Huron Expositor, 2001-10-03, Page 5News
Rachel Haney and Michelle Trapmell of Seaforth work with Bill
Stauttener of Zurich to make t -shirts for the camp.
Sc ott Hilgendorff photos
Bill Dineen of Goderich portrays a Confederate soldier
(corporal) of the 21st Mississippi Regiment while Judy Awbury
of Waterloo portrays a pioneer woman. Scouts taking part in
the Atironta Camporee on the weekend at Familly Paradise
Campground learned about the 1800s from the volunteers.
Scouts learned to work in canoes on the small lake at the
campground.
Westcort writing for his daughter
From Page 1
Toronto.
I think I am probably now
paying the price for more
than 60 years_of skiing.
I started when I was about
seven on homemade skis
(made by a town character by
the name of Russ Piper) at
what was then called "the
gully" on the south side of
the highway across from the
Catholic cemetery.
For the next 60 years I hit
an assortment of trees and
shrubs and posts - and
sometimes other skiers on
mountains in Italy,
Switzerland, France, United
States, New Zealand and of
course Banff, Whistler and
Blackcombe in Canada.
Although never life
threatening I managed to get
banged up enough to get a
bed in Orangeville hospital
and Scarborough General,
and visit the Emergency
departments in Barrie,
Ontario, Ellicottville, New
York and
Waterbury,Vermont. I was
lucky in Gstadt Switzerland
for I hit ice at the base of the
mountain and just couldn't
stop. I crossed a four lane
highway, missed a couple of
old folks and took down a
small fence.
Little did I know or carp
then what damage I was
inflicting of various body
parts.
Indeed I would like to do
some pieces for the
Expositor. It was as a great
ego -builder for it was fun to
walk down Main Street and
have people say, "read your
piece in the Expositor Clare.
I really liked it. It was good."
Even if it wasn't, Scott, I
ate it up.
I miss getting back to
Seaforth - but aside from a
few fellows in the Legion
Hall - and now with Frank
Sills out of things I know
very few.
I think I know more people
in the three nursing homes
than in the rest of the town.
I spent hours with Andy
McLean on my visits there in
the 70s and 80s.
The family were pillars in
the town for over 100 years.
And dedicated Liberals of
course.
I write a lot, but mostly for
my daughter in New
Zealand. Genevieve has been
in television for over 20
years - working for the CBC
here doing W5 for CTV and
for the last 12 years she has
been working for "60
Minutes" and latterly for
"20/20" in Auckland. She
quit TV two years ago and
now has her own company.
"Westcott Communica-
tions" and makes one or two
speeches a week. A business
you and I maybe should have
considered - she makes about
$3000 a speech and I write
the first couple of drafts here.
As I said earlier, the
internet and e-mail makes it
easy and fast. Also I write a
three minute piece for a radio
commentary she docs over
Christchurch Radio a couple
of times a week. The marvel
of science lets me pull their
website up on my screen and
listen to her live, spouting
my words from 10,000 miles
away.
She was here last month
speaking to women's
organization called
Women's Executive Network
and went back last week. She
spoke in Florida the next
week and I went with her to
Clearwater, Tampa and
Tallahassee and luckily we
returned before the Sept.
11th tragedy.
Getting her home to New
Zealand was tough. We went
to the airport three times
before she finally got away
and it took her almost 40
hours to reach Auckland.
Oddly enough I had been
thinking about putting a
piece together about water
that is topical because of
the situation in Walkerton. It
would be about an incident
in Seaforth during the war
years when we had a water
• scare - and I was one of the
two people in charge of the
waterworks, the hydro lines
and the weigh scales.
Jake Holmes and I were
the only ones in the employ
of the P.U.C. during much of
the war. I climbed the poles
and worked on the water
Flag becoming a symbol
of something more important
From Page 4
It was a rational.
straightforward lesson in
how to cope as people with
what had happened just a
few days earlier.
Bannister made a point
that seemed so clear and, as
the week worc on and I
lived in the community of
Oak Ridge, helped me he
morc comfortable with thc
American culture than ever
before.
He reminded everyone
that what was attacked were
merely symbols --the World
Trade Center, the Pentagon.
the flag.
But more importantly. thc
country was no Tess safe
than it had been on Sept. 10.
Thc country was now
facing disillusionment --
when an illusion ceases to
exist and thc reality can he
seen.
Bannister had said there
was no reason to be more
afraid now than there was
thc week before, also
stressing the importance off
putting faith in God, rather
than in the symbols that had
never really offered actual
safety.
There was no point in
being scared by what had
happened.
Driving down boulevards
lined with Amcrican flags. I
could see that Bannister was
right.
But I could also sec that
the flag was becoming a
different symbol now.
If you stepped aside from
the strong statements tieing
made by political leaders
about war and retaliation
and just looked at the
people. you could sec what
the flag was starting to
represent.
It wasn't about being
better or stronger. It was
about hcing together in a
time of pain. sorrow and
anger.
Thc flag was a common
tic that everyone shared that
could he carried, worn,
flown and displayed by
anyone who cared about the
country and its people.
And that's exactly what
people did and continue to
do.
With the illusion of being
untouchable stripped away.
is a country that has grown
closer together and is
stronger than ever before.
It was actually an honour
to mcct Steve Barger. an
employee of Oak Ridge's
electrical company.
Is he angry?
Heck ya!
But he is a very real
person touched deeply by
what has happened. the
same as everyone else.
He's proud of who he is
and said he is. flying that
flag on thc hack of his hike
to remind everyone else that
they arc all in this together.
Thc illusions arc gone but
what's left is a very
kind of patriotism
means so much more
than it cvcr did before.
real
that
now
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mains in the muddy ditches.
Jake was much older and
thought he was the boss so I
went along with it - for he
was a nice guy. He couldn't
climb a pole or did he ever
go down in a muddy trench.
I learned one hell of a lot in
those years, While I was
there the Chairman of the
Public Utilities Commission
was Ernie Box and by the
mid 40s it was A.Y. McLean.
I left in 1948 and went
with Ontario Hydro.
Sorry to go on and on at
such length - but it is great
therapy for me to get away
from the usual routine and
think and write of other
things. Things that are
precious to a person getting
older by the minute - things
that will never be again.
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Cavan -Northside United Churches
Invite all young people to attend our
Monthly Youth Group for Grades 4-8
at Northside
beginning Thursday, October 4th
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Kid -friendly meal provided, with BOWLING IN SEAFORTH
to follow. Please bring a toonie and an item for the Food
Bank. Drop-off and pick-up are both at Northside United
Church, 52 Goderich Street West.
Seaforth Manor
Behind the line of Walnut trees,
The Seaforth Manor stands.
We are the best Retirement Home,
You'll find throughout the land.
Our staff are nice and friendly,
And always close at hand.
To help you with whatever you need,
Your wish is our command.
We'll make your bed and cook your meals,
The fall and winter blues we'll cure.
And we throw the greatest parties around,
Of that you can be sure.
So come live with us at the Manor,
We'll treat you like royalty
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HEALTH ON THE HILL_
A Review of activities at
SEAFORTH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
CALLING NEW MOTHERS The "Morning Out Program" will
continue to be held Friday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at
Our Place Family Drop -In Centre at 25 Goderich St. (Highway 8),
Seaforth. Rural Response for Healthy Children is the new sponsor
of the Program. For further information, please contact Sally
VanDoornik at 527-0914.
WELCOME to Valerie Bachert, Registered Nurse, and to co-op
students Nicole Fink, Rehabilitation Dept. and Kate Carnochan,
Nursing Dept.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY NEWS - SPECIAL THANKS to
Doris Allan for her recent donation of a beautiful, handcrafted "leaf
patterned" quilt to the Hospital Auxiliary who will sell tickets as a
fundraiser for patient care equipment.
TOY CHEST with Christmas gift giving in mind, why not lend
your support by the purchase of tickets on a locally made lovely,
wooden toy chest which comes completely stocked with toys.
Please watch for further information regarding ticket availability
and draw date.
BURSARY in the amount of $500.00 each was proudly awarded
by President, Anne Ste. Marie to Melissa VanBakel and Tanya
Altman. Congratulations and best wishes ladies as you pursue your
post secondary education in your chosen health related courses.
PUMPKIN DECORATING Once again our student volunteers
are eagerly anticipating display of their creativity by decorating
pumpkins to be displayed throughout the Hospital just in time for
Hallowe'en. If you have any pumpkins to donate to the cause,
please contact Frances Teatero: 522-1979 or Grace Dolmage: 527-
3001.
INFLUENZA IMMUNIZATION Health Canada is again
providing flu vaccine at no charge. Watch your newspaper, Cable
TV, CKNX/CFPL for announcement of dates/times for community
clinics.
CPR/FIRST AID Basic Rescuer CPR/Standard First Aid
certification/recertification, fall schedule: Oct. 27 & 28 and
November 24 & 25. For further information and to register, please
contact the Canadian Red Cross Society, (519) 273-9339.
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