The Huron Expositor, 1994-07-27, Page 1RETIREMENT
After 28 years
with the PUC,
secretary -
treasurer
Amy Horne
is leaving.
see page three.
Briefly
Local golfer wins
Ontario tourney
Chris Marion of Seaforth won
the All -Ontario Optimist Junior
Golf Championship recently on
the sixth hole of a sudden death
play-off. For the first time in the
tournament's history, four boys
in three age groups came in with
identical scores of 79 and had to
go to sudden death to decide an
overall winner. The toumament
was held at the Hawkesbury
Golf and Curling Club. Marion
was competing in the 15-17 age
group.
Derek Nesbitt of Seaforth
finished first in the 12 and under
boys category with a score of
84. Jason Anstett finished eighth
in the same category with a
score of 92 and Danny O'Reilly
finished 16th with a score of
109.
In the age 13-14 boys cat-
egory, Mark Philips of Seaforth
finished 20th with a score of
110.
Mike Weber of Seaforth fin-
ished third in the boys 18 group
with a score of 83.
Engineers reject
McKillop as site
for landfill
It looks as if a county landfill
will not be located in McKillop.
The County of Huron recently
received a report from consulting
engineers Gore and Storrie about
the feasibility of a McKillop
candidate site for a Huron
County landfill site.
According to County Planner
Craig Metzger the site was "too
good." It contained too much
Class 1 farmland (approximately
80 per cent), leaving about only
20 acres of Class 3 land for the
possible landfill site.
The McKillop site is not offi-
cially eliminated from the poss-
ible list of locations. The county
planning committee will meet
August 15 to discuss various
sites and if the McKillop site is
to be eliminated, it will be
decided at the September meet-
ing of Huron County Council.
Metzger said there is a 95-99
per cent chance the McKillop
site will be eliminated as an
option for a county landfill.
Lloyd, Isabelle
turn professional
At a press conference in
Toronto on Monday, Seaforth
native, Lloyd Eisler, and his
skating partner, Isabelle
Brasseur, announced their retire-
ment as amateurs and their deci-
sion to tum pro.
The announcement ends an
impressive amateur career that
includes a world championship,
three world silver medals, two
Olympic bronze medals and five
national titles.
"We know this is the right
time," Eisler said, reported
Canadian Press. "We wanted to
move _pn to something else, to
see if we can achieve at the
professional level like we did as
amateurs. It will be fun, difficult
0 and challen4ginit."
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DAVID SCOTT PHOTO
MOONLIGHT STROLLER - Ryan Martene of Egmondville had a little stroll in his stroller on Friday night
to check out the sights at the annual Moonlight Madness on Main St., Seaforth. Here Ryan watches the
miniature horses which didn't look so miniature to him. More Moonlight Madness photos on page 6.
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INDEX
, Sports...page 7.
Entertainment...
pages 12, 13
Obituaries...page five. •
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Can Grit shed indecisive image?
BY AMY NEILANDS
For the past four years, Ontarians
have been looking for a change, a
relief from the hard economic times
that darken our days. Lyn McLeod,
leader of the provincial Liberals,
promises to bring about this change.
McLeod spoke to a group of
Liberal supporters at a barbecue in
Blyth on Thursday, July 21. She
said now is not the time to dwell on
the same sex benefits issue. When
the issue was being debated in the
provincial parliament, McLeod was
noted for supporting the issue, then
changing her mind and voting
against it. She has come under a lot
of fire for her indecisiveness.
McLeod wanted to forget that and
let the people know what she does
stand for.
"It is time to get the province
working again," she said.
In 1994, 17,000 new jobs were
created, and she said "that's not
good enough for Ontario." We used
Lyn McLeod, Liberal leader
to lead the economy and we are
trailing in the recovery, she said.
There are thousands who don't
have jobs in this province and thou-
sands who don't have the hope of
finding a job. "1 can't accept that,
young people can'tfind jobs. I
don't want to tell graduates that
there is no hope in finding jobs."
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For the past month, McLeod has
been on a pre-election tour of the
province and has been listening to
the people and addressing their
concerns. She said that the number
one concerns of the people are job
creation and over taxation. She
plans to realisticly reduce taxes and
try and turn the economy around.
McLeod spoke of the "enormous
potential" the people of this prov-
ince have; they just need the chance
to act on this potential.
McLeod is also working towards
safer communities, better schools,
quality health care, and a
government that works better with
the people.
BUSINESS
A hobby shop,
second-hand sports
store and a new
subdivision.
F , Seaforth is
growing.
see page two.
New herbicide, weather
damage some Huron crops
BY MARK CRIPPS
Jor The Huron Expositor
"When the NDP calls an election,
the Ontario Liberals are going to be
ready," she said. "It's time to
restore a sense of hope and con-
fidence in this province."
A new herbicide and unusual
weather conditions have combined
to kill off or damage a small per-
centage of the 1994 corn crop in
Huron County.
One of the hardest-hit areas was
the north-east comer of Huron
County,
Don Dalton, a Walton area
farmer, sprayed 100 acres of corn
with Ultim, a Dupont herbicide
released for the first time this year.
"A lot of corn in this area got hit
pretty hard," said Dalton. "I'm
hoping Dupont will look after it if
there is a yield loss."
Dalton explained the problem as
follows:
The herbicide must not be
applied after com reaches the
six -leaf stage because it may
absorb toxic levels.
When the dull weather of late
May and early June collapsed under
a sudden heat wave, farmers had
only a small window of opportunity
left to apply the chemical, which
suppressed grass and weed growth
in the field.
Unfortunately the heat wave come
too soon on the heels, of the last
application of Ultim, and about four
per cent of the corn crop was dam-
aged or killed.
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs soil and
crop advisor Alan McCallum, has
been monitoring the situation in
Huron County.
He said the product was tested,
but the cold to hot weather change
in June, created conditions that
weren't studied during the research
stage.
"At the time, the corn was going
through a big burst of growth. It
didn't have the waxy layer on the
leaf, and when the heat come, the
com was poised to take up as much
as it could.
"It ended up taking in all the
Ultim herbicide."
McCallum said Ultim is sitting in
the plant and inhibiting the amino
acid production in the growing part
of the corn.
"Most of the com is recovering
very well," said McCallum. "It's
just in some selective fields were
the corn is not recovering as quick-
ly"It's related to the corn 'variety
and the time of spraying; whether it
was applied in the morning or even-
ing."
Dalton can attest to that.
In two fields where he sprayed in
the morning, the corn has not
recovered as well as those fields
which were treated at night.
At present, farmers, OMAFRA
and Dupont are monitoring the
situation.
"The real test will come at
tasseling time," said McCallum.
"We will start to fmd out more
about the effects in the next few
weeks."
McCallum said it appears, the
most damage was done in the 2,600
to 2,700 heat unit varieties.
"But that is still a generalization.
Our area is one of the worst hit in
the province," he added.
Dick Reasons, general manager of
Dupont's Agricultural Product Divi-
sion, said the company has' been
working diligently to visit farmers
who have complained about Ultim.
"We have put researchers in the
field to find out what took place
when the applications were made,"
said Reasons. "Ninety-eighit per cent
of the problem is assgcia14 with
application during the week oflune
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"During that time, we experienced
a set of environmental conditions -
Cold weather the previous week,
followed by some of the hottest
temperatures we've seen in Ontario
since the 1950s.
"These factors caused a physio-
logical change in the corn that was
never seen during the research".
Reasons said that most of the
crop is recovering well, and that
Dupont is seeking the help of
farmers in documenting how the
corn comes along.
"This is an exciting new product,"
said Reasons. "You have to con-
sider that only three or four per
cent of Ontario's corn crops were
affected. Out of that, less than 10
per cent will translate into a loss.
We'll just have to wait and see.
see Some, page six
Dublin priest is 'big kid' who loves children
BY ANDY BADER
Advocate Editor
A self -described passion for
children, sports and movies all tie
in nicely for the newest Catholic
priest in Mitchell and Dublin.
And he wouldn't have it any other
way.
As Father Tony Del Ciancio
described his passions, the Batman
logo on his coffee mug, his Mickey
Mouse socks and his Sylvester
wristwatch were clearly evident to.
the visitor. When finally asked
about them, he said with a shrug of
the shoulders everyone claims he's
a big kid. He fits the image perfect-
ly.
"I love children. I see God in
their faces," he said last week in his
home adjacent to one of• his
churches, St. Patrick's in Dublin.
The 34 -year-old Leamington
native said he's always enjoyed
children, and he's adopted that
philosophy since he became an
ordained priest six years ago. He's
been active in the Sunday school
program, as well as education dur-
ing the school year in the past, and
he plans to continue that when
school begins in September.
Many times he invites the
children to sit near the altar during
mass and he'll share stories, sing
songs and ask them questions.
"You can never go wrong with
the kids up there; he said. "They
always say something funny
because they're so innocent, inquisi-
live and hones).
ANDY BADER PHOTO
NEW PRIEST IN AREA - Father Tony Del Glanclo, 34, is the
newest Roman Catholic priest in the area. He will lead St.
Patrick's Church in Dublin as well as St. Vincent de Paul in
Mitchell.
"It's a lot easier for them to
believe in God than adults."
Besides his love of children, Del
Ciancio says he doesn't forget the
seniors, either.
"I seek them for wisdom," he
said.
Del Ciancio moved to Dublin as
part of a "clustering pilot project"
effective July 1st, which sees him
conduct mass at St. ViooeatdePi til
in Mitchell as well as St. Patrick's.
A shuffle of priests, due mainly to
a shortage, also resulted in Father
Wes Gutowski moving from St.
Vincent de Paul and St. Briaid';J
Kennicott, to St. Brigid's and St.
Patrick's in Kinkora. Father
Thomas Hardy will remain in St.
Columban, but will add St. James
in Seaforth to- his routine. Father
Paul Mooney, who was the priest in
Kinkora, has been moved to St.
Patrick's in Lucan. Del Ciancio
says he will be here for at least six
years, with the real chance of him
inheriting more churches.
Things have gone over well since
the transition, Father Del Ciancio
remarks, but there's still a lot of
work to be done-- sally for him
sine 141,1 is his f sianmenti
and instead of getting to know one
church, he's forced to look after
two.
"We're going to see more of that
in the future because of the short-
age of priests," he explained.
"Soon, you'll see one priest in
charge of three or four churches,
with one mass per weekend at each
location.
"It's very exciting for me because
I've been told to let my creative
experiences go and come up with
something that works.
"The people are very friendly
here," he continued. "I've always
wanted to get away from the big
city rush. It's demanding, especially
when the parish wants the priest to
be everything to everybody all the
time. Here, they respect the est's
space and I appreciate that."
Father Del Ciancio added that
another advantage he's looking
forward to is the chance to get to
know the congregation at both
churches that much more quickly
since they are smaller than those in
the city.
"It's been a feeling out process,
no question, and thea have
been very, very good. They've been
patient with me and welcomed me
with open arms, and that's im
ant. I told them the first w er►d
that I hope we can work together."
'There's a sense of family; a
sense of home here," he continued,
adding that he's been eating well
ever since arriving since people
have b0en giving him food. "1'm
part of their family immediately."
Born in Leamington to parents of
Italian descent, Del Ciancio has
always been a huge sports fan. An
avid Toronto Maple Leafs and
Toronto Blue Jays fan [he travels to
Florida annually to catch a few
Jays' spring training games], he
revealed that he was too busy play-
ing sports as a youngster to realize
what he wanted to do when he
grew
e said the turning point came
when he met and made friends with
a local priest, and he seriously
considered joining the priesthood
after entering the seminary. Eight
years of study later, he was
ordained, then spent time in Essex,
Chatham and Strathroy before mov-
in here.
Besides sports and movies, Del
Ciancio revealed his exuberant and
wild side when he said that he's
probably the only priest around who
has bungee jumped. He's also gone
white water rafting, and, he adds
jokingly, if Bishop Sherlock allows
it, hopes to skydive sometime soon.
"The priests all think I'm nuts,
but it's a great thrill," he smiled.
Speaking of thrills, he was in
Toronto's SkyDome last October
when Joe Carter hit the World
Series -winning home run for the
Blue Jays. But Del Ciancio knows
the sorrow of defeat, too, as his
beloved Italians succumbed to
Brazil in the 1994 World Cup Final
on July 17.
"1'm still in mourning," he said
with a shrug. "And now 1 have to
wait four more years "
No doubt he'll keep himself busy
in between.
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