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Huron Expositor, 2000-09-27, Page 44 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, September 27, 2000 Exnosit r G EATkx sa ,►�a lrrlf x +� Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Terri -Lynn Hart - Publisher Pat Armes - Office Manager f Scott Hilgendorff - Editor Donne McGrath Subscriptions/Classifieds Susan Hundertmark - Reporter Katrina Dietz - Sales tltssst. Anne Roden - Distribution Bowes Publishers Limited Sul,-+wn 4S.. AWN C pa.o+n+ - A QuArts. Camp.: E-mail us at seaforth@bowesnet.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 32.50 a yeor, in odvonce, plus 2.28.G.S,L SENIORS: . 30.00 a yeor, in advance, plus 2.10 G.S.T. USA 8 Foreign: 28.44 o year in advance,. plus $78.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES: -• Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 11 Main 5t., Seaforth. Publication moil registration No. 0696 held oI Seoforth, Ontario. Advertising is accepted on condition that in the event of a typogrophicat error, the advertising.spoce occupied by the erroneous item, together with o reasonable allowance for signoture, will not be,charged, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rote. In the event of a typographical error, advertising goods or services aro wrong price, goods or services may not be sold. Advertising is merely an offer to sell and may be withdrawn of any time. The Huron Expositor is not responsible for the loss or domoge of unsolicited moniuscripts, photos or other materials used for reproduction purposes. Changes of address, orders for subscriptions and undeliverable copies ore to be sent to The Huron Expositor Wednesday, September 27, 2000 Editorial and Wsiness Offices - 11 Main Street.,Seaforth Telephone (519) 527-0240 Fax (519) 527-2858 Mailing Address - P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK i WO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspopets Association Publication Mail Registration No. 07605 "We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada, through the Publications Assistance Program (PAPI, toward our mailing costs." Editorial Students show there is hope some events can go on despite teacherjob ob action Students faced with the loss of extracurricular activities' and sports have been taking it well. In London, students have taken their anger and protests loudly into the streets, demanding the return of after-school activities. •Teachers are refusing to take part in extracurricular activities in protest of government regulations that have forced them to pick up extra teaching time, losing classroom preparation time. The result: students are on their own now when it comes to seeking extra help, playing sports or taking part in after-school clubs.. While students in Seaforth could be more vocal about their concerns, they are handling it well. Fortunate circumstances have seen the principal take the helm as faculty advisor to the student council. While they were unable to hold the traditional welcome dance this month because of a lack of teacher chaperones, the student council is at least able to be vocal for the students andplan some events. Their Grade =9 welcome day was a success as senior sttfdents tormented Grade 9 "grubs,' as' they called them, with a series of messy challenges. • Despite being literally covered in mud, ketchup, paint and baby food after the events, the Grade 9s had a great time and even forged a few friendships despite the taunting they took. And student council has taken it upon themselves to start writing school news again for the newspaper. The events are small compared to the number of activities that would be taking place in a typical school year. But they are a sign of hope. Teachers may feel forced to hold out and send -a strong message to a government that is taking any joy out of teaching, but the students will do all right on their own. And even make a little fun of their own. Scott Hilgendorff HATS OFF Hats off to all minor ball and minor soccer coaches and • helpers for taking time during '� your summer so that children can enjoy sport in Seaforth. Hats off to all participants of the Terry Fox Run. Seaforth raised over $5,100. which is over last year's total by $500. plus and Seaforth's highest single year total. Opinion Letter Immigration issue sends students from public board to Catholic To the Editor: After reading the article on "Research Ways to Keep SDHS Open" in Sept. 13th Huron Expositor, we felt compelled to write this letter. Our situation involves the fact I married an American citizen in April of this year. We are and have been dealing with immigration to get my wife and two step -sons into Landed Immigrant Status, in which everything was going fine until we tried to get them into school here in Seaforth. We have bought a house in Seaforth and my wife and I are both Canadian taxpayers. I was born a Canadian citizen and have been a Canadian citizen now for 41 years and am very proud of it. Our immigration officer in Kitchener assured us that there would be no problem having the children in school on the first day in September. We had paid their student authorization fee along with.all the other immigration fees and had receipts to show the Avon Maitland School Board that our children were entitled • to an education in Ontario. We finally had a meeting with one of the school board officials who informed us that we needed to pay an additional $1,100 per month tuition for one boy in high school and one boy in public school.- And then she had the nerve to ask my wife "if paying this would be a problem." (Ya right,::we don't need to eat.) • We . contacted our immigration officer in Kitchener who said to us at the time not to worry about it and that he would look after it. When he called back the same day, he told us that talking to that school board was like banging your head against a brick wall. There was no reason for theni not to accept ourr children into the public education system at this' point with our immigration status being in order. He also said that if there was another school system in the area to contact them. We contacted the Catholic school system in Huron County. (Neither my wife or 1 are Catholic). • Within a matter of a couple of hours the Catholic School Board accepted both our boys into their schools at no extra cost. We have since contacted our MPP Helen Johns in Goderich. She is filing a complaint against the Avon Maitland School Board. We don't understand why we as taxpayers, and niyself as a Canadian citizen, had to go through such a hassle to get two children who have the right to an education in this country into our so-called great education system in Ontario. How can they charge us tuition when we are home owners here in . Huron County and we pay school taxes just like our neighbours do. And the fact that all our immigration papers are in order and fees have been paid. Now the real kicker is, in the past few years; the province has been trying to close the Seaforth high school due to the lack of enrollment. The community has fought to keep their school open, which my wife and I were all for until now. Weare tax paying parents who have gone through a lot of agony that will not be supporting the public school system. to stay open in Seaforth. Rick and Sherrielyn Schnock If ambulance system isn't broke, why fix it? To the Editor: Something I can never understand is "If it ain't broke, why fix it!" Did I miss something living in this part of the country. all my life? Do we not live in the middle of the snowbelt? Was it my imagination, some of, the tough winters we have had? , Where are the people who did the voting on the ambulance issue from and do they spend their winters down The ambulance being in town south? You would almost think so. Three or four years ago our grandson took a seizure while visiting at Christmas. He actually stopped breathing but we were able•to get him back and the ambulance attendants were here in about five minutes to check him over and get him.to the hospital.. - certainly made a big difference in that case and there has probably been many other times as well., Don't do something stupid for. money's sake, do something smart for the people's sake. • • Patrick and Brenda Kenny Blacksmith shop leased to Kippen' man September 24, 1875 At the sale of the Messrs: Cowan farms, A.Cowan's farm .was purchased by Chas. Dickson of McKillop for $4,800. W.Cowan's farm was sold for $5,50a At the Central Fair at • Guelph, Helf and Morrison of Winthrop cheese factory received first prize for factory cheese and Andrew Malcolm of Rodgerville, third prize. Messrs. Pillman & Co. of the Seaforth carnage factory have completed two very handsome carriages. Thos. Smithers and Geo. Hinchley of McKillop, threshed 70 bushels of fall wheat in 30 minutes on the farm of Wm. McMichael, McKillop. • Wm. Edgar of.Kippen has leased the blacksmith shop belonging to John. Cooper. The railway bridge at Kippen is completed and work in that line is' progressing. M.McTaggart of Usborne can beat the best at raising beans. He grew on a stalk,' the product of one single bean, on which was over one hundred full sized pods. Chas. Troyer of Hay Tvp. threshed 1,000 bushels of wheat in one day and a half A new village is being developed at a station of the London, Huron and Bruce Railway in the Township of Hay on the Zurich gravel road September 28, 1900 Geo. Taylor of Kippen,, was at Toronto with a mixed carload of stockers. and butcher's cattle. Wm. Cudmore of Kippen is loading some 25. cars of baled hay at the station. The brick work at Mr. Humphries' store at Walton has been completed and work is rapidly being pushed forward on the ancient order of United Workmen Hall. The first auction sale of the season took place on the faun of John Hinehley, town lie, between Huller: and McKillop. Tom Brown was the auctioneer. J. Calverty, who was Years agone... formerly of B.B. Gunn:s dry goods store, has -returned, quite well again. ' • W Kerslake, entertained a number of his gentlemen friends at an oyster supper at the Queen's Hotel • The contract for placing a new furnace in the Presbyterian Church has been awarded to Messrs. Sills and Murdie. They also have the contract for placing two furnaces in the new church at Dublin. _- Nelson..Contine of St. Joseph has returned from his trip through Easter Canada and the United States. • J. Merrier of Zurich- sold ' his handsome bay carriage horse when at the Exeter • show -for the handsome sum of two hundred dollars. • R.LSharp of Toronto Was in .town f this week. He was formerly the landlord of the .Gripe •Hotel and we understand there is a prospect of his resuming his old position. A good many ,who have not got in their winter's supply of coal have been harbouring plans that they may have to live in the kitchen and spend their sparemomend in stirring up the wood fire. :The apples at Leadbury have been lying nearly knee deep in places since the late stone, September 25, 1925 J.J. Merrier, Seaforth,w .as chosen as federal election candidate by the largest Conservative convention ever held by the Conservative party in South Huron. Mr. Gaffney of Logan who was awarded the contract of the Barrow drain, for recleaning has reached the burg of Manley and will complete the job: John Decker Jr., • well known of Zurich, was successful in carrying off the. majority of the prizes in his class at both Toronto and London. • Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Smillie of. Toronto were calling on old Seaforth friends this week. Mr. and Mrs. . L.T. DeLacey had returned from New York and were glad to _learn that he is much Improved -in health: • Dan O'Connor of Dublin is !raving his house enlarged and stuccoed on the outside. Mr. Wesenberg of Mitchell has charge oldie work. Peter Eckert's new house in the village has. been sold to Fred Forrester. John Nash is at the hold home in McKillop. 1J is 35 years since he went west and has amassed considerable property in . British Columbia. Miss Elizabeth Davis of. Staffa was one of the give successful • women candidates for the final law examinations. Pat Dugan and J. Noonan who have been visiting with Wm. Dugan returned to their homes in Columbus, Ohio. - , September 30, 1950 Seaforth district was 'blacked out Sunday afternoon by dense clouds of smoke. By two o'clock it, had become so dark that Seaforth street lights were turned on. Forty forest fares. ' in remote" northern Alberta had sent up a huge ball of smoke that drifted in freakish winds to throw a blackout over areas 2000 miles away. - • The re -opening and dedication of the 1.0:0.E was held with a large attendance. Alex Boyes gave the address of welcome. A sing -song was led by Mrs. J.C. Stevens and Mrs. FKling, Jas. T Scott, F.E. Willis and Walker Hart contributed solos. Construction of the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Finlayson in Egmondville is almost completed, according. to Norman McLean, builder. Construction of the new home of John Rice, on NOrth Main St. has advanced to the stage where the basement is completed and studding and rafters are in place. , A largely attended f mera! was held for Mrs. Edwin Hunt :rho, passed away at her home. Seaforth's male 'quartette consisting of Jas. T Scott, F.E. Willis, M.R:Rennie and D.L.-Reid scrag in Constance United Church on Sunday. )VINs. Dundas' of tow -ti 1las7 located his coal business office in Thos: Pryde s memorial shop Oh South Main. Si. Roy Lawson has purchased the residence of Same Cud►nore, Goderich St. -West. . Miss Lillian Southgate leaves for Tommo next week. where .she has been transferred. John Weber of Toronto,: who at one time conducted a barber Shop in town, visited' his brother Rets Ft E. Weber. Joseph Devereaux and Thos. Dorsey of Dublin left for the Canadian hest wheretey. will visit relatives and friends. October 2, 1975 Seven sisters who grew up on a _farm a .mile and a quarter east of Cromarty are pretty happy this week after winning $100,000 in Sunday night's Olympic Lottery draw. Three of the sisters live near Seaforth. They are Beryl, Mrs. Win. John Storey of Kinburn, Lila, Mrs. Orville Storey of R.R. 1, Seaforth and Donna, Mrs. Hugh Flynn of Londesb'oro. • The others sisters are • Dorothy, Mrs.. Ray Davis of Thorndale,* . Margaret (Dolly), Mrs. John MacDouglad, R.R. 5 Stratford, Hazel, Mrs. Donald McLeod, Ailsa Craig and Cecilia, Mrs. Boyd Hartwick Stratford. When the tractor with wick he was working on Thursday overturned, Ken Nigh was pinned under the machine for 20 minutes before being released. Seaforth racing driver Johnny Muir was honored in Goderich Friday night, when he was named top driver at the Goderich Raceway.