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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-12-19, Page 1INDEX Obituaries - AS Civic Corner - A5 Births - A7 Grsduawes - A7 Sports - A11 -A13 Yields good, prices down. See page A3. ...ty - ie ComrnunutieS and meas of Seatorth. Brussels. Dublin Hensall. and Walton Christmas gift wrapping tips. See page A14. Christmas art, writings from children. See B2 -B16. Huron litor xpositor Seatorth, Ontario HURON EXPOSITOR. WIDNISOAY. OSCSAIMIR 11. 1110 60 cants a copy All roads lead Home at Christmas (NC) Home for Christmas...the words ring with the brief, beautiful moments when all are children once again, bright cheeks glowing and giggles bursting with excitement from amidst rainbows of untied ribbons and scattered wrapping. Pleasures to be felt and savored are the warmth of steaming cocoa sipped through cream, the loving . hugs of young and old as they snuggle around Ia crackling fire on Christmas Eve. A time of tradition, Christmas present forever links to Christmases past, continuing the chain of memories that binds us to that first Christmas, when the earthly father Joseph zvas himself compelled to return to his homeland to be taxed, and thus the first journey home, was made in anticipation of the child Jesus' birth. All over the world, people keep the traditions that they learned as children, each parent wishing only to recreate for their own children the magic of holiday joy that they themselves shared as youngsters. Stockings are hung and trees are trimmed to the sound of .carols drifting in from the snowy outdoors. Children bake cookies and wrap each other's gifts while mom stuffs a turkey and dad .. drapes the doorway with garlands and lights. Young lovers delight in kisses stolen beneath the mistletoe, and grandpa sits by the fireside, stirring the dying embers, as he recalls long forgotten days of boyhood Christmases to an audience of wide-eyed youngsters. Then, all too soon, grandpas' tales come to an end as the children are hurried off to bed, so excited it seems they'll never sleep. They check one last time to be sure that Santa's cookies and cocoa are left where he's sure to find them and, after lingering over a few goodnight kisses, are off to bed. Dawn finds ribbons flying through a maze of crumpled wrappings as children of all ages delight in giving and receiving gifts. After a restive breakfast, the family attends mass or services though, for many, a candlight mass on Christmas Eve is a long- standing tradition. After noon, aunts, uncles, cousins and relatives perhaps not seen on any other occasion, arrive to share in the day's joy. Gifts are exchanged, wonderful food enjoyed, and an overwhelming warmth appreciated. Is it any wonder that all roads lead home at Christmas? Not at all, when you realize that being together is perhaps the greatest gift of all. NOT TERRIBLY INTERESTED Seven month old Rebecca Rohinet had Santa's Par on Saturday morning, but really wasn't all that interested in passing on any of her wishes for Christmas Santa made a shoiwing at Had Ford Mercury, the Seatorth Co-op and the Town I fall thin weekend. Robinet photo. PUC re-elects its only chairman candidate BY SUSAN OXFORD Jim Sills was re-elected Chairman of Seaforth Public Utilities Com- mission (PUC) during its December 12 meeting. Hazel Hildebrand put forth the motion that he be elected and Joe Steffler seconded the motion. Mr. Sills will now serve his second one-year term which will run from December 1990 to November 1991. Chairman Sills received a letter from Ontario Hydro director, western region, David Drinkwalter, stating Ontario Hydro has received Seaforth's proposed budget for 1991. In the letter Mr. Drinkwalter said the proposal has been for- warded to head office in Toronto with his recommendations for full acceptance. Seaforth PUC is proposing an average of 8.5 per cern increase on retail electricity consumption. Ontario Hydro has approved its own increase of 8.8 per cent on the wholesale rate of electricity sold to Seaforth PUC. It's time for Seaforth PUC to re- new its membership with the Municipal Electricity Association (MEA), a group that represents many of the utilities across Ontario. The membership renewal will cost the PUC $4,586.58, which includes a special levy of $378.12, plus a GST total of 5291.15. The MEA provides the utilities with information, which is getting more technical and complicated everyday, Mr. Phillips pointed out. Lawyers with the MEA can be contacted by the utilities. Reports from some of the numerous com- mittees are received by the utilities. Conferences are offered by the MEA, and Mr. Phillips expressed a desire to attend one in January which offers about 24 topics. Com- mittee members discussed the merits of belonging to the MEA and decided it would be in the utility's interest to remain in the group. The committee passed a motion to pay the membership fees. In other PUC news, Mr. Phillips reported the PUC has finally received its GST number from the federal government. The GST charged on the hydro portion of PUC bills should be shown separately, said Mr. Phillips, and new bills will have to be printed in Stratford to include an entry for the GST. The commission passed a motion to give the PUC's fulltime employees a Christmas bonus e- qualling last year's bonus, and half that amount for the co-op student hired by the PUC. Mr. Phillips told the commission Turn to page 11. County receives good, bad funding news BY MIKE WILLISCRAFT There was good news and there was bad news from the Ministry of Community and Social Services about funding for the Huronview mega -project at last Thursday's Huron County Council meeting. The good news was that the coun- ty would be receiving about $12.3 million in provincial funding. The bad news was that it would be staged funding spread over a five-year period instead of one lump sum payment up front as has been done in the past. "'that just means we'll have to borrow money to pay the bills," said Huron County treasurer Bill Alcock, Monday. Frank Capitano, area manager for Adult's and Children's Services, notified the county council of the staged funding structure in a letter. The province is prepared to release $1 million in 1991, $3 mil- lion in 1992, $2.9 million in 1993, $1.95 million in 1994 and $3.44 million in 1995. The funds have been granted for a 122 -bed home for afte d and 20 - Paper to press on Friday In order that the staff of The Huron Expositor can fully enjoy the Christmas holidays, they will be putting the December 26 newspaper to bed on Friday. as opposed to Tuesday. Anyone with news and/or adver- tising for the December 26 issue of the paper is asked to have it into the paper by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday in a similar move, because of the New Year's holiday, the January 2 newspaper will he put together on December 28. Anyone with news and/or advertising for that issue should have it into the paper by December 27 at 4:301 p.m. News from Seaforth Town Coun cil, and Tuckersmith Township Council will be among that con- tained in this post -Christmas edition. Thank you, and Have a Moil Enkwabk Holiday season. unit apartment units on the current site of Huronview as well as a 62 - bed home in Brussels with a 20 -unit apartment structure. At Thursday's county council meeting, several councillors ques- tioned whether the letter was bin - Turn to page 9• Daycare forging ahead BY HEATHER ROBINET The Seaforth Daycare Expansion Project is once again going forward after being temporarily sidetracked when General Manufactured Housing losed down earlier this month. The expansion committee had been ready to order a 24 by 58 foot portable from the Hensall plant, until it went into receivership. Fortusnately no money had changed hands According to Mary Verbal*, spokesperson for the Daycare Expansion Committee, another portable has been ordered through Doug Morgan of Mobile Homes in Clinton, and will be constructed by Northlander in Exeter. The Ministry of Community and Social Services has given the Committee the go-ahead for the purchase, despite the fact it means an increase in price of $8:000. Became the Exeter plant is closed down for two weeks at Christmas. construction of the portable will not begin until the new yew. The Daycare Expps�►acion Committee expects delivery of the portable by mid February. Changeover renovations will probably be done during the March break, when there are no children at the facility All government money must be spent by the end of Mardi 1991. "We've been delayed in our start by about one and a half months.- commented onths...co mment+ed Mrs. Verberne. "But we're still kmking to have everything finalized by the end of March." A date for the actual opening of the daycare has not yet been ret.