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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1986-12-31, Page 2Huron . •oi�cd, E xositor SINCE 1860, SERVING THE COMMUNITY FIRST 1 Incorporating Brussels Post 10 Main Stieet 527-0240 Published in SEAFORTH, ONTARIO HEATHER McILWRAITH, Editor Every Wednesday morning SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1986 The Expositor is brought to you each week by the efforts of: Pat Armes Bessie Brodme. Marlene Charters. Joan Gwchelaar, Anne Hurl. Joanne Jewitt. Dianne McGrath, Lots McLlwain. Bob MCMlllan and Cathy Melady ED BYRSKI, General Manager *CNA BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1985 r Member Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Ontario Com(nunity Newspaper Association Ontario Press Council Commonwealth Press Union International Press Institute Subscription rates: Canada $20.00 a year, in advance Outside Canada $60.00 a year, in advance Single Copies - 50 cents each Second class mai; registration Number 0696 Cowboy tactics not the answer OPINION So, yyou think you've done it? So, you think you've done it? With flying elbows and liberal use of your FROM THIS ANGLE charge card, you got through the Christmas l�� 1 shopping season unscathed, Using only a by Patrick Raftis whip, chair and a referee's whistle, you managed to single-handedly control the entire family assemblage under one roof on Christmas Day. You even dared venture from the relative calm of your own home on the weekend to return that flowered • tie or fluorescent shirt your brother-in-law (the one who never did like you) gave you for a Christmas present. And now, you think you've done it. Unfortunately, no one has really survived the entire holiday season, until they have run the gauntlet of year-end revellers at the traditional New Year's Eve party. What's so tough about that, you ask? Simply show up at the (party? dance? dogfight? pick one), eat loo much, drink too much. talk too much - then go home and prepare Mr football and hangovers the next day. Sounds simple right'? Then you've obvious- ly forgotten what happened last year. Let me refresh your memory. You arrived at the gathering and were immediately inflamed by your host the people you parked behind are leaving, so you must go hack and move your car, behind which three other people have miraculously managed to park while you were en route to the door step. After making your second entrance, you are greeted by a group of people you have recently cut off your Christmas card list because you haven't heard from them in years, You really must keep in touch, they tell you. Inevitably • you will encounter another group of seldom -seen acquaintances, who will remind you: you're still gaining weight, your hairline is still receding, you're still smoking, you're still driving that old junk heap and you still owe them that five bucks you don't remember borrowing. Put these people on your list to receive a flowered tie or fluorescent shirt next Christmas. Don't make the mistake of asking these people about their New Year's resolutions. They are all giving up smoking. The tobacco industry takes a terrible annual beating during the first week of each year. 'Tomorrow, they will all add giving up drinking to their list, but by then, it will be toe late. As the hour drew closer to midnight, and consequently to the new year, the gathering became more and more boisterous. Having gotten into the spirit of things a, some point, you undoubtably sang your solo acappella version of Auld Lang Syne, told a number of completely tasteless or barely funny jokes, danced the Bird Dance, or performed a partial or complete striptease. You will almost certainly he invited to do a repeat. {Ritmo lance this year. Don't give in. Remember how embarrassed you felt the next day? Upon hearing someone shout "Happy New Year!" you immediately made the rounds of the gathering, kissing, hugging, or shaking hands with all and sundry, only to discover it was still hall -an -hour to midnight. Then you had to go through the whole thing again 30 minutes later. This year, wear a watch. Actually. in retrospect, some of this stuff was kind'ol' fun. After all what would a New Year's Eve hash be like without at least a t'ew well -limed gaffes and blunders? There's really only one seasonal blunder that can't be Inlerated after an evening of over -indulgence • to drive home. So. what the heck, go to the party and have a happy and sale New Year. Are we about to return to the days of cowboy tactics in this country? In the past few weeks three shopkeepers in Quebec and one in Calgary have shot down would-be thieves in their stores. First public reaction to these acts of violence has been a feeling that these hold-up men got what they deserved. The shopkeeper in Calgary has been charged, but so far no charges have been laid in the Quebec occurrences. Sober reflection about these events leads sensible people to the conclusion that such violent reaction is not permissible in a country where we are supposed to believe in a proper course of Justice for all who break our laws. Every offender has the right to a fair trial. Even though these thugs were killed or wounded in the commission of a crime, retribution must be made only after alt aspects of the crimes have been considered by a court of law. Secondly, and perhaps much more Important, If shopkeeper's begin to resort to on -the -spot Justice, it will not be long before the wrong people will be the ones getting killed. Thieves will simply become more alert and most of them will be ready to shoot at the first sign of resistance. Canadians should beware of the mass mentality which has become so commonplace In the United States. Americans seem to believe they have a God-given right to arm themselves for self-protection and the consequences of this attitude are enormous. For example, there were more sJ)oQ)ngs in Detroit In one month than In all of Canada In one year. is hard to condemn a shop owner who has than robbed repeatedly. when he tries to defend himself and his property, but the alternative is a return to the lawlessness of the frontier which Is no longer the correct way to deal with crime. — Wingham Advance -Tunes Looking back on 1986 in Seaforth area ... . r/ ..rri,nee• .I 4.•0r I'..v' \ 11 rescued employee. as Clerk Charles Friend ,sito Iw• mailing The gee,.. mitered ctrrPC has hrtrl rhe• ler.It nn for 14 years Al %WM tea tdah 1104' f'l.Ntn'Cal tit and watervnrks 41.3uarinxeros nq 111e Sea.fnrlh Public Utilities e ..vnmrsnrnn operated at a deficit m 1985. .urwwirrfrng In an audrter's report. presented at the Marsh I2 rnmmw111 meeting The Tomo of Seaforth now has a Chief \rhnsnrsaref We oifftrait Fntlnvart:ng a trend l.ern:g set ho a number of other small munurlrnlrlcr-e around ihr p'rov'ince town r.amrrol trrtrrl in (mot of passing a by -taw .Inch narnee's (Irrk treasurer .rim Crocker as cturf Admine:4rative Officer far the munici- Ireterrnmalam to em, strong skating and good goattend,ng led the Seaforth Pee Wees 10 the 1' champinnship at the tions Young ( ,;mita \\ irk in Coder -tell 1:r-1 year was a better than exgeerted lihanctal year tor' Ihr Huron -Perth Roman catholic Separate School Board. The school Ie.;,rwl hart a 1o1a1 Midget of 89 4 million, but ended asp spending only 891 million. reatinrog a savings of over 8300.000 ti Int 11 26 lIrsuile last thiel; efforts by some county 104041111111" to get nitre grants for their cause. Perth ( nenly council stuck to its 85 million hredgrl 04 1911'1; The rep-,eas ter 14 municipalities that are parr of the manly system will share in the So o, rno lmn In he rarlcsed lotcally The rest of the money for the 1956 ewer/Allures ca'mes (mum the prnwrwcr err the form of transfer payments. rentals and various fees In an Is to 12 recorded vote, Huron County imine;) gave approval 11) its 1318 7 rnillion hnrigel 1ir(rh includes putting aside money for Huttm -few and the museum project Ctudenas who alt ended a Retreat Day at St ('ntumban Parish Hall. were surprised by \shag awaited them The day was sponsored M the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Roard, and was an extension of the religious studies course offered throughout Ihr (namties of Humn and Perth Anti', 2 The board al education approved the 1986 hudael of S40 a million. a 3 7 per cent 111(Tealle from the 1985 budget of 838 5 million A pre near K inborn turned out to be a sort of blessing in disguise for property owner Peter Hamming Mr Hamming was in the process of tearing down an old barn when a small fire. Int to get rid of some of the'debris. gni nut of control and spread throughout the barn 11 s only been a little over two years since elle began knitting but now Anne James, net nota has six nr sewn sweaters on the go at any grown time. but she is also the proprietor of the Inwn's hest complete knitting store • The Knitter's left Tuckersmith Township council found it ryas facing an in of 34 percent over last year with its insurance premium for 1986 when it met with its insurance agent this month During his 10 year stint as president of the Seaforth Mirror Hockey Association, Seaforth businessman 13nh FleuItenmiller -has seen snore dr -astir' changes in the organization \� bite he dell enpys the ph Mr Beuitenmil- ler has derided In step down from the presidency at the end of this hockey season The Moron -Perth Rosman Catholic Separate School Board announced the transfer of St James School. Seaforth prinrpal Ray Contois to St .laseph's School. Stratford f1 mill cost 5151.000 to keep the Huron ('mmly Pioneer Museum tinning this year, 4 9 per cent more than last year APRIi. 9 Some paddled. some sculled and some drifted Some even tried to swim down the Rayfield River when the 15th annual Seaforth optimist Canoe Races took place. Although it was April Fools Day, it was all business for the Huron County Board of Education as the 1986 education budget waS approved APRIL. IG A proposed budget, passed by the Seaforth Public Utilities ('ommission will see the commission's waterworks department break even in 1906 11 has taken 10 years but justice has finally linen served to a 35- year-old Seaforth woman The woman. was sentenced to 40 days in Oil on charges of attempting to utter a forged dnrument and failing to attend court She lefl this area for British Columbia a month before she was to be sentenced in February 1976 on the attempted uttering charge Her lawyer said she left because she was afraid of the consequences Local school drildren were exposed to more Than the three Rs of education when the Ontario Ballet Theatre Group paid a visit to Sieatorth Dublin native Don Melady, a second -year medical student at the University of Western Ontario will be pari of a UWO pilot project this summer, which will help fight disease in the Third WorldServices, wants to Further beef up APRIL z3 special education services that are available. to the municipality inr permission to (ill m the A bomb threat madem just ip prior game what ended up to be the championship in All Seaforh Police are asking for public ditches in front of (heir residences in urban Ontario Junior D hockey action, turned out to assistance in solvingthe theft of a safe from a areas. Canada paid 8:59,859 12 in taxes to local grocery store. F� a hoax A visit from 84S -10p John Michael Sherlock, Seaforth in 1985 as a result of leleeommunice- T9reyweren't regional winners, but innova-D May 10, and a special lions operations. in audition Bell pians to celebration mass on Y anniversary activities at St. • Columban Parish upgrade telephone service in the exchange. in the tiny hamlet on Highway 8. JUNE t Six members of the Van Egmond Founda- d 1 meet service awards from Seaforth police am warning people not to (=anti 1ltmrstry of Citizenship get P. Pan vehicle anrdenl while delivering news- papers in the tillage t Irganiral inns rellresentmg the rural popu- lation of Ilurnn ( aunty had their annual nppnriunity to present (heir concerns to area parlramenta.nans recently MAY 7 Huron ('aunty council has established an ad hoc committee to investigate and report had to the council nn the financing and srrri'ces of homes for the aged. comparing mnnnicepally 1101 establishments with those owned and operated privately or by charit- able organizations 1111101 ('nunly' Snclal Services Adhmini- strator strator .3 A MacKInn0n. presented department's 1985 facts and figures to the county council Ile hmught good news. last year the department spent $168,935 21 under its budget While the total budget was $1.076 536 the total expenditures amounted to 5907,6,00,79 Edna Bell feels that she, and other career teachers in her age group have had a unique privilege in being involved in teaching during their particular era Mrs. hell. who started teaching in 1944'will retire this springy. after spending the past 18 years teaching at Seaforth Public School ices as far as it seems almost anything g fashion is concerned The May 1 fashion show sponsored by the Seaforth Ringelle Assnetatton. showed spec- tators bright colo (fed t pastels. fnull sleeves,m dropped waists, p flowing lines nr straight hues, cottons, satin. and knits. have all been incorporated into the fashions being shown for This spring and Sommer A1.� Y IA Aiore than I,60o students m the Humn County Board of Education system utilize the services of special education and Paul Carroll, Hurons Superintendent of Studenth Mil' 21 Town (~)unci) nerds Intake more response i hddy for the town acxiailmg to one of as emncillom Rill 51elnughlin tolyl mimed) last week he I fell Ihr Inwn departments .showed too much I favoritism. particularly when dealing on a husmess level with lural merchants ('none•;) members will continue to receive payment of $45 for attending committee mrel)ngs despite the fact some members of Ihr public on the same cnton)1lees receive Irss than that amount ('nun(il limiter) last creek in favor of granting a licence In operate a taxi cab in 111e 10%11 of Seaforth to Ed Taylor Students looking for summer jobs in Seaforth roll have some help this year The Cnderich office of the Canada Employment ('entre for Students has sal up a temporary Office' in the Se'alorlh Branch library nnounce(I Ihr approval of a 1'o -operative .;r1ucauon proµ'(') u1 the I -lump -Bruce area The Sea1011h District High School Band (ouster Club has mceive(1 some provincial 'alp in their el Ions to purchase new uniforms or the hand 1'Ix' organization was recently' minded a grant of 5.1.6;14 Mom the Onlano NImr,U'0 of Citizenship and Culture. as pati of the ministry's arts -funding program JUNE I I Friar McKillop Township fanners have taken their protest of the establishment of an interim (rn11001 area in the hamlet of SI 1'010mhan In the untano Municipal Board Seaforth fnefmillers defused a potentially' espinxlve situation using quick action and modern equipment An overturned van. leaking gasoline. was rnvered 00 hill high concentration foam to prevent ignition after a single -vehicle acct• dent on McKillop Concession 6.7. on June 3 Inti could have heard a pin drop in the I lunnn County Council chambers after 11 was announced the county's request for 5750,000 for renovations to Huromview was turned Amen by the Ministry' of Community and Social Srr1'ltes .rack Sinclair'. John Cooper and 130)1 Faber. trusters 01 the Kippen United Church, 'attended Ihr'Ttu•k('rsmilh (lnncil session to discuss 11 small piece of land approximately five -eights of an acre along the Kippen ('aunty Road Salaries inr supervisors al 11umntiew Will increase approximately 12 per cent over the next three years as Ilumn ('aunty council passed the nett salary' proposal al the June meeting Il'VF: 1s Tin' Board of Education in limn (bunny mints In hoose its public relations image. A call for a province wide strike by members of the Ontario Medical Association is hafting no effect at all in Seaforth and little 00 00 effect throughout Humn ('runty Assessing the viability of small sec0nd81) schools continues to be a central concern of the Planning and Implementation Commis- sion, as i1 studies the Roman ('atholic Secondary School board plans to establish secondary schools with limited enrolment potential. 51,05' 2x Seaforth doctors will jean 17.000 other Ont alio physicians in a Iwo -day interruption of services. m support of 1he (30(11 0 Medical Association's stand against the provincial govemmenl's proposed ban on extra billing McKillop Mutual insurance. a local com- pany which has operated in Seaforth for over 100 years. has purchased an 585.0140 debenture Imm the Tnwn of Seaforth For the sum of two dollars and under the terms and conditions deemed advisable by the mayor and the town clerk. Seaforth has acquired another portion of land for its uses. Town council passed a by-law authorizing the acquisition of lands from James Lorne Rosman and Ann Inrraine Rosman The Huron. Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board voted to accept its ad hoc committee's report and responses to the Primary Education project sent out from the Ministry of Education earlier this spring. The Township of Tuckersmilh has estab- lished a policy requinng all residents to apply live thinking and months of hard work took four Seaforth students to the Huron County Regional Science Fair held at Clinton's Central Huron Secondary School. Team spirit, balance and two-way play were the ingredients which formed the recipe for an all -Ontario Championship team, the 1985-86 Seaford) Junior D Centenaires. of on Diocese on Ma t I marked the 75th Spend 5149.0'00 in 1986 to maintain and APRIL 30 in a vote of eight to two the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board approved a reoomnlendation to estab- lish a committee to investigate the issue of smoldng in buldings under its jurisdiction. Gordon Rmrmer is the new Governor elect of District A9 of lions International. Students and staff of Seaforth District High School are trying to revitalise th'e school's drama dub, which has been inactive for the past 1'5 years: A 72 -year-old Dublin man was killed in a tion rive vo u and involved in a pyramid s the Culture at an awards ceremony held May 12. moved into the area. Pyramid selling is, a James Doig, Margaret McCowan. Robert criminal offence. Newnham, Vivienne Newn vo and Dorothy Williams all received lapel pin Ontario Hockey association .Junior A clubs in awards for their work with the foundation, the 1986 Midget age draft, which is working toward the complete Dublin area native Pat Murray was taken in restoration of the historic home of the Van the sixth round, 82nd overall, by the Windsor Egmond family in Egmondville. Spitfires and Dave Akey, of Seaforth was There were some opposing voices to the chosen in the 11th round by the London proposal for the early primary education Knights. project which was discussed at the Huron- Paul Dodds, 19. of RR 1. Seaforth, is the new Canadian Junior Plowing Champion, Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board meeting in Dublin. winning the trophy at the Canadian Plowing Tuckersrnith Township property owners Championship held in Olds, Alberta, in will pay 6.55 per cent more in municipal and conjunction with the World's Plowing M etch. dleme that has lected b ham Inez Spittal T< local hockey players were se y education taxes this year. Murray Cardiff, MP for Huron - Bruce has JUNE 23 Seaforth residents will see (herr taxes rise 7 1 percent as a result of a 51.0198.385 budget set at a special meeting of council. A council split on what capital expendi- tures the town should undertake for the year. and the ongoing costs of the landfill site, were two reasons the town budget was released later than usual this year. Seaforth born hockey star David MclJwain has advanced a step closer to his goal of playing professional hockey in the National Hockey League. Mcliwain was chosen by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the ninth round of NLII, draft. Callers 10 the Seaforth Medical Clinic were greeted with a recorded message. informing them the office would he dosed for two days in protest of Bill 94, the pmvincial govern- ment's anti -extra -billing legislation ( „nlinurrl nn I'.tt1c \.ii p d