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Huron Expositor, 2001-05-09, Page 4Opinion Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Tom Williscraft - Publisher Pat Armes - Office Manager Scott Hilgendorff - Editor Dianne McGrath - Subscripions/Cbssifieds Susan Hundertmark - Reporter Katrina Dietz - Sales Anne Roden - Distribution lo Bowes Publishers Limited Srbsdaar) o/ Srr Med. CaDonW.sa - A Qrebeca Caafaa, E-mail us at seaforth@bowesnet.com Visit our home page at www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 32.50 a year, in advance, plus 2.28 G.S.T. SENIORS: - 30.00 o year, in advance, plus 2.10 G.S.T. USA & Foreign: 28.44 a year in odvance, plus $78.00 postoge, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 11 Main St., Seaforth. Publication mail registration No. 0696 held at Seaforth, Ontario. 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Sox 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association Publication Mail Registration No. 07605 "We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada, through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP), toward our mailing costs." Editorial BIA, community needs better support from members, citizens A typical lack of attendance at Monday night's emergency Business Improvement Area meeting is discouraging for business leaders who are trying to get events off the ground while dealing with concerns about vandalism and arson fires downtown. Of approximately 100 members, 35 turned out Monday night after being informed of the emergency meeting last week. That was considered good turn out compared to regular meetings. It has to be nothing short of frustrating for BIA leaders who are trying to plan for events with a limited amount of support. BIA members are used to have a great deal of support from Town Hall staff but since the amalgamation, that support has not been available leaving the BIA somewhat directionless. Chair Liz Cardno has said there are only a few volunteers actively involved right now. That's not enough. Without town support, more people are needed to come forward and assist planning and organizing the upcoming traditional events such as the town -wide yard sale and Moonlight Madness. And without more support, new ventures are all but impossible. There seems to be a trend that sees a handful of volunteers doing all the work, not only within the BIA but within the community. Without volunteers, new projects cannot take place to help strengthen the community and the downtown. Remember Skunkfest? The ideas were flowing for an event with huge potential but there was no one to take on the leadership of the project. And sadly, at last night's meeting, only two people volunteered to join a Citizens on Patrol Group to assist police and lessen the chances of more serious incidents like the arson fires of the past month. It's sad that in a town with more than 2,000 people, there aren't enough willing to help protect the community or help it grow. Scott Hilgendorff How to access us Letters to tide Editor and other submissions can be made to us by noon on Mondays at: seafolrth @ bowesnetscom All letters and submissions must be se and accompanied by a day -time telep number. All submissions are subject to editing for both length and content. Don't forget to check out our his at: www.seaforthhuronexpositorAit Commentary Huron East working diligently on first.budget We've survived the first four months of Huron East and while there have been bumps along the road, our journey is progressing. Policing has been a difficult decision. With the amalgamation into Huron East, the Province says we can no longer receive two different levels of service. I believe the decision taken May 1st to put in place a contract service for the whole of Huron East is a good one. To continue the type of service from previous years would cost residents about $912,000. The OPP were suggesting a service that would cost $1,033,000. Council has taken a mid- line position with a contract for $959,000. It is expected the Community Reinvestment Fund (CRF) money provided by the Province will help Mayor's report By lin Steffler Council address some of this cost. We have formed a "Personnel Committee" comprised of Deputy Mayor Bernie MacLellan, Councillor Dick Burgess and myself. Clerk Administrator Jack McLachlan and Treasurer Brad Knight will act as resource members of this Committee. It is our wish to ensure all employees are treated fairly and with respect and dignity. We are presently developing an Employee Information Booklet and we hope to have it ready for employees in the near future. Please be patient with us. It's on its way. At this point, administration is working diligently towards the completion of Huron East's first Budget. I expect this Budget will take more time to review than budget preparations and reviews of the past. Your council will want to take a long hard look at each section to determine what has been the practice of the past and what our new municipality is planning for 2001 as well as the future. Amalgamation did generate considerable dollar savings. However, it is impossible to run Huron East on those decreased dollars. Rest assured, the needs of the whole community will be taken into account and prioritized in order to ensure value received for the money spent. Work is ongoing. Your council meets every Tuesday evening starting See COUNCIL, Page 9 Some kids will never pass the test under pressure When I was in Grade 7, I was the president of the math club. Before you line up to congratulate me, let me say that the title was bestowed upon me by my teacher, not because of my achievements, but because I repeatedly scored the lowest in my class on a 100 - question, five-minute math test on multiplication, division, addition and subtraction. To pass the test, a student had to score 80 per cent or higher in the five minute time period allotted and the test had to be repeated until By Susan Hundertmark you passed. Each time you failed, you had to write out all of your times tables from zero to 10 an increasing number of times. I never passed the test. By the time the test stopped being offered, I was writing my times tables out at night about 15 times. And, the month I repeatedly failed that test was the most stressful and humiliating month of my public school career. It's not that I couldn't succeed at mathematics. I went on that year to get the highest mark in math in my combined Grade 7 and 8 class and gradtlated Grade 8 with the school's academic award. And, I got As in math all through high school. Obviously I went on to succeed at many other tests. But, if you offered me that test again tomorrow, I'm not sure I could pass. There was something about that pressure cooker time limit, along with all my previous failures at the test, that I couldn't get by psychologically. Instead of filling in the answers, I ended up spending most of my time glancing at the clock, chewing my pencil, twirling my hair and telling myself to concentrate. And, before I knew it the time would be up. I offer up one of my childhood scars for examination in light of the mandatory Grade 10 literacy test and Premier Mike Harris's plans to institute See STANDARD, Page 9 Cable television arrives in Seaforth, 1976 May 5, 1876 Huron Notes: While assisting at the raising of a barn near Londesboro, a boy named Blanchard Harrington had the top joint of his finger snapped off by a beam falling on it. Londesboro: A ewe belonging to James Shobbrook of Hullett gave birth on April 6 to one lamb and on the 27th of the same month three weeks later - gave birth to two more, one of which was dead. Tuckersmith: At the close of the weekly prayer meeting held in the red school house, Tuckersmith; Messrs. Robb and Sinclair in the name of the neighborhood presented Rev. H. Cameron of Kippen with a purse containing between $30.00 and $40.00 as an expression of appreciation of the meeting held among them. Brussels: The organizational meeting of the Brussels Cricket Club was held at the Queen's Hotel, E C. Rodgers was chosen president; John Leckie, Vice President; and J. Wright, secretary -treasurer. Cattle Shipment: Mr. Robert Winters shipped from Seaforth a carload of 20 cattle which averaged in weight about 1220 pounds. Each showed a shrinkage of 120 pounds in Toronto. These cattle were from the farms of John McMillan, John Thompson, Wm. McMichael and Mr. Mrs. McIntosh. These cattle were purchased at an average price of 3113c. per pound live weight. Clinton: Yesterday a small party of farmers from Hullett composed of Messrs. T. Palterman, H. Hunking, J. Howson, J. Taylor, J. Govier and Wm. Stevenson started on a visit to their friends in England. Birth: Hannah - In McKillop on the third inst. the wife of Mr. Heram Hannah of a son. Goderich Township: At a barn raising on the farm of Mr. J. Shaw, a man named James Dunkan was struck on the head with a piece of scantling about a foot long which fell from the top of the building rendering him insensible for some time. May 3, 1901 Varna: Mr. F. Martin of Guelph has bought out the hotel furnishings from Mr. Murray of the Varna Hotel Years agone... and moved in. We feel satisfied Mr. Martin will cater to the wants of the travelling public and fully sustain the high reputation of the Varna Hotel. Staffa: Miss. McCallum of Mitchell is the guest ' rMiss. Nellie Drake. Mr.' . Fell has sold his driver to r. Hugh Norris for a good figure. Brucefield: Mrs. Elder of Stratford is visiting at the home of her mother Mrs. A. Ross, her husband Mr. Elder is at present in Manitoba. Mr. John Kaiser and Mr. Robinson have opened up an implement shop in the building Mr. Kaiser lately purchased from Mr. Peter McGregor. Hensall: Mr. A. Short while working for Mr. Welsh, received such injuries as caused his death. He was engaged at a circular saw and while attempting to remove a board he was ripping, it was caught in some manner and was thrown striking the unfortunate man on the side near the hip. Miss Lawson of Auburn is visiting Miss. Youngblut. Cromarty: The following were appointed when the boys organized the football club; Honorary President, R. W. Jowett; president, Hugh McLachlan, Managing committee - Wm. Hamilton, Roalnd Crawford, Hugh Wright, and John Couley. Mr. Wm. Armstrong and Miss Lottie Upshaw of Kippen were nest at the Hamilton homestead on Sunday. Winthrop: John Morrison, the jolly clerk of McKillop is on his rounds this spring again gathering up the hen fruit. He says it is a good job and the ladies like to see his smiling face when taking away the eggs and paying them the dimes for them. Tuckersmith: Mrs. Dick of Blyth is visiting with W.C. Landsborough. Mrs. Hall of Clinton preached at Turners and Alma on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Turner and son visited friends here on Sunday. May 7,1926 Miss Marie Benninger, Miss Theresa Carpenter, Miss Elizabeth Hicknell and Miss Angela Shea took in the show on Saturday in Seaforth. Mr. George Dundas had the misfortune to have his house burned last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. McLaughlin celebrated their 20th anniversary on Monday May, 2nd. Mr. W. C. Benngtt has his truck repainted. and has started on the road katftering cream and eggs. Mr. Emmerson Smith, of our village, had the misfortune during the past week to loose a good cow. Ladies Night at the Lions - Last Thursday evening was ladies' night at the Lions Club dinner, held in the Commercial Hotel. Messrs. G.A. Sills & Son have erected a new gas pump in' front of their hardware store on Main Street. Mrs. J. H. Broadfoot had the misfortune to fall in her home on Monday and sprain her ankle. The proceeds of the Old Times Easter dance and the Old Times dance on Fair Night, amounting to $151, have been given the Turf Club to help pay a number of accounts owing from last year. Cadet Inspection a bitter northwest wind with gusts of driving rain made the annual inspection of the Seaforth Collegiate Institute Cadet Corpse most unpleasant for the members of the corps and greatly curtailed their maneuvers. While engaged in taking down the old foundry, which is being removed to the canning factory, Mr. Fred Smith was accidentally struck by a brick on the head, which inflicted a wound which required five stitches to close. Mr. Wilmore Scott held a very successful ploughing bee on Monday afternoon. May 4, 1951 At the regular monthly meeting the Seaforth Juniuor Farmers and Junior Institute members began laying plans for an all -sports day, to be held in Seaforth some time early in July. Dr. R. M. Aldis of the Huron County Health Unit, said in his monthly report the measles are prevalent throughout Huron County. Ernest Clarke, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Clarke , Seaforth, has been advised that he has received four awards as a result of this year's examination. A $35, 000 aluminum trailer factory, to employ 12 men will be built in Hensall by the Clipper Coach manufacturing Co. Ltd., Ilderton, Norman St. Cyr, the manager said. Clifford Lowrey, formerly of Seaforth, landed a seven and a half pound brown trout Saturday evening at Goderich. Louis Bolton was elected president at the McKillop School Fair at a large and enthusiastic kneeting at S.S.No.6 Last Thursday night. The first steps in town planning and zoning, are appointing a committee on land use and to create a list of the towns assets, advised Dr. E. G. Pleva, of the University of Western Ontario at the annual dinner meeting of the Seaforth Chamber of Commerce Tuesday evening in St. Thomas Parish Hall. A pleasant evening was enjoyed by many Huronites and their friends at the annual euchre and bridge of the Huron County Old Boy's Association of Toronto, which was held Friday April 20, at Robertson's Hall. In the recent contest conducted by the Toronto Daily Star, Mrs. K. I. McLean won $5, Mrs. Joseph R. Mason, 13 and Ed Melvor $3. May 6, 1976 If everything runs according to schedule, Seaforth residents will be able to have cable TV in their homes by the end of July. The charge for cable which will also be available to people living in Egmondville and Harpurhey will be six dollars a month with an installation charge of $15. The Seaforth Horticultural Society's annual plant sale was well attended. Memebrs donated plants and cut flowers to the sale and gave out a lot of advice to new gardeners Saturday at Rathwell auction center. About $170 was raised. We were sorry to hear CArI Vock and son Doug were in an accident. They have both returned home from Stratford General Hospital. We wish them a speedy recovery.