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The Huron Expositor, 1989-09-27, Page 2i'v` StitV,itl4,G :ue ll -. tantrAI ''u JiGh'WT. E 13VItrSCt1 SO nem!! Manager HEATHER HOBIRIET, Editct Incorporating 'i heitsrusseiS'Post 'Published an Ssaforth,'©ntarlo Every 'Wednesday Morning The Expositor Is brought to you leach week^by the efforts of: Pat Armes, •Niall Corbett, Terri -Lynn Dole, Dianne ,McGrath and Slob McMillan. Member Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc Ontorio Community .Newspaper Association Ontario Press Council Commonwealth Press Union International Press Institute Subscription Rates Canada 120.00 a yeor in advance Senior Citizens - '17.00 o yeor in advance Outside Canada '60.00 o yeor in advanee Single Copies - .50 cents each Second class mail registration Number 0696 W.dnnsdDy itlepter ler•:27 0 '.1989 Editorial and -8uslness'®ffices - 10 Main Street, Seaforth Telephone (519)127:D24e Malling •Address - P.O. Box -60, Seaforth, Ontario, N0K Two Costs are hi der The new no-fault motor vehicle insurance proposed by the Ontario Government has elicited a variety of reactions thus far. The legal profes- sion hates it, the insurance people love it, the opposition parties denounce it, and the people.... well, the people really haven't made up their minds But one thing is for certain. Somebody has to pay for it. It may be too early to pass judgement on no-fault insurance. After all. we haven't heard the whole story from anyone even though it's a safe assumption that the matter was studied up and down, sideways and backwards by those who put forth the idea. Perhaps the most worrisome aspect is this apparent shift away from ex- pecting people to take responsibility for•their own actions, and the recent efforts of the government to cloud the issue of who pays who for what., and why? A good portion of the ills suffered by society are brought on by our own reluctance to see one's duty -and act.accordingly. Think of what you will. We don't want to know the whole truth about anything, lest we might understand our part in it and be compelled to do something about it. In the matter of health care, for instance, people don't want to know what it's really costing them because then they might see the wisdom to raise OHIP premiums... or cut back on some services,., or pay a user fee.. or agree that health care -is more important than the provision of bilingual services and swap one for the other. None of these alternatives appeal to at the people so our government performs a miracle,.. it relieves individuals of any direct payment for health care and promises, to deliver a bigger and better, health care service to <everyone in. •the- bargain.. 'Who. pays? ‘4Wha rcaEes? The.seene is•set for •even more.abuse by the people who are even fur- ther removed_ from • their own responsibility for their own health and well-being. It's not likely -we- can suddenly awaken our people to a. conscious ac- ceptance. of their own actions and their responsibility for them, or to rouse them to make better choices for themselves for the good of at. But it doesn't help when costs are hidden and taxes are disguised to lull peo- ple into a state of deep dependency on a very expensive, very inefficient system called government. Goderich Signal Star. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Spend lax dollars on :streets To the Editor; Frank Phillips letter last week was ex- cellent. It expressed the views many of us are thinking and talking about but are doing nothing.. I concur and repeat, why does a small town like Seaforth need a coordinator on a permanent basis? We have had one for the last four years and the town looks the same to me, with the exception of the eyesore in front of the town hall. Add a .state' to this and it will really be sornething to behold: Are we never going to est our streets and sidewalks finished? We have been in - our house for -34 years and are still waiting for the promised sidewalk in front. If you want the town to look beautiful then spend our money on the Streets. Do you remember all the money that was blown looking for a dump site, that did not materialize? Where is all this money coarsing from? As far as the entrances to the town forget it. Goderich St East for example cannot be beautified. Back through the years a cardinal sin was committed. We allowed Goderich St E to be zoned "Highway Commercial" and it has since been ruined and can never be repaired. I say read Frank's letter again and just maybe down the line someone will listen. A resident Wed., Sept.27 8-9 p.m. — Fltnes& is Fun at S.D.C.C. Thurs. , Sept. 2B 9.10. a.m. —•Fitness is Fun at S.D.C.C. 7:30 p.m. -- ",Living with Colour" sponsored by.the.t,Uoness.Clubat S.D.C.C.,Admission e2:00,per,;pereon. :Fri., Sept a9 "Sat., pt. Bun., fact. 1 .NoBody,contacttiockey,Taememonaepon- csored,by,Ahe•"T ieetiawilltei egands';.atthe Arena. I tr r , 't. 4:30-7,.30, M ne---RQwert*katlflg 7.,30-Qt30,; em.--.Honkey,,School, l'or novice andtAtezne pr: n'''om C,14941119f;4111iFhtnt rAtaileftvah itl+lrbJCIiittOtiott filoetmockey.prftottso t Tuns . , Oct. 3 9.10 a.m. —.Fitness is Fun at S.D.C.C. 4.:30-5:30 p.m.—•Hockey ,School 5:30-8:30 p.m.—•Power,Skating 8:30-9:15 p.m.--Ree,wee.Hockey.Practlse 9;15-10 pm. —.Bantam„Hockey-Practise Wed., "Oct. 4 1:30-4:30 p.m. — Senlor;.Shuffleboard at :Arena 5;00.8;30 p.m. —•Hockey,School 8;30-a p,m Mlnorferoonmball 8:30 - 7 p.m. —et3eginoer,broomban 7 - 8 pm. Girl's;broomball 7-9;30 Pm. rIotro, to.Computers at the 4flghdS,ctnool 840. pan.—MAAltted.Adult,Rec. Voileybail,at ,lha.Ff Ighsscheol ..itrt1I1.;$Otpim ;ateettesaaUroomball ,egg m.,,tSarlitategZkerrilne 900.0vrn.-elbfale6rlsyva:Sarraers 41„40sptm. rWlnthrRpava,Gcmmprcial kurs . ,)ct . -' .51 3600 - •7:30 prm. -,,P ti Dior ,•Jaoys,brporata ll /r�(t,Oi i!n. iif.P.4 4ti4pRretNaitatdfirs ; fdlf 01 t 40F0trc#80119B r19;1 dtiam tilftlikiraWaY,W1111BroP :11 .019sn. i,nyalssva:Knights nfiA.OA.;Pin - 'f ilifiendellle,tvs:Rulnpers 10, To most outsiders our backyard is right now, an eyesore. There -are 'brieks, tar paper and shingles scattered -everywhere. In fact, to all .appearances it looks -as though our property was the Tally in Canada singled out for Hurricane Hugo's wrath. It -wasn't. In fact, The cause of -our current situa- tion was no more, and 'no 'less .than -our attempt to put a -new roof on the rear section of our house. And, from a purely ebservationalist viewpoint may I say, "What a job That was". In truth I suppose there -roofing dour house was no more a major task than it would have been for anyone, except that one. rather delapidated and extremely' tall chimney had to be taken -out in the pro- cess; we own a -fairly tall house; and the portion of roof in question came down from the -sky in an almost 90 degree angle to the ground. That coupled with the fact that my husband has no fondness for heights, and that the intended day of shingling coincided with the fallout from the previously mentioned Hugo, certain- ly did not increase the frivolity with which everyone faced the task. Alai many b SWEAISOCKS by Heather `R4ibinet However, it all got accomplished, The •aforementioned chirnriey 'Maine down In a Thunderous .elash 'Wednesday night, aided in part by at least eine tram friend, Who in defiance of the law of gravity, roped himself to a second chimney on the roof, manouevered his way to The other chimney, lassoed it with a second rope, then tossed that rope to the waiting parties on the ground. That rope was hitched to a pick up truck, the roof walker removed to a safer portion of our home's crowning glory, and a mighty heave ho given. The resulting -dent made in our lawn - by the fallen chimney and not the friend - although not quite large enough to warrant installation of an in - ground swimming pool, might certainly warrant installation of a birdbath. The re -shingling itself, was by all ac- counts, less exciting, since scaffolding 11 negated the neurit of chimney hallgers. A bevy of e4otitig, tar can "bearing "men" ered sated glued their way across • „ orizon for a good part of the day, -06 ' bothers coordinated luncheon activities 'tile ground, or took the indoor trek toe le roof through the attic. :l Things wound ulp rets materials grew scarce, and the - e ffolding was pulled down in a matter ofltninutes - making it a somewhat quicker to accomplish task than the putting up of the same. Now, the clean up continues. And that will certainly be a much more time consuming task. However, one doesn't much mind, when one has the security of knowing their house is sound and waterproof for the winter. And for that, we must thank our friends, and relatives. What a great gift is time. f\oW, T AT LI'L BABY T><MERE'D BE A REP1L TEAL A 46,000 N)Ai')POUt)ER Et.4&tJ•E DNL' DRIVEN):BE WEEN 71�I <EIj G ” • Opinions are being v`en t� ' People have been tallying a lot about Town Hall .since its front yard was renovated. We've all heard people give opinions about the new look on Main Street which represents the first phase of the Streetscape program. One comment I heard was that shrubbery would look bet- ter than the scruffy trees put in front of the building. Those trees are hard to love, and I've heard them described as having had "an early fall" and also as "dead". I've heard that the Seaforth Horticultural Society would have done a better job than did the crack foliage team town hall brought in -for the beautification project. And of course everyone was surprised by the size of the tree planters which now dominate the sidewalk at the Civic Court. But there is some good too. People generally ,like the style of the benches ,and trash receptacles, and ay .the planters -are much -improved with the wooden slats on them. The light standards have drawn lit- tle criticism that I've heard, other than the question "cduld they have a white light in- stalled?" It was interesting when our .Mayor Hazel Hildebrand asked ;this :question at a PUC meeting ,because this same question was asked by Ken Buck, the .consultant who helped assemble the ,Streetscape Master plan.- He .had recommended. puittetehalide, or white, ;light ,which the ,said abeaapprox- imates daylight, TheiStreetaeape Gommit- tee wanted high ,pressure ,.sodium alights, MY . . TWO aBins by Neil Corbett late the -golden ones, which it felt would be softer and more flattering to buildings. Buck ended up withdrawing his services because of this lighting color disagreement. Either these artsy heritage types .take things too seriously or the committee and the consultant had butted heads ,before Remember when they painted the Town Hall's front porch not so long ago? In general, people liked the porch, but hated the heritage green it was painted. Today, how many ;people walk or drive by that porch ,and say "I hate,that ,green!" ? I'd guess not :many, And a year from now, providing the trees make it through the winter, people will look et the Civic Court and think it looks at least OK. And look- ing,back .,will regard has ,an improvement ' over what -was.there. I -don't like .evevythirag about the Civic Court, or all the sideas -of the Str . pe Comltnittee. A atatuesof D.D. IWilson� es -me as a dumb idea. The first reeve of ,Seaforth, ,and $eafortth's Bigg King -doesn't ',strike .-me as a ;padictuillaarly :insppirttg historical ,figure, Dlor,does Mrs. CtlfBth. of whom a statue has also been proposed. She was widely blamed for burning down twelve acres of the business section of Seaforth in 1876, after having taken out an exorbitant insurance policy on her own grocery store and candy shop. But those who are complaining about how the Town Hall looks now should be asked "where have you been over the past year?" The Streetscape committee knows it is proposing major changes, and has been fair in supplying opportunities for community input. The committee scarcely blows its nose without first holding a public meeting; and then getting the nod from council. But their public meetings are notoriously under -attended. It seems the PAW is satisfied with giving the task of 'designing Seaforth's streetscape to the few people involved, so it will have to be :satisfied with the results. The people who are unhappy with what they are seeing on Main Street should at- tend some of the Streetscape public meetings or committee meetings and get in their two cents before it is too late to mean anything. Chinth vele brides anniversary SEPTEMBER ;27, .1889 MUST BE PROGRESSIVE -.,111 4referrin to the show held ,here Jast.,,week, =Oriole auspices of ;the Tuckeramith .Branch Agricultural Society, Abe Oaten New Era says: To,say it, was aigmnd+success.Amid "< be a stretch of ;the„ ilnaginationanotliar- ranted by ,the circu tances,..andaiftlhreo- tors.expect to draw a - erowd,.and,keep.up interest, ;they must,adopt,;'illeI ds itbat e ,progressive. The ,atteiidancerw:as.very , but ,there was no .reason why it ogild ;not have. been zuuch better. The ,day Jos:gone by . when a fall fair Can Lbe , suctttily conducted on the old (lines of,,beiegipurely an .agricultural ldisplay. ,and,sWhlle,:setne people ,are epposed ,to the iittnovntions,of the now successfui.exhjbitiptas,:it,.isinever- theless a ,fact ,that .the Annovations,,are essential to sucooss. The ,first ,snow .for ,'bis Amarn:Iffellypn Saturday ,fast, ;hut we ,have tja; ,g Ane weather,,stnce Atgoodill nyfofi ur i wen tPRilttetl-onb and , dg a^ice ,horses as >1t Bht:be suit#; ae. or .tar'y,;regrurernerdts ABAIR .ar lilNl-.an tld a :l8,iz- •.ed uneh tulledr in ,the,4gricpjittir..arr�k, but only a ,smal ;agil»her Binet ;the requirements -Five finer. ons were ,brol! ore;John <Leckie,,;J,,P . t?-Brz'ussels;r4wdaY on tn- „So onto( pector , n, ttbaalorse;of bguor 4 , er,.con pet to ben 1t with e e is: - „secnpd tofce ,and or e ;i rd snort alnprisonlnent.without:optionno fine. P- t' t ,tor.go,to ,'hes l' 'rs -Eai •.at it ch, but ,r .hA ,to,glve pn ``.o�n account.of ens,. . ,Mr„ n c l .returnedhR . m the Ing rt11t 1rar•Ra7Wgilt4ey aY1 `? s gm es #41Y4,4 c i •amu tet rirAentsway hGod1 onCis ,:.for,.a e a epetzielic telt t(a[fx ,are ..ev de8tly-drivia)g hack ;the German dines,,• , otigh the .enemy still continlws,a renis ,rice. The s .lenient is •t�de, ,but, has, not ;leen .officially confirmed :tidal j re Germans. are preparing .fora ;general tudleat,across.the Frontal border. The ssians are still g good progress t Are ><ineeting .with - rong o.ppo.Sltion.:Bt t Bir ,groat numbers seers 10 overw,pejm ;aU. gppositton. SEPT , .939 ,Steafortii's 'all •lair•,, Oki bare on Thurs- e -�td'Friday , ;attr a .crowd- f inure 21600 The ,w er was • i , eect ..and e as,antio t> nding, eof is , , t t the, crowd leve bpcn ao n� for zlaba; ldeat n .Eche grounds t "afar ,s '' it y,,it1piPuld pl0 ue�gta p e Q,u,;92, nti .':$1?.,l;Qn, e Oto • to yAt lg jt - � re: J.G.,;Sitea,rere OM, n - IS'