The Huron Expositor, 1989-12-27, Page 2Faliimposnor
SINCE 1860, SERVING THE COMMUNITY FIRST
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The Brussels Post
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Seaforth, Ontario
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Happy New Afear
New Year's Day is usually welcomed in with a raucous din. Noise-
. making on 'this holiday is one of the earliest and longest continued customs
known to man. And the idea of all the noise and hilarity is said to have
come from India and Babylon.
Our modern New Year's is also filled with noise. In Times •Square, in
New York City, there is the noise of wailing sirens, pealing of bells, blow-
ing of car horns and tooting of whistles and of course, the shooting off
• of fire crackers..
Many noises were made in earlier years in the thought that evil spirits
were being driven away for the new yea,, Today's firecrackers are bought .
just for the. sake of excitedly .welcoming a new year - something different
to do other than the usual' hum -drum of work and study.
Whatever type of celebration you intend to employ on New Year's Eve,
be it the traditional boisterous kind, or a more subdued version, our wish
is that it bring you all good things for 1990.
Happy New Year
Add safe to happy
In recent years, lobby groups, businesses, producers of alcoholic
beverages and various levels of government have spent huge sums of
money on public -education advertising campaigns using a variety of means
to get across a single, simple message .- "Don't Drink and Drive".
It is now beginning to appear that such efforts have not been wasted.
The message is finally sinking in.
It appears to have been an excellent holiday season in Seaforth. There
have been few incidents of vehicle accidents, and few motorists found to
be in violation of laws prohibiting drunk driving.
Perhaps this indicates a heartening trend toward sobriety on the
highways. People are at last learning that the consequences of drunk driv-
ing far outweigh the convenience of travelling home from a party in their
own vehicle.
It's just not worth it.
Of course it never has been worth the risk, in terms of the potential
danger to the impaired driver, not to mention the innocent motorists who
must share the road with him. Yet, it seems, it took the instigation of con-
stant random spot checks and ever -stiffer penalties to get the message
through.
The spectre of highway tragedy should have been enough.
Impaired driving, while drastically reduced in recent years, is far from
obliterated. It's up to everyone to drink responsibly, use designated drivers
or taxi service when there is question of impairment and make sure the
trend toward safe motoring continues.
Let's start this holiday season.
Let's have a happy, and safe, New Year!
Health, happiness and love
As always this post Christmas column
is a difficult one to write, most probably
because it has to be written in actual
fact, prior to the big event itself. Because
Christmas Day and Boxing Day fall on
those two days that the staff at The
n Expositor puts the paper to bed
each week, this column and ultimately
the paper pelf, are being tucked m a lit-
tle earlier than usual - on December 22
to be exact. However...
Since I am unable to read the future,
I cannot regale you with stories of the
Christmas morning frenzy at mom and
dad's
place. I can't lapse into lengthy
descriptions of sleepy-eyed adults, clad in
last year's fast fading flannels, collapsed
in front of the fireplace at the crack of
dawn, and tearing into brightly -colored
parcels hike over -activated children.
Nor can I deny or confirm the annual
ritual of my "supposedly adult" sister,
who finds it difficult to sleep through the
night on Christmas eve, and therefore
launches an invasion on the bedrooms of
all residing at the house - usually at
some inconceivable hour of the morning.
I can't expound on the wake-up call
that will be placed to my brother and
sister-in-law, urging them to cast off the
warm blankets of their bed, and get their
SWEATSOCKS
bodies over to the house, so the
December 25th festivities can begin.
Again at a rather inconceivable hour of
the a.m.
I can't detail the breakfast that usual-
ly follows that happy chaos, the one that
will more than likely, despite protesta-
tions from mom, be replaced by the ma-
jority of us with the chocolate treats and
clementine oranges found at the bottom
of our stockings.
I can't provide a commentary on the
fashion show that usually ensues, as each
of us present, fords it necessary to donn
all of the attire we have just released
from its wrappings.
I can't tell you about the games that
will be played, the puzzle that will be
undertaken, and the enticing aroma of
turkey and all the fixings that will sift
through the air.
However, I have no doubts that all of
the above will happen - in some form or
another• it usually rtnn-•fnr 1"
reason, I am thanktui. 1 have uer . w
blessed over the years, and T
preciate it- And at Chrlsuua-,.unm
than any other I suppose, I realize it that
much more.
This year, in view of the suffering
worldwide - the farm i lies
conflict and wa • • a ❑
defense of dif!
senseless slaughte,
ticularly thanF-' 1, - l , L' , - I Ii
warmth of he ,e, for ht. li -
laness, for peace, and ^,o • c:
ability to gather as a family on such
rasions as Christmas, enjoy one an,
presence, and experience a love that goes
beyond the season.
Mywish for everyone, is that the deaf
of Christmas runs ove- i- ' me new
year, and that the 1990s . , .g all the
can in the way of health, happiness, an.:
love - on a daily basis.
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L✓ET`(Ell AVE YOUR EtJER&Y, 130Y 1
WHEN TalEt cut THE RAIL.5
ANY JArII THE HI&HLUPIYi
YOU'LL GET WRUNG Oire BEFORE
YOUR TIME
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Paws to consider...
The zoo expandeth.
A little .while ago, I was bemoaning the
fate of my houseplants. "Good Grief," you
were probably thinking, "she doesn't seem
to have much luck with living things. I
hope she doesn't have pets." Well, for
about three years now a cat by the name
of Fracas has put up with me. She's a
very tolerant beast,, and small for a cat. I
always thought that she was just that way
naturally, but after considering the nil
growth rate of my plants, I'm starting to
get a little worried.
But now we are three. This year, I was
given a puppy for Christmas. I wanted a
smallish dog, and if the mass of any other
living things that I've nurtured is any in-
dication I might get my wish. But with my
Continue to strive for communism fall
Dear Editor:
Hope for the "Captive Nations" of
Eastern Europe, who have, for so many
years, suffered Soviet domination, rose this
past week as East Germans, - literally
with their bare hands, - tore down that
symbol of Soviet oppression: "The Berlin
Wall."
And, - across the free world men and
women who, for close to half a century,
have lived through the long days and
devastating nights of exile allowed their
hearts to lift in hope: - hope that now ...
finally ..- at long last ,.. their homelands
would be free: - free of. Soviet domination
..- free of the heavy yoke of communism.
Now, as the Free World turns, in con-
cern and generosity, toward the captive
nations behind the Iron Curtain, let us
remember, that, it is not enough that a
few holes be punched in the Berlin Wall;
nor, that Hungary opens its "Iron Curtain"
to allow free access to the West; or, that
the Communist Party falls from power in
Poland; we, in the free world must con-
tinue to strive for the fall of communism
and for a free, democratic Eastern Europe
with the right of total independence from
Soviet rule; and with self-determination
and economic freedom.
Julia Eckert -MacLean
President
"Canadian Friends of the Baltics"
Sudbury, Ont.
To the Editor:
NOTE: A native of Seaforth, Julia is a
poet, teacher and free lance writer living
in Sudbury, Ont.
She is recipient of the "Pro Merito
Award" presented by the "Latvian Free
World Federation" for her efforts, through
her writings for the past 26 years, to help
free the Baltic States from "Occupation
and Foreign Domination" • by Moscow.
Author of "I Hear The Call of Latvia"
and "Baltic Martyrs Remembered" Julie
leaves next fall for Latvia :to:see the little
Baltic county. :which 26 years Ago stole:her
heart- and iabout Which she has ,written -so
much.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Stand All Ye Who
Honour Truth ..
By Julie Eckert -MacLean 1989
There is no person: nay, not one,
Who truthfully can say, "T'is done!"
"Our job is past: there is no need
Of any further goodly deed;"
For, far across the ocean wide, - Behind a
"curtain" tall, - Of "iron" made - for
freedom, wage,
Our brothers; - sisters; - all!
All those who fight for freedom,
In their brave and valiant land, - Are still
beneath the heavy yoke
r.®
Of communism chained.
So! Stand - all ye who honour truth!
Stand up! And loud demand:
Freedom for our "brothers" In the "Iron
Curtain" lands!
Then, - though this earth may crumble
And the ages pass away,
The heroes of democracy
Will still have bad their say:
And, - generations, yet unborn,
In centuries - still to come,
Will know that "man"
Once stood for truth:
Regardless of outcome ...
Investigate credientials
Dear editor:
It has come to our attention that
therapeutic massage, soft tissue
manipulation, or deep muscle therapy is
being practised in the Huron County area
by people who are illegally representing
themselves as accredited therapists in
this field, and making false and
misleading claims as to the benefits of
these "treatments". Serious negative
after-effects, such as rectal :bleeding,
have been reported.
We would like to inform the general
public that any person practising these,
or any •other similar treatments in the
province of Ontario MUST, under the
law, receive training, examination, licen-
sing and registration according' to the re-
quirements of the Drugless'Frractitioners
Act and the regulations set out by the
Ministry of Health of this ,province.
Certification from ,another ,province or
country is ,net transferable without ex-
plicit .approval Tortpractise. era y'.of
this nature;without-proper acereditatiion
is an offence, ;puidshablei on conviction,bv
fine and prison sentence.
Therapists having received proper ac-
creditation are given only ONE title —
that of REGISTERED MASSAGE
THERAPIST. They are required to pre-
sent identification as such, upon request,
at any time. Registered Massage
Therapists are in no way connected to
those people advertising "guaranteed"
therapeutic treatments through the use of
a variety of precarious techniques.
We urge the public, for its own protec-
tion,
roteation, to investigate the credentials of
anyone providing treatments of this
nature, before risking their health. Any
serious after-effects of such treatments
should be reported immediately. Please
direct any inquiries ;or reports concerning
this matter to:
The Board of Directors of Masseurs
'rovince ,of Ontario
X27 Egtuiton-Ave. c• W., uS.uite 2,
'Toronto, .Ontario
M5N • 1A4 (4161 .489-2626
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ROUGH NOTES
by Paula Elliott
luck, Murphy's Law will kick in and some
Great Dane or Malamute genes stewing in-
side of this cross -breed will stir to life, ex-
panding her to the size of my car within
seven months.
She's already fooled me once. We went
to pick out the puppy, and my eye was im-
mediately drawn to the smallest of three
beagle -cross babies, being mauled and
harassed by two bigger brothers. She
seemed so quiet and even-tempered, not
nearly as big and rambunctious as the two
squirrelly males. She even lived up to her
promise on the ride home in the car, lying
serenely in my lap and waking up once or
twice to lick my hand and smile up at me.
"What a mellow little dog," I marvelled.
My friend and I tossed names back and
forth, making horrible faces at each
other's suggestions, before Beatrice was
settled -on. Bea for short She seemed quiet
and Bea -like at the time,. and besides, it
doesn't rhyme with "No!" or "Down!".
Well, she is marvellous in her own right
- she's already 99.8% housebroken after
one week - but she's not the placid pup
that I brought home. What's the kindest
way to describe her? Energetic isn't strong
enough. Boisterous? Cheeky. probably a
tad conniving, and def nitel_y full of herself.
We're having the battle of the bed right
now. She wants to be in mine and I want
her to be in hers. Stuffed animals are
another sore point. I've given Bea four or
five of her own t0 %resile with, Out it's no
New Year's Da
Regardless of race or religion New
Year's Day is the only holiday observed
by the whole wide world. It is a legal
holiday in all the states, and it is the
holiday that has often been the day when
quarrels were settled, friendships renew-
ed, and rich and poor greeted each other
the same. New Year's Day is the oldest
holiday of all.
Many celebrate New Year's Eve with
a hilarious note, while others consider the
coming year more seriously "taking
fun to be given permissio: : • angle
something. It's much more sporting to
grab my Gund dor '4'
pet. It's fresh m mem
chase thrown into ue +lust IDL
chagrin, I've been for, t - .te all of
my own stuffed bee<. ,p - the
closet, and I've caug'L. . . aeueung at
me.
Fracas is a bit ruffled about the set-up,
although she's doing her best tr ippear
nonplused. She probably figures thw Jne
ignores Bea, the silly pest
wonder what the dog ano
not at home, though. I have a s—sing
suspicion that they drop Le , u rade and
curl up on the couch together to watch
Oprah and a few soaps as soon as I close
the the door.
I'm consoling myself with the knowledge
that Bea won't be a puppy for the rest of
her life. In the meantime, I've been follow-
ing her around the .apartment with two or
three "How to Train Your Puppy" books
in hand, like the world's most nervous
mother. So far we've aced housebreaking,
feeding schedule, chewy bones, shots and
baths. There's just one chapter that I can
never find in any of these books, though,
and that's the one entitled "How to Say No
to a Big Pair of Liquid Brown Eyes At-
tached to a Small, Furry Body with Flop-
py Ears and Soft Paws". If anyone knows
the secret, fill me in.
y oldest holiday
stock" - reviewing mistakes of the past
months. Sara C. Woolsey had some good
advice when she said, "Yesterdays errors
let yesterday cover."
Some scoff at New Year's resolutions.
We may not keep them all but Alfred
Tennyson encourages us:
"I hold it truth with him who sings
To one dear harp on divers tones
That men may rise on stepping stones
of their dead selves to higher things."
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