The Times Advocate, 2007-08-15, Page 66
Times -Advocate
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Opinion Forum News
Reader asks for
common sense
When you think you have heard of everything, listen
up people, this is a good one.
One day I went to Macs here in Exeter. There was a
lady in front of me trying to purchase couple of packs
of cigarettes. The lady working behind the counter
then asked her to show her identifi-
cation. Looking at this lady I
knew she was elderly
and I couldn't believe
the employee had
asked her. The lady
said, "you've got to be
joking" (I thought the
same thing). Then
with a serious look on
her face, she said, "No,
I'm not. I need to see your
ID".
The elderly lady then showed her ID and
guess what? She was 61 years old. (As dumb founded
as I was I said to the girl behind the counter, "You
have to be kidding to as that lady for ID." Then the
other worker behind the counter who I would say was
in his early 20s told me it was Mac's policy to ask
everyone for ID. His reason was that it is discrimina-
tion against those 25 years old and younger. Well, I'm
sorry, this seems absolutely ridiculous.
What is this world coming to? Use your common
sense and discretion with these policies.
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Letters
to the
Editor
"We Care" Men's
Charity Breakfast
The August meeting will take place on the third
Saturday of the month, Aug. 18, at the Malibu
Restaurant south of Exeter at 8:30 a.m.
This hot dry summer everyone is looking at the sky
for dark clouds they hope will bring rain. A lot of
local Kirkton and Woodham people look to the
sky when they hear a flying aircraft, hoping to
PP get a glimpse and a wave from pilot Sylvester
Grimminck. Once you have seen and heard his
plane, its distinctive engine drone brings an
automatic response, "Must be Sylvester on his
evening cruise."
The plane that is the focus of this month's
story is a 1996 Quicksilver GT500 Advanced
Ultralite built by Quicksilver Enterprises in Temecula,
CA. It was purchased from a company in Huron Park
in April 1996, and arrived in various -sized cardboard
crates, along with a very thick instruction book. Some
of the packages were 16 feet long, the length of the
tubing for the wings. The engine, a model 582/40
Bombardier Rotax two -cylinder, two-cycle, liquid -
cooled machine, was included in the kit. This 64.4 h.p.
engine has as aviation required dual ignition system
and dual carburetors and is capable of cruising at 80
m.p.h.
Assembly began as soon as the Grimmincks figured
out where they were going to build this thing.
Sylvester has a large workshop, but it is filled with
large farm tractors in various stages of repair, and it is
DEB HEBERT
Exeter
Broadband and Internet coming
MIDDLESEX CTY. - Middlesex
County Council seeks to make broad-
band Internet available to all county
residents and businesses
Middlesex County Council unani-
mously supported a proposal to bring
high speed internet to all county resi-
dents. An application to the Ontario
Municipal Rural Broadband
Partnership Program which is spon-
sored by the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Affairs, was
submitted in July. If successful,
Middlesex County could see up to $1
million from the province, as part of a
three party agreement between the
county, the province and the private
sector.
The application is part of an ongoing
plan by County Council to bring an
affordable broadband option to all res-
idents and businesses of Middlesex
County. Middlesex County CAO, Bill
Rayburn estimates that 26 per cent of
county residents and home based
businesses still have only dial-up
Internet and that this situation will not
improve without provincial support.
The private sector would be chal-
lenged through an open and technolo-
gy neutral process to provide solutions
to these un -served areas. The county
will lead the process and contribute,
along with the private sector up to 2/3
of the total project cost with cash and
in-kind contributions. The proposal
includes a total estimated price tag of
$3 million.
For Further Information please con-
tact: Steve Evans, Deputy CAO 519-
434-7321 x253 sevans@county.mid-
dlesex.on.ca
Update from SH mayor
SOUTH HURON — We live in one of the
best municipalities in Ontario and by liv-
ing in South Huron we have a lot to be
thankful for.
It seems like when we are having a bad
day, it is natural to sit down and reflect
on everything that isn't going according to
the way we feel it should go in our munic-
ipality. When we are having a good day,
we seldom take the time to reflect on how
lucky we are to be living in South Huron.
A lot of things make us a wonderful
municipality and a few to mention are:
our location, countryside, urban areas,
businesses, municipal services, churches,
charities, variety and abundance of food,
entertainment services, and last but not
least the people (as unique as some of us
are).
If we haven't got it in South Huron, then
it is nearby.
A service we have in South Huron that I
would like to bring to your attention is a
service that might touch most of us or if it
doesn't, there could be a lack of commu-
nication.
Welcome Wagon was started in Canada
in 1930 with the first hostess and her bas-
ket. The service was first inspired in the
U.S. by frontier settlers and their
Conestoga wagons greeting new pioneer
families on the prairies. The Welcome
Wagon hostess and her decorated basket
personify the concept of a caring commu-
nity and local businesses to which people
and services are
important. The gifts in
the basket were not
lavish, but useful and
some might even be
tokens to be taken to
local businesses for a
further gift or service.
All gifts and services
are given without
charge or obligation.
Although Welcome
Wagon is commonly
associated with the moving process, they
have changed with the times and also
serve many other lifestyle changes and
occasions. They still provide a welcome to
people moving into our municipality from
another municipality, bridal visits for any-
one getting married, welcome new busi-
nesses to the South Huron area, baby
congratulations and finally they provide
welcome gifts to first-time grandparents.
The Welcome Wagon hostess in our
area is Faye Van Oss and her phone num-
ber is 228-7053. She can only carry out
her service if she has knowledge of the
circumstances at hand. Please keep her
informed about situations that fall hi her
scope of service about you, your family or
your neighbours and friends.
Ken Oke
a dusty, smoky environment; no place for assembling
precise airplane components. There was only one
place that was warm and dust free and that was in the
house. They must have a large basement with big
doors. No basement...but they do have a large kitchen
and dining area and a large parlour or sitting room.
The kitchen was the assembly room for the wings and
the larger parlour was big enough for the fuselage, so
work began. There were four required inspections
during assembly and this sometimes held up the
progress.
After the wings and fuselage were assembled, the
three components were take out through patio doors to
a workshop lean-to for final assembly. Weight was not
a problem, as the whole plane when assembled
weighed only 485 lbs. The amazing thing about this
building process was that it was ready for its first flight
in September 1996, only five months after the pieces
arrived from he factory.
This beautiful yellow advanced Ultralite has a 30 -
foot wingspan and sits on a tricycle configuration of its
wheels. The engine has a three -blade 62" carbon fibre
propeller that faces the rear of the plane and pushes it
for takeoff. It leaves the ground when it reaches about
39 m.p.h. and takes about 200 feet of runway length.
The 64 litres of 92 -octane fuel will keep it in the air for
four and a half hours. For added comfort, Sylvester's
smooth moulded plastic increased the plane's air speed
by three m.p.h. The plane has 815 hours of flying time
and is due for engine work and airframe inspection.
Bring your friend, bring some cash for the poor in this
world through the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, and
we'll see you Aug. 18. For more information, phone
George Burgin (229-8833) or Dave Hern (229-6339).
cooking with memories
BY DEBBY WAGLER
JON'S SPECIAL DESSERT
EVERY ONE OF MY KIDS HAVE THOSE SPECIAL RECIPES
GROWING UP THAT THEY ASKED FOR AND LOVED TO EAT.
WHENEVER WE WENT TO GRANDMA CHESTER'S FOR A
WEEKEND VISIT JONATHAN WOULD ASK GRANDMA IF SHE
HAD MADE HIS `SPECIAL DESSERT'. IT IS EASY TO MAKE AND
WONDERFUL TO EAT SO GIVE IT A TRY. IT IS MADE AHEAD
AND FROZEN, SO EVEN BETTER TO HAVE ON HAND.
Make a Graham wafer crust for a 9 by 13 inch pan
and set aside
Whip 2 packages of dream whip (as directed)
Beat in 3 packages of cream cheese
2 tbsp icing sugar
1/3 cup milk
Crushed candy bar (milk chocolate
or crispy crunch are great)
Pour the filling over the graham crust and cover and freeze at
least 12 hours. Cut and serve as needed. This is a great
icecream-like dessert for those hot summer days!
Hensall
shuffle-
board
Aug. 7 (4 games)
Merle McLellan 545,
Gord Ross 471, Doris
Muir 462, Edna Deitz
432, Cecil Pepper 378;
(3 games) Bert
Bachert 477, Bill
Coleman 427, George
Racey 424, Ray
Bennewies 414, Cor
DeCorte 401, Harry
Pennings 390, Grace
Corbett 345, Theo
Vandenboom 298,
Jean Wilbee 276
Time for `Animal Mania' at playground
EXETER — Did everyone make it out to the Rodeo this past weekend?
Our Playground kids were preparing for it all last week. On the Thursday
leading up to it we had a "Camp Out on the Range!" We played some fun camp
games in the dark and the youngsters created their own Rodeo model built out
of many supplies. The kids even made cowboys riding horses. Then we jour-
neyed to the Exeter Pool that afternoon and took a nice dip.
Friday really had the kids pumped for the weekend as we
had a "Giddy up Relay" for them to run through. Lots of ener-
gy and excitement last week. Thanks, kids.
Monday the kids started to wind down from "Rodeo mode"
into "Animal Mania!" Obviously they didn't stay down too long
because we had them playing some brand new games.
Your kids then made a butterfly clothespin to take home to
show you. "King of the Jungle" was on Tuesday. We went for a
walk in the `jungle' (in our case the MacNaughton trail), and
each child picked a unique rock to paint into their favourite
animal. There were so many different animals in one building!
Today we planted flowers in the morning, took part in ani-
mal activities and then traveled to the Exeter Pool again for a
nice cool swim.
I have an idea! You should come to the African Lion Safari trip with
Playground! This takes place tomorrow (Aug. 16). We are leaving at 9 a.m.
sharp and are returning home to the AG Building by 5 p.m. Please send a
labeled, bagged lunch for the day so we can fit them in the coolers provided.
Also have your kids bring along a bathing suit, towel, sunscreen and a hat.
Can't wait to see you there.
Thanks to all of our readers. We really appreciate your interest in South
Huron Playground's activities this summer. Come join us.
Have any questions, comments or constructive criticisms? Go ahead and call
Maggie at 235 2361. We love to hear what you have to say.
CASEY
CYR
EXETER
PLAYGROUND
LEADER