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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-11-07, Page 1INDEX Dublin A4 Sports - M, A7, A20 Bats At 7 Graduals. - A17 Obituaries A 17 Miths ned dispellin&. See rage 3 Full time minister hired. See page 4. Lest we forget. See pa es 9-11 Serving the communities and areas ot Seatorth, Brussels, Dublin, Mensal. and Walton Huron . xpositor Seaforth, Ontario HURON EXPOSITOR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1170 60 cents a copy ..x ALLOWEEN HOBBYISTS - Loh DeGroof and Christopher Cronin take time out to create with ydough, during a Halloween party held at the Seaforth and District Preschool Learning Centre. Loh ook the opportunity to play out her fantasies of being a ballerina, and Christopher of being a cowboy, on this particular Halloween. Robinet photo. Be on look out for bad cheques Local merchants have been warned by the police department to be on the alert for a man passing bad cheques in the area. According to the Clinton Police Department, the man passed bad cheques worth $1,200 to $2,000 in Exeter recently. The warning to the merchants reads, in part, "Male individual who identifies himself as John M. Rolls is issuing cheques from a closed account. The party will enter a store, usually on Fridays after 6 p.m. and Saturdays, wishing to purchase merchandise. He will then present a cheque from General Trust, in London." On the reverse side of the cheque is driver's license and CIBC infor- mation. The police are asking merchants to contact them immediately if they encounter the man. In Seaforth call 527-1500. New doctor not new to towns BY SUSAN OXFORD Seaforth has another young, new doctor and he's planning on begin- ning work at the Seaforth Medical Clinic and Seaforth Community Hospital November 12. Working in a small town is nothing new to Dr. Mark Woldnik as he's received much of his training in small towns. Dr. Woldnik is 33 -years -old and has been practising medicine for three years after graduating from Queen's University in Kingston in 1987. Born and raised in Parry Sound, Dr. Woldnik went to the University of Western Ontario, London, and received a BSc in biology before moving on to medical school in Kingston. After graduation from Kingston Dr. Woldnik moved to Sas- katchewan to practice medicine in a rural setting. Since the hospital was so far away from the hospital he remembers "having a lot of babies delivered in the emergency room, DR. MARK WOLDNIK and a couple almost in cars." A s part of a bursary agreement Dr. Woldnik worked at Terrace Bay, an under -serviced area in northern Ontario, for over a year. Now he has decided it's time to settle down and has chosen Seaforth to be his new home. One of the primary attractions of Seaforth, according to Dr. Woldnik, was the fact it has its own hospital. Dr. Woldnik was impressed with the modern facilities. He is also pleased with the birthing room concept at the hospital. Although not an obstetrician, Dr. Woldnik will be working in that field and in gynaecology. He will have a family practice at the Seaforth Medical Clinic and will also perform minor surgery and orthopaedic work - including fractures and casting. "Seaforth hospital is a manageable size that offers many services," said Dr. Woldnik. "The emergency room is very well e- quipped and some surgery is per- formed at the hospital. Most surgery is being done in larger Turn topage 4• St. Columban School accessible BY SUSAN OXFORD St. Columban Separate School has become one of the latest schools in the Huron -Perth Counties Roman Catholic School Board (HPCRCSB) to be made accessible to han- dicapped students. Foreseeing the need to make the school accessible to a handicapped student entering the school system, St. Columban school had two ramps and a handicapped persons wash- room installed over the summer. The ramps, at the front door and back door of the school, allow access by wheelchairs and walkers. The washroom has a wider than usual door, a lower sink and a change table. Don Farwell, St. Columban prin- cipal, told the board office during last year's school year, the school needed to be accessible by Septem- ber. "I just asked for it to be done and it was," said Mr. Farwell. "Institutions have to be more sen- sitive to people who have special needs. Our board is good at dealing with identified needs. Our school is accessible and ready for other han- dicapped students who may move into our area." To also help students in the school system a Teacher's Assistant is assigned to the handicapped student's classroom. Carla Long, a Teacher's Assistant at the school, helps handicapped students and other students. If a student needs help getting off the school bus Ms. Long assists the student. She also helps the student's teacher by per- forming other duties that may take the teacher away from the needs ot the other students, and duties such as toiletting. "I'm working to help a han- dicapped student fu into the school environment," said Ms. Long. "To do this, I work with all the students." Connie Birmingham, Co-ordinator of Special Education Services for HPCRCSB, said all of the board's schools are accessible. "It's pricey enough to make schools accessible and we're lucky most of our schools are on one level," said Mrs. Birmingham. "While the costs for ramps, wash- rooms and plumbing are substantial enough, the cost is necessary for the needs of handicapped students. A few of our schools have ramps Turn to page 20 - Dogs' run becomes last run BY SUSAN OXFORD When Kevin Henderson let his dogs out for a run October 31 he didn't expect their run to be cut short and the dogs to be quickly 'put down' by the veterinary clinic. Now Mr. Henderson and his son, Kyle, are upset about what has happened. Early in the morning Mr. Hender- son, of RR1 Seaforth, let two beagles out for a few hours run to get them in shape fer hutting season. But, before letting the dogs run he put tracking collars on them. The tracking collars have an anten- nae so they can be traced with tracking equipment Mr. Henderson spent $1,800 on. The collars cost $200 and one of them has Mr. Henderson's name, address and telephone number inscribed on a metal plaque. Being dogs, they ran around the countryside where Mr. Henderson lives before deciding to go to town for a run. About noon Mr. Henderson was in Seaforth to buy gasoline and a friend of his told him he heard over a dispatch radio that police were called to Coleman Street to pick up two dogs with tracking collars. Mr. Henderson drove along Coleman Street looking for the dogs and decided they must be confined in a house or garage and returned home to get the tracking box. While at home he received a phone call from a friend telling him the dogs had been brought to the Seaforth Veterinary Clinic. The clinic also operates as the pound for Seaforth and Tuckersmith Township. Mr. Henderson phoned the clinic and confirmed that the dogs were his. A few years previous he had hada dog taken to the clinic and knew there was a $50 fine payable to the Town of Seaforth to get the dog back. He knew this time he would have to pay $100 in fines for the two dogs, and asked the recep- tionist "Is this going to cost me?" She answered him "Yes." Mr. Henderson says he told her he was coming in to pick up the collars immediately. Not having $100 at the time, Mr. Henderson thought he would just pick up the tracking collars. When he arrived at the clinic the receptionist approached him asking, "You here for the collars?" Mr. Henderson says at this point he was becoming angry. After many years of raising hunting dogs he has become known in the area for looking after hunting dogs and finding homes for them. On more than one occasion the Seaforth Veterinary Clinic has released hun- ting dogs to Mr. Henderson's care if the clinic could not find good homes for them. Other clinics in the area also call Mr. Henderson to give him dogs they can't adopt out. He knew that according to the clinic's policy he had 72 hours to pay the fine and pick up the dogs. Another thing that angered Mr. Henderson was that the person who called police, and the police, did not call him although his name, address and phone number were on one of the tracking collars. Frustrated, Mr. Henderson took the tracking collars and told the receptionist "Do what you have to do," and left the clinic. The next day Mr. Henderson phoned the clinic to see if he could pay the fine with a credit card. Veterinarian and owner of Seaforth Veterinary Clinic Dr. Brian Nuhn came to the phone and informed Mr. Henderson that the dogs, Butch, 5 -years, and Sport, 3 -years, had been put down. Dr. Nuhn was not working the day of the incident and wasn't present when the dogs were put to sleep. He apologized to Mr. Henderson and promised dis- c ipl inary action on those respon- sible. From the report at the clinic Dr. Nuhn determined the dogs had been put to sleep between 3 and 4 p.m. that day. The policy on stray dogs that end up at Dr. Nulm's clinic is that they are boarded for 72 hours before the Turn to page 20 • IT'S NOT A DOG'S LIFE for hunting dogs owned by Kyle (pictured) Henderson's father. Oxford photo Local feed mills busy during the welcome warm weather spell BY HEATHER ROBINET Local feed mills were filled to overflowing last week, when area farmers took advantage of summer-like weather to complete their harvest. The Dublin Feed Mill was particularly affected, when grain corn came in faster than it could be dried and trucked out, and subsequently had to be piled on the feed mill grounds. A representative of the Feed Mill commented that such a backlog usually occurs, at most, over two or three days of the fall harvest. This year, however, because rainy weather had al- ready delayed the corn harvest by one month, farmers were anxious to get the crop off at the first sign of good weather. And since everyone had the same idea. arra feed mills, and par • were a hub of activity last week. The backlog was aggravated further by the fact that a lot of the corn had a higher than average moisture content, and more time had to be given to the drying process. And since there was nowhere else for the corn to go in the meantime, there was no alternative but to store it on the feed mill grounds. The Dublin Feed Mill has the capacity to dry corn at a rate of 1,000 bushels pet hour. Despite a concerted effort by local farmers to get their corn harvested last week, most are saying it was done more out of habit, than opportunity to make money. It costs approximately $250 to grow one acre of corn (haled on CM.* of sled, fertilizer% and sprays, And machinery repairs ALL THAT GLITTERS - The Dubin Feed Mill was a hub of activity last week, when area farmers took advantage of the warm weather to harvest their con Gravity bins, and trucks were backed up on more than one occasion, and because storage areas were already filled to capacity, corn was being dumped on the ground Robinet photo. that money beck only if he is producing a yield of 100 bushels 11 However, since the market of the corn at this time is ,, I. farmers have still to pay the cost of drying and storing that coal, fni_l c It costs approximately 5110 to buy a metric tonne of dried corn. All that is not : old.