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The Citizen, 2001-10-31, Page 4AtEspaolv anthnesp* wincom .net Looking Back Through the Years Nov. 1, 1950 Cranbrook/Ethel minister Rev. A. J. Simpson accepted a call to Teeswater. Boris Berlin, on the teaching faculty of the Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music gave a lecture al the Brussels Public Library on the essentials of piano playing and the best methods of studying piano. Winning prizes at the Lions Halloween party were Gail Wilson, Audrey Davidson, Terry McWhirter, Pamela Porter, Frank Wilson, Elaine Wood, and Billy McQuarrie. Nov. 4, 1981 Peter Craig of RR2, Blyth was presented with a $100 prize for English proficiency in his freshman year at the University of Waterloo. A student interview asked young people for their view on school uniforms. Most respondents were vehemently opposed, ("No. Stick it in your ear. I like blue jeans.") Among the 373 contenders for the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair's 35th annual Queen's Guineas Steer competition were several Huron County nominees. They were: George Alton, Sharon Alton, Suzanne Alton,. Deb Armstrong, Gary Armstrong, Kevin Bishop, Pat Chambers, Tom Coates, Brian Falconer, Bill Gibson, Greg Hoggarth, Paul Hbggarth, Paul Johnston, Bill Kinsman, Lyle Kinsman, David Marshall, Brenda Merkley, Sandy Merkley, Anne Procter, Elaine Pym: Marg Pym, Jacquie Robertson, Meribeth Scott, Lisa Thompson, David Townsend. Previous Huron County winners were Bob Hem (1951) and Murray Gaunt (1955). Costume winners at a Blyth Inn Halloween contest were Terry Ritchie, Tom Foran, Barry Jefferson, Thelma McDougall, Yvonne and Glen McLean, Uncle Roy Buchanan and Agnes Marks. Oct. 29, 1986 The Citizen celebrated its first anniversary as a community-owned newspaper with open houses at the Brussels and Blyth offices. Board directors were: Barbara Brown, owner of Yarns and Crafts in Brussels; Sheila Richards, one of the original instigators of the scheme to the paper going; Mason Bailey, a former president of the Blyth Board of Trade and member of the Clinton Community Credit Board; Keith and Jill Roulston, president and secretary- treasurer. Besides the Roulstons The Citizen staff included Bev Brown as advertising manager, Dianne Josling, Joan Caldwell, Marie Toll, Lisa Sherritt, Barb Storey, Nancy Greidanus and Toby Rainey. Brussels' main street got another addition to its shopping variety with the opening of Young's Clothing and Footwear. The new store, operated by Young Yoon carried clothing and shoes for women and children. Six new Browners Were enrolled in Brussels: Lesley Elliott, Anita Little, Sandy Rijhoff, Victoria Richards, Becky McLaughlin and Carol Ann Gamble. Top fundraisers at the Blyth Skate- a-thon were: Jeremy Van Amersfoort, April Van Amersfoort, Ryan Chamney, Kimberley Richmond, Derek Cook, Henry Bos, Katie Murray, Cathy Nesbitt, Erin Bolger and Conrad Bos. Candidates for the vacant position on the Ontario Milk Marketing Board spoke in Brussels as a lead-in to the election. They were: Bruce Saunders, Stuart Steckle and Jim Hunter. Winners of the Central Huron cross-country meet were: Vicki Lansing, Brent Whitmore, Tammi Medd, Rob Consitt, Kara-Lee Potter, Dan Vanderlaan, Karen Plunkett and • Mike Pawitch. Oct. 30, 1991 • A special advertising section featured designs created by students at area schools. Participants were:Karin Schroecker, Bryce Toll, Sonia Khurml, Tammy Walker, Shane Hesch, Skye Lantinga, Amanda Howson, Abigail Ramirez, Charlene Hulzebos, Jason McDougall, Malinda Exel, Lisa Coyne, Amy Crawford, Jennifer Coyne, Andrew Exel, Curtis Mutter, Kim Mulvey, Wendy Thompson, Lode Black, Marie Kumm, Darlene Hemingway, Bronwyn Dunbar, Sam Zahnd, Johan Goter, Shannon Conley, Jamie Thomas, David Proulz, Nicole Drost, Andrea Willis, William Young, Heidi Meier, Marie Cook, Melina Hussey, Sjaan Gerth, Marc Alexander, Sheryl Ramsey. Kristi Procter, Adam Garniss, Karrin Marks, Brian Marks, Amanda McClory, Paul Linton, Christopher Blake, Steven Seebach-Wernham, Tammy McClure, Katie Lubbers, Kelly McDonald, Kasey Adair, Derek Bournon, Kassie Hoegy, Pam Elliott, Chris Dunbar. Chris Carter. Courtney Rutledge, Sandy Verwey, Zeb Irving, Angela Nott, David Bolinger, Tracy McCormich, and Elly Wilts. Oct 30, 1996 New Brussels Beavers were Kyle Griffiths, Cody Subject and Jamie Mitchell. Henry Boot became president of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture. Doug Garniss received the Federation's award for Outstanding- Contribution to Agriculture. PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2001 Editorials & Opinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Advertising Manager, Jeannette McNeil The Citizen is published 50 times a year in Brussels, Ontario by North Huron Publishing Company Inc. Subscriptions are payable in advance at a rate of $28.00/year ($26.17 + $1.83 G.S.T.) in Canada; $62.00/year in U.S.A. and $100/year in other foreign countries. Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, only that portion of the advertisement will be credited. Advertising Deadlines: Monday, 2 - Brussels; Monday, 4 p.m. - Blyth. We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are C Copyright We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our mailing costs. Publications Mail Reg. No. 09244 Canadian Publication Mail Agreement No. 40050141 The Citizen P.O. Box 429, P.O. Box 152, BLYTH, Ont. BRUSSELS, Ont. NOM 1H0 NOG 1H0 Phone 523-4792 Phone 887-9114 FAX 523-9140 FAX 887-9021 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.com Websife www.northhuron.on.ca ocna +CNA c Member of the Ontario Press Council WM:i io ll:EWA It's all in your viewpoint One of the mystifying aspects of life for North Americans in the weeks following the Sept. I I terrorist attacks has been the realization that many people in other parts of the world don't recognize the tragic death of 5,000 people as the terrible, unforgivable event we naturally understand it to be. Our anger has been stirred when people in other parts of the world hope the attacks might let Americans know what they, in their strife-torn countries, have suffered for years. When, some time after presenting a $10 million cheque for New York relief efforts, a Saudi prince said he hoped the United States might change its policies so this kind of thing wouldn't happen again, New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani gave the money back. Nothing, he said, justified what happened in New York. He's right, of course. Killing innocent neople in a sneak attack in the name of a cause is not right. But innocent people in Afghanistan right now might be saying the same thing. Long after the U.S. military ran out of strategic targets, the intensity of the bombing campaign is actually increasing. The number of civilian casualties must be increasing. We justify their deaths, however, by saying that unfortunately some innocent people will die in the greater cause .of combatting terrorism. We don't even pay much attention to the plight of the Afghan civilians. While many people probably die every day there from the bombing, the focus of North Americans is' on the handful of people who have been infected by anthrax sent through the U.S. mails. It must be frustrating for people in Moslem countries to see the suffering of their fellow Moslems virtually ignored. Eugene Whelan, former Canadian minister of agriculture and former senator, saw a great deal of hunger and suffering during his term as Canadian ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Speaking at a meeting in Bruce County. Friday night, he recalled going into areas of the world where people were starving to death. You want to talk about terrorism, he challenged his audience, what do you call the fact that thousands of people are starving to death at any given time while people in rich countries are saying "We can't help you right now, we've got a deficit to fight"? Or we need tax cuts. The basis of all world religions, he said, is "I'm my brother's keeper". (Whelan donated his $500 speaker's fee to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank where it will be matched four to one by Canadian government aid.) In Afghanistan, where the Taliban government has banned television sets, ignorance of the rest of the world might be understandable. We in North America, however, have access to the most modern communications technology in existence. We have cable or satellite television, radio, the internet. We should have the ability to know more about the world but we are pitifully ignorant because we're so self-absorbed. Even a terrible tragedy like the terrorist attacks has made us turn inward, not look at our • true role in the world. Some good can come out of even the worst tragedies. The good that can come out of the Sept. 11 attacks is if we in North America can, in our own suffering, become more aware of the suffering of others. If we turn inward instead, if we'see only our own wounds and harden our hearts to the plight of others, we've lost an opportunity to find the good among the evil. — KR Causing unnecessary stress If there's one thing better than presenting a moving target, it's presenting so many targets that nobody can fix on one to defend. That seems to be the method behind the madness of the Avon Maitland District School Board naming 46 of its 55 schools for review and 17 elementary schools and one secondary school for possible closure. If you overwhelm busy people with information, they simply can't take the time to digest it and they don't know how to react. This diffuses- the possibility that opposition will coalesce around particular schools that might be the target of closures — and the good thing about it is that you can claim you're doing all this in the name of openness. Certainly the main anger of parents over danger to their schools should be directed toward the provincial government's insane funding policy that doesn't recognize the needs of-rural areas. Still, the school board seems to be playing games in dealing with the issue, trying to hide in the bushes as long as possible before announcing its true intentions.— KR Letters to the Editor THE EDITOR, refusing to include any time The American terrorist bill is limitation. being described as very restrictive In a democracy there must be and invasive, (compared with checks and balances on any power Canada's Bill C-36). What is not given to any leader - the Americans being stressed is that it includes a have done so. Canada's government four year "sunset clause". This is a prefers ultimate power - which is very important issue. The time limit not acceptable in our democracy. should be seen as a balance to Yours sincerely, whatever extraordinary powers are Rebecca Gingrich being given. 11 Church Street The Government of Canada is Princeton, ON NOJ IVO.