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To the Editor,
It was with dismay that I read
aldout the closing of the Seaforth
Community Hospital Emergency
Department from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.
I hope this was a big wake-up call
to the community as it was to me. I
have tried to keep straight the
Seaforth Community Hospital
Trust, the Seaforth Community
Hospital Foundation and the Local
Advisory Council but . it i very con-
`,
It seemh
s we ave gone from own-
ing our hospital and having local
control over it to ow•ntg nothing
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To the Editor,
I want to offer congratulations
the people of the United States on
achieving this monumental high = in
their evolution. That Barack
Obama, an American of African
heritage, could be. chosen President
of the United States, the most pow-
erful man in the world, is a stupen-
dous occasion.:r.
and having no control or account-
ability.
I. think the community should
demand these boards come to a
public meeting to account for their
-actions that seem to be leading to
the dismantling of .our local -hospi-
tal' one piece at a time.
This hospital was built, equipped
and funded by community dona-
tions. These boards have to be
accountable for the use of public
funds.
Bill Wallace
andville
stupendous Qccasion,' says rea
'As others, of my generation, I
remember the strife : of "integra-
tion," as ; people formerly relegated
to the "back of the bus," or wash-
rooms only for "coloured" or schools
only for "coloured", became full
fledged citizens.
I watched (from afar), ,the
"Freedom March" on_Washington. I
remember the murder of Martin
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Luther King Junior and other
heroes of the struggle.
And now, the people of the United
States have chosen an American of
African- heritage to their highest
office! That I should live . to see
this!
Credit for this achievement must
go not only to Barack 'Obama and
his supporters. Although it :takes a
person of special qualities and tal-
ents to lead such a movement but
it takes people of special abilities to
recognize these qualities and fol.
low.
The peoplele who _op ' osed should
also be proud. They t Yered an hon-
est and honourable terative. No
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anuary 25, 1884 f!
Robert Miller of Wroxeter has
shipped away in the neighbourhood
of 200 cords of firewood, on the
Toronto, Grey and: Bruce railway,
eighteen cars having been shipped
to lbronto.
the custom gristing.at the Eg-
moudville Roller Mills last . week
amounted to 1760 bushels and the
custom chopping to 500 bags..°
e mercury dropped to 12... de -
below zero on Sundaypiorn-
being the lowest
red this season.".–
The old, well and favorabL,y known
firm of Wm. Robertson & Co., 'hard-
wage merchants of this town has
been dissolved. The senior patner
William Robertson of Oakville is
retiring from the business. The
firm has been doing business in
Seaforth for over 20 years. Mr. Wm.
O. Reid, the junior partner in the
firm and manager of the business
for many yeras will continue with
Robert Wilson joining the firm to be
known as Reid & Wilson. :F� f' : _ v;-14'
41ittrt4,
January 29, .1909
A meeting for the organization
of a beef ring was held in Sproat's
schoolhouse last Friday evening.
Skating on the river in the moon-
li ht by Sproat's Bridge has been5-
the chief attraction of the young
people of the area. t ., .;' -*- f
The first home game for the inter -`
mediate championship in this .dis-
r C
trict was played in the Palace rink at a salary: of $570, per annum.
on Thursday evening last, between That John A. Wilson be Town
the old time rivals, Goderich. and Trea;trer , at a salary of $270, ` per_
Seaforth. During the first half; hon- annum.
ors -we re even. The second half was That Helmer Snell be Chief Cori-
more
onmore in favor of the home team, stable, at a salary of $60, per month,
but the final score was Goderich 5, and perforin such other of is and
.Seaforth 4. Seaforth -line up was: duties as shall be
Goal, A. Westcott; point, J. McKen- That John C. McKenzie be Fire
zie; cover, E. Murray; rover, C. Sills; Brigade Chief at a salary of $75,
forwards, T. Smithers, D. McLeod, per annum, .
and D. Reid. That John MacTavish and Fred W.
January 26, 1934 Wigg shall be town auditors for the
Dr. Gilbert C. Jarrott, graduate -of year 1934 at a salary of $25 - each.
the Faculty . Medicine, University That Thomas storey be scavenger
of Me
of Western Ontario has purchased at a of $60 per month.
t , January 23, 1959 •
Hullettt township reeve William
Jewitt was elected Warden of Hui
ron County on Tuesday. The elec-
tion was the first in which members
of county council selected a warden
by open vote.
Climaxing a $35,000 building
and renovation program which be-
gan 10 years ago, members,of St.
Thomas Anglican Church on Mon-
day _evening burned the mortgage,
marking the final payment.
Still faced with two months of
winter, snowfall in the district so
far this winter has exceeded the
complete fall of last year.
Well known in the district, Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Rising, Centre Street
will celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary on Monday.
the medical practice of Dr. Charles
MacKay. Dr. Jarrott is a Kippen old
boy. He took over the practice on
Tuesday.
T.G. Scott and Walter Scott won
first prize at the enjoyable stag
euchre held in the Young Liberal
Club rooms. J. Wesley Beattie won
the prize for lone hands. The social
committee with W.J. Free as chair-
man provided lunch.
The Seaforth Public Untility Com-
mission held its inaugural meeting
in the 'Town Hall on Tuesday. The
Commission is the same this year
as in 1933 with W.H. Golding M.P.,
E.L. Box and Mayor Sutherland.
Bylaw 353 for 1934 was given its
third reading and finally passed on
motion of Councillor Broderick and
Reeve Crosier. Some items were:
that John A. Wilson be Zbwn Clerk
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Mr. Rising has been the popular
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rural mail courier for Route 4 for
the past 24 years. He continues to
make his trips everyday despite his
76 years.
January 25, 1984
The co-operation between • Ole
Seaforth Optimist Club and several
winter Sports groups helped to give
this.' year's Winter Carnival one of
the ;largest turn -outs in years, says
Otitintist president Bill Henderson.
Over 200 people attended ' the
Atom hockey . tournament" during
first weekend, -about 145 poker
hands were sold in the snowmobile
poker gaily and approximately 40.
hands were sold in the cross coun-
try ski poker rally. • •
About' 75 :. bookwor were for-
given this Week by the Seaforth
library. Thelibrary.. held their first
annual Forgiveness ,Week, a `week
where those who have overdue li-
brary books could return such books
without paying: a penalty..
Two traffic accidents in _ S aforth
last week resulted in damages as
high • as $4,700 but there were no
injuries and no charges were laid.
Seaforth native Howard Hillen
Kerr, who was . instrumental in the
development'' `of 'Ontario's commu-
nity . college system and the estab—
lishment
stab.lishment of Ryerson Polytechnical
Institute, died Tuesday, Jan. 17 in
Zbronto. He was 83
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