The Huron Expositor, 1990-09-05, Page 1Serving the communities
and areas of Seaforth,
Brussels, Dublin , Mensal,
and Walton
INDEX
Obits - 12
Births . 12
Spore • 10-11
[Seaforth, Ontario
Mexican workers on Exeter farm. See page 7
Wildlife vaccine gets off ground. See page 5
Candidates Ana education promises. See page 9
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HURON EXPOSITOR. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1910
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FIREFIGHTERS' VOLUNTARY TOLL - Seaforth firefighters erected a voluntary toll at the main
intersections of town August 31. The purpose of the toll was to collect donations for muscular
dystrophy as part of a North America -wide campaign. They raised $3,432 during the four-hour toll
and that's the highest amount they've ever collected. Oxford photo.
Firefighters respond to grease fire
Seaforth firefighters responded to
a call to put out a grease fire Sep-
tember 2 at 7:57. The fire started
when a pot of grease on a stove
boiled over at the Lot 26, Conces-
sion 9 McKillop home of the Lenz,
who had recently moved into the
house from Kitchener.
When the fire started the Lenz
smothered it with sand and the fire
was extinguished when firefighters
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Cross erected in
memory of traffic
accident victims
Standing along beside a long,
lonely stretch of Huron County
Road 25 near here, a bare and
solitary wooden cross, erected by a
grieving brother and four friends,
has become a kind of shrine to the
loss of five young lives.
The cross interrupts the flat
landscape near where Jeanne Sal-
divar, 21, of R.R. 2, Staffa, Scott
Bremner, 18, Todd Rice, 17, Neil
Pipe, 18, all of Brussels, and Jason
Kraemer, 18, of Teeswater, were
killed last month in a two -car ac-
cident. Early on the morning of
Aug. 12, a Sunday, Saldivar, who
was driving alone on the foggy,
isolated road 30 kilometres
northwest of Stratford, collided with
another car containing the four
boys. There were no survivors in
what was one of the worst London -
area crashes this summer.
In the small hours of the
Thursday morning after the tragedy,
Jeanne Saldivar's brother Dave, 22,
her best friend Lisa P 20 , 22, two
of Lisa's brothers Jim, and Don,
19, and Jeanne's cousin Jodi Sal-
mon, 16, felt the need to do
something. Then Jodi told the group
about the small crosses she had
seen marking accident sites along
roads in Montana.
"It was about two in the morning
and everybody was having trouble
sleeping," Lisa said. "Jodi, me and
Pee Wee (Dave Saldivar's nick-
name) went over to my house,
woke my brothers up, then we
made the (cross)... It's a weird
feeling. It was just something we
lad to do."
The group drove to the accident
scene and erected the cross in the
roadside grass. It has their names
and intitials painted in a reflective
orange paint.
"There was a lone red carnation
there (when we arrived)," said
Dave, who described his sister as
his best friend. "I guess somebody
said goodbye in their own way and
then we did it in ours."
Since the cross was erected, bou-
quets of flowers and other tokens of
remembrance have appeared at the
monument with mysterious
regularity. A small photograph of
Jeanne was tacked to the cross by
someone Dave suspects was a close
friend. But he was at a loss to
explain all the flowers.
"Last time 1 was out there, there
were three of four different bou-
quets. Maybe they're coming from
the other families in Brussels."
Rosemary Wheeler of Brussels, a
family friend of the Rices and the
Pipes, said she had heard about the
cross but didn't know about the
flowers.
Jeanne's mother, June Zettel, said
she brought one of the bouquets to
the site. She said Jeanne liked
flowers. Zettel likes the idea of the
cross. She wants people to remem-
ber her daughter and she wants
people to think about driving
carefully.
"It's too bad that something like
this can't always be done to remind
people of this kind of problem. You
know, right there, five young
lives..."
arrived. Air exhaust was used to
clear the house of smoke. There
was minimal damage.
MVCA presents annual awards
At the general meeting of the
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authonty (MVCA) held on August
16 the Authority's Awards for
Conservation were presented to four
individuals and two groups. The
awards are presented annually to
recognize local conservation efforts.
"The goal of the MVCA is to
preserve, restore, enhance and sus-
tain watershed soil and water
resources", noted Authority Chair-
man Bruce McCall of Brussels.
"Obviously this is a task that could
never be accomplished without the
co-operation, assistance, and sup-
port of the residents, and various
groups and organizations that make
up our community. The Maitland
Valley Conservation Authority
certainly receives this support and
we much appreciate it!"
The conservation Award of Dis-
tinction was presented to Jack Graul
of Ellice Township for his work as
a conservation authority Director.
Conservation Award Certificates
were presented to Glen Creamer,
formerly of CKNX Broadcasting;
the Huron Fringe Field Naturalists;
Peter and Brian Oldridge, of Moms
Township; the Conservation Club of
Harriston Senior Public School; and
Dr. George Malamoottil, of Water-
loo.
Mr. Graul began serving on the
Authority in 1965 representing
Ellice Township. To date he has sat
for 22 years, representing the
Province of Ontario for the past 4
years. He has served on virtually
every advisory board and committee
of the MVCA and served as
Authority Vice -Chairman from
1970 to 1972, and Chairman from
1973 to 1975. Mr. Graul elected
Authority Vice -Chairman again in
1987, and served as Member -at -
Large in 1988 and 1989. Jack Graul
farms in Ellice Township, with his
wife Helen. Jack was presented
with the Award of Distinction by
MVCA Vice -Chairman George
Wicke, also of Ellice Township
Glen Creamer was recongnized
for his effort in organizing Earth
Day tree planting activities this past
spring. He convinced CKNX Broad-
casting, local boards of education
and conservation authorities to
support the idea of supplying seed-
ling trees fro school children to
plant with their families. As a
result, on or about Earth Day, April
22, about 25,000 trees were
delivered to schools in Huron,
Perth, Bruce and Grey Counties.
This event gave nearly everyone
cause to think about the importance
of trees in maintaining a healthy
environment.
The Huron Fringe Field
Naturalists was recognized for the
role they play in educating the
public about natural resources, and
their involvement in various
wildlife improvement projects. The
Huron Fringe Naturalists is a public
group of over 100 people who share
an interest in nature, whether it be
bird watching, field botany, or just
a love of the outdoors. This group
runs many outings and meeting
each year which serve to educate
their members and the public about
nature, and the environment. This
group is very concerned about the
preservation of wetlands. They have
been actively involved in projects to
improve wildlii, i,abitat, including
promoting the uc: of blue bird
nesting boxes. For information on
membership in this group contact
Geoff Walker at 529-7777.
Peter and Brian Oldridge have
been very active in the use of
conservation practices on their 1060
acre farm in Morris Township.
They have adopted conservation
tillage practices, the use of buffer
strips along drains, cover cropping
techniques, and good crop rotation
practices. They have also conserved
wetland areas on their properties,
and planted windbreaks. In addition
they successfully reduced the use of
chemical fertilizers and pesticides
on their farm. In 1989, the
Oldridges received the Norman
Alexander Conservation Award for
their conservation farming efforts,
and hosted Conservation Day for
the Huron Soil and Water Conser-
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Dr. Whitman in
Seaforth
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• BY SUSAN OXFORD Hamilton and worked there until clinic. He was instrumental in the
The Seaforth Horticultural Society 1966. During this time he was founding of the Seaforth Horticul-
is having a dessert meeting Wed- chairman of the Hamilton tural Society 20 years ago. He
nesday, September 12 in the Beatification committee for three worked in the Seaforth clinic until
Seaforth Public School auditorium, years and judged homes for the 1980 and then he moved to Texas
and the guest speaker will be Dr. Trillium Award. Also while living to practice near Dallas -Fort Worth.
Rodger Whitman, the first president in Hamilton Dr. Whitman was a Dr. Whitman retired in 1987 and
of the Seaforth society. member and president of the Mount moved to Selkirk. Ontario.
Hamilton Horticultural Society. Dr. Whitman has been interested
Dr. Whitman was born in Nictaux From 1966 to 1968 Dr. Whitman in the hybridization of plants for
Falls, Nova Scotia, and graduated in was the assistant executive director many years, particularly irises and
medicine from the University of of the College of Family Physicians lilies, and he will be in Seaforth to
Western Ontario in 1948. Dr. Whit- in Toronto. In 1969 he moved to speak on these topics at the Sep -
man started a family practice in Seaforth and worked in the medical tember 12 meeting.
JUST ACHING TO GET BACK IN - These St. James school
children were just aging to pet bade into school Tuesday
morning Here some of the higher grade children fight to be the
first one inside one of the two new portables The first day bade
to school must be a sad day for many mothers as they watch their
children leave the house for school Oxford photo
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