The Huron Expositor, 1980-11-27, Page 87V7V
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Thc; sig Says "$eaforth, the refly Town
NOW hat s a lofty 'and adinirable principle; and if put into
ptaCtleePifdlltiSe$ to enhance the appeal Of the eoth' munity
to visitors.:Unfortunately, tholigh, I've been party recently,
to sonle-TopOttS from individuals and through ::cUrrent
planning bong 'meeting which suggest Seaforth ipay not
be a.$ friOtollY, as ita Slogan would have people believe.
MCorprnent's. stich as these have served to reinforce my
conviction, recently established, that principles are; easy to
mouth but when the dirndl comes they have a naSty habit
of diSippearing on the tongue.
It doesn't have ,to he that way, Indeed, some of those
remarks about the unfriendliness of Seaforth have
surprised the. I'm still a relative newcomer to the town and
memories of my first few weeks here contradictlhat label.
$ one, of the most telling .comments, while not
d ected speeifipally at this issue, was Made by ex-mayOr.
Betty Cardno at the first planning board meeting which,
dealt. ,with industry. Shepated one of the most important
strokes of salesmanshik'to convince prospective industry
tO 'settle, In atown was the attitude of a community's
citizens. Often; she noted, referring to a course she had
once taken, a Comp—any will send pedifile to a towirtO, quietly
measure the demeanor Of its townfolk. This, she added,
could -be a major factor in a company selecting a new site.
, Now, I concede this may be a tenuous cannectian with
the ex -mayor's comment, but the number*gfay that the
p,opulation of Seaforth has not grown by more than. 100
people in the last century.
It may be that the town is satisfied to remain as it is, Mit,
even that isn't an excuse not to stick by its motto: If
anythins, it should at least grant peace of mind.
This was going to be a superb week. It was to start witl
•a concert in Kitchener last 1 hursday and climax with
another in Londodponday night. Didn't quite work out
that way.
Actually, Thursday turned Out well. The concert, by
Tom Waits, in spite of what Toronto media hawks had to
say, was very enjoyable. Waits is an American
something-or*other. His Music falls somewhere between
jazz, folk, blues and rock. You can see why it's hard to give
it a name.
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But the major part of 'his performance is his stage
presence. The atniosphere he iS best suited for is irsmokey
Piano bar, where he can noVonly play his music, hut also
maintain a steady banter with the audience. ,
a.
'Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Tom Waits." The only
..
person on the stage is his accompaniment, a stand-up bass
player. s • . . .
Then, at extreme stage left, a match lights and a
cigarette is lit. Slowly, a man in a 50's fedora and 5.ilvation
Army clothes makes his way across the Ztage and sits at the
piano. ' •
(This isn't ptcise, lint it is contextually correct)
"Well, well," says the anachronism, "Waterloo, eh.
We'reout in the rurals here.," He'd evidently nev.er been
to mir 'area. '"What's the Zip code here (remember, he's
American) e -i -e -i -o?"'
It went over well in Waterloo (a clear example of people
being secure about who they. are), but if he's tried that in
„ Seaforth , he might have found himself decorated 'it
vi
tomatoes, othe,r assort d ruits and legumes.
That comment launch a rather intimate concert, much
'different from when I'd seen him a year before in. a larger
hall and with a full band. The crowd appreciated it as well,
and were rewarded with a three song encore..•
Tom had gotten the week off well and I fully eicpected
. Monday t6 be a fitting climax. That's partly becau,se I'm
inclined to' find electified, swifter music more exciting, and
Britain's XTC promised to offer. just that.
^ It took a lot of planning. Get out of Seaforth by 5:30.
Meet friend in Stratford shortly after 6. Gobble a meal
that is as easy to forget at it( is to eat, under, the golden
arches, Head to London. Meet more friendS at 7 Be at
Centennial Hall by 7:15 (no reserved seats) Lots of
plahnIng, but it all worked well. Too well in fact! i should
have gotten the message. - .
Our first clue'svas when the parking lost next to the hall
was nearly vacant. The first response was "this is great!'
but :it WS followed shortly by "what does this
. .
Then, undatiiited, we approachod the front eutrall4,
whichIvas Vacatit except for two non-believers:There, op
the door, neatly. attached to a poster,wai the discoiiraging
hand-writteifOgri; "ConCert cancelled, band .member ill:"
111 1:11Y butt, is your initial response, but in langnage
much less tame, It's easy to .forget that this i$, in fact the
flu season and each of us entitled to a bout of it. It's also
e,asy td forget that it was the tail end of a four-month tour,
which undoubtedly consisted of long hours or travel,
endless nights in friendly hotel rooms and fast food, Which
leaves one susceptible. Then again, this bass: player
apparently caught the flu while in Detroit, so ite may be
the creator of his own misery.
Today, I can be sympathetic for the young man and his
dilemma. It'wasn't so easy Monday night.
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For those interested, Crozier didn't call me this week. I
expected he might want to talk Monday after the Leafs'
managed a tie in Bostchi the night before. Then I
remembered, how brutally Toronto pia'ytd against
Montreal and LOs Angeles earlier in the week. He didn't,
evidently, want to be reminded.
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People
Mr. and Mrs. Les Leonhardt spent 10 days in Nice,
France recentlyvisiting their daughter. Susan is a
landscape architect, presently working on A project for the
Aga Kahn.
Some may remember the ambitious. fast -skating
"Rooster" who flocked south years ago to play hockey. If
you do you might have recognized a recent visitor to the
mother of Ron Muir. Kiddo Stanley and her
husband. Bert.
Elaine Muir, 22. is a 1980 Education' graduate of
Appalachian State University in Boone. North Carolina.
She was in Seaforth last week visiting relatives in her
father's home town'. This is just one of her stops along a
three-month tour of Canada from coast-to-coast. Along
with North Carolina native, Eric Miller, she is headed
eastward from here after more than one mosith in British
Columbia and Alberta.
A7ike1 how they liked Canada the young couple both
agreed that the Canadians are a very friendly and
hospitable Imo*.
,The winner of the Mr. and Mrs. Santa draw at Si.
Thomas Anglican Church bazaar was Mrs, Mary Hart.
Recently at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Ure Stewart
were the following: Ross and Mrs. Grey. Bluevale, Alvin
and Mrs. Morris, Uniondale. Mr. Stewart's daughter.
Mrs. Olive,finil Mr. Hammond Moorfield. Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Johniton. Belgrave. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Couling.
Guelph. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Reale. Richmond Hill.
Andy. Susan and Gaby White -of McKillop spent the
weekend visiting his family in Birmingham. Michigan
What's haPPening is a weeklY.column, spat3e donatecj by The
Huron Expositor.,:to Ilt ygur'event, opil the Recreation Office at
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DATE EVENT
Thurs.. Nov. 27 Men's BrooMball
Fri. Nov. 28 Mitchell vs Oen-
tenalres
Sat. Nov. 29 • Story Hour
Sat. Nov. 29 Public Skating
Sat. Nov. '29 Brussels vs Atoms
Sat. Nov. 29Brussels vs Peewees
Sat. Nov. 29 Public Skating
Sun; Nov. 30 Tavistock vs Den-
. tenaires
Sun. Nov. 30 - I.H.L.
Tues. Dec. 2 Exeter vs Centen-
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1:30-3 p.m.
4:30 pm.
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8:15
Peter Bannon wins Legion draw
On Thursday at the
general meeting Zone
Commander Comrade Bill
Reihl, Deputy Zone
Commander Bob Chapman
e and Zone Secretary Claire
Vincent, were in attendance,
and reported on new laws
and by-laws brought forth at
the Executive Council
meeting in' Toronto, which
they had recently attendod.
Plans for .the New Year
dance welt finalized, and it
will be much the same as last
year Reception from 7 to 8,
Buffet dinner -fit= 8 to 9 and
dancing to follow with all the
The
Legion
News
party favours. Tickets are on
sale now on a first come, first
served basis, and may be
purchased from Jack Muir,
Jack Eisler, Gary Betties,
Don Jefferson and Gary
Osborne only 75 couples
tickets will be sold so advise
you to get your ticket early.
Peter Bannon was the
lucky winner at our last
general meeting. Don't
forget,. a year's free dues if
you are in attendance. and
your name is drawn at our
next Meeting. Anyone who
has paid their dues in Oct.
will probably find their
membership card is at the
Legion. Please • make an
effort to pick them up.
It was brought to he
attention of the members
" that a number of Wheel.
chairs. walkers. crutches.
etc. owned hs the Legion
Midgets give way to Mitchell
The Seaforth Midgets lustre effort in Mitchell
came up with a ratber lack- Tuesday night. .
Catholic Women's League
. Annual Christmas
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2-4 p.m.
iVonostro District Lions Club
Cheistinas
DANCE
Friday, Novembr 28
At the Vanastra Recreation Centre •
music BY SPIRIT
Dancing 9 p.m. to 1.a.m.
S10 per couple
LUNCH PROVIDED
Mitchell carried a 5-0 lead
to the 5:40 mark of the third
period behre Mark
Mcliwain put the locals on
the scoresheet.
The Mitchell squad scored
two power play eaals and one
shorthanded marker to help
put away the ari n
Mitchell got 6% goals
from Dean Westman, while
Tom Uniac. Steoe Walkom.
Jack Chaffe and Kevin
Culligan all added singlets.
In the penalt% department
the Mitchell team was also
tops as the nine of
thirteen min,,r
The Sea fin h Midget
Hockey Tearr olaved two
game; Last week,hoth on the
road, and came nut ore the
short end in both contests.
In Wingham '-‘n Thursday
night the dropped a 6-2
score while an Tuesday they
suffered a 61 setback in
Mitchell
Against Wingham. the
locals got off to a slow start
andfound themselves down
4-1 at the end elf the first
period The fought back to
scare the oral% goal of the
second frame to draw within
two gaals of the host squad.
The Wingham team
e t spite picking up seven
miner penalties in the third
stan7a autscored_. the local
boys 24) to help preserve the
victor.11m C a mpbell and
• Dave I'vliirrav scored the
Seaforth goals while Brophy
was the main spark for
Wingham as he netted four
goals.
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seem to have gone astray.
Anyone knowing of any of
these not in use would they
please contact Frank Phillips
They ,are urgently needed,
and it would be appreciated
if they were returned.
. In a recent Poem and
Essay contest on
Remembrance Day held by
the branch, a number of
students from Seaforth.
Public School took part. A
panel of two judges, after
reading all. entries, cattle up
Please turn to page 20.
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Donations of toys, games, gifts, new
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