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St. Thomas
Anglican Church
Jarvis St. Seaforth
482-7861
Rev. Tim Connor
Sunday Service
at 9:30 am.
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522-0929 or 345-2023
First Presbyterian
Church
Goderich St. W. Seaforth
Rev. Vandermey
WORSHIP SUNDAY
11:15 AM
Sunday School during Worship
Catholic Church
Saturday - 5:15 pm
St. James Parish, Seaforth
Saturday - 7:15 pm
St. Joseph's Parish, Clinton
Sunday - 9:00 am
St. Michael's Parish, Blyth
Sunday - 11:00 am
St. James Parish, Seaforth
Father Dino Salvador
Bethel Bible Church
An Associated Gospel Church
126 Main St. Seaforth
Sunday Worship Hour
11 am
Adventure Club for Kids &
Youth Groups
Wednesdays 7 p.m.
Egmondville
United Church
Rev. Judith Springett
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Grades 2 to 8 - 10 a.m.
Adults - 10 a.m.
Nursery to Grade 1 - 11 a.m.
Sunday School Bake Sale
Sunday April 8
Proceeds for Foodgrain Bank
NOI THSIDD - CAVAN
UNITED CHURCHES
Rev. Sheila Macgregor - Minister
9:30 a.m. Cavan 11:00 a.m. Northside
Winthrop 54 Goderich St. W.
527-2635 or 527-1449
Second Sunday In Easter
Guest Preacher - Bruce Whitmore
Sermon: "Feet First!"
Centre
grieving
loss
of local
child,
other
children
are safe
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only suspected of having
the illness at this time,
would have contracted the
,meningitis by now.
The toddler's last visit to
the day care centre was the
week previous to
contracting the illness last
week.
Cheryl Nuhn, director at
the facility, said they are
still grieving the loss of the
child and that staff were
available to talk with any
parents, especially • with the
centre having been closed
from Friday to Monday for
Easter.
Nuhn said it has been
hard for all of them and that
they treat it as a loss in their
own family.
• When they learned the
child possibly had
meningitis, Nuhn said it was
reported to the Health Unit
immediately and that they
personally contacted all of
the parents who use the
facility.
No other children have
been sick.
Chalmers said the disease,
like many, is spread through
saliva and can be passed by
sharing eating utensils and
cups.
She advises people to not
share those types of items
and to wash their hands
frequently to help prevent
the spread of any illnesses.
Nuhn said the centre
practices many safety
precautions including
washing and disinfecting the
tables and toys the children
use.
The centre has made grief
counselling available to its
families to help deal with
the loss.
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News
Hydro meter fire
Susan Hundertmark photo
An electrical meter, covered in ice, short circuited and caught fire at the home of Harold
Coleman on John and Jarvis Street, Seaforth, when melting water got inside.
Terpstra did all he could
to prevent manure leaks,
says judge after January trial
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everyone involved," said
Terpstra.
The Ontario Environment
Ministry (MOE) charges
alleged that Acre T, and
Terpstra, discharged pig
manure into the Logtenberg
Drain in Ashfield Township
between May 1 and May 4,
1999, impairing the quality
of the water flowing into
Lake Huron. The subject
property is Lot 4, Conc. 7,
Western Division, also
referred to as Unit 20.
The second charge alleged
that Acre T, and Terpstra,
discharged pig manure
between May 12 and 13,
1999, into the Pentland drain
that flows into the Nine Mile
River and then Lake Huron,
impairing the quality of
water.
The property where the
discharge is alleged to have
taken place is Lot 5, Conc. 3,
Eastern Division, Ashfield
Township, also referred to as
Unit 21.
Justice of the Peace Avis
Rodney ruled Terpstra took
due diligence in the
construction of the two
facilities and also acted
quickly once the leaks were
determined in May 1999.
She said the flaw was not
in the design of the barn at
Unit 20 and the manure tank
at Unit 21,' was not to fault
but the leaks were the cause
of poor workmanship.
Terpstra said it would be
unfair to comment about
possible legal action his
company might take against
the construction firms
involved.
At the one and a half week
trial held in late January, the
defence represented by Tom
Corbett, never disputed that
manure ended up in the
municipal drains, however,
how the manure ended up in
the drain, and who was
liable, was the centre of the
arguments on both sides.
The defence's expert
witness in architectural
structure troubleshooting.
Thomas Rylett, said the
manure entered field tiles
flowing into the drains
because of construction
deficiencies in how the joints
were constructed in the under
barn manure collection
system at Unit 20 (Lot 4.
Conc.7, Western Division)
and a poorly- constructed
bottom to a manure tank at
Unit 21 (Lot 5. Conc. 3
Eastern Division).
Corbett said at the trial
Terpstra did everything •
required of a reasonable
person to not have the leak
occur. He said it is important
to understand that his client's
profession is to raise pigs not
to design and construct
barns.
"Raising pigs did not cause•
a failure of the system." said
Corbett. "Should the pig
farmer have more expertise
than the engineer or •
contractorT
The defendant had a
system designed which he
felt was leakproof. the
construction problems are the
issue. said Corbett.
Fires set near building
along Main Street
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received a call of a hay bale set on fire in
Egmondville, near the golf course.
That night, at 11 p.m., a half-hour before
the rock throwing began, an officer on patrol
came across a fire set in a trash bin in front of
Tremeer Printing.
The officer used a fire extinguisher from a
nearby police cruiser to put out the fire.
Huron OPP are still investigating and
community services officer Don Shropshall
said police are concerned because of the
potential threat of serious harm and damage
if any of the buildings and their upper
apartments had caught fire.
Shropshall said the threat was there for a
large portion of Main Street to have burned.
Fire Captain Jim Sills said the fire at
Knechtel's was very close to the store and
could have threatened the business.
"That's scary. Very scary." said Shropshall.
Firefighters help gather sports cards
after thousands thrown from vehicle
Five youths are suspects in
a rash of mailbox smashings
in McKillop Ward of Huron
East.
Police were first called on
April 13 at 1:15 a.m. when a
man saw a group of teens on
all terrain vehicles stop and
smash his mailbox with a
blunt object.
The incident occurred on
Manley Road and police
received several more
complaints later of damage
done to other mailboxes.
Three injured in crash
While Seaforth firefighters
were needed to extricate
people from the two vehicles
involved in an April 13 crash
in Hensall, no injuries were
life threatening.
And while there, they
helped gather up thousands
of sports cards thrown from
one of the vehicles as the
driver was on his way to a
sports card show.
Michael Hilvers, 32, of
Egmondville was eastbound
on Front Road in Hensall in
his 1986 Plymouth when
Robert Dickson, 43, of
Tuckersmith Township was
southbound on Hensall road
and failed to see a stop sign.
colliding with the Hilvers'
vehicle.
Both drivers were taken to
Seaforth Community
Hospital and then transferred
to a London hospital.
although their injuries were
not life threatening.
A passenger in the
Dickson vehicle. Kyle
Lcibold of Tuckcrvnith
Township. was treated and
released from Seaforth
Community Hospital. •