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Huron Expositor, 2015-01-28, Page 44 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Huron Expositor PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 P.O. Box 69, 8 Main Street Seaforth Ontario NOK 1 WO phone: 519-527-0240 fax: 519-527-2858 www.seaforthhuronexpositor SUN MEDIA A Quebecor Media Company NEIL CLIFFORD Publisher neil.cl ifford@sun media.ca MAXWELL BICKFORD Advertising Rep. max.bickford@sunmedia.ca DIANNE MCGRATH Front Office seaforth.classifieds@sunmedia.ca MARIE DAVID Sun Media Group Publisher Grey Bruce Huron Division 519-364-2001 or 519-372-4301 SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 YEAR $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 2 YEAR $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GST) SENIORS 60 WEEKS $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 120 WEEKS $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GST) Publications Mail Agreement No. 40064683 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT P.O. Box 69 Seaforth ON NOK 1WO For any non -deliveries or delivery concerns: phone: 519-527-0240 Advertising is accepted on condition that in the event of a typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. In the event of a typographical error, advertising goods or services at a wrong price, goods or services may not be sold. Advertising is merely an offer to sell and may be withdrawn at any time. The Huron Expositor is not responsible for the loss or damage of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or other materials used for reproduction purposes. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. Canada www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com editorial Judges must toughen up Canada's s ost its way and now a good man is dead. Enough is enough. The more we leam about Shawn Matthew Rehn the more we're in disbelief that the system let this manwalkthe streets. He should have never had the chance to be in that Alberta casino last Saturday, where he shot two RCMP offic- ers. One of them, Const. David Wynn, died in hospital. He leaves behind awife and three children. If you look at the facts, Rehn was clearly a danger to society. He had 98 convictions and out- standing charges against him. The list runs the gamut: domestic violence, home inva- sion, armed robberies, drug offences. Sure, he'd never been impris- oned for murder before. But to say this guy was an accident waiting to happen is an understatement. His offences included violat- ing iolating parole conditions and skip- ping bail. What judge would release someone after he's proven that he not only has total disregard for the laws of the land, but that he's not even going to follow his bail conditions? Yet judges continued to let him out. He was before a judge in December 2013 for multiple offences including resisting a peace officer. Then, just this past September, he faced eight charges. In October he was taken in again for driving with- out a licence and evading an officer, among other charges. RCMP Assistant Commis- sionerMarlin Degrandtoldthe media: "We're very concemed about the fact that an individ- ual with his criminal history came into contact with our officers: You don't say. Our own Lome Gunter was less diplomatic and rightly so: "Just how broken is our crimi- nal justice system when after 30 or 50 or 70 hard-core convic- tions nobody cries, `Enough! You've had your chance (and third and fourth and fifth chances). Time for you to go away for the rest of your life, or at least until you are very, very old --too old to pose a threat to police and to the public?" Alberta Justice Minister Jona- than Denis has called for a review into how the Crown handled Rehn over the years. But reviews aren't enough. We need judges to toughen up and lay down the law. IN THE YEARS AGONE Tuckersmith soloist signs record contract JAN. 31,1890 • A private company in Wmgham is putting in an electric light in Wmgham and intend giving the merchants a trail service for 30 days, with the expectation that at the end of that lime they will be so well pleased with it they won't want to be without it • Mr. F.R. Hamilton, of Hibbert, delivered a few days ago to Mr. Thos. Jones one of the heaviest cows that ever came into Mitchell. She weighted 1,850 pounds after walking 10 miles • The Canadian Pacific telegraph line is now complete from Halifax to the Pacific Coast, and messages are over the 4,000 miles of wire without repeating • The famers of Hibbert, Fullarton and Logan are talking of erecting a large flour mill near the station at Mitchell Jan. 29,1915 • The Ethel Cheese Factorylastyeartookin 1,339,645 pounds of milk from which were made 123,078 pounds of cheese, or an aver- age of 10.83 pounds of milk to make one pound of cheese. The cheese sold at an aver- age price of 13.59 cents per pound, realizing the snug sum of $16,797. Of this amount the patron received $1,4022. The making of the cheese and all other expenses connected therewith amounted to $2,782 or an average of $2.25 per 10 pounds • A sow belonging to Mr. Frank Coates of Usborne gave birth to 12 little pigs. They were a particularly fine bunch in every way but one among the number had peculiar feet, resembling very much that of a dog, being soft in the bottom, having the four openings and a claw on each. It lived only a couple of days. IN A public meeting was held at Walton this week to consider the advisability of building a new consolidated school at Walton, to serve the entire district. This is a worthy step forward. Jan. 27,1940 • Dr. W.C. Sproat, Seaforth surgeon since 1927, this week disposed of his practice here to Dr. M.W. Stapleton of Dublin who is now in possession. • Mrs. S. Snider, Bayfield Road, last reported a robin in the vicinity of her home, and looking as comfortable as it could be expected on a cold day. The question is whether this is the Safford Heights robin reported last week, or if the Redbreasts may become a regular feature of our winter land- scapes. Perhaps with suitable encourage- ment and co-operation they would. • The pupils coming from the county to the high school certainly deserve a credit for coming in this weather. Some pupils walk three or four miles through deep snow and in weather often below zero. One boy said that it was 20 below zero when he left school on Wednesday. Most of the roads com- pletely blocked to cars and for awhile it was hard going for a team of horses. Feb. 4,1960 • Sharon Strong, 14 -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Strong of Tucker - smith and widely known as a soloist, has signed a contract for four years with ARC Recordings of Toronto. The first recording, a long -play record, will be released shortly. • Tuckersmith Council endorsed a central school to serve pupils in both Tuckersmith and Stanley. Suggested location of the pro- posed school was in the Brucefield area. In asking for the early decision, school inspect J.G. Burrows stated that Stanley Township is willing to agree with a central school to serve the two townships. Bayfield, Egmond- ville and a small area around Hensall do not favour the idea. • McKillop's centennial project advanced a stage further when council updated a by- law endorsing the construction of a town- ship building in Winthrop. • The intermediate hockey game between Goderich and Seaforth drew probably the largest crowd that ever gathered to witness a game in the rink. Jan. 31,1990 • Bob Allan, director of the Huron County Board of Education said the Ministry of Education couldn't see that local schools built in the 1950s and 1960s needed money. The Ontario Public Education Network (OPEN) had complained to the ministry that education costs were rising at alarming rates. • After only a three year -existence, the Sea - forth Seahawks WOAA team folded. The team's executive unanimously voted to fold after they were informed by the league they would have to pay ice costs for a forfeited game late in 1989. Team president Pete Martene was quoted as saying, "Who wants to watch five players play hockey? I'm sick of it. The bottom line was a lack of interest from players and fans, it's a circle."