every Saturday, 1 might go. A market should run itself. i think it's a good thing for Seaforth. i live here and my money ends up inrScaforth." "This being a senior citizen town, i don't think it should start until June. But we should have it every week," said Mrs. Dolmagc. "If it's held only once in the summer, the market will be of no value for people who sell produce." "The problem is last year we had three markets and still had empty tables. How do we get the people out for 10 markets?" asked Mr. Dinsmore. "If people don't support it. they won't have a market." A Catch 22 situation exists, said recreation director, Bryan Peter. "We want people to come out. yet we want vendors for the people. We could try holding the market every Saturday for the month of June, then meet again and see if it was worthwhile. That is. if the vendors are willing to give it a shot." "If 1 have a good market. I'll grow anything." said Mr. Vandeban. The reason the recreation department sponsored the Farmers Market was to promote Victoria Park and promote the town of Seaforth. If the rec committee at their next meeting decide to hold the Farmers Market, it will be located at the park. There are no immediate plans to change the location. PLAN/FROM PAGE ONE Cardno's Opera Hall and the Commercial Hotel, have both been designated. Exterior restoration on the two buildings are expected' to begin this spring. "The Commercial Hotel will be restored to its original. late 19th century appearance," said Mr. Hill. "i think it's exciting that there are now two large buildings on their way to being restored with government assistance." Questioning the tablature of facades. Ken Oldacre asked if all Main Street buildings should have the same idea. "We have a good number of older photos of stores, and that was an architectural feature of most stores," said Walter Armes, Seaforth representative of the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC). "it helps unify the buildings." "1 think it did the opposite,' said Mr. Oldacre. "I'm concerned that if the town proceeds with the 19th century restoration, we will have a Victorian dowdiness and i wouldn't like to see that." HODIJE PODGE "The tablature creates uniformity. The street was built that way and that's what makes it unique," replied Mr. Armes. "It differentiates between lower and upper floors. It separates and brings it out as a commercial building and at the same time leads into one, uniform street. We now have a hodge podge of 1950s and late 19th century architecture." "Quite a few buildings have been altered very little. We don't want to have any more "warts on the nose" as we now have ," he said. i find the streetscape pleasant. i want if to feel as if it's today, not yesterday," said Mr. Oldacre. "I don't want it to look the same as what Niagara on the Lake did to their street-" DON'T WANT "We want the Main Street to look vital, alive and like the 1980s. But we don't want to Ross. Scot 4 B f :held turned out to ee ttt->, team one't�itfn gp,iilghwoy',N8 west of tow.nt on Weelhesday morning it get too far off Ott;.. road and turned over pp its side in the ditch: Little damage was done the truck but it tools . considerable time and`work to get it back On;,' the "road. FEBRUARY 27, 1959 Miss Mabel E. Turnbull Was presented with luggage by Northside, Churn United Chuh marking 20 years of service as;director of tit t , Junior, Choir.' Mrs. E,H. Close ` read an address, of thanks and Ross Murdto's. presented Miss Turnbull with the luggage, } , Bill Strohg, Tuekersmith was chosen bea,, actor in the fifth; annual drama festival presented by the Huron County Junior farmers. zta Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Coleman ent''F�t,' tained at their home on Saturday evening,] when 40 relatives gathered for dinner on tfte f; occasion of Mr. and Mrs, Rochus Faber's silver wedding „anniversary, McKillop and Hallett farmers who reside on the third concession, met in Kinburn Thursday to discuss an" HEPC proposal tpt HERE'S TQ US 3eeferth s grade '13 run a high tension line through . their"'. students were treated to•.i of chocolate and properties. •'doughnuts after ;they raised between $1'200 Members of the Seaforth Chamber of ;and:$1300 for the Ontario Heart Foundation, Commerce organized for the coming year at • By r,alsing twlce as much money as last' the annual banquet in St` Thomas Anglicati year, SDHS• has showy leadership in the Church` Hall on Thursday. New officers are K. Bruce McMillan, vice-president; county, says' Jean Van Den; Broeck;' Smith, president; J. Mervin Nott, treasuirer coordinator of the Huron County Chapter. and Leo Hagan, secretary. Good res blood pre:: (Hundertinark photo) A skipping demonstration at St. James Separate School, a blood pressure clinic and a cardio-pulminary rescusitation course were the culmination of the February Heart Month campaign in Seaforth on Thursday. A team of students from the Winghara public school, sponsored by .the Onfarto Jump Rope for Heart Foundation showed Seaforth students what exercises can be done using a skipping rope. The team is one of four demonstration teams in Ontario and are representing the counties of Huron, Perth and Bruce. At the end of the school year,. the Wingham students will have given demon- strations to about 5,000 students. Their musical routines include fancy footwork, splits, various skipping procedures and flips. "One of our students saw a demonstration in Toronto and she returned to our school full of enthusiasm," said teacher Dave Shaw. Our students were chosen to make up a demonstration team because of school, community, teacher and studenf'support. As a result, we now have a skipping club." Skipping is an important part of physical fitness. Ask any boxer. There are certain skill levels, "but it takes a lot of hours. If we didn't have the heart foundation's support, we wouldn't be Here said Mr Shaw "It's nice tocOme to a school, $uch as St James;' iiIscitb&that' shew "entriusiii or Skipping.' , " PRESSURE'CLI'NICS Bloodpressure clinics Wire bee't3 held in five locations in Huron County, including Seaforth. On an average, there have been about 80 participants of all ages. High blood pressure is a serious disease, and if detected and treated. can prevent inks ""many. deaths; Stroke deaths have decreased by more than 40 per cent and deaths'from kidney and heart disease have decreased significantly eVer the la'st 14 years. Much of this is a result of earlier and better treatment of high blood pressure. "We've had very good response through- out the couttty," said Joan Vanden Broek, Huron County co-ordinator of the Ontario Heart Poandation. We're pleased with the number of younger people attending. "We've had some people come in :who complained of dizziness, and they were wondering if it was high blond pressure. High blood pressure is the leading cause of strokes. We've found quite a number of people With high blood pressure and we advise them to see their doctor," she said. When blood • pressure is tested, a volunteer will receive a slip of paper with two figures. Depending on age, height, weight, a reading of 120/72 would be normal. The first figure shows theeemtrunt of pressure exerted'agninst the arteries when the heart is trumping. The second figure is the pressure in the arteries when the heart is in a relaxed state. If the second figure was at the 90 mark, -People who had their pressure tested were teferrerl to their doctor. ',I yo hov-e• high tprc u c iipilt cb a1t:i,s;in'axp'axcclstate- .;..yon have`problos, said one of the Huron County, health nurses who was doing the fe§tin , When I quit smoking, the first figure of my blood pressure dropped by 50 points," said Mrs. Vanden Brock. "We will evaluate the county wide. one day blood pressure clinics, but I think it's worth having again." • • BLOOD PRESSURE clinic held In Seaforth ti,>rrhtiltddr- rDitecleddlla1feitilfdd9101161t'2 cross-section of all ag i taupe' ttefldinp. Clinics held throuphoyternajorecentreie In Huron County have attracted an average: of :0 parttclpante. Paul Delp, 84, was one of the Seaforth 'residents to have his blood pressure checked, Perth Board of Education to study Youth for Christ organization A group of Stratford area parents have requested access to Stratford's two second- ary schools for a Youth For Christ worker. The request was made,,itt the Perth County Board of Education's Feb. 7 meeting. The board, after considerable discussion, refer - ted the matter to its executive cotnmittee'to prepare a report for the board by June 5. 'lam Collings of RRA, Stratford said, a Youth For Christ worker in the secondary schools is needed to help teenagers. "it's really tough to be a kid," said Mr. Collings. He said kids today face the threat of a nuclear war as well as limited job prospeeN and peer pressure in the use of alcohol and drugs and sexual relationships. The Stratford area group is financially supported by concerned parents and repre- sents nine different religious denominations. Mr. Collings presented the board a petition with 800 signatures supporting a Youth For Christ worker in the secondary schools. He said he would like to see a Youth for Christ worker in each of Perth's secondary schools eventually but first a Campus Life Club should be set up for the students. Mr. Collings said he has been "amazed" at the public's misconception of Campus Life and Youth For !Christ. 'It's been lumped in with the Moonies,"'ho said. Youth For Christ is an international organization which sponsors two major programs, Campos Life and youth guid- ance. Campus Life is an extracurricular club for secondary students which According to the London programs develops a physical, social, mental and spiritual balance. The guidance part of the program provides a )counsellor, financed by the parents and not the school board Mr. Collings emphasized, who is available to the students during lunch hours and after school. The Stratford area man said Youth For Christ is located in 59 countries and there are 32 secondary schools in southwestern Ontario which have Youth For Christ workers. One such worker, Paul Robertson of Orangeville, was present at the meeting and outlined five benefits of the program. He said group discussions, a people support system and developing a positive attitude' are part of the programs aims. Also the organization works closely with school administrative staff, parents and the com- munity. The board, while praising the aims of the warts on the nose on main Street,- sato Mr. Armes. I completely agree with Mr. Oldacre," said Mr. Hill. "We don't want the street to look like a museum piece, sterile and forced and we have to be aware of that. If it begins to cramp down, you begin to dampen the spirit. I fend Niagara on the take a museutn piece. It was built for tourists." Presently there are 18 Seaforth properties designated as heritage structures. "All the property owners came to us (LACAC) and we were in agreement. Unfortunately, ese couldn't plan the complete Main Street on a one-to-one basis," Mr. Armes said. "What if a property owner doesn't want to make changes?" asked Der Sills. "We hope people will take the initiative," replied Mr, Armes. "Eventually, some work will have to be done to store fronts. Eventually, there may even be some peer pressure. ' OWNERS BENEFIT "Some' recent changes that were made to buildings were never the right thing to do. We're dealing with 100 year old buildings. In the long run, we will see property owners benefit from the heritage plan because of better workmanship," said Mr. Armes. "The planning on the part of the Sills family in the past has worked out well for Main Street." Three government grants are available. Owners whose buildings are designated in the district plan will mainly be dealing with a corporate sector grant. They will be eligible for a -grant up to 50 per cent of renovation costs if a minimum of $10,000 is spent. There is no maximum limit. "There's an obvious demand for the grants," said Mr. Hill. "Presently in Ontario, there are approximately 12 heritage district designations." "It's a terrifically good idea for property owners," he said. organization, questioned the liability and the religious aspect of Youth For Christ. Trustee Paul Parlee expressed concern that the board may "be opening the flood gates" if it allows a Youth For Christ worker in the Stratford secondary schools. He said a local clergyman told him that if Youth For Christ is allowed in the schools, the eic, o an would be at the board's next meeting to get similar access, Trustee Rodney Bell of Shakespeare presented a motion to give approval in principle to having a YFC worker in the Secondary schools with administration to prepare guidelines for the worker. Although trustees verbally commented on the motion to approve the program in principle, they wanted further information. The executive committee will prepare a full report on the Youth For Christ program. COMMUNITY CALENDAR If you're organizing a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area residents, phone the recreation office at 527-0882 or the Expositor at 527-0240 or mail the information to Community Catendar, The Huron Expositor, Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario MK 1WO well in advance of the scheduled date. Wednesday, February 29 8p.m.-Competitive curling at Curling Club 1-3 p.m. Parents and Tots Skating 1:30-4 p.m. Shuffleboard at arena 6:30 p.m. Listowel vs Pee Wee if2 8:15 p.m. Winthrop ,vs Chiselhurst 9:05 p.m. Perth vs CCATS - 9:55 p.m. 'Parr line vs Queens Thursday, March 1 7& 9 p.m. Mixed curling at Curling Club. 7:30 p.m. Seaforth 'A' Team vs Chiselhurst &30 p.m. endix vs Egmondville. Friday, March 2 7 p.m. - 12 -Jr. Farmer Broomball Tournament 8 p.m. Mixed Curling 2 p.m. World Day of Prayer, First Presbyterian Church. Special guest: Eliza- beth Berkahn from New Zealand, Nursery available. Saturday, March 3 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. -Jr. Farmer Broomball Tournament 1:30-2:30 Story Hour at Library Sunday, March 4 1 m. -Clinton vs Novice 2:15 p.m. Wingham vs Atoms 7 p.m. Canadians vs Penguins 8:30 -Rangers vs Hawks 10 p.m. Flyers vs Bruins Monday, March 5 3:45 -8:30 -Figure Skating 4-6 p.m. -Junior Curling 7 & 9 p.m. -Men's curling HERITAGE PLAN—Approximately 20 Sea- forth citizens attended the public meeting Tuesday night concerning tfie proposed Heritage Conservation District Plan. Exam - Ming the display at the town hall Is Jim Natlh. Architect Nicholas Hill Is shown In the background, (Waaslnk photo) Tuesday, March 6 7 p.m. Ladies Curling 9 p.m. Industrial Curling 7 p.m. Forest vs Bantams 8:30 p.m. Lambeth vs Midgets r Space for the Community Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor 1