HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-10-24, Page 7THE HURON EXPO6ITOR, OCTOBER 24, 11104
UFE MEMBER - Jack Bedard, centre, was recently made a
Member for Life of the Seaforth Optimist Club Presenting Mr
Bedard with the award is George Langlois, lett, and Don Hoffman,
right Oxlord photo.
OUTGOING GIFT TURKEYS - A tradition with Seaforth Optimist
Club is to present the out -going president with gift turkeys. Gail
and Don Hoffman accepted the vouna birds. Oxford photo.
Volunteer workshop draws mixed reaction
While a may have helped a little,
a workshop on Volunteer Recruit-
ment, homed by the Scmfurt i
Recreation and Paries Department
last week, may have been oftreaar
benefit to larger groups. That 1, at
least, aaxxxding to those reprvaci
naives of Seaforth organizattous
who auaded.
Organized in response to pressure
from area groups on the problems
of volunteer recruitment and burn
out, the workshop anracted a total
of 20 peopiee. Of those 20 people,
only five were from Seaforth.
"Most po'Pk seamed quite happy
with a, commented Recreation
Director Marty Bedard. "The
speaker was good and covered what
she was asked to cover. She made
some good points about recruitment
and recognusig volunteers, *duct
shouki"
"1 it was - " com-
4tontod Ceryl • , of the
Seaforth Manor. "She ( speaker)
had an eight point plan for a suc-
ceasful volunteer, which really
helped me because 1 have to do a
lot of training, and it's nice m
cover all the basses."
"I have a good bane of volunteers
now, but I do want to recruit more,
so 1 found the speaker really
interesting. She was very helpful to
Inc."
But as helpful as the workshop
was, some participants in it, were a
little disappointed by what wasn't
addressed.
"1t didn't really apply to a lot of
smaller organizations who were
St. Michael's only school
St. Michael's Secondary School in
Stratford is the only school in Perth
County to have a hockey team.
At Monday night's meeting, the
Huron -Penh Separate School Board
approved the participation of St.
Michael's Secondary School in an
unsanctioned hockey league with
Huron teams. Approximately 20
students will be involved. All three
boards, the Huron County Board of
Education, the Perth County Board
of Education, and the Huron -Perth
Separate School Board must have
participating teams in the league to
SEAFORTH OPTIMISTS NEW EXECUTIVE - The 1990-91 executive for the Optimist Club are: Back
row from left: George Langlois, Lieutenant-Govemor; Wayne Scott, Director; Joe Cusack, Director; Mel
Cooper, Vice -President; Mark Smith, Director; and, Robert O'Brien, Director. Front row from left: Don
Hoffman, Past President; Rob Simpson, Treasurer; Ken Miller, President; and, Jim Saldivar, Secretary.
Absent: Joe Aubin, Director. Oxford photo.
Foster parents honored for service
Last week was Canadian Foster
Family Week and the Children's
Aid Society of Huron County, at its
Annual Agency Banquet, honoured
some of its foster parents and
volunteers who have given years of
service to foster children.
In Huron County there are 60
foster families who provide care to
69 children. Huron County is one of
the few Ontario counties that has
had an increase in the number of
foster families over the past few
years. However, more foster homes
are needed as the number of
children coming into care is
increasing.
Deadline for
The application deadline for all
components of the Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture and Food's Farm
Income Assistance Program is
October 3l, 1990.
"We estimate the approximately
half of the applications have been
received by the ministry so far.
With the deadline less than a month
away, we are urging farmers to fill
out their forms and forward them to
us now," said Roily Stroeter, direc-
tor of the farm assistance programs
branch.
The Farm Income Assistance
Canadian Foster Family Week in
Ontario is acknowledged to recog-
nize the contribution of more than
400 foster families in Ontario and
pay tribute to those families. Also
the desire to draw public awareness
to the continuing need for foster
families and educate the public to
understand and recognize the need
to maintain and enhance the foster
care system.
Volunteer Edna Simmons, Exeter,
was honoured for 10 years of ser-
vice to the Children's Aid Society
of Huron County. She was also
honoured this year as Volunteer of
the Year by the Ontario Ministry of
Community and Social Services.
Foster parents honoured this year
at the banquet are: Norman and
Mary Lou Tait, Exeter, 20 years;
Lowell and Lynn Mount, Varna, 10
years; Don and Bessie Blenkhorn,
Ailsa Craig, 10 years; and, Les and
Bonnie Brewer, Bluevale, 5 years.
Volunteers honoured this year are:
Alma Watson, Brussels, 10 years;
Gordon and Elmira Finnigan,
Goderich, 10 years; Bob and Ivy
Irwin, Goderich, 10 years; Ray and
Elizabeth Foster, Clinton, 10 years;
Dorothy Coultes, Brussels, 5 years;
and, Helen and Jack Roorda, Clin-
to`n.
assistance program is soon
Program is designed to reduce the
cash flow burden resulting from
high interest rates and weak com-
modity prices. It has several com-
ponents, including interest assis-
tance, grains and oilseeds, fur, and
horticultural crops.
Farm businesses with a 1989
gross farm income of at least
$15,000, which paid at least $5,000
in farm interest in the fiscal year
ended during 1989 are eligible for
the Interest Assistance Component.
Farm businesses which produced
and harvested any of the eligible
Dr. Mark Woldnik
is pleased to
announce the opening
of his
MEDICAL PRACTICE
in General Practice and
Obstetrics
at the
Seaforth Community
Health Centre
NOVEMBER 12, 1990
crops are eligible for the Grains and
Oilseeds Component. Ontario -
licensed breeders of ranch -raised
mink and fox are eligible for the
Fur Component. Fruit, vegetable
and tobacco -producing farm
businesses are eligible for the Hor-
ticultural Component.
Eligible producers who have not
received an application form or
need information can contact the
Farm Assistance Programs Branch
at (416) 326-9895 or their local
OMAF office.
looking for ways of ru riming, but
1 Nig came away with same
ve ideas," commented Lada
, who was representing
throe separate organizations.
"11 was pretty well what 1 ex
pected, but 1 was hoping for some
mart specific ideas we could use,"
added Joaruneut Finn,gun art the
Seaforth Branch Library.
"A lot of things didn't apply,
but
would wort
groups that have
largo �� The speaker didn't
sown to have much in common
with rural Ontario, but that's often
the cast, since the speakers usually
come from the cities. Sometimes 1
think they learn more from us, then
we do from then."
Mr. Bedard agreed the sieminar
seamed to address concerns of
larger urlprucatums such as nursing
homes, but said there was ink*
modern presented that would also
benefu small groups 4s well. He
said pari of the prublein was that
the specter was froth Lundin, and
held a pard position with a large
organization which dealt spec ifical
ly with recruiting volunteers.
"A lot of it pertained to larger
centres, but groups should heti c
been able to pick up one or two
ideas, which is better than nothing,"
he said.
"Here people are interested in
getting volunteers. They don't care
about screening than, or testing
them out beforehand. Basically if
they can get a person to volunteer,
they don't bother to ask any ques-
tions."
to have a hockey team
become sanctioned.
The school has had a team since
1986 but, since there was no
available competition within Huron -
Perth, the team travelled to
Woodstock and London to play in
an informal league. Schools in
Huron County have indicated they
would be interested in starting up a
league.
"Huron is establishing an un -
sanctioned league and a would be
marc convenient to participate in
this league than gravitate toward
Landon," said Superintendent John
McCauley .
Trustees raised concerns about
equipment costs, ice time and
refereeing fees.
"Some of the equipment has been
provided by the board. The players
also provide some of the equip-
ment. "Ike board pays transpor-
tation," said McCauley. The schools
would split costs for ice and other
contigencies for the sport.
Superintendent of Business and
Treasurer Jack Lane did not have
budget information or costs for the
team with him to answer trustees
concerns over the cost of main-
taining the team.
Library to carry UNICEF boxes
BY SUSAN OXFORD
Hallowe'en means ghosts and
goblins trick or treating and collec-
ting money for UNICEF. But this
year less Seaforth school children
will be carrying the black and
orange UNICEF boxes door to
door.
At a recent meeting of the Huron -
Perth Counties Roman Catholic
School Board (HPCRCSB) a
decision was reached to not include
their students in the UNICEF
program. The board concluded that
UNICEF has had to pool its resour-
ces into collaborating with other
organizations, specifically Planned
Parenthood which promotes un-
natural birth control methods such
as surgeries, devices, chemicals and
abortion.
Seaforth Public School students
will be able to obtain UNICEF
boxes through their school. The
school has been issued with a
program to teach students about the
work UNICEF does, such as help
provide clean water, build schools,
immunize, teach mothers about
proper nutrition and provide relief
in times of disaster. After Hal-
lowe'en the children can return the
boxes to their school for pick up.
Jeannette Finnigan, assistant
librarian at Seaforth Public Library,
has arranged for the distribution of
UNICEF boxes at the library for
children who can't receive a box
through their school. The UNICEF
boxes will be available at the
library later this week and after
Hallowe'en they may be returned to
the library for pick up.
The HPCRCSB board proposed to
distribute 'Mother Theresa' boxes
to their students to raise money for
foreign missions. On short notice
the board was able to receive
enough 'Mother Theresa' boxes for
a couple of schools in Stratford, but
none for Seaforth.
Troubled times for Canada now
Dear Editor:
As you are aware by now Prime
n Minister has stacked the Senate
against the will of the people. He
now has 54 Senators to the peoples
51, but there are also six indepen-
dent Senators. They are: Senator
Hartland Molson - Senator Daniel
Lang - Senator P.M. Pitfield -
Senator Douglas Evereu - Senator
Stan Waters and Senator Edward
Lawson. In their hands lie the fate
of fair taxation and democracy as
we know it today.
These are indeed troubled times
for Canada when the Prime
Minister refuses to listen to 80 per
cent of the people. He has told us
in no uncertain terms that he has
the mandate to do whatever he
wants. He will ran through G.S.T.
and the people will serve him and
his conservative party. We have to
show this poor excuse for a Prime
Minister that this is not Nazi Ger-
many or Communist Russia.
!LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
When we elect a Prime Minister,
we give that person one right and
one right only, and that is the right
to serve the people of this nation.
What ever other rights Brian Mul-
roney thinks he has, at best they are
insignificant when compared with
the democratic rights of the people.
You see the rights of the people are
written in blood.
Over 100,000 young Canadians
fought and died for the rights that
you and I now have. For us to let
Brian Mulroney destroy what so
many have given their lives to
protect, without a fight, would be
the greatest insult we could bestow
upon our veterans and our war
dead. We must never forget these
words if you break faith with
Bilingualism is
Dear Editor:
Ninety-seven per cent of
Canadians that I've heard from
want a national referendum held on
Forced Official Bilingualism in
Canada. I posed my question in a
one-page letter -to -the -editor mailed
to over . 100 newspapers and many
radio and TV stations across
Canada. I have received telephone
calls from Newfoundland to British
Columbia and hundreds of en-
riching heart-warming letters from
concerned Canadians.
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us who die we shall not sleep
The six independent Senators can
stop the G.S.T. But you have to
write to them and let them know of
your concern. You are a Canadian,
and you will make a difference,
please write to them NOW. Their
address is The Senate of Canada,
Ottawa, Ont. K 1 A 0A4 (no postage
required)
If you do not like writing then
send them this letter, get all your
family and friends and everyone
who is against this tax to write. If
we ignore these six Senators we
will deserve the G.S.T. and the
dictatorship of Brian Mulroney.
Sincerely,
John Welham
R.R.10,
Peterborough.
"billioningualism"
Almost all want to have the op-
portunity of a referendum where
taxpayers can decide whether we
can afford to spend billions of our
dollars propping up Canada's bilin-
gual myth "billionguali$m".
Apparently the indefensible
federal bilingual Bill C-72 (The
Official Language Act of 1988),
based on the myth, has proven to
be too expensive, discriminatory,
and very divisive. Even the Chief
of Language Police has threatened
to resign.
Excluding our one province of
Quebec, 98 per cent of our daily
newspaper, 94 per cent of radio and
87 per cent of TV are in English.
That's Canada's reality.
What comes through in the letters
received is the great love for our
country and the overwhelming
disappointment in our politicians'
intolerance towards democracy. Our
elected representatives are not lis-
tening to uie people. Sadly, it ap-
pears that our politicians have
decided that they arc not accoun-
table to the electorate and mistaken-
ly believe that taxation without
representation is Canadian
democracy.
Many letters candidly question
whether Canada is a democracy "by
the people".
If you read or hear this letter
please let me know where and
when. Please send a clipping and
your opinion. Your reply will also
affirm that your local media
executives believe that freedom of
the press and air -waves are essential
in a free society. I promise to let
you know the results.
Sincerely,
Jim Grant
1112 Vansicklc Rd.
St. Catharines, Ontario
L2S 2Z3
A fine kettle of fish
Dear Editor.
What a fine kettle of fish!
Premier Rae's new government
has just announced a huge budget
deficit of more than S2.5 billion.
The economy is in a recession.
Bankruptcies are soaring. Toronto's
police force can't respond to half its
emergency calls because of staff
shortages.
in the middle of all this, Rae's
government announces that it would
use our tax dollars to help bailout
the financially troubled Skydomel
We don't think governments
should be in the business of owning
a sports stadium, hotel and fitness
centre. in fact, Rae's government
hail no more business subsidizing
the Skydome than Prime Minister
Mulroney has in handing out $88
million of our tax dollars to Toron-
to's ballet -opera house.
The Ontario government has got
to start drawing a line somewhere.
it can't keep treating our tax dollars
like they grow on trees.
Why not privatize the Skydornc''
That way, not only would the
Skydome cease to be a drain ori
Ontario taxpayers but we would
benefit from the privatization
revenues.
Yours truly,
David Somerville,
President
The National ('ttiren's Coalition