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The Huron Expositor, 1997-02-19, Page 44-11.111W010111 IXPOt11TO11, mown 10, 111117 "P. Your Community Newspaper Sino. 1860 DAVE SCOTT • Editor GgEGOR CAMPBELL . Reporter GARB STOREY disb.,'bution • gttRt-ly DAtE - Gerard Monet a & Advertising Manager KEN/1N CARDNQ - Advertising Sales PAT ARME4.Office Manager pIAi11N€ McGiSATH - Subscriptions & Classifieds A Bowes Publishers Community Newspaper 5USSCRIPTION RAn LOCAL - 32.50 a year, in advance, plus 2.28 G.S.T. 5€t4ORSi 30.00 a year, in advance, plus 2.10 G.S.T. USA a Freon. 28.44 o year in advance, plus $78.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt SU85CR PTtQN RATES: Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing of 100 Main St, Seoforsh. Publication mai registration No. 0696 held of Seaforth, Ontario. 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Box 69, Sedorlh, Ontario, NOK 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association and the Ontario Press Council Views expressed on our opinion page(s) don't necessarily represent those of The Huron Expositor or Bowes Publishers. The Huron Expositor reserves the right to edit fetters to the editor or to refuse publication. Editorial Exercise .your right to write We are going through tumultuous times in this province and the odds are that legislative changes on their way or that have recently happened will directly affect your life. If circumstances are making you stew or stirring you up, try venting your frustration by picking up a pen or turning on your computer (but don't pick up your computer) and writing a letter to the editor. Surveys have shown that for every Verson who writes a letter to the editor, at least 10 other people share the same opinion. Letters don't have to have a critical or negative slant. If there's a person or group in town that you feel deserves thanks, praise or recognition, a letter to the editor is a great vehicle to express your sentiments. Thera are a just a few rules, as mentioned above, when writ- ing a letter to the editor. We do not publish unsigned letters. And we do not run slanderous or libelous letters. Anything we receive that is questionable, we run by our company lawyer PRIOR to publication. So remember, you have a right to get angry - but just legally angry: And if there's anything that you dislike (or even like) about The Huron Expositor, please don't hesitate to write a letter (if you haven't already called and vented in my ear). We welcome your letters. Thanks for sharing your opinions! - DWS Letters to the Editor Vaccination explained Dear Editor: As a practicing veterinari- an, i have several concerns about last week's front page item "Change to Bylaw". The manufacturer's recommenda- tion for companion animals regarding the rabies vaccine we use at Seaforth Veterinary Clinic (Imrab3-Rhone Merieux) is as follows: "vac- cinate healthy dogs and cats when 3 months of age or older and revaccinate ONE year after the first vaccina- tion and then every 3 years. As far as rabies protection is concerned, I am confident that the vaccine we use pro- vides adequate protection when used according to the above label. 1 do not want people to assume because thcir puppy or kitten was vac- .cinated once.that it is protect- ed for three years against rabies. Also, it is our experi- ence that even when we send out annual reminders, the majority of pets are NOT vaccinated every 12 months (the average is approx. every 14-15 months). My main concern is that if pet owners Sincerely, think that their pet need only Brian D. Nuhn D.V.M. be vaccinated against rabies every 3 years, in fact it will be done every 3 1/2-4 years which DOES NOT provide protection. I have contacted the Ministry ,of Health and the Federal overnment and if your pet is vaccinated according to manufacturer's recommendations then that is considered a current vaccina- tion. Even if your pet is pro- tected against rabies, we strongly recommend an annu- al vaccination with a distem- per -combination product (the diseases protected against are much more prevalent in our pet population than rabies). The cost toinclude rabies vaccination in a yearly pre- ventative medicine program is minimal (approx. $10.00). Our recommendation is that your pet be examined annual- ly and vaccinated against appropriate diseases as deter- mined by your veterinarian. My own pets are vaccinated every 12 months with a dis- temper combination product AND rabies. Lot of support on Shrove Tuesday Dear Editor: On Shrove Tuesday at Hensall Public School we experienced some very real community involvement. We served the students and staff a pancake lunch. This wouldn't have been such an enjoyable endeavor without the generous support in time and in manpower and in equipment given by the Hensall Volunteer Firefighters, the Hensall P.U.C., Kate's Station Restaurant and the many par- ents who donated crudities and those who enthusiastical- ly volunteered in person. We would also like to thank those parents who offered their help and weren't called on, this time. We gratefully acknowledge all those who offered encouragement and appreciation for this activity. Sincerely, Jayne Fragiskatos The stuff stuffing is made of & all that stuff The biggest thing he has ever stuffed is a bear. This takes a lot of stuffing. But Dan Lachance of Dashwood calls a recent work certainly one of the more intriguing challenges he has tackled in his 16 years in taxidermy. It is a Great Blue Heron, evermore to stalk, frozen as if fishing in its natural habitat, in a special plexiglass cabinet at Zurich Public School. The bird was killed by a car outside of town and in rough shape when the parent of a student, Natasha Haggitt, brought it in to see what could be done. Apparently, not a lot, with- out the right permit - outside of the fact that it had two bro- ken legs, two broken wings, a broken neck and the top of its beak knocked off. Anybody just can't go out and stuff a heron. DON'T TRY AT HOME As a non -game and a migratory bird, they are pro- tected under federal law, stuffed or otherwise. "Mounted" is perhaps a bet- ter description in this instance, which was allowed only for "educational or sci- entific purposes." The paper- work that was required stipu- lates "permit and bird will be Reader urges public to attend meeting Dear Editor: To the ratepayers and peo- ple of Scaforth. This letter concerns the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments advertised in this paper on January 29, 1997. It is crucially important to understand that unless you make verbal representation at the public meeting on Monday, February 24 or writ- ten representations at or before the meeting, your input will not he considered at any subsequent hearing. Mr. Crocker has dealt with CONTINUED on page 5 retained on school premises at all times." Lachance figures he put about 16 hours putting the Great Blue back together, and maybe another 43 on the base and and case, which took from six to seven months to think up "something special." BUSY SCENE This turned out to be an action swamp. The Great Blue is crouched, a good two -and -a -half feet from tip of beak to end of longest tail feather, eyeing the pond from a piece of driftwood in the reeds. A lit- tle frog also lurks. It looks good. Lachance describes it as "a busy little scene." He has had a taxidermy business for about 11 years. An avid out- doorsman, who knows his way about the woods, he now stuffs and mounts full time. If you're not careful in his office, you bump into this big Bullvyinkle that's drying, a huge moose, even without its antlers. Deer heads and fish are his bread and butter. Birds are of a different feath- er, rngre delicate. Sometimes you "only get one shot" in this finer restora- tion work. It's an art. Zurich Public's new Great Blue for instance. It was a "younger bird," a male, that for whatever rea- son didn't look both ways or had frogs on his mind. If you stretched it out on a table it would probably measure a good four feet, with legs maybe 26" long, that are thin as a reed. This is makes sense if you're next meal depends on blending into the back- ground. Lachance had to rebuild the bones to get the proper length of this bird's Icgs. You see a lot of Great Blue Herons around Huron. They arc generally standing around the shallows of streams, looking to spear something or flying over fields. They are good looking, definitely blue, "majestic and still," if you are a poet, but not so much so for trout farmers. They hate them because herons feast on little fish. Great Blues have been known to dip and swal- low little chipmunks and bunnies too. If irate they can drive their be 'k through an oar. GETTING STUFFED The biggest bird Dan ever did was a Tundra Swan for the Lampton County Heritage Museum two years ago. The smallest thing he's ever stuffed is a mouse. When not working on tro- phies or projects like Zurich's Great Blue last year, Lachance mounted about 30 deer heads and from 25 to 35 fish. It keeps him hopping. So what is he busy actually stuffing into this stuff? Not compressed air. The bear took a special mannequin. Suppliers have catalogues of such things for taxidermists. Sometimes they use poly- urethane foam to fill up the deceased beasts. Definitely not sawdust. Taxidermist Dan Lachance of Dashwood and a restored Great Blue Heron. Expositor delayed four days because of storm FROM THE PAGES OF THE HURON EXPOSITOR MARCH 5, 1897 CINEMATOGRAPHE - The Cincmatographc was on exhibition in Cardno's hall, on Tuesday and Wednesday last, and atthe three perfor- mances given fully 1,500 witnessed it, and were delighted with the views shown. On Tuesday evening every available scat in the hall was filled and even standing room was hard to find. On Wednesday after- noon a large number of chil- dren were present, and it would he difficult to say which was the more pleasant to sec, the unbounded delight of the little ones or the won- derful pictures exhibited. LOCAL BRIEFS - On Friday morning last the Bayfield stage was standing in front of Broadfoot, Box & Co.'s store when the horses took it into their heads to get to the stable in a hurry. They came up the street at a lively pace and turning thc corner at the Royal hotel, the rig upset and the horses made for the stable without it. Fortunately, there was ne person in the stage or they would most assuredly have been injured. - In referring to the town clock last week we mentioned that we were informed on good authority that the clock was in reality the property of the town. However, our informa- tion was not as reliable as we had been led to believe, as we have been informed by Mr. Cardno that he has papers showing that the clock is entirely his property and that, the town has no claim what- ever on it. We are sorry that In the Years Agone we should have placed Mr. Cardno in so false a petition and we gladly present his side of the question. FEBRUARY 24, 1922 THE STORM - The storm of the past week, judging by the monetary loss and incon- venience it has caused, was the worst in a generation. On Sunday afternoon there was a violent hail storm, accompa- nied by thunder and light- ning, but fortunately it did not last long, although the ground was covered with hail stones, the average size of which were as big as mar- bles. TO OUR READERS This issue of The Expositor is four days late in reaching you, the cause being thc fail- ure of Hydro power, owing to Wednesday's sleet storm. A few years ago when all our type was set by hand and all our presses and machinery run by steam, such a com- plete tic -up would scarcely have been possible. Now...however, the mechani- cal equipment of The Expositor is entirely depen- dent upon Hydro, the presses are run by it, all the type is set by machinery for which Hydro provides the motive power, even the heat to melt the metal from which the dif- ferent type slugs are cast is supplied by electricity, so that when Hydro power leaves us there is absolutely nothing we can do but wait until it returns. This week we had neither power nor light from Tuesday until Saturday after- noon at 4:30. We believe this is the first time in 50 years an issue of The Expositor as been so long delayed, so we hope that you will bear with us. FEBRUARY 28, 1947 Having hardly recovered from a blizzard that blocked all district roads on Saturday and Sunday, Scaforth was again isolated as far as road travel was concerned, when a driving wind on Wednesday night and Thursday again closed all roads leading from town. The depth of the cuts through drifts on district roads is so great that only the heaviest equipment is able to make any impression. Sustained snowfalls and wind have made it impossible for highway crcws to do more than open narrow single tracks for more than three weeks on many of the roads. TRAMPLED BY HORSE - Suffering serious injuries when she was trampled by a horse after falling from thc hay mow into a horse stall early Wednesday evening. Arlene, three-year-old daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Williamson, of Grey town- ship, four miles from Walton, was rushed to Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth. On Thursday the hospital reported she was resting comfortably and would recover. MARCH 2,1972 Last Thursday evening Scaforth Optimists were hosts at the annual Brotherhood Night at the Scaforth Legion Hall. About 150 attended from area clubs, lodges. the Legion and other interested organizations. Ken Campbell, Optimist President, opened the evening, welcoming all pre- sent and a buffet dinner was served by the Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Mayor F.C.J. Sills thanked thc Optimists for hosting the event this year. Bill Teal!, Jr. of the Optimist, thanked the ladies for catering. Optimist Bob Read intro- duced the guest speaker, Rev. G.L. Royal, of Knox Presbyterian Church, Godcrich. Following the speaker Ken Campbell then welcomed representatives from the arca clubs present. Bill Pinder brought greetings from the Seaforth Lions Club, Nelson McClure spoke on behalf of the Canadian Order of Foresters. The Oddfcllows were represented by Bob Campbell. Lco Hagan expressed appreciation on behalf of thc Knights of Columbus. The Loyal Order of the Eastern Star was repre- sented by Ross Smalc. Cleave Coombs, on behalf of thc Legion welcomed all. Harry Johnston spoke on behalf of the Loyal Orange Lodge. Ken Caldwell expressed appreciation on behalf of Britannia Lodge. The evening concluded with a number of euchre con- tests in which the champions of last year, Kcn Cardno and Ken Campbell, were defeated by Ken Moore and Milton Dietz.