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A2 — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JUNE 3, 1987
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SINCE 1860, SERVING THE COMMUNITY FIRST
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The Brussels Post • ED BYRSKI, General Manager
HEATHER McILWRAITH, Editor
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Seaforth, Ontario ' • .
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WEDNESDAY,,JUNE 3, 1987
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Females raise funds
.. While Seaforth's first ever "Dance for Heart" can be deemed a success,
it's not surprising that the only participants were female.
• With the exception of some children who bopped along to the music with
their mothers, there ,were. no males actually participating in this event -
• despite the fact .its primary function was to, raise -funds for the Heart and
•• Stroke Foundation,
Oh, there were. plenty of positive comments from men, but the fact that
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none turned out •Thursday. night, had to be • frustrating to the event
Organizers,. After all heart disease islisted as the number one killer and
strikes and debilitates more men than women.
Organized in such a way that participants could operate at their own
pace, even while sitting in chairs if they wanted to, it's clear the intention of
- the "Dance for Heart" was to attract anyone and everyone - not merely the
already physically fit.
Obviously it attracted the women of the community. It's only unfortunate
that the men didn't take-up the challenge as well,
Election budget
The opposition parties in the Ontario legislature are hailing the recent
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budget as the forerunner of an election. However, .no great analytical
wisdom was required to come to that conclusion. When Peter,son and his
minority Liberal government were elected just two years ago, the NDP
agreed to support the Liberals' for two years. That agreement expires in
June of this year, so an election will certainly be required and present
predictions are that the vote will be held this fail.
As far.as the budget is'concerened, it has been applauded by'almost
everyone except the Tory opposition members. With a healthy surplus in its
revenue fund, the government has been able to pass on some -badly-
needed money to hospitals, universities and other public services which
have been in need of assistance for a long time. • ,
The treasurer also did nett find it necessary to apply new taxes, even on
those luxury items such as tobacco and alcohol which are the usual targets
when governments are hungry for money.
Taxes were even reduced on some items, such as meals purchase in
public eating establishments.
Of course the Tories had to find something wrong with the budget. That Is
their job as long as they are in the opposition seats. Their loudest cry was
thgt none of the extra cash was applied to reduction of the government's
deficit - and they are probably correct in their claim that the deficit took se-
cond place to the Liberal's desire to keep the voters happy as an election
looms on the horizon.
The general feeling is that the Liberal government will be returend with a
comfortable majority when Ontario's electors go to the polls later this year.
This province has enjoyed a period of great prosperity during.the last cou
ple of years, which usually means contentment with whichever party is at
the helm, •- AT
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A heartfelt thanks extended
Huron County's first Dance for Heart,
held' last Thursday at the Seaford) and
District Conununity Centres, ,was a great
success and could be the start of something
big, I would like to say a BIG Thankyou to
the following people for donating their time
and talents which made everything run so
smoothly. Joy Levis, Barb Alkernade, Julie
Twynhain and Margo Van der Hart for their
fine instruction; Our Mayor, Alf Reiss for do-
ing such a great job as MX. and Judge and
to David Leitch for assisting him. To Jean
Hildebrand and Joan VendenBroeck for
keeping track of all the sponsorsheets and
finances and their helpers. Mrs. Nico
Peters, Chris Campbell and Arm Wilson. To
Marty Bedard and the Rec. Dept for sup-
plying the refreshments and to Lori Hether-
ington and Allison Scott for handling them
so efficiently. To the arena staff for their
kind oeperation with set-up and keeping
the temperature in the alto so cool for tis.
Thanks to Darlene and Jerry Hetherington
for manning the C.P.R. display all evening
and to Carol Barry and Shirley Steffen who
were busy taking blood pressures. My
thatiks to the following for their kindness in
donating prizes: Pizza Train; Canadian
Tire; Hoffmeyer's Mill; Custom Art
Design; Tasty Nu Bakery; Sills Herdware;
Mac's Milk; E.M.A.; Seaforth Meat
Market; Vanastra Rec. Centre; Mr. and
Mrs, Alf Bass and David -Leitch. Most of all I
would like to thank the 45 participants
whose enthusiasm and energy helped to
raise $2,31046 for the Heart and Stroke
Foundation of Oritario.
Drutilla Leitch
txercise for the health of it
The days are growing longer while the right fade' expressions and gettures, sO-
tiighth getting shortet. That Meats there moo may even believe you, Maybe.
is more tithe to take part in outdoor ac- If the idea of pushing a Mien, helpless
tivitieS, ..That for the health of it. ' wormento a rutty hook is less than pleasing
There are plenty of ways for Huron couri- to you; deal Worry. You can get your eter-
-ty residents to get in Shape. Fotball, soc-. eise by playing baseball for a local team,
basketball, jogging, Walkieg, cycling Almost every town has one, and there are
and a host of Other adthaties are a great Way„ squads for sluggers of any age, shape, or
to flan up the body. They may even help to size, 'Yeah, even your age, shape and site.
elear the mind,'I he Tehnis'eoutts at Seaford) High &hoot
Itesidehts of this area are truly quite are available for the Use of would-be
lueky because of the eridless hurribet of ex- MeEnrdes and Nevratilovas. With the
ercise activities tiVaileble. e'er otataple, a lighting provided it is possible to piay long
few bills will get yeti a day of golfing at after the sun has decided t� retire for the
Seaford) cOrse. You Will MO be able to night A game of tennis is a gteat Way to
spehd 3 little While later On, bragging about end one Of those long, hot Orbiter daya, It's
hoi you (supposedly) shot fink Wider par. not such a bad way to end one either.
If you are really good -at Weaving tall
The only thirig that stops meat people
tales, then tithing is Mott likely the slant for
from eiertisiag is themselves, Thy Watch
yout. There are plenty of geed Miring holes
in•the at ea. Oftenthere is a file Plate toset the fifth repeat of a Charlie's Angela epitode
up &hip trete Think heat- great it will When you Could be &Aug something good for
sound When you tell everyone abont theone the of bod?
that didn't get away. With the ase of the Manny Conies
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Trying to flip the lid
it was a dilemna unlike any I'd ever en-
countered before,
• All day it had been blistering hot almost
unbearable. Then, suddenly, with hardly
any warning, the sky grew dark and menac-
• ing, the wind started to blow threateningly,
and the lightning to bounce off the lake, And
I, was on unfamiliar terroritory,
13ut that was the least of my troubles.
Unable to bear the thought of travelling
into the city of Sarnia inside a vehicle which
• was without air conditioning, I had com-
mandeered the Use of a convertible. My
thought at the time had been that while it
—wouldrilt-make-me-entirely-immune-to-the.• ,
heat, it would help to ease my„suffering for
the day, I was only pertly right
• The mental anguish experienced by both
myself and my ,two partners for the day,
when the weather took a change for the
worse, was. almost too miich..
There we were; facing • an impeding
rainstorm, with possibly a tornado thrown
in far good measure, and our car had no top.
Even worse, it had a top, but we had no idea
. how to get it to where normal cars usually
SWEATSOClic
by Heather.Mcliwraith
have theirs.
So we experimented, rather hesitantly at
first, then more • boldly as the storm op:
pored to grow more ferocious. I found a
switch en the dash that funnily enough said
"hood up, hood down",and I flicked it. A
huge mass of metal anvinyl began to raise
its Jaml,_.theruinfold •slowly towards the
front seat, where I sat, waiting for it to fall
and crush my skull, Tharikfully• the ;wind-
shield caught it during its descent. ' •
I thought the top was up, It was, but far
from secure. Sores it needed.a little bit of
• working over before it would settle into the
proper alignment and allow me and my
comrades to secure it, We didn't have the
muscle or the time; since the storm was
moving in ata rather quick pace, •
Our only alternative - attempt to get a
rather large convertible into a rather small
and crowded garage,
With my two friends directing the way;
'and hauling bows, stoves, and the like out of
the path of traffic, I was able to literally
squeeze the car under cover. With that done
we tried again to secure the lid. We finally
succeeded, but were forced to leave the win-
dows open,_since they_were_our_only means
• of , getting out of the garage and into the
house, Because of space restrictions it was
impossible.to open any doors,
One inside we turned our thoughts to our
own well being, namely relieving the hunger
we'd worked up during the whole exercise of •• '
saving the convertible, Unfortunately, since
the cupboards were bare, we.had planned to
' go•out to eat, but there was no moving that
car now,
And what we did end up doing, is another
story •
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Boss on a "business" trip
Anyone who knows me will know that my
boss is away this week on a trip. He said it
was some sort of business trip in West Ger-
many - matters of national security and all
that sort of thing.
It's not that I'm jealous ef the boss' so-
jurn to Europe. After all. in the course of
'my work, I have had oreasion to travel to
such exotic locations as Dublin, Brussels
and Zuri,h (Ontario). All, I might add, at
the company's expense.
However, since our seemingly -tireless
head scribbler is seldom absent from his
duties here at the Signal -Star, I was con-
cerned that some of the more recent addi-
tions to our editorial staff might be slightly
uninformed about proper journalistic
behavior in the boss' absence. And, jest in
ease any of you have a boss who is plann-
ing an excursion overseas in the near
• future, I thought 1 would share with you a
selection of tips for getting by without the
head honcho for a few days.
Things to do when the boss is away:
1. Sleep in very late on Wednesday
morning.
2. Take most of Wednesday afternoon off
and ,g0 golfing, drinking, bang gliding, or
any combination of the above.
3, Come in hungover on Thursday morn-
ing, shut yourself into the boss' vacant of
FROM TUIS ANGLE
by Patrick Raftis.
fice arid tell the switchboard you will be
taking no calls until after lunch.
4. Go for lunch. •
5. Write an unsigned editorial condem-
ing the activities of a local service club,
women's organization, or children's group
ii.e. Girl Guides, Minor Sports).
• 6. Tell irate callers to phone back next
Monday, when the editor will be glad to
discuss the matter with them at length,
7. Spend entire weekend at the beach and
run pictures of seagullin place of
photographs from - regularly -scheduled
weekend assignments.
8. Tell irate callers to phone back next
Monday, when the editor will be glad to
discuss the matter with them at length, •
Run picture of editor with lampshade
on head in place of his column with caption
"Regular correspondent is in police
custody..
10, no borne early.
Of course, sooner or late' must face
the inevitability of the ' to the
workplace. Never fear, for I have
prepared a second list to handle that
eventuality.
Things to do before the boss gets back;
1. Attempt to round up and hide all re-
maining copies of last week's paper, so you
can claim it was sold out. '
2. When that proves futile, begin compil-
ing an extensive resume.
3. Check Help Wanted advertisments
thoroughly.
4. File for Unemployment Insurance
benefits.
5. Have Art Department begin work on
large "Welcome Home," banner for boss'
office,
6. Hope for the best _
Of come, a wiser form of action would
be to simply write a silly catarrh), detailing
all those things you would really like to do
while the boss is away, do none of them
and then carry on as usual.
Gee, I wonder what the boss will bring
me back front Europe'?
Flouring mills back in full blast
JUNE 1 1867
The Hensall flouring mills, which have
been shut down for the past few weeks itt
order to make repairs and improvements itt
connection ivith the boiler house add
machinery, are now in full blast, and in bet-
ter shape the)) ever for gilding, grinding
and and chopping.
The rain on Tuesday has been a boon for
the crops. It rained everywhere io the Coun-
ty except. Grey,
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On SatuoNerday, 8,jJE1'9
bylaws112to enable the
townships of Turnberty and Morris to issue
debentures for the purpose of paying for
bridge S Will be voted on by the ratepayers of
these toWnships. In Tarnberry the amount
being voted on is $10,000 and is Morris •
03,000.
On Monday night last, the first game of
the season was played on the recreation
grounds here between Tavistock and
Seaforth Junior. The play was clean and
fast and was a good exhibition of the game
of football, the store being a tie, 1 to 1.
JUNE 4,1937 •
A joint Meeting of the council and It -
Mistrial Cormaitto as held in the council
Chambers Mdnday eveningto hear details of
the artangenierits made to open the flour
mina in Seaford). '
Elzebert Tergeon, who purchased the mill
from the town a few years age, and who is
president of the newly formed Excellence
,Flour Mills Ltd., owners of the property, ad-
dreaSed the Meeting and stated it Was the
oinpeny's 'Meridan. to have the mill in
operation by July 15.
Mss Lois Darroch, Tomtit(); has been ap-
pointed to the staff ef the Seaford) Collegiate
IN THE YEARS AGONE
from the Archives
Institute, her ,duties to commence
September 1.
• The Seaforth Highlanders Band, under the
leadership of E. H. Giose, will present their
first program of the season in Vktora Park
on Sunday evening, June6th at 8:30 &clock,
The W.M.S. of the United Church, Hensall,
held its minuet birthday Party in the school
mom of the church on Friday afternoon with
a splendid attenderic6.
JUNE 7, 1962
Urging students to recognize 'as many ex-
perioces as possible, Paul Soles, well-
knOwn ?V personality, said that each would
contribute in sortie Measure to an increase
in eomparisoe, in understanding and in
tolerance, He was addressing 17 honor
students and their parents et the Annual
ZITS honor students banquet at the school
Monday evening.'
Referring to the medium of TV, Mr, Soles
said a new Meals of corimundeation was
provided between people that in itself am-
tributed to exciting eXperiences.
• Sikty-nine years pf accident -free driving
was represented when safe -driving phis
were befitted out to oramercial dtiversatt a
ceremeny Thursday eight. Held in the
Orange Hall, 11 drivers fteM two Seaforth
firths received the pins,
Truck advert from Wright and Leyburn
awarded phis were Bruce Bodgert, 12
years; Bruce McLean, 11 yeats; Bob Nigh, .7
years; Harold Coleman, 1 year. Scott
Ilabkirk bus drivers receiving pins were;
Mr. Habkirk, 15 years; Tom Wilbee, 7
years; George Hildebrand, 6 years; Albert
Hildebrand and Ken Powell, 2 years; Ray •
Townsend, 1 year.
The mill rate for 1962 for the Township of
Tuekersmith was set at 9.0 mills for fern)
and residential, and 11„2 mills kir eeiruner-
dal and industrial. These rates are the
sank as in 1%1.
Hensall Town Hall will receive a OW Took
in the fleet future folloivingactien by village
council Moday. Spurred on by Mrs. Minnie
Noakes, coon agreed to paint the hall and
tenders are to be called immediately.
Approval was received from the Depart -
Ment of Highways to use $8,000 for road on-
struction and $2,350 for maintenance,
The Spring COMmunkin Sensor) was
observed in First Presbyterian Church Sun.
day morning when the Sacrament of the
Lord's Supper was edillihistered to a large
congregatiO. There were 29 new mernbera
received into the chutch; seven of these
were by transfer of Certificate from other
Oremunities.
' Dublin's new post office, which wag used
for the fitst dare last week, is the sixth past
Office ateointliOdatiOn'proVidect for the ere*
inanity, aceOrdirig to "A Hibbert Ries'
(part two), by Miss Isabelle CattipbelL
published 195a:
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