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Editorial
The race is over
To most of us, the federal election is history, old news. But
from our semi -scientific research team at The Huron
Expositor, who diligently kept track of the onslaught of politi-
cal paper and voting verbiage we received, here are the long
awaited (after the editor's vacation during the election) final
results of the paper race:
Old totals:
Reform - 120 pages of faxed messages
NDP - 51
Liberal - 43
PC - 0
New Totals:
Reform - 173_ -plus 3 post-election faxes
NDP- 90
Liberal - 43 (plus 2...see below)
PC - 0.
And additional election faxes from: The Canadian Taxpayers
Federation - the long awaited Voters Guide -Part 5. And only
20 more pages from Elections Canada for a total of 71 faxes
(plus the media information folder sent by Priority Courier).
I guess it didn't pay off for the Reform Party to blitz all the
little papers, at least in Ontario. But, it might have made a dif-
ference in the rest (or west) of the country. After all, Reform
is our new opposition leader.
The NDP was second in f
regained their party status and finishrs but at leasted ahead of thehey
Conservatives for the second election running.
You have to hand it to the PC's. I guess if you know you're
not going to get elected in a big way then what's the use of
wasting money on faxes. But, they are a party once again.
The only other two pages of faxes received by the Liberals,
when they stood frozen at 43 pages, were sent from Paul
Steckle's office. It's basically his resum6 on two pages.
(Maybe he thought he wasn't going to win and wanted to get a
head -start on all the other out -of -work politicians).
The most "unnecessary fax" award from a political party
would have to go to the NDP who sent a floor -plan diagram of
the Imperial Ballroom at the Lord Nelson Hotel in Halifax
where Alexa McDonough would be watching election results
come in. The detailed drawing even specified where the hotel
pool was, the location of the "pool cam," the smoking rooms
and the loading docks - all imperative information for a week-
ly newspaper in Seaforth, Ontario.
Aside from the official party and government stuff, a few
"hate type" faxes came in prior to the election on everything
from immigration to gun control and even one from APEC
(not OPEC) - the Alliance for the Preservation of English in
Canada.
However, the strangest political message of the recent feder-
al election appeared for just a brief time in the men's wash-
room at Sparky's. There is actual photographic evidence of it.
But that's another story... D.WS
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Principal than
Dear Editor:
Another school year has
drawn to a close. i would like
to take this opportunity to
thank the community for its
support of Seaforth Public
School during 1996-1997.
Our Students' Council and
the Seaforth Public School
Advisory Council have had
tremendous success with
their fundraising campaigns.
Only through the support of
the community were we able
to be successful.
ks community
Money raised has allowed
us to expand our playground
equipment and computer
hardware inventory. As a
result we believe that
Seaforth Public School is a
more enjoyable and interest-
ing learning environment for
our students. On behalf of the
students and staff I thank you
for your contributions and
support. May you have an
enjoyable summer.
Mr. L. Rideout
Principal
I think I've fully recovered from the
Now that I've almost fully
recovered from the birth of
our second son (I know, I had
the easy part) Ithink I'm
ready to write about his
arrival into this world.
His name is Thomas, not
Frederick. (Gregor just
switched the first two names
in the little write-up he did).
And Frederick is not after
Fred Flintstone - it was
Kathleen's grandfather's
name. There's also William
and Scott in there somewhere
too.
He was born at Stratford
General. The day of induc-
tion started out with the
application of some hormon-
aI-whatchamacallit to get
things going. (It didn't have
any effect on me). We
thought the earth would start
shaking and quaking but then
they told us we could go out
for a walk and come back in
a few hours. So as Kathleen
was trying on housecoats at
the mall, the contractions
started. She'd brace herself
against a clothes rack and
then after the quake was over,
continue trying on clothes.
(Nothing stops a determined
shopper).
Same thing happened in the
garden centre. "I'd liketsome
flowers for my..." then anoth-
er one would hit. "Are you
alright?" asked the store
clerk. "Oh yeah," Kathleen
would grimace.
So after a lovely morning of
walking through stores and
having contractions every
two minutes, it was time to
check back into the hospital.
Then all that messy baby
stuff happened and he was
bo
as amply as possible. The
they picked me up off the
floor and I had a new baby
boy.
Well, no.
There was an epidural
much pushing - so I colt
what was going on. Then
was like a Poltergeist mov
"Move to the light, baby.
Move towards the light.
light is friendly. Please co
out."
Then just when we thought
we'd have to call a tow -truck
he came. First the head
TIVEn SPLOSH! (Or was it
SPLOOSH? Maybe it was
more like SWOOSH or
SPLASH). Anyway, it was
more life -like than a 3-D
movie and I didn't even hav
to wear glasses - but 1 bet th
obstetrician wishes she had
some on. (I guess they can
wash those uniforms, eh).
Then I actually got to hold
him after a few preliminary
measurements. And that was
azing. When Zach was
rn, he was whisked off to
neo -natal intensive care
t (NICU) seconds after I
witwas aboy.
is time was different. As
hleen was recovering
the whole event and
g looked after, I got to
er dinner they brought in
e she wasn't too hungry)
h
n along tit homem
red wine t happened
in the suitcase w
They had a little
music playing on radio in
and the delivery room. Then I got
Id see to hold my little boy again. It
it was the best hotel i ever
ie. stayed at!
'Then it was back to the
The five-star Seaforth
me Community Hospital after a
al
days in Festival City.
back to hotel Stratford
ror some suntanning to cure
• the jaundice and bring down
the 'Billy Rubin" levels?!
(Doesn't he own a baseball
team or something?) Then
back for another wonderful
day and night at the beautiful
e east -of -town SCH. Then
c home.
Zach must know there was
some big medical event hap-
pening because he's been
walking around the house
saying, "What's up doc?" for
a few weeks now.
Oh yeah, 1 forgot all those
important vital statistics.
Thomas weighed in at 6 lbs.
14 ozs. And was 20 inches
long. He also needs a haircut
already (lots of dark hair).
And he speaks eight different
languages...sleep, cry, pee,
goo -goo, poo, burp, toot,
drink. (Not necessarily in that
order).
•
am
Well, there was a few hours bo
of labour in there. And a lot the
of pain. And all that dilation uni
stuff. Contractions were kne
crashing in every 30 seconds Th
for hours. There wasn't a Kat
break. The only relief I got from
was grabbing the nitrous bein
oxide mask when the nurse eat h
wasn't looking and breathing (sine
Volunteers collect donations
across Huron for Alzheimer
•
Dear Editor: provides hope that a cause
On Saturday, May 31, 1997, and a cure will be found for
the Alzheimer Society of Alzheimer disease.
Huron County held the fourth As well, the Alzheimer
annual Alzheimer Tag Day. Society uses the money
This year volunteers collect- raised to purchase the latest
ed donations in eight loca- books, videos and tapes for
tions - Goderich, Bayfield, resource and educational pur-
Clinton, Exeter, Seaforth, poses. This material is avail-
Wingham, Zurich and able free of charge at the
Hensall. Through the special Alzheimer Society office in
efforts of our volunteers and Clinton.
the generosity of each com- Thank you to our volun-
munity we raised $3,270.04 Leers and thank you to each
The money we raise each community for helping -to -
year is used in various ways. raise awareness about
The per cent of our fundrais- Alzheimer disease.
ing total is sent to laborato-
ries to support ongoing Frances Hook
research into the disease. President, of
Alzheimer Society of
Huron County
Weekly there is news that
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More grain collected last year
The Canadian Foodgrains tary terms, the value of grain
Bank collected 172 metric donations came in about 10
tonnes more grain, mainly per cent higher than a year
from Prairie doners in the ago and fell just shy of 1992 -
just -past fiscal year compared 93, our best year ever," said
to 1995-96. executive director Jim
The total from Ontario and Cornelius, who observed "the
out west was 14,396 metric general trend in charitable
tonnes. Our province collect- giving is to give less."
ed 2,542 tonnes, down seven A ship filled with a $4.5 -
per cent from the year before, million shipment of 13,500
but Manitoba led the way metric tonnes of Canada
leaving the Prairie total up Western Red Spring wheat
359 metric tonnes, at 11,854. left for North Korea from
Donations were ftp 20 per Vancouver at the end of May.
cent in Manitoba and three It is the Iarghest commit -
per cent in Alberta, but down ment of food aid by Canadian
in B.C. and Saskatchewan. Foodgrains Bank in this cur -
"When expressed in mone-
rent year.
Ridgetown homecoming in August
The "WestAg Alumni by July 11.
Association" is hosting 75th Grads can sleep in their old
anniversary celebrations at own room if they bid highest.
Ridgetown College on "Past students have a love
Homecoming weekend, Aug. for their old rooms in the
16 to 17. dorm and the alumni associa-
All 3,500 graduates and tion is holding an auction for
their families are invited,them to rent their rooms
with pre -registration required back," notes last week's press
e.
eparator falls through barn re
leasROM THE PAGES OFg floor with man
FROM
THE HURON EXPOSITOR
JULY 2, 1897
McKillop - COUNCIL
DOINGS - Council met in
Crawford's hotel, Dublin, on
Friday, 25th June. Members
of council and treasurer pre-
sent. John Wingle was paid
$12 for keeping a sick man
three weeks, who was a
stranger and was found lying
on the road. Mr. Shipley, bar-
rister, of Toronto, was paid
$100 for services in suit of
Logan vs. McKillop, and for
half year's printing, repairing
culverts, drains, filling gravel
and jobs on roads, $93.20. In
the afternoon the reeve of
McKillt3p and reeve of Logan
let the jobs of gravelling and
ditching on the boundary of
Logan and McKillop.
LOCAL BRIEFS - About
eleven o'clock Monday
morning the shrieks of the
fire whistle called out the
brigade and got everybody
excited, but it was only
another false alarm, having
been rung in from the box in
the vicinity of the flax mill.
While bringing one of the
hose carts out of the hall the
axle broke.
BRUCEFiELD - Mr.
Reuben Graham, who has
conducted the corner hotel in
this village for the past two
years,has sold out here and
has purchased the lease and
fixtures of Hodgin's hotel,
Hensall. Mr. Graham is a
most genial gentleman and
was well liked here by every
person, and while we are
sorry to lose him as a resident
of Brueefleld, we can heartily
recommend him to the people
of Hensall and to the patrons
of the well known and popu. .
lar hotelry of which h
e is to
become proprietor.
JUNE 23, 1922
Brucefield Accident - Last
Friday night what might have
been a scrious accident,
occurred at the home of Mr.
Hugh Aikenhead. Mr. Earl
Collins was putting his new
separator in the barn. A storm I
was coming up and they were c
trying to get it in before it
broke, and were running it in i
on planks. The separator c
slipped off and went through d
the floor, taking Mr. o
Aikenhead with it. The cable,
however, kept it from going
JUNE 27, 1947
Members of thc Sea
Lions Club meeting i
Commercial Hotel Mo
evening, elected Jame
Scott president for the
ing year. The meeting h
reports of work carried
during the past year
earned that during the
xpenditures total
$4,997.30 were made, co
ng charitable donatio
ommunity welfare, c
ren's work and maintena
f the Lions Park.
Past President Ross Sc
resided at the meet
hich in addition to the el
on of officers, gave cons
ation to plans for the Li
mmer carnival being h
Lions Park Wednesday a
a
forth
n the
nday
s M.
com- fl
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out i
and w
year
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to requirements, and included
lumber, plaster board, plumb-
ing and electrical fixtures and
insulation.
After the gang had smashed
and scattered the materials,
the floor of the rink was lit-
tered from one end to the
other with debris. As a final
gesture a hydrant in the rink
was opened, and thc surface
oodcd with water.
Police are investigating and
t is expected that charges
ill be laid.
JULY 6, 1972
Despite threatening rain
hich all but brought the
ions 37th annual summer
rnival to a halt Thursday
ght and the competition of
unser attractions on the
liday weekend, attendance
ing while down from last year
cc- was not much different from
id- that of previous carnivals.
ons The weather on Friday and
eld Saturday was overcast and
nd warm.
very far. Mr. Aikenhead was w
hit on the shoulder by a plank ti
as he fell. No bones were er
broken, but his shoulder is su
quite painful. at
The Golfers - Fifteen F
golfers from Seaforth played Co
their return game in Goderich na
on Wednesday, but failed to of
repeat their victory of two aft
weeks ago. They received a yea
very complete trimming, no ex
less than 12 of the Seaforth in
team losing their games. Mr.
F.L. Downey carried off the D
honors with the only winning into
card, while Miss Peggy res
McTaggart and Mr. W.E. beli
Southgate held their oppo- after
rter►ts to ties. Our players are Rin
of the opinion that the sports- amu
manship and hospitality of ties
the Goderich ladies and gen- stor
tiemen cannot be outclused. stru
The Goderich professional Scott
hopes to commence giving mater
lessons here in about two tal b
weeks' time, the dates to be dem
thmoimccd later. Airport,
ay. July 16 and 1
mmittees have be
med to handle each porti
the carnival and speci
ractions planned for th
r will make possible, it
petted, the biggest camiv
the history of the club.
amage which may ru
several hundred dolls
ulted when a gan
eyed to be local youths
breaking into the Palace
k over the weekend, ra
ck and smashed quanti
of building material
ed there pending con
ction of an addition to
Memorial Hospital The
boughtal fmby thc ho:pi-
oaruilding
olished at Pot Allbert
was sorted according
8. eee
en Seaforth District High
on School announced this week
al the names of graduating
is pupils who had been desig-
is nated as Ontario Scholars.
al They are Larry Murray, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Murray, RR 2 Walton; Karen
n McEwing, daughter of Mr.
dollar
• and Mrs. John McEwing,
g Blyth; Kevin Kale, son of
, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kale,
R.R. 5 Seaforth; Ronald
n Dalrymple, son of Mr. and
- Mrs. Wm. Dalrymple,
g Seafort).
Ontario scholars are
required to have an average
of 80 per cent average, or
over. They receive a certifi-
cate and an award of $150
will be sent to the school
from which they graduated. -
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