Huron Expositor, 2017-01-04, Page 5Wednesday. January 4, 2017 • Huron Expositor 5
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Everspring
Farms frustrated
with vandals
A roughly 70 -foot collage of
inappropriate graffiti spray
painted drawings was plas-
tered across their wall.
Not just once, but four times
in the last 24 months this has
occurred. In almost the exact
same spot, this marks the third
episode in the specified vicin-
ity, said the owner of Everspring
Farms Ltd. Dale Donaldson.
This situation has forced the
man - responsible for produc-
ing sprouted grains and seeds to
a wide variety of food manufac-
turers and merchants in North
America and internationally —
to become somewhat tentative
in future remodeling projects.
"What I'm a little concerned
is we've already committed
to painting the whole build-
ing. I think I'm going to put
that on hold until I install
some lights and security.
Maybe some motion sen-
sors," said Donaldson.
Family of Seaforth
area boy with
rare genetic
epilepsy disorder
get their wish
Having a seven-year-old with
one of the rarest genetic disor-
ders known to Canada comes
with its challenges. Espe-
cially if the child is in a wheel-
chair, a simple trip to the local
corner store can be a task of
its own. That stress has been
eliminated for the O'Reilly's.
A 2016 Ford Transit Wagon
is now parked in their drive-
way, a vehicle worth approxi-
mately $40,000 but with the
necessary adjustments for a
wheelchair, tops out at about
$60,000. It took a while to pur-
chase because it needed to
be specially detailed by a con-
version company in London.
However, the days of packing the
family mini -van is something in
the past. The future is a modern-
ized utility van with a mechani-
cal arm that's capable of lifting
Dean anywhere whether it be
grass or sidewalks, nothing is
stopping him from reaching his
destination, his mother said.
Ticks in Huron
County
A relative of the spider and scor-
pion, the bloodsucker known
as the tick has made its way to
Huron County and Seaforth.
According to the Seaforth Ani-
mal Hospital there has been
one confirmed case involving
ticks this year, which involved a
pet, Lyme disease was found in
their research. In recent reports
the Huron County Health Unit
(HCHU) has told the Exposi-
tor that they've also had a
few cases involving the pesky
insect. A test was conducted
and all the results came back
conclusive for Lyme disease.
Millions view
Seaforth/
Brussels video,
same company
expected to make
another film
For a second time, Rediscover-
ing Canada will have Seaforth
plotted in their GPS as they pre-
pare to create another film pro-
ject to allure travellers from far
and wide. The new task will have
high expectations, seeing as
the first mini -documentary had
approximately 1.9 million views.
Three years ago, the Brant-
ford/Nova Scotia -based organi-
zation travelled to Huron East
armed with thousands of dol-
lars of cinematography equip-
ment, including cameras, tri-
pods and special lighting among
several other components to
make a professional film. Then,
their intentions were to cre-
ate a mini -documentary about
Seaforth and Brussels. This
time around, they've branched
out and are focusing primar-
ily on Huron East as a whole.
Rediscovering Canada is
expected to begin filming in
Huron East some time in June.
Manufacturers
are only going to
grow if they keep
youth in the area
For one half of each day, Cen-
tral Huron Secondary School
student Hayden Potter is usu-
ally sitting in a classroom for his
Grade 11 courses. During the
second half though, the 16 -year-
old is working at his coopera-
tive education placement at
Progressive Turf Equipment on
West William Road in Seaforth.
Potter, who is enrolled in CHSS's
Specialized High School Major pro-
gram for manufacturing, spends a
few hours each weekday gaining
hands-on experience in the indus-
try, operating machinery at the
specialty lawnmower company's
facility, located on West William
Street in Seaforth. The company
focuses on creating specialized
products for golf courses, sod pro-
ducers. grounds care for munici-
palities. professional landscapers
and also maintaining sports turf.
"There's a lot of different
things you can do here (that
you) then could do in other
places," says Potter. who
lives in Seaforth. "There's a
lot more learning experiences
you can get through here than
you would during school."
it was a fun
night until...
A message that went viral on
social media resulted in an esti-
mated 2,000 - 3,000 teen-
agers showing up at a "bush
party" located on Bronson Line
& Staffa Road. And predict-
ably, this party did come with
its fair share of problems.
Some of the concerning events
that took place last week-
end included a young male that
received lacerations to his face
after a beer bottle exploded in a
bonfire and glass fragments were
sent flying. In another incident,
an intoxicated female collapsed,
fell on a rock and fractured her
arm. Police also learned sev-
eral of the party goers were
indiscriminately tossing fire-
works into a bonfire. Other prob-
lems consisted of intoxicated
persons on the roadway, plenty
of underage and highly intoxi-
cated youth, noise complaints
and public urination complaints.
Not your average
vehicle
Imagine a vehicle with the capa-
bilities to drive both ways. There
would never be a point in time
when one would have to back
up. Bill Brown's car requires
no imagination because that's
what's parked in his driveway.
That means each end of the
car has a steering wheel,
a brake and gas pedal.
"When I started, it was two little
four -door cars, so I sawed them
in half and welded them back
together again," stated Brown
during the annual car show at
the Legion in Seaforth, May 15.
It was roughly 35 years ago
when the Egmondville native
decided to turn a four -door
1978 Dodge Omni and a four -
door 1979 Dodge Horizon into
a two -door fully functioning car
that's able to drive frontward
just as well as it did backwards.
June
Seaforth's Ron
Mason dies, his
NCAA legacy
lives on
On June 3, the world said farewell
to Muhammad Ali, who is argu-
ably the greatest athlete of the
20th Century. A week later, the
second NHL all-time goal scorer,
Mr. Hockey (Gordie Howe) left the
highest populated city (Detroit) in
the Midwestern stat&of Michigan
with a forever scar. 72 hours later
and approximately 144 km away
in East Lansing, Michigan another
death has rocked the sports world.
A passing which has not only
affected the U.S., but right here
in Seaforth as well. Both com-
munities are also dealing with
the loss of Ron Mason. Last Mon-
day, he passed away from what's
believed to be a heart attack -he
was 76 -years -old. Compara-
ble to Howe, instead of an NHL
legend he was an NCAA marvel.
Mason currently sits comfort-
ably as the second best all-time
coach in college hockey history.
Originally born in Blyth Ont., the
Mason family landed in Sea -
forth a short time later. From
what many childhood friends
say, they dwelled in a large yel-
low brick house behind the Sea -
forth Manor Nursing & Retire-
ment Home. In the 1940's,
Mason like many boys in Huron
County, got hooked on hockey.
His father, Harvey who had a
shorter leg, and was known
to always wear a fedora drove
him "all over the place," said
Bruce McFadden, who had been
friends with Mason since they
were about five -years -old.
Bingo for the
seniors of the
community
Seaforth Manor Retirement
and Long Term Care held a
game of bingo, which was
not only for a good cause but
also stimulated a bond with
other local golden agers.
Every June for the last 32
years, older folks. are recog-
nized for their more than impor-
tant purpose in the world,
this month's theme is "Sen-
iors Making a Difference."
"It's in recognition for Seniors'
Month and we wanted to do
something for the seniors' in
our community, so we decided
to have a little bit of a fun after-
noon," said the general man-
ager of SMRLTC, Cathy Stewart.
Amalgamation
of municipalities
a possibility
Local municipalities in the region
have put together a presenta-
tion regarding shared services. It's
believed this was the first time all
of the councils have united together
to discuss such matters. However,
no matter what the conversation
entailed, here and there amalgama-
tion is the direction some felt this
project might possibly advance to,
perhaps in the far or the near future.
Seaforth Coun. Bob Fisher
expressed to the group of about
fifty people in the Libro Hall
at the Central Huron Commu-
nity Complex June 28 that gov-
ernment officials are playing
substantial influences when
it comes to decision mak-
ing, the same happened in the
early 2000's. He considers the
shared services to be running
on the same path as the inte-
gration some 15 years ago.
North Huron's Reeve Neil
Vincent told the Exposi-
tor it's possible amalga-
mation may happen in the
next four to eight years.
A falling out
between Ethiopian
refugees and
their sponsor
There have been rather quieted
conversations revolving around
the Ethiopian refugee familythat
had been welcomed to Seaforth,
it's as if their limelight is non-
existent or simply the family of
five packed up and moved else-
where. The Expositor has learned
of quarrels between them and
their sponsorship group and that
the two parties have parted ways.
Landing on Canadian bounda-
ries January 21, the Afar speak-
ing Ethiopians decided to cut their
stay short in Seaforth two months
ago and move to Clinton with the
second Ethiopian family that was
also once sponsored by Melady's
charitable cause. Melady went on
to say that Immigration Canada
or whom he calls the "bureau-
crats," the agreement holder, and
the Mennonite Central Commit-
tee "stepped in." The end result
of this is that the Clinton Chris-
tian Reformed Church has taken
over the responsibilities for the
pair of Ethiopian refugee families.
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