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Huron Expositor, 2000-08-30, Page 44 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, August 30, 2000 - Duron � ta Or eTM"RIEN,00 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Terri -Lynn Hart - Publisher Pat Armes - Office Manager Scott Hilgendorff - Editor Diane McGrath • Stbscripions/dossifieds Susan Hundertmark - Reporter Katrina Dietz - Soles Anne Roden - Distribution Bowes Publishers Limited f.11.4an ! s...a,d,. ro.y,.s•.,, - , (4-,4w,' c4='.4 E-mail us at seaforth@bowesnet.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 32.50 a year, in odvpnce, plus 2.28 G.S.T. SENIORS: - 30.00 a year, in odvance, plus 2.10 G.S.T. USA & foreign: 28.44 a year in advance, plus 578.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Published weekly by Sig of -Star Publishing at 11 Main St., Seoforth. Publication mail registration No. 0696 held at Seoforth, Ontario. 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Sox 69, Seaford', Ontario, NOK 1 WO01' Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association Publication Mail Registration No. 07605 Editorial Values come into question when `Survivor' stops us from helping others Seaforth's Blood Donor Clinic, with support from the local Optimist Club, came up a little short this year, generating 119 units of blood when 150 were needed. Canadian Blood Services must collect a regular amount of blood each week through clinics held across the region and from a permanent collection centre that is open five days a week. The blood is needed to ensure there is enough on hand for regular surgeries and for emergencies when accidents take place on the roads or in people's homes, taking them to local emergency rooms. Canadian Blood Services says only three per cent of Canadians who can give blood actually do but that most people will need donated blood in their lifetime. The low turnout has put the Seaforth clinic in possiblejeopardy because the quotas need to be met in order to keep the clinics viable. But the most frustrating part is that one of the reasons Canadian Blood Services is offering for the low turnout is the fact that the clinic hours overlapped with the final episode of Survivor. The program, a bizarre "game show" that stranded people on an island, forced them. to live together and weekly vote the person they disliked the most off of it in an attempt to be the last and win $1 million, generated record viewing audiences. Our values come into question when a program that causes people to turn on others attracts our attention more than the opportunity to help save lives. • A solid turn out will be needed next year if Canadian Blood Services is going to consider the Seaforth clinic viable. We could all lose in the long run if they don't. While everyone watched Survivor, no one thought a vital blood donor clinic could end up fighting for its own survival because of it. Scott Hilgendorff How to access us Letters to the Editor and other submissions can be made to us by noon on .Mondays at: seaforth @ bowesnet.coiin 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'tforget to checkout our homepage at: ww*.bowesnet.com/exposltor/e• Opinion Minister's study We only want what is best for our children By Sheila Macgregor, Northside United Church A woman drove her five-year-old son to a children's clothing store to buy a fall jacket. As they went through the red and blue jackets on the boys' coat rack, it slowly dawned on the mother that every single jacket was emblazoned with the word "winner" or "No 1." Advertisers and manufacturers of children's wear are not fools. They know how much we all would like our children to grow up to be "No. 1," to go to the best schools, to land a terrific job, to live happily ever after. They know that we'll do everything we possibly can to give our kids the best start in life, from reading all the latest literature on child-rearing, special educational programs, nutritional and healthy snacks to purchasing only age- appropriate toys. And yet we know that even the "winners" in our world suffer - not from material poverty perhaps, but from illness, depression, abuse, addiction or heartbreak. We also know that, in spite of our children's budding fascination with dinosaurs and space stations, not everyone grows up to be a paleontologist or an astronaut. If we're honest with ourselves, we know that our children's lives will likely consist mostly of ordinary days, and even some very disappointing ones. They will have bills to pay and their laundry will pile up. They will not achieve every goal they set (have we?). They will fall in love and get hurt. People they love will die, sometimes tragically. In short, they will learn that the world is not often a nice place. And yet, as we gaze upon our children with all their wide-eyed innocence and childlike trustfulness, who among us does not ask: What can we do to preserve even a trace of their precious trust? We all yearn to offer our young people something that will enable them to hold on to that inner beauty, something that is truly lasting, something that will give them more than mere self-fulfillment. Something we all strive for but find difficult to name. This is the theme of an important book by Jean Grass Fitzpatrick, called Something More: Nurturing Your Child's Spiritual Growth. In the Bible we read where a starving Jesus was tempted by the devil in the wilderness. The devil challenged Jesus to turn stones to bread. And Jesus' response? He replied: "You shall not live by bread alone." And yet I wonder if we have not forgotten this important lesson. Many of us, for example, were stunned by the news of the recent suicide of a successful young Toronto psychologist, which also claimed the life of her six -month-old baby son. In reporting on this tragic happening, many have focused on the doctor's material wealth - the very expensive Mercedes van she drove and the posh neighbourhood in which she lived. Do we really believe that worldly success - and the material luxuries that go with it - can guarantee us a life filled with happiness, free from illness or pain? Do we really believe that 'things' can buy contentment? Jesus said, "You shall not live by bread alone." Is this why we bring our children to church? Because somewhere in our hearts we know, you and I, that if our children are really to have life, they must have more than bread. They must have more than roller blades and Reeboks. They must have more than a good education and a nice house. What is it we, really want for our children? What we are all trying to give to them, I think, and what we all 'find so difficult to call by name, is "spiritual" in nature. We want our children to have a soul. We want them to have something that will enable them to face the frustrations and turmoil of life, something that will give them strength to suffer and carry pain without falling apart, namely, a living faith in the Risen Christ. What we are looking for is the spiritual life, and it is no less than every child's birthright. Now, in saying this, I am not denying that our children will need to learn skills - all kinds of skills from reading to swimming to using computers in preparation for their 21st century lives. But if we offer them only skills and neglect the spiritual, we are merely attending to the details of living and neglecting the very center of our children's lives. Hence, the spiritual life: it is no less than every child's birthright. And it's our responsibility to nurture it. But how? Spirituality is not something we can just pump into our children; it's not something we start to cultivate in them after analyzing every book in the Bible, or resolving to be do-gooders, or even deciding we believe in God; it's more than just Sunday school and youth group, although both organizations can and do play an important role in shaping our children's spirituality. Nevertheless, it's easy to sympathize with one five-year-old Sunday School veteran. Leaving his class with a very long face, he grumbled, "All they talk about is Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. Why don't they ever talk about something interesting like candy? Well, at least that little boy will associate the name Jesus with church. There are some poor kids who think it's just something you say when your car goes bump on the road, and that's sad. How to nurture your kids' spirituality? A really important place to start is by sharing the story; the story of your own faith journey with all your doubts and fears. But especially include stories about the men and women of the Bible. These people were not what most of us would call "winners." As we read the stories of Abraham and Sarah, and, later, Moses, we watch them make mistakes, wander in the wilderness and go hungry. But somehow they manage to stick together, feed the hungry and cross the desert. As we read the stories of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and of Jesus' friends and disciples, we discover that it is • possible to find courage and fresh hope for our lives even when bad things happen to the good people we love, and that life can still have meaning and purpose even after the death of a much -loved child, partner or friend. You `know, I think we all would like to shield our children from harm. But we also know that we can't prevent harm in their lives. It's a bit like teething. • When our son John was little, it seemed like he teethed for ages. I nagged the doctor and the druggist for See WE, Page 5 Child scalded by pot of boiling water September 3, 1875 We regret to learn that the little daughter of Henry Jackson of Egmondville was severely scalded by falling over a pot of boiling water. Mrs. Golligher of Carronbrook has sold her hotel property to John McConnell, deputy reeve of Hibbert for $1,900. The Grand Trunk has recently made great improvements in and around the station at Carronbrook. Mr. Kidd is going to erect large scales near his store for the purpose of weighting salt by the load. Two or three roughs entered the schoolyard at the Red School house in Tuckersmith and commenced conducting themselves in g disorderly manner. The teacher, Mr. Gray, demonstrated with them and ordered them from the grounds. They knocked him down and bruised him. The workmen on Mr. Secord's new store at Varna are rapidly bringing in to completion. James Irwin of Huller, raised from a piece of ground, 40 feet square 10 bushels of early rose potatoes. Some of them weight one and one half pounds each. August 31, 1900 Wm. Kerslake, of the firm of Hamilton & Kerslake, left with us a box of nice raspberries picked from his father's farm near Cromarty. Rev. Father McCabe's new house is nearing completion. Under the supervision of Mr, Jones the woodwork has been done in first class style. Years agone... Robert Bell, of the Seaforth Foundry, has sent a stationary and portable engine to be exhibited at the Toronto Exhibition. Sam Dickson, of town, haslet the contract for the putting in of a plate glass front in the store occupied by Peter Dill. Joseph Keating has the contract. John Gillespie, engineer at the big mill had his arm severely scalded. It is painful but not serious. The barns and out- buildings on the farm of Thos. Hazelwood, in Usborne 71vp., were struck by lightning and completely destroyed with their contents. The farm is occupied by Mr. Golding. Mr. Walker's butter factory at Staffa caught fire and made things a little exciting for a short time. Fire was discovered in the stable belonging to Arch. Scott on West Street and used • by T.R.F. Case.They were unable to get two horses which were tired to their stalls. J.H. Smith of the County of Wentworth, was in town last week. He taught in Duff's School, McKillop, 37 years ago and he had a pleasant chat with some former pupils. Miss Barter, of London, spent a few days at "The Birches", the home of Mrs. Allen McLean. The residence, of Mrs. Wm. Scott of Stanley•7tvp. was struck by lightning and slightly Namaged. September 4, 1925 A most disastrous fire occurred near Brucefield when Wm. Hart lost his barn, all hi.s grain and crops and his implements. The fire started in the straw stack. A heavy electrical .storm broke over the village of Kipper; ►with a heavy downpour of rain. Lightning stuck the shed of John Henderson: the car was badly broken. Owing to the dry weather, some of the farmers in Tuckersmith have no drawing water. Miss May Brintnell Of Chiselhurst had the misfortune to get her finger broken while playing softball at Centralia. Wm. Cooper of Kippen, had the misfortune to lose his driver. It got into the railway spaces. It wad discovered that its leg was broken and it had to be killed. A rare species offish was captured in the nets at St. Jacob. it was put in a tank of water where it lived for several days. !t wis known as a yar fish. Dr. J.A. Munn of town has purchased the residence of R.H. Sproat, corner of George and Victoria Streets. Dr. EH. Larkin and Mrs. Larkin and Miss Beatrice Larkin have returned from a two months holiday in Bermuda. Miss Thelma Johnson left for Little Creek where she had a school for the coming year. Miss Jean Govenlock left this week to accept a. position on the Weston Collegiate staff Geo Eberhart left to join the staff of the St. Georges School, London. September 8, 1950 H.C. Leslie, owner of the Seaforth Creamery has. made another entry on his prize winnings for his butter. This time he was second and third prizes for pound prints and August butter at the C.N.E. in Toronto. The cornerstone of the new $50,000 addition to the Huron Co. Registry office was laid. No official ceremony marked the event. Mrs. Robert McMillan and Wm. Britton of Constance were in Forest attending the induction service of his son, Rev. J.C.Britton at the United Church. Thos Melady, V.S. , son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Melady of St. Columban has bought the residence of Patrick Jordan, and will open a veterinary office. Mrs. J.D.Hinchley has returned from Owen Sound, where she spent the past three weeks. September 4, 1975 Total enrollment in schools under the jurisdiction of the Huron County Board of Education on the first day of school was down 147 students from the corresponding day in 1974. An old shed in Hensall owned by Russell Goldstein burned to the ground Tuesday night. Its reported that there are dog stealers in McKillop Twp. Mrs. Stewart Dolmage reported their dog was taken and tied with a length of rope in a neighbours cornfields. If he hadn't been bound, he would have starved to death.