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The Huron Expositor, 1984-09-19, Page 1Ort/ing the communitiea•andareas of russets. Dublin, Hensali and Walton • 1 50c a copy SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY; iSEPTENIBER 19, 19841— 20 PAGES geeing Pope chance of BY RON.WA$S111dK Pope John Paul 11 didn' come to Seaforth, but many Seaforth, Dub in, St. Columban and Brussels Catholicsand Protestants alike, made a pilgrimage to Toronto 'and Midland on Saturday. They went to see and hear the leader of the Roman Cathlolic church. And must were totally impressed. As the rain beat down on them and the cold set in, Jim and Joanne Ryan of RR 5, Seaforth and Ken and Mary Coyne of RR 2, Staffa, waited patiently at the altar site in Midland. They sat through the rain from 1:30 Friday morning until Pope John Paul circled above in a helicopter almost eight hours later. And both couples say it's a,sight they will never forget. "It was raining and cold, but it was worth it. When he was flying around in the helicopter, waving to the crowd and dressed in white, was the most memorable part," says Mr. Ryan. , Mr. Ryan says he nevelt planned to see the Pope. It wasn't until he. started watching television coverage of the cross -Canada papal.t., that he decided he wanted to see the 'Pope, "As I watched more on television, something came over me. The Pope is a very respectable man -he's something special. And I'll probably never see him again for many years to come." IT WAS WORTH IT "It cost $50 million to bring the Pope to Canada and it was worth it. He's quite a fabulous man who inspired Catholics and non-Catholics alike. That's what we need, The visit can only do good for the world, It strengthened my faith and 1 hope It does the same for others," says Mr. Ryan. Expecting a large crowd in Midland, Mr, and Mrs. Coyne travelled to Midland with the Ryans. "It rained from 1;30 to 6:30, but, we had raincoats, lawnchairs, cpffee and, sandwiches," says Mr. Coyne. "But we never had problems with traffic. Never once did it get heavy. We fully expected it to be a problem. In fact, Highway 118 is busier on any given day that] jsighways near Midland on Saturday, ' he ays. PEACEFUL MAN "The main reason I went to se the Pope was that we may not get the cha ce to see him again. When he passed in thej Pbpemobile, we were only abo six feats looked a ve .e ce I away. And he I dlike e 4 a fu man." .. "I was str" lctly seeing the Pope as e ea d the Catholic church, The wait was worth 111 etime POPE JOHN PAUL waves to crowds as he tours the Shrine Church in• Midland In the popemoblle. Shown with the Pope Is Cardlhal Carter. (Wassink photo) • it And if I had to do it over again, I woulcdo it again tomorrow," says Mr. Coyne. Ray ,Contois, principal at St. James Separate School in Seaforth went to Midland to sec the Pope because he was interested and so he could relate his experiences to his students. Prior to the visit, I was listening to Cardinal Carter on television and he said it's one thing to see the Pope on television and totally different to see him in real life. And it was," says Mr. Contois. x;BUTTERFLY FEELING "The'1Midland visit was interesting, 1 ally enj ed it. 1 was thrilled. It's a feeling at's di putt to describe -•I got kind of a ttterfly% feeling to see the head of the pedally when 1 newer hack kind of personal contact before. "Seeing the Pope up close made 'me realize just how busy he must be. 1 thought . he looked tired. But at the same time he still received the people so well." The Contois family arrived at the altar site at 6:30 Saturday morning. They stood throughout the whole papal visit until 1:00. "But e' a bit of it Was worth it. Even thr-"►ip t T didn't meet the Pope personally, 1 POPE/ PAGE THREE Paul Dodds wins teenage plowing match BY WILMA OKE A Seaforth arca teenager, Paul Dodds of RR 1, Seaforth, won the teenage class of the 57th Huron County Plowing Match on Saturday. The win brought with it the chance to compete in the scholarship class at the International Plowing Match near Teviotdale in Wellington County next week. Jeff McGavin of Walton, has also been selected by the Huron Plowmen's Associa- tion to compete in the scholarship class based on his performance last year but the international association cut the scholarship entries to one from each county this year. George Townsend, president of the Huron Plowmen's Association, told those attending Saturday that reducing the scholarship is a "big mistake". "This is where we get the encouragement al the county level for young people to get involved. We have had up to as many as tight in this scholarship class. We have had our team picked from last year's competition to go to this year's match and now we have to tell them only one may go." The teen class competition at this year's match was used as the deciding competition. Paul Dodds won out over Steven Adams of Brussels who came second and .teff McGavin who placed third. Both Paul and Steven will compete at the International hut not in the scholarship class. Mr, Townsend said the number of entrants and spectators w up this year over last year despite thc%hilling rain and wind and mud. He saidt tre will be 11 of 12 from Huron competingat the International this year. The Saturday plos ing competition win- ners are: Huron residdents drawing as many plows as wished, the winner was Brian McGavin of Walton, Bevan Shapton of Exeter, second and Jim Pentland of Dungannon, third. In the open class for all contestants and any kind of plow. Rod McGillivray of RR 4, Paisley won first place; Clare Paton, Lucan, second and Ron Scotchmer of Mitchell, third. In the Green class for Huron boys and girls, 15 years and under, Dennis Hallahan. Biyth, was the winner with William Fotheringham of RR 3, Seaforth, second and Dennis Dietrich, Dashwood, third. Class for girls was won by Vicki Gordon of RR 1. Seaforth. in the class for Huron Teenagers. the winner was Paul Dodds of Seaforth, Jeff McGavin of Walton and Murray Townsend. In the class for Huron, open to contestants using non -competition {Mows, the winners PLOWING/ PAGE THREE On cloud nine Ste Marie -among -the -Hurons As a Mis- sion that was rebuilt on its original site near Midland in 1967. The Jesuit Mission was built by French missionaries in the - early 1600k and burned to the ground in the 1640s bythe game priests who built it when tension between the Huron and Algonquin Indians grew. On Saturday, the, Mission Was the first stop made -by Pope John Paul II when he visited Midland. While at Ste. Marie, he was given a tour of the Mission church, homes of the Jesuit priests, and rested in a .reconstructed Indian long house. Huron Expositor reporter Ron Wassink spoke with Anne McCue, an Ojibway Indian following the historic papal visit, Mrs. McCue and her daughter were in the long house with Pope John Paul. "I was on cloud nine all day. I was quite nervous before he came, but when we met him, he hugged my daughter Mary and her friend Jennifer: • "it seemed natural for the Pope to rest in the long house. We talked about the Huron Indians and he asked me • if we were Hurons. I explained to him L was Ojibway. "But before he came inside, the girls asked him to come in. He asked if we lived here and 1 said no and explained to him a long house was used by Indians hundreds of years apo. "We invited him to sit down,.. -he sat on a log covered with a bearskin. It was all so NINE/ PAGE THREE PUC wants stone -tar roof The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has decided to undertake further negotiations with a contractor before deciding whether or not to proceed' with replacing a roof on the PUC building. The project. was to be done in conjunction with the town, whose police station shares a portion of the same roof. But in earlier discussion the town opted for a strictly tar roof and the PUC decided a gravel -type roof would be better suited for their half of the building. • At a meeting'held Wednesday, the»PUC voiced their concerns over problems of insulation and security that might come about if they were to go with the tar roof. "There's no insulation to speak of up there now," said Jim Sills. PUC chairman. "And if you take what's on there now and don't replace it with something we'll be making our electric heaters work all that much harder."/ Gord Pullman, commissioner, said the PUC Should consider further insulating the building itself before putting on a new. roof. "it may cost us a little more in the long run. but 1 think we'd ma4e it up in hydro," he said. Another concern is that falling snow and ice from the slate roof above the PUC building could easily puncture a tar roof. "I think that a stone roof would give us further protection against the snow and ice during the win r months." ' said Tom a Phillips, PUC•mahager. "Sometimes fr tit the way„ jt. ponds onto the roof you'd sw lir it was coming through. A stone roof w uld give us a lot more protection." t ,, , Ka reasonable( price can be gained from the contractor, the PVC will add ,the stone -type roofing to their/portion' of the building and -pay the extra c sts themselves. I Watermdi instdllation wanted done e4dier The possibility of completing watermain installations -earlier in the year was discussed at the Sept. meeting of the Public Utilities Commission CPUC). "If we did them earlier in the year, we would avoid getting caught in the rainy weather," said Jim Sills. PUC chairman. Mr. Sills expressed concern that the current fall installation took more time than necessary because of ram delays. He was also worried about the possibility of washouts some day in the future. "11 would be easier to water down the dust caused by digging up roads earlier in the year. than i1 would be to dig out a washout." said commissioner Gord Pullman. Tom Phillips. PUC manager said the mayor problem with starting installation of the watermains any earlier was monetary. "We don't have the moncs to do it earlier in he year. We've got to let it build up over the year so we can buy the materials we need. We also need the time Io let approvals go Through," he said. Mayor Alf Ross, suggested that the PUC co idcr borrowing the money for the urch cs. and try to work around the Group helps single parents (Editor's note — Names have been changed to protect the privacy of the single parents interviewed) After her marriage broke up. Karen fell apart for awhile. She withdrew into her house. overwhelmed by feelings of grief and loss. She cried constantly and worried how her grief would affect her children Her house was a mess since she had no energy left to accomplish the most basic task. But, most of alt, she felt the weight of bearing her troubles alone. "You have no one to share it with. There are so many humps you can't get over by yourself," she says..' While neighbors just come swarming when there's a death, that doesn't happen for a separation. My hest friend didn t call me until eight months later." Karen found the support she needed at a self-help group whicR`meets in Seaforth at the Optimist Hall twice a month. There, she and other single people who have lost a spouse through divorce or death share their stories and give each other encour. agement. ')tis a place for people to come and vent their feelings instead of sitting alone every night and thinking until they go crazy,' says Jane, another participant. "People get support just being there and knowing other people are in the same situation:' And, with 40 per cent of all marriages in Canada ending in divorce, there are a lot of people who need support. 'says Nancy McLeod, a counsellor at the Huron Centre for Children and Youth. Though she's not involved with the self-help group in Seaforth, Ms. McLeod says the group is something to he excited about. "Divorce happens to the nicest people and it helps everyone to see that they re not alone. Adults often feel like failures after' a break-up and doubt their capacity to be loved and loving. One of the best ways to feel good about oneself is to talk to other people who are in a similar situation," she Says. During the group meetings, some participants talk about what is bothering them while others just,sit back and listen. "Sometimes you hear yourself talking and you answer your own questions," says Jane CONCERN FOR CHILDREN Though parv.ipants talk about their feelings ahnut their separation, legal business or their difficulties getting used to dating again, their main concern is usually for their children and how they are coping with separation and divorce "The main aim of the group is to straighten the parents'out so they can go hack and show a positive side to the group," says Bob, a single parent. Once children discover their parents' marriage is breaking up. many go to school and identify wish others in the same situation. " My son started picking out the separated kids in school because he needed to identify with someone desperately. He didn't want to think he came from a weird family," says Bob. Often. the children feel just as hurt, angry• guilty and rejected as their parents. Parents can lessen the hurt somewhat if they tell their children they're not to blame and allow them to see and love both parents. says Ms. McLeod. KIDS NEED LOVE "I'm an advocate of the kids and kids need as many people as they can have in their lives who arc willing and able to love them. It's horrible for,jltds to lose a parent: it's devastating." she' says. "It's horrible for kids to lose a parent " Typical reactions from children after a divorce include fearing rejection from both parents, assuming responsibility for the needs of their parents, playing their parents off each other, withdrawing or feeling trapped in the middle. "The best chance to have children 4 accept the separation is to have children not lose anything. i think the best situation is joint custody where they spend a lot of time with both parents," she says. Although it's fine for parents to show their emotions in front of their children, Ms, McLeod says it's best to talk about fe.iings of anger and hurt to other adults at the self-help group. Showing too much emotion to her children was a particular concern of Karen. "I had a hard time hiding pain from my kids. One time I was sifting at the kitchen table with dinner and 1 simply started to a -y and I couldn't stop. Professionals have told me it's okay, but 1 think they've seen enough pain," she says. Dating new people can also cause problems for children, "My son would get more attached to my date than i would, says Bob. "i think he Was looking for another mother but 1 don't Eike him to do that because he could get hurt again. i don't like to let him meet anybody i go out with unless 1 think she's going to be 'around for awhile." Adjusting to the children of their parents' new girlfriend or boyfriend can be tough on kids too. While they used to go tobogganing or to the movies with their father, Karen's children watched their father take his girlfriend's kids out to the same activities. "My daughter would sometimes come home from visiting her father feeling rejected, especially when he was building a doll house. for his girlfriend's daughter," says Karen. "1 don't let my kids meet .her (a girlfriend's) kids anymore. My kids ,said everything was great but it wasn't. They felt like they had to please me and make everything good," says Bob. PARENTS SHOULD CO-OPERATE One of the worst things parents can do is make the children choose between them and take sides. Though they may 'find it difficult. parents should try to co-operate for the sake of the children. "1 don't care if two people break up but don't break up the kids. When children are involved, parents still have a bond between PARENTS/ PAGE THREE 0 problem of nfi"royal from the appropriate sources. . "So you) have to- borrow $10,000 or tiuhatevei foe ccaupleot'mofiths. if in the long run you're gong to be more efficient and get cleaned up quicker then its worth it." he said. The commtsSion is going to look into the possibility. fIID E -� 1 Valerie Johnston chosen Queen of the Furrow / A6, 7 Mcllwain in Ranger lineup/ 413 Golfers have swinging time/ 412, 13 Belgrave school fair ) 414, 15 Pope John Paul visits Midland/ 410 -INDEX Births /A7 Brussels /A14 Classified /A18, 17, 18 Dublin news /A4, 5 Entertainment /A18, 19 Family /A6, 7 ' Farm /All Hensali news 1A9 Kids /A8 Obituaries /A7 Sports /A 12, 13 Welton /A15