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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1989-05-17, Page 39ABOUT TO CAST OFF - Visiting students from Quebec relax aboard Paul Carroll's boat as they prepare to go sailing on Lake Huron on Thursday. These kids were pat of an 18 student class from Quebec who were twinned to SPS students and billetted at their homes for a one week stay in english-speaking Canada. Cor- bett photo THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MAY 31 1989 3A The recycling program in the Police Village of Dublin is working well, trustees report, and they wish to congratulate all the people who have been participating. The village received Impressive reviews from Fletcher disposal, as one-quarter ton (500 pounds 1 of paper, 100 pounds of glass, 50 pounds of tin and aluminum, and a small amount of plastic was picked up on May 1. The papers should be tied, however, for easier handling, and recyclists shouldn't include egg cartons and magazines in with their paper. Cans and bottles need only to be rinsed. In addition to this, the village received a $500 grant from Hibbert township to help offset the costs of recycling. M.useu m Recycling Program well received • from page IA will moved to border the right hand ramp leading up to the entrance, and shrubs and planting beds on either side of the ramps will also be established. Construction of the Civic Court will begin in August in conjunction with the municipal road program. Miss Huard estimates the cost of this project will be approximately $70,000 including design work. The next issue the Streetscape committee will be dealing with is fundraising techni- ques, and it will be trying to get service clubs and other groups involved in the Streetscape project. The original $200,000, of which $100,000 was in the form' of a PRIDE grant, will not go far in terms of the overall Streetscape plan. Miss Huard says the town could probably get more PRIDE alloca- tions, but the town must match the grant money with an equal amount of municipal funds. The committee is hoping to do one Streetscape project per year, and the next project discussed was a parkette between the Post Office and the Toronto Dominion Bank. However, because of the uncertain future of the Post Office building, there are no plans to proceed with the parkette at this time, "We want to get this first one (the Civic Court 1 off the ground and get a response from the public before we start another pro - jest," said Miss Huard. STREETLIGHTS • • The acorn style lampposts which will be installed in the Civic Court are of the same style as will eventually take over the, CONVICT Ken Hildebrand tries to scale he wall at the Godench Gaol with the help of his french twin Ludwig Gamache. Corbett photo EXCHANGE STUDENTS from Quebec get their first trip on Lake Huron on a vessel captained by Paul Carroll of Seaforth. Corbett phots Ambassador , lighting of Seaforth's streets, except that the light standards in front of the Town Hall will have two lights whereas most on the street will have only one. Miss Huard says from onsulting with local historians the corttee found that the selected lampstandar s are almost iden- tical to the originals hich once lit the streets. Over the next two years 32 of these lights will be installed on Main Street. This is a major project dollar -wise, as each of the posts costs $3,500. BUCK WITHDRAWS SERVICES Ken W. Buck, the consultant who has been working with the Streetscape committee. and designed the streetscape concept for Seaforth, has withdrawn his services. He felt very strongly that the lights used on Main Street should be metal halide, Which don't distort colors and show buildings as they are in daylight. The com- mittee decided to go with high pressure sodium lights, which it thought provide a softer light more flattering to the buildings. Mr. Buck felt strongly enough that he withdrew his services from the committee. "We're thankful for the work Ken did on the master plan," said Miss Huard, "It is very thorough and very good. But the com- mittee has to think about what's best for Seaforth and not just what a consultant says." Miss Huard says the committee did want Mr. Buck involved in other Streetscape pro- jects and is sorry to see him leave, but because the master plan is so thorough the committee can proceed without the aid of a consultant for about the next two years. • from page LA chosen the male ambassador. All expenses for the week-long trip are covered by HOBY, "When they announced that I won, I started crying and saying, I don't believe this is happening to me," she said. "It is really special to be going there (to the international seminar 1.'' The interview process itself, she recalled, consisted of questions about her own thoughts on what it takes to be a leader, how being a leader can change a person, and community involvement. She was also ask- ed to outline her own ambitions and goals and to name someone in history that she considered to be a great leader. "I said J.F. Kennedy and I think they were really surprised," recalled Melissa. "I'm looking at a career in social work, and I really care about the homeless and the underprivileged. I think J.F. Kennedy took the time to listen to people. He wanted their views, and by involving them he made everyone feel as though they were involved in the decisions." Another question put to Melissa asked her opinion on the major crisis faced by teens to- day. She responded with AIDS, and said she feels teens today don't know much about AIDS and need to be educated more on the topic. But there was more to the weekend than essay writing and interrogation. For the majority of her days Melissa listened to speakers on leadership - how to become one, what it takes, the advantages and disadvan- tages of being a leader, the contribution sports makes to developing leadership qualities, and future implications. "It was set up like the Donahue Show now that I think about it," noted Melissa. "There were different speakers and there were microphones set up so we could ask questions. Melissa commented that her favorite speaker addressed the topic, 'If It Is To Be, It's Up To Me'. "That one was just outstanding. It was the best one," she said. "It basically told us that if we see something that needs to be changed, that we can't leave it up to someone else to do it, because they probably won't see it." Outside the classroom, students were in - volved in a number of get acquainted, and get crazy -type activities such as nametag scrambles and peanut hunts requiring mimicking of farm animals On the Friday night, they were taken on a late night cruise along the St. Clair River, something that was particularly exciting for Melissa because, in addition to partaking in the singalongs, and meeting new people, she was -given the -opportunity to steer the- boat. Oh Saturday night there was a talent show and dance held at the Alexander MacKenzie Hall, and instead of being transported across town in 'the usual manner, the students were transported via classic cars. "It was fantastic," said Melissa. "There were '56 chevies, old convertibles, everything. They kept telling us we were special people, and they really made us feel that way." "It was a really special time," she said. "I met so many people and even though I may never see them again, I know all about them. I don't think we got much sleep. We sat up gabbing away most of the night." Already Melissa, automatically an alumni of HOBY because of her appointment as Canadian Ambassador, has plans to return to the Sarnia seminar next year. Only this time she' will be a Junior Counsellor. "I got that much out of the weekend, that I want to come back next year," she said. "I want to make sure that the next person that goes gets as much out of it as I did. It will be great if people get that much out of it." "Once you're a part of HOBY, you want to tell people about it. You want to tell them that if they set a goal they can reach it, that, if you think you can, you can." "This weekend changed my whole life. I'm much more positive about things, and much more self confident. I came away from Sarnia with a really good feeling, and I'm still on Cloud 9." Melissa added she can hardly wait to go to Baltimore, and insists she will be going, whether she's healthy or not. "I love meeting new people. 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