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The Citizen, 2006-07-06, Page 4AMAZING, ISN'T IT ?! I MEAN THE EFFORTS AND SACRIFICES THEY'LL COME UP WITH TO SHOW THEIR LOVE OF COUNTRY ON CANADA DAY... PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2006. Editorials Opinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Advertising, Ken Warwick & Kelly Quesenberry 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 $30.00/year ($28.30 + $1.70 G.S.T.) in Canada; $90.00/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 p.m. - Brussels, Monday, 4 p.m. - Blyth. PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40050141 PAP REGISTRATION NO.09244 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO Canada CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON NOG 1H0 email: norhuron@scsinternet.com We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our mailing costs. 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 Website www.northhuron.on.ca .Aocna ENA ,ok Member of the Ontario Press Council We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are CD Copyright Remembering the pioneers As residents of Grey celebrate the 150th anniversary of the settling of their township in 1856, here's hoping some people will spare a few moments to contemplate the hardy people who made a modern community possible by carving farms and settlements out of the forest. In many ways the people who created this country were as brave as our soldiers who risked their lives for their country in later wars. Imagine Jeaving a familiar surrounding in the land of your birth' for a new land with living conditions you can't even conceive. In our modern world where discomfort is dealing with hot weather without air conditioning or going three days without a shower, these people boarded cramped sailing ships for a lengthy sea trip (probably the first of their lives) to an unknown land. Once here, they took a long journey over roads that today we wouldn't even dignify with the name trails. And that was the easy part! When they arrived at the plot of land that was to become their home, they found trees everywhere. Those trees were their greatest enemy, and their only resource. They Mad to chop down those trees, one at a time, with an axe, to build a shanty. They had to race against time to clear enough land to plant a crop that would feed them through the coming winter. And who among us today could conceive of the life it must have been for the wives and children who had to endure those early winters, colder than they had ever experienced in their homeland, in the rough shelter offered by those drafty shanties? Yet throughout those hardships, the people persevered. Each year they cleared a little more bush and planted a little more crop. Each year the towns and villages grew to offer more services and — dare we call it comfort? We live in a land of prosperity and luxury that the early pioneers couldn't have imagined. We are the envy of millions around the world. All of it wouldn't have been possible without the people who turned endless forest into prosperous farmland and towns and villages. We need to remember them, not just for their accomplishments but for what they can teach us about human potential to dream and work to achieve those dreams. We need to be inspired by their example, today, to build a better, . fairer country and world. — KR Dealing from strength Everybody likes the idea of dealing from strength but it can be a weakness when your goal is achieving peace. Currently there's another macho stand-off in the Middle. East as Palestinian militants kidnapped an Israeli soldier and held him for ransom, demanding the release of 1,000 Palestinians held in jails in Israel. The Israeli government, in turn, invaded the Palestinian territory, bombed the office of the prime minister and took several cabinet ministers prisoners. Israel declares it will not negotiate until the soldier is released. Israel and its neighbours have been embroiled in an endless series of retaliations for decades. Each side seeks to punish the other for real or perceived transgressions. Who can blame Israelis when they see their people continue to be killed by rockets or suicide bombers? But who can blame Palestinians when they see their leaders assassinated, see houses bulldozed by the Israeli army or see people killed by shells while enjoying a carefree day at the beach? But if both sides continue to insist that they get the last revenge, if both sides think they can only deal from a position of strength if they . hope to attain their goals, then they will never have peace. We've seen this situation before in places like Northern Ireland where radical Protestant and Catholic factions sought revenge on each other for decades, killing more and more people and leaving their land unsettled. It was only when people of reason finally won out, when they refused to accept that revenge was the answer, that they finally had a shaky peace. One never knows when the reasonable people of a country will rise up and prevail. Unfortunately until they do, and in sufficient numbers on both sides, there's little prospect for peace. — KR Letter to the editor THE EDITOR, events with the exception of the BX After several months of meetings 93 dance being held in the BMG by dedicated volunteers and arena, are being held in Grey. hundreds of phone calls and e-mails, plans are now finalized for Grey's opportunity to enjoy and support the Get tickets early. Please take the efforts of the many volunteers who 150th anniversary which will be held have put this weekend together, a this coming weekend, July 7, 8 and 9. weekend that we are sure will be remembered for some time to The Friday night talent show and come. the parade/community displays on Brad Knight Saturday are Just a couple of the Grey 150th Committee Member highlights of the celebration. All Looking Back Through the Years July 9, 1959 After having his image printed over half a trillion times, former New York governor Dewitt Clinton's picture had officially went out of circulation. The main reason was that tobacco companies were no longer required by law to include the licensing blue stamp on their packaging. Coincide,ntally, governor Clinton's face was the one featured on such stamps. Just more proof that anything can happen at Chicago's Comiskey Park, Boston Red Sox outfielder Jim Busby was pictured milking a cow in front of the thousands of baseball fans at the park to see the game. With newly appointed president of public affairs Bill Veeck presiding over audience events such as this, cow-milking was part of the celebration of Dairy Farm Day. Holding on to the cow while-- Mr. Busby did his job was Dairy Farm Day Princess Maryann Granger. July 6, 1960 The Shobbrook family held their family reunion at the Seaforth Lions Park, with a total of 50 family members attending. Leo Hoogenboom of Auburn, originally from Blyth, was awarded a Veteran's Memorial Scholarship at Goderich District Collegiate. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her birthday. Helping to commemorate the event was the trooping of the colours in London, whom her Majesty duly saluted in thanks. Mrs. Rosemary Murphy was named Mrs. America, a victory which she celebrated with her husband George. Evidence of modern-day cannibalism was discovered and displayed by Swedish explorer Dr. Sten Bergman. He came across a crudely decorated skull - fn New Guinea, and was told the story by natives. - - July 4, 1973 Blyth Public School's Grade 8 class held its graduation. Valedictorians of the class were Philip Street and Sandy Marshall. Blyth Public School council launched a large complaint to the Huron County Board of Education in an attempt to get a situation at the school improved. Council representative William Howson reported some of the critical aspects missing from the school that other schools in the area already have. For instance, while other schools have portable classrooms, kin- dergarten teachers at Blyth Public School were forced to hold their classes on the stage of the auditorium. Also, there wasn't even a name on the building, nor any landscaping whatsoever. A fire caused over $25,000 worth of damages at a farm in Morris Twp. The barn was destroyed in the blaze, as were the mixed grain, dry , corn, -straw, hay, and a milking machine that were inside the barn at the time. Also burned down was a small shed nearby. Eventually, Brussels and Blyth firefighters were able to put out the fire, but not soon enough to salvage anything, despite best efforts. July 8, 1987 An eight-year-old boy from Londesborough remained in serious condition at the Children's Hospital in London after suffering injuries in a minibike accident. The boy was accelerating up a gravel road on his motorized minibike when an unsuspecting Auburn woman came over the brow of a hill just off the road in her car. The boy suffered major injuries after being struck, and was originally taken to Wingham Hospital, where he was transferred to the Children's Hospital. No charges had been laid in the incident. Damages to the bike were estimated at $300, and damages to the car were at $200. Brussels reeve Hank TenPas had resigned from his position for the second time in his first year of his three-year term, this time (apparently) for good. A 1986 Oldsmobile flipped into the ditch while attempting to turn onto Conc. 11-12 of Grey Twp. The accident occurred during Brussels Homecoming, and the driver was taken by ambulance to hospital. He sustained minimal injuries. Teenaged volunteers' at the Wingham and District Hospital, nicknamed the `Candystripers', were presented with certificates for their volunteer hours. Members of the Candystripers were: Lee-Anne Nicholson, Karen Fieten, Katrina Somers, Debbie Galley, Patricia Albers, Jennifer Layton, Leanne Armstrong, Sharon Askes, Alison Wardrop, Chris Yorke, Kim Martin, Sue Reid, Sara WoOdley, Marlene Martin, Katrina McKittrick, Brenda Gaunt, Jennifer Rattee, and Denise Wilkins. Playing at the Park Theatre in Goderich was "An adventure of incredible proportions", Inner Space. Also playing was Predator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. -Playing at Brownie's Drive-In in Clinton was Beverly Cops II, starring Eddie Murphy. July 4, 1990 Blyth was host once again to the annual Bluewater Kennel Club dog show, held at the Blyth Community Centre for three days full of fierce competing of dogs from the area.