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Huron Expositor, 2002-12-18, Page 4Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Tom Williscrah - Publisher Susan Hundertmorlc - Editor Dianne McGrath - Subscriptions/Classifieds Bernie Pugh Office/Soles Jennifer Jackson - Reporter Anne Roden - Distribution C� OUEBECOR MEDIA E-mail us at seafor,h@bowesnet.com Visit our home page at www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL -33.50 a year, in advance, plus 2.35 G.S.T. SENIORS: - 31.00 q year, in odvance, plus 2.17 G.S.T. USA & Foreign: 29.44 a year in advance, plus $78.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 11 Main St., Seaforth. Publication mail registration No. 0696 held at Seaforth, Ontario. Advertising is occepled on condition that in the event of a typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. 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Editorial Impaired driving statistics paint an ugly picture No one understands why people drink and drive but the numbers continue to paint an ugly picture in Ontario. Whether they're too cheap to pay for a cab ride home or too stubborn to admit they've had too much to drink, the mindset must change for all ages so that drinking and, driving is never an option. Huron OPP officially launched their festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program recently and have already reported an increase in impaired driving statistics from one year ago. In fact, the number of impaired charges soared to seven in week one of the five-week blitz. An additional five people were charged the second weekend. One year ago, Huron OPP laid just one charge during the entire festive RIDE program. According to the Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving (OCCID), impaired driving continues to be the largest single criminal cause of death and injury in Canada. While statistics in the 18-24 range have decreased over the last two years thanks to the efforts of Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving (OSAID), it is those in the 25-40 range that continue to pose the greatest threat. Last year, Mother Against Drunk Driving (MADD) launched a campaign urging the federal government to toughen up the country's drinking and driving laws by lowering the blood alcohol content limit to 0.05 per cent from the current 0.08 per cent. They are still waiting for the change and as each day passes, this country loses another citizen to a senseless crime. The time for change has arrived - hopefully those that can make a difference are listening. The Goderich Signal -Star Opinion Letters Column on sinkholes made light of serious matter of water quality To the Editor, I'd like to respond to Dave Scott's article regarding Tuckersmith's sinkholes, featured in the Opinion section of the Dec. 11 Huron Expositor. I'm sure the world media is thankful for his insightful comments, however your readers could have been better served by providing them with useful information rather than making light of a serious subject. He's obviously missed the point and significance of this issue. .• The following information is quoted from a brochure produced jointly by several U.S. conservation authorities. "Sinkholes are depressions 011 the surface of the land caused by water moving downward into cracks and passages in the limestone below. "Does the limestone filter the water? No, Water moves very rapidly once it enters the underlying limestone passages and is filtered very little. This means that any pollutant that enters a sinkhole may move a great distance in a relatively short time. "How can I protect my groundwater? Never dump anything into a sinkhole. Not only is this practice illegal, but dumping chemicals or dead animals into a sinkhole can contaminate well water and springs used by both people and livestock. "Even small amounts of waste can impact groundwater quality. For example one quart of motor oil can affect the taste of 250,000 gallons of water." I now quote from a study contained in the November 2000 Groundwater Resource Assessment, County of Huron entitled "Sinkholes and Groundwater Quality --Investigation of potential impacts of sinkholes on the quality of domestic well water in the Townships of Ashfield, Tuckersmith and Hibbert 1995. "Pg. 1, first paragraph --"Seven sinkholes were sampled at that time (1981), together with six domestic wells, and analyzed for general inorganic chemistry and a selected list of herbicides. "Elevated levels of nitrate and some herbicides were found in some of the wells. One of the recommendations was to divert agricultural drains away from the sinkholes." "Pg. 4, Bacterial analyses, second paragraph-- In Tuckersmith and Hibbert Townships, sites 1T, 1H, 3H and 4H showed elevated levels of both Total Coliform and E - coli bacteria. (1995) All these samples were taken from drilled wells, and these results indicate that surface water has rapid access to the bedrock aquifer wells. "Most likely the bacteria contamination is the result of contaminated drainage water finding its -way to the bedrock aquifer through the sinkholes. In the 1981 survey no bacterial analyses were conducted." The studies leave little doubt as to whether pollution enters sinkholes and migrates to drilled wells. Is more contamination applied to the soil surface now than 20 years ago, is it increasing, year by year? Contamination from the ground surface leaches into the drainage tiles. A municipal drain provides an outlet for water from smaller farm drains for a given watershed and Se. CLEAN, Pam 5 Christmas message of forgiveness and love should be voiced year round Voice. Voices. What do you hear? What do you say? We all have voices; our voices are used to transmit information. I also like to think of our "voice" as the message we give to the world, the image we present to the world every day. Every action we perform and every sentence we speak carries that message to the • world. As we go through life, we send out countless messages each day. Some messages are verbal, like when a parent says "no" to a child. Some are physical, like when you reach out to stop someone from falling. Some are a combination of the two methods, like when a teenager stomps down the hall, slams the bedroom doorwhile yelling, "I hate you." Sometimes messages are clear and sometimes they need de- coding . As many times as we say, "I know exactly what you mean!" we also say "I don't know what you mean." Every time we impart a message, publicly and privately, we use our "voice." The message most of us are imparting these days is Christmas. It is a wonderful time of year, full of friendship and goodwill, house parties and concerts, get- togethers with friends, relatives and co-workers. It seems to be a time of year that carries its own set of rules. How often have you heard good or bad behaviour explained by saying, "Come on...it's Christmas." Anyone not acknowledging these special circumstances is immediately categorized as Scrooge. There is generally one "voice" that speaks for Christmas. The message is similar all over the world wherever Christianity is celebrated; forgiveness, charity, love, acceptance, peace and hope. There is no denying that goodwill abounds this time of year, but maybe it is time we made our Christmas message the one we impart all year long. After all, what is your voice saying about you? On a lighter note, I thought I'd share with you one of the little parodies that my daughter and I have performed at our church's Christmas concert. It is all in good fun, (I don't mean to offend anyone) so I hope you can enjoy a little nonsense. Seo BE, Page 5 Shipment:of15o boxes of tea is one of largest ever sent to town in 1877 December 21,1877 Michael Ryan of McKillop has sold the property of the late John Ryan to John Reedy, Postmaster at Beechwood for the sum of $800. Wilson and Young of town received 150 boxes of tea. This is one of the largest consignments of tea ever brought into this town. The clock and bell for Mr. Cardno's tower arrived and is now safely housed. The bell weighs 800 pounds. The clock and bell together, to say nothing o1 the tower, will cost over $1,000. The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Kinburn Cheese Company was held Monday when the following directors were appointed: Messrs. Thos. Neelands, William Armstrong, John Murray, Julius Duncan and John McMillan. Andrew Davidson, of Tuckersmith, has sold a fine two-year-old filly to William Stewart, also of Thckersmith, for $150 cash. December 20,1927 The Christmas entertainment held in the Walton church was largely attended. The tree was beautiful with its many decorations and presents. Miss Grata Mustard has left for Detroit to attend the Fourth Student Volunteer Convention for foreign missions. She is a delegate from the United Church in Brucefiekh. The Hensall Fire Brigade was called to the farm of William Blackwell, on the Parr Line, when he discovered smoke coming out of his bank barn on the east side. He was able to get the fire out with a number of well directed pails of watts. Mr. and Mrs. Pranger, Mr. John Smith and sister Miss Annie who have been residents of the village of Hensall, moved to their new home last week on a fine farm recently Years agone... purchased from Mrs. E. Datars. The last robin to be seen this year was reported to the Expositor by John McTavish who saw one perched in a tree on his lawn. In the same tree there was also a cat, so it is possible that the robin may not see the whole year out. Writing from Toronto, Mr. William Sommerville, well known to everyone in this district, says, "To give you an idea of how the telegraph is used in the big cities during Christmastime to send greetings. I had 510 cables and telegrams on the Friday preceding Christmas, 170 coming from one firm alone." A number of the town hall friends of Mr. Ed Mole, presented him with a fine goose before Christmas. Mr. Oscar Van Egmond, of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and Messrs. Constance and Jack Van Egmond, of Toronto, spent Christmas with their mother Mrs. C.R. Van Mr. W. Barber was in Tbltonto this week attending the Older Boys Parliament as representative member of South Huron. December 19,1902 A very pleasant and happy event took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Barbour, of Staffa, when their daughter Maude was united in marriage to James Davis Y. Harrington. Rev. Cranston of Cromarty performed the ceremony. Wedding bells were again heard in our midst Miss Ida, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Fulton was united in marriage to Harry Charters of the Mill Road, Thckersmith. Mrs. Murchie, of Winthrop has a well assorted stack of hand. goods and es on Alexander Cuthill of Winthrop has got moved into his new store. Chas. Sowers of Brucefield has been engaged to teach school in Halton County next year. The cold snap of the past week has played havoc with the contents of the coal bin in Kippen and many of the citizens don't have an abundant supply on hand. Messrs. Archibald. and. Cudmore purchased four horses from one man, for which they paid $300. John Beattie, the grocer, has disposed of his property in Egmondville to W. Aberhart of Tuckersmith. This is the old Collie Homestead and consists of three acres. A gentleman in town has left an order with J.W. Beattie, for half a beef to be given to the poor as a Christmas cheer, while another has made provision for 120 loaves of bread to be given with the meat. John Reinke, of Tlickersmith, delivered a heifer to J.W. Beattie, which was a beauty. He was two years old and weighed 1220 pounds. He received $67.10 for her. December 19,1952 At the 62nd anniversary of the Grand Lodge in Hensall, two past masters were presented with jewels. They were William Oldfield and Garnet McClinchey. The presentation was made by M.W. Hammond, assisted by Anson Coleman. The annual meeting of the Barbara Kirkman Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church was held Tuesday evening with the president, Mrs. J.B. Russell, occupying the chair. The CGIT girls sang a medley of Christmas carols and Miss S.I. McLean told the story. Mrs. H.H. Leslie and Mrs. John F. Scott received the collection. Last week the children of school section #2 in Ilickersmith held a successful concert under the leadership of the teacher Miss Gwen Kennedy. Reverend Norman McCloud Was chairman and a 'large crowd attended. The Norris Orchestra played several numbers throughout the evening. A Christmas concert at the Tuckersmith school was presented to an appreciative audience. Glen Bell acted as chairman and Mrs. Wendorf as accompanist. Mrs. Simpson received a set of custom jewelry from the children. leer 22,1977 Students from Seaforth Public School and their parents were out Monday night singing in various places around the town, including the Seaforth Manor and the senior citizen apartments. More than 100 youngsters and parents took per• It was learned at the PUC meeting on Wednesday that drilling is underway at the Welsh Street site for the new well. The firm of W.D. Hopper and Sons is doing the drilling. Drilling of a 263 foot deep test well on the same site was completed in August. Test pumping of the 6 1/2 inch diameter test well showed the site could produce a large volume of water to meet the town's future needs. For the 51st time, members of the Seaforth Lions Club travelled to Huronview on Sunday to present a program and a treat to residents. A fire in the basement of James Landesborough's Tuckersmith Township home last Thursday caused some smoke damage to the kitchen area, but no dollar loss was experienced.