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Huron Expositor, 2000-08-02, Page 44 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, August 2, 2000 E liAirori •. xtxsitr TERS1IH Your Communiy Newspaper Since 1860 Terri -Lynn Hort - Publisher Pat Armes - Office Manger Scott Hilgendorff - Editor Dianne McGrath • Subscrations/Classifieds Susan Hundertmork - Reporter Katrina Dietz • Sales & Distribution I, Bowes Publishers Limited SN.4., r/ Sr Adds r q..ra. -.4 Qoaica Good., E-mail us at se aforthebowesnet.00m SUBSCRIPTION RATES LOCAL - 32.50 o yeor, in od+once. plus 2.28 G S 1 SENIORS - 30.00 o yeor, in odwnce, plus 2.10 G.S.T. . USA b Foreign: 28.44 o year in odwnce, plin 578.00 postoge, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES • - Published weeldy. by Signal -Sion Publishing or IOD Main 5r., Seolorth. Publication mad registration No. 0696 held or Seatorih, Ontario. 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Ontario Commmity Nevnpopers Association Publication Mail Registration No. 07605 Editorial Firefighters put much work into convention The town could double in -size this weekend with the start of the Firefighters' Association of Ontario convention on Friday. As many as 2,000 people are expected to attend the event that features a host of activities from a Miss Firefighter competition to firefighter games involving plenty .of water and fun for both the competitors and spectators invited to attend at the Agriplex area. . The convention will see a memorial parade oh Sunday with a short' service at the Legion cenotaph •in. honour . of. firefighters who have died in the past year and Monday will feature a parade of firetrucks, floats and bands from departments across the region, being lead by a proud Seaforth department, as hosts of this year's event. The Seaforth Fire Department deserves much credit for their efforts putting this event together. Working with other community groups, they have. planned four days of events plus made arrangements for six days of fire college courses offered in Seaforth. Firefighters have worked for months organizing activities for the convention, making preparations. for the annual. meeting and for the weekend's entertainment ensuring there is plenty to do for the visiting firefighters and for the community. These men are volunteers who put their lives on the line. to help protect our homes and livelihoods. They've now volunteered countless more hours putting together one of this town's -biggest events that will give Seaforth a chance to show itself off to hundreds of visitors. ' It promises to be a great weekend for the FFAO and for the town, thanks to the efforts of our dedicated volunteer fire department. Scott Hilgendorf How to access us Letters to the Editor and other submissions can be made to us by noon on Mondays at: seaforth@bowesnet.com All letters and submissions must be signed and accompanied by a day -time telephone number. All submissions are subject to editing for both length and content. Don't _forger to check out our homepage al: www.howesnet.com/expositor/ Opinion Letters It's Project Purple Week in Ontario Join the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters in controlling an aggressive invader that is creeping into our wetlands. Despite its beautiful, purple guise, Ioosestrife, if left unchecked, will cover vast areas of wetland, including marshes. river banks and even farm fields. As the sea of purple spreads. fewer and fewer native species of plants. and animals survive and hundreds of species of fish and wildlife are displaced from their native habitat. The purple Ioosestrife problem is not new, and every year countless volunteers and community and environmental agencies must pitch in to battle for our precious wetlands. The hard work of volunteers has helped greatly, but purple Ioosestrife still poses a major threat. We need your help to keep our wetlands healthy. The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (O.F.A.H.) is, again. organizing Project Purple Week. August 1-7. during which community groups and individuals can do their pan against this persistent and prolific pest. This is a week to encourage volunteer community involvement and promote public .awareness of the ecological problems associated with purple loosestrife. The plant is traditionally in bloom during late July and early August. This is an excellent time to take to the fields, marshes and river banks to uproot or cut the flower tops off the plants and dispose of them before they can spread their seeds. Each plant can produce close to 3 million seeds. . Although biological controls have proven to be quite effective against large stands of the tenacious plant. manual efforts such as digging and clipping are still very important means to curb the spread of purple 415 loossestrife before it becomes fumly established in the area. Small leaf eating beetles technically known as Galerucella pusilla and. Galerucella calmariensis were, with the assistance of the O.F.A.H.'s Project Purple. intentionally released as pan of a University of Guelph Biological Control Program. Until now, Ioosestrife, native to Europe. has had no natural enemies here. and, as . it invades our marshes, it displaces native plant species on which wildlife depends for food and shelter. Now, seven years after their first controlled release in Canada, the little insects with only an appetite for Ioosestrife are doing •a great job slowing the spread of the plant. Loosestrife has been declared a noxious weed by .government agencies, and dozens of municipalities are proclaiming or recognizing August 1-7 as Project Purple Week in Ontario. The O.F.A.H. encourages every community in the province to take part in efforts to control the spread of this unwanted plant and educate others to do the same during Project Purple Week. By- hosting educational programs and control projects in which the public can join. groups and individuals can make a big difference. Call the O.F.A.H. for more information to help you plan an event for your area. or borrow our slide show and video to make an interesting and informative presentation. in the ' past. , many organizations have made their. Project Purple Week events a success by including a picnic or a barbecue. Organizations that do mount• control efforts are 'asked to call the Invading Species Hotline /1-800-563-7711) to register their events. It's time to ' get out .and make a difference. Safety First Huron.Perth seeks logo designs in contest Safety First Huron Perth, formerly known as the Huron Perth injury Prevention Committee. is seeking a logo design idea to go with its new name. Residents from Huron and Perth counties are invited to mail or fax submissions by Sept. 11. A 550 cash prize will be awarded to the winner and presented on Sept; 20 at the Mitchell Golf and Country Club. After the award presentation. Dr. Robert Conn from Smartrisk, Foundation • will present "Injuries: The Petsonal and Financial Cost." For the past five years. Safety First Huron Perth has been dedicated to the message that most injuries . are. predictable and preventable.. • The. group focuses on four main areas - motor vehicle occupant safety. bicycle safety.. falls in seniors and ' farm safety. Members include the District Health Council. County - Health Unit. Perth District Health Unit. Ontario Provincial Police._: Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Farm Safety groups, health cafe • workers. community agencies and Volunteers. New members and supporters interested in injury prevention are always welcome. Safety First Huron .Perth will reserve the right to modify the winning logo design. Members of Safety First Huron Perth and their immediate families are not eligible to enter. • For further information or to submit a.logo, please contact the injury , Prevention Program at Huron County Health. Unit. Huron Health and Library Complex. R.R: #5. Clinton: ON.. NOM ILO. Phone 482-3416. fax 4$2-7820 or Perth District Health Unit 271-7600 ext. 245. fax 271-.8243.. Circus entertains in Seaforth in 1875 August 6, 1875 Mr. O'Brien. of between Tuckersmith and Hibbert sent us a hen's egg which measured 6 l/2" one way and eight the other. Flax pulling commenced at Seaforth on the farm of Wm. Fowler. Huron Rd. Messrs. Jas. A. Cline. Thomas Duncan and John Campbell are/attending the airmail meeting of the Oddfellows Grand Lodge. being held in London. Two young "men: Donald Ross .and Robert Sharp. residents of Stanley Township have been displaying themselves while making ties for the London. Huron and Bruce Railway. In one day they made 90 ties and the next day 106. The work was' done on the farm of Wm. Moffatt, • John Patterson. of Hullett, purchased an apple tree from the Rochester Nursery and planted it. A few weeks after the tree blossomed. but the fruit frustrated its design, a few weeks ago the tree blossomed again. A little girl. daughter of Mrs. Campbell. widow, McKillop, broke her ankle while amusing herself on a swing in the barn. The rope gave way, and she fell: August 3, 1900 James Boyes of Tuckersmith, after a thorough overhauling of his thrashing outfit started this. season on Monday last. Wm. Charlesworth Sr. had his ankle abrased, while working at the barn raising of H. Colbert, by a large beam shoving against his leg. : E.C. Coleman's rink composed . and James McMichael, F. Holmsted, J.S. Roberts, and E.C. Coleman's skip, won the consolation prizes at the London Tournament. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Stewart of town left for Goderich, where they sailed on a trip up the lakes. James Leatherleud of town has been appointed agent of a book entitled, "Famous new and Great events of the 19th Century". Master Frank Scott, son of Robert Scott of Harpurhey, has passed .a very creditable examination for the High School, Years agone... although only 10 years of age. Robert •Armstrong's beautiful residence 'at Constance was the scene of a happy event.' The guests 'numbered upwards of 300, assembled in the barn to trip the light. fantastic. The music for dancing furnished by Messrs Staples. Allen, Britton. Fowler . and Berwick. accompanied on the organ by -Miss Britton. Mrs. Nickison, Mrs. Sanderson and Miss Neilens. The apple packers at Kippen are now busy on their round. Edward Marchman. of St. Josephs.- has. taken the contract to excavate two .targe cellars for the St. Josephs Wine Co. - Bayfield common resort is becoming more popular each year. as is evident by the large numbers of people who come here. A gang of men have been working at Dublin putting up • poles for the Bell Telephone•.Co., extending from the Delaney 'corner to the store, where the head office willbe. . Misses Maria and Tena Bristow who have been in Hamilton for the past winter have returned to spend the • holidays with their parents. Mr. Mowat of Meaford was chosen -as the Principal of the Seaforth Collegiate; Institute to succeed. C. Clarkson. The Huron Football club and the.33rd Regiment Band are petitioning to have August 13 'as Seaforth's Civic Holiday when they will run an excursion -to Berlin where the Hurons play the final game for the championship of Canada. Beattie Bros. were advertising their tea at the old price of 28 cent per pound. August 7, 1925 During the storm on Sunday afternoon, the hay barn on the farm of J.M. Eckert was struck • by lightning and burned to the ground. Mr. Eckert was in the house but the fire had got a good start. John Hanis cane to help him. but they had to alert the Seaforth Fire brigade. A separator belonging to, Joseph Dayman was . removed. There were 10 tons of -hay in the .barn. A new stunt on the 8th line of McKillop is berry picking' in the neighbours bush at,five o'clock, in the morning. . Mr. W.D.. Hopper. of Seaforth is drilling, a well for lames Simpson at Winthrop. T. Drover of Chiselhurst sold a fine shorthorn bull to • Burns Bros. west .of Hensall. Thos. Cairns of Cromarty seas badly hurt by being dragged by cow. He was: taken to his sisters home. Mrs. D. Vivian but has since returned home.. On Wednesday. a stack of oats was struck by lightning on the farm of Geo Glenn and was completely. burned. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bell met with a serious -accident as they were returning from Clinton and their car skidded in a pile of loose gravel and turned into the ditch. Fortunately two men extricated them. The home of Mr: and Mrs. W.G.L. Edmunds. Goderich St. W. was the scene of a quiet but pretty wedding where their daughter Mary was united in marriage to Dr. David Lloyd Curtis of Marmora. ' Rev. • W. D. McDowel performed the ceremony and Miss. M. Scarlett played the wedding marc. The death occurred in Harpurhey of Mr. Robert T. Dodds. W.T. Thompson has purchased. the residence of Miss Thompson on Victoria St.. Joe Eckert, Scott Howthorne and John McCowan have refitted Mr. Eckert's thrashing outfit. The death occurred at the home of her sister, Mrs. 1.1: Cluff. and Mrs. James L. Murray of Hamilton. She was the daughter of the late Alexander Scott of Seaforth and was born in Harpurhey 66 years ago. August a, 1950 Construction of .a new hydro transformer station is proceeding rapidly. - e -mile and a. quarter east of Seaforth. While playing in a barn at the farm of her father. John. L. Malone. Sheila fell and suffered a fractured elbow. Mrs. F.W. Wigg while walking on Main St. slipped and in the fall broke het arm Farming, throughout the district at Seaforth. has, came to a complete standstill as torrential rains have turned harvest fields into mires. • Mrs. Mae Dorrance of town. Mrs. M.H. McKenzie of Oshawa and Jack, Dorrance of St. Catharines, are'off on a motor trip to the Canadian vest: Mr. and Mrs. Carman Rowcliffe have moved into their' new residence on Goderich Si. recently purchased from Mr:. E. lronside. • Wm. Ament suffered cuts and bruises when he tripped over some boards on the floor of his garage. He was removed to Scott Memorial Hospital - Sam Pethick of Winthrop has returned home from an extended trip to British Columbia. Irwin Leonhardt of Brodhagen had the tips and two fingers injured on the saw in his work_ shop and was treated at Stratford_ General Hospital. A pretty summer wedding took place at St, Patrick's Church. Dublin. where Marie Louise Evans was .married to John Joseph Cleary of Chatham. Seaforth High School girls have taken up rifle shooting and are on a par with the boys. They are Phyllis Boyes.. Mary Boswell and Yvonne Bolton. Speculation that there may be oil beneath the Hay and Stephen swamp is being put to the test.' Friends and neighbours gathered at No. 10 Stanley School to honour Mrs. R.S. Hunt. who was prior to her marriage Miss Amy Aikenhead of Brucefield.