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Huron Expositor, 2000-02-02, Page 44-TMt HURON !EXPOSITOR, FeMllmrr 1. )MOO • Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Terri-lynn Hort • Publisher - Pat Armes - Office Manager Scott Hilgendorff • Editor Deme WcGrdh • Sirbsvipio s/dossihisds Susan Hundertmark - Reporter Boles Publishers Limited s ir.,r .,. $4464 r41.•vw - 4 !rrr. (..mean ,Emoilus of sea forth @bowesnet corn • &UBSCRIPTiQN RATES. LOCAL 32 SO o year. r+ advance, plus 2 28.O 5 t SENIORS 30 00 o year in o-t•once, plus 2 10 G USA d Foreign 28 Lao yew� .n od`artce. Our S78 QO poswge. G 5.T e>ympt Wg,SCRIPTtON RATS • Published wee&Iy by.Sgnol Sto, oubl,sh,ng of t00 Mon Si. Sealer*. -Publication mod registration No 0696 heid a Seaforth. Ontario Advertising ,s accepi.d on - condition rhos in the event of o typogrophical error.** odvrnsing spur/ occupied by the erroneous item. together „ t6. o reaiond le allowance for signature, wit hot be charged. bed the balance of !be ochenisemer,t nil be paid fart tfy appkobI.. 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Onsorw Cor &kovey Newspapers Associotton Publication Mad Registration No. 07605 Editorial s Getting skunked in Seaforth might just be a good idea Between Wiarton Willie (now Wee Willie) to our north and white squirrels to our south, it looks like the town of Seaforth is.getting ready to cause a real stink over animal attraction. Following some silly comments made by Mayor Dave Scott, regarding a skunk complaint, it looks like the community is gearing up for Skunkfest 2000. The mayor had been tying for Months tdconvince people that it would be a good idea to put together a special celebration for 2000 but for awhile, he had no takers. Then, after making, people started sniffing the air, detecting. the scent of possibility. On one hand, it seems remini-scent of the kinds of• shenanigans that would frustrate Oliver (Eddie Albert) of the townsfolk in Hooterville; an unbelievable scenario that would see Mr. Haney and Mr. Ziffel competing in a -skunk hunk" contest in front of Mr. Drucker's store. . On the other hand, it might just be outrageous enough to get this town some national attention and some serious tourism. - If Wiarton Willie can attract crowds in the middle of a bonechilling winter, getting -skunked at skunkfest" (one of the proposed slogans) might just pose plenty of fun - This community can come together like rabid badgers to fight for its schools and hospitals so now the challenge goes out to see if we can't create enough of a stink to put this town on the map. (If an event comes together, The Huron Expositor will use a skunk logo as o mascot along with its beaver that appears on the masthead of this page.) Scott Hilgendorff How to access us Letters to the Editor and other tub,. . can be made to us by noon on Mondays ss seaforth@bowesneteq All letters and submissions mucic be 4.4 and accompanied by a day -time tel number. All submissions aro subject le for bah length and content.' 4� DOMV forget to check ow our ww*.boWMNI�.kQdlil>rY t•. Opinion Letters A conditional sentence Would have been a joke To the Editor: i am writing with regards to the sentence handed down towards Sarah - LeBeau, the 22 year old Hensel) woman recently sentenced to four' years for impaired driving. The issue of drunk driving has always been in the media, however in recent years the public has been calling for even stiffer penalties and lifetime driving suspensions. It sees for every drunk driving tragedy:. reported in the media, there is a follow-up story from an outraged family of the victims;: angry. with the judge for being g too- lenient in sentencing. . So when i read Miss LeBeau-was sentence to•four years': I felt justice was finally served. . - _ - -Here in -Sudbury. we have the normal spot checks. free bus services during -Christmas season and`e'en volunteers to drive you and "your car - home if -you have. been drinking, While society seems to be willing to do anything to prevent a drunk driver from getting on the road. we can only coddle them so much. These. adults should be responsible enough to know drunk driving kills. The most appalling part of the trial. was her lawyer who 'wantedher released on a conditional sentence with only community- service. • We can only preach for so long before these people get exactly 'what they deserve. A conditional sentence in exchange for four people's lives is a joke. i. . John Laland 1 Sudbury How do we judge greatness? Scripture Reference: • Mark 9:30-37 How do people in our society generally judge greatness? Is it based on'the size of one's house, car, or bank account? How- do we judge 'greatness? Do we argue with others about who among us is the greatest as, Jesus' disciples were doing? In the passage from Mark: Jesus and HIs disciples are walking along a road and when they arrive at their destination. Jesus asked them. "What were* you arguing about on the way here?" And they all fell silent because they had been debating: "When the Kingdom comes And we get Him elected as Messiah. who will be on His cabinet'' Who among -us will- be the greatest?" How does Jesus answer them? he calls them together and states. "Whoever wants to be first must be least of all and servant of all." This is the central core of Jesus' teaching on the meaning of. life and the nature of the Kingdom of God. This is one of t he greatest statements ever made and one that goes against what the world teaches. What Jesus says is the world turned upside down. Here. all common Minister's study measurements of greatness are pronounced obsolete. To illustrate this point. Jesus takesa little child in His 'arms saying; "Whenever you welcome one: such child. in my name. you receive me. and whenever you receive me. the little one. you receive -the Godwbo sent me." • The whole episode here is ironic: here is _testis.. the least. the .little one. the servant of all. With His disciples :who had argued over greatness. success.fame and power. SO Jesus places.a little child in the middle, of them as a kind of sacrament: an "outward and visible sign of .an inward and spiritual grace.`' to show, HiS.disciples what the Kingdom is .really about. The Kingdom is one which _ is entered through a sets - small door. Bs' using achild = as the standard' for discipleship. Jesup is sating ;that discipleship insole es standing with_the weakest members of socets. Our difficulty is that we lite in a culture that worships poster:. success and greatness and Jesus urges Us to attend to a Kingdom where • they sulnerabte. lowly child is ar - the _centre. • . • Jesus embraces the •chit ,' thereby signifyatS'g _ His. embrace_ of the small. the weak and the vulnerable among us. lathe Kingdom of God: those .whom the- world regards as lowly and of little 'account 'are honoured, and loved.-Here,is a Kingdon where..sye don't halm to put on airs. a -e don't have to put, on fronts'. we can simply be who we • are: who, .God created us to be;. Being who we are. we are to-"serr-e•God where we' are: The essential task of God's children is to tope others and: to.denionstrate .that lo• a and- concern_ in our dail} tires Some -servants of Christ may decide to leave family and homeland to help cirri oat_ God's. global purposes: however. most of us will find our :area of service to be on.. our `own _street or inour own neighbourhood_ The elderly shut-in person next door. a .sick- person down" the ims.Po. blc k. ictof stice. poerty or ill-treatment - there may • .well be the people we are - called•tb ser -.e the situations. • • in which we are called to witness. It is not enough to proclaim God's presence: we are to be that presence. God may not be able,to touch the people, around us• except- ou us. o_ .nQt try to measure succe-s:s,'`' by the risible, responses or results that may. or- may not. be the consequences of -:our ministry. We all know that Jesus' -ministry among His people while on earth- could hardly.. be statistically ascertained. OurHeavenly .Father knows our actions; and His concern for us . is not that we • be successful all the time. but; rather that we be faithful. Keep 'the lines of communication open between God and:sourselves. we need:to allow His Spirit to; _come- Within us. to `accomplish His .purposes. through us. A, our feet run His errands. 'and - our hands • perform His deeds of rove'• among those around us. may- otir . mouths be ready to express the joy of God's• love. that is Within us. This is our aasignnient as God's children and servants in this world of • OUTS. The Rey. R. Hiscox The .Anglican Church One in nine Canadians experience s' cant vision loss after the age of 60 Did you know... • the CNIB The Canadian National' Institute for the Blind) has more than 95.000 clients in Canada? That number grows by. over 8.000 a year. . • that aging is a major cause of vision loss? One in nine Canadians over 65 experiences significant vision loss. Two thirds of our clients are over age 60. • you don't have to be blind to .come .to the CNIB for services? If your glasses just can't do enough. there may be something we can do to help. • only about 10% of CNIB's clients are totally without sight:' Most people who are considered blind hale.some type of s 'sign. • approximately 15.`z of all CNIB clients read boiltle'• -• the- white cane is the international ymbol,of blindness! • the CNIB provides serrices at no cost to our clients:' People who are blind. deatblind and visually unpaired receise esersthing from white canes to talking books and. braille instructions at no cost. Services to clients -and their families are often -given at home- tort we_ have 6- district centres across Canada. • the (NIB• is not a got ernment agent. ' We are'a national sotuntars. organizatton that was established•5' sears_ ago. Only about a third,of out funding conies from _osernments and the United Way. The rest is raised through. donations and the help of s otunteers. • the CNIB relies on. 20.000 solunteers across Canada to carry out our. work' From reading aloud to taking clients shopping--from'btngos to board members. - \ext week is White Cane Week raising awareness ,of -issues relating to the blind and isually. impaired and is supported by the Chi l6. Blyth Festival has announced 2000 season The Blyth Festis al has announced its 2000 season. The heartwarming family- classic, amilyclassic, Anne graces the stage for a six-week run. Adapted for the stage by Paul • Ledoux, Anne is . an exquisitely simple retelling of L.M. Montgomery's ever. popular Canadian class►: Anne. of Green Gables. it promises to be a beautiful theatre experience for the whole family. Corker by well-known playwright and .Federal MP Wendy Lill takes aim at our uncaring society in this sharp and surprisingly funny play about an unusual legacy that disrupts the ordered lives of an affluent couple. Stolen Lir es -.The Albert - Walker Story is a true crime story based on the case of Albert Walker . who disappeared taking with horn his daughter and a:grritt deal of his neighbours' money Fire years. later, Walker war discosered in England, charged with murder. Peter Colley. author of l'll Be Back Before Midnight, traces Walker's journey from a member of a •small town church .choir to the centre of an international criminal investigation: Blyth Festisal is proud to bring home The Drawer Boy by Michael Healy. Commissioned - a,nd deselopedip Birth. The Drawer..Boy is becoming an• international mega -hit after , two sold -cwt runs in Toronto • and • winning the 1999 Gosernor General's Nward -The stors insoir es two Huron County fanners who play host ter an actor researching The Farm Show. .All three characters find then lives changed iii this warm and moving tale that looks at life. rural humour, and the imponancc ot story -telling. Death ot the Hired Man returns to.the stage after playing to sold -out houses in 1999. Conceived. -and b directed . Paul Thompson this stunning production is a portrait of the. last days of the threshing era. The whole theatre is turned into a barn. complete with a working threshing machine. Tickets for this production go on sale March 6. • . Peter Col1e.'s Very funny mystery thriller, When the- Reaper Calls played to sold out houses last year and will be remounted this season so eseryone can we what all .of .the fuss. was about. Lust. infidelity.. murder. ghosts and greed will keep audience members guessing "til the last moment. - Alzheimer Society has moved to its new - facilities. The Alzheimer Society of Huron County hosted an open house on Jan. 29, to celebrate the opening of their new offices at 317 Huron,. Road in Clinton. MPP Helen johns was, present along with chapter president Patti Down and coordinator Cathy Ritsema to, cult the ribbon. • The Open House was attended by approximately' 60 members; supporters. and community members. Visitors viewed the new offices and took in visual displays celebrating the seven. seats that ,the Huron chapter of the Alzheimer Society has been in existence. The Alzheimer Society offices ate staffed by Office assistant Karla Crocker, public education coordipator. • Alexandra Beasse, and chapter co-ordinator. Cathy Ritsema. The office is open Monday -to Friday, 9 a.m. to noon and • staff are pleased to offer • assistance, information. - and advocacy services. To. contact the Alzheimer .Society of Huron County. • call 482-1482 or 1-800- 561-5012.